Nova Cat Insurrection

Unit Availability
For this scenario pack, draw from the following faction lists to construct forces. Total force size can
be any number of units, but base unit size should follow traditional standards (lances for most Inner
Sphere forces, Stars for Clan, etc.). Players can choose any variant or Omni configuration of the listed
units, but pay the standard Chaos campaign SP cost to reconfigure Omni-equipment between tracks.

Clan Nova Cat

Anubis Gambit Nova Cat Shadow Cat
Avalanche Gossamer Night Stalker Shamash Reconnaissance
Bishop Transport VTOL Griffin Oni Battle Armor Vehicle
Black Knight Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle Partisan AA Vehicle Thunderbird Battle Armor
Cizin Laser Foot Infantry Phoenix Hawk I Thor
Clan Battle Armor Marauder IIC Savior Repair Vehicle Vixen
Coolant Truck Morrigan Scourge Wendigo
Enyo Strike Tank Motorized Laser Infantry Scout ATV

Draconis Combine
Avalanche Jackalope Phoenix Hawk I Solitaire
Cizin Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle Raiden Battle Armor Stalking Spider
Coolant Truck Dragonsbane Foot Infantry Ravager Battle Armor Support Machine Gun
Crimson Hawk Mad Cat Mk IV Rokurokubi Motorized Infantry
Enyo Strike Tank MHI Amphibious APC Raven Sylph Battle Armor
Goshawk Morningstar Mobile HQ Scourge Thunderbird Battle Armor
Hitotsune Ko Nova Cat Scout ATV Tokugawa Heavy Tank
Hellion Night Stalker Shiro Vulture Mk IV
Huitzilopochtli Oni Battle Armor Shamash Reconnaissance Vixen
Inner Sphere Battle Armor Osiris Vehicle Yasha VTOL
JES III Missile Carrie Partisan AA Vehicle Skadi Swift Attack VTOL Zeus

Federated Suns
Atlas II Griffin Mad Cat Mk IV Scout ATV
Bellona Tank Hadur Fast Support Vehicle MHI Amphibious APC Shamash Reconnaissance
Bishop Transport VTOL Hanse MBT Mjolnir Vehicle
Centaur Battle Armor Hellion Monocycle Simian Battle Armor
Coolant Truck Hellstar Morningstar Mobile HQ Skanda Light Tank
Enforcer III Havoc Night Stalker Stalking Spider
Gambit JES III Missile Carrier Osiris Tokugawa Heavy Tank
Goshawk Jaguar Padilla Anti-Missile Tank Towed Gauss Rifle
Gnome Battle Armor Kelswa Assault Tank PAL Suit Towed Thunder Launcher
Gossamer Kinnol MBT Purifier Battle Armor Undine Battle Armor
Gray Death Battle Armor Loki Ravager Battle Armor Vixen
Gray Death Scout Battle LRM Battery Raven Zeus
Armor Mantueffel Attack Tank Savior Repair Vehicle Zibler Fast Strike Tank
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Unit Availability
Republic of the Sphere
Achileus Battle Armor Glory Fire Support Tank MHI Amphibious APC Skanda Light Tank
Angerona Battle Armor Gray Death Battle Armor MHI Crane Heavy Transport Solitaire
Atlas II Griffin MHI Hawk Moth Gunship SM1 Tank Destroyer
Balac Strike VTOL Camo Sneak Suit Rifle Support Machine Gun Sniper Artillery
Bishop Transport VTOL Infantry Motorized Infantry Spider
Black Hawk Hadur Fast Support Vehicle MiningMech MkII Sprint Scout Helicopter
Black Knight Havoc Mjolnir Stalking Spider
Blade Hellion Mobile HQ Sylph Battle Armor
Cavalier Battle Armor Hellstar Nacon Armored Scout Technical Team
Centaur Battle Armor Infiltrator Mk II Battle Armor Nova Cat Thunderbolt
Centurion Inner Sphere Battle Armor Night Stalker Tokugawa Heavy Tank
Cizin Jackalope Nyx Tundra Wolf
Clan Battle Armor JES III Missile Carrier Ocelot Uller
ConstructionMech Mk II MOD Kelswa Assault Tank Oni Battle Armor Undine Battle Armor
Coolant Truck Kinnol MBT Padilla Artillery Tank Valiant
Cougar Koshi Partisan AA Vehicle Violator
Crimson Hawk Lamprey Transport Helicopter Phoenix Hawk I Vulture
Cyclops Locust Po II Heavy Tank Vulture Mk IV
Danai Support Vehicle Loki Regulator II Wasp
DI Towed Field Artillery Longinus Battle Armor Raptor II Wolfhound
Elemental Battle Armor Mad Cat III SalvageMech MOD Wraith Battle Armor
Enyo Strike Tank Malice Savior Repair Vehicle Yasha VTOL
Fa Shih Battle Armor Mangonel Scourge Zahn Heavy Transport
Flamer Team Mantueffel Attack Tank Scout ATV Zibler Fast Strike Tank
Gambit Marauder IIC Shamash Reconnaissance
Ghost Mars Assault Tank Vehicle

