{"product_id":"war-engine-alex-i-anderson-9798242232426","title":"War Engine: Medieval Mass Combat, Siege Warfare, \u0026 Naval Battle System","description":"I've played a lot of RPGs in my day and very few of them include rules for mass combat, conducting sieges, or handling ship combat. As a GM this was always an issue for me because I like that stuff-a lot... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThose that \u003ci\u003edid\u003c\/i\u003e have such systems (typically sold separately) were either too complicated to run smoothly and quickly at the table or were clearly little more than janky afterthoughts that needed to take-up a certain amount of space to justify being sold in a box at the game store. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI wanted something lite, concise, and easy for people to pick-up mid-session at the table where need be. I didn't find it, so I made it. The earliest version of these rules was deployed in the early 90's and became part of my first game, \u003ci\u003eAshes \u0026amp; Empires\u003c\/i\u003e. Variations of it appear in my subsequent games: \u003ci\u003eAge of Blood \u0026amp; Iron\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDays of High Adventure\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI present them here as a standalone system that can be plugged into any Medieval\/Fantasy game that either doesn't have them or doesn't have very good ones. It can also be played as a tabletop war game in its own right that can be learned in a single sitting by a group. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis iteration utilizes (2) 6-sided dice to resolve all mechanics. I like the D6; its classic, keeps the modifiers nice and low, and everyone's got a set.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex I. Anderson,Doc Flamingo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798242232426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.17d","brand":"Alex I. Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520198258943,"sku":"9798242232426","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_22342479-aecb-4088-b74f-4cb4c768f75d.jpg?v=1778741326","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/war-engine-alex-i-anderson-9798242232426","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}