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The Federated Suns also kind of have a thing for autocannons. Think [[Space Wolves]] with wolves and you have an idea. If it does not have an autocannon on it the Suns will find a way to give it one, and if it does have an autocannon they find a way to upgrade it to a Rotary Autocannon. So if you like autocannons this is the faction for you.
The Federated Suns also kind of have a thing for autocannons. Think [[Space Wolves]] with wolves and you have an idea. If it does not have an autocannon on it the Suns will find a way to give it one, and if it does have an autocannon they find a way to upgrade it to a Rotary Autocannon. So if you like autocannons this is the faction for you.
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Prior to the Fourth Succession War, the Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth were united through marriage, forming the Federated Commonwealth, the largest and most powerful empire in the galaxy since the Star League. In order to bridge the distance between the two nations, however, the Federated COmmonwealth had to conquer large swathes of the Capellan Confederation, which they did easily. However, only a few decades later the Commonwealth was broken up by the FedCom Civil War, when Katrina Steiner schemed to either take over the Commonwealth or secede the Lyran half of it because she was a royal bitch.
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Prior to the Fourth Succession War, the Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth were united through marriage, forming the Federated Commonwealth, the largest and most powerful empire in the galaxy since the Star League. In order to bridge the distance between the two nations, however, the Federated COmmonwealth had to conquer large swathes of the Capellan Confederation, which they did easily. However, only a few decades later the Commonwealth was broken up by the FedCom Civil War, when Katrina Steiner schemed to either take over the Commonwealth or secede the Lyran half of it because she was a royal bitch.
Is currently getting kicked around by pretty much everybody during the Dark Age.
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===Lyran Commonwealth===
===Lyran Commonwealth===
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House Steiner:
The
Lyran Commonwealth are the biggest and the richest of all the houses. Except all their commanders are nigh-incompetent. Always, no matter what, their commanders are genocidal and idiotic. To make up for the incompetence of command, Steiner
uses only
Assault mechs.
For every mission
.
It's not a scouting mission
,
unless it's condone by a lance
(
4 mechs
)
of 100-ton Atlas mechs - scouting does not imply
that
recon objective still has to stand after the mission is complete
.
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House Steiner:
Germanic Norse-Scots, the
Lyran Commonwealth are the biggest and the richest of all the houses. Except all their commanders are nigh-incompetent. Always, no matter what, their commanders are genocidal and idiotic. To make up for the incompetence of command, Steiner
forces are armed with the best weapons money can buy, with a serious hard-on for Heavy and
Assault
-class
mechs
(and tanks)
.
Steiner forces tend to be big and slow, barely able to outmaneuver enemy fortresses
.
Of course
,
once they
(
eventually
)
get into range, you can kiss
that
fortress goodbye
.
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===Free Worlds League===
===Free Worlds League===
House Marik: The Free World League only democratic Major Power. Full of red tape, civil wars, and the color purple. They tend to rely on non-mech forces for majority of their army, actually having a balanced force that does not let the mech jocks overtake all the glory. Unless they voted otherwise.
House Marik: The Free World League only democratic Major Power. Full of red tape, civil wars, and the color purple. They tend to rely on non-mech forces for majority of their army, actually having a balanced force that does not let the mech jocks overtake all the glory. Unless they voted otherwise.
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*'''Word of Blake''': an ultra-reactionary splinter faction of ComStar that got butthurt after ComStar ditched all the pseudo-religious bullshit. Broke away and launched an all-out jihad on literally everyone shortly after the Federated Commonwealth Civil War came to an end. Made liberal use of weapons of mass destruction and rendered several entire planets uninhabitable. Fond of genocide, re-education camps, unstable technology, and mass murder. Were eventually crushed as a result of pissing off the entire universe, but not before undoing a lot of the technological progress that had been made after the Clan Invasion.
*'''Word of Blake''': an ultra-reactionary splinter faction of ComStar that got butthurt after ComStar ditched all the pseudo-religious bullshit. Broke away and launched an all-out jihad on literally everyone shortly after the Federated Commonwealth Civil War came to an end. Made liberal use of weapons of mass destruction and rendered several entire planets uninhabitable. Fond of genocide, re-education camps, unstable technology, and mass murder. Were eventually crushed as a result of pissing off the entire universe, but not before undoing a lot of the technological progress that had been made after the Clan Invasion.
