Battle ARmor in ATOW

[Leto_II]

I remember Combat Equipment (I think) having battle armor stats scaled for MW3rd edition, but I haven't seen anything for battle armor statlines in ATOW terms anywhere.  Does anyone know where I can find this information? I want to give battle armor players a first person sort of advantage in battletech scenarios so they can feel extra useful...!

[monbvol]

There are generic conversions in AToW but I can't remember what page they were on but those MW3ed stats are still mostly usable.  Only the damage dealing stats have changed any and even then not that much.

[sillybrit]

Battle Armor has been greatly simplified for ATOW.

• Movement conversion is covered on p167 - basically just 1 MP = 15m per 5-second combat turn.
• Armor conversion is covered on p185-187, with a table for the BAR values on p187. Unlike MW3, there are now no differences between IS Standards, Cavaliers, Raidens and Longinus.
• Battle Armor 'Mech-scale weapons are rather gimped as per p209-201. Some can fire only every other 5-second combat turn, & for all weapons their ATOW ranges are just their BattleTech ranges multiplied by 30, with extreme being double the medium range. That means that a machine gun's extreme range is only 120 meters, whereas the extreme range for a portable machine gun is 460m . When used against personnel, the damage for Battle Armor weapons is as per p215-216.

[Coronoides]

Battle Armor has been greatly simplified for ATOW.

• Armor conversion is covered on p185-187, with a table for the BAR values on p187. Unlike MW3, there are now no differences between IS Standards, Cavaliers, Raidens and Longinus.

Except Cavaliers look cool and a patriotic while IS standards are considered kinda dorky  ;)
This is a rpg after all, not just a boardgame.

[sillybrit]

Except Cavaliers look cool and a patriotic while IS standards are considered kinda dorky  ;)

Eww. The Cavalier is so ugly it makes enemy Battle Armor troopers sterile just at the mere sight of it! It has fat thighs, a silly hat and - worst of all - it even has nipples!

The IS Standard might be plain, but there's a beauty to the simplicity and functional ultility of its design

 :D

[Leto_II]

Sillybrit, I must make war upon you.  As a House Davion AFFS member since 1989 I am presdisposed toward the graceful, well sculpted Cavalier.  Have at thee, Blakist.

[sillybrit]

*Does a Dr Zoidberg impression and scuttles out sideways.*

At least you didn't call me a Capellan or Kuritan.  ;)

[Leto_II]

Blake is evil. Why not Zoidberg?  ;D