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Warband Scale
Roughly 25–40 miniatures per side: enough bodies for maneuver, attrition, and combined tactics without requiring an enormous collection.
A fantasy miniatures wargame · In development
Small armies. Meaningful decisions. A dangerous world.
Desiderium is a warband-scale fantasy miniatures game built around forces of roughly 25–40 miniatures per side. Its core framework aims to deliver the right amount of tactical crunch without burying the player beneath unnecessary rules.
What is Desiderium?
A focused fantasy battle game.
Desiderium is designed for players who want the character and tactical texture of a miniatures wargame without turning every turn into an exercise in bookkeeping.
Armies are compact enough for individual units to matter, but large enough to feel like true battlefield forces. The rules are being built on a strong, consistent core so that factions, scenarios, and special abilities can create variety without asking players to relearn the game every time they sit down at the table.
The design at a glance
Built around the battle, not the rulebook.
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Measured Crunch
Enough detail to make positioning, command choices, and unit identity matter—without overburdening the player with constant exceptions.
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Strong Core Framework
A consistent rules engine provides the foundation, while factions and scenarios layer character and asymmetry on top of it.
Current status
Desiderium is under active development.
Rules, faction material, scenarios, and digital tools are still being built and refined. This site will grow alongside the game.