Field Manual: Warden Clans

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Field Manual: Warden Clans
Product information
Type Sourcebook
Development Bryan Nystul
Randall N. Bills (assistance)
Primary writing Loren L. Coleman, Christoffer M. Trossen, Hugh Browne, Bryan Nystul, Patrick Kirkland, Chris Hartford, Michael Koennecke (writing)
Sharon Turner Mulvihill, Robert Boyle, Diane Piron-Gelman (editing)
Pages 208
Cover Artwork Doug Chaffee (art)
Jim Nelson (design)
Fred Hooper, Jim Nelson (layout)
Interior Artwork Fred Hooper, Matt Wilson (interior color section)
Illustrations Doug Chaffee
Fred Hooper
David Martin
Jim Nelson
Mike Nielsen
Matt Plog
Publication information
Publisher FASA
Product code 1711
First published 1 March 1999
ISBN-10 1-55560-351-3
ISBN-13 978-1-55560-351-9
MSRP $22.00
Content
Era Clan Invasion era
Timeline 17 January 3061
Series Field Manuals series
Preceded by Field Manual: Crusader Clans
Followed by Field Manual: ComStar

Description[edit]

Field Manual: Warden Clans is the fifth release in the Field Manuals series and contains detailed information about the military forces of the eight Warden Clans, Clan Cloud Cobra, Clan Coyote, Clan Diamond Shark, Clan Ghost Bear, Clan Goliath Scorpion, Clan Snow Raven, Clan Steel Viper, and Clan Wolf (in Exile) as of 17 January 3061. It includes additional rules for BattleTech, as well as new battle armor, BattleMechs, WarShips, equipment and weapons.

Field Manual: Warden Clans is the companion sourcebook of Field Manual: Crusader Clans.

From the Back Cover[edit]

“ WE ARE THE CLANS

Nearly three hundred years ago, the Star League was torn apart when the ambitious House Lords launched the Inner Sphere into endless war. The Great Father Aleksandr Kerensky led our forefathers, the remnants of the noble Star League army, away from that empty conflict. In turn, his son Nicholas forged us into the Clans: a society founded on unity, strength and skill. With each generation we evolved, awaiting the day when we would return to the Inner Sphere to save it from itself.

Now is the time of the Return. Some among the Clans insist that conquest of the Inner Sphere is the only Way, but we know that this path will only lead us into the chaos of the past. Our true mission is far more noble: we must act as the Wardens of the Inner Sphere until the time is right and humanity is truly reunited. Only then will the true Star League have returned to the Inner Sphere.

— Ulric Kerensky, ilKhan of the Clans

The second of two volumes on the Clans, Field Manual: Warden Clans describes the Defenders of Kerensky's Vision: Clans Cloud Cobra, Coyote, Diamond Shark, Ghost Bear, Goliath Scorpion, Snow Raven and Steel Viper. This book describes the tactics, military doctrines and battle histories of each Clan, plus special rules that reflect the unique capabilities of each Galaxy, new weapons, equipment, exclusive Warden BattleMechs and more.

”

Contents[edit]

  • Introduction
  • Defenders of the True Faith
    • Kerensky's Legacy
    • The Path Toward Enlightenment
    • Brothers in Arms
    • Martial Assets
    • Martial Aesthetics
    • Martial Practices
    • Breeding and Training
  • Strength of the Clans
  • The Warden Clans Deployment Tables (as of 17 January 3061)
  • Glossary
  • Warden Clan Cluster Index
  • Index

Notes[edit]

  • The trademarked title is BattleTech Field Manual: Warden Clans.
  • On p. 132, the Lola-class WarShip Cold Hunter is listed as part of the Snow Raven Assault Star and involved in a battle with Clan Jade Falcon forces. This has since been retconned/clarified as an error—no such ship ever existed in the Snow Raven touman, and no other ship took its place. The reference to the Cold Hunter should be ignored (see also: Cold Hunter).
  • The Clan Steel Viper section is mentioned "in-universe" in the novel Falcon Rising (ch. 28) as a "recent report" by Natalie Breen.

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