Written By Chris Parker
Edited by Raymond Estabrook and Marjorie Parker.
Play Testers: David Parker, Jeff Estabrook, Andy Niven, John MacCone.

Welcome to the First Crusade. The following rules are presented in three sections.

SECTION ONE modifies Day Of Battle for this time and theater.
SECTION TWO introduces new rules that apply only to this supplement.
SECTION THREE gives a brief narrative of the period covered by this supplement. The printed version contains 6 Army lists and their leaders as well as scenarios for all the major engagements.

To thoroughly use and understand this supplement you will need the Day Of Battle rule set. You can receive a copy of Day Of Battle ($12) or The First Crusade ($6) by writing to All About Games Publishing, POBox 1201, Plaistow NH. 03865. Or by calling All About Games at (978) 363-2320 Eastern Standard Time or by Mailing CParker868@aol.com.

Day Of Battle is a miniatures army-role-playing game set originally in western Europe during the Feudal period (AD1100-AD1250). If you haven't tried a game like this before, you're in for a special time. You and one or more friends gather round a table covered with miniature soldiers, dice, model scenery and using your active imaginations take on the roles of player characters called leaders and heroes. Each one of you will try to complete your leader's goals, defeat scurrilous enemies, gather honor and attempt to avoid being captured and held for ransom, or worse, killed.

Think of your leader as a character out of a book or a movie, acting out mighty deeds or feats of arms for all to see. In the case of this book he or she is a character in the First Crusade, or facing it. With some imagination, and a little luck, he will pull through to do battle repeatedly. As you learn the tactics of this period you will gain more victories.

This supplement contains all of the rules you will need to play battles during the First Crusade. You will need a copy of Day Of Battle to use this supplement. All measurements in this supplement are given for 25mm figures. If you use 15mm figures you will need to reduce all measurements to sixty percent. Figures are based together on stands called Companies (Cos.). These Cos. sizes are regulation WRG 7th Edition. As in WRG all Cos. share a common width. This width is 60mm for 25mm figures and 36-40mm for 15mm figures. The depth of a Cos. is not as important and should be just deep enough to allow the mounting of a figure. This depth is usually 20mm for foot and 40mm for horse in the 25mm scale.

For example, a 25mm scale figure armed with a light crossbow has a range of 20", A 15mm scale figure armed with a light crossbow has a range of 12. A 25mm light cross bow is has a Cos. size of 60mm wide by 20mm deep. A 15mm light cross bow has a Cos. size of 36mm wide by 12mm deep. In either case there are three figures mounted on a Cos.

Sections

1st Crusade Introduction
1st Crusade Section 1
1st Crusade Section 2
1st Crusade Section 3
1st Crusade Unit Charts
Crusade Terrain Chart