ScrapYard Armory

The ScrapYard presents MechWarrior Quirks, a resource for creating unique MechWarriors.

We have had access to MechWarrior special abilities in a variety of official publications.  This document pulls them together and expands the offering.  Dozens of new MechWarrior abilities are provided alongside old favorites from Tactical Operations and A Time of War as well as negative quirks.

Included are rules to generate random MechWarriors or help you hand pick them.  Recruitment tables are provided for those wishing to incorporate unique MechWarriors into their Chaos Campaigns.

From fresh recruits with a knack for scrounging up spare parts to elite Manei Domini specializing in melee combat, there are near endless possibilities.

MechWarrior Quirks (PDF, 172KB)

Some Examples

Here are a few examples of MechWarriors generated from these rules.  Random names were generated using Taharqa’s BattleTech Name Generator.

Adam Sager (Piloting 3, Gunnery 4)

• Srounge: +2 to Obtain Replacement Parts between missions.

Sara Han (Piloting 2, Gunnery 3)

• On a Roll: -1 to Gunnery the turn after this MechWarrior destroys an enemy unit.

Curt Johns (Piloting 5, Gunnery 3)

• Familiarity (Thunderbolt TDR-5S):  -1 to Piloting when piloting a TDR-5S Thunderbolt.
• Sissy: +1 to Gunnery for all attacks at short range. +2 to-hit for melee attacks.
• Bad Habits Die Hard: Ignore one negative Quirk unless injured.

Musamba Takata (Piloting 2, Gunnery 2)

• Manei Domini: Tau Wraith (Multi-Modal Eye, VDNI)
• Crack Shot I: -2 to Gunnery when firing a single weapon system.

More to Follow

I expect to update this document in the future and would love to include new quirks from you the reader.  If you have an idea for a new quirk, leave a comment or shoot me an email.