Warband Rules and figures - Now available!

[Leon]

The Warband rules have jumped straight to No.4 on the Wargame Vault 'Hottest Titles' lists! 

http://www.wargamevault.com/index.php

I've just finished reading the rules cover to cover. Very impressed, especially with the variety and versatility of the army lists, as well as the acknowledgment of allies and mercs. Can't wait to give this a try. I may have missed something, but I wish there were rules specifically geared towards sieges and the destruction of defences and buildings by artillery/powerful monsters.

Thanks for the comment, glad you like them!  I'll let Chieftain reply re the siege options.

[Chieftain]

I may have missed something, but I wish there were rules specifically geared towards sieges and the destruction of defences and buildings by artillery/powerful monsters.

There is quite a bit of additional material that didn't make it into the final cut of the rules.  There was a lot of discussion around format, page numbers, what to put in and leave out to give a decent set of core rules. 

It's safe to say that siege warfare was bumped. 

Who, knows, we may see something along those lines in the future.   

Fortified terrain nearly made it in, with the ability to garrison a small castle, but the idea of having a full city, with walls etc. was tried, but not fully developed.  Mostly because...well...who has a full 10mm city with walls to put on their table?!   

[Hamish]

Mostly because...well...who has a full 10mm city with walls to put on their table?!   

Yes. Who indeed *sweats nervously*. But seriously, I like the streamlined nature of these rules. There's the fluffly stuff like magic and monsters but when it boils down to it, it seems like tactical thinking will be more important in Warband than anything flashy like that. I like the formatting of the book, though in the army lists section, under the options area I would have bolded the special rules that are in the midsentence like you have done with unit names in the unit descriptions. For example under options in the Goblins & Orcs section the top line reads 'The chieftain unit may have fierce for +5pts or shieldwall for +5tpts' Id have bolded fierce and shieldwall. Also in the undead section it starts out 'The sour lands' which should be capitalized as 'The Sour Lands' if it's a proper noun. Finally on the back cover there seems to be a missing 's'; 'Warband provide all the rules you need to...' surely it should read 'Warband provides all the rules...' All this is really just me being a massive pedant though, I'm just trying to help, seriously no offence meant. 

[Chieftain]

None taken!

Hopefully you'll find that tactical skill will win you your games.   

[Ithoriel]

Mostly because...well...who has a full 10mm city with walls to put on their table?!   

Well, I've managed it in 6mm.

Leon ... I MAY need some bigger bases

[AndyT]

I've taken the plunge and bought a PDF of the rules.

I will order a starter army later today - probably Goblins/Orcs because they are new and I am drawn to new shiny toys !

I suspect that a friend of mine may go for Barbarians but that might depend on where the miniatures are in Pendraken's "revamp" queue.

The biggest challenge I think will be deciding what to do to make the big unit bases look special, with terrain and maybe some battlefield clutter.

[Leon]

I suspect that a friend of mine may go for Barbarians but that might depend on where the miniatures are in Pendraken's "revamp" queue.

The biggest challenge I think will be deciding what to do to make the big unit bases look special, with terrain and maybe some battlefield clutter.

Your friend might be happy quite soon then... 

The big bases look excellent, we're just finishing up the first of our painted sets for the website photos and the 25-foot packs fit really nicely onto the bases.

[AndyT]

Good news on the Barbarians but I don't think a 25-foot pack will fit in my letterbox 

[Chieftain]

Your friend might be happy quite soon then...  

The big bases look excellent, we're just finishing up the first of our painted sets for the website photos and the 25-foot packs fit really nicely onto the bases.

They certainly do.  

It's almost as if there was an experiment-based design decision behind choosing 100x50mm.  

And barbarians?  Mammoths and bison-riders, and hawk-men?  What's not to love?   

[Leon]

It's almost as if there was an experiment-based design decision behind choosing 100x50mm.   

[Chieftain]

Good news on the Barbarians but I don't think a 25-foot pack will fit in my letterbox 

[AndyT]

Goblin/Orc order placed 

Some of the prices for dice frames, paints etc are slightly different when comparing the Pendraken and Minibits websites. Only pennies involved but do they operate as separate companies or should the prices be the same?

[Leon]

Order received, we'll get those sorted and posted out asap!

Some of the prices for dice frames, paints etc are slightly different when comparing the Pendraken and Minibits websites. Only pennies involved but do they operate as separate companies or should the prices be the same?

They're two different companies, so with Pendraken being VAT registered we have to charge a little more on that site to cover the taxman... 

[Leon]

And we're upto No.2 on the Wargame Vault 'Hottest Titles' lists now!  http://www.wargamevault.com/index.php

[paulr]

And we're upto No.2 on the Wargame Vault 'Hottest Titles' lists now!  http://www.wargamevault.com/index.php

[Ken]

Purchased and downloaded my copy last night. Just had a quick once over last night, but I like what I saw. 

Based on what I've read, I do hope there might be the option for an ancients version/supplement to it in the future. 

[Luddite]

And we're upto No.2 on the Wargame Vault 'Hottest Titles' lists now!  http://www.wargamevault.com/index.php

[getagrip]

And we're upto No.2 on the Wargame Vault 'Hottest Titles' lists now!  http://www.wargamevault.com/index.php

[cardophillipo]

Got my copy a couple of days ago, just had a quick look through. Looks good! Are there any plans to release more army lists as I have a load of Normans/Saxons in 10mm that I was hoping to use but they don't seem to fit in to any of the army lists. Although they could fit in with the Dragon Men.

Look forward to trying the rules out soon.

Cheers

Richard P 

[Chieftain]

Got my copy a couple of days ago, just had a quick look through. Looks good! Are there any plans to release more army lists as I have a load of Normans/Saxons in 10mm that I was hoping to use but they don't seem to fit in to any of the army lists. Although they could fit in with the Dragon Men.

Look forward to trying the rules out soon.

Cheers

Richard P 

Hi cardophillipo,

At this stage, the answer is, 'we'll see'.

However, I'd suggest 'thinking outside the box', on what each army looks like.  Warband was written to be deliberately non-prescriptive about what your army looks like, so you can use your imagination!  And an interesting colour scheme can make historical figures look 'fantasy'!

I would therefore say you could use your Normans/Saxons as:

Barbarian men, Dark elves, Dragon men, Eldritch vampires (thralls) High elves, Undead, or Wood elves.  Of course you'll need to add to them with some of the more fantasical elements!