Song of Blades and Heroes is a tabletopminiatures game set of fast play fantasy rules that can be played with generic fantasy figures or model soldiers called "miniatures". The game uses three measuring sticks (called Short, Medium, and Long) to measure all distances. An average game lasts 30–45 minutes. A small campaign, a series of linked games played using the same miniatures, can be played in a single evening.[1]
The Song of Blades and Heroes core rules (currently Revised Fifth Edition 2012) was originally written and illustrated by Andrea Sfiligoi of Ganesha Games in 2007.
Gameplayedit
Song of Blades and Heroes uses three six-sided dice, (also known as D6 dice) per player to determine the outcome of a character's actions. Each character profile has three basic statistics; Points, Quality, Combat and Special Abilities. Points refer to how many points it costs to use the character within the game. Quality is used to activate characters, i.e. to determine how many actions they can perform each turn. Combat is the number you add to a six-sided dice roll when performing a Melee or Ranged attack. Special Abilities cover any Special Abilities that the character may have.[2] Players take alternate turns in activating models from their warbands. The miniatures are activated one at a time. The player can then choose to roll one, two or three dice versus the miniature’s Quality. A successful roll entitles the player to make an action, such as an attack or a move. If two or more failures are rolled, play will then pass to the opponent. This mechanic creates turns of variable length and encourages the player to form a plan in his mind before deciding how many dice to roll.
Melee combat is simultaneous and determined by opposed D6 rolls, modified by the character's Combat value and situational modifiers such as outnumbering or a surprise bonus (called ambush bonus in the rules). Beating an opponent means that he must recoil one base away or fall down; doubling an opponent's score (e.g., an 8 to 4)means that the opponent is killed; and tripling the opponent's score (e.g., a 9 to 3) means that he is gruesomely killed and all friends witnessing his death must make a morale roll.
Expansions and Add-on Supplementsedit
There are stand-alone books where the core rules are repeated and one does not need to buy the core Song of Blades and Heroes Rule book to play.
Osprey Publishing have released "Of Gods and Mortals" (published October 2013) and "A Fistful of Kung Fu" (February 2013) which are written by Andrea Sfiligoi, and are based on the Song of Blades and Heroes engine.
Books produced by third parties that use the Song of Blades and Heroes engine include; Shadowsea, Deepwars and their supplements, Song of Our Ancestors and Firebrand. These are all stand-alone versions of the SBH rules with a specific world/background included in the book, but the core rules are highly compatible with SBH.
The following table lists expansions and supplements that have been developed for the Song of Blades and Heroes rules, and other stand-alone titles based on the same engine.
Code
Name
Type
SGD
Song of Gold and Darkness
SBH dungeon supplement
SDG
Song of Deeds and Glory
SBH extended campaign rules
SWW
Song of Wind and Water
SBH wilderness supplement
SAM
Song of Arthur and Merlin
SBH Arthurian variant, stand-alone book
SSL
Song of the Splintered Lands
SBH variant, models by Splintered Light Miniatures, stand-alone book
SFB
Song of Fur and Buttons
SBH variant, models by Eureka Miniatures, stand-alone book
SDS
Song of Drums and Shakos
Napoleonic skirmish rules, stand-alone book
MDS
More Drums and Shakos
supplement for Song of Drums and Shakos
FL
Flying Lead
modern skirmish rules, stand-alone book
HM
Hearts and Minds
Afghanistan campaign supplement for Flying Lead
TBH
Tales of Blades and Heroes
fantasy RPG rules based on SBH
TBP
Tales of Beasts and Perils
GM's book for TBH
MDRG
Mutants and Death Ray Guns
post-holocaust skirmish rules, stand-alone book
FS
Flashing Steel
Swashbuckling skirmish rules, stand-alone book
6165
'61-'65
Company-level American Civil War skirmish, stand-alone book
SSD
Song of Shadows and Dust
SBH variant for urban skirmishes in the ancient world, stand-alone book
FF
Fear and Faith
Horror Skirmish rules, stand-alone book
FF
Ghost Rangers
ghost-hunting campaign rules for Fear and Faith
Awardsedit
In 2008, Song of Blades and Heroes was nominated for the Origins Award as “Best Miniature Rules”.[3][4]
The expansion Song of Drums and Shakos received 3 awards in 2009;
WINNER: Best Historical Miniatures Rules at the Origins Award 2009[5]
