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REPUBLIQUE
BETA AND TEST FEATURES
GRAND-TACTICAL NAPOLEONIC WARFARE IN
MINIATURE
Republique 5.0 Beta Testing (caution:
experimental)
Below are some ideas being tested for future Republique
release. We have already gone through several different ideas, some that will
probably be adopted and others soundly rejected. This list below are those
features still being considered one way or another. Feel free to playtest and
comment, although be warned that some of the tables and ideas are in their
rough form and may require further refinement. We are currently running
playtests, so those familiar with other WTJ rules like Quickfire or Admiralty
will know that changes can be frequent.
- Files:
- Combat Chart Side 1
- Combat Chart Side 2
- Rules Text
- Artillery
Firing Arc
- Leader Ratings
- Revision List
- Wagram OOB Austrian
- Wagram OOB French
- Aspern-Essling OOB French
- Combat Chart – Rally
- The rally table now uses a system by which a unit rolls
one ten sided die (1D10) and modifies it in order to arrive at a total with
which it may improve its current morale. There is however, the possiblity that
some unit's morale may actually get worse as a result of this. Start by rolling
one die and modifiying it with the die roll modifiers. Take the final positive
or negative value and apply it to the number in the main rally table which
corresponds to that unit's current condition. The resulting number becomes that
unit's new morale number and it's morale hit level is change accordingly (if at
all). Note that the die roll modifiers have been increased to accomodate the
new method.
Example: A rattled average unit which has
suffered 40% casualties rolls one die roll with a result of a 5. The casualty
level causes a -3, reducing the rally roll point level to a 2. The two points
may be applied to the unit's current table value of 5 (an average unit that is
Rattled will be a 5). This raises the unit's value to a 7, which raises its
morale hit level to that of Unformed. Note that the value for the most common
combination - average, unformed - has been highlighted in white for ease of
navigation.
- The reason that "Disordered" has been changed to
"Unformed" is to let each morale hit level have its own abbreviation, IE -
Unformed, Rattled, Shaken and Demoralized (U, R, S
and D). General Warning: The rally table has not yet been fully
"calibrated" for combat effects. The actual numbers listed in the table
will probably be updated and changed as a result of more playtesting. This is
an experimental table, which has been amalgamated with the Panic table. In the
Die Roll Modifiers for the rally table, the officer bonuses have been changed
slightly
- Combat Chart - Incidental Unit Behavior
- Alongside the Troop Grade list on the Panic & Rally
table is a column identified as iCap, which is an abbreviation for
Incidental Base Cap. Each cap denotes the maximum number of bases that a
unit of that grade may contribute as incidental bases in an assault. This new
feature may be combined with the "50% Incidental" contact percentage for
assault participation or it may replace it. Feel free to test the rule and let
us know what you think. This is strictly experimental.
Also, we are testing this new
artillery firing arc which will help players
to establish safe firing lanes between friendly troops.
Borodino Order of Battle
These French and
Russian orders of battle were created by
David Oliver for the Republique gaming system. Many thanks to
David.
General OOB Updates
I am currently upgrading
Republique orders of battle, some of which date to before the original 1996
release of Republique. The updates will include consolidation of some units in
order to eliminates single-base formations, and the correction of formation
sizes based on newer sources. The newly updated OOBs will be listed below as
they are completed.
Wagram OOB: French,
Austrian.
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