The other day, I was talking with a friend about how awesome it would be if Regiments of Renown and Dogs of War made a comeback, especially the Birdmen of Catrazza. I mean, their miniatures are great! Right after reminiscing about them and talking about them for a while, I really wanted to play them in my Renegade Crowns army, so I started making some homebrew rules for them, trying to stay true to the original material but making them playable in The Old World (they don't need to be amazing, but it's true that their original rules have become a bit outdated and, honestly, they weren't even that great back in the day).

By the way, for anyone wondering, my Old World gaming group loves bringing back characters from other editions using homebrew (even if it doesn't make sense with the current timeline), and we all agree to play with these units as long as they aren't made in bad faith (meaning, making them intentionally broken and unfair). Anyway, now that you have the context, these are the rules I've created to play Daddallo and his birdmen in The Old World. My friends have already given me the green light to use them on the tabletop, but I always like to ask around here for a second opinion to see if they're well-balanced or if I missed something, and also so that anyone else who wants to play with this regiment in The Old World can use these rules (with their opponent's permission, of course).

So, yeah, any feedback you can give me is more than welcome! Thanks a lot!

Tally-Ho!

BIRDMEN OF CATRAZZA

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

Characteristics

Model	M	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Points
Daddallo	3	4	5	4	3	2	4	2	8	120
Birdman	3	3	4	3	3	1	3	1	7	--

• Troop Type:
  • Daddallo: Regular infantry (named character).
  • Birdman: Regular infantry.
• Base Size: 40 x 40 mm.
• Unit Size: A minimum unit consists of five models: Daddallo and four Birdmen. You may add any number of additional Birdmen models, as described below.
• Equipment: Hand weapon, additional hand weapon, crossbow.

Options

• Additional Birdmen models ................................................................ +20 points per model

Special Rules

Mercenaries, Reserve Move, Fire & Flee, Feigned Flight, Fly (8), Skirmishers, Shoot on the Wing.

• Shoot on the Wing: Missile Weapons wielded by Daddallo and the Birdmen of Catrazza do not suffer the usual -1 To Hit modifier for Move & Shoot (nor are they subject to the Ponderous special rule).

Regiment of Renown

The Birdmen of Catrazza can be chosen as Mercenaries in any Empire of Man or Renegade Crowns army created using any army composition list that includes the option to field Mercenaries.