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| image = Scorched Earth WWE 2017 (TW and AS) cover.JPG<br />
| name = Scorched Earth (World Wide Event 2017)<br />
| type = Scenario Pack ([[w:PDF|PDF]])<br />
| author = <br />
| development = [[Alex Kaempen]]<br />
| primarywriting = [[Alex Kaempen]]<br />[[Will Pennington]]<br />[[William Gauthier]]<br />[[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]]<br />
| pages = 20 (boardgame scenario)<br />41 (RPG scenario)<br />
| cover = [[Ed Cox]] (Cover)<br/>[[Karl Waller]]<br />[[Joel Biske]] (Coloring)<br />[[Raymond Arrastia]] (Design)<br />
| interiorart = [[Klaus Scherwinski]]<br />[[Duane Loose]] (Talon art)<br />
| illustrations = <br />
| publisher = [[Catalyst Demo Team]]<br />
| productioncode = <br />
| year = 2017<br />
| ISBN10 = <br />
| ISBN13 = <br />
| MSRP = Free<br />
| content = <br />
| era = [[Clan Invasion era]]<br />
| timeline = 22–25 July [[3050]]<br />
| series = [[Worldwide Event]]<br />
| precededby = <br />
| followedby = [[Dig, Defend, or Die]]<br />
}}<br />
'''''Scorched Earth''''' was a World Wide Event created by the [[Catalyst Demo Team]]. It consisted of boardgame and roleplaying scenarios that were played out in a worldwide series of events under the supervision of the Agents during the Summer of 2017. The scenario packs were subsequently made available for free download in [[w:PDF|PDF]] format, as two separate files. One file covered classic [[BattleTech (board game)]] and [[Alpha Strike (rules)|Alpha Strike]] scenarios while the other covered the accompanying roleplaying scenario for the ''[[A Time of War]]'' ruleset.<br />
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This was first World Wide Scenario produced for BattleTech since [[Operation Kabutomushi]] in 2008 ("Historical: Events" in the following years notwithstanding).<br />
[[Image:Scorched Earth WWE 2017 (ATOW) cover.JPG|thumb|right|''Scorched Earth'' RPG scenario pack]]<br />
==Canonicity==<br />
Project developer (and Catalyst Agent) [[Alex "GreyWolfActual" Kaempen]] explicitly confirmed that, despite featuring the [[Catalyst Game Labs]] and [[Topps, Inc.]] ("Under License From") logos,<br />
:''"Catalyst did not endorse this project nor were they ever asked to do so. They had no hand in creating, promoting, or distributing it. This was done, 100%, by the Demo Team with no expectations, whatsoever, that this would be canon. All the work you see put into it was done by volunteers, either demo team members or red/yellow/green beemers who volunteered to work on this outside of any official capacity with Catalyst."''<ref>In [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=59334.msg1371862#msg1371862 this posting] on the official [[BattleTech forum]]</ref><br />
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Through the Catalyst Demo Team, they have an outside claim to being [[apocryphal]] at best and in any case do not fall under the current definition of [[Canon]] for the BattleTech universe.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
The scenarios depict the invasion of the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] world of [[New Oslo]] in July [[3050]] during the [[Clan Invasion]], pitting the FFR's [[New Oslo Militia]] and the [[GKT Volunteer Regiment]] against elements of [[Epsilon Galaxy (Clan Wolf)]] in a fight over the site of the [[Gorton, Kingsley & Thorpe Enterprises|Gorton, Kingsley & Thorpe (GKT) Enterprises factory complex]], specifically the city of Lilihammer, gateway to the Ringsaker valley and the GKT factory. Under snowy weather conditions, the FRR forces attempt to buy time for their technicians to disassemble (or scuttle) the factory before [[Clan Wolf]] can seize this prize.<br />
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==Contents==<br />
===Boardgame scenario pack===<br />
The first scenario was written for regular BattleTech boardgame play, the second for Alpha Strike.<br />
* '''''Frozen Aspiration''''', short story by [[William Gauthier]] [Free Rasalhague Republic point of view.]<br />
* '''''Old Wolves''''', short story by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr]] [Clan Wolf point of view]<br />
*Preface and 2017 World Wide Event results table<br />
*; Lilihammer : 22 July 3050 - [[New Oslo Militia]] vs Clan Wolf<br />
** Scenario Specifics and Conditions<br />
** Notable Personalities<br />
* Record Sheet: TLN-5VNO ''[[Talon (BattleMech)|Talon]]''<br />
*; Ringsaker Valley : 25 July 3050 - GKT Volunteer Regiment Vs Clan Wolf<br />
** Scenario Specifics and Conditions<br />
** Notable Personalities<br />
* Clan Wolf Force Table<br />
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===RPG scenario pack===<br />
The roleplaying game component (written for ''[[A Time of War]]'') includes several encounters a gamemaster can run their players through. The scenario can be run from either the perspective of the Free Rasalhague Republic or Clan Wolf. Included with this PDF are a number of character and non-player character templates already filled out for the gamemaster's use.<br />
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* '''''Frozen Aspiration''''', short story by [[William Gauthier]] [Free Rasalhague Republic point of view.]<br />
* '''''Old Wolves''''', short story by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr]] [Clan Wolf point of view]<br />
*Preface and 2017 World Wide Event results table<br />
*Summary of the Adventure<br />
*Game Master Notes<br />
====Encounters====<br />
:;Encounter 1: New Orders<br />
:;Encounter 2: A Slight Detour<br />
:;Encounter 3: Watch Your Step<br />
:;Encounter 4: Victim of War (Includes stats for Refugee character)<br />
:;Encounter 5: Friendly Fire isn't Friendly<br />
:;Encounter 6: I know a Short Cut!<br />
:;Encounter 7: End of the Road (Includes RPG Map of Supply & Logistic Center, Generic ATOW NPC Character Template for both FFR Soldier and Clan Wolf Soldier)<br />
*Aftermath<br />
*Encounter Action Effects<br />
====Character Record Sheets====<br />
*FFR Combat Engineer<br />
*FFR Heavy Weapons Soldier<br />
*FFR Combat Medic<br />
*FFR Scout<br />
*FFR Special Forces<br />
*Clan Wolf Elemental<br />
*Clan Wolf Technician<br />
*Clan Wolf Infantry<br />
*Clan Wolf [[Bondsman]] (formerly of [[Clan Jade Falcon]])<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* The cover art for the boardgame scenario pack (depicting a ''[[Thug]]'' [[BattleMech]]) was based on the cover art of ''[[Fire for Effect|BattleCorps Anthology Vol 4]]''.<br />
* Similarly, the cover art for the RPG scenario pack was based on the cover art of ''[[First Strike (anthology)|BattleCorps Compilation Vol 2]]'', with interior color art from the original 1988 release of ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]''.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
* [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=59334.0 BattleTech Forum thread] <br />
* [https://www.dropbox.com/s/hp5th2b8d48i3zj/Scorched%20Earth%20AToW%20Scenario%20Public%2011-2a.pdf?dl=0 A Time of War scenario pack] {{deadlink}}<br />
* [https://www.dropbox.com/s/xb91sm1rcu9bmrn/Scorched%20Earth%20WWE%20%2717%20Public%2011-2a.pdf?dl=0 Total Warfare and Alpha Strike scenario pack] {{deadlink}}<br />
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