Book 1: Mercenary Second Edition is a guide to the gritty life of the hired gun. These specialized few are often more than just soldiers looking for some side money, they are frequently members of units of like-minded militants that devote their lives to pulling the trigger. It is a hard life to enjoy, and a harder one to be successful at. Wherever there are spacefarers, there will be violence; where there is violence there is a need for mercenaries. Completely re-written from the original, Mercenary Second Edition shows you how to recruit a mercenary force, organize it into a fighting force, and then engage in mass battles across entire planets using the core Traveler combat system. There are also rules for creating strongholds and conducting sieges, new ways to tackle the enemy and new vehicles developed specifically for the cash-conscious mercenary.