The following is the result of feeding my significantly more detailed write up of the battles into ChatGPT and having it summarize it all "in the style of an Osprey publication". I'm not sure how well it did, but it is definitely shorter than what I had written!
Battle in the Foothills
The Qamarian vanguard advanced easily through a mountain pass into Waaaghland but met with an ambush by a Waaaghlander detachment led by the warlord, Grug Loghrol.
The clash was bloody, and the Qamarian commander was killed.
Despite
heavy losses, the Qamarians held their ground. With only a reserve
goblin unit left, Loghrol ordered a retreat.
Battle at Skullhammer Crossroads
The Qamarian Jarl, Thorken Varanger, took command of a small force and led a swift push to seize a key supply junction.
Though initially successful in damaging Waaaghlander defenses, the tide
nearly turned with the arrival of Waaaghland reinforcements.
However, Grug Loghrol was killed in the chaos, which precipitated a
Waaaghlander withdrawal. The Qamarians secured and fortified the
crossroads.
Battle for Grashnak Hollow
Varanger aimed to capture a crucial bridge near Grashnak Hollow.
After breaking the orc defenses, the Qamarians briefly held the bridge.
Waaaghland, under the warlord, Blood Sneeze, counterattacked by launchnig a flanking maneuver utilizing fords undiscovered by the Qamar army.
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| Clash at the bridge! |
Intense fighting followed, with both sides suffering heavy losses. In a
pivotal clash, Blood Sneeze was killed and his forces routed.
The
remaining Waaaghlanders abandoned the bridge, securing a hard-won
Qamarian victory and control over the region.
Thus ends the first campaign season of year 1. I may give the season names and change the year value to an in-world value, but for now this works.
Qamar won 6-0, which isn't a great showing for the Waaaghlanders. In any case, it raises the question of how I might use the points to mean something in the campaign, besides determining the victor, keeping in mind that I don't want to have to track anything.
Here is the map now:
To illustrate a point in the campaign "rules": if Qamar were to invade Waaaghland again, they can attack any of three regions. If Waaaghland is the invader and they attack Qamar, it will be an attack on the occupied territory.
A runaway success for the Qamarians! Winning so convincingly should earn some sort of bonus for the next battle perhaps?
ReplyDeleteIt was a rather unexpected blow out. The humans hadn't performed nearly that well in all the games I played while I worked out my rules. Definitely considering some kind of advantage for them - it might just be a simple as increasing the chance that they'll be the aggressor again next season, but i was also thinking of adding hit points/strength points to a unit or two, or maybe just the general's unit, or the possibility to modify die rolls. It's something I'm going to have to think over.
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