tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post5350353803780929182..comments2024-03-28T16:32:41.081+00:00Comments on Battlefields and Warriors: 1471 - A rendezvous and ambush at Piggy LongtonNormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-80183960669556725152021-04-03T20:55:35.767+00:002021-04-03T20:55:35.767+00:00Thanks Keith, it is bringing a lot of old school t...Thanks Keith, it is bringing a lot of old school type pleasures :-)<br />Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-79645693427871713112021-04-03T19:31:11.839+00:002021-04-03T19:31:11.839+00:00Not sure why I have not commented earlier Norm - I...Not sure why I have not commented earlier Norm - I am sure I read the report several days ago! A great little table with beautiful figures and terrain - the whole Piggy Longton concept is inspired for scenario generation!rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-44264681747553970132021-04-01T05:36:47.422+00:002021-04-01T05:36:47.422+00:00Thanks Shaun, I have been surprised how the creati...Thanks Shaun, I have been surprised how the creation of a place like this creates a narrative web to hang things off in rather a similar way that running a campaign game does.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-23223439708101711782021-04-01T04:37:28.250+00:002021-04-01T04:37:28.250+00:00A great looking game. It is early early days in g...A great looking game. It is early early days in generating a history for Dungborough and it is a great instalment. I know it has only been a few battles but can already see how useful it is for battle generation and context placement. And although I have not used Sword and Spread, I have heard nothing but good about them.Shaun Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-64433809327357117802021-03-31T21:08:01.258+00:002021-03-31T21:08:01.258+00:00Thanks Iain, I wonder whether there was a prestige...Thanks Iain, I wonder whether there was a prestige thing here in relation to the new technology.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-9911630803240748282021-03-31T21:04:30.808+00:002021-03-31T21:04:30.808+00:00Thanks Iain, bill and bow on the bench now!Thanks Iain, bill and bow on the bench now!Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-47003384236247071432021-03-31T20:56:07.387+00:002021-03-31T20:56:07.387+00:00Edward had hangunners with him when he came back i...Edward had hangunners with him when he came back in 1471, they're remarked on by somebody in London after Barnet, there is no evidence of crossbow use or foreign personal to use it,as opposed to the handgunner,having said that there is no evidence it wasn't used! Spiky sticks don't really figure till Bosworth unless you're Scots!<br />Best Iain <br />caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-30200398058065629822021-03-31T20:52:27.830+00:002021-03-31T20:52:27.830+00:00Lovely looking game and it seems like a nice mech...Lovely looking game and it seems like a nice mechanism for this scale of game,looking forward to your reinforcements!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-50235508839014443352021-03-30T16:31:15.028+00:002021-03-30T16:31:15.028+00:00Thank you Dean, I just wish I could get production...Thank you Dean, I just wish I could get production up even close to you :-)<br />Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-90798544693718536192021-03-30T13:51:57.452+00:002021-03-30T13:51:57.452+00:00Lovely images of a wonderful game, Norm. Figures a...Lovely images of a wonderful game, Norm. Figures and terrain look marvelous.DeanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-21309376286391715722021-03-29T21:01:46.180+00:002021-03-29T21:01:46.180+00:00Thanks Stew, I can’t fully make my mind up about S...Thanks Stew, I can’t fully make my mind up about S&S. For now it is working for me, but the system is a tad ‘mechanical’ in its processes rather than intuitive. I like the dice draw for activation, but the opposed die rolls for combats may be a bit too luck driven for me, I need to give that a bit more thought.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-53403038067728326462021-03-29T19:48:04.358+00:002021-03-29T19:48:04.358+00:00Very nicely done Norm. I enjoyed the narrative an...Very nicely done Norm. I enjoyed the narrative and can tell a lot of effort went in it. That was also a pretty cool scenario that came from it. 😀<br />The WoTR stuff looks great btw. What did you think of sword and spear? I haven’t played those rules in a long while and might trot them out again. Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-37439021448853358662021-03-29T09:37:13.613+00:002021-03-29T09:37:13.613+00:00Thanks Lee, never a dull moment there! I think if ...Thanks Lee, never a dull moment there! I think if I moved action forward by a couple of centuries, the map might need a district added called something like Wargrave or Redmoor etc. Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-23319612423228688872021-03-29T08:21:19.533+00:002021-03-29T08:21:19.533+00:00Magnificent Norm! Great read and wonderful photos....Magnificent Norm! Great read and wonderful photos. Your growing figure collection is a thing of beauty. What's not to like at Piggy Longton.'