"De Bellis Velitum" Topic
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 Artorius  | 26 Jun 2010 1:14 p.m. PST |
After intending to do so for several years, I've finally played a game of Phil Barker's never-published "De Bellis Velitum" ancients skirmish rules. They're really quite enjoyable. I wish he'd pursued developing them further and published them. I've published our experience with our first games on my blog at link |
| Artorius | 26 Jun 2010 1:15 p.m. PST |
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| Cyrus the Great | 26 Jun 2010 1:53 p.m. PST |
I found this interesting and informative. Keep up the good work! |
| Jay Arnold | 26 Jun 2010 3:05 p.m. PST |
Re: The zone of control complaint, it makes sense to me. If you see a galloping horse to your near front, are you likely to move in its immediate path? I think not. I might give these rules a go some time. |
| Dale Hurtt | 26 Jun 2010 3:22 p.m. PST |
Did you find it a problem tracking who fired at whom last turn? Song of Blades and Heroes is actually pretty similar in many mechanics, especially the opposed die rolls. |
| Artorius | 26 Jun 2010 3:29 p.m. PST |
Did you find it a problem tracking who fired at whom last turn? We didn't have much trouble tracking who shot whom last bound, but I could see where it might get fussy. Nevertheless, I rather like the rule because it keeps you from shooting about wildly. |
| Acharnement | 28 Jun 2010 1:56 a.m. PST |
On the whole I enjoyed playing with DBV but found the different effects in losing- like shying for mounted models etc. a little too much to keep track of. Pretty good system overall though. |
| hwarang | 29 Jun 2010 2:23 a.m. PST |
Thank you for that insightful posting. I played the rules a few years ago (in my wild youth…) and hated them. In the meantime I have come to appreciate PB's style more and possibly should try the rules again. Awesome cats, btw. I think there is another case of Felis silvestris catus extremis (which possibly might be something more like human megalomania than a subspecies) that I am familiar with. Love that critter. |
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