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181.43.125.213: /* The Celestial Series, and other Notable Mechs */

2022-12-09T04:43:57Z

The Celestial Series, and other Notable Mechs

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	* '''''Seraph''''' - The Celestial Series "light" Assault Mech, designed as a hit and run specialist, but ultimately failed to do so given that its Myomer was intended to give it a speed boost when it overheated, but its (admittedly impressive) weaponry, starting with an Ultra AC/10, SRM-6, and Snub-Nose PPC were never going to get it hot enough to do that, and so it's a bit slower than other Assault Mechs. That does not however, mean that you should be anywhere near it.		* '''''Seraph''''' - The Celestial Series "light" Assault Mech, designed as a hit and run specialist, but ultimately failed to do so given that its Myomer was intended to give it a speed boost when it overheated, but its (admittedly impressive) weaponry, starting with an Ultra AC/10, SRM-6, and Snub-Nose PPC were never going to get it hot enough to do that, and so it's a bit slower than other Assault Mechs. That does not however, mean that you should be anywhere near it.
	* '''''Archangel''''' - The Celestial signature Assault Mech, topping out at 100 tons. It was built as the bedrock on which many Word of Blake forces would operate, and given the sheer amount of firepower and armor it could bring to the table; starting with a Heavy PPC and a Plasma Rifle, it more than lived up to its billing. On the surface somewhat undergunned, a combination of compact engine, gyro and the small cockpit common to all Celestials make this one of the most dreaded "zombie" mechs in the game. A targeting computer makes its noticeably limited armament far more dangerous, not to mention the Angel ECM suite. Oh, and it also had Jump Jets, meaning it was fully capable of chasing your ass down if it came to it.		* '''''Archangel''''' - The Celestial signature Assault Mech, topping out at 100 tons. It was built as the bedrock on which many Word of Blake forces would operate, and given the sheer amount of firepower and armor it could bring to the table; starting with a Heavy PPC and a Plasma Rifle, it more than lived up to its billing. On the surface somewhat undergunned, a combination of compact engine, gyro and the small cockpit common to all Celestials make this one of the most dreaded "zombie" mechs in the game. A targeting computer makes its noticeably limited armament far more dangerous, not to mention the Angel ECM suite. Oh, and it also had Jump Jets, meaning it was fully capable of chasing your ass down if it came to it.
	* '''''Omega''''' - An unholy lovechild between King Crab and the Stone Rhino, Omega is the first truly functional Superheavy/Colossal combat mech of 150 tons. Most of that extra tonnage went to armor and CASE II in each weapon, making this mech an extremely tough nut to crack, even if it comes at the cost of it being a slightly mobile pillbox. By comparison the weapons themselves are probably the least impressive thing about it, even if no one would scoff at three torso-mounted Gauss Rifles and LB 10-X Autocannons in each hand, all supported by the C3i computers. With obvious weaknesses in bigger, more target-able profile and an agility of a turtle, this big boy was never deployed without extensive support.		* '''''Omega''''' - An unholy lovechild between King Crab and the Stone Rhino, Omega is the first truly functional Superheavy/Colossal combat mech of 150 tons. Most of that extra tonnage went to armor and CASE II in each weapon, making this mech an extremely tough nut to crack, even if it comes at the cost of it being a slightly mobile pillbox. By comparison the weapons themselves are probably the least impressive thing about it, even if no one would scoff at three torso-mounted Gauss Rifles and LB 10-X Autocannons in each hand, all supported by the C3i computers. With obvious weaknesses in bigger, more target-able profile and an agility of a turtle, this big boy was never deployed without extensive support. Technically, it never left the prototype phase, and of the ~30 Omegas built, only one is known to have survived the Jihad and the Blakists' obliteration and serves as an attraction/gladiator in Solaris VII.

