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| image =  
| image = BattleTech Master Rules, Revised.jpg
 
 
| name = BattleTech Master Rules, Revised
 
| name = BattleTech Master Rules, Revised
| development = [[Randall N. Bills]]
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| product development = [[Randall N. Bills]]
| primarywriting = [[Jordan K. Weisman]] <br /> [[L. Ross Babcock III]] <br /> [[Sam Lewis (person)|Sam Lewis]]
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| primary writing = [[Jordan K. Weisman]] <br /> [[L. Ross Babcock III]] <br /> [[Sam Lewis]]
| cover = [[Mark Zug]]<br />[[John Bridegroom]] (design)
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| cover = [[John Bridegroom]]
| illustrations = [[Earl Geier]] <br /> [[Mike Jackson]] <br /> [[Scott James]] <br /> [[Jeff Laubenstein]] <br /> [[John Paul Lona]] <br /> [[Kevin Long]] <br /> [[Dave Martin]] <br /> [[Chris Moeller]] <br /> [[Jim Nelson]] <br /> [[Mike Nielsen]] <br /> [[Allen Nunis]] <br /> [[Matthew Plog]] <br /> [[Loston Wallace]] <br /> [[Matt Wilson]]
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| illustrations = <br /> [[Earl Geier]] <br /> [[Mike Jackson]] <br /> [[Scott James]] <br /> [[Jeff Laubenstein]] <br /> [[John Paul Lona]] <br /> [[Kevin Long]] <br /> [[Dave Martin]] <br /> [[Chris Moeller]] <br /> [[Jim Nelson]] <br /> [[Mike Nielsen]] <br /> [[Allen Nunis]] <br /> [[Matthew Plog]] <br /> [[Loston Wallace]] <br /> [[Matt Wilson]]
 
| era =  
 
| era =  
 
| type = Rulebook
 
| type = Rulebook
| publisher = [[FASA]]<br/>[[FanPro]] (reprints)
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| publisher = [[FASA]]
| year = 2001<br/>2002 (softcover reprint)<br />2004 (hardcover reprints)
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| year = 2001
| pages = 176
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| pages = 177
| productioncode = 1707 (FASA edition)<br />10984, 35000, 35020 (FanPro editions)
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| production code = [[1707]]
| ISBN10              = 1555604994
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| ISBN =  
| ISBN13              = 978-1555604998
 
| MSRP                = Depending on printing/edition:
 
* $22.00 (FASA edition)
 
* $24.99 (FanPro softcover edition)
 
* $34.99 (FanPro hardcover edition)
 
* n/a  (FanPro limited edition)
 
| precededby          = [[BattleTech Master Rules]]
 
| followedby          = [[Total Warfare]]
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
One of the final [[FASA]] products to be published, the 2001 '''''BattleTech Master Rules, Revised Edition''''' rulebook superseded the 1998 ''[[BattleTech Master Rules]]'' as the principal rulebook for general boardgame [[BattleTech]] play in its time. Despite the altered cover and revised content, it retained the earlier rulebook's product number (FASA #1707) but had a different ISBN. It was in turn eventually superseded by the ''[[Total Warfare]]'' rulebook in 2006.
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The Battletech Master Rules Revised was the principle rule book for general game play for Battletech. This book cover the use of using the Rules Level system which included Levels 1 & 2. Which seperated the various of technology & eras in two parts; the low-tech Succession Wars & advance technology found in use after the [[Clan Invasion]].
 
 
Notably, there are (at least) four different versions of this book, with different covers and product numbers:
 
* The first printing, FASA product code 1707, ISBN 1555604994, was a softcover book that came out in 2001, the year FASA closed its doors.
 
* [[FanPro LLC]], upon having acquired the license to what was now branded "[[Classic BattleTech]]", republished it for a second printing as a Classic BattleTech softcover book in 2002, with the FanPro product number 10984 and a new ISBN (1932564454).
 
* A third printing, called "Corrected Third Printing, second printing by FanPro LLC" in the imprint, was a 2004 hardcover book with yet another new product code (FanPro 35000).
 
* Also in 2004, 1000 numbered copies of a "leatherbound" limited hardcover edition were produced to celebrate BattleTech's 20th anniversary, with product code 35020.
 