*'''The Republic of The Sphere''': emerged in the aftermath of the WoB Jihad as a democratic nation composed of Terra and its surrounding areas. Ushered in a new era of peace before being plunged into chaos when the interstellar communication network was sabotaged. Was gangbanged by a combination of separatist factions, the Capellans, and Clan Jade Falcon before finally saying FUCK IT and retreating back to Terra.
*'''The Republic of The Sphere''': emerged in the aftermath of the WoB Jihad as a democratic nation composed of Terra and its surrounding areas. Ushered in a new era of peace before being plunged into chaos when the interstellar communication network was sabotaged. Was gangbanged by a combination of separatist factions, the Capellans, and Clan Jade Falcon before finally saying FUCK IT and retreating back to Terra.
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St
.
Ives Compact
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Taurian Concordiat''': A Periphery Nation bordering the Federated Suns and Cappellan Confederation
.
Didn't like either of them, especially the Suns due to the devastation of the Reunification War(Arguably the Suns started it, but was the SLDF that did most of the damage. But the Star League is no more, so the Davions get all the blame).
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*'''Marian Hegemony
''':
A bandit Kingdom bordering the Confederation and Taurians that decided to become the Roman Empire IN SPACE.
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*'''Magistracy of Canopus''': A hedonistic matriarchy bordering the Free Worlds League.
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*'''Outworlds Alliance''': A backwater state near the Federated Suns and Draconis Combine. Was the Periphery-est of the Periphery states until Clan Snow Raven moved in.
*'''Mercenary Review and Bonding Commission''':
*'''Mercenary Review and Bonding Commission''':
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*'''Kell Hounds''':
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*'''Kell Hounds''':
A Merc company headed by Morgan Kell. His son Phelan was captured by Clan Wolf when the Clan Invasion first began, and by the end was running the Clan until it split. Took in Phelan and the Exiled Wolves afterwards.
*'''Grey Death Legion''':
*'''Grey Death Legion''':
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*'''Wolf's Dragoons''':
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*'''Wolf's Dragoons''':
A mercenary group that was really advance scouts sent by Clan Wolf.
==The Clans==
==The Clans==
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* Clan Cloud Cobra: The Religious types. Loved aerospace fighters and jump jets. Obsessed with collecting genetic bloodlines other Clans don't want.
* Clan Cloud Cobra: The Religious types. Loved aerospace fighters and jump jets. Obsessed with collecting genetic bloodlines other Clans don't want.
* Clan Coyote: Native Americans in Space. Also like to scheme too much for their own good. Known for creating a shit ton of tech (unlike [[Adeptus Mechanicus|some people]] on Mars...)
* Clan Coyote: Native Americans in Space. Also like to scheme too much for their own good. Known for creating a shit ton of tech (unlike [[Adeptus Mechanicus|some people]] on Mars...)
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* Clan Diamond Shark: Used to be called Sea Fox until Snow Raven killed their namesake (with their current one) the only clan that views the merchant caste as equal to their warrior one.
Changed their name
back
to
Sea Fox
later
.
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* Clan Diamond Shark: Used to be called Sea Fox until Snow Raven killed their namesake (with their current one) the only clan that views the merchant caste as equal to their warrior one.
Later brought
back
the
Sea Fox
and changed their name back
.
* Clan Fire Mandrill: The Clan whose gimmick was to always have a few subfactions to foster internal competition. At first it was manageable and it improved the Clan, but then the factionalism snowballed into more than 10 mini-subfactions which made the whole Clan a laughing stock among the Clans.
* Clan Fire Mandrill: The Clan whose gimmick was to always have a few subfactions to foster internal competition. At first it was manageable and it improved the Clan, but then the factionalism snowballed into more than 10 mini-subfactions which made the whole Clan a laughing stock among the Clans.
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* Clan Ghost Bear: The only clan to be founded by a married couple, as a result they're the only clan to still have normal family units. Much more protective of its civilian caste than the others.
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* Clan Ghost Bear: The only clan to be founded by a married couple, as a result they're the only clan to still have normal family units. Much more protective of its civilian caste than the others.
Nearly devoured the Free Rashalague Republic in the Clan Invasion.
* Clan Goliath Scorpion: Stoners with rose-colored nostalgia glasses. Also noted for elite marksmanship and ambush tactics.
* Clan Goliath Scorpion: Stoners with rose-colored nostalgia glasses. Also noted for elite marksmanship and ambush tactics.
* Clan Hell's Horses: The only clan to think tanks are useful often uses mix arms tactics rather than use spamming mechs. Have hot rod flames color scheme.
* Clan Hell's Horses: The only clan to think tanks are useful often uses mix arms tactics rather than use spamming mechs. Have hot rod flames color scheme.
