Morale in Traveller / Strontium Dog

[Balrog]

Hi Folks ... I'm starting a new Strontium Dog RPG in a few weeks and just wanted some feedback, pointers or ideas when dealing with MORALE during a combat situation, or anywhere else u might think on?

Having read many a 2000AD Strontium Dog storyline, Johnny Alpha had a terrible habit of destroying whole building blocks to scare away bands of baddies, but I couldn't see this being addressed anywhere in the SD rules?

SD does have a new characteristic called INFLUENCE, which is the reputation of the bounty hunter, but other than that, I couldn't see a way to exploit poorly lead baddies, morale issues of running away under heavy fire, etc, so any feedback appreciated.

As I've only read the Mongoose Traveller & SD rules once, I might have missed something, so please point it out.

Any and all advice appreciated. I'm a newbie to Traveller, so please post away!

Thanks ... Walts.

 

[rust]

The Mercenary supplement has rules for morale, although I am not sure
whether they are what you are looking for.

 

[Balrog]

The Mercenary supplement has rules for morale, although I am not sure whether they are what you are looking for.

Thanks Rust ... I don't have those rules, so I wouldn't know, and it's a bit annoying that I'll have to buy more books. I'm still smarting from buying Traveller to support Strontium Dog! ... Walts

 

[rust]

Since morale is not an integral part of Mongoose Traveller's mechanics,
it should not be too difficult to cover it with a house rule.

For a very simple example, you could assign each character a morale va-
lue in the 2d6 range, low for beginners and high for veterans. Whenever
a situation warrants a morale check (e.g. enemy superior in numbers or
better equipped, own leader disabled or killed, etc.), you could roll for the
morale of a single character or a unit. With each failed check the morale
value could be reduced by 1. When it reaches 1, the character or unit re-
treats, when it reaches 0, the character or unit surrenders (when it beco-
mes negative, the poor guys start to run in circles and scream ...).

 

[Balrog]

Hey Rust ... I've actually done "something" like that within my new adventure ... It's a Dogs Life! ... where the players INF DM effects the baddies die roll under stressful situations, but I did wonder if anyone had played about with morale and found another viable system.

BUT, keeping it nice & simple like you stated could/should be the way to go! Thanks ... Walts