Dead Men Tell No Tales
Let me start by saying that the Dead Man is not a "landlubber."While my local playgroup plays dirty, we don't Plunder on dirt very often; we like big boats and we cannot lie. The only time that I can be cajoled into a land game is when it's for a tournament. Maybe that should change, … Continue reading The Quick and the Dead(man) – Adepticon Land Winner
I don't like to review factions that I don't have experience with; and I rarely play Plunder on Land, except for tournaments. I have played few Land games since the Red For Reformado list won at Historicon '24, but I determined that my next competitive force would be something different. With the latest errata on … Continue reading Faction in Review: Miskito Zambo
If you were tuned-in to the Firelock Developer Stream at the start of this year, then you might have heard a very brief tease about a Blood & Valor campaign system in development. That is an "officially unofficial" project, with rules that will be posted here on DMC for free download. Today, I'm glad to … Continue reading Free Rules Download! – Valor ‘Fog of War’
Painting horses is one of those things that we just do, as wargamers. It's a strange thing too, because while we're normally willing to make the effort to find reference images of uniforms, we don't extend the same consideration to horses. White horse, black horse, brown horse, some complimentary colors, and that's enough to get … Continue reading A Horse of Another Color
It's July of 2024, and Historicon has come and gone. Called by some "the premier convention for Historical Wargaming in North America," Historicon is a sleepy convention of roughly 2500 attendees, held every year in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The heart of "Amish Country" - where history lives. Pepperidge Farms Remembers If I seem bitter, it's only … Continue reading No Prey, No Pay – Plunder at Historicon
In case you missed it, Historicon was last weekend. DMC has an article covering it, that you can read. That will get you caught up with the what & why and is hopefully why you're here - you read that one first and clicked on the nested link. There's not a lot of intro to … Continue reading Red For Reformado – Historicon 1st Place
So, you want to run a Firelock demo. Maybe you're a new Quartermaster, or you're just trying to get more people to playing your favorite game. Either way, learning to run an effective demo is a cornerstone to building community around a game. I ran my first Firelock demos while helping out in the Phalanx … Continue reading Allow Me to Demonstrate
For our last bit of Adepticon coverage, a writeup from game master Fernando about his awesome Texan Revolution narrative game. This game ran in the Historicals venue, right beside the Blood & Crowns 'Away to Calais' narrative event. Fernando graciously provided his thoughts on how things went. Photos & Captions by the Dead Man - … Continue reading Fighting For Texas, in Chicago
The Sea Tournament at Adepticon was the one event that I wanted to make sure I participated in. I built and tested a list that I expected to do quite well (spoiler alert: it did) and brought it to the event. I'd like to share my list, and some thoughts, with the community. The chaos … Continue reading DMC Goes Fourth – Sea Tourney List
Running an event game is hard work. You have to pick the rules, prep the terrain, assemble the minis, and then teach that game to a table of random fellow nerds. But for some people, that's not enough of a challenge. Some people do all of that, but with a set of rules that are … Continue reading Adepticon: Away to Calaise