PanzerKaput Goes To Barons' War

I have just read the new campaign book A Most Ignoble Feud for the Barons’ War written by Tom Mecredy and I have to it is a great start to what I hope will be many from Andy Hobday and Warhost. This is a narrative campaign between two Lords and is fought over three balanced scenarios starting at a small level game, building to a large game in the third scenario.

The book gives you the protagonists, the feuding Lords of William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey on the one side and Gerard de Furnival, Lord of Hallamshire on the other a detail of why they are fighting each other and their forces for the games. I love the way that the forces build on in on and developed from battle to battle and they have both different and reflex the character of their Lords.

But if that wasn’t enough the page 15 book also have some addition ideas so you can replay these scenarios using your own Lords and Nobles and even add to your own ongoing campaigns of your own. There is a lovely little appendix on what happens to your Lord if he is taken out of action during a game, with a lovely permanent effect or injury for them. I really like that and the fact they build upon each other too adding to the character of your Lord or even the Lords in this book too.

The second Appendix is even better in my opinion that adds to the replayabilty of this book and also can be added to your own campaigns making a story and fun element and that is the Grievance Generator. What a stunning idea and what a clever way to create that narrative and context for the reason why the Nobles are fighting each other beside I am for the King and I am not. This can create so many different stories and campaign threads and I love it.

Finally, there is also a Terrain Description Table with types of cover, there type, what type of cover it is and the effects. All from the main rules but in a nice neat chart.

I love this book and Andy Hobday and Warhost I really hope this is the first of many different mini or narrative campaigns as I  the idea of these especially when tied in with Paul Hicks’ stunning sculpted figures for these books, available through Footsore Miniatures & Games.

Winner, winner, chicken dinner.