Editing Dawn of the Jihad
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone.
Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision
Your text
Line 4:
Line 4: | type = Sourcebook | type = Sourcebook | author = | author = − | development = [[Herbert A. Beas II]], <br /> [[Randall N. Bills]], <br /> [[Diane Piron-Gelman]] (Product Editing) + | development = [[Herbert A. Beas II]] , [[Randall N. Bills]] <br> [[Diane Piron-Gelman]] (Product Editing) − | primarywriting = Herbert A. Beas II, <br /> Randall N. Bills, <br /> [[Loren L. Coleman]], <br /> [[Warner Doles (person)|Warner Doles]], <br /> [[Chris Hartford]], <br /> [[Ken Horner]], <br /> [[Kevin Killany]], <br /> [[Nick Marsala|Nick "Gunslinger" Marsala]], <br /> [[David L. McCulloch]], <br /> [[Ben Rome]], <br /> [[Paul Sjardijn]], <br /> [[Christoffer Trossen|Christoffer "Bones" Trossen]], <br /> [[Øystein Tvedten]], <br /> [[Phaedra Weldon]]; <br /> Loren L. Coleman ([[Shadows of Faith]]) story; <br /> Ben Rome, Paul Sjardijn (Chaos Unbound) + | primarywriting = Herbert A. Beas II <br /> Randall N. Bills <br /> [[Loren L. Coleman]] <br /> [[Warner Doles (person)|Warner Doles]] <br /> [[Chris Hartford]] <br /> [[Ken Horner]] <br /> [[Kevin Killany]] <br /> [[Nick Marsala]] <br /> [[David L. McColluch]] <br /> [[Ben Rome]] <br /> [[Paul Sjardijn]] <br /> [[Christoffer Trossen]] <br /> [[Øystein Tvedten]] <br /> [[Phaedra Weldon]] <br> Loren L. Coleman ([[Shadows of Faith]]) Story <br> Ben Rome, Paul Sjardijin (Chaos Unbound) | pages = 160 | pages = 160 − | cover = [[Klaus Scherwinski]], <br /> [[Jason Vargas]] (Design), <br /> Randall N. Bills (Art Direction) + | cover = [[Klaus Scherwinski]] <br> [[Jason Vargas]] (Design) <br> Randall N. Bills (Art Direction) − | interiorart = [[Jim Nelson]] (Header Design), <br> [[David M. Stansel Garner]] (Layout), <br> [[Chris Lewis]] (Additional Graphic Elements) + | interiorart = [[Jim Nelson]] (Header Design) <br> [[David M. Stansel Garner]] (Layout) <br> [[Chris Lewis]] (Additional Graphic Elements) | illustrations = [[Gerhard Mozsi]] | illustrations = [[Gerhard Mozsi]] | publisher = [[FanPro]] | publisher = [[FanPro]] − | productioncode = 35023 + | productioncode = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=139 35023] | year = August, 2005 | year = August, 2005 | ISBN10 = 1932564578 | ISBN10 = 1932564578 | ISBN13 = 978-1932564570 | ISBN13 = 978-1932564570 − | MSRP = $24.99 + | MSRP = 24.99$ | content = | content = | era = [[Jihad era|Jihad]] | era = [[Jihad era|Jihad]] − | timeline = [[3068]] + | timeline = [[3068]] | series = Jihad Books | series = Jihad Books | precededby = | precededby = Line 25:
Line 25: ==Description== ==Description== − '''''Dawn of the Jihad''''' describes the chaos of the first two years of the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]], but it does this in a format never before seen in a [[BattleTech]] sourcebook. Rather than describe the events exactly as they unfolded, ''Dawn of the Jihad'' resembles a collection of news reports and intercepted transmissions that provide an incomplete, and sometimes inaccurate, picture of the events as they unfold. This was done as a compromise because [[FanPro]] was unable to publish [[Classic BattleTech]] novels. The book is divided into sections, each focusing on [[mercenaries]], the [[Lyran Alliance]], [[Federated Suns]], [[Free Worlds League]], [[ComStar]]/[[Word of Blake]], the [[Clans]], and [[Capellan Confederation]], with a wrap-up at the end. The rules are at the end of the book. + '''''Dawn of the Jihad''''' describes the chaos of the first two years of the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]], but it does this in a format never before seen in a [[BattleTech]] source book. Rather than describe the events exactly as they unfolded, ''Dawn of the Jihad'' resembles a collection of news reports and intercepted transmissions that provide an incomplete, and sometimes inaccurate, picture of the events as they unfold. This was done as a compromise because [[FanPro]] was unable to publish [[Classic BattleTech]] novels. The book is divided into sections, each focusing on [[mercenaries]], the [[Lyran Alliance]], [[Federated Suns]], [[Free Worlds League]], [[ComStar]]/[[Word of Blake]], the [[Clans]], and [[Capellan Confederation]], with a wrap-up at the end. The rules are at the end of the book. In addition to the fictional elements, the book features another new innovation, tracks. Tracks are essentially the seeds of scenarios that players can use to play out some parts of the Jihad, whether it be with ground forces, aerospace forces, or as part of an RPG campaign. Players can then follow one track to the next to flesh out the full campaign, Chaos Unbound. In addition to the fictional elements, the book features another new innovation, tracks. Tracks are essentially the seeds of scenarios that players can use to play out some parts of the Jihad, whether it be with ground forces, aerospace forces, or as part of an RPG campaign. Players can then follow one track to the next to flesh out the full campaign, Chaos Unbound. Line 31:
