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Description

Dawn of the Jihad describes the chaos of the first two years of the Word of Blake Jihad, but it does this in a format never before seen in a BattleTech source book. Rather than describe the events exactly as they unfolded, Dawn of the Jihad resembles a collection of news reports and intercepted transmissions that provide an incomplete, and sometimes inaccurate, picture of the events as they unfold. This was done as a compromise because FanPro was unable to publish Classic BattleTech novels. The book is divided into sections, each focusing on mercenaries, the Lyran Alliance, Federated Suns, Free Worlds League, ComStar/Word of Blake, the Clans, and Capellan Confederation, with a wrap-up at the end. The rules are at the end of the book.

In addition to the fictional elements, the book features another new innovation, tracks. Tracks are essentially the seeds of scenarios that players can use to play out some parts of the Jihad, whether it be with ground forces, aerospace forces, or as part of an RPG campaign. Players can then follow one track to the next to flesh out the full campaign, Chaos Unbound.

Contents

The Developer's Say
"Shadows of Faith"
Introduction
How to Use This Book
And It Came to Pass
War Engulfs Inner Sphere
Decade of Tumult
Opening Shots
Filthy Money
War Strikes Mercenaries!
The Gathering Storm
Where the Money Trail Ends
Northwind Highlanders Returning Home
Death of a Legend
Harlech City Under Siege!
Counterstrike
Dragoons Break Contract
Northwind Blockade
Mars: What Happened?
Fall of Outreach
Mercenary Treachery
Outreach Bombarded!
Outreach: A Survivor's Account
Legacy of Distrust
"Divine Retribution"
Mercenaries Under Fire
Reunning the Blockade
Burning Fist
Tharkad Burns
Star League Disbanded!
Horror Unleashed
Chaos and Confusion
The Archon Dead?
The Greater War
Skye Assaulted!
Long Odds for Duke Robert
Wave Two?
An Appeal for Unity
Skye-League War Forces Archon's Hand
Alliance Under Siege--Day 115
Broken Swords
Sunset Over the Sword
Who Is In Charge?
Marshal of the Armies Speaks
The Forgotten Fronts
The Pleiades Question
Lest We Forget
The Taurian Problem
Marches at War
Operation Sovereign Justice Underway
Sovereign Justice Strikes Deep
Tears of the Dragon
Dreams Torn Asunder
Leaders Gather for Whitting 3067
Star League Disbands
The Dragon Speaks
Black Dragon Rising
Uprising on Luthien!
Betrayal at the Dragon's Heart
"Cowardice!"
Doctors: Coordinator Ill, Recovering
"Who Among Us Shall Rule?"
The Eagle Screams
Winds of Change
The Star League Failure: What Happened?
Mercenary Assault on Mars Fails!
Tharkad: Was it or Wasn't it?
Assassins Gun Down Head of Sirian Concordance
Outreach Nuked!
Day of the Hawk
War!
Bolan Declares War
Captain-General Condemns "Lyran Aggression"
Steiners Launch Second Wave
At Last!
Jeremy Brett: Usurper in a Hero's Clothing?
Knights Recalled
Enemy Brothers
Rumbling Downward
Word of Blake Declares War as Star League Dies
Heretics and Traitors!
Slaughter!
Com Guards Shattered
Tide of Fire
Tukayyid Hit, Heavy Casualties Reported
Dow Vows "Swift Retribution"
Case White
Precentor Martial Victor Steiner-Davion Speaks
Case White Underway!
"Devastation"
Mopping up
"The Bringers of Truth"
The Holy Light of Blake Comes to Demeter
Trials of Victory
Silent Running
Whispers and Rumors I
Whispers and Rumors II
Awaiting Orders
Borrowed Time
On the Precipice
Whispers and Rumors III
Time of Deliberation
Whispers and Rumors IV
Outreach Survivors?
Guarding the Flank
Righteous Rage
Showing restraint
Watching and Waiting
Cry Havoc
Celestial Crises
Gathering Shadows
Celestial Wisdom Dedicates Memorial
Blake's Wrath Targets Capellan People
St. Ives Struck
Royal Family Kidnapping
Flashing Swords
Capellans, Unite!
Luck or Foresight?
Reclaim Your Destiny
Victorious They Vanquish!
Fortress of Determination
Davions Sue for Peace
Falling Skies
Sian Struck!
Not Again!
Union of Sword and Spirit
Too Far!
Aftershocks
Chaos Unbound
Chaos Unbound: Dawn of the Jihad
How to Use This Section
Tracks
Campaign Special Rules
Warchest Point System
Getting Started
Warchest Points Between Tracks
Skill Advancement
Ending the Campaign
Chaos Unbound: The Setup
Look Who's Coming to Dinner
Another Day, Another C-bill
FUBAR!
Payback
Vacationing in the Wasteland
The Skye is Falling!
Running From the Devil
Game On!
Golden Goose
Full Metal Pres
Falcon Ptomaine
Final Curtain?

Notes

  • This book is the first in a proposed series that introduces the Jihad.