BattleTech Lore & History - First Succession War: New Blood (MechWarrior Lore)

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#battletech #lore #mechwarrior BattleTech Lore & History is a series by Sven van der Plank that covers the history of the #innersphere and Periphery within the #battletech universe. Presented as a #documentary from the year 3025, the videos cover in detail major events such as the Age of War, founding of the #starleague, #reunificationwar, the Golden Age, #starleague Civil War and the four #successionwar.
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Galaxy Map created from the Sarna Unified Cartography Kit (SUCKit) provided by Volt, colour added by Sven van der Plank.
Blank map available from Sarna: www.sarna.net/wiki/BattleTech...
Maps used in videos available at: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Sourcebooks Referenced:
House Davion: Federated Suns (1623)
House Kurita: Draconis Combine (1620)
House Liao: Capellan Confederation (1624)
House Marik: Free Worlds League (1622)
House Steiner: Lyran Commonwealth (1621)
The Periphery (1629)
The Star League (1630)
ComStar (1655)
Handbook: House Davion (35024)
Handbook: House Kurita (35205)
Handbook: House Liao (35204)
Handbook: House Marik (35019)
Handbook: House Steiner (35001)
Handbook: Major Periphery (35203)
Era Report: 2750 (35222)
Historical: Reunification War (35231)
Historical: Liberation of Terra Vol.I (35232)
Historical: Liberation of Terra Vol.II (35233)
Historical: Operation Klondike (35230)
Historical: First Succession War (35235)
Historical: Second Succession War (35236)
Field Manual: SLDF (35251)
Field Report 2765: AFFS (35FR010)
Field Report 2765: CCAF (35FR008)
Field Report 2765: DCMS (35FR009)
Field Report 2765: FWLM (35FR011)
Field Report 2765: LCAF (35FR012)
Field Report 2765: Periphery (35FR013)
Jihad Hot Spots: Terra (35205)
Further references from Sarna.net - Thank you to the Sarna.net discord for additional support: / discord
BattleTech belongs to #catalystgamelabs and Topps.
Art from HBS Battletech and MechWarrior 5 belong to Harebrained Schemes and Piranha Games respectively.
BattleTech (2016) soundtrack by Jon Everist: joneverist.bandcamp.com/
MechWarrior 5 soundtrack by Sean Kolton: www.seankolton.com/samples
MechCommander soundtrack by Duane Decker: www.duanedecker.com/
Steiner font by Pixel Sagas: www.fontspace.com/steiner-fon...
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Stacalkas: www.deviantart.com/stacalkas
Viereth: www.deviantart.com/viereth
0:00 Chancellor-Regent
1:40 Rim Worlds Remnants
2:59 Where the Wave Finally Broke
4:24 Spontaneous Retaliation
6:31 From A Different Era
7:35 The Reformation
9:28 Birth of the MIIO
10:41 Light Horse, Dark Chapter
12:42 Quinn's Legacy
15:40 Border Protectorate
16:46 Reversing Fortunes
19:07 Last Stand of the Tamar Tigers
20:05 Passing the Torch
20:55 Outro

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@BobSmith-gl3sn 8 ай бұрын

Today's episode is sponsored by Comstar. We listen because we care.

@josephmoffatt4696 8 ай бұрын

Redde Creditori Tuo F***o.

@richmcgee434 8 ай бұрын

Also because we're tapping your phones. :)

@dilanbrinkley3587 8 ай бұрын

PAY YOUR PHONE BILL!

@josephmoffatt4696 8 ай бұрын

@@dilanbrinkley3587OR BE SENT INTO THE PAST TENSE! Thank you for choosing ComStar. ⭐️📞

@Sierra026 8 ай бұрын

And remember, boys and girls: you have NO CHOICE! :D

@alexwatts1064 8 ай бұрын

The merc company called the Fighting Urukhai right beside the planet of Numenor. I see what you're doing, BattleTech 👀

@SvenVanDerPlank 8 ай бұрын

Argh damn, that's a missed opportunity on my part. We don't know anything about their involvement in the war apart from the year they came into being and the planet they ended up on. I just placed them on New Avalon arbitrarily. Would have been a good joke to put them on Numenor instead until they moved forwards.

