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Introduction
These rules have been designed to be a fun set of pseudo-skirmish rules that draw on many of the
principles that one will find in TooFatLardies rules without attempting to be a hugely serious
simulation. Rather, these rules are ideal for reliving some of the literary exploits of heroes such as
Richard Sharpe or Harry Flashman with between 30 and 120 figures a side and set against the
colourful background of the black-powder era.
The central premise of the rules is that success on the battlefield is generally down to the leadership of
a small band of men, of all ranks and social stations, who drive other less dynamic souls forward to
achieve their goals. It is these Big Men and their actions that stand tall in the pages of military history
and, as with all of our rules, this is reflected here.
We make no apologies for the hierarchical “class structure” that is in-built to Sharp Practice. This is,
however, not the class system of the British establishment in the early nineteenth century, but rather
the literary structure, where it is really only the main characters that we want to read about, the rest
are there to provide some background colour and meet terrible ends while the heroes live to fight
another day. These rules have the same emphasis.
The rules contain an optional section on Napoleonic drill, giving the gamer the chance to replicate some
of the small unit tactics of the period, however this is by no means necessary for the more light-hearted
games. We have attempted to provide all the ingredients for a game as serious or as swashbuckling as
the mood takes.
Sharp Practice is built around many simple but enjoyable and, we hope, sophisticated rule mechanisms
that provide a relatively comprehensive set of rules for most circumstances that the literary world
throws at us. There will, of course, be situations that are thrown up by games for which we have not
legislated. Here our advice is simply “Make it up”, the general tongue-in-cheek heroic thrust of the
rules should act as your guide.
My thanks must go to the large number of play-testers around the world who helped make these rules
possible, and to Simon Bargery of Bolt Action Miniatures who, while sitting in the less than luxurious
departure lounge at Dunkirk Ferry Port, first suggested that we write a set of Napoleonic skirmish
rules.
The gamer will find some free Sharp practice cards and Blinds to download on the TooFatLardies Yahoo
Group, why not join today and enjoy the most comprehensive support in the hobby.
Enjoy playing Sharp Practice. If all else fails, remember it is better to die bravely than a coward, but
sometimes dying humorously can be better still!
Richard Clarke
Lard Island, 2008
Cover photo features the superb Riflemen
by Alban Miniatures
www.albanminiatures.com
SHARP PRACTICE
Table of Contents
1.
2.
THE CHARACTERS ..............................................................................5
TURN SEQUENCE ................................................................................5
Big Men Cards ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
Blinds ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Grasp the Nettle .................................................................................................................................................... 5
Sentry ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Sharp Practice........................................................................................................................................................ 6
The Blank card....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Tiffin ....................................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 T
HE
C
ARDS
........................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1.1 What Do The Cards Mean? ............................................................................................................ 5
2.2 B
IG
M
EN AND
I
NITIATIVE
..................................................................................................................... 6
2.3 C
OMMANDING
F
ORMATIONS
................................................................................................................. 7
2.3.1 Toot Toot, Parp Parp! ..................................................................................................................... 7
Whistles.................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Light Infantry Bugles ............................................................................................................................................ 7
Cavalry Trumpets.................................................................................................................................................. 7
Infantry Drums...................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.3.2 Chain of Command ......................................................................................................................... 8
2.4 A G
ROUP
’
S
T
URN
.................................................................................................................................. 8
2.4.1 Action Dice ...................................................................................................................................... 9
2.5 T
ROOP
T
YPES
........................................................................................................................................ 9
3
TROOP TYPES & ORGANISATION...................................................10
3.1 F
ORMATIONS
....................................................................................................................................... 10
3.1.1 Breaking Formations.................................................................................................................... 10
3.2 I
NFANTRY OF THE
L
INE
....................................................................................................................... 10
Line....................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Column ................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Square .................................................................................................................................................................. 11
3.3 L
IGHT
I
NFANTRY
F
ORMATIONS
........................................................................................................... 11
3.4 S
ENTRIES
............................................................................................................................................. 11
4
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
RANDOM EVENTS & THE BONUS DECK.......................................12
F
IRING
R
ANDOM
E
VENTS
.................................................................................................................... 12
M
OVEMENT
R
ANDOM
E
VENTS
............................................................................................................ 13
T
HE
B
ONUS
D
ECK
............................................................................................................................. 13
T
HE
B
ONUS
C
ARDS
............................................................................................................................ 14
5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
MOVEMENT.........................................................................................15
H
IDDEN
M
OVEMENT ON
B
LINDS
....................................................................................................... 15
T
ABLETOP
M
OVEMENT
....................................................................................................................... 15
T
ERRAIN
E
FFECTS
& O
BSTACLES
....................................................................................................... 16
M
OVEMENT IN VARYING
T
ERRAIN
....................................................................................................... 16
A
SSUMING
F
ORMATIONS
..................................................................................................................... 16
C
HANGING
F
ACING AND
F
ORMATION
................................................................................................ 16
I
NTERPENETRATION
............................................................................................................................ 17
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6.1
SPOTTING............................................................................................17
A
UTOMATIC
S
POTTING
........................................................................................................................ 17
7
7.1
7.2
FIRING..................................................................................................18
W
HO
C
AN
F
IRE
?.................................................................................................................................. 18
H
OW TO
F
IRE
...................................................................................................................................... 18
Line Troops .......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Light Troops Skirmishing ................................................................................................................................... 19
Artillery Pieces..................................................................................................................................................... 19
7.3 E
FFECT OF
H
ITS
.................................................................................................................................. 19
7.3.1 Hits on Formations ....................................................................................................................... 19
7.4 H
ITS ON
B
IG
M
EN
............................................................................................................................... 20
7.4.1 Which Means What? ..................................................................................................................... 20
7.4.2 Replacing Big Men........................................................................................................................ 20
7.5 B
OTTLE
............................................................................................................................................... 20
7.6 S
HOOTING
“D
ONKEY
W
ALLOPERS
” ..................................................................................................... 21
7.6.1 Big Men on Horses........................................................................................................................ 21
7.7 S
HOOTING
G
UNNERS
.......................................................................................................................... 21
7.8 A
MBUSCADES
...................................................................................................................................... 21
