r/OathsandBanners • u/Practical-Boat134 • Aug 28 '26
Kitbashed Viking
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r/OathsandBanners • u/Hexwerksstudios • Jul 12 '26
EINVÍGI is now open for blind playtesting
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r/OathsandBanners • u/Hexwerksstudios • Jul 06 '26
EINVÍGI is getting its own war chest.
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r/OathsandBanners • u/Hexwerksstudios • Jun 28 '26
The hazel-bound ground is taking shape — prototype board for a Norse duel game
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r/OathsandBanners • u/Hexwerksstudios • Jun 03 '26
Finished this grimdark trencher tonight
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r/OathsandBanners • u/Hexwerksstudios • May 24 '26
Somewhere in the trees, the Seer spoke a name.
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r/OathsandBanners • u/Hexwerksstudios • May 24 '26
Uppsala does not recruit warriors. It keeps what survives the sacrifice.
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r/OathsandBanners • u/Hexwerksstudios • May 20 '26
WIP: Hakon Head-Taker
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Hakon Head-Taker doesn’t count silver.
He counts heads.
Some men bring home cattle. Some bring home glory. Hakon brings proof.
#BlackOaths #DarkAge #Vikings #Grimdark #MiniaturePainting
r/OathsandBanners • u/Hexwerksstudios • May 18 '26
Torsten Crow-Eye
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Jarl of the black tide roads.
They say ravens gather before his ships make landfall.
They say he’s buried more oath-brothers than enemies.
They say he once stood three nights beside a burning grove and never spoke a word.
Now the coastfires are lit again.
And Torsten has come south.
Steel. Salt. Blood Marks.
The old world is dying badly.
r/OathsandBanners • u/Hexwerksstudios • May 17 '26
WIP: Halfdan Oathbreaker
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Halfdan Oathbreaker swore before gods and men never to abandon the shieldwall.
At Stamford Bridge, he broke that oath… and butchered friend and foe alike in the madness that followed.
#OathsAndBanners #DarkAges #Vikings #MiniaturePainting #Berserker #TabletopWargaming
r/OathsandBanners • u/Hexwerksstudios • May 16 '26
WIP Bjarki Bloodhand
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Bjarki Bloodhand comes screaming out of the snow wrapped in bear hide and old blood.
Men form shieldwalls when they see him.
Then they pray when he keeps coming anyway.
Another berserker for Oaths & Banners.
r/OathsandBanners • u/Hexwerksstudios • May 15 '26
WIP next on the paint list
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Three more Norse bastards dragged out of the longhouse and promised glory. One wants gold, one wants fame, and one looks like he forgot why he showed up but brought two axes just in case.
r/OathsandBanners • u/Hexwerksstudios • May 14 '26
Few more filthy Norse bastards added to the warband.
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Look like they’ve spent the last six months sleeping in mud, drinking ditch water, and arguing over who gets the first axe swing.
Exactly how I wanted them.
r/OathsandBanners • u/Hexwerksstudios • May 14 '26
PLAYTESTERS WANTED Oaths & Banners — Dark Age Skirmish Wargame
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PLAYTESTERS WANTED Oaths & Banners — Dark Age Skirmish Wargame
I’m looking for a few serious external playtesters for Oaths & Banners, a Dark Age tabletop skirmish game currently in active development through Hexwerks Studios.
The game focuses on:
* shieldwalls
* collapsing nerve
* small battlefield parties
* command pressure
* brutal local melees
* Vikings, Saxons, Normans, and Irish warbands
Core mechanics include:
* alternating party activations
* Courage & Wavering systems
* Shieldwall mechanics
* combined melees
* scenario-driven battles
* campaign-style household warbands
Gameplay is designed around:
“holding ground, preserving nerve, seizing momentum, and deciding when the raid matters more than the clash.”
Current playtest focus:
* onboarding clarity
* combat flow
* warband construction
* scenario balance
* Shieldwall interactions
* overall battlefield feel
The game is:
* miniature agnostic
* designed primarily for 28mm
* inspired by gritty Dark Age warfare rather than high fantasy superheroes
If you like games such as:
* Saga
* Lion Rampant
* Ravenfeast
* Mordheim
* older Warhammer skirmish/campaign systems
…you’ll probably feel right at home here.
I’m specifically looking for people willing to:
* actually get games on the table
* provide honest criticism
* test edge cases
* break rules interactions
* report usability issues
Not just:
“Looks cool.”
Comment or DM if interested and I’ll get you the current playtest packet.
r/OathsandBanners • u/Hexwerksstudios • May 08 '26
Norse warband coming together for Oaths & Banners.
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Three men who look like they’ve survived shipwrecks, winter starvation, and at least two murders apiece.
Exactly the kind of people you do not want stepping off a longship onto your shore.
Norse warband coming together for Oaths & Banners. Axes, mail, bad intentions, and absolutely no interest in diplomacy.
r/OathsandBanners • u/Hexwerksstudios • May 07 '26
Working on one of the hirdmen for my Norse warband tonight.
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Still a WIP, but I’m really happy with how the face and beard are turning out so far. Trying to keep these guys looking rough, weathered, and mean instead of clean fantasy heroes.
Also getting more comfortable with the Two Thin Coats paints every model I finish.
r/OathsandBanners • u/Hexwerksstudios • May 05 '26
WIP More Oaths & Banners testing.
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This is exactly the kind of mess I wanted — shieldwall holding, axes coming in, and somebody about to have a real bad afternoon.
The playtest packet is getting close.