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Sample file MECHWARRIOR DESTINY TABLE OF CONTENTS DRAGON'S LAIR . . . . 6 SCENES ...... 30 Terrain Modifiers ...... 42 MISSION ...... 30. TERRAIN MODIFIERS TABLE . . . 42 INTRODUCTION . . . 15. BUILDING THE STORY: PHYSICAL ATTACKS ...... 42. ADDITIONAL SOURCES ...... 15 NARRATION AND FLOW . . . . .30 Modifiers ...... 42 TALK TIME ...... 30 PHYSICAL ATTACKS TABLE . . . .43 THE BATTLETECH Cues ...... 31. DAMAGE AND CRITICAL HITS . .43 PRIMER ...... 16 Moving the Story Forward ...... 31. Weapon Damage ...... 43 BATTLEMECHS ...... 16 Plot Points ...... 31 MISSILE DAMAGE TABLE . . . . . 43 MECHWARRIORS ...... 17 Troubleshooting ...... 32 INFERNO MISSILES TABLE . . . .44 THE STAR LEAGUE ...... 17 ROLLING DICE ...... 32. Hit Locations ...... 44. THE GREAT HOUSES ...... 18. The Core Mechanic ...... 32. Head Damage (’Mechs Only) ...... 44 House Kurita (Draconis Combine) . . 18. Attribute Tests ...... 33 Unit Destruction ...... 45 House Davion (Federated Suns) . . . 18. Edge ...... 34. Critical Hits ...... 45 House Liao (Capellan Confederation) 19 PERSONAL COMBAT ...... 34. MechWarrior Damage ...... 47. House Marik (Free Worlds League) . . .20 Modifiers ...... 34 Pilot Ejection ...... 47. House Steiner (Lyran Commonwealth) 21 Weapon Effects ...... 34 HEAT ...... 47 OTHER POWERS ...... 22 Attack Limits ...... 34. Heat Tokens ...... 47. Mercenaries ...... 22. Weapons ...... 34 Cooling Down ...... 48 ComStar ...... 22 Character Movement ...... 35. Heat Effects ...... 48 The Periphery ...... 23. OPTIONAL: HEAT EFFECTS TABLE ...... 48 THE INNER SPHERE USING MINIATURES ...... 36 PILOTING TESTS ...... 48. CIRCA 3025 ...... 24 Damage, Armor, ’Mechs ...... 48. RULES and the Condition Monitor ...... 36 Combat Vehicles ...... 49 OF ENGAGEMENT . 26 Character Death ...... 37 Aerospace Fighters ...... 49. Dice ...... 26 Combat and Personal Vehicles . . . . 37. BUILDINGS ...... 49 BEFORE THE GAME BEGINS . . 26. Using Inventory Items ...... 37. Building Types ...... 49 Choose or Create a Character . . . . 26. Integrity ...... 49 'MECH-SCALE Designate a Gamemaster ...... 26. Buildings and Movement ...... 49. COMBAT . . . . 38 Select a Mission Briefing ...... 26. BUILDINGS TABLE ...... 50 OVERVIEW ...... 38 Good Hunting! ...... 27. Damaging Buildings ...... 50 ’Mech-Scale Combat Actions ...... 38 CHARACTER SHEET ...... 27 BATTLEFIELD SUPPORT . . . . . 50. 'MECH-SCALE MOVEMENT . . . 38. Illustration/Personal Data ...... 27 Preparation ...... 50 Ranges ...... 38 Attributes ...... 28. Using Battlefield Support ...... 50. MECHWARRIOR: DESTINY VS. Skills ...... 28. Types of Battlefield Support ...... 51 BATTLETECH AND Life Modules ...... 28 ALPHA STRIKE RULES ...... 38 BUILDING XP ...... 28 Movement ...... 39. YOUR DESTINY . . 53 Traits ...... 28 MOVEMENT COST TABLE . . . . .39 PLAYING DESTINY ...... 53 Cues ...... 28. Disengaging ...... 39 When it’s Your Narration ...... 53. Weapons ...... 28 Jumping (’Mechs Only) ...... 39 When it’s Not Your Narration . . . . . 54. Armor ...... 29 Prone ’Mechs (’Mechs Only) ...... 40 EARLY BATTLE RESOLUTION . . .54 Condition Monitor ...... 29 Standing Up (’Mechs Only) ...... 40 Graceful Withdrawal ...... 54. Inventory ...... 29 Difficult Terrain ...... 40. Overrun Combat ...... 