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* ''[[The Metal Man]]'' (by [[Lance Scarinci]]) | * ''[[The Metal Man]]'' (by [[Lance Scarinci]]) | ||
| − | * ''[[Star League Day (Shrapnel)|Voices of the Sphere: Star League Day]]'' | + | * ''[[Star League Day (Shrapnel)|Voices of the Sphere: Star League Day]]'' (by [[Chris Hussey]]) |
* ''[[Waylon's War]]'' (by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]) | * ''[[Waylon's War]]'' (by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]) | ||
* ''[[The Great Reavings]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman (person)|Eric Salzman]]) | * ''[[The Great Reavings]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman (person)|Eric Salzman]]) | ||
| − | * ''Thunder Stallion 4'' | + | * ''[[Thunder Stallion#Variants|Technical Readout: Thunder Stallion 4]]'' (by [[Charles Dallas]] and [[Craig A. Reed Jr.]]) |
* ''[[Laws are Silent]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]]) | * ''[[Laws are Silent]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]]) | ||
| − | * Scenerio: Reindeer Down (by [[Daniel Isberner]]) | + | * ''[[Reindeer Down|Scenerio: Reindeer Down]]'' (by [[Daniel Isberner]]) |
* ''[[If Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot...]]'' (by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]), part 3 of 4 | * ''[[If Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot...]]'' (by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]), part 3 of 4 | ||
| − | * Unit Digest: [[138th Mechanized Infantry Division|138th Mechanized Infantry Division Veterans Association]] (by [[Alex Kaempen]]) | + | * ''Unit Digest: [[138th Mechanized Infantry Division|138th Mechanized Infantry Division Veterans Association]]'' (by [[Alex Kaempen]]) |
| − | * ''[[Tales from the Cracked Canopy: The Razor's Edge of Opportunity]]'' (by [[Loren L. Coleman]]) | + | * ''[[The Razor's Edge of Opportunity|Tales from the Cracked Canopy: The Razor's Edge of Opportunity]]'' (by [[Loren L. Coleman]]) |
| − | * | + | * ’’Pistols: Up Close and Personal’’ (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]]) |
| − | **HCK P-14 (Lyran Commonwealth) | + | **[[HCK P-14]] ([[Lyran Commonwealth]]) |
| − | **Sturm Eagle MK4 (Lyran Commonwealth) | + | **[[Sturm Eagle MK4]] (Lyran Commonwealth) |
| − | **Wolf M30 (Free Worlds League) | + | **[[Wolf M30]] ([[Free Worlds League]]) |
| − | **Lemison Combat Revolver (Free Worlds League) | + | **[[Lemison Combat Revolver]] (Free Worlds League) |
| − | **Dreamel J-4 Derringer (Free Worlds League) | + | **[[Dreamel J-4 Derringer]] (Free Worlds League) |
| − | **Yănjìngshé (Capellan Confederation) | + | **[[Yănjìngshé]] ([[Capellan Confederation]]) |
| − | **Type 74 Pistol (Capellan Confederation) | + | **[[Type 74 Pistol]] (Capellan Confederation) |
| − | **Mòmò De Dàoying (Capellan Confederation) | + | **[[Mòmò De Dàoying]] (Capellan Confederation) |
| − | **RFW Galahad (Federated Suns) | + | **[[RFW Galahad]] ([[Federated Suns]]) |
| − | **Serrek 7994 (Federated Suns) | + | **[[Serrek 7994]] (Federated Suns) |
| − | **AA Gemini (Federated Suns) | + | **[[AA Gemini]] (Federated Suns) |
| − | **Nambu 380 and 480 series (Draconis Combine) | + | **[[Nambu 380]] and [[Nambu 480|480]] series ([[Draconis Combine]]) |
| − | **MPH-45 (Draconis Combine) | + | **[[MPH-45]] (Draconis Combine) |
| − | **Camden-7 (Taurian Concordat/Calderon Protectorate) | + | **[[Camden-7]] ([[Taurian Concordat]]/[[Calderon Protectorate]]) |
| − | **Alamo-17 (Taurian Concordat/Calderon Protectorate) | + | **[[Alamo-17]] (Taurian Concordat/Calderon Protectorate) |
| − | **Whisper-4 (Magistracy of Canopus) | + | **[[Whisper-4]] ([[Magistracy of Canopus]]) |
