| #1stargazer_dragonMay 03, 2010 20:14:18 | - Ok I am working on a game that includes a TON of units and instead of dumping piles of minis out and rolling a zillion times I figured I would group the enimies into battle units and then just make the one attack for each battle unit. this would get the feal of army combat also.
So let me know what you think also let me know ways you gusy handle huge combat,
Extra note the battles
Minions = standard unit
Standard = sgt's
Elite = low ranked officers
Solo = high ranked officer/leader/bosses
so most of the units will be minions with a standard leading each group
Ok heres my idea
Battle unit
Size = size of individual unit x number of unit -1 (5 medium size monsters = 1 large battle unit)
HP = totle of all units devided by 2 (battle unit disperses and fleees once half of it is destroyed)
xp = totle xp of all contained monster devided by 3 (do less damage on average and flees when
half of the unit is killed hp
Defenses = averge defence of all units +2 (the units aid each other in defence)
Attacks =
- Malee- All malee attacks become close burst 1
- Ranged- targets 1 aditional unit per member in the unit -1
- Blast - becomes close burst = to blast range (blast 3 becomes close burst 3)
- Burst - Increases burst size by 1 per 2 members of the battle unit
- other forms of attack ?? can't think of anything thats not covered
Movement, auras, perception and other such things remain unaltered
So what do you guys think? sugestions? problems with the idea?
what are other ways you guys handle mass combat situations without a TON of rolls |