Fulminata reviewed Battletech Jihad Hot Spots by Catalyst Game Labs
Review of 'Battletech Jihad Hot Spots' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
The penultimate Jihad sourcebook for Battletech goes into the major events of the last two years of the war followed by an overview of Terra just prior to its liberation and a history of the planet. There's also a small section of rules crunchy bits at the end for use in the game.
Overall, it's not a bad wrap-up to the military aspects of the Jihad period of Battletech. The assault on Terra is suitably epic in scope, and is filled with enough SNAFUs on both sides to come across as "realistic."
We finally get a clear look at the defenses that defeated Wolf's Dragoons' and ComStar's attempts to assault the system earlier in the conflict, including stats and rules for the various drone ships.
We also get rules for Castles Brian, the legendary Star League fortresses that have been a part of Battletech lore since near the very beginning …
The penultimate Jihad sourcebook for Battletech goes into the major events of the last two years of the war followed by an overview of Terra just prior to its liberation and a history of the planet. There's also a small section of rules crunchy bits at the end for use in the game.
Overall, it's not a bad wrap-up to the military aspects of the Jihad period of Battletech. The assault on Terra is suitably epic in scope, and is filled with enough SNAFUs on both sides to come across as "realistic."
We finally get a clear look at the defenses that defeated Wolf's Dragoons' and ComStar's attempts to assault the system earlier in the conflict, including stats and rules for the various drone ships.
We also get rules for Castles Brian, the legendary Star League fortresses that have been a part of Battletech lore since near the very beginning of the game. Something that I'll likely make use of if I ever get the chance to run my 4th Succession War campaign for the Battletech RPG.
My only real complaint with the book is that elements of the history of Terra are duplicated. It was kind of annoying reading the same information twice, especially since most of that information has already appeared in multiple other sourcebooks for Battletech over the years.