tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post3464358865508932906..comments2024-03-28T01:47:20.849-07:00Comments on A figure painting therapy project.: More tabletop experimentation!'Lee.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post-46510208737158698432020-07-02T00:42:34.264-07:002020-07-02T00:42:34.264-07:00Hi Iain, thanks mate. I have considered dotting a ...Hi Iain, thanks mate. I have considered dotting a square grid with yellow dots but I think I'm going to stick with DBN in open play. One suggestion that has been made by an experienced DBN player is to give DBN commanders a pool of between 1 and 3 CAP's according to quality, in addition to the CAP dice roll each bound and this would certainly help keep things moving so I might try it.'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post-70211631490274412082020-06-30T12:51:23.366-07:002020-06-30T12:51:23.366-07:00Well, it does look better and the Brits did seem t...Well, it does look better and the Brits did seem to be particularly unlucky, could to just indicate the grids with dots like TtS? I barely notice my grid except when I have to and then you could carry on using c&c but get a more open look?<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post-91837664090034158602020-06-30T00:59:38.678-07:002020-06-30T00:59:38.678-07:00Hi Rob, many thanks for your thoughts. I won't...Hi Rob, many thanks for your thoughts. I won't make any tweaks to DBN as I know they are a very well tried and tested set of rules, it was all down to the dice rolls on the day but I will run this scenario again later in the week.<br /><br />Yes, my only real issue was in the contested ranged combat dice rolls when only the active side causes casualties but the defending side rolls against it, with so few additional factors it mostly comes down to that dice result. 'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post-60634554209546402752020-06-30T00:53:11.121-07:002020-06-30T00:53:11.121-07:00Hi Graham, yes British infantry fire as Elites so ...Hi Graham, yes British infantry fire as Elites so +1. I'm going to stick with DBN as they stand. Attack columns also get a bonus in close combat as you say. It was just the firing 'dice offs' that I need to get to grips with.'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post-24980996743782106512020-06-30T00:50:48.114-07:002020-06-30T00:50:48.114-07:00Thanks Paul, that is just what I am thinking about...Thanks Paul, that is just what I am thinking about, off grid C&C purely for solo play. I have found that if you read the C&C rules booklet mentally replacing 'hex' with a standard 'distance unit' you can begin to see that it could work.'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post-35377124338617165462020-06-30T00:48:42.721-07:002020-06-30T00:48:42.721-07:00Thanks Norm for your input. As said above I wont t...Thanks Norm for your input. As said above I wont tweak or change anything about DBN and will continue to play them as they stand. I will do as you suggest and run the same scenario to see what happens. Great thing abut this is the ability to set up quickly and easily in a small space which is just perfect.'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post-54974056188086644152020-06-30T00:45:56.344-07:002020-06-30T00:45:56.344-07:00Hi Ian, I'll continue to play DBN as is and C&...Hi Ian, I'll continue to play DBN as is and C&C with ramekin as I get to grips with it. Somewhere in my mind I can see a sort of hybrid using C&C/ramekin without a grid replacing it with a standard distant unit measuring stick, purely for solo entertainment.It's the C&C dice and all that they do that I really miss in DBN.'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post-62868629961577339842020-06-30T00:42:58.725-07:002020-06-30T00:42:58.725-07:00Hi Steve. I guess it's important to see the bi...Hi Steve. I guess it's important to see the bigger picture with DBN as you suggest and to think more in terms of whats actually happening on the ground, in this case the British had an off day. I won't tweak anything as I know the rules work from all the videos I have watched.'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post-53470962141025969992020-06-29T10:57:17.246-07:002020-06-29T10:57:17.246-07:00Interesting… not being a DBN player I don't wh...Interesting… not being a DBN player I don't whether this was just extraordinary bad luck and I agree with Norm that you should try doing exactly the same again (don't change the battle plans) and see what happens. <br />One obvious suggestion is that if you like the Ramekin orders system, why not use the Ramekin 'orders' as CAPs? I sense though that you feel the range of combat outcomes range is too variable - or is that in a contested roll system only one side takes losses (I'm assuming DBN works like the other DBA variants) and that is the issue, i.e. while you might expect to lose some of the firefights in your favour you would at least expect to do some damage in the process. Using a combat system with more than die would be the obvious way to go but then it feels like we're leaving the DB-world completely. Anyway try it again before tweaking anything.Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post-91101863051186235672020-06-29T09:26:12.595-07:002020-06-29T09:26:12.595-07:00Hmm it's been a while since I played DBN don&#...Hmm it's been a while since I played DBN don't the British get a bonus when shooting? And the French a bonus in melee when two bases deep? Graham Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05229770388869939725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post-49194890724364429852020-06-29T07:45:10.632-07:002020-06-29T07:45:10.632-07:00I bet you could make a hybrid Commands and Colors ...I bet you could make a hybrid Commands and Colors without a grid. Your soldiers and table look first class by the way.<br />Regards,<br />Paul. Paul Liddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671334487545618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post-67851369752031823302020-06-29T07:39:13.641-07:002020-06-29T07:39:13.641-07:00That is a nice looking table. I have two thoughts ...That is a nice looking table. I have two thoughts on this post. Firstly I would be tempted to play the same scenario again with the same rules, just to see whether you had one of those one in a hundred games that have persistent dice so dire, that is skews the game. It seems such a popular set that this may have been a one off game.<br /><br />The other thing I would try if you like the rules themselves is to switch from a D6 to am Average dice (2,3,3,4,4,5), would the system allow that or does it need some 6's and 1's to be rolled for any of the mechanics.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post-671688029406322352020-06-29T07:03:22.237-07:002020-06-29T07:03:22.237-07:00Lee, I'm sure you could modify Ramekin for use...Lee, I'm sure you could modify Ramekin for use without the grid, especially if playing solo. That way you could get to keep the CCN dice which is one of the best aspects of the game for me!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post-40953695988093490412020-06-29T06:36:58.122-07:002020-06-29T06:36:58.122-07:00The dice rolls were poor, but the narrative reads ...The dice rolls were poor, but the narrative reads well - what we have is the French on a good day, against an allied force under a poor command (and there were plenty of them - Wellington was definitely one of a kind :o) ) I am playing a Russian 1812 battle against DG at the moment and am suffering the same poor dice throws - bit like standing in the path of a steam roller...! A thought - if the range is too high on D6, you could try with an AD6??Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.com