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| image               = CAT35303 JihadConspiracies.jpg
| name = Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2
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| name               = Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2
| publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]]
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| type                = Source Book
| year = 2008
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| author              =  
| production code = 35303
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| development        = [[Herbert A. Beas II]] <br /> [[Randall N. Bills]] (Assistance Development) <br> [[Diane Piron-Gelman]] (Product Editing)
| ISBN = 978-1-934857-04-5
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| primarywriting      = [[Jason Hardy]] <br /> Herbert A. Beas II <br /> [[David L. McCulloch]] <br /> [[Ben Rome]] <br /> [[Ken Horner]] <br /> [[Steven Mohan Jr.|Steve Mohan Jr.]] <br /> [[Mike Miller]] <br /> [[Andreas Zuber]] <br /> [[Warner Doles (person)|Warner Doles]] <br /> [[Christoffer Trossen]]
| MSRP = 24.99
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| pages              = 136
| type = sourcebook
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| cover              = [[Slawomir Maniak]] (Cover Art) <br> [[Adam Jury]] (Cover Design) <br> Randall N. Bills (Art Direction)
| battletech year = [[3073]]
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| interiorart        =
| pov = [[Starling]]
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| illustrations      = [[Robert Atkinson]] <br /> [[Brad McDevitt]] <br /> [[Florian Stitz]]
| primary writing = [[Herbert A. Beas II]]
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| publisher          = [[Catalyst Game Labs]]
| product development =
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| productioncode      = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=223 35303]
*[[Herbert A. Beas II]]
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| year                = June 21st, 2008
*[[Randall B. Bills]]
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| ISBN10              = 1934857041
| illustrations =
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| ISBN13              = 978-1934857045
*[[Robert Atkinson]]
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| MSRP                =
*[[Brad McDevitt]]
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| content            =
*[[Slawomir Maniak]]
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| era                = [[Jihad era]]
*[[Florian Stitz]]
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| timeline            =
| additional writing =
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| series              = Jihad Books
*[[Warner Doles]]
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| precededby          =
*[[Jason Hardy]]
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| followedby          =  
*[[Ken' Horner]]
 
*[[David L. McCulloch]]
 
*[[Mike Miller]]
 
*[[Steve Mohan, Jr.]]
 
*[[Ben Rome]]
 
*[[Christopher "Bones" Trossen]]
 
*[[Andreas Zuber]]
 
| pages = 136
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Description==
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A sequel to ''[[Interstellar Players]]'', this title has been produced with some possible (though not necessarily probable) influences upon the [[Jihad]] storyline, from the dubious "[[White Noise]]" [[HPG]] data stream as a dominant source. Peeks at previous known and unknown secret societies, missing planets and intelligence agencies are provided, as well as directions for gamemasters who seek to add the rumors to their own campaigns.
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==From the back cover==
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{{quote|''On October 25, [[3068]], the [[Word of Blake]] flooded the [[Inner Sphere]] [[HPG]] networks with "[[White Noise]]", a stream of gibberish and propaganda that made communications virtually impossible. Amid the noise, stunning secrets were revealed: [[Anastasius Focht]] was once [[Frederick Steiner]]; [[ComStar]] [[Primus of ComStar|Primus]] [[Sharilar Mori]] was a [[Kurita]] spy.''
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''Yet along with the secrets revealed and the spreading fires of the [[Jihad]], the Blakists unveiled terrible new weapons and an army the size of which the intelligence agencies of the Inner Sphere had scarcely dreamed, spawning a darker, new wave of mysteries, and whispers of shadowy cabals. [[Ruins of Gabriel|Hidden worlds]], [[Thugees|cults of assassins]], ancient societies and even the mysteries of hyperspace&mdash;all emerged as possible sources for the Word of Blake's new found power. Once more spanning all of human space from ancient [[Terra]] to the far-flung [[Clan]] homeworlds, the conspiracies behind the Jihad could be the key to unraveling the greatest war since the days of [[Stefan Amaris|Amaris]].''
  
