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TOPIC: Leader death
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Leader death 1 Year, 11 Months ago
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Just an idea I've been mulling over. Usually, when a leader was killed in battle it would have a bad effect on units nearby. Here is what I think would add this without detracting from the gameplay. Using a variant of the elephant 'rampage' rule - when a named leader is killed, all adjacent units of that side throw two dice and take losses only if their colour comes up.
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Re:Leader death 1 Year, 11 Months ago
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I like this rule. I'm going to try it.
As an alternate version of the rule, since the loss of the leader was more of a demoralizing event then one that inflicted losses, all adjacent units throw 2 dice and retreat for each banner thrown (using standard retreat rules when a banner is rolled). Just a thought/suggestion.
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Re:Leader death 1 Year, 11 Months ago
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I like the retreat rule a bit better. The leader's(ex leader)unit should do the same as any adjacent unit.
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Re:Leader death 1 Year, 11 Months ago
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I do prefer "retreat variant" instead of "death variant", but I'm going to try them both.
Pavlov with:
...using standard retreat rules when a banner is rolled...
do you mean that "supported units" do not retreat?
Or maybe, due to panic and scare (for losing their leader) they are going to reatreat anyway (ignoring support)?
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Last Edit: 2010/06/29 09:42 By alecrespi.
Reason: typo
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Re:Leader death 1 Year, 11 Months ago
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I think, as you mentioned, due to the trauma of seeing a leader drop in battle, the units should ignore support and roll for retreat regardless.
Roman history is rife with stories of units dropping thier weapons and running after a charismatic leader falls.
I'm going to try it as well. Post your opinion or thoughts on how it played out.
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Re:Leader death 1 Year, 11 Months ago
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I agree, the support rule is dropped in this particular instance.
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