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CLASSIC BATTLETECH RPG

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A TIME OF WAR

Trueborn Crèche

TRAITS

INTRODUCTION

White Collar

Trait Descriptions

What Is a Roleplaying Game?

Stage 2: Late Childhood

SKILLS 95

Skill Types

How to Use This Book

Back Woods

The Most Important Rule

Clan Apprenticeship

Standard Skills

BY THE NUMBERS

Farm

Difficult Skills

GAME CONCEPTS

Freeborn Sibko

Subskills

Character Abilities

High School

Regional Subskills

Attributes

Mercenary Brat

The Skills

Skills

Military School

COMBAT

109

Action Checks

Preparatory School

The Combat Turn

109

Rolling the Dice

Street

Actions

109

Ten-Sided Dice (D10)

Trueborn Sibko

Initiative

110

Six-Sided Dice (D6)

Stage 3: Higher Education

Movement

110

Task Resolution

Military Academy

Walking

111

Resolving Action Checks

Military Enlistment

Running

111

Base Target Number

New Avalon Institute

of Science

Sprinting

111

Modifiers

Evading

111

Skills

NAIS College of

Military Sciences

Ranged Combat

111

Quality of Success

Line of Sight

111

Opposed Tests

Police Academy

Base Target Number

111

Edge

Sun Zhang MechWarrior

Academy

Modifiers

112

Pushing Your Luck

Melee Combat

112

Recovering Your Edge

Technical College

Base Target Number

113

CHARACTER

CREATION

Trade School

Modifiers

113

University

Melee Combat Damage

113

Overview

Stage 4: Real Life

Special Maneuvers

114

Find a Concept

Civilian Job

Damage

114

Choose an Affiliation

Covert Ops

Determine Amount

of Damage

Choose a Life Path

Free Trader

114

Assign Attributes, Traits

and Skills

Ne’er-Do-Well

Determine

Damage Effects

Postgraduate Studies

114

Finishing Touches

To Serve and Protect

Armor Effects

115

Life Path

Tour of Duty: Clan

Fatigue

115

Following the Paths

Tour of Duty: Inner Sphere

Wound Effects

116

Attributes and the

Life Path

Tour of Duty:

“Social General”

Wound Types

116

Weapon Characteristics

117

Acquiring Traits

Travel

Blast

118

Learning Skills

Yakuza

Burst Fire

118

Skill Bonuses

Occupational Fields List

Suppressing Fire

119

Subskills

Assigning Attributes,

Traits and Skills

Indirect Fire

119

Events

Splash Damage

119

Using Edge in the

Life Path

Attributes

Incendiary Weapons

and Fire

Determining Attributes

and Traits

119

Repeating Paths

Special Situations

119

Affiliations

Trait List

Inanimate Targets

119

Using Affiliations

Determining Skills

Surprise

119

Draconis Combine

Skill List

Subduing Attacks

120

Federated Suns

Finishing Touches

Falling

120

Capellan Confederation

Age

Zero Gravity

120

Free Worlds League

BattleMech/Vehicle

Assignment

Missed Shots

120

Lyran Alliance

Barriers

121

Free Rasalhague Republic

Equipment

Hit Location

121

The Periphery

Miscellaneous Details

Determining Hit Location

121

The Clans

Sample Characters

Hit Location Effects

122

Stage 1: Early Childhood

Disgraced Elemental

Healing123

Failed Treatment

Back Woods

Rebel Fighter Pilot

123

Blue Collar

Explorer Medic

Unconsciousness

123

Clan War Orphan

Yakuza MechWarrior

Emergency Care

123

Farm

Freelance Technician

Untreated Wound

Recovery

Fugitives

Special Forces Operative

124

Nobility

Brash Tanker

Wound Treatment

124

Street

Well-Connected Trader

Vehicular Combat

126

CONTENTS

Playing the Game

126

A WHISTLESTOP

TOUR OF THE

INNER SPHERE

THE CLANS

189

Warriors

126

The Caste System

189

Damaging a

MechWarrior

166

Warrior Caste

189

126

Federated Suns

166

Scientist Caste

189

Combat

127

New Avalon

166

Technician Caste

189

Heat

128

Kittery

166

Merchant Caste

189

EQUIPMENT

129

Lyran Alliance

166

Laborer Caste

189

Supply and Demand

129

Tharkad

166

Dark (Bandit) Caste

189

Equipment Ratings

129

Hesperus II

166

Freeborn vs. Trueborn

189

Acquiring Gear

131

Draconis Combine

167

Bloodnames

190

Using Equipment

132

Luthien

167

Clan Trials:

