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Line 6: | primarywriting = [[Rick David Stuart]] | primarywriting = [[Rick David Stuart]] | cover = [[Jeff Laubenstein]] | cover = [[Jeff Laubenstein]] − | illustrations = [[Tim Bradstreet]]<br>[[Sonya Brochta]]<br>[[Tim Coman]]<br>[[Bryan Gibson]]<br>[[Rick Harris]]<br>[[Jeff Laubenstein]]<br>[[Todd Marsh]]<br>[[Jim Nelson]]<br>[[John Robinson]]<br>[[David Zenz]] + | illustrations = [[Tim Bradstreet]] <br /> [[Sonya Brochta]] <br /> [[Tim Coman]] <br /> [[Bryan Gibson]] <br /> [[Rick Harris]] <br /> [[Jeff Laubenstein]] <br /> [[Todd Marsh]] <br /> [[Jim Nelson]] <br /> [[John Robinson]] <br /> [[David Zenz]] + | era = [[Succession Wars era]] | type = Sourcebook | type = Sourcebook | publisher = [[FASA]] | publisher = [[FASA]] | year = 1988 | year = 1988 | pages = 160 | pages = 160 − | productioncode = 1629 + | productioncode = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=114 1629] | ISBN10 = 1555600670 | ISBN10 = 1555600670 − | MSRP = − | content = − | era = − | agency = [[ComStar]] − | universedate = [[3025]] − | timeline = [[2011]]–3025 − | series = − | precededby = ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' − | followedby = ''[[The Star League]]'' }} }} + ==Description== ==Description== − '''''The Periphery''''' recounts the expansion of humanity across the galaxy through the lens of independents and non-conformists—rebels, [[pirates]], and those excommunicated due to various wars and conflicts. Over time, these people ultimately settled in what is now known as the [[Periphery]], or the area outside of the [[Inner Sphere]] bordering the [[Great Houses]]. The sourcebook examines an array of cultures and social systems spanning hundreds of light years apart, showing both positive and negative growth among nations of all sizes. From single-planet pirate havens to multi-system [[bandit kingdom]]s and empires stretching hundreds of worlds, the history of the Periphery is inexorably linked to the history of civilization as a whole, and as such is deserving of its own volume, told in greater detail than previously provided.+ {{sectionstub}} − − The in-universe period for the report appears to be set around the year [[3025]]–[[3028]], based on the statement by [[Precentor]] [[Alisha Nevine]], the Periphery Project Editor for the [[ComStar Archives]] and apparent compiler of the report, that it was the "Sixth in the series of ComStar sourcebooks dealing with the cultures of the Human Sphere..." The assumption is that this series refers to the five Housebooks, with the fifth released being ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''. However, the information within (maps, deployment tables, advertisements, etc.) is stated many times to be current as of 3025. − Also referred to as ''Guide to the Periphery'', it was updated in ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)|The Periphery, 2nd Edition]]'', published in 1996.+ '''''The Periphery''''' is also referred to as ''Guide to the Periphery''. It was updated in ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)|The Periphery, 2nd Edition]]'', published in 1996. ==From the back cover== ==From the back cover== − {{quote|''For centuries, the powers of the Inner Sphere have looked down on their brethren in the Periphery with thinly-veiled disgust. To the "civilized" worlds of humanity, the Periphery is a backwater, not a place where any respectable person would want to live. And many still remember that the nations of the Periphery fought tooth-and-nail against the [[Star League]]'s attempt to unite all of humanity in a new golden age. Full of hardship, immorality, lawlessness and danger, it is a vast and little-understood region of space.'' + {{quote|''For centuries, the powers of the [[Inner Sphere]] have looked down on their brethren in the [[Periphery]] with thinly-veiled disgust. To the "civilized" worlds of humanity, the Periphery is a backwater, not a place where any respectable person would want to live. And many still remember that the nations of the Periphery fought tooth-and-nail against the [[Star League]]'s attempt to unite all of humanity in a new golden age. Full of hardship, immorality, lawlessness and danger, it is a vast and little-understood region of space.'' − ''But that's not the whole story. The Periphery is all of the things that people say about it, but it is also much more. The [[Taurian Concordat]] has a better educational system than most [[Successor States]]. The citizens of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] enjoy more freedoms than their counterparts in the Inner Sphere. Even the bandit kingdoms are getting into the act, with realms such as the [[Circinus Federation]] and the [[Marian Hegemony]] making