tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35742908.post7420283954657108860..comments2024-03-20T14:16:42.774+08:00Comments on Cor blog me!: Strandhogg Fantasy Game 4: Battle at the Fordcaptain arjunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08242730277113727477noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35742908.post-83887652164491569272011-07-19T18:55:45.998+08:002011-07-19T18:55:45.998+08:00Excellent. Thanks for the tips.Excellent. Thanks for the tips.Rodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447816347472085277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35742908.post-39647458775569035242011-07-18T21:59:48.532+08:002011-07-18T21:59:48.532+08:00For morale I just tip the figures over on their si...For morale I just tip the figures over on their sides to remind ourselves which warbands need to check morale the next activation. I also use the number of casualties sustained over the last activation as a modifier, but only check morale once per activation so there is no chance of a catastrophic disintegration of a warband - I think this is important in multi-player games where each player may only have one or two warbands to command.<br /><br />For troop types I am fortunate that the LOTR figures are pretty WYSISYG. To identifiy leaders, I glue one of those beads that ladies use for their nail art onto the side of the base of the leaders. You may have a colour-coded system, or a "rank" system where 1 pip = veteran, 2 = leader, and 3 = noble.<br /><br />You can see it on the base of the goblin at the bottom of the 4th picture.captain arjunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08242730277113727477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35742908.post-13947969632593015442011-07-18T13:58:26.792+08:002011-07-18T13:58:26.792+08:00Brilliant ideas. We had our first game of Strandho...Brilliant ideas. We had our first game of Strandhogg last week ans are still sorting out ideas for markers and identifing certain troops. Thanks for the reply.Rodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447816347472085277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35742908.post-62163962685495833592011-07-17T20:24:51.032+08:002011-07-17T20:24:51.032+08:00Thanks for picking that up, Rodger - I meant to me...Thanks for picking that up, Rodger - I meant to mention it in the post but forgot with all the problems I had with formatting...<br /><br />I didn't use javelins in this game, and the spears I mentioned were melee weapons - I basically ported over the special rules for weapons from Warhammer Fantasy, so I rules that figures holding spears and in base-to-base contact with a friendly figure in melee can also attack - this means up to four figures can attack a figure as opposed to two under the current rules.<br /><br />If I were to use figures with javelins or throwing spears, however, I will probably make markers of toothpicks stuck in a blob of putty small enough to place onto the base of a figure, and remove them as they are used - that way a figure can be armed with two or three javelins, as they were in real life.captain arjunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08242730277113727477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35742908.post-40930642148394886592011-07-17T19:57:28.607+08:002011-07-17T19:57:28.607+08:00Sounds like a good game. I see you have a marker w...Sounds like a good game. I see you have a marker with arrows in the ground- for low ammo? What do you use to show that the spear has been used?Rodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447816347472085277noreply@blogger.com