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'''Commando Quarterly''' (subtitle: '''United We Conquer''') was a magazine dedicated to the [[BattleTech]] franchise. Intended as a quarterly magazine, six digital issues were published between 2003 and 2006 in [[w:PDF|PDF]] format.  After the first four issues, the title changed to "Commando Quarterly - The FanPro Commando Magazine."
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'''Commando Quarterly''' (subtitle: '''United We Conquer''') was a magazine dedicated to the [[BattleTech]] franchise. Intended as a quarterly magazine, seven digital issues were published between 2003 and 2006 in [[w:PDF|PDF]] format.  After the first four issues, the title changed to "Commando Quarterly - The FanPro Commando Magazine."
 
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As "Commando Quarterly" the magazine was largely written from an in-universe perspective, featuring tactical advice, planetary worldbooks, and game scenarios for BattleTech-based tabletop combat, along with advertisement pages from fictional in-universe firms and reports on worldwide events run by the [[FanPro Commandos]].
 
As "Commando Quarterly" the magazine was largely written from an in-universe perspective, featuring tactical advice, planetary worldbooks, and game scenarios for BattleTech-based tabletop combat, along with advertisement pages from fictional in-universe firms and reports on worldwide events run by the [[FanPro Commandos]].
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Commando Quarterly initially identified itself as a BattleTech fanzine created by the FanPro Commandos. The Commandos' semi-official position implies that the magazine was published with FanPro's consent, and could therefore be considered an official publication which, however, does not meet the current criteria for [[canon]] and would hence have to be regarded as [[apocryphal]].
 
Commando Quarterly initially identified itself as a BattleTech fanzine created by the FanPro Commandos. The Commandos' semi-official position implies that the magazine was published with FanPro's consent, and could therefore be considered an official publication which, however, does not meet the current criteria for [[canon]] and would hence have to be regarded as [[apocryphal]].
  
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A disclaimer in the third issue states that [[WizKids, LLC]] had granted permission to the magazine to use BattleTech material, but does not endorse nor is affiliated with Commando Quarterly in any official capacity whatsoever.
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A disclaimer in the third issue states that "[[WizKids]] LLC" [''sic''] is the owner of the IP and has granted permission to the magazine to use BattleTech material, but does not endorse nor is affiliated with Commando Quarterly in any official capacity whatsoever.
  
 
When it shifted formats, it added a disclaimer that ''All writing herein is speculative and non-canon.''
 
When it shifted formats, it added a disclaimer that ''All writing herein is speculative and non-canon.''
  
 
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==Issue 67-01 (Summer 3067)==
 
==Issue 67-01 (Summer 3067)==
 
*Contents
 
*Contents
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**An Uncivil Civil War
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**An Uncivil Civil War - Short Story by [[Jason Weiser]]
 
*Departments
 
*Departments
 
**Editor's Corner
 
**Editor's Corner
 
**Worldbook: [[Pandora]]
 
**Worldbook: [[Pandora]]
 
**Tactical Analysis: [[Light 'Mech]]s on the Modern Battlefield
 
**Tactical Analysis: [[Light 'Mech]]s on the Modern Battlefield
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**News From the Front: [[Pandora]]
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**News From the Front: [[Pandora]] - Short Story by [[Joel Steverson]]
 
**Simulator Tech: Terrain
 
**Simulator Tech: Terrain
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Blooding on Pandora
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Blooding on Pandora by [[Joel Steverson]]
  
 
==Issue 67-02 (Autumn 3067)==
 
==Issue 67-02 (Autumn 3067)==
 
*Contents
 
*Contents
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**Brother Against Brother (short story by Jason Weiser)
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**Brother Against Brother - Short Story by [[Jason Weiser]]
 
**[[The Battle of Monte Diablo|Monte Diablo]]: Both Sides Speak
 
**[[The Battle of Monte Diablo|Monte Diablo]]: Both Sides Speak
 
**Monte Diablo in Memoriam  
 
**Monte Diablo in Memoriam  
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**Worldbook: [[Tortuga Prime]]
 
**Worldbook: [[Tortuga Prime]]
 
**Tactical Analysis: [[Medium 'Mech]]s
 
**Tactical Analysis: [[Medium 'Mech]]s
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**News From the Front - [[Tortuga Prime]]
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**News From the Front - [[Tortuga Prime]] - Short Story by [[Joel Steverson]]
 
