BattleTech Planet Primer: Rocky / Lore and History

References: Touring the Stars-Rocky, Star League Sourcebook, Liberation of Terra I & 2. First Succession War, Second Succession War, Handbook-House Steiner, The Hunt for Jardine,
New Background art commissioned from Kira!
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Thank you to Dwane Loose, Anthony Scroggins, Matt Plog, Bishop Steiner, Flying Debris, Alan Blackwell, Chris Lowry, Dale Eadeh, Harri Kallio, Loston Wallace, and all the other BattleTech artists that have brought the IP to life through their amazing work.
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Concept Art from Mechwarrior Online and game art from MW5 is owned by Piranha Games.
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Intro Music: Purchased use rights from Ovani Sound
#BattleTech #Mechwarrior #CatalystGameLabs #lore

[@parallaxgames]

Frog, I don't know anything about this planet, but it's a Rasselhague world with one of the best names in battletech. Pomme de Terre. Apple of the Earth, or, less literally, Potato. Planet Potato. I MUST KNOW THE SECRETS OF PLANET TATER!

[@MechanicalFrog]

I'll have to look into that one.

[@willh8950]

Given that my Merc company is called the P.D.T Ranger Corps, I second this. Would be interesting to see what an expert could bring out on our little Kurito-Rasalhagian farming colony!

[@duanewong1527]

PO-TA-TOES; boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew!

[@philliphagan4760]

Are the moons tater1 and tater2 etc?

[@g3heathen209]

Moons are called russet and Idaho

[@michaelmoolick9419]

This is exactly the sort of lore that really improves things. So many talk about some machine but the worlds and epic stories laying there in wait like a hungry Wendigoid pack are interesting in much deeper ways.

[@slayeroflore221]

Nice hearing you on the BPL podcast. Please keep up the excellent work.

[@MechanicalFrog]

Thanks, will do!

[@EdgarStyles1234]

Can you link it

[@solaraura8278]

@@EdgarStyles1234 The Black Pants Legion Podcast is on Spotify. And the BPL has made their content there (as they always do) free.

[@mathewkelly9968]

As ive come to realise Tex talks out his arse and doesnt know jack shit ive stopped watching BPL

[@cm3291]

@@mathewkelly9968what makes you say that?

[@radwolf76]

Growing up about an hour outside of Philadelphia before I moved elsewhere, all I can say is "Yo, Adrian!"

[@jacobjones9072]

The planet Ishtar in the Tauran Concordat would be an interesting planet to learn more about. The write up in the Periphery book leaves me wanting to know more .

[@MechanicalFrog]

True that.

[@MrMyu]

If nothing else, the place seems like it would make a great staging ground for a small unit trying to keep its head down. Or for a game campaign that wanted access to a lot of places in a hurry. 2nd planet of a K-class star, so it's presumably close to the star, and being a smaller star, wouldn't be as great a distance to the jump points. Just turn up the heaters, pack some winter clothes, and get cozy.

[@MechanicalFrog]

It would be a great place to stage an adventure.

[@bryankollmorgen2696]

Wow. Now I want more stories about the marginal and wretched remains of the succession wars. They could be endless. Thank you 😊

[@MechanicalFrog]

You got it!

[@lexington476]

Since this is rocky, I am going to assume of course that within a single jump is also a corresponding planet called Bullwinkle 🙂.

[@jaredragland4707]

The only university in the capital is called Whatsamatta.

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

I suppose no one invading Rocky had orders to "get moose and squirrel". Poor Rocky, it sure lived down to its name, but I suspect there are many worlds like it scattered throughout the Inner Sphere and Near Periphery. But I can dig any planet that has yetis living on it.

[@yegorzarubin91]

Beautiful. Never heard of Rocky before.

[@DynamoNED]

Loving the new overlay for the console equipment! And an excellent planetary primer to boot.

[@MechanicalFrog]

Thank you. I think it was worth the investment.

[@ogrehaslayers605]

Im loving these planetary histories! Just fantastic! Thank you!

[@MechanicalFrog]

Glad you like them!

[@haileysaint5443]

I honestly love and appreciate all of the effort you put into these videos; not just the video images and such, but also the research. Keep hopping!

[@MechanicalFrog]

Glad you like them!

[@sharlin648]

Its interesting that this is one of the first planets we spotted, I wonder what system its in, and its a fascinating one that survived into the Battletech universe. Great vid as always.

[@scytheseven9173]

No no, don't hit the lycan subscribe button-Rocky has wendigoids, which aren't lycanthropes! different monster great video, MechFrog, i loved it!

[@MechanicalFrog]

Well played...

