Articles by tag: Battletech

BattleTech Mech Overview: Legionnaire
The Legionnaire is a very fast medium characterized generally by being built around a single torso mounted weapon. Jack's taking a look at the variants in this week's Mech Overview. by Jack Hunter - Nov 12 2025
BattleTech: In Defense of the Standard Through-Armor Crit
While our Mech Overviews default to looking at a game played with floating through-armor criticals, not everyone plays this way. This week Valk is looking at reasons to play with the standard rule.
by einherjarvalk - Nov 14 2025
BattleTech Mech Overview: Guillotine
The Guillotine is a rugged mech with decent mobility and the ability to put on one hell of a laser light show. Lynn's taking a look at all the variants.
by lynnding-library, einherjarvalk, Liberty - Nov 05 2025
BattleTech Hot Take: Playtest Packet 5: Aerospace
The Battletech playtest rules for Aerospace are out, and Lynn's working through all 23 pages of them.
by lynnding-library - Nov 07 2025
BattleTech Mech Overview: Zeus
Liberty reviews the staple assault of the Lyran Commonwealth - the Zeus.
by Liberty, Perigrin - Oct 29 2025
Battletech Hot Take: Playtest Packet 3
The third Battletech playtest packet is here, this one focusing on equipment. These are our first thoughts.
by Jack Hunter, lynnding-library, Liberty, Perigrin - Oct 28 2025
BattleTech Fiction Focus: Outfoxed by Bryan Young
Come along on our first dive into BattleTech fiction with a review of Bryan Young’s recently released novel Outfoxed, the first full-length outing for his signature mercenary unit, the Fox Patrol!
by lynnding-library - Oct 25 2025
BattleTech Tournament Report: Toys for Tots 2025
Today Lynn reports back from the BattleTech event at Toys for Tots 2025 in Duluth, where everyone ganged up on Santa to shoot him out of the sky.
by lynnding-library - Oct 21 2025
Battletech Playtest Packet #1: Final Thoughts
After a month and a half of testing Battletech Playtest Package #1, the crew returns with new thoughts.
by Jack Hunter, Perigrin, Liberty - Oct 24 2025
Battletech Mech Overview Updates: Tian-Zong, Shadow Hawk, Blackjack, and Force Manual Davion
Now that the Tian-Zong record sheets are sorted out, Jack has gone through with updates from multiple issues of Shrapnel and Force Manual Davion.
by Jack Hunter - Oct 19 2025