I will introduce soon 3 new amendments to BI. I need help from English speaking gamers for a better text. Amendments will be applied as soon as I have a good...
New amendments & clarifications for Basic Impetus are online at http://www.dadiepiombo.com/bifaq.html These are 1) rules for pilum improved 2) a new rule to...
I have tried a battle 100YW english vs French based on CRECY. I did not noticed any way for longbowmen to stop french knights nor advantage to dismount before...
Hi Bruno, I have no complete elements to say what was wrong, if something went really "wrong" as French in BI have about the same possibility to win against...
I played a game of Scots vs Hundred Year War English and the longbows did seroius damage to the pike blocs before they could close. Tho I can see a need for...
I will consider introducing special rules for stakes, keeping simpler than in Impetus (where stakes affect movement). Probably instead of a -2 in melee it...
Hi Tom, full version should be published by summer. Rules are completed though some more playtesting is required for some parts. Army lists are taking time as...
Hi, I was visiting an Italian miniature site last night and I saw a reference to a set of rules titled "Impetus Risorgimento". Is this something that you are...
If Vae Victis will publish the rules (and it seem so) probably they will need Impetus French players for support. Translate a set it is not easy if you don't...
I'm not directly involved in the rule set that is an adaptation of Basic Impetus to Risorgimento. But I know the guys that developed (with my permission) the...
I had the possibility during a convention to try Risorgimento rules based on Basic Impetus, and it worked whitout relevant changes. It is good to play a...
Hi Lorenzo I re tried this week end to send 3 Knights element (VBU=8 I=5) vs english bowmen (VBU=4 I=0) with stakes causing immediate desorder and preventing...
Hi Bruno, the reason considering stakes not as difficult terrain is that you can add this penalty (the stakes) to the "real" difficult terrain (in case for...
Hi lorenzo I will try as soon as posssible. I think I have to read again the rules CAREFULLY I did not noticed tha desorder appears when there is a "hit" I...
Yes the casualty due to previous disorder is very important above all for troops with and high VBU that are not so invulnerable. ciao Lorenzo ... From: bruno...
First I would like to congratulate Lorenzo for writing such a simple, elegant set of rules. I love it when someone does something different, instead of copying...
Thank you Tom for compliments, well, here some anticipation One of the new feature in the "full" Impetus will be Discipline Troops will be rated from A to C...
It looks a completely different game than that I've tested...! IMPETUS will become the reference among ancient battles games. Ciao Graz Naviga e telefona senza...
ciao Graziano, probably yes, after a 6 years evolution many things changed. Lorenzo ... From: gra.capp@... To: IMPETVS@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday,...
Does the Impetus Bonus only apply to fresh units that charge into contact or does it include the unit it contacts (if it is also fresh)? If a unit takes damage...
Does the Impetus Bonus only apply to fresh units that charge into contact or does it include the unit it contacts (if it is also fresh)? It applies to Fresh...
Thanks, Lorenzo ... fresh)? ... halve the modified VBU). ... another CP of same quality. ... and 7 dice for B (13 divided by 2). ... Disorder. And if you are...
Hi lorenzo, Hi everybody I'm new on this yahoo groups My main language is french, so excuse my english (and my italian...) Congratulations for the rules basic...
I quote : "in order to interpenetrate, a unit must be able to move at least halfway through the interpenetrated unit.." Why this rule ? I don't understand it. ...
thanks for compliments. Full rules will be out in 2007 (just before or just after summer), they are finished but translation and army lists (there will be...
