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* ''[[Scavengers Blood]]'' (by [[Alan Brundage]])
 
* ''[[Scavengers Blood]]'' (by [[Alan Brundage]])
 
* ''[[Assassination Protocol: Kafka]]'' (by [[Daniel Isberner]])
 
* ''[[Assassination Protocol: Kafka]]'' (by [[Daniel Isberner]])
* ''[[Flash'd his Sabre Bare]]'' (by [[James Simakas]])
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* ''[[Flash'd His Sabre Bare]]'' (by [[James Simakas]])
* ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)#Variants|CN10-B Centurion]]'' (by [[Chris Wheeler]])
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* [[Centurion (BattleMech)#Variants|CN10-B ''Centurion'']] (by [[Chris Wheeler]])
 
* ''[[Devil Take the Hindmost]]'' (by [[Michael J. Ciaravella]])
 
* ''[[Devil Take the Hindmost]]'' (by [[Michael J. Ciaravella]])
 
* ''[[Gauss Rifles]]'' (by [[Matthew Cross]])
 
* ''[[Gauss Rifles]]'' (by [[Matthew Cross]])
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* ''[[The Great Reavings]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman (person)|Eric Salzman]])
 
* ''[[The Great Reavings]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman (person)|Eric Salzman]])
 
* ''[[Thunder Stallion#Variants|Technical Readout: Thunder Stallion 4]]'' (by [[Charles Dallas]] and [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
 
* ''[[Thunder Stallion#Variants|Technical Readout: Thunder Stallion 4]]'' (by [[Charles Dallas]] and [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
* ''[[Laws are Silent]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
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* ''[[Laws Are Silent]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
 
* ''[[Reindeer Down|Scenario: Reindeer Down]]'' (by [[Daniel Isberner]])
 
* ''[[Reindeer Down|Scenario: 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
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* ''[[One Door Closes]]'' (by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]])
 
* ''[[One Door Closes]]'' (by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]])
 
* ''[[Persuading Parliament: A Lobbyist's Guide to Atreus]]'' (by [[Stephen Toropov]])
 
* ''[[Persuading Parliament: A Lobbyist's Guide to Atreus]]'' (by [[Stephen Toropov]])
* ''[[Tales From the Cracked Canopy: The Devil's Luck]]'' (by [[Alexander J. Roth]])
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* ''[[Tales from the Cracked Canopy: The Devil's Luck]]'' (by [[Alexander J. Roth]])
 
* ''[[Maskirovka Reports: Tiamat Crashes Into the Wall]]'' (by [[Joel Steverson]])
 
* ''[[Maskirovka Reports: Tiamat Crashes Into the Wall]]'' (by [[Joel Steverson]])
 
* ''[[Diamandis' Dogs]]'' (by [[M. W. Hayden]])
 
* ''[[Diamandis' Dogs]]'' (by [[M. W. Hayden]])
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* ''[[Vengeance Games]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]]), part 1 of 4
 
* ''[[Vengeance Games]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]]), part 1 of 4
 
* ''[[Chaos Campaign Scenario: The Ballad of Sir Lobos Plumados]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman]])
 
* ''[[Chaos Campaign Scenario: The Ballad of Sir Lobos Plumados]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman]])
* ''[[The Poisoner's Pen: Advice From the Ebon Magistrate]]'' (by [[Ken Horner]])
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* ''[[The Poisoner's Pen: Advice from the Ebon Magistrate]]'' (by [[Ken Horner]])
 
* ''[[Ace Darwin and the Sidewinder Canyon]]'' (by [[James Bixby (person)|James Bixby]])
 
* ''[[Ace Darwin and the Sidewinder Canyon]]'' (by [[James Bixby (person)|James Bixby]])
 
* ''[[After-Action Report: Barlow's End]]'' (by [[James Kirtley]])
 
* ''[[After-Action Report: Barlow's End]]'' (by [[James Kirtley]])
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}}
 
}}
 
* ''[[Eagles Over Scarborough]]'' (by [[Alex Fairbanks]])
 
* ''[[Eagles Over Scarborough]]'' (by [[Alex Fairbanks]])
* ''[[Voices Of The Sphere: The Hinterlands]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman]])
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* ''[[Voices of the Sphere: The Hinterlands]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman]])
* ''[[A Fox on Galatea|A Fox On Galatea (A Fox Patrol Story)]]'' (by [[Bryan Young]])
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* ''[[A Fox on Galatea|A Fox on Galatea (A Fox Patrol Story)]]'' (by [[Bryan Young]])
 
* ''[[Rattlesnake II|Technical Readout: RSN-1 Rattlesnake II]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
 
* ''[[Rattlesnake II|Technical Readout: RSN-1 Rattlesnake II]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
* ''[[Dezgra (Short Story)|Dezgra]]'' (by [[Étienne Charron-Willard]])
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* ''[[Dezgra (short story)|Dezgra]]'' (by [[Étienne Charron-Willard]])
* ''[[Quikscell: Tax Evasion Or Typo?]]'' (by [[Daniel Isberner]])
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* ''[[Quikscell: Tax Evasion or Typo?]]'' (by [[Daniel Isberner]])
 
