Last Update: 01-Jan-04
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Revision: 0.3 (Playtest release)
| Period: | Dark Ages |
| Level: | Warband (Variable from 1:1 to 1:50) |
| Scale: | 25/28mm (but may be used with other scales) |
| Basing: | Any (individually based figures) |
| Dice: | d10 |
WEROD was designed to enable players to recreate the feel of a dark age battle. The rules use individually based 25/28mm figures to represent the small but individual warbands of the period. This enables the few distinctive formations of the period to be recreated. Optional rules are included to enable players to include as much or as little of the "magic"* of the period.
The rules include both foot and cavalry combat and cover the period from the end of Roman period in Britain to the Norman Conquest.
Please note that this is a playtest release of the rules. If you download and try them please visit or subscribe to our rules discussion group and let us know what you think!
*Please note that the "magic" element is optional and that the approach in these rules is similar to that adopted by Bernard Cornwell in his Warlord series i.e. psychological rather than real!
The key features of the system are:
The rules are available as a zip (578kb) compressed form.
Please note the rules are published in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (.pdf). If you do not have a copy of the reader software you will not be able to view the document. To get a free copy please select the link at the bottom of this page.
| Revision | Comments |
|---|---|
| v0.0 | First release for playtesting |
| v0.1 | Reducing Leadership introduced. Modifications for '0' is zero introduced |
| v0.2 | Scenario guidance added, rules clarified and fonts corrected |
| v0.3 | General tidy up, error correction and layout revision |
