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| image = Total Chaos.jpg
 
| image = Total Chaos.jpg
 
| name = Total Chaos
 
| name = Total Chaos
| type = Scenario Pack <br /> Sourcebook
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| type = Sourcebook
| author = [[Joel Bancroft-Connors]] <br /> [[Philip A. Lee]] <br /> [[Matt Murray]] <br /> [[Christopher Purnell]] <br /> [[Craig Reed]] <br /> [[Ben H. Rome]] <br /> [[Joel Steverson]] <br /> [[Geoff Swift]] <br /> [[Andreas Zuber]] <br /> [[Steven Lockley]] <br /> [[Steven Savile]] <br /> [[Keith Hann]]
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| author = [[Joel Bancroft-Connors]] <br />[[Philip A. Lee]] <br />[[Matt Murray]] <br />[[Christopher Purnell]] <br />[[Craig Reed]] <br />[[Ben H. Rome]] <br />[[Joel Steverson]] <br />[[Geoff Swift]] <br />[[Andreas Zuber]] <br />[[Steven Lockley]] <br />[[Steven Savile]] <br />[[Keith Hann]] <br />
| development = [[Herbert A. Beas II]] <br /> [[Ben H. Rome]]
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| development = [[Herbert A. Beas II]]<br />[[Ben H. Rome]]
 
| pages = 258
 
| pages = 258
| cover = [[Alex Iglesias]] (art) <br /> [[Ray Arrastia]] (design)
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| cover = [[Alex Iglesias]] (art)<br />[[Ray Arrastia]] (design)<br />
| illustrations = [[Alex Iglesias]] <br /> [[Peter Johnston]] <br /> [[Chris Lewis]] (illustrations & logos) <br /> [[Aaron Miller]] <br /> [[Matt Plog]] <br /> [[Rob Ruffolo]] <br /> [[Florian Stitz]] <br /> [[Alex Williamson]] <br /> [[Mark Winters]]
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| illustrations = [[Alex Iglesias]] <br />[[Peter Johnston]] <br />[[Chris Lewis]] (illustrations & logos)<br />[[Aaron Miller]] <br />[[Matt Plog]] <br />[[Rob Ruffolo]] <br />[[Florian Stitz]] <br />[[Alex Williamson]] <br />[[Mark Winters]] <br />
 
| publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]]
 
| publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]]
| productioncode = 35400
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| productioncode = [http://www.battlecorps.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=3005 35400]
 
| year = 2012
 
| year = 2012
 
| ISBN13 =  
 
| ISBN13 =  
| MSRP = $29.99
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| MSRP = US $29.99
 
| era = [[Jihad era]]
 
| era = [[Jihad era]]
 
| timeline =
 
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==Description==
 
==Description==
Essentially a compilation book for all [[Chaos Campaign]] tracks from all [[Jihad era]] sourcebooks, '''''Total Chaos''''' offers some additional context and background information, some altered tracks (for clarification or to address issues), and generally an improved and more coherent Warchest campaign rule system compared to previous publications of the material.
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==From the back cover==
 
==From the back cover==
{{quote|''In late [[3067]], the [[Word of Blake]] unleashed its [[Jihad]], fanning the flames of violence and spreading it across the [[Inner Sphere]]. Three [[mercenary]] commands struggled to find their footing and profit from the all-encompassing warfare. As they navigated their way through the conflicts erupting on hundreds of worlds, these mercenaries grew in power, prestige, and character. Facing adversity, victory, defeat, and enemies within and without, they were typical of many commands touched — for ill or for good—by the Jihad''
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{{quote|''In late 3067, the Word of Blake unleashed its Jihad, fanning the flames of violence and spreading it across the Inner Sphere. Three mercenary commands struggled to find their footing and profit from the all-encompassing warfare. As they navigated their way through the conflicts erupting on hundreds of worlds, these mercenaries grew in power, prestige, and character. Facing adversity, victory, defeat, and enemies within and without, they were typical of many commands touched — for ill or for good—by the Jihad''
  
