Editing Living Legends

{{otheruses|the role-playing game adventure|the fan project|MechWarrior: Living Legends}}
{{InfoBoxProduct
| image               = Living Legends Cover.jpg
| name                = 
| type                = Scenario Pack (RPG Adventure)
| author              = 
| development         = [[Bryan Nystul]]
| primarywriting      = [[Diane Piron-Gelman]]<br />[[Chris Hartford]]<br />Bryan Nystul
| pages               = 64
| cover               = [[Les Dorscheid]]
| interiorart         = 
| illustrations       = [[John Ramirez]]
| publisher           = [[FASA]]
| productioncode      = 1646
| year                = May, 1995
| ISBN10              = 1555602657
| ISBN13              = 978-1555602659
| MSRP                = $10.00
| content             = 
| era                 = [[Star League era]]<br />[[Clan Invasion era]]
| timeline            = [[3058]]
| series              = 
| precededby          = 
| followedby          = 
}}

==Description==
On the eve of [[Operation Exodus]], the [[SLS]] ''[[Manassas Heavy Cruiser|Manassas]]'', a [[WarShip]] with an experimental advanced [[KF drive]], suffers a misjump that delays its emergence at the destination system by almost three centuries. For the [[Star League era]] vessel, being held in jump stasis effectively amounts to a jump ahead in time when she emerges in the [[Clan Occupation Zones|Clan Occupation Zone]] in [[3058]], right in the middle of an [[Inner Sphere]] espionage mission carried out by [[ComStar]]'s [[Explorer Corps (ComStar)|Explorer Corps]]. Complicating matters is the fact the ship's captain had a falling out with [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] for incompetence and insubordination; in the [[thirty-first century]], the Clans remember him as a war criminal while Star League propaganda covering up the true events led to the Inner Sphere believing him to be a hero.

Although it is technically within the scope of established technologies for the [[BattleTech]] universe, fans have voiced mixed feelings about the "time travel" story arc which some feel violates the aesthetics and feel of the setting.<br />
The book's [[canonical]] resolution is unclear; due to the fact that the far-reaching implications of the plot never materialized in other publications and had no impact on the overall timeline, it is explicitly established that the SLS ''Manassas'' was destroyed one way or another before any party could investigate its experimental jump drive. Similarly, while the exact fate of the crew remains unknown, all possible results are tailored to cover up the entire affair and keep information from leaking out.

According to comments by [[Mike "Cray" Miller|Mike Miller]] and [[CGL]] freelancer Kit deSummersville in [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=9493.0 this thread] on the [[BattleTech Forum]], it was planned to briefly revisit the ''Manassas'' storyline in passing in ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]''. A sidebar would have mentioned one of the crew members doing a book tour. However, this was changed for a canonical mention of Dr. [[Deidre Nakamura]] (of [[BattleTech: The Animated Series]] fame) in the eventual publication, found in a sidebar on p. 113.

==From the back cover==
{{quote|''MERCENARIES WANTED!''

''Major employer seeks small [[mercenary]] group to take on long-term retainer contract.''
*''Team must include [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] and scouts.''
*''Transport provided.''
*''Excellent pay.''
*''[[Clan]] contact possible.''
*''No garrison or riot duty.''
''Interested parties leave message for Val at'' <Broker7021R@[[MercNet]]>.

''An unknown [[WarShip]]'s sudden appearance deep in the [[Clan]] Occupation Zone may jeapardize'' {sic} ''a spying mission vital to the [[Inner Sphere]]. The player characters must investigate the mysterious arrivals to determine whether they are friends or deadly new foes&mdash;while staying one step ahead of the Clans!''

''Living Legends is a roleplaying adventure for use with [[MechWarrior, Second Edition]]. Set in the [[BattleTech]] universe in [[3057]], the adventure draws the player characters into a centuries-old mystery. The adventure includes a sourcebook section describing life in space and the various systems on board a WarShip, including detailed deck plans.''}}

==Contents==
* INTRODUCTION
** How to Use This Book
*** Margin of Success Tables
*** Skill Target Numbers
** The Story So Far
*** Plot Synopsis

* EPISODE 1: UNDER COVER [''sic'']
** Don't Worry, it's Only Us
** Special Delivery

* EPISODE 2: UNEXPECTED GUESTS
** Mysterious Strangers
** Getting Out
** We're from the Government, and We're Here to Help You

* EPISODE 3: THE REAL STORY
** Truth Be Told
** Grand Tour
** Getting to Know You 
** Hunting Party

* EPISODE 4: SHOWDOWN
** Secret Conference
** Tough Choices
** Guerrilla War
** Undercover Again
** Final Countdown

* EPISODE 5: GETTING OUT
** My Kingdom For a [[DropShip]]
** Here Comes the Cavalry

* ENDGAME
** Awarding Adventure Points
** Loose Ends

* CAST OF CHARACTERS
** [[Captain]] [[James Cromwell]] 
** [[Lieutenant]] [[Randall Lewis]]
** Lieutenant [[Andrea Sarti]]
** Lieutenant [[Donald Terry]]
** Lieutenant [[Ruth Mitchell]]

* SOURCEBOOK
** The Mission
*** The Gear
*** Roxborough: The Hideout
** WarShip systems
*** Jump Drive
*** Layout
*** The ''Lioness''
** Life In Space
*** Gravity
*** Atmosphere and Environment systems
*** Daily Routine
*** Communications
*** Hyperspace Travel
** A Brief History of the Star League
*** Origins 
*** Golden Age
*** Civil War
** Deck Plans 


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