I definitely want to run a Tabletop RPG of it, but I also want to try Age of Destruction for sure. I played Battletech about 20 years ago and have recently come back to the game. There are tons of mechs that … If your main experience of the BattleTech universe is the MechWarrior games then you may make the same mistake I did and see enemy vehicles as little more than gnats. Now that I read StratOps again, you should not use wounding rules to mechwarriors - if the head is blown off, he just dies. close. WIP Scratch building a true scale Union Class Dropship. BattleTech Tabletop Primer - New? [–]Momoyo87 3 points4 points5 points 4 years ago (8 children). Mechwarrior age of destruction "aka clickytech" is the now defunct reboot to the game that happened some time ago. You should be able to use it along side AToW though without much difficulty. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries has a lot of buttons, but only one is absolutely necessary for me to enjoy it. But crunchier. Miniatures - Alpha Strike vs Battletech vs MechWarrior? Mechwarrior is the classic rpg rules but if you want the current edition of the rpg rules is called " a time of war". Namely the blue units have a better mech, while the red ones have a better tank. I've only had 1 pilot be in a death situation in my campaign so far. From my limited knowledge of Mechwarrior, Armored Core ACs are way more powerful and especially agile than Mechwarrior Mechs. The Battletech (and Mech Commander series) are more strategy/tactical games, while the mechwarrior ones are about being in the cockpit (or sometimes, hanging out behind your mech). Total Warfare is the standard rules, Techmanual is construction rules, Tactical Operations is advanced rules, Strategic Operations is hodgepodge of rules (Advanced Aerospace, Battleforce, some campaign rules), A Time of War is the RPG rules, and the upcoming Interstellar Operations is campaign rules and everything they didn't fit into the other books (including the kitchen sink). The reactors do not explode unless they take a really large amount of crits really quickly and the mech falling only damages the pilot, which usually should not kill him. A look at how a broken game can still be fun, with the right attitude and expectations. I personally think Dark Age / Age of Destruction is a better tabletop game but battle tech + RPG is a better game. Kerensky settles on these worlds with the refugees to found a society. Need your order delivered in time for the Holidays? The BattleMaster has a lot more armor than the Catapult, and even if the Catapult lands half of its LRM shots (with an average of 9 damage per shot) that'll just bring the BattleMaster down to Catapult-levels of armor. assuming you leave at least 100 pt for them. Halo: Mechwarrior by IX404 reviews (AU). So I'm just super confused as to what I should get, and would greatly appreciate any help at all!! Rendered by PID 29808 on r2-app-0848f619531ddbe0a at 2020-12-31 22:03:31.994563+00:00 running c709bd6 country code: US. The novels and the mechs portrayed in them also obey these rules. There are actual Technical Readouts with descriptions of mechs and their backgrounds the canon weapon loadouts can be found here. Out of print. The Centurion AL refit aims to reduce the original CN9-L's dependency on ammo supplies. In general, my campaign does not allow of the ToW edges for the Mechwarriors. Characters exist on go on adventures outside of their battlemechs. It seems like Alpha Strike may be the best option to play with my seven year old son. It's getting a lot of traction now and is fully supported. (self.battletech). Overall fairly happy with how it turned out, even though there's a couple of areas to improve for the next one. So they're entirely separate games then? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MechWarrior:_Dark_Age, https://www.dropbox.com/s/qdieozmhg01w9ko/IMG_20140808_175402_753.jpg?dl=0. Imo blue is easier to play as the range on the units are better and their tank is a good "tank / bait", but red with death from above (an attack with a jump jet equipped unit) and using your mech as a flank / drop while using your tank as the heavy hitter with streak over the wall is interesting (but again harder to play). Scratchbuilt Atlas Made this guy from a combination of clay, bits, sprues, and cardstock. [–]Mechsae 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (9 children). No, in my experience it is really hard for them to die unless you use the optional "Stackpoling" rules in TacOps. The problem is, I have absolutely no idea what to look for, and my google-fu isn't seeming to help me. [–]LaserPoweredDeviltry 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (3 children). MechWarrior and Battletech are registered trade-marks of Microsoft Corporation and are used under license. It's the best bang for your buck by far. The miniatures use a slightly larger scale, and cannot be comfortably used on the 1 inch hexes the classic game's map sheets. Modders Resources and Tutorials. Within the fictional MechWarrior: Dark Age setting of the BattleTech universe, Bannson's Raiders, is a private army created to defend the interests of the Bannson Universal Unlimited corporation. I love XCOM which is why I'm interested in this game to begin with, and of course I loved the old mech commander games. Though you could fit 4 Bannsons Raider Solitaires into a 600 point game, complete with pilots and gear. Best bang for your buck to get into Battletech is the Introductory Boxed Set 2nd Edition. 