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™ DDAAWWNN OOFF TTHHEE JJIIHHAADD •• AA CCLLAASSSSIICC BBAATTTTLLEETTEECCHH SSOOUURRCCEEBBOOOOKK •• •• 3355002233 not as it s Classic Classic BattleTech shakes the and universe to its foundation, ® Dawn of the Jihad box of secrets? BattleTech Sphere survive the opening of ComStar’s documenting the opening year in a decades- truth is the lie of tomorrow. Can the Inner truth is the lie of tomorrow. across a thousand light years, all i appears. Friend becomes foe and today’s Classic BattleTech But amidst the chaos and confusion swirling will also find framework rules to run almost any bring humanity to its knees. strings taut in righteous anger, launching a war to strings taut in righteous anger, long struggle for the very survival of humanity. power behind the fanatical Word of Blake pulls the power behind the fanatical Word ™ When the Star League self-destructs, a shadowy Sample file Sample type of campaign set in this chaotic time. more directly into the action than ever before. Players of both RPG rolling format, allowing readers to immerse themselves The series of events presented in this book unfold in a to lead mankind to the light … by any means necessary. to lead mankind to the light … by any means necessary. for single-handedly turning ComStar into a pseudo-religious organization with a vision: Primus Conrad Toyama of ComStar, successor to Jerome Blake and the man responsible of ComStar, Primus Conrad Toyama November 3067 saw the culmination of work two centuries in the making, work begun by Sample file connection/DAWN OF THE JIHAD/section00: TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS i THE DEVELOPER’S SAY 4 “Cowardice!” 67 SHADOWS OF FAITH 6 Doctors: Coordinator Ill, Recovering 67 INTRODUCTION 16 “Who Among Us Shall Rule?” 68 How to Use This Book 17 The Widening Confl icts 68 AND IT CAME TO PASS 18 Dieron Under Quarantine 70 War Engulfs Inner Sphere 19 Death to Mercenaries! 70 Decade of Tumult 19 Borders on Alert 71 Opening Shots 23 THE EAGLE SCREAMS 72 FILTHY MONEY 27 Winds of Change 73 War Strikes Mercenaries! 28 The Star League Failure: What Happened? 73 The Gathering Storm 28 Mercenary Assault on Mars Fails! 74 Where the Money Trail Ends 29 Tharkad: Was It or Wasn’t It? 74 Northwind Highlanders Returning Home 29 Assassins Gun Down Head of Sirian Concordance 75 Death of a Legend 30 Outreach Nuked! 75 Harlech City Under Siege! 31 Day of the Hawk 76 Counterstrike 31 War! 76 Dragoons Break Contract 31 Bolan Declares War 77 Northwind Blockade 33 Captain-General Condemns “Lyran Aggression” 77 Mars: What Happened? 34 Steiners Launch Second Wave 78 Fall of Outreach 35 The Quagmire of the Alliance 80 Mercenary Treachery 35 At Last! 81 Outreach Bombarded! 35 Jeremy Brett: Usurper in a Hero’s Clothing? 82 Outreach: A Survivor’s Account 36 Knights Recalled 82 Legacy of Distrust 37 ENEMY BROTHERS 83 “Divine Retribution!” 37 Tumbling Downward 84 Mercenaries Under Fire 38 Word of Blake Declares War as Star League Dies 84 Running the Blockade 38 Heretics and Traitors! 84 BURNING FIST 39 Slaughter! 85 Tharkad Burns 41 Com Guards Shattered 86 Star League Disbanded! 42 Tide of Fire 87 Horror Unleashed Sample43 fileTukayyid Hit, Heavy Casualties Reported 87 Chaos and Confusion 44 Dow Vows “Swift Retribution” 88 The Archon Dead? 44 Case White 88 The Greater War 45 Precentor Martial Victor Steiner-Davion Speaks 88 Skye Assaulted! 45 Case White Underway! 89 Long Odds for Duke Robert 47 “Devastation” 91 Wave Two? 47 Mopping Up 92 An Appeal for Unity 48 “The Bringers of Truth” 92 Skye-League War Forces Archon’s Hand 49 The Holy Light of Blake Comes to Demeter 93 Alliance Under Siege—Day 115 50 TRIALS OF VICTORY 94 BROKEN SWORDS 52 Silent Runnings 95 Sunset Over the Sword 54 Whispers and Rumors I 95 Who Is In Charge? 