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I'm writing a load of fiction. My latest story starts here... This is the index of all the stories... Hordes of the Things (HOTT) is a fantasy miniature wargame, published by Wargames Research Group. [1] The game was first published in 1991, with a revised second edition from 2002. [2] A generic fantasy game, it can represent armies from a wide variety of settings. Some gamers even use HOTT to simulate other time periods, since, for example, a "Shooter" can just as easily be a company of musketeers as it can a company of archers.Agar and Golin finally wrest Summontrumpet from the clutches of the Dread Sphynx, which has the body of a snake, the head of a snake, and the feet of a snake, and arrive upon the plains of Albion as the Seven Armies of Hell begin their invasion. The only thing that could possibly go wrong would be if the wrong person should sound the horn by mistake....

Hordes of the Things (HoTT) | Fanaticus - DBA Wargaming Hordes of the Things (HoTT) | Fanaticus - DBA Wargaming

The series consists of four half-hour episodes or "Chronicles", originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from November 25 to December 16, 1980. This was the only uncut broadcast; all subsequent repeats have omitted part of the opening narration from The First Chronicle.Hordes of the Things is a 1980 BBC radio comedy series parodying J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and to a greater extent the fantasy genre in general, in a style similar to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It was written by "A. P. R. Marshall and J. H. W. Lloyd" ( Andrew Marshall and John Lloyd) and produced by Geoffrey Perkins. It is unrelated to the game of the same name. Oooooh ! yes yes yes ! Hordes is without a doubt the finest miniatures rules for large scale fantasy, ever -and I say that with the unbiased detachment of someone who helped write the second edition....and runs a semi-yearly tournament on the west coast....and who has over 50 HOTT armies seperate from the DBA armies.....so, yeah. HOTT rules are based on the rules of De Bellis Antiquitatis, with the addition of a magic phase and new troop types, and the retention or simplification of other troop types. DBA (De bellis antiquitatis) and HOTT (Hordes of the Things), along with DBM (De bellis multitudinis) and DBR (De bellis renationis) are part of a family of rules for wargaming with miniatures published by WRG in England. They all having similar mechanisms but cover different periods or using different scales. Another rule set to take the system beyond 1700 AD is in preparation. DBM (and now DBMM) and DBR are intended for large games with plenty of figures on the table. DBA and HOTT are intended for small games with limited numbers of figures. Here we are concerned with just DBA and HOTT. The rule sets are briefly described below and links are given to variants and files. What started as a blog about 'Hordes Of The Things', the excellent fast-play fantasy miniatures rules from WRG is now mostly about all kinds of other wargames and games, as my grasshopper-like mind leaps from one cool thing to another.

About Hordes Of The Things - British Comedy Guide

An army is made up of a number of 'elements' of equal frontage and varying numbers of figures. The number of figures on each element is unimportant and need only be what looks right for any given army; all game mechanisms use the element as a basic unit. The number of elements in an army is based on a points system. Each element costs 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 Army Points (AP) depending on its type. A basic army is made up of 24AP worth of troops, but no more than half the points can be spent on elements costing 3 or more AP. A basic army is therefore normally made up of between 9 and 12 elements, although 13-24 element armies are possible. Elements are of basic types—examples are Knights (mounted troops relying on a fierce charge), Blades (skilled fencing infantry), Heroes (superhuman individuals), Lurkers (things that hide and ambush) and Magicians (practitioners of magic). One element is the army's general. One of the largest ranges of 15mm fantasy miniatures in the world, the HOT (Hordes of Things) range features every miniature and monster on its own integral base fitted to the size of that miniature.

There are other minor characters named after brands of bath products: Badedas the Blue, and Matey the White. For the second game we switched to 24AP. I dropped the Malian allies and changed the dragon for two flyers (the element can be split to allow this). Geoff dropped teh behemoths and the god.

Hordes of the Things - Tolkien Gateway Hordes of the Things - Tolkien Gateway

Riders, when beaten, will recoil from combat with any enemy troop type, but if they are in Bad Going they will be destroyed. Space Crusade - Lead a Space Marine chapter across the galaxy against the forces of Chaos in this mini-campaign for HOTT host" the general. EXAMPLE OF ARMY BUILDING: Here is how one player spent his 24 Army Points to build a Gnomish Artisan army. Foot can be Blades, Spears, Shooters, Warbands, Artillery, Hordes, Lurkers, Sneakers, Magicians or Clerics.Magicians work basically like long range missile weapons, perhaps causing fear, or bewilderment or actual damage, rather than specific individual spells. If you are citizen of an European Union member nation, you may not use this service unless you are at least 16 years old. A HOTT army is made up of 24 "points" worth of troop stands, drawn from the following list. Note that each type of troops has a different cost in points.