Chaos Campaign Rebuild

.github/workflows/build-pdf.yml

@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@ jobs:
          pdflatex battletech-outworlds-wastes.tex
          pdflatex battletech-outworlds-wastes.tex
          pdflatex battletech-outworlds-wastes.tex
-         pdflatex battletech-outworlds-wastes-quickstart.tex
-         pdflatex battletech-outworlds-wastes-quickstart.tex
-         pdflatex battletech-outworlds-wastes-event.tex
-         pdflatex battletech-outworlds-wastes-event.tex
-         pdflatex battletech-outworlds-wastes-errata.tex
-         pdflatex battletech-outworlds-wastes-errata.tex
-         pdflatex battletech-outworlds-wastes-instant-action.tex
-         pdflatex battletech-outworlds-wastes-instant-action.tex
          cd ..
          mv rules/*.pdf .
          mv scenarios/*/*.pdf .

rules/0-Introduction/0-Intro.tex

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-\emph{BattleTech: Outworlds Wastes} provides a framework for a narrative BattleTech league with simplified logistics.
-Players take the role of a commander leading a combined arms force searching the Outworlds Wastes for LosTech and glory.
-Completing objectives in scenarios earns C-bills that commanders use to maintain and upgrade their force.
-Commanders play scenarios in multiple formats, such as \emph{BattleTech} and \emph{Alpha Strike}.
+\emph{BattleTech: Outworlds Wastes} provides a framework for a narrative BattleTech league and events based upon \emph{BattleTech: Chaos Campaign} from the \emph{Hot Spots: Hinterlands} sourcebook or the \emph{BattleTech: Mercenaries} box set.
+\emph{BattleTech: Outworlds Wastes} extends the \emph{BattleTech: Chaos Campaign} rules by adding DropShip customization as well as optional rules for force maintenance.
+These rules can be used with existing \emph{BattleTech: Chaos Campaign} content and tracks.
+
+Players take the role of a commander for an independent combined arms force.
+In \emph{BattleTech: Outworlds Wastes} narrative tracks, commanders are searching the Outworlds Wastes region of the Periphery for LosTech and glory.
+Commanders can play scenarios in multiple formats, such as \emph{BattleTech} and \emph{Alpha Strike}.
 This framework can be modified to meet the goals of the organizers and players.
+
+\ifthenelse{\equal{\outworldsMode}{mode-web}}{The legacy format of \emph{BattleTech: Outworlds Wastes} is avaliable online at \href{https://outworlds-wastes.jeremylt.org}{https://outworlds-wastes.jeremylt.org}.}{}

rules/0-Introduction/1-Goals.tex

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 \begin{itemize}
 
-\item Foster a friendly and welcoming environment
+  \item Foster a friendly and welcoming environment
 
-\item Create personalized lore for BattleTech forces
+  \item Create personalized lore for your BattleTech forces
 
-\item Track the struggles and accomplishments of these forces
-
-\item Explore BattleTech lore and equipment
+  \item Explore BattleTech lore, equipment, and rules
 
 \end{itemize}

rules/0-Introduction/2-Contents.tex

@@ -1,28 +1,23 @@
-\ifthenelse{\equal{\outworldsMode}{mode-pdf-event}} {
-% Event rules PDF
-These rules cover background information, player rules, event organizer information, and reference material.
-The background information describes the Outworlds Wastes region and the \emph{BattleTech: Outworlds Wastes} rules.
-\emph{Force Construction} (see p. \pageref{subsec:event_force_construction}) and \emph{Force Maintenance and Improvements} (see p. \pageref{subsec:event_force_maintenance}) are the minimum rules needed for a player to begin Outworlds Wastes league play.
-Scoring rules are provided for event organizers.
-The reference materials include a region map and list of references.
-} {
 \ifthenelse{\equal{\outworldsMode}{mode-web}} {
 % Website
-This website covers background information, player rules, league organizer information, event rules, and reference material.
+This website covers background information, player rules, organizer information, and reference material.
 
-To start with smaller scale event play, where each commander controls a mixed combined arms lance, read the \hyperref[sec:event_play]{Event Play} rules.
-Sample scenarios are available as \hyperref[sec:downloads]{downloads} and the Event Play rules include instructions on creating additional scenarios.
+Players who want to start with smaller scale or event play, where each commander controls a mixed combined arms lance, should read the \hyperref[subsec:force_construction_scale_1]{Event Play Force Construction} rules.
+Players who want to start with larger scale or league play, where each commander controls a combined arms company, see the \hyperref[subsec:force_construction_scale_2]{League Play Force Construction} rules.
+The \hyperref[sec:dropship_customization]{DropShip Customization} rules describe how to modify your DropShip to better support their forces, and the \hyperref[sec:force_maintenance]{Force Maintenance} rules provide additional options for maintaining your force.
 
