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	| cover = [[Alex Iglesias]]		| cover = [[Alex Iglesias]]
	| illustrations = [[Doug Chaffee]]<br>[[Chris Lewis]]<br>[[Klaus Scherwinski]]		| illustrations = [[Doug Chaffee]]<br>[[Chris Lewis]]<br>[[Klaus Scherwinski]]
		+	| era = [[Star League era]] <br /> [[BattleTech eras|Succession Wars era]] <br /> [[Clan Invasion era]] <br /> [[Civil War era]]
	| type = Sourcebook		| type = Sourcebook
	| publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]]		| publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]]
	| year = 2009		| year = 2009
	| pages = 233		| pages = 233
−	| productioncode = 35203	+	| productioncode = [http://www.battlecorps.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2291 35203]
	| ISBN13 = 9781934857366		| ISBN13 = 9781934857366
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−	| content            =
−	| era                = [[Star League era]]<br>[[BattleTech eras|Succession Wars era]]<br>[[Clan Invasion era]]<br>[[Civil War era]]
	| agency              = [[InterStellar Associated Press]]		| agency              = [[InterStellar Associated Press]]
	| universedate        = 17 November [[3067]]		| universedate        = 17 November [[3067]]
−	| timeline            =
−	| series              = [[:Category:Handbooks|Handbook]]
−	| precededby          = ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
−	| followedby          = ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]''
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	==Description==		==Description==
	'''''Handbook: Major Periphery States''''' is a [[:Category:Sourcebooks|sourcebook]] released electronically in June 2009.		'''''Handbook: Major Periphery States''''' is a [[:Category:Sourcebooks|sourcebook]] released electronically in June 2009.
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	==Contents==		==Contents==
−	{{div col|colwidth=25em}}	+	*''Local Color''
−	*''[[Local Color]]'' (short story)
	*Introduction		*Introduction
	*Good Night and Good Luck		*Good Night and Good Luck
	:*War is Hell: The [[Rim Worlds Republic]]		:*War is Hell: The [[Rim Worlds Republic]]
−	::The [[151st Fusiliers|Lucianca Incident]]	+	::The [[Lucianca Incident]]
	:*Strange New Worlds		:*Strange New Worlds
	:*The [[Taurian Concordat]]		:*The [[Taurian Concordat]]
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	::[[Santiago Massacre|Santiago]] and Aftermath		::[[Santiago Massacre|Santiago]] and Aftermath
	:*Crossing The Rubicon		:*Crossing The Rubicon
−	::[[Reunification War#Campaign Against the Rim Worlds Republic|Rim Worlds Rebellion]]	+	::[[Rim Worlds Rebellion]]
	::Quagmire		::Quagmire
	::Sowing and Reaping		::Sowing and Reaping
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	::Armor		::Armor
	::Infantry		::Infantry
−	:* Magistracy Navy	+	:*Magistracy Navy
−	:: [[Aerospace fighter]]s	+	::[[Aerospace Fighter]]s
−	:: [[DropShip]]s and [[JumpShip]]s	+	::[[DropShip]]s and [[JumpShip]]s
−	:: [[WarShip]]s	+	::[[WarShip]]s
	:*Militia Defense Forces		:*Militia Defense Forces
	:*Magistracy Medical Corps		:*Magistracy Medical Corps
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	:*Religion		:*Religion
	::Goddess Religions		::Goddess Religions
−	::[[Magdalene Church]]	+	::Magdalene Church
	::Millennialists		::Millennialists
	*The [[Fronc Reaches]]		*The [[Fronc Reaches]]
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	:*How Government Works		:*How Government Works
	::Spotlight: The Senate		::Spotlight: The Senate
