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Miniatures Adventure => Old West => Topic started by: Malamute on April 07, 2008, 01:16:09 PM

Title: LOTOW Blood on the Plains
Post by: Malamute on April 07, 2008, 01:16:09 PM
Anyone played these.?
 I am looking for a new set of rules for small scale frontier skirmishes involving 15-20 figures per side against the backdrop of the Plains Wars circa 1860 - 1890.
Do they capture the flavour of the period. I have never played LOTOW so am totally in the dark on these?
Title: LOTOW Blood on the Plains
Post by: Lowtardog on April 07, 2008, 01:19:46 PM
Other than the Chris Peers small skirmish rules I think they are the olny ones around (TSATF deals with larger forces of around a hundred a side)

I have lots and lots of indians but sadly none painted. They look like they will work and have  a period feel to them in that they have addressed stats for the main tribal distinctions with Dog soldiers, contrary warriors and Apaches etc.
Title: LOTOW Blood on the Plains
Post by: Lowtardog on April 07, 2008, 01:28:05 PM
Hers a link to a free TSATF one actually better IMHO than the Publish Bugles and Saddles one

http://www.angelfire.com/games3/jacksongamer/tomahawk.htm
Title: LOTOW Blood on the Plains
Post by: Glitzer on April 07, 2008, 02:01:55 PM
the rules tend to focus on characters (they are basicaly the same as the Lord of the Ring rules with the Mordheim Campaign System added).

I'm not sure if they capture the flavour of the era, as I didn't live back then, but they definatly capture the flavour of hollywood films set back then. (for example: breaking out of prisons with dynamite or horses shouldn't work in the real world, but it's fine for LotOW)
Title: LOTOW Blood on the Plains
Post by: Terrible Tim on April 10, 2008, 03:20:40 AM
Malamute, I love LOTOW and the Blood on the Plains is my favourite supplement. You will need the core rule book as it is a supplement which only expands the base game.

TT.
Title: LOTOW Blood on the Plains
Post by: Malamute on April 10, 2008, 08:24:01 AM
Quote from: "Terrible Tim"
Malamute, I love LOTOW and the Blood on the Plains is my favourite supplement. You will need the core rule book as it is a supplement which only expands the base game.

TT.


Thanks for the feedback, can you expand upon what makes it your favouirte supplement?