 20thmaine  | 11 Sep 2021 2:09 a.m. PST |
All kinds of weather – so yes fog too. One of those fog generators would look quite cool in a fantasy game. |
| robert piepenbrink | 11 Sep 2021 3:15 a.m. PST |
I've played in fog games before. They're the only way to replicate certain battles. But I'll confess I dislike them. Troops off the table diminishes the appearance, and a non-playing umpire for hidden movement is getting harder to find. |
 Parzival | 11 Sep 2021 6:02 a.m. PST |
My wife has a diffuser for releasing oil scents into the air. It creates a water vapor plume effect that looks like the volcano smoke in some cheesy giant monster movie from the ‘50s. I might have nefarious plans for it… |
| williamb | 11 Sep 2021 7:50 a.m. PST |
Years ago our club did Austerlitz. We used cotton to simulate the fog much like the guys at the Little Wars YouTube channel did
YouTube link Recently we also did Arracourt |
 John the OFM | 11 Sep 2021 8:17 a.m. PST |
Germantown would be a good candidate.
The problem is that simulating fog is difficult.
It would have to be done on maps controlled by an impartial GM. American wings did get lost, with some "friendly fire" too.
It's a good thing that suddenly it burns off and the game can proceed as normal. |
| John the OFM | 11 Sep 2021 8:20 a.m. PST |
But I would not use "real" fog. I'd be afraid of what the figures would end up smelling like.
Who wants the New Jersey Brigade smelling like potpourri? |
| rmaker | 11 Sep 2021 3:08 p.m. PST |
Simulated fog, yes. The stuff in the video, no. |
| Narratio | 11 Sep 2021 6:35 p.m. PST |
Simulating fog is really tricky, especially if you're doing Horse and Musket. Of course playing ancient games you don't have that problem. You wait for the sun to burn the fog away before slaughter would commence. If nobody can see you slicing your way through the enemy, where's the glory, how can the bards write the legends? Nope, when all you have is a leather cod piece, brawny thews (note to self; google 'thews') and a large bit of sharp metal used for hitting people… you don't fight in fog. |
| Frederick | 12 Sep 2021 3:23 p.m. PST |
Simulated fog in that units are obscured, sure That weird green stuff in the video, no thanks |
 miniMo | 13 Sep 2021 1:12 p.m. PST |
A fog machine spewing moisture on minis and terrain, no! Cotton, yes. That Austerlitz game vid is ace. |
| Thresher01 | 14 Sep 2021 12:54 a.m. PST |
I've definitely considered it and want to, though with the chemical(s) used with the fog machines, I'm not sure that really is wise, now that I think about it. Plain water vapor should/could be considered, though of course that negates the use of paper terrain and buildings, and playing mats, if porous, will need to be dried out afterwards to prevent the growth of mold. |
| Yesthatphil | 15 Sep 2021 2:09 a.m. PST |
Austerlitz. Iconic … if your game can't do Austerlitz, then it can't really do Napoleonics. Phil |