 
 
<gallery>
 
Image:BattleTech Master Rules, Revised.jpg|First printing
 
Image:FPR10984-CBTBMRr.jpg|Second printing
 
Image:FPR35000-CBTBMRr.jpg|Third printing
 
Image:FPR35020-CBTBMRr.jpg|Limited Edition
 
</gallery>
 
  
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The book itself was replaced in [[2006]] when [[Total Warfare]] rules set in 2006.
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==From the back cover==
 
==From the back cover==
{{quote|''THE FUTURE OF WARFARE IS HERE!''
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{{quote|''Welcome to the 31st century,a time of endless wars that rage across the known universe. These epic conflicts are won and lost by [[BattleMech]]s. 30-foot-tall, humanoid titans of metal bristling with high-intensity lasers, rapid-fire autocannon and dozens of other lethal weapons; enough firepower to level entire city blocks. Your elite force of [[MechWarrior]]s drives this juggernauts into battle, blasting at your opponent's [[Mech]]s in a deadly game of kill or be killed. Will they become instant legends, or forgotten casuallties? Only your skill and luck will determine their fate.''
 
 
''Welcome to the 31st century, a time of endless wars that rage across the known universe. These epic conflicts are won and lost by [[BattleMech]]s, 30-foot-tall, humanoid titans of metal bristling with high-intensity lasers, rapid-fire autocannon and dozens of other lethal weapons; enough firepower to level entire city blocks. Your elite force of [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] drives these juggernauts into battle, blasting at your opponent's '[[Mech]]s in a deadly game of kill or be killed. Will they become instant legends, or forgotten casualties? Only your skill and luck will determine their fate.''
 
  
''Drawing on years of experience, this book combines the best of the BatteTech board game into a unified whole. BattleTech Master Rules is entirely restructured and streamlined; it is the same game, but like you've never seen it before. This book includes the complete game rules, a quick-and-easy scenario creation system, the [[Battle Value]] point system for evaluating 'Mechs and balancing forces and revised and expanded miniatures rules. This revised edition of BattleTech Master Rules has been updated to incorporate all level 2 weapons and units presented in various [[:Category:Technical Readouts|technical readouts]] and Field Manuals.''}}
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''Drawing on years of experience, this book combines the best of the BatteTech Master Rules is entirely restructured and streamlined; it is the same game, but like you've never seen it before. This book includes the complete game rules, a quick-and-easy scenario creation system, the Battle Value point system for evaluating 'Mechs and balancing forces and revised and expanded miniatures rules. This revised edition of BattleTech Master Rules has been updated to incorporate all level 2 weapons and units presented in various technical readouts and Field Manuals''}}
  
 
==Contents==
 
==Contents==
<div class="desktop-3-col">
 
 
* INTRODUCTION
 
* INTRODUCTION
 
** BattleTech Master Rules
 
** BattleTech Master Rules
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*** Water
 
*** Water
 
*** Pavement
 
*** Pavement
*** Roads
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*** Roades
 
*** Bridges
 
*** Bridges
 
** Counters
 
** Counters
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** Sequence of Play
 
** Sequence of Play
 
*** Initiative Phase
 
*** Initiative Phase
*** Movement Phase
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*** Movement Phase  
 
*** Weapon Attack Phase
 
*** Weapon Attack Phase
 
*** Physical Attack Phase
 
*** Physical Attack Phase
 
*** Heat Phase
 
*** Heat Phase
 
*** End Phase
 
*** End Phase
*** Unequal Numbers of units
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*** Unsequal Numbers of units
 
** Warriors
 
** Warriors
 
*** Skills
 
*** Skills
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** Movements Modes
 
** Movements Modes
 
*** Standing Still
 
*** Standing Still
*** Walking
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*** Walking  
 
*** Running
 
*** Running
 
*** Jumping
 
*** Jumping
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*** Rotating the Firing Arcs
 
*** Rotating the Firing Arcs
 
** Firing Weapons
 
** Firing Weapons
*** Base To-Hit Number
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*** Baso To-Hit Number
 
*** Modified To-Hit Number
 
*** Modified To-Hit Number
 
*** To-Hit Modifiers
 
*** To-Hit Modifiers
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*** BattleMech Critical Hits
 
*** BattleMech Critical Hits
 
*** BattleMech Critical Hits Effects
 
*** BattleMech Critical Hits Effects
** Destroying A Unit <!-- sic -->
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** Destroyin A Unit
 
