Editing Luthien (scenario pack)

{{otheruses|the scenario pack|the planet|Luthien}}
{{InfoBoxProduct
| image               = Luthien.jpg
| name                = Luthien
| type                = Scenario Pack
| author              = 
| development         = [[Scott Jenkins]]
| primarywriting      = [[Thomas S. Gressman]]
| pages               = 96
| cover               = [[Les Dorscheid]] (Art) <br> [[Mark Ernst]] (Design)
| interiorart         = [[Ernesto Hernandez]] (Logo Design)
| illustrations       = [[Earl Geier]] <br /> [[Malcolm Hee]] <br /> [[Mike Jackson]] <br /> [[Mike Nielsen]] <br /> [[Gary Washington]]
| publisher           = [[FASA]]
| productioncode      = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=97 1678]
| year                = 1993
| ISBN10              = 1555602061
| ISBN13              = 978-1555602062
| MSRP                = 12.00$
| content             = includes a double-sided game map
| era                 = [[Clan Invasion era]]
| timeline            = [[3052]]
| series              = 
| precededby          = 
| followedby          = 
}}

==Description==
'''''Luthien''''' covers one of the pivotal battles of the initial [[Clan Invasion]], the [[Battle of Luthien (Clan Invasion)|Battle of Luthien]] of early [[3052]] when [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] and [[Clan Nova Cat]] launched a joint assault on the [[Draconis Combine]]'s capital world.

[[Image:ImperialCityMap.jpg|thumb|140px|left|Imperial City map]][[Image:Kado-guchiValleyMap.jpg|thumb|140px|left|Kado-guchi Valley map]]The scenario pack contains a double-sided boardgame map that was not published elsewhere. One side depicts a part of Imperial City on Luthien, used for one scenario from the book. The other side depicts the Kado-guchi Valley; this map is used for a large battle under simplified rules vaguely similar to [[BattleForce]].

It also introduced three new [[BattleMech]]s, the ''[[Hankyu]]'', the ''[[Nobori-nin]]'' and the ''[[Cauldron-Born]]''.

Written from an omniscient perspective ("[[Novel fiction]]") and not as an in-universe document like most sourcebooks, the ''Luthien'' scenario pack became somewhat infamous for numerous factual errors. Many individual bits of information from ''Luthien'' have since been identified as false and have been superseded by other information from subsequent canonical sources. (See also [[Luthien (scenario pack)#Canonicity|Canonicity]] section.)

==From the back cover==
{{quote|''Humiliated by their defeat on the planet [[Wolcott]], the warriors of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] have returned to the [[Inner Sphere]] to avenge themselves against the armies of the [[Draconis Combine]]. Bolstered by [[Clan Nova Cat]], the invaders have massed an invasion fleet of new [[OmniMech]]s, battle-armored [[Elemental]]s and [[aerospace fighter]]s to destroy the Dragon.''

''Their target? [[Luthien]], the Black Pearl, capital of the Realm and home to the Imperial Palace.''

Luthien ''lets you join the action as these fearsome invaders square off against the Combine's most elite [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s and some of the Inner Sphere's finest [[mercenary unit]]s in an epic battle of the [[Clan Invasion|Clan Wars]].''

Luthien ''is a [[BattleTech]] scenario pack that includes a detailed history of the Battle of Luthien, personality profiles and MechWarrior statistics for major players in the engagement, game statistics for three new OmniMech designs, and two full-size BattleTech mapsheets of the Imperial City and the Kado-guchi Valley.''}}

==Canonicity==
The Luthien scenario pack is known for containing numerous factual errors. [[Line Developer]] [[Herbert A. Beas II]] once made a statement to the effect that certain products including this one are considered "secondary sources" by the writers staff, but this should not be construed to mean they are not [[canonical]]. It is standard procedure in cases of conflicting information to treat later publications as accurate over earlier publications.
{{Quote|And, if Sarna used the Luthien scenario pack as a resource there, the fact is, that book proved to be so riddled with errors, it--like First Edition Periphery and Objective Raids--is now seen by our staff as a "secondary source": Canon only in areas where it does not clash with other canon.|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,20848.msg466261.html#msg466261 Herbert A. Beas, BattleTech Line Developer, 08 Jul 2012]}}

==Contents==
* Introduction
** How to Use this Book

* History
** Know Thine Enemy
** A Strange Alliance
** [[Clan invasion|Invasion]] Renewed
** [[Clan Smoke Jaguar|Jaguar]] Prepares
** Unlikely Allies
** Planning Strategy
** [[House Davion|Davion]] Betrayal?
** Final Preparations

* Personalities
** [[Theodore Kurita]]
** [[Shin Yodama]]
** [[Narimasa Asano]]
** [[Takashi Kurita]]
** [[Morgan Kell|Morgan Finn Kell]]
** [[Jaime Wolf]]
** [[Dorian Wirth]]
** [[Severen Leroux]]
** [[Lucian Carns]]

* Scenarios

** Battle of Luthien
** Special Forces
** New [['Mech]]s
** Table of Organization
** The [[Clan Nova Cat|Cat]] Springs
** Into the Fire
** First Skirmish
** Trojan Horses
** Sword Play
** The Wave Breaks
** Dogfight
** Hounds' Teeth
** Back Stab
** The Sheep Fight
** Black Thunder
** Blind Man's Bluff
** In the Dark
** Cat and Dragon
** We Are the Anvil
** A Samurai's Death
** Street Fighting
** Valley of Death
** Kado-guchi Valley Rosters

* New 'Mechs
** ''[[Hankyu]]''
** ''[[Nobori-nin]]''
** ''[[Cauldron-Born]]''

==Notes==
* Clan [[DropShip]]s mentioned in the book are classified as ''[[Union]]'' or ''[[Leopard]]'' class. According to an official [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=56035.0 ruling] by [[Ray "Adrian Gideon" Arrastia]], made in the "Ask the Lead Developers" section of the [[BattleTech Forum]] which is reserved for official rulings, these can be assumed to be their Clan equivalents instead. (The Clan DropShip classes had not yet been written into [[canon]] when this scenario book was written.)

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