tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433886749743369629.post4281851530945345356..comments2024-03-08T23:47:27.856-08:00Comments on paintinglittlesoldiers: Herzogtum RechburgJackohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01156243437690752780noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433886749743369629.post-59007867538959510572016-04-13T01:35:55.245-07:002016-04-13T01:35:55.245-07:00Ulrichstein was my own creation that Barry fitted ...Ulrichstein was my own creation that Barry fitted into his own campaign narrative. His was set about several decades after mine. My own brief Ulrichstein campaign was set in the 1730s I think; his around 1809 or thereabouts. I recall writing the lyrics to a song (to the tune of Battle of New Orleans) that referred to his campaign, and not mine. In my story, the Imperialists restored order to the Bishopric. In Barry's the Bishop was defeated and fled the country. That inspired this little rhyme:<br /><br />"The gentle Archduke Ferdinand,<br />Taking a delicate matter in hand,<br />Clipped the Bishop over the ear;<br />Whereat the prelate recoiled in fear,<br />Seized a horse that was standing near,<br />And fled the country for many a year.<br />Never more was he seen in the land,<br />For fear of Archduke Ferdinand."<br />Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433886749743369629.post-39139733080240377112016-04-12T23:42:07.137-07:002016-04-12T23:42:07.137-07:00Very smart jacko!Very smart jacko!Paulalbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482911273863430204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433886749743369629.post-88067819195895450712016-04-12T21:59:56.521-07:002016-04-12T21:59:56.521-07:00He was very creative and was able to make a simple...He was very creative and was able to make a simple campaign move turn into an epic chapter of some greater piece. Luckily all I had to do was move some figures around, pretend to be some local noble despot with a penchant for treachery and he would do the rest. I have some of the Rechburg information stored but I don't have the ability or creativity to continue on with that story however Watengstien or Ulrichstien (I think it was anyway) could always continue as that was often a side show.<br /><br />Jackohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01156243437690752780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433886749743369629.post-60168884001431239602016-04-12T20:35:02.038-07:002016-04-12T20:35:02.038-07:00I reckon you've done Barry proud, Paul. I do ...I reckon you've done Barry proud, Paul. I do miss him you know - war gaming just hasn't been the same since he went. It was also a shame that the Chronicles of Lyndhurst had to go into limbo as well. I was asked by someone whether I (or someone else) might take up the narrative. i didn't think I could do it justice, but maybe we should give it another look...Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.com