So, bearing in mind that I have tried the Impetus rules and enjoyed them when Steve Kelly dropped by, I have downloaded the Basic Impetus rules and produced a couple of armies for them. Basic Impetus is the free 'light' version of Impetus and there are dozens of army lists available for the rules. Having tried Impetus, I think that BI can help me regain the joy of my early forays into DBA when it first came out. The armies comprise around 7-10 elements, so it is possible to collect large numbers of armies if you wish, or just enjoy the game cheaply, a must for a thrifty gamer!
I already had a few packets of Wars of the Roses figures before I began the Towton project. Ok, well, maybe I mean more than a few. Not all of these will be used in the Towton project because they represent troop types that were not present. I dug these out and added what I needed to the painting pile. As a result, in short order I had enough elements to field all of the options for Lancastrian and Yorkist armies. Each army consists of 8 elements, and each has 3 options that can be added in exchange for elements already in the army. The number of options in BI armies is not ridiculously large, like in the most recent DBA rules, but reflects the sensible nature of the first edition of DBA. Hooray for Dadi e Piombo, say I!
The armies below are arrayed with their core elements at the front. The three optional elements are arrayed separately to the rear. The figures are 6mm Baccus, based on 60mm x 30mm mdf bases from East Riding Miniatures using the Baccus Basing System.
The Yorkist Army (click the pictures for a larger version)
The Yorkist army consists of the retinues of Edward IV, Lord Hastings and Lord Berners.
The Lancastrian Army
The Lancastrian army consists of the retinues of Lord Grey of Codnor and Sir John Heron of the Ford. It also features the retinues of Viscount Bourchier and Lord Fitzwarin standing in as Lancastrians until I actually get some more Lancastrian running dog lackeys painted.
A bit strange that you've bought and painted up all these guys for a system you've never played! (Nothing certain other gamers who shall remain nameless aren't guilty of either)
ReplyDeleteArmies look good though.
Interest in the period comes first followed by an idea of how I want to base them. I then buy the figures and look for rules I like after that. I had a lot of 6mm WotR figures long before I had even heard of Impetus and I have been using them with Warrior Heroes, although based on 40x20mm bases. These new figures with this basing system will also work with Warrior Heroes as well as other rules systems such as the Polemos Wars of the Roses rules, Poleaxed and others. It may be a strange way of doing things, but I am fairly strange!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliment about the armies. I now need to persuade my regular opponent to play BI.
True, it's the prospect of rebasing that's daunting though.
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