54 Hardware ...... 29 DIFFICULT TERRAIN DIFFERENT WAYS TO FIGHT . . .54 NPC Character Sheet ...... 29 MOVEMENT COST TABLE . . . . 40 A More Focused Gamemaster . . . . .55 PLAYING USING MINIATURES ...... 40 Rolling Initiative ...... 55. SampleRANGED ATTACKS ...... 40 Cinematic file Initiative ...... 55 MECHWARRIOR DESTINY . . . . 30 Modifiers ...... 40 MECHWARRIOR: DESTINY ROUNDS AND NARRATION . . . . .30 ’Mech-Scale Weapons ...... 41 EXAMPLE OF PLAY ...... 56 GAMEMASTER ...... 30 WEAPON GROUPS AND TARGET INTERLOCK CIRCUITS ...... 42

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CONTROLLING Character Name ...... 68. EDWIN MENDOZA ...... 100 DESTINY . . . . 58 Tags ...... 68 CELIA YOUNG ...... 102 Passing the Microphone: Traditional 2 . Choose Faction ...... 69 PELLAN "IRONHEAD" Roleplaying vs . The Cue System . . 58. 3 . Determine Experience Level . . . . 69. TALIAFERRO ...... 104 KEEPING IT CIVIL: 4 . Assign Attribute Points ...... 70. DANIKA MCDONNELL ...... 106 PREVENTING ABUSE ...... 59 5 . Assign Skill Points ...... 70. CARSON STOSSER ...... 108 Refereeing ...... 59 SKILLS ...... 71 LOVISA BJORNSTROM ...... 110 Building Up Instead of Tearing Down . .59 Skills List ...... 71. JOSHUA MARON ...... 112 CODE OF CONDUCT: 6 . Choose Traits ...... 72 JAMIE GREAR ...... 114 INTERACTIONS TRAITS ...... 72 SANDOR KALMAN ...... 116 BETWEEN PLAYERS ...... 59. Positive Traits ...... 72 CASS KRANDALL ...... 118 You’re Gonna Love This! ...... 59 Negative Traits ...... 72 DARICE GARZI ...... 120 Roleplaying Banter ...... 61. 7 . Choose Life Modules ...... 73. TURI WALSH ...... 122 Talk Time ...... 61 LIFE MODULES ...... 74 MICHAEL "OUTRIDER" I COULD USE SOME HELP HERE: 0: Faction ...... 74. ANTILLES ...... 124 OFFERING HINTS ...... 61 1: Childhood ...... 74 REGAN GALDO ...... 126 Ask Good Questions ...... 61. 2: Higher Education (Optional) . . . .74 Offer a Clue ...... 61 3: Real Life ...... 74. SAMPLE NPCs . . . . 128 JUMPING TRACKS: HANDLING 8 . Choose Armor ...... 74 Grunt ...... 128 STORY DERAILMENT ...... 62 9 . Select Weapons ...... 75. Officer ...... 128 Bring it Back Around ...... 62 10 . Select Inventory ...... 75 MechWarrior ...... 128 Let it Ride ...... 62. 11 . Select Hardware ...... 75 Aerojock ...... 129 LETTING THE LEAD FLY: HARDWARE SKILL Technician ...... 129 COMBAT OPTIONS ...... 62 REQUIREMENTS ...... 76. Law Enforcement Officer ...... 129 Fall Back! ...... 62. HARDWARE COSTS ...... 76. Military Police ...... 130 Just Need a Breather ...... 62 12 . Create Cues ...... 76 Security Guard ...... 130 They’re Just Mooks! ...... 62 13 . Create Character Background . . . .77 Gang Member ...... 130 INTEGRATING PERSONAL CHARACTER ADVANCEMENT . . . .77 Smuggler ...... 131 COMBAT AND 'MECH-SCALE Improving Attributes ...... 77. Pirate ...... 131 COMBAT ...... 63. Improving/Adding Skills ...... 77. Bounty Hunter ...... 131 Scene Changes: Switching Scale . . . .63 Buy a Positive Trait ...... 77 Courtesan ...... 132 Choosing Targets ...... 64. Remove a Negative Trait ...... 77. Bookie ...... 132 Range Conversion ...... 64. Buy/Improve Weapons and Inventory 78 Media Celebrity ...... 132 OPTIONAL: Buy/Repair Hardware ...... 78. Rioter ...... 133 USING MINIATURES ...... 65 HARDWARE CONVERSION RULES Reporter ...... 