Re: Fortress' Defenses in game rules

From: Sam Elliot <sam.elliot1_at_...>
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 13:21:25 -0000

• In HeroQuest-rules_at_yahoogroups.com, "Andrew Solovay" <asolovay_at_...> wrote:
  > One idea, off the top of my head--treat it as a single, extended
  > contest. On one side, "Carmanian heroes". On the other
  side, "Defended
  > fortress". That is, instead of treating the enemy as "Pelandan
  rebels,
  > augmented by the fortress", treat the fortress itself as the enemy.
  > (So, for example, a "wound" to the fortress might mean "one of the
  > defenders was killed".)
  >
  > Would that work?
  

This is (IMO) exactly what you should do. I´ve seen it done with a retro "dungeon" as an extended contest. I have done it myself with the insides of a blue dragon.

It´s fun to stat out and is fun to play, especially as an extended contest as all sorts of abilities can come into play. You can have the defenders as followers if you like - fits perfectly an EC.

Fun abilities:
Tortuous tunnels
Sheer walls
Boiling Oil
Distracting gargoyles
Death zones
etc etc

You can think up some flaws (Falling into ruin despite appearance) which the players might latch on to.

Sam.