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Sword Weirdos is the fantasy sequel to the surprisingly popular Space Weirdos. "When will you write a fantasy version?" people asked. So I did. Sword Weirdos is a skirmish wargame that allows you to build stats for just about any fantasy or historical model in your collection. Your model's class and weapons determine its special abilities. With 26 classes and 54 weapons and other pieces of equipment to choose from the possiblities are...a lot. I'm not that great with math.

You’re wondering what makes Sword Weirdos different from other games. Not much! It takes what I like from other games and mashes it all together.

  • Low model count: 5-10 models or so for each side.
  • Use any fantasy/historical minis you have.
  • Short but comprehensive. Everything in one 24 page zine.
  • Minimal tokens, but still a few because I like them.
  • No tape measures or rulers, all movement and ranges are measured with 5” sticks.
  • Uses all your RPG dice (except the d20, d20's get enough love) because dice are fun.
  • A points system, but you shouldn’t worry about it too much.
  • Alternating activations, opposed rolls, Maneuver Points, and random tables mean everyone is involved and rolling dice all the time.
Also includes:
  • A separate 4-page solo rules document.
  • A pdf with tokens, hobby advice, and a warband sheet. 

If you like minis games but giant rulebooks turn you off or seem intimidating, maybe give this a shot.

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Kyle D August 14, 2024 6:23 pm UTC
Are magic casters able to stow weapons to free up hands for witch fingers?
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Jennifer B April 07, 2024 7:35 am UTC
Are firearms included, or is the historical aspect more "Ancients" with bows and arrows? Would like to try something like Sharpe or even World War skirmishes.
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Casey G April 07, 2024 3:35 pm UTC
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Black powder firearms are included. You can easily do Sharpe.
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Ilja J February 14, 2024 1:23 am UTC
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Hi Casey, you mentioned a Discord server for your games, but I can't find the link anywhere
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Casey G February 14, 2024 5:12 am UTC
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https://discord.gg/2XcjaGYt
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Neil A January 17, 2024 3:39 pm UTC
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Quick question - why is Movement in a straight line ? Is it just to match similar rule sets ?
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Johnny C August 14, 2023 5:59 pm UTC
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Are there campaign rules or advancement systems in this?
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Matthew P July 20, 2023 11:49 pm UTC
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What is a witch finger that’s referenced on page 17 of the weapons table?
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Casey G July 20, 2023 11:54 pm UTC
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Empty hands making spellcasting gestures.
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Daron P May 31, 2023 12:25 am UTC
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Received an email today saying that the main rules had one error corrected. Could you identify the fixed item please? Thanks
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Casey G May 31, 2023 1:42 am UTC
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I just included Disengage actions in the description of Speed on page 3.
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Cody B May 30, 2023 2:05 am UTC
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Hey Casey. Love the Weirdos games and system that you have created. I wanted to ask what your rules are on posting hacks of the game system? I have 2 homebrew hacks right now that I would like to publish for others to enjoy. They are thematically different to space and fantasy, so no overlap would be happening. Let me know if there is a good way to get into contact to discuss more.

Keep up the awesome work!
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Casey G May 30, 2023 3:10 pm UTC
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If you're going to put them on a blog, forum, or Discord, that's totally fine.
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Cody B May 30, 2023 4:38 pm UTC
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Thanks for the response, Casey!

I was hoping to sell my work using a pay-what-you-want/donation system on here and itch io. I'll just keep the hacks offline until/if a license is established for Weirdos content.
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Kris D May 29, 2023 9:36 pm UTC
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Hi Casey...any idea when the solo rules might be availabe. Also, any suggestions of some clever individuals making tokens useful in the game? Thanks. Looking forward to playing this with my regular crew.
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Casey G May 29, 2023 10:36 pm UTC
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Any day now.
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Ulises M May 22, 2023 9:49 pm UTC
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Is there a solo mode included?
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michael C May 19, 2023 4:55 pm UTC
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I'm trying to figure out how "quick" works. It seems like it should allow you to make two attacks for the cost of one action point, however the FAQ says that you can't move twice and then attack twice using a quick weapon. So I thought maybe you're only allowed to attack once per turn so Quick allows you to attack more than normal, but the rules seem to indicate that you can attack as many times as you have actions... So I'm confused, as written it seems like quick doesn't actually do anything? Can you clarify please? Thank you, I'm digging this ruleset overall though :)
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Casey G May 19, 2023 6:16 pm UTC
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In 6.3.2 it says "unless otherwise noted a model may take 1 melee attack action with each weapon they are armed with per activation." Quick says, "this weapon may take 2 melee or ranged attack actions per activation."
You always have 3 actions per activation, and each attack always costs 1 of those actions unless you're using a maneuver that allows you to do something different.
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Maciej M May 16, 2023 5:44 pm UTC
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Any chance for printer friendly tokens? Black drawings and white background?
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Janos L December 15, 2023 3:13 pm UTC
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I second this. The current one eats a lot of ink.
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Erik G May 12, 2023 6:06 pm UTC
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Looks amazing so far. Question (for anyone) - I have a 44" square table and the recommended size is up to 36". If I were to scale the 5" stick up to 6", would that significantly alter anything? I'm thinking it should scale pretty well.
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Casey G May 12, 2023 6:18 pm UTC
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I'm sure that would work fine, you can also just start farther in from the table edge.
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