tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002050630888911554.post5181127351630980039..comments2024-03-27T04:28:59.888+00:00Comments on Nord's Painting Saga: Dragon Rampant or Saga?Nordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939206270751544079noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002050630888911554.post-70244260658688016002019-06-03T00:25:30.776+01:002019-06-03T00:25:30.776+01:00I play Dragon and Lion occasionally and enjoy them...I play Dragon and Lion occasionally and enjoy them both. In Albuquerque we changed the 3" friendly unit rule, down to 1" <br /><br /><br />I played a large four player game today and bad luck activation rolls were in full force. My ally and I moved one unit in first three turns.<br /><br /><br />The activation thing doesn't really upset me, but a simple solution for players it Baconfathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152422678887860988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002050630888911554.post-40798851987170247302016-01-21T09:22:07.712+00:002016-01-21T09:22:07.712+00:00Sorry, mis-type. We allow a single activation re-r...Sorry, mis-type. We allow a single activation re-roll per turn. It does make missile troops slightly overpowered, so you could adapt it as required.Nordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939206270751544079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002050630888911554.post-4183039683783204282016-01-21T09:18:27.479+00:002016-01-21T09:18:27.479+00:00Lee, you picked up on a couple of my main gripes w...Lee, you picked up on a couple of my main gripes with both systems there. After a couple of non-turns in Lion Rampant we house ruled that every player had a single activation re-roll per game, to avoid this kind of frustration. And yes, in Saga the idea that half a unit fights while the others stand at the back muttering "sorry, my spear's not long enough" is fairly petty. One for Nordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939206270751544079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002050630888911554.post-88344133408554033052016-01-21T07:52:32.603+00:002016-01-21T07:52:32.603+00:00I also like and play both systems but definitely p...I also like and play both systems but definitely prefer SAGA. There are issues with both games that will affect different people's enjoyment. One guy at my club refuses to play Rampant because he saw a game where one warband failed to activate a single unit for four game turns, while his opponant successfully activated everything. Bad luck yes, but it can happen. For me, the 3 inch rule in Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262838777862575100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002050630888911554.post-34833104712864329782016-01-21T00:38:11.198+00:002016-01-21T00:38:11.198+00:00I've just received my copy of Dragon Rampant a...I've just received my copy of Dragon Rampant and have been checking out the cost of a new army from the Eureka 18mm fantasy range. It averages to around £17 (before shipping). That's a great price point for someone wanting to get into the hobby.R Singershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688410341414457249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002050630888911554.post-14179542906220588932016-01-20T14:38:45.793+00:002016-01-20T14:38:45.793+00:00Thanks, this is very helpful!Thanks, this is very helpful!Minijunkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812448546715524959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002050630888911554.post-41051759668094653952016-01-20T13:08:29.101+00:002016-01-20T13:08:29.101+00:00Great blog post, good to see the games compared si...Great blog post, good to see the games compared side-by-side.<br />joe5mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13381588340232280771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002050630888911554.post-12393304718026677252016-01-20T10:34:52.222+00:002016-01-20T10:34:52.222+00:00Yep, though you could easily do this in Saga (or i...Yep, though you could easily do this in Saga (or indeed any game). Don't have a unit of 6 berserkers, just have one model? No problem, your one model now has six lives and counts as six bods. Technically it's not doable in Saga because the rules allow for individuals fighting/not fighting in combats, but in a relaxed environment it would be fine. Nordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939206270751544079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002050630888911554.post-84170051817390510052016-01-20T10:29:08.012+00:002016-01-20T10:29:08.012+00:00One great thing that has been introduced in Dragon...One great thing that has been introduced in Dragon Rampant is Strength Points. The ability to now field Single Model or Reduced Model Units really makes an already flexible system even more so as you can scale down just as easily as scale up. I recently played a game with two 32 point warbands but each warband only had a dozen or so figures each (in case you're interested, my battle report isMallius Vanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017597212038657943noreply@blogger.com