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| name = 20 Year Update | | name = 20 Year Update | ||
| + | | product development = [[L. Ross Babcock III]] | ||
| + | | primary writing = [[Jim Musser]] <br /> [[Donna Ippolito]] <br /> [[Boy F. Peterson, Jr.]] | ||
| + | | cover = [[Jim Nelson]] | ||
| + | | illustrations = [[Joel Biske]] <br /> [[Jimbo Nelson]] <br /> [[Earl Geier]] <br /> [[Rick Harris]] <br /> [[Tim Bradstreet]] <br /> [[Jeff Laubenstein]] | ||
| + | | era = [[Succession Wars era]] | ||
| + | | type = Sourcebook | ||
| publisher = [[FASA]] | | publisher = [[FASA]] | ||
| year = 1989 | | year = 1989 | ||
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| pages = 96 | | pages = 96 | ||
| + | | production code = 1639 | ||
| + | | ISBN = 1555601049 | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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== From the back cover == | == From the back cover == | ||
| − | {{quote| | + | {{quote|''The [[Fourth Succession War]] was a victory for the [[Federated Suns]].'' |
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| − | + | ''The [[War of 3039]] was a fiasco.'' | |
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| − | ''''' | + | ''Now a new generation of [[Inner Sphere]] leaders are coming of age, inheriting the promises and the vendettas of their elders.'' |
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| + | ''A new [[Thomas Marik|Marik]] commands the [[Free Worlds League]]. [[Theodore Kurita]] gains more and more power at the expense of his own [[Takashi Kurita|father]]. The marriage between [[Hanse Davion]] and [[Melissa Steiner]] has successfuly borne fruit. The [[Capellan Confederation]] is no longer under the leadership of a [[Maximilian Liao|madman]].'' | ||
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| + | ''But things never go smoothly in the Inner Sphere. Will the fledgling [[Federated Commonwealth]] survive the coming decade or will it collapse under pressures from within and without? Can the Capellan Confederation regain its strength before the Davions decide to finish what they started 20 years ago? Can Theodore Kurita drag the Draconis Combine into the modern day without losing his own life?'' | ||
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| + | ''The BattleTech ''20 Year Update'' advances the storyline of the universe up to the year [[3050]] and provides an inside look at the next generation of heroes and villains.''}} | ||
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
| − | * | + | * The Inner Sphere: [[3050]] |
| − | * | + | * Historical Overview: [[3030]] – 3050 |
| − | + | ** New Governments | |
| − | + | ** New Leaders | |
| − | + | ** Arming of [[ComStar]] | |
| − | + | ** [[War of 3039]] | |
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| − | + | * [[Federated Commonwealth]] | |
| − | + | ** Unification | |
| − | + | ** Opposition to Alliance | |
| − | + | ** War of 3039 | |
| − | + | ** Politics | |
| − | + | ** Government | |
| − | + | ** [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] | |
| − | + | ** Economy | |
| − | + | ** Goals and Problems | |
| − | * | + | ** Deployment Tables |
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| − | + | * War of 3039 | |
| − | * | + | ** First Wave |
| − | + | ** Counterthrust | |
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| − | + | * The [[Draconis Combine]] | |
| − | + | ** Rise of [[Theodore Kurita|Theodore]] | |
| − | + | ** The [[Ronin War]] | |
| − | + | ** Theodore's Innovations | |
| − | + | ** War of 3039 | |
| − | + | ** Politics | |
| − | + | ** Border Changes | |
| − | + | ** Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery | |
| − | * | + | ** Social and Economic Reforms |
| − | + | ** Goals and Problems | |
| − | + | ** Deployment Tables | |
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| − | + | * [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] | |
| − | + | ** Origins | |
| − | + | ** Revolt | |
| − | + | ** Independence | |
| − | + | ** Government | |
| − | + | ** Rasalhague ''[[Kungsarme]]'' (Royal Rasalhague Army) | |
| − | * | + | ** Economy |
| − | + | ** Culture | |
| − | + | ** Conclusion | |
| − | + | ** Deployment Tables | |
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| − | + | * [[Free Worlds League]] | |
| − | + | ** Recent Events | |
| − | * | + | ** Politics |
| − | + | ** Economy | |
| − | + | ** Military | |
| − | + | ** Conclusion | |
| − | + | ** Deployment Tables | |
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| − | + | * Capellan Confederation | |
| − | * | + | ** Reconstruction |
| − | + | ** Politics | |
| − | + | ** Military | |
| − | + | ** Economy | |
| − | + | ** Conclusion | |
| − | + | ** Deployment Tables | |
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| − | + | * [[ComStar]] | |
| − | * | + | ** A New Stance |
| − | * | + | ** Interstellar Relations |
| − | + | ** Internal Politics | |
| − | + | ** Political Goals | |
| − | + | ** [[Com Guards]] | |
| − | + | ** Conclusion | |
| − | + | ** Deployment Tables | |
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| + | * Military Technology Review | ||
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| + | * The [[Periphery]] | ||
| + | ** [[Magistracy of Canopus]] | ||
| + | ** [[Taurian Concordat]] | ||
| + | ** [[Outworlds Alliance]] and Independents | ||
