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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jack7" data-source="post: 5044059" data-attributes="member: 54707">A lot, in any tactical retreat is terrain and cover and order and enemy dispositions and movement and training and leadership.In combat anything and everything is potentially important, or exploitable, or advantage-less depending upon the nature of your forces, and the nature of the forces you oppose.I've seen tactical retreats turn into routes (for those retreating), and into death-traps (for those pursuing). (As a matter of fact I highly recommend field re-deployment and regrouping maneuvers which are practiced tactical retreats but which, upon signal, can turn and reform into envelopments and flankings - in this way if a retreat needs to be undertaken it can be executed in an orderly and effective fashion, if it need not continue then it can quickly transform into a counter-formational tactical advantage.) But much depends upon the involved parties. But if it is for game purposes, then I suggest the following: devise different rules, or at least procedures, for different types of combat.Most games tend to treat all combat as singular, and the same. In nature and execution.Anyone who has ever been in a fight knows that isn't true at all.And that's especially true in group combat.I'll also suggest this. Back when the game was young and one supposedly had to "train-up" between levels, and undertake training from experts, I developed a form of "over-lap training." So that there was an in-game Cost and Benefit system, and a real Cost and Benefit system.If a Fighter wanted to level up then his training consisted of whatever he had to do in-game. At the same time I suggested he read, or he could pick his own (within reason) book or text to read on warfare or combat. Such as Sun Tzu (Art of War) or On War, or so forth. Or he could get real training. Some of us used to box, and that counted, getting good instruction at boxing.If a Cleric he would read something about the church or some theological or mythological text. If a Paladin he would read a book on religion, or maybe one on fighting, or monk-warriors. Or mounted combat.If a Ranger he might read a book on tracking, or combat, pursuit, security, or investigations.If a Wizard he might read a book on the history of magic, physics, chemistry, languages, or some special area of knowledge or skill he possessed.If a Thief a book on camouflage, cover-identities, stealth, lock-picking, psychology, escape, etc.These are of course only examples of what is possible.Then whenever his in-game requirements were met and his real life "over-lap training" was completed, well, then he advanced in level. Usually at least a little wiser and more capable in more than one way.Also, instead of in-game Manuals and Tomes I gave my players useful real-world books. After they read them then they would go up in strength or wisdom or intelligence, or increase in skill, whatever the case may be. I still use this system.You'd be surprised how much you can learn in this way that's useful in both settings (Real World, and in-game). And the more you know the greater your range of options.Not to mention that knowing is half the battle...</blockquote>

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