My first unit for my mythological chinese undead cathayan army for dragon rampant is done, a unit of terracotta warriors. Since youll have most of the rules memorized after the first read, and will be mostly making your stats up via their online army builder free. Itll also be an opportunity to convert some mutated mine slaves. Lion rampant is a fantastic game, with a real oldschool flavour balanced by modern mechanics that mean you cant have it your way all the time and winning the game is not dependent on tweaking your army list to the nth degree. Frostgrave dragon rampant warbands by dragon rampant.
Late to the party dragon rampant thoughts so the apparent drought of new material on the blog breaks with a bumper post about dragon rampant. December 2015 thomasriepe 28mm figure, a song of ice and fire, dragon rampant, game of thrones, lion rampant, stark here is the leader of a new sergeants unit for my got stark army. Dragon rampant is osprey games new fantasy battle rules. These range from pdf rule books and video explanations of our board and card games, through to rosters and quick reference sheets for wargames and even some downloadable scenery. The great dragon, gonzoless, had died at the battle of tarts but a friendly necromancer had ressurected him for a small fee. Daniel mersey designed this system for osprey publishing based off his own lion rampant rules which are for medievals without the fantasy elements. A few sabots from supreme littleness designs and ive got another force upwards of 50 points for dragon rampant. Dragon rampant battle report 1 death chase youtube. Apr 05, 2015 imperial japanese army force for bolt action because i ended up with a fair few japanese this comes of buying things that are on sale with no real plan a bit too much for a single platoon but not enough for a full company and far too many officers. Based on this one run through so far i must say, hell yes. This will be a 6 men unit for lion rampant dragon rampant. When it arrived, i thought you could use our plastic frostgrave soldiers for this. Battle reports a place to post your dragon rampant battle reports and writeups.
However, after years of development, it finally appeared in october 88 and almost instantly gw started teasing the follow up, lost and the damned. Id strongly recommend any dragon rampant player pick up the other two books for the scenarios alone. For me, cannons and other war engines should slot into their own category, due to being slower to reload and also having a smaller crew. Blucher is played in alternating turns, so each side gets 15 turns to achieve its goals. Draft box 04dragon brawlnew uw01 starterspirit of potaraseries 9 starterinstinct surpassedseries 8 starterparasitic overlordseries 7 startersaiyan legacyseries 6 starterrising brolyseries 5 startershenrons adventseries 5 starterresurrected fusionseries 4 starterthe crimson saiyanseries 4 starterthe guardian of namekians. Small data cards for lrdrplrp units that fit in mtg sized card sleeves.
Dux rampant this is a forum for daniel merseys line of. Army builder data files lone wolf development forums. I wanted to do something a little different with this guide. Another dragon rampant force put together from models ive had lying around for years. This, however, is the complete army for the list i am currently playing. Command and control is just as important on the battlefield as the power of a. Developed from the popular lion rampant system, dragon rampant is a standalone war game that recreates the great battles of fantasy fiction. I had to paint the swordmasters, but all the rest of the troops were painted years ago and just needed some touching up. The ability to use virtually any fantasy models that you own, and the reasonable figurecount 5060 models to make an average army is a huge plus.
Theres only about a dozen unit types on the basis that light cavalry covers a multitude of things well enough, and only a handful of unit options and special rules. This is the goblin army that i used for my first game of dragon rampant. Ive then pulled these into 5 army lists of 24 points each. This fast paced, highly tactical ruleset set in the 17th century caribbean during the age of piracy, can be played on your average kitchen table in about 2 hours and is sure to appeal to both casual and competitive players. I hope to put a house rule skin over these soon, but life keeps getting in the way. Dragon followed because the author realised that the rules could be used for fantasy games. I find all aspects of the hobby a great relaxation as well, which, as i work in education, is really handy. Lion rampant has about 25 pages of rules and the rest is unit descriptions, army lists, scenarios, campaigns. Fortunately, the pikemans lament covers that quite nicely with its.
The game is basically xwing\attack wing with tanks. Bear in mind that lr dr is a skirmish game and kow is a formedunit battle game, so they attempt to simulate different things. Aug 19, 2018 the teased and the damned the lost list realm of chaos slaves to darkness had been promised to fans of warhammer for almost as long as warhammer existed. Lion had 2 lighthearted fantasy army lists among all the historical ones and from those lists the idea for dragon was born. Anyway, one game i have been thinking about since it was published around christmas was osprey publishings dragon rampant. Its a pretty easy rule system to learn and games should play relatively quickly, but it is a bit lacking in the fantasy flavor compared to some of those other games.
