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 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 generation—Zeppelin, Jellico,Fisher and others—diverted 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 uneasy…welcome 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 Fiction The art and fiction of Leviathans 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 ship’s electroid ballast 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 Tsushima—where the Russ

Leviathan “Berkuts ” defeated the massive gun

the Japanese wet navy—heralded the accepta

of these “aether flyers” as a technology

investigate by the world’s empires. However,

Greater Britain Exhibition will forever mark

start of the public’s 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 Ganymede w

smuggled to Britain in pieces—under cover

railway locomotive parts—and 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 Majesty’s Sky S

Leviathan —first 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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Dimnsions: 439 . x 78 . x 86 . (xcluding unnls & mss)

Complmn: 582

wigh: 16,350 ons

engins: tripl xpnsion, producing 18,000 sh hp (mx. spd 19 knos)

ful: (col) norml 950 ons; mx 2150 ons (lso  400 ons oil)

armmn: 4-12”, 3-9.2”,  4-6”, 8-3” Qf

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Dimnsions: 296 . x 62 . x 77 . (xc luding unn ls & mss)

Comp lmn: 350

wig h: 5,360 ons

engins: tur bins, producing  s h hp (mx. spd  knos)

fu l: (co l) norm l 536 ons; mx 636 ons

armmn: 3-100mm, 4- lunc h  bys

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LEViAtHAnS corE BoX SEt

 The miniatures and Ship Cards in the Core Box Set that willrelease in 2011 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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 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 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.

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.

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.

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!