Mechwarrior/Classic Battletech RPG v3 Ruleset?

[cpbs]

I've noticed a couple of Shadowrun rulesets out there and a couple of Classic Traveller ruleset as well. Was wondering if anyone has been working on a Classic Battletech RPG v3 ruleset?

And if we have any negotiations with Wizkids and Fanpro over this?

cpbs

[ddavison]

There are no official ones in the works and no communIication with Wizkids or Fanpro over one to date. I wouldn't mind seeing one though.

[devinnight]

I would be so in on helping with the graphics for a MW ruleset.

[Oberoten]

So would I. But I am a jack of trades rather than a journeyman anything. But do tell what you need.

- Obe

[ddavison]

Both of their websites are pretty sparse at the moment. I was hoping to find the status of the licensing arrangements between the two and contact information.

[cpbs]

Yeah I took a look as well, the main fanpro site is:

https://www.fanpro.org/

I tried going to their .com site but it was all gone. Also it looks like wizkids was bought out by Topps and then by NECA.

https://www.necaonline.com/article/detail/278

Thats the article. Might want to try the parent company many be with NECA and they could possible point you into the right direction with licensing.

cpbs

[Valarian]

Battletech is currently, I believe, owned by Catalyst Game Labs. They seem to have bought the license from WK Games. There's a new Battletech RPG game coming out titled "Time of War".

[cpbs]

In early 2007, InMediaRes Productions, LLC opened negotiations with WizKids, Inc. to obtain the world-wide RPG publishing rights for the BattleTech and Shadowrun Intellectual Properties from WizKids, Inc. To facilitate this, InMediaRes Productions, LLC, is expanding its operations and forming a new publishing division, Catalyst Game Labs, to produce and publish products for both properties.
https://catalystgamelabs.com/about/

Yep it does look like it. Might want to try their as well, but there main site that hosts all the Classic Battletech, has wizkids everywhere as copyright owners. So I don't know, its like they all have some sort of cross licensing split the pie deal once FASA went under.

https://www.classicbattletech.com/

[Sorontar]

Weren't the rights bought back by one of the creators last year just before they announced a Mechwarrior 5 computer game and new rules?

Smith and Tinker or something like that.

(Could have just been the electronic rights but I have an inkling it was both)

[Master]

Considering that the 4th edition of the battletech rpg (A Time of War) is coming out soon using shadowrun 4th edition rules I would think that Catalyst Game Labs still owns rights to the game system.

https://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=64580

[cpbs]

I've noticed as well they drop d10 in the new rules and just use d6.

[Valarian]

Aye, IIRC the 1st edition Mechwarrior and the original miniatures game both used d6s as well. I've got the Time of War prerelease PDF. The rules look interesting at a glance. Might have to go and read them in more depth.

[cpbs]

The current release uses both d10 and d6, one for abilities and the other for damage rolls. I might need to read the newest one as well. I might be more interesting but I currently like the current release :)

[Override]

I am really interested to see the changes for the new edition.