Named characters & heroes

Disposition, Morals, Generosity, Loyalty and Appearance are rolled with 5d6 at once (1s and 6s together become 2s and 5s); Popularity is their average +/-1. Military Skill is d6 +/-1 for intelligence, from 0 Horrible (E-) to 7 Military Genius (A+); Aggressiveness d6 +/-1 for activity gives 0-3 aggression points. Together they form a Command Rating such as 'B,2'; Personal Courage, Age and Political Fealty are also rolled.

The result of the MILITARY SKILL & AGGRESSIVENESS rolls is a COMMAND RATING for each general such as "B,2" for a "good" General with 2 Aggression Points

Examples: Tovey 'Sea Dog' rerolls speed rolls of 2-3; Holland 'Expert Gunnery' rerolls missing doubles; Lütjens 'For the Fatherland' +1 to one die roll per turn but may be killed by a Bridge hit on 9+; Schmundt 'Mercurial' rolls 2d6 for his morale each phase.

Fighter: Roll 2d6 before the shooting phase. On a 9+ his ship fires before the British and any hits take effect immediately.

Heroes (Gondor) and Anti-heroes (Sauron) command units, are worth 10 points (5 men) in melee, are the last man killed in any melee, need a throw of doubles to be killed by missile fire, and are invulnerable to morale throws.

In a melee they are worth 10 points (5 men). Hits against them are not cumulative

Players receive a figure representing themselves plus the force under their command. The revised edition includes a character creation system. Officer figures can be hit by stray bullets and risk being caught in melee.

The players gather to receive a personal figure representing themselves, and the forces under their command.

Each card gives dates, Forwardness and Puissance ratings, affinities and enmities (e.g. Pro-Neville, Anti-Stanley), commitment to York or Lancaster, experience (Amateur, Practiced, Old Soldier, Audacious) and traits such as Impetuous or Bloodthirsty. Unnamed captains are Uncommitted, Practiced, 3/3.

He is a Committed Yorkist, and Anti-Tudor. He is commands as an Old Soldier.

Travis, Bowie and Crockett are Hero models, with Crockett killing on 2-6 when firing. Hero/Officer/Sapper figures add +1 in melee, Sappers add +1 to battering, and killing a Hero is worth 1 VP.

Hero/Officer/Sapper +1

Cards bear a photo of the model, its name and nickname, and a record of kills and skills gained; drawing from the collection deck can pick the forces for a game. Dead characters' cards are relabelled for a new character.

As characters have battles and adventures, and gain skills, they tend to develop their own personalities, and nicknames that reflect this can be entered on their card

Models are rated Kendo, Kyudo and Save. Sample Ninja (Jasparu, Mito Gai, Christyami, Marku Yama) have personal profiles and talents such as two weapons; mission targets include heroes with Resilience.

Each model type is rated by its ability in mêlée (‘Kendo’), its ability in ranged combat (‘Kyudo’), and its level of armour (‘Save’).