Scorched Earth
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| Scorched Earth (World Wide Event 2017) | |
|---|---|
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| Product information | |
| Type | Scenario Pack (PDF) |
| Development | Alex Kaempen |
| Primary writing | Alex Kaempen Will Pennington William Gauthier Craig A. Reed, Jr. |
| Pages | 20 (boardgame scenario) 41 (RPG scenario) |
| Cover Artwork | Ed Cox (Cover) Karl Waller Joel Biske (Coloring) Raymond Arrastia (Design) |
| Interior Artwork | Klaus Scherwinski Duane Loose (Talon art) |
| First Publication | |
| Publisher | Catalyst Demo Team |
| Published | 2017 |
| MSRP | Free |
| Content | |
| Era | Clan Invasion era |
| Timeline | 22–25 July 3050 |
| Series | Worldwide Event |
| Followed by | Dig, Defend, or Die |
Scorched Earth was a World Wide Event created by the Catalyst Demo Team. It consisted of boardgame and roleplaying scenarios that were played out in a worldwide series of events under the supervision of the Agents during the Summer of 2017. The scenario packs were subsequently made available for free download in PDF format, as two separate files. One file covered classic BattleTech (board game) and Alpha Strike scenarios while the other covered the accompanying roleplaying scenario for the A Time of War ruleset.
This was first World Wide Scenario produced for BattleTech since Operation Kabutomushi (Canon Event) in 2008 ("Historical: Events" in the following years notwithstanding).
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Canonicity[edit]
Project developer (and Catalyst Agent) Alex "GreyWolfActual" Kaempen explicitly confirmed that, despite featuring the Catalyst Game Labs and Topps, Inc. ("Under License From") logos,
- "Catalyst did not endorse this project nor were they ever asked to do so. They had no hand in creating, promoting, or distributing it. This was done, 100%, by the Demo Team with no expectations, whatsoever, that this would be canon. All the work you see put into it was done by volunteers, either demo team members or red/yellow/green beemers who volunteered to work on this outside of any official capacity with Catalyst."[1]
Through the Catalyst Demo Team, they have an outside claim to being apocryphal at best and in any case do not fall under the current definition of Canon for the BattleTech universe.
Overview[edit]
The scenarios depict the invasion of the Free Rasalhague Republic world of New Oslo in July 3050 during the Clan Invasion, pitting the FFR's New Oslo Militia and the GKT Volunteer Regiment against elements of Epsilon Galaxy (Clan Wolf) in a fight over the site of the Gorton, Kingsley & Thorpe (GKT) Enterprises factory complex, specifically the city of Lilihammer, gateway to the Ringsaker valley and the GKT factory. Under snowy weather conditions, the FRR forces attempt to buy time for their technicians to disassemble (or scuttle) the factory before Clan Wolf can seize this prize.
Contents[edit]
Boardgame scenario pack[edit]
The first scenario was written for regular BattleTech boardgame play, the second for Alpha Strike.
- Frozen Aspiration, short story by William Gauthier [Free Rasalhague Republic point of view.]
- Old Wolves, short story by Craig A. Reed, Jr. [Clan Wolf point of view]
- Preface and 2017 World Wide Event results table
- Lilihammer
- 22 July 3050 - New Oslo Militia vs Clan Wolf
- Scenario Specifics and Conditions
- Notable Personalities
- Record Sheet: TLN-5VNO Talon
- Ringsaker Valley
- 25 July 3050 - GKT Volunteer Regiment Vs Clan Wolf
- Scenario Specifics and Conditions
- Notable Personalities
- Clan Wolf Force Table
RPG scenario pack[edit]
The roleplaying game component (written for A Time of War) includes several encounters a gamemaster can run their players through. The scenario can be run from either the perspective of the Free Rasalhague Republic or Clan Wolf. Included with this PDF are a number of character and non-player character templates already filled out for the gamemaster's use.
- Frozen Aspiration, short story by William Gauthier [Free Rasalhague Republic point of view.]
- Old Wolves, short story by Craig A. Reed, Jr. [Clan Wolf point of view]
- Preface and 2017 World Wide Event results table
- Summary of the Adventure
- Game Master Notes
Encounters[edit]
- Encounter 1
- New Orders
- Encounter 2
- A Slight Detour
- Encounter 3
- Watch Your Step
- Encounter 4
- Victim of War (Includes stats for Refugee character)
- Encounter 5
- Friendly Fire isn't Friendly
- Encounter 6
- I know a Short Cut!
- Encounter 7
- End of the Road (Includes RPG Map of Supply & Logistic Center, Generic ATOW NPC Character Template for both FFR Soldier and Clan Wolf Soldier)
- Aftermath
- Encounter Action Effects
Character Record Sheets[edit]
- FFR Combat Engineer
- FFR Heavy Weapons Soldier
- FFR Combat Medic
- FFR Scout
- FFR Special Forces
- Clan Wolf Elemental
- Clan Wolf Technician
- Clan Wolf Infantry
- Clan Wolf Bondsman (formerly of Clan Jade Falcon)
Notes[edit]
- The cover art for the boardgame scenario pack (depicting a Thug BattleMech) was based on the cover art of BattleCorps Anthology Vol 4.
- Similarly, the cover art for the RPG scenario pack was based on the cover art of BattleCorps Compilation Vol 2, with interior color art from the original 1988 release of The Periphery.
External Links[edit]
- BattleTech Forum thread
- A Time of War scenario pack [dead link]
- Total Warfare and Alpha Strike scenario pack [dead link]
References[edit]
- ↑ In this posting on the official BattleTech forum