==Description==
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Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2 ''describes several of the most powerful and influential people, organizations, and entities at work behind the scenes of the Word of Blake Jihad. Some of these conspiracies are firmly grounded in [[Classic BattleTech]] lore, but shown here in ways never before seen; others have only recently emerged from their own shadows. Gamemasters and players can decide which of these power brokers are real and which are paranoid fantasies spawned by the chaos and fear of the Blakist Holy War!''}}
A sequel title to ''[[Interstellar Players]]'', this title has been produced with some possible (though not necessarily probable) influences upon the Jihad storyline, from the dubious "[[White Noise]]" HPG data stream as a dominant source. Peeks at previous known and unknown secret societies, missing planets and intelligence agencies are provided, as well as directions for gamemasters who seek to add the rumors to their own campaigns.
 
 
  
 
==Contents==
 
==Contents==
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* Found and Lost
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* Introduction
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** How to Use This Book
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** What If?
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*** Where It All Leads?
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*** The Original Plan?
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* [[The Hidden]]
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** The Ballad of [[Brooklyn Stevens]]
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** [[Stefan Amaris|Amaris]] and [[ComStar]]?
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** Hiding Planets
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** The Big Picture
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** Gamemaster's Section
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* [[Chandrasekhar Kurita|"Uncle" Chandy]]
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** Stagnation
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** [[Hachiman Taro Electronics]]
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** Economic Tentacles
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** [[Irian Technologies]]
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** The [[Jihad]]
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** Gamemaster's Section
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*** Chandrasekhar Kurita
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*** Aims and Objectives
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*** Holdings
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*** Security
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*** Mercenaries
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* [[The Society]]
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** Signs of Conspiracy
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** Society Structure
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** Playing Gods?
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** Society Operations
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** Wheels Within Wheels
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** Gamemaster's Section
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* The [[Brotherhood of Randis]]
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** Gamemaster's Section
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* Mysteries of the Void
 +
** The Mariner's Tale: In the Darkness Between
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*** Skipjack
 +
*** Ghosts, or Ghost Particles?
 +
*** Winning the Lottery
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*** Early Arrival
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*** Time's Arrow
 +
*** On Second Thought...
 +
*** A Change of Heart
 +
*** What Lives Between
 +
** Children of the Void: A Touch of Wrongness
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*** Stowaway
 +
*** Becalmed on the Cocytus
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*** The Nameless One
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*** ''[[Manei Domini]]''
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*** Ascension
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*** Witness to Madness
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*** And So, You See, It's All Come to This
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** Gamemaster's Section
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*** Misjumps
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*** The "Void Children"
  
:Found and Lost
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* The Ancients
:Introduction
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** The [[Belters]]
::How to Use This Book
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*** Early History
::What If?
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*** The Belt and the [[Terran Hegemony]]
:::Where It All Leads?
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*** The Belt and the Fall of the [[Star League]]
:::The Original Plan?
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*** The Belt, The [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], And Today
:The Hidden
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*** Belters: Where and Who Are They?
::The Ballad of Brooklyn Stevens
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*** Government
::Amaris and ComStar?
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*** Slowboat Colonies
::Hiding Planets
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** Gamemaster's Section
::The Big Picture
 
::Gamemaster's Section
 
:"Uncle Chandy"
 
::Stagnation
 
::Hachiman Taro Electronics
 
::Economic Tentacles
 
::Irian Technologies
 
::The Jihad
 
::Gamemaster's Section
 
:::Chandrasekhar Kurita
 
:::Aims and Objectives
 
:::Holdings
 
:::Security
 
:::Mercenaries
 
:The Society
 
::Signs of Conspiracy
 
::Society Structure
 
::Playing Gods?
 
