What rules do you use for the fanasy and si-fi games ? I'm thinking about goiving them a go at some point but dont know what rule set use. :P
For Sci-fi you wont go to far wrong by going the Future War Commander Route ;)
We've always recommended 'Hordes of the Things'. All of our Fantasy Army Packs are based on these rules. Maybe someone else can ship in who's played them thoroughly?
Depending on what type of Sci fi you want Both Dirtside (large scale) and Stargrunt 2 ( Squad level) are both excellent and now free as well at
http://www.groundzerogames.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=9&id=29&Itemid=50
I would recommend FWC as well but I havnt played it although BKC is one of my faves
For Fantasy have a look at Basic Impetus and their fantasy add on and now a points system to download as well
http://www.esnips.com/web/dadiepiombosStuff
Def another vote for future war commander. awesome game and u can use any army u want..... thanks to generic lists. ;D ;D
Another vote for Hordes of the Things - quick, fun, infinitely adaptable, surprisingly subtle and CHEAP! Make sure you get the second edition though, it's explained much better, with diagrams to assist in decoding some of the situations.
[unsurprisingly from me - insert statement of interest here] - another vote for FWC 8)
Warmaster
The original fantasy set, fun, fast and not very subtle but very nice differences between the various racial armies.
The rules and V2 army lists are (or were) available for free on the GW website. They have the bonus that they were designed for 10mm figures so will work well with Pendraken models.
Dan
Couldn't agree more - and it's all still available for free: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat1290025&categoryId=1100014§ion=&aId=5300011
Future War Commander has done wonders for my Sci-Fi gaming
I have also used it for the war of 1859 without any problems
Alan
SJG Ogre/GEV rules when I want cybertanks.
FASA/CGL Battletech when I want giant stomping robots.
TBAG OHMU War Machine when I want both in the same game.
WhizKids MechWarrior when I want a quick game of giant stompy robots.
Posted by: Leon
We've always recommended 'Hordes of the Things'. All of our Fantasy Army Packs are based on these rules. Maybe someone else can ship in who's played them thoroughly?
Hmmmmm, Ive been thinking of using HOTT for a while now, I even found my old copy in our recent house moving. But I`m at a loss how to base the figures, as I use them on individual bases in my dungeon role play, and am loathe to have to mount them and lose that ability. Any suggestions? Only thought I could come up with was to make the bases up (flock and stones etc) and leave little spaces for magnets to sit, so I could place the individual miniatures on these without them moving about, and pluck them off again when I need them?
Six :)
That's probably your best bet, or a little base sized tray to put the figures in? Might not be as aesthetically pleasing as the first option though.
Can anyone tell how to get the rules for Hordes of the Things. Any other recommendations to play Fantasy games? :-\ I was thinking about a recreation of Howard's Hiborian campaings... Maybe I could use Pendraken's barbarias as Cimmerians and a combination of 10mm historical refs to represent Aquilonians, Picts, etc. Any ideas?
Can anyone tell how to get the rules for Hordes of the Things. Any other recommendations to play Fantasy games? I was thinking about a recreation of Howard's Hiborian campaings... Maybe I could use Pendraken's barbarias as Cimmerians and a combination of 10mm historical refs to represent Aquilonians, Picts, etc. Any ideas?
try:
http://www.spiritgames.co.uk/wgrulessin.php?UniqueNo=696
good luck - Six :)
I'm working on a set of fantasy wargame rules, "This One's Split", based on the Too Fat Lardies design philosophy and their La Feu Sacre rules in particular.
It's a card-based activation system, with a focus on differentiating between the various races in the command and control system rather than (just) the combat characteristics.
Have a look at http://thisonesplit.blogspot.com/ - and if you're interested in helping playtest/proofread drop me a message.
Derk