* ''[[Widowmaker]]'' (by [[Phillip Johnston]])
 
* ''[[Widowmaker]]'' (by [[Phillip Johnston]])
 
* ''[[Big Kev's Brigade|Unit Digest: Big Kev's Brigade]]'' (by [[Alex Fauth]])
 
* ''[[Big Kev's Brigade|Unit Digest: Big Kev's Brigade]]'' (by [[Alex Fauth]])
* ''The Power Of Light: Personal Laser Weaponry'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
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* ''The Power of Light: Personal Laser Weaponry'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
 
** [[Xīng Shăn]] ([[Capellan Confederation]])
 
** [[Xīng Shăn]] ([[Capellan Confederation]])
 
** [[Yáng Liè Laser Rifle]] (Capellan Confederation)
 
** [[Yáng Liè Laser Rifle]] (Capellan Confederation)
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** [[AA-75L Laser Pistol]] ([[Lyran Commonwealth]])
 
** [[AA-75L Laser Pistol]] ([[Lyran Commonwealth]])
 
** [[DWS L5 Weapons System]] (Lyran Commonwealth)
 
** [[DWS L5 Weapons System]] (Lyran Commonwealth)
** [[Medusa III Laser Pistol]] and [[Medusa IV Laser Pistol|IV Laser Pistols]] ([[Magistracy Of Canopus]])
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** [[Medusa III Laser Pistol]] and [[Medusa IV Laser Pistol|IV Laser Pistols]] ([[Magistracy of Canopus]])
 
** [[Tirbuni Pulse-Laser Rifle]] / [[Gaul Pulse Rifle]] ([[Marian Hegemony]] / [[Lothian League]])
 
** [[Tirbuni Pulse-Laser Rifle]] / [[Gaul Pulse Rifle]] ([[Marian Hegemony]] / [[Lothian League]])
 
** [[BR-25 Laser Pistol]] ([[Taurian Concordat]])
 
** [[BR-25 Laser Pistol]] ([[Taurian Concordat]])
* ''[[Unity City With A View]]'' (by [[Joshua C. Perian]])
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* ''[[Unity City with a View]]'' (by [[Joshua C. Perian]])
 
* ''[[Lost Ghosts]]'' (by [[David G. Martin]])
 
* ''[[Lost Ghosts]]'' (by [[David G. Martin]])
* ''[[Fates Both Cruel And Kind]]'' (by [[Alayna M. Weathers]])
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* ''[[Fates Both Cruel and Kind]]'' (by [[Alayna M. Weathers]])
 
* ''[[Senescent Warriors Association]]'' (by [[Ben Klinefelter]])
 
* ''[[Senescent Warriors Association]]'' (by [[Ben Klinefelter]])
 
* ''[[Vengeance Games]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]]), part 4 of 4
 
* ''[[Vengeance Games]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]]), part 4 of 4
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==Issue 10==
 
==Issue 10==
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| interiorart        = [[Doug Chaffee]], [[Matthew Cross]], [[Liam Curtner]], [[Joel Duque]],
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[[Dale Eadeh]], [[Brent Evans]], [[Stephen Huda]], [[David A. Kerber]], [[Harri Kallio]],
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[[macrovector]], [[Natán Meléndez]], [[William O’Conner]], [[Benjamin Parker]],
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[[Matt Plog]], [[Klaus Scherwinski]], [[Boris Vallejo]], [[Jason Vargas]]
 
| illustrations      =  
 
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| publisher          = [[Catalyst Game Labs]]
 
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| followedby          = [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 11|Issue #11]]
 
| followedby          = [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 11|Issue #11]]
 