-For \hyperref[sec:league_play]{League Play} where each commander controls a combined arms company, see the \hyperref[subsec:force_construction]{Force Construction} and \hyperref[subsec:force_maintenance]{Force Maintenance and Improvements} rules.
-Optional advanced force construction and force management rules are also included.
-Sample scenarios are available as \hyperref[sec:downloads]{downloads} and the \hyperref[sec:scenarios]{scenarios} rules include instructions on creating additional scenarios.
+Organizers should read the \hyperref[sec:event_play]{Event Play} and \hyperref[sec:league_play]{League Play} sections for information on how to organize and run events and leagues.
+Sample tracks are available as \hyperref[sec:downloads]{downloads} and the \hyperref[sec:tracks]{tracks} rules include  for creating and running tracks.
 
-The reference materials include a region \hyperref[sec:outworlds_wastes_map]{map}, sample \hyperref[sec:sample_tracking_event]{event} and \hyperref[sec:sample_tracking]{league} force tracking sheets, and a list of \hyperref[sec:references]{references}.
+The reference materials include \hyperref[sec:outworlds_wastes_map]{region maps}, a \hyperref[sec:combat_vehicle_primer]{combat vehicle primer}, and a list of \hyperref[sec:references]{references}.
 } {
-% Full and quickstart rules PDF
-These rules cover background information, player rules, league organizer information, and reference material.
-The background information describes the Outworlds Wastes region and the \emph{BattleTech: Outworlds Wastes} rules.
-\emph{Force Construction} (see p. \pageref{subsec:force_construction}) and \emph{Force Maintenance and Improvements} (see p. \pageref{subsec:force_maintenance}) are the minimum rules needed for a player to begin Outworlds Wastes league play.
-Scenario design and league scoring rules are provided for league organizers.
-The reference materials include a region map, a list of references, and sample tables for tracking a commander's forces.
-}}
+% Rules PDF
+Players who want to start with smaller scale or event play, where each commander controls a mixed combined arms lance, should read the \emph{Event Play Force Construction} rules (see p. \pageref{subsec:force_construction_scale_1}).
+Players who want to start with larger scale or league play, where each commander controls a combined arms company, see the \emph{League Play Force Construction} rules (see p. \pageref{subsec:force_construction_scale_2}).
+The \emph{DropShip Customization} rules (see p. \pageref{sec:dropship_customization}) describe how to modify your DropShip to better support their forces, and the \emph{Force Maintenance} rules (see p. \pageref{sec:force_maintenance}) provide additional options for maintaining your force.
+
+Organizers should read the \emph{Event Play} rules (see p. \pageref{sec:event_play}) and \emph{League Play} (see p. \pageref{sec:league_play}) sections for information on how to organize and run events and leagues.
+The \emph{Tracks} rules (see p. \pageref{sec:tracks}) rules include rules for creating and running tracks.
+
+The reference materials include region maps, a combat vehicle primer, and a list of references.
+}

rules/0-Introduction/3-Rulebooks.tex

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+The minimal rules for \emph{BattleTech: Chaos Campaign} with mercenary contracts are located in many separate rulebooks.
+
+\begin{itemize}
+
+\item Chaos Campaign
+
+  \begin{itemize}
+
+    \item Mercenary Contracts: \emph{Hot Spots: Hinterlands} or \emph{BattleTech: Mercenaries} box set
+
+    \item 'Mech maintenance: \emph{Hot Spots: Hinterlands} or \emph{BattleTech: Mercenaries} box set
+
+    \item Full unit maintenance: \emph{\href{https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-chaos-campaign-succession-wars}{BattleTech: Chaos Campaign: Succession Wars}}
+
+  \end{itemize}
+
+  \item BattleTech
+
+  \begin{itemize}
+
+    \item 'Mechs: \emph{\href{https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-total-warfare-pdf}{BattleTech: Total Warfare}} or  \emph{\href{https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-battlemech-manual-book-pdf-combo}{BattleTech: BattleMech Manual}}
+
+    \item Full combined arms units: \emph{\href{https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-total-warfare-pdf}{BattleTech: Total Warfare}}
+
+    \item Battlefield Support Assets (optional): \emph{BattleTech: Mercenaries} box set
+
+  \end{itemize}
+
+  \item Alpha Strike
+
+  \begin{itemize}
+
+    \item \emph{\href{https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-alpha-strike-commanders-edition}{Alpha Strike: Commander's Edition}}
+
+  \end{itemize}
+
+\end{itemize}

