I've been inspired by some battle reports I've seen on the web dealing with
military simulations set in one of my favourite roleplaying settings from the
1980s - the Traveller RPG universe which deals with the "Classic" period in the
Spinward Marches.
I've created army lists and rules modifications to recreate this in my Future
Wars Wargaming Rules in the files section. These accompany my Space Marines
adaptation with a similar in depth treatment of the various factions and
military forces. I've restricted it for now to planetary assault task force
lists which cover the marine contingents of the Imperium, Zhodani Consulate,
Sword Worlds etc. I've had a lot of fun developing these and a few are still WIP
such as how psionics should work.
I've played a couple of minor skirmishes to see how the new rules play out - no
issues so far and it delivers a nice atmospheric feel which appeals to my 80s
nostalgia trip.
Hope to get a full battle report of a larger scale action posted this weekend.
