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Manifest Destiny

Nagasaki CommuNity ZoNe, CraNe DistriCt

LuthieN, DraCoNis CombiNe

21 august 3072

Glancing down at a secondary monitor, he noticed the red markers of

the enemy retreating. A green lash highlighted the Precentor’s target

building, somewhat ahead of the withdrawing Clan force. Eric forced

the throttle forward to its stops, springing the Deva into a cat-like run.

His sense of balance fused with the OmniMech’s gyroscopic hardware

through his neural connection, unlike anything he’d felt when piloting

a normal ’Mech for the heretic Frails so long ago. The pure bliss of

feeling the Deva ’s toes dig into the soft loam was erotic and powerful;

the Sekkaris autocannon swung easily at his left side. On his right, he

relexively snapped the ’Mech’s retractable blade in and out, a nervous

habit he’d picked up when his adrenaline peaked.

“Precentor Hughes, fall back thirty,” came Belial’s voice again. Smooth,

rich, knowledgeable. His Ascended commander was the supportive,

strong father he’d never had. He obeyed, instantly.

An explosion of dirt and tree stumps erupted where his Deva

would’ve been. Belial sees all! The culprit, a SM1 Tank Destroyer, whined

into a hard spinning turn as it accelerated from its hiding place among a

shattered home.

“Disease is curable,” he thought. The Clans were just that—a disease

upon humanity, with their worship of the Frail lesh and bone. They

worship false ideals much like the Uninished Book worships the High

One, he thought. A brief memory bubbled and popped to the surface,

which he immediately squelched. This is no time for bedtime stories.

Springing forward, his Celestial OmniMech’s legs powering the heavy

machine into a graceful, if inelegant, dive, Eric slammed his right ist

down upon the back of the SM1. Still straining at top speed, the sudden

downward force lipped the hovertank into the air momentarily, its

lift fans losing its cushion with the ground. Pistoning the Deva up, Eric

brought his massive autocannon barrel around as the tank crashed

back to the dirt. With exaggerated care, he placed the barrel next to

the bulbous cockpit. Noting peripherally as the Luthien sun inally

disappeared beyond the horizon, Eric smiled and willed another metal

tempest to life with a mental lick of a switch.

“Welcome to Luthien, Clanner,” he spoke softly to the empty cockpit.

“Enjoy your eternal stay.”

The sun was setting.

Demi-Precentor Eric Hughes noted the sun’s demise behind the

horizon with detached contempt; the Nova Cat ’s bulky form held most

of his attention at the moment, its cat-and-starburst symbol already

pitted with damage on its torso, glaring at him.

Like a big, fat bullseye.

He could feel the savage heat bleeding of his Deva ’s metal skin,

hear the crackling of ionized air from nearby laser ire. A missile light

rippled from a Viking behind him and his fused senses counted each

individual exhaust pattern without even thinking. “Fifteen,” he muttered

absently. A portion of his visual cue tracked the missiles almost casually

as he glanced again at the squat, thuggish shape of the advancing Clan

machine.

The VDNI hookup was truly a gift from Blake. Though he knew in

the back of his mind that time wasn’t really slowing down but that his

weaker mind was processing faster than it could ever do normally, it still

felt like time was slowly drifting down a stream.

With a lippant, casual motion, he extended the massive autocannon

in his left arm and zeroed in on the Nova Cat ’s center of mass, releasing

a storm of metal and thunder that roared and raged against the

ofending ’Mech. He noted in passing as the Nova Cat staggered

sideways, a gaping, jagged hole now where only dents and scufs were

before. His augmented vision even caught the dim glow of sparks and

the rippling wave of heat suddenly vomiting from the wound.

Not that he cared. Clanners deserved no thought, no waste of

emotion. They only deserved death.

“Iron Will, swing north. Catch the Clanners in a vice; there’s currently

a binary of troops holed up in the remains of the mechanical shop,” the

disembodied voice of Precentor Belial echoed in his head. No sound

could be heard in the cockpit, save the occasional clicks and pops of the

maneuvering controls as Eric swung the Deva around.

“Acknowledged,” he responded.

biggest campaigns of the Jihad.

