Forgotten Wars: Alpha Strike In The Deep Periphery

  Weather Report From Cluster Station 11.3.70 (Week of 11, August, 3115) Atmospheric Conditions: Empyrean Sky Temperature: Moderate High: 77°F (25°C) Low: 63°F (17°C) Relative: Warmer than normal Wind Force: Light Wind Speed: 2 mph (3 kph) Analysis: Negligible effects on weekly crop yields.   Cluster Summary Cluster is a middle-sized settlement / town in the central zone of Vedma’s primary continent, Orloff.  Population: 5,781 Primary Industry: Farming / Mining Security: Cluster Defense Force (CDF). CDF consists of three units of mechanized light infantry and several types of transport / IFVs. It has a single BattleMech, an HMC-14 Hermit Crab.  Entertainment: Dinner Theater (Bab’s Drama Emporium). Holovid House (The Imaginarium). 

BattleTech Alpha Strike Blog Setup This blog will allow me to do some serialized, tabletop storytelling in the expansive Battletech Universe. Set in the Il Clan era around 3115, Vedma’s World is a gloomy orb five jumps spinward of the old Illyrian Palatinate, and founded by refugees from the Marian Hegemony’s conquest of that tiny realm in 3063.  Origins The impetus for this was threefold.  1. I have always loved the Periphery setting in BattleTech, and this love was born from reading William H. Keith, Jr.’s classic novel Decision At Thunder Rift.  2. BattleTech Alpha Strike Aces debuted during the recent Mercenaries Kickstarter. This lets players play compelling solo and co-op games with the fast and fun AS system. It’s also really cool that we now have Mechwarrior Destiny, a true rules light BT RPG that also has skirmish integrations. I plan to use that, core Alpha Strike , and the Aces plugin to make this all happen.  3. Catalyst Game Labs released BattleTech Rec...