| Difficulty | TN Mod | |------------|--------| | Simple | +0 | | Average | +2 | | Hard | +4 | | Very Hard | +6 | | Heroic | +8 |
Detailed mechanics for fighting in extreme vacuum, toxic atmospheres, underwater environments, and varying gravity fields. 3. Campaign Management Tools for Game Masters
The core rulebook’s life module system is great, but it can be restrictive. The Companion introduces and Stage 0: Early Life . You can now generate characters with specific genetic engineering backgrounds (prototypes for the Clans) or survivors of planetary devastation. More importantly, it fixes the "skill inflation" problem, allowing for grittier, low-powered campaigns where a single laser pistol shot is terrifying.
The BattleTech: A Time of War Companion is more than just a book of optional rules; it is a toolkit for unlocking the full narrative potential of the BattleTech universe. By adding depth to character backstories, precision to combat, and structure to grand campaigns, it allows players to experience the Inner Sphere not just from the cockpit of a BattleMech, but from the muddy trenches, the neon-lit backalleys, and the grand high courts of the Successor States.