Finally got round to tidying up my simple sword play rules. These were designed as an add on to my skirmish rules, to enable musketeers type heroes and opponents to indulge in sword fights. They are very basic, but they give reasonable results. So far the play tests have provided good little games. Here are the rules (about a page)....
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Simple Sword Play Rules
(Version 1)
Action/Initiative
Each move dice (1D6) for initiative for each figure, then starting with the figure with the highest score
- move the figure and work through any resulting combat
- record information about the status of figures as you go (e.g. wounded, prone)
and continue for each figure in turn (in descending initiative score order) till all have been moved.
An alternative scheme is to have a card for each player (special character card or assigned playing card), shuffle the deck and play through as cards are turned over.
Movement
move as per normal ruleset (e.g standard move 6”)
If negotiating obstacles
(table, bench/barrel, wall/hedge, climbing up/down)
Throw 1D6 for the action in a move – result
1 Falls, prone this move
2-6 OK over obstacle
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If prone, to get up throw 1D6 , result
1 stays prone
2-6 gets up
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Swordplay/Combat
- If not engaged, for a figure to engage in swordplay, it must pass a morale check, 1D6 + Modifiers
- Modifiers
-1 For each wound already received
+1 If Skill level greater than 2 (see below for Skill level)
- Result:
- <0 – run away;
- 1 – Holds position fill fall back if attacked (out of the way)
- 2,3 - Holds position, will fight back if attacked
- 4,5,6 – Engage the opposition
- combat: for each figure involved work out their score: Skill Level + Modifiers + 1D6
Skill Level:
-1 Unskilled (peasant, servant..
0 Average (run of the mill swordsman
1 Good (Cardinals Guard
2 Very Good (Officer of Cardinals Guard
3 Superb (Musketeers
4 Exceptional (D'Artagnan/Rochefort
Modifiers:
-1 For each wound already received
-1 if prone (fell negotiating an obstacle or dodging)
-1 for each additional opponent in a combat
+1 Above opponent (elevated)
+1 Impetus (jumped down/leapt off etc)
-1 Restricted movement (e.g cornered, in door/passage)
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Combat Result– the difference in scores:
0 - Draw keep fighting
1 – Loser pushed back 1”
2 – Loser pushed back 2”
3 – Loser takes 1 Hit, pushed back 3”
4 – Loser takes 2 Hits, pushed back 4”
5 – Loser takes 3 Hits, pushed back 5”
6 – Loser takes 4 Hits, pushed back 6”
7+ - Wounded and falls to ground
When Pushed back - the winner moves the loser back in the direction of his choice
The winner also has the option of changing places with the loser before moving the loser.
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If HIT – roll 1D6, loser is
1, fall over dodging
2,3,4 – OK (graze/nick)
5,6 – wounded
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Out of Action
If figure accumulates 3 wounds he is disabled/prone – possibly dead (the prone body is treated as a obstacle)
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