Mark Stevens "The Sword in Mexico" A Rules Variant for TSATF
NOTE: It is assumed that you already know how to play/have a copy of "The Sword and the Flame rules by Larry Brom. This page is not a complete rules set, but it is tables and charts to add a new period to the "TSATF universe".
| Skirmish line/Column | Close order line | |
| Infantry | 3 D6 | 2 D6 |
| Cavalry | 4 D6 | 5 D6 |
| Artillery | 2 D6 Move & Fire | 3 D6 Move only |
| Regulars - Subtract high die for terrain penalty | ||
| Irregulars & mountain guns - Subtract low die for terrain penalty | ||
| Add 1 D6 to charge (Infantry takes D6 worth of stragglers) | ||
| Add 1 D6 for roads | ||
| French Rifle | 24" | 1-7 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-3 |
| French Carbine | 18" | 1-6 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Mexican Rifle | 24" | 1-6 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Mexican Carbine | 18" | 1-5 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1 |
| Artillery - Cannister | 24" | 1-7 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-3 |
| Artillery - Shellfire | 48" | 1-6 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Mountain gun - Cann. | 18" | 1-7 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-3 |
| Mountain gun - Shell | 36" | 1-6 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Smoothbore guns use same lines as Mountain guns | |||||
PISTOLS (Carried by Officers)
| To Rally | To Close | Stand & Fight | ||||
| W/Leader | W/OLeader | W/Leader | W/O Leader | W/Leader | W/O Leader | |
| Mexican Irregulars | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Mexican Regulars | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-5 | 1-3 |
| French | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-6 | 1-4 |
| Major Morale | Sum 2 D6s | Leaderless to move Roll 1 D6 | |
| French | 2-9 Pass | 10+ Fail | 1-5 |
| Mexican Regulars | 2-8 Pass | 9+ Fail | 1-4 |
| Mexican Irregulars | 1-3 | ||
| Critical & Pinned | Sum 2 D6s | |
| W/Leader | WO/Leader | |
| French | 2-10 Pass | 2-9 Pass |
| Mexican Regulars | 2-9 Pass | 2-7 Pass |
| Mexican Irregulars | 2-7 Pass | 2-6 Pass |
Melee
| Charging in close order mass | Defending in close order | Defending in square | On top of wall | Defending building or fort | Regular Cavalry | Lancers* | Leader on foot | Mounted leader | |
| French | win ties | +1 | +2 | -1 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +2 | |
| Mexican Reg. | win ties | +1 | +2 | -1 | +2 | +2 | +2/win ties | +1 | +2 |
| Mexican Irreg. | 0 | 0 | -1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | ||
| Gunners. | +1 | +2 | -1 | +2 | +1 | +2 |
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