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MichaelCollinsHimself | 08 Jan 2017 11:55 a.m. PST |
I`ve just sent my ancient rules Barbarus Bellorum to a friend via email to be checked to see how they read… Photo-illustrations (mostly of Roman battle arrays and tactical formations) will come later – I`ve left spaces on the pages for them to be inserted. My friend (also called Michael) will have pretty much the whole package to read through: the rule booklet, army list booklet with victory condition rules, terrain generation rules and stratagem cards. Some game rules examples need to be added afterwards, and then I think I`ll be nearly all there, apart from eight historical battle scenarios, one from each of the wars covered in the rules. I`m looking at publishing sometime around April this year. |
Dschebe | 08 Jan 2017 1:47 p.m. PST |
New ideas and new rules are allways wellcome. I wish you good luck, and fun for everybody. |
wargame insomniac | 08 Jan 2017 3:32 p.m. PST |
Are these rules intended for any specific scale? |
Lucius | 08 Jan 2017 5:52 p.m. PST |
Would love to hear a bit more. – it's always great to see a new rules set come to life. How many figures on average per side? Element-based? And I take it that they are fairly Roman-specific? |
MichaelCollinsHimself | 09 Jan 2017 12:20 a.m. PST |
Thanks Dschebe! insomniac, No specific scale, I`ll be providing QRS`s with a range of base sizes (30, 40, & 60mm base widths) and modified ranges and movement rates to suit different scales. For clarity, the main rules booklet will probably just have one size or base scale referred to; the 60mm element frontage. Lucius, The rules are element based. Yes, they`re specific to Rome`s wars with barbarians from 100 BC – 100 AD, but I have already tested a hoplite version and have rules in place for pikes etc. but that`ll come later :) previous posts here: TMP link TMP link and a FB page: link |
MichaelCollinsHimself | 09 Jan 2017 3:34 a.m. PST |
Oh and in more detail, I have historical army lists for the following: Cimbrian Wars: 102 BC Aquae Sextae Campaign 102 BC The Po & Adige Rivers Campaign 101 BC Vercellae Campaign The Thracian Rebellions 86 – 29 BC Third Servile War – Spartacus` Revolt 73 – 71 BC Caesar`s Conquest of Gaul 58 – 51 BC German Campaigns and Wars 58 BC – 50 AD 58 BC The Battle of Vosges Campaign. 38 BC Marcus Vispanius Agrippa against the Chatti 16 BC Clades Lolliana Campaign 11-9 BC Drusus` Campaigns 9 AD Teutoberg Forest Campaign 16 AD Germanicus (The Idistaviso Campaign) 28 AD Battle of Baduhenna Wood Campaign 50 AD Publius Pomponius Secundus against the Chatti British Invasions and Rebellions 55 BC – 84 AD 55 BC Caesar's first invasion of Britain 54 BC Caesar's second invasion of Britain 43 AD Medway Campaign 51 AD Cefn Carnedd Campaign against the Silures and Ordovices 52 AD & 69-74 AD Venutius v. Cartimanudua 61 AD Boudican Revolt Romans 83-84 AD Mons Graupius Campaign Dacian Wars 85 – 102 AD 85-86 AD Fuscus Campaign 101 AD The First Battle of Tapae Campaign 101 AD The Second Battle of Tapae & Adamclissi Campaigns To follow: lists for the Bellum Batonianum (6 – 9 AD)
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MichaelCollinsHimself | 19 Jan 2017 10:22 a.m. PST |
I`ve been adding a few more campaigns to my ancient rules – now to be called: Bella Cum Barbaris These will appear in the rule`s army lists and the terrain generator. These are in Germany: 39 AD Caligula`s campaign on the east bank of the Rhine, 41 AD, Servius Sulpicius Galba against the Chatti, and Publius Gabinius Secundus against the Chauci (where one of Varus`s legionary eagles was recovered). Also in Germany, the Chattan War of 83-85 AD, in which Emperor Domitian was in command. Publius Silius Nerva`s campaign in Cisapline Gaul in 17-16 BC. And lastly in 61 BC, the Allobroges revolt led by Chief Catugnatus. |
MichaelCollinsHimself | 09 Feb 2017 10:08 a.m. PST |
Just a little update here as to progress on the rules. I`m just over half way through writing an historical battle scenario booklet. There will be 8 battle scenarios in the booklet from the major wars covered in the rules. I`ve got the basics for the following battles sketched out: Vercellae 101BC Mutina 72BC Histria 61BC Sabis River 57BC Volcaean Marshes 7AD. And I`ve yet to make first draughts for: Lupia 11BC Mon Graupius 83AD First Tapae 87AD. I`m also in the process of painting a 1/72nd Spartacus Revolt army too. Spartacus Revolt Warbands – heavily armed slaves + some gladiators!
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MichaelCollinsHimself | 24 Feb 2017 12:04 p.m. PST |
Advice on Latin has resulted in a new title: bella contra barbaros (wars against the barbarians) So, I`ll post new discussion threads with that title from now on… I`ve almost completed my Spartacus Slave Revolt army – just some details to complete on a few infantry and some cavalry… Spartacus cavalry – I figure that they would have had the best of captured Roman equipment – maybe early on they may have looked less military?
Some HaT figures for Spartacus` skirmishers and hordes – the heavier armed figures posted earlier would be in warbands…
A mix of various figures – Spanish, Christians, Numidians, Robin Hood`s men, and even some galdiators too for the hordes bases…
Working out the basing for my Roman (Scorpion) artillery…
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