I actually did do something similar to this (inspired initially by @scribblemhorror.bsky.social's Mapping Game, which took inspiration from Verdun!)
It was for a stand-alone dungeon crawler game that I was working on called ODD DELVES - I should return to that someday, haha.
This rules holy shit
"Man, when Joe said we'd be entering the belly of the beast he wasn't kidding."
My first proper drawing since being discharged from ER :)
blog post: a dubiously historical 2d6 combat maneuver system for #od&d, inspired by the "man-to-man" combat tables from Chainmail, and the Turn Undead ability!
"What does my helmet do?" it stops you from getting smacked in the head.
dungeondoll.blogspot.com/2026/06/od-c...
Chaoclypse (Brandon Yu)
Chaoclypse (Brandon Yu)
Chaoclypse (Brandon Yu)
Seriously considering using the assault combat matrix in Marc Miller’s Verdun to resolve OD&D melee.
It’s simple, it’s clear, it’s terrifying.
Among classed characters, only fighters can attempt maneuvers. They can only be used on humanlike targets. A maneuver is...