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Line 4: | type = Sourcebook | type = Sourcebook | author = | author = − | development = [[Paul Sjardijn]] <br> [[Ray Arrastia]] + | development = | primarywriting = [[Andrew McIntosh]]<br />[[Kiva Maginn]] | primarywriting = [[Andrew McIntosh]]<br />[[Kiva Maginn]] − | pages = 77 + | pages = | cover = | cover = − | interiorart = [[David Allen Kerber]] (Layout & Graphic Design) <br> [[Tara Gallagher]] (Original House Book Designer) + | interiorart = − | illustrations = [[Ray Arrastia]] <br/> [[Cassidy Aquilino-Berg]] <br/> [[James Ball]] <br> [[Joel DuQue]] <br> [[Zach Hartlage]] <br> [[Mark Hayden (person)|Mark Hayden]] <br> [[Alexander Immerzeel]] <br> [[Tristin Ishmael]] <br> [[David Allen Kerber]] <br> [[Duane Loose]] <br> [[Matt Lucas]] <br> [[Mike McCain]] <br> [[Jenn Ravenna]] <br> [[Maury Weiss]] <br> [[Ben Zweifel]] + | illustrations = | publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]] | publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]] − | productioncode = [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/277779/BattleTech-House-Arano-The-Aurigan-Coalition CAT35SN501] + | productioncode = − | year = 16 June 2019 + | year = 2019 | ISBN10 = | ISBN10 = | ISBN13 = | ISBN13 = − | MSRP = $14.99 (PDF)<br />$29.99 (PoD) + | MSRP = | content = | content = | era = [[Succession Wars era]] | era = [[Succession Wars era]] − | universedate = [[3027]] + | universedate = − | agency = [[Magistracy of Canopus]] + | agency = − | timeline = ca. [[3026]] + | timeline = − | series = Housebooks series + | series = | precededby = | precededby = | followedby = | followedby = }} }} ==Description== ==Description== − '''''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)''''', published on 16 June 2019 in both [[w:Print on demand|Print-on-Demand (PoD)]] and [[w:PDF|PDF Ebook]] format, describes [[House Arano]] and the [[Aurigan Coalition]] [[periphery]] nation (in the [[Aurigan Reach]] region) just after the conclusion of the [[Arano Restoration]] storyline from the [[BattleTech (Video Game)|BattleTech computer game]] by [[Harebrained Schemes]]. Its format is a callback to the old [[FASA]]-era Housebook series from the 1980s. + '''''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)''''' was announced by [[Catalyst Game Labs]] and an upcoming product with a tentative release date of 1 March 2019. − Although CGL had previously published novels in a Print-on-Demand format, ''House Arano'' was the first full-color sourcebook where they tried that process.+ A callback to the old [[FASA]]-era Housebook series from the 1980s, this product is expected to cover [[House Arano]] and the [[Aurigan Reach]] [[periphery]] nation just after the conclusion of the [[Arano Restoration]] storyline from the [[BattleTech (Video Game)|BattleTech computer game]] by [[Harebrained Schemes]]. − ==Canonicity==+ As a CGL publication, this product meets all criteria for canon. It is expected to [[canon]]ize the worlds, realms, characters and conflicts from the (technically apocryphal) game fully or at least to some degree. − As a CGL publication, this product meets all criteria for [[canon]]. This is notable insofar as the subject matter was created for a computer game and thus derives from a separate IP that technically is in no position to add to the main [[BattleTech]] universe canon (as currently owned by [[Topps]]). − − In the time-honored BattleTech tradition of canonizing computer game storylines at least in broad strokes through canonical publications, ''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' canonizes characters, places and events from the otherwise apocryphal game. ==From the announcement== ==From the announcement== {{quote|High Lady [[Kamea Arano]] dispatched the usurpers who stole her throne, dismantled their [[Aurigan Directorate|dictatorial government]], and restored peace to the [[Aurigan Coalition]]. Now her true battle begins... {{quote|High Lady [[Kamea Arano]] dispatched the usurpers who stole her throne, dismantled their [[Aurigan Directorate|dictatorial government]], and restored peace to the [[Aurigan Coalition]]. Now her true battle begins... − ''The [[Arano Restoration]] has succeeded, and High Lady Kamea rules over the reunited Aurigan Coalition. But all is not well—the Coalition's hardscrabble planets teeter on the brink of collapse, while its powerful neighbors await another chance to subvert [[House Arano]]. More than ever, the Coalition needs