I finally finished the project... I just want to thank all of you for the support and feedback.
"We are Clan Burrock!
Strong and clear, moving through all impassible boundaries
With our acid, we burn the weak foundation
And with our mandibles, we feed on its remains and grow stronger
We are an infestation that cannot be contained
Embedded deep within the Way of the Clans
Nicholas chose us
The true, the vigilant, and the redeemed!"
- Clan Burrock Remembrance
One Clan that was never covered/fleshed out in the BattleTech universe is Clan Burrock (Well, a little bit in Operation: Klondike, Era Digest: Golden Century, and Wars of Reaving). Despite the lack of attention they were still a force to be reckoned with. They were primary dealers with the Dark Caste, allies with Clan Star Adder and Clan Cloud Cobra, the thorn in Clan Fire Mandrill's spine and the mortal enemies of Clan Blood Spirit. They also invented the Clan Gauss Rifle and were one of the creators of the Executioner OmniMech.
Field Manual Crusader Clans Supplement: Clan Burrock is an update to Field Manual: Crusader Clans that adds an entry for Clan Burrock before they were absorbed into Clan Star Adder (Except Xi Galaxy "The Underground," which is meant to cover what is going on in the Dark Caste up until the Wars of Reaving). I have put over two years of work into it taking information and drawing influence from canon sources. This means that it is not an alternate universe, it is a resource that can be used for your BattleTech games which attempts to hold as much integrity as possible to the BattleTech Universe. This supplement comes equipped with the history of Clan Burrock, popular tactics, personalities, traditions, a complete touman with unit designations and abilities, AND even some new BattleMech, Battle Armor and Vehicle designs to your liking! Recently, I fleshed out their connection with the Dark Caste (in the form of Xi Galaxy), thanks to the bit of information from Wars of Reaving.
If you are a die-hard Burrock fan like I am, or into the Homeworld Clans, or a die hard Clan Blood Spirit player who is looking for an enemy to beat down, or even a Star Adder looking to run a Burrock Absorption campaign, then this is for you!
For your convenience, I placed all the files associated with this material in one .zip file (including the camo below)
HERE. *NOW INCLUDING UPDATED ALPHA STRIKE CARDS!
You can find the instructions in the zip file. Basically, copy all of the files to their respective locations and add this to the end of mechset.txt:
# Burrock Supplement
chassis "Crypt Keeper" "cryptkeeperprime.gif"
exact "Crypt Keeper Prime" "cryptkeeperprime.gif"
exact "Crypt Keeper A" "cryptkeepera.gif"
exact "Crypt Keeper B" "cryptkeeperb.gif"
exact "Crypt Keeper C" "cryptkeeperc.gif"
exact "Crypt Keeper D" "cryptkeeperd.gif"
exact "Hornet IIC" "hornetIIC.gif"
exact "Praetorian Light Tank" "praetorian.gif"
exact "Predator" "/battle armor/Afreet.gif"
exact "Glass Banshee" "glassbanshee.gif"
exact "Great Wyrm 3" "great_wyrm_3.gif"
I prefer to keep my custom images in the same folder as the mechset file as it keeps custom images out of the official images. It makes updating MegaMek easier.
Finally, thanks to the few Burrock fans out there. Hopefully you guys enjoy this!