Field of Glory Rulebook: Ancient and Medieval Wargaming Rules

175 Pages·2008·26.923 MB·English

by  Richard Bodley Scott

CONTENTS
7 Shifting
• INTRODUCTION
introduction to field of Glory Expamions
Design Philosophy Contraction
Variable Moves
• THE BASICS II MovingThrough FricndlyTroops
What You Need to Play Fidd of Glory Movement ofComrnanders
Measurement Moving From all Overlap Position
Sases Troops Leaving the Table
• TROOPS 13 • IMPACT PHASE 51
Troop type
Declaration of Chal}les
Troop FWIC\ion C<llcgories
Legal Chargc Cmltaet
Camps Charging With Your Battle Groups
Formation Change~ When Charging
• BATTLE GROUPS 21
Charging to Contact and Stcpping
Batlie Group Formalions
Forwards
Battle Group Quality (Quality Re-Rolls)
Charging a Flank or Rear
Battle Group Cohesion Lewis
Troops Who Cannot Charge
Battle Group Disorder
Troop'!. Who May Charge Without Order~
• COMMAND AND CONTROL 27 Attempts to Charge or Receive a Charge
Commanders With Skirmishers
Battle Lines Charging With MiSSile-Armed Foot Troops
Attempts to Charge When Disrupted
• STARTER ARMIES 31
or Fragmcll\cd
Being Charged While Fragmented
• PLAYING THE GAME 35
Possible Responses to Charges
Setting up a game
Seq\lenCe of Charges and Responses
Playing the game
Resolving Impact Pha\c Combat
Turns and Phases
39 • MANOEUVRE PHASE 69
• GENERAl MOVEMENT RULES
Reforming
Movement Rules
Conforming to The Enemy in Close
Move Distances aJld Disorder
Simple and Complex Moves Combat
Feeding More Slses IntO an Existing
Difficult Forward Moves
Melee
Advance!.
The Complex MoveTest (eMT) Restricted Area
Second Move!>
Wll(~eling
Turning 90 Degrees Moving Into Contact With Enemy
Battle Groups
Turning 180 Degrees
Bailie Groups Already in Contact But • SATILE GROUP DETERlORATJON III
NmYet Committed to Close Combat Cohe~lon Tem
Moving Into Contact With the Entmy The Tt'st
Camp The Effect of Cohesion Ltveis
Death Rolli
• SHOOTING PHASE 79
Base Re mon.l
Ranges
Autobreu
Movement and Shooting
Target Priority • VICTORY AND DEFEAT 117
Arc ofFire
Line of Sight and Visibility • SPECIAL FEATURES I 19
Elephants and Cillleis
Overhead Shooting
SI. ythcd Chariots
Shooting and Close Combat
Field FortifiutiOIU
Resolving Shootmg
Portable Defences
•
MELEE PHASE 85 Orb Formation
Ovcrlaps
• REFERENCE SECTION III
Melees That Cannot Line Up
Appendix I: Scales. Base Sizes and
Fighting The Enemy in 1\\0 Dircltioil!.
Detailed Troop Types
Resolving
Melee~
Appendix 2; BaulefieidTerrain, Visibility
Soltklng Camps
and Disorder Effects
• THE COMBAT MECHANISM 89 Appendix 3: Glossa.ry Of Terms
Detiding How Many Dice to Roll Appendix 4: Sct Up Rule~
Allocating Combat Dice Appendix 5: Army CompositiOn and the
Scoring Hlt~ - Points of Advantage Points System
Accumulating Hhs and Talang CoheSion Appendix 6: Choosing. Painting and
Te~ts U!>lng Your Army
Support Shooting in lile Impacl Phase Appendix 7: Examples or Unusual
Comma.nders in Close Coml».l Siruations
Fight!ng Broken Troops Appendix 8· Full Turn Sequence
Movement of Broken Troops and
FURTHER INFORMATION 169
Purrucfi
An Example or Close Combal
INDEX I 71
• JOINT ACTION PHASE 105
PLAYSHEETS 173
Outcome in The Joint Action Phase
Move~
Commanders in The Joint Action Phase •

