Re: DS confidence checks

John spake thusly upon matters weighty: 

> Just got back from running a DS demo (every Monday, alternating DS 
> with FT), and I tried out a variation on the morale rules.  Instead of

> taking one check, and only the most harsh, when fired on, I made them 
> take all aplicable.  So when the green-three scout platoon lost 3 out 
> of 6 vehicles including the PL's vehicle, they took a total of four 
> confidence checks.  And unsurprisingly routed off the board, rather 
> than (at worst) simply becoming shaken.  I was very happy with the 
> overall results throughout the game--morale became very real 
> consideration rather than minor sideshow.  Comments?

Do you like rolling dice John? 
Some morale systems encpasulate this by adding a modifier for every 
other morale check necessary in a given round (that is to say for 
each condition satisfied in some cases). This means you only make one 
roll, but it can be a doozie. 

Tom. 
/************************************************
Thomas Barclay
Software Specialist
Police Communications Systems
Software Kinetics Ltd.
66 Iber Road, Stittsville
Ontario, Canada, K2S 1E7
Reception: (613) 831-0888
PBX: (613) 831-2018
My Extension: 2036
Fax: (613) 831-8255
Software Kinetics' Web Page: 
     http://www.sofkin.ca
SKL Daemons Softball Web Page: 
     http://fox.nstn.ca/~kaladorn/softhp.htm
**************************************************/