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Battletech Field Manual/Sourcebook
Battletech: Jihad: Final Reckoning
The War is Over!
Terra is secure. The Protectorate is free. The Manei Domini are scattered. The Master has fled to his final refuge. As the last embers of the Word of Blake are finally extinguished across the Inner Sphere, a new nation is born - and a new era is dawning. Forged in the fires of the greatest war fought since the coming of the Clans, the Republic of the Sphere promises peace and stability few could have imagined since the start of the Jihad in 3067.
Jihad: Final Reckoning completes the Jihad plot book series started with Blake Ascending, wrapping up the final years of the war between the Word of Blake and the Inner Sphere, and establishing the birth of the Republic of the Sphere. With articles covering the final fateful years of the war, this book includes news stories and intelligence reports from across the Inner Sphere, along with additional rules and campaign tracks for BattleTech campaigns played using the Total Warfare and A Time of War game rules. This book also provides a snapshot of the postwar universe, laying the groundwork for future campaigns. Also included is a glimpse at the more fantastic weapons and assets the Word of Blake was developing before its final fall - complete with rules for top-secret units, including the Caspar III system and Spectral LAMs.
Terra is secure. The Protectorate is free. The Manei Domini are scattered. The Master has fled to his final refuge. As the last embers of the Word of Blake are finally extinguished across the Inner Sphere, a new nation is born - and a new era is dawning. Forged in the fires of the greatest war fought since the coming of the Clans, the Republic of the Sphere promises peace and stability few could have imagined since the start of the Jihad in 3067.
Jihad: Final Reckoning completes the Jihad plot book series started with Blake Ascending, wrapping up the final years of the war between the Word of Blake and the Inner Sphere, and establishing the birth of the Republic of the Sphere. With articles covering the final fateful years of the war, this book includes news stories and intelligence reports from across the Inner Sphere, along with additional rules and campaign tracks for BattleTech campaigns played using the Total Warfare and A Time of War game rules. This book also provides a snapshot of the postwar universe, laying the groundwork for future campaigns. Also included is a glimpse at the more fantastic weapons and assets the Word of Blake was developing before its final fall - complete with rules for top-secret units, including the Caspar III system and Spectral LAMs.
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168 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2011
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June 30, 2012
The final book in the Jihad line of sourcebooks. The first part of Final Reckoning covers the period from the fall of Terra in 3078 to the creation of the Republic of the Sphere in 3081. It does this the same way that the rest of the books have done, with various accounts strung together in chronological order. It ends with a complete timeline compiling all the previously published timelines into one section.
The next part is an overview of the Inner Sphere as of 3081, presented as an intelligence briefing for Devlin Stone, newly created Exarch of the Republic of the Sphere. This includes a rundown of known remaining Word of Blake forces.
Finally, there's the usual rules section at the back, the most notable being rules for designing super-heavy 'mechs of up to 200 tons.
Overall, a decent ending to the Jihad saga, spoiled only by the knowledge that the grand experiment being conducted by Devlin and his associates is ultimately doomed to failure with the coming Dark Age.
The next part is an overview of the Inner Sphere as of 3081, presented as an intelligence briefing for Devlin Stone, newly created Exarch of the Republic of the Sphere. This includes a rundown of known remaining Word of Blake forces.
Finally, there's the usual rules section at the back, the most notable being rules for designing super-heavy 'mechs of up to 200 tons.
Overall, a decent ending to the Jihad saga, spoiled only by the knowledge that the grand experiment being conducted by Devlin and his associates is ultimately doomed to failure with the coming Dark Age.
April 26, 2012
I really enjoyed this book. It did finish the Jihad in the Battletech universe, and for that I am really happy. 8 or nine books is pretty long read.
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