rules/0-Introduction/4-Questions.tex → rules/0-Introduction/5-Questions.tex

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-\emph{BattleTech: Outworlds Wastes} is online at \href{https://outworlds-wastes.jeremylt.org}{https://outworlds-wastes.jeremylt.org}.
+\emph{BattleTech: Outworlds Wastes} is available online at \href{https://outworlds-wastes.jeremylt.org}{https://outworlds-wastes.jeremylt.org}.
 The \emph{BattleTech: Outworlds Wastes} GitHub repository is at \href{https://github.com/Eudicods/outworlds-wastes}{https://github.com/Eudicods/outworlds-wastes}.
 You can post feedback or ask questions as \href{https://github.com/Eudicods/outworlds-wastes/issues}{GitHub Issues} or email \href{mailto:outworlds-wastes@jeremylt.org}{outworlds-wastes@jeremylt.org}.

rules/0-Introduction/5-Acknowledgments.tex → rules/0-Introduction/6-Acknowledgments.tex

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 \emph{BattleTech: Outworlds Wastes} would not have been possible without hours of discussion and editing on the Colorado BattleTech Discord server or the months of gameplay and testing\ifthenelse{\equal{\outworldsMode}{mode-pdf}}{ at the Denver Team at Wizard's Chest and by the Kansas City Metro Team at the Geekery and other locations}{}.
 
 \ifthenelse{\equal{\outworldsMode}{mode-web}}{
-  \input{0-Introduction/5-Acknowledgments-authors-web.tex}
+  \input{0-Introduction/6-Acknowledgments-authors-web.tex}
 }{
   \ifthenelse{\equal{\outworldsMode}{mode-pdf}}{
-    \input{0-Introduction/5-Acknowledgments-authors.tex}
+    \input{0-Introduction/6-Acknowledgments-authors.tex}
   }{
-    \input{0-Introduction/5-Acknowledgments-authors-short.tex}
+    \input{0-Introduction/6-Acknowledgments-authors-short.tex}
   }
 }

rules/0-Introduction/7-Quote.tex

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+\begin{center}
+  \parbox{0.6\textwidth}{
+    \begin{center}
+      "\emph{BattleTech} is so engaging because it has a place for all of us.
+      In the world building and fiction, absolutely, but also in the playing community and on the production side.
+      It is now and always has been a product of a lot of people’s dreams that somewhere and some when out there, humanity will find a place to make its dreams and aspirations come true.
+      We all have the chance to realize ourselves in \emph{BattleTech}."
+    \end{center}
+  }
+
+  ~\\
+
+  Michael A. Stackpole
+\end{center}

rules/0-Introduction/index.tex

@@ -12,31 +12,51 @@ \subsubsection*{Contents}
 
 \input{0-Introduction/2-Contents.tex}
 
+% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+\subsubsection*{Rulebooks}
+% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+\input{0-Introduction/3-Rulebooks.tex}
+
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 \subsubsection*{Disclaimer}
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-\input{0-Introduction/3-Disclaimer.tex}
+\input{0-Introduction/4-Disclaimer.tex}
 
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 \subsubsection*{Questions and Downloads}
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-\input{0-Introduction/4-Questions.tex}
+\input{0-Introduction/5-Questions.tex}
 
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 \subsubsection*{Acknowledgments}
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-\input{0-Introduction/5-Acknowledgments.tex}
+\input{0-Introduction/6-Acknowledgments.tex}
 
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 \subsubsection*{Version}
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-This \ifthenelse{\equal{\outworldsMode}{mode-web}}{website is current as of \today}{document is for \emph{BattleTech: Outworlds Wastes} version 2.0, 18 October 2024}.
+This \ifthenelse{\equal{\outworldsMode}{mode-web}}{website is current as of \today}{document is for \emph{BattleTech: Outworlds Wastes} version 3.0-alpha, 27 November 2024}.
 
 \newpage
 \vspace*{\fill}
-\input{0-Introduction/6-Quote.tex}
+\input{0-Introduction/7-Quote.tex}
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+
+\newpage
+
+\ifthenelse{\equal{\outworldsMode}{mode-web}}
+{}
+{
+  \vspace*{\fill}
+  \begin{center}
+  (This page intentionally left blank.)
+  \end{center}
+  \vspace*{\fill}
+}
+
+\newpage % Blank page for printing purposes

rules/1-Background/0-Intro-factions.tex

@@ -1,24 +1,23 @@
-You command a combined arms force exploring the Outworlds Wastes for your faction.
-Commanders compete with other factions in the Outworlds Wastes to grow their force and recover lost technology.
-Common factions for the region are given below.
+You command a combined arms force exploring the Outworlds Wastes for your faction and compete with other factions in the Outworlds Wastes to grow your force and recover lost technology.
+Common factions for the region include:
 
 \begin{itemize}
 
-\item {\bfseries Outworlds Alliance}: A resourceful faction focused on reclaiming lost resources to support their remaining systems who was founded by frontier settlers and isolationists.
+  \item {\bfseries Outworlds Alliance}: A resourceful faction focused on reclaiming lost resources to support their remaining systems who was founded by frontier settlers and isolationists.
 
