Off To War... Recriutment/Discussion

[wysiwyg]

Gotcha.

 

[HolyMan]

Thanks buddy and hey i have a little project for you to work on

ready for it now or should I wait

also changed post in search

 

[wysiwyg]

Thanks buddy and hey i have a little project for you to work on

ready for it now or should I wait

also changed post in search

Yip. I noticed. What do you have in mind?

 

[HolyMan]

Planning some massive combats envolving two armies now these won't be 1000's of men but will be big enough. So i want a kind of battlefield awarness rule and it can only be developed by being on the battlefield hard to practice this at home. Now some will be naturals (maybe a bonus feat) and some may need to develop it like a skill. But when all this fighting breaks around you and fireballs are flying I need to have a system for it. Oh and a fog of war type thing how far you can see and still tell what's going on.

We have time but want to get it out there. Maybe a new thread somewhere and get some feed back. If you go that route post me a link so I can put in my two cents.

 

[wysiwyg]

I see. Well I would imagine that in most fantasy/medieval battles the army commanders were probably not on the battle field but rather on some vantage point were the could see the bigger picture. They would then communicate with the battle-line officers via flag waving (different flags for different instructions) or some other means of liasons (swift horsemen for instance, trumpet sounds, etc). I am not sure how much awareness the regular troop had once engaged in battle. I would image it was very little. There was probably one person for each division that would intercept the instructions from the generals and communicate to his fellow troops on the field with him.

 

[Myth and Legend]

The commander usually stays with the cavalry reserve, ready to strike at the flanks, guard the rear or as a last resort, fill in a spot where the lines broke. Usually, generals/lords/kings avoided fighting themselves when they were middle aged or older, but as young men they often participated for glory and more often to raise troop morale. They did pick their fights though, if they could, and charged in after the enemy had been softened up.

Communication happened trough horns/fanfares, which were then interpreted by the lower ranking commanders and translated in to verbal orders, such as "advance" "charge" "retreat" etc. Flag waving was usually used for morale purposes more than anything else, as the large battle standards were very heavy and mounted on T shaped poles. Flag signals could be used when making a silent ambush or attack however.

 

[HolyMan]

I do wish to keep it close to historic but with D&D we all know that is hard.

The rule I'm looking for is a kind of awarness, hearing the horns, seeing the signals, looking at a group fighting and know which side is winning. The PC's will find themselves in a little group fight inside the main battle and need a kind of heads up type rule so they know whats going on. Latter I hope the PC's take on a commander/unit leader role or specialized troop type. The war verses the main body of Treylor is many many lvls away but skirmishes could happen.

 

[wysiwyg]

I do wish to keep it close to historic but with D&D we all know that is hard.

The rule I'm looking for is a kind of awarness, hearing the horns, seeing the signals, looking at a group fighting and know which side is winning. The PC's will find themselves in a little group fight inside the main battle and need a kind of heads up type rule so they know whats going on. Latter I hope the PC's take on a commander/unit leader role or specialized troop type. The war verses the main body of Treylor is many many lvls away but skirmishes could happen.

If it's awareness, then why not just have a different usage/style for spot, listen or gather information.

 

[HolyMan]

My questions are what happens to your spot, listen and other type abilities when your in a 300x300 yard clearing with 250 other people who are yelling, casting, dying all around you. Oh and fireballs/lightning bolts are blasting and arrows be landing at your feet. And maybe a few summoned Dire Bears for good measure.

 

[Theroc]

My questions are what happens to your spot, listen and other type abilities when your in a 300x300 yard clearing with 250 other people who are yelling, casting, dying all around you. Oh and fireballs/lightning bolts are blasting and arrows be landing at your feet. And maybe a few summoned Dire Bears for good measure.

I think Aidan would be suffering from Shellshock.

Edit: Though I am sorely tempted to multi-class him Sorcerer later and go into Dragon Disciple, but not sure whether it'll end up fitting the story later or not.