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Line 1: − {{InfoBoxProduct + {{InfoBoxBook | image = JihadSecrets.jpg | image = JihadSecrets.jpg | name = Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents | name = Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents − | development = [[Herbert A. Beas II]] <br /> [[Randall N. Bills]] + | product development = [[Herbert A. Beas II]] <br /> [[Randall N. Bills]] − | primarywriting = [[Joel Bancroft-Connors]] <br /> [[Herbert A. Beas II]] <br /> [[Jason Hardy]] <br /> [[Chris Hartford]] <br /> [[Ken Horner]] <br /> [[Nick Marsala]] <br /> [[David L. McCulloch]] <br /> [[Mike Miller]] <br /> [[Steven Mohan Jr.|Steve Mohan]] <br /> [[Jim Rapkins]] <br /> [[Ben H. Rome]] <br /> [[Björn Schmidt]] <br /> [[Øystein Tvedten]] <br /> [[Andreas Zuber]] + | primary writing = [[Joel Bancroft-Connors]] <br /> [[Herbert A. Beas II]] <br /> [[Jason Hardy]] <br /> [[Chris Hartford]] <br /> [[Ken Horner]] <br /> [[Nick Marsala]] <br /> [[David L. McCulloch]] <br /> [[Mike Miller]] <br /> [[Steven Mohan Jr.|Steve Mohan]] <br /> [[Jim Rapkins]] <br /> [[Ben H. Rome]] <br /> [[Bjorn Schmidt]] <br /> [[Øystein Tvedten]] <br /> [[Andreas Zuber]] | cover = [[Matt Heerdt]] | cover = [[Matt Heerdt]] | illustrations = [[Ray Arrastia]] <br /> [[Doug Chaffee]] <br /> [[Brent Evans]] <br /> [[Chris Lewis]] <br /> [[Florian Stitz]] | illustrations = [[Ray Arrastia]] <br /> [[Doug Chaffee]] <br /> [[Brent Evans]] <br /> [[Chris Lewis]] <br /> [[Florian Stitz]] Line 11:
Line 11: | year = 2008 | year = 2008 | pages = 168 | pages = 168 − | productioncode = 35303X + | production code = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=228 35303X] − | ISBN10 = 1934857173 + | ISBN = 1934857173 }} }} Line 25:
Line 25: {{quote|''[[Chandrasekhar Kurita]] has spent his life hunting for ancient secrets. Almost as soon as the [[Word of Blake]] formed in [[3052]], "Uncle Chandy" put his vast network of spies and his massive wealth toward digging behind their façade and now, two decades later, Uncle Chandy has discovered more than he ever thought possible. Now he's using that knowledge to send a coalition of forces against one of the Blakists' hidden five worlds: the [[Ruins of Gabriel]]. More importantly, he’s found a connection to the single greatest mystery in the last half-millennia. Aware he's almost guaranteed his death at the hands of a Blakist fanatic, Uncle Chandy knows the time has come to stand in the light and reveal the secrets that will change the tide of the [[Jihad]]!'' {{quote|''[[Chandrasekhar Kurita]] has spent his life hunting for ancient secrets. Almost as soon as the [[Word of Blake]] formed in [[3052]], "Uncle Chandy" put his vast network of spies and his massive wealth toward digging behind their façade and now, two decades later, Uncle Chandy has discovered more than he ever thought possible. Now he's using that knowledge to send a coalition of forces against one of the Blakists' hidden five worlds: the [[Ruins of Gabriel]]. More importantly, he’s found a connection to the single greatest mystery in the last half-millennia. Aware he's almost guaranteed his death at the hands of a Blakist fanatic, Uncle Chandy knows the time has come to stand in the light and reveal the secrets that will change the tide of the [[Jihad]]!'' − Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents ''contains a wealth of information on the current universe-shaking Jihad storyline, providing more "hard facts" than any book to date. Detailed information on the opening years of the Jihad, including maps of the most significant conflicts; a current [[3075]] "Around the Sphere" in the same vein as the ''Jihad Hot Spots'' series provides up-to-date information on the latest happenings; biographies of more than twenty individuals important to the Jihad; a complete description of all Word of Blake forces, including unit logos; and the hidden history of [[Clan Wolverine]] and the [[Minnesota Tribe]] revealed! A complete rules section rounds the book out, with game play rules for taking any Word of Blake division into the field, construction rules for "primitive units", and new [[’Mech]]s, including Clan Wolverine’s ''[[Mercury II]]'', ''[[Pulverizer]]'', and ''[[Stag]]'', the ''[[Dervish|"primitive" Dervish]]'' and the mysterious ''[[Raptor II]]''.''}} + Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents ''contains a wealth of information on the current universe-shaking Jihad storyline, providing more "hard facts" than any book to date. Detailed information on the opening years of the Jihad, including maps of the most significant conflicts; a current [[3075]] "Around the Sphere" in the same vein as the ''Jihad Hot Spots'' series provides up-to-date information on the latest happenings; biographies of more than twenty individuals important to the Jihad; a complete description of all Word of Blake forces, including unit logos; and the hidden history of [[Clan Wolverine]] and the [[Minnesota Tribe]] revealed! A complete rules section rounds the book out, with game play rules for taking any Word of Blake division into the field, construction rules for "[[:Category:Primitive Technology|primitive units]]", and new [[’Mech]]s, including Clan Wolverine’s ''[[Mercury II]]'', ''[[Pulverizer]]'', and ''[[Stag]]'', the ''[[Dervish|"primitive" Dervish]]'' and the mysterious ''[[Raptor II]]''.''}} ==Contents== ==Contents== − * [[Just Business]] (short story) + * "Just Business" * How it Began * How it Began Line 36:
Line 36: ** [[Operation: Überschatten|Operation: "Überschatten/Broken Fist"]] ** [[Operation: Überschatten|Operation: "Überschatten/Broken Fist"]] ** [[Operation: Steel Hammer|Operation: "Steel Hammer"]] ** [[Operation: Steel Hammer|Operation: "Steel Hammer"]] − ** [[Operation SHOWTIME|Operation: "Showtime"]] + ** [[Operation: Showtime|Operation: "Showtime"]] ** [[Operation: Ice Storm|Operation: "Ice Storm"]] ** [[Operation: Ice Storm|Operation: "Ice Storm"]] Line 56:
Line 56: ** [[Alys Rousset-Marik]] ** [[Alys Rousset-Marik]] ** [[Janice Annapoulis]] ** [[Janice Annapoulis]] − ** [[Jocelyn Nichole|Jocelyn "Joey" Myrianna Nichole]] + ** [[Joey Nichole|Jocelyn "Joey" Myrianna Nichole]] ** [[Marcel Webb]] ** [[Marcel Webb]] − ** [[Ross McKinnon (31st c.)|Ross McKinnon]] + ** [[Ross McKinnon]] ** [[Stacy Church]] ** [[Stacy Church]] ** The [[Bounty Hunter]] ** The [[Bounty Hunter]] Line 100:
Line 100: ==Notes== ==Notes== − * This book was kept ultra-secret by [[CGL]], so that when white-robed men began ripping pages out of copies at Gen Con 2008 and handing them out to people, it was a complete surprise. Three-hourly updates with preview pages on the CBT forums led up to the announcement.<ref>[http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,39253.0.html CBT forums]: (dead link) "+++Breaking News+++ Important BattleTech Announcement!"</ref> + * This book was kept ultra-secret by [[CGL]], so that when white-robed men began ripping pages out of copies at GenCon 2008 and handing them out to people, it was a complete surprise. Three-hourly updates with preview pages on the CBT forums led up to the announcement.<ref>[http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,39253.0.html CBT forums]: "+++Breaking News+++ Important BattleTech Announcement!"</ref> − * The spine of the book displays the product code of 35303, which is shared with ''[[Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2]]''. The official product code adds an "X," making it 35303X. + * The spine of the book displays the product code of 35303, which is shared with ''[[Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2]]''. The official product code adds an 'x,' making it 35303X. * The book contains record sheets for new variants of the [[Celestial series]] OmniMechs, dubbed the ''Caelestis'' family. * The book contains record sheets for new variants of the [[Celestial series]] OmniMechs, dubbed the ''Caelestis'' family. ==Errata== ==Errata== − * [[Chancellor]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] returned from missing status in [[3069]], not [[3070]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100904134853/http://www.classicbattletech.com:80/forums/index.php/topic,39980.msg965794.html CBT forums]: Sun Tzu's "Rebirth"</ref> + * [[Chancellor]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] returned from missing status in [[3069]], not [[3070]].<ref>[http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,39980.msg965794.html#msg965794 CBT forums]: Sun Tzu's "Rebirth"</ref> ==References== ==References== <references/> <references/> + [[Category:Books]] [[Category:Sourcebooks]] [[Category:Sourcebooks]] [[Category:Jihad Books]] [[Category:Jihad Books]]
