Harlech Outreach 18 October 3067 “Gray One to all Dragoons. Wolf Actual…down! Wolf Actual is down!” A crackle of static. Then, “Set Condition Feral.” Wide swaths of Harlech still burned. Entire city blocks lay in flame and ruin, and dark, roiling smoke scorched the sky, blotting out the sun for the third straight day. Fires […]
Read More The Battle of OutReachThe year is 3151. Clan Wolf and Clan Jade Falcon have gone all in, abandoning the worlds of their occupation zones and thrown their entire Toumen against the Republic of the Sphere, in a last epic Battle on Terra. What they have left behind is chaos, war, and for the right people… opportunity! Tamar Rising […]
Read More Tamar Rising“Gunji-no-Kanrei Toranaga, this is First Prince Julian Davion of the Federated Suns. You have taken the planet of New Avalon by force of arms in the name of the Draconis Combine, and I demand you return it to its rightful owners: the citizens of New Avalon. If your warriors do not lay down their arms […]
Read More Alpha Strike – Return to New Avalon 3151REACTOR 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)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 aim of this project is to curate all the material to […]
Read More A Chaos Campaign Guide to…The Battle for Lootera City is a Multiplayer special event format designed for 4-8 players over 8-10 hours of game play. Historical Overview The Battle for Huntress is over! The Second Star League forces of Task Force Serpent, following the exodus road provided by the former Clan MechWarrior, Trent, has led the forces of the […]
Read More The Battle of Lootera City“This is a guide for new MechWarrior recruits to understand the weaponry at your disposal on your BattleMechs and the weaponry you will face both against InnerSphere and Clan based technology. We will look at different eras, and compare weapons at various range bands, comparing the advantages and disadvantages of each system. Remember, Weapons make the […]
Read More A MechWarriors Guide to… Long Range Weapons Part 2 SLDF“This is a guide for new MechWarrior recruits to understand the weaponry at your disposal on your BattleMechs and the weaponry you will face both against InnerSphere and Clan based technology. We will look at different eras, and compare weapons at various range bands, comparing the advantages and disadvantages of each system. Remember, Weapons make the […]
Read More A MechWarriors Guide to – Long Ranged Weapons Part 1This is a scenario from the current Campaign Ops narrative campaign I’m GM’ing, but it could be run as a stand alone scenario for a 3028 Company. Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Scenario 1 – Airbase Assault AUGUST 30th 3028, New Caledonia, Landing Zone Alpha, North of Redlev — ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATION INCOMING — ORIGIN: Colonel Edward Nichols, CO […]
Read More Airbase AssaultIn this article, I’m going to look at a an official optional rule that was first published in the BattleTech Initiative Deck by CGL in 2022. It presents a different way of handling initiative, which is particularly suitable for larger games with more than one Formation/Lance, and can be used for either “Classic” BattleTech or […]
Read More Formation Based InitiativeEvent Details BattleTech Bad Moon Mercenaries is a one day event with 3 x 2 hour scenarios. It is designed for new players and uses the Introductory ruleset found in BattleTech A Game of Armored Combat. Tickets should be purchased in advance of the day and are £10 which covers the table hire. Initially there […]
Read More BattleTech: Bad Moon Mercenaries 4th Feb 2023BattleTech 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! This system is based mainly on the BattleTech Championship Circuit (BTCC) Format by the Catalyst […]
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