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    The document provides miniature battle rules for fantasy wargaming, including: 1) Rules for determining combat strength and calculating hits for different character types like normal troops, fighters, sorcerers, and priests. 2) Guidelines for comparing combat strength between opponents and determining attack rolls and hits based on their relative strengths. 3) Details on movement, battle sequence, advantageous positioning, morale checks, and other mechanics for resolving combat between miniature figures in tabletop battles.

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    The document provides miniature battle rules for fantasy wargaming, including: 1) Rules for determining combat strength and calculating hits for different character types like normal troops, fighters, sorcerers, and priests. 2) Guidelines for comparing combat strength between opponents and determining attack rolls and hits based on their relative strengths. 3) Details on movement, battle sequence, advantageous positioning, morale checks, and other mechanics for resolving combat between miniature figures in tabletop battles.

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    The document provides miniature battle rules for fantasy wargaming, including: 1) Rules for determining combat strength and calculating hits for different character types like normal troops, fighters, sorcerers, and priests. 2) Guidelines for comparing combat strength between opponents and determining attack rolls and hits based on their relative strengths. 3) Details on movement, battle sequence, advantageous positioning, morale checks, and other mechanics for resolving combat between miniature figures in tabletop battles.

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    SHIELD AND HELMET

    Miniature Battle Rules for Olde House Rules games

    NORMAL TROOPS Fighting against an opponent two


    Determine how many actual men one steps weaker: roll 2d6 per unit, 6
    miniature on the playing field kills or reduces monster hits by 1.
    represents. Roll 1d6 for every
    figure in combat. Fighting against an opponent three
    steps stronger (mounted and two steps
    FIGHER CHARACTERS stronger): roll 1d6 per two units, 6
    Roll (Might divided by 3)d6 kills or reduces monster hits by 1.

    SORCERER CHARACTERS Fighting against an opponent three


    Roll (Might divided by 5)d6 steps weaker: roll 2d6 per unit, 5+
    kills or reduces monster hits by 1.
    PRIEST CHARACTERS
    Roll (Might divided by 4)d6 GETTING HIT: NORMAL MEN
    One hit kills a normal man.
    MONSTERS
    Roll (Might divided by 3)d6 GETTING HIT: MONSTERS
    Monsters can take hits equal to
    COMPARING TROOPS their Might divided by 3.
    Combat Strength: Rank units as
    light, medium or heavy, taking into GETTING HIT: FIGHTERS
    consideration arms and armor. Fighters can take hits equal to their
    Might divided by 3.
    Missle weapons are considered to be
    1 or 2 steps weaker against the GETTING HIT: SORCERERS
    opponent (to level the playing field Sorcerers can take hits equal to
    somewhat). their Might divided by 5.

    Fighting against similarly strong GETTING HIT: PRIESTS


    forces: 5+ kills or reduces monster Priests can take hits equal to their
    hits by 1. Might divided by 4.

    Fighting against an opponent one


    step stronger: 6 kills or reduces
    monster hits by 1.

    Fighting against an opponent one


    step weaker: 4+ kills or reduces
    monster hits by 1.

    Fighting against an opponent two


    steps stronger: roll 1d6 per two
    units, 5+ kills or reduces monster
    hits by 1.
    page 1/3

    written by Norbert G. Matausch, http://darkwormcolt.blogspot.com


    massively inspired by rstites on rpg.net and Chris Kutalik‘s „By This Axe“
    SHIELD AND HELMET

    Miniature Battle Rules for Olde House Rules games

    WAR SORCERY BATTLE SEQUENCE


    Damage spells do damage according to 1) Missles are fired, spells are
    the referee‘s rulings; we recommend started
    6 or more hits for scrolls of some 2) Movement
    sort 3) Spells started in step 1 now take
    effect; archers who didn‘t move
    SIMULTANEOUS COMBAT and haven‘t been engaged in melee
    Melee is simultaneous. Only the first may fire again
    row of combatants can attack, except 4) Melee
    for polearm/spear attacks from the
    second row.

