RE: War Games
Posted by: joerevesz <joerevesz@...>
> The concept of a DragonRaid tabletop wargame is intriquing. Though I see
some hurdles to creatingsuch a game and yet maintaining the theological
strengths of the RPG.
Actually, I hadn't planned on having much, if any RPG elements in the war
game.
> People will want to have Dragon armies (I would), using all of those cool
monster attacks, and using sin to weaken ones LightRaider foes. This, though
fun for mature players, could be a real stumbling block to some.
Well, you can't have two "good" armies fighting each other 😉
> Lightraiders dont strike me as stand-up fighters, but rather
commando-types, using hit and run and similar tactics. This is
understandable, as fielding a large, massed army in the field with flying,
napalm-spitting dragons would likely be a suicide.
Not necessarily, combined Shield of Faith at least partially protects
LightRaiders in normal dragon combat.
> Unless more powerful units and allies are brought into it, they will
likely get anihilated in open battle. Also, dragonslaves would feature
heavily in a dragons army, and LR's would very likely have to kill them in
the field.
One way to avoid that problem is to have a limitation that LightRaiders can
only fight with Once Born, and against Dark Creatures.
> For LightRaider armies, some suggestions:
> Talking Animal units as well as Beast Riders (Cool minis here).
> Angel Units, though perhaps dependent upon certain conditions being met.
These would have to be severely limited because of their great power. Since
they really do not have stats yet, we can make an angel equal to a dragon,
or even more powerful.
> Good Creatures, such as the Treelithil, Elves and such would be a good
idea, to help even out struggles with all of those trolls and orcs.
Yes, this area can be greatly expanded.
> Seige Weapons, perhaps some much like those designed by
Leonardo DaVinci
> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Leonardo_tank.JPG
> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Leonardo_helicopter.JPG
>
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Leonardo_Design_for_a_Flying_Machine,_c._
1488.jpg)
Yeah, good stuff.
Joe