Hordes Of The Things Version 2.1

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Any number of extra PIPs can be spent to boost the movement of elements traveling by road with their general. When their opponents retreat, certain element types (for instance, Knights) must initiate a pursuit. EXAMPLE OF COMBAT: During an epic battle, a body of Gnomish Pikemen Gods are members of the traditional pagan pantheons such as Zeus, Thor, or fantasy equivalents. Monotheistic gods never appear on the battlefield, having Clerics instead.

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The series consists of four half-hour episodes or "Chronicles", originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from 25 November – 16 December 1980. This was the only uncut broadcast; all subsequent repeats have omitted part of the opening narration from "The First Chronicle".Liberated Hordes - A variant of HOTT for fighting battles of the South American Wars of Liberation. Current Version - 3.0 (9th March 2015) An army is made up of a number of 'elements' of equal frontage and varying numbers of figures. The number of figures on each element is unimportant and need only be what looks right for any given army; all game mechanisms use the element as a basic unit. The number of elements in an army is based on a points system. Each element costs 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 Army Points (AP) depending on its type. A basic army is made up of 24AP worth of troops, but no more than half the points can be spent on elements costing 3 or more AP. A basic army is therefore normally made up of between 9 and 12 elements, although 13-24 element armies are possible. Elements are of basic types—examples are Knights (mounted troops relying on a fierce charge), Blades (skilled fencing infantry), Heroes (superhuman individuals), Lurkers (things that hide and ambush) and Magicians (practitioners of magic). One element is the army's general.

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HOTT rules are based on the rules of De Bellis Antiquitatis, with the addition of a magic phase and new troop types, and the retention or simplification of other troop types. The kingdom of Albion is under threat from The Evil One. The elves have trusted the kingdom with a mystic device (the number seven) and have entrusted a wizard by the name of Radox The Green to find a hero to save the land, in the shape of Agar Son of Athar. Foot can be Blades, Spears, Shooters, Warbands, Artillery, Hordes, Lurkers, Sneakers, Magicians or Clerics.

I'm writing a load of fiction. My latest story starts here... This is the index of all the stories... Oooooh ! yes yes yes ! Hordes is without a doubt the finest miniatures rules for large scale fantasy, ever -and I say that with the unbiased detachment of someone who helped write the second edition....and runs a semi-yearly tournament on the west coast....and who has over 50 HOTT armies seperate from the DBA armies.....so, yeah. There are other minor characters named after brands of bath products: Badedas the Blue, and Matey the White. The Campaign For Alto Peru - A mapless Liberated HOTT campaign. Current Version 1.0 (15th May 2012)

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The great wizard Radox recruits the young hero Agar to find the mighty horn Summontrumpet which can call forth the six heroes of legend. To Agar's chagrin, Radox sends him a companion in the shape of the gluttonous dwarf Golin Longshanks, who is under the delusion that Radox's programme of height exercises has turned him into a giant. Dux Bellorum - Arthur defends Britain from raiders and invaders. A simple solitaire campaign set-up suitable for DBA or HOTT. HOTT Modern - Bruce McFarlane of the Canadian Wargamers Group has produced this HotT-related rule set for modern divisional scale games. The result depends on the ratio of the two scores and the units involved. Nearly all units are destroyed if their score is half the enemy’s. If the score is less than the enemy’s but above half, the result will usually be a recoil or withdrawal move, but this can be affected by the terrain.

Armies From Elements

Seriously, these are good rules that allow any minis,and I mean any, to be used in any army you want to make. No kidding - from Feanor's noldor invasion to santas North Polar Defence force to UFO alien invaders and mad cows. Very much the whitebox to most miniatures rules 3.5 model. DBA (De bellis antiquitatis) and HOTT (Hordes of the Things), along with DBM (De bellis multitudinis) and DBR (De bellis renationis) are part of a family of rules for wargaming with miniatures published by WRG in England. They all having similar mechanisms but cover different periods or using different scales. Another rule set to take the system beyond 1700 AD is in preparation. DBM (and now DBMM) and DBR are intended for large games with plenty of figures on the table. DBA and HOTT are intended for small games with limited numbers of figures. Here we are concerned with just DBA and HOTT. The rule sets are briefly described below and links are given to variants and files. Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you:

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WRG are a well respected miniature game company in the UK, having developed the hugely popular Ancients in the 70s to 80s, and the De Bellis Antiquitatis rules in the 90s. HoTT is based on the DBA rules. It is a generic system which can be applied in many different fantasy settings.Each element is basically a regiment of troops, a gigantic monster like a dragon, or a small group of powerful beings -- a hero and his retinue, say. An element can move and fight as a unit by itself, or it can combine with other elements into larger units.