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Miniatures Adventure => Medieval Adventures => Topic started by: guitarheroandy on 05 May 2015, 06:33:54 PM

Title: Dark Ages Lion Rampant
Post by: guitarheroandy on 05 May 2015, 06:33:54 PM: Just a heads up that Dan Mersey has an article in this month's Wargames Illustrated magazine telling us all how to adapt Lion Rampant for the Dark Ages, so lots of excuses to play using Aetius' Romans, Goths, Franks, Arthur's Britons, Saxons, Vikings, etc.

As I have so few painted medievals, but TONS of Arthurian minis, this is great news indeed!! There are some adapted troop types, new boasts, and suggested 'war bands' (the Dark Age 'retinue') as well as options to add extra characters into the force!

Bravo, Mr Mersey - I shall be trying this out soon!!! :D
Title: Re: Dark Ages Lion Rampant
Post by: LeadAsbestos on 05 May 2015, 11:40:31 PM: Nice! Well, there's more of my hard earned money gone... ;)
Title: Re: Dark Ages Lion Rampant
Post by: LeadAsbestos on 06 May 2015, 05:18:31 AM: Yep, I bought the rules. ::)
Title: Re: Dark Ages Lion Rampant
Post by: Atheling on 06 May 2015, 06:54:27 AM: Quote from: LeadAsbestos on 06 May 2015, 05:18:31 AM
Yep, I bought the rules. ::)

Me too. Anything short of that would have been very silly :)

Darrell.
Title: Re: Dark Ages Lion Rampant
Post by: Dr. The Viking on 06 May 2015, 07:12:09 AM: We're already doing that... I didn't even know we needed an article!?
Title: Re: Dark Ages Lion Rampant
Post by: Phil Robinson on 06 May 2015, 07:39:04 AM: Quote from: Dr. The Viking on 06 May 2015, 07:12:09 AM
We're already doing that... I didn't even know we needed an article!?

But of course we do :), it is rather good too. Dans the man.
Title: Re: Dark Ages Lion Rampant
Post by: Dr. The Viking on 06 May 2015, 08:02:30 AM: Quote from: Phil Robinson on 06 May 2015, 07:39:04 AM
But of course we do :), it is rather good too. Dans the man.

Cool!

I'm a man of limited imagination - could anybody elaborate on what 'new' the article brings to the game? lol
Title: Re: Dark Ages Lion Rampant
Post by: Jiron on 06 May 2015, 08:07:30 AM: I am already building Anglo-Saxon retinue with the basic rules quite easily. I just use Foot Serjeants for Thengs and Foot Yeomen with javelins for Fyrds. Both are capable of forming shield wall (Schiltron).

However, I'll pick up the Wargames Ilustrated.
Title: Re: Dark Ages Lion Rampant
Post by: Phil Robinson on 06 May 2015, 08:15:26 AM: Quote from: Dr. The Viking on 06 May 2015, 08:02:30 AM
Cool!

I'm a man of limited imagination? lol

Now I know that's not true :)

New period boasts, rules for holy men & banners, fitting Dark Age troop types into the Medieval types, sample army lists and suggestions for using smaller number of figures in a "unit"
Title: Re: Dark Ages Lion Rampant
Post by: LeadAsbestos on 06 May 2015, 01:34:22 PM: I was only looking for an excuse to get them, and this is the perfect one! My massive (by my standards!) Dark Ages armies thank you all. ;)
Title: Re: Dark Ages Lion Rampant
Post by: LeadAsbestos on 07 May 2015, 01:30:36 AM: Now for the bad news: my local bookstore doesn't carry Wargames Illustrated! Can anyone help me out and send me the relevant issue? I'll cough up the $$ or send you some lead as trade.
Help, please!
Title: Re: Dark Ages Lion Rampant
Post by: Slayer on 07 May 2015, 05:47:26 AM: buy direct(?)
Title: Re: Dark Ages Lion Rampant
Post by: LeadAsbestos on 07 May 2015, 11:17:18 PM: Out of stock!