If playing as a Clan Nova Cat force, begin with the “Look Before you Leap” scenario and end with
‘Weather Permitting.” If playing as House Kurita, begin with “Land, Ho” and continue through the rest of
the scenarios.
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LOOK BEFORE YOU Leap
The first step in the Nova Cat vision quest to place
Emi Kurita on the throne of the Draconis Combine
begins here. Before they assault their former al-
lies, the Nova Cats will first strike at Ozawa, now
outside the Fortress Republic.
The first Clan incursion will attempt to gauge
the technology level of the remnant Republic mili-
tia, and—if possible—take some for themselves.
Game Set-up
Choose mapsheets from the Badlands Terrain
table. Use the appropriate number of mapsheets
for the number of units used in the scenario. Place
two level 2 medium buildings on each mapsheet,
no less than five hexes away from each other.
Attacker
The attacker consists of a raiding party from
the Nova Cats. Players representing the Draconis
Combine begin the Nova Cat Insurrection track
pack with the Land, Ho! track. The attacker may use
up to 25% of its total force.
Defender
The defender consists of an impromptu militia
made up of military elements left behind when
the Republic contracted its borders. The defender
should equal 75% of the deployed attacking force.
The militia has Regular skill levels.
Warchest
Track Cost: 200 WP
Optional Bonuses (all bonuses cumulative)
+100 Sand: Per the rules on p. 39, Tactical Op-
erations.
This Land is My Land
After taking measure of the opposition, Clan Nova
Cat moves in to shatter the army that stands in
their way and take the planet for their own.
+100 Unforgiving Sun: Apply the effects of a
70˚ C extreme temperature as described on p. 62,
Tactical Operations.
Victory Bonuses (bonuses not cumulative)
+100 Partial Victory: Completing two objective
+200 Complete Victory: Completing all objectives
Objectives
1. What are you packing? Scan each unit and
building. Scanning may be completed by either
spending one complete turn with the target in the
range of an operating probe (any equipment with
“probe” in the title) or spending two turns within
a four-hex radius of a BattleMech or Vehicle unit. A
unit that is scanning without a probe may not fire
any weapons during the time it takes to complete
a scan; multiple buildings may be scanned at the
same time. Line of sight is not required.
2. Finder’s keepers. Grab technology and sup-
plies by inhabiting at least 75% of the buildings for
two turns in a row each.
3. A good start. Destroy or cripple the entire
defending force.
Special Rules
The following rules are in effect for this track:
Forced Withdrawal
The militia is taken by surprise and is disor-
ganized. The Republic forces follow the Forced
Withdrawal rules.
Next Track
This Land Is My Land
Game Set-up
Choose mapsheets from the Mountain Terrain
table. Use the appropriate number of mapsheets
for the number units used in the scenario.
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Attacker
The Nova Cat player can use up to 50% of his
total force for the attack.
Defender
The militia has mustered all its men and women
on the planet to meet the Nova Cats, equaling
100% of the deployed attacking force.
Warchest
Track Cost: 400 WP
Optional Bonuses (all bonuses cumulative)
+100 Full Moon Night: Per the rules on p. 58,
Tactical Operations.
+125 Caustic Atmosphere: Apply the effects of a
tainted caustic atmosphere as described on p. 56,
Tactical Operations.
Land, ho!
** Players choosing House Kurita as a faction begin with this track.
With their battle readiness tested, the Nova Cats
begin operations against the Draconis Combine.
However, the Coordinator has no intention to let
the Clans dictate the future of the realm. The initial
clash is a struggle to control the landing zone for
the assault.
Game Set-up
Choose mapsheets from the Hill Terrain table.
Set the mapsheets up for a Breakthrough scenario.
The end mapsheet on at least on side should be a
Box Canyon map.
Attacker
The attacking force equals 75% of the defender.
The attacker enters from the edge opposite the
Box Canyon map.
Defender
The player’s home edge is opposite the attack-
er’s, but the defending force deploys anywhere
+100 Electromagnetic Interference: Per the rules
on p. 55, Tactical Operations.
Victory Bonuses (bonuses not cumulative)
-150 Total Defeat: Completing no objectives
+300 Partial Victory: Completing two objective
