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AN ALTERNATE HISTORY GAME OF AIR FLEET BATTLES

In 1878 the Polish genius Rynchowski isolated an electrical fluid with remarkable lifting capabilities. A single, pivotal event that would change the world. The smartest military minds of the coming generationZeppelin, Jellico, Fisher and othersdiverted their attention to the glorious new technological revolution and sea-going battleships were abandoned around the world. In their place, armored giants took to the skies. In 1906, Great Britain launched the HMS Leviathan, the first of the super air ships, sparking an arms race around the world. By 1910 the most powerful nations boasted large High Fleets, and the start of small skirmishes left the world uneasywelcome to Leviathans!

the Greater Britain exhiBition

The Battle of Tsushimawhere the Russian Leviathan Berkuts defeated the massive guns of the Japanese wet navyheralded the acceptance of these aether flyers as a technology to investigate by the worlds empires. However, the Greater Britain Exhibition will forever mark the start of the publics understanding of the might these ships represent. In 1890 the French become aware of British work in the field of Leviathan technology and change their own course. After a series of false starts (and fatal accidents), the Ganymede was smuggled to Britain in piecesunder cover of railway locomotive partsand reconstructed inside the French pavilion at the Crystal Palace for the Greater Britain Exhibition in London. At the height of the exhibition, to the amazement of the crowd, the Ganymede lifted itself skywards, draped in bunting, belching smoke and carrying beneath it a platform on which two mounted and armored Cuirassiers brandished the Tricolore. When the French Ambassador challenges Prime Minister Gladstone, Eh, and sir, what do you say to that?, the Prime Minister checked his watch, brushed a smut from his sleeve, and asked Why is yours so infernally dirty? Moments later, Her Majestys Sky Ship Leviathanfirst sky vessel of that name chugged its way across the sky, conspicuously absent colored bunting and horsemen, but displaying a pair of 6 cannons mounted on its bow, and a number of Maxim automatic machine-guns. The Great Sky Race had begun.

The world of 1910 Leviathans is epic in scope. The Manifest Destiny of the 1800s, combined with Old World power and elites, mixes with new technologies that dazzle the imagination as man uses his ingenuity to conquer science and the world. The art and fiction of Leviathans crafts a larger-than-life, alternate history image of clashing empires at the dawn of the technological age. Yet heroes still make the difference, whether in the palaces of far distant lands as political machinations bring a knife in the dark, or on the deck of a ship fighting for its life in a raging storm as hellfire from 12 gun batteries try to obliterate it from existence. Giant steel-cased ships smashing their way through the air over cities, mountains and foreign ports. Static lightning halos thrown off a ships electroid ballast tanks when conducting high-powered maneuvers. A broken-keeled ship hanging just for a moment at the edge of the clouds, blazing with fire and lightning, which slowly rolls over and then plummets toward the barren desert floor... The officers who must perfect three-dimensional naval warfare on ships that mount cutting edge 1910 technologies. The enlisted man who cuts his lanyard to dash across a pitching deck and rescue a comrade before he is lost over the side, the engineer who is almost as much a wizard as a tech.

WHY SHouLd You BE EXcitEd ABout LEViAtHAnS?

Art And Fiction

Leviathans is a miniatures-based board game wedded to a dynamic, alternate-history universe based around the steampunk genre. Catalyst Game Labs launched the Leviathans universe via monstersinthesky. com in early 2009, where continual blog posts show a behind-the-scenes look at a universe and game development in progress; with fiction, art and more. The Core Box Set with the full game and universe will be published in 2011. Leviathans uses an innovative game system of color-coded dice and easy-to-read physical record-keeping cards that allow for quick and easy play while retaining the depth of strategy that will encourage repeat play.

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10. officers Mess & Quarters 11. tesla Coil 12. airmans Quarters 13. aerial torpedo Magazine 14. Upper keel 15. lower keel 16. steering Gear 17. Bunkers 18. adjustable electroid tanks (trim tanks) 19. swan stabilizers 20. wheelhouse & fighting Bridge 21. Captains Quarters 22. radiotelegraphy room 23. foremast with Main telegraphy antenna 24. Bunkers 25. turreted 6in Guns 26. Casemate-mounted 3in Chase Guns

1. armoured Double hull

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5. Backup electrical Generator

