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[Anthill]

This is my initial impressions of the Inner Sphere Houses thus far, based on what I've gathered from basic sources and from interactions from folks like you. Half of getting a setting is getting a "feel" for how the world works and the interaction between factions. I was introduced through the games which is why I am not as...intimate with the Houses as, say, the leg armor of a Highlander or the shenanigans of Clan Smoke Jaguar. Commence Digress.

The following is a rough combination of my own stereotypes, the MW:O Community and canon information.

Davion: Franco-Brits, honorable, the Gryfindor of Battletech. Therefor, upperclass, fancy and full of fisty cuffs and hob nobbery.

Liao: Just kinda there, coveting territory, suppressing fun and freedom. HOWEVER, if this was solely based on the MW:O community, it would be a full on troll face. They may not get a lot of respect, but they've been able to effectively troll/initiate confrontations in nearly all the other faction forums. Sneaky folks.

Marik: Isolated corner of the Inner Sphere. Tons of infighting and instability. Grand protector of the most prized Lostech in existence: the American cheeseburger.

Steiner: Incompetent generals, copious amounts of Atlas'. Lots of energy and hard to pronounce ranks. Lively lot though...misguided when it comes to certain aspects of war...but, nothing a few well guided LRM 10's can't fix.

Rasalhague: Vikings in space. Mead, fur armor and facial hair abound. Close nit bunch. Hates snakes.

Kurita: Honor bound mechanized samurai's. Will they go for the Rasal-dazzlers, hit the Davion's when they move to back slap Liao, stomp Steiner? Who knows. Don't tug the pony tail, they don't like that.

Clans: Need I say more? [ And yes, I AM aware that the clans are in the wrong position save for the Smokeys. Trust me, it wasn't intentional.]

This is just a rough draft of course. Thoughts, suggestions?

Edited by Anthill, 29 February 2012 - 03:47 PM.

[Hayden]

You forgot St. Ives

[Mason Grimm]

Hayden, on 29 February 2012 - 01:23 AM, said:

You forgot St. Ives

Doesn't everyone?

[Paladin1]

St. Who? Do you mean the Sarna March?

[Thorn Hallis]

Anthill, on 29 February 2012 - 01:18 AM, said:

Rasalhague: Vikings in space. Mead, fur armor and facial hair abound. Close nit bunch. Hates snakes.

That niche is allready taken by the Jarnfolk in the BTU (minus the snake hate).

[Skwisgaar Skwigelf]

Pretty much nailed it.

[ice trey]

Only issue is that you got the order of the clans wrong.

From left-right
Jade Falcon - Wolf - Ghost Bear - Smoke Jaguar.

[Orcinus]

I thought (from left to right) the invading clans were Jade Falcon, Wolf, Ghost Bear, Smoke Jaguar?

EDIT: Ninja'd.

Edited by Orcinus, 29 February 2012 - 06:32 AM.

[Damon Howe]

Skwisgaar Skwigelf, on 29 February 2012 - 06:21 AM, said:

Pretty much nailed it.

[Vargyr]

Think we outta tell the Jarls to get this Anthill 'Jock on payroll.

[Skwisgaar Skwigelf]

Damon Howe, on 29 February 2012 - 07:41 AM, said:

Change your sig! Show some pride!

[Listless Nomad]

I cannot wait for those Capellan rapscallions to invade this civil conversation and pollute it with their uncouth trolling.

Bully.

Edited by Listless Nomad, 29 February 2012 - 09:28 AM.

[Adridos]

Anthill, on 29 February 2012 - 01:18 AM, said:

Liao: Just kinda there, coveting territory, suppressing fun and freedom. HOWEVER, if this was solely based on the MW:O community, it would be a full on troll face. They may not get a lot of respect, but they've been able to effectively troll/initiate confrontations in nearly all the other faction forums. Sneaky folks.

We are just doing role-play.
We try to act as Capellans, but we can't do anything more than to post something that could potentionaly spark some infighting between Davions and Steiner, for example. They will attack each other later in the lore and we try to use that to the best of our ability.

Aside from role-play, we are this kind of "challenge accepted" type of folks, trying to live with 3 mech types and handful of planets against Fed Com, the biggest "faction" in the galaxy. I know I can't prove that to you now, but you'll see later when the game starts.

Edited by Adridos, 29 February 2012 - 09:36 AM.

[Listless Nomad]

Adridos, on 29 February 2012 - 09:35 AM, said:

We are just doing role-play.
We try to act as Capellans, but we can't do anything more than to post something that could potentionaly spark some infighting between Davions and Steiner, for example. They will attack each other later in the lore and we try to use that to the best of our ability.

Aside from role-play, we are this kind of "challenge accepted" type of folks, trying to live with 3 mech types and handful of planets against Fed Com, the biggest "faction" in the galaxy. I know I can't prove that to you now, but you'll see later when the game starts.

And you do it so well Adridos. It certainly is fun verbally sparring with you all over the forums. You make it interesting haha

[Anthill]

ice trey, on 29 February 2012 - 06:28 AM, said:

Only issue is that you got the order of the clans wrong.

From left-right
Jade Falcon - Wolf - Ghost Bear - Smoke Jaguar.

Yeah, I noticed that far too late in development...odd, that no one even gives a thought to the fact that the Steel Vipers aren't even mentioned. The St. Ives of the Clan Invasion is what I call 'em.

[CoffiNail]

Anthill, on 29 February 2012 - 02:03 PM, said:

Yeah, I noticed that far too late in development...odd, that no one even gives a thought to the fact that the Steel Vipers aren't even mentioned. The St. Ives of the Clan Invasion is what I call 'em.

They were not part of the initial invasion and had no planets. They were only reserve and used to garrison planets at the request of the 4 invading Clans.

[Anthill]

CoffiNail, on 29 February 2012 - 02:07 PM, said:

They were not part of the initial invasion and had no planets. They were only reserve and used to garrison planets at the request of the 4 invading Clans.

That explains that. Gotta stop trusting maps at first glance.

[Outlaw2]

except for SJ, the clans are in their wrong positions

[Anthill]

Adridos, on 29 February 2012 - 09:35 AM, said:

We are just doing role-play.
We try to act as Capellans, but we can't do anything more than to post something that could potentionaly spark some infighting between Davions and Steiner, for example. They will attack each other later in the lore and we try to use that to the best of our ability.

Aside from role-play, we are this kind of "challenge accepted" type of folks, trying to live with 3 mech types and handful of planets against Fed Com, the biggest "faction" in the galaxy. I know I can't prove that to you now, but you'll see later when the game starts.

Oh, I do believe you. I've noticed you folks poking the other houses with that sword of yours, and am expecting some good and utterly devastating Havoc from you folks.

[Watchit]

You got Rasalhague down to a T!