The general information contained in the Atlas and Combatants sections gives players the tools they need

to ight an ininite number of engagements on Luthien, while the Track information gives details on some of the

larger and more pivotal battles of the planetary struggle. The Track information can be used with the Chaos Campaign

rules (originally found in Dawn of the Jihad , pp. 132–138, as well as Blake Ascending , pp. 132–138, and in the Chaos

Campaign Ebook ) as well as stand-alone games.

The Atlas section presents a global view followed by some quick facts about the world. Included in this section you

will ind terrain tables broken into various categories. These tables can be used as a random chart to determine the

maps used in the tracks, or simply as a guide to give you ideas of the types of terrain found on the world. This section

also contains a list of various additional terrain types, environment and other rules that can be used to enhance your

game experience.

All players should agree whether or not to use any or all of these features before play begins.

The Combatants section gives details on the units who participated in the conlict and can be used by players who

wish to have an authentic ‘feel’ during their game.

The Tracks section presents several key battles that occurred on the world, though they are not the only ones. Play-

ers wishing to incorporate these tracks into their Jihad campaigns should use the WarChest Points (WP) listed in the

brackets. Optional points are awarded only if the group achieves at least one Objective while using the listed option.

Objective points are cumulative as they are achieved, unless otherwise noted.

Players may run these tracks as a stand-alone campaign; if so, players begin with 500 WP.

Unlike previously published Tracks, there is no recommendation of force size for each track. Players have complete

control over the size of game they wish to partake in, from lance-on-lance engagements to full-blown BattleForce-

scale ireights. While forces are recommended to be equal for a standard game, a campaign GM can adjust force sizes

as they feel necessary to give a more authentic ‘lavor’ to each track. All players should agree to force sizes before

playing.

The Annex contains several oicial Record Sheets. One is the BHKU-O Black Hawk Ku Albert , the command ’Mech

of Tai-sa Albert Benton of Sorenson’s Sabres during his time on Luthien. Next is an Inner Sphere-modiied Thresher

Edward , the command ’Mech of Tai-sa Edward Brandon of the Fortieth Dieron Regulars. Finally, the four WarShips

discussed under Naval Support (see p. 5) are provided here for ease of use.

CREDITS

Project Development : Ben Rome

STAR LEAGUE ERA CLAN INVASION ERA

JIHAD ERA

BattleTech Line Developer : Herb Beas

Writing : Ben Rome

Production Staf

Cover Design and Layout : Matt Heerdt

Evolved Faction Logos Design: Jason Vargas

Illustrations : Ray Arrastia, Doug Chafee,

Chris Lewis, Duane Loose

Maps : Ray Arrastria

Record Sheets : David L. McCulloch

Factchecking/Playtesting : Bruce Ford,

Johannes Heidler, Mike Miller, Chris Smith, Sam

Snell, Roland Thigpen and Chris Wheeler

SUCCESSION WARS ERA

CIVIL WAR ERA

DARK AGE ERA

Special thanks to all previous writers and

developers who contributed in some way to

creating Luthien’s rich landscape. The Black

Pearl wouldn’t have been the same without

your imagination.

NOTE!

The last four pages of this PDF are sized for 11” x 17” paper. Please keep

that in mind when printing out the document.

W elcome to a new series of campaign books, designed to give players the opportunity to ight in some of the

Luthien

Star type (Recharge time): GOIII (181 hours)

Position in System: 4

time to Jump Point: 10.43 days

number of Satellites: 4 (Tsu Shima, Orientalis, Hikisaku, Occidentalis)

Surface Gravity: 1.0

Atm. Pressure: Standard (Tainted–Pollution)

Surface Water: 70%

equatorial temperature: 35 C (Temperate)

highest native Life: Amphibian

Recharging Station: Zenith, Nadir

hPG Class type: A

Population (3067): 7,268,000,000

Socio-industrial Levels: A-A-C-A-C

New Sakhalin

Focke-Achgelis

motorworks

Amari

CO PPE r S EA

Fortress

Sanethia

ImperIAl CITy

lyubavitsh

Basin

Lake

Tokyo Island

/lAW City

Sanyo-Thebes

Takaoguchi

Guthry

Island

Arisaka

munitions

Complex

Jirushi

City

Buda Weapons

Sector

mount

Galedon

Obuchi - Galileo

Skytower

City

Haratston

Amori

S E Iy O

S EA

Tokoname

Nishio

Ishikawajima

Harima BAI

Facility

Shi zuoka

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