The second edition of MechWarrior was released due to the dramatic events in the BattleTech universe. The Clans have arrived and brought new technology, new Battle Mechs and new social structures. You will find all of that in this book, as all the other stuff you need for a role playing experience: - character generation - character archetypes as guidance - skills and their descriptions - rules for personal combat - equipment - hints for the gamemaster how to run a game - information about the current situation in the Inner Sphere - rules for adaption of original first edition characters The game is designed to fit into the rules of BattleTech and suggests the use of the BattleTech Compendium and Solaris VII