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I N T R O D U C T I O N

AN ALTERNATE HISTORY GAME OF AIR FLEET BAT


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In 1878 the Polish genius Rynchowski isolated an electrical fluid with remarkablelifting 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 technologicalrevolution and sea-going battleships were abandoned around the world. In their

place, armored giants took to the skies.In 1906, Great Britain launched theHMS Leviathan, the first of the super

air ships, sparking an arms race around the world. By 1910 the most powerfulnations boasted large High Fleets, and the start of small skirmishes left the worlduneasywelcome to Leviathans!

WHY SHOULD YOU BE

EXCITED ABOUT LEVIATHANS?

The world of 1910 Leviathans is epic in scope. The Manifest Destiny of the1800s, combined with Old World power and elites, mixes with new technologies thatdazzle the imagination as man uses his ingenuity to conquer science and the world.

ART AND FICTIONThe art and fiction ofLeviathans crafts a larger-than-life, alternate history imageof clashing empires at the dawn of the technological age. Yet heroes still make thedifference, whether in the palaces of far distant lands as political machinations bringa knife in the dark, or on the deck of a ship fighting for its life in a raging storm ashellfire from 12 gun batteries try to obliterate it from existence.

Giant steel-cased ships smashing their way through the air over cities, mountainsand foreign ports. Static lightning halos thrown off a ships electroidballast tanks

when conducting high-powered maneuvers. A broken-keeled ship hanging justfor a moment at the edge of the clouds, blazing with fire and lightning, whichslowly rolls over and then plummets toward the barren desert floor...

The officers who must perfect three-dimensional naval warfare on ships thatmount 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 theside, the engineer who is almost as much a wizard as a tech.

THE GREATER

BRITAIN EXHIBITION

The Battle of Tsushimawhere the Russ

Leviathan Berkuts defeated the massive gun

the Japanese wet navyheralded the accepta

of these aether flyers as a technology

investigate by the worlds empires. However,

Greater Britain Exhibition will forever mark

start of the publics understanding of the mi

these ships represent.

In 1890 the French become aware of Brit

work in the field of Leviathan technology

change their own course. After a series of fa

starts (and fatal accidents), the Ganymedew

smuggled to Britain in piecesunder cover

railway locomotive partsand reconstruc

inside the French pavilion at the Cry

Palace for the Greater Britain Exhibition

London. At the height of the exhibition, to

amazement of the crowd, the Ganymede lif

itself skywards, draped in bunting, belch

smoke and carrying beneath it a platform

which two mounted and armored Cuirass

brandished the Tricolore.

When the French Ambassador challe

Prime Minister Gladstone, Eh, and sir, what

you say to that?, the Prime Minister checked

watch, brushed a smut from his sleeve, and as

Why is yours so infernally dirty?

Moments later, Her Majestys Sky S

Leviathanfirst sky vessel of that nam

chugged its way across the sky, conspicuou

absent colored bunting and horsemen,

displaying a pair of 6 cannons mounted

its bow, and a number of Maxim automa

machine-guns.The Great Sky Race had begun.


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THEINNERWORKINGSOFA

LEVIA

THAN

1.ArmouredDoubleHull

2.ShipStores

3.DuctedScrews

4.EngineShafts

5.BackupElectricalGenerator

6.MainElectroidContainme

ntTanks

7.MainElectricalGenerator

s

8.Boilers

9.

Turbines(newerDestroyerClass)

10.Officers

Mess&Quarters

11.

TeslaCo

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12.Airman

sQuarters

13.AerialTorpedoMagazine

14.UpperKeel

15.LowerK

eel

16.Steering

Gear

17.Bunkers

18.Adjustab

leElectroidTanks(TrimT

anks)

19.SwanStabilizers

20.Wheelhouse&FightingBridge

21.CaptainsQuarters

22.RadiotelegraphyRoom

23.ForemastwithMainTelegra

phyAntenna

24.Bunkers

25.

Turreted6inGuns

26.Casemate-mounted3inChaseGuns

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BRITISH EMPIRE

LEVIATHANS RANKS

OFFICER RANKSSky AdmiralSky Rear-AdmiralSky CaptainSky CommanderLieutenant Commander

LieutenantEnsign

ENLISTED RANKSChief Petty OfficerPetty OfficerLeading AirmanAble AirmanAirman

HMLLEVIATHAN(LEVIATHAN-CLASSBATTLESHIP)

Dimensions: 439 ft. x78ft.x86ft. (excluding funnels&masts)

Complement: 582

Weight:16,350tons

Engines: Tripleexpansion,producing18,000shafthp(max. speed 19 knots)

Fuel: (coal) normal950tons;max2150 tons (also400 tons oil)

Armament:4-12, 3-9.2,4-6,8-3QF


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FRENCH

LEVIATHANS RANKS

OFFICER RANKSAdmiral arienCommandant arienCapitaine arienLieutenant arienSous-Lieutenant arienEnseigne arien

Enseigne arien 2me classe

ENLISTED RANKSMatre-principalPremier-matreMatreSecond-matreQuartier-matre de 1re classeQuartier-matre de 2me classeAviateur brevetAviateur

LAVE(LIBERTE-CLASSLIGHTCRUISER

)

Dimensions: 296ft. x62ft. x77ft.(excludingfunnels&ma

sts)

Complement:350

Weight: 5,360tons

Engines:Turbines,producingshafthp(max. speedknots)

Fuel: (coal)normal536tons;max636tons

Armament: 3-100mm,4-launchbays


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LEVIATHANS CORE BOX SET

The miniatures and Ship Cards in the Core Box Set that willrelease in 2010 will showcase the British and French fleets. FactionBox Sets will follow in the future, introducing the fleets of the othermajor powers of the Leviathans universe: German, Italian, Russian,Japanese, American, and Austro-Hungarian.


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MINORPOWERS

Toward theendofthe19thCentury,and prior to the Great Exhibition of1890, nations staked their claims tobeMajor Powers on the possession oftheirownfleetsofbattleships.The firstflightoftheGanymedeonlyraised thestakes for those wanting to play thenew game of aerial supr

emacynotonly was the engineering mettle of anationonshow,theirscientificprowesshad to reach to sustain production ofacceptable volumes of electroid, lesttheirinvestments inbravadosit thereasnomorethan inertlumps.A brief surveyofthelesserplayers

the Minor Air Powersreveals twopaths taken bytheselesserparticipants.Firstly, the more self-sufficient limittheir ambitions and lower their aims,producing smaller numbers of smaller

vessels. Those with presences moreoperatic than influential, on the otherhand, take theparvenueapproach,andattempt tobuytheirwayintothegame.

JKL


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JOIN THE LEVIATHANS EXCITMENT!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.

WWW.MONSTERSINTHESKY.COM

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The Lieutenants Manualis 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.

James Fighting Leviathans: Excerpt From 1910 Editionis 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 Beagleand

Montpellierare variations on the D-class and Grenouille-class

vessels found in the Lieutenants Manual. The HML Courserand

Ardent, however, are two new Light Cruiser classes.

The Primer For New Airmen Excerptis a 21-page PDF offering a

sampling of pages from the Primer For New Airmen. In addition

to the next chapter ofHe Who Merits It(story fiction begun in the

Lieutenants Manual), the Primerexplores 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.

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!
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