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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 9248603" data-attributes="member: 52734">I've run across some paper proxies that had me fooled until I picked them up (with permission, of course), and done some of my own paper/poorhammer - though not nearly of such great quality.   I also remember my first Battletech boxed set came with standees instead of plastic mechs - wasn't too thrilled about that as I've always loved the tactile of 3D models, but they were serviceable until I could amass my own mini collection for that game.Somehow, though, the chits that came with Battlesystem offended me.   Why couldn't they include whole/starter model armies like the GW starter sets did? (I kinda think they expected you'd already have a collection of metal minis, looking back).   I, myself, couldn't stand playing with those chits.It does remind me that 5E has "mob" rules in the DMG, which I did use for the final big battle in our Ghosts of Saltmarsh game - though I had to use a spreadsheet to track the forces.   I would really like a good 5E mass battle system that's fairly quick, easy to use and you can plug in just about any monster.   However, I've found my enthusiasm to play out a mass battle doesn't carry over to the other players and my group, and some sort of semi-narrative system would probably fit the bill there, something perhaps more akin to the BECMI war engine or the L5R narrative mass combat system (not Clan War) put into 5E terms would work in those occassions.</blockquote>

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