The Honor Road

Equipment Data

132

Al Na’ir

167

190

Encumbrance

133

Free Worlds League

167

Surkai, the Rite of

Forgiveness

Repairs

133

Atreus

167

190

Weapons

134

Andurien

167

Trial of Grievance

190

Archaic/Melee Weapons

134

Capellan Confederation

167

Trial of Refusal

190

Slug-Throwers

135

Sian

167

Trial of Possession

190

Energy Weapons

136

St. Ives

167

Trial of Position

191

Support Weapons

137

Free Rasalhague Republic

167

Trial of Bloodright

191

Explosives

137

Tukayyid

168

Other Trials and Rituals

191

Specialized Weapons

138

Chaos March

168

Government

191

Weapon Accessories

139

Outreach

168

Clan Politics

192

Power Packs and

Chargers

Terra

168

Economy

192

139

Clan Occupation Zone

168

Technology

192

Armor and Combat Garb

140

Alshain

168

Clan Society and Culture

192

Personal Armor

140

Twycross

169

Language

192

Load-Bearing Equipment

141

The Periphery

169

Religion

193

Combat Uniforms

141

Canopus

169

The Arts

193

Battle Armor

141

Antallos

169

Media

193

Medical and Survival

Equipment

143

GOVERNMENT

AND LAW

170

WAR AND

ITS MAKERS

194

Basic Equipment

143

Government Types

170

Weapons of War

194

Artificial Limbs

144

Titles and Nobility

171

BattleMechs

194

Bionic Ear Replacement

145

Law and Order

172

Aerospace Fighters

196

Bionic Eye Replacement

145

The Legal System

173

Armored Infantry

196

Advanced Medical Tools

145

Police Forces

173

Conventional Forces

196

Medical Monitors

145

SOCIETY AND

CULTURE

DropShips, JumpShips

and WarShips

Survival Gear

146

174

196

Tools and Gear

147

Planetary Conditions

174

Forces of War

197

Communications

147

Technology in the

31st Century

Organizational Structure

197

Tools

148

174

House Regulars

vs. Mercenaries 197

Command Structure 198

Training 199

Methods of War 199

War among the Clans 200

Organization 200

Command Structure 201

Battlefield Customs 201

RUNNING THE GAME 203

Role of the Gamemaster

Optics

149

Tough Fall

175

Miscellaneous

Equipment

Recovery

175

150

Catch-Up

175

Everyday Life

150

Looking toward Dawn

176

Clothing

151

Daily Life

176

Food

151

Language

177

Housing

151

Work

177

Transportation

151

Food and Drink

178

Travel

152

Entertainment

178

Entertainment

152

Education

179

203

A BRIEF HISTORY OF

THE INNER SPHERE 159

Rise of the Hegemony

Money and Commerce

180

Gamemaster

as Storyteller

Local Currencies and

Exchange Rates

203

159

180

Gamemaster as Referee

203

The Star League Era

160

Electronic Funds

182

Getting Started

203

Centuries of War

160

Media and

Communications

Campaign Types

204

Steps toward Peace

160

182

Non-Player Characters

205

Fourth Succession War

161

The Arts

183

Major NPCs

205

Skirmishes and Plots

161

Religion

184

Minor NPCs

206

Enemies from Beyond

161

Spirituality among

the Stars

Contacts

208

The Warriors of

Kerensky

184

Rewards

208

162

Alternative Religions

185

Character Advancement

209

Clan Invasion

162

Religious Tolerance

185

Aging

210

Victory and Change

163

Travel 186

Interplanetary and

Interstellar Transport

Attributes

210

The Universe Turned

Upside Down

Traits

210

164

186

Skills

210

The Star League Reborn

165

Onplanet Travel

188

CREDITS

Cover Art

Marc Sasso

Cover Design

David M Stansel-Garner

Illustrations

Tom Baxa

Doug Chaffee

Les Dorschied

Mark Gibbons

Scott James

Dave McKay

Jim Nelson

Matthew Plog

Matt Wilson

Color Section

Kevin McCann

Additional Work:

Joel Biske

John Bridegroom

Les Dorschied

Fred Hooper

Jeff Laubenstein

David Martin

Chris Moeller

Jim Nelson

Mike Nielsen

Matt Wilson

Graphic Design

John Bridegroom

Jim Nelson

"Golfball" Mescher, J. Allen "Icky" Johnson, C. Damon

"Ninjak" Burrus, Ed "Ronin" Behrensen, Rod Rice, D.

