Comments on: Mass Combat Rules variant 1 (Optional, non-official) http://openquest.d101games.co.uk/2009/11/04/mass-combat-rules-varient-1/ Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:31:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul Mitchener http://openquest.d101games.co.uk/2009/11/04/mass-combat-rules-varient-1/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Paul Mitchener Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:52:10 +0000 http://openquest.d101games.co.uk/?p=44#comment-113 For what it's worth, I've now tested this in my OpenQuest: Ancient Rome game. It works very much as I would want it to. One could further abstract the "list" of modifiers by giving a +25% bonus (or -25% penalty to the other side) per situational modifier. Incidentally, the PCs can attempt do something clever (probably gaining a +25% bonus) and something risky in the battle (for another +25% bonus) which should be enough to swing the tide of a fight without guaranteeing anything- exactly what I wanted. For what it’s worth, I’ve now tested this in my OpenQuest: Ancient Rome game. It works very much as I would want it to. One could further abstract the “list” of modifiers by giving a +25% bonus (or -25% penalty to the other side) per situational modifier.

Incidentally, the PCs can attempt do something clever (probably gaining a +25% bonus) and something risky in the battle (for another +25% bonus) which should be enough to swing the tide of a fight without guaranteeing anything- exactly what I wanted.

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