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Battletech Field Manual/Sourcebook
Battletech: Empire Alone.
The ilClan era sourcebook Empire Alone is a sourcebook/campaign setting book. It is the second in series of sourcebooks focused aftermath of events on Terra and the formation of the IlClan.
It is written as an in-universe intelligence report focusing on a region consisting of the Wolf Empire, Free Worlds League, Capellan Confederation, Marian Hegemony, Magistracy of Canopus, Duchy of Andurien, and Lyran Commonwealth. The book allows players to construct scenarios for their own play or play out major events. The book allow use of Campaign Operations and Alpha Strike rules to construct these scenarios for either optional table top ruleset as well as including information to construct and operate/interact with RPG characters using both the A Time of War and MechWarrior: Destiny RPG game systems.
It was announced it would to be published on 8 July 2022.[1] [2]
Product Description
“ From the new ilKhan on Terra comes word to the Wolf Empire of their Clan’s victory. With no further communication from Alaric Ward, Star Colonel Othar takes the reins of the Empire, attempting to weather the assaults of his neighbors, and ensure the ilKhan’s realm remains inviolate.
Hungrily eyeing their worlds lost to the Empire, now stripped of the Wolves’ best, factions within the Free Worlds League launch offensives across the border and risk carrying Nikol Marik into a war she may not be ready for. At her back, the Spirit Cats and Clan Sea Fox lair in their Clan Protectorate, eager to pursue their own ends.
And out among the stars, the Wolf’s Dragoons and their new commander are on the hunt…
Empire Alone is a BattleTech sourcebook providing full details of the events around the Wolf Empire and Free Worlds League from 3151 to mid-3152. Included are a full historical summary of events in those regions of space, personality and unit profiles of key players—many appearing here for the first time, and game information to bring it all to your BattleTech tabletop.
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Contents
Deep Currents (Short Story by Randall Bills)
Introduction
Blood in the Water
Prelude to War
Into Foreign Waters
A Challenge to the Natural Order
The Raging Storm
Interstellar Players
Factions
Wolf Empire
Free Worlds League
Capellan Confederation
Duchy of Andurien
Magistracy of Canopus
Marian Hegemony
Personalities
Othar
Jacinda
Pravina
Nikol Marik
Fontaine Marik
Trenton Marik
Henry Kincaid
Isaiah Armstrong
Sao Yang
Ari Humphreys
Hector Humphreys
Ilsa Centrella
Isolde Centrella
Gabrielle Martino
Ignatius O'Reilly
Atlas
Bolan
Gibraltar
Gienah
Joppa
Kalidasa
Marik
New Olympia
Sadurni
Scarborough
Stewart
Rules Annex
Creating Empire Alone Scenarios
Special Rules
Force Composition Abbreviation Table
Wolf Empire
Free World League
Capellan Confederation
Duchy of Andurien
Magistracy of Canopus
Marian Hegemony
Random Assignment Tables
Record Sheets Source Table
Random Assignment Table: BattleMechs
Random Assignment Table: Vehicles
Random Assignment Table: Battle Armor
Random Assignment Table: Aerospace
Campaign Map Rules
It is written as an in-universe intelligence report focusing on a region consisting of the Wolf Empire, Free Worlds League, Capellan Confederation, Marian Hegemony, Magistracy of Canopus, Duchy of Andurien, and Lyran Commonwealth. The book allows players to construct scenarios for their own play or play out major events. The book allow use of Campaign Operations and Alpha Strike rules to construct these scenarios for either optional table top ruleset as well as including information to construct and operate/interact with RPG characters using both the A Time of War and MechWarrior: Destiny RPG game systems.
It was announced it would to be published on 8 July 2022.[1] [2]
Product Description
“ From the new ilKhan on Terra comes word to the Wolf Empire of their Clan’s victory. With no further communication from Alaric Ward, Star Colonel Othar takes the reins of the Empire, attempting to weather the assaults of his neighbors, and ensure the ilKhan’s realm remains inviolate.
Hungrily eyeing their worlds lost to the Empire, now stripped of the Wolves’ best, factions within the Free Worlds League launch offensives across the border and risk carrying Nikol Marik into a war she may not be ready for. At her back, the Spirit Cats and Clan Sea Fox lair in their Clan Protectorate, eager to pursue their own ends.
And out among the stars, the Wolf’s Dragoons and their new commander are on the hunt…
Empire Alone is a BattleTech sourcebook providing full details of the events around the Wolf Empire and Free Worlds League from 3151 to mid-3152. Included are a full historical summary of events in those regions of space, personality and unit profiles of key players—many appearing here for the first time, and game information to bring it all to your BattleTech tabletop.
”
Contents
Deep Currents (Short Story by Randall Bills)
Introduction
Blood in the Water
Prelude to War
Into Foreign Waters
A Challenge to the Natural Order
The Raging Storm
Interstellar Players
Factions
Wolf Empire
Free Worlds League
Capellan Confederation
Duchy of Andurien
Magistracy of Canopus
Marian Hegemony
Personalities
Othar
Jacinda
Pravina
Nikol Marik
Fontaine Marik
Trenton Marik
Henry Kincaid
Isaiah Armstrong
Sao Yang
Ari Humphreys
Hector Humphreys
Ilsa Centrella
Isolde Centrella
Gabrielle Martino
Ignatius O'Reilly
Atlas
Bolan
Gibraltar
Gienah
Joppa
Kalidasa
Marik
New Olympia
Sadurni
Scarborough
Stewart
Rules Annex
Creating Empire Alone Scenarios
Special Rules
Force Composition Abbreviation Table
Wolf Empire
Free World League
Capellan Confederation
Duchy of Andurien
Magistracy of Canopus
Marian Hegemony
Random Assignment Tables
Record Sheets Source Table
Random Assignment Table: BattleMechs
Random Assignment Table: Vehicles
Random Assignment Table: Battle Armor
Random Assignment Table: Aerospace
Campaign Map Rules
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146 pages, ebook
Published July 8, 2022
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June 30, 2024
The Free worlds league had been feeling a bit neglected lately. This book goes a long way towards correcting that. The core narrative this time around is the Free World's various sub factions trying to carve up the mostly abandoned Wolf Empire, and the few wolves left behind trying to hold the whole thing together. There is also some action in the periphery with the Marians getting up to barely anything. The Capellan's are busy getting distracted by their allies moving around behind their back and basically ruining their chances of attacking the Ilclan. Actually, I found this iteration of the Magistracy of Canopus pretty annoying, hopefully they have a change in leadership sooner than later. Nothing really comes out of that B plot and it seems like it's just setting things up for the next source book.
If you like the Free worlds or their clan protectorate, then this is worth while. The other factions plot lines don't really go anywhere but do a good enough job of reminding us they exist.
Great artwork and presentation as usual. Kind of weird how many of the mechs featured are older machines though.
If you like the Free worlds or their clan protectorate, then this is worth while. The other factions plot lines don't really go anywhere but do a good enough job of reminding us they exist.
Great artwork and presentation as usual. Kind of weird how many of the mechs featured are older machines though.
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