Handbook: House Steiner
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Description
Handbook: House Steiner is the definitive book on the Lyran state, having incorporated all previously written materials on the Successor State. This volume contains a detailed history of the Commonwealths, Alliance, and House Steiner up to 3067, brief histories of some of the Alliance's more important planets, and an explanation of how its government works. The book glosses over the Lyran Alliance Armed Forces and the LIC, since those organizations were detailed at length in Field Manual: Lyran Alliance and A Guide to Covert Ops, respectively. The source information wraps up with an analysis of Lyran culture (including how there came to be one Lyran culture) and what drives its economy, including a detailed list of the Alliance's most important companies. The book ends with additional rules to be incorporated into Classic BattleTech and CBT:RPG games. These include expanded sub-regions, skills, and new life paths for roleplayers, and new environments and unit types for war gamers.
Contents
- Advantage and Opportunity
- Introduction & Foreword
- Pre-History
- Decline and Fall of the Terran Alliance
- Birth of a Nation
- Foundations of the Lyran Commonwealth
- False Start: Reign of the Nine
- Rebirth: The Marsden Coup
- The Commonwealth Recovery
- Alistair's Ascension
- The Age of War
- Relocation
- Death and Rebirth: The Steiner Dynasty
- Steiner Takes the Helm
- Dawn of the BattleMech
- Turning the Tide
- The Dark Years
- Plunging Into Darkness
- Civil War
- Aftermath
- Foundations of the Lyran Commonwealth
- Golden Age
- The Commonwealth and the Star League
- Period of Adjustment
- The Reunification War
- Operation Mailed Fist: The Commonwealth Front
- Crisis at Home: The Day of Rage
- Rise and Fall of the Star League
- The Good Years
- For Richer or for Poorer
- The Slow Fall
- The Amaris Coup: Rise of a Tyrant
- The Falling Down
- The Commonwealth and the Star League
- Dawn of the Succession Wars
- First Succession War (2786-2821)
- Total War
- Second Succession War (2830-2864)
- Reconstruction
- Preludes to War
- War Renewed
- Dark Succession
- The Triumvirate Years
- Finest Hours
- First Succession War (2786-2821)
- Third Succession War (2866-3025)
- The Kurita Blitz
- The Combine Front
- The Battle for Skye
- Operation Freedom
- The Free Worlds Front
- The Battle for Loric
- Strategic Errors
- The Tenth Battle of Hesperus II
- The Gathering Storm
- Concentrated Weakness
- Katrina's Coup
- Dawn of the Federated Commonwealth
- Forging a Future
- Peace Proposal
- Military Readiness
- Fateful Union: The Fourth Succession War (3028-3030)
- The Combine Campaign
- The Free Worlds Campaign
- Growing Pains: Fourth War Aftermath
- Recognizing Rasalhague
- Free Skye Rebellion
- 3039: A Nation Stumbles
- Forging a Future
- The Return of Kerensky
- The FedCom and the Clans
- Tukayyid and its Aftermath
- The FedCom and the Clans
- Tragedy and Discord
- Death of an era
- Second Skye Rebellion
- The Lyran Secession
- Twilight of the Clans
- The Second Star League
- Death of an era
- Shattered Dreams
- Flashpoint
- The FedCom Civil War
- The Jade Falcon Incursion
- The Third Skye Rebellion
- Aftermath: The Alliance Today
- How to Read This Atlas
- Alarion Province: The Great Wide Open
- Bolan Province: The Keystone Region
- Coventry Province: Gateway to Tharkad
- Donegal Province: Home of the Throne
- Skye Province: Isle of Rebellion
- The Archon
- The Alliance Council
- The Estates General
- The Steering Committee
- Speaker of the Assembly
- The Steering Committee
- The Lyran Alliance Civil Service
- The Nobility
- House Steiner
- Archon Peter Steiner-Davion
- General of the Armies (Margrave) Adam Steiner
- Duke Robert Kelswa-Steiner
- General (Margrave) Caesar Steiner
- Other Royal Families
- House Bradford
- House Brewer
- House Kell
- House Kelswa
- The Royal Court
- House Steiner
- Regional and Planetary Government
- Articles of Acceptance
- Provincial Government
- Planetary Governments
- The Lyran Intelligence Corps
- Training
- Command
- Divisions
- Norns
- Diplomatic Guard/Diplomatic Corps
- Lohengrin
- Bondians
- Molehunters
- Loki
- Structure of the LAAF
- The Archon
- Estates General
- The Alliance Council
- The LAAF High Command
- Alliance Army Command
- Combat Units
- Army Supply Corps
- Army Transport Command
- Army Signal Corps
- Other Non-Combat Commands
- Alliance Navy Command
- Planetary Command
- Escort Command
- Wings of Combat
- Reserve Corps
- Liaisons
