Interstellar Operations: BattleForce
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| Interstellar Operations: BattleForce | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Rulebook |
| Primary writing | Fiction: Herbert A. Beas II Jason Schmetzer Rules: Matt Alexander Ray Arrastia Joel Bancroft-Connors Herbert A. Beas II Randall N. Bills Joshua Franklin Keith Hann John Haward Johannes Heidler Chris Marti Ben Rome Paul Sjardijn Joel Steverson |
| Pages | 352 |
| Cover Artwork | Doug Chaffee |
| Illustrations | Jeff Porter |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs |
| Product code | CAT35006VB |
| First published | 21 March 2022 |
| Content | |
| Era | Age of War to Dark Age |
| Timeline | Total Warfare |
| Series | Core Rulebooks |
| Preceded by | Strategic Operations |
| Followed by | Campaign Operations |
Description[edit]
Interstellar Operations: BattleForce is the last of a series of core rulebooks written for BattleTech and is in two volumes, with Interstellar Operations: Alternate Eras as the other. It was previously contained in the one volume Interstellar Operations.
From the Back Cover[edit]
Forces Across the Stars!
| “ | Marshal your forces and prepare to conquer the Inner Sphere! Interstellar Operations: BattleForce provides a sliding zoom that can scale from a quick game on your table up to the macro level, allowing players to assume the roles of House Lords and dominate the galaxy!
BattleForce is a complete, all-in-one-book game system of combat on a grand scale, but tailored to your interest at the gaming table.
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Contents[edit]
INTRODUCTION
- Advanced Rules
- Choose What You Like
- Player Adjudication
- War and Its Makers (in-universe article)
BATTLEFORCE: STANDARD RULES
- Warfare Symbology (in-universe article)
BATTEFORCE: ADVANCED RULES
- Charge Of The Light (short story)
BATTLEFORCE: SPECIAL ABILITIES
- Falling Into Fire (short story)
STRATEGIC BATTLEFORCE
- Pressure Play (short story)
ABSTRACT COMBAT SYSTEM
CONVERSION RULES
- Cutting Losses (short story)
INNER SPHERE AT WAR
INDEX
RECORD SHEETS AND TABLES
Notes[edit]
- First printing is the single-volume Interstellar Operations.
- The third corrected printing was published in January of 2023.
Gallery[edit]
Front cover of IO: BattleForce, 2nd printing
Front cover of IO: BattleForce, 3rd printing
