Shattered Fortress

Shattered Fortress
Product information
Type	Sourcebook
Development	Philip A. Lee Herbert A. Beas II Ben H. Rome
Primary writing	Philip A. Lee Jason Schmetzer Aaron Cahall Ken' Horner Joshua C. Perian Chris Purnell Craig A. Reed Paul Sjardijn Geoff Swift
Pages	122
Cover Artwork	Anthony Scroggins
Illustrations	Alan Blackwell Brent Evans Harri Kallio Chris Lewis Ben Myers Anthony Scroggins Victor Manuel Leza Moreno Ray Arrastia (Maps/Logos) Philip A. Lee (Maps) Øystein Tvedten (Maps)
Publication information
Publisher	Catalyst Game Labs
Product code	CAT35900
First published	2018
Content
Era	Dark Age era
Followed by	ilClan

Description

Shattered Fortress is the first of two sourcebooks that detail the last years of the Dark Age era (from 3146 to 3150). Picking up where Era Report: 3145 left off, major events and wars occurring across the Inner Sphere are covered in this book, ending with Clans Wolf and Jade Falcon poised to strike at Terra in an invasion covered by the sequel sourcebook ilClan.

Included among its rules are other gaming enhancements allowing play in Total Warfare core rules, A Time of War RPG, and Alpha Strike. Featured in the back of this book are mini-campaigns for various events during this era using the Chaos Campaign rules/Warchest Point System. This book provides technological details about the Fortress Wall and HPG blackout.

A series of novels/novellas were published based on events listed in the book, serving as leads into the next era.

From the back cover

“

Republic in Flames! In 3146, the Republic of the Sphere hangs by a tenuous thread. The last fragments of Devlin Stone’s dream to shepherd humankind toward a more prosperous future hide behind the impenetrable defenses of Fortress Republic. As the interstellar communications blackout rages, the ambitious Great Houses vie for military dominance, and the bloodthirsty Clans strive to find a weakness in the Fortress’s armor on their path to conquering Terra and claiming the coveted title of ilClan. When the Wall comes down, will the Inner Sphere plunge even further into the abyss of interstellar war, or will this herald the dawning of a new age? Shattered Fortress chronicles the twilight of BattleTech’s Dark Age, as nations are thrown into turmoil and predators circle the broken remnants of the Republic of the Sphere. This volume provides a year-by-year look at pivotal turning points in Inner Sphere, offers a peek behind the curtain of Fortress Republic, and reveals the fateful decisions that will ultimately decide the future of the Inner Sphere.

”

Contents

• Credits
• Bring the Dawn (short story)
• 3146: CRACKS IN THE FOUNDATION
  • A Long Way from Home
  • The League Ascendant
  • Sowing the Seeds of Chaos
  • Age of Destruction
  • Throwing Down the Gauntlet
  • Nightfall
• 3147: THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM
  • Searching for the Grail
  • Delayed Vengeance
  • The Three-Headed Dog
  • Elsewhere in the Inner Sphere
• 3148: THE COMING SHADOW
  • Excising the Cancer
  • For the Duration of the Crisis
  • Trouble in Paradise
  • The Dragon’s Shadow
• 3149: THE DAM BREAKS
  • The Curtain Rises
  • Divine Retribution
  • Promises Kept
  • The Dragon and the Tiger
  • Wrestling the Dragon
  • Reuniting with the Remnant
  • Cementing the Pact
  • The Republic Rampage
• 3150: THE PREDATORS STRIKE
  • Walking on Eggshells
  • The Harried Dragon
  • Wolves on the Hunt
  • The Marian Problem
  • War on All Sides
  • The Race to Terra
  • Operation CLARITY: The Battle of Northwind
  • Fallout
• TIMELINE OF EVENTS: 3146–3150
• NEW UNIT PROFILES
  • Dawn Guards (Federated Suns)
    • Hikage (Draconis Combine)
    • Fides Defenders (Republic of the Sphere)
    • The Grey Watch (Mercenary / Republic of the Sphere)
• FORTRESS REPUBLIC TECHNOLOGY
  • HPG Blackout
  • The Wall
  • TOUCHPOINTS
    • Touchpoint: Arc Royal
    • Touchpoint: New Avalon
    • Touchpoint: Marik
    • Touchpoint: New Syrtis
    • Touchpoint: Buena
    • Touchpoint: Remagen
    • Touchpoint: Castor
    • Touchpoint: Robinson
    • Touchpoint: Skye
    • Touchpoint: Northwind
• Record Sheets

Notes

On August 1st, a limited production run of the printed book was released at the Gen Con 2018 Convention, while the electronic copy was released on August 4th.

Related Products

• The Anvil (novella)
• Divided We Fall (novella)
• Era Report: 3145
• Field Manual: 3145
• Gray Watch Protocol (novel)
• ilClan
• Rock of the Republic (novella)
• Shell Games (novella)
• A Splinter of Hope (novella)
• Technical Readout: 3145
• Technical Readout: 3150