warriors willing to do whatever it takes to claim victory.'' + ''The [[Arano Restoration]] has succeeded, and High Lady Kamea rules over the reunited Aurigan Coalition. But all is not well—the Coalition’s hardscrabble planets teeter on the brink of collapse, while its powerful neighbors await another chance to subvert [[House Arano]]. More than ever, the Coalition needs warriors willing to do whatever it takes to claim victory.'' − House Arano: The Aurigan Coalition ''brings the setting of the hit PC strategy game BattleTech into the long-running tabletop experience. Learn the proud history of the Coalition and its hope for the future, then take up the defense of the Arano dynasty with four all-new scenarios picking up where the game left off. ''House Arano: The Aurigan Coalition'' is authored by [[Harebrained Schemes]]' [[Andrew McIntosh]] and [[Kiva Maginn]], writer and developer of the BattleTech PC game.''+ ''Step into the Aurigan Coalition in this Print-on-Demand and PDF product which brings the setting of the hit [[BattleTech (Video Game)|PC strategy game BattleTech]] into the long-running tabletop experience. Learn the proud history of the Coalition and its hope for the future, then take up the defense of the Arano dynasty with four all-new scenarios picking up where the game left off. "House Arano: The Aurigan Coalition" is authored by [[Harebrained Schemes]]' Andrew McIntosh and Kiva Maginn, writers and developers of the BattleTech PC game.'' ''To survive on the fringes of the [[Inner Sphere]], those of noble birth must once again call on champions of [[mercenary]] mind.''}} ''To survive on the fringes of the [[Inner Sphere]], those of noble birth must once again call on champions of [[mercenary]] mind.''}} ==Contents== ==Contents== − The book is framed as a report to the [[Magestrix]] by the [[Magistracy of Canopus]]'s Magistracy Diplomatic Corps. The preface is dated [[3026]], but some content covers events dated [[3027]]. − − {{div col|colwidth=25em}} − * Introduction − ** [[Operation RESTORED HOPE (short story)]] − * History − ** Introduction − *** The Aurigan Reach, circa [[2765]] Map − ** The [[Aurigan Trade Partnership]] − ** The Aurigan Coalition − ** [[Taurian Concordat|Taurian Tensions]] − ** The Aurigan Directorate − *** [[Rimward]] Periphery Map − ** The Arano Restoration − *** The Aurigan Coalition and Environs Map − * Socio-Political Structure − ** The Founding Houses − *** [[House Arano]] − *** [[House Decimis]] − *** [[House Karosas]] − *** [[House Gallas]] − *** [[House Parata]] − *** [[House Madeira]] − *** [[House Espinosa]] − * Religion, Culture, and the Arts − * Socioeconomics − ** Corporate Profiles − *** [[Aspero-Dinton Mining]] − *** [[Perennial Diversified]] (PD) − *** [[Gwendor-Dorwinion Cartel]] − * Military Forces − ** Uniforms − ** Ranks − ** BattleMech Assets Table − * Personalities − ** [[Kamea Arano]] − ** [[Alexander Madeira]] − ** [[Pierre-Louis Decimis]] − ** [[Ema Petrauskas]] − ** [[Finn Gallas]] − ** [[Henare Parata]] − * Aurigan Reach Atlas − ** [[Coromodir|Coromodir V & VI]] − ** [[Guldra]] − ** [[Heliat]] − ** [[Itrom]] − ** [[Mechdur]] − ** [[Panzyr]] − ** [[Smithon]] − ** [[Tyrlon|Tyrlon V & VI]] − ** [[Weldry]] − ** Other Aurigan Systems − * Intelligence Report: [[Rampart Company]] − ** Introducton − ** Operations − ** [[Operation WOLFHOUND]] − ** [[Operation UNDERBELLY]] − ** Roster − *** [[Karen Andris|Karen "Sunbird" Andris]] − *** [[Nicolette McKinney|Nicolette "Arclight" McKinney]] − *** [[Patrik MacDonnell|Patrik "Recurve" MacDonnell]] − *** [[Chris Eck]] − *** [[Aadya Mehra|Aadya "Mockingbird" Mehra]] − *** [[Genevieve Nassar|Genevieve "Jammer" Nassar]] − *** [[Agostina Vassos|Agostina "Dropline" Vassos]] − *** [[Solomon Rossi|Solomon "Wingback" Rossi]] − *** [[Oscar Bianchi|Oscar "Turnstone" Bianchi]] − *** [[Shane Govender|Shane "One Shot" Govender]] − *** [[Farida Lamb|Farida "Apex" Lamb]] − *** [[Octavio Zhou|Octavio "Sumo" Zhou]] − * Scenarios: Rampart Company − ** Scenario 1: Rock and a Hard Place − ** Scenario 2: A Rain of Death − ** Scenario 3: Worm Hunt − ** Scenario 4: Fire and Steel − * Rules annex − ** Creating Aurigan Coalition Scenarios − ** Before Starting − ** General Rules − ** [[Random Assignment Tables]] − ** Roleplaying Rules − ** Creating Characters in Post-Restoration Aurigan Reach − ** Pre-Existing Damage Table − ** [[Argo (DropShip class)|''Argo''-class]] [[DropShip]] − ** Random Assignment Table: BattleMechs − ** Random Assignment Table: Vehicles − ** Random Assignment Table: Aerospace − ** [[Record Sheets]] − *** [[Sleipnir (Combat Vehicle)|Sleipnir APC Tank]] − *** [[Sleipnir (Combat Vehicle)#Variants|Sleipnir APC SRM Tank]] − *** [[Vargr|Vargr APC Tank]] − *** [[Vargr#Variants|Vargr APC LRM Tank]] − *** [[Atlas II#Variants|''Atlas II'' AS7-D-HT]] − *** ''Argo''-Class DropShip − {{div col end}} ==Notes== ==Notes== − *Art used in this book was originally produced by [[Harebrained Schemes]] for their [[BattleTech: Art Book]] publication going with the BattleTech video game. − *[https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=65711.0 Official errata] for this book have clarified that − **the system falsely identified as [[El Giza]] on the star map should read [[Alamagordo]] instead; − **the alternate spellings of the [[Chandan]] system (Chaadan, Chadan) are canonically correct in the respective timeframe of the maps they appear on and − **all mentions of [[Regis Roost]] are in error, as that system was yet unknown at the time of the [[Arano Restoration]] storyline and should not appear on any maps. It was not specified which system was meant instad. (Context strongly suggests that all mentions of Regis Roost should actually refer to [[Artru]].) + [[Category:Books]] [[Category:Sourcebooks]] [[Category:Sourcebooks]]
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| primarywriting = [[Andrew McIntosh]]<br />[[Kiva Maginn]] | | primarywriting = [[Andrew McIntosh]]<br />[[Kiva Maginn]] | ||
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| publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]] | | publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]] | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | '''''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)''''' | + | '''''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)''''' was announced by [[Catalyst Game Labs]] and an upcoming product with a tentative release date of 1 March 2019. |
| − | + | A callback to the old [[FASA]]-era Housebook series from the 1980s, this product is expected to cover [[House Arano]] and the [[Aurigan Reach]] [[periphery]] nation just after the conclusion of the [[Arano Restoration]] storyline from the [[BattleTech (Video Game)|BattleTech computer game]] by [[Harebrained Schemes]]. | |
| − | + | As a CGL publication, this product meets all criteria for canon. It is expected to [[canon]]ize the worlds, realms, characters and conflicts from the (technically apocryphal) game fully or at least to some degree. | |
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==From the announcement== | ==From the announcement== | ||
{{quote|High Lady [[Kamea Arano]] dispatched the usurpers who stole her throne, dismantled their [[Aurigan Directorate|dictatorial government]], and restored peace to the [[Aurigan Coalition]]. Now her true battle begins... | {{quote|High Lady [[Kamea Arano]] dispatched the usurpers who stole her throne, dismantled their [[Aurigan Directorate|dictatorial government]], and restored peace to the [[Aurigan Coalition]]. Now her true battle begins... | ||
| − | ''The [[Arano Restoration]] has succeeded, and High Lady Kamea rules over the reunited Aurigan Coalition. But all is not well—the | + | ''The [[Arano Restoration]] has succeeded, and High Lady Kamea rules over the reunited Aurigan Coalition. But all is not well—the Coalition’s hardscrabble planets teeter on the brink of collapse, while its powerful neighbors await another chance to subvert [[House Arano]]. More than ever, the Coalition needs warriors willing to do whatever it takes to claim victory.'' |
| − | + | ''Step into the Aurigan Coalition in this Print-on-Demand and PDF product which brings the setting of the hit [[BattleTech (Video Game)|PC strategy game BattleTech]] into the long-running tabletop experience. Learn the proud history of the Coalition and its hope for the future, then take up the defense of the Arano dynasty with four all-new scenarios picking up where the game left off. "House Arano: The Aurigan Coalition" is authored by [[Harebrained Schemes]]' Andrew McIntosh and Kiva Maginn, writers and developers of the BattleTech PC game.'' | |
''To survive on the fringes of the [[Inner Sphere]], those of noble birth must once again call on champions of [[mercenary]] mind.''}} | ''To survive on the fringes of the [[Inner Sphere]], those of noble birth must once again call on champions of [[mercenary]] mind.''}} | ||
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