    ADVANTAGEOUS POSITIONS
    Flanking bumps up Combat Strength
    by 1 step.

    Attacking from behind bumps up


    Combat Strength by 1 step, and the
    attacked forces are not allowed to
    retaliate.

    Polearm/Spear attacks against


    mounted opponents bump up Combat
    Strength by 1 step.

    MOVEMENT
    Each figure may move up to one
    length of a pen in normal terrain.
    Difficult terrain halves movement.
    Very difficult terrain allows
    movement of up to 1/4 of a pen.
    Fast or slow combatants move farther
    or shorter than one pen -- come up
    with your own rulings here.

    page 2/3

    written by Norbert G. Matausch, http://darkwormcolt.blogspot.com


    massively inspired by rstites on rpg.net and Chris Kutalik‘s „By This Axe“
    SHIELD AND HELMET

    Miniature Battle Rules for Olde House Rules games

    MORALE A leader might be able to rally


    Check morale when a unit has lost 3+ fleeing troops; roll 1d6 and stay at
    figures, when a unit has lost more or under the leader‘s Leadership
    than half of its members, when a Skill (1=uninspired, 2=typical,
    unit is attacked from behind or in 3=talented, 4=superb, 5=tactical
    the flank, or when friendly units genius).
    are routing nearby.

    Roll 1d6 to check morale. Modifiers


    ----------------------------
    Attacked in flank -1
    Combat under other/ Attacked from behind -2
    Experience ranged fire routing Leader closeby +1
    ______________________________ Double ranks (formation +1
    Civilians 1-3 1-2 is wider than deeper)
    Soldiers 1-4 1-3 Triple ranks (formation +2
    Veterans 1-5 1-4 is wider than deeper)
    Elite soldiers 1-5 1-5 Lost half or more figures -2
    Heroes 1-6 1-6 in unit)
    Lost leader closeby that -2
    If the unit rolls higher than the turn
    number in the table, it is routed Lost general -3
    and immediately turns in the
    opposite direction and moves as far
    back as it can. It will continue to
    do so till it reaches the end of the
    playing field; at that moment, it‘s
    considered defeated.

    page 3/3

    written by Norbert G. Matausch, http://darkwormcolt.blogspot.com


    massively inspired by rstites on rpg.net and Chris Kutalik‘s „By This Axe“
    SHIELD AND HELMET

    Miniature Battle Rules for Olde House Rules games

    Klint Finley‘s even simpler rules: Each player character’s group of


    followers starts with 5 morale
    GROUP COMBAT points.

    Each player character rolls 1d6 for That number goes up and down as
    every two people in their own group. their group kills monsters and
    A 5 or a 6 is a hit. members die.

    One hit kills a normal fighter. When morale drops to zero, the
    followers will abandon their leader.
    Monsters, fantastic creatures, and
    player characters can take a
    varying number of hits depending INITIATIVE
    on how many normal humans they are
    equivalent to. For example, a 10 The group or individual with the
    human point giant spider can take highest morale goes first. In a tie,
    10 hits and rolls 5 dice during monsters/opponents go first.
    group combat.

    SKILL CHECKS/SAVES
    ONE-ON-ONE COMBAT
    There are no skill checks or saves,
    Use Blood of Pangea or Barons auf all of that is handled narratively/
    Braunstein rules. Target numbers freeform.
    and hits can and should be adjusted
    up and down on the fly depending on
    the circumstances. GO FULL OLD SCHOOL

    Two-handed weapons deal two hits. To quote Chirine ba Kal when I asked
    One-handed weapons deal one hit. him, „no hit points?“:

    A shield adds one hit, light armor „If they got hit and took damage, I'd
    adds one hit, medium armor adds two, tell them, and they'd have to role-
    heavy armor adds three. play the results of getting a spear
    through the guts.

    HIRELINGS

    Hirelings die first so PCs needn’t


    worry about taking damage during
    group combat until all the hirelings
    are dead.

    shamelessly copied from Klint Finley (https://plus.google.com/


    +KlintFinley) by Norbert G. Matausch, http://darkwormcolt.blogspot.com

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