With Sword and Shield
With Sword and Shield is a miniatures game of mass combat¸ set in any world you wish to imagine! Field armies composed of unruly hordes¸ stalwart men-at-arms¸ thundering cavalry¸ fantastic creatures¸ gigantic constructs¸ great war engines¸ powerful wizards¸ iconic heroes and brave leaders in an attempt to crush your opponents on the field of battle. The game uses simple differential mechanics to determine combat outcomes¸ and pass/fail/critical failure gradients for casting spells. Casualties are removed in ranks¸ or individual bases for characters¸ and units that fails to recover from Command Hits may rout from play. With Sword and Shield supports miniature scales from 3mm up to 'heroic' 28mm¸ and includes: Rules reflecting troop order¸ formations¸ and maneuvers Provisions for horde¸ skirmish¸ elite¸ large and enormous creatures¸ flying¸ constructs and war engine unit types Characters in the form of Leaders¸ Heroes¸ Mages¸ Wild Mages¸ Necromancers and Ecclesiasts Dozens of unit and character attributes that create a unique feel and purpose for each unit in play 87 Spells and Rituals with which to harass and destroy your enemies Six standard scenarios¸ scalable to the size of game you wish to play An average game length of 2-3 hours. Complete rules and guidelines for creating your own units and armies Six complete army lists to get you started playing right away ‐ Elves¸ Humans¸ Dwarves¸ Orcs¸ Beastmen and Undead ‐ plus unit profiles for summoned creatures and elementals Game reference charts¸ markers¸ and blank unit cards for your own creations