Warband Forge

An interactive warband builder for Trench Crusade, the tabletop miniature wargame by Factory Fortress.

Build your warband, equip your warriors, and generate printable roster cards — all in the browser.

Features

• All 6 factions — New Antioch, Trench Pilgrims, Iron Sultanate, Heretic Legion, Cult of the Black Grail, Court of the Seven-Headed Serpent
• 15 warband variants — Éire Rangers, Trench Ghosts, Naval Raiders, Fida'i of Alamut, and more
• 10 mercenaries — filtered by faction availability
• Court of the Serpent — full Sin selection system with 23 Goetic Powers and Desecrated Saint auras
• Equipment restrictions enforced — unit-specific items, Limits, ELITE-only, and variant overrides
• Unit limits — tracks how many of each type you've recruited vs. allowed
• Live ducat/glory tracking — editable budget with overspend warnings
• Printable unit cards — A6 landscape for elites, A7 portrait for troops. Stats, keywords, abilities, equipment, Goetic Powers, and campaign tracking
• A4 warband roster — two-page printable overview with quick-reference table, unit details, and campaign battle log
• Save/load warbands — export as .json file, import later to continue editing. Your data, your files.
• PDF export — server-generated printable roster sheets

Getting Started

Requirements

• Python 3.9+
• pip

Install & Run

git clone https://github.com/xX413Xx/warband-forge.git
cd warband-forge
pip install -r requirements.txt
python3 app.py

Open http://localhost:5000 in your browser.

Project Structure

warband-forge/
├── app.py                  ← Flask server (run this)
├── card_pdf.py             ← PDF card generator
├── data.py                 ← JSON data loader
├── main.py                 ← CLI warband builder
├── requirements.txt
├── templates/
│   └── index.html          ← Web UI (all building happens here, client-side)
├── factions/               ← Game data (6 factions + mercenaries)
│   ├── new_antioch.json
│   ├── trench_pilgrims.json
│   ├── iron_sultanate.json
│   ├── heretic_legion.json
│   ├── black_grail.json
│   ├── court_serpent.json
│   └── mercenaries.json
└── variants/               ← 15 warband variant modifiers
    ├── naval_raiders.json
    ├── trench_ghosts.json
    └── ... (13 more)

Data Sources

All game data is from the official Warbands of Trench Crusade v1.0.2 rulebook and the Trench Crusade Digital Rulebook by Factory Fortress.

Disclaimer

This is an unofficial fan project. Trench Crusade, all game rules, unit profiles, stats, abilities, keywords, artwork, and lore are © Factory Fortress Inc. This tool is not affiliated with or endorsed by Factory Fortress.

This project exists to help players build warbands and is intended for personal, non-commercial use during play.

License

This project's code and tool design are licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. See LICENSE for details.

Contributing

Found a bug or missing data? Open an issue or submit a pull request.