Adventures with Gun, Sabre & Horse: March 2013

Welcome to AGSH. A wargaming blog dedicated to my Dad and the world's most noble hobby; collecting toy soldiers. Here toy soldiers clash in great battles from scales of 3mm to 54mm. Also the historical records of the imaginary states of the 6mm Republic of Prussia, the Kingdom of Aksum, the Principality of Huack, the Khedivate of Turkoslavia and the Duchy of Saxe-Huack.

"Truly it can be said of him, without count are his soldiers & beyond measure his might." - Prince Edward in reference to Lord Butler & his invasion force departing London for Mars.

Friday, March 8, 2013

Human & Goblin Templates for ToML

I have come up with the first two templates for NPCs in ToML RPG. First up the base character an average human fighter.
HUMAN FIGHTER, AVERAGE
INT 9 = 2d6 Fighter 3 = 1d6
STR 9 = 2d6 Axe 3 = 1d6
DEX 9 = 2d6 Parry 3 = 1d6

Myth Dice = 6d6 Health = 27
Conscious = 6 AR = 16

Items
Axe (2d6)
Shield (Def 1, 4AR)
2 Silver Coins
Leather Chest (4AR)
Leather Gorget (2AR)
Leather Arms/Bracers (2AR)
Leather Gloves (2AR)

GOBLIN FIGHTER
INT 6 = 1d6    Fighter 3 = 1d6
STR 6 = 1d6   Axe 3 = 1d6
DEX 6 = 1d6

Myth Dice = 3d6 Health = 18
Conscious = 3   AR = 3

Items
Axe (2d6)
Cloth Jerkin 2AR
1 Copper Coin, 1 Match

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Tales of Myth & Legend

Ran the first playtest of my upcoming RPG rules, Tales of Myth & Legend. Our group consisted of 5 party members and myself as Dungeon Lord. We had 3 dwarfs, 1 elf, 1 fey, and 1 half-elf. The game lasted about 3.5 hours and consisted of the party helping a small village with a vampire problem. A lot of new things discovered and ideas were tabled for additions. I will continue work on the core system and with the help of our game group continue to grow and improve the game. One playtest is worth a hundred opinions on how a game should work.

SETI ON THE FLANK BY TOM MCMILLEN

The outlook wasn't hopeful for the Pharoah's troops that day - The draw had been Seleucids, so there wasn't much to say. They had elephants, and cataphracts, cheap levy and the like - And he had copper JIS, while they had steel-tipped pike. And he was stuck with chariots; the enemy could ride. Their horses all had armor and their chariots were scythed.

And Ramses eyed his generals, and hope did not run high -He had the sort of Bozos that could make a great god cry. For Amnon was a coward, and Khaneb was a fool, The former liked to cut and run, the latter liked to drool.And Ramses knew that should he win he'd have one man to thank - For Seti, mighty Seti, was hurtling 'round the flank. For Seti never missed the mark, when arrows he let fly, And always saw the battle with a falcon's steady eye. And Seti never wavered - his units knew no fear... Yes, he'd put up even money now - with Seti in their rear!

With confident precision the enemy deployed,Then sure to win, and firm of tread, set out across the void. And Ramses scanned the eastern sky for telltale wisps of dust, In hopeful expectation of the one man he could trust.

There was an ease in Seti's manner as he raised the dice on high,A cold smile crossed his features as he let the ivory fly.He barely raised an eyebrow as the score was plain to see -Then calmly shrugged, then turned away - the roll had come up three.

The army of Seleucus rolled, their plan revealed no flaws -For nothing dared to stop them, nor even give them pause. The levy and the pachyderms soon blew away the screen,Dread pikemen closed on trembling spears, with nothing in between.

A snarl curled Seti's features as he strutted to his place -His eyes flashed bright as lightning as the dice flew into space. The breathless crowd in silence stood and waited for the score - He dropped his head and stalked away, for fate had dealt a four."Smash the dice! " the maddened gallery cried, "Just smash the dice to bits!" And they would have smashed them too, had not Seti calmed their fits.

Then from ten thousand pikemen there arose a fearsome roar,As they charged in on the spearmen with each unit twelve at four. But Amnon passes his waver test - no, not once, but twice!And gibbering, slobbering Khaneb blew the spots right off the dice! And when the turn had ended, and when the dust had stilled - There was Amnon cross the river, while Khaneb held the hill!

And now the whispers silence and a stillness fills the land,As Seti grabs the fateful cube, and lofts it in his hand - And now the eyes are riveted, to watch his fist unfold - And now the table trembles with the force of Seti's roll!!!
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Oh somewhere in the Eastern world the lotus blossom blooms;And somewhere people laugh and sing, and gaily paint their tombs. And somewhere children giggle, as they skitter to and fro... But there is no joy in Egypt - mighty Seti didn't show.