Mass Combat UAs

[Kane0]

I remember there being two, but I only have one of them saved (Feb 2017). Can someone point me to the other one or am I just imagining it all?

[Lavaeolus]

You may be thinking of these rules (https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/unearthed-arcana/unearthed-arcana-when-armies-clash) (direct PDF link (https://media.wizards.com/2015/downloads/dnd/UA_Battlesystem.pdf)), published in 2015.

[Kane0]

Ah excellent, my thanks!

[MrStabby]

Never used the more recent ones, but tried the earlier ones... not a resounding success.

If I remember correctly there were wierd things like single target spells did nothing to units, but single weapon attacks did. So classes like warlocks that relied on spells that did damage to one target at a time basically couldn't use their signature ability.

The more recent attempts might have fixed some of these issues though.

[Sparky McDibben]

I recommend using MCDM's Warfare rules, the basic version of which is available for free online.