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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 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.
Contents
- The Developer's Say
- "Shadows of Faith"
- Introduction
- How to Use This Book
- And It Came to Pass
- War Engulfs Inner Sphere
- Decade of Tumult
- Opening Shots
- War Engulfs Inner Sphere
- Filthy Money
- War Strikes Mercenaries!
- The Gathering Storm
- Where the Money Trail Ends
- Northwind Highlanders Returning Home
- Death of a Legend
- Harlech City Under Siege!
- Counterstrike
- Dragoons Break Contract
- Northwind Blockade
- Mars: What Happened?
- Fall of Outreach
- Mercenary Treachery
- Outreach Bombarded!
- Outreach: A Survivor's Account
- Legacy of Distrust
- "Divine Retribution"
- Mercenaries Under Fire
- Reunning the Blockade
- Burning Fist
- Tharkad Burns
- Star League Disbanded!
- Horror Unleashed
- Chaos and Confusion
- The Archon Dead?
- The Greater War
- Skye Assaulted!
- Long Odds for Duke Robert
- Wave Two?
- An Appeal for Unity
- Skye-League War Forces Archon's Hand
- Alliance Under Siege--Day 115
- Tharkad Burns
- Broken Swords
- Sunset Over the Sword
- Who Is In Charge?
- Marshal of the Armies Speaks
- The Forgotten Fronts
- The Pleiades Question
- Lest We Forget
- The Taurian Problem
- Marches at War
- Operation Sovereign Justice Underway
- Sovereign Justice Strikes Deep
- Sunset Over the Sword
- Tears of the Dragon
- Dreams Torn Asunder
- Leaders Gather for Whitting 3067
- Star League Disbands
- The Dragon Speaks
- Black Dragon Rising
- Uprising on Luthien!
- Betrayal at the Dragon's Heart
- "Cowardice!"
- Doctors: Coordinator Ill, Recovering
- "Who Among Us Shall Rule?"
- Dreams Torn Asunder
- The Eagle Screams
- Winds of Change
- The Star League Failure: What Happened?
- Mercenary Assault on Mars Fails!
- Tharkad: Was it or Wasn't it?
- Assassins Gun Down Head of Sirian Concordance
- Outreach Nuked!
- Day of the Hawk
- War!
- Bolan Declares War
- Captain-General Condemns "Lyran Aggression"
- Steiners Launch Second Wave
- At Last!
- Jeremy Brett: Usurper in a Hero's Clothing?
- Knights Recalled
- Winds of Change
- Enemy Brothers
- Rumbling Downward
- Word of Blake Declares War as Star League Dies
- Heretics and Traitors!
- Slaughter!
- Com Guards Shattered
- Tide of Fire
- Tukayyid Hit, Heavy Casualties Reported
- Dow Vows "Swift Retribution"
- Case White
- Precentor Martial Victor Steiner-Davion Speaks
- Case White Underway!
- "Devastation"
- Mopping up
- "The Bringers of Truth"
- The Holy Light of Blake Comes to Demeter
- Rumbling Downward
- Trials of Victory
- Silent Running
- Whispers and Rumors I
- Whispers and Rumors II
- Awaiting Orders
- Borrowed Time
- On the Precipice
- Whispers and Rumors III
- Time of Deliberation
- Whispers and Rumors IV
- Outreach Survivors?
- Guarding the Flank
- Righteous Rage
- Showing restraint
- Watching and Waiting
- Cry Havoc
- Silent Running
- Celestial Crises
- Gathering Shadows
- Celestial Wisdom Dedicates Memorial
- Blake's Wrath Targets Capellan People
- St. Ives Struck
- Royal Family Kidnapping
- Flashing Swords
- Capellans, Unite!
- Luck or Foresight?
- Reclaim Your Destiny
- Victorious They Vanquish!
- Fortress of Determination
- Davions Sue for Peace
- Falling Skies
- Sian Struck!
- Not Again!
- Union of Sword and Spirit
- Too Far!
- Gathering Shadows
- Aftershocks
- Chaos Unbound
- Chaos Unbound: Dawn of the Jihad
- How to Use This Section
- Tracks
- Campaign Special Rules
- Warchest Point System
- Getting Started
- Warchest Points Between Tracks
- Skill Advancement
- Ending the Campaign
- Chaos Unbound: The Setup
- Look Who's Coming to Dinner
- Another Day, Another C-bill
- FUBAR!
- Payback
- Vacationing in the Wasteland
- The Skye is Falling!
- Running From the Devil
- Game On!
- Golden Goose
- Full Metal Pres
- Falcon Ptomaine
- Final Curtain?
Notes
- This book is the first in a proposed series that introduces the Jihad.