Yags War

This is meant to be some preliminary ideas for a Free Content wargame, based on Yags. The scale is designed for 25/28mm, with one model is one man sort of default. Mostly historical with some handling of fantasy elements.

Die type will be d10.

See also: Alternative Stats.

The core of the system is the type of statistics used for a unit/figure.

At the very least, we need the following:

• Movement - how fast a model can move each turn.
• Attack - Attack skill with melee weapons.
• Defence - Defence skill with melee weapons.
• Ranged - Skill with ranged weapons.
• Toughness - Capacity to resist damage.
• Bravery - How brave they are.

Standard profile will be:

Other factors:

• Reach - gives strike first advantage.
• Damage - allows multiple dice to be rolled for damage. Is this a good idea?

Should skill affect number of attacks? Maybe Agi/Dex should affect number of attacks, or possibly if skill is much higher than defender, then automatically get multiple attacks.

e.g.: If you need less than 2+ to hit, then 1 auto hit plus a 2nd hit on 5+.

Unless one side has reach, melee combat is simultaneous. A charger gets +1 attack.

Compare attack and defence, if equal than need a 6+ to hit. Each point lower than the defender raises this target by 1 (maximum 10), and each point higher lowers it by 1 (minimum 2).

For each hit, roll damage. You need to roll 6+ to cause damage. Modified by strength of attacker and toughness of target, as per attack/defence. Toughness is modified by armour. Toughness hardly ever changes for a given creature other than through armour (i.e., a Hero has the same toughness as rank and file).

Armour affects a model's Toughness, giving it a bonus. For example:

Special weapon types are as follows.