Post by dolphinless on Mar 10, 2023 9:29:58 GMT
I'm about to start my DBN journey.
I like the rules, have seen a few of the author's videos & this is my first ever foray into Napoleonics.
One area I've not got mapped is the representation of hits/attrition/shaken etc. I understand the practicality of the author using puffs of cotton wool, but I'm looking for something a little more formal.
I was a big player of WRG 6th Edition Ancients back in the day & its casualty removal was that in a multi-base unit (a cohort, for example), one of the bases would be made up of individuals, enabling easily casualty removal.
The DBN analogy would be to have each base duplicated, but with fewer figures mounted....but the thought of the (almost) tripling the number of required bases horrifies me, even at 10mm.
Some players use markers such as a dice behind a unit, or maybe different coloured counter. But IMHO, this detracts from the overall look of the game & I'm keen to avoid anything that would look out of place historically.
Also, placing any kind of marker next to a base could get awkward when a multi unit attack column gets into close combat.
Because of the plethora of flags & standards, maybe drill an appropriately located hole in a couple of each base's figures to mount a removable & historic(ish) flag of colour, removing of which would indicate hits.
What do other players do?
I like the rules, have seen a few of the author's videos & this is my first ever foray into Napoleonics.
One area I've not got mapped is the representation of hits/attrition/shaken etc. I understand the practicality of the author using puffs of cotton wool, but I'm looking for something a little more formal.
I was a big player of WRG 6th Edition Ancients back in the day & its casualty removal was that in a multi-base unit (a cohort, for example), one of the bases would be made up of individuals, enabling easily casualty removal.
The DBN analogy would be to have each base duplicated, but with fewer figures mounted....but the thought of the (almost) tripling the number of required bases horrifies me, even at 10mm.
Some players use markers such as a dice behind a unit, or maybe different coloured counter. But IMHO, this detracts from the overall look of the game & I'm keen to avoid anything that would look out of place historically.
Also, placing any kind of marker next to a base could get awkward when a multi unit attack column gets into close combat.
Because of the plethora of flags & standards, maybe drill an appropriately located hole in a couple of each base's figures to mount a removable & historic(ish) flag of colour, removing of which would indicate hits.
What do other players do?
