Welcome to Dark Realms!


+++ Create your Fighters. Build your Warband. Print. Play. +++ 

 

Dark Realms is a Dark Fantasy miniature skirmish system where you design your Fighters and Warbands from the ground up using a dedicated Fighter & Warband Builder app.

Most skirmish games give you fixed fighters and factions.
Dark Realms works differently.

Instead of choosing from preset unit profiles, you create exactly the Fighters you want. Using the Warband Builder App, you design your Fighters by adjusting stats, weapons, equipment, feats, and spells. The builder automatically calculates points and generates ready-to-play fighter cards.

Build your fighters, print the cards, and you’re ready to play. 

 

Have you ever looked at an amazing miniature and thought “That model is fantastic… but I don’t have anything to use it for.”?
Well, now you do. Any miniature you own - or want to buy or convert - can become part of a unique Warband.

 

The rules are designed to be easy to grasp, make sense and give a sense of immersion, rather than confusion about which special rule does what, or obscure cover/line of sight rules - and feel fast and exciting. The result is a fast, tactical skirmish game where every Warband is different, and the builder keeps everything smooth, balanced, and easy to use.

 

Manifesto: 

Dark Realms was created as a passion project for the miniature hobby. There are no locked factions, no required miniatures, and no books you need to buy. 

The entire system — rules, builders, and tools — is completely free to use.

Dark Realms exists for one reason: to help miniature hobbyists get their models onto the table. If you love cool miniatures, converting models, inventing characters, and telling great stories with them, you’re in the right place.

We hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we do.

The Bitter Old Painters  

 

Ps: Please send any critique or suggestions to bitteroldpainters@gmail.com; we’d love any and all feedback.