[@marsar1775]

i like the new overlay for these survey videos. feels right. Rocky seems to be yet anither battletech tragedy. people just want to keep their heads down and live a quiet life while everyone around them squabbles over them, seemingly without asking the locals what they want. and if the would be overlords cant have it, then it may as well die again, locals be dam-ned

[@defiantmechwarrior2397]

First off all hail the glorious nonsense. Second background is amazing an upgrade from the macintosh 🎉. Lastly I vote Taurus for next planet primer.

[@MechanicalFrog]

Thank you. I think the 3D artist commission was worth it to spice things up.

[@solaraura8278]

Nice lore video on the world of Rocky. Given everything that world has been through, one could say the locals have fallen on... HARD times! I know that was too easy, I'll see myself out XD

[@MechanicalFrog]

Well played.

[@krishonk7754]

I'm still enjoying this series on the planets of Battletech. I don't know a lot about the individual worlds, but of the ones I do, Tukayyid could be interesting to hear more about.

[@riptors9777]

You gonna do one on kentares? Lovely planet where NOTHING BAD EVER HAPPEND! TWICE! XD

[@MechanicalFrog]

Maybe... that'd be an interesting one.

[@Geeko170]

Oh I love this planet. I’m gonna have to dig into this one. Good video Professor Frog.

[@MechanicalFrog]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@scytheseven9173]

Sorry it took so long for me to watch this one, i was depressed thanks for the video!

[@MechanicalFrog]

This one might not have improved your mood...

[@randomnetsurfer]

Love the new background!

[@MechanicalFrog]

I'm so glad.

[@sebastiang.5032]

"Rocky, I hate to say I wish you would just go away..." 🎶🎵

[@MechanicalFrog]

No bully Rocky.

[@ImSamsquanch]

Good to hear the wendigoids survived

[@MechanicalFrog]

What a relief.

[@Bolththrower]

Thanks for doing this video!

[@Bhaalspawn]

I'm glad you're doing these, it adds more variety to the lore videos available!

[@MechanicalFrog]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Khealos]

I'm enjoying the content about some of the worlds of Battletech since the setting has so many of them. And it's nice to talk about some of them that aren't the commonly known ones like Tukyid, Terra, or the various capital worlds. Keep up the great work!

[@MechanicalFrog]

Glad you like them!

[@FixBot_GER]

Another excellent Lore Video! and a cool new console. Please keep this up!

[@MechanicalFrog]

More to come!

[@Bluehairedgirl89]

Finally got a chance to sit down and watch this! Thank you so much for all the effort you put into this video! I can’t wait to get a chance to read the Hunt for Jardine books! I genuinely enjoyed learning the history of this word, it puts into perspective how cruel the Star League civil war was and how genuinely mindless the Succession Wars got. And once again at the risk of jumping the shark, how much of a betrayal it was for Kerensky to take the SLDF and fuck off into the deep preiphery rather than at least trying to protect and rebuild the ruined worlds of the old Terran Hegemony. I know it would have been a Sisyphean task but still they were effectively left to be die and have their bones fought over by the SLDF.

[@MechanicalFrog]

Thanks as always for coming by!

[@derekburge5294]

Absolutely love these planetary investigations. Delightful light listening.

[@MechanicalFrog]

They're fun and definitely for the committed fans.

[@kierdalemodels]

Very interesting! I’d never heard of it. That book sounds interesting! I love the new look, too👍

[@Primearch-GG]

Planet name: Rocky Reputation: 1980's Stallon movies

[@MechanicalFrog]

"If he dies, he dies..."

[@clarkreamer4560]

It's so snazzy in the new office! Looks great!

[@MechanicalFrog]

Thanks!

[@mathewkelly9968]

More planets 🎉

[@AtlatlMan]

Loving these planet guides immensely, look forward to more.

[@georgesulea]

Cool, first to arrive, and a cool planetary survey to boot!!

[@MechanicalFrog]

Hope you enjoy it! Have a great rest of your week.

[@gryphon3241]

heres me hitting ALL the buttons. the nonsense must flow, and the only way to ensure it does is to ENGAGE!! To the buttons fair viewers! All the buttons!!

[@williamjanak2013]

A planet that big mech sized beasts would be great! Oh, or the one that has Dragons on it! Good video as always.

[@MechanicalFrog]

Add...more...dinosaurs... check.

[@madcat3525]

Great video! Looking forward to more videos.

[@MechanicalFrog]

Thank you.

[@randyslater199]

New to me, but curious if their is a planet in the system named...Bullwinkle (boy that ages me). Love the new background and this primer

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

"Watch this, Rocky, I am going to pull an Urbanmech out of this hat." "Awww, that trick never works, Bullwinkle!"