* ''[[Doc Bens]]'' (by [[David Smith]]) | * ''[[Doc Bens]]'' (by [[David Smith]]) | ||
| − | * ''Assassination Protocol: Katherine Steiner-Davion'' | + | * ''[[Assassination Protocol: Katherine Steiner-Davion]]'' (by [[Daniel Iseberner]]) |
| − | * | + | * ’’[[Order Through Strength]]’’ [[Chaos Campaign]] scenario (by [[Tom Stanley]]) |
* ''[[The Prince of Skye]]'' (by [[Bryn Bills]]) | * ''[[The Prince of Skye]]'' (by [[Bryn Bills]]) | ||
* ''[[The Secret Fox]]'' (by [[Bryan Young]]) | * ''[[The Secret Fox]]'' (by [[Bryan Young]]) | ||
Revision as of 12:50, 22 June 2021
- This article is about the digital BattleTech magazine. For the 1988 BattleTech print anthology, see Shrapnel (anthology).
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| Shrapnel The Official BattleTech Magazine | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Magazine |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs |
| First published | 15 June 2020 |
| Content | |
Shrapnel (subtitle: The Official BattleTech Magazine) is an electronic and Print-on-demand magazine dedicated to the BattleTech franchise, intended as a spiritual successor to both the older BattleTechnology print magazine and the shuttered subscription-based BattleCorps fiction website, among others. It was first announced as a non-exclusive stretch goal during the 2019 Clan Invasion crowdfunding campaign, and the stretch goal was achieved; CGL thereby committed to producing at least four issues of the magazine.
The first issue was released to backers of the crowdfunding campaing on 28 May 2020 through a download link; it was made available to the general public in the following month including a Print-on-demand (PoD) option.
Contents
Canonicity
Produced directly by CGL, Shrapnel was explicitly stated to be fully canonical for the BattleTech universe. This is a notable exception from the current definition of canon for BattleTech, which states that magazines are not counted among the canon sources by default (overridden in this case through explicitly declaring the publication canonical).
Issue 1
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| Issue #01 | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Magazine |
| Development | Loren L. Coleman, Publisher John Helfers, Executive Editor Philip A. Lee, Managing Editor David A. Kerber, Layout and Graphic Design |
| Pages | 172 |
| Cover Artwork | Ken Coleman |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs |
| First published | 15 June 2020 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-947335-20-2 |
| MSRP | $5.99 |
| Content | |
| Followed by | Issue #02 |
Contents
- Grimm Sentence (by Chris Hussey)
- Secrets of the Sphere: The Cameron Question (by Michael J. Ciaravella)
- The Flames of Idlewind (by Blaine Lee Pardoe)
- Forgotten Heroes, Slandered Honor (by Patrick Wynne)
- Airs Above Ground (by Jason Hansa)
- Sniper Rifles: Death from a Distance (by Craig A. Reed, Jr.)
- Lancelot Mk V (Federated Suns)
- Barton AMR (Federated Suns)
- Sairentosutomu (Draconis Combine)
- Yuàn Líng (Capellan Confederation)
- Hammel Marksman (Free Worlds League)
- Thorhammer (Lyran Commonwealth)
- SR-17 Suns Killer (Taurian Concordat)
- Praetorian S-3 & S-5 (Marian Hegemony)
- LRS-53 Sniper Rifle (Magistracy of Canopus)
- Wilimton RS-14 (Comstar)
- Wilimton RS-17 (Word of Blake)
- FNF-J12 (Star League / Dark Caste)
- Yesterday's Enemy (by Lance Scarinci)
- Missing Duke Spurs Demonstration (by Patrick Wynne)
- If Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot... (by Michael A. Stackpole), part 1 of 4
- Unit Digest: Eridani Light Horse - 11th Recon Battalion (by Michael J. Ciaravella)
- Tales from the Cracked Canopy: Blind Arrogance (by Craig A. Reed, Jr.)
