Simple fight mechanic

This is an interesting mechanic. I do not believe I have seen, a different result or outcome based on the difference between two dice (and the modifiers). It sounds like a nice idea in theory, except you'll need some kind of reference table to be able to sort out the outcome of the attack.

I think your main idea here is that there is not simply a hit or miss, it is more of a degree of hitting or missing based on the difference between the two rolls plus their modifier.

Personally I would make it simpler by having a tie as both blocking each other with no damage to each (or both scoring one damage off of each other). The difference between the two scores would indicate the amount of damage to the player with the lower roll. For example, player A has a score of 3 and player B a score of 5. As player B score is higher, he does 2 (5 - 3 = 2) points of damage.

A "mighty blow" could now be 3 or more points of damage scored against an oppoent for a round. This could cause the unit to retreat that received the blow. Such qualifiers would be based on the total number of hits scored for one round.

Just some thoughts.

--DarkDream

I agree, with my method you can neither have either both hit or both miss. I did notice that, but I pushed my method anyway because I personally hate little hit charts.

Just some more thoughts. I do not know how many and how big the modifiers would be, but there would be situations (if a player has a modifier which is five or more greater than his opponent ) that a player's units could never be injured.

To add a little uncertainty, and to give the underdog at least a minimal chance, you could make a rule that if a player rolls a '1' he or she misses regardless of their modifier. That way the little guy could get a hit in (say just one hit regardless of the difference between the die roles) if the far stronger player that can not be injured rolls a 1. If both players roll a one, both miss completely (regardless of each other's modifiers). By introducing the rule of a tie (besides two ones) causing one damage to each party, you can have both no hits and both players receiving a hit.

I don't know, maybe this makes things too complicated.

--DarkDream

I think it sounds like a nice system, but really if you don't pay enough attention, your simple fight mechanic might turn into a horrendously complex fight mechanic. So may 2 cents of advice is to keep it simple. Maybe something like this...

Tie: both score a hit
+1: nothing happens
+2: 1 wound
3 or more: 2 wounds

if a player rolls a one, he always receives 1 wound

if a player is attacked by multiple persons and wins, the whole attacking group receive the wounds (I think tis is fair since it's their idea of teaming up for bonuses. So if you lose, there should be a big disadvantage).

I hope you can use this, since I just realized it mostly sums up previous posts.

And.... Don't use a chart if you don't have to.

Cute idea! I think the most interesting element, for me, is the "ties = everyone takes damage". I've just played Pirate's Cove, and it has some of the same problems that are inherent to Risk -- back and forth dice-fests with lots of rolls needed to achieve any kind of a result. I think that your idea makes battles much more risky, even if you go in strong.

It's a good mechanic, but not, in my opinion, enough to build a game around. But, I'm sure there's much more to the game than what you're telling us. For comparison, consider Risk -- also a simple dice-battle mechanic, but in that game, there are plenty of elements that guide strategy -- wanting to hold an entire continent; wanting to hit another player where he's week, limiting his ability to reinforce; wanting to occupy territories for which you have cards; etc. I think your game will need some kind of a context like that. It shouldn't just be about "guys walking around fighting with each other", because then the fight mechanic has to carry much more of the weight of the game. But for a quick and clean resolution, with minimal complexity, I think it will work well and will guide strategies in an interesting and effective way.

Good luck with the game!

-Jeff

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