Did Gurps ever come out with Mass combat rules?

[Darklance]

Can't seem to find any reference to them.

 

[CCamfield]

There's an abstract sea battle system in Swashbucklers, but I don't know about regular battles.

 

[Sejs]

Yep. Compendium 2 - chapter 4: Mass Combat

 

[Vaxalon]

The GURPS mass combat system is, to me, handled the ideal way. It primarily answers three questions about a battle:

Who won?

Did the PC's make a difference?

Did the PC's get hurt?

Each of those questions is resolved, basically, with one die roll.

 

[Voadam]

It can also be found in a ton of old GURPS sourcebooks like 1e GURPS Japan, 1e vikings, etc. It is quick and easy to use for determining battles and their general effects on PCs but doesn't allow PCs to really interact much more than to say I participate heroically, or I participate carefully.

 

[Vaxalon]

Isn't that what's important about a mass battle for PC's?

 

[Sulimo]

The GURPS mass combat system is, to me, handled the ideal way. It primarily answers three questions about a battle:

Who won?

Did the PC's make a difference?

Did the PC's get hurt?

Each of those questions is resolved, basically, with one die roll.

Yeah. It reminded me of the mass combat system from the Companion Set.