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<blockquote data-quote="MerricB" data-source="post: 5640822" data-attributes="member: 3586"><p>Do I take it that you're running this as a boardgame and not as a RPG?</p><p></p><p>Because that's exactly what the <a href="http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=59426" target="_blank">Chaos Campaign</a> is for. It gives you guidelines for buying & selling mechs, gaining new pilots, improving them, and suchlike. It also scales depending on the size of the force you have.</p><p></p><p>(Per the standard BattleTech boardgame rules, pilots gain 1 XP per mission they're in, plus 1 extra XP for MVP. 4 XP improves piloting by one, 8 XP improves gunnery by one. Chaos Campaign has alternative rules).</p><p></p><p>The Chaos Campaign does not give actual missions, though. They're in the various supplements.</p><p></p><p><strong>Sword and Dragon</strong> is set just before the Clan Invasion in 3048-9, and contains a simplified version of the Chaos Campaign rules, plus many generic missions plus set "touchpoints" for important events in the campaign. I think it would suit your purposes admirably. It and the Introductory Box Set contain everything you need to play.</p><p></p><p><strong>Era Report 3052</strong> gives details of the Clan Invasion of 3050 and the early battles - plus the mission tracks needed to create a campaign in that era.</p><p></p><p><strong>Era Report 3062</strong> covers the late Clan Invasion era, as well as the mission tracks.</p><p></p><p>A bunch of the Jihad books contain more missions for the Word of Blake's Jihad (3067-81). (Blake Ascending + Hot Spots books). The Starterbook: Wolf and Blake also gives a self-contained campaign.</p><p></p><p>For the Succession Wars era, there are some Historical Turning Point PDF-only products (Misery, Galtor, etc.) which use the Chaos Campaign rules and give a selection of specific missions (Galtor has 6).</p><p></p><p>Again, I strongly recommend you look at <strong>Sword and Dragon</strong>. I've played quite a bit with it, and it holds up well - allowing you to advance the company and take them through a structured campaign.</p><p></p><p>Cheers!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MerricB, post: 5640822, member: 3586"] Do I take it that you're running this as a boardgame and not as a RPG? Because that's exactly what the [url=http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=59426]Chaos Campaign[/url] is for. It gives you guidelines for buying & selling mechs, gaining new pilots, improving them, and suchlike. It also scales depending on the size of the force you have. (Per the standard BattleTech boardgame rules, pilots gain 1 XP per mission they're in, plus 1 extra XP for MVP. 4 XP improves piloting by one, 8 XP improves gunnery by one. Chaos Campaign has alternative rules). The Chaos Campaign does not give actual missions, though. They're in the various supplements. [b]Sword and Dragon[/b] is set just before the Clan Invasion in 3048-9, and contains a simplified version of the Chaos Campaign rules, plus many generic missions plus set "touchpoints" for important events in the campaign. I think it would suit your purposes admirably. It and the Introductory Box Set contain everything you need to play. [b]Era Report 3052[/b] gives details of the Clan Invasion of 3050 and the early battles - plus the mission tracks needed to create a campaign in that era. [b]Era Report 3062[/b] covers the late Clan Invasion era, as well as the mission tracks. A bunch of the Jihad books contain more missions for the Word of Blake's Jihad (3067-81). (Blake Ascending + Hot Spots books). The Starterbook: Wolf and Blake also gives a self-contained campaign. For the Succession Wars era, there are some Historical Turning Point PDF-only products (Misery, Galtor, etc.) which use the Chaos Campaign rules and give a selection of specific missions (Galtor has 6). Again, I strongly recommend you look at [b]Sword and Dragon[/b]. I've played quite a bit with it, and it holds up well - allowing you to advance the company and take them through a structured campaign. Cheers! [/QUOTE]
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