[PBW] A House Divided - Discussion thread (PBW Setup Online!)

Loser · #1 May 1st, 2004, 07:39 PM

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Originally posted by Randallw:
House Davion is the Federated wolds who merged with the Lyran Commonwealth, House Steiner, to form the Federated Commonwealth.

They spilt back up again. I guess it just didn't work out.

I've no problem with taking a strictly non-Inner Sphere route. But I would like to see a few things nailed down.

Especially this "no glassing" thing.

Oh, and some history.

Just to keep things simple, let's say we're human. Maybe some of us and a little different, a little changed with time. But we all started human.

General Woundwort · #2 May 1st, 2004, 09:38 PM

I think (from the files I'm getting so far) that this is not going to be a strictly Battletech history. That's fine by me, as I want to do some things for game mechanics that don't totally fit into that story. However, I do happen to have some Battletech main pics lying around if you want to have one of them, Loser.

I sent this litte extra background to Joachim earlier. If you guys want more specifics I can post them before we start...

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The background is pretty much what I set out in the forums. The idea is a human homeworld, through advanced astronomy (Ancient race in game terms), charted out their star cluster (sector in game terms) and sent out six colony ships (one founding each player's "homeworld") with the understanding that the leaders/feudal lords of those colonies would remain loyal to the Emperor back home. Due to political apathy and cultural decline the homeworld settled nothing else outside of its own system. The feudal lords themselves didn't advance much in technology, but did expand out from their settled worlds. I'm assuming that subspace communications have only been available in the Last 20 or so years before the game "begins", and because of the potential for integration that opens up, the central government attempts to gain greater control over the outer territories. However, they don't have the chutzpah to back it up, and the Imperial family gets "wacked" in the process (watch for story thread in the forums). Doesn't matter who did it, the central cultural symbol of unity is removed, and the six players get to fight out who will consolidate the sector under their rule.

General Woundwort · #3 May 1st, 2004, 09:42 PM

EDIT - double-post due to dial-up hiccup

[ May 01, 2004, 20:43: Message edited by: General Woundwort ]

General Woundwort · #4 May 3rd, 2004, 09:34 PM

So far, I have tenative pics and EMP files from Randallw and TerranC, and pics for Joachim. The sooner I get your files, the sooner I can start the pregame set-up, and the sooner you can get after one another's throats.

General Woundwort · #5 May 5th, 2004, 02:11 AM

If I don't hear from the rest of you guys soon, I may just have to go back to working on the Mother of All Mods mod - and I know you all don't want that...

Joachim · #6 May 5th, 2004, 03:20 PM

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Originally posted by General Woundwort:
If I don't hear from the rest of you guys soon, I may just have to go back to working on the Mother of All Mods mod - and I know you all don't want that...

emp. sent - C'mon everyone!

Alneyan · #7 May 5th, 2004, 04:03 PM

My own Empire file should come once it is finalized (in half an hour or so). My apologizes for the delay!

TerranC · #8 September 28th, 2004, 08:54 PM

Well, since SJ carelessly

dug this thread back up, if GW is reading (and I assume you are since you posted a week ago on the bar and grill thread), I don't suppose you would give this idea a go once more? I wouldn't mind joining and waiting again, and I'm sure the others wouldn't, if they were still here.