Lamar Norwood, David Walker; Kirkpatrick's Pack :

Herbert Beas, James "Damon" Amirault, Jeff "Fletchi"

Fletcher, Kevin Dwelley, Heather Johnston, David

"CelticRogue" Sheridan; Seventh Army Group, SLDF :

Nadin Brzezinski, Thomas Abbott, Solomon Goren,

Frank Darbe, Eric Swan, Peter Grub, Jim Applegarth;

The Singapore Longshoremen, sponsored by

Adventure Games Plus : Drew Collis, Tom Evans, Scott

Hopkins, John Kielman, Gary Larson, Derek

Manchester, Thomas McMahon; Steel City

MechWarriors : Rich Cencarik, Rich Darr, Brian

Golightly, Phil Glotfelty

Game Design

Bryan Nystul

Writing

Game and Source Material

Bryan Nystul

Christoffer Trossen

Chris Hartford

Loren L. Coleman

Diane Piron-Gelman

Randall N. Bills

Christopher Hussey

Dan “Flake” Grendell

Herbert A. Beas II

A Brief History of the Inner Sphere

Michael A. Stackpole

Diane Piron-Gelman

“By The Numbers”

Loren L. Coleman

Special Thanks

To the creators of BattleTech , Jordan K. Weisman

and L. Ross Babcock III, and the other designers of the

first and second editions of MechWarrior: Walter H.

Hunt, Evan Jamieson, Richard K. Meyer, Mike Nystul,

Lester W. Smith and Kevin Stein. This wouldn’t have

been possible without you.

To the BattleTech and MechWarrior novelists,

whose thrilling stories go well beyond the board game

and really bring the universe to life: Robert N.

Charrette, Loren L. Coleman, Thomas S. Gressman,

Andrew Keith, William H. Keith Jr., Stephen Kenson,

Christopher Kubasic, James D. Long, Ardath Mayhar,

Victor Milán, Mel Odom, Blaine Lee Pardoe, Donald G.

Phillips, Peter L. Rice, Michael A. Stackpole and

Robert Thurston.

To Jim Nelson and the rest of the dauntless

FASA Art Boyz, who work extra hard to make this

book—and every other FASA product—look great.

You guys rule !

John would like to extend a special thanks to

Kevin McCann for coming through with an incredible

batch of color artwork that gave a huge breath of life

and depth of character to the BattleTech universe.

Kevin McCann Would like to thank his brother

Thomas McCann for putting up with the hours of refer-

ence photography. No one could have done it better!

Finally, the designer would like to thank his big

brother for providing years and years of advice and

inspiration. In multiple campaigns of epic scale and

depth you showed me what a roleplaying game could

be. This book is dedicated to you.

Project Development

Bryan Nystul

with Randall N. Bills

Project Editing

Robert Boyle

Wyn Hilty

Diane Piron-Gelman

Jean Rabe

Ryan Rice

Playtesters

Eleanor Holmes, Martin Gotthard, Roland

Gotthard, Shane Winzar, Adam Treloar; Adam Jury;

Andrew C. Murdoch, Dan Hall, Dan Brychka, Steve

Crowe, Eric Seaton, Paolo Marcucci, Angela

Schaafsma; Linda Naughton; John Bellando, Melvin

Carter, Eric Duckworth, Brian Habenicht, Rob

Habenicht, Jonathan Szeto; Paul (Polly) Meredith,

Maryanne Bailey; Loren Coleman, Heather Coleman,

Allen Mattila, Amy Mattila, Keith Mick, Vince Foley;

Greg Harmon, Brian Schoner, Bill Wagner; Malik R.

Toms, Kit Chang, Kian Butterfield, Jason Franzone,

Paul Thomas, Egil Rostad; Mike Bobroff, J. Keith

Henry, Robert Barker, Jeremy Guillemette, Greg

Lusby; Rich Osterhout, Jeff Jones, Chris Jardon, Neal

Moss, Scott Preston, Anthony Reasoner; Austin

Playtest Group : Frank Crull, James Lillian, Buster

McCall, Craig Gulladge, David Frederick, Chris Friede,

John Kraemer, Kathryn Wallace; BC Legion : Stevebob

Pitcher, Troy Allen, Chad Dean, Jeff X. Mink; The

Caladan Highland Dragoons : Jeffrey A. Webb, Clint

Hill, Robert Houser, Jr, Gregory Hazel, Cody

Hammock, Leah Cody, Kristen Siegrist, Matt Hill,

James Cook, Lloyd Bates, Scott McKinlay;

Cunningham's Commandos : Brian Gruber, Bob Kautz,

Bill Masino, Rick Remer, Chris Smith, Chris "Bones"

Trossen; Dilbert's Irregulars : Gareth Smith, Kevin

Morbin, J.J. O'shaughnessy, Jonathan Broggy; The 1st

South Sussex Slaughterers (The Dragon's Tears) : Paul

Waite, Ian Deeks, Matt Gilbert, Steve Dorsett;

Freedonia Home Guard : Bryan Nystul, Randall N.

