Heroic Combat: Iteration 4

                                 Heroic Combat: Iteration 4

All right, let's try again. This time I'll combine the rules and the test fights into a single post.

Heroic Combat: Iteration 3 Variant Test

Heroic Combat: Iteration 3 Variant Test

One of the major changes in Iteration 3 was the replacement of QC of skill with QC or skill vs. active defense. This can result in situations when a weak opponent can sneak some attacks in despite the attacker being way superior. Let's see how the test fights could go if we revert back to QC of skill.

Heroic Combat: Iteration 3

                                Heroic Combat: Iteration 3

All right, let's try again. This time I'll combine the rules and the test fights into a single post.

Heroic Combat: Iteration 2 Test

Heroic Combat: Iteration 2 Test

Let's use the same examples from Iteration 1 tests to test Iteration 2. This will showcase the differences.

Heroic Combat: Iteration 2

                                Heroic Combat: Iteration 2

All right, after playing around a bit with Iteration 1, I found some aspects to be in need of reworking, primarily with relation to ranged combat. Aside from that, I will add some extra features that were missing, such as grappling. However, I am still leaving spellcasting and most status effects for Iteration 3.

Heroic Combat: Iteration 1 Test Group Battle

Heroic Combat: Iteration 1 Test Group Battle

Let's continue testing the abstract combat system. This time, we will have a group-vs-group fight.

Heroic Combat: Iteration 1 Test Duel

Heroic Combat: Iteration 1 Test Duel

Let's give abstract combat a test drive. I'll try to play out battles of different scales to see how the system works (if it even works at all), but tonight we're having a duel.

Heroic Combat: Iteration 1

Heroic Combat: Iteration 1

All right, real life got relatively less busy, and now I can devote some time to Heroic Combat. I mulled this over, and I think that it would be best to use an iterative approach (something akin to what Mailanka did with his Psi-Wars). In the first iteration, I will write up the very basic framework - movement, attacking, defending, casualties, engagement, etc. without complicating things with status effects, magic, and other things. Once this base framework is functional, I'll add other things.
 
The intent of the Heroic Combat is to have a way to resolve a combat quickly between large numbers of combatants with or without a map, preferably with few rolls, but to retain some tactical depth. This may be a complete mess, but I need to get something out the door, playtest it, and then change/expand the ruleset.