−	::Spotlight: The [[Caesar of the Marian Hegemony|Caesar]]	+	::Spotlight: The [[Caesar]]
	::Spotlight: Citizens and Slaves		::Spotlight: Citizens and Slaves
	:*Hegemony Politics in 3067		:*Hegemony Politics in 3067
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	::Hunter's Paradise		::Hunter's Paradise
	:*Society and Culture		:*Society and Culture
−	* A Time of War: The BattleTech RPG	+	*A Time of War: The BattleTech RPG
−	:* Creatures	+	:*Creatures
−	:: [[Aphard Mudskipper]] (Amphibius Aphardis)	+	::Aphard Mudskipper (Amphibius Aphardis)
−	:: [[Blue Raptor]] (Raptorus Azurus Vandenburgii)	+	::Blue Raptor (Raptorus Azurus Vandenburgii)
−	:: [[Cygnus Caribou]] (Taurinus Tarandus Cygnusii)	+	::Cygnus Caribou (Taurinus Tarandus Cygnusii)
−	:: [[Hipposaur]] (Hipposaurus Amphibius Vixenis)	+	::Hipposaur (Hipposaurus Amphibius Vixenis)
−	:: [[Khog]] (Khogus Canisous Circinusii)	+	::Khog (Khogus Canisous Circinusii)
−	:: [[Leech Locust]] (Locusta Canibalus Marknickis)	+	::Leech Locust (Locusta Canibalus Marknickis)
−	:: [[Selkie]] (Phocidae Arcticus Lothianus)	+	::Selkie (Phocidae Arcticus Lothianus)
−	:: [[Solvent Vine]] (Vinea Dissolverus Milliganis)	+	::Solvent Vine (Vinea Dissolverus Milliganis)
−	:: [[Tariq]] (Taurus Tariqus Brashae)	+	::Tariq (Taurus Tariqus Brashae)
−	:: [[Thraxan Devourer]] (Serpens Mares Thraxis)	+	::Thraxan Devourer (Serpens Mares Thraxis)
−	:: [[Vetchin]] (Avianus Alae Quaderis Slewesii)	+	::Vetchin (Avianus Alae Quaderis Slewesii)
−	:: [[Water Horse]] (Equus Oceanus Hardiseusi)	+	::Water Horse (Equus Oceanus Hardiseusi)
	*Personal Equipment		*Personal Equipment
	:*Pequod MkI/MkII Harpoon Guns		:*Pequod MkI/MkII Harpoon Guns
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	*[[BattleTech]] Rules		*[[BattleTech]] Rules
	:*New Unit Types		:*New Unit Types
−	::[[Beast Mounted Infantry|Tariq-Mounted Infantry]]	+	::[[Beast_Mounted_Infantry|Tariq-Mounted Infantry]]
	*Game Rules		*Game Rules
−	:*''[[Bluehawk (Conventional Fighter)|MSF-42 Bluehawk]]'' / ''[[Protector (Conventional Fighter)|ASF-23 Protector]]'' Combat Support Fighter	+	:*''[[Bluehawk_(Conventional_Fighter)|MSF-42 Bluehawk]]'' / ''[[Protector_(Conventional_Fighter)|ASF-23 Protector]]'' Combat Support Fighter
−	:*Taurian [[Tigress (Small Craft class)|TIG-15 "Tigress"]]	+	:*Taurian [[Tigress (Small Craft)|TIG-15 "Tigress"]]
	:*Close Patrol Craft (Gunboat)		:*Close Patrol Craft (Gunboat)
	:*''[[Princess (DropShip Class)|Princess]]''-class Luxury Liner		:*''[[Princess (DropShip Class)|Princess]]''-class Luxury Liner
	:*''[[Aqueduct]]''-class Liquid Carrier		:*''[[Aqueduct]]''-class Liquid Carrier
−	:*''[[Snowden (Space Station class)|Snowden]]'' Mining Facility	+	:*''[[Snowden]]'' Mining Facility
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{{Otheruses|the Handbook|other uses|The Periphery}} {{InfoBoxProduct | image = Handbook - Major Periphery States.jpg | name = Handbook: Major Periphery States | development = [[Herbert A. Beas II]]<br>[[Randall N. Bills]] | primarywriting = [[Diane Piron-Gelman]]<br>[[Herbert A. Beas II]] | cover = [[Alex Iglesias]] | illustrations = [[Doug Chaffee]]<br>[[Chris Lewis]]<br>[[Klaus Scherwinski]] | era = [[Star League era]] <br /> [[BattleTech eras|Succession Wars era]] <br /> [[Clan Invasion era]] <br /> [[Civil War era]] | type = Sourcebook | publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]] | year = 2009 | pages = 233 | productioncode = [http://www.battlecorps.