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Offline tikitang

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Re: Fantasy skirmish rules - a useful list
« Reply #60 on: February 03, 2022, 04:28:23 PM »
I'd like to mention One Page Fantasy Skirmish, the original rules on which Viking Age rules Ravenfeast were based on:

http://www.geocities.ws/friendlyfungus/OnePageFantasySkirmish.pdf

Also, ACIDSHOCK!, which is a standalone fantasy expansion to a sci-fi skirmish system called FUTURESHOCK!:

https://www.wargamevault.com/product/349130/FUTURESHOCK---Issue-5
« Last Edit: April 27, 2022, 08:40:18 AM by tikitang »
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Re: Fantasy skirmish rules - a useful list
« Reply #61 on: March 07, 2022, 11:31:38 PM »
From the same author as ACIDSHOCK!, there is something else called DEATH IN THE DUNGEON, available at Wargame Vault, which I have become recently enamoured with.

https://www.wargamevault.com/product/300590/Death-in-the-Dungeon

Expansions exist which cater for solo play.

Seems to be particularly popular in Italy!
« Last Edit: December 14, 2022, 12:00:52 PM by tikitang »

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Re: Fantasy skirmish rules - a useful list
« Reply #62 on: April 27, 2022, 08:46:27 AM »
From the same author as the above, is a brand new 'Super Quick Barbarian Skirmish' game called SAVAGE BLADES

https://www.wargamevault.com/product/394867/Savage-Blade---Barbarian-Skirmish-MicroZine

This one looks interesting. I haven't played it yet, but the hand-drawn, "hand-written" design is compelling, as is the first and only line of background text:

"Everything is lost. The world is aflame. Barbarian Warriors gather in warbands to destroy one other."
« Last Edit: May 02, 2022, 09:08:18 PM by tikitang »

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Re: Fantasy skirmish rules - a useful list
« Reply #63 on: April 27, 2022, 08:23:06 PM »
Thanks tikitang I've grabbed both Savage Blade & Futureshock to have a look at.
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Re: Fantasy skirmish rules - a useful list
« Reply #64 on: June 10, 2022, 07:47:17 AM »
From the same author as the above is something new called TALES FROM THE DEATHREALM.

https://www.wargamevault.com/product/399071/Tales-from-the-Deathrealm

This author, alias Neuicon, churns out quite a lot of rules (I'm pretty sure this is his third or fourth set this year), and he specialises in both streamlining and innovative combat mechanics. All of them are geared toward small fights between a very small number of miniatures in a very small space: typically 2-3 models per side, on a 1' x 1' battlefield. What's unique about this latest set are two things:

1. Randomised character generation. This is something I really like, because most of the time I find that pre-generated character profiles don't fit with my miniatures of choice, OR I get "paralysed by possibility" in open-build rules, like Open Combat or Song of Blades & Heroes. Rolling up random stats with dice, therefore, is something I can get along well with! Although the randomness of character generation means it's hugely "unbalanced", this is, arguably, part of the fun.

2. All stats boiling down to a single value: "war-dice". This is the number of dice you roll to attack or defend. The number you have for a single character are determined by the randomised rolling during character creation, as well as the equipment your character is carrying. This is a very clever way of taking everything about a character and turning it into a single value. This is, in my limited experience, a fairly unique design and it seems to work really well. 

Of all the light fantasy skirmish rules Neuicon has released so far, I think these are my favourite.
« Last Edit: December 14, 2022, 12:00:16 PM by tikitang »

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Re: Fantasy skirmish rules - a useful list
« Reply #65 on: August 13, 2022, 12:47:43 PM »
Unless I've missed it - and it's easy enough to do, given the profusion of xxxxblade(s) and xxxxstorm(s) in the titles previously discussed - no-one has so far mentioned Battleblade by Echidna Games, available as a pdf from Wargame Vault.

Has anyone happened to try this yet?




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Re: Fantasy skirmish rules - a useful list
« Reply #66 on: August 17, 2022, 05:44:52 AM »
Unless I've missed it - and it's easy enough to do, given the profusion of xxxxblade(s) and xxxxstorm(s) in the titles previously discussed - no-one has so far mentioned Battleblade by Echidna Games, available as a pdf from Wargame Vault.

Has anyone happened to try this yet?

Well, I have since bought, downloaded and read the rules of Battleblade.

This actually looks like it could be a lot of fun, particularly with children, though the layout of the rulebook is somewhat basic and could use a tidy-up.
« Last Edit: September 20, 2023, 05:40:17 AM by tikitang »

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Re: Fantasy skirmish rules - a useful list
« Reply #67 on: August 17, 2022, 12:57:33 PM »
Still not mentioned I see: Umbra Turris
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Re: Fantasy skirmish rules - a useful list
« Reply #68 on: August 19, 2022, 02:26:31 PM »
Here's another very light set of rules from Neuicon called MORS REGNAT ("Death Reigns") which is completely FREE:

cvltovcpop.com/mors_regnat_onlinerules.html

Looking forward to giving this a try in due course!
« Last Edit: December 14, 2022, 11:58:10 AM by tikitang »

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Re: Fantasy skirmish rules - a useful list
« Reply #69 on: October 28, 2022, 09:24:53 PM »
Sword Weirdos is finishing up its Kickstarter. I will update with a link to where to purchase once released.
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Re: Fantasy skirmish rules - a useful list
« Reply #70 on: November 01, 2022, 08:28:26 AM »
Sword Weirdos is finishing up its Kickstarter. I will update with a link to where to purchase once released.

Oh, thanks for that link! Looks like exactly my sort of thing!

I've backed it.
« Last Edit: November 01, 2022, 10:24:28 AM by tikitang »

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Re: Fantasy skirmish rules - a useful list
« Reply #71 on: November 07, 2022, 05:54:15 PM »
From the same author as the above is something new called TALES FROM THE DEATHREALM.

https://www.wargamevault.com/product/399071/Tales-from-the-Deathrealm

This has now been completely removed and replaced with a second edition!

https://www.wargamevault.com/product/415914/TFTDR---Tales-from-the-Deathrealm

This new version sounds promising to me, as it apparently has rules for both solo gaming and dungeon-crawling!

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Re: Fantasy skirmish rules - a useful list
« Reply #72 on: December 14, 2022, 05:19:49 PM »
Another set of rules has emerged from the mind of Neuicon:

METAL STORM

https://www.wargamevault.com/product/419926/Metalstorm

This is another variation of the same style of rules that Neucion specialises in: fast, ultra-light, ultra-simple, with a small number of miniatures in a small area.

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Re: Fantasy skirmish rules - a useful list
« Reply #73 on: January 12, 2023, 09:17:32 AM »
I've been talking about this everywhere else lately, but it hasn't been mentioned here yet, so it's time to get it added to the list:

FORBIDDEN PSALM

It's set in the dark fantasy world of Mörk Borg and can be played versus, solo or co-op throughout the entire campaign. You kitbash together a gang of five misfits who go questing on behalf of a mad wizard to find a lost unorthodox scripture. It looks like a lot of fun and there are numerous expansions for it, including standalone ones in entirely different, but equally bleak, settings.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/351472/Forbidden-Psalm--miniatures-game-inspired-by-and-compatible-with-MORK-BORG

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Re: Fantasy skirmish rules - a useful list
« Reply #74 on: February 18, 2023, 07:14:25 PM »
Fantastic Battles is a fun, mass battle game, simple command and control, magic and heroes are not overwhelming and there are useful lists including historical. There is a facebook page.