Create A Custom Random Assignment Table
This tool can be used to re-create random assignment tables from various products into a text format used in the Battletech Force Balancer program.
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Re: 3028-3050 Random Assignment & Rarity Tables - 11 Jan v9.1
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Edit 2: Most of what I said above about the Raven also goes for the Cataphract. Only CTF-1X should be available in 3025-3026 (and CTF-0X, but this one was apparently so rare, it never made into the tables), and only after the Fourth Succession War is well under way, as the 'Mech was created by the Capellans in response to loosing all of their heavy 'Mech assembly lines.
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So Dropbox has killed the public folder and files shared through it, which means my project links are all dead. What are people using as a free repalcement? I've used Dropbox to host everything here, including a lot of errata, so this is kind of important for me. Thanks.
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Dropbox killed the public folder, but I believe you can use the Get Link feature to get a shareable link that is public so people can still download it
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After a million years of infrastructure-type work in Excel (which is about 95% of the work), I'm at last able to start making the tables themselves for 3057. Today I finished the Liao tables.
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Random Assignment Tables (RATs), also known as Random ('Mech) Allocation Tables , are provided in many BattleTech rulebooks and sourcebooks as a means for players to randomly generate plausible forces of multiple BattleMechs , vehicles or other units for a participating faction to play a given scenario. In lieu with the dice-rolling conventions of classic BattleTech (board game) the tables are typically presented as either a 2d6 or a 1d6 table, where each of the possible roll results (either 2-12 or 1-6) corresponds with a specific unit. It is possible for a specific unit to appear in several rows, if it is very widespread among the forces in question and thus more likely to appear in a given lineup.
- 1 Inherent inaccuracy
- 2 Canonicity
- 3 Faction Assignment & Rarity Tables
- 4 References
Inherent inaccuracy [ edit ]
RATs are typically of limited scope: They are usually provided for specific military units during specific campaigns or time frames. As such, they are a poor indicator for unit compositions outside of their specific scope. They also suffer from the inherent limitations of the 2d6 table that only allows for eleven entries with only six tiers of statistical probability between them (the lowest being 2.77%, or 1 in 36, for the results "2" and "12" each). Thus, they can only provide a very rough approximation for canonical force compositions of the units in question.
It has indeed been clarified that RATs are not actually meant to provide an accurate picture of what forces a given faction has available. Rather, RATs, while rooted broadly in what units would conceivably be available to a given force in a specific context, are tailored to provide balanced gameplay over statistical accuracy.
Canonicity [ edit ]
Technically, RATs from canonical products are fully canonical . However, their inherent inaccuracy as mentioned above marks them highly unreliable even beyond their random element; they are meant more as a game rule, as opposed to an accurate depiction of the BattleTech universe. Consequentially, while can be regarded as a rough guideline for historical force compositions in the absence of other information, they are trumped by virtually all other (canonical) information with regards to accuracy.
Faction Assignment & Rarity Tables [ edit ]
The Faction Assignment & Rarity Tables by Keith "Xotl" Hann are a notable fan project aiming to avoid the inherent lack of accuracy in RATs, by using a much finer d1000 resolution and basing the tables on in-universe production and availability data, with no gameplay or balancing concerns whatsoever.
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ilClan Random ‘Mech Assignment
The original tables were generated by NCKestrel and re-created here with permission.
These random ‘mech assignment tables take a player all the way from the selection of the Combatant to weight classes and individual ‘Mechs. From a Trinary or Company, the tables will determine the weight class of each Star or Lance, and from these determine the weight class of each individual ‘Mech. The resulting ‘Mech weight class will determine the table used to randomly assign each ‘Mech.
For any 'Mechs with an *, the unit is an OmniMech and the player can pick any configuration of the unit.
Clan Random ‘Mech Assignment
This expansion of the Random ‘Mech Assignment begins with choosing a ‘Mech formation of your chosen combatant, whether it is a Trinary, Binary or Supernova. Many of the ‘Mech formations will list an average Weight Class.
A Supernova consists of a Trinary of ‘Mechs. For a Binary, use the first two results on the Trinary tables and ignore the third Star result. For a single Star, skip the Trinary Weight Composition Table.
Republic of the Sphere Random ‘Mech Assignment
This Random ‘Mech Assignment begins with choosing a ‘Mech company. Many of the ‘Mech formations will list an average Weight Class.
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Description []. Random Assignment Tables (RATs), also known as Random ('Mech) Allocation Tables, are provided in many BattleTech rulebooks and sourcebooks as a means for players to randomly generate plausible forces of multiple BattleMechs, vehicles or other units for a participating faction to play a given scenario.In line with the dice-rolling conventions of classic BattleTech (board game ...
CONTENTS: - random mech and vehicle assignment tables by faction for 3028, 3039, 3050, and 3057. - a rarity guide. These faction tables date to 3028 (on the eve of the 4th Succession War), 3039 (at the opening of the War of 3039), 3050 (Clan and House tables covering the initial invasion through to Tukayyid), and 3057 (Operation Guerrero).
An ongoing project, the Random Assignment & Rarity Tables, originally known as the 3028 Random Mech Assignments & Appendix and also often called the Xotl RAT tables and by many similar names, is a freely available fan-made BattleTech resource authored chiefly by Keith "Xotl" Hann.The timeframe for the tables eventually evolved to include tables for 2750 (the Star League era), 3039, 3050, and 3057.