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2291 35203] | ISBN13 = 9781934857366 | agency = [[InterStellar Associated Press]] | universedate = 17 November [[3067]] }} ==Description== '''''Handbook: Major Periphery States''''' is a [[:Category:Sourcebooks|sourcebook]] released electronically in June 2009. ==From the back cover== {{quote|''The peoples of the [[Inner Sphere]] often consider themselves the epitome of technology and culture and relegate the denizens of the frontiers of known space to second-class citizenry, or worse. And yet it took the combined armies of the Inner Sphere more than twenty years to [[Reunification War|subjugate]] them during the forming of the first [[Star League]] half millennia ago.'' ''[[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 House]]s have begun to learn that underestimating these [[:Category:Factions|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|A Time of War: The BattleTech RPG]]'' game play, including new support vehicles, creatures and more!''}} ==Contents== *''Local Color'' *Introduction *Good Night and Good Luck :*War is Hell: The [[Rim Worlds Republic]] ::The [[Lucianca Incident]] :*Strange New Worlds :*The [[Taurian Concordat]] :*New Jerusalem: The Periphery Takes Shape ::[[Outworlds Alliance]] ::[[Magistracy of Canopus]] *War and Peace: The [[Star League]] Era :*A Fateful Choice ::[[Santiago Massacre|Santiago]] and Aftermath :*Crossing The Rubicon ::[[Rim Worlds Rebellion]] ::Quagmire ::Sowing and Reaping :*Reconstruction ::Brave New Worlds? *Decline and Fall :*[[Directive 41]] :*Changing of the Guard ::Long Live the King :*[[Stefan Amaris|Stefan]] the Schemer ::Vengeance Is Mine ::[[Richard Cameron|The Boy King]] ::"No Taxation Without Representation" ::Road to Hell ::Amaris the Liberator ::Rim Worlds Ascendant ::"The Revolution Will Be on [[Holovid]]" ::Final Preparations :*[[New Vandenberg Uprising]]s :*"The End of the Beginning" ::Checkmate ::The Coup ::Betrayal :*Blowback: Events :*In the Rim Worlds :*Rim Worlds Campaign ::A Dream Deferred ::One Brief, Shining Moment ::The [[Republic-Commonwealth War]] *[[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] and [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] :*The Star League Disbands :*Into Exile :*Succession War Era ::Bandit Kings and Pirate Nations ::More Perfect Unions? *False Dawn :*Adventures in Conquest - [[Andurien]] and [[Canopus]] ::[[Emma Centrella|Emma]] Rising :*Politics of Fear - The Taurian Concordat ::Years of Misfortune ::"Phony War" :*A Delicate Balance - The Outworlds Alliance ::"That Foreign Woman" ::"New Blood, New Hope" *The Coming of the Clans :*Assault on the [[Inner Sphere]] ::Where Few Have Gone Before :*Summits and Spies :*New Powers, New Foes ::The Marshal and the Heir ::Laying the Foundation :*Taurian Concordat - Crisis and Succession :*From Neighbors to Allies :*Strange Bedfellows ::The Pirates' War ::Sound and Fury :*Outworlds Alliance - The [[ComStar Schism]] ::Resurrection :*Star League Redux? *Storm Warnings :*[[Detroit]] Debacle :*Achilles Heel - Events in the Concordat ::With Friends Like These... ::Rumblings of Rebellion: The [[Fronc Reaches]] ::Restoration: The [[Calderon Protectorate]] ::The [[Pleiades Campaign]] :*Shifting Sands - The Magistracy and Its Allies ::Taurian Troubles :*Quiet Renaissance - The Outworlds Alliance :*Ave, Imperator - Rise of the [[Marian Hegemony|Marian State]] ::Conscience of the King :*Days to Come *Chapter 20: The [[Fronc Reaches Rebellion]] :*"I Regret That I Must Declare Martial Law" ::The [[Taurian Defense Forces|TDF]] and the [[Colonial Marshals|Marshals]] :*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 ::Ebb Tide: Relations with the