Captain Blood's Perry Mounted Men at Arms. P.157 Another company of men at arms

[AKULA]

That’s a good idea. You could paint the dice to match your ground colour and fill the pips with the quality colour.

An added plus would be that Richard’s dice rolls might improve, if he used a paint with a high lead content on one side only...? 

[Captain Blood]

An added plus would be that Richard’s dice rolls might improve, if he used a paint with a high lead content on one side only...? 

Now THAT sounds like a plan 

[Eric the Shed]

its official news Richard that veteran Longbows can now reroll ones  for shooting so there is a point in having them and using different coloured dice

[Captain Blood]

its official news Richard that veteran Longbows can now reroll ones  for shooting so there is a point in having them and using different coloured dice

Huzzah!
It did seem a bit strange to pay to upgrade one's longbows to veteran only so they could fight better in melees (although I can see the sense of it - battle hardened men etc). But it's nice that their core skill gets a benefit too now.
Thanks Giles.

[Eric the Shed]

Andy Callan confirmed the rule amendment - they only get it for shooting and morale NOT Melee..

[Hammers]

You could paint the dice.

Or you could have an arrow marker with six drilled holes and six small pegs.

So the arrow supply dice marker is the number of arrows you have in your quiver (or stuck in the ground, in your belt or whatever)?  Meaning that you can  have six arrows at the most?

[Mad Doc Morris]

You made me buy the rules, damn you! That's something, since I have zero interest in the WotR, not to speak of miniatures. Yet.

Totally agree on the use of markers instead of printed chits and multi-purpose markers. It adds so much to the look and feel of a game. Also, according to some specialists like Toby Capwell a lot of armour was painted back in the day, especially to 'enhance' the look of low quality pieces. Wouldn't worry too much then.

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

So the arrow supply dice marker is the number of arrows you have in your quiver (or stuck in the ground, in your belt or whatever)?  Meaning that you can  have six arrows at the most?

Exactly. I am thinking of six pieces of cocktail stick in a base and you remove one for each round of shooting.

[Captain Blood]

Thanks Tilman. It’s a nice little ruleset, I think you’ll like them
Thanks for the info on painted helmets. I don’t feel so bad now I know they really were a thing

So the arrow supply dice marker is the number of arrows you have in your quiver (or stuck in the ground, in your belt or whatever)?  Meaning that you can  have six arrows at the most?

Correct Peder. Longbow units have six volleys of arrows to use in the game, and once they’re gone, they’re gone. Given that a unit can shoot twice in a single turn if it wants to, that means archers can use their arrow supply up very fast. I think it’s a neat idea and reflects the fact that longbows were devastating, but could only be used for so long before running out of ammo. Archery was a prelude to the main event (armoured men slugging it out with edged weapons) in battles of the WOTR, it wasn’t a battle winning weapon in its own right (unlike the fabled longbows of Agincourt).

[Hammers]

Thanks Tilman. It’s a nice little ruleset, I think you’ll like them
Thanks for the info on painted helmets. I don’t feel so bad now I know they really were a thing


Correct Peder. Longbow units have six volleys of arrows to use in the game, and once they’re gone, they’re gone. Given that a unit can shoot twice in a single turn if it wants to, that means archers can use their arrow supply up very fast. I think it’s a neat idea and reflects the fact that longbows were devastating, but could only be used for so long before running out of ammo. Archery was a prelude to the main event (armoured men slugging it out with edged weapons) in battles of the WOTR, it wasn’t a battle winning weapon in its own right (unlike the fabled longbows of Agincourt).

It certainly adds a dimension to the gameplay but not necessarily an added complexity I would wish to have in a larger game. A very tidy way of going about it, those thing with the dice holders.

[Eric the Shed]

Can I add that in the half dozen games we have played less than a quarter of the units have actually used all their volley's. The Archery units tend to retreat behind the better armoured chaps when the rough stuff starts.

[Hammers]

Can I add that in the half dozen games we have played less than a quarter of the units have actually used all their volley's. The Archery units tend to retreat behind the better armoured chaps when the rough stuff starts.

Yellow bellied good-for-nothings!

[Captain Blood]

I'm in the process of expanding my retinues of assorted sizes to bring them all up to 12s / 8s / 6s for Never Mind The Billhooks.
So after quite some time (10 years!), I find myself back in the process of building new WOTR infantry - I have around 20 on the go at present, in various stages of kitbashing and painting. Will update this thread as they come off the production line...

First two additions finished - a pair of tough veterans for the retinue of Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey. I'm now building figures that look like they mean business.
These will be joining my Howard bills (not all my billmen have bills )
This pair are hybrids of WOTR infantry and WOTR foot knights parts (for that half-armoured look), with a couple of bits from the other Perry WOTR/HYW sets thrown in for variety...

[Ray Rivers]

I'm now building figures that look like they mean business.

 

They look pretty menacing to me! They seem to be... at the point of attack.

Beautiful minis. 

[OSHIROmodels]

Noice