Editing Era Digest: Age of War

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| image               = Era Digest Age of War.jpg
| name                = Era Digest: Age of War
| type                = Sourcebook (PDF)
| author              = 
| development         = [[Herbert A. Beas II]]
| primarywriting      = [[Roland M. Boshnack]]
| pages               = 34
| cover               = [[Ray Arrastia]]
| interiorart         = 
| illustrations       = 
| publisher           = [[Catalyst Game Labs]]
| productioncode      = CAT 35ED002
| year                = 2011
| ISBN10              = 
| ISBN13              = 
| MSRP                = $9.95
| content             = 
| era                 = [[Star League era]]
| timeline            = [[2398]] - [[2571]]
| series              = Era Digest
| precededby          = [[Era Digest: Golden Century]]
| followedby          = [[Era Digest: Dark Age]]
}}

==Description==
'''Era Digest: Age of War''' is a second in an series PDF-Exclusive mini-sourcebooks produced by Catalyst Game Labs. The sourcebook covers the time period named the [[Age of War]], which was early and devastating time period of originally unrestricted interstellar warfare that broke out between newborn nations of the Inner Sphere.  The e-book accounts for historical events that occurred during this time period, provides [[A Time of War]] components and lists several combat units utilized during this time period.  It is a slim book at only 36 pages.
The various topics/events listed below are covered concisely with a few paragraphs each.

==Product Description==
{{Quote|'''''A UNIVERSE IN FLAMES!'''
''Between the collapse of the [[Terran Alliance]], and the rise of the [[Star League|First Star League]], humankind was scattered among the worlds of the [[Inner Sphere]]. Driven by their own ambitions and united by fear of their neighbors, mighty star empires rose up from the ashes of abandoned colonies, absorbing the remains of mankind’s interstellar exodus, and gave rise to the noble Houses of the Inner Sphere.''

''Driven by greed, fear, and dreams of glory, these Houses were at war by the dawn of the twenty-fifth century. The decades of conflict would leave no realm untouched, and forever altered the course of human destiny.''

''Era Digest: Age of War is a mini-sourcebook that explores the pivotal developments of the Sphere-wide fighting that ultimately led to the birth of the Star League, featuring a glimpse of life in the BattleTech universe before the age of the BattleMech, the rise of neo-feudalism, and a look at the evolution of combat from the savagery of “total warfare” to the chivalry of MechWarriors. Complete with rules and stats for several Age of War units, Era Digest: Age of War also features role-playing support for this crucial setting in BattleTech history!''}}

==Contents==
* Credits
* [[Just Following Orders]] (Short Story)
* Introduction
* How To Use This Book
* The [[Age of War]]
* Expansion And Contraction
** The Birth of the Great Houses
** [[Neo-Feudalism]]
** A Match To A Powder Keg
** Barbarism And Chivalry
** The Other Delegations
** War Without Reason
** The New Knights
** Unintended Consequences
** The [[Confederated Suns]]
** Preludes To Peace
** The Age Of War: A Brief Timeline
* The [[United Hindu Collective]]
:* History
:* Government
:* Demographics
:* Military
* A Time Of Wars
** [[First Andurien War]] ([[2398]]-[[2404]])
** [[Rim War]] ([[2418]]-[[2422]])
** [[Long March Offensive|The Long March Offensive]] ([[2463]]-[[2468]])
** [[Davion Civil War]] ([[2525]]-[[2540]])
** [[Second Andurien War]] ([[2528]]-[[2531]])
** [[Third Andurien War]] ([[2551]]-[[2556]])
* The March Of Technology
** Combat Technologies
** Medical Technologies
** What Didn't Exist
** [[BattleMech]] Tech Timeline (Highlights)
* Conclusions
** The Death Of Democracy
** The Honorable (And Savage) War
* The [[Ares Conventions]]
:* The Preamble
:* The Articles
::* Article I - Nuclear Arms
::* Article II - Orbital Bombardment
::* Article III - Surrender
::* Article IV - Safe Passage
::* Article V - Urban Warfare are Restrictions
::* Article VI - Chemical and Biological Weapons 
:* The Appendices
::* Appendix A
::* Appendix B
::* Appendices C and D
::* Appendix E
::* Appendices F, G, and H
::* Appendices I through L
::* Appendices M through O
::* Appendices P and Q
::* Appendix R
:* The Addendums 
* A More Civilized Slaughter
** Chivalry
** Save Passage
** Bidding And Dueling
** Weapons Of Mass Destruction
** Treatment Of Civilians
** Orbital Fire
** Other Systems And Codes
** ...And Barbarism
** A Taste Of Hell: [[2398]] to [[2412]]
** The Conventional Century: [[2413]] to [[2524]]
** [[Terra]]: A Justification For Atrocity
** Wars Civil And [[Andurien]]: [[2525]] to [[2550]]
** The End To An Age: [[2551]] to [[2571]]
* Age Of War Rules 
:* Role-Playing Rules 
::* Creating Characters in the Age of War
::* Economic adjustment for the Age of War
:*Battletech Rules
::* Creating Scenarios in the Age of War
::* Age of War random assignment tables 
::* advanced rule: design quirks
::* random assignment table (Age of War)
:* New Units
::* [[Marsden I|''Marsden I'']] Main Battle Tank
::* ''[[Estevez]]'' MBT
::* HOR-IB ''[[Hector (BattleMech)|Hector]]''
::* FR-I ''[[Firebird]]''