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| image = JihadSecrets.jpg | | image = JihadSecrets.jpg | ||
| name = Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents | | name = Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents | ||
| − | | development = [[Herbert A. Beas II]] <br /> [[Randall N. Bills]] | + | | product development = [[Herbert A. Beas II]] <br /> [[Randall N. Bills]] |
| − | | | + | | primary writing = [[Joel Bancroft-Connors]] <br /> [[Herbert A. Beas II]] <br /> [[Jason Hardy]] <br /> [[Chris Hartford]] <br /> [[Ken Horner]] <br /> [[Nick Marsala]] <br /> [[David L. McCulloch]] <br /> [[Mike Miller]] <br /> [[Steven Mohan Jr.|Steve Mohan]] <br /> [[Jim Rapkins]] <br /> [[Ben H. Rome]] <br /> [[Bjorn Schmidt]] <br /> [[Øystein Tvedten]] <br /> [[Andreas Zuber]] |
| cover = [[Matt Heerdt]] | | cover = [[Matt Heerdt]] | ||
| illustrations = [[Ray Arrastia]] <br /> [[Doug Chaffee]] <br /> [[Brent Evans]] <br /> [[Chris Lewis]] <br /> [[Florian Stitz]] | | illustrations = [[Ray Arrastia]] <br /> [[Doug Chaffee]] <br /> [[Brent Evans]] <br /> [[Chris Lewis]] <br /> [[Florian Stitz]] | ||
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| year = 2008 | | year = 2008 | ||
| pages = 168 | | pages = 168 | ||
| − | | | + | | production code = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=228 35303X] |
| − | | | + | | ISBN = 1934857173 |
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{{quote|''[[Chandrasekhar Kurita]] has spent his life hunting for ancient secrets. Almost as soon as the [[Word of Blake]] formed in [[3052]], "Uncle Chandy" put his vast network of spies and his massive wealth toward digging behind their façade and now, two decades later, Uncle Chandy has discovered more than he ever thought possible. Now he's using that knowledge to send a coalition of forces against one of the Blakists' hidden five worlds: the [[Ruins of Gabriel]]. More importantly, he’s found a connection to the single greatest mystery in the last half-millennia. Aware he's almost guaranteed his death at the hands of a Blakist fanatic, Uncle Chandy knows the time has come to stand in the light and reveal the secrets that will change the tide of the [[Jihad]]!'' | {{quote|''[[Chandrasekhar Kurita]] has spent his life hunting for ancient secrets. Almost as soon as the [[Word of Blake]] formed in [[3052]], "Uncle Chandy" put his vast network of spies and his massive wealth toward digging behind their façade and now, two decades later, Uncle Chandy has discovered more than he ever thought possible. Now he's using that knowledge to send a coalition of forces against one of the Blakists' hidden five worlds: the [[Ruins of Gabriel]]. More importantly, he’s found a connection to the single greatest mystery in the last half-millennia. Aware he's almost guaranteed his death at the hands of a Blakist fanatic, Uncle Chandy knows the time has come to stand in the light and reveal the secrets that will change the tide of the [[Jihad]]!'' | ||
| − | Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents ''contains a wealth of information on the current universe-shaking Jihad storyline, providing more "hard facts" than any book to date. Detailed information on the opening years of the Jihad, including maps of the most significant conflicts; a current [[3075]] "Around the Sphere" in the same vein as the ''Jihad Hot Spots'' series provides up-to-date information on the latest happenings; biographies of more than twenty individuals important to the Jihad; a complete description of all Word of Blake forces, including unit logos; and the hidden history of [[Clan Wolverine]] and the [[Minnesota Tribe]] revealed! A complete rules section rounds the book out, with game play rules for taking any Word of Blake division into the field, construction rules for "primitive units", and new [[’Mech]]s, including Clan Wolverine’s ''[[Mercury II]]'', ''[[Pulverizer]]'', and ''[[Stag]]'', the ''[[Dervish|"primitive" Dervish]]'' and the mysterious ''[[Raptor II]]''.''}} | + | Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents ''contains a wealth of information on the current universe-shaking Jihad storyline, providing more "hard facts" than any book to date. Detailed information on the opening years of the Jihad, including maps of the most significant conflicts; a current [[3075]] "Around the Sphere" in the same vein as the ''Jihad Hot Spots'' series provides up-to-date information on the latest happenings; biographies of more than twenty individuals important to the Jihad; a complete description of all Word of Blake forces, including unit logos; and the hidden history of [[Clan Wolverine]] and the [[Minnesota Tribe]] revealed! A complete rules section rounds the book out, with game play rules for taking any Word of Blake division into the field, construction rules for "[[:Category:Primitive Technology|primitive units]]", and new [[’Mech]]s, including Clan Wolverine’s ''[[Mercury II]]'', ''[[Pulverizer]]'', and ''[[Stag]]'', the ''[[Dervish|"primitive" Dervish]]'' and the mysterious ''[[Raptor II]]''.''}} |
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
| − | * | + | * "Just Business" |
* How it Began | * How it Began | ||
| Line 36: | Line 36: | ||
** [[Operation: Überschatten|Operation: "Überschatten/Broken Fist"]] | ** [[Operation: Überschatten|Operation: "Überschatten/Broken Fist"]] | ||
** [[Operation: Steel Hammer|Operation: "Steel Hammer"]] | ** [[Operation: Steel Hammer|Operation: "Steel Hammer"]] | ||
| − | ** [[Operation | + | ** [[Operation: Showtime|Operation: "Showtime"]] |
** [[Operation: Ice Storm|Operation: "Ice Storm"]] | ** [[Operation: Ice Storm|Operation: "Ice Storm"]] | ||
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** [[Alys Rousset-Marik]] | ** [[Alys Rousset-Marik]] | ||
** [[Janice Annapoulis]] | ** [[Janice Annapoulis]] | ||
| − | ** [[ | + | ** [[Joey Nichole|Jocelyn "Joey" Myrianna Nichole]] |
** [[Marcel Webb]] | ** [[Marcel Webb]] | ||
| − | ** [[ | + | ** [[Ross McKinnon]] |
** [[Stacy Church]] | ** [[Stacy Church]] | ||
** The [[Bounty Hunter]] | ** The [[Bounty Hunter]] | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * This book was kept ultra-secret by [[CGL]], so that when white-robed men began ripping pages out of copies at | + | * This book was kept ultra-secret by [[CGL]], so that when white-robed men began ripping pages out of copies at GenCon 2008 and handing them out to people, it was a complete surprise. Three-hourly updates with preview pages on the CBT forums led up to the announcement.<ref>[http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,39253.0.html CBT forums]: "+++Breaking News+++ Important BattleTech Announcement!"</ref> |
| − | * The spine of the book displays the product code of 35303, which is shared with ''[[Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2]]''. The official product code adds an | + | * The spine of the book displays the product code of 35303, which is shared with ''[[Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2]]''. The official product code adds an 'x,' making it 35303X. |
* The book contains record sheets for new variants of the [[Celestial series]] OmniMechs, dubbed the ''Caelestis'' family. | * The book contains record sheets for new variants of the [[Celestial series]] OmniMechs, dubbed the ''Caelestis'' family. | ||
==Errata== | ==Errata== | ||
| − | * [[Chancellor]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] returned from missing status in [[3069]], not [[3070]].<ref>[ | + | * [[Chancellor]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] returned from missing status in [[3069]], not [[3070]].<ref>[http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,39980.msg965794.html#msg965794 CBT forums]: Sun Tzu's "Rebirth"</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| + | [[Category:Books]] | ||
[[Category:Sourcebooks]] | [[Category:Sourcebooks]] | ||
[[Category:Jihad Books]] | [[Category:Jihad Books]] | ||