Dead Horse Rises from Grave

["David H Ritterskamp" <dhritter@dpcmail.dukepower.com>]

     Note that with the previously stated scenario, there are LOTS of 
     opportunities for fun.  I'm sure Count Guido would shed crocodile 
     tears at the opportunity to gamble on this setup.
     
     Someone, I'm sure, is going to ask what to do if the battle was 
     resurrection anyway, which would mean that one side or the other would 
     have a numerical advantage.  I know they're going to ask because that 
     was the first question out of my mouth.
     
     Let's see...If one side is outnumbered and certain to lose any resurrection 
     battle by attrition, there are a couple of alternatives:
     
     1. Let the two sides be political, just for that battle. 
     PRO- everybody knows how those dice are loaded.
     CON- return to the political divisiveness of yesteryear.
     
     2. Give the undermanned side a tactical advantage of some sort that's 
     mutually agreeable to the leaders concerned.
     PRO- Makes the smaller side feel better.  For a while.
     CON- We tried that at Pennsic once.  I don't think it worked well.
     
     3. Make the resurrection battle normal resurrections, with, say, 3 or 
     4 per larger side per time frame (say 2 hours), and after that you're 
     not going to be very interested in fighting, anyway.  Give the other 
     side enough resurrections per person to compensate.
     PRO-       This has the added effect of encouraging people to 
     resurrect quickly and get back - "The other side has as many people as 
     we do, and if I don't resurrect quickly, that gives them a numerical 
     advantage somewhere..."
     CON-       Complicated.
     
     4. Support Your Local Mercenaries:  Let (nay, encourage) the 
     undermanned side (heck, both sides, maybe) barter with whoever the 
     heck they want.  
     PRO-       This encourages non-combat-related interplay between groups 
     of people that otherwise might not meet.
     CON-       You'd better be well-heeled.
     
     
     
     I can hear the event name now: 
     "A Nonpolitical Little War"
     "Whose Side Are You On, Anyway?"
     "What if they Gave A War and Everybody Came?"
     
     Rebuttals Welcomed,
     
     J. Blackbow
     
     Remember, War May Be Hell...But It's Good for Business!
     The Association for Merchants, Manufacturers, and Morticians
     

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