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| − | |name=ComStar | + | | name = ComStar |
| − | | | + | | product development = [[Dana Knutson]] |
| − | + | | primary writing = [[Blaine Pardoe]] | |
| − | + | | cover = [[Tony Szczudlo]] | |
| − | + | | illustrations = [[Earl Geier]] <br /> [[Rick Harris]] <br /> [[Takehiko Itoh]] <br /> [[Mike Jackson]] <br /> [[Take Kasakura]] <br /> [[Dana Knutson]] <br /> [[Jeff Laubenstein]] <br /> [[Allen Nunis]] <br /> [[Scott Rosema]] | |
| − | + | | era = [[Succession Wars era]] <br /> [[Clan Invasion era]] | |
| − | + | | type = Sourcebook | |
| − | + | | publisher = [[FASA]] | |
| − | + | | year = 1992 | |
| − | |primary writing=[[Blaine Pardoe]] | + | | pages = 112 |
| − | | | + | | production code = 1655 |
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
This sourcebook provides the history of [[ComStar]] through [[3055]], some of the technologies it preserved (and how) and the reason for the schism that led to the creation of the [[Word of Blake]]. | This sourcebook provides the history of [[ComStar]] through [[3055]], some of the technologies it preserved (and how) and the reason for the schism that led to the creation of the [[Word of Blake]]. | ||
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| + | ==From the back cover== | ||
| + | {{quote|''As the [[Star League]] was dying on the eve of the [[Succession Wars]], the [[Great Houses|House Lords]] agreed on one final action. At the suggestion of General [[Aleksandr Kerensky|Kerensky]] they appointed [[Jerome Blake]] as Minister of Communications and charged him with repairing the damaged [[Hyperpulse Generator|HPG network]]. This would prove a momentous decision.'' | ||
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| + | ''Within a few short years after [[Operation Exodus|Kerensky's Exodus]], Blake and his followers had seized control of [[Terra]] and declared themselves neutral in the coming conflicts. The newly-named [[ComStar]] evolved into a pseudo-religious organization, with Blake as its divine founder, that positioned itself as the keeper of technology and the preserver of humanity's future.'' | ||
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| + | ''For nearly 300 years, ComStar watched as the Succession Wars ripped apart the [[Inner Sphere]] and technology was lost, waiting for the day when they would step in to save humanity from a new dark age. But the 31st century changed all of that.'' | ||
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| + | ''This sourcebook presents the history and inner workings of ComStar, including the devastating schism that struck the sect in the days following their victory over the [[Clans]] at [[Battle of Tukayyid|Tukayyid]].''}} | ||
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
| − | *Introduction | + | * Introduction |
| − | *History | + | |
| − | **The Rise of Blake | + | * History |
| − | **Birth of ComStar | + | ** The Rise of [[Jerome Blake|Blake]] |
| − | **The Foundation Years | + | ** Birth of ComStar |
| − | **A New Order | + | ** The Foundation Years |
| − | **The ComStar War | + | ** A New Order |
| − | **The Consolidation Years | + | ** The ComStar War |
| − | **War Renewed | + | ** The Consolidation Years |
| − | **Civil War | + | ** War Renewed |
| − | **Age of Enlightenment | + | ** Civil War |
| − | **Calm Before the Storm | + | ** Age of Enlightenment |
| − | **The Tiepolo Years | + | ** Calm Before the Storm |
| − | **The Waterly Era | + | ** The [[Julian Tiepolo|Tiepolo]] Years |
| − | *New Orders | + | ** The [[Myndo Waterly|Waterly]] Era |
| − | **New ComStar | + | |
| − | ***Organization | + | * New Orders |
| − | ***Com Guards Deployment | + | ** New ComStar |
| − | ***Personalities | + | *** Organization |
| − | ****[[Sharilar Mori]] | + | *** [[ComGuard|Com Guards]] Deployment |
| − | ****[[Anastasius Focht]] | + | *** Personalities |
| − | ****[[Victoria Parrdeau]] | + | **** [[Sharilar Mori]] |
| − | **Word of Blake | + | **** [[Anastasius Focht]] |
| − | ***Organization | + | **** [[Victoria Parrdeau]] |
| − | ***Personalities | + | ** [[Word of Blake]] |
| − | ****[[William Blane]] | + | *** Organization |
| − | ****[[Trent Arian]] | + | *** Personalities |
| − | ****[[Demona Aziz]] | + | **** [[William Blane]] |
| − | ****[[Alexander Kernoff]] | + | **** [[Trent Arian]] |
| − | *New BattleMechs | + | **** [[Demona Aziz]] |
| − | **[[Nexus]] | + | **** [[Alexander Kernoff]] |
| − | **[[Raijin]] | + | |
| − | **[[Grand Crusader]] | + | * New BattleMechs |
| − | + | ** ''[[Nexus]]'' | |
| − | + | ** ''[[Raijin]]'' | |
| + | ** ''[[Grand Crusader]]'' | ||
| + | * Game Supplement | ||
| + | ** ComStar Archetypes | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | *The authors of the ComStar report are [[Adept]]s [[Nonda Toolippi]], [[Norash Murrilvellthiun]] and [[Adien M'Ripon]]. | + | * The authors of the ComStar report are [[Adept]]s [[Nonda Toolippi]], [[Norash Murrilvellthiun]] and [[Adien M'Ripon]]. |
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[[Category:Books]] | [[Category:Books]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Sourcebooks]] | ||
Revision as of 21:19, 22 November 2008
Description
This sourcebook provides the history of ComStar through 3055, some of the technologies it preserved (and how) and the reason for the schism that led to the creation of the Word of Blake.
From the back cover
| “ | As the Star League was dying on the eve of the Succession Wars, the House Lords agreed on one final action. At the suggestion of General Kerensky they appointed Jerome Blake as Minister of Communications and charged him with repairing the damaged HPG network. This would prove a momentous decision.
Within a few short years after Kerensky's Exodus, Blake and his followers had seized control of Terra and declared themselves neutral in the coming conflicts. The newly-named ComStar evolved into a pseudo-religious organization, with Blake as its divine founder, that positioned itself as the keeper of technology and the preserver of humanity's future. For nearly 300 years, ComStar watched as the Succession Wars ripped apart the Inner Sphere and technology was lost, waiting for the day when they would step in to save humanity from a new dark age. But the 31st century changed all of that. This sourcebook presents the history and inner workings of ComStar, including the devastating schism that struck the sect in the days following their victory over the Clans at Tukayyid. |
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Contents
- Introduction
- History
- New Orders
- New ComStar
- Organization
- Com Guards Deployment
- Personalities
- Word of Blake
- Organization
- Personalities
- New ComStar
- New BattleMechs
- Game Supplement
- ComStar Archetypes
Notes
- The authors of the ComStar report are Adepts Nonda Toolippi, Norash Murrilvellthiun and Adien M'Ripon.