Handbook: House Davion

Handbook: House Davion
Product information
Type	Sourcebook
Development	Herbert A. Beas II
Primary writing	Christoffer M. Trossen (writing) Jason M. Hardy (editing)
Pages	204
Cover Artwork	Franz Vohwinkel (art) Jim Nelson (design) Adam Jury, David M. Stansel-Garner (layout)
Interior Artwork	Ted Galaday, Franz Vohwinkel (interior color section) Shane Hartley, Steve Walker (logo design)
Illustrations	Ray Arrastia Robert Atkinson Doug Chaffee Brent Evans Chris Lewis Klaus Scherwinski
Publication information
Publisher	FanPro
Product code	35024
First published	2 May 2007
ISBN-10	1-932564-58-6
ISBN-13	978-1-932564-58-7
MSRP	$34.99
Content
Era	Civil War era
Timeline	5 November 3067
Series	Handbook series
Preceded by	Handbook: House Marik
Followed by	Handbook: Major Periphery States

Description

Handbook: House Davion is the third in the series of handbooks detailing the nations of the Inner Sphere. It is the modern successor to the original House Davion (The Federated Suns) sourcebook and the definitive source on the Federated Suns. The sourcebook contains a detailed history section of the Suns and House Davion up to 3067. It also includes brief histories of some of the more important planets, information on how the government works, and an analysis of the Federated Suns culture and economy, including a detailed list of the most important companies.

The sourcebook glosses over the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns, DMI, and MIIO, since those organizations were detailed at length in Field Manual: Federated Suns and A Guide to Covert Ops, respectively.

The product ends with additional rules and units to be incorporated into Classic BattleTech and Classic BattleTech RPG games.

From the Back Cover

“

BRIGHTEST BLADE House Davion has dominated Inner Sphere politics, especially the military-industrial complex, for centuries. A drive for technological innovation that reaches both the military and civilian sectors; a society built around the freedoms of the every-day [sic!] man; a feudal system that empowers the First Prince of House Davion like no other: the swords of the Federated Suns have sliced out the largest and arguably most powerful realm in the history of mankind. Despite of the recent ravages of a civil war, the people of House Davion know their place in history. Handbook: House Davion provides an in-depth look at the politics, the cultures and the ever-present military of one of the most dominant players in the Inner Sphere. Yet Handbook: House Davion includes more than just background information, providing a plethora of new creatures, personnel weapons, life paths and more, for both Classic BattleTech and Classic BattleTech RPG campaigns set in the Federated Suns!

”

Contents

• Animals (short story)

• Introduction and Foreword

• History of the Federated Suns
  • The Race to Space
  • Rise of the Davions
  • Early Feuds
  • Reformation and War
  • The Weak and the Insane
  • Revolution
  • Civil War
  • The Star League Era
  • First and Second Succession Wars
  • Third Succession War
  • A New Era
  • Alliance and Dissolution

• Federated Suns at a Glance
  • Capellan March
  • Crucis March
  • Draconis March

• Federated Suns Government
  • National Leadership
  • Nobility
  • Ministries
  • Regional and Planetary Governments

• Armed Forces of the Federated Suns
  • Structure
  • Training
  • Uniforms and Insignia

• Society and Culture
  • Peoples and Cultures
  • Education
  • Religion and Philosophy
  • Politics and Movements
  • Media and the Arts
  • Science & Technology
  • Crime and Punishment

• Economics
  • National Economy
  • Civil Industry
  • Aerospace Industry
  • Military Industry

• House Davion: Rules Annex
  • Classic BattleTech RPG Rules
    • Roleplaying in the Federated Suns
    • Creatures
      • Brockway Goat
      • Galax Beefalo
      • Hobbs Takooma
      • Kigamboni Leopard
      • Kountze Arctic Terror
      • Silver-Furred Walrus
      • Trachazoi
  • Classic BattleTech Rules
    • New Terrain
    • New Unit Types
      • Gauss Infantry
      • GM/Rowell "Apocalypse" World Rover
      • Pintel Heavy Combat ATV
      • Antares-series AS-17 C3ISR Satellite
      • Generic Expandable Services Vehicle
      • Rapier-class patrol destroyer

• Index

Notes

• In-universe, the Handbook: House Davion was released on 5 November 3067 for the Fourth Whitting Conference, based upon the New Avalon Institute of Science's A Brief Primer on the Federated Suns, partially compiled in the previous month of October.
• This was the first in the series to be published after the rebranding of the CBT line that began with Total Warfare, so the book is slightly different in its visual aesthetics.
• It should be noted that this publication predates current games rules for roleplaying, as in A Time of War: The BattleTech RPG.