Thursday, June 21, 2012

A MFZ Primer

Talking to a friend last week made me realize that I write mostly for people who are familiar with the game.  He said a lot of the shorthand in the mech write-ups went right over his head.

So let's change that.

We'll look at the dice and the attachments they represent first.

Red Dice come in three types.  They represent the offensive capabilities of your mech.
Hand-to-Hand. ImageImage These are written as 2Rh. These have a range of 0 to 1 unit on the Ruler.
Direct Fire.  d6Rdd6Rd  These are written as 2Rd.  These have a range of 1 to 8 units on the Ruler.
Artillery. ImageImage These are written as 2Ra.  These have a range of 8+ units on the Ruler.

Blue Dice d6B represent the defensive capabilities of your mech.  These are written as #B. # = 1 or 2. 
Green Dice d6G represent the movement capabilities of your mech.  These are written as #G. # = 1 or 2.
Yellow Dice Image  represent the communication/targeting (Spotting) capabilities of your mech.  These are written as #Y. # = 1 or 2.

All mechs have two White Dice.  ImageImage  These are written as 2W.  White dice can be substituted for any dice you normally roll during the course of the game.  They can also be used for defense if you do not have a Defensive attachment, movement if you do not have a Movement attachment, or spotting -- at a limited range -- if you do not have a Spotting attachment.

All these dice are d6s.  There are also d8s, but I might wait for a second post before covering those.

3 comments:

  1. Here's a question. If I have let's say 2Y, and I also roll 1W to help me get a better spot roll.

    Can the White Dice let me spot at any range (as the 2Y allow) even though it wasnt actually the yellow dice being rolled?

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    1. As long as you still have the attachments that give you double Yellows, you can substitute the White dice for them. When you start losing the attachments you have to follow the range rules when substituting with White dice.

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    2. That's awesome. I wasn't sure if that was the case. Thanks King.

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