- "Mother of Resistance" Dead on Vipaava (by Patrick Wynne)
- Target of Opportunity Chaos Campaign scenario (by Aaron Cahall)
- Wars and Rumors (by Kevin Killiany)
Issue 2
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| Issue #02 | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Magazine |
| Development | Loren L. Coleman, Publisher John Helfers, Executive Editor Philip A. Lee, Managing Editor David A. Kerber, Layout and Graphic Design |
| Pages | 188 |
| Cover Artwork | Franz Vohwinkel |
| Interior Artwork | Matthew Cross, Brent Evans, Harri Kallio, David Kerber, Florian Mellies, Matt Plog |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs |
| First published | 15 September 2020 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-947335-34-9 |
| MSRP | $5.99 |
| Content | |
| Preceded by | Issue #01 |
| Followed by | Issue #03 |
Contents
- Scavengers Blood (by Alan Brundage)
- Assassination Protocol: Kafka (by Daniel Iseberner)
- Flash'd his Sabre Bare (by James Simakas)
- CN10-B Centurion (by Chris Wheeler)
- Devil Take the Hindmost (by Michael J. Ciaravella)
- Gauss Rifles (by Matthew Cross)
- Daybreak on Shining Mountain (by Travis Heermann)
- Secrets of the Sphere: The ProtoMech Problem
- If Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot... (by Michael A. Stackpole), part 2 of 4
- Planet Digest: Minette III (by Tom Stanley)
- Tales from the Cracked Canopy: Giving Up (by Jason Schmetzer)
- Flight of the Falcon Chaos Campaign scenario (by Aaron Cahall)
- The Lost Division RPG Adventure Seed by (by Alex Kaempen)
- The Road Ahead (by John-David Karnitz)
Note: the free record sheets for the Centurion CN10-B, CN10-J, and CN10-W, and the Gyrafalcon 5 were also released.
Issue 3
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| Issue #03 | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Magazine |
| Pages | 177 |
| Cover Artwork | Ken Coleman, Margarita Bourkova |
| Interior Artwork | Alan Blackwell, Mark Hayden, David A. Kerber, Jeff Laubenstein, Kevin McCann, Victor Moreno, Matt Plog, Tan Ho Sim, David White |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs |
| Product code | CAT36092 |
| First published | 15 December 2020 |
| MSRP | $5.99 |
| Content | |
| Preceded by | Issue #02 |
| Followed by | Issue #04 |
Contents
- The Metal Man (by Lance Scarinci)
- Voices of the Sphere: Star League Day (by Chris Hussey)
- Waylon's War (by Blaine Lee Pardoe)
- The Great Reavings (by Eric Salzman)
- Technical Readout: Thunder Stallion 4 (by Charles Dallas and Craig A. Reed Jr.)
- Laws are Silent (by Craig A. Reed, Jr.)
- Scenerio: Reindeer Down (by Daniel Isberner)
- If Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot... (by Michael A. Stackpole), part 3 of 4
- Unit Digest: 138th Mechanized Infantry Division Veterans Association (by Alex Kaempen)
- Tales from the Cracked Canopy: The Razor's Edge of Opportunity (by Loren L. Coleman)
- ’’Pistols: Up Close and Personal’’ (by Craig A. Reed, Jr.)
