Comments on: Howling Tower: Strategy http://www.koboldpress.com/k/front-page13499.php Monsters and Magic for D&D Gamers Sat, 18 May 2013 05:25:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Charles Carrier http://www.koboldpress.com/k/front-page13499.php#comment-36484 Charles Carrier Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:44:09 +0000 http://www.koboldquarterly.com/k/?p=13499#comment-36484 Yep, I’ve read The Art of War; I know just what you and Mr. Hart mean when you say the writing is thick. Sun Tzu gives lots of obvious advice, like “strike where your enemy is weak, not where he is strong.”

Okay, that’s certainly valid advice, but not exactly earth-shaking. How about a few hints on discovering my enemy’s weaknesses, or tricking him into creating weak points? But no, on those useful details Sun Tzu says absolutely nothing. Even worse, it usually takes him the whole rest of the chapter to say nothing.

Apparently my players favor Caesar over than Sun Tzu, because they tend to win through a combination of rugged perseverance and brilliant tactical innovation on the battlefield, not through strategy or prior planning.

]]> By: Jay http://www.koboldpress.com/k/front-page13499.php#comment-36440 Jay Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:37:12 +0000 http://www.koboldquarterly.com/k/?p=13499#comment-36440 I’m Jay, and I approved this message.

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