Total Chaos

Total Chaos
Product information
Type	Sourcebook
Author	Joel Bancroft-Connors Philip A. Lee Matt Murray Christopher Purnell Craig Reed Ben H. Rome Joel Steverson Geoff Swift Andreas Zuber Steven Lockley Steven Savile Keith Hann
Development	Herbert A. Beas II Ben H. Rome
Pages	258
Cover Artwork	Alex Iglesias (art) Ray Arrastia (design)
Illustrations	Alex Iglesias Peter Johnston Chris Lewis (illustrations & logos) Aaron Miller Matt Plog Rob Ruffolo Florian Stitz Alex Williamson Mark Winters
Publication information
Publisher	Catalyst Game Labs
Product code	35400
First published	2012
MSRP	US $29.99
Content
Era	Jihad era

From the back cover

“

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.

”

Content

• THE ONLY ONE THE MATTERS (short story)
• INTRODUCTION
  • How To Use This Book
• RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
  • How To Use The Total Chaos Campaign
    • Tracks
    • Situation And Game Setup
    • Warchest And Objectives
    • Special Rules
    • Aftermath And Next Track
    • Warchest Point System
    • Warchest Points Between Tracks
    • Skill Advancement
    • Warchest Campaign Record Sheet
• ENTER STAGE RIGHT