133 Damage Conversion: FOR 'MECH-SCALE COMBAT . .79 Spacer ...... 133 ’Mech-Scale to Personal Scale . . . . .65 1 . Determine Base Stats ...... 79 House Liaison ...... 134 Damage Conversion: 2 . Add Tags ...... 79 Noble ...... 134 Personal Scale to ’Mech-Scale . . . . .66 3 . Determine Armor and Structure . . .79 Informant ...... 134 MISSION BRIEFING 4 . Determine Weapon Groups, ComStar Acolyte ...... 135 CREATION ...... 66. Damage and Heat ...... 80. ComStar Adept ...... 135 Inspiration ...... 66 3025 WEAPONS FOR ComStar Precentor ...... 135 Published Products ...... 67 'MECH-SCALE COMBAT . . . . .81 Intelligence Agent ...... 136 A Theme ...... 67 5 . Determine Equipment ...... 82 Elite Intelligence Operative . . . . . 136 Objectives ...... 67 Branth ...... 137 Commander’s Call ...... 67. SAMPLE PCs . . . . 84 Nolan ...... 137 Cues and Tags ...... 67. ANTHONY GRIFFIN ...... 84 Godan ...... 137 Scenes ...... 67. MAURA "WILDCARD" SINGER . . .86 MISSION XP Award ...... 67 KAITO YUKIMURA ...... 88 BRIEFINGS . . . . 138 SampleKAREN DORANTES ...... 90 file CHARACTER MILES VAN OGDEN ...... 92. THE HONORED DEAD ...... 138 CREATION . . . . 68 DANA BARTON ...... 94. MILK RUN ...... 139 CHARACTER CREATION ...... 68 YASAMIN TURAN ...... 96 USE THE DIVERSION ...... 140 1 . Create a Character Theme ...... 68 CARTER XING ...... 98. COLD REVENGE ...... 141

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UPRISING ...... 142 HEAVY COMBAT VEHICLES . . . 169 FAME AND FORTUNE ASSASSINATE Patton Tank ...... 169 REWARDS TABLE ...... 193. THE ASSASSINS ...... 143 Demolisher Heavy Tank ...... 169 Medals ...... 193 UN-MASKED (House Liao) . . . . 144 LIGHT AEROSPACE FIGHTERS 170 MEDALS TABLE ...... 194. VIKING STRIKE (House Kurita) 145 TR-7 Thrush ...... 170 APPENDIX: LAST GASP (House Marik) . . . 146 MEDIUM CLAN INVASION . . 195 PIRATE HUNT (House Steiner) . 147 AEROSPACE FIGHTERS . . . . 170 INNER SPHERE 3040 ...... 195. SHADOW WAR (Part 1) ...... 148 Corsair ...... 170 CLAN INVASION PRIMER . . . . 195 SHADOW WAR (Part 2) . . . . . 149 F-90 Stingray ...... 171 The Clans ...... 195 SHADOW WAR (Part 3) . . . . . 150 SL-17 Shilone ...... 171 House Steiner-Davion SHADOW WAR (Part 4) . . . . . 151 HEAVY AEROSPACE FIGHTERS 172 (Federated Commonwealth) . . . 197 SHADOW WAR (Part 5) . . . . . 152 CHP-W5 Chippewa ...... 172 Free Rasalhague Republic ...... 197 SHADOW WAR (Part 6) . . . . . 153 SMALL PERSONAL VEHICLES 172 St . Ives Compact ...... 198 Slipper LX-Series Hovercar . . . . . 172 INNER SPHERE 3052 ...... 198. WARRIOR'S Bayamo Hoverbike ...... 173 CREATING CHARACTERS CATALOG . . . . . 155 LARGE PERSONAL VEHICLES . 173 FOR 3050 ...... 198 WEAPONS ...... 155 Bulldog Medium Truck ...... 173 New Factions ...... 198 Melee Weapons ...... 155 Luciano White Wolverine ...... 174 Clan Experience Levels ...... 198 Projectile/Thrown Weapons . . . . . 155 Mao-Heng Charioteer ...... 174 Small Arms ...... 155 New Life Modules: Clan Only . . . . 199 Support Weapons ...... 156 TABLETOP New Hardware: Clan Only ...... 199 Explosives ...... 156 INTEGRATION . . . 175 HARDWARE SKILL ARMOR ...... 156 JUMPING INTO THE COCKPIT 175 REQUIREMENTS ...... 199. INVENTORY ...... 156 Importing a HARDWARE COSTS ...... 197. LIGHT 'MECHS ...... 157 MechWarrior: Destiny Character . . 