FIELD OF GLORY
INTRODUCTION TO FIELD OF GLORY
Fltld of GklfY ha..~ heen designed in an approachable To make the rule .. ea<;ler to follow, we have
and e.as)' 10 learn manner (hat a.llows pla~'ers Illduded numerous diagrams and photograph .. ,
to concentrate on reahstic deplotment .. and I~elher with a number of ~rul TIPS to a..!,Sist
battlefield tactics, elinunating much of the )"Our game-pIa)'
c\:lraneou... . minutiae of past rules and allO\ving We ha\'t' also included detailed "p.tems,
us 10 caplUre the atlllosphere of baule!); ranging e)(ample~ and expl.lIlations, such a. . the predse
from lhe dawn of hislOr) to medieval IlIne~. definition of lroop types. along with some guides
TIllS ~rle~ 1<; intended to give both beginner and to chomlllg and paInting an army and hattIe-field
experl warganwrs everything they need to play taClks to gel you going. but IllCse ha~'c been put
the baltle~ of the ancient ilnd medleval worlds in appe-ndke<; at the end !!.O as to make the
on their tablctop~, reading of the core ruJ~s ~asier,
Thh book I~ designed to bOlh explain the
game and be a reference gUide when playing_
INTRODUCTION
Crttk Commonder pions his campaign
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
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or the centre, or a ~·weeping charge. Subordinate:
This sectlon explains the rationale behind the
differem tI.~rrn~ u.!.cd. and outlines lhe design to these was another la~'er of (;ommand('rs who
concepts and ilpproaches that we have adopted controlled tut variOIlS tattical formation" which
generall), consistt'd of a mUllber of units grouped
ulh member of the Fidd of Glory design team
has a keen imerest in andell\ and ml-dievalltislory. together. In Fi~ld of Glory we callthesc formations
and bet\~11 us ' ....e have ;unas~d over 100 year; battle groups.
In Field of Glory rou will take command of an
of wargaming experience.
army whit:h cotl!!im of approximately 10 IS
[n this Field of Glory rulebook., you take the role
oflhe army commander and Ills SClllor generals.
giving lhe rule~ a lOp down -;tylc and feel. War elephants auack!
Historical accounts de~ribe hattle~ as a series of
c\'ents and p!ascs, rather than solely an account
of comtilJl1 action. With Field of Clory. we have also
tried to reReet thiS ebb and Row of evems on
the battlefield.
Armies of lhi<. era had common theme.
it
whatever their organisatiOn at the micro level.
Each had a commander· in -chief and a few senior
commanders who would take (;onlrol of a wing,
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battle groups led by the C-in-C and hi~ <;enior or.hcrs would he enormous. Fldd of Glory will allo~
to see what might haw been had the...e fortCl
(ommander~. The game has been designed to }UU
been equally matched, using a points system, a
ensure Ihat, illst a~ in reality, the comrnandcr~
(you) arc fully occupied with decision making each army can then lx- ~aled up or down whil~
retailung an individual mix and halance of troop'
from the outset. Your key objective is to
OUI01.LJloeuvre the enemy army and concentrate to create "what if" encounten..
We !olaned with a blank sheet of paper alll
your forces it critical points i.n the banlc. This
looked at a Wide range of possible mecilanislTIJ
will then demoy the enemy's will to figln. deal
Some cont:cplS are entirely ncw. Others may 100
a devastating blow \0 the morale of their
commanders (your opponent) and allow you familiar al fil'!;t glance, but interatt with the rej
of lhe rules in a complctely new way, givin
lowln
Our compmion army liM hooh will contain Field of Glory a style all ilS own.
In FJdd of Glory our most important objecth'e
hisloriLal overview,> md the organisatlon of
hundreds of accuratdy rescarthed an11ies. ensuring 10 make tile game fUll to play whilst retaining
that your battles will be able to have a realistic and strong hislOrical feel. So whether you fanq bein
Alexander the Great or Ghcngis Khan, it's up J
hbloricai feel.
you, happy gaming and may your dice roU higl
Also, in reality. ')OlUC an11ies would be relatively
small, consisting of a.~ few as. 5,000 men, whil~t
A Chinese Army prepares for baule
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WHAT YOU NEED TO PLAY
FIELD OF GLORY
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Au 0PPOIiCIlI; gallle'> can be pJa}l!d with one
Width These figuri lie .. can be of any ~a1e.
pla~l!r Oil ca,h ~ide. solo. or Wilh multiple Hov·:ever, tho(,C whlth work hest With the
pla)'crlI on calh ~Idc, rules arc J Smm or 2S128mm tall. The~
A tinJelop/hoard - (he game lS ideall)' (all be casil} obtained, cilher painted or
d\:'~ignt.>d to be played 011 all area of ISOUll wlpaimed from a Wide range of truppliers.
(or 72") X 120LI11 (or 48"), but smaUcror Terrain for your hattlefield. such as hills.
larger ~pac~s Lall he med. rivcr~. Il\arsh('~ and Ml 011 These arc all
Two opposmg anllLe~ of miniature figuri.ues. ttJJ11t1len':lally available and described in
paHlll-d ;rn(/ mounted on haM!s of the same more delollllalN
Dke: Normal cube~ numbered I to 6 (d6).
TIP!
Ideally, Nlh pla)'cr should ha\'~ about 10 of
one wlour and 5 each of 1\1,.0 orher colours.
Whlth figun: seall' you (home is
A means of mca .. uring di.stances: a tape
unlmp0rliOi in Field of Glof) it, the
• nllrs.11\.' designed 10 suit iill}' '>1:011('. mea~ure. or a ~t of mea-.uring stick!, marked
off in inc:he\ or mm .
MEASUREMENT
Measuring dislanccs tn Firld of Glory i~ by moremtnl either 2Smm or I Indl, a~ agreed by the players
UnifJ. One mOVC!1lent lUlll, or MU for short, I~ or decickd h} tournament orgaMt!N.
BASES
A 1la.sC is a renanglc on whit·h model figurines
needs to he +Omm Wide. For 2S1l8mm figures.
art" Illoumc<! Tht' number and type of figurines
it i~ 60mm Wide. The depth of base~ and the
gM's a vi~ual indication of the troops imoln'. .< i. number of figurcs whic.:h can bt.- mounted on
Eath base rcpre.'iCllts a certain number of auual
eac.:h ha~c are listed III Arpendix I.
men, and this is explaUled in further detail in Field of Glury featllre~ J Wide range of different
Appendix I In Field of Gluey, the number of
troop types. The~ reflec.:t the huge variety that
ba~es needed to form a baltic group is specified cxi!.ted in arnll~ of the period. ~s of different
in ollr companion ann) hst hoob. The!oe are the
troop t}pe!i ire repre,emcd in a llumbc.rof \\"a}"!i.
pla)illg pi("I.:cs in FldJ of Glory.
fist moving, lightl) eqUipped troop!. will usually
All Ihe figunnes used in Field of Gluey are
ha\c fe\l,.cr figurine~ on a base than slo .... er
moulHed on balles of the same Width. When
mo\·ing. heaVily armed warrior~.
using J Smm or smaller ~cale figures, the base
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