moves towards legitimacy.'' + ''But that's not the whole story. The Periphery is all of the things that people say about it, but it is also much more. The [[Taurian Concordat]] has a better educational system than most [[Successor States]]. The citizens of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] enjoy more freedoms than their counterparts in the Inner Sphere. Even the [[bandit kingdom]]s are getting into the act, with realms such as the [[Circinus Federation]] and the [[Marian Hegemony]] making moves towards legitimacy.'' − ''[[ComStar]] continues its series of sourcebooks detailing human space with a look at the Periphery in all its facets, good and ill. Learn the history of the various nations beyond the Inner Sphere, including the [[Rim Worlds Republic]], home to the treacherous [[House Amaris|Amaris]] clan. See how life differs out in the wilds, where every danger is balanced by the freedom to live unfettered by the petty oppressions of the Successor States.''}} + ''[[ComStar]] continues its series of sourcebooks detailing human space with a look at the Periphery in all its facets, good and ill. Learn the history of the various nations beyond the Inner Sphere, including the [[Rim Worlds Republic]], home to the treacherous [[Amaris]] clan. See how life differs out in the wilds, where every danger is balanced by the freedom to live unfettered by the petty oppressions of the Successor States.''}} ==Canonicity== ==Canonicity== − This sourcebook is known for containing a handful of prominent factual errors. [[Line Developer]] [[Herbert A. Beas II]] once made a statement to the effect that certain products including this one are considered "secondary sources" by the writing staff, but this should not be construed to mean they are not [[canonical]]. It is standard procedure in cases of conflicting information to treat later publications as accurate over earlier publications. + This sourcebook is known for containing a handful of prominent factual errors. [[Line Developer]] [[Herbert A. Beas II]] once made a statement to the effect that certain products including this one are considered "secondary sources" by the writers staff, but this should not be construed to mean they are not [[canonical]]. It is standard procedure in cases of conflicting information to treat later publications as accurate over earlier publications. − {{Quote|And, if Sarna used the [[Luthien (scenario pack)|Luthien scenario pack]] as a resource there, the fact is, that book proved to be so riddled with errors, it--like First Edition Periphery and [[Objective Raids|Objective Raids]]--is now seen by our staff as a "secondary source": Canon only in areas where it does not clash with other canon.|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,20848.msg466261.html#msg466261 Herbert A. Beas, BattleTech Line Developer, 08 Jul 2012]}} + {{Quote|And, if Sarna used the Luthien scenario pack as a resource there, the fact is, that book proved to be so riddled with errors, it--like First Edition Periphery and Objective Raids--is now seen by our staff as a "secondary source": Canon only in areas where it does not clash with other canon.|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,20848.msg466261.html#msg466261 Herbert A. Beas, BattleTech Line Developer, 08 Jul 2012]}} ==Contents== ==Contents== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}} *Introduction *Introduction *History *History Line 61:
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Line 74: ::[[Operation Mailed Fist]] ::[[Operation Mailed Fist]] : [[Territorial States|Territorial Status]] : [[Territorial States|Territorial Status]] − ::"Good Neighbor" Policy + ::"Good Neighbor" Policy ::Taurian Bootstraps ::Taurian Bootstraps − ::Second Invasion + ::Second Invasion ::Palace Coup ::Palace Coup ::[[House Avellar|Avellar]] Economics ::[[House Avellar|Avellar]] Economics Line 98:
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Line 203: *Index *Index *Map of the Periphery *Map of the Periphery − {{div col end}} + ==Notes== + The in-character period of the report that makes up this title appears to be around the year [[3025]], based on the statement by [[Precentor]] [[Alisha Nevine]], the [[Periphery]] Project Editor for the [[ComStar Archives]] and apparent compiler of the report, that it was the "Sixth in the series of ComStar source books dealing with the cultures of the Human Sphere..." The assumption is that this series refers to the five Housebooks, with the fifth released being ''[[House Liao Sourcebook|House Liao]]'', itself with a (presumed) release date of 3025. + + ==References== + <references/> + [[Category:Books|Periphery, The]] [[Category:Sourcebooks|Periphery, The]] [[Category:Sourcebooks|Periphery, The]]
