Field of Glory Fantasy playtest

This past Saturday we tested several rules for a fantasy version of Field of Glory. The battle of the Pass of Shamla from Robert E. Howard's story The Black Colossus was adapted for the playtest. The battle report and pictures are at http://iranistan.blogspot.com/

Although we made a number of changes to the armies the overall battle ended up being very close to the events of the original story.

Piggs Are Grunting

Due to some health issues, I have to spend sometimes inordinate amounts of time in the bathroom. So naturally, I tend to run paper and pencil imaginary games for myself while stuck there.

Now the folks who've been here a few years may remember Pigg's Hollow ... a fantasy setting for my pre-gunpowder figure. Now recently, I'd been playing against a wanna-be Dark Lord. The guy never really had enough punch to conquer everybody, and the alliances against him managed to survive some treacherous break-ups. (yes, I have ... and sometimes lose ... dice in there too).

I was stuck for a way to bring the series to a conclusion I liked. While the Dark Lord rarely appeared in person at the battles, his armies could be worn down and defeated. Being a mega powerful mage, the Dark Lord could hold a few of his strongholds indefinitely. It was a bad logic loop until it occurred to me that many mages follow funny diets ... what if part of the guy's diet wasn't so much magical power as food allergy? So, three tries later, on a campaign to secure the ever important ancient ruins, a batch of biscuits cooked in peanut oil ...

Okay, the Dark Lord is gone. One by one his lieutenants have either killed each other or been driven off. But there are these areas of miasma where much of the earlier battles and long term conflicts were waged. I'd like to run a set of skirmish games for mopping up exercises, but had a brain fart.
Used to be, I could rattle off formations and officers for several Medieval armies ... and suddenly could only recall that the lance was five to six folks and mounted and that English archers basic squad was 20 folks.

So I'm interested in basic TO&E's for basic small patrol and picquets and drawing a total blank. These spots of anemia are, unfortunately, another side effect. I couldn't even remember the last name of my old friend who ran the Wackamania campaign (a very Daisy sort of D&D ,,, saving throws could be adjust by how much your playing could make Brian laugh -- my wife told me his name when I got upset).

So rather than trying to recall lost data, I'd hoped that we might have bits of trivia floating around I could steal ...
:)
Arthur

The Roman Civil War

The Jackson (Miss., USA) Gamers recently were introduced to the "Fields of Glory" rules with a grand Roman versus Roman game using beautifully painted 20mm plastic legionnaires. Please stop by for a look at:

www.angelfire.com/games3/jacksongamer/Romans01.htm

www.angelfire.com/games3/jacksongamer/Romans02.htm

Jim

The Fall of Pigg Hollow

I was setting up a game for Pigg Hollow .... using my old lead 25's.
Alas, I fell ... breaking the tubs and trays holding the figures!
Now I'll have to resort some 2000 figures and buy new trays before I can game with them again!
:(
Arthur

Zamora attacks Corinthia

my friend and i got together for a couple of games saturday evening. The Zamoran army would also pass as a Turanian.

fixed link

http://iranistan.blogspot.com/

War between Corinthia and Nemedia

A Corinthian army under the command of Pyros the Maniac invaded Nemedia and defeated forces under the command of Maximus Dentius near the village of Numalia Minor. details can be seen at http://iranistan.blogspot.com/

HOTT Armies

Just a note to say that I have got my latest set of moulds back. The first comment is - it really is great to be able to produce a Stygian chariot from 1 mould instead of having to use 5. The next thing is that I am starting to go through some of the pricing structures for army deals based on these moulds. The first few are already on my site, more will be following over the next few days. Suggestions always welcome.

More Samurai Pictures

Well, I've posted a few better pictures of my Samurai. Why? Because Greg Horne wanted to see them.


Remember, click on a photo to get a much larger version of it.


The first photo shows some of the figures in my figure case. You can see a group of mounted; and, on either side of them are foot.


The foot has Samurai in the front, followed by some Monks, with Ashigaru in the rear.


The other photos show both a front and rear view of a cavalry stand and a stand of Samurai.


While these figures are all by Ral Partha, the sashimonos are from what used to be Dixon (but I believe that this line was sold to another company). I used a pin vise to drill holes to fit them in.


For the last four photos, I've proped on edge of the base up in order to get a better angle on the photos.


Yes, you're correct, the prop is just an ordinary pencil. What did you expect? Something fancy?


While I'd like to claim the credit for painting these figures, I actually traded a Roman army to a fellow in exchange for his painting these.


I'd happily tell you his name, but it was well over 20 years ago and I simply don't remember it. He was another local gamer, not a professional painter.


Sadly, they were painted for WRG 7th . . . but by the time I got them back from the painter, I'd quit playing WRG.

I did get them on the table once . . . for a game of "Warrior" (a sort of WRG 7.5 rewritten to eliminate the "Barkerese").


I'm pleased to report that they did win that single battle . . . but they've been put away since then.


Once I finally get everything unpacked, I will probably see if I can find some rules that I like and get them on the table again.


-- Jeff

Jeff's Photos

I tried taking a few photos of some of the Ancients armies that I've got in my display case . . . but sadly most were pretty blurry.

(Remember to 'click' on the photos to see larger verstions.)

One that did turn out shows some of the mounted troops of my Feudal Spanish army.

Most of the Moorish cavalry and all of the foot are elxewhere, but it does give some idea of the army. Figures are mostly 25mm Ral Parthas.

The second photo (not as sharp, I'm afraid) is of my Samurai army. Again these are 25mm Ral Parthas.

I still don't know what army I would like to play . . . or even if I want to take the time from my Lace Wars projects . . . but these photos should at least let you know that I do have some Ancients (actually I've got an awful lot of them . . . but most are still packed away).


-- Jeff
http://jeffs-ancients.blogspot.com/

Orders of Battle, Army lists?

I recall seeing a post which listed some links to various concepts for the army lists for Hyperboria ... but I can't find it now?
Help?

Gazetteer of Hyboria

Came across the following link, looks useful.

http://www.dodgenet.com/~moonblossom/Cgaze.htm

The Sealed Temple, first raid ....

A brief battle report ... no pictures, I'm afraid.
But a quick skirmish ...
At Pigg's Eye Land