Second Succession War (Sourcebook)

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The Second Succession War is a Historical-type sourcebook. It is notably framed as a document originally written by Republic of the Sphere Paladin Constance McGuire in 3150 but presented "nearly a century" later, i.e. shortly before the year 3250, to the ilKhan by one Loremaster Stephan Roshak as a primer for Inner Sphere history, going hand in hand with the similar in-universe backstory of the Technical Readout: Succession Wars document from 3250. The introductory story Intentions was also considered notable by many fans as it turns a long-held belief in the BattleTech universe on its head.

The main body of the book details the Second Succession War, in which all the major nations of the Inner Sphere would exhaust themselves in a second attempt for each of them to bring the former Star League under their respective control after only a brief moment of uneasy peace after the First Succession War. The book chronicles the course of the conflict and reveals ComStar's secret rise of power behind the curtains of intrigue in their attempt to steer the Inner Sphere into a technology downswing so that they may take power.

The book includes rules for the creation of scenarios based on the events detailed in the book, profiles of individuals who were major characters during the war, and conversion rules for various forms of BattleTech gameplay such as Interstellar Operations's Abstract Combat System, Inner Sphere at War, and Strategic BattleForce. There is also a small Technical Readout section detailing units once featured in the original Technical Readout: 3025 and later Technical Readout: 3039, with new images for some Unseen designs.

From the back cover[edit]

“ ''WAR TO END ALL WARS

By 2821, the "Great Succession War" has ground to a halt, the participants seeking desperate respite and to forge a new peace and hope for mankind. Yet not everyone shares this ideal and soon secret machinations undermine the peace efforts and propel the Inner Sphere into a new round of violence. Soon brother will be set against brother and madness will reign once more: The Second Succession War.

The Second Succession War covers the aftermath of the titanic First Succession War and the Great Houses efforts to survive before the machinations of Conrad Toyama propel them into a new round of blood-letting. Detailing the efforts to build a peace while preparing for a new war, this volume showcases the causes and consequences of the Second Succession War, as well as the politics and stresses between and within the Great Houses.''

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Errors[edit]

  • In the first publication of the PDF, the end year is mislabeled as 2742 instead of 2842 in both the table of contents on p. 2 and in the header proper on p. 45.

Fan Submitted Mercenary Units[edit]

In March 2017 Catalyst Game Labs announced the opportunity for BattleTech fans to submit names for mercenary units for inclusion in the Second Succession War book. [1] In June 2017 that announced the following unit names had been selected - [2]

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