What is Of Gods and Mortals?
Of Gods and Mortals is set of wargames rules from Osprey Wargames.
Osprey Wargames are releasing a series of inexpensive, fun and innovative
set of table-top rulebooks, Of Gods and Mortals (OGAM) being the fifth in the
series.
To let you know what the game is about, we’ve copied the authors summary of
his game:
Of Gods and Mortals is a set of rules to conduct tabletop battles between small
forces of chosen warriors led by mythological beasts, heroes, and the gods
themselves! Thor, Loki, Odin, Ares, Zeus, the Dagda, Poseidon,Horus,
Hermes, Cernunnos, Crom Cruach and Seth clash on the battlefield, and the
fate of the universe is at stake.
Four factions are provided – Greeks, Egyptians, Celts and Norse. In addition, a
point system lets you design any other figure from mythology. The rules are
fast and convenient. A game can be completed in under an hour, playing on a
small table (a 3' x 3' area is enough) with about 16 to 20 figures per player, in
any scale.
The games is scalable, so the players can set up larger games if they want.
Osprey Wargames are releasing a series of inexpensive, fun and innovative
set of table-top rulebooks, Of Gods and Mortals (OGAM) being the fifth in the
series.
To let you know what the game is about, we’ve copied the authors summary of
his game:
Of Gods and Mortals is a set of rules to conduct tabletop battles between small
forces of chosen warriors led by mythological beasts, heroes, and the gods
themselves! Thor, Loki, Odin, Ares, Zeus, the Dagda, Poseidon,Horus,
Hermes, Cernunnos, Crom Cruach and Seth clash on the battlefield, and the
fate of the universe is at stake.
Four factions are provided – Greeks, Egyptians, Celts and Norse. In addition, a
point system lets you design any other figure from mythology. The rules are
fast and convenient. A game can be completed in under an hour, playing on a
small table (a 3' x 3' area is enough) with about 16 to 20 figures per player, in
any scale.
The games is scalable, so the players can set up larger games if they want.
Each player controls a god, one to five
legends, and a couple of units of
mortals. Gods and mortals are bound by
a mutual relationship: the gods need the
energy deriving from the mortals' faith,
and the mortals need the protection of
the gods to stand fast when facing the
supernatural and impossible odds.
Between the gods and the mortals stand
the legends: demigods and heroes –
characters like Herakles, Theseus, Cú
Chullain – or spawn of darkness and
chaos like the Hydra, the Kraken,
Medusa, ancient mummies revived by
necromancy, or guardians of Hades like
the three-headed hound Cerberus.
Models are singly-based, allowing to
remove casualties as they occur. Gods
legends, and a couple of units of
mortals. Gods and mortals are bound by
a mutual relationship: the gods need the
energy deriving from the mortals' faith,
and the mortals need the protection of
the gods to stand fast when facing the
supernatural and impossible odds.
Between the gods and the mortals stand
the legends: demigods and heroes –
characters like Herakles, Theseus, Cú
Chullain – or spawn of darkness and
chaos like the Hydra, the Kraken,
Medusa, ancient mummies revived by
necromancy, or guardians of Hades like
the three-headed hound Cerberus.
Models are singly-based, allowing to
remove casualties as they occur. Gods
and legends move as single figures. Mortals are arranged as close-order or
open-order units, and placed on trays to speed up movement (rectangles are
used for close-order troops; flocked CDs are used for open-order units).
A complete, self-contained, uncomplicated game which can be expanded at
will by the participants, Of Gods and Mortals uses the award-winning Song of
Blades rules engine, making sure that all players stay involved at all times,
plenty of tactical choices are made, and the turns flow in an unpredictable
manner.
open-order units, and placed on trays to speed up movement (rectangles are
used for close-order troops; flocked CDs are used for open-order units).
A complete, self-contained, uncomplicated game which can be expanded at
will by the participants, Of Gods and Mortals uses the award-winning Song of
Blades rules engine, making sure that all players stay involved at all times,
plenty of tactical choices are made, and the turns flow in an unpredictable
manner.
Ended
20th
October
2013
The North Star
Of Gods and Mortals
Nickstarter preorder project
has finished. However all
the sets are available to
order as normal now.
REWARD MODELS
A set of four unique figures designed for Of Gods and Mortals.
