Putting Old Lead on the Table
A game of Dragon Rampant 2nd edition
The warband of Wilhem Kastring`s raid on Norman land.
I was lucky enough to play my first game of Dragon Rampant (2nd edition) last night. I took a Chaos warband made up of Oldhammer pre-slotta and slotta miniatures, along with a Satanic Panic giant, to face his historical Normans. I was hoping I could make his warband history, but the night was not to be mine.
This was my first game using these rules, but I have played some other games in the Rampant series, so they weren’t completely unknown to me. I found the rules to be quick and fun, offering some nice tactical choices. They gave me that old-school rank-and-flank feel without the need for fiddly rules. There were a few moments of flicking through the rulebook to clarify things, but my biggest mistake was forgetting the scenario objective. My opponent had won the game the turn before I finally wiped out his warband. We live and learn.
The Norman elite cavalry began a flanking manoeuvre, only to be taken out of the game by a string of failed activations.
The wizard Enkalon of Garusa began to unleash fireballs at the waiting Norman lines. However, his arcane talents were, for the most part, thwarted by the Norman shield wall.
Nud Spittlespine and his retinue charged into the Norman housecarls. The savage followers of Chaos hacked away at the disciplined Norman troops, both sides taking so much punishment that they eventually routed from the field.
The giant Gogmagog charged into the waiting Norman shield wall. The wall of spears forced the giant back, even after he had crushed many of the men of Anjou.
The disciplined members of Ansell’s retinue of Chaos marauders lined up opposite another unit of Norman spearmen, their screams of murder unsettling the waiting Normans.
The right flank of Ansell’s retinue was protected by a warband of Slaanesh followers. The decadent servants of the god of secrets could not hold back their desire to feel the joys of battle and emerged from the woods towards the Norman spearmen.
The Norman light infantry were charged by the impetuous Slaanesh warband. The spearmen made bloody work of the Chaos warriors, but the unit was heavily damaged in the combat.
Duke William charged into the remaining members of Ansell’s warband, his arming sword making short work of the battered unit.
Gogmagog charged into William the Bastard, unhorsing the Duke, but the battle had already been lost by the forces of Chaos, and Wilhelm Kastring sounded the retreat.
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