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Line 11: | illustrations = [[Rick Harris]]<br />[[Dana Knutson]]<br />Jeff Laubenstein<br />[[Tony Szczudlo]]<br />[[Mike Nielsen]] | illustrations = [[Rick Harris]]<br />[[Dana Knutson]]<br />Jeff Laubenstein<br />[[Tony Szczudlo]]<br />[[Mike Nielsen]] | publisher = [[FASA]] | publisher = [[FASA]] − | productioncode = 1656 + | productioncode = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=2 1656] | year = 1991 | year = 1991 | ISBN10 = 1555601065 | ISBN10 = 1555601065 Line 27:
Line 27: '''''Unbound''''' is a adventure for the [[MechWarrior, Second Edition]] RPG and [[BattleTech]], with the option of using the expanded rules of [[Solaris VII: The Game World]] set, set in the arenas of the [[Inner Sphere]]'s dueling capital, [[Solaris VII]]. The player characters are hired by the Solaris government to investigate the unique and unusual technology used by the [[BattleMech]]s of the [[Seven Deadly Sins Stables]], quickly becoming involved in the stable members' escalating feud of their insane mentor, [[NAIS]] Professor [[Burke Kale]], and the various efforts of agents from a [[NAIS#NAIS Crisis Intervention Team (NAISCIT)|NAIS Crisis Intervention Team]], [[SAFE]] and [[ROM]] to capture or control the advanced and lethal technologies stolen from the NAIS labs. '''''Unbound''''' is a adventure for the [[MechWarrior, Second Edition]] RPG and [[BattleTech]], with the option of using the expanded rules of [[Solaris VII: The Game World]] set, set in the arenas of the [[Inner Sphere]]'s dueling capital, [[Solaris VII]]. The player characters are hired by the Solaris government to investigate the unique and unusual technology used by the [[BattleMech]]s of the [[Seven Deadly Sins Stables]], quickly becoming involved in the stable members' escalating feud of their insane mentor, [[NAIS]] Professor [[Burke Kale]], and the various efforts of agents from a [[NAIS#NAIS Crisis Intervention Team (NAISCIT)|NAIS Crisis Intervention Team]], [[SAFE]] and [[ROM]] to capture or control the advanced and lethal technologies stolen from the NAIS labs. − Unbound was the first official publication from [[FASA]] to include what would later be referred to as optional [[Rules Level 3]] weapons and equipment. + Unbound was the first official publication from [[FASA]] to include what would later be referred to as optional [[Rules_Level/BMRR#Rules_Level_3|Level 3]] weapons and equipment. ==From the back cover== ==From the back cover== Line 71:
Line 71: ** [[The Pelican]] ** [[The Pelican]] ** [[Seven Deadly Sins Stables|Deadly Sins Stable]] ** [[Seven Deadly Sins Stables|Deadly Sins Stable]] − ** [[The Pit (arena)|The Pit]] + ** [[The Pit]] * New Tech * New Tech Line 89:
Line 89: *** [[Buzzsaw]] *** [[Buzzsaw]] *** [[Thunderbolt Missile]] *** [[Thunderbolt Missile]] − *** [[Sword (weapon)|Sword]] + *** [[Sword]] *** [[BattleMech Self Destruct|Self Destruct]] *** [[BattleMech Self Destruct|Self Destruct]] *** [[Silver Bullet Gauss Rifle|SB (Silver Bullet Gauss)]] *** [[Silver Bullet Gauss Rifle|SB (Silver Bullet Gauss)]] Line 98:
Line 98: ** New BattleMechs ** New BattleMechs *** ''[[Wildfire|P1-WF Wildfire]]'' *** ''[[Wildfire|P1-WF Wildfire]]'' − *** ''[[Prometheus (BattleMech)|Prometheus]]'' + *** ''[[Prometheus (Unbound)|Prometheus]]'' − *** ''[[Epimetheus (BattleMech)|Epimetheus]]'' + *** ''[[Epimetheus]]'' ==Notes== ==Notes== − * Many of the new weapons were apparently created in-universe by a Dr. [[James Long]], with many of them reappearing in the BattleTech ''[[Tactical Handbook]]'' written by real world [[James D. Long]]. Furthermore, The Pelican bar that crops up in this book would later reappear in Long's first BattleTech novel, ''[[Main Event]]''. + * The optional technology introduced in ''Unbound'' attracted a large degree of mixed feelings among BattleTech players at the time and has far overshadowed the adventure itself. The DNI system was the lightning rod for the majority of disapproval, ironically going on to become the [[Vehicular Direct Neural Interface]] used by the [[Word of Blake]]'s [[Manei Domini]]. − ==Foreign-Language Editions==+ * Curiously many of the new weapons were apparently created in-universe by a Dr. James Long, with many of them reappearing in the BattleTech ''[[Tactical Handbook]]'' written by real world [[James D. Long]]. Furthermore, The Pelican bar that crops up in this book would later reappear in Long's first BattleTech novel, ''[[Main Event]]''. − ===Spanish=== − A Spanish edition was published by [[Ediciones Zinco]] in 1994 as [[List of BattleTech Products in Spanish#Desencadenado|''Desencadenado'']]. − ==Gallery==+ * A Spanish edition was published by Ediciones Zinco in 1994 as [[List of BattleTech Products in Spanish#Desencadenado|''Desencadenado'']]. − <gallery> − File:SpanishDesencadenado.jpg|Spanish edition. − </gallery> [[Category: Role-Playing Games]] [[Category: Role-Playing Games]] [[Category: Scenario Packs]] [[Category: Scenario Packs]] [[Category: Spanish Editions]] [[Category: Spanish Editions]]
