So, I'm not sure if this has been discussed already or is included in the AoR rules, but I'm trying to devise a way to implement a larger fight going on around my PCs in my EotE campaign.
The setting is as follows: the PCs are in the middle of a trade deal with a group of rebels at a hidden rebel base when suddenly the base is stormed by an imperial attack force. The PCs have to either help fight off the attack or reach their ship and escape, but either way will put them in the line of fire. There are about 30 soldiers on either side.
My question is how to simulate this encounter, at first I considered just treating squads (10 man) of soldiers as a single soldier on a planetary scale, (streamlining the fight as the two large groups fight as though they were both just 3 man minion groups) this works in squad vs squad combat but not if the squad attacks the PCs, as they will do 10x damage and have ridiculous levels of soak. So I'm not quite sure how to proceed...
Thanks in advance for any advice or alternatives offered
Edited by Dr Dwarf