Shattered Fortress

Shattered Fortress is one of two sourcebooks/scenario books that details the last years of the Dark Age era (from 3146 to 3150). The included events are the invasion the Republic of the Sphere's Fortress Walls' into Prefecture X and highlights other major events occurring across the Inner Sphere. Included among its rules are other gaming enhancements allowing play in Total Warfare Game Rules, A Time of War RPG, and Alpha Strike. Featured in the back of this book are mini-campaigns for various events during this era using the Chaos Campaign Rules/Warchest Point System. In this book, it discusses the possible methods that made the Fortress Walls and HPG Blackout possible.

A series of novels/novellas were published based on events listed in the book, serving as leads into the next era.

From the back cover
"Republic in Flames In 3146, the Republic of the Sphere hangs by a tenuous thread. The last fragments of Devlin Stone’s dream to shepherd humankind toward a more prosperous future hide behind the impenetrable defenses of Fortress Republic. As the interstellar communications blackout rages, the ambitious Great Houses vie for military dominance, and the bloodthirsty Clans strive to find a weakness in the Fortress’s armor on their path to conquering Terra and claiming the coveted title of ilClan. When the Wall comes down, will the Inner Sphere plunge even further into the abyss of interstellar war, or will this herald the dawning of a new age?

Shattered Fortress chronicles the twilight of BattleTech’s Dark Age, as nations are thrown into turmoil and predators circle the broken remnants of the Republic of the Sphere. This volume provides a year-by-year look at pivotal turning points in Inner Sphere, offers a peek behind the curtain of Fortress Republic, and reveals the fateful decisions that will ultimately decide the future of the Inner Sphere."

Contents

 * Credits
 * "Bring the Dawn" (short story) by Jason Schmetzer
 * 3146: CRACKS IN THE FOUNDATION
 * A Long Way from Home
 * The League Ascendant
 * Sowing the Seeds of Chaos
 * Age of Destruction
 * Throwing Down the Gauntlet
 * Nightfall
 * 3147: THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM
 * Searching for the Grail
 * Delayed Vengeance
 * The Three-Headed Dog
 * Elsewhere in the Inner Sphere
 * 3148: THE COMING SHADOW
 * Excising the Cancer
 * For the Duration of the Crisis
 * Trouble in Paradise
 * The Dragon’s Shadow
 * 3149: THE DAM BREAKS
 * The Curtain Rises
 * Divine Retribution
 * Promises Kept
 * The Dragon and the Tiger
 * Wrestling the Dragon
 * Reuniting with the Remnant
 * Cementing the Pact
 * The Republic Rampage
 * 3150: THE PREDATORS STRIKE
 * Walking on Eggshells
 * The Harried Dragon
 * Wolves on the Hunt
 * The Marian Problem
 * War on All Sides
 * The Race to Terra
 * Operation CLARITY: The Battle of Northwind
 * Fallout
 * TIMELINE OF EVENTS: 3146–3150
 * NEW UNIT PROFILES
 * Dawn Guards (Federated Suns)
 * Hikage (Draconis Combine)
 * Fides Defenders (Republic of the Sphere)
 * The Grey Watch (Mercenary / Republic of the Sphere)
 * FORTRESS REPUBLIC TECHNOLOGY
 * HPG Blackout
 * The Wall
 * TOUCHPOINTS
 * Touchpoint: Arc Royal
 * Touchpoint: New Avalon
 * Touchpoint: Marik
 * Touchpoint: New Syrtis
 * Touchpoint: Buena
 * Touchpoint: Remagen
 * Touchpoint: Castor
 * Touchpoint: Robinson
 * Touchpoint: Skye
 * Touchpoint: Northwind
 * Record Sheets

Related Products

 * A Splinter of Hope (novella)
 * Divided We Fall (novella)
 * Gray Watch Protocol (novel)
 * Rock of the Republic (novella)
 * Shell Games (novella)
 * Technical Readout: 3145
 * Technical Readout: 3150
 * The Anvil (novella)