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1d4chan>Rocko1345: /* Military */

2022-09-06T14:29:14Z

Military

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	== Military ==		== Military ==
	The Word of Blake typically built their armies like they used to in ComGuard, with a base-six combined-arms force designed to put more attention on infantry so that the Battlemech in question could draw fire, though how they actually ''fought'' differed considerably. In battle, the Word of Blake's general goal was to lure opponents in by "greying out" the HPG network, and then surprise them with greater-than-expected numbers, nuclear weapons, or both. Indeed, when the Word of Blake wasn't engaging in guerilla wars at the infantry level, they were often known to dump dropship after dropship of Star League era designs or entirely unheard of mechs, power armor, and tank on the unsuspecting heads of their enemies.		The Word of Blake typically built their armies like they used to in ComGuard, with a base-six combined-arms force designed to put more attention on infantry so that the Battlemech in question could draw fire, though how they actually ''fought'' differed considerably. In battle, the Word of Blake's general goal was to lure opponents in by "greying out" the HPG network, and then surprise them with greater-than-expected numbers, nuclear weapons, or both. Indeed, when the Word of Blake wasn't engaging in guerilla wars at the infantry level, they were often known to dump dropship after dropship of Star League era designs or entirely unheard of mechs, power armor, and tank on the unsuspecting heads of their enemies.
			[[File:Manei Domni Zombie.png\|thumb\|left\|Tough, heavily armed, cybernetically enhanced. [[Mechanicus\|Certain people are creaming their red robes]].]]
	They combined this particularly fun tactic with the work from their Shadow Divisions, which were almost always made up of the ''Manei Domini.'' Originally created as a weapon to defend the Word of Blake and their vision of the Star League in a hypothetical genocidal war against the Clans, they come in a diverse range of specialties from disguised infiltrators with advanced sensors to walking cyborg tanks that can tear Clan Elementals apart in melee. As cybernetically enhanced warriors, they were fanatically loyal, exceptionally brutal and usually kept in reserve until it their opponent had no way out, in which their maniac army of crazed cyborg men tore opposing armies to shreds. And that was if they won, they were the ones who were often charged with wiping a planet clean of life using biological weapons, nukes, and chemical agents as well as orbital bombardments if things weren't going their way.		They combined this particularly fun tactic with the work from their Shadow Divisions, which were almost always made up of the ''Manei Domini.'' Originally created as a weapon to defend the Word of Blake and their vision of the Star League in a hypothetical genocidal war against the Clans, they come in a diverse range of specialties from disguised infiltrators with advanced sensors to walking cyborg tanks that can tear Clan Elementals apart in melee. As cybernetically enhanced warriors, they were fanatically loyal, exceptionally brutal and usually kept in reserve until it their opponent had no way out, in which their maniac army of crazed cyborg men tore opposing armies to shreds. And that was if they won, they were the ones who were often charged with wiping a planet clean of life using biological weapons, nukes, and chemical agents as well as orbital bombardments if things weren't going their way.

119.160.169.16: /* The Jihad */

2022-05-28T14:20:02Z

The Jihad

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	The Jihad actually began a little bit before the open decision to just hatefuck the Inner Sphere into submission by the Word of Blake openly declaring war on the Wolf's Dragoons, slamming their capital world with nuclear assaults, poisoning the surface for good and setting their longtime rival merc group after them, ending in the deaths of several major Dragoon leaders. After that, the Jihad started over Federated Sun space and then ballooned into a multi-front war in which every major power suddenly found themselves having to face off against an army that often would "white out" the HPG network, and was able to procure or reinforce all of their battalions with far more than their foes were often expecting, usually with a nuclear arsenal attached to the end of it. Even deep into the periphery did the Blakists reach, causing all sorts of unexpected problems for the periphery powers.		The Jihad actually began a little bit before the open decision to just hatefuck the Inner Sphere into submission by the Word of Blake openly declaring war on the Wolf's Dragoons, slamming their capital world with nuclear assaults, poisoning the surface for good and setting their longtime rival merc group after them, ending in the deaths of several major Dragoon leaders. After that, the Jihad started over Federated Sun space and then ballooned into a multi-front war in which every major power suddenly found themselves having to face off against an army that often would "white out" the HPG network, and was able to procure or reinforce all of their battalions with far more than their foes were often expecting, usually with a nuclear arsenal attached to the end of it. Even deep into the periphery did the Blakists reach, causing all sorts of unexpected problems for the periphery powers.

