A BattleTech podcast highlighting the storied mercenary units in the BattleTech Universe, the game, & surrounding products.
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Brent (OMaM) & Zemer (Valhalla Club) join me for our Hard CORE Rulebook Review! We dive deep into the rule changes from Total Warfare, letting you know what we like, what we don't, and what we think in general about where this new rules update will take BattleTech into the future! Special thanks Seneca for sending me the Core Rulebook early from GenCon, and thanks to CGL for sending me the Core Rulebook PDF for review! **Apologies for the audio, still hunting down a very slight echo**Email me: MercenaryStarPodcast@gmail.comChapters:0:00 - Intro04:25 - CORE Games Played
13:20 - Comments on Rule changes19:55 - Playing The Game
32:36 - Movement
50:51 - Combat
1:09:55 - Damage
1:34:52 - Heat
1:42:45 - Other Actions
1:50:32 - Battlefield & Urban Combat
2:05:44 - Missions
2:07:08 - Weapons & Equipment
2:46:41 - Battlefield Support Rules
2:56:15 - Aerospace BSPs
3:00:43 - Superheavies, Tripods, Quads & Appendices
3:05:54 - Layout & Overall Impressions
3:10:20 - Mission Scale Discussion
3:20:18 - Final Thoughts & Shoutouts
Check out our sponsor: Fortress Miniatures & Games!https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com/Join the Valhalla Club Discord!https://discord.gg/thevalhallaclubFollow me on socials:Follow on X/Twitter: https://x.com/MercStarPodcastFollow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mercenarystarpodcast/Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mercenarystar.bsky.socialMusic:Intro: Steel Hearts in Orbit (Remix of TI-84 by StreamBeatsbyHarrisHeller - used with permission)Outro: Neon Badge
31 Jul 2026
BattleTech Core Rulebook - Early Preview & First Impressions!
Check out this pre-release first look at the BattleTech Core Rulebook! Zemer from the Valhalla Club Pod and I give our first impressions and an overview of each section in the new book. We also look at the updated BattleTech website & brief news about GenCon. Special thanks to CGL for sending me the Core Rulebook PDF for review! **Apologies for the audio, didn't realize until after recording there was a very slight echo**Email me: MercenaryStarPodcast@gmail.comNew Website is up:https://battletech.com/Chapters:0:00 - 03:20 Intro03:20 - 14:40 NEW BattleTech Website14:40 - 20:50 Lorescape Terrain20:50 - 42:20 Core Rulebook 1st Impression & Sections Introduction42:20 - 48:42 Playing the Game48:42 - 53:06 Movement53:06 - 56:54 Combat56:54 - 58:00 Damage58:00 - 59:12 Heat59:12 - 1:00:20 Other Actions-PSR1:00:20 - 1:03:00 The Battlefield1:03:00 - 1:03:50 Urban Combat-Buildings1:03:50 - 1:12:10 Battlefield Support1:12:10 - 1:15:22 Aerospace BSPs1:15:22 - 1:19:05 Weapons & Equipment1:19:05 - 1:20:58 Missions1:20:58 - 1:25:28 Appendices1:25:28 - 1:33:03 ilClan Era vs New Players1:33:03 - 1:39:30 Final Thoughts & What's Next1:39:30 - 1:41:38 OutroCheck out our sponsor: Fortress Miniatures & Games!https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com/Join the Valhalla Club Discord!https://discord.gg/thevalhallaclubFollow me on socials:Follow on X/Twitter: https://x.com/MercStarPodcastFollow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mercenarystarpodcast/Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mercenarystar.bsky.socialMusic:Intro: Steel Hearts in Orbit (Remix of TI-84 by StreamBeatsbyHarrisHeller - used with permission)Outro: Neon Badge
22 Jul 2026
Mercenary Star - RELOADED
I’m finally settling in from my family’s recent relocation, and the redeployment & refit of the Mercenary Star recording studio is finally far enough along that I can renew regular content production. Today I’ve got a shorter preview episode of upcoming topics and even new formats!! Email me: MercenaryStarPodcast@gmail.comCore Products & Rule Change PDF:https://battletech.com/coreproducts/Refit & Redeployment Post:https://www.catalystgamelabs.com/news/catalyst-game-labs-battletech-refit-redeploymentTTRPG Podcasthttps://lovethynerd.com/podcastnetwork/the-rpg-rundown/Chapters:0:00 - 01:57 Intro01:57 - 04:04 Regular MSP Episodes04:04 - 04:40 MechWarrior MemoryCore04:40 - 06:01 Fiction Reviews06:01 - 07:35 Streaming07:35 - 09:19 OutroCheck out our sponsor: Fortress Miniatures & Games!https://www.fortressminiaturesandgames.com/Join the Valhalla Club Discord!https://discord.gg/thevalhallaclubFollow me on socials:Follow on X/Twitter: https://x.com/MercStarPodcastFollow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mercenarystarpodcast/Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mercenarystar.bsky.socialMusic:Intro: Steel Hearts in Orbit (Remix of TI-84 by StreamBeatsbyHarrisHeller - used with permission)Outro: Neon Badge
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