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{{Update Needed|[[Touring the Stars: McEvedy's Folly]]}}
 
{{Update Needed|[[Touring the Stars: McEvedy's Folly]]}}
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''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)
 
{{InfoBoxSystem
 
{{InfoBoxSystem
 
| image              = McEvedy's_Folly_3151.svg
 
| image              = McEvedy's_Folly_3151.svg
 
| caption            = Project Sagitarius Umbrella [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]] (3151)
 
| caption            = Project Sagitarius Umbrella [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]] (3151)
 
| name                = McEvedy's Folly
 
| name                = McEvedy's Folly
| coord              = −407.71 : −493.917{{e}}
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| coord              = -407.71 : -493.917{{e}}
 
| stars              =  
 
| stars              =  
 
| class              = K4V<ref name=TtSMEFp4>''Touring the Stars: McEvedy's Folly'', p. 4</ref>
 
| class              = K4V<ref name=TtSMEFp4>''Touring the Stars: McEvedy's Folly'', p. 4</ref>
 
| recharge            = 195 hours<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
 
| recharge            = 195 hours<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
| recharge stations  = None<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
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| recharge stations  = none<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
 
| planets            = 4<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
 
| planets            = 4<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
 
}}
 
}}
The '''McEvedy's Folly''' system is home to at least one inhabited world as of [[3150]], '''McEvedy's Folly II''', and is located in the [[Periphery]] beyond the [[Marian Hegemony]] and [[Magistracy of Canopus]].<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
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{{InfoBoxPlanetStandard
 
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| image              = McEvedy's_Folly_Orbital_View_TtSMF.png
__TOC__
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| caption            = Orbital view of McEvedy's Folly
 
 
==System Description==
 
McEvedy's Folly's only neighbor within sixty lightyears is the [[Frobisher]] system.
 
 
 
==Political Affiliation==
 
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
 
* [[2596]] - No record<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2710]] - Planet Discovered<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
 
* [[2750]] - No record<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2764]] - No record<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2765]] - No record<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2822]] - No record<ref name="H:LOTv2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3025]] - No record<ref name="TP1Ep152">''The Periphery, First Edition'', pp. 156–157: "Maps of the Periphery"</ref>
 
* [[3040]] - No record<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3050]] - No record<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3052]] - No record<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3054]] - No record<ref name="ORp46">''Objective Raids'', p. 46: "Magistracy of Canopus"</ref>
 
* [[3057]] - No record<ref name="ER:3062p12">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 12: "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"</ref>
 
* [[3063]] - No record<ref name="ISp97">''Inner Sphere'', p. 98: "Near Periphery Kingdoms Map""</ref><ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref>
 
* [[3067]] - Independent world<ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3075]] - Independent world<ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3081]] - Independent world<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3085]] - Independent world<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3135]] - No record<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3145]] - No record<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3150]] - Independent world<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
 
{{div col end}}
 
 
 
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==McEvedy's Folly II==
 
{{InfoBoxPlanet
 
| image              = McEvedys Folly Orbital View.jpg
 
 
| name                = McEvedy's Folly II
 
| name                = McEvedy's Folly II
| othernames          =
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| position            = 2nd<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
| position            = Second<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
 
 
| distance            = 4.31 days<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
 
| distance            = 4.31 days<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
 
| moons              = 1 (Gossamer)<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
 
| moons              = 1 (Gossamer)<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
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| day                =
 
| gravity            = 1.08<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
 
| gravity            = 1.08<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
 
| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
 
| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
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| water              = 77%<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
 
| water              = 77%<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
 
| life                = Birds<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
 
| life                = Birds<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
| continents          =  
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| date                =  
| colonized          =  
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| year                = 3150
| demonym            =
 
| language            =
 
| religion            =
 
| population          = 3,500 (3070),<br/>2,400 (3150)<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
 
 
| ruler              =  
 
| ruler              =  
| political          =
 
| commander          =
 
 
| capital            = Camp McEvedy<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
 
| capital            = Camp McEvedy<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
| hpg                = None<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
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| population          = 3,500 (3070)<br>2,400 (3150)<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
| hpgrep              =  
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| USIIR              = A-A-A-A-A (2750)<br>F-F-F-B-B (3150)<ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
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| hpg                = none
 
