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Topic	Posts	Last Post
15mm battlesystem report orcs vs elves with Dragon	5	24 Jan 2023 6:18 a.m. PST
Rules question, BattleSystem 1st Edition	4	16 Jan 2023 7:31 a.m. PST
BattleMasters' Knights 20+ years to finish...	5	28 Dec 2022 3:11 p.m. PST
Caesar Dwarves, 1/72 scale, plastic figures, painted.	7	30 Aug 2022 9:15 a.m. PST
25mm Gnome Spearmen	7	28 Jun 2022 8:50 p.m. PST
Plastic Soldier Review now showing fantasy figure heights!	3	17 Jun 2022 8:19 p.m. PST
Red Box Fantasy 1/72 Cyclops figures, painted.	11	03 Jun 2022 6:42 a.m. PST
Dwarf Ram Cav + Gnome Spearmen. Couldn't resist...	3	09 May 2022 9:18 a.m. PST
Technique for cleaning up the game table...	6	01 Mar 2022 8:25 a.m. PST
House rules for battlesystem?	9	28 Feb 2022 10:40 a.m. PST
Quick "Mini" Playtest Battle	13	17 Feb 2022 12:06 p.m. PST
Battle at the Tomb of Terror!	2	14 Feb 2022 6:34 p.m. PST
Red Box Alliance Cyclops: surprisingly detailed!	3	11 Feb 2022 7:17 a.m. PST
Charge Initiation Check	3	06 Feb 2022 6:54 p.m. PST
HeroClix figure & a Paizo Giant conversion	2	04 Feb 2022 10:15 p.m. PST
Chainmail, Swords and Spells, AD&D, Battlesystem	7	03 Feb 2022 4:22 p.m. PST
15mm Battlesystem Battle report	13	02 Feb 2022 8:21 p.m. PST
Anyone play Chainmail with Gary Gygax?	9	30 Jan 2022 11:08 a.m. PST
Plastic Surgery on (plastic) Wooden Fort	7	15 Dec 2021 10:28 a.m. PST
Map Movement game to tabletop battles?	11	11 Dec 2021 10:07 a.m. PST
Pathfinder to Battlesystem Skirmishes	9	06 Oct 2021 6:32 a.m. PST
Winter Wolves: Safari Ltd.'s toy?	3	05 Oct 2021 6:22 a.m. PST
Hobgoblin Fort Assault, Humans and Dwarves Attacking!	6	06 Jun 2021 5:07 p.m. PST
Skirmishes: Missile Weapon Skill & XP	2	28 Apr 2021 10:36 a.m. PST
To those who played Chainmail with G.Gygax please!	32	27 Mar 2021 7:39 p.m. PST
Conundrum... Gnomes and Dwarves...	9	17 Mar 2021 1:13 a.m. PST
Necromancer's Army of Zombie Dogs	6	15 Mar 2021 10:54 a.m. PST
Wizard's best bet: MM, and 2x Rotties!	8	13 Mar 2021 1:07 p.m. PST
15mm Battlesystem report	8	13 Jan 2021 10:18 a.m. PST
1/72 scale Orc (Goblin paintjob) Warg Riders	4	08 Jan 2021 12:22 p.m. PST
Gimli: "Elf! I need a box!"	4	03 Jan 2021 8:17 p.m. PST
25 years in queue: Dwarven Army finished!	10	29 Dec 2020 10:51 a.m. PST
Pens & Brushes: Hobgoblin Pikemen + Ballista Teams	2	24 Dec 2020 5:22 p.m. PST
Lizardmen Cav: 1/72 Lizzymen + Lizard toys	6	31 Jul 2020 3:20 p.m. PST
How do I like the Battlesystem Rules?	8	17 Jun 2020 4:27 p.m. PST
Scrumlandia: The Start of Something Special?	9	12 Jun 2020 12:26 a.m. PST
Vendor: VERY inexpensive plastic D&D-type mini's...	20	03 May 2020 2:18 p.m. PST
Never Say Die: Miniatures Wargaming in the Time of COVID-19	10	24 Mar 2020 6:29 p.m. PST
Yahoo is gone. Anyone have Battlesystem files?	10	20 Mar 2020 10:08 a.m. PST
Recent game with son	4	07 Feb 2020 7:15 p.m. PST
Battlesystem in World of Greyhawk?	7	15 Aug 2019 6:06 p.m. PST
Frostgrave Gnolls: 28mm, multi-part, review	7	12 Aug 2019 7:18 p.m. PST
My Classic Dragon Lords Dwarfs	3	22 Apr 2019 5:52 p.m. PST
Marking bases to differentiate units, at a glance!	8	16 Apr 2019 4:13 a.m. PST
15mm/18mm Basing	8	17 Mar 2019 7:37 p.m. PST
Dead ringer for 1e AD&D Monster Manual's Copper Dragon...	5	30 Jan 2019 10:43 a.m. PST
"Steading of the HIll Giants", in miniature, Update:	20	20 Nov 2018 8:25 p.m. PST
Frost Giant Jarl -- 3D project has begun...	6	01 Oct 2018 6:58 p.m. PST
