I decided to use my new dragon (thanks Jim Duncan for your kind gift) to test out some gaming ideas I had been mulling over for some fantasy games to fight the world of Faerie impacting on a medieval kingdom. I used the following ancient rules on a gridded cloth-
http://gatheringofhosts.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/a-summary-for-summery-test-game.html
with amendments as follows -
The Dragon had 12 (!) strength points,fire breathing- shooting with 12 dice (one less per casualty) and fought with 12 dice too (distributed amongst all units fighting it equally).The dragon could only be hit on a six.
Here he is-
He was opposed by these stout fellows-
In both games the Dragon's breath did nothing hardly- very low dice throws,he failed to get to melee and was shot to bits before he could get stuck in.Perhaps he needs to have a flying move too and be more invulnerable to arrows? I wonder what to tweak next...
Good to see the Dragon getting some gametime.
ReplyDeleteI have some more in a box somewhere.
You could pick up some ideas from Terry Pratchett. 'Lords and Ladies' has a plotline that is basically elves trying to take a human medieval(ish) kingdom. Note, they can't stand iron.
ReplyDeleteExcellent idea..... suggest the Broken Sword by Poul Anderson as a good read along similar lines. Your game write up reminds me of those old Listerine mouthwash advert with Clifford the Dragon...clearly your scaly worm has been using said product.
ReplyDeleteI had the book you mention years ago,I recall it as a good read. I still have "Three Hearts and Three LIons" which I first read at school. It is a super read and inspired a young lad towards his love of the fantasy genre...
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