This past weekend, I had an opportunity to visit a local games shop out of my locality. Saturday morning I availed myself of a couple of hours and visited "The...
I used to be involved with the SCA and did both the heavy fighting in full armor and the lighter fighting that trys to recreate the era of the rapier. Both...
I guess I always associate the Swiss with halberds because they get that nifty 6Bd designation in DBA. Thank you for rounding out my historical knowledge. The...
Good afternoon, group! Fall-In this year will be the first big HMGS con after the release of the print version of Gloire. So if any of you are planning to go,...
I think you should do a game based on the capture of Continental General Charles Lee, by Banastre Tarleton, of his old regiment, at a tavern in New Jersey....
... The demo rule PDF will be available! It'll contain everything you need, rules and character wise to play "The Waylaid Messenger," the scenario put on at...
... Mon Dieux!!! Zee messengair is to be waylaid??!! I must summon zee heroes of zee feection of old!! Peter Blood...Geoffrey Thorpe... Hawkeye...and all of...
Since, it must be Friday somewhere in the world at this point, I'm letting this group who have been very patient in waiting for the demo version have a crack...
Never mind... (First! BTW) Marc ... "There's no better glory, when it all gets hairy, than to be laughing in the midst of it all" Doug and the Slugs Marc...
Say it. Go ahead. You just *knew* it was gonna be me. (-: When a challenge to a duel is made between two characters, do they move from wherever they are...
Excellent work! I like the Gloire melee system so much I think I'll simply use it in .45 Adventures as well. One can see how it would lead to very cinematic...
At this point it's hard to discuss the "brace of pistols" rule. Do you plan to charge a certain number of points per pistol carried by a character, or will you...
No weapons are indicated for the characters in the "Waylaid Messenger" scenario. Shall we assume that no other weapons are used except for long bladed swords?...
Ed, They are all shown with long blade and short blade or in the case of the bandits, with clubs. It's in the weapon chart below the abilities list. Rich...
... Other. When the duel is declared and weapons are chosen, then the participants are obligated to begin the duel in shortest order. This does not mean they...
Thank you very much, Stuart! Right now we're on track for a Nov 1 release for the print product, but Rich can speak to the PDF release better than I can. I'm...
... you plan ... character, or ... Quick answer: Much the way you can purchase modifications to a weapon in .45 Adventures (such as longer range, extra ammo,...
John, for whatever reason, I didn't see this message until this morning. Strange... Anyhow, this is an appealing thought and would make a good scenario, though...
... So you're saying that the purchase of more than one pistol won't happen. You'll either have a pistol or a pistol with the "brace of pistols" upgrade....
Hey Scott, Close combat is king in Gloire, particularly given the slow reloading associated with black powder weapons. Given the pistol's relatively short...
... upgrade. Right? No. Not every character archetype has access to the brace as a pistol upgrade. If you're creating a character using one of the archetypes ...
