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A SUCCESSION WARS ERA SOURCEBOOK
By 2821, the “Great Succession
War” has ground to a halt, the
participants seeking desperate
respite and to forge a new
peace and hope for mankind.
Yet not everyone shares
this ideal and soon secret
machinations undermine the
peace efforts and propel the
Inner Sphere into a new round
of violence. Soon brother will
be set against brother and
madness will reign once more:
The Second Succession War.
The
Second Succession War
covers the aftermath of the titanic
First Succession War and the
Great Houses efforts to survive
before the machinations of Conrad
Toyama propel them into a new round
of blood-letting. Detailing the efforts
to build a peace while preparing for
a new war, this volume showcases
the causes and consequences of the
Second Succession War, as well as the
politics and stresses between and within
the Great Houses.
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SUCCESSION WARS ERA
CIVIL WAR ERA
DARK AGE ERA
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THE SECOND SUCCESSION WAR
THE SECOND SUCCESSION WAR
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTENTIONS ……………………………………………
4
INTRODUCTION …………………………………………
11
How To Use This Book …………………………………………
11
12
12
13
15
Conrad Toyama ……………………………………………
93
Raymond Karpov …………………………………………
93
CRUCIBLE ………………………………………………
12
Rise And Fall ………………………………………………
Tribes ………………………………………………………
Apocalypse …………………………………………………
Breathing Room …………………………………………
SECOND SUCCESSION WAR
DEPLOYMENT TABLE …………………………………
94
Armed Forces Of The Federated Suns (AFFS) ……
Capellan Confederation Armed Forces (CCAF) ……
Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS) ……
Free Worlds League Military (FWLM) ………………
Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces (LCAF) ………
Major Periphery States …………………………………
94
95
96
98
99
100
102
THE SECOND SUCCESSION WAR (2825–2863)
17
War Renewed (2825–2830) …………………………
17
The Commonwealth-Combine Front …………………………
The Combine-Suns Front ………………………………………
The Suns-Confederation Front …………………………………
The Quiet Eagle …………………………………………………
20
21
23
31
31
31
35
39
44
RULES ANNEX ………………………………………
Special Case Rules ……………………………………………
102
Before You Start ………………………………………………
102
General Rules …………………………………………………
103
Random Assignment Tables …………………………………
103
Creating Second Succession War Scenarios ………
102
Tightening The Screws (2830–2840) ………………
The Dragon Strikes: Black Wind, Red Wind ……………………
Crossed Swords …………………………………………………
The Eagle Swoops ………………………………………………
In The Manner Of A Fantasy ……………………………………
Technical Readout ………………………………………
113
GRF-
1
S
Griffin
…………………………………………………
114
TDR-
5
L/
5
LS
Thunderbolt
………………………………………
116
BLR-
1
D
BattleMaster
…………………………………………
118
The Four-Front War: Operation Cookie
Jar And The Comstar War (2837–2742) …………
45
The Politics Of Succession (2835–2840) …………
52
Advances And Reversals (2840–2850) ……………
55
55
61
65
66
Running On Empty (2850–2860) ……………………
69
Regency And Revenge …………………………………………
71
The Sixth, Seventh, And Eighth Battles Of Hesperus …………
72
The Marathon Offensive ………………………………………
74
The Last Gasps (2860–2863)…………………………
76
A New Peace …and Everything After (2863–) ……
77
Inner Sphere At War (Expansion) ……………………
120
Game Setup …………………………………………………
120
Starting Setup ………………………………………………
120
Military Development Phase …………………………………
122
The Steiner-Kurita Front ………………………………………
The Davion-Kurita Front ………………………………………
The Confederation’s Travails: A Three-Sided War ………………
Marik Resurgent …………………………………………………
Converting ISW Combat Commands
to Other Systems …………………………………………
122
Converting ISW Combat Commands
to ACS Formations, Combat Units And Teams ………………
Converting ACS Combat Teams To SBF Formations
And Units ……………………………………………………