::Society Operations
 
::Wheels Within Wheels
 
::Gamemaster's Section
 
:The Brotherhood of Randis
 
::Gamemaster's Section
 
:Mysteries of the Void
 
::The Mariner's Tale: In the Darkness Between
 
:::Skipjack
 
:::Ghosts, or Ghost Particles?
 
:::Winning the Lottery
 
:::Early Arrival
 
:::Time's Arrow
 
:::On Second Thought...
 
:::A Change of Heart
 
:::What Lives Between
 
::Children of the Void: A Touch of Wrongness
 
:::Stowaway
 
:::Becalmed on the Cocytus
 
:::The Nameless One
 
:::Manei Domini
 
:::Ascension
 
:::Witness to Madness
 
:::And So, You See, It's All Come to This
 
::Gamemaster's Section
 
:::Misjumps
 
:::The "Void Children"
 
:The Ancients
 
::The Belters
 
:::Early History
 
:::The Belt and the Terran Hegemony
 
:::The Belt and the Fall of the Star League
 
:::The Belt, The Succession Wars, And Today
 
:::Belters: Where and Who Are They?
 
:::Government
 
:::Slowboat Colonies
 
::Gamemaster's Section
 
:Cult of the Saints Cameron
 
::Origin of the Cult of the Saints Cameron
 
::The Knights of St. Cameron
 
::Modern Times
 
::Gamemaster's Section
 
:::A Cult Divided
 
:The Saurimat
 
::The Saurimat: A Compendium
 
:::Belief to the Stars
 
:::Humble Before Change
 
:::Faith Rises
 
:::The Saurimat Today
 
::Gamemaster's Section
 
:Interconnectedness Unlimited
 
::Interconnectedness Unlimited: Taking the Fall
 
::The Turning
 
::The Prestige
 
::Gamemaster's Section
 
:::Facts: The Corporation
 
:::Facts: Behind the Stage
 
:Minor Groups
 
::Devlin Stone
 
:::The Elusive Devlin Stone: The Truth (Or a Few Reasonable Facsimiles)
 
:::Gamemaster's Section
 
::Thugees
 
:::Operation: Revelation
 
:::Gamemaster's Section
 
::The Tanites
 
:::Subject: The Tanite Civilization
 
:::Gamemaster's Section
 
::The Blake Documents
 
:Rules Addendum
 
::Classic BattleTech RPG Rules
 
:::Influence and Special Contacts/Enemies
 
:::Influence Trait
 
:::Special Contact/Enemy Traits
 
:::Skills and Fields
 
:::Martial Arts/Quick Death (New)
 
::Personal Equipment
 
::Roleplaying Addendum
 
:::Possession
 
:::Cutting In
 
:::Roleplaying With Interstellar Players
 
:::Interstellar Players NPCs
 
:::Belters In Game Play
 
:::Belter Augmentations
 
:::New Mercenary Employer: Uncle Chandy
 
:::Thuggee-Manei Domini (Phasnigar) Hybrids
 
::Classic BattleTech Rules
 
:::New Vehicle Equipment: Smart Robotic Control Systems
 
:::New ProtoMech Equipment
 
:::New Aerospace Equipment: Super-Jump Drives
 
:::New Vehicle Equipment: Centurion Weapon Systems
 
:::New BattleMech: RMP-5G Rampage
 
:::New Aerospace Fighter: Mk. 30 "BlackWasp" Robotic Interceptor
 
:::New Force Rules: The Saurimat
 
  
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* [[Cult of the Saints Cameron]]
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** Origin of the Cult of the Saints Cameron
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** The [[Knights of St. Cameron]]
 +
** Modern Times
 +
** Gamemaster's Section
 +
*** A Cult Divided
  
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* The [[Saurimat]]
 +
** The Saurimat: A Compendium
 +
*** Belief to the Stars
 +
*** Humble Before Change
 +
*** Faith Rises
 +
*** The Saurimat Today
 +
** Gamemaster's Section
  
