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BattleTech Game Systems => A Time of War => Topic started by: claidhmor on 14 November 2011, 17:10:58

Title: Thinking of getting AToW
Post by: claidhmor on 14 November 2011, 17:10:58

How easy is it to restrict your options to 3025 era of play?

Is it primarily geared towards the post Jihad era?

Thanks

Title: Re: Thinking of getting AToW
Post by: Daryk on 14 November 2011, 17:51:01

Fairly easy.  Era Report: 3052 has some older affiliation module tweaks (e.g. pre-Schism ComStar), but most of them apply as written.

Title: Re: Thinking of getting AToW
Post by: DancingTofu on 15 November 2011, 18:06:36

I ran my first campaign in 3029 and I didn't really change anything. I just restricted players from picking Clans or Comstar/Word of Blake. It really is open enough that you could play any era, but I do love how they put AToW rules in the Era Reports and Historicals! I'm patiently awaiting the AToW Companion Volume as well! :D

Title: Re: Thinking of getting AToW
Post by: claidhmor on 16 November 2011, 19:44:58

Thanks for the info  [rockon]

Title: Re: Thinking of getting AToW
Post by: DancingTofu on 16 November 2011, 22:09:49

Good luck and have fun!

Title: Re: Thinking of getting AToW
Post by: bytedruid on 23 November 2011, 12:26:33

Quote from: claidhmor on 14 November 2011, 17:10:58

How easy is it to restrict your options to 3025 era of play?

Is it primarily geared towards the post Jihad era?

Thanks

It's quite easy.  For example every piece of equipment is listed with availability by era.  For example the current date in our campaign is March 16th, 3011.  So all our gear purchases use the "succession wars" availability column.