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. These are written as 2Rh. These have a range of 0 to 1 unit on the Ruler.
Direct Fire.    These are written as 2Rd.  These have a range of 1 to 8 units on the Ruler.
Artillery. These are written as 2Ra.  These have a range of 8+ units on the Ruler.

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

All mechs have two White Dice.    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.