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==Description==
 
==Description==
'''Era Digest: Dark Age''' is a third in an series PDF-Exclusive mini-sourcebooks produced by Catalyst Game Labs. The source book covers the time period in the [[Dark Age]], which covers the initial [[HPG]] [[Blackout|Black Out]] of Gray Monday up to 3134. The e-book accounts for historical events that accrued during this time period, provides [[A Time of War]] components and lists Spinters groups that were active during the Black Out period which lead to the Republic of the Sphere's collapse. The e-book includes combat units utilized by the major splinter groups during this time period.  Also included new combat units not introduced in the [[Technical Readout: 3145]] PDF series, but were featured in the older WizKids Collectable Miniature Game.
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'''Era Digest: Dark Age''' is a third in a series PDF-Exclusive mini-sourcebooks produced by Catalyst Game Labs. The source book covers the time period in the [[Dark Age]], which covers the initial [[HPG]] [[Blackout|Black Out]] of Gray Monday up to [[3134]]. The e-book accounts for historical events that occurred during this time period, provides [[A Time of War]] components and lists Splinter groups that were active during the Black Out period which lead to the Republic of the Sphere's collapse. The e-book includes combat units utilized by the major splinter groups during this time period.  Also included new combat units not introduced in the [[Technical Readout: 3145]] PDF series, but were featured in the older WizKids Collectable Miniature Game.
  
 
The various topics/events listed below are covered  cleanly with a few paragraphs each.
 
The various topics/events listed below are covered  cleanly with a few paragraphs each.
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''1 August 3132. On that day, eighty percent of the hyperpulse generators throughout the Inner Sphere fell silent and humanity’s communications link across the stars was severed. While many looked to the Republic of the Sphere for guidance through the darkness, others used the crisis to advance their own agendas and political ideologies. As a new era began, old hatreds and rivalries, long suppressed in the optimism of Stone’s Peace, threatened to overwhelm all that had been achieved in the new century.''
 
''1 August 3132. On that day, eighty percent of the hyperpulse generators throughout the Inner Sphere fell silent and humanity’s communications link across the stars was severed. While many looked to the Republic of the Sphere for guidance through the darkness, others used the crisis to advance their own agendas and political ideologies. As a new era began, old hatreds and rivalries, long suppressed in the optimism of Stone’s Peace, threatened to overwhelm all that had been achieved in the new century.''
  
''A Dark Age had fallen, one that would see the death of empires and the rise of tyrants. And the seeds of destruction would be planted in these first days after the Blackout. ''
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''A Dark Age had fallen, one that would see the death of empires and the rise of tyrants. And the seeds of destruction would be planted in these first days after the Blackout.''
  
 
''Era Digest: Dark Age is a mini-sourcebook that explores the pivotal developments in the immediate aftermath of the HPG Blackout, giving players a glimpse at early reactions to the crisis and the rise of the splinter factions fighting to take advantage of the chaos. Complete with rules and stats for several Dark Age units, Era Digest: Dark Age also features role-playing support for this crucial setting in BattleTech history!''}}
 
''Era Digest: Dark Age is a mini-sourcebook that explores the pivotal developments in the immediate aftermath of the HPG Blackout, giving players a glimpse at early reactions to the crisis and the rise of the splinter factions fighting to take advantage of the chaos. Complete with rules and stats for several Dark Age units, Era Digest: Dark Age also features role-playing support for this crucial setting in BattleTech history!''}}
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* PDF exclusive product.
 
* PDF exclusive product.
 
* The cover art was original used for [[Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I]].
 
* The cover art was original used for [[Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I]].
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* '''Errata Note:''' The product description gives 1 August as the date for Gray Monday. Although this may originally have been the intended date, it has since been clarified that this was in error.<ref>Confirmed in [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,20559.0.html this thread] on the official [[BattleTech forum]].</ref> The "official" date for Gray Monday remains 7 August (a Sunday).
  
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==Related Products==
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*[[Era Report: 3145]] - sequel, covers the years [[3135]]-[[3145]]
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*[[Technical Readout: 3145]] - contains designs from this era
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==References==
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[[Category:Dark Age Books]]
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[[Category:Chaos Campaign Products]]
 
[[Category:Electronic Books]]
 
[[Category:Electronic Books]]
 
[[Category:Sourcebooks]]
 
[[Category:Sourcebooks]]

Revision as of 18:04, 24 May 2020

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Era Digest: Dark Age
Product information
Type Source Book
Development Herbert A. Beas II
Primary writing Patrick Wynne
Pages 51
Cover Artwork Klaus Scherwinski
Illustrations David White
Øystein Tvedten (Maps)
Ray Arrastia (Logos)
Vic Bonilla (Logos)
Jason Vargas (Logos)
Johannes Heidler (Record Sheets)
Publication information
Publisher Catalyst Game Labs
Product code CAT 35ED003
First published 2014
MSRP $9.95
Content
Era Dark Age era
Timeline 3128 - 3134
Series Era Digest
Preceded by Era Digest: Age of War


Description

Era Digest: Dark Age is a third in a series PDF-Exclusive mini-sourcebooks produced by Catalyst Game Labs. The source book covers the time period in the Dark Age, which covers the initial HPG Black Out of Gray Monday up to 3134. The e-book accounts for historical events that occurred during this time period, provides A Time of War components and lists Splinter groups that were active during the Black Out period which lead to the Republic of the Sphere's collapse. The e-book includes combat units utilized by the major splinter groups during this time period. Also included new combat units not introduced in the Technical Readout: 3145 PDF series, but were featured in the older WizKids Collectable Miniature Game.

The various topics/events listed below are covered cleanly with a few paragraphs each.

Product Description

GRAY MONDAY.

1 August 3132. On that day, eighty percent of the hyperpulse generators throughout the Inner Sphere fell silent and humanity’s communications link across the stars was severed. While many looked to the Republic of the Sphere for guidance through the darkness, others used the crisis to advance their own agendas and political ideologies. As a new era began, old hatreds and rivalries, long suppressed in the optimism of Stone’s Peace, threatened to overwhelm all that had been achieved in the new century.

A Dark Age had fallen, one that would see the death of empires and the rise of tyrants. And the seeds of destruction would be planted in these first days after the Blackout.

Era Digest: Dark Age is a mini-sourcebook that explores the pivotal developments in the immediate aftermath of the HPG Blackout, giving players a glimpse at early reactions to the crisis and the rise of the splinter factions fighting to take advantage of the chaos. Complete with rules and stats for several Dark Age units, Era Digest: Dark Age also features role-playing support for this crucial setting in BattleTech history!

Contents

Notes

  • Like other Era Digest sourcebooks, Era Digest: Dark Age lacks an explicit table of contents. The list shown here was assembled from page headings.
  • PDF exclusive product.
  • The cover art was original used for Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I.
  • Errata Note: The product description gives 1 August as the date for Gray Monday. Although this may originally have been the intended date, it has since been clarified that this was in error.[1] The "official" date for Gray Monday remains 7 August (a Sunday).

Related Products

References

  1. Confirmed in this thread on the official BattleTech forum.