Shake Loose The Borders!

The Anglo-Scottish border of the 16th century was not a quiet place. Apart from the wars between the two countries during the period, there was a huge amount of cross-border raiding, feuding and general mayhem. This is typical of a militarised border, and similar examples can be found elsewhere, such as the Uskoks of the Adriatic or the Cossacks of the Russian steppes.

The basic unit for these rules is the ‘riding name’. This is a group of around 20 riders, mounted or dismounted. A name or group of names is commanded by a ‘heidman’. He has a ‘fyrebrand’ rating which largely controls what he will do, or risk doing, to achieve his ends. His followers will, by and large, take his lead. A heidman also has a ‘craft’ rating, which indicates his leadership, local knowledge, awareness of potential ambush sites, concealment ability and so on. March Officers are treated as heidmen, except that their craft rating is generally lower, and their names would, in most circumstances be a mixture of garrison troops and employed riders.

– introduction

Designer: David Heading
Year Published: 2000
Status: In Print
Contents: Archived online (webpages)

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