[@JeromeCarns]

I hadn't heard of Rocky until watching this, but loved the video! New background is dope too. Big fan of this kind of lore - though maybe that puts me in the minority? Eh whatever. I'd love to see a vid on New Dallas. I know plenty of source material exists already but who has time for all that reading when you have The Frog available. Keep up the awesome work!

[@MechanicalFrog]

Thanks a lot. New Dallas would be fun. We'll see what nonsense arrives soon. Take Care!

[@KingMakerRook]

Sorry the planet videos aren’t doing as well, they’re still very cool and we’re happy you’re doing them

[@MechanicalFrog]

They're definitely for the subscribers, not for generating large numbers of clicks.

[@paulie_vanish_]

Mr. Frog.... PLEASE KEEP THIS LINE OF VIDEOS UP! I LOVE THESE LORE VIDEOS!

[@CraigSteinhoff]

Great video! Love the deep lore about a planet I have never heard of

[@MechanicalFrog]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@GraniteGhost778]

I had not actually heard of this one, and that's quite a fascinating and rich history for a seemingly random planet in the setting.

[@MechanicalFrog]

An interesting one.

[@SulliMike23]

I look forward to more planets explored.

[@MechanicalFrog]

More than a few left to do...

[@carlosrgns]

guess planet videos are doing well, good to hear cuz i've never seen the equivalent

[@MechanicalFrog]

This one is bombing but, oh well. More nonsense ahead.

[@carlosrgns]

shame, it's fun and interesting@@MechanicalFrog

[@MechanicalFrog]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@gwin2719]

Love your planets series

[@herasisrodney8378]

Love to see a video on Vega

[@MechanicalFrog]

That would be an interesting one.

[@covahredro8370]

I think they should be a Mech named after those Yetis

[@MechanicalFrog]

www.sarna.net/wiki/Wendigo Maybe?

[@nukenuked5749]

waking up erely for and a new frog video sweet thanks mate

[@dustybunny6716]

Here I was thinking this was a story on the terrain type as an April Fools joke. Didn't even know a planet like this existed

[@MechanicalFrog]

It made me wonder how many other planets out there have fallen off the maps.

[@elenorefangirl3389]

Would like to see a lore video about Clinton; the first base of Snord's Irregulars. Please.

[@MechanicalFrog]

Oh, that would be interesting.

[@ursulcx299]

There's a lot said in the video and a lot to say about it. However, I can only get one take from this: fuck Amaris.

[@MKmaki6094]

It didn't occur to me how common it was for systems and planets to just dissapear off the map like that. One can only imagine the tragedy of the population on these forgotten worlds. But, it does validate the existence og my homebrew systems including one I made as the origin of my homebrew merc unit and minor noble house. Also now that you'e done about I'd like to say 3 Planet Primer videos, you gotta check out the Bob system. Such a strange world

[@MechanicalFrog]

It's on the list to look into.

[@MKmaki6094]

@@MechanicalFrog My beloved Dunklewälderdunklerflüssenschattenwelt

[@g3heathen209]

Is there a giant gas planet named "Bullwinkle" in the system?

[@gregdomenico1891]

Thanks for this, never heard of it( Sven may have mentioned it in his First Succession War video, but I don't remember). For our next one, can we get someplace less depressing, like Twycross or Out Reach?😂

[@philliphagan4760]

New planet to me

[@mathewkelly9968]

Piles of planets are out there like this , you have to goto the end of the star league map to realise just how many planets like it there are ............ Tikonov , StIves or Chesterton next pretty please , as you know though I got a list

[@chrisbritt4266]

Great video.Hope you do more on the planets.Maybe Samantha won vehicles drop ships.Jump ships and anything going on in the dark age.I like the dark age about everything except the destruction of my lovely beloved nova cats

[@jasonm1691]

I'd like to hear about New Dallas

[@kenhodge9046]

Never heard of the planet Rocky. I enjoyed the video a lot. Lets hear about a planet that isnt dead or dying. Id be very interested in planets that mercenaries would travel for parts goods etc. Could be solid info for a RPG campaign... Ish thing.

[@MechanicalFrog]

Yeah we'll head somewhere completely different next time.

[@SpaceMarine4040]

I really prefer these being about the lesser known planets rather than the famous ones like Solaris VII or Hesperus II. This is one I have never heard of, but damn that is a sad ending. I wonder if there are any worlds in battletech that were terraformed to be somewhat more habitable after taking a beating.

[@krissteel4074]

That's the great thing about the Succession Wars, you thought it was bad for the first two? Wait, there's more!

[@MechanicalFrog]

The hits keep coming.

[@stormcrow28]

You should do one on the planet Bob

[@oldguycantgame]

Another planet that could be fun is Astrokasky, not sure I spelled it right, aka Port Karin, out in the periphery

[@jollyjohnthepirate3168]

Please tell us there's a second habitual world in this system named Adrian.