''As the Jihad unfolded through the Jihad Hot Spots plotbooks, players were introduced to the Chaos Campaign, a new game play system that gave players the opportunity to craft their own games around specific battles and events of the Jihad. Now that campaign, spanning fourteen years of conflict, has been collected and updated. Presented here are all of the Chaos Campaign tracks from the Hot Spots plotbooks and interwoven with select tracks from the Jihad Turning Points: e-publication series and several all-new tracks and mini-campaigns. This volume also includes detailed reports on nearly forty planetary campaigns, providing context and details previously clouded by interstellar media, local reports, and personal journals. With an updated and streamlined core ruleset for the Chaos Campaign and new Jihad era Random Availability Tables for the Word of Blake, Mercenaries, and Militias, this book has everything players and gamemasters need to recreate the pivotal campaigns of the Jihad and lead their forces to victory.''}}
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''As the Jihad unfolded through the Jihad Hot Spots plotbooks, players were introduced to the Chaos Campaign, a new game play system that gave players the opportunity to craft their own games around specific battles and events of the Jihad. Now that campaign, spanning fourteen years of conflict, has been collected and updated. Presented here are all of the Chaos Campaign tracks from the Hot Spots plotbooks and interwoven with select tracks from the Jihad Turning Points e-publication series and several all-new tracks and mini-campaigns. This volume also includes detailed reports on nearly forty planetary campaigns, providing context and details previously clouded by interstellar media, local reports, and personal journals. With an updated and streamlined core ruleset for the Chaos Campaign and new Jihad era Random Availability Tables for the Word of Blake, Mercenaries, and Militias, this book has everything players and gamemasters need to recreate the pivotal campaigns of the Jihad and lead their forces to victory.''
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==Content==
 
==Content==
* [[The Only One That Matters|THE ONLY ONE THAT MATTERS]] (short story)
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* THE ONLY ONE THAT MATTERS (short story)
* INTRODUCTION
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* INTRODUCTION  
** How To Use This Book
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** How To Use This Book  
* RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
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* RULES OF ENGAGEMENT  
** How To Use The Total Chaos Campaign
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** How To Use The Total Chaos Campaign  
 
*** Tracks
 
*** Tracks
*** Situation And Game Setup
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*** Situation And Game Setup  
 
*** Warchest And Objectives
 
*** Warchest And Objectives
 
*** Special Rules
 
*** Special Rules
*** Aftermath And Next Track
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*** Aftermath And Next Track  
 
*** Warchest Point System
 
*** Warchest Point System
*** Warchest Points Between Tracks
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*** Warchest Points Between Tracks  
 
*** Skill Advancement
 
*** Skill Advancement
*** Warchest Campaign Record Sheet
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*** Warchest Campaign Record Sheet  
* ENTER STAGE RIGHT
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* ENTER STAGE RIGHT  
** [[Gannon's Cannons]]
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** [[Gannon's Cannons]]  
*** [[Captain]] [[Gannon Derer|Gannon "Cannon" Derer]], Commanding Officer
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*** [[Captain]] [[Gannon "Cannon" Derer]], Commanding Officer  
 
*** [[Lieutenant]] [[Amanda Wolf]], Executive Officer
 
*** [[Lieutenant]] [[Amanda Wolf]], Executive Officer
 
** [[Cumberland's Missiliers]]
 
** [[Cumberland's Missiliers]]
 
*** Captain [[Roger Cumberland]], Commanding Officer
 
*** Captain [[Roger Cumberland]], Commanding Officer
*** Lieutenant [[Roger Goddard]]
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*** Lieutenant [[Roger Goddard]]  
 
** [[Grandin's Crusaders]]
 
** [[Grandin's Crusaders]]
 
*** [[Pierre Grandin III]], Commanding Officer
 
*** [[Pierre Grandin III]], Commanding Officer
 
*** [[Hilary Fletcher]], Executive Officer
 
*** [[Hilary Fletcher]], Executive Officer
** [[Interstellar Expeditions]]
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** [[Interstellar Expeditions]]  
* THE MISSIONS
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* THE MISSIONS  
 
