We currently have 4069 registered users. Our newest member is rylandir. Online members: Username Password Remember me Not a member? Join today! | Forgot your password? Latest Updated Forum Topics  [more...] Shadows of the Empire LOTPWII Is that an active game? What's Up? Audalis creations Latest Blog Entries Revenge of the Drunken Dice Latest Webcomics Loaded Dice #80: Priorities RPG MB #15: Master of the Blade Floyd Hobart #19: High School Reunion IV There are currently 5 users logged into DragonChat. You are here: Home --> DM's Corner Large Scale Combat Most combat takes place with only a handful of participants - usually, a few player characters and their henchmen (if any) opposing a few monsters (or other bad guys). Occasionally, though, the DM needs to handle a large scale battle, such as when players are caught up in a war (or have advanced enough to command armies of their own). It's unpractical to calculate each individual's attacks for every single round, and somewhat unrealistic to throw a blanket number over several hundred soldiers at once. To further compound matters is the fact that when two armies square off against each other, lots of men will realistically be hit every round.   Here is one solution that I've discovered. A twenty-sided die is rolled each round to determine the percent of soldiers in that unit that score successful hits that round. Normally, this runs in the 5%-95% range. Before applying the result of this roll, though, roll 1d100 to find the modifier roll for each round.       Adjusted Unit Attack Rolls 01: -3 modifier; roll a special morale check for unit 02-05: -2 modifier 06-20: -1 modifier 21-79: normal roll 80-90: +1 modifier 91-95: +2 modifier 96-99: +3 modifier 00: +5 modifier; enemy must check morale at -3 or break and run   Normal attack roll results are as follows: 20: 97% hit..... 19: 95% hit 18: 90% hit..... 17: 85% hit 16: 80% hit..... 15: 75% hit 14: 70% hit..... 13: 65% hit 12: 60% hit..... 11: 55% hit 10: 50% hit...... 9: 45% hit 8: 40% hit....... 7: 35% hit 6: 30% hit....... 5: 25% hit 4: 20% hit....... 3: 15% hit 2: 10% hit....... 1: 5% hit Also, units with a strong leader get a +1 to their hit chance. Thanks to t_catt11 for this contribution!