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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hodgie" data-source="post: 4159814" data-attributes="member: 29204">As my 3e camp winds to a close I am slowly introducing elements of 4e.  The campaign has built to a massive war in which the players will lead small armies and a legion of knights they founded.  I created a set of rules premised on the 4e rules to try and make a fun mass combat system.  Any feedback or critique is welcome.My goal was to make sure that combat could move at least relatively quickly.  Each player will begin with 6 units (2 peasant warrior, 2 soldier, an elite, and either another elite or a special).  Reinforcements arrive sporadically.  I also wanted movement.  Previous mass combats have devolved into boring dice roll offs and I hope that this remedies it. A few points to consider--wounds (in addition to determining when a unit is dead) are applied as a penalty against all defenses.  This makes a weaker unit more susceptible to the secondary attacks of units which have a lower plus but more effects.  I hoped that this would make more options open as combat continues and as the players became more familiar with the rules.  It also mirrors that damaged units are more vulnerable.--penalties from wounds do not change a units defense until the Unit Status subphase on that unit's turn.  I wanted to avoid recalculating mid round.--the Unit Status subphase is purposefully placed.  If a unit is reduced to 0 wounds, a player could use the Inspire Leader Action to restore 1 wound and the unit would survive.  Because a player can take up to 3 Leader Actions, a unit could be brought from -2 to 1 if all three were successful.--the Break Formation leader action is for 1 player who is a wizard with a poor leader score.  I'd hate to strip away his power AND force him to be less effective, so he'll get special rules.  They aren't yet done.As I said, any criticism is appreciated.  The session isn't for a week and a half so I have some time to work out any kinks.  I'd really like the session to be a success as it'll be the penultimate session in what has been an epic send-off campaign.</blockquote>

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