Historical Note On the 16th of April 3039 a wave of Federated Commonwealth JumpShips appeared in several key systems in the Draconis Combine – the War of 3039 had begun. The War of 3039 was not a stealth attack or a surprise war, everyone knew it was coming. Two weeks before the start of the […]
Read More War of 3039REACTOR 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 1Terra T+11, 12th January 3151 11 days after Alaric‘s Clan Wolf forces had jumped into the system, the first of Chinngas Khan Malvina Hazen‘s Clan Jade Falcons began to arrive. Unlike the Clan Wolf forces though, the Jade Falcons had not bought with them their whole toumen, instead only jumping with the forces immediately available […]
Read More The Fall of Genèva“The time has come to end the threat of the Clans, once and for all!” – Prince Victor Steiner-Davion The Great Refusal is a one-day BattleTech narrative event using the Standard Ruleset. Players will engage in 1v1 games (or may enter as a team of 2 players, controlling 1 force) between the Crusader Clans and […]
Read More The Great RefusalThe year is 3075 and the Inner Sphere is in flames. The fanatical forces of the Word of Blake and their shadow divisions stand firm on Terra and radiate out through the Inner Sphere like some terrible cancer [In our holy causes to unite the Inner Sphere]. Reeling from the shocking news that Thomas Marik […]
Read More Inner Sphere in FlamesForce Builing – Quick Start (Downloadable printer friendly PDF version with background fluff removed) High Noon at Highwater is an introductory event set in 3025 on the Periphery world of HighWater. Each player will play a Mercenary Company hired by either Don Antonio López de Santa Anna or Brigadier General George Hamilton to take control […]
Read More High Noon at HighWater (Quick Start Version)Historical Overview If ever there was a planet that was on the edge of the Inner Sphere, deep in the Periphery and a complete and utter dust ball, it’s Highwater. Named after the early colonist’s favourite (and maybe only) phrase, “Come Hell or Highwater”, it’s an irony that Highwater has virtually no water at all. The only […]
Read More High Noon at HighWater (Chaos Campaign Version)Mercenary Company – Origins is a simple campaign system designed for players who are new to the game, enabling you to play straight out of the BattleTech A Game of Armoured Combat box set. Design your company, choose your BattleMechs and MechWarriors and then take on your first Mercenary Contract. Mercenary Company – Orgins, uses a […]
Read More MERCENARY COMPANY – ORIGINSWhen Coventry was first colonised during the 24th Century a small group of hardy colonists from the old Terran country of Australia helped settle the more arid deserts. When asked why they settled in the southern continent there were many somewhat cryptic reasons given including “Well here, the water goes down the plug hole the […]
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