Handbook: House Marik

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Handbook: House Marik
Product information
Type Sourcebook
Development Herbert A. Beas II
Randall N. Bills
Primary writing Chris Hartford (writing)
Diane Piron-Gelman (editing)
Pages 176
Cover Artwork Franz Vohwinkel (art)
Jim Nelson (design)
David M. Stansel-Garner (layout)
Interior Artwork Klaus Scherwinski, Franz Vohwinkel (interior color section)
Illustrations Attila Adorjany
Robert Atkinson
Doug Chaffee
Earl Geier
Chris Lewis
Gerhard Mozsi
Klaus Scherwinski
Matt Yo
Publication information
Publisher FanPro
Product code 35019
First published 1 June 2005
ISBN-10 1-932564-53-5
ISBN-13 978-1-932564-53-2
MSRP $34.99
Content
Era Civil War era
Timeline 5 October 3067
Series Handbook series
Preceded by Handbook: House Steiner
Followed by Handbook: House Davion

Description[edit]

Handbook: House Marik is the second in the series of handbooks detailing the nations of the Inner Sphere. It is the modern successor to the original House Marik (The Free Worlds League) sourcebook and the definitive source on the Free Worlds League. The sourcebook contains a detailed history section of the League and House Marik up to 3067. It also includes brief histories of some of the more important planets, information on how the parliamentary form of government works, and an analysis of the many cultures of the FWL and the economy, including a detailed list of the most important companies.

The sourcebook glosses over the Free Worlds League Military and SAFE, since those organizations were detailed at length in Field Manual: Free Worlds League and A Guide to Covert Ops, respectively.

The product ends with additional rules to be incorporated into Classic BattleTech and Classic BattleTech RPG games. These include expanded sub-regions, skills, and new life paths for the RPG, and new environments and unit types for the tabletop.

From the Back Cover[edit]

WINGS OF THE EAGLE

Wracked for centuries by civil wars, House Marik's Free Worlds League has endured by virtue of the tenacity and diversity of its people. Now, led by the strongest Captain-General in half a millennium, House Marik has stretched its wings, pushing the shadows of its influence across the Inner Sphere. Both by its revitalized military and an economic might that challenges even the ages-old dominance of House Steiner, the eagle soars proudly, as do the people who wave its banner.

The second in a new, dynamic Classic BattleTech series, Handbook: House Marik compiles the crucial history, politics and cultures of the Inner Sphere's first Great House. More than just a sourcebook, Handbook: House Marik includes rules for both Classic BattleTech and Classic BattleTech RPG campaigns, including new support vehicles, creatures, personal weapons, life paths and more!

Contents[edit]

  • Introduction and Foreword
  • Free Worlds Government
    • The Captain-General
    • Parliament
    • Federal Government Ministries
    • League General Accounting Office (GAO)
    • Local Government
    • League Nobility
    • SAFE
  • Society and Culture
    • Peoples and Cultures
    • Crime and Justice
    • Education
    • Religion
    • Festivals and Traditions
    • Media and the Arts
    • Clothing and Style
    • Science and Technology
    • Social and Political Movements
  • Economy
    • National Economy
    • Military Engineering
    • Naval Engineering
    • Civil Engineering and Agriculture
    • Services
  • Index
  • Record Sheets

Notes[edit]

  • The trademarked title was Classic BattleTech Handbook: House Marik.
  • It should be noted that this publication predates current games rules for roleplaying, as in A Time of War: The BattleTech RPG.
  • Technically, in-character, there are two publishers of this document: Dagger Publications, which released Handbook: House Marik in September 3067, and the League Parliamentary Archive Services, which licensed and published a large portion of Dagger's release for public briefing documents on 5 October of the same year (and appears to be the one in the hands of the in-universe reader).