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Line 1: {{NotCanon}} {{NotCanon}} {{InfoBoxProduct {{InfoBoxProduct − | image = BattleRun Best Ever cover.jpg + | image = Best Ever.jpg − | name = BattleRun: Best Ever + | name = Best Ever − | type = Sourcebook/Scenario Pack (RPG Adventure) (April Fools) (PDF) + | type = Sourcebook/Adventure<br />(April Fools joke) | author = [[Jason Hardy]] | author = [[Jason Hardy]] | development = | development = | primarywriting = | primarywriting = | pages = 50 | pages = 50 − | cover = [[Matt Heerdt]] (layout) + | cover = [[Brent Evans]] − | interiorart = + | interiorart = Brent Evans − | illustrations = Brent Evans,<br /> [[Mikael Brodu]] (Shadowrun Logos),<br /> [[Jason Vargas]] (Evolved BattleTech Faction Logos) + | illustrations = Mikael Brodu, [[Jason Vargas]] | publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]] | publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]] − | productioncode = E-CAT2635A + | productioncode = [http://www.battlecorps.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2259 E-CAT2635A] | year = 1 April 2009 | year = 1 April 2009 | ISBN10 = | ISBN10 = | ISBN13 = | ISBN13 = − | MSRP = Free + | MSRP = (free) | content = | content = | era = Eighth World timeline [[Jihad]] | era = Eighth World timeline [[Jihad]] Line 25:
Line 25: | series = [[:Category:April Fools Products|April Fools releases]] | series = [[:Category:April Fools Products|April Fools releases]] | precededby = | precededby = − | followedby = [[BattleRun II: The Quest for the Thing]] + | followedby = }} }} '''''BattleRun: Best Ever''''' (subtitled '''''An Eighth World Adventure'''''; alternately published via [[BattleCorps]] as '''''Battle Run: Best Ever! Eighth World Sourcebook/Adventure''''') is a humorous [[BattleTech]]/[[Shadowrun]] crossover sourcebook and adventure module that was released as a free [[:Category:April Fools Products|2009 April Fools product]]. '''''BattleRun: Best Ever''''' (subtitled '''''An Eighth World Adventure'''''; alternately published via [[BattleCorps]] as '''''Battle Run: Best Ever! Eighth World Sourcebook/Adventure''''') is a humorous [[BattleTech]]/[[Shadowrun]] crossover sourcebook and adventure module that was released as a free [[:Category:April Fools Products|2009 April Fools product]]. Line 45:
Line 45: ==Description== ==Description== − Created and maintained by essentially the same people and frequently mentioned next to each other, BattleTech and Shadowrun have always been something like siblings in the RPG industry. This April Fools crossover combines them in its sourcebook section by applying BattleTech history to the Shadowrun setting, and pairing BattleTech's signature [[Great Houses]] and other factions with characteristic megacorporations from the Shadowrun setting. + Created and maintained by essentially the same people and frequently mentioned next to each other, BattleTech and Shadowrun have always been something like siblings in the RPG industry. This April Fools crossover combines them in its sourcebook section by applying BattleTech history to the Shadowrun setting, and pairing BattleTech's signature [[Great Houses]] and other factions with characteristic Megacorporations from the Shadowrun setting. The pairings are: The pairings are: *[[House Davion]] - Horizon *[[House Davion]] - Horizon *[[House Steiner]] - Saeder-Krupp *[[House Steiner]] - Saeder-Krupp − *[[House Liao]] - Evo Corporation and Wuxing + *[[House Liao]] - evo corporation and Wuxing − *[[House Marik]] - LBI ("Legion of the Batshit Insane", in turn formed of the [[Word of Blake]] cabal and Aztechnology) + *[[House Marik]] - LBI ("Legion of the Batshit Insane", in turn formed of the [[Word of Blake]] cabal and Atztechnology) *[[House Kurita]] - Mitsuhama, Renraku and Shiawese *[[House Kurita]] - Mitsuhama, Renraku and Shiawese *[[ComStar]] - Matrix Systems/Fuchi