+450 Complete Victory: Completing all objectives
Objectives
1. Victory means nothing without honor. Defeat
more than half of the defending force while under
the rules of zellbringen.
2. Easy does it. Minimize casualties and keep
casualties to only 25% of the player’s force.
3. Plant the flag. Destroy or cripple the entire
defending force.
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Land, Ho!
within the middle mapsheet. If an even number of
mapsheets are used, choose the middle mapsheet
closer to the Box Canyon map. The player can use
up to 25% of the total force.
Warchest
Track Cost: 200 WP
Optional Bonuses (all bonuses cumulative)
+100 Lightning Storm: Per the rules on p. 59,
Tactical Operations.
+100 Earthquake: Per the rules on p. 55, Tactical
Operations.
+50 Late to the Party: Half of the defenders start
within six hexes of their home edge.
Victory Bonuses (bonuses not cumulative)
+100 Partial Victory: Completing one objective
+150 Complete Victory: Completing all objec-
tives
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Objectives
1. On the cheap. Minimize casualties. Keep ca-
sualties to only 50% of the player’s force.
2. None shall pass. Prevent at least 50% of the
attackers from exiting through the canyon.
3. Clear the field. Destroy or cripple the entire
defending force.
Clash of The Titans
The risky flanking maneuver worked, but now the
battle is taking place on a chilly icy plain. Although
the ice is thick, currents underneath still cause the
ground to shift and crack. The plan is to hit the
enemy where it will hurt the most: a concentration
of valuable BattleMechs, and since it takes fire to
fight fire…
Game Set-up
Choose mapsheets from the Flatlands Terrain
table.
Attacker
The player can use up to 50% of his force, but
the units must all be BattleMechs.
Defender
The defending force equals 100% of the de-
ployed attacking force. All units must be BattleMechs.
Warchest
Track Cost: 400 WP
Optional Bonuses (all bonuses cumulative)
+100 Watch Your Step: The ice is unstable and
shifts, causing effects like an Earthquake per the
rules on p. 55, Tactical Operations.
+100 Ice: Consider all clear terrain as frozen
solid ice per the rules on p. 50, Tactical Operations.
Special Rules
The following rules are in effect for this track:
Forced Withdrawal
Without immediate reinforcements, the defend-
ing forces follow the Forced Withdrawal rules.
Next Track
Clash of the Titans
+100 Blowing Snow: Fierce winds stir up loose
snow causing conditions similar to Blowing Sand
per the rules on p. 50, Tactical Operations.
Victory Bonuses (bonuses not cumulative)
+200 Partial Victory: Completing two objective
+450 Complete Victory: Completing all objectives
Objectives
1. ‘Mechs are expensive! Minimize casualties
and keep casualties to only 25% of the player’s
force.
2. Hurry up already. Destroy or cripple at least
75% of the defending force by the end of turn 8.
3. Save for later. Capture one enemy unit for
interrogation. A captured unit is destroyed or
crippled but still has an intact cockpit.
Special Rules
The following rules are in effect for this track:
Forced Withdrawal
The defending forces follow the Forced With-
drawal rules.
Next Track
The Final Countdown
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FINAL COUNTDOWN
Clan Nova Cat and the Combine both realize that
the fight for Al Na’ir is reaching its end. Deter-
mined to win the day, each side knows that their
best hope is an aggressive strategy.
Game Set-up
Choose mapsheets from the Flatlands and
Wooded Terrain tables. Place four CF 40 level 1
buildings on each map, at least 5 hexes from any
map edge. These represent the defender’s camp.
The defender should secretly designate half of the
buildings as supply depots.
Attacker
The player can use up to 100% of his force. The
attacker may choose which map edge will serve as
his home edge. The defender’s home edge is op-
posite the attacker’s home edge.
Defender
The attacking force equals 110% of the deployed
defending force. Half of the defending force may
deploy in any hex within 3 hexes of a building.
Warchest
Track Cost: 800 WP
Weather Permitting
The conquest of Al Na’ir by the Nova Cats was
far from easy. Even though emboldened by their
Vision Quest, the House Kurita defenders fought
with tenacity. Small pockets of resistance remain.
On a far corner of Al Na’ir, Kurita guerilla forces
still harass the victorious Nova Cats. However,
