| HappyHiker | 15 Jun 2020 4:29 a.m. PST |
Has anyone tried playing Gripping Beasts saga with 40k Minis ?
Which battleboards did you use ? |
| gbowen | 15 Jun 2020 4:44 a.m. PST |
No but the BHGS tournament rules ban Space Wolves as Vikings so someomne must have thought of it. The Age Of Magic book specifically invites players to do what they like. |
| HappyHiker | 15 Jun 2020 5:34 a.m. PST |
Maybe I'll look at age of magic then. I wasn't thinking of playing a tournament just some different rules set to use the 40k minis with. |
 ColCampbell  | 15 Jun 2020 7:08 a.m. PST |
If you are familiar with "The Sword and the Flame" colonial rules by Larry Brom of Sergeants Three, then you might like the sci-fi variant "Frogs in Space." Written by a good friend of mine to use his WH40K figures, it posits that the French Empire survived and expanded into the galaxy. You can get it here: sergeants3.com/18.html Scroll through the pages to find it. Jim |
| HappyHiker | 15 Jun 2020 8:16 a.m. PST |
@ColCampbell – Thanks, not familar with Sword and Flame, but I have a problem forking out $16 USD based on a thumbnail, Like so many wargamming rules/books seem to expect people to do. I was looking for something a bit more mainstream, bolt action, saga sharpe practice etc. but in space. Something thats a popular ruleset but less complicated than 40k. |
| jefritrout | 15 Jun 2020 10:41 a.m. PST |
HappyHiker, The Sword and Flame is mainstream colonial wars. It has been around for over 30 years and is still played quite a bit. I know that I played it in the 80s and 90s quite a bit. I would say TSAF is easily more popular than Sharpe's practice and probably more than SAGA and this is from someone who plays SAGA alot. |
| mad monkey 1 | 15 Jun 2020 11:15 a.m. PST |
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| 4DJones | 15 Jun 2020 12:52 p.m. PST |
There's another TSATF variant kicking around on the web: The Power Sword and the Flamer. |
| nvdoyle | 15 Jun 2020 9:53 p.m. PST |
Another voice for One Page Rules. They're quite good. You do lose some of the granularity of 40k (there's a quality stat and a combat stat, with various special rules that modify those), but it retains much of the flavor. My only gripe is that movement is *fast* – advances and charges are essentially maxed out 40k rolls for the same. But making them rolls again is perfectly simple. After playing with the basic rules (free) I happily joined the Patreon for the expanded rulebooks. You'll see some Bolt Action DNA in there, too. Order dice and BA's reaction system are easily ported as well. |
| HappyHiker | 16 Jun 2020 2:33 a.m. PST |
Had another look at One page rules, and they do look good. I'll definitely give those a go, thanks. |
| Dexter Ward | 16 Jun 2020 4:38 a.m. PST |
Saga Age of Magic would be fine with 40K minis. Just decide which faction best fits the minis you have. |
| Skinflint Games | 17 Jun 2020 10:15 a.m. PST |
Yes, +1 for One Page Rules, Grimdark Future is a great game to just throw down with, and Grimdark Future: Firefight gives you a little more detail too |