	It was in effect, utter fucking chaos; almost nobody, including the Clans, had a hard answer for all of the suped up 'Mechs and nuclear devastation being kicked around, as well as plenty of the usual grab-ass and proxy wars that Inner Sphere politics demands in order to stay stable. Certainly nobody could've predicted that the patriarch of a Great House, Thomas Marik, had ended up the Master of the Word of Blake, and that meant they effectively had unlimited money, and even their own in-house mechs. Even the Elementals and Veteran Battle Armor infantry struggled with the Word of Blake's horrific cyborg ''Manei Domini'', who tore through foes with ferociousness and speed. While everyone agreed something needed to be done, the Inner Sphere's politics had all but ensured there couldn't be a another Star League to bring them in line, and ultimately they'd be a problem for years to come. Someone had to step up and take them out for good. Someone needed to show real, honest leadership against this dauntless foe.		It was in effect, utter fucking chaos; almost nobody, including the Clans, had a hard answer for all of the suped up 'Mechs and nuclear devastation being kicked around, as well as plenty of the usual grab-ass and proxy wars that Inner Sphere politics demands in order to stay stable. Certainly nobody could've predicted that the patriarch of a Great House, Thomas Marik, had ended up the Master of the Word of Blake, and that meant they effectively had unlimited money, and even their own in-house mechs. Even the Elementals and Veteran Battle Armor infantry struggled with the Word of Blake's horrific cyborg ''Manei Domini'', who tore through foes with ferociousness and speed. While everyone agreed something needed to be done, the Inner Sphere's politics had all but ensured there couldn't be another Star League to bring them in line, and ultimately they'd be a problem for years to come. Someone had to step up and take them out for good. Someone needed to show real, honest leadership against this dauntless foe.

	That someone was Devlin Stone.		That someone was Devlin Stone.

2603:9000:7800:76CF:F051:9386:D49B:7862: /* The Schism */

2022-05-03T10:59:00Z

The Schism

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	See, the Clans had often only gotten as far as they had because in secret, the Primus at the time was feeding them information, and that didn't sit well with a lot of ComStar's First Circuit, even the religious ones. A majority then opted to place a new Primus in the big chair, one who was more interested in just making money and getting rid of the more religious aspects of themselves. The Religious types, understandably, hated this, and a Precentor named Demona Aziz decided to split away from ComStar, using the HPG network to rally followers to her more traditional viewpoint of Jerome Blake's work, and convinced Thomas Marik of the [[Free Worlds League]] to grant them amnesty in their space.		See, the Clans had often only gotten as far as they had because in secret, the Primus at the time was feeding them information, and that didn't sit well with a lot of ComStar's First Circuit, even the religious ones. A majority then opted to place a new Primus in the big chair, one who was more interested in just making money and getting rid of the more religious aspects of themselves. The Religious types, understandably, hated this, and a Precentor named Demona Aziz decided to split away from ComStar, using the HPG network to rally followers to her more traditional viewpoint of Jerome Blake's work, and convinced Thomas Marik of the [[Free Worlds League]] to grant them amnesty in their space.

