BattleTech: TechManual

About this expansion

BattleTech: TechManual is a BattleTech construction and technology reference for 2–6 players, with a listed play time of 120 minutes and a 2007 release.

Designed as a companion volume to BattleTech: Total Warfare, TechManual brings together the construction rules for the various units presented in that core rules set. Its streamlined and updated material supports players who want to understand how BattleTech units and their equipment are created.

From the way a MechWarrior interfaces with a BattleMech to the workings of a ProtoMech, the book explores the technology behind the setting’s units. It also addresses the development of equipment such as the Gauss rifle and Particle Projector Cannon, while providing the foundation for creating a cool, unique BattleMech design.

• Construction rules for the various units in Total Warfare
• Core weaponry and equipment from previous rules sets
• Newer, bleeding-edge technologies
• Sourcebook-style treatises with in-universe context

TechManual is more than a collection of technical rules. Its numerous sourcebook-style treatises explain the in-universe context surrounding these units and the development of their technologies, giving construction details a broader place within the BattleTech setting.

Whether you are investigating how a weapon was developed, learning how a unit works, or pursuing your own BattleMech design, BattleTech: TechManual provides a focused resource for exploring BattleTech construction. It is presented as a must-have reference for BattleTech aficionados and expands BattleTech: Total Warfare.