Mohawks and Other Woodland Warriors

[vtsaogames]

My latest musings on tribal warriors can be found here.

It's never too late to have a happy childhood

[Patrice]

Very interesting, thanks.

I have been looking for the same questions (or answers) for an extension of Argad ruleset (RPG-minded skirmish). The solutions I’m prefeering is that Native warriors are inferior shooters in completely open terrain, but this disadvantage disappears in open woods and also they have no worse negative modifier if shooting while moving (which is otherwise forbidden with flintlock muskets in the rules).

http://www.argad-bzh.fr/argad/en.html
https://www.anargader.net/

[vtsaogames]

My take is that they’re not worse shooters in the open, but not happy there, no cover. They are much happier (and dangerous) in the woods. But then I don’t know the Argad rules.

It's never too late to have a happy childhood

[kyoteblue]

I agree with your ratings for North American Natives.

[OB]

Yeah, that’s my reading too Vincent.  A good piece.

OB
http://withob.blogspot.co.uk/

[Patrice]

Useful opinions, I must think about it. 😉

OTOH if they are not happy in the open, it would hinder their efficacity and/or morale, even if good shots. Anyway the rules should discourage players to let them fight in the open. There are different ways to do it, more or less smartly…

http://www.argad-bzh.fr/argad/en.html
https://www.anargader.net/

[willz]

A very good read and synopsis.

[vtsaogames]

Patrice wrote:

Useful opinions, I must think about it. OTOH if they are not happy in the open, it would hinder their efficacity and/or morale, even if good shots. Anyway the rules should discourage players to let them fight in the open. There are different ways to do it, more or less smartly…

 

All good ideas. They were most at home in the woods. The excellent film “Black Robe” has the Jesuit (the black robe) panicking when lost in the woods. His Indian guides are perplexed after finding him. How could he be lost in the woods? Great movie. Wife liked it too. The Jesuit is quite handsome.

 

Thanks to you gents for the compliments.

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