Dux Britanniarum Campaign For Linnius

[guitarheroandy]

My fellow clubmate Mike and I have begun our Dux Britanniarum campaign. If you visit my blog, you will see the prologue to the campaign and the tale of the first Saxon raid into Linnius as written by the trusty British Scribe 'Publicus Librarius' as well as some pics from the first game:

Prologue here: http://guitarheroandy.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/dux-britanniarum-annals-of-linnius.html

The Defence of Bleddig's Farm here: http://guitarheroandy.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/the-annals-of-linnius-chapter-1-defence.html

Pics from the game here: http://guitarheroandy.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/last-weeks-dux-brit-gamepics-etc.html

Sample pic below:


Head on over to Mike's blog for the Saxon view:

Prologue here: http://troubleatthemill.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/to-britains-shores-prologue.html

The tale of the raid here: http://troubleatthemill.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/to-britains-shores-chapter-1-following.html

Battle report and pics here: http://troubleatthemill.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/battle-report-10-sep-2012-dux.html

We aim to complete an 'in-role'  narrative of each game as we play it, so if all things Arthurian appeal to you, please do follow our tale and see who gains control of the fair kingdom of Linnius...

[pcjohnstone]

Great stuff Andy. Maximus leading levy - say it ain't so 

Reminds me that I really must get my campaign on the road soon.

Norman

[guitarheroandy]

See my latest blog post (and separate thread on here) dedicated to the dimnutive hero!! 

[Atheling]

See my latest blog post (and separate thread on here) dedicated to the dimnutive hero!! 

Andy,

How do the rules compare to Dux Bellorum and what scales can the games be played at relative to one another mate?

Darrell.

[guitarheroandy]

Darrell, they are two very different games. I haven't played Dux Bellorum yet, although I will be playing it very soon.

Basically, Dux Brit is a large scale skirmish game and feels much more 1:1. Your army is about 40 figures and the rules work on a 1:1 basis  - one D6 per fig shooting/fighting, single figure casualty removal, etc. I liken it a bit to Triumph and Tragedy: although they are two very different games, the overall 'feel' in terms of game scale is about similar.

Dux Bellorum is element based and each unit (element) = about 50 men. The number of figs per base is up to the player. Each element has a cohesion score, so no individual figs are removed as casualties and each element throws set attacke dice etc dependent on troop quailty. So it feels more 'large scale battle'. In practice most armies have 7-10 units so about 300-500 men per army, which is quite large scale for the period. I'm told it plays really fast and games can be over in short order!

I'll post a review on my blog once I have played. The first game I have will be using our Hail Caesar sized units on 160mm wide bases just to put loads of figs on the table 18-24 foot, 12 cavalry,  8-10 mtd and foot skirmishers per base) and using a 4" standard measure (the game uses 'base widths' as measures in the rules, but that limits the number of models at 28mm scale and we want to use all our toys!! This is also me with an eye on how the game might be displayed at a show where spectacle is important!) I also have 120x80mm sabot bases built to accomdate smaller forces for typical club games - 4 cavalry, 10-15 infantry, 3 mtd skirmishers, 4 foot skirmishers per base.

Like I say, keep an eye on the blog for more details.
However, for sheer fun factor, you can't beat Dux Britanniarum - I can't recommend it highly enough!!

Andy

[Atheling]

Darrell, they are two very different games. I haven't played Dux Bellorum yet, although I will be playing it very soon.

Basically, Dux Brit is a large scale skirmish game and feels much more 1:1. Your army is about 40 figures and the rules work on a 1:1 basis  - one D6 per fig shooting/fighting, single figure casualty removal, etc. I liken it a bit to Triumph and Tragedy: although they are two very different games, the overall 'feel' in terms of game scale is about similar.

Dux Bellorum is element based and each unit (element) = about 50 men. The number of figs per base is up to the player. Each element has a cohesion score, so no individual figs are removed as casualties and each element throws set attacke dice etc dependent on troop quailty. So it feels more 'large scale battle'. In practice most armies have 7-10 units so about 300-500 men per army, which is quite large scale for the period. I'm told it plays really fast and games can be over in short order!

I'll post a review on my blog once I have played. The first game I have will be using our Hail Caesar sized units on 160mm wide bases just to put loads of figs on the table 18-24 foot, 12 cavalry,  8-10 mtd and foot skirmishers per base) and using a 4" standard measure (the game uses 'base widths' as measures in the rules, but that limits the number of models at 28mm scale and we want to use all our toys!! This is also me with an eye on how the game might be displayed at a show where spectacle is important!) I also have 120x80mm sabot bases built to accomdate smaller forces for typical club games - 4 cavalry, 10-15 infantry, 3 mtd skirmishers, 4 foot skirmishers per base.

Like I say, keep an eye on the blog for more details.
However, for sheer fun factor, you can't beat Dux Britanniarum - I can't recommend it highly enough!!

Andy

I will do just that mate  .

There's another chap who has just broken into Dux Britannarum who might be posting a piccie or two as well i think(?). I'll let you have a link if he posts up his ideas about the game etc.

Darrell.