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| cover = [[Jeff Laubenstein]] | | cover = [[Jeff Laubenstein]] | ||
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| + | | era = [[Succession Wars era]] | ||
| type = Sourcebook | | type = Sourcebook | ||
| publisher = [[FASA]] | | publisher = [[FASA]] | ||
| year = 1988 | | year = 1988 | ||
| pages = 160 | | pages = 160 | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==From the back cover== | ==From the back cover== | ||
| − | {{quote|''For centuries, the powers of the Inner Sphere have looked down on their brethren in the Periphery with thinly-veiled disgust. To the "civilized" worlds of humanity, the Periphery is a backwater, not a place where any respectable person would want to live. And many still remember that the nations of the Periphery fought tooth-and-nail against the [[Star League]]'s attempt to unite all of humanity in a new golden age. Full of hardship, immorality, lawlessness and danger, it is a vast and little-understood region of space.'' | + | {{quote|''For centuries, the powers of the [[Inner Sphere]] have looked down on their brethren in the [[Periphery]] with thinly-veiled disgust. To the "civilized" worlds of humanity, the Periphery is a backwater, not a place where any respectable person would want to live. And many still remember that the nations of the Periphery fought tooth-and-nail against the [[Star League]]'s attempt to unite all of humanity in a new golden age. Full of hardship, immorality, lawlessness and danger, it is a vast and little-understood region of space.'' |
| − | ''But that's not the whole story. The Periphery is all of the things that people say about it, but it is also much more. The [[Taurian Concordat]] has a better educational system than most [[Successor States]]. The citizens of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] enjoy more freedoms than their counterparts in the Inner Sphere. Even the bandit | + | ''But that's not the whole story. The Periphery is all of the things that people say about it, but it is also much more. The [[Taurian Concordat]] has a better educational system than most [[Successor States]]. The citizens of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] enjoy more freedoms than their counterparts in the Inner Sphere. Even the [[bandit kingdom]]s are getting into the act, with realms such as the [[Circinus Federation]] and the [[Marian Hegemony]] making moves towards legitimacy.'' |
| − | ''[[ComStar]] continues its series of sourcebooks detailing human space with a look at the Periphery in all its facets, good and ill. Learn the history of the various nations beyond the Inner Sphere, including the [[Rim Worlds Republic]], home to the treacherous [[ | + | ''[[ComStar]] continues its series of sourcebooks detailing human space with a look at the Periphery in all its facets, good and ill. Learn the history of the various nations beyond the Inner Sphere, including the [[Rim Worlds Republic]], home to the treacherous [[Amaris]] clan. See how life differs out in the wilds, where every danger is balanced by the freedom to live unfettered by the petty oppressions of the Successor States.''}} |
==Canonicity== | ==Canonicity== | ||
| − | This sourcebook is known for containing a handful of prominent factual errors. [[Line Developer]] [[Herbert A. Beas II]] once made a statement to the effect that certain products including this one are considered "secondary sources" by the | + | This sourcebook is known for containing a handful of prominent factual errors. [[Line Developer]] [[Herbert A. Beas II]] once made a statement to the effect that certain products including this one are considered "secondary sources" by the writers staff, but this should not be construed to mean they are not [[canonical]]. It is standard procedure in cases of conflicting information to treat later publications as accurate over earlier publications. |
| − | {{Quote|And, if Sarna used the | + | {{Quote|And, if Sarna used the Luthien scenario pack as a resource there, the fact is, that book proved to be so riddled with errors, it--like First Edition Periphery and Objective Raids--is now seen by our staff as a "secondary source": Canon only in areas where it does not clash with other canon.|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,20848.msg466261.html#msg466261 Herbert A. Beas, BattleTech Line Developer, 08 Jul 2012]}} |
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
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*Introduction | *Introduction | ||
*History | *History | ||
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: [[Age of War]] | : [[Age of War]] | ||
::Struggle with [[House Liao|Liao]] | ::Struggle with [[House Liao|Liao]] | ||
