| Jeff Worley | 12 Jul 2012 12:33 p.m. PST |
I'm gearing up to run a short dieselpunk rpg where all the characters are pilots of their own aircraft. Thematically like Crimson Skies. I'm looking for a VERY simple set of dogfight rules that I can paste into this game to resolve air combats. Since this will be a fairly short term game with non-wargamers, I'm open to liberal amounts of handwavium as far as realism. I'm hoping for something that doesn't use hex measurement and includes consideration of the pilot's skill (or can easily be pasted on). I'd prefer something free, as I'm not likely to re-visit this setting for another game anytime soon. Jeff |
45thdiv  | 12 Jul 2012 12:38 p.m. PST |
take a look at Wings of War – the rules can be downloaded for free and the planes are pre-painted with their own stands and unique movement cards. the only thing that you would be missing is the damage cards. But maybe you could work this in via your RPG rules. |
| evilcartoonist | 12 Jul 2012 1:01 p.m. PST |
I'll second Wings of War. Just use the cards and planes, and use you RPG's mechanics to handle shooting/damage. |
| Sundance | 12 Jul 2012 1:02 p.m. PST |
Wings of War is pretty simple and straightforward. You might also want to consider the Blue Sky series by John Stanoch. The third choice (based strictly on simplicity and ease of play) would be Check Your 6! Easiest games I've seen. |
| religon | 12 Jul 2012 1:06 p.m. PST |
Wings of War is a good game. I have also played an excellent conversion for "Star Wars." It can handle almost any dogfight-themed game. |
| Space Wizard | 12 Jul 2012 1:32 p.m. PST |
Where is this free download of which you speak? I've been searching but all I've found are references to the FFG boxes and some video game. |
| Major Bumsore | 12 Jul 2012 1:38 p.m. PST |
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| 45thdiv | 12 Jul 2012 1:40 p.m. PST |
Yep, that is the location. |
| ancientsgamer | 12 Jul 2012 1:45 p.m. PST |
Why don't you use Crimson Skies? Didn't they have a non-click version of the rules? |
| Mako11 | 12 Jul 2012 1:47 p.m. PST |
Air War:C21 rules. There's a free basic set, so you can see how the game works, but the PDF with more aircraft stats is well worth the price. Very simple to play, and yet more fun than WoW, in my opinion. |
| gweirda | 12 Jul 2012 2:00 p.m. PST |
If you're looking for an RPG-style game (ie: flying is handled just like any other combat skill) you can use my (very odd) homebrew thingy – PM me if interested. |
| Jeff Worley | 12 Jul 2012 2:21 p.m. PST |
Wow, thanks for all the replies. I've played wings of war in demos, but never really cared for the card based movement system. It might prove however to be a good fit for my purposes. I'll check out the others, too. Thanks again. @ancientsgamer- I'd gladly look it over, I simply don't have it. I have quite a few of the old metal planes I got second hand. @gweirda- sending you a pm now. |
| lapatrie88 | 13 Jul 2012 4:25 a.m. PST |
Yes, give gweirda's material a good look. |
| flicking wargamer | 13 Jul 2012 7:14 a.m. PST |
I second C21 for your purposes. The free version will give you what you need. |
Nelclaret  | 09 Sep 2012 8:01 a.m. PST |
Hi If you're still looking for simple dogfight rules may I point you in direction of my own 'Instant Thunder' – obtainable free on the net and would certainly suit non-gamer types. Nelclaret |
| chironex | 19 Sep 2012 3:09 a.m. PST |
Why C21 when 1917 is available?
link This should be simple too:
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link Nel, why do you mention Instant Thunder but not Instant Bandits? |
| Nelclaret | 29 Sep 2012 2:52 a.m. PST |
Chironex Probably because I came to this topic via Modern Aviation Discussion! I am more than happy to mention Instant Bandits (WW2) and Instant Spandaus (WW1) – there, I've gone and done it! Regards Nelclaret |