50-60 gets you 26 miniatures plus maps and rules and … Mechwarrior Age of Destruction is a tabletop war game similar to Mage Knight. I allowed one dude to take the two-hit-melee edge because he's voluntarily gimping himself enough to use mostly melee weapons in medium mechs. I found on Amazon a "Mechwarrior Age of Destruction starter pack" and am considering getting that and some boosters, but I'm not 100% clear on what it is. MW2 and MW3 already did this and approached the canon universe rather closely. The RPG and the Battletech game go hand in hand for vehicle combat (and mechs). It's meant to be played with a large number of mechs, tanks, and infantry in play, and condenses the rules significantly to speed play. I also found for fairly cheap a "Mechwarrior:The Battletech Role Playing Game(2nd Edition)" book that I'm probably going to get, but these two seem like entirely diffent games. While battletech is a longer thing (3-5 hours, if not more for larger games), and the RPG adds on top a character creation process that takes time beforehand. it is fun, but a lot of the fun came from collecting (the addictive nature of it), and the army building, then executing the different strategies, and eventually go into meta gaming (this guy is strong and he always brings that, can I build an army that counters that build while do okay with other people that I play with). [–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (5 children). If you are into turn based tactic games and it is a bit of cliche to say it, but like XCom, then you might enjoy it. There is A Time of War Companion, but it is full of optional rules that you can do without. [–]Warmag2 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (2 children). Sarna's HPG Station: Latest Newsbursts: 24 Dec 2020: Merry Christmas With Christmas around the corner and, I imagine (or at least hope for you), many people signing off for the rest of the year to enjoy the holiday season and get some well-deserved R&R, it's time to put another heartfelt "Merry Christmas!" It's the best bang for your buck by far. You also wanted to choose blocking terrain to give them cover to advance. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries checks most of the boxes I would have asked for out of a modern revival of the series. Mechwarrior is the classic rpg rules but if you want the current edition of the rpg rules is called " a time of war". A special two-day event dedicated to the celebration of BattleTech and MechWarrior, hosted by Piranha Games and bringing together MechWarriors from around the world. Something really a computer game streamlines (NOT simplify like MWDA/AoD did). Sometimes they suit up and take their mechs into battle. I can't seem to find A Time of War on Amazon. Third favorite mech of all, that one. Is there a Mech that can be considered the Bismarck of Battletech? C&C appreciated. It's the most supported of the various game and most products are made for this core game. I have a ton of the old stuff and would like to get a good price for it. Look for an Atlas, got it. Bah. Clix mechs are in the back row, Battletech miniatures are in the front What do I need to get started in A Time Of War? START HERE! Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy. Looks like I'm in for spending a good chunk of change! Experienced BattleTech or MechWarrior players know this already, but each mech is more than a healthbar with a gun. I'm most interested in a RPG style game. If BATTLETECH would have been developed along these ratios, it would not have been much of a BattleMech game now would it. Battletech is the original game. https://www.dropbox.com/s/qdieozmhg01w9ko/IMG_20140808_175402_753.jpg?dl=0, [–]theholylancer 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago* (3 children). Clan Jade Falcon Delta Galaxy Stormcrow Prime. The Time of War RPG and the Battletech tabletop game are separate games, but they can be slotted together. [–]Warmag2 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children). Without them, a mech is just a piece of scrap. MechWarrior and Battletech are registered trade-marks of Microsoft Corporation and are used under license. AFAIK it is hard for the pilot to die unless he gets offed by a headshot. Stackpoling requires four engine crits in one turn, so even that is quite improbrable (which is fair, because the fusion reactor