tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43589583059367342682024-03-14T19:48:58.411+13:00The Inward-curving Isentropic Endoscope of Dr Cornelius <i>Ruminations upon Victorian Science-Fiction, Samurai Skirmish Games, 15mm Fantasy Skirmish, 15mm Wargames, 10mm Wargames, RPGs, 6mm Fantasy, and 6mm Science Fiction Wargaming</i>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-42586885475591989632018-06-17T22:39:00.002+12:002018-06-18T09:18:12.414+12:00[10mm Fantasy] Painting log update for December, January, February, March and May<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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It has been a while since I posted here, but I have been slowly catching up with the updates on my modeling log, after falling well behind.<br />
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Still painting 10mm Fantasy, but now adding some scenic elements.<br />
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Edit: It often helps to include a <a href="http://billinghurst.clotach.com/Webstuff/hobbies/paintlog.html" target="_blank">Link</a> when referring to a different webpage - D'oh!Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-55994732319181802152018-02-02T22:18:00.003+13:002018-02-02T22:18:23.633+13:00[10mm Fantasy] Painting Update August, September, October, NovemberWhile it's been several months since I last updated this blog, I have continued to potter away painting 10mm War of the Spanish Succession and, more recently, 10mm Fantasy figures.<br />
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While I love my 15mm Fantasy figures - the level of detail and the shear variety of poses and types - I'm finding myself drawn to 10mm Fantasy and the possibility of huge battles at a reasonable cost. Rules-wise, for Fantasy I'm still looking at <b>Lords and Lands</b> (which I have played and enjoyed), <b>AD&D Battlesystem</b> (which would fit in nicely with our AD&D game - though I would probably modify it to get rid of individual casualty removal), and added to the mix <b>With Sword and Shield</b> (I took part in the playtest and quite liked the rules at that point), <b>Chronicles of Blood</b> (a simple, solo system recently recommended to me), and <b>Battle Valor</b>.<br />
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For War of the Spanish Succession, we have been using <b>Black Powder</b> from Warlord Games, which gives a fun, quick game. John and I managed to fit in a couple of battles during the Christmas break and are getting the hang of it. <br />
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I have five brigades completed and enough figures to make up a couple more.<br />
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More photos <a href="http://billinghurst.clotach.com/Webstuff/hobbies/paintlog.html" target="_blank">here</a>.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-36015045645958639002017-08-21T18:09:00.001+12:002017-08-21T18:09:52.680+12:00[15mm Fantasy/10mm WSS] Painting Log Update for JulyFinally updated my <a href="http://billinghurst.clotach.com/Webstuff/hobbies/paintlog.html" target="_blank">Modelling Log</a> for July with some Dwarves and Wood Elves and the first 10mm scale figures I've painted for a War of the Spanish Succession project.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">There is some debate as to whether the War of the Spanish Succession or the later Seven Years War should be considered the "First World War" as conflicts take place in both the New World and the Old World during this period. We are, initially, planning to use the <b>Black Powder</b> rules from <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/" target="_blank">Warlord Games</a> though I'm also keen to give <b>Twilight of the Sun King</b> a try as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And, of course, painting up 10mm War of the Spanish Succession figures has got me interested in 10mm Fantasy! Orcs, Ogres and Giants are on the way.</span></div>
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Occasionally, the subject of multi-basing comes up. I thought it might be useful to show how I do it - in case my process helps inspire someone else.</div>
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Having completed painting up a unit of 15mm Dwarves (or Dwarians) from <a href="http://www.battlevalorgames.com/dwarians.aspx" target="_blank">Battle Valor Games</a>, I first glued the figures to the bases with PVA glue. I use 40mm x 20mm or 40mm x 40mm bases, for a regimental foot print of 80mm x 40mm, though lately I've started to move towards a 120mm x 40mm foot print and a larger unit. The 80mm x 40mm regimental foot print works well for <b>Lord and Lands</b> and <b>Kings of War</b>, while the larger unit works better for <b>Battlesystem</b>.<br />
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The right-hand base currently only has five figures on it. The missing figure - the standard bearer - is still on the painting lid while I work on the standard.<br />
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Once the glue holding the figures had dried, I painted the bases with a PVA and water mix and then added sand for texture. While that was drying, I added some larger stones as boulders. I kept the space where the standard bearer was to go clear of sand so there would be a clean surface for the glue to grip. In the background, the unit's standard - made from standard weight printer/photocopier paper - has been added to the standard pole.<br />