6. Main electroid Containment tanks

7. Main electrical Generators

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British eMPire leviathans ranks

offiCer ranks sky admiral sky rear-admiral sky Captain sky Commander lieutenant Commander lieutenant ensign enlisteD ranks Chief Petty officer Petty officer leading airman able airman airman

hMl leviathan
Complement: 582 weight: 16,350 tons

(leviathan-Class BattleshiP)
Dimensions: 439 ft. x 78 ft. x 86 ft. (excluding funnels & masts)

speed 19 knots) engines: triple expansion, producing 18,000 shaft hp (max. 400 tons oil) fuel: (coal) normal 950 tons; max 2150 tons (also armament: 4-12, 3-9.2, 4-6, 8-3 Qf

frenCh leviathans ranks

offiCer ranks admiral arien Commandant arien Capitaine arien lieutenant arien sous-lieutenant arien enseigne arien enseigne arien 2me classe enlisteD ranks Matre-principal Premier-matre Matre second-matre Quartier-matre de 1re classe Quartier-matre de 2me classe aviateur

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(liBerte-Class liGht CrUiser)

ts) 77 ft. (excluding funnels & mas Dimensions: 296 ft. x 62 ft. x Complement: 350 weight: 5,360 tons haft hp (max. speedknots) engines: turbines, producings max 636 tons fuel: (coal) normal 536 tons; bays armament: 3-100mm, 4-launch

The miniatures and Ship Cards in the Core Box Set that will release in 2011 will showcase the British and French fleets. Faction Box Sets will follow in the future, introducing the fleets of the other major powers of the Leviathans universe: German, Italian, Russian, Japanese, American, and Austro-Hungarian.

LEViAtHAnS corE BoX SEt

toward the end of the 19th Century, and prior to the Great exhibition of 1890, nations staked their claims to be Major Powers on the possession of their own fleets of battleships. the first flight of the Ganymede only raised the stakes for those wanting to play the new game of aerial supremacynot only was the engineering mettle of a nation on show, their scientific prowess had to reach to sustain production of acceptable volumes of electroid, lest their investments in bravado sit there as no more than inert lumps. a brief survey of the lesser players the Minor air Powersreveals two paths taken by these lesser participants. firstly, the more self-sufficient limit their ambitions and lower their aims, producing smaller numbers of smaller vessels. those with presences more operatic than influential, on the other hand, take the parvenue approach, and attempt to buy their way into the game. Jkl

minor poWErS

leviathans Core Box set includes the following:

the rulebooks ease players from the quick-start rules into the full Commanders rules. 8 high-quality plastic miniatures representing ships from the British and french fleets. 12 ship Cards that expand a player's fleet, including a battleship, two light cruisers and three destroyers. 12 full-color recognition Cards that correspond to each ship Card, including the ships service history on the back. leviathans Gazetteer that details the alternate history of leviathans, the technology behind the great ships, the eight major air powers of 1910, along with minor powers, and the growing hot spots of conflict around the world. 2 novellas throwing you directly into the action of the universe. templates to aide game play. 12 dice 2 18" x 22" board-game quality maps, printed on both sides.

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Before the release of the Core Box Set, jump into the epic Leviathans universe and game system by purchasing the following PDFs from www.battlecorps.com/battleshop or www.drivethrurpg.com.

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The Lieutenants Manual is a 32-page PDF offering a complete introduction to the new, innovative Leviathans game system, including playing maps, ready-to-cut-out-and-use Ship Cards and counters. All a player needs to bring to the table are a few sets of polyhedral gaming dice (D4, D6, D8, D10 and D12s) and in minutes theyll be scouring the skies at the helm of several thousand tons of war-forged metal looking for the tail-tale sign of enemy smoke on the horizon.

The Primer For New Airmen Excerpt is a 21-page PDF offering a sampling of pages from the Primer For New Airmen. In addition to the next chapter of He Who Merits It (story fiction begun in the Lieutenants Manual), the Primer explores the world of 1910. The manifest destiny of the 1800s, combined with Old World power and elites, mixes with new technologies that dazzle the imagination as man uses his ingenuity to conquer science and the world.

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James Fighting Leviathans: Excerpt From 1910 Edition is an 8-page PDF that includes four more ships ready-to-play with the Lieutenants Manual. The PDF includes full-color illustrations and histories of all 4 ships, Ship Cards and cut-outs for putting these leviathans into play on your gaming table. The HML Beagle and Montpellier are variations on the D-class and Grenouille-class vessels found in the Lieutenants Manual. The HML Courser and Ardent, however, are two new Light Cruiser classes.
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James Fighting Leviathans: Excerpt From 1910 Edition Part Two is an 13-page PDF that includes four more ships (two each for the British and French fleets) ready-to-play with the Lieutenants Manual, including unveiling Type 3 Ships. The PDF includes full-color illustrations and histories of all 4 ships, Ship Cards and cut-outs for putting these leviathans into play on your gaming table. Also included are two ready-to-play scenarios for instantly fielding these ships (and others), including rules for Steering Gear and turrets!