Jihad Hot Spots: 3070
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| Jihad Hot Spots: 3070 | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Sourcebook |
| Development | Herbert A. Beas II Randall N. Bills (assistance) Diane Piron-Gelman (editing) |
| Primary writing | Herbert A. Beas II Warner Doles Ken Horner Kevin Killany Nicholas Marsala David L. McCulloch Mike Miller Mike Nelson Ben H. Rome Paul Sjardijn Peter Smith Øystein Tvedten Phaedra M. Weldon Andreas Zuber |
| Pages | 154 |
| Cover Artwork | Klaus Scherwinski (art) Jason Vargas (design) |
| Interior Artwork | Jim Nelson (header design) Chris Lewis (additional graphic elements) |
| Illustrations | Gerhard Mozsi Doug Chaffee |
| First Publication | |
| Publisher | FanPro |
| PIC | 35026 |
| Published | 1 January 2006 |
| ISBN-10 | 1-932564-60-8 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-932564-60-0 |
| MSRP | $24.99 |
| Content | |
| Era | Jihad era |
| Timeline | 3068—3070 |
| Series | Jihad Books |
| Preceded by | Dawn of the Jihad |
| Followed by | Jihad Hot Spots: 3072 |
Description[edit]
The second in the series of core Jihad sourcebooks, Jihad Hot Spots: 3070 picks up where Dawn of the Jihad left off, updating the course of the Jihad through 3070. The book is again divided up by faction, but the greater division is in time, specifically one section for six months. In addition to information on the Inner Sphere and Clans, some information about the Periphery finally trickles out in the sourcebook. Also of note is the continuation of the style of Dawn of the Jihad, including the journalistic treatment the events are given. Perhaps the most notable shift is the inclusion of scenario tracks at the end of each major section, rather than in one large annex at the end of the book. Instead, that space is reserved for other rules, including the use of nuclear weapons, which is in addition to the usual new units that accompany a sourcebook.
From the Back Cover[edit]
| “ | A FOUL WIND BLOWS!
For a year, the winds of chaos have scoured the Inner Sphere, as terrorism and weapons of mass destruction are used on a scale not seen since the First Succession War. Confusion reigns, and each faction finds itself isolated amid its own turmoil. All seems lost. Yet as a new decade dawns, glimpses of the greater whole begin to appear through the dark clouds. The true battle has only just begun... Jihad Hot Spots: 3070 continues the stunning events revealed in Dawn of the Jihad, using the same rolling format and immersing readers directly in the action as never before. Players of both Classic BattleTech and Classic BattleTech RPG will find framework rules to run any type of campaign in regions throughout the Inner Sphere. |
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Contents[edit]
- The Shrouded Blade (short story)
- Introduction
- A Sphere in Flames
- Late 3068: Fighting Blind
- Early 3069: The Fog of War
- Late 3069: Death from Above
- Early 3070: Blake Ascendant
- Late 3070 The Time of Trials
- Taking Stock
- Jihad Hot Spots: 3070 Rules Annex
- Record Sheets
Notes[edit]
- This sourcebook, or at least parts of it, makes an in-universe appearance as a data file named "Jihad Hot Spots" in the short story Blue Waters.
- The cover shows the annihilation of the Knights of the Inner Sphere in a Blakist chemical attack on Atreus.
- Editors: whenever you cite Jihad Hot Spots: 3070 in an article, please also cite the relevant pages from Blake Ascending, which duplicates each page from Dawn of the Jihad page-for-page. In Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, each page is exactly the same as the same page in Blake Ascending, when 160 is added to the page number from Jihad Hot Spots: 3070 (ex: JH:3070 p. 40 is the same as BA p. 200).