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Handbook: Major Periphery States
Product information
Type	Sourcebook
Development	Herbert A. Beas II Randall N. Bills
Primary writing	Diane Piron-Gelman Herbert A. Beas II
Pages	233
Cover Artwork	Alex Iglesias
Illustrations	Doug Chaffee Chris Lewis Klaus Scherwinski
Publication information
Publisher	Catalyst Game Labs
Product code	35203
First published	2009
ISBN-13	9781934857366
Content
Era	Star League era Succession Wars era Clan Invasion era Civil War era
Agency	InterStellar Associated Press
Universe Date	17 November 3067
Series	Handbook
Preceded by	Handbook: House Davion
Followed by	Handbook: House Liao

Contents

• 1 Description
• 2 From the back cover
• 3 Contents
• 4 Notes
• 5 References

Description [ edit ]

Handbook: Major Periphery States is a sourcebook released electronically in June 2009.

From the back cover [ edit ]

Magistracy of Canopus, Taurian Concordat, Marian Hegemony, Outworlds Alliance and Circinus Federation. Each is a unique star-spanning empire whose hardy people have carved out their freedom with bare hands: an identity they will not give up without a fight. Even the Great Houses have begun to learn that underestimating these Periphery States is dangerous indeed.

Handbook: Major Periphery States collates the essential history, politics and culture of the Major Periphery States into a single volume. More than a mere sourcebook, Handbook: Major Periphery States provides rules for both BattleTech and A Time of War: The BattleTech RPG game play, including new support vehicles, creatures and more!

Contents [ edit ]

• Local Color (short story)
• Introduction
• Good Night and Good Luck

• War is Hell: The Rim Worlds Republic

• Strange New Worlds
• The Taurian Concordat
• New Jerusalem: The Periphery Takes Shape

• War and Peace: The Star League Era

• A Fateful Choice

• Crossing The Rubicon

• Reconstruction

• Decline and Fall

• Directive 41
• Changing of the Guard

• Stefan the Schemer

• New Vandenberg Uprisings
• "The End of the Beginning"

• Blowback: Events
• In the Rim Worlds
• Rim Worlds Campaign

• Exodus and Succession Wars

• The Star League Disbands
• Into Exile
• Succession War Era

• False Dawn

• Adventures in Conquest - Andurien and Canopus

• Politics of Fear - The Taurian Concordat

• A Delicate Balance - The Outworlds Alliance

• The Coming of the Clans

• Assault on the Inner Sphere

• Summits and Spies
• New Powers, New Foes

• Taurian Concordat - Crisis and Succession
• From Neighbors to Allies
• Strange Bedfellows

• Outworlds Alliance - The ComStar Schism

• Star League Redux?

• Storm Warnings

• Detroit Debacle
• Achilles Heel - Events in the Concordat

• Shifting Sands - The Magistracy and Its Allies

• Quiet Renaissance - The Outworlds Alliance
• Ave, Imperator - Rise of the Marian State

• Days to Come

• Chapter 20: The Fronc Reaches Rebellion

• "I Regret That I Must Declare Martial Law"

• Bad to Worse: 3063-3064
• Birth of the Fronc Reaches

• Government and Politics

• Magestrix
• Central Committee
• Crimson Council
• Electors
• Judiciary
• Canopian Nobility
• Citizenship
• Politics in the Magistracy

• Magistracy Armed Forces

• Command Structure

• Magistracy Army

• Magistracy Navy

• Militia Defense Forces
• Magistracy Medical Corps
• Magistracy Support Corps
• Magistracy Alliance Liaison
• Mercenary Commands
• Uniforms
• Ranks and Insignia
• Awards and Decorations

• Military Academies

• Cloaks And Daggers: Magistracy Intelligence Ministry

• Economy

• Rising Tide: Wealth and Poverty in the Magistracy
• National Economy
• Cash and Credit

• Major Industries

• Society and Culture

• Anything Goes:
• The Ethos of Openness
• Arts and Entertainment
• Education
• Religion