14" Skeletal Dragon Halloween Decoration	3	01 Sep 2018 6:06 p.m. PST
Human Peasant Army: $0.53/figure...	5	22 Apr 2018 4:18 p.m. PST
The Dice "Problem"	9	12 Mar 2018 9:59 p.m. PST
Do you have old and and forgotten minis in your storage?	27	30 Aug 2017 6:57 a.m. PST
Lich Besieges City!... Film at 11:00.	5	29 Aug 2017 4:32 p.m. PST
158 figures, 80 poses, $0.16/figure -- cheap army!	7	23 Feb 2017 5:21 a.m. PST
Armored Knights/Barded Horses, $1.08 per!	3	17 Feb 2017 8:00 a.m. PST
Ambush at the Pass of the Raven -Battlesystem AAR	6	15 Feb 2017 12:47 p.m. PST
1/72 English Longbowmen, $0.23/figure!	5	10 Feb 2017 4:14 p.m. PST
Battlesystem siege - wall section lengths?	10	23 Jan 2017 4:38 a.m. PST
Adventure Tiles: neoprene rubber, fantasy RPG, and mini's	7	04 Dec 2016 3:37 p.m. PST
New Dragon toys from Schleich...	4	01 Nov 2016 8:24 p.m. PST
15mm Battlesystem battle report	6	27 Sep 2016 11:21 a.m. PST
Treants: ~$7.50, delivered, fully painted, ready to use.	7	13 May 2016 6:23 a.m. PST
Battlesystem AAR from Dragon magazine?	5	04 May 2016 4:33 p.m. PST
Morale Clock: fighting a war on two fronts. Suggestions?	4	05 Apr 2016 7:27 a.m. PST
Straightening bent bits...	4	22 Mar 2016 5:10 a.m. PST
BattleMasters and Lionheart board game figures.	7	18 Mar 2016 5:53 p.m. PST
The Blighted Watchtower: A Battlesystem AAR	7	16 Mar 2016 8:53 p.m. PST
Robotech Table/Terrain/Box Contents etc.	17	21 Jan 2016 11:51 a.m. PST
Sandstorm VTT Kickstarter Relaunch	1	14 Dec 2015 9:05 a.m. PST
Ral Partha True 25mm Kickstarter	15	21 Oct 2015 10:32 p.m. PST
Halberd vs trolls	4	19 Oct 2015 7:53 p.m. PST
Snagged Battlesystem 2ed for $5	5	31 Jul 2015 7:08 p.m. PST
Adventure modules and dungeon crawlers	7	10 Apr 2015 2:05 p.m. PST
Highlander Warband and First Battlesystem AAR	4	24 Mar 2015 7:43 a.m. PST
Battlesystem skirmish questions	3	08 Mar 2015 2:43 a.m. PST
D&D 5E Battlesystem, free download	4	03 Mar 2015 10:45 a.m. PST
TSR 1056 Castle Boxed set Scenarios	5	25 Jan 2015 8:40 p.m. PST
15mm Basing Conversion	3	19 Dec 2014 1:53 p.m. PST
Skaven to be the Center of Endtimes Book IV	1	11 Nov 2014 9:03 p.m. PST
Static Wargame?	19	20 Oct 2014 1:32 p.m. PST
Customizable Fire Elemental: 8 HD - 24 HD	3	08 Oct 2014 4:29 a.m. PST
5e Conversion?	3	04 Sep 2014 12:30 p.m. PST
Druegar anyone?	4	11 Jul 2014 6:43 p.m. PST
Hell Hounds breathing fire...	6	07 Jun 2014 8:36 a.m. PST
PAINT SCHEME - Samurai Clan's Battle 10mm [Castle Art's]	6	10 May 2014 2:40 a.m. PST
Battlesystem Skirmishes battle report: An ongoing campaign	11	13 Apr 2014 8:47 a.m. PST
10mm Star Grunt 2	7	10 Apr 2014 11:29 a.m. PST
Ice Pillars	5	06 Apr 2014 2:33 p.m. PST
Hobgoblin Watch Tower: scratch build project.	12	28 Mar 2014 7:13 a.m. PST
Copper Dragon Dungeon/Cavern Tiles Basing Project	7	25 Mar 2014 4:01 a.m. PST
60mm Cherilea Vikings as Frost Giants	6	25 Mar 2014 3:42 a.m. PST
Another battle report on my blog!	5	25 Mar 2014 3:41 a.m. PST
Mixed Media: making Tower Keeps	7	25 Mar 2014 3:30 a.m. PST
Toy vs. Miniature: Giants	11	25 Mar 2014 3:29 a.m. PST
What's Your Preferred Scale For Battlesystem?	21	16 Feb 2014 10:35 a.m. PST
A question on charge and combat resolution	5	30 Dec 2013 9:41 a.m. PST
House Rule-Banners	6	25 Dec 2013 5:21 p.m. PST
Battlesystem battle report, Orcs & Goblins vs Dwarves	14	25 Dec 2013 5:03 p.m. PST
Quick, easy Streams & Rivers for my table...	9	24 Dec 2013 6:23 a.m. PST
How does BattleSystem Combat work?	8	23 Nov 2013 10:35 p.m. PST