Bills, Tara Bills, Dan "Flake" Grendell, Mike Mulvihill,

Rich Schaufuss; Gambino Family, Ministry of

BattleTech : Camille "The Godmother" Klein, Dave

BattleTech Line Developer

Bryan Nystul

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Sharon Turner Mulvihill

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Robert Boyle

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CLASSIC BATTLETECH RPG

A TIME OF WAR

For almost a thousand years, humans have journeyed into the far reaches of space, colonizing thousands of worlds and forming

star-spanning alliances. From these grew the five vast star empires that make up the Inner Sphere.

The Inner Sphere was rife with division, as the ruling dynasties warred constantly over colony worlds with valuable resources.

These titanic struggles led to the development of BattleMechs: gigantic, humanoid battle machines bristling with lethal weapons. From

the twenty-fifth century onward, these walking tanks ruled the battlefields.

As the price of conflict grew, the Inner Sphere tired of war. Eventually, the five ruling Houses joined together in the Star League,

a federation led by a First Lord and served by its own army. For nearly two hundred years, the Star League brought the Inner Sphere

peace and prosperity.

The sudden death of its First Lord, however, paved the way for an evil genius named Stefan Amaris to stage a bloody coup d’état.

The Star League Defense Forces, commanded by the brilliant General Aleksandr Kerensky, refused to accept Amaris’ rule. They fought

him in a bitter civil war that was the largest conflict ever fought by humanity, before or since. Kerensky’s forces won, but at a terrible

price. In the chaos that followed, the Council Lords were each determined to step in as First Lord. Despite the efforts of Kerensky to

hold it together, the Star League dissolved thirty years later.

Unable to halt the conflict, Kerensky appealed to his soldiers to join him in leaving the Inner Sphere. Nearly 80 percent of the Star

League army heeded Kerensky’s call to build a new Star League somewhere far beyond explored space. Kerensky and his followers

abandoned their homes and headed into uncharted areas of the galaxy, presumably never to return.

War followed war in the wake of Kerensky’s dramatic departure. For nearly three centuries, the Houses of the Inner Sphere fought

in vain for the right to rule. These Succession Wars forged new alliances and cost the Inner Sphere precious, irreplaceable technolo-

gy. Constantly maneuvering for position, the House Lords assumed that the greatest enemy they would ever face was each other.

They were wrong.

While the Inner Sphere sank into barbarism, Kerensky’s followers built a new society in the harsh environs beyond known space.

They developed a rigid caste system based on eugenics and martial ideals, designed to produce the ultimate warriors. For nearly three

hundred years, they were unified by one burning goal: that when the time was right, they would return home and conquer the Inner

Sphere. They planned to be the “saviors” of humanity and to rebuild the Star League in their own image. When the warlords of the Clans

decided the time had come to launch their invasion, they took their powerful ’Mechs and MechWarriors and drove straight toward Terra,

the birthworld of humanity.

Faced with a common enemy, the states of the Inner Sphere united against the threat, establishing a new Star League. Finally vic-

torious in 3060, the Star League halted the Clan invasion and a new era of peace seemed to loom on the horizon. But their trust is

fragile, their fledgling alliances fraught with risk. And the Clans, born and bred as warriors, will not suffer peace lightly.

This is but the eye of the storm

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the Classic BattleTech RPG . What you hold in your

hands in an evolutionary leap from the MechWarrior First and

Second Edition role-playing games, completely redesigned from

the ground up with the intent of transforming the game from a

mere roleplaying add-on for the BattleTech board game to a full-

fledged science fiction roleplaying game set in the vast and

dynamic BattleTech universe.

While the BattleTech universe centers around BattleMechs,

Classic BattleTech RPG (CBT: RPG) is not just a game in which

players take on the roles of BattleMech pilots. In fact, it is quite

likely the majority of CBT:RPG characters will never set foot in a

’Mech cockpit. As in the BattleTech and MechWarrior novels,

the majority of the action in the universe takes place out of the

cockpit and off the battlefield, and there are a multitude of non-

MechWarrior characters that play pivotal roles in the power

struggles of the Inner Sphere, Clans and Periphery.

To facilitate this concept, the character creation system has

been designed to accommodate any kind of character you can

imagine. Starting with a chosen affiliation, such as the Draconis

Combine, you follow your character’s childhood and early

career, building skills and other abilities through actual experi-

ences in the BattleTech universe. In this way, even novice play-

ers start the game with not only a complete set of game stats

but a fleshed-out character background as well.

Also included are a comprehensive equipment guide and

an in-depth primer on the history and culture of the BattleTech

universe. Players are offered this detailed look inside the set-

ting to find out what it’s really like to live, love and fight there.

We hope you enjoy the ride.

WHAT IS A

ROLEPLAYING GAME?

A roleplaying game is part improvisational theater, part sto-

rytelling and part board game. It is played by a gamemaster who

runs the game and a group of players who pretend to be char-

acters. These characters are defined by a set of statistics that

represent skills and Attributes developed in the character cre-

ation process (see p. 21). These are then fleshed out with an

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