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
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
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
INTRODUCTION
- Advanced Rules
- Choose What You Like
- Player Adjudication
War and Its Makers (short story by XX)
BATTLEFORCE: STANDARD RULES
Warfare Symbology (short story by XX)
BATTEFORCE: ADVANCED RULES
Charge of the Light (short story by Jason Schmetzer)
BATTLEFORCE: SPECIAL ABILITIES
Falling Into Fire (short story by Herbert A. Beas II)
STRATEGIC BATTLEFORCE
Pressure Play (short story by Herbert A. Beas II)
ABSTRACT COMBAT SYSTEM
CONVERSION RULES
Cutting Losses (short story by Herbert A. Beas II)
INNER SPHERE AT WAR
INDEX
RECORD SHEETS AND TABLES
Notes
- First printing is the single-volume Interstellar Operations.
- The third corrected printing was published in January of 2023.
Gallery
Front cover of IO: BattleForce, 2nd printing
Front cover of IO: BattleForce, 3rd printing
