We had five players sign on to participate in last Saturday night's skirmish, so I cooked up a scenario in which I played the referee and controlled the non-player units. When I first became interested in playing Advanced Song of Blades and Heroes I had the germinal idea for a scenario that involved warbands hunting dragon hatchlings. I decided it was ripe for fleshing out for a five person scenario in which I could throw in some narrative surprises as the game progressed. I had introduced Ash, Jared, and Bryan to the ruleset in the past year, all of whom are avid gamers and steeped in fantasy role playing games. Bryan's wife Sarah, who heard Bryan and I waxing enthusiastic about our recent game at dinner a month ago, expressed curiosity and asked if she could join in our next game. I have to admit that I was skeptical that she would enjoy a miniatures wargame, especially since she had never played any D&D or other role playing games in the past, the natural bridge (a...
A Tabletop Field Marshal's Campaign Journal