-\item {\bfseries Clan Snow Raven}: An opportunistic and efficient clan, recently arrived from the Homeworlds, that is seeking to eek out an existence in the abandoned worlds of the Outworlds Alliance. 
+  \item {\bfseries Clan Snow Raven}: An opportunistic and efficient clan, recently arrived from the Homeworlds, that is seeking to eek out an existence in the abandoned worlds of the Outworlds Alliance. 
 
-\item {\bfseries Draconis Combine}: A fiercely loyal and aggressive faction with a culture rooted in the code of the samurai and focused on honor and conquest.
+  \item {\bfseries Draconis Combine}: A fiercely loyal and aggressive faction with a culture rooted in the code of the samurai and focused on honor and conquest.
 
-\item {\bfseries Federated Suns}: A pragmatic faction balancing diplomacy and military action that is inspired by European knightly orders and chivalry.
+  \item {\bfseries Federated Suns}: A pragmatic faction balancing diplomacy and military action that is inspired by European knightly orders and chivalry.
 
-\item {\bfseries Mercenary groups}: Flexible and opportunistic forces driven by profit, holding shifting allegiances, and inspired by historical mercenaries and free companies.
+  \item {\bfseries Mercenary groups}: Flexible and opportunistic forces driven by profit, holding shifting allegiances, and inspired by historical mercenaries and free companies.
 
-\item {\bfseries Pirate gangs}: Outlaws motivated by greed, power, and the freedom from any government oversight living under the code of might is right. 
+  \item {\bfseries Pirate gangs}: Outlaws motivated by greed, power, and the freedom from any government oversight living under the code of might is right. 
 
-\item {\bfseries Clan Dark Caste}: Clan bandits, renegades, and malcontents doing what they must to survive while utilizing stolen or scavenged Clan equipment.
+  \item {\bfseries Clan Dark Caste}: Clan bandits, renegades, and malcontents doing what they must to survive while utilizing stolen or scavenged Clan equipment.
 
 \end{itemize}
 
 These factions are the most prevalent in the region, but many other factions may be found in the Outworlds Wastes.
-Commanders may pick the faction any find interesting.
+You may pick the faction any find interesting.

rules/1-Background/1-Factions.tex

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 The general background, goals, and playstyles of the common factions in the Outworlds Wastes are outlined below.
-Commanders may use these descriptions as inspiration for their forces but are not limited to the notes given here.
+You may use these descriptions as inspiration for their forces but are not limited to the notes given here.
 
 {\bfseries Outworlds Alliance}:
 The Outworlds Alliance has always prioritized survival over expansion, especially during and after the devastating Succession Wars.

rules/8-Downloads/0-Downloads.tex → rules/10-Downloads/0-Downloads.tex

@@ -21,27 +21,13 @@
 </iframe>
 }}{}
 
-\begin{itemize}
-
-\item \emph{League}: \href{https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Eudicods/outworlds-wastes/rules-pdf/battletech-outworlds-wastes.pdf}{Full league rules}
-
-\item \emph{Quickstart}: \href{https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Eudicods/outworlds-wastes/rules-pdf/battletech-outworlds-wastes-quickstart.pdf}{Quickstart league rules}
-
-\item \emph{Event}: \href{https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Eudicods/outworlds-wastes/rules-pdf/battletech-outworlds-wastes-event.pdf}{Event rules}
-
-\item \emph{Errata}: \href{https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Eudicods/outworlds-wastes/rules-pdf/battletech-outworlds-wastes-errata.pdf}{Current errata}
-
-\item \emph{Instant Action}: \href{https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Eudicods/outworlds-wastes/rules-pdf/battletech-outworlds-wastes-instant-action.pdf}{Compatibility guide}
-
-\end{itemize}
+\emph{GitHub Download}: \href{https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Eudicods/outworlds-wastes/rules-pdf/battletech-outworlds-wastes.pdf}{Full rules}
 
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 % Scenarios
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-\input{4-Scenarios/11-Narrative.tex}
-
-\input{9-Event/6-Scenario-Packs.tex}
+\input{7-Tracks/7-Narrative.tex}
 
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 % GitHub