“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 1Harlech 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 OutReachThis 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 AssaultThe 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 3151In 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. Saturday 4th February 2023 Bad Moon Cafe, 159A Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4GZ Registration 10 am Round 1 […]
Read More BattleTech: Bad Moon Mercenaries 4th Feb 2023Lasted 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 MercenariesIn this article we are going to look at what is meant by the terms “Advanced Rules” and “Advanced Units and Equipment” and look at ways in which to introduce using Advanced Rules into your causal games and in events. Rules Levels BattleTech has 4 different rules levels in the game: Beginners (Level 0) – […]
Read More How to Play BattleTech Part 3 – Advanced RulesHistorical Overview In the first half of 3151, the border between the newly reformed Free Worlds League and the Wolf Empire was strangely quiet… Rumours of huge troop redeployments in the Wolf Empire started to emerge and then the news that the Wolf Empire had penetrated Fortress Republic and invaded Terra. The new Captain-General of […]
Read More A Chaos Campaign Guide to … The Silver Hawk Irregulars