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* Clan Ice Hellion: Speed freaks with a big ego.
Throw big ass temper tantrums
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* Clan
<strike>Temper Tantrum</strike>
Ice Hellion: Speed freaks with a big ego.
Their Khan seems to bitch every time their forces lose, which is often
.
* Clan Jade Falcon: The Spotlight stealing Clan second only to the Wolves, with whom they have a fierce rivalry. Slightly less evil than the Jaguars below.
* Clan Jade Falcon: The Spotlight stealing Clan second only to the Wolves, with whom they have a fierce rivalry. Slightly less evil than the Jaguars below.
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* Clan Mongoose: Basically a footnote in Clan backstory
, losing to everyone else before being Absorbed
. Extremely aggressive, tend to attack everyone near them.
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* Clan Mongoose: Basically a footnote in Clan backstory. Extremely aggressive, tend to attack everyone near them.
Got their asses kicked by everyone else before being Absorbed.
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* Clan Nova Cat: The Spiritual types, they decide their policy with visions, which 9 times out of 10 ends badly for them. Some of the best marksmen in the Clans, often competed with Clan Goliath Scorpion.
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* Clan Nova Cat: The Spiritual types, they decide their policy with visions, which 9 times out of 10 ends badly for them. Some of the best marksmen in the Clans, often competed with Clan Goliath Scorpion
. Joined Smoke Jaguar in attacking the Draconis Combine, then sided with the Combine right after everyone decided the Jags had to go. Eventually got destroyed during the Dark Ages
.
* Clan Smoke Jaguar: Essentially super aggressive World Eaters trained to pilot mechs. Known to fuck shit up until their smaller numbers (due to infighting) fucked them over in long campaigns. Were eventually wiped out by the Inner Sphere counter-attack after they murdered an entire city from orbit.
* Clan Smoke Jaguar: Essentially super aggressive World Eaters trained to pilot mechs. Known to fuck shit up until their smaller numbers (due to infighting) fucked them over in long campaigns. Were eventually wiped out by the Inner Sphere counter-attack after they murdered an entire city from orbit.
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* Clan Snow Raven: The space jockeys of the Clans. BBFs with
space amish
.
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* Clan Snow Raven: The space jockeys of the Clans.
Became
BBFs with
the Outworlds Alliance
.
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* Clan Spirit Cats: Off shots of the Nova Cats after they were annihilated by the Combine.
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* Clan Spirit Cats: Off shots of the Nova Cats after they were annihilated by the Combine.
* Clan Star Adder: Boring, but very, very practical, which benefited them a lot. Now they are the top Clan in the homeworlds.
* Clan Star Adder: Boring, but very, very practical, which benefited them a lot. Now they are the top Clan in the homeworlds.
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* Clan Steel Viper: Ultimate xenophobes. Responsible for Clan genocide known as "The Wars of Reaving".
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* Clan Steel Viper: Ultimate xenophobes. Responsible for Clan genocide known as "The Wars of Reaving"
. Got genocided
.
* Clan Widowmaker: Got annihilated for accidentally killing Nicky. What was left of it, however, <strike>gave birth</strike> (lies Clanners aren't born) to the most dangerous MechWarrior ever, Natasha Kerensky.
* Clan Widowmaker: Got annihilated for accidentally killing Nicky. What was left of it, however, <strike>gave birth</strike> (lies Clanners aren't born) to the most dangerous MechWarrior ever, Natasha Kerensky.
* Clan Wolf: The spotlight stealing Clan, courtesy of it being Keresnky's personal clan. Split up into two factions following the Refusal War.
* Clan Wolf: The spotlight stealing Clan, courtesy of it being Keresnky's personal clan. Split up into two factions following the Refusal War.
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*'''''Exiled or Abjured:''''' These Clans were forced out of the Clan Homeworlds on the pretense of being "corrupted" by Inner Sphere influences. Some later formed the '''Council of Six Clans''', representing the Clans that now exist in the Inner Sphere.
*'''''Exiled or Abjured:''''' These Clans were forced out of the Clan Homeworlds on the pretense of being "corrupted" by Inner Sphere influences. Some later formed the '''Council of Six Clans''', representing the Clans that now exist in the Inner Sphere.
**Ghost Bears: Banished to the Inner Sphere and eventually founded the '''Rasalhague Dominion.''' Joined the Council.
**Ghost Bears: Banished to the Inner Sphere and eventually founded the '''Rasalhague Dominion.''' Joined the Council.
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**Goliath Scorpion: Ran away and conquered Nueva Castile in the Periphery, forming '''Escorpion Imperio.'''
