Run Epic Mass Battles in Minutes, Not Hours Tired of bogging down your Old School RPG sessions with complex army management and endless dice rolls? Old School Narrative Mass Combat gives you a fast, simple system for resolving large-scale battles while keeping player characters at the center of the action. No spreadsheets. No tracking hundreds of individual soldiers. Just drama, heroism, and meaningful choices. In this system: Battles resolve through dramatic PC moments instead of tedious bookkeeping - Simple rolls track the tides of war - Your players' actions can both directly and indirectly impact the outcome, charge enemy champions, unleash devastating spells, or execute daring tactical maneuvers - Complete battles in 20-30 minutes of game time, or draw your players fully into the action and make the battle an adventure in itself. - Works with any Old School RPG's like OSRIC, etc. Inside you'll find: Simple battle resolution mechanics - Battle value calculations for common troops and monsters - Extensive examples and a complete sample battle - Ready-to-use suggestions of stakes for many battle types (sieges, field battles, last stands, naval combat, and more) - Optional rules for adding siege engines, extended campaigns, and even suggestions for using multiple fronts - A convenient, simplifying battle worksheet for quick reference while you work through the battle Whether your party is defending a village from goblin hordes, storming a fortress, or leading armies in a civil war, this system keeps the focus where it belongs: on the heroes who turn the tide of battle. Compatible with all OSR and Old School RPG games. System-neutral and easy to adapt.