	It is here, from the move to the planet Gibson to the secret dealings with Thomas Marik, that the Word Of Blake was truly formed. From there, the Word of Blake aggressively transplanted any loyal ComStar ~~Precepts~~ from the League's HPG network, followed by those of the [[Capellan Confederation]]. All the while they spent the considerable time and affluence they gained from the HPG network to train soldiers and build resources to begin building for more legitimacy, finally beginning a bold plan to overtake Terra itself, a feat they managed to accomplish thanks to trickery and through a genuine amount of sympathy that had been brewing among the Terran populace at the time. Because Terra had been primarily just a figurehead planet for ComStar, it was a major blow to their former comrades, and they wouldn't stop there, going deep into the Chaos Marches, a place well known for their inability to remain conquered, and conquered them.		It is here, from the move to the planet Gibson to the secret dealings with Thomas Marik, that the Word Of Blake was truly formed. From there, the Word of Blake aggressively transplanted any loyal ComStar Precentors from the League's HPG network, followed by those of the [[Capellan Confederation]]. All the while they spent the considerable time and affluence they gained from the HPG network to train soldiers and build resources to begin building for more legitimacy, finally beginning a bold plan to overtake Terra itself, a feat they managed to accomplish thanks to trickery and through a genuine amount of sympathy that had been brewing among the Terran populace at the time. Because Terra had been primarily just a figurehead planet for ComStar, it was a major blow to their former comrades, and they wouldn't stop there, going deep into the Chaos Marches, a place well known for their inability to remain conquered, and conquered them.

	Finally, the time for the second [[Star League]] would come. They would finally do what ComStar didn't. And they would save humanity from itself. And the second Star League even recognized them as a state! Everything was working out!		Finally, the time for the second [[Star League]] would come. They would finally do what ComStar didn't. And they would save humanity from itself. And the second Star League even recognized them as a state! Everything was working out!

2603:9000:7800:76CF:F051:9386:D49B:7862: /* The Schism */

2022-05-03T10:57:45Z

The Schism

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	=== The Schism ===		=== The Schism ===
	See, the Clans had often only gotten as far as they had because in secret, the Primus at the time was feeding them information, and that didn't sit well with a lot of ComStar's First Circuit, even the religious ones. A majority then opted to place a new Primus in the big chair, one who was more interested in just making money and getting rid of the more religious aspects of themselves. The Religious types, understandably, hated this, and a ~~Preceptor~~ named Demona Aziz decided to split away from ComStar, using the HPG network to rally followers to her more traditional viewpoint of Jerome Blake's work, and convinced Thomas Marik of the [[Free Worlds League]] to grant them amnesty in their space.		See, the Clans had often only gotten as far as they had because in secret, the Primus at the time was feeding them information, and that didn't sit well with a lot of ComStar's First Circuit, even the religious ones. A majority then opted to place a new Primus in the big chair, one who was more interested in just making money and getting rid of the more religious aspects of themselves. The Religious types, understandably, hated this, and a Precentor named Demona Aziz decided to split away from ComStar, using the HPG network to rally followers to her more traditional viewpoint of Jerome Blake's work, and convinced Thomas Marik of the [[Free Worlds League]] to grant them amnesty in their space.

	It is here, from the move to the planet Gibson to the secret dealings with Thomas Marik, that the Word Of Blake was truly formed. From there, the Word of Blake aggressively transplanted any loyal ComStar Precepts from the League's HPG network, followed by those of the [[Capellan Confederation]]. All the while they spent the considerable time and affluence they gained from the HPG network to train soldiers and build resources to begin building for more legitimacy, finally beginning a bold plan to overtake Terra itself, a feat they managed to accomplish thanks to trickery and through a genuine amount of sympathy that had been brewing among the Terran populace at the time. Because Terra had been primarily just a figurehead planet for ComStar, it was a major blow to their former comrades, and they wouldn't stop there, going deep into the Chaos Marches, a place well known for their inability to remain conquered, and conquered them.		It is here, from the move to the planet Gibson to the secret dealings with Thomas Marik, that the Word Of Blake was truly formed. From there, the Word of Blake aggressively transplanted any loyal ComStar Precepts from the League's HPG network, followed by those of the [[Capellan Confederation]]. All the while they spent the considerable time and affluence they gained from the HPG network to train soldiers and build resources to begin building for more legitimacy, finally beginning a bold plan to overtake Terra itself, a feat they managed to accomplish thanks to trickery and through a genuine amount of sympathy that had been brewing among the Terran populace at the time. Because Terra had been primarily just a figurehead planet for ComStar, it was a major blow to their former comrades, and they wouldn't stop there, going deep into the Chaos Marches, a place well known for their inability to remain conquered, and conquered them.