* Record Sheets 
:* Marsden I MBT
:* Estevez AA
:* Estevez MBT
:* Hector HOR-IB
:* Hector HOR-IC
:* Firebird FR-I

==Content by Bookmark==
*ERA DIGEST: AGE OF WAR
:* CREDITS
:* JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS 
:*INTRODUCTION
:*HOW TO USE THIS BOOK 
:*THE AGE OF WAR
::*EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION
:::*THE BIRTH OF THE GREAT HOUSES
:::*A MATCH TO A POWDER KEG 
:::*BARBARISM AND CHIVALRY 
:::*WAR WITHOUT REASON
:::*THE NEW KNIGHTS
:::*UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
:::*PRELUDES TO PEACE
:::*THE AGE OF WAR: A BRIEF TIMELINE
::*THE UNITED HINDU COLLECTIVE
:::*HISTORY 
:::*GOVERNMENT
:::*DEMOGRAPHICS 
:::*MILITARY
::*A TIME OF WARS 
:::* FIRST ANDURIEN WAR (2398-2404)
:::* RIM WAR (2418-2422)
:::* THE LONG MARCH (2463-2468)
:::* DAVION CIVIL WAR (2525-2540)
:::* SECOND ANDURIEN WAR (2528-2531)
:::* THIRD ANDURIEN WAR (2551-2556)
:::* THE MARCH OF TECHNOLOGY CONCLUSIONS
:* THE ARES CONVENTIONS
::* THE PREAMBLE 
::* THE ARTICLES
:::* Article I - Nuclear Arms
:::* Article II - Orbital Bombardment
:::* Article III - Surrender
:::* Article IV - Safe Passage
:::* Article V - Urban Warf are Restrictions
:::* Article VI - Chemical and Biological Weapons
::* THE APPENDICES
:::* Appendix A
:::* Appendix B
:::* Appendices C and D
:::* Appendix E
:::* Appendices F, G, and H
:::* Appendices I through L
:::* Appendices M through O
:::* Appendices P and Q
:::* Appendix R 
:::* THE ADDENDUMS
:* A MORE CMLIZED SLAUGHTER
::* CHIVALRY 
::* SAFE PASSAGE
::* BIDDING AND DUELING
::* WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
::* TREATMENT OF CIVILIANS 
::* ORBITAL FIRE
::* OTHER SYSTEMS AND CODES
::* ...AND BARBARISM
::* A TASTE OF HELL: 2398 TO 2412
::* THE CONVENTIONAL CENTURY: 2413 TO 2524
::* WARS CIVIL AND ANDURIEN: 2525 TO 2550
::* THE END TO AN AGE: 2551 TO 2571
:* AGE OF WAR RULES
::* ROLE-PLAYING RULES
:::* CREATING CHARACTERS IN THE AGE OF WAR
:::* ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE AGE OF WAR
::* BATTLETECH RULES
:::* CREATING SCENARIOS IN THE AGE OF WAR
:::* AGE OF WAR RANDOM ASSIGNMENT TABLES
:::* ADVANCED RULE: DESIGN QUIRKS
:::* RANDOM ASSIGNMENT TABLE (AGE OF WAR)
::* NEW UNITS
:::* MARSDEN I MAIN BATTLE TANK
:::* ESTEVEZ MBT 
:::* HOR-IB HECTOR
:::* FR-I FIREBIRD
:* RECORD SHEETS
::* MarsdenIMBT
::* Estevez AA
::* Estevez MBT 
::* Hector HOR-IB
::* Hector HOR-IC
::* Firebird FR-I

==Notes==
* Unlike other sourcebooks, ''Era Digest: Age of War'' lacks an explicit table of contents. The list shown here was assembled from page headings. 
* PDF exclusive product.

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