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Line 4: ==Description== ==Description== − While initially little more than bulked out [[hatchet]]s that traded a cutting edge for crushing ability when they first appeared in the [[Solaris Games]] in the mid [[3050]]s, by [[3060]] the weapon had evolved into the heavier and distinctive definitive model. Despite finally reaching a production grade standard, the unwieldy and unbalanced nature of the mace compared to the hatchet or [[Sword (weapon)|sword]] has made them rarely seen in general military 'Mech designs. + While initially little more than bulked out [[hatchet]]s that traded a cutting edge for crushing ability when they first appeared in the [[Solaris Games]] in the mid [[3050]]s, by [[3060]] the weapon had evolved into the heavier and distinctive definitive model. Despite finally reaching a production grade standard, the unwieldy and unbalanced nature of the mace compared to the hatchet or [[sword]] has made them rarely seen in general military 'Mech designs. + + ==Rules== + <div style="background-color:#FFFFE0; border:1px solid #666; margin:1.5em 0 .5em 0; padding:0 .5em 0 1em; -moz-border-radius:.5em"> + ===Game Rules=== + The ''Tactical Handbook'' mace follows the same rules as the hatchet save it does 2 points of damage for each 5 tons of the 'Mechs total weight. The ''Tactical Operations'' mace is an [[Advanced Technology|advanced weapon]], weighs one ton and takes up one critical slot for each 10 tons of a 'Mechs weight, rounded up to the nearest ton, and inflicts one point of damage for each 4 tons of the 'Mechs total weight. Both versions of the mace may only be mounted in the arm of a BattleMech and only on an arm which features a hand [[actuator]]. While the ''Tactical Handbook'' version can be used on 'Mechs of any size, because there are only eight critical slots free on a hand equipped arm, no 'Mech heavier than 80 tons may mount a ''Tactical Operations'' mace. To emulate the extra bulk of the weapon, both version have a to-hit modifier (+2 for the Tac Handbook, +1 for the Tac Ops) when used and both versions require a piloting skill roll on each miss melee attack, with the Tac Ops version invoking a +2 penalty. + </div> ==References== ==References== <references /> <references /> − *''MapPack: Solaris VII'', p. 56 + *''Mappack: Solaris VII'', p. 56 *''Tactical Handbook'', p. 62 *''Tactical Handbook'', p. 62 − *''Tactical Operations'', pp. 288, 290 + *''Tactical Operations'', p. 288, 290 ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[MapPack: Solaris VII]]'' + *''[[Mappack: Solaris VII]]'' (Sourcebook) − * ''[[Tactical Handbook]]'' + *''[[Tactical Handbook]]'' − * ''[[Tactical Operations]]'' + *''[[Tactical Operations]]'' [[Category:Weapons]] [[Category:Weapons]] [[Category:Melee Weapons]] [[Category:Melee Weapons]]
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| − | While initially little more than bulked out [[hatchet]]s that traded a cutting edge for crushing ability when they first appeared in the [[Solaris Games]] in the mid [[3050]]s, by [[3060]] the weapon had evolved into the heavier and distinctive definitive model. Despite finally reaching a production grade standard, the unwieldy and unbalanced nature of the mace compared to the hatchet or [[ | + | While initially little more than bulked out [[hatchet]]s that traded a cutting edge for crushing ability when they first appeared in the [[Solaris Games]] in the mid [[3050]]s, by [[3060]] the weapon had evolved into the heavier and distinctive definitive model. Despite finally reaching a production grade standard, the unwieldy and unbalanced nature of the mace compared to the hatchet or [[sword]] has made them rarely seen in general military 'Mech designs. |
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| + | ==Rules== | ||
| + | <div style="background-color:#FFFFE0; border:1px solid #666; margin:1.5em 0 .5em 0; padding:0 .5em 0 1em; -moz-border-radius:.5em"> | ||
| + | ===Game Rules=== | ||
| + | The ''Tactical Handbook'' mace follows the same rules as the hatchet save it does 2 points of damage for each 5 tons of the 'Mechs total weight. The ''Tactical Operations'' mace is an [[Advanced Technology|advanced weapon]], weighs one ton and takes up one critical slot for each 10 tons of a 'Mechs weight, rounded up to the nearest ton, and inflicts one point of damage for each 4 tons of the 'Mechs total weight. Both versions of the mace may only be mounted in the arm of a BattleMech and only on an arm which features a hand [[actuator]]. While the ''Tactical Handbook'' version can be used on 'Mechs of any size, because there are only eight critical slots free on a hand equipped arm, no 'Mech heavier than 80 tons may mount a ''Tactical Operations'' mace. To emulate the extra bulk of the weapon, both version have a to-hit modifier (+2 for the Tac Handbook, +1 for the Tac Ops) when used and both versions require a piloting skill roll on each miss melee attack, with the Tac Ops version invoking a +2 penalty. | ||
| + | </div> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''Mappack: Solaris VII'', p. 56 |
*''Tactical Handbook'', p. 62 | *''Tactical Handbook'', p. 62 | ||
| − | *''Tactical Operations'', | + | *''Tactical Operations'', p. 288, 290 |
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[ | + | *''[[Mappack: Solaris VII]]'' (Sourcebook) |
| − | * ''[[Tactical Handbook]]'' | + | *''[[Tactical Handbook]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Tactical Operations]]'' | + | *''[[Tactical Operations]]'' |
[[Category:Weapons]] | [[Category:Weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Melee Weapons]] | [[Category:Melee Weapons]] | ||