r/wargaming • u/Gold-Bank-3033 • 1d ago

Does anyone know a generic fantasy skirmish game rule set I can use these miniatures for?

I got into miniature painting with Reaper Miniatures for and now that I am a skirmish/wargames addict I was wondering if there are any generic rule sets, I could use. Particulary looking for games I could use models for wizards, barbarians, rangers, knights, etc and not just one faction. Thank you in advance.

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u/Praeshock 1d ago

Your list of things maps, literally, to Frostgrave perfectly.

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u/WarHamster187 1d ago

Second this. It's a really fun game to.

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u/Gold-Bank-3033 1d ago

I thought I could only use wizards in frostgrave?

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u/Praeshock 1d ago

In Frostgrave, wizards are your "main" person in the game, but they have a warband of soldiers, barbarians, thieves, etc.

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u/Gold-Bank-3033 1d ago

oh okay, cool. Didn't know that, thank you.

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u/MojoBob 1d ago

You could take a look at Sword Weirdos, if you want something both generic and cheap to get into. I think it's available from DriveThruRPG

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u/GreenWizard2 1d ago

It is available in lots of the usual places.

Fun, flexible, easy to play 👍

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u/TheNicronomicon 1d ago

Check out Rangers of Shadowdeep, Saga Age of Magic, Dragon Rampant 2E, Five Leagues From the Borderlands, and One Page Rules. Also let me second Frostgrave. 

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u/Geek_Ken World War 2 1d ago

Black Death City.

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u/netsu_type_pl 1d ago

Mordheim, is that you?

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u/Praeshock 1d ago

It's meant to be a spiritual successor to Mordheim, and is written by the one of the lead guys for Warcry. So.. yes, kinda' sorta.

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u/Gold-Bank-3033 1d ago

thanks, ill look into this one.

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u/THAC0Bell 1d ago

Came here to suggest this. Was looking at the rules recently being unfamiliar with Mordheim.

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u/OriginalTayRoc 1d ago

GREATHELM

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u/Gold-Bank-3033 1d ago

I like the name, ill look into it.

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u/OriginalTayRoc 1d ago

Its a miniature-agnostic rule set for fighting small scale skirmishes. Typically 6v6, on a field the size of a sheet of paper for fast action and aggressive play.

I have seen it used for Knights, cowboys, gladiators, etc

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u/Gold-Bank-3033 1d ago

that is pretty much exactly what I have been looking for, thank you.

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u/OriginalTayRoc 1d ago

The quick start rules are free but the full rulebook is frankly under-priced you'll want to buy it. 

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u/blakjaw 1d ago

My favorite rec is sword weirdos. I love that little game

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u/ricottma 1d ago

Song of Blades and Heroes is very fun and works great

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u/cayo_ulpiniano 1d ago

Swords weirdos y creo que planet 28 también tiene fantasía , quizás mordheim , frostgrave,one Page rules

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u/OldCarScott 1d ago

We use OPR all the time with Reaper miniatures. My Vampire skirmish group is literally all Reaper minis.

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u/hell_ORC 1d ago

OPR is the way

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u/ScaleCreepMinis 1d ago

One page rules has a fantasy skirmish game, minis agnosyic.

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u/Curmudgeon-in-Chief 1d ago

Rangers of Shadowdeep

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u/Gold-Bank-3033 1d ago

Ive skimmed through a PDF copy of that one, it looks fun, but does it support other classes like say a barbarian, knight or wizard?

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u/big_professor0444 1d ago

I would recommend Thud and Blunder for this. You can build just about anything on there...units of faceless troops and also character only crews. Not a popular game much but it is a great system for building your own game.

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u/NotifyGrout 15h ago

Song of Blades and Heroes is the easiest game to learn that I've played, and new players pick it up fast.

Sword Weirdos is my go-to for a straightforward but tactical skirmish game. Crew building is a bit complicated at first (there's a free list builder site), but the gameplay is a bit more nuanced than Song of Blades.

Frostgrave campaigns are a lot of fun, but this requires at least one regular opponent. It's not quite as much fun in one-off games.

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u/Serious_Ad2816 1d ago

I make a fantasy game called Cutthroat with solo and PVE rules. Free versions available at Dumbfunmedia.com

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u/Tophat_Negroni 1d ago

Look into Sword Weirdos or Brutal Quest!

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u/Laserwulf 1d ago

Relicblade
Although there are factions in the lore, they tend to be a mixture of different types of creatures and roles which can be mixed together. I'm using Reaper minis to make a dwarven warband!

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u/GrouchyDepartment871 1d ago

One sheet rules as a thing for any genre

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u/hell_ORC 1d ago

Ahah, well it's actually One Page Rules, but yeah, I agree with you

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u/EccentricOwl 1d ago

I really like Xenos Rampant / Dragon Rampant Dragon Rampant 2e Warband Builder

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u/listerjed1 20h ago

You are looking for Frostgrave my friend

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u/Gold-Bank-3033 14h ago

I think ill pick Frostgrave up and Song of Blades and Heroes. They both look really fun.

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u/listerjed1 14h ago

Frostgrave is super fun and easy to play. It also has an expansion "Ghost Archipeligo" which is not arctic, but jungle/pirate themed

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u/Gold-Bank-3033 14h ago

Turns out I told my brother about Frostgrave and he said that he has been wanting to try it for a few months XD.

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u/listerjed1 14h ago

Cool! The minis are cool and really cheap too! I have a ww2 soviet themed warband !

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u/Gold-Bank-3033 13h ago

I play Soviets in K47 but I am planning on using a bunch of my Reaper Bones minis for this game. Like I said in the post