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Originally Posted by dfinlay
In the mass combat rules, the troop strength of most things (short of artilllery) doesn't increase with TL. I assume this is because TS is relative and everyone is generally at the same TL.
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I don't think that's the case. Rather, I believe the assumption is that different troop types are going to be broadly comparable between TLs. For example, a guy with a spear and a heavy quilted or leather coat (that is, Medium Infantry) is going to be pretty much equally effective whether he's a member of an ancient Greek army, a Medieval French one, or a Renaissance Italian one. Instead of making the same kinds of troops more effective,
Mass Combat introduces new troop types at higher TLs.
The other way TL makes a difference is a bit out of scope for
Mass Combat itself, but realistically, in addition to having access to better troop types, a higher TL society of comparable size will be a bit wealthier, which allows it to raise more troops and/or troops with superior equipment. That, though, is a campaign issue.