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<blockquote data-quote="RandomPrecision" data-source="post: 2245537" data-attributes="member: 29267">I'm always looking for different mass combat rules...I'll have to look at the ones mentioned above.The random mass combat method of the minute that I thought of is similar to the Battlefield series of computer games, if anyone here is familiar with the concept.&nbsp; Making modifications to adapt it to D&amp;D, the battleground can have several pivotal points that either belong to a particular faction or lie contested between the sides in the conflict.&nbsp; Both sides have many troops, but only some of them are actually present in the battle (how many should be adjusted per different battles).&nbsp; New troops will constantly be entering the battle to replace that fallen, entering at friendly control points.Control points that have friendly and enemy units are contested, and no one can enter the battle there until the fight for that point is resolved.&nbsp; In a head-on battle, if one side controls a majority of the control points, the other side will take casualties, depleting their reserve of troops (again, how many should be based on the size of the armies, among other factors, at the DM's discretion).&nbsp; Optionally, both sides can have a base, a control point that cannot be captured by the other side.&nbsp; Assaults and sieges should start with all control points controlled by the defender, causing the defender to take casualties at a slow rate.&nbsp; If the attacker takes every control point, the defender takes casualties at a rapid rate.Something present only in this D&amp;D conversion is the possibility of more than two armies.&nbsp; This wouldn't require anything different, save that if one side controlled a majority of control points, both opposing sides should take casualties.This system, while it probably won't widely be considered an appropriate system for D&amp;D mass combat, it eliminates the need for maneuvers that add global modifiers, or other bonuses that are difficult to fit into an equation by breaking the battle down into manageable bits.&nbsp; The description can include the armies in their full numbers raging across the battlefield, but the fights for the pivotal points of the field will determine the ultimate result.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RandomPrecision, post: 2245537, member: 29267"] I'm always looking for different mass combat rules...I'll have to look at the ones mentioned above. The random mass combat method of the minute that I thought of is similar to the Battlefield series of computer games, if anyone here is familiar with the concept. Making modifications to adapt it to D&D, the battleground can have several pivotal points that either belong to a particular faction or lie contested between the sides in the conflict. Both sides have many troops, but only some of them are actually present in the battle (how many should be adjusted per different battles). New troops will constantly be entering the battle to replace that fallen, entering at friendly control points. Control points that have friendly and enemy units are contested, and no one can enter the battle there until the fight for that point is resolved. In a head-on battle, if one side controls a majority of the control points, the other side will take casualties, depleting their reserve of troops (again, how many should be based on the size of the armies, among other factors, at the DM's discretion). Optionally, both sides can have a base, a control point that cannot be captured by the other side. Assaults and sieges should start with all control points controlled by the defender, causing the defender to take casualties at a slow rate. If the attacker takes every control point, the defender takes casualties at a rapid rate. Something present only in this D&D conversion is the possibility of more than two armies. This wouldn't require anything different, save that if one side controlled a majority of control points, both opposing sides should take casualties. This system, while it probably won't widely be considered an appropriate system for D&D mass combat, it eliminates the need for maneuvers that add global modifiers, or other bonuses that are difficult to fit into an equation by breaking the battle down into manageable bits. The description can include the armies in their full numbers raging across the battlefield, but the fights for the pivotal points of the field will determine the ultimate result. [/QUOTE]

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