**Simulator Tech: Weaponry - How to Make a Rotary Autocannon
 
**Simulator Tech: Weaponry - How to Make a Rotary Autocannon
 
**Simulator Tech: Martial Olympiad
 
**Simulator Tech: Martial Olympiad
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Recon, In Force
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Recon, In Force by [[Robert Pigeon]] and [[Ross Hines]]
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - The Hunt for November-231
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - The Hunt for November-231 by [[Dave Baughman]]
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Vive la Patrie!
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Vive la Patrie! by [[Buster G. McCall]]
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Chasing Death
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Chasing Death by [[Joel Steverson]]
 
**Commando Painting Gallery
 
**Commando Painting Gallery
  
 
==Issue 68-01 (Spring 3068)==
 
==Issue 68-01 (Spring 3068)==
 
*Contents
 
*Contents
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**An Unlikely Place
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**An Unlikely Place - Short Story by [[Jason Weiser]]
 
*Departments
 
*Departments
 
**Editor's Corner
 
**Editor's Corner
 
**Worldbook: [[Sigma Mare]]
 
**Worldbook: [[Sigma Mare]]
 
**Tactical Analysis: [[Heavy 'Mech]]s
 
**Tactical Analysis: [[Heavy 'Mech]]s
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**News From the Front - Sigma Mare
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**News From the Front - Sigma Mare - Short Story by [[Joel Steverson]]
 
**Simulator Tech: Assessment - [[NAIS]] Midterm Exam
 
**Simulator Tech: Assessment - [[NAIS]] Midterm Exam
 
**Simulator Tech: NAIS Answers
 
**Simulator Tech: NAIS Answers
 
**Simulator Tech: Brainstorm - Scenario/Event Ideas
 
**Simulator Tech: Brainstorm - Scenario/Event Ideas
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Lazarus Rising
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Lazarus Rising by [[John R. Wooldridge]]
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Siege of Fire Base San Antonio
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Siege of Fire Base San Antonio by [[Robert Pigeon]]
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Things That Go Bump in the Night
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - Things That Go Bump in the Night - Short Story and Scenario by [[Buster G. McCall]]
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - A Lesson in Betrayal
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**Simulator Tech: Scenario - A Lesson in Betrayal by [[Joel Steverson]]
 
**Commando Painting Gallery
 
**Commando Painting Gallery
 
**Trading Shots - The Commando Quarterly Marketplace
 
**Trading Shots - The Commando Quarterly Marketplace
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==Issue 68-02 (Summer 3068)==
 
==Issue 68-02 (Summer 3068)==
 
*Contents
 
*Contents
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**There Were Two (Jason Weiser)
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**There Were Two - Short Story by [[Jason Weiser]]
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**The Banshee's Lair (Buster G. McCall)
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**The Banshee's Lair - Short Story by [[Buster G. McCall]]
 
*Departments
 
*Departments
 
**Editor's Corner
 
**Editor's Corner
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**Tactical Analysis: Battle Armored Infantry
 
**Tactical Analysis: Battle Armored Infantry
 
**Crafty Commando - DropShip
 
**Crafty Commando - DropShip
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**News From the Front - Ronel
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**News From the Front - Ronel - Short Story by [[Joel Steverson]]
 
**Simulator Tech: Small Tech - MechWarrior Gear
 
**Simulator Tech: Small Tech - MechWarrior Gear
 
**Simulator Tech: Small Tech - MechWarrior Survival Pack
 
**Simulator Tech: Small Tech - MechWarrior Survival Pack
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**15 Tips for New Shadowrun GMs
 
**15 Tips for New Shadowrun GMs
 
**Painting Shadowrun 25mm Miniatures  
 
**Painting Shadowrun 25mm Miniatures  
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**January's Lancers - Carnival of Chaos  
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**January's Lancers - Carnival of Chaos - Short Story by [[Lou Myers]]
 
