Playtest after long absence, rules for flying troops and monsters

It's been a long while since my last update, mainly because I have been very busy with:

• Work & business travel


• Holiday


• (Napoleonic) Re-enactment

Last Sunday however the good cause got picked up again. I playtested some new rules for flyers and individual monsters with Dick Bax, and am now working on writing up the actual rules. Some highlights:

Flyers

• Additional rules for using flying troops


• Flying troops can either be classed as flyer or hoverer


• Flying troops can be at different altitudes


• Close order troops cannot fly


• Heavy armour troops can only fly in extraordinary circumstances (munchkin alert!)


• Possible interaction with ground troops depends on altitude band

With the first draft of the flyers rules has been written, next action items are:

• Large single monsters: Single monsters strong enough to individually engage units (e.g. dragons, really large giants etc). Single monsters can be effectively engaged by (groups of) heroes


• Undead: Basically troops that need mages to control them and never test for morale


• Terrain: Some further definition of terrain classifications


• Evading: Refine text for evading