175 CLAN INVASION ERA PCs . . . . 200. Locust ...... 157 Creating a Total Warfare SASHA KERENSKY ...... 200 Stinger ...... 157 or Alpha Strike Character . . . . . 176 LEE ...... 202 Wasp ...... 158 RETURNING TO JOHAN HELMER ...... 204 Commando ...... 158 MECHWARRIOR: DESTINY . . . 176 LACHLAN ...... 206 Valkyrie ...... 159 TRANSITIONING FROM TW/AS ESAU ...... 208 MEDIUM 'MECHS ...... 159 TO MECHWARRIOR: DESTINY 177 MILA ...... 210 Phoenix Hawk ...... 159 SPECIAL PILOT ABILITIES . . 177 KAEL ...... 212 Griffin ...... 160 SPECIAL PILOT ABILITIES . . . 178. ARDEN ...... 214 Shadow Hawk ...... 160 TABLETOP GAMEPLAY RULES 188 CLAN TECHNOLOGY RULES . . . 216 Wolverine ...... 161 Plot Points in Total Warfare Clan Weapons ...... 216 HEAVY 'MECHS ...... 161 and Alpha Strike ...... 188 Clan Equipment ...... 216 Dragon ...... 161 CHARACTER DAMAGE ...... 189 3050 CLAN WEAPONS FOR Rifleman ...... 162 SPAs and Character Damage . . . . 189 'MECH-SCALE COMBAT . . . . 217. Thunderbolt ...... 162 Moving from TW/AS to BATTLE ARMOR RULES . . . . . 217 Catapult ...... 163 MechWarrior: Destiny ...... 189 Personal Combat ...... 217 Archer ...... 163 USING SKILLS ...... 190 ’Mech-Scale Combat ...... 218 Warhammer ...... 164 Primary Skills ...... 190 Battle Armor Movement ...... 218 Marauder ...... 164 Secondary Skills ...... 190 Movement Cost ...... 218 ASSAULT 'MECHS ...... 165 THE AFTERMATH: Switching Scales Mid-Narration . . . 219 Awesome ...... 165 BETWEEN GAMES ...... 191 Hardware Conversion ...... 219 BattleMaster ...... 165 Earning Battle XP ...... 191 CLAN INVASION ERA NPCs . . . 220. LIGHT COMBAT VEHICLES . . . 166 Rest and Refit: Healing and Repairs . 191 Scientist Caste ...... 221 Packrat LRPV ...... 166 POST-BATTLE ACTIONS . . . . . 192. Merchant Caste ...... 221 Warrior H-7 Attack Helicopter . . . . 166 FAME AND FORTUNE ...... 192 Technician Caste ...... 221 ScorpionSample Light Tank ...... 167 Fame ...... 192 Laborer Castefile ...... 222 MEDIUM COMBAT VEHICLES . 167 SKILLS: TRANSITIONING Dark Caste ...... 222 Hetzer Wheeled Assault Gun . . . . 167 FROM TW/AS TO Ghost Bear Condor Heavy Hover Tank ...... 168 MECHWARRIOR: DESTINY . . . 192. (Ursus lamina strana mechtis) . . . 222 Vedette Medium Tank ...... 168

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LIGHT OMNIMECHS ...... 223 Hellbringer (Loki) ...... 227 Visigoth ...... 232 Fire Moth (Dasher) ...... 223 Summoner (Thor) ...... 228 Jagatai ...... 232 Mist Lynx (Koshi) ...... 223 Timber Wolf (Mad Cat) ...... 228 HEAVY OMNIFIGHTERS . . . . . 233 Kit Fox (Uller) ...... 224 ASSAULT OMNIMECHS . . . . . 229 Sabutai ...... 233 Adder (Puma) ...... 224 Gargoyle (Man O’ War) ...... 229 Scytha ...... 233 MEDIUM OMNIMECHS ...... 225 Warhawk (Masakari) ...... 229 CLAN BATTLE ARMOR ...... 234 Viper (Dragonfly) ...... 225 Executioner (Gladiator) ...... 230 Elemental Battle Armor (Toad) . . . 234 Ice Ferret (Fenris) ...... 225 Dire Wolf (Daishi) ...... 230 INDEX ...... 235 Nova (Black Hawk) ...... 226 LIGHT OMNIFIGHTERS . . . . . 231 TABLES . . . . . 238 Stormcrow (Ryoken) ...... 226 Bashkir ...... 231 RECORD SHEETS . . 241. HEAVY OMNIMECHS ...... 227 Sulla ...... 231 Mad Dog (Vulture) ...... 227 MEDIUM OMNIFIGHTERS . . . . 232

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