Re: (TFT) Hirst Arts Melee/Wizard Arena

[Sgt Hulka <hulkasgt@yahoo.com>]

That's fantastic; thanks for posting.

I'm just curious...what made you decide to use a +1/-1 AdjDex per level height advantage rather than the overall +2/-2 AdjDex per level described in Advanced Melee, page 25? I ask because I fear +1/-1 per level might get out of hand rather quickly. While your old(er) 28mm Citadel minis are size 1/2/3, my Reaper, Alternative Armies, Heroscape, and other 32mm figures are closer to size 3/4/5, requiring more extreme elevation changes. With your figures, a 5 elevation change will usually result in an inability for figures to attack eachother. But with mine, two large(ish) humans will definitely be able to attack each other. That results in a +5/-5 AdjDex, which seems pretty extreme, while with your figures the maximum is a more manageable +3/-3. Alternatively, I can see playing with toy soldiers as small as 20mm (1/72) and as large as 54mm (1/32). So I'd prefer a rule that is less variable with figure size...i.e. the blanket +2/-2. I don't mind the use of
 figure size as a guage for what can be climbed and attacked...that all evens out in the wash. 

I understand that it probably doesn't matter to you -- you're doing this for your own fun and your own figures, not for everyone else. But because your pictures are so inspiring, and your downloads are so well-produced and accessible, whether you like it or not you are the central hub of "Melee/Wizard Heroscape Wargaming." 

Secondly, although I know you don't use talents, I'd love to see some nod to them...like Climbers only requiring to throw 2 dice instead of 3.

Anyway, I'm anxious to try a Viking Longship versus Kogge boarding action in the next few weeks, and since the Kogge rides higher in the water and has two castles, the aft of which is 5 hex sides tall, I'll need elevation rules. I'll use your rules as written so if/when I play it out I'll post my experiences to this list.

Thanks again.


--- On Wed, 2/18/09, David O. Miller <davidomiller@verizon.net> wrote:

> From: David O. Miller <davidomiller@verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: (TFT) Hirst Arts Melee/Wizard Arena
> To: tft@brainiac.com
> Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 8:27 PM
> On Feb 18, 2009, at 9:11 AM, Sgt Hulka wrote:
> 
> > Yes, David. You've been promising your houserules
> on your site for years, and they're still not there!
> 
> Ask and you shall receive. I just posted them to my site.
> Here's the link:
> 
> http://www.meleewizards.com/rules.html
> 
> Overall I'm pretty happy with them. However I can see
> doing even more to them or tweaking them in the near future.
> I'd happily entertain any comments from you guys.
> Perhaps there is a better way of doing something that
> I've simply overlooked.
> 
> David O. Miller
> 
> 
> > I've been using the default heroscape
> rules...moving up each level costs 1 Move Allowance,
> can't move up a level higher than the figure is tall, a
> figure on a higher level gains the +2 Dex/-2 Dex height
> advantage. But I don't use the double MA on road hexes
> rule, and I haven't yet used the ladders (seems like you
> shouldn't be able to climb a ladder unless your weapons
> are unreadied). I'd like to see what rules you use.
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