*** BattleMechs
 
*** BattleMechs
 
*** Vehicles
 
*** Vehicles
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* PROTOMECHS
 
* PROTOMECHS
 
** Playing the Game
 
** Playing the Game
** Combat
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** Combat
 
*** Weapon Attacks
 
*** Weapon Attacks
 
*** Hit Location
 
*** Hit Location
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*** Physical Attacks
 
*** Physical Attacks
 
* VEHICLES
 
* VEHICLES
** Movements
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** Movements  
 
*** [[VTOL]] Movement
 
*** [[VTOL]] Movement
 
*** Naval Movement
 
*** Naval Movement
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*** Mechanized Battle Armor
 
*** Mechanized Battle Armor
 
** Combat
 
** Combat
*** Standard Infantry
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*** Standart Infantry
 
*** Battle Armor
 
*** Battle Armor
 
** [[Clan]] Battle Armor Variants
 
** [[Clan]] Battle Armor Variants
 
*** [[Gnome]] Battle Armor
 
*** [[Gnome]] Battle Armor
*** [[Salamander (Battle Armor)|Salamander]] Battle Armor
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*** [[Salamander]] Battle Armor
 
*** [[Sylph]] Battle Armor
 
*** [[Sylph]] Battle Armor
 
*** [[Undine]] Battle Armor
 
*** [[Undine]] Battle Armor
 
** [[Inner Sphere]] Battle Suits
 
** [[Inner Sphere]] Battle Suits
*** Standard Inner Sphere Battle Armor
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*** Standart Inner Sphere Battle Armor
 
*** [[Achileus]] Light Battle Armor
 
*** [[Achileus]] Light Battle Armor
 
*** [[Fa Shih]] Battle Armor
 
*** [[Fa Shih]] Battle Armor
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*** [[Longinus]] Battle Armor
 
*** [[Longinus]] Battle Armor
 
*** [[Purifier]] Battle Armor
 
*** [[Purifier]] Battle Armor
*** [[Sloth]] Assault Battle Armor
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*** [[Sloth]] Assault Armor
 
* SPECIAL CASE
 
* SPECIAL CASE
 
* RULES
 
* RULES
** Anti-BattleMech Infantry
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** Anti BattleMech Infantry
 
*** Leg Attacks
 
*** Leg Attacks
 
*** Swarm Attacks
 
*** Swarm Attacks
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*** Smoke Rounds
 
*** Smoke Rounds
 
*** Onboard Artillery Fire
 
*** Onboard Artillery Fire
*** [[Arrow IV]] Missile Artillery System
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*** [[Arrow IV]] Missle Artillery System
 
*** Arrow IV System Munitions
 
*** Arrow IV System Munitions
 
** BattleMech Lifting Capabilities
 
** BattleMech Lifting Capabilities
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*** Heat
 
*** Heat
 
** Hidden Units
 
** Hidden Units
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*** Pointblank Shots from Hidden Units
 
** Hostile Environments
 
** Hostile Environments
*** Extreme Temperatures
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*** Extreme Temperatures  
 
*** Ice
 
*** Ice
 
*** High/Low Gravity
 
*** High/Low Gravity
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** Reversing Arms
 
** Reversing Arms
 
** Scavenging and Repair
 
** Scavenging and Repair
*** Technicians
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*** Technicians  
 
*** Diagnosis
 
*** Diagnosis
 
*** Obtaining Replacement Parts
 
*** Obtaining Replacement Parts
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*** Line of Sight
 
*** Line of Sight
 
*** Weapon Attacks
 
*** Weapon Attacks
*** Physical Attacks
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*** Physical Attacks
 
*** Hull Integrity
 
*** Hull Integrity
 
* MINIATURES RULES
 
* MINIATURES RULES
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*** Smoke
 
*** Smoke
 
** Rules Conversions
 
** Rules Conversions
*** Scale
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*** Scale  
 
*** Movement
 
*** Movement
 
*** Stacking
 
*** Stacking
 
*** Piloting Skill Rolls
 
*** Piloting Skill Rolls
*** Combat
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*** Combat  
 
*** Artillery
 
*** Artillery
 
* CREATING SCENARIOS
 
* CREATING SCENARIOS
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*** Ending the Game
 
*** Ending the Game
 
*** Determining Victory
 
*** Determining Victory
** Types of Scenarios
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** Typer of Scenarios
 
*** Standup Fight
 
*** Standup Fight
*** Hide and Seek
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*** Hidde and Seek
 
*** Hold the Line
 
*** Hold the Line
 
*** Extraction
 
*** Extraction
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*** Add Other Equipment
 
*** Add Other Equipment
 
** Vehicle Construction
 
** Vehicle Construction
***`Design the Chassis
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***`Desingn the Chassis
 
