Wednesday 18 May 2022

DBV for Middle Earth Skirmishes

 Here are the troop definitions according to the rules-

You can see it is relatively simple to define Middle Earth figures according to the rules. For others such as Wargs they would fit in with Light Horseman definitions , trolls blades and so on. 
The advantage is that I know the system already, we have worked on tweaking it and finally it might be a way into fantasy gaming for those less comfortable with it.
Magic l need a think about but for the majority of types be they men, elves or orcs they can be defined easily enough. As for “local colour “ it is achievable by changing factors up or down or with a few, and I mean a few, additional rules.
Let me know what you think.


5 comments:

  1. Looks interesting... I'm vaguely aware of DBV but have never played it

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    1. We have played it for some time now. It has provided enjoyable skirmish games and as we use dbm for ancient/medieval games it is familiar to us in a way. My regular opponent has produced play sheets and sorted out the inconsistencies in the rules.
      Alan

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  2. Makes sense if you have a ruleset you know and like to use it for 'Fantasy'.
    A thought just occurred to me. Are there any fantasy novels/games which are set in the gunpowder era?

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  3. Interesting question re gunpowder fantasy settings. I will have a think…
    Alan

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  4. Michael Moorcock's works including the Oswald Bastable novels may be of inspiration.

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