FOG version 3.3 has dropped. See the FOG 3.3 resources page. I have added links to the rules and the books plus the ReadMe doc. I will add a link to the revised QRS when I get a chance.
Blood, Sand and Steel
My personal wargaming path
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Saturday, June 27, 2026
Could this be a new campaign scenario?
69 AD was a busy year for the Romans. Could this be an interesting scenario for a campaign?
I have plenty of Early Germans, Gallic types, Numidains, Parthian/Armenian types and the makings of an Early Imperial Romans army. The Romans are all Corvis Belli metal figures while everything else is a mix of Old Glory15s, Forged in Battle and some odd Essex figures.
Friday, May 1, 2026
New Books for the Blog
Reading up on the rise of Islam and the fall of the Sassanid Empire as I work on the Sunset of the Sassanids campaign. Found two books of interest pictured below. Have not found much about about either author and just got the books so I am not sure how good they will be. Both are available on Amazon.
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
December 23 Update
Been working on the latest update for the Nostri Maris Sanquis campaign scenario. This is a post death of Caesar and Pompey the Great campaign circa 49 BC. I have updated the campaign rules to include some adjustments learned from other scenarios and the army lists to FOG 3.2a. This scenario adjusts the minimum army size to 325 points but still uses the FOG 300 framework for small battles. The campaign uses the map from Columbia Games "Juleus Caesar." There is a high quality resolution pdf of the map on the Columbia Games website that can be downloaded but it can also be ordered directly from them using this link: http://columbiagames.com/cgi-bin/query/cfg/search.cfg?search=julius+caesar+map.
The updated campaign rules can be found using the link below or accessed through the appropriate campaign page.
Nostri Maris Sanquis January 2026 (updates to the army lists)
I am working on a battle group of Illyrian foot and they might be finished before the end of the year.
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Sunday, August 10, 2025
August Reinforcements


Sunday, July 27, 2025
July 2025 Reinforcements
Still painting along...slowly. Two battlegroups of archers from the lead pile: one battle group of Babylon Levy archers for the Broken Rays of the Sun Campaign setting and one battle of group of generic archers for the Normans in the Nunnery Campaign.
FOG Update
FOG version 3.3 has dropped. See the FOG 3.3 resources page. I have added links to the rules and the books plus the ReadMe doc. I will a...
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A new version of the Broken Rays of the Sun campaign map is now available on the blog.
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Finished up two more battle groups for the Normans in the Nunnery Campaign scenario yesterday and started the basing process this morning. ...
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Had a bit of inspiration to paint lately and finished up 4 stands of Indian Clubmen. The figures are Khurasan 15s and look a bit cartoonis...









