Some Photos of a 15mm Test

 I’ve been playing around with my rules to adjust them for early medieval battles with my 15mm Feudals. I’ve been using my old faithful, the gridded felt as the field for some “micro-games”.

First, a robber knight attack on a fortified farm. The peasant by the cow (actually an unfinished crossbowman) bit the dust on the first turn. The bottleneck of the main gate and randomly generated in-fighting among the two robber groups resulted in a failed attack; it was ultimately a bloody but kind of boring game. I love the look of that little farm though!

Next up, a four-way raid on an ancient temple. The front gate is barred so the four groups must m enter through the side gates. When a “wing” of the temple was entered were rolled to see what it held (treasure or foes).

I made bows slightly more powerful as they originally were, to accommodate the less advanced armor, as well as lowering the Armor Class of all armor types by 1. This resulted in devastating losses by each group, because when there’s only 3 men to a group, the loss of 1 is disaster, the loss of 2, calamity.

Each of the four wings ended up holding monsters, culminating in a dragon that quickly blasted away most of the remaining warriors.

I ended both games prematurely when it quickly devolved into an un-winnable situation. Back to the drawing board. I think I just need to make larger groups, or change rules entirely. The smaller the game, the “bigger” the characters need to be, if that makes sense? If there’s 3 to a side, each needs to be a hero in their own right. I guess I understood that, but never tested it out before. Still, it was a fun learning experience!