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Skarg · 06-14-2018, 11:27 PM

What I've done and generally prefer is like Rick's approach #2 (make/use a wargame and if there are PCs involved, know what unit they are in and see if they adjust its stats or what/how it does).

However unless the whole campaign is mainly a wargame, in an RPG with PCs people care about, I never just apply a mass combat result to directly kill or even wound a PC. Instead I always describe the situation, ask the players what they do about it, and then game out whatever action the PCs are directly threatened by using the tactical system. But it can be a challenge to do well and quickly. Fortunately, mostly in non-wargame campaigns, my players have almost always stayed well away from military units during battles.

06-14-2018, 11:27 PM	#37
Skarg Join Date: May 2015	Re: Expansions and Splat books for TFT. What I've done and generally prefer is like Rick's approach #2 (make/use a wargame and if there are PCs involved, know what unit they are in and see if they adjust its stats or what/how it does). However unless the whole campaign is mainly a wargame, in an RPG with PCs people care about, I never just apply a mass combat result to directly kill or even wound a PC. Instead I always describe the situation, ask the players what they do about it, and then game out whatever action the PCs are directly threatened by using the tactical system. But it can be a challenge to do well and quickly. Fortunately, mostly in non-wargame campaigns, my players have almost always stayed well away from military units during battles.