Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers
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| Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Sourcebook |
| Development | Ben H. Rome Herbert A. Beas II Randall N. Bills |
| Primary writing | Joel Bancroft-Connors Herbert A. Beas II Craig K. Erne Ken Horner Kevin Killiany Nick Marsala David L. McCulloch Michael Miller Steven Mohan Jr. Aaron Pavao Jim Rapkins Ben H. Rome Jason Schmetzer Björn Schmidt Paul Sjardijn Geoff Swift Øystein Tvedten Patrick Wynne Andreas Zuber |
| Pages | 270 |
| Cover Artwork | Alex Iglesias |
| Illustrations | Ray Arrastia Sarah Leanne Buckley Kieron O'Gorman Alex Iglesias David Kerber Chris Lewis Ben Newman Neil Roberts James Scott [sic] Klaus Scherwinski Dean Spencer Kieran Yanner |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs |
| Product code | 35240 |
| First published | August 2009 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781934857038 |
| Content | |
| Era | Jihad era |
| Agency | StarCorps Industries |
| Universe Date | 3076–3077 |
Description[edit]
Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers is a Jihad era sourcebook, providing profiles of prominent characters and factions in the BattleTech universe for the A Time of War role-playing game system.
From the back cover[edit]
| “ | Who is the Director of the Internal Security Force? Planetary ruler of Regulus? Current Marshal of the Armies? Merchant Factor of Clan Diamond Shark?
As one of the most powerful interstellar corporations in the Inner Sphere—with satellite plants in every House—such questions are imperative for StarCorps Industries. In the tumultuous time of the Jihad, as power brokers fall and new personalities rise to prominence, the answers to such questions can mean the difference between a fat in-the-black account and operations in the red. And no corporation, much less one as powerful and far reaching as StarCorps Industries, treats failure well. |
” |
Contents[edit]
- Purification of the Damned (Short Story) by Ben H. Rome
- Introduction
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- How To Use This Book
- House Kurita
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- The Draconis Combine
- Misguided Opportunities
- Code of Silence
- Precipitous Pathways
- Clan Nova Cat
- Clan Nova Cat
- Feline Shell Games
- Dreams and Reality
- Key Personalities of 3076
- Other Notable Personalities of 3076
- Corporations of the Combine
- Key Worlds of the Draconis Combine
- The Dragon's Teeth: Key Military Commands
- Dieron Regulars
- Sword of Light
- Ghost Regiments
- Arkab Legions
- Clan Nova Cat Touman
- Combine Mercenary Deployment
- The Draconis Combine
- House Davion
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- State of the Suns
- Lords and Leaders
- Profit and Loss
- Arms and Armor
- Key Personalities of 3076
- Other Notable Personalities of 3076
- Corporations of the Federated Suns
- Federated-Boeing Interstellar (FdBoin)
- Achernar BattleMechs (AchBM)
- General Motors (GenMo)
- Federated Industries (FedArl)
- Key Worlds of The Federated Suns
- New Avalon
- New Syrtis
- Filtvelt
- Galax: Death of a World
- The Swords of the Suns: Key AFFS Military Commands
- Avalon Hussars
- Davion Guards
- Crucis Lancers
- Syrtis Fusiliers
- Filtvelt Citizen's Militia
- FedSuns Mercenary Deployment
- State of the Suns
- House Liao
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- The Capellan Confederation
- The Chains of History
- Changing of the Guard
- Capitalizing Opportunities
- Fires of the Jihad
- Key Personalities of 3076
- Other Notable Personalities of 3076
- Corporations of the Capellan Confederation
- Key Worlds of The Capellan Confederation
- The Chancellor's Might - Key CCAF Military Commands
- The Capellan Confederation
- House Marik
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- The Free Worlds League
- Founding Principles
- The Serpents Within
- Fault Lines and Foundations
- Regulus Rising
- The Chasm Widens
- Key Personalities of 3076
- Other Notable Personalities of 3076
- Corporations of the Free Worlds League
- Key Worlds of The Free Worlds League
- The Sundered Army: Key FWLM Military Commands
- Marik Militia
- Free Worlds Legionnaires
- Regulan Hussars
- Fusiliers of Oriente
- Andurien Rangers
- Free Worlds Mercenary Employment
- The Free Worlds League
- House Steiner
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- The Lyran Alliance
- Forging Fires
- War of Confusion
- Clan Wolf (in-Exile)
- Reforms and Rebuilding
- Key Personalities of 3076
- Other Notable Personalities of 3076
- Corporations of the Lyran Alliance
- Key Worlds of The Lyran Alliance
- The Steiner Fist: Key LAAF Military Commands
- Lyran Guards
- Skye Rangers
- Donegal Guards
- Arcturan Guards
- Clan Wolf (in-Exile)
- Lyran Mercenary Employment
- The Lyran Alliance
- Clan Ghost Bear
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- Ghost Bear Dominion Overview
- Domestic Affairs
- War Against Blake
- Relations with Other Clans
- The Future
- Free Rasalhague Republic Overview
- Free Rasalhague Resistance Movements
- Key Personalities of 3076
- Other Notable Personalities of 3076
- Corporations of the Ghost Bear Dominion
- Key Worlds of the Dominion
- The Bear's Claws: Key Dominion Military Commands
- Ghost Bear Dominion Overview
- Clan Wolf
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- A New Wolf
- Clan Wolf In The Time Of Jihad
- Key Personalities of 3076
- Other Notable Personalities of 3076
- Where do the Teeth Come From?
