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==Contents==
 
==Contents==
 
* Introduction
 
* Introduction
* Unit History
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** How to Use this Book
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* [[Black Thorns|Unit]] History
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** Victory on [[Solaris]]
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** First Contract
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** Working for the [[House Kurita|Dragon]]
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** Future Plans
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** Unit Description
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* Personalities
 
* Personalities
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* Scenarios
 
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** Ridge Line
 
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** Toying with the Cat
 
** Toying with the Cat
 
** The Killing Fields
 
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* Epilogue
 
* Epilogue
* New 'Mechs
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* New [['Mech]]s
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** ''[[Grendel]]''
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** ''[[Kingfisher]]''
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** ''[[Shadow Cat]]''
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** ''[[Shootist]]''
  
 
[[Category:Books|Black Thorns, The]]
 
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[[Category:Scenario Packs|Black Thorns, The]]
 
[[Category:Scenario Packs|Black Thorns, The]]

Revision as of 00:25, 30 December 2008

This article is about the scenario pack. For the mercenary unit, see Black Thorns.

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Description

The Black Thorns scenario pack details the story of Jeremiah Rose and the creation of his mercenary unit, the Black Thorns up to 3057. It briefly sums up the story and main characters from Main Event and D.R.T.. Most of the book is dedicated to scenarios so that players can recreate the battles from those novels. The book also introduced four new 'Mechs, the Grendel, Shadow Cat, Kingfisher, and Shootist.

From the back cover

For Adept Jeremiah Rose, ComStar's stunning victory on Tukayyid was a crushing personal defeat. After losing his 'Mech and his command to the Clans, Rose resigned his commission with the Com Guards and returned home to seek a place with his family among the famed Northwind Highlanders. When the Highlanders rejected him, Rose refused to give up. He set out for Solaris VII, where he gained a new BattleMech, new comrades, and a renewed sense of purpose. Thus the Black Thorns were born...

Recreate the exciting adventures of Jeremiah Rose and his Black Thorns in this scenario pack for BattleTech. Based on the events of the novels Main Event and D.R.T., this book includes a history of the Black Thorns, as well as MechWarrior game statistics for the main characters of this elite mercenary unit.

Contents

  • Introduction
    • How to Use this Book
  • Unit History
    • Victory on Solaris
    • First Contract
    • Working for the Dragon
    • Future Plans
    • Unit Description
  • Personalities
  • Scenarios
    • Ridge Line
    • Red Rage
    • What Price Victory
    • Up Close and Personal
    • Building a Legend
    • A Warm Welcome
    • Beware the Thorns
    • Some Were Expendable
    • Rise and Shine
    • School of Hard Knocks
    • Cat and Mouse
    • To Catch a Rising Star... Captain
    • Fire in the Night
    • Toying with the Cat
    • The Killing Fields
  • Epilogue