** Missions
 
** Missions
 
*** Mission: Assault
 
*** Mission: Assault
 
*** Mission: Beachhead
 
*** Mission: Beachhead
*** Mission: Defend
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*** Mission: Defend  
*** Mission: Flank
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*** Mission: Flank  
*** Mission: (Forced) Withdrawal
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*** Mission: (Forced) Withdrawal  
*** Mission: Pursuit
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*** Mission: Pursuit  
*** Mission: Pushback
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*** Mission: Pushback  
*** Mission: Recon
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*** Mission: Recon  
 
*** Mission: Recon-In-Force
 
*** Mission: Recon-In-Force
 
*** Mission: Retreat
 
*** Mission: Retreat
 
*** Mission: Stalwart
 
*** Mission: Stalwart
*** Mission: Strike
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*** Mission: Strike  
 
*** Mission: Supply
 
*** Mission: Supply
* THE CAMPAIGN
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* THE CAMPAIGN  
** The Campaign: 3067
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** The Campaign: 3067  
*** Look Who's Coming To Dinner
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*** Look Who's Coming To Dinner  
*** Outreach
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*** [[Outreach]]
*** Another Day, Another C-Bill
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*** Another Day, Another C-Bill  
 
*** Fubar!
 
*** Fubar!
*** New Avalon
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*** [[New Avalon]]
*** Unwelcome Guests
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*** Unwelcome Guests  
*** Tharkad
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*** [[Tharkad]]
 
*** Payback
 
*** Payback
** The Campaign: 3068
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** The Campaign: 3068  
 
*** Vacationing In The Wasteland
 
*** Vacationing In The Wasteland
*** Luthien
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*** [[Luthien]]
 
*** The Skye Is Falling!
 
*** The Skye Is Falling!
*** Skye
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*** [[Skye]]
*** Peaks Of Blood
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*** Peaks Of Blood  
*** Dieron
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*** [[Dieron]]
*** Running From The Devil
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*** Running From The Devil  
*** Game On!
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*** Game On!  
*** Atreus
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*** [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]]
 
*** Golden Goose
 
*** Golden Goose
 
*** Full Metal Press
 
*** Full Metal Press
*** Falcon Ptomaine
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*** Falcon Ptomaine  
 
*** Final Curtain?
 
*** Final Curtain?
*** One For The Money…
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*** One For The Money…  
*** Hammer Of The Gods
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*** Hammer Of The Gods  
*** Under Heel
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*** Under Heel  
*** Leading Edge
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*** Leading Edge  
 
*** Graveyard Shift
 
*** Graveyard Shift
*** Resisting Arrest
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*** Resisting Arrest  
** The Campaign: 3069
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** The Campaign: 3069  
*** My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean
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*** My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean  
*** Algot
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*** [[Algot]]
*** Pleione
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*** [[Pleione]]
*** Seed Of Discontent
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*** Seed Of Discontent  
*** Galedon/An Ting
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*** [[Galedon V|Galedon]]/[[An Ting]]
 
*** Denial Of Service
 
*** Denial Of Service
 
*** Brew-Ha-Ha
 
*** Brew-Ha-Ha
*** Bullet In The Blue Sky
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*** Bullet In The Blue Sky  
 
*** Brute Force
 
*** Brute Force
 
*** Liberation
 
*** Liberation
*** Living Dead Men
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*** Living Dead Men  
*** Stirring The Anthill
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*** Stirring The Anthill  
** The Campaign: 3070
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** The Campaign: 3070  
 
*** Click, Click, Boom
 
*** Click, Click, Boom
*** Terra Firma
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*** [[Terra Firma]]
*** Panic And Pain
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*** Panic And Pain  
*** Zosma
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*** [[Zosma]]
 
*** Binge, Purge, Flush
 
*** Binge, Purge, Flush
*** Celestial Calamity
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*** Celestial Calamity  
 
*** Signs Of Things To Come
 
*** Signs Of Things To Come
 
*** Final Stand
 
*** Final Stand
 
*** Grim Death
 
*** Grim Death
** The Campaign: 3071
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** The Campaign: 3071  
*** Savage Silence
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*** Savage Silence  
*** Kittery
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*** [[Kittery]]
 
*** Storming The Balance
 
*** Storming The Balance
*** Quentin
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*** [[Quentin]]
*** Jailbreak
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*** Jailbreak  
*** Solaris VII
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*** [[Solaris VII]]
 