Gannon's Cannons ................................................. 19 Captain Gannon “Cannon” Derer, Commanding Officer ..... 20 Lieutenant Amanda Wolf, Executive Officer...................21 Cumberland’s Missiliers..........................................22 Captain Roger Cumberland, Commanding Officer.........23 Lieutenant Roger Goddard .............................................24 Grandin’s Crusaders................................................25 Pierre Grandin Iii, Commanding Officer..........................27 Hilary Fletcher, Executive Officer....................................27 Interstellar Expeditions .........................................28 THE MISSIONS .............................................................30 Missions.................................................................30 Mission: Assault..............................................................30 Mission: Beachhead........................................................30 Mission: Defend ..............................................................31 Mission: Flank .................................................................32 Mission: (Forced) Withdrawal ........................................32 Mission: Pursuit ..............................................................33 Mission: Pushback ..........................................................34 Mission: Recon ................................................................34 Mission: Recon-In-Force.................................................35 Mission: Retreat..............................................................35 Mission: Stalwart............................................................36 Mission: Strike ................................................................37 Mission: Supply...............................................................38 THE CAMPAIGN ...........................................................39 The Campaign: 3067 ...............................................39 Look Who’s Coming To Dinner ........................................39 Outreach..........................................................................39 Another Day, Another C-Bill ............................................41 Fubar!..............................................................................43 New Avalon .....................................................................43 Unwelcome Guests ........................................................ 46 Tharkad ...........................................................................47 Payback.......................................................................... 48 The Campaign: 3068 ...............................................50 Vacationing In The Wasteland........................................50 Luthien ............................................................................50 The Skye Is Falling!..........................................................52 Skye.................................................................................54 Peaks Of Blood ................................................................54 Dieron..............................................................................56 Running From The Devil .................................................56 Game On! ........................................................................59 Atreus ..............................................................................61 Golden Goose..................................................................61 Full Metal Press...............................................................63 Falcon Ptomaine .............................................................65 Final Curtain?................................................................. 66 One For The Money… ....................................................67 Hammer Of The Gods ..................................................... 68 Under Heel ..................................................................... 68 Leading Edge ..................................................................69 Graveyard Shift...............................................................70 Resisting Arrest ..............................................................71 The Campaign: 3069 ...............................................72 My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean ......................................72 Algot................................................................................72 Pleione ............................................................................74 Seed Of Discontent .........................................................75 Galedon/An Ting..............................................................76 Denial Of Service.............................................................77 Brew-Ha-Ha....................................................................78 Bullet In The Blue Sky .....................................................79 Brute Force......................................................................80 Liberation .......................................................................81 Living Dead Men .............................................................83 Stirring The Anthill ........................................................ 84 The Campaign: 3070 ...............................................86 Click, Click, Boom............................................................86 Terra Firma ......................................................................86 Panic And Pain ................................................................87 Zosma..............................................................................88 Binge, Purge, Flush........................................................ 90 Celestial Calamity ...........................................................91 Signs Of Things To Come.................................................92 Final Stand......................................................................93 Grim Death......................................................................95 The Campaign: 3071 ...............................................96 Savage Silence ................................................................96 Kittery .............................................................................96 Storming The Balance.....................................................98 Quentin ...........................................................................98 Jailbreak .......................................................................100 Solaris VII.......................................................................100 Free-Fire Zone...............................................................102 Reasserting Authority ..................................................104 Nacht Blitz ....................................................................105 Oppression....................................................................106 Severance .....................................................................107 Unfinished Business......................................................108 Reaching The Limits .....................................................109 The Campaign: 3072 ..............................................110 Homecoming ................................................................ 110 Donegal......................................................................... 110 No Man Left Behind ...................................................... 112 Galatea.......................................................................... 113 Grave Justice................................................................. 114 Benjamin....................................................................... 115 Will Of Steel .................................................................. 116 Corporate Ties............................................................... 117 Spark............................................................................. 118 Clean Sweep .................................................................120 Going Nova ................................................................... 121 Burning Bridges............................................................122 Shift Change .................................................................123 The Campaign: 3073 ............................................. 125 Grave Recovery .............................................................125 Sheratan........................................................................125 Dante’s Daydream.........................................................127 Gibson ...........................................................................127 Escape Clause................................................................129 Tunnel Rats ...................................................................130 The Campaign: 3074 ............................................. 131 Light Machine............................................................... 131 Sian ............................................................................... 131 Roman Candle...............................................................133 End Of The Road............................................................134 Davion Falling ...............................................................135 Acid Rain .......................................................................137 Into The Void.................................................................138 The Campaign: 3075 ............................................ 139 Silencing The Shadows .................................................139 Irian...............................................................................139 Heat Lightning.............................................................. 141 Mortis Rictus.................................................................143 Turn Your Radio On .......................................................144 Guns Of Kirin River ........................................................144 Iron Giants ....................................................................146 The Campaign: 3076 ............................................. 148 Comes The Reaper ........................................................148 New Hessen ...................................................................148 Run Them Down ...........................................................150 Rescue Gone Wrong...................................................... 151 We Are Your Friends......................................................152 Infestation ....................................................................153 Slugger’s Paradise ........................................................154 Starfall ..........................................................................155 Wave Of Confusion........................................................156 Steel City.......................................................................157 Watershed ....................................................................158 The Campaign: 3077 ............................................ 160 Ghost Tiger ...................................................................160 Yorii ...............................................................................160 By A Thousand Cuts ......................................................162 Halloran V .....................................................................162 Hammer And Anvil........................................................164 Marcus...........................................................................164 Citizen’s Arrest..............................................................165 Chara.............................................................................166 Ravaged Iron.................................................................167 Cloud Of Despair ...........................................................168 Hounds Of War..............................................................169 Dragon’s Pincers ...........................................................170 White Flags ..................................................................171 Blood And Fury .............................................................172 Wolves From The Slaughter..........................................173 Charred Victory............................................................. 174 My Enemy’s Enemy ....................................................... 175 Bridge To Oblivion ........................................................ 176 Climbing Mount Shanyu ...............................................177 Polar Possibilities..........................................................179 The Campaign: 3078 ............................................ 180 Bloody Takedown .........................................................180 Terra – Arrival ...............................................................180 Flashpoint.....................................................................182 Trick Or Trap ..................................................................184 Terra – European Theater ..............................................185 Death To Tyrants ...........................................................186 Sticky Situation.............................................................188 Terra – Asian Theater.....................................................189 Pound Of Flesh..............................................................190 Under The Gaze Of The Sun God ...................................192 Terra – Southern Theater ...............................................193 Joyride ..........................................................................194 Terra – North America ...................................................195 Moon Maze ...................................................................197 Barriers .........................................................................200 Ancient Meanings.........................................................201 Gorst March ..................................................................202 Suffrage Of Saints.........................................................203 Convoy Duty..................................................................204 Burragorang .................................................................204 Counterstrike ................................................................205 Inch By Inch ..................................................................206 River Waltz....................................................................207 Rom’s Roost ..................................................................208 Get Out Of Dodge ..........................................................209 End Of Day.....................................................................210 End Of Night.................................................................. 211 The Final Countdown.................................................... 212 Picking The Locks..........................................................213 Martian Merry-Go-Round ............................................215 Bolthole ........................................................................215 Tendrils Of Desperation ................................................216 Hell’s Eruption .............................................................. 217 Friend Of The Devil........................................................218 The Campaign: 3079 ............................................. 221 Blowtorch .....................................................................221 Terra – Pacific Theater...................................................221 Recondo ........................................................................223 Litmus Test....................................................................225 Terra – African Theater ..................................................225 Monkeywrench.............................................................228 New Earth......................................................................229 Heavy Metal..................................................................230 Mainframe ....................................................................231 New Home .....................................................................232 Here Comes The Cavalry ...............................................234 The Campaign: 3080 ............................................ 235 Jinx................................................................................235 Nanking.........................................................................235 Snow Job.......................................................................237 Luyten 68-28 .................................................................237 Roadblock .....................................................................240 The Campaign: 3081 ............................................. 241 Wild Weasel .................................................................. 241 Devil’s Rock.................................................................... 241 Firefly............................................................................243 Storm Shadow ..............................................................244 Scrap Iron......................................................................245 Gateway To Hell ............................................................246 RULES ANNEX............................................................ 248 Campaign Tracking Sheet.............................................249 Random Assignment Tables .........................................249 Using The Random Assignment Tables.........................249