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A JIHAD PLOT SOURCEBOOK
THE WAR IS OVER!
THOMAS MARIK, THE MASTER
Terra is secure. The Protectorate is free. The Manei
Domini are scattered. The Master has led to his inal
refuge. As the last embers of the Word of Blake are
inally extinguished across the Inner Sphere, a new
nation is born—and a new era is dawning. Forged in
the ires 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
inal 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
inal 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 inal fall—complete with rules for top-secret units,
including the Caspar III system and
Spectral
LAMs.
THE SCOURING OF CIRCINUS
STAR LEAGUE ERA
CLAN INVASION ERA
JIHAD ERA
Under License From
®
SUCCESSION WARS ERA
CIVIL WAR ERA
DARK AGE
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JIHAD:FINAL RECKONING
/ section00: TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
VINDICATION IN THE ASHES
4
For the Greater Good
38
The Republic of the Sphere
103
The Military State of the Republic of the Sphere
103
INTRODUCTION
8
Clan Space: The New Pirate Frontier?
38
How to Use This Book
9
Inarcs Prepares for Showdown
39
The Industrial State of the Republic of the Sphere 107
About the Chaos Undaunted Campaign
9
Kaumberg Archonette Deies Call to Stand Down
39
The Political Landscape of
the Republic of the Sphere
109
MOPPING UP
10
Coordinator’s Son Weds
39
The Clans
111
General Overview
11
THE JIHAD IN REVIEW
41
The Military State of the Clans
111
Terrorists Die in Fireight
11
Inner Sphere Map - 3067
42-43
The Industrial State of the Clans
113
Funeral for a Hero
12
Inner Sphere Map - 3081
62-63
The Political Landscape of the Clans
114
The Best of Times
12
CHAOS UNDAUNTED
64
The Periphery
115
Birth of a Nation
13
Blowtorch
64
The Military State of the Periphery
115
Violence at Stone Rally
13
Recondo
65
The Industrial State of the Periphery
117
Genoans for Stone!
14
Monkeywrench
67
The Political Landscape of the Periphery
118
Capellan Transitional Government Formed
14
Heavy Metal
68
Mercenaries
119
…And to the Republic
15
Mainframe
69
The Military State of Mercenaries
119
Clan Stone?
15
Jinx
70
The Political Landscape of Mercenaries
121
A New Home for a Shattered League
16
Snow Job
71
Conclusions
122
Stone: Under the Republic, Skye is Free at Last!
17
Roadblock
73
LEGACIES OF THE WORD
124
Where the War Still Rages…
18
Wild Weasel
74
Word of Blake Remnant Forces
125
Shadows over Oriente
18
Firely
76
Shadow Divisions
125
Blakist Raids Savage Duchy of Oriente
19
Stormshadow
77
Word of Blake Militia Divisions
126
Terrorists Flood Deep Hamilton
19
Scrap Iron
78
Protectorate Militias
127
Hundreds Die in Chemical Attack on Abbeville
20
WHAT LIES BENEATH
80
Naval Assets
127
What of Lopez?
22
The States of the Inner Sphere
81
Mercenary Assets
127
Only Way to be Sure
22
The Military State of the Inner Sphere Powers
81
Light of Mankind and ROM
128
On This Day, It Ends in Fire
23
The Industrial State of the Inner Sphere
82
The “Hidden Five”
129
Fall of the Free Worlds
23
The Political Landscape of the Inner Sphere
82
“Jardine”
132
Fading Into Uncertainty
23
The Lyran Alliance
83
“Gabriel”
133
Lyran Aggressors Press Into League Territory
24
The Military State of the Lyran Alliance
83
The Remaining Three
134
Fear, Uncertainty Fuel
The Industrial State of the Lyran Alliance
85
Secret Super-Weapons
134
New Mercenary Market in Former League
25
The Political Landscape of the Lyran Alliance
86
Caspar III SAS
134
Historic Trade Pact Normalizes
The Draconis Combine
87
Hyperpulse Bombs
134
Relations for Andurien, Canopus, Sian
25
The Military State of the Draconis Combine
87
Machina Domini
135
Brave New Worlds?
26
The Industrial State of the Draconis Combine
89
Operation MEGIDDO
136
The Taurus War
26
The Political Landscape of the Draconis Combine
90
“Erinyes”
136
A World Held Hostage
27
The Former Free Worlds League
91
Superheavy BattleMechs
136
Alone Against the Beast
27
The Military State of
K-F Torpedoes
137
Vendetta Vengeance
28
the Former Free Worlds League
91
Drone BattleMechs
138
Coming of Age
29
The Industrial State of
Spectral LAMs
139
Who Was It, Really?
29
the Former Free Worlds League
93
HPG Cannon
139
Strange Bedfellows
30
The Political Landscape of
RULES ANNEX
140
Reconstruction
30
the Former Free Worlds League
94
“Machina Domini” Interface (Experimental)
141
Camelot Summit Opens
30
The Federated Suns
95
Robotic Drone BattleMechs (Experimental)
142
Republic, No?
