O:CREDITS. FIRESTORM: SHOCKWAVE ‘Tue, FOURTH CorPoraTe. War BOoK Two e WRITERS. Craic SHEELEY Scort TayLor Davia ACKERMAN-GRAY. Bruce Haruck e ART DIRECTION & LAYOUT DAVID ACKERMAN-GRAY ALEX OKITA ° COVER ILLUSTRATION FAoLO PaRENTE BACK COVER ILLUSTRATION ALEX RAGINE ‘Colored by ALEX OKITA e INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS ALEX RACINE Brent C. FERGUSON Ma.coL”m HEE Mike JACKSON. ALEX OKITA Cary PoLkovirz e@ EDITORS Damp ACKERMAN-GRAY DEREK QUINTANAR JANICE SELLERS BENJAMIN WRIGHT BRUCE HARLICK e CONTRIBUTIONS By MIKE PONDSMITH Crris WILLIAMS R.TALSORIAN GAMES, INC. : Pea) Erveret eaten toa Pores tee Crary ee ee eT Presiidenpeaeon ieee neta esey soem arr ee eee perme erncinryenierey emery rere etna] eee ee ee eee once eee eee = TABLE OF ames INTRODUCTION . CHAPTER 1: THe Hor War Opening Salvo 4 Background Briefing 6 World Response to the War. 2 Why Is There A War? 0 Global Targets For The Hot War 18 Personality Profiles 20 Recruitment 23 The Use of Edgerunners 24 CHAPTER 2: TECHNICAL BRIEFING. Hot War Occupations 26 Standard Roles in the Hot War 30 Weapons and Armor 32 Hot War Cyberware 40 Combat Netware 42 Combat Gear 45 Hot War Vehicles 49 RPV at War 56 ‘Assisted Combat Personal Armor 59 Vehicles from Maximum Metal” 63 Panzerboy Vehicle Combat Rules n ‘The Corporate Warriors 7 Squad Combat Rules 87 AltBatlfield 90 CHAPTER 3: Hor War AbveNTuRES Hot War Timeline 93 ‘The Fourth Corporate War 96 Not Money, But Blood: Refereeing The War 99 Subpiots in the Hot War 105 Hot War Locales 106 End Game 26 The Guns ... Silenced 128 Epilogue 144 Dedication from Scott Taylor: ‘To dale, For walking beside me through the dark times, and occs- ‘ional giving me a push when I needed ‘And Special Thanks tothe command staf ofthe USS Exeter, ‘wahout whon’s generous offer, Fd Ikely sil be weting ths. Wf GenZieaTaAscHen ss _yieverinom soo nee