Petaudia is my 25mm 14th-15th Century medieval/fantasy continent. It has gone through several different formats over the last ten years or so, but four years ago I finally decided to give it the structure and content it has now. I wanted to base my games within a campaign setting, but I also wanted the games to be of a limited size to ensure they played quickly and reached a conclusion. I also wanted a campaign system which avoided too much paperwork and produced lots of battles, rather than lots of time moving pins on maps and filling in campaign diaries or statistical sheets.
Over the years I had collected a large number of 14th-15h Century West European figures (having been interested in the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of the Roses). These I organised into six different armies of about 150 figures each, with a small mounted force of knights, men-at-arms and hobilars, the rest a mixture of spearmen, billmen, bowmen and crossbowmen. Medieval armies were mostly foot troops after all. I then gave them all an heraldic colour combination, e.g. red/green, blue/white, and repainted them where necessary. Most of my figures are 25mm Essex Miniatures, with a smattering of other manufacturers, including Hinchliffe, Perry Miniatures and Wargames Foundry. I did not buy any new figures, having plenty already, plus my budget was already being drained by my growing collection of 1670s figures!
I then drew up a new map of Petaudia with seven different states, the extra country being for my fantasy figures, the latter having lain long abandoned in the garage loft for several decades. Each country can only deploy the figures available to it, plus some mercenaries, unless the particular campaign running at the time allows them some additional units (from a pool of odds and ends). The only figures I acquire now are for the fantasy forces and these are almost always bought for me by my lovely wife at birthday time and Christmas!
A map of the different countries in Petaudia.
The main geographical features of Petaudia.
The main towns and castles of Petaudia, along with the main and minor roads, as well as villages.
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