Simple Knockout Mini Campaign (SKOMC)

 A Knock Out mini campaign was fought over the weekend; well that was the plan. In fact it's not finished yet, but more of that later. The system was based on IanH's version for DBA (HERE). I used four protagonists, assuming that would speed up matters. My version of the Campaign Rules is below the initial map; battles were resolved using the Portable Wargame, though for a really quick version DotS might be used.

Campaign Map with obligatory silly names

SKOMC Rules (click to make legible)

To make the terrain and Orders of Battle fairly random I used some pre-made terrain boards (see Rules) and a random Unit table a la Neil Thomas (this was designed on the units I had available).

On to the games.

Year 1

In Year 1, Pseudo-Klasica attacked Mythica.

The Aggressor - sunny Pseudo-Klasica

Misty Mythica

Terrain rolled up was Board 2, rotated so that East became North; this gave the defenders the advantage of a hill to perch on from the start. The Pseudo-Klasicans arrived with 4 Infantry units and two Cavalry; the Mythicans, 3 Infantry and 3 Cavalry, so neither side fielded archers. All Infantry and Cavalry were heavies.

The battle began with cavalry fighting in the centre

 and ended with an attack on the well defended hill

Both sides reached Exhaustion Point (30% hits) on the same move; units in close combat fought on until Rout Point (50% hits). The attackers reached Rout Point first and the battle was over. Pseudo-Klasica had failed in their attack and their Aggression rate went down to -1.

Year 2

Despite losing an Aggression point in Year 1, Pseudo-Klasica was Attacker again in Year 2.

The designated Defender for this game was Mooritanian.

Full of Eastern Promise (ok Southern, but you get the idea)

Terrain for this battle was board number 3. The Pseudo-Klasicans fielded 3 Infantry, 2 Archers and 1 Cavalry; Mooritania, 4 Infantry and 2 Archers.

Both sides dashed to reach the height advantage afforded by the hill. The Mooritanian General sent an Archer unit up the other side of the river hoping to sent some arrows into the enemy's flank.

Fighting for the hill

The hill taken

Mooritania reaches Rout Point

So, with a successful attack Pseudo-Klasica has captured a territory and regained an Aggression Point. More to follow... 

Map at the end of Year 2