Math for Combat

 It’s been almost 2 months since I last posted. A lot has been happening in life and I haven’t had time, etc. 

But today I did some fun math and I might work this into a game, possibly as optional rules for Minceheim to make combat interesting, and I think I may work it into a small RPG for fun if I find time. Please see my preliminary hit-location chart below:

On the left, we have the dice roll on 2d6, followed by percent chance, location, and what armor covers that location. Lt is Light Armor, Md is Medium, Hv is Heavy. Obviously I could assign actual armor to them but this is a concept. Perhaps Armor saves are only made if the location hit is protected? Perhaps certain weapons could be considered “Armor Piercing” for certain grades of armor?

It might make things too complex or clunky if used wrong, but it might make combat more spicy if used right. I think if I used it in an RPG system, there would be no “Hit Points” like most. I’d try to do some weird “abstract-simulationism” or something and make a streamlined process that is very deadly. We’ll see what the future holds between moving and playing games of Frostgrave with my daughter!

Also, I got some new hobby things with a gift card and I want to show off this figure. He’s an “undead champion knight” by the defunct Heartbreaker Hobbies. I fell in love with the sculpt and am excited to make him a harrowing villain in games to come!

A frontal view of the figure prior to base.

The reverse of the mini.

Clearly, he needs a name like Count Mordstein or the Barbarous Bloody Blade-wielding Baron.