HOW TO USE THIS BOOKObjective Raids: Periphery is a BattleTech companion to the Field Report PDF series designed to provide players with informa. And we may wish to eradicate some of the smallest enemies before they have time to recover. Their direct influence may be limited, but small forces on the rim of the Inner Sphere can distract the Successor States.īeyond the advantages the Periphery may provide for our own agenda, we would do well to identify potential allies and enemies merely because we can rely on our rivals to do the same. Such missions might also offer information on Clan encroachments and it never hurts to have more friends, even small ones. While conducting surveillance in the open may be undesirable, efforts should be undertaken to prevent us from getting blindsided. While always concealed by the murk of distance and disinterest, the absence of updates in recent years is a problem that needs redress. The biggest unknown is the Deep Periphery. This may be a long-term concern: while we might hope to force reductions in military strength in the wake of the Jihad, the Periphery states have little reason to comply. While the future products of the new factories remain unknown, indications exist that they will utilize advanced technology. This would have been unthinkable just a few decades past. There are also indi-cations of new construction to supplant losses on several planets. The Taurians, for example, lost considerable personnel and industrial capability, but what survived seems to have experienced an impressive leap forward. What is notable in this report is the improvement in technological competence of several Periphery nations. Additionally, the lack of firm intelligence and the insular nature of the people of the Periphery means this report is more prone to inaccuracy and has more than its fair share of conjecture. This is due to the smaller number of worlds on which factories and installations of note can be found. The following report is brief compared to the other documents in this series, though this one covers multiple nations. TO: Devlin StoneFROM: David LearDate: 5 January 3080 Including detailed stats on every key system, this supplement also includes basic rules to help guide players in developing BattleTech scenarios focused on defendingor attackingthese critical sites. Objectives: Periphery describes the state of the major factories, training centers, and command centers of the Periphery in the wake of the events described in Jihad Hot Spots: Terra. In the fires of the Word of Blake Jihad, destruction reached a level not seen since the early Succession Warsbut the stricken realms persevered. Factories that were smashed in the Succession Wars were reborn and revitalized, churning out ever more cutting-edge equipment, while academies expanded their curriculums and sent generations of fresh warriors into battle.Īt the pinnacle of the arms race, new wars erupted, first against the Clans, and then between the Great Houses and Periphery states of the Inner Sphere. Inner Sphere have raced against the invadersand each otherto out-produce one another in battle-worthy manpower and materiel. STATE OF THE INDUSTRYSince the coming of the Clans, the military, industrial, and command complexes of the Catalyst Game Labs and the Catalyst Game Labs logo are trademarks of InMediaRes Productions, LLC. in the United States and/or other countries. BattleTech Objectives: Periphery, Classic BattleTech, BattleTech, BattleMech, and Mech are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of The Topps Company Inc.
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