Variant Rules
Variant DBA Movement Rates
As suggested by Sui Denym
The following variant to the DBA 2.0 movement rules is adapted directly from the article "DBA 2.0 -- Moving Toward Closure" by Sui Denym, which appears in the January 2002 (#220) issue of the Society of Ancient's Slingshot magazine.
In support of his proposal, Sui Denym asks "Why not allow historical diversity to flourish on the table top while retaining the relative simplicity of the DBA concept by allowing different figure sized elemetns of the same class to behave in the differing ways evinced from history. Instead of referring to movement by troop fighting type, refer to it by movement type; i.e. rapid foot, foot, rapid mounted, mounted, slow mounted and others."
His proposed movement chart has been simplified below and is provided as a variant to the tactical movement distances stated on page 9 of the DBA2.0 rules:
| Troop Type |
Good Going |
Road |
Bad Going |
Non-paltry River |
Rapid Mounted
(2Lh, 2Cm) |
500P |
500P |
200P |
100P |
Reg. Mounted
(3Kn, 6Kn, 3Cv, 6Cv, 3Cm, LCh, ScyCh) |
400P |
400P |
200P |
100P |
Slow Mounted
(4Kn, HCh, El) |
300P |
400P |
200P |
100P |
Rapid Foot
(3Sp, 3Bd, 3Ax, 3Bw, 2Ps, 3Wb, 5Wb) |
300P |
400P |
300P |
100P |
Reg. Foot
(4Pk, 4Sp, 4Bd, 4Ax, 4Bw, 8Bw, 4Wb, 7Hd, CF) |
200P |
400P |
200P |
100P |
Others
(Art, WW, Lit) |
200P |
400P |
N/A |
100P |
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Last Updated: Feb. 16, 2002
Comments, suggested additions, and/or critiques welcome. Direct them to Chris Brantley at brant@erols.com.
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