Battletech Campaign System from Mercenary's Handbook First Edition

[Dahmin_Toran]

Has anybody used the Battletech Basic/Advanced Campaign System from the first edition Mercenary's Handbook? It looks to be a very nifty tool to resolve large battles with relatively few dice. You can do anything from a Lance on Lance battle to a large multi-regimental battles. I have been looking at it to see if I can convert to modern-day (Clan Invasion / Jihad / Dark Age / IlClan) campaigns.

I've wanted to incorporate it into my campaigns. While the PCs in their Company are conducting missions, I can roll up to see what the rest of the battalion or regiment is doing without handwaving it.

I can also use it for PCs in a larger organization with leadership roles. They can play their Lances and Companies using CBT or AS, while still making decisions with the rest of the units in the RCT.

[Mendrugo]

I like it very much, but recommend changing the metric for raid success to be based on average unit speed, rather than weight.  As written, UrbanMechs make top notch smash’n’grab raiders.

[Daryk]

Handwaving with dice is still handwaving, but not a bad idea... 

[Syzyx]

The problem I've run into with the system is that it doesn't take into account the experience level of the involved forces. Though that's certainly easy enough to fix with a + or - modifier for the difference in experience between them.

[Dahmin_Toran]

I would multiply the Battle Value by a multiplier based on Experience such as 0.75 for Green, 1.0 for Regular, 1.5 for Veteran, and 2.0 for Elite, I would also have similar multipliers for Tech Level (i.e. Inner Sphere, Clan).