Handbook: House Liao

Handbook: House Liao
Product information
Type	Sourcebook
Development	Herbert A. Beas II Randall N. Bills
Primary writing	Jason Schmetzer (writing) Herbert A. Beas II (additional writing) Diane Piron-Gelman (editing)
Pages	167
Cover Artwork	Klaus Scherwinski (art) Matt Heerdt (design & layout)
Interior Artwork	Jason Vargas (evolved faction logos) Shane Hartley, Steve Walker, Matt Heerdt (BT logo design)
Illustrations	Jason Banditt Adams Justin Adams Stu Barnes Doug Chaffee Pat David Nate Furman Tariq Hassan Alex Iglesias Jason Juta David Kegg Chris Lewis Aaron Miller Mark Molnar Matt Plog Ryan Portillo John A. Schmidt Anthony Scroggins Chad Sergesketter Alex Tooth Hugh Vogt Christopher Wilhelm
Publication information
Publisher	Catalyst Game Labs
Product code	35204
First published	25 May 2011
ISBN-10	1-934857-73-4
ISBN-13	978-1-934857-73-1
MSRP	$34.99
Content
Era	Civil War era
Timeline	3067
Series	Handbook series
Preceded by	Handbook: Major Periphery States
Followed by	Handbook: House Kurita

Description

Handbook: House Liao is the fifth in the series of handbooks detailing the nations of the Inner Sphere. It is the modern successor to the original House Liao (The Capellan Confederation) sourcebook and the definitive source on the Capellan Confederation. The sourcebook contains a detailed history section of the Confederation and House Liao 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 Capellan Confederation culture and economy, including a detailed list of the most important companies.

The sourcebook glosses over the Capellan Confederation Armed Forces, and Maskirovka, since those organizations were detailed at length in Field Manual: Capellan Confederation and A Guide to Covert Ops, respectively.

The product ends with additional rules and units to be incorporated into BattleTech and A Time of War: The BattleTech RPG games.

From the Back Cover

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LONG LIVE THE CONFEDERATION! Assailed for centuries by enemies on every side, House Liao’s Capellan Confederation faced its own oblivion time and again. Now, nearly forty years since the realm teetered on the very brink of collapse, the Confederation has returned, reclaiming the pride and unity lost when the armies of Steiner and Davion rolled across their worlds to shatter them. Led by the crafty and charismatic Sun-Tzu Liao, and embracing the spirit of Xin Sheng—rebirth—House Liao once again has become a political and military power to be reckoned with, defying those who would see them fail, and deadly to all who oppose them. Handbook: House Liao compiles the history, politics, and cultures of the Inner Sphere’s smallest—and perhaps least understood—Great House. This sourcebook also includes game rules for use with Total Warfare, Tactical Operations and A Time of War: The BattleTech RPG, including new support vehicles, equipment, creatures, and more! Handbook: House Liao continues the faction-based Handbook series that updates the political, economic, and historical details of the major realms in the BattleTech universe.

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Contents

• Aid and Comfort (short story)

• Introduction

• History of the Nation
  • Strength in Belief
  • Confederation Genesis
  • Capellan Maturity
  • Dawn of the Succession Wars
  • Third Succession War
  • Fourth Succession War
  • The Return of Kerensky
  • Ascendance
  • Xin Sheng!

• Touring the Realm
  • The Capella Commonality
  • The Liao Commonality
  • The Sian Commonality
  • The St. Ives Commonality
  • The Victoria Commonality

• Government
  • The Chancellor
  • The Prefectorate
  • The House of Scions
  • The Ministerial
  • Capellan Nobility
  • Sub-national Governments
  • The Maskirovka

• Military
  • Structure of the CCAF
  • CCAF High Command

• Society
  • Capellan Citizenship
  • The Capellan Caste System
  • Education
  • Media and the Arts
  • Arts and Literature
  • Science and Technology
  • Annual Art Shows
  • Religion and Philosophy
  • Politics and Movements
  • Crime and Punishment

• Economy
  • National Economy
  • Major Industries
  • Military-Industrial Complex

• Rules Annex
  • A Time of War: The BattleTech RPG Rules
    • Creatures
      • Bithinian Dirt Grinder
      • Drozan Whitefish
      • Geifer Pachy
      • Grand Base Great Crocodile
      • Kaifeng Tree Sloth
      • Liao Buffalo
      • Repulse Lynx
      • Sarmaxan Squirrel
      • Turin Beefbull
      • Warbird
    • Personal equipment
    • Support vehicles
      • Ceres-85 Delivery Vehicle
    • Cost of Living in the Capellan Confederation
    • Roleplaying in the Capellan Confederation
  • BattleTech Rules
    • New Unit Types
      • Minelayer Infantry
      • C-904 Katya Ground Assault Craft
      • Mówáng-class courier
      • Crucible Station
      • Andryusha-class bombardment frigate
      • Hong Lung-class interdiction station

• Index
• Record sheets