| + | ** Bandit Kingdoms and Pirate Bands | ||
| + | ** Deployment Tables | ||
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| + | * Major Personalities of 3050 | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | *Much like the [[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)]], this book details a distinct point of time, with no mention of the existence of the [[Clans]] or their upcoming arrival (in 3050). As such it is really the last pre-Clan BattleTech book, and summarizes the universe at the end of the initial (pre-Clan) setting. | + | * Much like the ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons sourcebook]]'', this book details a distinct point of time, with no mention of the existence of the [[Clans]] or their upcoming arrival (in 3050). As such it is really the last pre-Clan BattleTech book, and summarizes the universe at the end of the initial (pre-Clan) setting. |
| − | *Notably, the 20 Year Update mentions that [[ComStar]] lost contact with the [[Oberon Confederation]] and subsequently with its protectorate, the [[Elysian Fields]], as early as [[3045]] although the Clan invasion hit the periphery only in late [[3049]]. | + | |
| − | *At less than a page, the military technology review tells little beyond the names of new 'Mechs and details about the rise and fall of [[Listen-Kill Missile]]s. | + | * Notably, the ''20 Year Update'' mentions that [[ComStar]] lost contact with the [[Oberon Confederation]] and subsequently with its protectorate, the [[Elysian Fields]], as early as [[3045]] although the Clan invasion hit the periphery only in late [[3049]]. |
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| + | * At less than a page, the military technology review tells little beyond the names of new 'Mechs and details about the rise and fall of [[Listen-Kill Missile]]s. | ||
[[Category:Books]] | [[Category:Books]] | ||
Revision as of 00:03, 27 November 2008
Description
Written from the perspective of the Wolf's Dragoons' intelligence organization Wolfnet, 20 Year Update pushed the current era of the BattleTech game universe forward from the Fourth Succession War Era to Inner Sphere on the cusp of the Clan Invasion. It details the massive political changes and new nations that sprung up in that timeframe, as well as providing deployment tables for all factions and maps of change state of the Inner Sphere. The final section provides an overview of the movers and shakers circa 3050.
From the back cover
| “ | The Fourth Succession War was a victory for the Federated Suns.
The War of 3039 was a fiasco. Now a new generation of Inner Sphere leaders are coming of age, inheriting the promises and the vendettas of their elders. A new Marik commands the Free Worlds League. Theodore Kurita gains more and more power at the expense of his own father. The marriage between Hanse Davion and Melissa Steiner has successfuly borne fruit. The Capellan Confederation is no longer under the leadership of a madman. But things never go smoothly in the Inner Sphere. Will the fledgling Federated Commonwealth survive the coming decade or will it collapse under pressures from within and without? Can the Capellan Confederation regain its strength before the Davions decide to finish what they started 20 years ago? Can Theodore Kurita drag the Draconis Combine into the modern day without losing his own life? The BattleTech 20 Year Update advances the storyline of the universe up to the year 3050 and provides an inside look at the next generation of heroes and villains. |
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Contents
- The Inner Sphere: 3050
- Historical Overview: 3030 – 3050
- New Governments
- New Leaders
- Arming of ComStar
- War of 3039
- Federated Commonwealth
- Unification
- Opposition to Alliance
- War of 3039
- Politics
- Government
- Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth
- Economy
- Goals and Problems
- Deployment Tables
- War of 3039
- First Wave
- Counterthrust
- The Draconis Combine
- Free Rasalhague Republic
- Origins
- Revolt
- Independence
- Government
- Rasalhague Kungsarme (Royal Rasalhague Army)
- Economy
- Culture
- Conclusion
- Deployment Tables
- Free Worlds League
- Recent Events
- Politics
- Economy
- Military
- Conclusion
- Deployment Tables
- Capellan Confederation
- Reconstruction
- Politics
- Military
- Economy
- Conclusion
- Deployment Tables
- ComStar
- A New Stance
- Interstellar Relations
- Internal Politics
- Political Goals
- Com Guards
- Conclusion
- Deployment Tables
- Military Technology Review
- The Periphery
- Magistracy of Canopus
- Taurian Concordat
- Outworlds Alliance and Independents
- Bandit Kingdoms and Pirate Bands
- Deployment Tables
- Major Personalities of 3050
Notes
- Much like the Wolf's Dragoons sourcebook, this book details a distinct point of time, with no mention of the existence of the Clans or their upcoming arrival (in 3050). As such it is really the last pre-Clan BattleTech book, and summarizes the universe at the end of the initial (pre-Clan) setting.
- Notably, the 20 Year Update mentions that ComStar lost contact with the Oberon Confederation and subsequently with its protectorate, the Elysian Fields, as early as 3045 although the Clan invasion hit the periphery only in late 3049.
- At less than a page, the military technology review tells little beyond the names of new 'Mechs and details about the rise and fall of Listen-Kill Missiles.