@timkaase87 8 ай бұрын

I'm a hardcore player of Battletech and MechWarrior and I have to say that you are the most detailed historian of the Inner Sphere...ever! All of the other books,games and videos are not as detailed as you,thank you. May the Falcon's Wings protect you

@SvenVanDerPlank 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you think so. Don't know if I ever thought I'd be going into this much detail when I started, but there's just so much story to get immersed in and I wanted to see these campaigns played out on screen.

@samanthamccormick1436 8 ай бұрын

Always here to support MY first lord, Kenyon Marik. Purely on dreaminess reasons.

@SvenVanDerPlank 8 ай бұрын

I'm sure he appreciates it.

@BruceEverett 8 ай бұрын

Meh. His jawline is an inferior knock-off of the Davion original. Chiseled butter, not granite.

@moistjohn 8 ай бұрын

But first he needs to stop taking steroids

@greatjonumber4958 8 ай бұрын

am i the only one who really wants a grand strategy game in the battletech universe?

@SvenVanDerPlank 8 ай бұрын

Definitely not the only one. I think the setting is ripe for that kind of game. But it's no small investment to make and not a guaranteed success either, so I'm doubtful we'll see one outside of maybe some mods.

@marley7868 8 ай бұрын

@@SvenVanDerPlank know any around? been looking for a while but can't find any

@marley7868 8 ай бұрын

@@SvenVanDerPlank know any around? been looking for a while but can't find any

@greatjonumber4958 8 ай бұрын

@@marley7868 the best I've found are mods that add the symbols of the great houses to Stellaris

@ConorD1990 8 ай бұрын

If I recall correctly Microsoft still holds the licensing for BattleTech video games. Though whether they would actually do something with it themselves or a 3rd party developer would be interested in placing Microsoft to licence the BattleTech IP, well that is another question. Reportedly HairBrained Scheme, the folks that made BattleTech 2018 saw massive layoffs recently after their most recent game The Lamplighters League flopped ,so unlikely we will get any kind of followup game unfortunately. 😞

@greysonjones5429 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic video! When you said that the Chancellor-Regent would have a short reign last video, i assumed it was because he was gonna do something idiotic. He seems like one of the few reasonable men of this era. Also Paul Davion for the win!

@SvenVanDerPlank 8 ай бұрын

The sourcebook does suggest that Quinn briefly considered trying to retain power, but found no support among the nobility. Either than or some functionaries tried to prop him up and he wasn't interested. If he was going to go down that path he didn't act nearly soon enough, which is what makes me think he was never serious in his plans. I think Quinn was probably a realist and saw that his best option was to make himself the unofficial head of the military, putting him above all the other Perfects and second only to the Chancellor.

@thomascraiker6449 8 ай бұрын

The AFFS, if we don’t know what we’re doing the enemy won’t know either!

@SvenVanDerPlank 8 ай бұрын

Don't knock it if it works. Paul's still finding his feet as First Prince, but he's got his own plans for an organised counteroffensive coming up next time.

@thomascraiker6449 8 ай бұрын

@@SvenVanDerPlank I was in the Cav we lived by this motto.

@shawnarmitage7955 8 ай бұрын

God, guns, and Battletech. Love watching your work with my kids, its great family time.

@SvenVanDerPlank 8 ай бұрын

Glad to hear you're all enjoying it. Or at least I hope they are, and you're not just forcing them to sit through my dry, boring old videos.

@shawnarmitage7955 8 ай бұрын

@SvenVanDerPlank No, we pause the video from time to time to time to talk about it, and they tell their friends about the lore

@michaelman957 8 ай бұрын

Quinn is an interesting character. This whole war is interesting, and I'm glad you're covering it.

@SvenVanDerPlank 8 ай бұрын

I like those minor characters that show up every now and again that you expect to fit some trope about being power hungry and lead to an inevitable failed coup, but then they're actually really capable at their job and loyal to a fault.

@MM22966 8 ай бұрын

Fascinating to see the exact budget/organizational/diplomatic mechanisms to show how the borders of the Star League expanded so hugely during the Golden Years.

@SvenVanDerPlank 8 ай бұрын

I really like talking about the various political bodies and how the realms operate internally. Maybe when I reach the modern era of 3025 I'll dedicate a couple videos to going over that in detail. I can't really fit it in with the rest of the history without stopping things dead for a lengthy tangent.

@ImBarryScottCSS 8 ай бұрын

It's hard to think of something original to say each week so just thanks again for making this.

