Earl Percy of Northumberland has enjoyed watching the Tourney at Lumley.   The event has two parts, a one on one Foot combat in the Ring, and a Jousting event at the river Meadows below the castle.  Both first rounds are over, and four Knights have been eliminated from each. The Second rounds look like this: Foot Combat : Conrad the Chaste of the Bishop's Men Vs Elliot, Bastard of Alnwick And Lord Farthingdale of Waldridge, Vs The Savage McGurk, of Sacriston and the Isles The Joust Lord Farthingdale Vs The Sire de Quincy Sir Micheal of Shraner Castle Vs Elliot, the Bastard of Alnwick. In the Joust Sir Roger Quilp, Lord of Belmont was severely injured, but since he had already been eliminated from the foot combats after a vicious beating by The McGurk, there is no need to give a pass to any opponent in this round. Note that almost all of my foot figures are from my Norman army and are therefore sword armed.  By the time of the next Tourney I will hav...

When I was building my group of Knights for Steel and Steed my plan for my own character,  Lord Farthingdale, was to focus on his Jousting skills.  He invested his initial skills points in additional accuracy in the joust.  He also went for a palfrey, as a trade off for speed and stability against power, and a standard weight lance.  His initial joust would be in the Lumley Tourney against Roger Quilp, Lord of Belmont.  Learning to joust was an interesting experience  Having played Sons of Mars I had very little issue with the first round of foot combats earlier in the tournaments.  Well the best way to learn was to get the lances out and the horses on the tiltway.   We will rock you time I think... . Well it's not a packed crowd, and nobody seems to be sitting on a cushion except me.  Well at my age... Initiative for the first pass.  Quilp adds his AGL and gets off the grid like a silver arrow. I used index ca...

Learning the Rules   Generally I find that the best way to learn a set of rules is to get the figures out and go for it step by step.  Having already played Sons of Mars I'm ahead of the game in this one. 1st Regional Tournament, The New Years Tournament, Lumley Castle. Host, the Earl of Northumberland . Type of Contest The Ring: One on One Combat on Foot The River Wear Meadows Tilt Field: Jousting  Knights: 5 Common Knights 2 Veteran Knights 1 Champion. One of the Earl's Veteran Knights is on standby in case of injuries or accidents. Prizes are awarded to those who have performed well during the tournament.  At a banquet on the last evening of the event each knight who has placed high enough shall receive an award and be given recognition for putting on an honorable showing.  1st Prize - 3 Bonus Experience Points, 10 Prestige Points, 20 Gold and the favour of Lady Brunhild of Alnwick.  Be afraid... 2nd Prize...