Line 31: ==From the back cover== ==From the back cover== − {{quote|''November [[3067]] saw the culmination of work two centuries in the making, work begun by [[Primus of ComStar|Primus]] [[Conrad Toyama]] of [[ComStar]], successor to [[Jerome Blake]] and the man responsible for single-handedly turning ComStar into a quasi-religious organization with a vision: to lead mankind to the light... by any means necessary.'' + {{quote|''November [[3067]] saw the culmination of work two centuries in the making, work begun by [[Primus of ComStar|Primus]] [[Conrad Toyama]] of [[ComStar]], successor to [[Jerome Blake]] and the man responsible for single-handedly turning ComStar into a pseudo-religious organization with a vision: to lead mankind to the light... by any means necessary.'' ''When the [[Star League]] self-destructs, a [[Thomas Marik|shadowy power]] behind the fanatical [[Word of Blake]] pulls the strings taut in righteous anger, launching a war to bring humanity to its knees.'' ''When the [[Star League]] self-destructs, a [[Thomas Marik|shadowy power]] behind the fanatical [[Word of Blake]] pulls the strings taut in righteous anger, launching a war to bring humanity to its knees.'' Line 108:
Line 108: ** Game On! ** Game On! ** Golden Goose ** Golden Goose − ** Full Metal Press + ** Full Metal Pres ** Falcon Ptomaine ** Falcon Ptomaine ** Final Curtain? ** Final Curtain? + ==Notes== ==Notes== − *Editors: whenever you cite ''Dawn of the Jihad'' in an article, please also cite the relevant pages from ''Blake Ascending'', which duplicates each page from ''Dawn of the Jihad'' page-for-page. In ''Dawn of the Jihad'', all 160 pages match those of ''Blake Ascending'' exactly (ex: ''DotJ'', p. 137 is the same as ''BA'', p. 137). + *Editors: whenever you cite ''Dawn of the Jihad'' in an article, please also cite the relevant pages from ''Blake Ascending'', which duplicates each page from ''Dawn of the Jihad'' page-for-page. In ''Dawn of the Jihad'', all 160 pages match those of ''Blake Ascending'' exactly (ex: ''DotJ'' p. 137 is the same as ''BA'' p. 137). − − *The front page shows the Blakist bombing of [[Outreach]], homeworld of [[Wolf's Dragoons]], in the later stages of the battle of [[Second Battle of Outreach (3067)|Second Harlech]], one of the first battles of the Jihad. + *The front page shows the Blakist bombing of [[Outreach]], homeworld of [[Wolf's Dragoons]], in the later stages of the battle of [[Second Harlech]], one of the first battles of the Jihad. [[Category:Sourcebooks]] [[Category:Sourcebooks]] [[Category:Jihad Books]] [[Category:Jihad Books]]
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
| type = Sourcebook | | type = Sourcebook | ||
| author = | | author = | ||
| − | | development = [[Herbert A. Beas II]], | + | | development = [[Herbert A. Beas II]] , [[Randall N. Bills]] <br> [[Diane Piron-Gelman]] (Product Editing) |
| − | | primarywriting = Herbert A. Beas II | + | | primarywriting = Herbert A. Beas II <br /> Randall N. Bills <br /> [[Loren L. Coleman]] <br /> [[Warner Doles (person)|Warner Doles]] <br /> [[Chris Hartford]] <br /> [[Ken Horner]] <br /> [[Kevin Killany]] <br /> [[Nick Marsala]] <br /> [[David L. McColluch]] <br /> [[Ben Rome]] <br /> [[Paul Sjardijn]] <br /> [[Christoffer Trossen]] <br /> [[Øystein Tvedten]] <br /> [[Phaedra Weldon]] <br> Loren L. Coleman ([[Shadows of Faith]]) Story <br> Ben Rome, Paul Sjardijin (Chaos Unbound) |
| pages = 160 | | pages = 160 | ||
| − | | cover = [[Klaus Scherwinski]] | + | | cover = [[Klaus Scherwinski]] <br> [[Jason Vargas]] (Design) <br> Randall N. Bills (Art Direction) |
| − | | interiorart = [[Jim Nelson]] (Header Design) | + | | interiorart = [[Jim Nelson]] (Header Design) <br> [[David M. Stansel Garner]] (Layout) <br> [[Chris Lewis]] (Additional Graphic Elements) |
| illustrations = [[Gerhard Mozsi]] | | illustrations = [[Gerhard Mozsi]] | ||
| publisher = [[FanPro]] | | publisher = [[FanPro]] | ||
| − | | productioncode = 35023 | + | | productioncode = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=139 35023] |
| year = August, 2005 | | year = August, 2005 | ||
| ISBN10 = 1932564578 | | ISBN10 = 1932564578 | ||
