Third pre-game letter

So now that <REDACTED> is out of the way I can start going after this in full force.  With a few of us playing the actual Battletech game that's recently been released, it gives a lot more 'OOMPH' to the universe as it stands.  What's more the game actually plays out directly adjacent to the space my campaign will be in.  This gives us a lot more 'fluff' to work with and as such will give us significantly more leeway for our game idea/space. 

Please note we're still 1 player short.  Typically these games have a 'lance' of four players.  If one is not available I will provide a DM-PC  (played by me) or a shared PC in which you all decide what they do. 

Also you will all, in some level, be involved in mech-level combat.  You won't all be required to be good at it but it will be helpful if you aren't a mech pilot that you still have some modicum of mech piloting skills on the off chance it's your only mode of travel.  I'm also not excluding any starting choices for the era, so if you want to be a deposed noble or something that's all within reason.  There are, after all, thousands of tiny noble houses all over the inner sphere.  

Also be aware we will probably do a session zero (Character builds) soon.  I'm thinking of dedicating wednesdays for this RPG - how does that work for everyone else?  The style of character building is narrative so you will choose your place of birth, early years, later years, etc - all building up your character's story as you go.

So with that, on with the fluff!  This week is a fake travel advertisement.  It contains information relevant to roleplayers who are interested in actually picking up the local stuff as well as some planet-specific info for your starting planet (Althea's Choice).