“This is the eve of the Capellan Confederation’s final destruction!” -Dame Catherine Humphreys, Duchess of Andurien, 11 September 3030 We are proud to announce the latest publication from BattleTech UK Southeast – Turning Points: Betelgeuse. The year is 3030. The Federated Suns, Operation RAT, has bought the Capellan Confederation to its knees in what would […]
Read More Turning Points: Betelgeuse“We are Smoke Jaguar. Strongest of Clans. We are hunters, who fight with the ferocity of our namesake, to stand unequalled amongst the Children of Kerensky. We remember the bravery of our ancestors who gave themselves to the void, and of the despots responsible for their exodus. Through our strength we lead the crusaders to […]
Read More BattleTech – The Era Tours 3050-61Mercenary Missions is a drop-in drop out campaign system set in 3151 and designed to run as a series of games either as part of a 1-day event or as a continuing series of missions in a games club. Players do not need to attend every campaign day to compete. Each player has a Union […]
Read More MERCENARY MissionsCarthago Delenda Est “Attention, prepare for drop,” declared the artificial voice of the Leopard’s systems. Sitting in the cockpit of her Rifleman, Centurion Alessia Konstanz fought the urge to throw up. It was ridiculous, honestly, how even now her anxieties plagued her. Her! A centurion of the II Maniple of the Cohort Prima! On February […]
Read More Turning Point BookerLasted Updated 18 December 2023 BattleTech Mercenaries is a format design both for quick casual games and for multi round events. It is a scenario based format where each player controls 4 Mercenary BattleMechs will do what needs to be done to earn their pay! Level oF Play First start by deciding what level of […]
Read More BattleTech MercenariesREACTOR ONLINE… SENSORS ONLINE… WEAPONS ONLINE… ALL SYSTEMS NOMINAL… You’ve taken your first steps into the BattleTech world! Played a few Lance vs Lance Introductory Rules games, destroyed a fair number of enemy BattleMechs and lived! Now you’re ready! If you still need advice on what to by to start playing check out this article: […]
Read More How to Play BattleTech Part 2 – Standard PlayThis is the first in a series of articles designed to help new players in “How to Play Battletech”. By How to Play, I don’t mean the rules of the game, but rather how to set up the gameplay, the factions used, the units allowed, the size of forces, game balance and eventually looking at […]
Read More How to play BattleTech Part 1One of the most common questions asked by people interested in BattleTech is “Where do I start?”. With over 35 years of boxes, rules, supplements and novels it can be hard to know where to begin! In this blog post we’ll look at the best ways to get into playing BattleTech, including a short review […]
Read More How do I get into BattleTech? (2023 Update)[Currently being updated with rules from BattleTech Mercenaries and Hotspot: Hinterlands] This new series of articles will be looking at the BattleTech Chaos Campaign system by Catalyst Games. Over the last few years since the first release in Campaign Operations there have been several versions of Chaos Campaign all which have been slightly different. The […]
Read More A Chaos Campaign Guide to…INCOMING MESSAGE –DECRYPTING — –COMPLETE: 100%– TO: MAJOR HOANG DUAN [CO: MORNING STAR ASSAULT GROUP] FROM: COLONEL DAVIS HELLER [CO: TOOTH OF YMIR 08-02-3031 14:33:18] Good morning, Major. My intelligence team has just completed a tactical review of the current situation on Betelgeuse. After the initial combat drop of Warrior House Hiritsu, on 9 July, […]
Read More Betelgeuse Campaign (3031-3032)This article covers a method to generate a company-scale Mercenary Force in different eras for campaign games using either Chaos Campaign/BattleTech: Mercenaries or Campaign Operations. Era and Funding Step 1 is to select an era for play, this determines the starting funds for the company. Era Starting Funds (C-Bills) [OPTIONAL – BV] Succession Wars 60,000,000 […]
Read More Mercenary Force Generator[This system is under development and may be changed or added to] The Strategic Movement System allows players to simulate large-scale strategic movement of forces on a Strategic Map. Although based on some elements of Strategic Battle Force (From Interstellar Operations: BattleForce) the SMS is designed to work with BattleTech or Total Warfare to resolve […]
Read More Strategic Movement SystemOn 5 December 3151, a fleet of Clan Wolf WarShips jumped to a pirate point in the New Earth system. The Capellan First Victorian Commonality Fleet broke orbit and moved to intercept, but just as the engagement began, the Wolf fleet jumped away, but did lose the CWS Pterolycos to three Killer Whale anti-ship missiles, […]
Read More Operation PERSUASION – New Earth (Multiplayer)On 5 December 3151, a fleet of Clan Wolf WarShips jumped to a pirate point in the New Earth system. The Capellan First Victorian Commonality Fleet broke orbit and moved to intercept, but just as the engagement began, the Wolf fleet jumped away, but did lose the CWS Pterolycos to three Killer Whale anti-ship missiles, […]
Read More Operation PERSUASION – New EarthCatalyst Games Labs recently commented that the 12th printing of the standard core BattleTech rulebook, Total Warfare, would be the last. Looking ahead, CGL are planning to reformat the rules, potentially making some optional rules part of the core mechanics and even… changing the cluster hit mechanic…. Since the earliest printing of the BattleTech core […]
Read More Combat Math: The Cluster Table[After several weeks of gaming sessions and 3 separate MegaMek sessions, our A Time of War Hinterlands campaign has reached the end of its first 3-month contract on Zhangshon, January -March 3151. The last mission – the Zuhai Showdown – was a fittingly epic finale, so I decided to write a short piece from the […]
Read More Zuhai ShowdownWelcome Trothkin to our new Spring 3151 collection! Our products are designed to protect the freedoms of the people of the InnerSphere from threats and violence, oppression, piracy and hostile anti-competitive corporate conduct. Clan Sea Fox is the premier manufacturer of BattleMechs and other self-protection apparatus across the Inner Sphere. Seyla! We are also proud […]
Read More Clan Sea Fox Spring 3151 CatalogueBattleTech Mercenaries Contract 1 introduces players to a series of gaming events using the Mercenaries Chaos Campaign rules. Players create a Scale 1 Mercenary Force and engage in three scenarios while managing Support Points for repairs and upgrades. Specific guidelines for force construction, battlefield support, and MechWarrior training are outlined, ensuring an engaging competition.
Read More BattleTech Mercenaries Contract 1noun plural noun: contracts /ˈkɒntrakt/ Random Contract System This system allows for players or GM’s to roll contracts randomly for a Mercenary Campaign based in the IlClan Era. These rules are an extension of those in Campaign Operations (on which BattleMech Mercenaries and Hotspots: Hinterlands and based). Stage 1: Contract Offers First roll to determine the […]
Read More A Chaos Campaign guide to Contracts (IlClan)
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