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Run skirmish scenarios as melees involving only player
characters and their foes. The “odds” listed for a skirmish
establish both first-round Battle modifiers, and the literal
number of enemies: if 6 player thegns enter a skirmish
with 3-2 odds against them, they will face 9 foes. In each
round, the more numerous side allocates its men evenly
against the enemy, such that no enemy faces two opponents
before every enemy faces one, no enemy faces
three before every enemy faces two, and so on. Surplus
player characters who could team up on the enemy can
instead remain unengaged, helping the injured, using
Awareness, and so on.
Despite the odds, no character should face more than
three foot or two mounted foes at once, considering the
limited space in a crowded fight. Each foe past this limit
adds a +1 Leader/Follower Bonus to the engaged foes. A
few skirmishes may revoke this limit, due to the incoherent
battle and loss of men.
Characters can flee from a skirmish on any round, if they
move at least as fast in the current terrain as any known,
nearby foe. They and their followers leave the fight, but
are pursued by unengaged foes from other fights. Modify
their Follower’s Fate rolls by -10. and give them Cowardly
checks. A fleeing leader who loses all his followers is
swarmed at 5-1 odds, and may be captured or killed outright.
Skirmish scenario rules may make flight easier or
harder than this, or even impossible.
The skirmish foes use the statistics provided in Chapter 7.
Pendragon pages 329-31, or other products such as
Beyond the Wall or Pagan Shore. If needed, you can generate
random enemy contingents and leaders from the
Badon Tables, above.
Skills, Passions, and Traits in Battle
These suggestions may be used with or without the
Skirmish Scenarios.
Traits: You can call for Trait rolls during a battle, or just
note character behavior and assign experience checks to
appropriate Traits after the battle.
Traits
EnergetidLazy - Can you muster the energy to pursue a
fleeing enemy? Can you stay alert after a forced march? If
your commander orders a dawn muster, do you fall in or
stay in bed?
ForgivingNengeful - If you capture
your hated enemy how do you
treat him? If an enemy kills your
brother, do you pursue him to the
exclusion of other enemies?
Merciful/Cruel - Do you slaughter
the downed enemy? Will you capture
enemy knights or kill them?
Prudent/Reckless - Will you chase
an enemy into a town where others
may be waiting? Will you
charge your horse uphill, into
forests, or over uneven ground?
Will you jump off a castle wall into
the courtyard or use the stairs?
Valorous/Cowardly - Men facing
charges need to roll Valorous if the
enemy is clearly superior in equipment,
dan, or numbers. Modifiers
may apply for overwhelming
advantages.