Mass Combat Rules?

[Dark Fool]

Im looking for some good Mass combat army rules. Any sugestions?

 

[bolen]

many of us are.

There are 2 systems comming this summer.

1) fields of blood by edin

2) Monte Cooke's company will put out one "dogs of war" I think that is the title.

There is a quick and dirty one in Mongoose's fighters book. I don't know anything about it though

 

[Bagpuss]

I like the Mongoose one from what I've read of it but have not had a chance to play-test it yet.

 

[Angcuru]

All the PC's survive to fight the leaders of the other army. half of each army dies.

hell, that's how it usually works.

I think there's a good system for that i the Sword and Fist.

 

[Olive]

The malhavoc (mote sook's company) book is called 'Cry Havoc!', and it's being written by Skip 'The Sage' Williams.

I've heard good and bad things about the Mongoose system, and the Eden books one I am suspicious about largely because it has been coming for so long, and the original author isn't involved anymore. but who knows till we've seen them right?

 

[Bagpuss]

All the PC's survive to fight the leaders of the other army. half of each army dies.

hell, that's how it usually works.

I think there's a good system for that i the Sword and Fist.

Is that a comment on Mongoose's system? Or just on warfare in general?

 

[Angcuru]

just whatever ends up happening whenever my group participates in a battle, in most any game system. God, it's good to play a shadowdancer! Do you have any idea as to how many shadows there are on a battle field?!? You can get to the opposing general in .5 seconds flat!

 

[Clay_More]

I tried making some feats especially for large-scale combats, but it wasn't a real combat system, merely a way of improving on many-monster kinds of combat...

http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=42767

Is the thread. Ive seen the one in Quintessential Fighter, havent playtested it though. My biggest fights never had more than 150-200 participants...

 

[Ranger REG]

The malhavoc (mote sook's company) book is called 'Cry Havoc!', and it's being written by Skip 'The Sage' Williams.

I hope the misspelling of Monte Cook's name is in jest.

In addition to the three aforementioned product, Justin Bacon is releasing Art of War mass combat products (published under Troll Lord Games label).

EDIT: corrected title and added publisher's name.

 

[Thresher]

Slaine D20 has a mass combat system, havent used it but it looks like it would work ok.