@reecedignan8365 8 ай бұрын

Guy who hired the assassin to kill John Davion: “hah this will cripple them” Paul Davion: “well, it’s about time” Also John Davion assassination can be easily summed up as someone killing off Edward II only to see him immediately replaced by a fully functional Edward III. Let the French tell you, it wasn’t a good time.

@RobertWilke 8 ай бұрын

It's interesting not just the military campaigns but the ever fluid political situations inside the houses affects the war. Depending on a chance sniper throwing whole operations into disorder. Or other losses of key players drastically changes the course of the war. This is why the whole series is interesting. People and events shown on the galactic stage. Well done, very well done.

@SvenVanDerPlank 8 ай бұрын

You're welcome, and I agree. This is such a long drawn out conflict that talking about the military manoeuvres has become a bit of a grind, and I'm always happy to get a chance to discuss some of the political goings-on for a break.

@jasonfarley9025 8 ай бұрын

Don't worry about the length of the videos, we appreciate everything you are doing here! The quality is outstanding, and very well appreciated.

@jaredrabon175 8 ай бұрын

Quinn is such a good example of how, despite everything, the Cappies manage to survive. Somehow they can engender absolutely fanatic loyalty in their competent people and its just enough to keep them going. Well until after FedCom, im not really up to date on how they got good

@Dracobyte 3 ай бұрын

Like some bugs you can crush them, yet they always come back!

@michaelman957 8 ай бұрын

The original version of the Light Horse was a lot more careful in taking vengeance. This is echoed in those two units making it their mission to protect ALL civilians with great zealotry, including their enemies. Catalyst's Eridani Light Horse Chronicles muddied that pretty badly by having them be less restrained in that battle mentioned here, though that's far from their worst retcon in the Chronicles. It's a shame, too, as a few of those short stories were good, but so many of them just... clearly didn't understand the ELH.

@SvenVanDerPlank 8 ай бұрын

I've only read the first few instalments in No Greater Honour, so can't speak to later events, but I don't think anything about their actions on Sendai differs from the old lore. Checking the Kurita Housebook now it says they "wreaked a horrible vengeance," and I think the ComStar sourcebook talks about them sheltering fleeing civilians from the ELH. Both of those are FASA era.

@RubenHernandez-vg7sk 8 ай бұрын

@@SvenVanDerPlank If anything, it's possible that their future zealotry in protecting civilians was a way of atoning for the atrocities committed early in their history, and an attempt to never repeat such events.

@SignificantOwl 8 ай бұрын

You are singlehandedly responsible for me getting back into Battletech. Great job with all the many hours of videos!

@timitnyre5831 8 ай бұрын

Everyone ready for today's dose of tragedy and mayhem?

@Dracobyte 3 ай бұрын

Yeah!

@afitz34 8 ай бұрын

It was great to watch this after coming home from a battletech session.

@gregbird5684 8 ай бұрын

Thank you good sir for bringing battletech alive😊👏👏👏👏👏

@chilliewhk 8 ай бұрын

I love this granular series of the Battletech history. Amazing effort and great work Sven! 👍

@leoismaking 8 ай бұрын

Ok, can someone explain this habit in Battletech of executing the families of really, really powerful and well equipped Mercenary regiments? Holding them hostage? Sure. I get that. Dangerous, but it gives you leverage and simultaneously a human shield. But killing them?! And it only happens to like really, really well equipped elite regiments. "Hey, the deadliest, most elite troops in the inner sphere don't want to work for us anymore. I know! Let's make sure their main goal in life is to slaughter us wherever we may choose to run and/or hide!" Awesome plan, geniuses.

@RobtheStampede 8 ай бұрын

I think you're right that Paul suppressed that news so that Richard wouldn't find out, but not so much to protect himself as to protect the military from Richard deciding that retrieving Kelswa should be their top priority. Ultimately Richard didn't decide that, but Paul couldn't have known.

@ebla83 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video as always Sven! Happy hangover!

@TheKeyser94 8 ай бұрын

Now I am playing Battletech and Mercenaries 5, even that I am stuck in Mercenaries 5, because I cant defend the damn farming facility, not matter how much I try the enemies always overwhelm me, and they always chose to walk into the city making defending the city hell, because I end helping them to destroy it, I have no idea how destroy them and keep the city mostly intact.

@floriangallus7760 8 ай бұрын

Great episode. Thank you!

