Re: [HOE] Unity Mass Combat Rules (Shane?)

["Ray C." <r_a_c_@hotmail.com>]

>Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 22:40:15 -0400
>From: grifflik@stny.rr.com
>Subject: [HOE] Unity Mass Combat Rules (Shane?)
>
>Hey Folks -
>
>I don't think this requires spoilers.  This question goes out to Shane
>and any Marshals out there who have run/ are running/ plan on running
>the Unity adventure.  For the Mass Combat rules, I'm curious how folks
>dealt with/ plan on dealing with some things that seem like they would
>modify roll results.  What do you do with characters that have things
>like Molecular Cohesion, Force Field, Armor of the Saints and whatever
>other damage prevention type powers up when the battle starts?  Also,
>what do you do for characters that have a larger or smaller body size
>than normal?  Neither of these circumstances factor into your attack
>roll, but definitely come into play if the attack roll is low and you
>get wounds.  I have some ideas on how I plan to deal with these, but any
>and all feedback is definitely appreciated.

I would give them a bonus of whatever I felt was honest (Being a Deadlands 
Marshal, that would be +0.00000625, rounded down.  :-) ).

Honestly, it's already there, "Give a bonus of +1 to +5 for special 
abilities, heavy weapons, ect.".  If a Brainer was using Superpowers to take 
out the thugs, however, I'd have them kiss around 1D8 Strain goodbye.

The ideas for mass healing also have merit (1d4 Wounds healed)...  And am 
going to use it (If the original author doesn't mind.).

Finally, if some idiot is walking around with just a club (Or the rear 
bumper of a '72 El Camino, or whatever), they cannot take part in ranged 
combat...  I suggest now for those folks who think just because something 
isn't written out *VERY* specifically, it's fair game.  And if they have a 
problem with that...  Well...  I'm a Deadlands Marshal.  I got a *VERY* big 
toybox to show them the errors of rilin' me.

Failing that, I'll just hit them with a Highway Snowplow, and call it a 
night.

>Matt Steflik
>Gimme Shelter - http://www.geocities.com/grifflik

Ray
Nuclear Winter - http://www.gamersrest.com/gr/deadlands/

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