- HCK P-14 (Lyran Commonwealth)
- Sturm Eagle MK4 (Lyran Commonwealth)
- Wolf M30 (Free Worlds League)
- Lemison Combat Revolver (Free Worlds League)
- Dreamel J-4 Derringer (Free Worlds League)
- Yănjìngshé (Capellan Confederation)
- Type 74 Pistol (Capellan Confederation)
- Mòmò De Dàoying (Capellan Confederation)
- RFW Galahad (Federated Suns)
- Serrek 7994 (Federated Suns)
- AA Gemini (Federated Suns)
- Nambu 380 and 480 series (Draconis Combine)
- MPH-45 (Draconis Combine)
- Camden-7 (Taurian Concordat/Calderon Protectorate)
- Alamo-17 (Taurian Concordat/Calderon Protectorate)
- Whisper-4 (Magistracy of Canopus)
- Doc Bens (by David Smith)
- Assassination Protocol: Katherine Steiner-Davion (by Daniel Iseberner)
- ’’Order Through Strength’’ Chaos Campaign scenario (by Tom Stanley)
- The Prince of Skye (by Bryn Bills)
- The Secret Fox (by Bryan Young)
Note: the free record sheet for the Thunder Stallion 4 was also released.
Issue 4
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| Issue #04 | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Magazine |
| Development | Loren L. Coleman, Publisher John Helfers, Executive Editor Philip A. Lee, Managing Editor David A. Kerber, Layout and Graphic Design |
| Pages | 169 |
| Cover Artwork | Florian Mellies |
| Interior Artwork | Alan Blackwell, Doug Chaffee, Matthew Cross, Brent Evans, Alex Iglesias, David A. Kerber, Jeff Laubenstein, Duane Loose, Jason Vargas, David White |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs |
| Product code | CAT36093 |
| First published | 15 March 2021 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-947335-73-8 |
| MSRP | $5.99 |
| Content | |
| Preceded by | Issue #03 |
| Followed by | Issue #05 |
Contents
- Gratitude Repaid (by Charles Gideon)
- The Bye-Bye Brigade (by Jason Schmetzer)
- Inverted (by Giles Gammage)
- Roadblock (by Faith McClosky)
- PPC's (by Matthew Cross)
- Sackcloth and Sand (by David Razi)
- Tales from the Cracked Canopy: The Red Wraith (by Harper Brand)
- The Weight of a Name (by Marc Follin)
- All Good Things (by James Lee)
Note: the free record sheets for the SuburbanMech UM-R90 and UMR100 were also released.
Issue 5
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| Issue #05 | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Magazine |
| Cover Artwork | Ken Coleman |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs |
| First published | 15 June 2021 |
| MSRP | $5.99 |
| Content | |
| Preceded by | Issue #04 |
Contents
- Ghosts (by Lance Scarinci)
- Voices of the Sphere: What Would Have Been and What is Now (by Chris Hussey)
- Black Boxes (by Daniel Isberner)
- Piece by Piece (by Matt Alexander)
- CRD-10S Crusader
- The Fox Patrol (by Bryan Young)
- If Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot... (by Michael A. Stackpole), part 4 of 4
- Submachine Guns: Spray and Pray
- Wolf-Barron A7
- Blackfield Scorpion Kk 65
- Nambu Type S-124
- Supekuta
- Sturm Hornet Mk III
- DSK Largo SGA and DSA Largo SGB
- RFW Bedivere
- AWA Starling Mk7
- Hòuwèi
- Jīnsè Yănjìngshé
- J-15 and J-17
- Hunkle V
- Boudicca-4, Boudicca-5 and Boudicca-7
- Tiberius and Spartacus
- WC-2 and WC-6
- Secrets of the Sphere: Three-Clan Monte (by Michael J. Ciaravella)
- Tales from the Cracked Canopy: Shadows of the Past (by Craig A. Reed, Jr.)
- Planet Digest: Kandersteg
- SM5 Field Commander (Prototype)
- An Ice-Cold Dish (by Paul Sjardijn)
- Breach (by Tom Leveen)