Author Topic: what's a good size point value for learning Strategic BattleForce?  (Read 2200 times)

Leafback

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Basically the topic. Though I'm also curious about a good size in general for when we're comfortable with the full advanced rules.

sfsct

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Re: what's a good size point value for learning Strategic BattleForce?
« Reply #1 on: 22 February 2023, 18:36:07 »
I am starting up too and I figured a battalion+ would be good and broke it down to lance level using the First Succession War conversions on Page 172 conversion tables. 

Zematus737

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Battalion is probably your best bet for BF.  Regiment for SBF.  There is not really a great Force Generator for the variability of BF Units you have at your disposal.  I have my own if you don't mind digging through TRO's to pick and choose.  Make easier aslo by not mixing Lance elements too much and roll ROT for Lance/Level II/Star.  Your point value is really going to vary depending on skill and quality of the force. 
Most involve 1 or 2 d6

RAT (Lance/Company Unit Type)
2:Support
3:Infantry
4:AS/Conventional (fighter)
5:CV
6-8:Mech
9:CV
10:AS/Conventional (fighter)
11:Infantry/BA/Protomech
12:Choice(+Small/Large Craft)

Weight
2-5:Light
6-9:Med
10-11:Heavy
12:Assault

Mech 2d6 Force Weight Table pg130}1d6 Company pg134}Lance pg.135}RAT's TWpg267 or respective source era
CV's 1:Tracked-2:Wheeled-3:Hover-4:WiG-5:VTOL-6:Choice(+naval or mixed)
Support (see page 49 for classification) 1:w/2:t/3:h/4:v/5:airship&fixed wing/6:Choice(+naval or mixed)
Infantry: 1:foot, 2:Motorized, 3:Jump, 4:Mechanized, 5:Battle Armor, 6:Choice or Mix

Pg.48 Skill PV increase/decrease table
Pg.120-121 Random Exp/Skill rating table
Pg.53 Objectives
Pg.66 Commands
Pg.52 & 64 (adv.) Setting up
Pg. 128 Force Generation
Pg. 280 Combat Commands
Pg. 256 Conversions


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