Recommendations for rules?

[v_lazy_dragon]

Hi Folks,

So I am musing on a "NotHammer" puff and slash/Landsknecht fantasy project -  vaguely inspired by the German Peasants Revolt of 1525, coupled with the Empire from WHFB and  the LAM Brugelburg figures. At the moment it's human focused ( I may paint the odd dwarf or ogre, but they aren't the main focus), with magic being very rare, but Empire style warmachines (steamtanks, repeater handguns, bomb pigs, etc) exist. Probably more pikes than The Empire use in WHFB, but more halberds/great swords/sword and buckler than history. Probably only after "Warhammer" army sizes of say around 50-150 figures a side, with some consideration of characters.

The obvious rules choice would be Warhammer FB... probably something like 6th or 7th Ed. But that doesn't really appeal.
I have considered a few others:

• Donnybrook - Fun rules, with small units and characters. Pike and Shotte period, and it shouldn't be tooo much trouble to mod to add fantastic weird technology
  
• GASLSIGHT - Again, another fun set with small units, warmachines and characters. Being VSF it's tech level is pitched a little late, but I could probably wind that back. I am perhaps a little concerned that firearms may dominate?
• Furioso - Not one I have played, but a dedicated Italian Wars set and the expansion offers scope for religious blessings and Da Vinci's weird technology. It uses multi base figures (which doesn't appeal) and seems to be aimed at larger armies (~200 figures a side for a 'starter' army)
• Pikemans Lament - Right army size, hear good things about it, will do pike and shot well (but may not capture Italian Wars more aggressive pike very well?) but doesn't look very easy to get 'weird tech' into
• dragon Rampant - Again, right army size, possibly more 'fantasy' than 'weird tech', but had rules for flyers and I could probably adapt it work for other stuff. Maybe too generically fantasy to get the feel
• Mix and match Pikemans Lament and Dragon Rampant - Might work. I hear that folks do it between Pikemans Lament and Lion Rampant, albeit some of the activation values don't quite port across?
• GW's LOTR SBG - a fun game, right army size, some tech exists (bombs, pikes and crossbows)... but feels like it might be a lot of work to pull it to where I want to be

Any thoughts, guidance or rules that I've not thought of?
Sorry if it's all a bit vague - it's still all very embryonic at the moment

[has.been]

I would recommend Fistful of lead, big battles.
Easy to learn & easy to fit in the things you want.

[Lowtardog]

Is it rank and file rules you are after?

[v_lazy_dragon]

Re rank and file... Kinda? (Told you this was embryonic!)
Smallish units (8-20 figures), with potentially some sort of benefit /distinction for being formed up in close order (pikeblock style) rather than open order 

[pixelgeek]

I think Fistful of Lead Bigger Battles would be a great way to do it. Larger units, access to lots of different weapons and easy vehicle rules.

[commissarmoody]

I have been looking at some moded rules for lion Rampart, that cover early renaissance Tudor warfare. With lists for french, italians, English, Scot's and the HRE. Might be able to add some of the fantasy Elements useing Dragon rampart.

[andyskinner]

One Page Rules has Age of Fantasy, and if you decide you want the rank and file, you can go with the Regiments version.  I like the simplicity.  They should represent the forces from both old Warhammer and new.

https://onepagerules.com/

andy