Re: Legends II - anything happening?

From: dresnick@athena.mit.edu (David I Resnick)

Date: Thu, 24 Feb 1994 20:19:51 +0000

In article <1994Feb24.125915.11188@cm.cf.ac.uk> pmf@belatrix.sun (Phillip Fayers) writes:

>   The Legends II playtest is running (the UK Legends GM at Rhann is playing
>   in it), positions were by invitation only.  The question is what is it like?
>   Steve (Rhann GM) has said he may report on it from time to time to the
>   UK players, but then he might not.

>   The other question is: What changes to the rules would you like to see?

Note - I'm only playing my first game, so some of these may not seem
reasonable to more experienced players.  But ome I'd like to see:

1) Make locations still HARDER to take.  The DF increase and Tactics
   add were useful, but not enough.  With very good walls it should be
   at least somewhat possible to stand off a 10:1 attack.  As it is,
   in such an attack the defenders will be smushed and attackers won't
   even take large casualties.

Solutions?  I dunno, some possibilities:

-Give every defending soldier a special attack, strength
	      proportional to the walls.  This corresponds to dumping
	      boiling oil on the attackers, dropping rocks on their
	      heads, moat monsters chomping a few, etc.

-Have walls absorb some damage for soldiers

-Give defenders SAR and MAR adds for the high end walls

-Require something (ladders, catapaults, etc) for an assault.
		 As it is, 1000 naked soldiers will stomp 100
		 naked defenders in a nice castle.  Come on, really?

-Limit the number of soldiers who can attack at once (may
	       be a geographical reality)

-Limit the tactics of the attacking general - how
	       much skill is there in charging the walls, anyway?

2) Limit SEI of a location to 100-200%

-I don't care HOW efficient an administrator is, there are limits!

3) Make influencing more difficult.

4) Make locations more "intelligent"

-have them train soldiers as the game progresses
	-DON'T leave soldiers on mounts!
	-

5) Make magic more limited

-fewer free mana adds
	    -fewer large recovery items

Thats it for now...

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       David Resnick                           dresnick@athena.mit.edu

References

Legends II - anything happening?
dresnick@athena.mit.edu (David I Resnick)
Thu, 24 Feb 1994 03:02:59 +0000
Re: Legends II - anything happening?
pmf@belatrix.sun (Phillip Fayers)
Thu, 24 Feb 1994 12:59:13 +0000