BATTLETECH. RANDOM ASSIGNMENT & RARITY TABLES . 3028-3057 . Version 10.3 - 14 Oct 2019 . 1 . INTRODUCTION ... • Faction tables are laid out one per faction, and contain only the machines that are available on that faction's random assignment tables. • On Availability ("Av" for short): I rated each unit's Availability on a ten ...
BATTLETECH RANDOM ASSIGNMENT & RARITY TABLES 3028-3057 Version 10.64 - 12 Jun 2021 . 1 INTRODUCTION The Random Assignment Tables (RATs) beginning on page 7 can be used to generate random mech and vehicle assignments for the following eras: Late Star League (2750)
3028-3057 Random Assignment & Rarity Tables - 12 June v10.64 ... Heck, that's the only 'mech card St. Ives ever got in the old Battletech CCG. Check out the table for example in Operation Stiletto - over half the entries in the medium section are Blackjacks - that's 14 out of 24 mechs are Blackjacks. ...
Create A Custom Random Assignment Table. This tool can be used to re-create random assignment tables from various products into a text format used in the Battletech Force Balancer program. Name. Roll. Light. Medium. Heavy. Assault. 2.
Re: 3028-3050 Random Assignment & Rarity Tables - 11 Jan v9.1 « Reply #422 on: 06 January 2017, 22:53:38 » There's a small few new machines that show up in the '20s, Daboku, Hatchetman, Cataphract, and Raven IIRC.
This document provides random assignment tables to generate random mech and vehicle assignments for various BattleTech eras between 2750-3057. It includes tables for the Late Star League, Late Third Succession War, War of 3039, Clan Invasion, and Operation Guerrero. The tables use 3d10 rolls to randomly determine assignments based on faction, weight class, and unit rating. Additional ...
This document provides random assignment tables for generating mech and vehicle assignments for various BattleTech eras from 2750 to 3057. It includes tables for the Late Star League, Late Third Succession War, War of 3039, Clan Invasion, and Operation Guerrero eras. The tables use 3d10 rolls to randomly determine assignments based on faction, weight class, and unit rating. Additional rules ...
Random Assignment Tables (RATs), also known as Random ('Mech) Allocation Tables, are provided in many BattleTech rulebooks and sourcebooks as a means for players to randomly generate plausible forces of multiple BattleMechs, vehicles or other units for a participating faction to play a given scenario.In lieu with the dice-rolling conventions of classic BattleTech (board game) the tables are ...
Battletech Tools. Player Random Initiative. Enter a comma delimited list of player names (or other names) and this tool will produce a randomized list useful for Initiative. ... Use this form to quickly re-create Random Assignment Tables (RAT) from various products and produce a format that is usable by RUS and BFB Random tables.
Each of the MechWarrior RPG books has had a random unit assignment table for each faction. (Depending on what Advantages your character had you could design your own 'mech, pick one from the table, or totally random result.) The first MechWarrior defaults to the 3025 setting, but has a very limited list because of when it was published.
Random assignment table/ MUL questions. Hey r/battletech, could someone explain how to read the random assignment tables. I get that it has lists of the mechs for each faction but what numbers determine how many a faction has at a given time? Secondly, master unit list mentions the guillotine 4-l as nearly FWL exclusive but sarna makes no ...
This expansion of the Random 'Mech Assignment begins with choosing a 'Mech formation of your chosen combatant, whether it is a Trinary, Binary or Supernova. Many of the 'Mech formations will list an average Weight Class. A Supernova consists of a Trinary of 'Mechs. For a Binary, use the first two results on the Trinary tables and ignore ...
Keith Hann ("Xotl") - Author of the 3025-3050 Random Assignment Tables (also known as the "Xotl RAT tables"), the most recent and most comprehensive fan-created faction list, random allocation tables and quirks list. His work is generally regarded as the most up-to-date, most accurate and most thoroughly-researched document despite him openly ...
Golden Century Sourcebook (2900s) Wars of Reaving (3068 - 3070s) There are also scenario packs that have RATs for use that go more accurate to a specific year and Clan but obviously they don't feature all of them. Might have missed some. Most of these tables are accessible in MegaMek. 5.
Random Assignment Tables 3062 (YaY! WIP) So I've fallen in love with the RATs done quite some time ago by Xotl. However the Battletech campaign I'm currently playing in is set at the dawn of the Jihad meaning I can't use them since they only go to circa 3050. I started with a Capellan Confederation mech RAT because my GM (its a combo AToW/BTech ...
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All things BattleTech, including the tabletop games, miniatures, fiction and video games. ... AlusPryde. ADMIN MOD Why are the Random Assignment Tables from a Field Manual different from the ones on an Era Report? It is the case for 3145 at least ... An Era Report RAT is simplified down to a single 2d6 table that theoretically encompasses ...
Where are Militia Random Assignment Tables? Hi All, I purchased the humble bundle earlier in the week, and looking at the Era Report:3145 sourcebook, it has a bunch of random assignment tables for the various factions and for Mercenaries. However several of the tracks call out "Militia" as the RAT to use (in a column with mercenary or Faction).