Necromunda – Perseverance pays off, when this pandemic made meeting up in person a bad idea and then potentially a crime I thought our Necromunda campaign would die off. Luckily with a little bit of trial and error we were able to work out the kinks in our pit fighting rules.
First up using the 24”x24” mat that came with Dark Uprising is a much better choice. I made some identifiers for the grid one the side so players could call out the direction they wanted to move. We also opted to just have me do all the moving and measuring. Using my phone to join the hangout and suspending it over my dining room table we got a decent view of the map.
Second the changes we made: to only allow (1) action on the first turn, allowing pistols and grenades Turn 2 and all other ranged weapons on Turn 3; seemed to balance the game out a little better. We were able to play two games and each went to turn 4 before there was a winner. Even with five players it seemed to flow smoothly.
Next time we’re going to start an actual campaign that will allow betting and fighters to buy further upgrades. Here’s a summary of the first pass at betting/campaign rules:
• Each player get 300 credits to build a fighter and 50 credits for entrance fees/betting to start
• To enter a fight it costs 5 credits, the winer takes the purse
• Players may place bets with the house for: First Blood - First fighter to eliminate another, Winner - Player that wins the match, Sacrificial Lamb - First player Eliminated. These bets will pay out 1:1, so a five credit bet will pay out 10 and so forth.
• Players my use their winnings to improve their fighter. Any upgrades cost 3x the listed cost in credits. This represents training and the slave owner keeping the bulk of the winnings.
• In the event a player runs our of money they may sell back weapons and equipment for 1/2 the listed cost in credits. Players may not sell back stat increases or skills.
• The Injury chart will not be used to the first pass at this campaign. If this goes well we might incorporate it into the next iteration.
Here’s the Goliath Stimmer I ran in the last match as well as another I’m considering for future matches.
