Kingmaker Cyprus - A work in progress

Kingmaker meets both Lion and Dragon Rampant with some Cry Havoc thrown in for good measure.

On moving to Cyprus I sold my collection of 28mm Foundry feudals, investing instead in a 15mm setup, mainly for reasons of space.  These were intended to play an old favourite, Cry Havoc.  Actually a really old favourite.  To get these guys onto the tabletop I needed some kind of campaign system, and here it is...

A word of warning.  My map is a game map, and I update it regularly.  Please don't take it to be historical, particularly since I intend to play some Dragon Rampant games during this campaign.  After all I do live near the Tombs of the Kings in Pafos, where 2000 year old mosaic floors and ancient treasures can still be found!  I wanted some balance among my power hungry knights, and the map is aimed at delivering that.  Think of it as a Ludo board! 

This then is my game setup, the six "big" knights from Cry Havoc, some historical characters from the Latin Kingdom of Cyprus, and Kingmaker as the campaign game with Lion Rampant as the tabletop rules system.

The Kingdom of Cyprus was sold to Gui de Luisignan, loser of the battle of Hattin, by Richard the Lionheart.  More correctly it was re-sold, having been initially sold to the Templars, who in typical fashion massacred and looted their way to huge unpopularity on the island.  Gui settled the Kingdom by giving out Knights fiefs very generously and the de Lusignan family were to rule here for centuries.  

So why Kingmaker?  There were periods of great drama and crises during the Latin period of Cypriot history, but my game does not rely on history alone.  I intend to use the Lion Rampant rules, and my collection of figures was based and labelled to play the Cry Havoc rules.  So a small island Kingdom

where resources power and wealth are fought over in a series of skirmish rules.  It`s not exactly Kingmaker, but more my own version

The Crown Pack

Strength points will be converted to their Lion Rampant equivalent.

D'Ibelin Count of Lefkara 50

King of Cyprus  100

King of Jerusalem  100

Prince of Antioch  50

The House of Clugney

Fief  Saranta Kolones Pafos  (the Castle of the Columns)  50

The House of Conrad

Fief Kolossi Castle, Lemesos  50

The House of Gilbert

Lordship of Carpaso   30

House of Gaston

Lordship of Kantara   30

House of Roland

Lordship of St Hilarion   30

House of Richard

Fief of Pergamos   30

The Royal Counters in order of priority
These are allocated to the Crown deck.  Any may allow a faction to crown a King of Cyprus, in Nicosia, using a Bishop, but not if a more senior Royal Counter is in play.   

6   The de Lusignan Prince      

5   The former de Luisignan King`s Brother/Royal Uncle

4   The de Luisignan Queen/Heiress

3   The de Luisignan Child Heir

2   The Crown Jewels and Sacred Artifacts of the Kingdom of Jerusalem

1   The de Luisignan Royal Bastard

Marshall of Cyprus: 100

Admiral of Cyprus:  50: Lemesos

Ship   Le Roi de Jerusalem of Famagusta (War Galley)

Ship   La Belle de Kyrenia (War Galley)

Captain of Acre: 50  300 troops in Acre

Chamberlain of Paphos: 50

Chancellor of Cyprus: 50

Constable of Nicosia Castle: 50

Constable of the Castle of Famagusta 50   200 troops within 2 squares

of Famagusta

Steward of Royal Household: 50

Treasurer of Cyprus: 50

Warden of the Royal Ports: 50

Ship   Le Trinity de Famagusta (Hulk)

Ship   Le Guillaume de Pafos (Hulk)

Count of Famagusta  40

Count of Larnaca 40:

Count of Pafos 30:

Count of Kyrenia 30:

Count of Lemesos: 30:

Count of Tyre 30:

Archbishop of Nicosia

Patriarch of Nicosia

Bishop of Pafos:  30 troops in the West north

Bishop of Kyrenia: 30 troops in the north

Bishop of Famagusta

Bishop of Lemesos

Abbot of Kikkos

Prioress of Agios Ioannes

Master of the Temple
Templar Knights: 30

Mercenary War Galley

Mercenary crossbowmen: 30

Mercenary crossbowmen: 20

Mercenary crossbowmen: 20

Mercenary Spearmen  20

Mercenary Foot Sergeants  20

Mercenary Knights 10

Mercenary Skirmishers 10

Mercenary Bowmen

Mercenary Foot Sergeants

Turkish Akinji horsemen

Kings Pardon

Ship  il Antonio di Venice (Mercenary) (Hulk)

Ship  il Bassanio di Genoa (Mercenary) (Hulk)

Events Deck

FREE MOVE

WRIT

PARLIAMENT may be summoned by the Chancellor

PARLIAMENT must be summoned if there is no sole King

STORMS AT SEA

EMBASSY: King to D6 random City Kyrenia, Famagusta, Pafos, Nicosia, Larnaca, Polis

Revolt.  D6 random ie... Greek Peasant Revolt: Constable to Famagusta, Marshal to Nicosia

Pirate Raids: Marshal to Lemesos

Pirate Raids: Admiral to Famagusta

PLAGUE: D6 City

MERCENARIES GO HOME: Crossbowmen, Sergeants, Knights

Sir Clugney does his version of diplomacy

But this is a work in progress so...

Possibly also :

A Knight unhorsed?  Run Away! Run Away!

Assassination
        Draw event cards until you get one with a Nobles killed
section.  The Noble at the bottom of the list has been assassinated by
his butler for non-political reasons.  That noble along with all
titles and offices is lost (but if titled roll on the noble
returns table in the advanced rules).

Plague in Acre

Mercs Go Home Sergeants

Religious Diet
        A meeting of all Cypriot Clergy is held according to the die
role 1-2: Nicosia, 3-4: Kykkos, 5-6: Agios Ioannes.  King's peace in that
location for one round just like after parliament.

Heresy
        All Clergy must return to their home dioceses to put down new
heretical teachings.

Papal Diet
        All Clergy get a free one way trip to the continent to meet
with the Pope. No Refuge is necessary.  All must attend even if
under siege.  No ships necessary to go, but you must provide your own
transport back.  No fighting in the Holy Land for one round after the diet.
     
Excommunication
       You annoyed the Pope again.  Your faction is now
under the following restrictions:

a) All religious offices and town cards held by the faction are
returned to crown deck.

b) If you are in a city you just lost to the deck, you are immediately expelled to the surrounding area.

c) No member of your faction may enter Nicosia or a religious site.  Thus no coronations can be performed.