*** Free-Fire Zone
 
*** Free-Fire Zone
*** Reasserting Authority
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*** Reasserting Authority  
*** Nacht Blitz
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*** Nacht Blitz  
 
*** Oppression
 
*** Oppression
*** Severance
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*** Severance  
 
*** Unfinished Business
 
*** Unfinished Business
*** Reaching The Limits
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*** Reaching The Limits  
** The Campaign: 3072
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** The Campaign: 3072  
*** Homecoming
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*** Homecoming  
*** Donegal
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*** [[Donegal]]
*** No Man Left Behind
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*** No Man Left Behind  
*** Galatea
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*** [[Galatea]]
 
*** Grave Justice
 
*** Grave Justice
*** Benjamin
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*** [[Benjamin]]
*** Will Of Steel
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*** Will Of Steel  
 
*** Corporate Ties
 
*** Corporate Ties
 
*** Spark
 
*** Spark
*** Clean Sweep
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*** Clean Sweep  
*** Going Nova
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*** Going Nova  
 
*** Burning Bridges
 
*** Burning Bridges
*** Shift Change
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*** Shift Change  
** The Campaign: 3073
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** The Campaign: 3073  
*** Grave Recovery
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*** Grave Recovery  
*** Sheratan
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*** [[Sheratan]]
 
*** Dante's Daydream
 
*** Dante's Daydream
*** Gibson
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*** [[Gibson]]
 
*** Escape Clause
 
*** Escape Clause
 
*** Tunnel Rats
 
*** Tunnel Rats
** The Campaign: 3074
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** The Campaign: 3074  
 
*** Light Machine
 
*** Light Machine
*** Sian
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*** [[Sian]]
 
*** Roman Candle
 
*** Roman Candle
 
*** End Of The Road
 
*** End Of The Road
*** Davion Falling
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*** Davion Falling  
*** Acid Rain
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*** Acid Rain  
 
*** Into The Void
 
*** Into The Void
** The Campaign: 3075
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** The Campaign: 3075
*** Silencing The Shadows
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*** Silencing The Shadows  
*** Irian
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*** [[Irian]]
 
*** Heat Lightning
 
*** Heat Lightning
 
*** Mortis Rictus
 
*** Mortis Rictus
*** Turn Your Radio On
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*** Turn Your Radio On  
*** Guns Of Kirin River
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*** Guns Of Kirin River  
*** Iron Giants
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*** Iron Giants  
 
** The Campaign: 3076
 
** The Campaign: 3076
*** Comes The Reaper
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*** Comes The Reaper  
*** New Hessen
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*** [[New Hessen]]
*** Run Them Down
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*** Run Them Down  
 
*** Rescue Gone Wrong
 
*** Rescue Gone Wrong
 
*** We Are Your Friends
 
*** We Are Your Friends
*** Infestation
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*** Infestation  
*** Slugger's Paradise
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*** Slugger's Paradise  
*** Starfall
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*** Starfall  
 
*** Wave Of Confusion
 
*** Wave Of Confusion
 
*** Steel City
 
*** Steel City
*** Watershed
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*** Watershed  
** The Campaign: 3077
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** The Campaign: 3077
*** Ghost Tiger
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*** Ghost Tiger  
*** Yorii
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*** [[Yorii]]
*** By A Thousand Cuts
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*** By A Thousand Cuts  
*** Halloran V
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*** [[Halloran V]]
 
*** Hammer And Anvil
 
*** Hammer And Anvil
*** Marcus
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*** [[Marcus]]
 
*** Citizen's Arrest
 
*** Citizen's Arrest
*** Chara
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*** [[Chara]]
 
*** Ravaged Iron
 
*** Ravaged Iron
*** Cloud Of Despair
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*** Cloud Of Despair  
 
*** Hounds Of War
 
*** Hounds Of War
*** Dragon's Pincers
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*** Dragon's Pincers  
*** White Flags
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*** White Flags
*** Blood And Fury
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*** Blood And Fury  
 
*** Wolves From The Slaughter
 
*** Wolves From The Slaughter
 
*** Charred Victory
 
*** Charred Victory
*** My Enemy's Enemy
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*** My Enemy's Enemy  
*** Bridge To Oblivion
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*** Bridge To Oblivion  
*** Climbing Mount Shanyu
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*** Climbing Mount Shanyu  
 