==Notes==
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* [[Interconnectedness Unlimited]]
*The report by [[Starling]], which comprises the volume of ''Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2'', was released in [[3073]].<ref>[http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,39136.0.html CBT.com forums:"Date of Starling Report"]</ref>
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** Interconnectedness Unlimited: Taking the Fall
 +
** The Turning
 +
** The Prestige
 +
** Gamemaster's Section
 +
*** Facts: The Corporation
 +
*** Facts: Behind the Stage
  
 +
* Minor Groups
 +
** [[Devlin Stone]]
 +
*** The Elusive Devlin Stone: The Truth (Or a Few Reasonable Facsimiles)
 +
*** Gamemaster's Section
 +
**[[Thuggees]]
 +
*** Operation: Revelation
 +
*** Gamemaster's Section
 +
**The [[Tanite Worlds|Tanites]]
 +
*** Subject: The Tanite Civilization
 +
*** Gamemaster's Section
 +
** The Blake Documents
 +
 +
* Rules Addendum
 +
** Classic BattleTech RPG Rules
 +
*** Influence and Special Contacts/Enemies
 +
*** Influence Trait
 +
*** Special Contact/Enemy Traits
 +
*** Skills and Fields
 +
*** Martial Arts/Quick Death (New)
 +
** Personal Equipment
 +
** Roleplaying Addendum
 +
*** Possession
 +
*** Cutting In
 +
*** Roleplaying With Interstellar Players
 +
*** Interstellar Players NPCs
 +
*** Belters In Game Play
 +
*** Belter Augmentations
 +
*** New Mercenary Employer: "Uncle" Chandy
 +
*** Thuggee-Manei Domini (Phasnigar) Hybrids
 +
** Classic BattleTech Rules
 +
*** New Vehicle Equipment: Smart Robotic Control Systems
 +
*** New ProtoMech Equipment
 +
*** New Aerospace Equipment: Super-Jump Drives
 +
*** New Vehicle Equipment: Centurion Weapon Systems
 +
*** New BattleMech: RMP-5G ''[[Rampage]]''
 +
*** New Aerospace Fighter: Mk. 30 "[[BlackWasp]]" Robotic Interceptor
 +
*** New Force Rules: The Saurimat
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
 
  
 
[[Category:Books]]
 
[[Category:Books]]
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[[Category:Sourcebooks]]
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[[Category:Jihad Books]]

Revision as of 20:44, 23 June 2014

CAT35303 JihadConspiracies.jpg
Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2
Product information
Type Source Book
Development Herbert A. Beas II
Randall N. Bills (Assistance Development)
Diane Piron-Gelman (Product Editing)
Primary writing Jason Hardy
Herbert A. Beas II
David L. McCulloch
Ben Rome
Ken Horner
Steve Mohan Jr.
Mike Miller
Andreas Zuber
Warner Doles
Christoffer Trossen
Pages 136
Cover Artwork Slawomir Maniak (Cover Art)
Adam Jury (Cover Design)
Randall N. Bills (Art Direction)
Illustrations Robert Atkinson
Brad McDevitt
Florian Stitz
Publication information
Publisher Catalyst Game Labs
Product code 35303
First published June 21st, 2008
ISBN-10 1934857041
ISBN-13 978-1934857045
Content
Era Jihad era
Series Jihad Books


Description

A sequel to Interstellar Players, this title has been produced with some possible (though not necessarily probable) influences upon the Jihad storyline, from the dubious "White Noise" HPG data stream as a dominant source. Peeks at previous known and unknown secret societies, missing planets and intelligence agencies are provided, as well as directions for gamemasters who seek to add the rumors to their own campaigns.

From the back cover

On October 25, 3068, the Word of Blake flooded the Inner Sphere HPG networks with "White Noise", a stream of gibberish and propaganda that made communications virtually impossible. Amid the noise, stunning secrets were revealed: Anastasius Focht was once Frederick Steiner; ComStar Primus Sharilar Mori was a Kurita spy.

