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I'm a little confused with what the Warjack's system status, such as if its damaged and why they have multiple letters on the damage box on the stat card also, I don't understand what the other letters mean such as "A, and M" But I know what the L, C, and R is. So what happens if a box of "L" is hit once, does that mean my 'Jack's left hand weapon is completely useless? Also what happens if multiple L's are damaged such as 2 or 3? And what happens if the Cortex is damaged by 1 or multiple boxes? Still don't know what A and M means, but I would appreciate it for some explaining, thanks.

L = left arm, if all the L boxes are knocked out that arm is crippled.

R = right arm, if all the R boxes are knocked out then that arm is crippled.

A = arc node, if all the A boxes are knocked out than the arc node is disabled

C = cortex, if all the C boxes are knocked out then you can't give the jack focus

M = movement if all the M boxes are knocked out then it can't run/charge

If you have the minirulebook all this is covered on page 46

 Ma55ter_fett wrote:
L = left arm, if all the L boxes are knocked out that arm is crippled.

R = right arm, if all the R boxes are knocked out then that arm is crippled.

A = arc node, if all the A boxes are knocked out than the arc node is disabled

C = cortex, if all the C boxes are knocked out then you can't give the jack focus

M = movement if all the M boxes are knocked out then it can't run/charge

If you have the minirulebook all this is covered on page 46

Sadly no, I don't have the book yet.

But just two questions about what you said. If you mean by "Crippled" does that mean its attack strength or power is halved (Cut in half) or are they just destroyed, cannot ever attack with that weapon unless you repair it, correct? And what is an Arc Node? Is it the Model's line of sight of 180 degrees? If so, if you mean "Disabled" does that mean I can't attack any models because it went....blind?

Yeah, I'm a pretty big newbie...

This is actually all explained in the Quick Start rules here:
http://privateerpress.com/warmachine/the-game

It'll be at the bottem. But to summarize:

- Weapons on crippled systems roll one less die for attack, and one less die for damage rolls. For instance, a warjack who's hammer is on its L system would roll 1d6 for attack and damage if all L boxes on its grid are full.

- Arcnodes (A) are special systems that are on some warjacks that allow their controlling warcaster to use it as a spell's point of origin, and place to draw LOS from. Only warjacks wih the A system have them.

There are also Head (H) systems on some warjacks, which more or less work just like the L and R ones.

And stuff.

The cards indicate which weapons are associated with each system. A - location means the weapon is not associated with any system and cannot be disabled.

If you want to get really fancy there are a few warjacks with G and S systems, but the cards tell you most of what you need to know about them.

Yeah, have a read through the quick start rules that Blaque linked, that will give you a good idea of how damaging warjacks works.

Ma55ter_fett also has it pretty right, though I'll add that having your 'M' (movement) system damaged will also make you DEF7 on top of being unable to run/charge, and crippled weapon systems can't make special attacks (including power attacks), and can't use special rules like chain or combo strikes. Shields/bucklers that become crippled also stop giving their ARM bonuses.

What about weapons that aren't left or right but has a Hyphen "-" instead, basically what does that mean and how can it possibly be damaged if none of the Warjacks I looked at such as a Spriggan have a hyphen in it? I guess that means it can never be crippled?

 Sharps wrote:
What about weapons that aren't left or right but has a Hyphen "-" instead, basically what does that mean and how can it possibly be damaged if none of the Warjacks I looked at such as a Spriggan have a hyphen in it? I guess that means it can never be crippled?

If it's not attached to a system, it can never be crippled. Fluff-wise these tend to be weapons that are mounted somewhere wacky, like the chest, shoulders or crotch

Chongara wrote:

 Sharps wrote:
What about weapons that aren't left or right but has a Hyphen "-" instead, basically what does that mean and how can it possibly be damaged if none of the Warjacks I looked at such as a Spriggan have a hyphen in it? I guess that means it can never be crippled?

If it's not attached to a system, it can never be crippled. Fluff-wise these tend to be weapons that are mounted somewhere wacky, like the chest, shoulders or crotch

Ha. Face my Heavy Barrel.

I'll also add that some Jacks have an H(Head) system for weapons. Also, the Colossals almost all have S(Super Structure) systems for their above head weapons, which is different than the S(Second Cortex) system on the Behemoth.

That's right, I came in here just to make it even more complicated.

Basically, if a warjack has an odd system other than L, R, M, A, or C it will be described in its specific rules.

Some Retribution jacks have a Field system which is their energy shield. If its gone they lose the regenerating shield. Also some weapons have the Field Dependent rule where if the field goes they also go.

 Platuan4th wrote:
I'll also add that some Jacks have an H(Head) system for weapons. Also, the Colossals almost all have S(Super Structure) systems for their above head weapons, which is different than the S(Second Cortex) system on the Behemoth.

That's right, I came in here just to make it even more complicated.

Nah, these stat card rulings are easy as hell, I pretty much fully understand 88% of the game right now. Unlike card games, and that miniwargaming Youtube channel for how to play it, this is taking weeks to fully understand the entire game. And unlike my brain compared to your, big nice n' juicy brain, its damn hard to understand a Wargame, imagine if you would explain all the rules to your parents? Good God....

 Sharps wrote:

 Platuan4th wrote:
I'll also add that some Jacks have an H(Head) system for weapons. Also, the Colossals almost all have S(Super Structure) systems for their above head weapons, which is different than the S(Second Cortex) system on the Behemoth.

That's right, I came in here just to make it even more complicated.

Nah, these stat card rulings are easy as hell, I pretty much fully understand 88% of the game right now. Unlike card games, and that miniwargaming Youtube channel for how to play it, this is taking weeks to fully understand the entire game. And unlike my brain compared to your, big nice n' juicy brain, its damn hard to understand a Wargame, imagine if you would explain all the rules to your parents? Good God....

I'm a bad example, as I did teach my father how to play 40k. Mind, my father's a good 40 years older than I am and doesn't really get the wargaming culture, he just saw it as something his teenage son was doing and thus something for us to do together and bond over.

 Platuan4th wrote:

 Sharps wrote:

 Platuan4th wrote:
I'll also add that some Jacks have an H(Head) system for weapons. Also, the Colossals almost all have S(Super Structure) systems for their above head weapons, which is different than the S(Second Cortex) system on the Behemoth.

That's right, I came in here just to make it even more complicated.

Nah, these stat card rulings are easy as hell, I pretty much fully understand 88% of the game right now. Unlike card games, and that miniwargaming Youtube channel for how to play it, this is taking weeks to fully understand the entire game. And unlike my brain compared to your, big nice n' juicy brain, its damn hard to understand a Wargame, imagine if you would explain all the rules to your parents? Good God....

I'm a bad example, as I did teach my father how to play 40k. Mind, my father's a good 40 years older than I am and doesn't really get the wargaming culture, he just saw it as something his teenage son was doing and thus something for us to do together and bond over.

I could imagine teaching someone in my family.....

And playing against my Grandma's 2000 Pt. Elders.