71.205.180.193: /* Military */

2022-02-08T07:24:03Z

Military

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	The Word of Blake typically built their armies like they used to in ComGuard, with a base-six combined-arms force designed to put more attention on infantry so that the Battlemech in question could draw fire, though how they actually ''fought'' differed considerably. In battle, the Word of Blake's general goal was to lure opponents in by "greying out" the HPG network, and then surprise them with greater-than-expected numbers, nuclear weapons, or both. Indeed, when the Word of Blake wasn't engaging in guerilla wars at the infantry level, they were often known to dump dropship after dropship of Star League era designs or entirely unheard of mechs, power armor, and tank on the unsuspecting heads of their enemies.		The Word of Blake typically built their armies like they used to in ComGuard, with a base-six combined-arms force designed to put more attention on infantry so that the Battlemech in question could draw fire, though how they actually ''fought'' differed considerably. In battle, the Word of Blake's general goal was to lure opponents in by "greying out" the HPG network, and then surprise them with greater-than-expected numbers, nuclear weapons, or both. Indeed, when the Word of Blake wasn't engaging in guerilla wars at the infantry level, they were often known to dump dropship after dropship of Star League era designs or entirely unheard of mechs, power armor, and tank on the unsuspecting heads of their enemies.

	They combined this particularly fun tactic with the work from their Shadow Divisions, which were almost always made up of the ''Manei Domini.'' Originally created as a weapon to defend the Word of Blake and their vision of the Star League in a hypothetical genocidal war against the Clans, they ~~were~~ cyborg warriors ~~who~~ were fanatically loyal, exceptionally brutal and usually kept in reserve until it their opponent had no way out, in which their maniac army of crazed cyborg men tore opposing armies to shreds. ~~They ranged from disguised infiltrators with advanced sensors to walking cyborg tanks that can tear Clan Elementals apart.~~ And that was if they won, they were the ones who were often charged with wiping a planet clean of life using biological weapons, nukes, and chemical agents as well as orbital bombardments if things weren't going their way.		They combined this particularly fun tactic with the work from their Shadow Divisions, which were almost always made up of the ''Manei Domini.'' Originally created as a weapon to defend the Word of Blake and their vision of the Star League in a hypothetical genocidal war against the Clans, they come in a diverse range of specialties from disguised infiltrators with advanced sensors to walking cyborg tanks that can tear Clan Elementals apart in melee. As cybernetically enhanced warriors, they were fanatically loyal, exceptionally brutal and usually kept in reserve until it their opponent had no way out, in which their maniac army of crazed cyborg men tore opposing armies to shreds. And that was if they won, they were the ones who were often charged with wiping a planet clean of life using biological weapons, nukes, and chemical agents as well as orbital bombardments if things weren't going their way.

	==== The Celestial Series, and other Notable Mechs ====		==== The Celestial Series, and other Notable Mechs ====

71.205.180.193: /* Military */

2022-02-08T07:13:36Z

Military

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	The Word of Blake typically built their armies like they used to in ComGuard, with a base-six combined-arms force designed to put more attention on infantry so that the Battlemech in question could draw fire, though how they actually ''fought'' differed considerably. In battle, the Word of Blake's general goal was to lure opponents in by "greying out" the HPG network, and then surprise them with greater-than-expected numbers, nuclear weapons, or both. Indeed, when the Word of Blake wasn't engaging in guerilla wars at the infantry level, they were often known to dump dropship after dropship of Star League era designs or entirely unheard of mechs, power armor, and tank on the unsuspecting heads of their enemies.		The Word of Blake typically built their armies like they used to in ComGuard, with a base-six combined-arms force designed to put more attention on infantry so that the Battlemech in question could draw fire, though how they actually ''fought'' differed considerably. In battle, the Word of Blake's general goal was to lure opponents in by "greying out" the HPG network, and then surprise them with greater-than-expected numbers, nuclear weapons, or both. Indeed, when the Word of Blake wasn't engaging in guerilla wars at the infantry level, they were often known to dump dropship after dropship of Star League era designs or entirely unheard of mechs, power armor, and tank on the unsuspecting heads of their enemies.