• The Fronc Reaches

• Economics:
• The Politics of Trade

• Marshals and Mercs: The Fronc Reaches Military
• Living in the Reaches

• Winter Of Discontent

• Rumors in the Shadows

• Government And Politics

• Protector
• Privy Council
• Ministry of Defense
• Exchequer
• Ministry of the Interior
• Ministry of Trade and Colonization
• Ministry of Education
• Concordat Courts
• Functionaries
• Conditions for Citizenship
• Taurian Nobility
• Law Enforcement
• Changing Times: Politics in the Concordat

• Concordat Military

• Ranks and Insignia

• Concordat Army

• Concordat Navy
• Aerospace Arm
• Support and Administrative Divisions

• Uniforms

• Awards and Decorations

• Military Academies

• Economics

• National Economy

• Cash and Credit
• Major Industries

• Society and Culture

• Talkin' 'Bout my Generation: Politics and Media
• Toward the Stars: The Far Lookers' Legacy
• Education
• Religion

• Arts and Recreation

• Calderon Protectorate

• Exile Nation: Government and Politics
• Under Siege: Economics in a Breakaway Nation
• Protectorate Military

• Government and Politics

• Rights of Citizens
• Democracy in Action: The Workings of Government

• Comes the Raven

• Alliance Military

• Ranks and Insignia

• Uniforms
• Awards

• Columbia Academy
• The Constant Enemy: Pirates in the Outworlds

• Economics

• Good Neighbors: Trade with the Inner Sphere
• Home Front: Trade with Periphery States
• Cash, Credit and Barter
• Major Industries

• Society and Culture

• Simple Gifts: Technology and its effects

• Brave New Era: Everyday life in 3067

• Government and Politics

• How Government Works

• Hegemony Politics in 3067

• Marian Legions

• Collegium Bellorum Imperium
• Force Strength
• And Organization

• Rank
• Uniforms and Insignia
• Decorations and Medals

• The Circinus Campaign: Aftermath

• Economy

• Costs of Conquest
• Major Industries

• Cash and Credit

• Society and Culture

• Slavery in the Hegemony
• When In Rome: Lothians, Illyrians and their Conquerors

• Building A Nation: Education Reform

• Circinus Federation

• Government

• Military

• Economy

• Society and Culture

• Rim Collection

• Coming of Age
• Military

• Economy

• Society and Culture

• A Time of War: The BattleTech RPG

• Creatures

• Personal Equipment

• Pequod MkI/MkII Harpoon Guns
• Vibro-Mace
• Breaching Frame
• Patchwork Enviro-Suit
• Stasis Tube
• New Weapon Trait:
• Amphibious (Amph.)
• CBT Infantry Platoon Construction Data

• Support Vehicles

• Majestic-class Pleasure Cruiser
• AM-PRM-RH7 Prospector "Rock Hound"WorkMech

• Cost of Living in the near Periphery

• The Black Market

• Roleplaying in the near Periphery

• Frontier Values: Similarities and Differences
• Nationalities

• Periphery States Adventure Hooks

• All Politics Is Local
• Encounter Types
• Cutthroat Competition
• Jolly Rogers
• Enemy Within

• BattleTech Rules

• New Unit Types

• Game Rules

• MSF-42 Bluehawk / ASF-23 Protector Combat Support Fighter
• Taurian TIG-15 "Tigress"
• Close Patrol Craft (Gunboat)
• Princess-class Luxury Liner
• Aqueduct-class Liquid Carrier
• Snowden Mining Facility

Notes [ edit ]

Two maps, on pages 18 and 25 include the world Jardine obscured by a text box but present in the OCR layer. This was explained in universe as the result of a "coded virus traced to Dobless Information Services in the Lyran Alliance [which] popped Jardine’s historical location back onto some maps produced in the late 3060s." [1]

References [ edit ]

1. ↑Jihad: Final Reckoning, pp. 132-133: "The "Hidden Five""