Simple mass combat?
Zack over at RPG Blog II posted some thoughts on mass combat systems and RPGs. It should come as no surprise to anyone that I’m a huge fan of mass combat, and figuring out ways to integrate it into “regular” Read More
Armies of Greyhawk Have Begun
Please forgive the craptacular photo taken by my phone; the wife is off vacationing with our daughter while I’m stuck at work (ah, the carefree leisure-filled life of a public school teacher!) and took the good camera with her. And Read More
1 Lord vs. 100 Orcs
So, as you probably know, I’ve been tinkering with mass combat as of late, and thinking about how it might best be approached for my own campaign (and ADD). I’m particularly drawn to the basic idea of the old Swords Read More
Mass Combat in RPGs
Ah, the thunder of the massed chivalry of Nyrond as it charges across a grassy plain towards the leveled pole-arms of the orc and hobgoblin troops of the Old One, Iuz… Unfortunately, it almost never happens. As a wargamer from Read More
Is the Endgame its Own Game?
Both my own work on Emprise!™ and today’s release of the Dark Dungeons retro-clone of the Rules Cylopedia published via the offices of the OGL (definitely worth a look, btw) have gotten me thinking once again about the Old School Read More
Of Bugbears and Burgundians
Is there really such a big difference between a hundred gnolls armed with spears and a hundred French spearmen? I’ve been really enthused about the Field of Glory rules from Osprey Publishing since I bought them, and I am thinking, Read More
