Chivalrous Rumpus Extraordinaire (UD 23/10 game photos)

[Metternich]

Looking forward to an after-action report !

[Malamute]

The only picture I took.

 The Heroic Sir Ronald de Barker enters into combat with some ponsy French knight who fell off his horse and a Scandinavian man at arms.:

[Slorm]

Thanks for sharing the mods.
In the document could be great if you add the organization of each warband, although your were repeating from the post.

[Elk101]

A hugely entertaining game. I only got a few photos too, this was my crossbow man / gardener who spent most of the game skulking in the bushes. Our game was won in fine style by Dr De'Ath (even if I did try and stab him in the back right at the end).

[Silent Invader]

Great pictures Steve and Nick.  Unfortunately I don’t have any of any merit. 

Thanks to all the players who really did enter into the spirit of the occasion. I’m not entirely how I’m going to do AARs of the two games ...... 

[Silent Invader]

Does anyone else have any pictures? If so I’d be most grateful if you would share. 

[Dr. Zombie]

I have posted a link to my pictures in the "Well that’s another one over...." thread. Feel free to grab them. They mostly document the struggles of Sir Rosenkrantz up til the point where he caught a glimpse of the maid, thought better of it and headed for home.

[Silent Invader]

Thanks Frede, much appreciated. 

[Silent Invader]

Courtesy of Dr.Zombie, images from the first game:



















Unfortunately Dr.Zombie had to depart for a flight home and so his photo story ends before the game reached its conclusion. Thanks for taking part Frede!

And my solitary image also from the first game ....

[Poiter50]

FFoS = Fist Full of Sword or Steel? What did Jaye think of the amendments?

[Silent Invader]

I call it Fistful of Steel but only when talking to myself as it’s unofficial. 

I’ve no idea what Jaye thought* of the mods though feedback from some others is that they’d have been happy to play the standard game. I did recall some of the core rules incorrectly but at least I was consistent  in doing so. 

(*he might have said but running 5 hours of gaming between 5 hours of driving left me befuddled - though it was a pleasure to meet him.)

I made the mods because H&M isn’t a game of Knightly prowess (obvs). I wanted the Knights to last (some people have fed back that they liked that Knights couldn’t be killed outright but others had the opposite opinion) as with a straight kill some people could have been out in 20 minutes (as if Knight dies, game over). As it was, the first 6 player game lasted 2.5 hours with all making I think at least 90 minutes. I think the general reaction would be that the mods (aside from perhaps early death avoidance) were fairly irrelevant to the enjoyment of the game, which was really more a function of the scenario, minis, terrain and player interaction, and of course the core of the rules which was the FFOL:H&M engine.

I’m looking at the mods again over the next week or so and some I’ll likely  keep and some I’ll likely revise or discard.

 

[Malamute]

Whatever you decide to do with the rules I will be first in the queue to play again.

You have single handedly revived my interests in pseudo medieval romps to the point I am planning a Tourney for a mini BLAM in January.

Best get painting those mounted versions of the knights ready for the joust...

[Silent Invader]

Thank you Nick - your support is appreciated, your company a pleasure!

[Elk101]

The single wound maximum for Knights worked well for the game, I thought. It was brilliant fun.

[Silent Invader]

I’m glad you enjoyed it Steve 

It was a lot of fun to host. Putting aside the acceptability or otherwise of my mods, the FFOL engine is IMHO the best I’ve ever hosted or played. I generally and genuinely dislike wargame rules but not FFOL, which I wish I had found sooner.