[@PaganPilot]

Wendigoids and nuclear winter? Planet is now most dangerous version of Ski Free complete with mutant yeti

[@WilliamSlayer]

I'd be interested in the planet Coventry sir!

[@MechanicalFrog]

That's a silly place.

[@memph1ston]

Utility: near zero Strength: near zero fun: maxed (survival mode)

[@MechanicalFrog]

A little radioactive snow never hurt anyone.

[@tripwire31]

I know it's rather close to home, but I think Venus would be a really good choice for the next planet due to its proximity to Terra, and seeing how it steadily fell from grace since the Amaris Civil War.

[@MechanicalFrog]

We talked a little bit about Venus in my Terran System video a while back. Bit of a tragic story.

[@Dang_Near_Fed_Up]

Excellent recap of the fall of a once successful planet, due to the wars of greed in the BatlleTech universe.

[@MechanicalFrog]

Story as old as time.

[@Dang_Near_Fed_Up]

@@MechanicalFrog Sadly true, and sadly it is very common. Rocky is by far not an uncommon occurrence in the BattleTech universe, much less all the other SciFi universes.

[@theintern2960]

A friend of mine named his Merc company the "Rocky Wendigoids," and used that term to refer to men's genitals far longer than someone his age should have.

[@MechanicalFrog]

Sounds... descriptive...

[@bloodraven8020]

I had not heard of this planet until now. As for a suggestion, I hear Niles is great this time of year! Just uh... don't go near any caves...

[@topcatcoast2coast579]

Randis!!!!! Do Randis plox.

[@malusignatius]

Is there a Brown Dwarf in the system called Bullwinkle?

[@MechanicalFrog]

There should be.

[@thedocklighter]

"Lara Croft" meets BattleTech on a journey to the tragedy-stricken planet of Rocky in _Secret Cache of The Lost World._

[@H9092-2]

Poor Rocky

[@RussellHoleman]

romulous ?

[@wraith7989]

How come every time one of the great houses showed up to help, things always end up worse when they are done?

[@MechanicalFrog]

"I'm from the government and here to help..." Great. We're all going to die...

[@WilliamSlayer]

Tell me more....in video form please! 😁👍

[@Eulemunin]

Feeding the algorithm

[@lexington476]

For the next video. I think we could make this part one of a two-part 'rock series'. Since you did Rocky today, well clearly the next video in this series has to be The Rock. And I'm not talking to Dwayne Johnson 😀, but I think you probably could throw a few references and maybe a theme song in that reference the other The Rock.

[@clarkreamer4560]

What about Apollo, Clubber, and Drago?

[@lexington476]

@@clarkreamer4560 Lets see what The Rock is cooking first 🙂

[@clarkreamer4560]

@@lexington476 - I'll allow it.

[@cmdrhatchy9611]

Now cover the planet Adrian.

[@JohnDoe-oh7gf]

Enjoyed that tid bit. Mechfrogs content forces me tu use this godforsaken mobile youtube ui, i should probably report him o_o

[@MechanicalFrog]

The horror...the horror...

[@biancamitchell-x3f]

New ty

[@PM9Video]

That’s a sad story.

[@77professional]

I wonder how the planet got its name…

[@MechanicalFrog]

I suspect it is the last name of the first settler... :D

[@77professional]

Do Galatea

[@MechanicalFrog]

Probably should.

[@mathewkelly9968]

ubi solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant ......... They create a desert and call it peace

[@yecnay25]

Nice video Frog, but it’s not Apple-lashia it’s Apple-atcha. Like we’re throwing a apple at ya for mispronouncing our mountains ya Yankee.😝

[@MechanicalFrog]

>Implying anything east of Wyoming is a real place Nice try, Fed.

[@yecnay25]

@@MechanicalFrog East was here first Westy 😝

[@TAVAAR7]

I would've named the coninents "Puyallup, Yakima and Spokane" respectively...if for nothing else than to see the mispronounciation continue into the far future 🤣

[@Sethry406]

Aloha, Couch, Snohomish, Missoula, Willamette, Snoqualmie, Sequim... Cascadia has the best names!

[@MechanicalFrog]

No one believes those three places are real.

[@bthsr7113]

Quite the tragedy.

[@MechanicalFrog]

Truth.

[@louiswilkins9624]

🤔

[@anselmoffrisia2930]

I'm having a rough day, but hey, at least I don't/didn't live on Rocky.

[@MechanicalFrog]

Truth. Hope your day improves.

[@Ironhold_Watch]

Balloons float.js

[@MechanicalFrog]

Alright.

[@dubuyajay9964]

Farhome please. 🌿🪴🌴🦕🦖

[@MechanicalFrog]

Hmm... maybe!