2nd Succession Wars Spoilers

[Paul]

Spoilers in a war that ended centuries ago? Why yes. By entering this thread, you may be exposed to new reveals, so if you want to read them yourself, best leave this thread be for now.


Still here?

Spoiler: You will find out the meaning of the 'Blake's Blood' curse.

Paul

[truetanker]

I think Paul, that I am not worthy of such sageness right now...

 O:-)

TT

[Cyc]

Nnnnnnnnnnngggh

*alt-tabs to drivethrurpg.com, hits alt-f5, whimpers*

[ANS Kamas P81]

NUKES FALL, EVERYBODY DIES

Sorry not sorry.

[Archangel]

Spoiler: You will find out the meaning of the 'Blake's Blood' curse.

Paul

Don't make promises you may not be able to keep.   ;)

[bobthecoward]

Problem is we are a bunch of reprobates not at the con. I have no spoilers to spoil.

[ScrapYardArmory]

Anyone have a picture of the TOC?  Right now that is all the spoilers I want in this world...

[wantec]

Don't make promises you may not be able to keep.   ;)

Pretty sure Paul wrote the intro fiction piece where that is answered. At the very least he's read it.

[Kit deSummersville]

Pretty sure Paul wrote the intro fiction piece where that is answered. At the very least he's read it.

Let's hope it was treated better than the intro fiction to the TechManual.... :-\

[YingJanshi]

Let's hope it was treated better than the intro fiction to the TechManual.... :-\

TechManual has intro fiction?

[Deadborder]

Nnnnnnnnnnngggh

*alt-tabs to drivethrurpg.com, hits alt-f5, whimpers*

You and me both. Of course, what I really want to know about is Big Kev

[Death by Lasers]

  I haven't got my hands on the Second Succession War to give any spoilers but I have a feeling if it had a soundtrack it would be this :D :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztZI2aLQ9Sw

[marauder648]

Question, of the 'big two' (as i'd say the 1st and 2nd Succssion wars were by far the biggest of the conflicts) what was the more destructive?  Was the 2nd Succession War the 'war to end all wars' or did the 2nd just kind of bomb the already smoking rubble and break it up into smaller chunks?

[Kit deSummersville]

TechManual has intro fiction?

Sure but it was cut for space.

[Tai Dai Cultist]

  I haven't got my hands on the Second Succession War to give any spoilers but I have a feeling if it had a soundtrack it would be this :D :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztZI2aLQ9Sw

I'm partial to Tom Lehrer, but I do think he's one  or two tracks perfect for the 2nd SW even if they might need minor lyrical massaging... :)

[sadlerbw]

You and me both. Of course, what I really want to know about is Big Kev

Haven't read the whole thing, but that unit is NOT 100% destroyed from what I see in the summary tables. Not sure about anything beyond that!

[ANS Kamas P81]

Considering the hardcopy folks are paying a lot more for their product than the PDFers, I'd not mind the reverse being true - things that might be 'redacted' in the PDF given a little extra touch in the hardcopy.  Though, in all honest, I much prefer the same product with simply different delivery methods, this way there's no silliness or recriminations over X being better than Y.

Besides, PDFs are objectively better just for being searchable.

[Paul]

Heh, maybe that text is selectable in the soft copy format.  Deliciously evil.  I wouldn't support trolling real book buyers, and I suspect their .pdf sales are pretty good anyway if only because that's the format first available for most fans. 

We talked (briefly) about doing something like this in one of the jihad storyline books. Since it would likely have been received more as "punishing print buyers" and less as "giving a cool little bauble to PDF buyers" we walked away from the idea.

Paul

[Death by Lasers]

  Either that or he is a secret Tetatae operative working undercover to the covertly replace the rulers of the Inner Sphere with cleverly disguised Tetatae moles. 

[jklantern]

  Either that or he is a secret Tetatae operative working undercover to the covertly replace the rulers of the Inner Sphere with cleverly disguised Tetatae moles.

The Tetatae have been suborned by the Tanite Brain Slugs.

[Deadborder]

I would prefer tha tthey didn't--the more that happens, the less room there is for campaign-specific stories.  I don't mind a battletech version of the mystery of Roanoke island.

So very much this. Remember, Battletech is still a game universe. The sorts of things are there for players and GMs to use and incorporate into their games and stories.

It's not meant to be a straightforward "everything is explained at the end" narrative. That kind of undercuts the whole point of a game universe

[Legatus]

I would prefer tha tthey didn't--the more that happens, the less room there is for campaign-specific stories.  I don't mind a battletech version of the mystery of Roanoke island.

Except when it has been done to excess, as it has with the Wolverines.  Personally, I find these ongoing references more annoying than enjoyable.  At this point, I really do not care if they ever do definitively reveal the fare of the Wolverines. Much like the ilClan.  To each their own, of course.  I realize I am probably in the minority on this one.

[sadlerbw]

I swear, if you darn kids keep this up I will turn the spoiler-bus around right now! If you want to hear about La Guerra de Queso (the war of cheese) you will settle down this instant!  ;D

[Weirdo]

La Guerra de Queso

...you have my attention.

[Legatus]

I swear, if you darn kids keep this up I will turn the spoiler-bus around right now! If you want to hear about La Guerra de Queso (the war of cheese) you will settle down this instant!  ;D

My apologies if I seemed overly critical, and my thanks for your spoilers.  I am just tired of the constant mysteries that never seem to be resolved, only added to.  Although you intrigue me with this war of cheese... that sounds very like the last match I played.  So much Clantech we thought it should have been called Operation Velveeta!  Please spoil away!

[truetanker]

* poke GRANDPA sadlerbw with a cheese doodle *

TT

[jklantern]

I swear, if you darn kids keep this up I will turn the spoiler-bus around right now! If you want to hear about La Guerra de Queso (the war of cheese) you will settle down this instant!  ;D

Now I'm hungry.  :(

[worktroll]

I swear, if you darn kids keep this up I will turn the spoiler-bus around right now! If you want to hear about La Guerra de Queso (the war of cheese) you will settle down this instant!  ;D

But I want Historical: Motín de queso azul!

[Tai Dai Cultist]

La Guerra de Queso/The War of Cheese?  How is the 4th SW showing up in the 2nd SW book?

*rimshot*

[YingJanshi]

But I want Historical: Motín de queso azul!

The Serra da Estrela won that conflict.