Vexilla offers Pike and Plunder, a set of rules for running an Italian Wars campaign set in the sixteenth century.
Author James Roach writes:
This is a campaign for four players.The principal combatants are FRANCE, SPAIN, VENICE and the PAPAL STATES. All other states, Milan, Florence, etc are non player states. Due to the end of the campaign, the Holy Roman Empire is not a player state. An umpire is not required.
I hope you like Pike and Plunder. It is only just undergoing its first playtest, and so far all is pretty much right with the world.
If anyone else playtests this campaign, please can you let me know about any changes you have made or thoughts you have had, so that I might look at them and possibly incorporate them into the final product.
Please post your thoughts and ideas on the Yahoo! Groups Piquet or Renwars, or TMP sites.
When the final product is finished I will post it free on the Vexilla and Yahoo! Groups Piquet and Renwars sites.
Thanks,
James Roach.
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I hope you like Pike and Plunder. It is only just undergoing its first playtest, and so far all is pretty much right with the world.
If anyone else playtests this campaign, please can you let me know about any changes you have made or thoughts you have had, so that I might look at them and possibly incorporate them into the final product.
Please post your thoughts and ideas on the Yahoo! Groups Piquet or Renwars, or TMP sites.
When the final product is finished I will post it free on the Vexilla and Yahoo! Groups Piquet and Renwars sites.
Thanks,
James Roach.
Posted by (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/04 at 12:04 PM | #