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| illustrations = [[Rick Harris]]<br />[[Dana Knutson]]<br />Jeff Laubenstein<br />[[Tony Szczudlo]]<br />[[Mike Nielsen]] | | illustrations = [[Rick Harris]]<br />[[Dana Knutson]]<br />Jeff Laubenstein<br />[[Tony Szczudlo]]<br />[[Mike Nielsen]] | ||
| publisher = [[FASA]] | | publisher = [[FASA]] | ||
| − | | productioncode = 1656 | + | | productioncode = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=2 1656] |
| year = 1991 | | year = 1991 | ||
| ISBN10 = 1555601065 | | ISBN10 = 1555601065 | ||
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'''''Unbound''''' is a adventure for the [[MechWarrior, Second Edition]] RPG and [[BattleTech]], with the option of using the expanded rules of [[Solaris VII: The Game World]] set, set in the arenas of the [[Inner Sphere]]'s dueling capital, [[Solaris VII]]. The player characters are hired by the Solaris government to investigate the unique and unusual technology used by the [[BattleMech]]s of the [[Seven Deadly Sins Stables]], quickly becoming involved in the stable members' escalating feud of their insane mentor, [[NAIS]] Professor [[Burke Kale]], and the various efforts of agents from a [[NAIS#NAIS Crisis Intervention Team (NAISCIT)|NAIS Crisis Intervention Team]], [[SAFE]] and [[ROM]] to capture or control the advanced and lethal technologies stolen from the NAIS labs. | '''''Unbound''''' is a adventure for the [[MechWarrior, Second Edition]] RPG and [[BattleTech]], with the option of using the expanded rules of [[Solaris VII: The Game World]] set, set in the arenas of the [[Inner Sphere]]'s dueling capital, [[Solaris VII]]. The player characters are hired by the Solaris government to investigate the unique and unusual technology used by the [[BattleMech]]s of the [[Seven Deadly Sins Stables]], quickly becoming involved in the stable members' escalating feud of their insane mentor, [[NAIS]] Professor [[Burke Kale]], and the various efforts of agents from a [[NAIS#NAIS Crisis Intervention Team (NAISCIT)|NAIS Crisis Intervention Team]], [[SAFE]] and [[ROM]] to capture or control the advanced and lethal technologies stolen from the NAIS labs. | ||
| − | Unbound was the first official publication from [[FASA]] to include what would later be referred to as optional [[ | + | Unbound was the first official publication from [[FASA]] to include what would later be referred to as optional [[Rules_Level/BMRR#Rules_Level_3|Level 3]] weapons and equipment. |
==From the back cover== | ==From the back cover== | ||
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** [[The Pelican]] | ** [[The Pelican]] | ||
** [[Seven Deadly Sins Stables|Deadly Sins Stable]] | ** [[Seven Deadly Sins Stables|Deadly Sins Stable]] | ||
| − | ** [[ | + | ** [[The Pit]] |
* New Tech | * New Tech | ||
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*** [[Buzzsaw]] | *** [[Buzzsaw]] | ||
*** [[Thunderbolt Missile]] | *** [[Thunderbolt Missile]] | ||
| − | *** [[ | + | *** [[Sword]] |
*** [[BattleMech Self Destruct|Self Destruct]] | *** [[BattleMech Self Destruct|Self Destruct]] | ||
*** [[Silver Bullet Gauss Rifle|SB (Silver Bullet Gauss)]] | *** [[Silver Bullet Gauss Rifle|SB (Silver Bullet Gauss)]] | ||
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** New BattleMechs | ** New BattleMechs | ||
*** ''[[Wildfire|P1-WF Wildfire]]'' | *** ''[[Wildfire|P1-WF Wildfire]]'' | ||
| − | *** ''[[Prometheus ( | + | *** ''[[Prometheus (Unbound)|Prometheus]]'' |
| − | *** ''[[ | + | *** ''[[Epimetheus]]'' |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * | + | * The optional technology introduced in ''Unbound'' attracted a large degree of mixed feelings among BattleTech players at the time and has far overshadowed the adventure itself. The DNI system was the lightning rod for the majority of disapproval, ironically going on to become the [[Vehicular Direct Neural Interface]] used by the [[Word of Blake]]'s [[Manei Domini]]. |
| − | + | * Curiously many of the new weapons were apparently created in-universe by a Dr. James Long, with many of them reappearing in the BattleTech ''[[Tactical Handbook]]'' written by real world [[James D. Long]]. Furthermore, The Pelican bar that crops up in this book would later reappear in Long's first BattleTech novel, ''[[Main Event]]''. | |
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[[Category: Role-Playing Games]] | [[Category: Role-Playing Games]] | ||
[[Category: Scenario Packs]] | [[Category: Scenario Packs]] | ||
[[Category: Spanish Editions]] | [[Category: Spanish Editions]] | ||