Alexander_Anotherskip_Davis@Alexander_Anotherskip_Davis@dice.camp
Thread 3/? Obviously he was interested in Wargaming and he was reasonably skilled at them. Why would he reinvent the wheel when he could simply grab a game from his library of games tell others that X game repersented y conflict and resolve it if he needed a way to solve a war beyond narrative dictation. Sadly i don't know if he did this but this easily explains why nothing before the 2E Battlesystem really covers solving a war as a problem. Wars were 'crawled' through in Chainmail, not DND.
Alexander_Anotherskip_Davis@Alexander_Anotherskip_Davis@dice.camp
the sources for Warcarwling inspiration are expansive, as are the rules in 1E where you can accquire almost armies if you have the correct class. Bless was a benefit to the aspiring warlord in 1E, so is the 4th level spell Massmorph. If armies weren't important why create the spell and create benefits for so many?