30-12-2012, 12:02 PM
Been thinking of some variant rules to alter Battleline, and also give people some tactical and army selection choices. What do people think to the following three ideas.
During round one a torrential down pour, makes it particularly difficult to shoot weapons with any accuracy. Any ranged weapon wishing to make a shot at a target at long range, suffers an additional -1 penalty, on top of the standard -1 penalty. Cannons shooting a target over 12” away will be required to double a result of 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 on its first artillery dice result, to either 4, 8, 12, 16 or 20. Stone throwers (and variants that fire like stone throwers,) shooting a target over 12” away will scatter double a result of 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 if the scatter dice does not score a hit. If it does score a hit, it will scatter in the direction of the small arrow, a distance equal to half the result on the artillery dice. Fire throwers and variants (including Lizardmen Salamanders,) cannot fire at targets over 16 inches away, as any further the flames are put out.
During round two, the downpour has receded but the battlefield is now sodden underfoot. All units wishing to march roll a D3 at the start of their move. This number is deducted from the maximum distance a unit can march. For example M5 Elves marching roll a D3 result of 2. Their maximum move is reduced from 10 by 2, to a total of 8. Any time a unit rolls 2D6 for movement (random, charge, flee, pursuit etc.) instead roll 3D6 and discard the highest result, due to difficulties underfoot. If a unit rolls 3D6 or more (such as a Swiftstriding unit charging,) roll one D6 more than normal, discarding the highest, and then following the standard procedure (Swiftstide for example, would roll 4D6 to charge, discard the highest, and then discard the lowest.)
During round three, the battlefield has dried out. However there is a strange feeling in the air, and the Winds of Magic are less stable than normal. Any Wizard that rolls two or more 1’s when casting a spell, will generate a miscast. A Wizard can only suffer one miscast per spell, and note that a result with double 1 and double 6, will still see the spell cast with irisitable force, before the miscast is resolved, as per normal. It also appears that there is an issue with items of a magical nature in general. Any such magic, or runic item is shorting out, and becomes a mundane item of the same type, if such a mundane item exists. If not the item becomes worthless, and cannot be used for the duration of the game.
During round one a torrential down pour, makes it particularly difficult to shoot weapons with any accuracy. Any ranged weapon wishing to make a shot at a target at long range, suffers an additional -1 penalty, on top of the standard -1 penalty. Cannons shooting a target over 12” away will be required to double a result of 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 on its first artillery dice result, to either 4, 8, 12, 16 or 20. Stone throwers (and variants that fire like stone throwers,) shooting a target over 12” away will scatter double a result of 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 if the scatter dice does not score a hit. If it does score a hit, it will scatter in the direction of the small arrow, a distance equal to half the result on the artillery dice. Fire throwers and variants (including Lizardmen Salamanders,) cannot fire at targets over 16 inches away, as any further the flames are put out.
During round two, the downpour has receded but the battlefield is now sodden underfoot. All units wishing to march roll a D3 at the start of their move. This number is deducted from the maximum distance a unit can march. For example M5 Elves marching roll a D3 result of 2. Their maximum move is reduced from 10 by 2, to a total of 8. Any time a unit rolls 2D6 for movement (random, charge, flee, pursuit etc.) instead roll 3D6 and discard the highest result, due to difficulties underfoot. If a unit rolls 3D6 or more (such as a Swiftstriding unit charging,) roll one D6 more than normal, discarding the highest, and then following the standard procedure (Swiftstide for example, would roll 4D6 to charge, discard the highest, and then discard the lowest.)
During round three, the battlefield has dried out. However there is a strange feeling in the air, and the Winds of Magic are less stable than normal. Any Wizard that rolls two or more 1’s when casting a spell, will generate a miscast. A Wizard can only suffer one miscast per spell, and note that a result with double 1 and double 6, will still see the spell cast with irisitable force, before the miscast is resolved, as per normal. It also appears that there is an issue with items of a magical nature in general. Any such magic, or runic item is shorting out, and becomes a mundane item of the same type, if such a mundane item exists. If not the item becomes worthless, and cannot be used for the duration of the game.
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