}}
 
}}
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* ''[[Receiving Ends]]'' (by [[Donavan Dufault]])
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* ''[[Voices of the Sphere: Battle of Luthien Centennial]]'' (by [[Tom Stanley]])
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* ''[[All Those Left Behind]]'' (by [[Steve P. Vincent]])
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* ''[[HL-1 Hel]]'' (by [[Jason Schmetzer]])
 +
* ''[[Forbidden Lore]]'' (by [[Geoff 'Doc' Swift]])
 +
* ''[[The Bullets Never Stop: The History of the Immortal Warrior]]'' (by [[Tom Stanley]])
 +
* ''[[Bad and Worse]]'' (by [[Harvey Roberts]])
 +
* ''[[Bainbridge's Guide to Impactful Exofauna]]'' (by [[Ken Horner]])
 +
* ''[[A Trial Most Acceptable]]'' (by [[Jason Hansa]])
 +
* ''[[Kara's Scorchers|Unit Digest: Kara's Scorchers]]'' (by [[James Bixby]])
 +
* ''[[Marine Vulpine Revocery]], a [[MechWarrior: Destiny]] Mission Briefing'' (by [[Stephen Toropov]])
 +
* ''[[Undefeated]]'' (by [[Giles Gammage]])
 +
* ''[[24 Hours]]'' (by [[Alayna M. Weathers]])
 +
* ''[[Chaos Campaign]] Scenario: [[Battle of the Belt]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman]])
 +
* ''[[Flying Kites]]'' (by [[Daniel Isberner]])
 +
* ''[[Sea*List Ads]]'' (by [[Wunji Lau]])
 +
* ''[[Dynamic Ordnance and Ammunition, 20-Year Market Assessment]]'' (by [[Stephen Toropov]])
 +
* ''[[Toro|TR-B-9 Toro]] (by [[Wunji Lau]])
 +
* ''[[Three Ways Home]]'' (by [[Tom Leveen]]), part 1 of 4
 +
* ''Three Ways Home'' (by Tom Leveen), part 2 of 4
 +
* ''[[The Bull Has Turned: A Guide to Coping with Grief and Loss]]'' (by [[Joel Steverson]])
 +
* ''[[Rain of Metal]]'' (by [[Julian Michael Carver]])
 +
* ''[[Pain|Planet Digest: Pain]]'' (by [[Alex Fauth]])
 +
* ''[[Wolf Pelts and Raven Feathers]]'' (by [[Lance Scarinci]])
 +
* ''[[Rise of the Koa]]'' (by [[Jennifer Bixby (person)|Jennifer Bixby]])
 +
* ''[[Wolf Howl|Campaign: Wolf Howl]]'' (by [[Joshua Franklin]])
 +
* ''[[The Last Flight of the Black Condor]]'' (by [[Matthew Cross]])
 +
* ''[[Chaos Campaign]] Scenario: [[Cutting the Competition]]'' (by [[Étienne Charron-Willard]])
 +
* ''[[This Too Shall Pass]]'' (by [[James Lee]])
 +
 +
 
{{clear}}
 
{{clear}}
  
 
==Canonicity==
 
==Canonicity==
Produced directly by CGL, ''Shrapnel'' was explicitly stated to be fully [[canon|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).
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''Shrapnel'' was explicitly stated to be fully [[canon|canonical]] for the BattleTech universe. This is a notable exception from the current definition of canon for BattleTech, which states that previous magazines are not counted among the canon sources by default.
 
 
  
 
[[Category:Magazines]]
 
[[Category:Magazines]]
 
[[Category:BattleTech Magazines]]
 
[[Category:BattleTech Magazines]]

Revision as of 21:28, 29 November 2022

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
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 nonexclusive 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 campaign 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.

Issue 1

Shrapnel Magazine 001 (Cover).jpg
Issue #01
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

Issue 2

Shrapnel-Issue-2-cover.jpg
Issue #02
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

Note: the free record sheets for the Centurion CN10-B, CN10-J, and CN10-W, and the Gyrfalcon 5 were also released.

Issue 3

Shrapnel-Issue-3-cover.jpg
Issue #03
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 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

Note: the free record sheet for the Thunder Stallion 4 was also released.

Issue 4

Shrapnel Magazine 004 (Cover).jpg
Issue #04
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

Note: the free record sheets for the SuburbanMech UM-R90 and UMR100 were also released.

Issue 5

Shrapnel Cover (Issue 5).jpg
Issue #05
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

Issue 6

Shrapnel Cover (Issue 6).jpg
Issue #06
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

Issue 7

Shrapnel Cover (Issue 7).jpg
Issue #07
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

Issue 8

Shrapnel Cover (Issue 8).jpg
Issue #08
Product information
Type Magazine
Publication information
Publisher Catalyst Game Labs
First published 15 March 2022
MSRP $5.99
Content
Preceded by Issue #07
Followed by Issue #09

Issue 9

Shrapnel 09 Cover.png
Issue #09
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 212
Cover Artwork Ken Coleman
Interior Artwork Alan Blackwell, Doug Chaffee, Eldon Cowgur, Matthew Cross, David A. Kerber, Jeff Laubenstein, Duane Loose, Natán Meléndez, Benjamin Parker, Matt Plog, Klaus Scherwinski, Karsten Schreurs, Tan Ho Sim
Publication information
Publisher Catalyst Game Labs
Product code 36098
First published 15 June 2022
ISBN-13 978-1-63861-180-6
MSRP $5.99
Content
Preceded by Issue #08
Followed by Issue #10

Issue 10

Shrapnel Magazine 010 (Cover).jpg
Issue #10
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
Cover Artwork Ken Coleman
Interior Artwork Doug Chaffee, Matthew Cross, Liam Curtner, Joel Duque,

Dale Eadeh, Brent Evans, Stephen Huda, David A. Kerber, Harri Kallio, macrovector, Natán Meléndez, William O’Conner, Benjamin Parker, Matt Plog, Klaus Scherwinski, Boris Vallejo, Jason Vargas

Publication information
Publisher Catalyst Game Labs
First published 15 September 2022
ISBN-13 978-1-63861-204-9
Content
Preceded by Issue #09
Followed by Issue #11


Canonicity

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 previous magazines are not counted among the canon sources by default.