(Commercial) Lion Rampant: A Viking in the Sun

[nicknorthstar]

The new supplement for Lion Rampant is out later this month.

It's based around Harald Hardrada and his time with the Byzantines. Titled 'A Viking in the Sun', it's by the same team that put together the supplement 'The Crusades'.

You can order it here:
https://www.northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=15779

[nicknorthstar]

This is what the author has to say about it:

The Mediterranean Adventures of Harald Hardrada

This expansion for Lion Rampant: Medieval Wargaming Rules explores the Mediterranean world before the crusades through the adventures of the exiled Viking prince Harald Hardrada (“hard ruler”). Harald is best known for his invasion of England in 1066 as king of Norway, and for his death at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, which was a prelude to the Norman conquest of England. However, between 1033 and 1042 Harald spent his formative years as a commander in the famous Varangian Guard of Byzantium, taking part in campaigns in Upper Mesopotamia, Palestine, the Aegean Sea, Southern Italy, and the Balkans.

In this supplement you will find historical information, new upgrades (from new tactics, such as Feigned Retreat, to terrain upgrades, among others), and three mini-campaigns based on extracts from Norse sagas and Mediterranean chronicles. The first campaign is a fight against a bandit boss in the Holy Land during an armed pilgrimage to rebuild the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem; the second takes place during a Byzantine attempt to retake Sicily from its Muslim rulers; and the third one tackles the early stages of the Norman conquest of Southern Italy.

At the same time, there is no requirement to use Harald and the Varangians. This supplement includes five army lists (Varangians, Muslim Powers, Byzantines, Normans, Lombard and Byzantine Italian principalities), and alternative leaders for each of the campaigns with suggested skills based on their back stories.

The campaigns are also easily adaptable to other medieval contexts and to other rules sets.

CONTENTS
FOREWORD BY DANIEL MERSEY
INTRODUCTION
HARALD AND HIS WORLD
The Nordic and Mediterranean Lands Before the Crusades

A Brief Biography of Harald Hardrada
Sources for Harald’s Life
Essential Chronology
NEW UPGRADES AND OPTIONAL RULES

Terrain Upgrades
Shieldwall
Feigned Retreat
Javelins for Elite and Heavy Cavalry
Religious Fervour
Fearsome
Greek Fire
Talismanic Objects
ARMY LISTS

The Varangian Guard
Byzantines
Southern Italian Principalities
Normans
Muslim Powers of the Central and Eastern Mediterranean
CAMPAIGNS
Campaign 1: Harald’s Armed Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

Background
The Campaign
Scenario 1.1: Ambush!
Scenario 1.2: The Disputed Shrine
Scenario 1.3: Showdown in the Desert
Campaign 2: The Invasion of Sicily

Background
The Campaign
Scenario 2.1: The Landing
Scenario 2.2: Tunnel Assault
Scenario 2.3: The Fake Funeral
Campaign 3: Fighting the Normans in Italy

Background
The Campaign
Scenario 3.1: Massacre by the River Olivento
Scenario 3.2: Payback Time … and Damned Sheep
Scenario 3.3: Saving Life and Property

[SotF]

I'm just kind of curious here, but how much of the new rules will be useful for fitting into Dragon Rampant

[Pattus Magnus]

Given how flexible the Rampant games are, I expect most of the new rules could be adapted without breaking the game. Might take a little adjustment for balance, though.

Sounds promising to me, anyway!

[Codsticker]

I loved the last one so I imagine I will get this one too.

[James Holloway]

To celebrate the release of the book, we've got an upcoming event at the Royal Armouries in Leeds on the 25th of September. It's free, but you should register for it.

https://royalarmouries.org/event/the-vikings-are-coming/

[bluewillow]

nice, some extra variation there

cheers
Matt

[wkeyser]

Looks interesting I hope there will be some interesting viking figures.

Also will it be released as a pdf_

Thanks

[James Holloway]

Looks interesting I hope there will be some interesting viking figures.

Also will it be released as a pdf_

Thanks

It is available as a PDF: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/366751/Lion-Rampant-A-Viking-in-the-Sun--The-Mediterranean-Adventures-of-Harald-Hardrada?affiliate_id=17916

And if you want interesting Viking figures, North Star are doing a limited re-release of their OOP Harald Hardrada figure for the next few weeks!

https://www.northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=15780

[Atheling]

Pre ordered. And why not? 

[JollyBob]

My pre-order arrived today!

Lovely looking book, some of the new rules (eg. Greek Fire) were in the Crusader book but I'd expect that since Harry H spent a lot of time fighting in the same areas. A cursory glance through doesn't give me any worries about a drop in quality, seems the same mix of rules/scenarios and Enjoyable History Facts (TM JBob Junior, 2021).

Happy punter. 

[Matakakea]

My copy arrived this morning. A quick skim through shows me that I will have to buy more figures. Terrible! 

[wkeyser]

Any chance of a pdf version being made avalable?

[Silent Invader]

Any chance of a pdf version being made avalable?

See 4 posts back

[Komsomol]

The hard copy is out of stock already but as there is a pdf available I presume that there is no chance of a reprint anytime soon?