both sides are soon to learn that the term‚ “Force
of Nature‚“ is more than just a pretty colloquialism.
Game Set-up
Choose mapsheets from the Badlands Terrain
tables. Use one mapsheet more than normal for
the number of units participating in the battle.
Optional Bonuses (all bonuses cumulative)
+150 Overwhelming Force: The defenders force
is 150% of the attacker’s.
+100 Tip of the Iceberg: The buildings are mostly
underground. Roll on the basement table anytime
a unit enters a hex adjacent to a building in addi-
tion to when a unit is in the building hex itself.
Victory Bonuses (bonuses not cumulative)
-600 Total Defeat: Completing no objectives
+400 Partial Victory: Completing one objective
+900 Complete Victory: Completing all objectives
Objectives
1. Last man standing. Keep the least valuable
member of the attacking force—determined by the
method used for force creation—alive.
2. Scorched Earth. Destroy all of the defender’s
supply depots.
3. Seize the day. Destroy the entire defending
force. Because Forced Withdrawal is not in effect
for this track, consider immobilized units that can-
not fire on other units as destroyed.
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Clan Nova Cat—Weather Permitting
House Kurita—Whoopsy Daisy!
Attacker
The player can use up to 50% of his force.
Choose the attacker’s home edge randomly.
Defender
The attacking force equals 80% of the deployed
defending force. Up to 50% of the defender may
start on the board per the Hidden Units rules, with
one exception. When one hidden unit voluntarily
reveals itself, all hidden units must do so as well.
Warchest
Track Cost: 600 WP
Optional Bonuses (all bonuses cumulative)
 Nova Cat Insurrection
+150 Heavy Fog: Per the rules on p. 57, Tactical
Operations.
+150 Blowing Sand: Per the rules on p. 62, Tacti-
cal Operations.
+250 Storms A’Comin’: The weather over the
battlefield progressively gets worse and worse as
the fight goes on. At the beginning of turn 8, the
player should roll 1d6. On a 1–3, use the Storm
rules on p. 61, Tactical Operations. On a 4–6, use
the Tornado F1-F3 rules on p. 61, Tactical Operations.
At the beginning of turn 15, the player should
roll 1d6. On a 1–3, use the Blizzard rules on p. 61,
Tactical Operations. On a 4–6, use the Torrential
Downpour rules on p. 59, Tactical Operations.
Victory Bonuses (bonuses not cumulative)
-100 Partial Defeat: Completing one objective
+400 Partial Victory: Completing two objective
+700 Complete Victory: Completing all objectives
Objectives
1. Root ‘em Out. Reveal all hidden units by the
** This is the last track for players who chose Clan Nova Cat as their faction.
Whoopsy Daisy!
With the Kuritans distracted by the Nova Cat upris-
ing, House Davion decides to use the opportunity
to strike at Galatia III.
Game Set-up
Choose mapsheets from the Badlands Terrain
table. Use one mapsheet more than normal for the
number of units participating in the battle.
Attacker
The attacking force equals 100% of the deployed
defender’s force. One unit should be designated
the force commander at the start of the scenario.
Defender
The player can use up to 50% of his total force.
end of turn 10.
2. Just Desserts. Destroy or cripple the entire
defending force.
3. Send a Message. Destroy all crippled units
before they can withdraw.
Special Rules
The following rules are in effect for this track:
Forced Withdrawal
The defending forces follow the Forced With-
drawal rules.
Aftermath
After following their vision quest, the Nova Cats
have sent a clear message to House Kurita: The
Dragon throne has been corrupted, and only they
can help the true heir ascend and take her rightful
place. Emi Kurita will return with the Nova Cats,
and the false Dragon will fall. Only with the Nova
Cats at their side can the Dragon be whole and
pure once more!
Warchest
Track Cost: 600 WP
Optional Bonuses (all bonuses cumulative)
+100 Your Intel is Wrong!: Each of the player’s
units must enter from a randomly chosen map edge.
+150 Your Intel is Still Wrong!: The attacking
force equals 125% of the defending force.
+150 What Intel?!: Light Woods terrain becomes
Heavy Woods, and Heavy Woods terrain becomes
Ultra-Heavy Woods per the rules on p. 40, Tactical
Operations.
Victory Bonuses (bonuses not cumulative)
+300 Partial Victory: Completing one objective
+550 Complete Victory: Completing all objectives
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Objectives Forced Withdrawal

