House Rules

• 50,000 Cr per Dropship per Jump. Standard price.
• Ejection: Pilot rolls 2d6. Subtract this total from pilot's Piloting score plus five. That is the number of injury boxes they take during ejection.
• Influence: Influence points can be used for various non-combat bonuses. Current examples are:
  • Subtract a portion of payment for equipment, to be determined by the GM.
  • Make a number of black market items available for purchase. GMs determine what items are currently "hot" and which are available.
  • Assist in the negotiation procedure, per the "Mercenaries" rules of negotiation.
  • Pull one small favor per GM discretion.
• Edge: An edge point allows you to cause a re-roll for any die roll that affects the particular pilot. You can re-roll one of your own rolls or a roll that is targeted to your pilots. You may also re-roll an initiative die if you are contributing a bonus to the initiative roll. Pilots gain one edge point when they reach Veteran status and another when they reach Elite status.
• Pilot Quality: There are four ratings for pilots in Battletech: Green, Regular, Veteran and Elite. Base scores are as follows:

  Pilot Ratings	Piloting	Gunnery	Edge Points
  Green	6	5	0
  Regular	5	4	0
  Veteran	4	3	1
  Elite	3	2	2

• Kills: A pilot scores a kill if they were mainly responsible for the demise of an opponent 'Mech. Pilots may score half-kills, but no more than two half-kills will be given for any enemy casualty. For every five kills that a pilot gets, they may lower either their Piloting or Gunnery score by one point. For every two points lowered in this way, the pilot increases their Pilot Quality by one level, gaining any bonuses entitled to that rating.
• Pilot schtick: Once a player has consitently played a character with good schtick, they may acquire special rules that apply only to that character. Under no circumstances should you reveal these rules to any other player. Furthermore, the GM reserves the right to revoke these rules if they appear broken or unbalancing.
• Mundane items: If you want to purchase mundane items that are not part of a 'Mech, send e-mail to either Derek (warrend@dimins.com) or Mark (kelrig@u.washington.edu) and ask. Derek will probably give you more boring, and safer, equipment. Mark has a flair for the truly grand, but will make you pay for every bonus you get. Your call.
• Starting equipment: For roleplaying sake, every pilot is assumed to start with the following items in their possession: Neurohelmet, Cooling Vest, prefered sidearm with holster, survival knife. If you want anything else, you will either need to get GM approval or buy it in game. Who knows, you may think of something clever that will give you a serious edge in the game.