Rules, some rules, my Kingdom for some rules!

[Mr.Marx]

Hey all,

I'm looking for a good set of fantasy rules and thought I'd defer to the knowledge of the LAF.

Fantasy has never been my thing, so all this is new to me.

I'm looking for a set that's compatible with 10/15mm sale figures, based on 40x40mm bases. They need to have a really robust 'stat generator' to allow for generic forces.

I remember liking warmaster and it's derivatives, but I'm open to any ideas.

Ta,

Mr.Marx

[Lowtardog]

Pride of lions by splintered light has a similar vein

[Sir_Theo]

Mayhem Mass Battle by Brent Spivey

[Leon Pendraken]

It's a bit of a secret (that's blown that then!), but we've got a set of Fantasy rules which will be released in the very near-future.  They're away at the printers at the moment, so we're hoping to have them with us in a few weeks time.  We'll be posting here once they're released, and there'll be full support for them available through our forum as well.

 

[Damien]

Kings of War, and they are free!

[capthugeca]

I would second Brent Spivey's Mayhem rules - really good fun.

[janner]

Why not go back to Warmaster?

[Mr.Marx]

Thanks for all the name drops - what are the various pros and cons for the rules sets that you are each championing?

MM.

[dijit]

Well it depends on who you can find to play against and what they play and/or are willing to try. Thats probably the biggest factor.

And like manner wrote, if you like warmaster, why not go back to it?

[6mmfan]

Chipco Fantasy rules! 3 (full or TCE which is really a light version) or some prefer the older FR!2. Basing is 40x40 and the have a great morale clock system. The rules come with generic army lists and info on how to build units

[Zoggin-eck]

6mmfan beat me mentioning "Fantasy Rules!"

Mighty Armies uses 50x25mm bases for 15mm models. I planned on using double that and distances for 28mm models, before I went for another system. Pretty simple, perhaps a little less detailed than Warmaster, it uses a simple set of units and upgrades rather than race specific lists (there's also download for armies and, more interestingly, fliers). It's one of the few sets of rules that made sense to me the first time I read through it

http://www.rebelminis.com/miarfaru.html

(Pretty sure I got it from RPG now, though.)

[Dr. Kevin Moon III esq.]

Hordes of the things sounds like it would work - might be too generic for you though.

[Nord]

Legions of Battle by Crusader Miniatures sounds like a good fit. It's scale free, the author uses 28mm but rules are fine for any scale. Elements are based on 40mm or 50mm squares for the most part. There's a comprehensive unit building section, a pretty decent set of magic decks and a few magic items to get you started, plus a build-your-own magic item section. Sounds like it could be what you are looking for.

[fastolfrus]

I'd vote for Chipco FR3.
Fun rules, not too serious. Generic enough to use almost anything.

As for the others, can't comment on most.
Mantic KoW is (was?) free. So doesn't cost anything to try.
Uses stands of figures (not the same size as your bases, but doesn't actually matter provided you stay consistent).
Downside - rules possibly a bit bland? Not enough flavour? Too generic?

Our local club has a few people playing "Armies of Arcana".
Fun looking game, plenty of flavour to it, but doesn't use stands/bases of figures, so you'd need casualty markers.

[julesav]

Kings of War!