Electronics/Novatech/NeoNET *[[ComStar]] - Matrix Systems/Fuchi Electronics/Novatech/NeoNET − *The [[Clans]] made [[Clan Sea Fox]] their own megacorp, noted for business practices practically resembling extortion + *The [[Clans]] made [[Clan Sea Fox]] their own Megacorp, noted for business practices practically resembling extortion The implication is that, after the discovery of the [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]], the Seventh World equals BattleTech's [[Star League era]] and the Eighth World equals the [[Succession Wars era]] and beyond. The implication is that, after the discovery of the [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]], the Seventh World equals BattleTech's [[Star League era]] and the Eighth World equals the [[Succession Wars era]] and beyond. − Within this setting, the ''Best Ever'' adventure revolves around a [[Solaris Games]] match in [[3076]] where the players are hired to tip the scales in favor of one side: The Elves of Tir-na-Niops, feeling marginalized, desperately want one of their competitors, McCool or Daviar, to win the title. Finalist Jonas Hadry seems to be invincible, but as it turns out he has a crippling allergy to ''[[Mycosia pseudoflora]]''... + Within this setting, the ''Best Ever'' adventure revolves around a [[Solaris Games]] match in [[3076]] where the players are hired to tip the scales in favor of one side: The Elves of Tir-na-Niops, feeling marginalized, desperately want one of their competitors, McCool or Daviar, to win the title. Finalist Jonas Hadry seems to be invincible, but as it turns out he has a crippling allergy to [[Mycosia Pseudoflora]]... ==Content== ==Content== − *Table of Contents (You're Looking at Them) + *Table Of Contents (You're Looking At Them) *Credits (Look Below) *Credits (Look Below) − *The World You Live in, Though Why We Have to Describe It to You When You're Living in It Is Somewhat of a Mystery to Us + *The World You Live In, Though Why We Have To Describe It To You When You're Living In It Is Somewhat Of A Mystery To Us *The Era Of Profitable War *The Era Of Profitable War **The [[Federated Suns]]: Don't Hate Us Because We're Beautiful **The [[Federated Suns]]: Don't Hate Us Because We're Beautiful − **House Steiner and Saeder-Krupp: Smooth German Engineering + **House Steiner And Saeder-Krupp: Smooth German Engineering − **The [[Capellan Confederation]]: You Will Be Our People, and We Will Be Your God + **The [[Capellan Confederation]]: You Will Be Our People And We Will Be Your God − **The [[Free Worlds League]]: The Batshit Insane Don't Make the Most Reliable Friends + **The [[Free Worlds League]]: The Batshit Insane Don't Make The Most Reliable Friends − **The [[Draconis Combine]]: They Use All Their Love on Themselves, So They Have None Left for You + **The [[Draconis Combine]]: They Use All Their Love On Themselves, So They Have None Left For You − **ComStar and NeoNET: Dude, I Put Together a Real, Working K-F Drive in My Basement + **ComStar and NeoNET: Dude, I Put Together A Real, Working K-F Drive In My Basement − **The Legion of the Batshit Insane: Rational Thought Is a Prison, and We've Got the Key + **The Legion Of The Batshit Insane: Rational Thought Is A Prison And We've Got The Key − **The [[Clans]]: Why Ally With One of Your Weak Megacorps When We Can Build a Better One On Our Own? + **The [[Clans]]: Why Ally With One Of Your Weak Megacorps When We Can Build A Better One On Our Own? − **And the Rest: Some Other Powers of Note in the Inner Sphere + **And The Rest: Some Other Powers Of Note In The Inner Sphere *The Best Ever: An Eighth World Adventure *The Best Ever: An Eighth World Adventure **The Final Four **The Final Four *Rules, Rules, Rules *Rules, Rules, Rules − *As Nasty as You Want To Be: Archetypes of the Eighth World + *As Nasty As You Want To Be: Archetypes Of The Eighth World **Ork MechWarrior **Ork MechWarrior **Dwarf Prince **Dwarf Prince **Decker Redux **Decker Redux **Elven Widow **Elven Widow − **[[Battle armor]] Street Samurai + **[[Battle Armor]] Street Samurai **Manei Domini Blood Magician **Manei Domini Blood Magician **Totally Awesome Immortal Elf **Totally Awesome Immortal Elf − **Word of Blake Tech Salesman + **Word Of Blake Tech Salesman **The Marisoo **The Marisoo ==Canonicity== ==Canonicity== − As an April Fools product, ''Best Ever: An Eighth World Adventure'' is explicitly considered [[canon|noncanonical]]. + As an April Fools product, ''Best Ever: An Eighth World Adventure'' is explicitly considered non-[[canon]]ical. − ==Notes==+ [[Category:Books]] − * The PDF download can be accessed at [https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/collections/free-downloads/products/battlerun-best-ever-eighth-world-sourcebook-adventure-pdf CGL's page] under "Free Downloads".+ [[Category:Electronic Books]] − − * The trademarked title was ''Best Ever: An Eighth World Adventure''. − − − [[Category:Scenario Packs]] − [[Category:Digital Products]] [[Category:April Fools Products]] [[Category:April Fools Products]]
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| publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]] | | publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]] | ||
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'''''BattleRun: Best Ever''''' (subtitled '''''An Eighth World Adventure'''''; alternately published via [[BattleCorps]] as '''''Battle Run: Best Ever! Eighth World Sourcebook/Adventure''''') is a humorous [[BattleTech]]/[[Shadowrun]] crossover sourcebook and adventure module that was released as a free [[:Category:April Fools Products|2009 April Fools product]]. | '''''BattleRun: Best Ever''''' (subtitled '''''An Eighth World Adventure'''''; alternately published via [[BattleCorps]] as '''''Battle Run: Best Ever! Eighth World Sourcebook/Adventure''''') is a humorous [[BattleTech]]/[[Shadowrun]] crossover sourcebook and adventure module that was released as a free [[:Category:April Fools Products|2009 April Fools product]]. | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Created and maintained by essentially the same people and frequently mentioned next to each other, BattleTech and Shadowrun have always been something like siblings in the RPG industry. This April Fools crossover combines them in its sourcebook section by applying BattleTech history to the Shadowrun setting, and pairing BattleTech's signature [[Great Houses]] and other factions with characteristic | + | Created and maintained by essentially the same people and frequently mentioned next to each other, BattleTech and Shadowrun have always been something like siblings in the RPG industry. This April Fools crossover combines them in its sourcebook section by applying BattleTech history to the Shadowrun setting, and pairing BattleTech's signature [[Great Houses]] and other factions with characteristic Megacorporations from the Shadowrun setting. |
The pairings are: | The pairings are: | ||
*[[House Davion]] - Horizon | *[[House Davion]] - Horizon | ||
*[[House Steiner]] - Saeder-Krupp | *[[House Steiner]] - Saeder-Krupp | ||
| − | *[[House Liao]] - | + | *[[House Liao]] - evo corporation and Wuxing |
| − | *[[House Marik]] - LBI ("Legion of the Batshit Insane", in turn formed of the [[Word of Blake]] cabal and | + | *[[House Marik]] - LBI ("Legion of the Batshit Insane", in turn formed of the [[Word of Blake]] cabal and Atztechnology) |
*[[House Kurita]] - Mitsuhama, Renraku and Shiawese | *[[House Kurita]] - Mitsuhama, Renraku and Shiawese | ||
*[[ComStar]] - Matrix Systems/Fuchi Electronics/Novatech/NeoNET | *[[ComStar]] - Matrix Systems/Fuchi Electronics/Novatech/NeoNET | ||
| − | *The [[Clans]] made [[Clan Sea Fox]] their own | + | *The [[Clans]] made [[Clan Sea Fox]] their own Megacorp, noted for business practices practically resembling extortion |
