tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post6635723463966387321..comments2024-03-26T15:35:56.004-04:00Comments on Delta's D&D Hotspot: Book of War: CavalryDeltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-66073994468941462292011-10-23T16:47:48.003-04:002011-10-23T16:47:48.003-04:00Yeah, and that was really on my end, where I tried...Yeah, and that was really on my end, where I tried to extra-abbreviate the rule at the top of the blog post. Even in the book itself I've gone around a couple times trying to find the shortest, clearest expression of the rule. Like, you could also say: (1) "Add rider & mount HD (but for non-aggressive mounts, the latter term shall not exceed rider HD)", or (2) "Take rider HD and add a bonus equal to the lesser of mount or rider HD (but for naturally aggressive mounts simply add rider to mount HD)".Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-44244852227945027372011-10-23T11:23:35.551-04:002011-10-23T11:23:35.551-04:00Excellent! Thank you, and I apologize for missing ...Excellent! Thank you, and I apologize for missing that last reference in the blog entry.faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-64837780912279788192011-10-23T04:56:15.298-04:002011-10-23T04:56:15.298-04:00faoladh -- Good question. Check out the detail in ...faoladh -- Good question. Check out the detail in the second-to-last line of the blog post (and this is in the book on p. 10). Superhero on a horse would be represented by HD11 (the bonus is capped by the horse's HD); superhero on a lion would be HD13 (and what a great image that is!).<br /><br />Now, the fine print on this is that to actually see either HD11 or HD13 at BOW scale you'd have to be talking about a full squad of 10 of these superheroes-on-mounts. If it's actually just one individual, you have to divide by 10 and round down, so in either case he'd appear as just HD1 at BOW scale. (That is, 1 HD at BOW scale is always 10 HD minimum at D&D scale).Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-7444293441463352872011-10-22T21:51:08.951-04:002011-10-22T21:51:08.951-04:00I haven't yet had a chance to purchase BoW (th...I haven't yet had a chance to purchase BoW (though I will… oh, yes I will), but this discussion leaves me with a question: what about an instance of high HD rider and aggressive mount? For instance, say an 8th level Fighting Man is riding a 5HD Lion (fantasy worlds can have some strange and wonderful combinations). Would the total HD for the cavalry figure be 16 or only 13? In other words, would the high level Fighting Man would be better off riding a 3HD Horse than a 5HD aggressive Lion?faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-5954857588011107212011-10-21T03:37:02.690-04:002011-10-21T03:37:02.690-04:00K. Bailey: Thanks for the comment! Makes me glad, ...K. Bailey: Thanks for the comment! Makes me glad, because there's more to come. :-)Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-38195360230596227892011-10-20T22:59:29.400-04:002011-10-20T22:59:29.400-04:00I've been enjoying your posts where you explor...I've been enjoying your posts where you explore the system.. Just ordered up a BoW.<br /><br />The combined HD compromise seems to work. Not too hard to remember, and it's a nice chain of reasoning to get there.K. Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06623767121412820113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-79501437938639890052011-10-19T18:03:30.939-04:002011-10-19T18:03:30.939-04:00I'm talking man-to-man rules here [p. 26], i.e...I'm talking man-to-man rules here [p. 26], i.e., the infrastructure of D&D combat.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-18872074033084013592011-10-19T16:28:58.313-04:002011-10-19T16:28:58.313-04:00CHAINMAIL does talk about killing horse and rider ...CHAINMAIL does talk about killing horse and rider (seen more as an abstract of simple casualty, only 1/3 of casualties were actual deaths according to the rules). <br /><br />If you look at the longbowman write up in chainmail, stakes planted in the ground will kill the horse and throw the rider. CHAINMAIL mass combat doesn't concern itself with figuring out if the rider is dead, it simpl treats him as a casualty and no longer in battle.UWS guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01277557128674527225noreply@blogger.com