tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post6084962467151695008..comments2024-03-26T15:35:56.004-04:00Comments on Delta's D&D Hotspot: Book of War: Unit SetupDeltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-36872526131192838142011-11-23T14:23:29.359-05:002011-11-23T14:23:29.359-05:00Alex -- Very interesting! That seems pretty involv...Alex -- Very interesting! That seems pretty involved by my (now very minimalist) standards, but some intriguing ideas there. <br /><br />Alan -- Good idea, I'll make a note to definitely do that when I get a chance. I'm actually working on some further expansions to that in the next month or two.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-32228691133854470912011-11-23T12:07:51.544-05:002011-11-23T12:07:51.544-05:00If you get a chance, could you give us an overview...If you get a chance, could you give us an overview of how you handle castle based battles?<br /><br />e.g. The forces of chaos attack the moathouse held by the forces of good, or something along those lines.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999861302655014098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-31211617682677849262011-11-23T10:43:31.431-05:002011-11-23T10:43:31.431-05:00FWIW, in DBA, moving first never seemed like a big...FWIW, in DBA, moving first never seemed like a big deal to me. You start pretty far apart.Alex J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00147269991231314528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-56345069391587396482011-11-23T10:01:18.223-05:002011-11-23T10:01:18.223-05:00My (perhaps incorrect) recollection of how DBA wor...My (perhaps incorrect) recollection of how DBA works is this: The army lists all have a home terrain type and an aggression rating. Both sides roll a d6 and add their aggression with the higher being the attacker. The defender sets up terrain from his terrain type subject to certain limits, then sets up his own army. The attacker then sets up his army and goes first. <br /><br />Setting up all of the terrain is a big advantage, and setting up last is a big advantage too, so that more or less balances out. One downside is it means you should take a flexible high aggression army or a specialized low aggression army. High aggression specialized armies don't work out very well: African vandals were 100% heavy cavalry, which may have worked in Tunisia, but not so much when fighting the Cham in southeast Asia. Aztecs (no horses ergo no cav, no metal ergo no heavy infantry) may have been great at dominating their neighbors in central America, but not so much when fighting on a ping pong table.<br /><br />Some other options might be: Set up your army by thirds rather than by unit. Or, sketch the terrain on a piece of paper and note your approximate placement. There would be less analysis paralysis when it came time to actually place figures, and it might be more practical than a screen.<br /><br />Word verification: "antelate" Isn't that a contradiction?Alex J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00147269991231314528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-19142495645592409502011-11-23T08:50:21.703-05:002011-11-23T08:50:21.703-05:00Interesting, thanks for that!Interesting, thanks for that!Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-19058040044103157382011-11-23T08:39:20.570-05:002011-11-23T08:39:20.570-05:00Hordes of the Things uses method 1, and it works p...<i>Hordes of the Things</i> uses method 1, and it works pretty well. The historical game it's based on, <i>De Bellis Antiquitatis</i>, also uses method 1 with a twist: After the second player sets up, the first player to set up can take up to two units and have them trade positions with any other units. <br /><br />This represents the fog of war and results in the second player not having perfect knowledge of where all the enemy units are set up.Desert Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13862907749003106864noreply@blogger.com