shouldn't explode). Well, just recently I started a D&D campaign with some friends, and realized I love tabletop gaming. Plus the people from BattleTech tend to be crazy and pull of shit crazy maneuvers after listening to a friend go on about the stunts pulled. MechWarrior Card Pack #1 BattleTech Catalyst Game Labs. [–]theholylancer 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (7 children), yeah, AoD had a lot of expansions. The RPG, I mean? And with the help of some friends, a few border conflicts, and a whole lot of luck, she might just become legendary. Urbanmech 30t And Firestarter 35t (my battletech fanart). Stormwolf, on 21 December 2011 - 02:45 AM, said: I did find the OP, intentionally or not, a tad patronising though. It's meant to be used for games with about 4-8 mechs per side. Yeah, to drop a lance or star means a 1200 or 1500 point game. It's a completely different rule set from the original game. Alpha Strike is very much a spin-off system and doesn't utilize any of those books normally. [–]sdullcy 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children). There is also alpha strike which is a ruleset that is a faster paced game version of classic battletech. Updated role playing rule book is now called "A Time of War". Immediately thought of a PPC when I read this. It's a tabletop wargame like Warhammer 40K. It's been calculated that ACs can zip around at Mach speeds I understand. The infantry from the clix game is sized to take up a hex in Battletech, so you can use them in either game, but the mechs and tanks are far too big unless you're only using MechWarrior clix and have scaled the Battletech rules to match (either playing with large enough hexes or running hexless where 1 hex = 2 inches), Edit: Size comparison. Battletech is the entire franchise and universe, Mechwarrior has been a number of products in this franchise. Where can I get that first one? I know zeon does not have ftl capability, yet, but they bring something to the BattleTech universe. "Tukayyid? What's the difference between Mechwarrior and Battletech tabletop games? (RWBY Battletech/Mechwarrior AU) (Currently on hiatus.) Last Update: … Come see the latest MechWarrior and BattleTech developments, witness the 2018 MechWarrior Online World Championship Finals, and … Are there three different types of miniatures out there? All other trade-marks are the property of their respective owners; ® or ™ as indicated. Utilising weapons with different ranges to their full potential. [–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (6 children). Just note that as someone else mentioned, the Battletech board game can be pretty deadly for pilots, but there are optional rules that make it harder for the pilots to actually die, so as not to ruin your RPG campaign. Make sure to get the latest copy as the minis are way better. Final test piece for my Northwind Highlanders, and the first kickstsrter model painted. [–]Momoyo87 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children). Well, actually, I probably will. all of which is going to be hard to get now as they are out of print and have a lesser play base. Thanks for the info!! The computer games sort of follow that. Some players care more about the lore than others, but casual and dedicated players alike can agree that the heavy 'Mechs are some of the best in the series, and many of them are iconic. But Ruby Rose, Mechwarrior and native of Remnant, wants to do more than just survive. So the Solaris VII action packs would go with Age of Destruction? Get an ad-free experience with special benefits, and directly support Reddit. I would recommend getting Total Warfare regardless of what you decide since it is the backbone of the entire rules base (including AToW). What's the difference between Mechwarrior and Battletech tabletop games? So I'll definitely be picking up both of them. Mechwarrior the RPG and it's permutations (currently A Time of War) is D&D for battletech. REDDIT and the ALIEN Logo are registered trademarks of reddit inc. π Rendered by PID 29808 on r2-app-0848f619531ddbe0a at 2020-12-31 22:03:31.994563+00:00 running c709bd6 country code: US. [–]Mechsae 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (4 children), You can always grab those Solaris VII packs, they come with their own rules, a play map, a bunch of mechs of one weight class, a mess of pilot cards that you can "equip" onto the mechs, and I think some equipment cards to further modify your mechs (starting with Age of Destruction the mechs have a weight class on them and can have two modifier cards, either 1 pilot and 1 equipment or 2 equipments). Made for a killer lance, [–]theholylancer 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (1 child), hmm that sounds interesting, 4 BR + a salvage mech mod or a few J100s = zombie solitare. Mechs take damage based on the precise angle of each assault, with layers of … R/battletech meet the Marauder. MechWarrior Age of