}}
 
}}
===Planetary History===
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== Political Affiliation ==
 
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* [[2596]] - No record <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
===Planetary Locations===
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* [[2710]] - Planet Discovered <ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
* Camp McEvedy: Capital city <ref name=TtSMEFp4/>
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* [[2750]] - No record <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2764]] - No record <ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
===Image gallery===
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* [[2765]] - No record <ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>
<gallery>
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* [[2822]] - No record <ref name="H:LOTv2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
McEvedys Folly Flag.png|Planetary flag of McEvedy's Folly
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* [[3025]] - No record <ref name="TP1Ep152">''The Periphery (sourcebook)'', p. 152, "Map of the Periphery"</ref>
McEvedys Folly Planetary Map.png|Planetary map of McEvedy's Folly
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* [[3040]] - No record <ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
</gallery>
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* [[3050]] - No record <ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
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* [[3052]] - No record <ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref>
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* [[3054]] - No record <ref name="ORp46">''Objective Raids'', p. 46, "Magistracy of Canopus"</ref>
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* [[3057]] - No record <ref name="ER:3062p12">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 12, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"</ref>
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* [[3063]] - No record <ref name="ISp97"> ''Inner Sphere'', p. 98, "Near Periphery Kingdoms Map""</ref><ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Independent world <ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Independent world <ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Independent world  <ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Independent world <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
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* [[3135]] - No record <ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
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* [[3145]] - No record <ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* McEvedy's Folly is an independent Periphery world beyond the borders of the Marian Hegemony and the Magistracy of Canopus and appeared on maps at some point between the end of the [[FedCom Civil War]] and the [[Dark Age]].<ref name="J:FRp43"/>
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* McEvedy's Folly is an independent Periphery world beyond the borders of the [[Marian Hegemony]] and the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] and appeared on maps at some point between the end of the [[FedCom Civil War]] and the [[Dark Age]].<ref name="MotIS3130"/>
* Rumors indicate potential remnants of a large military force after a long forgotten battle, which may have lent the name to the system.
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* It was confirmed by by the BattleTech Developer [[Øystein Tvedten]] via the Catalyst Game Labs Ask The Lead Developers Forum that McEvedy's Folly should in fact have been on every map from 3067 onwards until at least 3130.<ref name="CGL:ATLD">[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,24761.msg555978.html#msg555978 BattleTech Developer confirms the status of McEvedy's Folly.]</ref>
* It was confirmed by BattleTech Developer [[Øystein Tvedten]] via the Catalyst Game Labs Ask the Lead Developers Forum that McEvedy's Folly should in fact have been on every map from 3067 onwards until at least 3130.<ref name="CGL:ATLD">[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,24761.msg555978.html#msg555978 BattleTech Developer confirms the status of McEvedy's Folly.]</ref>
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* Rumors indicate potential remnants of a large military force after a long forgotten battle, which may have lent the name to the system
 
{{Quote|The amazing blinking McEvedy's Folly has by mistake been left off some post-3067 maps. It should be on all maps of that region from 3067 onwards to 3130 at least.
 
{{Quote|The amazing blinking McEvedy's Folly has by mistake been left off some post-3067 maps. It should be on all maps of that region from 3067 onwards to 3130 at least.
  
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Øystein|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,24761.msg555978.html#msg555978 Øystein Tvedten, 21 November 2012]}}
 
Øystein|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,24761.msg555978.html#msg555978 Øystein Tvedten, 21 November 2012]}}
  
==Map Gallery==
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Image:McEvedys_Folly-Flag_TtSMF.png|Planetary flag of McEvedy's Folly
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</gallery>
  
==Nearby Systems==
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== Nearby Systems ==
 
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<references />
 
<references />
  
==Bibliography==
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== Bibliography ==
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* ''[[A Guide To Covert Ops]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
* ''[[A Guide To Covert Ops]]''
 
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
* ''[[Inner Sphere (sourcebook)|Inner Sphere]]''
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* ''[[Inner Sphere (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]''
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* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[Touring the Stars: McEvedy's Folly]]''
 
* ''[[Touring the Stars: McEvedy's Folly]]''
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[[Category:Systems|McEvedy's Folly]]
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[[Category:Planets|McEvedy's Folly]]
[[Category:Independent Systems]]
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[[Category:Independent Planets]]

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