*** Add Other Equipment
 
*** Add Other Equipment
 
** Outfitting an [[OmniMech]]
 
** Outfitting an [[OmniMech]]
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* EQUIPMENT
 
* EQUIPMENT
 
** [[Active Probe]]
 
** [[Active Probe]]
** [[Anti-missile system]]
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** [[Anti-Missile System]]
 
** [[Anti-Personnel Pod]]s
 
** [[Anti-Personnel Pod]]s
 
** [[Artemis IV]] Fire Control System
 
** [[Artemis IV]] Fire Control System
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** [[Autocannon]]
 
** [[Autocannon]]
 
** Autocannon Munitions
 
** Autocannon Munitions
** [[C3 network|C³ computer]]
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** [[C3 Network|C³ Computer]]
 
** [[Cargo Space]]
 
** [[Cargo Space]]
** Cellular Ammunition Storage Equipment [[CASE]]
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** Cellular Ammunition Storage Equipment [[CASE]]  
 
** [[ECM Suite]]
 
** [[ECM Suite]]
 
** [[Endo-Steel]] [[Internal Structure]]
 
** [[Endo-Steel]] [[Internal Structure]]
** [[Ferro-fibrous armor]]
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** [[Ferro-Fibrous Armor]]
 
** [[Flamer]]s
 
** [[Flamer]]s
** [[Gauss rifle]]
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** [[Gauss Rifle]]
 
** [[Hatchet]]
 
** [[Hatchet]]
 
** [[Heat Sinks]]
 
** [[Heat Sinks]]
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** Particle Projector Cannon ([[PPC]])
 
** Particle Projector Cannon ([[PPC]])
 
** [[Stealth Armor]] System
 
** [[Stealth Armor]] System
** [[Sword (weapon)|Sword]]
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** [[Sword]]
** [[Target Acquisition Gear]] (TAG)
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** Target Acquisition Gear ([[TAG]])
 
** [[Targeting Computer]]
 
** [[Targeting Computer]]
 
** [[Triple Strength Myomer]]
 
** [[Triple Strength Myomer]]
** [[XL engine]]s
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** [[XL Engine]]s
 
* COSTS
 
* COSTS
 
** Clan Equipment
 
** Clan Equipment
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** Calculating BattleMech BV
 
** Calculating BattleMech BV
 
*** Step 1: Calculate Defensive Battle Rating
 
*** Step 1: Calculate Defensive Battle Rating
*** Step 2: Calculate Offensive Battle Rating
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*** Step 2: Calculate Offencive Battle Rating
 
*** Step 3: Calculate Final BV
 
*** Step 3: Calculate Final BV
 
** Calculating Conventional Vehicle BV
 
** Calculating Conventional Vehicle BV
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*** Defensive Battle Rating
 
*** Defensive Battle Rating
 
*** Offensive Battle Rating
 
*** Offensive Battle Rating
** Infantry Weapon and Equipment Battle Value
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** Infantry Weapon and Equipment Battle Value  
 
** Skill/Experience Level Multipliers
 
** Skill/Experience Level Multipliers
 
* RULES CHANGES
 
* RULES CHANGES
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** Weapon Attacks
 
** Weapon Attacks
 
** Physical Attacks
 
** Physical Attacks
** Heat
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** Heat 161
 
** Buildings
 
** Buildings
 
** Vehicles
 
** Vehicles
 
** Infantry
 
** Infantry
 
** Special Case Rules
 
** Special Case Rules
** Construction
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** Construction  
 
** Equipment
 
** Equipment
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* In the imprint of the first edition (FASA #1707) of ''BattleTech Master Rules, Revised'', [[Les Dorscheid]] was erroneously credited for the cover art. This was apparently a holdover from the original (unrevised) book where Les Dorscheid had indeed created the cover art. Subsequent reprint editions of the revised edition by FanPro correctly credited the cover art to [[Mark Zug]], instead.
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* FanPro published an errata document, dated 1 October 2004, for the 1st (FASA #1707) and 2nd (FanPro #10984) printing of this book. These errata are all worked into the corrected third printing (FanPro #35000).
 
 
 
* In line with established practice on the Sarna.net BattleTechWiki, the Infobox template going with this product article displays the cover image and ISBN codes of (only) the first printing, not of subsequent printings. The template does not allow for several images or ISBN to be included.
 
 
 
  
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