New to GM'ing but ambitious. I want to setup a game where the PC's act as a party but also act as commanders to minion groups. A bit like Spellforce , Mount & Blade Warband or if anyone remembers it Kingdom Under Fire.
The continent is at war and the players are tasked with regaining lost territories from a rival faction.
Battles will be a hybrid of of a miniature wargame where they will instruct minion groups against the GM's minion groups made up of troop types such as Speamen, Skirmishers, Swordsmen, Archers, Cavalry etc and then players can choose to 'zoom in' and take control of their characters on the battlefield or the GM can choose to 'zoom in' if they feel that there is a narrative opportunity.
I want to try to use Genesys for both styles of battle
My questions are:
- Are there any good resources for creating the minion groups, I've looked through the Core Rulebook , expaned and ROT and also looked at AoR - Lead by Example and I can't really find any easy, hard & fast rules for creating large minion groups of say 30+ minions
- Is there anything I should consider to ensure that both aspects of gameplay are fun and inclusive for all PC's?
- What would be the best way to handle wound thresholds, soak and dmg with larger sized minion groups?
- is there a better way to do this than using Genesys for the battles?
I'm new to tabletop gaming and have never played anything like Warhammer, but I've been playing FF Star Wars and Genesys for a year or two, so it's really the only system I know and understand.
Cheers