(Answered) Terrain factor of Rough terrain

[mbear]

In BattleMech Manual first non-beta release, page 61, the Terrain Factor and Conversion Table lists Rough: 0.

Other terrain types have values between 50 and 100. Is 0 for Rough terrain accurate? If so wouldn't a 'Mech walking through Rough terrain make it clear terrain?

Thanks!

[Xotl]

This follows the formatting of the same table in TW.  Really, the last line of the table is one of those things that attemps to be helpful but instead only takes up space to muddle the issue.  As per the text, you can't clear a terrain beyond Rough: the last line is attempting to illustrate that principle.

(I'm not sure what the point of the "Former Terrain" column is either, now that we're mentioning it).

[mbear]

This follows the formatting of the same table in TW.  Really, the last line of the table is one of those things that attemps to be helpful but instead only takes up space to muddle the issue.  As per the text, you can't clear a terrain beyond Rough: the last line is attempting to illustrate that principle.

(I'm not sure what the point of the "Former Terrain" column is either, now that we're mentioning it).

Ah. FWLIW, I think "N/A" would be more appropriate, but that's just me.