Destruction - Clix system miniatures game. 50-60 gets you 26 miniatures plus maps and rules and fluff. Adding him to the ranks of my “derp mechs”. The infantry are nice though, since you can get lots of them very cheap as opposed to expensive metal pieces. [–]Cabal17 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago* (1 child). Developed on the back of the Free to Play Online Multiplayer MechWarrior Online, MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries (MW5) is a BattleTech-themed single-player simulation developed by Piranha Games.Originally developed as the first single player PC MechWarrior game in seventeen years, PGI would later initiate development for the XBox Series X|S and XBox One consoles, making … The MechWarrior gaming franchise is all about giant stompy robots, and the lore and setting are deeply fleshed out to give all the mayhem more meaning and impact. © 2020 reddit inc. All rights reserved. The fact that this is a game about vehicles, rather than soldiers, is vital. It's more Battletech than Mechwarrior, just a word of warning. I will probably still allow the pilot to survive on 7+ unless there was a direct critical hit to the pilot. So I played the absolute crap out of the Mechwarrior PC games when I was younger, and really enjoyed the world they created. Official /r/battletech Discord Server. For a full list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MechWarrior:_Dark_Age. All rights reserved. Rather than choose sides to determine who should lead the Star League, Star League Army General Aleksandr Kerensky instead chooses to depart the Inner Sphere, taking with him most of the Star League Army and their families beyond the borders of known space. Edited by Cyber Carns, 23 December 2011 - 02:47 AM. That was for wusses." It's not widely played anymore and no longer in production or supported so you will probably have trouble finding players. MechWarriors are the soft, creamy filling of the gigantic tin cans that prowl the battlefields of Battletech. [–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children). Unfortunately we are no longer able to ensure delivery by 12/24. Mechwarrior is an role playing game about playing pilots and other things in that universe. New question, is there any need of say, a DM guide or anything like that? Just that I think battletech and its rules is better suited to a computer game (like mechcommander, or the upcoming kickstarter one) given how much complexity there is. Battletech is the classic tabletop miniatures game and if you want to get into that just buy the introductory box set. [–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago* (2 children). The miniatures vary in quality, but tend to have odds poses and proportions. The Sandstorm planetary condition was one of the conditions to run with them. BattleTech is a wargaming and military science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, acquired by WizKids in 2001, which was in turn acquired by Topps in 2003; and published since 2007 by Catalyst Game Labs.The trademark is currently owned by Topps and, for games, Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios; Catalyst Game Studios licenses the franchise from Topps. For 'Mech combat you'll either want Total Warfare (core Battletech rulebook) or Alpha Strike. All material on this site is copyright © 2012-2020 Piranha Games Inc. and/or their respective licensors. I definitely want to try the others, but the whole thing that started me looking was my desire for an RPG. Th… [–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (0 children). Battletech is the classic tabletop miniatures game and if you want to get into that just buy the introductory box set. START HERE! [–]Droney 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (3 children). Ho boy. If you want to role play during the Jihad without doing tactical battles in 'Mechs, it is all you will need. This is fully supported by both rulesets. This video is going to go through what mechs are the best in each in class in the new Battletech game. use the following search parameters to narrow your results: BattleTech Tabletop Primer - New? This model scraps the AC/10, replacing it with a Large Laser and a Small Laser. BattleTech Lore Primer Also any product and boosters is likely to be overpriced plus due to the random nature of buying you'd be better off just buying used off ebay or a trade site. Community Asset Bundle. Bannson’s Raiders are opportunistic, masking greed behind a façade of helping the common man. What are the best mechs in Battletech? I'm just a … The background fictional story of the Clans begins with the build-up to the 1st Succession War. and join one of thousands of communities. Can anyone suggest a good place to sell Battletech board games, manuals and mechs? All other trade-marks are the property of their respective owners; ® or ™ as indicated. For instance, Mechwarrior was a RPG before it was a mech