Table of Contents
Welcome to Dux Bellorum 4
The golden rule of gaming 5
Why 'Dux Bellorum'? 5
Understanding the Basics 6
Things you'll need in addition to this book 6
Unit types 6
Unit stats 7
Leaders 9
Sample armies 10
Basing 13
Measuring and Base Widths (BW) 14
Playing the Game 15
Getting ready to play 15
Setting out the battlefield 16
Deployment and determining Aggressors and Repellers 18
Groups and Units 18
Turn sequence 18
Allocating LPs 20
Missile fire 22
Movement and Bravery tests 24
Close combat 30
Ending the turn 39
Ending the game: winning and losing 39
Army Lists 42
Strategies and Tactics 50
Scenarios 56
Annals Battle 56
Dawn Attack 56
End of Reign 57
River Battle 58
Village Raid 58
Scenario idea: Sieges 58
Scenario idea: The Bard's Tale 60
Artwork References 61
Dux Bellorum Quick Reference Sheet 62
Dux Bellorum Army Roster 64