OCTOBER 2025 Chatterweb BattleTech Podcast

Play testing and a Spooky Season!

We recorded this episode a little later than intended, so enjoy some October in early November!

For us, October is always a goofy time for the podcast: BattleTech news is, historically, very limited. Fortunately, this year is a little different, and for this episode we're talking about the BattleTech: Gothic suite, a new Fox Patrol story, and some old 'Mech games recently resurrected on XBox.

From there we move into the real story of the month: the first official, world-wide, BattleTech play test for the next BattleTech core rules book. We're taking a look at some of the recently released test packets available for review.

Finally, we go wild at the Arbitration News Desk: Rejoice! Critters all over the world cause chaos!

We want to mention the passing of Melissa Noe, a legend of Iron Wind Metals. Melissa was a wonderful woman, universally respected by the BattleTech community, and a major reason why Iron Wind Metals was successful. All of us mourn her passing, and offer our heartfelt condolences to her family and loved one. May her memory always be a blessing.

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