Battlesystem

Battlesystem is a tabletop miniature wargame designed as a suplement to and for use with the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. It was first published in 1985 and was for use with both Advanced Dungeons & Dragons and the Basic/Expert Dungeons & Dragons (see editions of Dungeons & Dragons). The game was promoted as a sucessor to Chainmail and a such a return to the roots of Dungeons & Dragons.

In a Battlesystem game each miniature represents 10 troops or one commander or hero. 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 points cost based on the XP reward listed for killing the creature.

First edition

The first edition of Battlesystem was sold as a box set which contained:

• 32-page rule book
• 24-page scenario book
• 16-page guide to miniatures
• 2 Player Aid Cards
• 2 Metal Miniature Generals
• 3-D fold-up 'miniatures'
• Army Roster Sheets
• 801 die-cut counters

Second 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)