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Post by Machine Gun Kelly on May 6, 2012 12:19:56 GMT -5
Hello.
I decided to try an make my own ruleset for samurai gaming. It is meant to be very small so it is ok to take more time.
In most rule set close combat can go on for several turns and still on the same spot. I´ve tried to get away from that and into a more cinematic and realistic moving combat. To reach this goal I have made it hard to injure your opponent unless you have a better tactical situation or cornered them. But if you are winning the combat you get to move the combat situation to either get you miniature into a better attack position or to put your opponent into a cornered situation.
At this point I haven´t put any thought into shooting bows, but if you feel like it try some out. I will put the fire phase during movement phase. This will mean thet you either move or shoot. And of course shooting will give penalties in close combat.
Do not try combat with more than two participants. I have ideas for how to handle them, but I have decided not to start fiddeling with them yet. (Lets just say that being outnumbered is not a good thing.
The ruleset is written with samurais in mind, but there is no reason not to use it in some other setting.
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Post by Machine Gun Kelly on May 6, 2012 12:20:28 GMT -5
Samurai Melee. Version 0.1
The dice use is 10 sided dices. The rule system are stolen from the old Legend of the 5 rings system of rolling a number of 10 sided dices and keeping some.
It is written as 3k2. This means that you roll three 10 sided dices and you keep the 2 highest of them. They are added up to get a value. (example: Yogo rolls 3k2. He rolls 3 dices showing up at 1,5,6. He chooses to keep the 2 dices showing 5 and 6. He adds these together and get a value of 11).
Movement phase.
Roll for each players turn initiative with 3k2. Do not mistake this for combat initiative. The winner choose a miniature to move first and then the players take turn to move all their miniatures. But if you move one of you miniature into base contact with another miniature they are locked in combat and can move no further during the movement turn.
During the movement phase you get to either
a) move at walking speed. This means the miniature are moving slowly and keeping prepared and on the look out for dangers. The move distance is 5 centimeters. This gives some defensive modifiers.
b) Moving at jogging speed. The miniature are moving with a higher speed towards a goal. They are ready for combat but less concerned about the surrounding. In the smale scale of table this game is played, jogging could be considered the most common movement speed. The miniature can move 10 centimeters
c) Sprinting/Charging. The miniature are running as fast as it can, either to charge an opponent or to find cover. This means the miniature can be moved 15 centimeters.
Combat phase
To count as combat at least two miniatures need to be in base contact with each other.
At the start of combat put down a marker by each miniature detailing what stance they are using this combat round.
The different stances are.
Aggressive – the miniature gets +1k1 on attack value and -1k1 on defensive value.
Neutral – the miniature gets no bonus or penalty
Defensive – The miniature gets +1k1 on defense value and -1k1 on attack value.
Initiative
After all stances are set you roll for initiative in each combat.
Base value for initiative is 2k1.
Modifiers for initiative is for stance, weapons and wounds.
Aggressive stance +2 roll dice.
Defensive stance +1 keep dice.
Example of weapon modifiers
Yari: +2k1.
Katana: +1k1.
Each wound incurs a -1k0 penalty.
The winner of initiative use their attack value and the looser their defensive value. If the roll is a tie both gets to choose which value they want to use.
After deciding which value you are to use add up all the modifiers until you find out your roll and keep dices.
Modifiers:
Being cornered: -2k2.
Having higher ground: +1k0
Being i defesive terrain: AV -1k1, DV +1k1.
Wound: -1k1
Both combatant rolls their dice and add up their keep dices to get a value. The one with the highest value are considered winner of the combat.
If the difference in value between combatants are 10 or less than 10 it is considered a winning slightly result.
If it is 11 or more it is considered winning decisively.
Winning slightly
If you are winning slightly you get the option of choosing between the following.
a) Move the combatants 10 centimeters still locked in combat in their line backward or forward. Measure a straight line from both combatants heads. If the one loosing the fight can´t move the full distance because he gets cornered by terrain or anything else. He/She might become injured.
b) Move the combatants 5 centimeters still locked in combat. The winner chooses their end position. If the looser can´t move the full distance because he gets cornered he might loose a wound.
c) Break from combat and move you miniature 10 centimeters in any direction.
d) Take a chance and try to wound your enemy.
Winning decisively
IF you are winning decisively you get to choose the following options.
Take a chance to wound your opponent and move the combat 5 centimeters just as if winning slightly. This might lead to that the opponent first might be wounded and then have to move into a cornered location, leading to him getting wounded again.
Give the opponent a leg wound. This will make it impossible for him to be forced moved in combat. He is always considered cornered.
Move the combat as if winning slightly.
Being cornered
If you miniature is touching a piece of terrain on any part of the base except the front it is considered cornered. This will incur penalties on the attack and defense value.
If the miniature is forced into moving in the direction of the terrain cornering it the miniature is automatic wounded.
Being wounded
Base chance to wound the opponent is the following.
Winning slightly: Roll 1k1 vs 15. No matter what modifiers you get it can´t be below 1k1.
Winning decisively: Roll 2k2 vs 15. No matter what modifiers you get it can´t get below 1k1.
The wound roll gets modifiers based on the following.
You stance
aggressive: +1k1.
The opponents stance
Defensive: -1k1.
Your weapon
Yari: +1k0
Katana: +1k1
Your opponents armour
Light armour: -0k1.
Heavy armor: -0k2.
If the opponent is cornered.
+2k2.
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Samurai
A run of the mill samurai for test gaming.
Attack value 3k2
Defense value 3k2
Wounds 2
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