Bryan: Newly promoted (you fill in the name and rank). This is your first independent command and you are keen to make a success of it.
You have two sub-commanders Dave & Craig (Scott) (choose campaign names and ranks). One will be in charge of scouting ahead of the main body which will be commanded by yourself. The third commander will be in charge keeping supply lines clear. It’s guerrilla infested country so supplies will have to be in guarded convoys with fortified staging posts set up along the way.
Guerrilla bands will be generated randomly during the campaign. They won’t join in battles but will attack supply lines. This may affect your ability to report back (reports gain points) and keep your force in supply. Your local knowledge is sparse but so far patrols have encountered guerrilla forces of between 2 and 18pts strength (max 3 units). Guerrillas are skirmishers as per Reb & Patriot.
French forces 90pts total from Rebs & Patriots. Composition as follows:-
7-9 Line
3-4 Light
3-4 Light Cav
0-1 Hvy Cav
3-4 Artillery batteries
A max of 3 can be Veteran, a minimum of 4 must be Green. Distribute any other traits as you see fit within your points total.
Divide your force up into scouting, convoy and main body. You can move units between forces during the campaign. You can break a Line down into 2x Skirmisher units (and later reform). Max of 2 at any one time and not being used to skirmishing their status must reduce by one level (Vets become Ave etc. Green stay as Green).
Give me a list of your units and unit names and where you are initially allocating them.
Commander traits are a simplified version of Rebs and Patriots.
Each commander has charisma (or maybe not) and a trait which may or may not help during the campaign.
Method:
Bryan roll a first D6 a second D6 and finally another 2D6.
Dave and Craig roll a D6 and then another 2D6 .
Give me the scores and I’ll tell you the Charisma and trait.
Once you’ve got charisma and traits Bryan can decide who is in charge of convoy and the scouts. Some traits may help these commands more than others.