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AN ALTERNATE HISTORY GAME OF AIR FLEET BATTLES

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 THE GREATER
In 1878 the Polish genius Rynchowski isolated an electrical fluid with remarkable
lifting capabilities. A single, pivotal event that would change the world. BRITAIN EXHIBITION
The smartest military minds of the coming generation—Zeppelin, Jellico, The Battle of Tsushima—where the Russian
Fisher and others—diverted their attention to the glorious new technological Leviathan “Berkuts” defeated the massive guns of
revolution and sea-going battleships were abandoned around the world. In their the Japanese wet navy—heralded the acceptance
place, armored giants took to the skies. of these “aether flyers” as a technology to
investigate by the world’s empires. However, the
In 1906, Great Britain launched the HMS Leviathan, the first of the “super
Greater Britain Exhibition will forever mark the
air ships,” sparking an arms race around the world. By 1910 the most powerful start of the public’s understanding of the might
nations boasted large High Fleets, and the start of small skirmishes left the world these ships represent.
uneasy…welcome to Leviathans! In 1890 the French become aware of British
work in the field of Leviathan technology and

WHY SHOULD YOU BE

change their own course. After a series of false
starts (and fatal accidents), the Ganymede was
smuggled to Britain in pieces—under cover of
EXCITED ABOUT LEVIATHANS? railway locomotive parts—and reconstructed
inside the French pavilion at the Crystal
The world of 1910 Leviathans is epic in scope. The Manifest Destiny of the Palace for the Greater Britain Exhibition in
1800s, combined with Old World power and elites, mixes with new technologies that London. At the height of the exhibition, to the
dazzle the imagination as man uses his ingenuity to conquer science and the world. amazement of the crowd, the Ganymede lifted
itself skywards, draped in bunting, belching
ART AND FICTION smoke and carrying beneath it a platform on
The art and fiction of Leviathans crafts a larger-than-life, alternate history image which two mounted and armored Cuirassiers
brandished the Tricolore.
of clashing empires at the dawn of the technological age. Yet heroes still make the
When the French Ambassador challenges
difference, whether in the palaces of far distant lands as political machinations bring
Prime Minister Gladstone, “Eh, and sir, what do
a knife in the dark, or on the deck of a ship fighting for its life in a raging storm as you say to that?”, the Prime Minister checked his
hellfire from 12” gun batteries try to obliterate it from existence. watch, brushed a smut from his sleeve, and asked
• Giant steel-cased ships smashing their way through the air over cities, mountains “Why is yours so infernally dirty?”
and foreign ports. Static lightning halos thrown off a ship’s electroid ballast tanks Moments later, Her Majesty’s Sky Ship
when conducting high-powered maneuvers. A broken-keeled ship hanging just Leviathan—first sky vessel of that name—
for a moment at the edge of the clouds, blazing with fire and lightning, which chugged its way across the sky, conspicuously
slowly rolls over and then plummets toward the barren desert floor... absent colored bunting and horsemen, but
• The officers who must perfect three-dimensional naval warfare on ships that displaying a pair of 6” cannons mounted on
mount cutting edge 1910 technologies. The enlisted man who cuts his lanyard its bow, and a number of Maxim automatic
machine-guns.
to dash across a pitching deck and rescue a comrade before he is lost over the
The Great Sky Race had begun.
side, the engineer who is almost as much a wizard as a tech.
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 THE GAME
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THE INNER WORKINGS OF A LEVIATHAN

1. Armoured Double Hull 10. Officer’s Mess & Quarters 19. Swan Stabilizers
2. Ship Stores 11. Tesla Coil 20. Wheelhouse & Fighting Bridge
3. Ducted Screws 12. Airman’s Quarters 21. Captain’s Quarters
4. Engine Shafts 13. Aerial Torpedo Magazine 22. Radiotelegraphy Room
5. Backup Electrical Generator 14. Upper Keel 23. Foremast with Main Telegraphy Antenna
6. Main Electroid Containment Tanks 15. Lower Keel 24. Bunkers
7. Main Electrical Generators 16. Steering Gear 25. Turreted 6in Guns
8. Boilers 17. Bunkers 26. Casemate-mounted 3in Chase Guns
9. Turbines (newer Destroyer Class) 18. Adjustable Electroid Tanks (Trim Tanks)

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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 HML LEVIATHAN
Leading Airman (LEVIATHAN-CLASS BATTLESHIP)
Able Airman Dimensions: 439 ft. x 78 ft. x 86 ft. (excluding funnels & masts)
Airman Complement: 582
Weight: 16,350 tons
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

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 FRENCH
LEVIATHANS RANKS
OFFICER RANKS
Admiral aérien
Commandant aérien
Capitaine aérien
Lieutenant aérien
Sous-Lieutenant aérien
Enseigne aérien
Enseigne aérien 2ème classe

ENLISTED RANKS
Maître-principal
Premier-maître
LAVE Maître
(LIBERTE-CLASS LIGHT CRUISER) Second-maître
ts) Quartier-maître de 1ère classe
77 ft. (excluding funnels & mas
Dimensions: 296 ft. x 62 ft. x
Quartier-maître de 2ème classe
Complement: 350
Aviateur breveté
Weight: 5,360 tons
shaft hp (max. speed knots)
Aviateur
Engines: Turbines, producing
max 636 tons
Fuel: (coal) normal 536 tons;
bays
Armament: 3-100mm, 4-launch

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 LEVIATHANS CORE BOX SET
The miniatures and Ship Cards in the Core Box Set that will
release in 2010 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.

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 MINOR POWERS
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 supremacy—not
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 Powers—reveals 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

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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.

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The Lieutenant’s Manual is a 32-page PDF offering a complete

introduction to the new, innovative Leviathan’s 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 they’ll 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
Lieutenant’s 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
Lieutenant’s 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 Lieutenant’s 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 Lieutenant’s
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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