knocknox

Yup. That helps a lot, thank you. One for the file.. I had a mental block here because the way it was set-up in the episode suggested the 'imprecise, quick' method was the expected way to approach it. I'd excluded using the 'scientific option' but, as you demonstrate, its not as deadly in this instance, more tactical and more fun for everyone. Thanks for your time.

I feel like I'm following the rules for combat against multiple opponents ok but then I get to the supposedly straightforward Episode 'Rebellious Peasants' and it comes out as among the most dangerous encounters in the book! According to the text p.96, "unless one of the Adventurers is very unwary, the peasants should not be able to do much damage". Later on it says "these fellows are very easy to beat". But they attack in force, three peasants to each Knight, using 12 coins. Taking the pregen knights as a guide, the average knight has 9 or 10 coins in combat. 12 coins Vs 10 is far from "easy to beat" (even if they run away after one group gets 5 coins taken off them). The rules on 'Personal Combat with Multiple Combatants' p.27 accepts how hard this is ("each time the adventurer wins (which may not be often)..."). Yet this episode treats fighting multiple opponents as if it's a trivial affair. And this is before we even get to the 'easier' Huns encounter on p.90 at 16 coins Vs each adventurer! It doesn't seem possible. I feel like I'm missing something here. Can anyone help me get my head around it?