- Key Worlds of The Wolf Clan Occupation Zone
- The Prowling Wolves: Key Wolf Military Commands
- Naval Assets
- Alpha Galaxy (The Wolf Spirits)
- Beta Galaxy (The Shadow Wolves)
- Gamma Galaxy (The Wolf Hussars)
- Delta Galaxy (The Snarling Wolves)
- Theta Galaxy (The Wolf Reapers)
- Iota Galaxy (The Phoenix Wolves)
- Kappa Galaxy (The Werewolves)
- Tau Galaxy (Hellions' Nightmare)
- Omega Galaxy (Ghost Wolves)
- Clan Jade Falcon
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- Clan Jade Falcon Overview
- Preening and Posturing
- Gutting the Enemy
- Internal Pain
- Strength in Weakness
- Key Personalities of 3076
- Other Notable Personalities of 3076
- Corporations of the Jade Falcon OZ
- Olivetti Weaponry
- Red Devil Industries
- Jade Falcon Mobile Production Sites
- Key Worlds of the Clan Jade Falcon Oz
- The Falcon's Talons: Key Military Commands
- Clan Jade Falcon Overview
- Clan Hell's Horses
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- Clan Hell's Horses Overview
- Evolution
- Forcible Relocation
- New Beginnings
- Кey Personalities of 3076
- 0ther Notable Personalities of 3076
- Corporations of the Hell's Horses OZ
- Key Worlds of The Horses' Occupation Zone
- Csesztreg
- Star's End (Novo Cressidis)
- The Raging Horsemen: Key Military Commands
- Clan Hell's Horses Overview
- Clan Diamond Shark
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- Deals and Dealmakers
- New Waters
- Sea Change
- Always in Motion
- Кey Personalities of 3076
- 0ther Notable Personalities of 3076
- Corporations of the Diamond Shark Holdings
- Key Worlds of Clan Diamond Shark
- Fins in the Water: The Diamond Shark Touman
- Deathstrike Galaxy (Alpha)
- Predator Galaxy (Beta)
- Snapping Jaws Galaxy (Gamma)
- Bloodscent Galaxy (Omega)
- Fox's Whelps Galaxy (Sigma)
- Other Forces
- Naval Assets
- Clan Snow Raven | Outworlds Alliance
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- Clan Snow Raven
- Politics and Machinations
- Rumors and Threads
- Toil and Tenacity
- Outworlds Alliance
- The Land of Democracy
- Key Personalities of 3076
- Other Notable Personalities of 3076
- Corporations of Clan Snow Raven and the Outworlds Alliance
- Key Worlds of The Outworlds Alliance
- The Raven's Edge: Key Raven and Outworlds Military Commands
- Clan Snow Raven
- Magistracy of Canopus
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- Magistracy of Canopus
- Persistent Progression
- Bloody and Blind
- Tracing Steps
- Shaky Ground
- Fronc Reaches
- Frail Frontier
- Key Personalities of 3076
- 0ther Notable Personalities of 3076
- Сorporations of the Magistracy of Canopus
- Key Worlds of the Magistracy of Canopus
- Her Majesty's Arms: Key Military Commands
- Colonial Marshals
- Magistracy Mercenary Employment
- Fronc Reaches Mercenary Employment
- Magistracy of Canopus
- The Taurian Concordat
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- The Taurian Concordat
- Historical Summary
- Recent Events
- Assessment
- Calderon Protectorate
- Assessment
- Key Personalities of 3076
- Other Notable Personalities of 3076
- Corporations of the Concordat
- Key Worlds of the Taurian concordat
- The Bull's Horns: Key TDF Military Commands
- Key CPF Military Commands
- Taurian Pride
- Calderon Guards
- Concordat Mercenary Employment
- The Taurian Concordat
- Marian Hegemony
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- Julius O'Reilly
