Hell on Treads is a rules-lite game inspired by movies like Fury, with the focus of the action on the camaraderie and problem-solving skills of the tank crew. I've had the chance to play this in-person and it leads to a very tense play session as the dice pools start to dwindle down.

I'm interested to see if I can get 4 players to take part in a sort of mini-campaign of sorts, following a M4 Sherman tank crew during the last days of WWII (to play off the inspiration of Fury) and seeing how the rigors of combat and stress play a toll on the physical and mental well-being of the crew. A mission usually takes ~1.5-2 hours when playing face-to-face so I think that we can manage to play through missions at a fairly average pace. And hopefully some characters can survive to see the war through!

To sum up the game quickly: The GM plays the part of the Commander, the one with the 'tactical' view of the situation. They guide and challenge the tank crew to accomplish missions. Missions are made up of Obstacles that must be overcome, with each member of the crew (Driver, Assistant, Gunner, Loader) offering up their solutions via their specialty and a dice pool formed to hopefully overcome the number of successes needed. This is further played upon with Complications that can hamper the performance of the tank, as well as special Features the tank might have from crew customization.

Owning the rules is not necessary because they are easily summarized in a paragraph or so and I'll readily supply what relevant information is needed, as well as some random generation charts for character/tank creation, inside the game proper.

I'm intrigued. I want to see how this game pans out.

I, too, am curious, but probably should not play (too much on my plate already).

I'm short of time, too. Maybe a single mission as a playtest to give the GM a feel for how it plays out in PbP? If so, we're halfway there, crew wise.
This message was last edited by the user at 05:39, Wed 16 Aug 2017.

Yeah, I could probably do something like that.

I wouldn't have a problem with that. A standard game plays out over 5 turns (there's one obstacle per crewmember). Depending on posting rates we can glide through and see how it goes!

Depending on interest we can also change around the tank to something more suitable with fewer players, or we can start 'in media res' with a crew KIA.

As long as it's not a T-34.  They're too cramped. ;-)

Well, I suppose I'm up for some armored action.

Ditto on having too much to honestly consider what sounds like an interesting premise. Though tbh I'd be more inclined if someone were looking at Only War.

Hi Mediiic. :)

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Heck, WWII is just the assumed setting of the game but by no means the mandatory environment. As a big fan of T2000 I'd gladly do some 'Team Yankee'-esque, or post-WWIII tanks and settings.

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Please leave selection of tanks for the game, thanks, rather than cluttering up this thread with personal preferences.

Just in case it wasn't obvious:  Yeah, count me in.  I'll make the time for it.

I am going to be away for the weekend but I have created the game and the 'recruitment' thread. I have settled on WWII as the setting just to keep things simple for the test run.

So head on over and fill out your proper forms, I will be returning in a few days and we can get the engines revved up and the treads churning!

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