School Wargames Club, need help chaps.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

That's week three, borrowing some Napoleonics, but don't want to upset the locals, yet! 

[burnaby64]

That's week three, borrowing some Napoleonics, but don't want to upset the locals, yet! 

Yup. 'Start from where they are and lead them on from there' was always a classroom strategy recommended by my mentors in the job---and it works, too Good luck with what sounds like a fun endeavour.

[Ithoriel]

Hmmm - wouldn't it be better to do something that might teach them about history? 

Wargaming, done properly, teaches them English, problem solving, probabilities and social skills at the very least. History can come later if they're up for it. 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Any female vampires in the catalogue, one of my players has made a request, bless her!

[Ithoriel]

Not actually a vampire but perhaps the lady on the left might do if painted appropriate colours?

The forum post just refers to them as 18thC civilians, I presume they are

SYW12/ Range: SYW Misc/ Civilians (15)/ £2.30

[Fenton]

Lady Vampires always dress nice..

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Thanks,, it's either her or Kiera, or a witch elf?

[FierceKitty]

Wargaming, done properly, teaches them English....

You have great faith. Walked on water recently?

[Ithoriel]

It's always worked for me, luring them into an interest in History less so.

[FierceKitty]

I was thinking of the strange dialects used on this forum.

[Ithoriel]

Ah, as you know I prefer the living language to the killed-and-preserved-in-a-jar-of-formaldehyde version you seem to favour. Each to their own, naturally.

[fsn]

Go all Hyperborean: Orientals, Black Africans, Africans, American Indians, Mongols. Add in the odd magic user or beastie. 

[Leman]

Fantasy Samurai are always good for a laugh if you include dragons, lions ninja etc.

[DanJ]

it's either her or Kiera, or a witch elf?

Can't be a witch elf, no thigh boots (sighhhhhh) or whip (sighhhhhhhhhhhhhh)

Appologies if already suggested but what about beast-men (minotaurs etc)? 

And fantasy egyptians, several ranges of animal headed troops out there, including the lovely Pendraken ones (I keep meaning to add a few units of anubis headed troops into my NKE army as elite guards).

Don't forget pirates, these can be disafected/criminals from any background and sail arround attacking everyone then disapearing back to their secret island lair (if you're using an earth based map then Crete is a nice central location).

[burnaby64]

Cthulhu fhtagn? Plenty of fishlike and tentacular entities in the catalogue somewhere, I imagine.