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Miniatures Adventure => Old West => Topic started by: Christian on March 11, 2010, 12:46:50 PM
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Has anyone ever applied the levelling-up mechanics to massed combat?
I have thought about this and I think you could... at least with heroes.
Perhaps applying a Henchman level-up to an entire unit? Not sure what to do when the Henchman becomes a hero though... maybe turn them into some kind of veteran unit?
Something to think about anyway :)
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Short answer, Yes, in several campaigns, both historical and fanatsy, we have allowed units that attain a veteran status to pick a special ability. The actual mechanics and rules we used to do this have been ad hoc to each and every campaign though.
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I would probably stick to leveling up the heroes and leaders and perhaps give the troops a pluck value as they evolve into better troops. You could also give them trophies, standards, or--in the case of The Tex Rev, their own battle cry. In fact. It would be a neat idea to allow the unit to Yee Haw with a battle cry maybe once per battle. I think giving the whole unit other stat increases than pluck or skills might be a bit of overkill or lead to some serious game inbalance.