Concordat ::Celestial Wisdom: Relations with the [[Capellan Confederation]] ::The Fronc Reaches: Detroit and the Magistracy ::My Enemy, My Ally: The Marian Hegemony and the [[Circinus Federation]] ::Internal Affairs: The [[Word of Blake]] ::Newsmaker Profile: Magestrix Emma Centrella *Magistracy Armed Forces :*Command Structure ::Magestrix Command Center :*Magistracy Army ::[[BattleMech]] Forces ::Armor ::Infantry :*Magistracy Navy ::[[Aerospace Fighter]]s ::[[DropShip]]s and [[JumpShip]]s ::[[WarShip]]s :*Militia Defense Forces :*Magistracy Medical Corps :*Magistracy Support Corps :*Magistracy Alliance Liaison :*Mercenary Commands :*Uniforms :*Ranks and Insignia :*Awards and Decorations ::[[Canopus Cluster]] ::[[Fist of Raventhir]] ::[[Ribbon of the Magestrix]] :*Military Academies ::Canopian Institute of War :*Cloaks And Daggers: Magistracy Intelligence Ministry ::Questions Without Answers * Economy :*Rising Tide: Wealth and Poverty in the Magistracy :*National Economy :*Cash and Credit ::Currency :*Major Industries ::Military Industries ::Other Profit Sectors *Society and Culture :*Anything Goes: :*The Ethos of Openness :*Arts and Entertainment :*Education :*Religion ::Goddess Religions ::Magdalene Church ::Millennialists *The [[Fronc Reaches]] :*Economics: :*The Politics of Trade ::Irons in the Fire :*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 ::"No Foreign Entanglements": Relations with [[House Liao]] ::Fair-Weather Friends: Relations with the Magistracy ::"A Protector, Not a King" - Domestic Dissident in Perilous Times ::Outside Factions: The [[Word of Blake]] *Concordat Military :*Ranks and Insignia ::[[Recruit]] ::[[Corporal]] ::[[Corporal#Taurian Defense Force|Section Leader]] ::[[Force Sergeant]] ::[[Lance Sergeant]] ::[[Battalion Chief-Sergeant]]/Air Chief ::[[Cornet]]/Ensign ::[[Subaltern]]/Air Master, Junior Grade ::[[Brigadier]]/Air Master, Senior Grade ::[[Colonel]]/Space Master ::[[Comptroller]]/[[Commodore]] ::[[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] :*Concordat Army ::[[BattleMech]] Forces ::[[Combat Vehicle|Armor]] and [[Infantry]] ::Special Forces ::Concordat Constabulary :*Concordat Navy :*Aerospace Arm :*Support and Administrative Divisions ::Administrative Corps ::Medical Division ::Propaganda Division ::Transport and Service Division :*Uniforms ::[[Battle Gear]] :*Awards and Decorations ::[[Taurian Brand]] ::[[Hyades Heart]] ::[[Standard of Taurus]] ::[[Concordat Sunburst]] :*Military Academies ::[[École Militaire]] *Economics :*National Economy ::A Delicate Balance: The Government and the Market :*Cash and Credit :*Major Industries *Society and Culture :*Talkin' 'Bout my Generation: Politics and Media :*Toward the Stars: The Far Lookers' Legacy :*Education :*Religion ::Deism :*Arts and Recreation ::Other Amusements *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 ::Executive Parliament ::Planetary Parliament ::Courts of Appeal ::Military Review Board :*Comes the Raven ::"Prelude to Takeover" :*Alliance Military ::Alliance Aerospace Arm ::Alliance Ground Defense Arm ::Alliance Service Arm :*Ranks and Insignia ::[[Recruit#Outworlds_Alliance|Defender]] ::[[Corporal#Outworlds Alliance|Protector]] ::[[Sergeant#Outworlds_Alliance|Guardian]] ::[[Preceptor]] ::[[Supervisor]] ::[[Captain#Outworlds Alliance|Section Leader]] ::[[Director]] ::[[Chairman]] :*Uniforms :*Awards ::[[Awards#Pitcairn_Star|Pitcairn Star]] ::[[Awards#Gallucci_Cross|Gallucci Cross]] ::[[Awards#Cerberus_Cluster|Cerberus Cluster]] :*Columbia Academy :*The Constant Enemy: Pirates in the Outworlds ::Enter the Raven ::Other Threats *Economics :*Good Neighbors: Trade with the Inner Sphere :*Home Front: Trade with [[Periphery]] States :*Cash, Credit and Barter :*Major Industries ::Military Industries ::Non-Military Industries *Society and Culture :*Simple Gifts: Technology and its effects ::Emergence of the Omniss ::Prosperity and Change ::New Money, Old Values :: Resistance: The Omniss Under Siege ::Back to the Future? :*Brave New Era: Everyday life in [[3067]] ::Attitudes Toward Outsiders ::Education ::Arts, Media and Recreation ::Religion *Government and Politics :*How Government Works ::Spotlight: The Senate ::Spotlight: The [[Caesar]] ::Spotlight: Citizens and Slaves :*Hegemony Politics in 3067 ::Julius the Former ::Bad Break: The Caesar and the Word of Blake *Marian Legions :*Collegium Bellorum Imperium :*Force Strength :*And Organization :: BattleMech Forces ::Aerospace and Conventional Forces :*Rank :*Uniforms and Insignia :*Decorations and Medals ::[[Corona Graminea]] ::[[Corona Aurea]] ::[[Corona Civica]] ::[[Aquilifer]] ::[[Order of Scipio]] :*The Circinus Campaign: Aftermath *Economy :*Costs of Conquest :*Major Industries ::Mining and Ore Refining ::Petrochemicals ::Agriculture ::Tourism and Entertainment ::Military Industries :*Cash and Credit *Society and Culture :*Slavery in the Hegemony :*When In Rome: Lothians, Illyrians and their Conquerors ::Religion: A Roman Revival :*Building A Nation: Education Reform *[[Circinus Federation]] :*Government ::"Mister Dictator" :*Military ::[[Mercenaries]] ::Organization, Rank and Tactics ::Uniforms and Insignia ::Training :*Economy ::Major Industries :*Society and Culture ::Modern Machismo: Circinians Today *[[Rim Collection]] ::Beginnings ::Aces in the Hole :*Coming of Age :*Military ::Battlefield Assets :*Economy ::Hunter's Paradise :*Society and Culture *A Time of War: The BattleTech RPG :*Creatures ::Aphard Mudskipper (Amphibius Aphardis) ::Blue Raptor (Raptorus Azurus Vandenburgii) ::Cygnus Caribou (Taurinus Tarandus Cygnusii) ::Hipposaur (Hipposaurus Amphibius Vixenis) ::Khog (Khogus Canisous Circinusii) ::Leech Locust (Locusta Canibalus Marknickis) ::Selkie (Phocidae Arcticus Lothianus) ::Solvent Vine (Vinea Dissolverus Milliganis) ::Tariq (Taurus Tariqus Brashae) ::Thraxan Devourer (Serpens Mares Thraxis) ::Vetchin (Avianus Alae Quaderis Slewesii) ::Water Horse (Equus Oceanus Hardiseusi) *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 :*[[Rock Hound|AM-PRM-RH7 ''Prospector "Rock Hound"'']] [[IndustrialMech|WorkMech]] ::Overview ::Capabilities ::Deployment ::Variants *Cost of Living in the near Periphery :*The Black Market *Roleplaying in the near Periphery :*Frontier Values: Similarities and Differences :*Nationalities ::Nationality and the Newborn Realms ::Crossing Borders ::The Periphery Border Crossing Roll Results Table *Periphery States Adventure Hooks :*All Politics Is Local :*Encounter Types :*Cutthroat Competition :*Jolly Rogers :*Enemy Within *[[BattleTech]] Rules :*New Unit Types ::[[Beast_Mounted_Infantry|Tariq-Mounted Infantry]] *Game Rules :*''[[Bluehawk_(Conventional_Fighter)|MSF-42 Bluehawk]]'' / ''[[Protector_(Conventional_Fighter)|ASF-23 Protector]]'' Combat Support Fighter :*Taurian [[Tigress (Small Craft)|TIG-15 "Tigress"]] :*Close Patrol Craft (Gunboat) :*''[[Princess (DropShip Class)|Princess]]''-class Luxury Liner :*''[[Aqueduct]]''-class Liquid Carrier :*''[[Snowden]]'' Mining Facility [[Category:Sourcebooks]] [[Category:Handbooks|Major Periphery States]]

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