Turning Points: Irian
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| Turning Points: Irian | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Scenario Pack (PDF) |
| Development | Ben H. Rome |
| Primary writing | Patrick Wynne (writing) Philip A. Lee (editing) |
| Pages | 39 |
| Cover Artwork | Ray Arrastia (design) David Allen Kerber (layout) |
| Interior Artwork | Jason Vargas (evolved faction logos design) Ray Arrastia, David Allen Kerber, Patrick Wynne (maps & logos) |
| First Publication | |
| Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs |
| PIC | CAT35TP016 |
| Published | 23 April 2015 |
| MSRP | $5.99 |
| Content | |
| Era | Dark Age era |
| Timeline | 3133 — 3136 |
| Series | Turning Points |
| Followed by | Turning Points: Arcturus |
Description[edit]
Turning Points: Irian is the first release in the new web exclusive Turning Points PDF series produced by Catalyst Game Labs. It uses the Chaos Campaign rules and provides a campaign setting for players fight for control of Irian in the Dark Age era.
It provides scenarios set in 3133 during the initial chaos after Gray Monday where various splinter factions fight for control of a hidden Marauder II BattleMech production line on Irian and in 3136, after the breakup of the Republic of the Sphere, the now independent Irian has to fight off a raid from the newly formed Senate Alliance. While the scenarios set in 3133 are based on a MechWarrior Dark Age tabletop event conducted by WizKids for their Collectible Miniatures Game, the last track is based on events depicted from the novel, Wolf Hunters, by Kevin Killiany.
From the Back Cover[edit]
| “ | Devlin Stone's Military Material Redemption Program transformed the Inner Sphere, retooling BattleMech production lines for civilian output and boosting state economies. Companies that had made their names building machines of destruction now found themselves turning more towards peaceful IndustrialMech manufacturing. Downsized and heavily regulated by Stone's policies, Irian Technologies was an exemplary model of the Republic's new paradigm.
But IrTech has kept a secret through the long decades of peace: a fully functional Marauder II production line hidden away from the Republic's auditors and enforcers. In late 3133, however, that secret got out. With the Republic already torn by factional strife, the revelation of IrTech's deception has everyone scrambling to win the prize. Who will emerge victorious from this all-out faction war? Turning Points: Irian uses Chaos Campaign rules and gives players the option of fighting individual battles, following a campaign arc, inserting it into their own campaigns and even creating their own scenarios with optional rules to give their games an “Irian flavor.” The ebook includes a detailed map of the world of Irian, a run down of the forces involved in the conflict, and several tracks that players can use to run simple lance-on-lance battles, or stage up to a world-wide invasion. Only the players’ imaginations are the limits. |
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Contents[edit]
- Words but a Whisper (short story)
- Introduction
- Atlas Irian
- World Map & Planetary Data Sheet
- Planetary Information & Maps
- Campaign
- The Irian Campaign: Brief Overview and Outcome
- Random Assignment Tables
- Combatants
- The Scourge, Bannson's Raiders
- Brotherhood Regiment, Dragon's Fury
- Republican Guards, Northwind Highlanders
- Purifier Cluster, Spirit Cats
- Crusaders Cluster, Steel Wolves
- Archon's Shield, Stormhammers
- Prince's Men, Swordsworn
- First Alliance Patriots, Senate Alliance
- Wolf Hunters, Mercenaries
- Irian Republic Standing Guard, Planetary Militia
- Irian Technologies Security, Corporate Security
- Irian Planetary Defense Force
- Tracks/Scenarios
- Sharp and Frosty Morning
- Moral Melee
- In Neat Little Rows
- Lord of the Hills
- An Overwhelming Responsibility
- Stick the Landing
- The Elastic Retreat
- Fit to Fight
- The Failing Light Illuminates
- Animal Deals
- The Hour of Judgement Draweth Near
- Shadows of the Water
- Record Sheets
- Four page BattleForce 2 map of Irian
Notes[edit]
- Unlike other sourcebooks, Turning Points: Irian lacks an explicit table of contents. The list shown here was assembled from page headings.
- It should be noted that this product marks change in naming of Turning Points: products. The title was originally announced as Dark Age Turning Points: Irian but was renamed, with further Turning Points books no longer named by era. Instead, each product includes era icons to show in which era it takes place.[1] (broken link as of September 2024)
- Introduced for the first time is the Inquisitor II SecurityMech. This includes only original art and stated Record Sheet for the IndustrialMech.