Representing a sneaky trick

marshalney2000 · Post by **marshalney2000** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:48 pm

I am looking for some inspiration as to how to represent an unusual tactic for the buccaneer army. At one battle Morgan gathered together a large group of civilians including a numerous nuns and priests and drove them forward in front of his men to shield them from Spanish gunners.
My own thought, which I am sure will drive RBS to distraction, is to allow Buccaneers a small group of mob poor which cannot move into close combat but if broken by fire counts as a bg loss to the enemy.
Suggestions awaited.
John

rbodleyscott · Post by **rbodleyscott** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 12:00 am

That sounds very much like a special rule.

I will sleep on it.

SirGarnet · Post by **SirGarnet** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 1:41 am

Having the BG count a loss for the other side seems like a big deal, especially for competititions when it affects points totals. Trying to model the details of driven scenario involves too many considerations (there being no expendables rules).

A simpler and moderate approach would be a Mob that is not allowed to voluntarily enter combat with the enemy, does not count for attrition point purposes,and prompts no cohesion tests when lost. The other side would blow it away.

It seems to me awkward to handle and maybe better as a scenario idea detailed in the text than a special rule.

marshalney2000 · Post by **marshalney2000** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 7:59 am

You could weaken the impact by saying that the bg loss to the enemy only applies if facing a Christian opponent.
John

rbodleyscott · Post by **rbodleyscott** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 9:11 am

Mike is right. The proposal goes beyond what we can reasonably include given the policy of not having special rules in the lists. Although we do, in fact, have a few, they are not this drastic.

marshalney2000 · Post by **marshalney2000** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 10:23 am

Ah well romance is dead.
I presume you would be willing to go with Mike's more moderate option otherwise I can see no way of representing this historical incident. By the way the Spanish did in fact mow them down with artillery fire so this backs this route nicely albeit not the moral dilemma.
John

rbodleyscott · Post by **rbodleyscott** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 11:42 am

marshalney2000 wrote:Ah well romance is dead.
I presume you would be willing to go with Mike's more moderate option otherwise I can see no way of representing this historical incident. By the way the Spanish did in fact mow them down with artillery fire so this backs this route nicely albeit not the moral dilemma.
John

Yep, go with Mike's solution.