Post by Oliver R Shead on Oct 1, 2015 2:46:20 GMT
I actually wrote a blog post on battles a little while ago: immersion-rpg.com/2015/03/12/running-epic-battles/
That's how I tend to run them. It's loose and flexible as a method, but keeps that action immediate and what the pc's do can make an effect.
You could have several key moments in the battle, which the pc's have to respond to - i.e. there's a point where the Red Hand are making an assault on the compound - do they repel it? How well? There's a second point where the settlement survivors are trying to take back a key position - do they do it? How bad are the casualties - on both sides? Finally, there could be a last-ditch assault by the survivors on their attackers' grounds (depending on the situation this may or may not make sense - you can always shift your plans according to what seems logical at the time) - do they succeed? Is it a pyrrhic victory?
How does that sound mate?
That's how I tend to run them. It's loose and flexible as a method, but keeps that action immediate and what the pc's do can make an effect.
You could have several key moments in the battle, which the pc's have to respond to - i.e. there's a point where the Red Hand are making an assault on the compound - do they repel it? How well? There's a second point where the settlement survivors are trying to take back a key position - do they do it? How bad are the casualties - on both sides? Finally, there could be a last-ditch assault by the survivors on their attackers' grounds (depending on the situation this may or may not make sense - you can always shift your plans according to what seems logical at the time) - do they succeed? Is it a pyrrhic victory?
How does that sound mate?
