Warrior Ancient and Medieval Rules

[Chris Damour]

...are greatly exaggerated.

On Wed, 8 May 2002, Patrick wrote:
> Chris,
> This is definitely your time to shine. I bet your name is mentioned in many
> circles now because of your blatant disregard for testing waver.
I do not have a "blatant disregard" for wavers, but I do accept the
fact that there are times that taking the chance of failing a waver is the
way to win the game.

> I personally cringe at the thought of testing waiver and have yet to meet
> someone that not only just doesn't care about testing waver, but then builds
> an army around it.
I do not recall EVER being "unconcerned" at a waver test (every die
has a "1" on it after all...) but the game is about morale and you are
most likely going to take (and fail) wavers. So you suck it up and go
on. This may come as a surprise, but I do sincerely attempt to minimise
the waver test that I have to take. It is just that sometimes the
situation on the battlefield dictates that you need to take a waver to
save your unit(s) or kill the enemy. If that is true, you take the waver
and you live with the consequences. However, keep in mind that the waver
MUST further your plan. Do NOT take a waver that is not necessary. (I
will admit that you will run into people that will argue that some I take
are not "necessary". You have to decide for yourself.)

> This past weekend, Don and I had a loooong line of troops in battle. I
> rolled up 5 on 2 battles, he rolled up 3 on one battle. The one he rolled
> up broke my two units, and by the time the dust settled I had one unit left
> in the whole line unshaken, AND This was with A and C class troops.
> (needless to say, I got some extra painting time that day)
Sometimes you eat the bera and sometimes the bear eats you. I came in
dead last in the team tourney at Cold Wars. C'est la guerre. (Sorry Phil,
I hope that you really did have a good time.)
Just like whenyou get thrown from a horse, you pick yourself up, you
dust yourself off and you get back on.

> This is not a complaint, I'm just lamenting. Maybe I need follow you to the
> dark side and just downgrade all the troops possible to D's.
Only do this if you can have faith in your boys...

> Question, do you at least try and roll for some difficult terrain, or do you
> just prefer open ground?
I like to have terrain to guard the flanks of my army from
flank marches. Other than that I usually like it to be clear. Terrain
just slows me down. I do like to play barbarian foot and it is tough
enough chasing down those horsies when I am moving 120 paces. It is damn
near impossible when I only move 80.

> It would definitely be a pleasure meeting you and many of the people on this
> list. I anyone is flying through DFW Airport on the weekend, we'll see
> about getting a game going if you'all stay the night; or hell, we can play
> some fast warrior during a lay-over.
I would really like to get out there for one of the DFW
tournies. Now that the house is sold perhaps I can talk the finance
committee into allowing me to buy a plane ticket there once a year or
so...

--
Chris Damour

There are usually several 'optional' waver tests in a game and if you
patently refuse to ever take them you are hurting yourself. Every situation
is different but there are times when testing waver is definitely the right
thing to do.

James
-Lifetime member of the DSWTS (Doesn't Sweat Waver Tests Society).



-----Original Message-----
From: damourc [mailto:damourc@...]
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 11:25 AM
To: WarriorRules@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [WarriorRules] Rumors of My Bravery...


...are greatly exaggerated.

On Wed, 8 May 2002, Patrick wrote:
> Chris,
> This is definitely your time to shine. I bet your name is mentioned in
many
> circles now because of your blatant disregard for testing waver.
I do not have a "blatant disregard" for wavers, but I do accept the
fact that there are times that taking the chance of failing a waver is the
way to win the game.

> I personally cringe at the thought of testing waiver and have yet to meet
> someone that not only just doesn't care about testing waver, but then
builds
> an army around it.
I do not recall EVER being "unconcerned" at a waver test (every die
has a "1" on it after all...) but the game is about morale and you are
most likely going to take (and fail) wavers. So you suck it up and go
on. This may come as a surprise, but I do sincerely attempt to minimise
the waver test that I have to take. It is just that sometimes the
situation on the battlefield dictates that you need to take a waver to
save your unit(s) or kill the enemy. If that is true, you take the waver
and you live with the consequences. However, keep in mind that the waver
MUST further your plan. Do NOT take a waver that is not necessary. (I
will admit that you will run into people that will argue that some I take
are not "necessary". You have to decide for yourself.)

> This past weekend, Don and I had a loooong line of troops in battle. I
> rolled up 5 on 2 battles, he rolled up 3 on one battle. The one he rolled
> up broke my two units, and by the time the dust settled I had one unit
left
> in the whole line unshaken, AND This was with A and C class troops.
> (needless to say, I got some extra painting time that day)
Sometimes you eat the bera and sometimes the bear eats you. I came in
dead last in the team tourney at Cold Wars. C'est la guerre. (Sorry Phil,
I hope that you really did have a good time.)
Just like whenyou get thrown from a horse, you pick yourself up, you
dust yourself off and you get back on.

> This is not a complaint, I'm just lamenting. Maybe I need follow you to
the
> dark side and just downgrade all the troops possible to D's.
Only do this if you can have faith in your boys...

> Question, do you at least try and roll for some difficult terrain, or do
you
> just prefer open ground?
I like to have terrain to guard the flanks of my army from
flank marches. Other than that I usually like it to be clear. Terrain
just slows me down. I do like to play barbarian foot and it is tough
enough chasing down those horsies when I am moving 120 paces. It is damn
near impossible when I only move 80.

> It would definitely be a pleasure meeting you and many of the people on
this
> list. I anyone is flying through DFW Airport on the weekend, we'll see
> about getting a game going if you'all stay the night; or hell, we can
play
> some fast warrior during a lay-over.
I would really like to get out there for one of the DFW
tournies. Now that the house is sold perhaps I can talk the finance
committee into allowing me to buy a plane ticket there once a year or
so...

--
Chris Damour



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