**[[Prometheus (Individual BattleMech)|Prometheus]] Unbound
 
**[[Prometheus (Individual BattleMech)|Prometheus]] Unbound
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**Cat & Mouse - A Campaign for I-Con 25
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**Cat & Mouse - A Campaign for I-Con 25 - Short Story by [[John Hudson]]
 
*Departments
 
*Departments
 
**Editor's Corner
 
**Editor's Corner
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**Event Happenings
 
**Event Happenings
 
**Firebase Listings
 
**Firebase Listings
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**Bodyguard of Lies - Yance I
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**Bodyguard of Lies - Yance I - Short Story [[by Anthony Hardenburgh]]
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**Bodyguard of Lies - Jihad and the Making of New Ghosts  
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**Bodyguard of Lies - Jihad and the Making of New Ghosts - Short Story by [[Frank Diaz]]
 
**Bodyguard of Lies - Home of Enlightenment  
 
**Bodyguard of Lies - Home of Enlightenment  
 
**Bodyguard of Lies - The Kervil Campaign  
 
**Bodyguard of Lies - The Kervil Campaign  
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**January's Lancers - Carnival of Chaos  
 
**January's Lancers - Carnival of Chaos  
 
**How to Make a 'Mech Recovery Vehicle  
 
**How to Make a 'Mech Recovery Vehicle  
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**Banshee Hunt  
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**Banshee Hunt - Short Story by [[Buster G. McCall]]
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**Chaos Unleashed - Resisting Arrest
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**Chaos Unleashed - Resisting Arrest - Track by [[Ben Rome]]
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**Chaos Unleashed - One For the Money
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**Chaos Unleashed - One For the Money - Track by [[Ben Rome]]
 
**TRO: Vehicle Annex - Sneak Peek - Heavy Law Enforcement Vehicles
 
**TRO: Vehicle Annex - Sneak Peek - Heavy Law Enforcement Vehicles
 
**TRO: Vehicle Annex - Sneak Peek - Hover Racers
 
**TRO: Vehicle Annex - Sneak Peek - Hover Racers
 
**Bang! You're Dead - A Look at the Bounty Hunter and His Crew in Miniatures Form
 
**Bang! You're Dead - A Look at the Bounty Hunter and His Crew in Miniatures Form
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**Cat & Mouse - A Campaign for I-Con 25
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**Cat & Mouse - A Campaign for I-Con 25 - Short Story by [[John Hudson]]
 
*Departments
 
*Departments
 
**Editor's Corner
 
**Editor's Corner
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**Event Happenings
 
**Event Happenings
 
**New Firebases
 
**New Firebases
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**Bodyguard of Lies - Poison Ghosts  
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**Bodyguard of Lies - Poison Ghosts - Short Story by [[Dave Baughman]]
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**Bodyguard of Lies - Claws of the Dragon - Allah's Revenge  
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**Bodyguard of Lies - Claws of the Dragon - Allah's Revenge - Short Story by [[Lou Myers]]
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**Bodyguard of Lies - Home of Enlightenment  
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**Bodyguard of Lies - Home of Enlightenment - Short Story by [[John Hudson]]
 
**Bodyguard of Lies - The Kervil Campaign  
 
**Bodyguard of Lies - The Kervil Campaign  
 
**Kick the Can - Doctrine and Tactics for Unarmored Infantry
 
**Kick the Can - Doctrine and Tactics for Unarmored Infantry
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**An Unknown Past (Shadowrun fiction)
 
**An Unknown Past (Shadowrun fiction)
 
**Making A Statement (Shadowrun adventure)
 
**Making A Statement (Shadowrun adventure)
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**Poison Ghosts (BattleTech fiction)
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**Poison Ghosts - Short Story by [[Dave Baughman]]
 
**Q&A: Total Warfare - An Interview with Randall Bills
 
**Q&A: Total Warfare - An Interview with Randall Bills
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**Lazarus Inbound (BattleTech fiction)
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**Lazarus Inbound - Short Story by [[Lou Myers]]
 
**Victory At TempleCon
 
**Victory At TempleCon
 
**Tactical Numbering Schemes
 
**Tactical Numbering Schemes
 
**Sword and Dragon Preview
 
**Sword and Dragon Preview
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**Cat & Mouse - A Campaign for I-Con 25
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**Cat & Mouse - A Campaign for I-Con 25 - Short Story by [[John Hudson]]
 