Unit wise, there are 2 units of heavy foot, 1 unit of light archers, 2 units of light riders and 1 unit of heavy riders. Warhammer is an individual casualtyremoval, heavy magic rules system, with lots of fiddly special rules for individual races and units. Period variants, optional rules, and scenarios discussion with the lion rampant rules. In this article, well take a look at the top lists from the event. Graves for his wonderful work, i also thank his wife, dianne, for being so understanding while he wrote it, and i commend dragon rampant with the very. My first unit for my mythological chinese undead cathayan army for dragon rampant is done, a unit of. Developed from the popular lion rampant system, dragon rampant is a standalone wargame that recreates the great. First game, first thoughts on blucher the mad padres. I hesitate to call dragon rampant generic fantasy, as you can use these rules to create your own custom army. Suffice to say its a dan mersey ruleset so from the same stable as dragon lion rampant, tmwwbk and pikemens lament think units of 12 and 6 and activation rolls. You could probably also play historical 20th century games the world wars, for example using these rules, or even in the present. I had a hero or commander in the heavy riders unit and a wizard in one of the two units of heavy foot. Jun 12, 2016 late to the party dragon rampant thoughts so the apparent drought of new material on the blog breaks with a bumper post about dragon rampant. As these points are reduced, so is the effectiveness of the unit.
Lion rampant is the medieval retinue wargame by dan mersey, published by osprey games. If youve built more plastic soldiers than youll use in frostgrave, this could be just for you it helped that i really like the medievalretinue game dragon rampant is based on. I like dragon rampant, but i think it needs to go just a little further with complexity. Kevin cabai of the historical miniatures gaming society hmgs midwest designed this. The entire army, with some extra models to give me choices. I finally got the chance to try out dragon rampant.
If you have any suggestions, let me know, and ill incorporate them. Introduction xenos rampant is a supplement to dragon rampant, designed to allow platoonlevel skirmishes in a more advanced historical setting than the official rampant games. A foreword to dragon rampant dragon rampant by donald e graves. And, come on, its not like theyre all that expensive. Gaming resources are available for the following games. Live streamed on both frontline gaming and warhammer live, there was great coverage and the event was an awesome way to help the competitive community in the states. Its the first time ive played these rules, but i had the guidance of the other guys whod gamed the system before, so with their help it was fairly easy to get to grips with the. In addition, commanders company and platoon and forward observers are represented on table.
Initially, army lists werent even planned because hail caesar was being promoted as a scenario driven, fun set of rules, rather than the list heavy, points driven tournament oriented sets of rules that have dominated ancient gaming for so many decades. In addition, the duel mechanic has been removed from dragon rampant. A place to post your pics of lion rampant battles and miniatures. Small data cards for tmwwbk units that fit in mtg sized card sleeves. Kings of war is unitbased, has far fewer special rules, and is very magiclight relative to warhammer. War history, or a scholarly researcher, or just a military buff there is something in this book for you. Liondragon rampant has an activation mechanic different unit types are better or worse at moving or attacking, and you have to take this into account when choosing the order you activate in. Dec 07, 2011 this is the first of many planned supplements for the popular hail caesar ancient rules from warlord games.
Zombie dragon rampant aar the chevauche across the badlands had gone well for duke fare deniugh. Nov 16, 2016 this is the goblin army that i used for my first game of dragon rampant. Apr 20, 2015 both forces were generated from the army builder lists in the blucher rulebook. Developed from the popular lion rampant system, dragon rampant is a standalone wargame that recreates the great battles of fantasy fiction. I recently got a copy of the dragon rampant rules by daniel mersey from osprey. He smelt a bit but has behaved himself pretty well ever since. The reason is the more fantasy nature of the game, the heroes always make it to the end. Gaming resources osprey wargames series osprey publishing. Yes im afraid for historical and big battle fans the blog is going to offer little for a while as this is the focus of attention in tml towers of late. August 2017 thomasriepe 28mm, 28mm figure, a song of ice and fire, books, dragon rampant, frostgrave barbarians, game of thrones, primars marines, warhammer 40000, wildlings here is a picture of the completed wildling army. Next, in lion rampant your leader was part of a unit and could be killed by a lucky blow. Dragon rampant is the fantasy version of lion rampant. Lonely knight is a member of the one ring and last. I promised closer photos of my dragon rampant edgar rice burroughs barsoomian red army so here we go.