54 Whispers and Rumors II 97 Marshal of the Armies Speaks 55 Awaiting Orders 98 The Forgotten Fronts 56 Borrowed Time 99 The Pleiades Question 56 On the Precipice 99 Lest We Forget 58 Whispers and Rumors III 101 The Taurian Problem 58 Time of Deliberation 101 Marches at War 58 Whispers and Rumors IV 102 Operation Sovereign Justice Underway 58 Outreach Survivors? 102 Sovereign Justice Strikes Deep 60 Guarding the Flank 103 TEARS OF THE DRAGON 62 Righteous Rage 104 Dreams Torn Asunder 63 Showing Restraint 104 Leaders Gather for Whitting 3067 63 Watching and Waiting 104 Star League Disbands 64 Cry Havoc 105 The Dragon Speaks 65 CELESTIAL CRISES 106 Black Dragon Rising 66 Gathering Shadows 107 Uprising on Luthien! 66 Celestial Wisdom Dedicates Memorial 107 Betrayal at the Dragon’s Heart 66 Blake’s Wrath Targets Capellan People 108 connection/DAWN OF THE JIHAD/00: TABLE OF CONTENTS 002 / 003 TABLE OF CONTENTS i St. Ives Struck 108 Warchest Point System 136 Royal Family Kidnapping! 109 Getting Started 136 Flashing Swords 110 Warchest Points Between Tracks 137 Capellans, Unite! 110 Skill Advancement 138 Luck or Foresight? 111 Ending the Campaign 138 Reclaim Your Destiny 111 Chaos Unbound: The Setup 138 Victorious They Vanquish! 112 Look Who’s Coming to Dinner 139 Fortress of Determination 112 Another Day, Another C-bill 140 Davions Sue for Peace 113 FUBAR! 142 Falling Skies 113 Payback 144 Sian Struck! 113 Vacationing in the Wasteland 146 Not Again! 114 The Skye Is Falling! 148 Union of Sword and Spirit 115 Running From the Devil 150 Too Far! 115 Game On! 152 AFTERSHOCKS 117 Golden Goose 153 CHAOS UNBOUND 132 Full Metal Press 155 Chaos Unbound: Dawn of the Jihad 133 Falcon Ptomaine 157 How to Use This Section 134 Final Curtain? 159 Tracks 134 Campaign Special Rules 135 CREDITS ii Writing Cover Art Proofcheckers Herbert A. Beas II Klaus Scherwinski Mike Miller and Peter LaCasse Randall N. Bills Cover Design Loren L. Coleman Jason VargasSample file ©2005 WizKids, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Dawn of the Jihad, Warner Doles Header Design Classic BattleTech, BattleTech, ’Mech, BattleMech, MechWarrior, Chris Hartford Jim Nelson Classic BattleTech RPG, AeroTech 2, and WK Games are registered Ken Horner Layout trademarks and/or trademarks of WizKids, Inc. in the United States Kevin Killiany David M. Stansel-Garner and/or other countries. No part of this work may be reproduced, Nick “Gunslinger” Marsala Illustrations stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any David L. McCulloch Gerhard Mozsi means, without the prior permission in writing of the Copyright Ben Rome Additional Graphic Elements Owner, nor be otherwise circulated in any form other than that in Paul Sjardijn Chris Lewis which it is published. Printed in the USA. 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Bills (offi cial Classic BattleTech fi ction) connection/DAWN OF THE JIHAD/section02: THE DEVELOPER'S SAY THE DEVELOPER'S SAY i The Word of Blake fi rst appeared in 1992 with the publication The hiatus took place for numerous reasons. It allowed FanPro of the ComStar sourcebook, a direct result of events from the novel to fi rmly establish its ability to produce quality products (includ- Lost Destiny by Michael Stackpole. As with any major schism within ing the creation of a fact-checking group of fans to help maintain a fi ctional setting—especially one revolving around a pseudo-re- continuity/quality), and enabled WizKids to fi rmly cement its own ligious order—the plan from inception was to ultimately stage an timeline and game before starting to close the gap. The decision to apocalyptic future battle between the sundered halves of ComStar. “pause” the BattleTech universe was not made lightly. In 2003, I pro- However, as with so many plot threads weaving through the Bat- posed that by 2005, all other criteria should be met and we could tleTech universe, at that point in time the unfolding of events was fi nally delve into the Jihad. nebulous at best. We soon realized that the framework for how the Jihad would In 1994, FASA held its fi rst fi ction