tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post455839460816793433..comments2024-03-14T10:32:29.233-05:00Comments on Blood of Prokopius: Lost Colonies Session 44FrDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-71413330907463480762011-11-03T15:06:33.710-05:002011-11-03T15:06:33.710-05:00Zak had a pair of posts in September that might be...Zak had a pair of posts in September that might be of interest: <a href="http://dndwithpornstars.blogspot.com/2011/09/mass-battle-ideas-from-pendragon-hack.html" rel="nofollow">Mass Battle Ideas From A Pendragon Hack</a> and <a href="http://dndwithpornstars.blogspot.com/2011/09/experimental-samurai-battle.html" rel="nofollow">Experimental Samurai Battle</a>. I haven't tried this myself.Necropraxishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-60423249705746741672011-11-03T10:27:00.246-05:002011-11-03T10:27:00.246-05:00I did something similar to you when the party face...I did something similar to you when the party faced a large-scale battle: let them undertake a specific task crucial to the battle's outcome. In my case, it was an infiltration of a besieged city to ensure the gates would be open when the assault came. This made the fight more personal for the players and avoided lots of abstract dice-rolling.<br /><br />Regarding mass-combat systems, Blackrazor's B/X Companion (review: http://is.gd/PuV0HR )has a simple system. I think there's one also in Mentzer's "Companion" rules, reprinted in the Cyclopedia.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-9511404690336486692011-11-02T21:38:28.039-05:002011-11-02T21:38:28.039-05:00I haven't run or participated in a big battle ...I haven't run or participated in a big battle in a D&D campaign, but you might want to check out <i>Book of War</i> by Delta or <i>By This Axe I Rule</i> by ckutalik.Desert Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13862907749003106864noreply@blogger.com