| − | ::Benign Neglect | + | ::Benign Neglect |
::The [[Terens Amaris|First Amaris]] | ::The [[Terens Amaris|First Amaris]] | ||
: Expanding Frontiers | : Expanding Frontiers | ||
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::[[Operation Mailed Fist]] | ::[[Operation Mailed Fist]] | ||
: [[Territorial States|Territorial Status]] | : [[Territorial States|Territorial Status]] | ||
| − | ::"Good Neighbor" Policy | + | ::"Good Neighbor" Policy |
::Taurian Bootstraps | ::Taurian Bootstraps | ||
| − | ::Second Invasion | + | ::Second Invasion |
::Palace Coup | ::Palace Coup | ||
::[[House Avellar|Avellar]] Economics | ::[[House Avellar|Avellar]] Economics | ||
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::Canopian Triplets | ::Canopian Triplets | ||
::The Beatrician Era | ::The Beatrician Era | ||
| − | ::[[Nicoletta Calderon|Nicoletta Takes Over]] | + | ::[[Nicoletta Calderon|Nicoletta Takes Over]] |
::Wheels Within Wheels | ::Wheels Within Wheels | ||
| − | ::Winter of Discontent | + | ::Winter of Discontent |
::Dark Clouds | ::Dark Clouds | ||
: Seduction of [[Richard Cameron]] | : Seduction of [[Richard Cameron]] | ||
::The [[Amaris Civil War|Amaris Crisis]] | ::The [[Amaris Civil War|Amaris Crisis]] | ||
| − | ::A Small Paradox | + | ::A Small Paradox |
: The [[Succession Wars]] | : The [[Succession Wars]] | ||
: [[First Succession War]] and the Periphery | : [[First Succession War]] and the Periphery | ||
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: Sphere of Influence | : Sphere of Influence | ||
: Sociopolitical Structure | : Sociopolitical Structure | ||
| − | ::Government Structure | + | ::Government Structure |
| − | ::Internal Politics | + | ::Internal Politics |
::Political Goals | ::Political Goals | ||
| − | ::Interstellar Relations | + | ::Interstellar Relations |
::Taurian Nobility | ::Taurian Nobility | ||
::Strengths And Weaknesses | ::Strengths And Weaknesses | ||
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::Corporate Profiles | ::Corporate Profiles | ||
: Personalities | : Personalities | ||
| − | : A Brief | + | : A Brief Altas |
*The [[Magistracy of Canopus]] | *The [[Magistracy of Canopus]] | ||
: Sphere of Influence | : Sphere of Influence | ||
: Sociopolitical Structure | : Sociopolitical Structure | ||
::Government Structure | ::Government Structure | ||
| − | ::Magistracy Nobility | + | ::Magistracy Nobility |
::Internal Politics | ::Internal Politics | ||
| − | ::Interstellar Relations | + | ::Interstellar Relations |
::Political Goals | ::Political Goals | ||
::Strengths and Weaknesses | ::Strengths and Weaknesses | ||
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: Military Forces | : Military Forces | ||
::Uniforms | ::Uniforms | ||
| − | ::Ranks | + | ::Ranks |
::Structure of the [[Magistracy Armed Forces|MAF]] | ::Structure of the [[Magistracy Armed Forces|MAF]] | ||
::Typical MAF Units | ::Typical MAF Units | ||
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: Culture and Arts | : Culture and Arts | ||
: Socioeconomics | : Socioeconomics | ||
| − | + | Corporate Profiles | |
: Personalities | : Personalities | ||
| − | + | A Brief Atlas | |
*The [[Outworlds Alliance]] | *The [[Outworlds Alliance]] | ||
: Sphere of Influence | : Sphere of Influence | ||
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: Military Forces | : Military Forces | ||
::Uniforms | ::Uniforms | ||
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::Structure of the [[Alliance Military Corps|AMC]] | ::Structure of the [[Alliance Military Corps|AMC]] | ||
::Unit Profiles | ::Unit Profiles | ||
::Deployment of AMC Forces | ::Deployment of AMC Forces | ||
::Weapons Industries | ::Weapons Industries | ||
| − | ::Strengths | + | ::Strengths And Weaknesses |
: Culture and Arts | : Culture and Arts | ||
: Socioeconomics | : Socioeconomics | ||
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*Index | *Index | ||
*Map of the Periphery | *Map of the Periphery | ||
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| + | The in-character period of the report that makes up this title appears to be around the year [[3025]], based on the statement by [[Precentor]] [[Alisha Nevine]], the [[Periphery]] Project Editor for the [[ComStar Archives]] and apparent compiler of the report, that it was the "Sixth in the series of ComStar source books dealing with the cultures of the Human Sphere..." The assumption is that this series refers to the five Housebooks, with the fifth released being ''[[House Liao Sourcebook|House Liao]]'', itself with a (presumed) release date of 3025. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | [[Category:Books|Periphery, The]] | ||
[[Category:Sourcebooks|Periphery, The]] | [[Category:Sourcebooks|Periphery, The]] | ||