Mercenary's Handbook
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| Mercenary's Handbook | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Sourcebook/Game supplement |
| Development | Jordan K. Weisman L. Ross Babcock III (Editor-In-Chief) Donna Ippolito (Senior Editor) Todd Huettel (Editor) |
| Primary writing | J. Andrew Keith Boy F. Petersen, Jr. (Eridani Light Horse) Dale L. Kemper (Waco Rangers) Anthony Pryer (Wilson's Hussars) Todd Huettel L. Ross Babcock III |
| Pages | 104 |
| Cover Artwork | Jeff Laubenstein |
| Interior Artwork | Dana Knutson (Art director) David R. Deitrick |
| Illustrations | Jim Nelson Todd F. Marsh Jeff Laubenstein |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | FASA |
| Product code | 1616 |
| First published | 1987 |
| ISBN-10 | 1555600271 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1555600273 |
| MSRP | $12.00 |
| Content | |
| Era | Succession Wars era |
| Timeline | ca. 3025 |
| Followed by | Mercenary's Handbook 3055 |
Description[edit]
The Mercenary's Handbook was the first sourcebook published by FASA that specifically dealt with the creation and management of mercenary units within the Inner Sphere during the Third and Fourth Succession Wars. It extended the base MechWarrior rules to allow for more role-playing game elements.
Contents[edit]
- Mercenary Units
- History of BattleMech Mercenaries
- Types of Mercenary Units
- Unit Organization
- The Business of War
- Profit and Loss
- Salaries
- Consumables
- Maintenance and Refits
- Overhead and Other Expenses
- Contracts
- Missions
- Terms of Employment
- Art of War
- Grand Tactics
- Mercenaries at War
- Mercenary Concerns
- The Successor Houses
- Other Employers
- Dirty Deeds
- Mercenary Treachery
- Safeguards and Sureties
- Creating a Mercenary Unit
- Unit Points
- Obtaining Unit Points
- Using Unit Points
- Outfitting Mercenaries
- Reputation and Morale
- Hirelings
- Recording Unit Creation
- Cost of Living
- Monthly Salaries
- Hiring DropShips and JumpShips
- Battle Expenses
- Recording Unit Expenses
- Creating Contracts
- Negotiation System
- Freestyle Negotiations
- Contract Form
- Campaign Systems
- Basic Campaign System
- Advanced Campaign System
- Tricks of the Trade
- Employer Betrayals
- Mercenary Betrayals
- ComStar Mediation
- Reputation
- Selected Mercenary Units
- Eridani Light Horse
- Table of Organization
- Brief History
- Unit Description
- Selected Personalities
- Personnel Roster
- Waco Rangers
- Table of Organization
- Brief History
- Unit Description
- Selected Personalities
- Personnel Roster
- Wilson's Hussars
- Table of Organization
- Brief History
- Unit Description
- Selected Personalities
- Personnel Roster
- Eridani Light Horse
- Forms and Tables