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"LISTEN UP MAGGOTS, CAUSE I AM ONLY GONNA SAY THIS ONCE. IT DON'T MATTER HOW MANY GUNS YOU'VE GOT, IT DON'T EVEN MATTER THAT YOUR UNCLE IS THE BLEEDIN' GRAND DUKE OF PLANET X. IF YOU AIN'T GOT THE TRAINING, THE EXPERIENCE, AND THE SHEER GUTS OF A REAL MECHWARRIOR, YOU'RE AS GOOD AS DEAD BEFORE YOU EVEN LEAVE THE HANGER.
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SO PAY ATTENTION AND DON'T TALK BACK, 'CAUSE THE LIFE YOU SAVE COULD BE MINE” SERGEANT MAJOR JERRARD CLYDESDALE, TO THE NAIS TRAINING CADRE'S NEW RECRUITS, SEPTEMBER 11, 3057
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''"Listen up MAGGOTS, 'cause I'm only gonna say this once. It don't matter how big your 'Mech is. It don't matter how many guns you've got. It don't even matter that your uncle is the bleedin' Grand Duke of Planet X. If you ain't got the training, the experience, and the sheer guts of a real [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]], you're as good as dead before you even leave the hangar.''
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''So pay attention and don't talk back, 'cause the life you save could be mine." - [[Sergent Major]] Jerrard Clydesdale, to the [[NAIS Training Cadre]]'s new recruits, September 11, [[3057]]''
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''The ''MechWarrior Companion'' is an expansion rulebook for the [[MechWarrior, Second Edition]] roleplaying game. A must-have resource for players and gamemasters, the ''MechWarrior Companion'' offers players new skills, advantages, and equipment for their characters, and gives gamemasters helpful advice on running campaigns, creating exciting story lines, and involving the [[Clans]] in adventures. The ''MechWarrior Companion'' also provides new rules for resolving combat, including expanded guidelines for combining the [[Classic BattleTech|BattleTech]] and MechWarrior Gaming Systems.}}
  
 
==Contents==
 
==Contents==

Revision as of 00:42, 12 September 2009

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Description

The MechWarrior Companion is an expansion rulebook for the MechWarrior, Second Edition role-playing game. A must have resource for players and game masters, The MechWarrior Companion offers players new skills, advantages, and equipment for their characters and gives game masters helpful advice on running campaigns, creating exciting story lines, and involving the Clans in adventures. The MechWarrior Companion also provides new rules for resolving combat, including expanded guidelines for combining the BattleTech and MechWarrior Gaming Systems.

From the back cover

“ Get outta yer 'Mech...

...and into the action!

"Listen up MAGGOTS, 'cause I'm only gonna say this once. It don't matter how big your 'Mech is. It don't matter how many guns you've got. It don't even matter that your uncle is the bleedin' Grand Duke of Planet X. If you ain't got the training, the experience, and the sheer guts of a real MechWarrior, you're as good as dead before you even leave the hangar. So pay attention and don't talk back, 'cause the life you save could be mine." - Sergent Major Jerrard Clydesdale, to the NAIS Training Cadre's new recruits, September 11, 3057

The MechWarrior Companion is an expansion rulebook for the MechWarrior, Second Edition roleplaying game. A must-have resource for players and gamemasters, the MechWarrior Companion offers players new skills, advantages, and equipment for their characters, and gives gamemasters helpful advice on running campaigns, creating exciting story lines, and involving the Clans in adventures. The MechWarrior Companion also provides new rules for resolving combat, including expanded guidelines for combining the BattleTech and MechWarrior Gaming Systems.

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Contents

INTRODUCTION

  • Using the Book
  • An Uneasy Peace

CHARACTERS

ARCHETYPES

  • Inner Sphere Archetypes
    • Armored Infantry Trooper
    • DropShip Captain
    • Guerilla Fighter
    • Marine
    • Special Forces Operative
  • Clan Archetypes
    • Crusader Elemental
    • Crusader MechWarrior
    • DropShip/JumpShip Pilot
    • Merchant
    • Scientist
    • Technician

COMBAT

  • Personal Combat
    • Additional Attacks
    • Armor-Defeating Hits
    • Burst-Fire Options
    • Damage Effects
    • Dive for Cover
    • Falling Damage
    • Tactical Iniative
  • Integrating BattleTech
    • Skills
    • Game Scale
    • Sequence of Play
    • Damage
    • Infantry and BattleArmor
    • BattleMech and Vehicle Fire against Characters
    • Anti-BattleMech Swarm and Leg Attacks
  • Dual Cockpit
    • BattleTech Rules
    • MechWarrior Rules
    • House Conversions

RUNNING THE GAME

  • The BattleTech Universe: Setting the Stage
    • Background and Setting
  • Creating Campaigns
    • Unit-Based Campaign Options
    • Mission-Based Campaign Options
  • Fleshing Out the Campaigns
    • Adversaries
    • Subplots
    • Variety
  • Keeping It on Course
    • Character Creation
    • Building a Unit
    • Non-Player Characters
    • Coping with Change
  • Environments
    • General Environment
    • Gravity
    • Atmosphere

THE CLANS

CREATURES

EQUIPMENT

PERSONAL GEAR AND EXPENSES

Notes

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