- Warnings of the Word
- Cassius O'Reilly
- Death and Rebirth
- Key Personalities of 3076
- Cassius O'Reilly
- Michael Alexander
- Ivy Ward
- Other Notable Personalities of 3076
- Corporations of the Hegemony
- Key Worlds of The Marian Hegemony
- Caesar's Legions: Key MHAF Military Commands
- Alphard District Forces
- Lothario District Forces
- Illyria District Forces
- Hegemony Mercenary Employment
- ComStar
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- Network Online
- The Steel Veil
- In Full View
- Viral Breakout
- Key Personalities of 3076
- Other Notable Personalities of 3076
- Corporations of ComStar
- Communications Branch
- ComStar News Bureau
- Interstellar News Network
- Key Worlds of ComStar
- The Com Guard: Key Military Commands
- ComStar Mercenary Employment
- Word of Blake
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- Wheels Within Wheels
- Word of Blake Protectorate
- Manei Domini
- Key Personalities of 3076
- Other Notable Personalities of 3076
- Corporations of Word of Blake
- Key Worlds of The Word of Blake Protectorate
- The Armies of Light: Key WOB Military Commands
- Word of Blake Militia
- Protectorate Militia
- Shadow Divisions
- Word of Blake Mercenary Employment
- Other Realms and Powers
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- Minor Periphery States
- Deep Periphery States
- Hanseatic League
- Nueva Castile
- Deeper Secrets
- Key Personalities of 3076
- Other Notable Personalities of 3076
- Unaffiliated Organizations
- Key Worlds of Note
- Loose Cannons: Key Fringe Military Commands
- Mercenary Employment Beyond the Major Powers
- Rules
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- Using Notable Personalities in an RPG Campaign
- Introducing Notable Player NPCs
- Have a Purpose
- Consistency is Key
- Mesh the Known and the Unknown
- Avoid Radical Changes
- Moving Forward
- More Than a Face and a Name
- In The End
- Notable Personalities in Non-RPG Campaign Play—Campaign Traits
- General Guidelines
- Modifiers to Existing Rules
- Total Warfare—Creating a Scenario
- Tactical Operations
- Strategic Operations
- Additional Rules
- A Time of War: The BattleTech RPG and The Starcorps Dossiers
- Notable Personalities Skills and Special Abilities
- House Kurita
- House Davion
- House Liao
- House Marik
- House Steiner
- Ghost Bear Dominion
- Clan Wolf
- Clan Jade Falcon
- Clan Hell's Horses
- Clan Diamond Shark
- Clan Snow Raven | Outworlds Alliance
- Magistracy of Canopus
- Taurian Concordat
- Marian Hegemony
- ComStar
- Word of Blake
- Others
- Running Campaigns Using Covert Operations
- Clan vs. Inner Sphere Adventures
- Nation-states vs. Private Agencies
- Types of Games
- Espionage and Intelligence Gathering
- Humint
- Sigint
- Media Monitoring
- Analysis
- Sabotage, Kidnapping and Assassination
- Security/Spy Hunters
- Protection Details
- Covert Ops Characters
- Covert Operations-Only Campaigns
- Mixed-Character Campaigns
- Non-Covert Campaigns
- Player Character Double-and Triple-Agents
- Double-Blind Play
- Moles and Turncoats
- Using Notable Personalities in an RPG Campaign
Notes[edit]
- In the introduction, Roma Gritten, the Chief Intelligence Officer for StarCorps Industries, presents the material of Masters and Minions as intelligence from the company's Notable Players report.
- Artist Scott James is listed as James Scott in the credits on p. 4.