You might enjoy taking a look at Midwest Fantasy Wargame: The Primeval RPG - I just released it on itch. I take a deep dive into First Fantasy campaign (among other sources). Although I was able to put together a combat system based on Totten / Strategos, it is pretty clear from the lack of evidence to the contrary that Chainmail was always the engine under the hood.
We've got a discord where we regularly play / discuss Chainmail and other things that went into D&D's DNA such as the Siege of Bodenberg. If you like, I can see if I can get you an invite. We post a lot of private videos of the game turns.
You might enjoy taking a look at Midwest Fantasy Wargame: The Primeval RPG - I just released it on itch. I take a deep dive into First Fantasy campaign (among other sources). Although I was able to put together a combat system based on Totten / Strategos, it is pretty clear from the lack of evidence to the contrary that Chainmail was always the engine under the hood.
Very nice! A knowledge gap I am trying to bridge is wargaming in the period, particularly the miniatures-and-sand-table kind.
We've got a discord where we regularly play / discuss Chainmail and other things that went into D&D's DNA such as the Siege of Bodenberg. If you like, I can see if I can get you an invite. We post a lot of private videos of the game turns.
I would appreciate that quite a bit, even if I can't really participate. Those videos sound instructive.