Converting SBF Units To Battleforce,
Alpha Strike And Total Warfare Elements ……………………
Converting Back From Battleforce,
Alpha Strike And Total Warfare To SBF And ACS ……………
122
124
125
125
TIMELINE OF THE SECOND SUCCESSION WAR
80
LEGACY OF DESTRUCTION …………………………
84
The Losers …………………………………………………
84
War Resumed ……………………………………………………
86
Technology And Research (Inner Sphere At War)
126
Additions To Faction Abilities And Flaws ……………………
126
Setup: Starting Technology …………………………………
126
PERSONALITIES OF THE
SECOND SUCCESSION WAR (2830-2864) ……
88
Zabu Kurita ………………………………………………
Yoguchi Kurita ……………………………………………
Roweena Kurita ……………………………………………
Miyogi Kurita ………………………………………………
Michael Davion ……………………………………………
Peter Davion ………………………………………………
Laurelli Liao…………………………………………………
Dainmar Liao ………………………………………………
Charles Marik………………………………………………
Gerald Marik II ……………………………………………
Philippa Marik ……………………………………………
Melissa Nin …………………………………………………
Claudius Steiner …………………………………………
The Triumvirate ……………………………………………
Elizabeth Steiner …………………………………………
88
88
89
89
90
90
90
90
91
91
91
92
92
92
92
Economics And Logistics Phase:
Calculating Resource Points …………………………………
126
Economics And Logistics Phase: Research Technology ……
126
Intelligence Operations (Inner Sphere At War) ……
129
Additions To Faction Abilities And Flaws ……………………
Starting Setup: Starting Intelligence ………………………
Order Writing Phase …………………………………………
Military Development Phase:
Creating Special Operations Teams …………………………
Resolving Intelligence Operations …………………………
Foreign Intelligence Operations ……………………………
Special Operations ……………………………………………
Counterintelligence Operations ……………………………
129
130
130
131
131
136
138
142
Intelligence Operations Phase …………………………
131
Interstellar Communications (Inner Sphere At War)
143
Communications Technology ………………………………
143
Interdiction……………………………………………………
144
Other Communication Methods ………………………
145
ISW Combat Command Conversion Tables …………
147
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THE SECOND SUCCESSION WAR
Special Thanks
Chris Hartford would like to thank:
Ray and Randall for letting me fin-
ish this beast; Matt, Chris, Joel, Aaron, Johannes for all the extra work;
Herb for setting the bar high in the 1SW volume; all the writers and
artists who shaped the universe and created much of the informa-
tion that appears here; and of course the players,
without whom there’d be no game
Dedication
My COW friends for all the fun
distractions as this book was
coming to a close (which meant
some very late nights and
early mornings):
John Shockley,
Martyn Meeks,
Theresa Nielsen, Michell
Corydon, Elina Gouliou, Sharon
Underberg, Andreas Okkels Nielsen,
Richard Hardy, Mirella Machancoses
López and Karolina Fairfax
Factcheckers and Playtesters
Matt Bear, Joel Bancroft-Connors,
Rich Cencarik, Stephen A. Frabartolo,
Keith Hann, John Haward, Johannes Heidler,
Chris Marti, Mike Miller, Josh Perian,
Andreas Rudolph, Eric Salzman,
Paul Sjardijn, Geoff Swift,
Elliotte Want, Chris Wheeler.
CREDITS
Writing
Chris Hartford
Intentions
Paul Sjardijn
Rules Annex
Ray Arrastia
Joel Bancroft-Connors
Randall Bills
Keith Hann
John Haward
Johannes Heidler
Chris Marti
Geoff Swift
Product Development
Ray Arrastia
Strategic Assistance
Matthew Alexander
John Haward
Product Editing
Aaron Cahall
Phillip A. Lee
BattleTech Line Developer
Randall Bills
Assistant Line Developer
Ray Arrastia
Production Staff
Art Direction
Brent Evans
Assistant Art Director
Ray Arrastia
Cover Art
Marco Mazzoni
Design & Layout
Ray Arrastia
Illustrations
Justin Adams
Robert Atkinson
Kevin McCann
Aaron Miller
Gerhard Mozsi
Matt Plog
Ryan Portillo
Anthony Scroggins
David White
Maps
Matthew Alexander
Ray Arrastia
Øystein Tvedten
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