7.9 C
HOSEN
M
AN
...................................................................................................................................... 22
7.10 T
AP
R
ELOAD
....................................................................................................................................... 22
7.11 L
OADING
S
ERVICE
.............................................................................................................................. 22
7.12 P
ICKING ON
B
IG
M
EN
......................................................................................................................... 22
Lightly wounded .................................................................................................................................................. 20
Badly wounded..................................................................................................................................................... 20
Dulce et decorum est............................................................................................................................................ 20
8
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
FISTICUFFS.........................................................................................23
H
AND TO
H
AND
C
OMBAT
.................................................................................................................... 23
R
ESULTS OF
F
ISTICUFFS
..................................................................................................................... 24
C
AVALRY
C
HARGES
............................................................................................................................. 24
F
ISTICUFFS IN
B
UILDINGS AND
S
HIPS
................................................................................................ 24
L
ADDERS IN
A
TTACKS
......................................................................................................................... 24
E
N
G
ARDE
!.......................................................................................................................................... 25
9
9.1
9.2
9.3
TASKS ...................................................................................................26
D
OING
T
HINGS
.................................................................................................................................... 26
C
ARRYING
B
LOOMIN
’ H
EAVY
T
HINGS
................................................................................................. 26
S
ILENT
B
UT
D
EADLY
.......................................................................................................................... 26
10
10.1
DERRING-DO.......................................................................................28
F
ALLS
.............................................................................................................................................. 28
11
12
AFFAIRE DE COEUR..........................................................................29
HELLO SAILOR! ..................................................................................30
12.1 G
ENERAL
O
VERVIEW
.......................................................................................................................... 30
12.1.1 Boats ........................................................................................................................................... 30
12.1.2 Boat Movement .......................................................................................................................... 30
12.1.3 Spotting ...................................................................................................................................... 30
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12.1.4
12.1.5
12.1.6
12.1.7
12.1.8
12.1.9
Shooting at Boats....................................................................................................................... 30
Shooting from Boats .................................................................................................................. 31
Repairing Boats.......................................................................................................................... 31
Boats Hitting Things & Sinking ............................................................................................... 31
Sailors at Close Quarters .......................................................................................................... 31
Grappling..................................................................................................................................... 31
13
WALLAHS ............................................................................................32
Jezail .................................................................................................................................................................. 32
Bows & Arrows ................................................................................................................................................ 32
Blow Darts ....................................................................................................................................................... 32
Big Choppers ................................................................................................................................................... 32
13.1 W
ALLAHS
’ W
EAPONS
.......................................................................................................................... 32
14
14.1
14.2
14.3
14.4
HONEST INJUN ..................................................................................33
W
AR
P
ARTY
......................................................................................................................................... 33
H
UNTING
P
ARTY
................................................................................................................................. 33
I
NDIAN
M
OVEMENT
............................................................................................................................ 33
I
NDIAN
B
ONUS
C
ARDS
......................................................................................................................... 33
Bad Medicine ....................................................................................................................................................... 33
Vamose ................................................................................................................................................................. 33
War Cry ................................................................................................................................................................ 33
15
CREATING BIG MEN..........................................................................34
S
TATUS
......................................................................................................................................................... 34
P
HYSIQUE
..................................................................................................................................................... 34
L
OOKS
.......................................................................................................................................................... 34
P
OPULARITY
................................................................................................................................................. 35
B
REEDING
.................................................................................................................................................... 35
S
WORDSMANSHIP
......................................................................................................................................... 35
H
ORSEMANSHIP
............................................................................................................................................ 35
P
ERSONALITY
............................................................................................................................................... 36
Personalities Defined.............................................................................................................................. 36
Personality Failings................................................................................................................................ 36
Personality Attributes ............................................................................................................................ 37
16
OPTIONAL RULES..............................................................................38
Nock’s Volley Gun ................................................................................................................................................ 38
Blunderbus........................................................................................................................................................... 38
Shotguns and Fowling pieces .............................................................................................................................. 38
Rockets ................................................................................................................................................................. 38
Breeding ............................................................................................................................................................... 39
Personality ........................................................................................................................................................... 39
Personality Failings............................................................................................................................................. 39
16.1 T
HE
D
EVILS
O
WN
L
UCK
! .................................................................................................................... 38
16.2 S
ILLY
W
EAPONS
.................................................................................................................................. 38
16.3 F
OREIGN
J
OHNNIES
............................................................................................................................ 39
16.4 L
OOTING
............................................................................................................................................. 39
16.5 N
IGHT
F
IGHTING
................................................................................................................................ 40
17
BALANCING YOUR FORCES ............................................................41
17.1 G
RASP THE
N
ETTLE
C
ARDS
................................................................................................................ 41
17.2 B
IGGER
F
ORCES
? ................................................................................................................................ 41
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