Hello Mechwarriors! I have been working for some time on a Battletech campaign and storyline that takes place in the Deep Periphery in 3175 (roughly). The history is kept intentionally vague, just that is a cluster of 9 star systems where a large number of organized refugees settled on, fleeing from what the inner sphere had become after the Blackout and subsequent warfare. After 30+ years, the worlds have developed well, if still sparcely populated, and the average tech level is around Jihad levels, so quite good really. The 9 systems get along in a loose confederation and so far have avoided violence with each other, only having to deal with pirate raids and the occasional pushy bandit king trying to cut himself into power, so the military forces are fairly small. Contact with the Inner Sphere is sporadic and concerning, and trade with the inner worlds and Periphery is likewise uncommon.
My idea is a 10th system had been colonized when the refugees first came here, but by a very private religious order, which promptly closed itself off from others except for very limited resource trade. Unbeknownst to the refugees leadership, the groups were survivors and devotees to the old WoB led by a cabal of surviving Manei Domini officers, hiding in plain sight as a reclusive order of monks. Now, after 30 years of isolation and preparation (thanks to thier "colony ship" which was really a Shadow Division transport and repair ship), this new Word Of Blake rise up to conquer the 9 systems to use as a power base for returning to the IS and retake Earth.
So that's the campaign setting in a nutshell. I am working on the new WOB units and tech, a mix of the cannon WoB Omnimechs and a series of new Omni's (using DZC Post Human Republic walkers for the minis and designs) and other units as well (hover tanks from Onslaught Miniatures).
I was try ng to think of a good new type of Battle Armor when this new artwork from DZC came out. Now THIS would make cool Wobbie battle Armor!! 😁
Anyway, I will post links to the documents as I finish them here if anyone is interested?? Back-story, new machines, world and defender force data, my new WoB splinter faction, scenarios, etc...