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Song of Blades and Heroes is a tabletop miniatures game set of fast play fantasy rules that can be played with generic fantasy figures or model soldiers called miniatures The game uses three measuring sticks called Short Medium and Long to measure all distances An average game lasts 30 45 minutes A small campaign a series of linked games played using the same miniatures can be played in a single evening 1 Song of Blades and HeroesGanesha Games logoDesignersAndrea SfiligoiPublishersGanesha GamesPublication2012 5th ed GenresUniversalSystemsWargamingSetup timeVaries depending on size of game Usually 5 minutes Playing timeVaries depending on size of game Usually 30 Minutes to three hours for campaign rulesChanceMedium dice rolling SkillsMilitary strategy arithmeticWebsitewww ganeshagames net Song of Blades and Heroes 4th edition Cover Contents 1 Background 2 Gameplay 3 Expansions and Add on Supplements 4 Awards 5 External links 6 ReferencesBackground editThe Song of Blades and Heroes core rules currently Revised Fifth Edition 2012 was originally written and illustrated by Andrea Sfiligoi of Ganesha Games in 2007 Gameplay editSong of Blades and Heroes uses three six sided dice also known as D6 dice per player to determine the outcome of a character s actions Each character profile has three basic statistics Points Quality Combat and Special Abilities Points refer to how many points it costs to use the character within the game Quality is used to activate characters i e to determine how many actions they can perform each turn Combat is the number you add to a six sided dice roll when performing a Melee or Ranged attack Special Abilities cover any Special Abilities that the character may have 2 Players take alternate turns in activating models from their warbands The miniatures are activated one at a time The player can then choose to roll one two or three dice versus the miniature s Quality A successful roll entitles the player to make an action such as an attack or a move If two or more failures are rolled play will then pass to the opponent This mechanic creates turns of variable length and encourages the player to form a plan in his mind before deciding how many dice to roll Melee combat is simultaneous and determined by opposed D6 rolls modified by the character s Combat value and situational modifiers such as outnumbering or a surprise bonus called ambush bonus in the rules Beating an opponent means that he must recoil one base away or fall down doubling an opponent s score e g an 8 to 4 means that the opponent is killed and tripling the opponent s score e g a 9 to 3 means that he is gruesomely killed and all friends witnessing his death must make a morale roll Expansions and Add on Supplements editThere are stand alone books where the core rules are repeated and one does not need to buy the core Song of Blades and Heroes Rule book to play Osprey Publishing have released Of Gods and Mortals published October 2013 and A Fistful of Kung Fu February 2013 which are written by Andrea Sfiligoi and are based on the Song of Blades and Heroes engine Books produced by third parties that use the Song of Blades and Heroes engine include Shadowsea Deepwars and their supplements Song of Our Ancestors and Firebrand These are all stand alone versions of the SBH rules with a specific world background included in the book but the core rules are highly compatible with SBH The following table lists expansions and supplements that have been developed for the Song of Blades and Heroes rules and other stand alone titles based on the same engine Code Name Type SGD Song of Gold and Darkness SBH dungeon supplement SDG Song of Deeds and Glory SBH extended campaign rules SWW Song of Wind and Water SBH wilderness supplement SAM Song of Arthur and Merlin SBH Arthurian variant stand alone book SSL Song of the Splintered Lands SBH variant models by Splintered Light Miniatures stand alone book SFB Song of Fur and Buttons SBH variant models by Eureka Miniatures stand alone book SDS Song of Drums and Shakos Napoleonic skirmish rules stand alone book MDS More Drums and Shakos supplement for Song of Drums and Shakos FL Flying Lead modern skirmish rules stand alone book HM Hearts and Minds Afghanistan campaign supplement for Flying Lead TBH Tales of Blades and Heroes fantasy RPG rules based on SBH TBP Tales of Beasts and Perils GM s book for TBH MDRG Mutants and Death Ray Guns post holocaust skirmish rules stand alone book FS Flashing Steel Swashbuckling skirmish rules stand alone book 6165 61 65 Company level American Civil War skirmish stand alone book SSD Song of Shadows and Dust SBH variant for urban skirmishes in the ancient world stand alone book FF Fear and Faith Horror Skirmish rules stand alone book FF Ghost Rangers ghost hunting campaign rules for Fear and FaithAwards editIn 2008 Song of Blades and Heroes was nominated for the Origins Award as Best Miniature Rules 3 4 The expansion Song of Drums and Shakos received 3 awards in 2009 WINNER Best Historical Miniatures Rules at the Origins Award 2009 5 WINNER Silver Medal at HISTORICON 2009 6 WINNER Best Demo at HELLANA 2009External links editOfficial Song of Blades and Heroes site Review of Song of Blades and Heroes RPGnetReferences edit Fantasy Ganesha Games Retrieved 2011 07 10 In Focus Review Song of Blades and Heroes WarGameGuru Wargameguru weebly com 2010 06 15 Retrieved 2011 07 10 34th Annual Origins Award nominees announced OgreCave Ogrecave com Retrieved 2011 07 10 34th Annual Origins Awards Winners Critical Hits 2009 04 28 Retrieved 2011 07 10 Historical Miniature Figure Game Rules Silver medal Historicon nbsp This wargame related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Song of Blades and Heroes amp oldid 1043076235, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