@MM22966 8 ай бұрын

Great job again, Sven!

@lorefox201 8 ай бұрын

great video, thank you Sven. Im sorry i wasnt there for the premiere this time i fell asleep.

@SvenVanDerPlank 8 ай бұрын

Unacceptable. Your absence has been noted and will be on your end of year report.

@lorefox201 8 ай бұрын

@@SvenVanDerPlank:(

@Siegerzkranz 8 ай бұрын

Internal strife in the Free Worlds League? Say it ain't so!

@aedus2814 8 ай бұрын

Your lore videos are awesome. I just wish they where longer haha.

@ceridangitp 8 ай бұрын

Definitely enjoying the lore. Keep up the great work!

@carlosrgns 8 ай бұрын

great video as usual

@tmorton42 8 ай бұрын

These are excellent videos! I really enjoy and appreciate your work. Keep 'em coming!

@nono2645 8 ай бұрын

god i love your work its so well done

@MysteryMastery69 8 ай бұрын

Top class as always!

@SvenVanDerPlank 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, glad you could be there for the premiere.

@marsar1775 8 ай бұрын

My nickname in some circles is Quinn, so i got suprised once or twice this vid. I didnt know i was cappellan!

@SvenVanDerPlank 8 ай бұрын

I think you might be adopted Capellan. It's not really clear, and it's probably just a mistake in the lore, but Quinn was the Duke of Sirius. That planet was firmly within the Terran Hegemony for most of his life, and only briefly held by the Confederation before the Free Worlds seized it soon after. Think the mistake comes from the planet being CC territory in 3025 when the housebooks were written. So it's never said explicitly, but I guess he's a Duke-in-exile.

@marsar1775 8 ай бұрын

@@SvenVanDerPlank logical extrapolation tbh also damn, *adopted* cappellan hard to sink lower XD

@jefferynelson 8 ай бұрын

thanks for the work you put into the channel, your audience appreciates you

@SvenVanDerPlank 8 ай бұрын

You're welcome. And I appreciate all the kind comments people leave. Getting to talk and interact with folks about the setting makes the time spent on the videos worth it.

@derekburge5294 8 ай бұрын

I sometimes wonder, how much of the horrors of 1stSW did the average citizen know? Obviously, Kentares was well known, but how suppressed was the rest? Did everyone just think it was another war Over There until nukes fell on their heads out of a blue sky?

@SvenVanDerPlank 8 ай бұрын

I did talk about it briefly after the Kentares Massacre. The intelligence agencies definitely tried to suppress certain information but I think by this point it was pretty widely understood that things were really bad, even if they didn't know the specifics. In the upcoming periphery episode I'll address the news blackout a little more.

@Dracobyte 3 ай бұрын

Lets go! More Warcrimes with Battledroids, some conventional and very few spaceships!

@SvenVanDerPlank 3 ай бұрын

When did the CIS send in the BattleDroids? 😜

@Dracobyte 3 ай бұрын

@@SvenVanDerPlank Hehehehehe, a reference when Battletech was going to be named Battledroids, before changing their minds to avoid a lawsuit.

@Ironclockwork 8 ай бұрын

I would like to hear more episodes in your "hangover voice" :D

@SvenVanDerPlank 8 ай бұрын

Maybe next time I need to record something I'll begin preparing the night before 😜

@ScanManP13 8 ай бұрын

Ilsa Liao was a hero

@jizzwizard4077 2 ай бұрын

RIP to my RWR boys. We will return

@anaetachandler8699 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the intelligence

@AsdrubalBarka 8 ай бұрын

Well as a quick conclusion, I can say that it was not the best time to be alive as a Davion, how much did they lost? 1/4 of their realm?

@SvenVanDerPlank 8 ай бұрын

More than half of the Draconis March and almost a third of a Crucis March. They got most of it back again, though some of the planets were completely wiped out along the way.

@AsdrubalBarka 8 ай бұрын

@@SvenVanDerPlank yep, bad day, year, era to be a Davion. Also, thank you for your hard work! You are awesome Sven!

@thomasrose4523 8 ай бұрын

A great video to finish out a great weekend! I hope you're doing well, and staying safe, things are a bit crazy in the world lately. Same goes for everyone!

@SvenVanDerPlank 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm certainly trying to stay out of trouble. Glad you enjoyed the video.