*** Polar Possibilities
 
*** Polar Possibilities
** The Campaign: 3078
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** The Campaign: 3078
*** Bloody Takedown
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*** Bloody Takedown  
*** Terra – Arrival
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*** [[Terra]] – Arrival  
 
*** Flashpoint
 
*** Flashpoint
*** Trick Or Trap
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*** Trick Or Trap  
*** Terra – European Theater
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*** Terra – [[European Theater]]
*** Death To Tyrants
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*** Death To Tyrants  
 
*** Sticky Situation
 
*** Sticky Situation
*** Terra – Asian Theater
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*** Terra – [[Asian Theater]]
 
*** Pound Of Flesh
 
*** Pound Of Flesh
*** Under The Gaze Of The Sun God
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*** Under The Gaze Of The Sun God  
*** Terra – Southern Theater
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*** Terra – [[Southern Theater]]
*** Joyride
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*** Joyride  
*** Terra – North America Theater
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*** Terra – [[North America Theater]]
*** Moon Maze
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*** Moon Maze  
*** Barriers
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*** Barriers  
 
*** Ancient Meanings
 
*** Ancient Meanings
*** Gorst March
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*** Gorst March  
 
*** Suffrage Of Saints
 
*** Suffrage Of Saints
 
*** Convoy Duty
 
*** Convoy Duty
*** Burragorang
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*** Burragorang  
*** Counterstrike
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*** Counterstrike  
*** Inch By Inch
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*** Inch By Inch  
 
*** River Waltz
 
*** River Waltz
*** Rom's Roost
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*** Rom's Roost  
*** Get Out Of Dodge
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*** Get Out Of Dodge  
 
*** End Of Day
 
*** End Of Day
 
*** End Of Night
 
*** End Of Night
 
*** The Final Countdown
 
*** The Final Countdown
 
*** Picking The Locks
 
*** Picking The Locks
*** Martian Merry-Go-Round
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*** Martian Merry-Go-Round  
*** Bolthole
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*** Bolthole  
*** Tendrils Of Desperation
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*** Tendrils Of Desperation  
*** Hell's Eruption
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*** Hell's Eruption  
 
*** Friend Of The Devil
 
*** Friend Of The Devil
** The Campaign: 3079
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** The Campaign: 3079  
*** Blowtorch
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*** Blowtorch  
*** Terra – Pacific Theater
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*** Terra – [[Pacific Theater]]
*** Recondo
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*** Recondo  
 
*** Litmus Test
 
*** Litmus Test
*** Terra – African Theater
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*** Terra – [[African Theater]]
 
*** Monkeywrench
 
*** Monkeywrench
*** New Earth
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*** [[New Earth]]
 
*** Heavy Metal
 
*** Heavy Metal
*** Mainframe
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*** Mainframe  
*** New Home
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*** [[New Home]]
*** Here Comes The Cavalry
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*** Here Comes The Cavalry  
** The Campaign: 3080
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** The Campaign: 3080
 
*** Jinx
 
*** Jinx
*** Nanking
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*** [[Nanking]]
 
*** Snow Job
 
*** Snow Job
*** Luyten 68-28
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*** [[Luyten 68-28]]
*** Roadblock
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*** Roadblock  
** The Campaign: 3081
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** The Campaign: 3081  
*** Wild Weasel
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*** Wild Weasel  
*** Devil's Rock
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*** [[Devil's Rock]]
 
*** Firefly
 
*** Firefly
*** Storm Shadow
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*** Storm Shadow  
 
*** Scrap Iron
 
*** Scrap Iron
*** Gateway To Hell
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*** Gateway To Hell  
 
* RULES ANNEX
 
* RULES ANNEX
 
** Campaign Tracking Sheet
 
** Campaign Tracking Sheet
** [[Random Assignment Tables]]
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** Random Assignment Tables  
 
** Using The Random Assignment Tables
 
** Using The Random Assignment Tables
  
 
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[[Category:Scenario Packs]]
 
[[Category:Scenario Packs]]
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