The Black Campbell

25 October, 2011

4 Responses to “Mass Combat for Hollow Earth Expedition, Part 2”

1. Robert Davis Says:

   
   25 October, 2011 at 16:04

   An interesting article. I have a couple of questions/points…

   1) You don’t explain the formula you use for the overwhelming forces bonus.

   2) The morale check seems very harsh for a pulp setting. Anything requiring 3+ successes is going to be very difficult and it seems that certain forces (police, military etc) should get a bonus due to their training and discipline (as should fanatics etc).

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   1. blackcampbell Says:

      
      25 October, 2011 at 16:18

      I give a bonus to whichever side has 2X or more the other. I missed putting it in, as my daughter will NOT let up this afternoon, so I got distracted several times working on this.

      I agree the morale might be too difficult. Another option might be half the number of chips lost.

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2. Robert Davis Says:

   
   25 October, 2011 at 20:43

   With regards to morale I was also thinking half the number would be a better idea, with a possible bonus for disciplined/fanatical forces. Even with a bonus, as the number of losses rises, the morale roll will become increasingly difficult.

   Another option re: leadership/warfare is to consider Teamwork and/or Synergy. These should certainly make a big difference in mass combat to reflect some of the truly great leaders throughout history.

   I know the idea was for a fast and simple system, which you’ve achieved quite successfully, but there’s no harm in expanding some of the ideas a little further 🙂

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   1. blackcampbell Says:

      
      25 October, 2011 at 21:00

      Suggestions are always welcome.

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