Age that the Norse will recall as the Ragnarok, when ice freezes the earth, a time when the world was rent by upheavals, and strange monsters still dwelled in the dark wilds. It is an age of myth.
The game uses a roll 1d10 under a stat system.
What I find interesting about this one is the “flavor.” It’s not just anohter D&D clone. The author writes:
One thing that sets it apart is its mood. The game is heavily steeping in mythic, brooding dark magic. Power has a price in Wayfarer’s Song. Magic is both alluring and dangerous. And fame, heroic renown, is more important to characters than a chest of gold could ever be.
Miniature Wargaming is part of the "adventure games" hobby, which includes r ole p laying and board games. Wargamers recreate battles on the tabletop with toy soldiers, like a more complicated game of chess. Models range in height from 6mm to 28mm tall, with 15mm and 25mm being the most popular. There also is a growing interest in toy soldiers and military models, such as the 1/32 and 1/35 scale plastic soldiers from Conte, and Marx.
The most popular miniature wargames are fantasy and science fiction based, such as Warhammer, Warhammer 40K, Warmachine and The Lord of the Rings. World War II games such as Flames of War and Axis and Allies are new favorites. Other favorite historical periods include Napoleonics, the American Civil War, and ancients, such as Romans or Greeks. Other gamers enjoy miniature naval wargames, recreating battles like Trafalgar, Jutland and the Coral Sea.
Hobbyists research historical periods and paint their tiny soldiers in accurate uniforms. Others develop "historically realistic" rules sets or build scale battlefield terrain using model railroad techniques.
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Some of the bigger hobby companies are Games Workshop, which produces Warhammer, Wargames Foundry and Old Glory Miniatures. Wizards of the Coast produces several lines of pre-painted miniatures games, such as the Star Wars and Dungeons and Dragons miniatures games, and a historical game with pre-painted miniatures: The new Axis and Allies game. Wizkids produces a fantasy collectable miniatures game, such as the Mage Knight and Heroclick fantasy games, the science fiction games MechWarrior and Rocketmen, as well as the quasi-historical Pirates of the Spanish Main.
The link to this is missing, is it not?
http://mythogames.150m.com/folder_01/wayfarer_intro.htm
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