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- Mon Dec 11, 2017 8:39 pm
- Forum: It's My Own Invention...
- Topic: 3.5e Feats and Races
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3110
- Sun Dec 10, 2017 12:36 pm
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: Moments when a piece of entertainment completely rocked you.
- Replies: 2920
- Views: 524991
- Sun Dec 10, 2017 6:07 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Mass Combat Rules Constraints
- Replies: 227
- Views: 26684
- Sun Dec 10, 2017 3:11 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Mass Combat Rules Constraints
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- Views: 26684
- Sat Dec 09, 2017 7:04 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Mass Combat Rules Constraints
- Replies: 227
- Views: 26684
Getting back towards constraints on a wargame: Illness-related casualties: historically, disease has been the greatest cause of death in the sort of non-structured militaries (i.e. not ancient China or ancient Rome, which had camp fatigues) that would like make up a fantasy kitchensink armed force S...
- Sat Dec 09, 2017 1:46 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Annoying Game Questions You Want Answered
- Replies: 5992
- Views: 956775
- Fri Dec 08, 2017 7:34 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Mass Combat Rules Constraints
- Replies: 227
- Views: 26684
Some restrictions that come to mind, borrowing a bit from Dominions, a bit from Kriegesspiele/Battle for Armaggedon, a bit from Sonshi Elemnents of an Army[/i] Spirit/Thumos/ Morale The resiliance to enemy action, and its combat ability, of an army is represented by it's component Formations Morale....
- Fri Dec 08, 2017 5:58 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Why is math so underrated?
- Replies: 234
- Views: 37565
No. I'm not off by orders of magnitude, I literally just checked it right now. Check again . Apparently the Orr Group Industry Report data isn't considered all that informative . Specifically from that link: Player Data is Nonsense Though we’re slowly getting emerging trends, I’m still pretty unimp...
- Tue Dec 05, 2017 6:08 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Desirable Elements in a Mass Combat Minigame
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5170
- Tue Dec 05, 2017 12:09 am
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: Todays THE FUTURE IS NOW: AI makes better AI than humans!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2949
- Sun Dec 03, 2017 10:02 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Desirable Elements in a Mass Combat Minigame
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5170
- Sat Dec 02, 2017 8:34 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Masquerade in the age of the Surveillance State
- Replies: 44
- Views: 6414
- Sat Dec 02, 2017 5:12 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Mass Combat Rules Constraints
- Replies: 227
- Views: 26684
I think this is the easiest way to tell if a GM is someone you want to play with or not. Have a situation that the GM has spent a lot of time/effort setting up, then bypass/solve/win it with some unforeseen coolness. If the GM laughs with the rest of you, they're a keeper. If they get upset at you,...
- Sat Dec 02, 2017 4:48 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: I'll have my own gaming awards! With Blackjack and hookers!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1823
- Fri Dec 01, 2017 6:53 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: The Sprawl
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5443
Frank's Warp Cult might be a better fit for this tham hacked-Tome, as it's designed for supernatural and technological themes in a dystopian setting.Wiseman wrote:For a Shadowrun hack, hell, I was considering just running a 3.tome + some other house rules and then just mindcaulking the bits that don't add up.
- Thu Nov 30, 2017 6:15 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Mass Combat Rules Constraints
- Replies: 227
- Views: 26684
Not how I read that, but then I'm only reading a translation, so fair enough. Specifically b/c Chapter 2 begins with the statement: [02.01] Generally, the requirements of warfare are this way: One thousand four-horse chariots, one thousand leather chariots, one hundred thousand belted armor, transp...
- Thu Nov 30, 2017 11:43 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Mass Combat Rules Constraints
- Replies: 227
- Views: 26684
You're actually agreeing with Sonshi, not disagreeing. The Art of War is one of the earliest books describing the effectiveness of guerilla war in the face of a larger enemy force. Then there's the fact that Sonshi also literally spells out that besieging cities is the worst strategic choice, and th...
- Thu Nov 30, 2017 3:59 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: The price of stuff in ye olden times
- Replies: 51
- Views: 9112
Well, kind of. Aragorn actually wanders around for most of the trip to Rivendell without a functional sword. So there are in fact things he could buy, but Tolkien was more interested than allegory than good writing or believable characters. If he didn't have a sword before the scene on Mt.Weatherto...
- Wed Nov 29, 2017 11:33 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Mass Combat Rules Constraints
- Replies: 227
- Views: 26684
- Wed Nov 29, 2017 4:48 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: The price of stuff in ye olden times
- Replies: 51
- Views: 9112
- Sun Nov 26, 2017 6:06 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: The price of stuff in ye olden times
- Replies: 51
- Views: 9112
- Sun Nov 26, 2017 1:11 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: The price of stuff in ye olden times
- Replies: 51
- Views: 9112
These figures are from 1261 onward; by that time Europe had long since gotten back on its feet after the Roman collapse. Urbanization and long-distance trade, which were and are the best indicators of economic health, got back into swing by around 1000 AD. The Dark Ages, which people prefer to call...
- Sat Nov 25, 2017 7:50 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: D&D 5e has failed
- Replies: 1907
- Views: 407614
I hate Betrayal so very, very much. Why if i may ask? The game's claim to fame is supposedly its newbie friendliness yet everything hinges on sending a random person off by themselves with a booklet to learn new rules to potentially fuck up. Not just new rules, mind you, but secret rules. I've play...
- Sat Nov 25, 2017 5:40 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: D&D 5e has failed
- Replies: 1907
- Views: 407614
- Sat Nov 25, 2017 5:04 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: The price of stuff in ye olden times
- Replies: 51
- Views: 9112
1 koku (rice to feed a guy for a year, about 330lbs) was worth 1,000 mon 1,000 mon is worth 1 ryo (a gold coin on Meowth's forehead) A high quality tachi is worth 800 to 1000 mon/1 ryo 1 hiki of silk is worth 1 ryo/1000 mon I like the analogous price ranges that are reminiscent of the Hexcrawl idea...