| ISBN13 = 978-1932564570 | | ISBN13 = 978-1932564570 | ||
| − | | MSRP = | + | | MSRP = 24.99$ |
| content = | | content = | ||
| era = [[Jihad era|Jihad]] | | era = [[Jihad era|Jihad]] | ||
| − | | timeline = [[3068]] | + | | timeline = [[3068]] |
| series = Jihad Books | | series = Jihad Books | ||
| precededby = | | precededby = | ||
| Line 25: | Line 25: | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | '''''Dawn of the Jihad''''' describes the chaos of the first two years of the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]], but it does this in a format never before seen in a [[BattleTech]] | + | '''''Dawn of the Jihad''''' describes the chaos of the first two years of the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]], but it does this in a format never before seen in a [[BattleTech]] source book. Rather than describe the events exactly as they unfolded, ''Dawn of the Jihad'' resembles a collection of news reports and intercepted transmissions that provide an incomplete, and sometimes inaccurate, picture of the events as they unfold. This was done as a compromise because [[FanPro]] was unable to publish [[Classic BattleTech]] novels. The book is divided into sections, each focusing on [[mercenaries]], the [[Lyran Alliance]], [[Federated Suns]], [[Free Worlds League]], [[ComStar]]/[[Word of Blake]], the [[Clans]], and [[Capellan Confederation]], with a wrap-up at the end. The rules are at the end of the book. |
In addition to the fictional elements, the book features another new innovation, tracks. Tracks are essentially the seeds of scenarios that players can use to play out some parts of the Jihad, whether it be with ground forces, aerospace forces, or as part of an RPG campaign. Players can then follow one track to the next to flesh out the full campaign, Chaos Unbound. | In addition to the fictional elements, the book features another new innovation, tracks. Tracks are essentially the seeds of scenarios that players can use to play out some parts of the Jihad, whether it be with ground forces, aerospace forces, or as part of an RPG campaign. Players can then follow one track to the next to flesh out the full campaign, Chaos Unbound. | ||
| Line 31: | Line 31: | ||
==From the back cover== | ==From the back cover== | ||
| − | {{quote|''November [[3067]] saw the culmination of work two centuries in the making, work begun by [[Primus of ComStar|Primus]] [[Conrad Toyama]] of [[ComStar]], successor to [[Jerome Blake]] and the man responsible for single-handedly turning ComStar into a | + | {{quote|''November [[3067]] saw the culmination of work two centuries in the making, work begun by [[Primus of ComStar|Primus]] [[Conrad Toyama]] of [[ComStar]], successor to [[Jerome Blake]] and the man responsible for single-handedly turning ComStar into a pseudo-religious organization with a vision: to lead mankind to the light... by any means necessary.'' |
''When the [[Star League]] self-destructs, a [[Thomas Marik|shadowy power]] behind the fanatical [[Word of Blake]] pulls the strings taut in righteous anger, launching a war to bring humanity to its knees.'' | ''When the [[Star League]] self-destructs, a [[Thomas Marik|shadowy power]] behind the fanatical [[Word of Blake]] pulls the strings taut in righteous anger, launching a war to bring humanity to its knees.'' | ||
| Line 108: | Line 108: | ||
** Game On! | ** Game On! | ||
** Golden Goose | ** Golden Goose | ||
| − | ** Full Metal | + | ** Full Metal Pres |
** Falcon Ptomaine | ** Falcon Ptomaine | ||
** Final Curtain? | ** Final Curtain? | ||
| + | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | *Editors: whenever you cite ''Dawn of the Jihad'' in an article, please also cite the relevant pages from ''Blake Ascending'', which duplicates each page from ''Dawn of the Jihad'' page-for-page. In ''Dawn of the Jihad'', all 160 pages match those of ''Blake Ascending'' exactly (ex: ''DotJ'' | + | *Editors: whenever you cite ''Dawn of the Jihad'' in an article, please also cite the relevant pages from ''Blake Ascending'', which duplicates each page from ''Dawn of the Jihad'' page-for-page. In ''Dawn of the Jihad'', all 160 pages match those of ''Blake Ascending'' exactly (ex: ''DotJ'' p. 137 is the same as ''BA'' p. 137). |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| + | *The front page shows the Blakist bombing of [[Outreach]], homeworld of [[Wolf's Dragoons]], in the later stages of the battle of [[Second Harlech]], one of the first battles of the Jihad. | ||
[[Category:Sourcebooks]] | [[Category:Sourcebooks]] | ||
[[Category:Jihad Books]] | [[Category:Jihad Books]] | ||