Battle of Valorwood 1976

    I was lucky to be a part of the "Toad Hall Fantasy Horde" in Rockford, Illinois. Where a Monday night D&D session was expanded to a following Saturday event.  Numerous 25mm armies were available for loan or painting and a Star Fort designed, built and painted in several days. High School students were always ready to join the event. Above is a picture from 1976, the Battle of Valorwood.

                  The battle map and key as it appeared in the Phanta Carta 

                          

The Phanta Carta was a fanzine that I published and edited which covered the Toad Hall Fantasy Horde's fantasy campaigns and included charts, ideas and concepts that later became part of the AD&D Dungeon Master's Guide. Needless to say, it had a pretty impressive list of subscribers in Lake Geneva, Rockford and Decatur, Illinois.

WARG Halloween Encounter

WARG

An October encounter

English scouts discover a tomb and a host of undead in a forest.

Soldiers are sent to eradicate the evil.

Order of Battle

English # Type                   Quality    Pts Total Move Range   Combat Value

             2 Musket Infantry  Average   4    8        1           2               2

             4 Regular Infantry Average   3   12       2                            2

             2 Cavalry              Average    3    6        3                           2

             8                                                26

Undead #         Type           Quality      Pts    Total     Move Range   CV

              6      Skeletons      Average     2        12           2                   1

              2      Zombies        Average     2          4           1                   2

              1      Vampire             Elite       4          4           3       3          3

              2  Jack-o-Lantern    ----------    2          4           0                   0

              9                                                         24

Scenario Notes

The Jack-o-Lanterns are immune to missile fire and

explode in any close combat, causing a casualty on 3,4,5,6

The Skeletons are light infantry and are -1 to hit by missile fire

The Vampire instead of moving can cast a magical aerial attack

that is not blocked by terrain or other units

The English player wins by defeating the Vampire and the 2 Jack-o-Lantern

Victorious Vampire

Fleeing English survivors