Chainmail – DONJON LANDS

Strategy on the Jousting Matrix

“Jousting in Chainmail is like playing rock-paper-scissors.” The analogy is as oft cited as apt. In Chainmail (3rd ed., Tactical […]

Gygax and Perren describe the jousting event: “Knights in ‘friendly’ combat, armed with lance and sheild, and mounted upon mighty

Some thousands of years prior to the beginning of Wyrmwyrd, the Throrgrmir dwarves defended their subterranean civilization against the red

The voice of Solon Theros boomed in the arena. “Your enemy is your enemy…” Pal Hargrane adjusted his grip on

In “Chainmail, OD&D, and the One-Minute Combat Round,” I focused so closely on Chainmail that I neglected a thorough review

I have long struggled with the one-minute combat round sometimes used in OD&D. Yes, it is easily ignored and many

“Instead of using one figure to represent numerous men, a single figure represents a single man. Use this system for

Annemie Tacx drew the killing field. She knew her enemy. Minke Meine was an aggressive commander. Tacx’s longbows formed across

Afternoon light seeps through Darkmeer’s mists. At Aldefane, Solon Theros, from the loggia, surveys the field below. His eyes glow

“The ratio of figures to men assumed is 1:20, the ground scale is 1″:10 yards, and one turn of play