	They combined this particularly fun tactic with the work from their Shadow Divisions, which were almost always made up of the ''Manei Domini.'' Originally created as a weapon to defend the Word of Blake and their vision of the Star League in a hypothetical genocidal war against the Clans, they were cyborg warriors who were fanatically loyal, exceptionally brutal and usually kept in reserve until it their opponent had no way out, in which their maniac army of crazed cyborg men tore opposing armies to shreds. And that was if they won, they were the ones who were often charged with wiping a planet clean of life using biological weapons, nukes, and chemical agents as well as orbital bombardments if things weren't going their way.		They combined this particularly fun tactic with the work from their Shadow Divisions, which were almost always made up of the ''Manei Domini.'' Originally created as a weapon to defend the Word of Blake and their vision of the Star League in a hypothetical genocidal war against the Clans, they were cyborg warriors who were fanatically loyal, exceptionally brutal and usually kept in reserve until it their opponent had no way out, in which their maniac army of crazed cyborg men tore opposing armies to shreds. They ranged from disguised infiltrators with advanced sensors to walking cyborg tanks that can tear Clan Elementals apart. And that was if they won, they were the ones who were often charged with wiping a planet clean of life using biological weapons, nukes, and chemical agents as well as orbital bombardments if things weren't going their way.

	==== The Celestial Series, and other Notable Mechs ====		==== The Celestial Series, and other Notable Mechs ====

71.205.180.193: /* Military */

2022-02-02T06:41:52Z

Military

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	The Word of Blake typically built their armies like they used to in ComGuard, with a base-six combined-arms force designed to put more attention on infantry so that the Battlemech in question could draw fire, though how they actually ''fought'' differed considerably. In battle, the Word of Blake's general goal was to lure opponents in by "greying out" the HPG network, and then surprise them with greater-than-expected numbers, nuclear weapons, or both. Indeed, when the Word of Blake wasn't engaging in guerilla wars at the infantry level, they were often known to dump dropship after dropship of Star League era designs or entirely unheard of mechs, power armor, and tank on the unsuspecting heads of their enemies.		The Word of Blake typically built their armies like they used to in ComGuard, with a base-six combined-arms force designed to put more attention on infantry so that the Battlemech in question could draw fire, though how they actually ''fought'' differed considerably. In battle, the Word of Blake's general goal was to lure opponents in by "greying out" the HPG network, and then surprise them with greater-than-expected numbers, nuclear weapons, or both. Indeed, when the Word of Blake wasn't engaging in guerilla wars at the infantry level, they were often known to dump dropship after dropship of Star League era designs or entirely unheard of mechs, power armor, and tank on the unsuspecting heads of their enemies.

	They combined this particularly fun tactic with the work from their Shadow Divisions, which were almost always made up of the ''Manei Domini.'' Originally created as a weapon to defend the Word of Blake and their vision of the Star League in a genocidal war against the Clans, they were cyborg warriors who were fanatically loyal, exceptionally brutal and usually kept in reserve until it their opponent had no way out, in which their maniac army of crazed cyborg men tore opposing armies to shreds. And that was if they won, they were the ones who were often charged with wiping a planet clean of life using biological weapons, nukes, and chemical agents as well as orbital bombardments if things weren't going their way.		They combined this particularly fun tactic with the work from their Shadow Divisions, which were almost always made up of the ''Manei Domini.'' Originally created as a weapon to defend the Word of Blake and their vision of the Star League in a hypothetical genocidal war against the Clans, they were cyborg warriors who were fanatically loyal, exceptionally brutal and usually kept in reserve until it their opponent had no way out, in which their maniac army of crazed cyborg men tore opposing armies to shreds. And that was if they won, they were the ones who were often charged with wiping a planet clean of life using biological weapons, nukes, and chemical agents as well as orbital bombardments if things weren't going their way.

	==== The Celestial Series, and other Notable Mechs ====		==== The Celestial Series, and other Notable Mechs ====