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==Issue 1== | ==Issue 1== |
Revision as of 12:54, 13 March 2022
- This article is about the digital BattleTech magazine. For the 1988 BattleTech print anthology, see Shrapnel (anthology).
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
Issue 1
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
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 Isberner)
- 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
Issue #03 | |
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Product information | |
Type | Magazine |
Development | Loren L. Coleman, Publisher John Helfers, Executive Editor |
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 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-947335-66-0 |
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.)
- Scenario: 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 Isberner)
- ’’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
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)
- Voices of the Sphere: Cryogenics (by Eric Salzman)
- The Bye-Bye Brigade (by Jason Schmetzer)
- Technical Readout: UM-R90 SuburbanMech (by Craig A. Reed, Jr.)
- Inverted (by Giles Gammage)
- Advice from a Social General: How to Party (by Ken Horner)
- Roadblock (by Faith McClosky)
- PPCs (by Matthew Cross)
- Sackcloth and Sand (by David Razi)
- Unit Digest: Seychelles' Stonehearts (by Michael J. Ciaravella)
- Ghost Ships Galore: The Pride of New Samarkand (by Stephen W. Toropov)
- Tales from the Cracked Canopy: The Red Wraith (by Harper Brand)
- Sword of Sedition Chaos Campaign scenario (by Aaron Cahall)
- The Weight of a Name (by Marc Follin)
- Make ‘Mechs Matter: ‘Mech-less Play Rules and RPG Adventure (by Joel Steverson)
- All Good Things (by James Lee)
Note: the free record sheets for the SuburbanMech UM-R90 and UMR100 were also released.
Issue 5
Issue #05 | |
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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 | 208 |
Cover Artwork | Ken Coleman |
Interior Artwork | Alan Blackwell, Doug Chaffee, Matthew Cross, Brent Evans, Stephen Huda, David A. Kerber, Mark Molnar |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs |
First published | 15 June 2021 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-63861-021-2 |
MSRP | $5.99 |
Content | |
Preceded by | Issue #04 |
Followed by | Issue #06 |
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 (by Johannes Heidler)
- The Fox Patrol (by Bryan Young)
- Glorious Labor for the Celestial Wisdom: A Capellan Servitor’s Guide to Proper Conduct (by Eric Salzman)
- If Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot... (by Michael A. Stackpole), part 4 of 4
- Submachine Guns: Spray and Pray (by Craig A. Reed, Jr.)
- Wolf-Barron A7 (Free Worlds League)
- Blackfield Scorpion Kk 65 (Free Worlds League))
- Nambu Type S-124 (Draconis Combine)
- Supekuta (Draconis Combine)
- Sturm Hornet Mk III (Lyran Commonwealth)
- DSK Largo SGA and DSA Largo SGB (Lyran Commonwealth)
- RFW Bedivere (Federated Suns)
- AWA Starling Mk7 (Federated Suns)
- Hòuwèi (Capellan Confederation)
- Jīnsè Yănjìngshé (Capellan Confederation)
- J-15 and J-17 (Word of Blake/Republic of the Sphere)
- Hunkle V (Taurian Concordat)
- Boudicca-4, -5 and -7 (Magistracy of Canopus)
- Tiberius and Spartacus (Marian Hegemony/Lothian League)
- WC-2 and WC-6 (Star League/Clan)
- 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 (by Mike Miller)
- SM5 Field Commander (Prototype) (by Aaron Cahall)
- An Ice-Cold Dish (by Paul Sjardijn)
- Alekseyevka Academy’s Anti-‘Mech Infantry Course (by Joel Steverson)
- Breach (by Tom Leveen)
Issue 6
Issue #06 | |
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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 | 200 |
Cover Artwork | Ken Coleman |
Interior Artwork | Alan Blackwell, Doug Chaffee, Matthew Cross, David J. Hutchins, David A. Kerber, Natán Meléndez, Matt Plog, Klaus Scherwinski |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs |
First published | 13 September 2021 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-63861-039-7 |
MSRP | $5.99 |
Content | |
Preceded by | Issue #05 |
Followed by | Issue #07 |
Contents
- Paper Tiger (by Mark Hill)
- Voices of the Sphere: The Republic Armed Forces (by Eric Salzman)
- Point of View (by Jason Schmetzer)
- Technical Readout: Victor C (by Eric Salzman)
- Almost Sounds Like the Guns Themselves (by E. Clark Avery)
- Plasma, Plasma, and More Plasma (by Wunji Lau)
- One Door Closes (by Blaine Lee Pardoe)
- Persuading Parliament: A Lobbyist's Guide to Atreus (by Stephen Toropov)
- Tales From the Cracked Canopy: The Devil's Luck (by Alexander J. Roth)
- Maskirovka Reports: Tiamat Crashes Into the Wall (by Joel Steverson)
- Diamandis' Dogs (by M. W. Hayden)
- Electioneering: A MechWarrior: Destiny Mission Briefing (by Stephen Toropov)
- Vengeance Games, Part One (by Craig A. Reed, Jr.)
- Chaos Campaign Scenario: The Ballad of Sir Lobos Plumados (by Eric Salzman)
- The Poisoner's Pen: Advice From the Ebon Magistrate (by Ken Horner)
- Ace Darwin and the Sidewinder Canyon (by James Bixby)
- After-Action Report: Barlow's End (by James Kirtley)
- Moving Forward (by Daniel Isberner)
Issue 7
Issue #07 | |
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Product information | |
Type | Magazine |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs |
First published | 16 December 2021 |
MSRP | $5.99 |
Content | |
Preceded by | Issue #06 |
Followed by | Issue #08 |
Contents
- Shards of a Broken Sword (by Julian Michael Carver)
- Voices of the Sphere: Twenty Years of Messages in Bottles (by Wunji Lau)
- The Fox and the Bear: A Fox Patrol Story (by Bryan Young)
- HCT-5D HATCHETMAN (by Chris Wheeler)
- Anchors Aweigh (by J. D. Neal)
- The Winter Holiday (by Joel Steverson)
- Promise (by Tom Leveen)
- Please Hold for the Clan Sea Fox Customer Care and Service Department (by Paul Sjardijn and Aaron Cahall)
- The Art of Salvage (by Matthew Cross)
- Vengeance Games, Part Two (by Craig A. Reed, Jr.)
- Behind the Curtain: The Exituri’s Holiday Traditions (by Étienne Charron-Willard)
- The Delicate Art of Gift Giving in the Draconis Combine (by Jim Hauser)
- The Thirst for Vengeance (by Curtis O. Thompson)
- One Last Favor, Old Friend: A MechWarrior: Destiny Mission Briefing (by Tom Stanley)
- Combat Shotguns: For Close Encounters (by Craig A. Reed, Jr.)
- Protector of the Blood (by Charles Gideon)
- Chaos Campaign Scenario: The Christmas Eve Coup (by Eric Salzman)
- The Tale of the Abominable Icemonster (by Joel Steverson)
- The Honor Road (by E. Stephenson Auerbach)