Knife in the Dark: The Battle for New Rhodes III!

Knife in the Dark: The Battle for New Rhodes III!
Product information
Type	Scenario Pack
Pages	8
Publication information
Publisher	WizKids
First published	January 2003
MSRP	Free
Content
Era	Dark Age era
Series	MWDA Scenarios
Preceded by	Visions of Fire: The Battle for Ozawa!
Followed by	Roar of the Dragon: The Battle for Ronel!

Knife in the Dark: The Battle for New Rhodes III! is an official scenario pack for the MechWarrior: Dark Age (MWDA) Clix game, containing four scenarios. It was first published through the now defunct LinkNet website that WizKids maintained in support of their MechWarrior: Dark Age game line, to support organized play and tournaments.

Content

Scenario 1 - Stiletto

Until now, Jacob Bannson has enjoyed a détente with Duke Aaron Sandoval, one of the few people who could seriously threaten his ambition to eventually rule Prefecture IV. With Bannson’s recent foray to Ozawa in Prefecture III, he decides now is the time to test Duke Sandoval and his Swordsworn, while the Duke believes that Bannson is fully occupied on Ozawa. Choosing a backwater world with no tactical or strategic importance to avoid riling the Duke too much, Bannson makes his move on New Rhodes III in a test of the Duke’s determination to control all worlds in Prefecture IV.

Scenario 2 - Color of Night

After the initial attack on New Rhodes III, Captain Bradshaw pulls his forces back from Xerxes. He then appears to commit a classic strategic blunder—splitting his forces in the face of the enemy. But he plans to send the smaller force, masquerading as the majority of his forces, to strike at night against one side of Xerxes and then apparently be pushed back. He hopes that the defending Swordsworn will be unable to resist leaving their defensive position to pursue the “defeated” Raiders. His second, stronger force will then strike from the opposite direction, securing Xerxes.

Scenario 3 - Burning Sands

Following the assault on the city, a small portion of the remaining Raiders on the planet attempts to move toward their grounded DropShip, with which they’ve lost contact. With no accurate maps of the area and the endless “sameness” of a desert, however, the force becomes lost, and the terrible heat quickly begins to take its toll. The native nomad warriors, who have accepted the Swordsworn and pledged to help defeat the Raiders, guide a small contingent of their new Swordsworn allies to the lost Raiders. As the battle begins, the nomads, though no better equipped than a peasant company, join the fray and quickly prove that they deserve to be called warriors

Scenario 4 - The Golden Egg

Having won the initiative against the Raiders, Captain Gerringer decides on an all-out push with his remaining forces in an effort to secure the Raiders’ grounded DropShip. Once again, the heat and sand wreak havoc with his forces, not to mention the incredible offensive and defensive capabilities of a grounded DropShip. He believes, however, that he can take the ship and eliminate the Raiders’ supply line, dooming them.

Featured characters

• Jacob Bannson
• Aaron Sandoval (32nd c.)
• Bart Bradshaw
• Ben Gerringer

Featured BattleTech

BattleMechs

• Panther
• Arbalest
• IndustrialMech
• AgroMech

Vehicles

• Scimitar
• Maxim Mk II Transport
• Karnov UR Transport

Others

• Seeker-class DropShip

Featured planets

• New Rhodes III
• Ozawa
• Tybalt
• Ankaa

Notes

• MechWarrior Age of Destruction Scenario Handbook, as of 7 January 2024 (via Wayback Machine) - Scenario Summaries
• Knife in the Dark The Battle for New Rhodes III! full text (from Sarna download section)