Yet along with the secrets revealed and the spreading fires of the Jihad, the Blakists unveiled terrible new weapons and an army the size of which the intelligence agencies of the Inner Sphere had scarcely dreamed, spawning a darker, new wave of mysteries, and whispers of shadowy cabals. Hidden worlds, cults of assassins, ancient societies and even the mysteries of hyperspace—all emerged as possible sources for the Word of Blake's new found power. Once more spanning all of human space from ancient Terra to the far-flung Clan homeworlds, the conspiracies behind the Jihad could be the key to unraveling the greatest war since the days of Amaris.

Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2 describes several of the most powerful and influential people, organizations, and entities at work behind the scenes of the Word of Blake Jihad. Some of these conspiracies are firmly grounded in Classic BattleTech lore, but shown here in ways never before seen; others have only recently emerged from their own shadows. Gamemasters and players can decide which of these power brokers are real and which are paranoid fantasies spawned by the chaos and fear of the Blakist Holy War!

Contents

  • Found and Lost
  • Introduction
    • How to Use This Book
    • What If?
      • Where It All Leads?
      • The Original Plan?
  • The Society
    • Signs of Conspiracy
    • Society Structure
    • Playing Gods?
    • Society Operations
    • Wheels Within Wheels
    • Gamemaster's Section
  • Mysteries of the Void
    • The Mariner's Tale: In the Darkness Between
      • Skipjack
      • Ghosts, or Ghost Particles?
      • Winning the Lottery
      • Early Arrival
      • Time's Arrow
      • On Second Thought...
      • A Change of Heart
      • What Lives Between
    • Children of the Void: A Touch of Wrongness
      • Stowaway
      • Becalmed on the Cocytus
      • The Nameless One
      • Manei Domini
      • Ascension
      • Witness to Madness
      • And So, You See, It's All Come to This
    • Gamemaster's Section
      • Misjumps
      • The "Void Children"
  • The Saurimat
    • The Saurimat: A Compendium
      • Belief to the Stars
      • Humble Before Change
      • Faith Rises
      • The Saurimat Today
    • Gamemaster's Section
  • Interconnectedness Unlimited
    • Interconnectedness Unlimited: Taking the Fall
    • The Turning
    • The Prestige
    • Gamemaster's Section
      • Facts: The Corporation
      • Facts: Behind the Stage
  • Minor Groups
    • Devlin Stone
      • The Elusive Devlin Stone: The Truth (Or a Few Reasonable Facsimiles)
      • Gamemaster's Section
    • Thuggees
      • Operation: Revelation
      • Gamemaster's Section
    • The Tanites
      • Subject: The Tanite Civilization
      • Gamemaster's Section
    • The Blake Documents
  • Rules Addendum
    • Classic BattleTech RPG Rules
      • Influence and Special Contacts/Enemies
      • Influence Trait
      • Special Contact/Enemy Traits
      • Skills and Fields
      • Martial Arts/Quick Death (New)
    • Personal Equipment
    • Roleplaying Addendum
      • Possession
      • Cutting In
      • Roleplaying With Interstellar Players
      • Interstellar Players NPCs
      • Belters In Game Play
      • Belter Augmentations
      • New Mercenary Employer: "Uncle" Chandy
      • Thuggee-Manei Domini (Phasnigar) Hybrids
    • Classic BattleTech Rules
      • New Vehicle Equipment: Smart Robotic Control Systems
      • New ProtoMech Equipment
      • New Aerospace Equipment: Super-Jump Drives
      • New Vehicle Equipment: Centurion Weapon Systems
      • New BattleMech: RMP-5G Rampage
      • New Aerospace Fighter: Mk. 30 "BlackWasp" Robotic Interceptor
      • New Force Rules: The Saurimat

References