On my initial readthrough it looked like a good, fairly simple, yet nuanced set of rules. Tw designworks teresa wentzler po box 176 montoursville, pa 17754 phonefax. Though each book stands on its own, you could view lion as the core game rules while dragon is the fantasy expansion. Most of these were painted by my son when he was about, though i did a few of the character models and most of the basing. Scenarios, army lists, and full rules for magic and monsters give players the.
This was our first game of dragon rampant and i have to say it was a great laugh all the way through. I tried to use the same tone of words and unit compositions found there but giving it its own twist or flavour. Aug 15, 2009 now, i play mainly dragon rampant, the men who would be kings, dux britanniarum and warhammer ancient battles wab. Gripped by the dragon rampant bug as i am at the moment, ive created an army list builder in excel with a variety of sample orc units. These sheets are in the front of every army supplement. Im a big fan of dans rules and not in the camp that finds the core mechanics offputting. You can use the broad categories in the army builder to create a custom unit and add as many or as few models into as you have. Heavy foot with a spellcaster or wizardling attached. In fact, my favorite photo in the book shows a unit of custom sheep miniatures. They can be downloaded through a licensed army builder or at the link below. Dragon rampant hardcover december 8, 2007 by nigel walpole author.
I worked out a couple of small 20 point armies that i could put together with miniatures i already hav. Dragon rampant game in 172 scale got together with some wargaming buddies a short time ago, alex, carlos and rob, and we got in a game of ospreys dragon rampant. These small units move and fight independently, assuming that they follow your orders rather than just doing their own thing. Fighting bases are 30mm square, with each one representing a squad, an hmg or a mortar. This guide will help you get to grips with the basics and give you the facts you need to design your very own piece of heraldry or coat of arms. Jun 12, 2016 i like dragon rampant, but i think it needs to go just a little further with complexity. Fun, mediumsized, armylevel miniatures wargame built using the same gamedesign engine as lion rampant. Fluffwise, i like clan grutnik from the uniforms and heraldry book. However, the unit strength is still either 6 or 12. My real strength remains my ability with a paintbrush although i am a better general than i used to be. Jan 31, 2016 in summary my first game of dragon rampant was thoroughly enjoyable, seemed to do a good and simple job of running a fantasy skirmish, and once we got started played through in about 1. Their was a minimum of book flicking and the activation system means that you are on the edge of your seat for the whole of the game. Artillery maximum of 1 per 24point army dragon rampant recommends using single model unit heavy missiles as light cannons. Dragon rampant allows you to bring those battles to the tabletop.
I could have created an historical battle but will save that for another day when i have more time for research. I will be going back and painting a symbol on the banner, as well as adding some more models to give myself more options. Oct 30, 2014 the armylist is inspired from the army list found in hail caesar army lists ii late antiquity to early medieval from warlord games that i highly recommend. Most of its painted to my usual wargames standard,but the dragon that is the. So i put together a frostgravethemed dragon rampant army list. These are rules that are this is a set of miniatures rules that succeeds at being entertaining.
Heraldry is a huge subject, and some people spend their lives studying it. Dragon rampant campaign system credit where its due this system has been adapted from the campaign system in the warhammer ancient battles rulebook designed and developed by jervis johnson, rick priestley, alan perry and michael perry. The rules are easily grasped, play smoothly, and you can finish a battle in 2 hours or less. I worked out a couple of small 20 point armies that i could put together with miniatures i already have. Feel free to download from this dropbox link, and useadapt as you see fit. Gaming resources to make sure that everyone gets the most out of their games, we offer a range of additional resources that can be freely downloaded. Scenarios, army lists, and full rules for magic and monsters give players the opportunity to command unruly orc warbands, raise armies of the undead, campaign across an antediluvian world as the warchief of a barbarian tribe, or exploit the power of mighty creatures and extraordinary sorcery. The lvo was the biggest aos event in the united states.