Редактирование: Battlesystem

'''Battlesystem''' is a tabletop [[miniature wargaming|miniature wargame]] designed as a supplement for use with the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[role-playing game]]. It was first published in 1985 and was usable with either ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' or the Basic/Expert/etc ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (see [[editions of Dungeons & Dragons]]). The game was promoted as a successor to [[Chainmail (game)|''Chainmail'']] and thus as a return to the wargame roots of ''Dungeons & Dragons''.<ref>"With the BATTLESYSTEM game, the AD&D and D&D games go back to their roots" (Niles 1985a:1)</ref>

In a Battlesystem game each [[miniature figure|miniature]] represents multiple troops (10, 5, or 2, depending on the troops' level or hit dice) or a single hero or commander.<ref>(Niles 1985a:2)</ref> There are no statistics in the game for any troops or characters, instead all are derived from the relevant ''Dungeons & Dragons'' publications. This means that any creature from the ''[[Monster Manual]]'' or similar publications can be used as 'troops', with their in-game point cost based on the [[Experience point|XP]] reward listed for killing the creature.<ref>(Niles 1985a:31)</ref>

==First edition==
[[Image:battlesystem 1st.jpg|right|Battlesystem 1st Edition]]
The first edition of Battlesystem was sold as a [[box set]] which contained:<ref>As listed on box and in Game Parts section (Niles 1985a:1)</ref>

*32-page rule book
*24-page scenario book
*16-page guide to miniatures
*2 Player Aid Cards
*2 Metal Miniature Generals
*3-D Adventure foldup Figures
*Army Roster Sheets
*801 die-cut counters

The Rulebook is divided into four parts that allow three levels of play. Part 1 is an introduction. Part 2, The Basic Game, covers the basic rules of movement and [[melee]] combat.<ref>(Niles 1985a:8)</ref> Part 3, The Intermediate Game, adds [[Projectile|missiles]], [[artillery]], [[cavalry]], individual Heroes, special formations and terrain effects.<ref>(Niles 1985a:16)</ref> Part 4, The Advanced Game allows for [[Magic (gaming)|Magic]], [[Flight|flying]], [[weather]], night battles and special monsters as well as introducing campaign rules that allow for integration of Battlesystem games into a [[Campaign (role-playing games)|role-playing campaign]].<ref>(Niles 1985a:20)</ref> The game can be played either with or without a [[Dungeon Master]], though use of a referee is strongly recommended if using certain magics such as [[invisibility]] or [[Spells_of_Dungeons_%26_Dragons#Arcane_magic|illusion]]s.<ref>(Niles 1985a:1)</ref>

The Scenario Book contains 4 scenarios. Three of the scenarios form a linked campaign in a generic Fantasy setting, one for each level of the game. The fourth is an Advanced Game scenario for [[Dragonlance]], ''Battle of [[List_of_Dragonlance_locations#Qualinost|Qualinost]]'', that takes place during the time period of ''DL2 Dragons of Flame'' while the [[Heroes of the Lance|heroes]] are in [[List_of_Dragonlance_locations#Pax_Tharkas|Pax Tharkas]].<ref>(Niles 1985b)</ref>

The game rules state that it was designed to be played with either 25&nbsp;mm or 15&nbsp;mm miniatures. However although the game did not require a certain size of miniatures, the official Battlesystem miniatures that were released at the time, except for the two in the box set that were 25&nbsp;mm, were all in 15&nbsp;mm scale. Also at the time many companies producing 25&nbsp;mm figures were starting to make larger figures, sometimes even officially called as 'Heroic 25&nbsp;mm' or 28&nbsp;mm, that were hard to fit on the official Battlesystem base sizes.