The implication is that, after the discovery of the [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]], the Seventh World equals BattleTech's [[Star League era]] and the Eighth World equals the [[Succession Wars era]] and beyond. | The implication is that, after the discovery of the [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]], the Seventh World equals BattleTech's [[Star League era]] and the Eighth World equals the [[Succession Wars era]] and beyond. | ||
| − | Within this setting, the ''Best Ever'' adventure revolves around a [[Solaris Games]] match in [[3076]] where the players are hired to tip the scales in favor of one side: The Elves of Tir-na-Niops, feeling marginalized, desperately want one of their competitors, McCool or Daviar, to win the title. Finalist Jonas Hadry seems to be invincible, but as it turns out he has a crippling allergy to | + | Within this setting, the ''Best Ever'' adventure revolves around a [[Solaris Games]] match in [[3076]] where the players are hired to tip the scales in favor of one side: The Elves of Tir-na-Niops, feeling marginalized, desperately want one of their competitors, McCool or Daviar, to win the title. Finalist Jonas Hadry seems to be invincible, but as it turns out he has a crippling allergy to [[Mycosia Pseudoflora]]... |
==Content== | ==Content== | ||
| − | *Table | + | *Table Of Contents (You're Looking At Them) |
*Credits (Look Below) | *Credits (Look Below) | ||
| − | *The World You Live | + | *The World You Live In, Though Why We Have To Describe It To You When You're Living In It Is Somewhat Of A Mystery To Us |
*The Era Of Profitable War | *The Era Of Profitable War | ||
**The [[Federated Suns]]: Don't Hate Us Because We're Beautiful | **The [[Federated Suns]]: Don't Hate Us Because We're Beautiful | ||
| − | **House Steiner | + | **House Steiner And Saeder-Krupp: Smooth German Engineering |
| − | **The [[Capellan Confederation]]: You Will Be Our People | + | **The [[Capellan Confederation]]: You Will Be Our People And We Will Be Your God |
| − | **The [[Free Worlds League]]: The Batshit Insane Don't Make | + | **The [[Free Worlds League]]: The Batshit Insane Don't Make The Most Reliable Friends |
| − | **The [[Draconis Combine]]: They Use All Their Love | + | **The [[Draconis Combine]]: They Use All Their Love On Themselves, So They Have None Left For You |
| − | **ComStar and NeoNET: Dude, I Put Together | + | **ComStar and NeoNET: Dude, I Put Together A Real, Working K-F Drive In My Basement |
| − | **The Legion | + | **The Legion Of The Batshit Insane: Rational Thought Is A Prison And We've Got The Key |
| − | **The [[Clans]]: Why Ally With One | + | **The [[Clans]]: Why Ally With One Of Your Weak Megacorps When We Can Build A Better One On Our Own? |
| − | **And | + | **And The Rest: Some Other Powers Of Note In The Inner Sphere |
*The Best Ever: An Eighth World Adventure | *The Best Ever: An Eighth World Adventure | ||
**The Final Four | **The Final Four | ||
*Rules, Rules, Rules | *Rules, Rules, Rules | ||
| − | *As Nasty | + | *As Nasty As You Want To Be: Archetypes Of The Eighth World |
**Ork MechWarrior | **Ork MechWarrior | ||
**Dwarf Prince | **Dwarf Prince | ||
**Decker Redux | **Decker Redux | ||
**Elven Widow | **Elven Widow | ||
| − | **[[Battle | + | **[[Battle Armor]] Street Samurai |
**Manei Domini Blood Magician | **Manei Domini Blood Magician | ||
**Totally Awesome Immortal Elf | **Totally Awesome Immortal Elf | ||
| − | **Word | + | **Word Of Blake Tech Salesman |
**The Marisoo | **The Marisoo | ||
==Canonicity== | ==Canonicity== | ||
| − | As an April Fools product, ''Best Ever: An Eighth World Adventure'' is explicitly considered [[canon | + | As an April Fools product, ''Best Ever: An Eighth World Adventure'' is explicitly considered non-[[canon]]ical. |
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