During our current campaign, Dave suggested we try using the Blitzkreig Commander II blunder table, rather than the 'lose 1 point of cohesion' suggestion from the rulebook. Now I love this blunder table as it can really add spice to a game. Ask my friend and regular gaming chum Craig, who has a tendency to explore all the options of this table! So I thought I'd give it a go and after a few tries, I came up with the following table.
When a Blunder occurs, roll 2 D6 and refer to the table below for the result:
2 - Roll 1 D3 and the Bravery of the unit or group is reduced by this amount for the next turn.
3 - The Bravery of the unit or group is reduced by 1 for this turn and next turn.
4 - The unit or group makes one half base width move directly towards its own baseline.
5 - The unit nearest to the enemy loses 1 point of cohesion. If there are several unit that qualify, randomly roll to see which one it is. The loss of the point of cohesion may lead to the loss of the unit.
6 - The unit or group makes 1 half base width move directly towards the nearest enemy unit. If this brings a Warrior unit to within 1 base width of the enemy, they must charge into contact as if using the uncontrolled charge rule.
7 - The Companions unit makes 1 base width move directly towards their own baseline.
8 - The unit or group makes 1 base width move directly towards the nearest enemy unit. If this brings a Warrior unit to within 1 base width of the enemy, they must charge into contact as if using the uncontrolled charge rule.
9 - The unit nearest to the enemy loses 2 points of cohesion. If there are several unit that qualify, randomly roll to see which one it is. The loss of the 2 points of cohesion may lead to the loss of the unit.
10 - The unit or group makes 1 base width move directly towards their own baseline.
11 - The Companions unit Bravery is reduced by 2 for this turn and the next turn.
12 - Roll 1 D3 and the Bravery of the unit or group is reduced by this amount for the rest of the game.
It is up to the player whether to include a whole group in the result of the blunder, or just one unit. The former may seem a bit harsh whilst the latter may break up the group as a result of movement or loss. Just play what feels right for you. After all it is only a game.
So there you have it. I hope the above may be of interest to you. In the last game my Monks blundered, rolling a 5 which led to the loss of a unit of skirmishers as they already had lost 1 point of cohesion. As a result my left flank was exposed, but it caused much hilarity for both myself and for Dave.
If you have any thoughts, comments or suggestions on the above, I'd love to hear them.
I used this tonight in a solo game.
ReplyDeleteSure enough I blundered with a unit on turn one.
Rolled a five and lost a cohesion, which cost me the unit later in the game.
That was my only blunder, so it didn't effect the game much, but I liked the extra detail.
Tom
Glad it was of use Tom and that you appreciate the extra detail.
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