- House Troops Liaison
- Mercenary Troops Liaison
- Com Guard and Star League Liaisons
- Department of Military Education
- Judge Advocate General's Office
- Quartermaster Corps
- Replacement Depot Corps
- Transport Division
- Alliance Medical Corps
- Administrative Section
- Strategies and Tactics Division
- Military Intelligence Division
- Alliance Army Command
- Regional Commands
- Alliance Guard
- Alliance Jaegers
- Arcturan Guard
- Donegal Guard
- Lyran Guard
- Lyran Regulars
- Royal Guard
- Skye Rangers
- Training Commands
- Provincial and Theater Militia Commands
- Major Training Centers
- Alarion Naval Academy (ANA)
- Melissa Steiner Martial Academy of Bolan (MSMA)
- War College of Buena
- Coventry Military Academy (CMA)
- The Nagelring
- Royal New Capetown Military Academy (RNCMA)
- Sanglamore Academy
- Unit Types
- Line Units
- Militia Units
- Training Units
- Mercenary Units
- Uniforms
- LAAF Uniforms
- Dress Uniform
- Field Uniforms
- Ranks and Insignia
- Recruit
- Private and Private, First Class
- Corporal and Senior Corporal
- Sergeant
- Staff Sergeant and Sergeant Major
- Staff Sergeant Major and Senior Sergeant Major
- Warrant Officer Grades
- Cadet
- Leutnant and First Leutnant
- Hauptmann
- Kommandant and Hauptmann-Kommandant
- Kommandant-General and General
- General of the Armies
- Archon
- LAAF Uniforms
- Medals and Honors
- The Alliance Medal of Honor
- The Alliance Star
- The Honor of Skye
- The Order of Tamar Tigers
- The Order of Katherine Steiner
- The McKennsy Ground-Pounder's Medal
- McKennsy's Hammer
- The Dragonslayer's Ribbon
- The Eagle's Feather
- The Falconslayer's Medallion
- Education
- Pilgrim Professor Program
- Corporate Education Programs
- Major Universities
- University of Washington on Donegal
- New Cambridge University of Wessex
- Kyoto College
- Tharkad University
- Raina University on Skye
- Chekswa School of Literature on Donegal
- Rowland College of Fine Arts on Tharkad
- Doons School of Business on Donegal
- Media and the Arts
- Public Media
- Tharkan Media Associates
- Donegal Broadcasting Company
- Solaris Broadcasting Corporation
- The Arts
- Recreations
- Science and Technology
- Everyday Technology
- Medicine
- Travel
- Public Media
- Religion and Philosophy
- Judaism
- Christianity
- Islam
- Hinduism
- Buddhism
- Other Religions and Faiths
- The One Star Faith
- Aesirism (the Neo-Norse)
- Delphism
- The Alliance Religious Council
- Politics and Movements
- Labor Unions and Guilds
- Labor Unions
- Guilds
- Corporate Lobbies
- Political Movements
- The Free Skye Movement
- Commonwealth Free Trade Society
- Democracy Now
- Brotherhood of Cincinnatus
- Tamar Liberation Front
- Free Katrina Society
- Labor Unions and Guilds
- Crime and Punishment
- The Lyran Courts
- National Economy
- Cold, Hard Cash: The Alliance Mints
- Budget and Reserves: The Alliance Reserve Bank
- National Resources
- National Commerce: The Alliance Stock Exchange
- Interplanetary Trading
- Local Trade
- International Commerce
- Major Industries
- Military-Industrial Complex
- Classic BattleTech RPG Rules
- Skills, Traits, and Modifiers
- Traits
- Greedy (New)
- Heir (New)
- Stipend (New)
- Skills
- Marketing (New)
- Negotiation (Expanded)
- Negotiation/Commercial
- Negotiation/Legal
- Negotiation/Political
- Additional Paths
- Stage 4: Real Life
- Merchant Master
- Corporate Mover
- Tour of Duty: Advanced "Social General"
- Creatures
- Kyotan Armor Bear (Ursus Blindarus Kyotis)
- Ki-rian (Panthera Blindarus Kyoto)
- Toad-Fox (PseudoVulpes Bufous Rahneis)
- Tharkan Gazelle (Gazela Tharkadil)
- Kaumberg Eichhornchen (Feliphilus Kaumbergii)
- Scarlet Shrike (Lanius Carnivorus Kolovratis)
- Grausian Bloodsucker (Cranae Vampirus Grausis)
- Personal Equipment
- M&G G-150 Hunting Rifle
- TK "Enforcer" Semi-Automatic Pistol
- Star King Gyroslug Carbine
- Maxell PL-10 Laser Rifle
- Vehicles
- Defiance Bluestreak
- LC-100 "Astrolux" StarYacht
- The Lyran Way
- Advanced Experience Awards (Lyran) Table
- Nationalities
- Crossing Borders
- Lyran Adventure Hooks
- Social Climbers
- It's All About the Kroner
- Power Plays
- Old Scores
- The Big, Green Menace
- Classic BattleTech Rules
- New Terrain and Environments
- New Unit Types
- Flechette Infantry
- Flechette Infantry Game Rules
- Optional Game Rule: Hard/Soft Targets
- Lockheed AB-18C "Raubvoegl" Aerobomber
- Jormungand-class Bluewater Cruiser
- Flechette Infantry
- Index
Notes
- This was the first of the Handbook series.
- The first printing contained a printing error that swapped page 88 & 92.