Small unit stacking

Patrick · 08-01-2018, 05:56 AM

Having smaller creatures being able to stack in a hex could give them flexibility and make for interesting tactical choices.

Animals like wolves and the like, less than half the mass of a human with natural attacks can stack 2 (or 3 in the case of really small things like rats) in a single hex and all can engage.

Small enemies like goblins can do this if armed only with certain small weapons, daggers/clubs/cesti or with thrusting weapons like spears. A pair of goblins can create a shield wall in a single hex where one is in front and the other, immune to direct attack until the forward one is down, can attack with a spear.

Perhaps a specific talent to for combined unit tactics to allow this or other combinations. A bonus to defense for units not attacking but shielding themselves and the unit behind them.

Skarg · 08-01-2018, 01:12 PM

Yeah, maybe, although it is a pretty chunky effect doubling the number of opponents you could face.

Could a sweeping blow hit both figures in a hex?

If two foes are in a hex and you miss one, do you get a chance to hit the other sort of like rolling to miss when striking into HTH?

08-01-2018, 05:56 AM	#1
Patrick Join Date: Jul 2018	Small unit stacking Having smaller creatures being able to stack in a hex could give them flexibility and make for interesting tactical choices. Animals like wolves and the like, less than half the mass of a human with natural attacks can stack 2 (or 3 in the case of really small things like rats) in a single hex and all can engage. Small enemies like goblins can do this if armed only with certain small weapons, daggers/clubs/cesti or with thrusting weapons like spears. A pair of goblins can create a shield wall in a single hex where one is in front and the other, immune to direct attack until the forward one is down, can attack with a spear. Perhaps a specific talent to for combined unit tactics to allow this or other combinations. A bonus to defense for units not attacking but shielding themselves and the unit behind them.

08-01-2018, 01:12 PM	#2
Skarg Join Date: May 2015	Re: Small unit stacking Yeah, maybe, although it is a pretty chunky effect doubling the number of opponents you could face. Could a sweeping blow hit both figures in a hex? If two foes are in a hex and you miss one, do you get a chance to hit the other sort of like rolling to miss when striking into HTH?