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Post subject: Experimental Arctic and Cold Weather Rules
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Here are some general house rules that my gaming group uses for simulating the icy conditions of the Murmansk run and The Aleutians Campaign.
1) Limited Visibility: Visibility is limited to 3 sectors, therefore Extended Range attacks are not allowed. Ships with the Improved Radar ability are not subject to Limited Visibility
2) Fog: Place 2-3 Fog banks whose placement will be randomly determined on the standard map. Fog is treated as smoke for line of sight and obscurement purposes save that it does not disipate nor does it move.
3) Squalls: Place 3-5 Squalls whose placement will be randomly determined on the standard map.
I suggest the following method when determining placement of Squalls and Fog. For a standard map roll 2d6 and subtract 1 for length and roll 1d8 for width. I find this method a bit more random than the standard.
We tried these out on a convoy scenario during our regular Friday night session and found that it added yet another dimension to the game. Please feel free to opine with suggestions or comments. Salut y'all!
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Sounds good to me. I like the idea of fog, essentially a non-moving squall. It seems like terrain like that could become a site for focused action, not to mention give convoys a bit more of a chance.
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| Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:13 am |
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I think these sound like really good rules. Simple, yet elegant. They sound like they would work especially well for convoys.
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| Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:04 am |
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very cool rules. Have you playtested them?
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| Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:10 am |
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Ya betcha he has.
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Don't forget the icebergs! You could probably just nick the old WhizzKids bergs and their mechanics...
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There were some cool iceburg rules here:
http://aaminis.myfastforum.org/ftopic3840-0-0-asc-.php
| Quote: | Ice Floes
1.Place an ice floe in the exact middle of row five (5d) and seven (7d). These ice floes will move around the map one square per turn. If one reaches an edge and goes off the map, take it out of the game. Roll 1d6 each turn for each ice floe drift:
a. 1 = north
b. 2=northeast
c. 3=southeast
d. 4=south
e. 5=southwest
f. 6=northwest
3.Any ship that comes into contact with an ice floe loses one hull point. U-boats are immune. |
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