Post by Aerin, the half-elf priestess on May 29, 2023 6:37:52 GMT -5
For anyone who recently purchased my game, or older customers who revisited to download the free Ogre Battle expansion, it's amazing! I've got my own group for TIER and we play every week. We love the new Ogre Battle expansion to TIER.
I love having a map with armies, it makes you feel like an army general commanding the armies to go to different areas for battle. Players enjoy when their personal army engages in battle, but it's nice to have the choice to not fight too. Instead of fighting yourselves, you can send in your NPC armies. This also gives you the chance to mix in unique roleplaying with NPCs due to having their armies fight battles that may get them glory & riches, or killed, which will make NPCs like or dislike you respectively.
There are also various party builds and character builds that may work differently in the Ogre Battle expansion due to the use of armies and having chances to rest at villages. Some builds with once per day abilities may be more effective in Ogre Battle due to frequent resting at villages. Some builds may be more effective against armies vs builds that are better against single targets. Since you are fighting a lot in a military campaign, having a strong healer on your team may be more important in Ogre Battle than in traditional TIER campaigns.
Lastly, players feel great accomplishment anytime they complete a mission in Ogre Battle. Every session requires players to liberate a city/map by marching with their armies to battle enemies and rescue villages. By the end of each session, players can see their results and how they helped make the "world" a better place. Players also enjoy frequent treasure/gold and a level-up after completing a mission. Additionally, a good Game Master can add roleplaying opportunities at the end of each mission as well as between missions, all of which are interconnected and influence preparation before missions and results after missions.
If you haven't tried the free Ogre Battle expansion to TIER, you can check it out here: www.drivethrurpg.com/product/304153/TIER-The-Enhanced-Role-Playing-Game-3rd-Edition?term=tier+the
If you own the game, then go to downloads/library and it should there for you for free. If you haven't bought TIER yet, then do it! The game is super cheap and gives you tons of extra content since I add new free stuff every year.
I love having a map with armies, it makes you feel like an army general commanding the armies to go to different areas for battle. Players enjoy when their personal army engages in battle, but it's nice to have the choice to not fight too. Instead of fighting yourselves, you can send in your NPC armies. This also gives you the chance to mix in unique roleplaying with NPCs due to having their armies fight battles that may get them glory & riches, or killed, which will make NPCs like or dislike you respectively.
There are also various party builds and character builds that may work differently in the Ogre Battle expansion due to the use of armies and having chances to rest at villages. Some builds with once per day abilities may be more effective in Ogre Battle due to frequent resting at villages. Some builds may be more effective against armies vs builds that are better against single targets. Since you are fighting a lot in a military campaign, having a strong healer on your team may be more important in Ogre Battle than in traditional TIER campaigns.
Lastly, players feel great accomplishment anytime they complete a mission in Ogre Battle. Every session requires players to liberate a city/map by marching with their armies to battle enemies and rescue villages. By the end of each session, players can see their results and how they helped make the "world" a better place. Players also enjoy frequent treasure/gold and a level-up after completing a mission. Additionally, a good Game Master can add roleplaying opportunities at the end of each mission as well as between missions, all of which are interconnected and influence preparation before missions and results after missions.
If you haven't tried the free Ogre Battle expansion to TIER, you can check it out here: www.drivethrurpg.com/product/304153/TIER-The-Enhanced-Role-Playing-Game-3rd-Edition?term=tier+the
If you own the game, then go to downloads/library and it should there for you for free. If you haven't bought TIER yet, then do it! The game is super cheap and gives you tons of extra content since I add new free stuff every year.