Questions tagged [mass-combat]
For questions about combat involving large numbers of participants, frequently requiring separate combat rules to adjudicate.
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How much health does a detachment have, and do they benefit from Multiple Attackers?
Cairn SRD:
Detachments
Large groups of similar combatants fighting together are treated as a single detachment. When a detachment takes critical damage, it is routed or significantly weakened. When ...
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How does one balance massive resources in large battles/scenes to the party?
This is mainly for Starfinder. My players are L4.
So, my players have set up a successful political party on the moon of Europa, which is currently in revolt against the Soviet Union. One of the PCs ...
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In "UA: When Armies Clash", how is damage dealt to solos and PCs?
I was looking over "Unearthed Arcana: When Armies Clash", and one thing strikes me as odd.
The rules in the PDF state (on p. 1 of the PDF):
A stand uses the statistics [...] of the ...
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Rules for DM’ing large scale battles [duplicate]
I am working on a campaign and there is a very good chance that the PC’s may find themselves involved in a large mass battle, a large siege or possibly both if things go slightly sideways in regards ...
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Turning VTM battles more dynamic
I'm playing a VTM 20th edition campaign with my friends, and they are really liking it, the only thing that is not great is the combat.
Sometimes the group battle just one or two enemies, and it's ...
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What system can I use for a small scale battle? [duplicate]
I am DMing an homebrew DND 5e adventure. My players are going to defend a village from an orc tribe.
The village will have around 100 armed farmers. Players also gained support of a local dwarven ...
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How can I model the mechanics of an army battlefield scene?
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I want to model a strategic battlefield fight for my players to command and participate. I'm seeking advice on how to model it mechanically so that it is exciting for the players.
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Is there a guide to implementing realistic army logistics in D&D? [closed]
I just read Grain into Gold. If you don't know it, it is a guide for creating a realistic medieval/fantasy economy.
I just wanted to know if there is any equivalent for fantasy army management, ...
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How can I combine numbers of low CR creatures so that using them doesn't bog the combat down?
I have a whole series of encounters built around various kinds of spiders, controlled by some significant baddies in service to Lolth.
At the bottom of this arachnid hierarchy is a large number of ...
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What rules are there for resolving mass combat?
I have been running a game of Dark Ages: Mage. Due to certain events, there is going to be a battle between two armies. How is the result of such a fight decided, according to RAW?
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Homebrew game-designing problem: Ranged unit attack roll in Large-scale Battle? [closed]
I've run into a little homebrew game-designing issue and maybe you may have just the creative solution I'm looking for. I'll try to explain this as best as I can!
I've been trying to create an ...
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How to design a combat encounter for 20 characters? [duplicate]
Over the course of the last 30 month, I GMed ongoing campaigns for three different groups. One of them had to be disbanded due to one problematic player. Another one dissolved because we couldn’t find ...
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Are there rules on how PC can manage rank in a large scale battle? [duplicate]
Does 5e large scale battle exist in spreadsheet form, or is it more ethereal like making strategic and creative decisions and inspiring the DM in roleplay?
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Will save method for ambushes
Players run a kingdom... Tiny kingdom. Pimple on the axe of their huge empire enemy. Only hope of victory is guerrilla warfare and forest ambushes.
An effective ambush doesnt result in a fight. It ...
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Is there a proper way to handle large combat engagements with party members involved?
For instance, a party of four player characters raise a force of 30 militia men to go take a bandit camp. When they get there the bandit camp has 40 men, and none of them notable.
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