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-80154351903738783842021-03-29T07:35:20.870+00:002021-03-29T07:35:20.870+00:00Thanks Mike, I pegged the forces to 200 points for...Thanks Mike, I pegged the forces to 200 points for York and 210 for Lancaster, though part of that Lancaster value is wrapped up in Lord Darcy’s reinforcement, so for a short time, the Yorkists have a slight numbers advantage, but once Darcy arrives, it is potentially grim for Yorkist aspirations.<br /><br />I should run it again, just to see if reaching the treasury is even possible!Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-7104880409428677592021-03-29T05:56:10.032+00:002021-03-29T05:56:10.032+00:00Very engaging AAR Norm, as usual! Seems to me the ...Very engaging AAR Norm, as usual! Seems to me the Yorkists’ race against time was quite a steep hill to climb as the French contingent to their fore was about equivalent to theirs and quite some time would have been needed before putting it to flight and face Darcy later. I look forward to more Piggy Longton chronicles as the ranks continue to swell.Mike Vellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01220933613292414697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-61092639446636051132021-03-29T05:15:02.730+00:002021-03-29T05:15:02.730+00:00Thanks Ray, I based the story line on the 1485 inv...Thanks Ray, I based the story line on the 1485 invasion, when Henry landed in Wales with a mercenary army and then advanced through Wales picking up local support before enter England. I enjoyed doing all that fluff, it seems to add a bit of soul to the play.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-88755225282933712102021-03-28T22:15:44.871+00:002021-03-28T22:15:44.871+00:00A great write up and great photos Norm. It did loo...A great write up and great photos Norm. It did look like a brilliant game.Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-77723281899962887882021-03-28T14:42:23.687+00:002021-03-28T14:42:23.687+00:00Thanks!Thanks!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-3186288941191720612021-03-28T14:11:10.171+00:002021-03-28T14:11:10.171+00:00Hi Mike, glad you enjoyed, this one would sit very...Hi Mike, glad you enjoyed, this one would sit very tidily into a short session, even with a few more bases added.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-50293524106745451612021-03-28T14:06:01.875+00:002021-03-28T14:06:01.875+00:00A cracking narrative to continue the chronicles of...A cracking narrative to continue the chronicles of the parish of Piggy Longbottom. The terrain and figures are splendid. Once again a close call.Polydorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875339847623732683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-45435160559237228612021-03-28T13:47:28.873+00:002021-03-28T13:47:28.873+00:00Thanks Jonathan. Not that common really. The only ...Thanks Jonathan. Not that common really. The only occasion I know of ‘pikes’ would be the French contingent that accompanied Henry at Bosworth. They are described as ‘long spear’, but with a pole of up to 22 ft, I felt that the Perry pike were an acceptable adjustment, readily available and in plastic ... so winner! I’m not sure about Scottish pike / spear.<br /><br />Xbow and handgunners were also at Bosworth. Handgunners were just starting to become a little more common, so several commanders might of ‘dabbled’ with them, probably in terms of what we think of as skirmishers. European military commanders / specialists also took an interest in WotR and there were some who either observed or took on roles of advisers, so the continental tactics / weapons would have been familiar to the various families and notables. Plus they had been fighting in France with their Burgundian allies.<br /><br />I think it was in my last post that I mentioned the risks of creating a ‘fantasy’ WotR army by having too many European type elements in them, but I think it is one of those areas that many players have forgiving collections just to enjoy the variety of troop types.<br /><br />Bosworth of course does allow a legitimate dabble to a greater extent.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-61366133901553673712021-03-28T13:15:02.485+00:002021-03-28T13:15:02.485+00:00Interesting little engagement, Norm. Well told an...Interesting little engagement, Norm. Well told and well illustrated. Not knowing much about WotR, how often were these continental contingents of crossbow, hand gunners, and pike used? You see, I have a box or two of Perry mercenaries that I would enjoy fielding.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-86194755898132760112021-03-28T12:05:15.695+00:002021-03-28T12:05:15.695+00:00Thanks David, the call for reinforcements has gone...Thanks David, the call for reinforcements has gone out!Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-83429763148163499732021-03-28T11:52:29.919+00:002021-03-28T11:52:29.919+00:00What a splendid set up and tussle! Looking forward...What a splendid set up and tussle! Looking forward to much more from the Chronicles!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.com