32
The Military State of the Federated Suns
95
Superheavy ’Mechs (Experimental)
143
Abandoned Worlds
32
The Industrial State of the Federated Suns
97
Costs and Battle Values
147
Can We Really Trust ComStar Again?
33
The Political Landscape of the The Federated Suns 98
New Units
148
Achernar: An Example Of Recovery
33
The Capellan Confederation
99
“Machina Domini” Interface Armor
148
And Elsewhere…
34
The Military State of
D2X-G “Gestalt”
149
Heirs to the Dragon
35
the Capellan Confederation
99
SHP-X4 “Omega”
151
New March, Dukedom for Marsin
35
The Industrial State of
UBM-1A “Revenant”
153
Terran Security Assured
36
the Capellan Confederation
101
S-PW-1LAM Pwwka
155
Anti-Bionics Sentiment Sweeping Sphere
36
The Political Landscape of
S-YR-1LAM Yurei
157
Changing Currents
37
the Capellan Confederation
102
S-WN-2LAM Waneta
159
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002 / 003
CREDITS
Writing
Joel “Welshman” Bancroft-Connors
Herbert A. Beas II
Craig Erne
William Gauthier
Ken’ Horner
Nick “Gunslinger” Marsala
Mike Miller
Luke Robertson
Ben H. Rome
Joel Steverson
Paul Sjardijn
Geof Swift
Øystein Tvedten
Patrick Wynne
Andreas Zuber
Vindication in the Ashes
Herbert A. Beas II
Rules Annex
and
Chaos Undaunted
BattleTech Line Developer
Herbert A. Beas II
Assistant Line Developer
Playtesters and Fact-Checkers
Ron Barter, Chris Callicoat, Rich Cencarik,
Blake Cetnar, Brent Dill, Craig Erne, Johannes
Heidler, Daniel Isberner, Michael Koning,
Edward Lott, David M. McCulloch, Blaine
Pardoe, Aaron Pollyea, Andreas Rudolph, Eric
“Mendrugo” Salzman, Christopher K. Searls,
Christofer “Bones” Trossen, Elliotte “Wantec”
Want III, Chris “Chinless” Wheeler.
Ben H. Rome
Production Staf
Art Direction
Brent Evans
Cover Art
Klaus Scherwinski
Cover Design
Ray Arrastia
BattleTech Logo Design
Shane Hartley, Steve Walker and Matt Heerdt
Evolved Faction Logos
Jason Vargas
Layout
Ray Arrastia
Illustrations
Brent Evans
Nate Furman
Stephen Huda
Alex Iglesias
David Kegg
David Lecossu
Rob Rufolo
Caleb Salisbury
David White
Maps
Øystein Tvedten
Record Sheets
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Printed in the USA.
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Herbert A. Beas II
Ben H. Rome
Adam Sherwood
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Product Development
Herbert A. Beas II
Strategic Assistance
Find us online:
Precentor_martial@classicbattletech.com
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Product Editing
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Editing Assistance
David L. McCulloch
Ben H. Rome
(online ordering)
SPECIAL THANKS
As the entire Jihad inally comes to its
inescapable end, I would like to thank—once
again—the entire BattleTech community, past
and present, for their support and dedication
after all of these years! It was six years ago that
we irst unleashed the Jihad on the BattleTech
fans, but the journey to get here began long
before then. As this adventure comes to a close,
a new age awaits, and I look forward to seeing
you there with us. To Randall Bills, for indulging
this campaign, and leaving it to me to take the
reins, thank you. (No, seriously; thanks!)
And to the writers—past and present—who
have helped shape every aspect of the Jihad:
from Bryan Nystul, Randall Bills, Loren Coleman,
and the rest of the FASA staf who were there at
the beginning, to my assistant developer, Ben
Rome (especially for taking those pesky Clans of
my hands), Ray Arrastia and Matt Heerdt for their
tireless—and sometimes breakneck—eforts
to layout these books when deadlines loomed
impossibly large, and to the rest of the writers who
contributed to this sourcebook series and behind
the scenes, including: Joel Bancroft-Connors,
Warner Doles, Craig Erne, William Gauthier, Jason
Hardy, Chris Hartford, Ken’ Horner, Kevin Killiany,
Camille Klein, Nick Marsala, Dana Maynard, David
L. McCulloch, Mike Miller, Steve Mohan Jr., Mike
Nelson, Blaine Pardoe, Aaron Pavao, Diane Piron-
Gelman, Jim Rapkins, Luke Robertson, Jason
Schmetzer, Björn Schmidt, Adam Sherwood,
Paul Sjardijn, Peter Smith, David Stansel-Garner,
Joel Steverson, Geof Swift, Christofer Trossen,
Øystein Tvedten, Phaedra Weldon, Patrick Wynne,
and Andreas Zuber.
And inally, of course: To the ive “Herblets”:
Annie, Oscar, Meggie, Blaze, and Kurita, thanks
for keeping me company. To my family and
friends in real life, on Twitter, on Facebook,
and the Decepticons guarding my oice desk
(particularly Starscream the Mighty). And last
but not least, to my good friend, Cafeine.
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