1. That’ll teach them!. Destroy or cripple 75% of The attacking force follows the Forced With-
the attacking force. drawal rules.
2. Oh no you don’t. Destroy the force com-
manders’ unit. Next Track
Itsy-Bitsy Spider
Special Rules
The following rules are in effect for this track:

Itsy-Bitsy Spider
Slogging through marshy woods the Davion con- Victory Bonuses (bonuses not cumulative)
tingent on Galatia III is surprised to find the DCMS -200 Total Defeat: Completing no objectives
waiting for them at the treeline. Taking advantage +300 Partial Victory: Completing two
of their mobility, the Federated soldiers retreat objectives
quickly into the woods to make a stand. +800 Complete Victory: Completing all objectives

Game Set-up Objectives

Choose mapsheets from the Wooded Terrain
table.
Attacker
The player may use up to 75% of his force. The
attacker may not use any jumping or flying units.
1. You’re Grounded. Destroy or cripple all jump-
ing or flying units.
2. Takes a Beating. Keep at least 75% of the
player’s force operational by turn 8.
3. This is It. Destroy or cripple the entire defend-
ing force.

Defender Special Rules

The defending force equals 75% of the de- The following rules are in effect for this track:
ployed attacking force. Up to 50% of the defending
force may equip jump jets or use VTOL or WiGE Forced Withdrawal
movement. The defending force follows the Forced With-
drawal rules.
Warchest
Track Cost: 800 WP Next Track
Optional Bonuses (all bonuses cumulative) Brother Can You Spare a ‘Mech?
+100 Swamp: All woods hexes become Swamp
terrain, per the rules on p. 51, Tactical Operations.
+100 Light Rainfall: Per the rules on p. 59, Tacti-
cal Operations.
+150 Mud: All clear hexes become Mud terrain,
per the rules on p. 50, Tactical Operations.
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Brother Can You Spare a ‘Mech?
Emboldened by their taking of Galatia III, House
Davion presses their luck as House Kurita and Clan
Nova Cat continue to be at odds with each other.
Planet Murchison is not very far away and Davion
musters its forces and reserves and prepares to
plunge the Davion sword into the planet, claiming
it for their own.
Game Set-up
Choose mapsheets from the Flatlands and Light
Urban Terrain tables.
Attacker
The attacking force equals 100% of the entire
defending force, including reinforcements. Choose
one mapside to be the attacker’s home edge.
Defender
The player can use up to 100% of his total force.
25% of these units are held in reserve as reinforce-
ments. As the player loses units, reinforcements
units may enter from his home edge on a one-to-
one basis. The player is not required to use rein-
forcements.
Warchest
Track Cost: 700 WP
Optional Bonuses (all bonuses cumulative)
+100 Wait, there’s more?: The attacker has rein-
forcements equaling 25% of his initial force. As at-
tacking units are destroyed, reinforcements can be
brought on a one-to-one basis from the attacker’s
home edge.
+150 Where are they coming from?: The attacker
has reinforcements equaling 25% of his initial
force. As attacking units are destroyed, reinforce-
ments can be brought in on a one-to-one basis
from any map edge.
Victory Bonuses (bonuses not cumulative)
+300 Partial Victory: Completing one objective
+850 Complete Victory: Completing all objectives
Objectives
1. I Got This One. Win the scenario without us-
ing any reinforcements.
2. Siddown! Destroy a reinforcement unit within
three turns of its entrance onto the map.
3. You’re Not Getting This One. Destroy or
cripple the entire attacking force.
Special Rules
The following rules are in effect for this track:
Forced Withdrawal
The attacking force follows the Forced With-
drawal rules.