*Departments
 
*Departments
 
**Editor's Corner
 
**Editor's Corner
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*[[Allen Soles]]
 
*[[Allen Soles]]
 
*[[Joel Steverson]]
 
*[[Joel Steverson]]
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*[[Brian Stull]]
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*[[Brian Stull (person)|Brian Stull]]
 
*[[Tony Szczudlo]]
 
*[[Tony Szczudlo]]
 
*[[Scott Taylor]]
 
*[[Scott Taylor]]
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Latest revision as of 17:48, 31 October 2023

Commando Quarterly
United We Conquer
Product information
Type Magazine (PDF)
Development Jason Weiser, Anthony Hardenburgh (Editors)
Primary writing Various contributors
Pages 36-54/issue
Cover Artwork Various artists
Illustrations Various artists
Publication information
Publisher FanPro Commandos
First published 2003-2006
MSRP free download
Content

Commando Quarterly (subtitle: United We Conquer) was a magazine dedicated to the BattleTech franchise. Intended as a quarterly magazine, seven digital issues were published between 2003 and 2006 in PDF format. After the first four issues, the title changed to "Commando Quarterly - The FanPro Commando Magazine."

As "Commando Quarterly" the magazine was largely written from an in-universe perspective, featuring tactical advice, planetary worldbooks, and game scenarios for BattleTech-based tabletop combat, along with advertisement pages from fictional in-universe firms and reports on worldwide events run by the FanPro Commandos.

For issues 5-7, the magazine changed its title to "FanPro's Commando Quarterly", abandoned the in-universe viewpoint and added material for Shadowrun.

It was distributed via the now-defunct www.commandohq.com website which offered the files for free download.

Canonicity[edit]

Commando Quarterly initially identified itself as a BattleTech fanzine created by the FanPro Commandos. The Commandos' semi-official position implies that the magazine was published with FanPro's consent, and could therefore be considered an official publication which, however, does not meet the current criteria for canon and would hence have to be regarded as apocryphal.

A disclaimer in the third issue states that "WizKids LLC" [sic] is the owner of the IP and has granted permission to the magazine to use BattleTech material, but does not endorse nor is affiliated with Commando Quarterly in any official capacity whatsoever.

When it shifted formats, it added a disclaimer that All writing herein is speculative and non-canon.

Issue 67-01 (Summer 3067)[edit]

Issue 67-02 (Autumn 3067)[edit]

  • Contents
    • Brother Against Brother - Short Story by Jason Weiser
    • Monte Diablo: Both Sides Speak
    • Monte Diablo in Memoriam
    • Ye Olde Paint Shoppe - The Basics of Weathering
    • Spaceship Recognition Charts
  • Departments

Issue 68-01 (Spring 3068)[edit]

  • Contents
  • Departments
    • Editor's Corner
    • Worldbook: Sigma Mare
    • Tactical Analysis: Heavy 'Mechs
    • News From the Front - Sigma Mare - Short Story by Joel Steverson
    • Simulator Tech: Assessment - NAIS Midterm Exam
    • Simulator Tech: NAIS Answers
    • Simulator Tech: Brainstorm - Scenario/Event Ideas
    • Simulator Tech: Scenario - Lazarus Rising by John R. Wooldridge
    • Simulator Tech: Scenario - Siege of Fire Base San Antonio by Robert Pigeon
    • Simulator Tech: Scenario - Things That Go Bump in the Night - Short Story and Scenario by Buster G. McCall
    • Simulator Tech: Scenario - A Lesson in Betrayal by Joel Steverson
    • Commando Painting Gallery
    • Trading Shots - The Commando Quarterly Marketplace

Issue 68-02 (Summer 3068)[edit]

  • Contents
  • Departments
    • Editor's Corner
    • Letters to the Editor
    • Worldbook: Ronel
    • Tactical Analysis: Battle Armored Infantry
    • Crafty Commando - DropShip
    • News From the Front - Ronel - Short Story by Joel Steverson
    • Simulator Tech: Small Tech - MechWarrior Gear
    • Simulator Tech: Small Tech - MechWarrior Survival Pack
    • Simulator Tech: Small Tech - Guns, Guns, Guns
    • Commando Painting Gallery
    • Trading Shots - The Commando Quarterly Marketplace