==Second Edition==
[[Image:Battlesystem 2nd.jpeg|right|200px|Battlesystem 2nd Edition]]
The second edition of Battlesystem, for use with 2nd Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, was available in the form of two books ''Battlesystem'' (1989) and ''Battlesystem Skirmishes'' (1991)

One significant change was the move to assumption of using 25&nbsp;mm miniatures as standard. 15&nbsp;mm could still be used according to the rules, but the base size was increased to allow for larger 25&nbsp;mm miniatures and all photographs in the rule book were of 25&nbsp;mm miniatures.

The game won the 1989 Origins Award for "Best Miniatures Rules of 1989".<ref>{{cite web
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==Reception==
[[Graeme Davis (game designer)|Graeme Davis]] reviewed the original ''Battlesystem'' for ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'', and gave it 8/10 overall. He called the rules "concise and well-written".<ref name="WD70"/> He felt that as a supplement to the ''D&D'' game, "the ''Battle System'' does what it sets out to do, and does it very well; it may not be as detailed as some fantasy wargame rules, but is is adequate for the requirements of most role-players, and can be used quite easily by anyone familiar with ''D&D'' or ''AD&D''".<ref name="WD70"/> Davis concluded by stating that "''Battle System'' deserves to be given a chance; but I'm afraid that it may have priced itself out the market from the start."<ref name="WD70">{{cite journal| last =Davis| first =Graeme| authorlink = Graeme Davis (game designer)| coauthors =| title =Open Box: Battle System| format = review| journal =[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]| issue = 70| pages =14| publisher =[[Games Workshop]]| year = 1985| month = October| issn =| accessdate =  }}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
*{{cite journal
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  | title =From first draft to last gasp
  | journal =[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]] #100
  | volume = X
  | issue = 3
  | pages =96–98
  | publisher =TSR
  | year = 1985
  | month = August
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  | issn =0279-6848  }}
*{{cite journal
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  | first =Roger
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  | title =Notices: Battlesystem
  | journal =[[Imagine (AD&D magazine)|Imagine]]
  | volume =
  | issue = 30
  | pages =43
  | publisher =[[TSR, Inc.|TSR UK]]
  | year = 1985
  | month = September
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*{{cite book
  | last =Niles
  | first =Douglas
  | authorlink =Douglas Niles
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  | title =Battlesystem Rulebook
  | publisher =TSR
  | date =1985a
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*{{cite book
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  | title =Battlesystem Scenario Book
  | publisher =TSR
  | date =1985b
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  | isbn =  }} from ''Battlesystem: Fantasy Combat Supplement'' Boxed set.
*{{cite journal
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  | title =The chance of a lifetime
  | journal =[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]] #100
  | volume = X
  | issue = 3
  | pages =86–94
  | publisher =TSR
  | year = 1985
  | month = August
  | url =
  | issn =0279-6848  }}
*{{cite book
  | last =Niles
  | first =Douglas
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  | title =Battlesystem
  | publisher =TSR
  | date =1989
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  | isbn = 0-88038-770-X }}
*{{cite book
  | last =Nesmith
  | first =Bruce
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  | title =Battlesystem Skirmishes
  | publisher =TSR
  | date =1991
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  | isbn = 1-56076-141-5 }}
*{{cite book
  | last =Winter
  | first =Steven
  | authorlink = Steve Winter
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  | title =The Art of Three-Dimensional Gaming
  | publisher =TSR
  | date =1985 }} from ''Battlesystem: Fantasy Combat Supplement'' Boxed set.
*{{cite web
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  | title =Battlesystem
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  | publisher =The Miniatures Page
  | date =1999-09-04
  | url =http://theminiaturespage.com/rules/fan/battlsys.html
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  | accessdate = 2007-03-17 }}

==Additional reading==
*"Sage Advice", ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #132.

Reviews:
*''Dragon'' #178 (1992) 
*''The V.I.P. of Gaming Magazine'' #2 (1986) 
*''The V.I.P. of Gaming Magazine'' #3 (1986) 

==External links==
*http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/12/12614.phtml

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[[Category:Miniatures games]]