simulator. If the Catapult wants to engage at longer ranges, let it. BATTLETECH simply is not meant to be fully representative of 3025 BattleTech Combined Arms Combat where Infantry represents 70% of the Inner Sphere's Military Forces, Armor represents 20-25% and Mechs representing only 5-10%. Uploaded: 08 Feb 2019. I’m probably preaching to the choir here, but people shouldn’t overreact. The clickytech minis can be used in the classic games though the scale is a bit off. And with Edge from AToW, they become damn near invincible. Mechwarrior represents the life of a character in the BT universe; the Mechwarrior computer games put the player in this universe via the cockpit of a mech. My guess is the ACs zoom around, bouncing and bobbing and weaving as they fire while the Mechs tear up the landscape missing virtually every shot. [–]Mechsae 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children). They actually die much easier on foot in AToW than anywhere. Still usable, but not up to date. A very brief history of the Mechwarrior / Battletech universe. The A Time of War book is both the DM guide and Player's Guide for the Battletech RPG. Interesting.. Quick start .pdf. I may just pick up both of them. Shouldn't cost more than $60, [–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (8 children). [–]theholylancer 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago* (5 children). Lore Question: Are there any other Battlemechs and/or variants that are typically used as "trainer" machines? More than one hundred full-length BattleTech or MechWarrior science fiction novels have been published by FASA Corporation and later by ROC, and have been translated into at least fifteen languages.The novels take place in the fictional BattleTech universe of the 31st and 32nd centuries. They can be considered space opera. Not all periods are covered by Era Reports yet, currently there are 2750 (Star League), 3052 (Clan), 3062 (Clan), and 3145 (Dark Age). You can ID the second printing because it has an Atlas on the cover. no infantry or artillery to speak of but could be cool. Mchawkeye, on 21 December 2011 - 04:25 AM, said: Edited by lakedaemon, 21 December 2011 - 08:53 AM. AoD starter gets you a nice starting army for 2 player games, but you can easily figure them out quick. So I really want to start a Mechwarrior or Battletech game with them, with me as the DM. Hour of the Wolf is out tomorrow. Typical game time for MW DA is 30-1 hr and 50 minutes - 1 hour 30 mins for AoD (300 pt for DA while 450 for AoD per starter pack rules / reco, while I think in tournaments they ran 400 / 600 pts as standard and 900 as a big battle and eventually the 1200 point monster ones that takes longer time but with heavier mech). Yeh battletech and clickytech are seperate. Edited by Jaroth Winson, 21 December 2011 - 04:59 AM. If you want to play a different time period than the Jihad, there are Era Reports that give information about certain points in history and adjustments to the rules in AToW. Here we have the forces of zeon from the gundam series vs comstar from the BattleTech series. Edit:Nevermind, I found A Time Of War on amazon. Sians Celestial City- http://capellanconfederation.com/, O'Shaughnnessy MMW Base, Devon Continent, Rochester, FedCom. When the SLDF began it's invasion of Clan controlled space in 3054, 'MechWarrior Alex Wolverine felt that it was the death knell of the Crusader Clans. the solaris ones seems to match the concept of the mw games where you can field lances of mechs (not really star unless you got your own set of 5 same mechs, which is hard to do unless you have a ton of these things or just ICE mechs) rather than the limited field you can get now... where even 900 pt army could mean only 1 assault mech + pilot / gear and hard to field a lance or a star of mediums with no cards with support... [–]Mechsae 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (2 children). It's actually lots of healthbars with … BattleTech is a science-fiction “space opera”: a factional, militarized universe set in the thirty-first century, a future where humanity has spread to the stars and spawned titanic interstellar empires, each nation controlling hundreds of worlds across a region of space stretching a … In BattleTech… [h=3]FASA vs. Harmony Gold: Round One[/h]It all started with game company FASA and their miniature game, BattleTech.Robotech_Master's Livejournal, which draws from Lexis/Nexis sources, picks up the thread: Mechwarrior: The Battletech Role Playing Game (2nd Edition) - Old role playing rule book. Well, I could probably afford to buy one of them a month, so before too long I'll have racked those up. I solved it with the standard wounding rules (survives on 7+) from the campaign book. Five marginally habitable worlds were discovered, called the Pentagon Worlds. [–]Cabal17 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (1 child). 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