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**Goliath Scorpion: Ran away and conquered Nueva Castile
(Spaniards vs. Arabs IN SPACE)
in the
Deep
Periphery, forming '''Escorpion Imperio.'''
**Hell's Horses: Stole some of Clan Wolf's territory in the Inner Sphere, and end up getting banished from the Clan Homeworlds. Joined the Council.
**Hell's Horses: Stole some of Clan Wolf's territory in the Inner Sphere, and end up getting banished from the Clan Homeworlds. Joined the Council.
**Jade Falcon: Banished to the Inner Sphere and tried to conquer Terra but failed. Still rules the parts of the Inner Sphere they conquered during the Clan Invasion. Joined the Council.
**Jade Falcon: Banished to the Inner Sphere and tried to conquer Terra but failed. Still rules the parts of the Inner Sphere they conquered during the Clan Invasion. Joined the Council.
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**Sea Fox/Diamond Shark: Ended up in what's left of the Free Worlds League. Split up into semi-independent merchant fleets and are now a collection of gypsy "khanates" that sail the starlanes of the Inner Sphere. Joined the Council, but also joined the FWL as a member state.
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**Sea Fox/Diamond Shark: Ended up in what's left of the Free Worlds League. Split up into semi-independent merchant fleets and are now a collection of gypsy "khanates" that sail the starlanes of the Inner Sphere. Joined the Council, but also joined the FWL as a member state
. In the meantime, managed to bring the Sea Fox back from extinction, and changed back to their old name
.
**Smoke Jaguar: Some of them showed up as super-secret Clanner loyalists to the Republic of the Sphere. Still in the Fortress Republic.
**Smoke Jaguar: Some of them showed up as super-secret Clanner loyalists to the Republic of the Sphere. Still in the Fortress Republic.
**Snow Raven: Ran away and conquered the Outworlds Alliance in the Periphery, forming the '''Raven Alliance.''' Joined the Council.
**Snow Raven: Ran away and conquered the Outworlds Alliance in the Periphery, forming the '''Raven Alliance.''' Joined the Council.
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**Spirit Cat:
Only survives in what
's left of the Free Worlds League
, joined
as a member state.
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**Spirit Cat:
What
's left of
Nova Cats, joined
the Free Worlds League as a member state.
**Wolf: Splintered into several factions. Basically conquered the Lyran Alliance and Katrina Steiner's descendant claimed the mantle of Archon. Wolves-in-Exile refuse to join and are doing their own thing. Clan Wolf-Alliance joined the Council.
**Wolf: Splintered into several factions. Basically conquered the Lyran Alliance and Katrina Steiner's descendant claimed the mantle of Archon. Wolves-in-Exile refuse to join and are doing their own thing. Clan Wolf-Alliance joined the Council.
*'''''Home Clans:''''' Theses Clans still hold territory in the Clan Homeworlds and consider themselves "True Clans."
*'''''Home Clans:''''' Theses Clans still hold territory in the Clan Homeworlds and consider themselves "True Clans."
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'''[[Lost Worlds]]''' dueling books. NOVA adapted their melee dueling system to make four books for Battletech mecha. Each book has the opponent's view of the mech on each page, and a character sheet listing possible maneuvers. Since it used the same system as the rest of their books, you could have "20-ton Locust vs. skeleton with scimitar" duels.
'''[[Lost Worlds]]''' dueling books. NOVA adapted their melee dueling system to make four books for Battletech mecha. Each book has the opponent's view of the mech on each page, and a character sheet listing possible maneuvers. Since it used the same system as the rest of their books, you could have "20-ton Locust vs. skeleton with scimitar" duels.
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'''AeroTech''' and '''BattleSpace''' were both games featuring Aerospace Fighters and DropShips/WarShips respectively, fighting in orbit before any of the action in the BattleTech game itself could begin. Both games eventually got absorbed into BattleTech's rules in the ''Total Warfare'' edition.
'''Battletroops''' was a game that was made to simulate the ''BattleTech'' universe, with infantry in mind as the main units. It later had an expansion pack to incorporate clan equipment, as well as Elementals, but the game did not sell as well and the rules have since been abandoned.
'''Battletroops''' was a game that was made to simulate the ''BattleTech'' universe, with infantry in mind as the main units. It later had an expansion pack to incorporate clan equipment, as well as Elementals, but the game did not sell as well and the rules have since been abandoned.