Grim Visaged War: by Stuart and John

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AKA "Beer Wars", this campaign framework is based around a number of 25/28mm late medieval armies.

Campaign Downloads

The following downloads are available:

  • rules can be downloaded in Adobe PDF format here:
  • rules - Volume 1 (v1.0 updated 27/06/05)
  • campaign - Volume 2 (v1.1 updated 24/10/05)
  • campaign map can be viewed here. (updated 11/06/05)

If you have any comments, please contact Stuart or John at the club or YahooGroup.

Historical backgrounds...

  • Baron Beau De Visier [Sholto Humphries]
    • Team colours:Barons Personal banner. Gold eagle on a quartered field of red and white. Household units banners variations on red and white fields.
    • Allied captains and hangers on banners various including The Brothers Buckfast,The Red Bull Brigade and Tennants from Scotland and Newcastle.
  • Black Sheep Companie, Lord Paul Theakston of Masham [Duncan MacLeod] Link
    • Livery: black and white. Badge: black sheep on white field.
    • Watchword: you looking at my bird?
  • Principality of Orangeboom [Ken Clark]
    • Team colours: The Prince alone is allowed to wear Orange, all his followers etc wear their own heraldic devices, for only slaves and curs would condescend to wear the livery of another. Pshaw!
  • Duc de Stella et Comte d'Artois [John Allen]
    • Player's Army & Beer – Burgundian, Stella Artois
    • Player's Colours – Red and White (Duke's personal retinue only – other figures in authentic Burgundian liveries).
    • Badge: Two yellow stars on a red background over a hunting horn on a white background.
    • Watchword: Soigneux Maintenant!
  • Swiss: Vollmond [Andy Douglas]
    • Beer: Appenzell
    • Team colours: Swiss Canton; Blue/white, Red/white, Yellow/black, Red/black.
    • Standard: Full moon above a moonlit Alps.
  • Lord Brakspear [Hugh]
    • Livery: blue and yellow.

And in the news...

  • There are few die well that die in battle. (Henry V)

    Sholto's knights - from the Games Workshop stable - and a variety of his archers.

     
  Last updated: 24 October 2005
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