Glorious Battles of Old

Glorious Battles of Old is a hack of War in the Year 3000 by Rufus Roswell and the Shackled Sun hack by Austing Walker and Friends at the Table.

Battles in ancient history get committed to the yarn of history with embellishments, fabricated golden moments, and overlooked cruelties. In the moment, heroes will know how their actions will be remembered and might try with desperation to turn the tide of narrative.

Glorious Battles of Old is a hack I put together to play out a battle in The One Ring RPG, specifically, a final session to play out the scouring of the Shire. I didn't want to do a massive battle that centered around rolls to hit, one that wouldn't tell us anything about the characters, so I revisited the Shackled Sun arc of Friends at the Table and made this based off that.

It is rough and ready to use for grand battles in historical fiction, where what is important is the legend that gets made after the outcome of the battle. I would recommend a read pre-use, adapting any prompts or questions that may make more sense for your table!

The hack is free, but do check out our other stuff while you're here. Impossible Forces is a good game to play War in the Year 3000 with!