Issue 1 (October 2005)[edit]

  • Contents
    • Senility, Madness, and Minis - A Shadowrun Primer for New GMs and Minis
    • 15 Tips for New Shadowrun GMs
    • Painting Shadowrun 25mm Miniatures
    • January's Lancers - Carnival of Chaos - Short Story by Lou Myers
    • Prometheus Unbound
    • Cat & Mouse - A Campaign for I-Con 25 - Short Story by John Hudson
  • Departments
    • Editor's Corner
    • What's On Deck
    • Event Happenings
    • Firebase Listings
    • Bodyguard of Lies - Yance I - Short Story by Anthony Hardenburgh
    • Bodyguard of Lies - Jihad and the Making of New Ghosts - Short Story by Frank Diaz
    • Bodyguard of Lies - Home of Enlightenment
    • Bodyguard of Lies - The Kervil Campaign
    • Kick the Can - Anti-'Mech Tactics for PBI in BattleTech
    • Quarterly Puzzler: Interstellar Players
    • Explorer Corps Survey - Yance I
    • Explorer Corps Survey - Halstead Station III
    • Explorer Corps Survey - Kervil

Issue 2 (January 2006)[edit]

  • Contents
    • 2005 Year in Review
    • Shadowrun Missions in 2071 - Welcome to Denver
    • Classic BattleTech 20 Questions
    • January's Lancers - Carnival of Chaos
    • How to Make a 'Mech Recovery Vehicle
    • Banshee Hunt - Short Story by Buster G. McCall
    • Chaos Unleashed - Resisting Arrest - Track by Ben Rome
    • Chaos Unleashed - One For the Money - Track by Ben Rome
    • TRO: Vehicle Annex - Sneak Peek - Heavy Law Enforcement Vehicles
    • TRO: Vehicle Annex - Sneak Peek - Hover Racers
    • Bang! You're Dead - A Look at the Bounty Hunter and His Crew in Miniatures Form
    • Cat & Mouse - A Campaign for I-Con 25 - Short Story by John Hudson
  • Departments
    • Editor's Corner
    • What's On Deck
    • Event Happenings
    • New Firebases
    • Bodyguard of Lies - Poison Ghosts - Short Story by Dave Baughman
    • Bodyguard of Lies - Claws of the Dragon - Allah's Revenge - Short Story by Lou Myers
    • Bodyguard of Lies - Home of Enlightenment - Short Story by John Hudson
    • Bodyguard of Lies - The Kervil Campaign
    • Kick the Can - Doctrine and Tactics for Unarmored Infantry
    • Quarterly Puzzlers: Mercenaries Supplemental II
    • Explorer Corps Survey - Piedmont
    • Explorer Corps Survey - Ormstown
    • Explorer Corps Survey - Quentin
    • Tactical Analysis - Assault Class BattleMechs

Issue 3 (April 2006)[edit]

  • Contents
    • Blasting Bicson (Shadowrun adventure)
    • A Guy Walks into a Bar on Solaris VII (1-page BattleCorps preview)
    • An Unknown Past (Shadowrun fiction)
    • Making A Statement (Shadowrun adventure)
    • Poison Ghosts - Short Story by Dave Baughman
    • Q&A: Total Warfare - An Interview with Randall Bills
    • Lazarus Inbound - Short Story by Lou Myers
    • Victory At TempleCon
    • Tactical Numbering Schemes
    • Sword and Dragon Preview
    • Cat & Mouse - A Campaign for I-Con 25 - Short Story by John Hudson
  • Departments
    • Editor's Corner
    • What's On Deck
    • Event Happenings
    • New Firebases
    • Quarterly Puzzlers - Shadowrun Missions in 2071
    • Word Scramble - BattleMechs Circa 3025
    • Last Painter Standing
    • Explorer Corps Survey - Altair
    • Explorer Corps Survey - Caph
    • Explorer Corps Survey - Epsilon Eridani
    • Explorer Corps Survey - Fletcher

Credited Contributors[edit]

References[edit]

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