Slitherine

When testing not to charge do you have to include the +'s for generals?

Geoff.

Yes which is why some people move their general out of command radius if they are trying to fail the test.

Rob

Thanks. Geoff

Robert241167 wrote:Yes which is why some people move their general out of command radius if they are trying to fail the test.

But then, of course, he cannot fight in the front rank in the impact phase, so the loonies are on their own.

Geoff2 wrote:When testing not to charge do you have to include the +'s for generals?

Geoff.

The anomoly occurs when the general is with the testers and he WANTS them NOT to pass and charge through light troops but his factor stops them charging!!!

Which is why I like rules that allow rash generals to be +1, and exceptional or quality generals to be +1/-1 at the player's choice.

titanu wrote:

Geoff2 wrote:When testing not to charge do you have to include the +'s for generals?

Geoff.

The anomoly occurs when the general is with the testers and he WANTS them NOT to pass and charge through light troops but his factor stops them charging!!!

He doesn't want them not to pass, you do.

pease1 wrote:Which is why I like rules that allow rash generals to be +1, and exceptional or quality generals to be +1/-1 at the player's choice.

Which makes the exceptional general the one more likely to WANT to ride down/through his own troops. Not sure I'd want to be in his army.

pease1 wrote:Which is why I like rules that allow rash generals to be +1, and exceptional or quality generals to be +1/-1 at the player's choice.

Rash generals should have +1/-1 (perhaps in specific scenario with a strict rule about by which cases he must use +1 and where he must use -1). Exceptional leaders, like Hannibal for example, never would have treated their troops so badly.

We did not want this to be a viable intentional tactic. It is only reported as occurring in a few historical battles, and certainly not when the C-in-C (the player) wanted it to happen.

The changing of the modifier could work in scenario rules, but would otherwise introduce another way of getting around being shot too often before contact. But then those shooting may also have devious ways.

philqw78 wrote:devious ways.

Wargamers with these surely not!