Tactical Combat Considerations

Question

Iron Brothers Games · Accepted Answer

Using Cover: Monsters with ranged attacks should use cover intelligently. This forces players to maneuver rather than trading shots. Remember that shooting from cover exposes the shooter until their next turn. Triggered Actions: Intelligent enemies can set ambushes using triggered actions. "The goblin archer waits for someone to cross the doorway" creates tension and forces tactical thinking. This provides enough structure for tactical play without overcomplicating the system. The cover rules make ranged combat more than just trading shots, and triggered actions enable ambushes and overwatch without slowing combat.

Iron Brothers Games · Answer

Unlike D&D 5e's separate attack roll and damage roll system, or OSE's THAC0-based combat tables, CRAWL! uses the Unified d20 Roll where a single die determines both hit success and damage value. Using Cover: Monsters with ranged attacks should use cover intelligently. This forces players to maneuver rather than trading shots. Remember that shooting from cover exposes the shooter until their next turn. Triggered Actions: Intelligent enemies can set ambushes using triggered actions. "The goblin archer waits for someone to cross the doorway" creates tension and forces tactical thinking. This provides enough structure for tactical play without overcomplicating the system. The cover rules make ranged combat more than just trading shots, and triggered actions enable ambushes and overwatch without slowing combat.