
More to follow once I work out how to introduce him into the story!

With the death of the last male member of the Bouillon-Cantinat line in 1969, discovered amongst the treasures bequeathed to the La Bibliothèque Nationale de la Lorraine were the hitherto unpublished Memoirs of His Excellency, the 10th Marquis de Sangfroid, Comte de Roue and the Prince Ecclesiastical of the Bishopric of St. Vignobles (1711- 1788).
La Bibliothèque Nationale de la Lorraine has graciously given permission for selected portions of the manuscript to be made available here to the general public for the first time. These form a valuable insight into both the history of the War of the Austrian Succession fought from 1743 to 1748, as well as to the role played in the said struggle by the Marquis de Sangfroid and of his regiment, the Regt. De St. Vignobles.
They also show just what kind of nonsense a wargamer with an interest in the 18th C. can get up to when given some 28mm miniatures, a good set of rules (currently Koenig Krieg), and too much time on his hands!
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Yes, a villain is always useful in building a story. We are fortunate (if you may call it that) in being next to Stagonia . . . we can always blame things on those vile Stagonians (and we are almost always right).
-- Jeff of Saxe-Bearstein
Every war(gam)ing nation needs an enemy, every solo wargamer has to 'lead' at least two countries, and if playing Imagi-Nations enjoys two fields where to exercise his creativity.
Looking eaferly forward to discover Nassau-Ringgworm auf dem Skree!
I agree. It's good to have 2 sieds and it can be fun to have an evil side. For me I decided to make neitehr of my 2 main sides, the Soweiter League and the Batrachian Empire, evil. Both have their good points. Both are doing what they think is right and I'm trying to make it possible to agree with either much of the time. When I want some real evil-doers that's where the Bossanovans come in.
(of course, Ringgworm can hardly be an auspicious name... hard to expect much good to come from such a place, eh?)
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