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Once the sand and PVA mix had dried, I then painted the sanded base with black undercoat to seal it.<br />
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Once the undercoat had dried, I then painted the bases with my base green - <b>Tamiya Nato Green XF-67</b> - and painted the "boulders" and some of the sand <b>Games Workshop Mechanicus Standard Grey</b> - in my Fantasy world, all stones are granite or slate.<br />
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The eagle on the Dwarian standard is a <b>Veni Vidi Vici</b> transfer and the patterning on the yellow border was made with a fine tipped felt-tipped pen.<br />
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Once the paint was dry, and the standard was complete, the standard bearer was glued to the base. After everything had dried, I then coated areas of the base with a PVA and water mix, and then flocked. I have two different colours of flock I use as fields do not tend to be a uniform green colour.<br />
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The completed unit. Painting on the PVA/water mix allowed me to control where the flock adhered, which allowed the boulders to pretty much emerge from the flock unscathed.<br />
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And that's pretty much it. Given the drying times of each process, I tend to paint the figures during the weekend and then work through the basing during the week - one step each evening.<br />
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Further examples are <a href="http://billinghurst.clotach.com/Webstuff/hobbies/paintlog.html" target="_blank">here</a> on my Modeling Log.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-17464386771823328772017-05-17T22:10:00.001+12:002017-05-17T22:10:07.944+12:00[15mm Fantasy] Painting Log Update for April<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another update of my <a href="http://billinghurst.clotach.com/Webstuff/hobbies/paintlog.html" target="_blank">painting log</a> featuring, amongst others, these <b>Battle Valor Games</b> Dwarian Crossbows.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-2020655321937785212017-04-19T20:32:00.001+12:002017-04-19T20:32:24.118+12:00[15mm Fantasy] Painting Update for March<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I managed to get a few more figures painted in March than in February. Here are a few extra random photos:</div>
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<b>Battle Valor Games</b> Bullites - big, Ogre-sized monsters with big axes and bad attitudes.<br />
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Bullite and <b>Battle Valor Games</b> Dwarian Champions with Eureka Wood Elves - an indication of size.<br />
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The <b>Battle Valor Games</b> Dwarians I painted this month.<br />
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Dwarian Mounted Scout/Crossbows.<br />
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Dismounted Dwarian Crossbow/Skirmishers<br />
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More pictures on my <a href="http://billinghurst.clotach.com/Webstuff/hobbies/paintlog.html" target="_blank">modelling log</a>.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-90601927770042797522017-04-05T11:27:00.002+12:002017-04-05T11:27:57.225+12:00[RPGs] The Trouble with TrollsLast weekend, we resumed our <b>AD&D</b> game after a brief hiatus.<br />
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The party had discovered a pair of enchanted jars which transported a person from one jar to the other. One jar was located in the dungeon under the old ruined town of Poulcatte - we had moved it from where we had first discovered it to a more defensible location - while the other had been in an abandoned house in the new town of Poulcatte, until we moved it to our house (which we were forced to sell to the Temple in return for some Resurrections due to a partial TPK) and then to our lodgings at the <i>Sleeping Dragon</i> Inn. We had had some plans to use the jars to give us ready (and secret) access to the dungeon but, on the occasion of the partial TPK, we had discovered that the Trolls who had caused the partial TPK could also pass through the jars into the basement of our house.<br />
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After a fierce battle, and some blind luck, the invading Trolls were dispatched, the dead members of the party were carted off for Resurrection, and the house - still reeking of burnt Troll - was handed over to the Temple to settle the outstanding bill.<br />
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A few days later (ie at the start of the latest session), the party decided to return to the dungeon to explore some more and, hopefully, recoup some of their financial losses.<br />
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On our previous excursion - the one that went rather pear-shaped and nearly resulted in a TPK - Asingel the Mighty, Half-Elf Fighter, had been the first to pass through the Magic Jars into the Jar Room, and had then been surprised by the Trolls. This time, Bayern the Ranger decided to lead. Popping out of the Magic Jar in the Jar Room, he discovered two Trolls peering down the hole at the far end of the room, which lead to the Giant Mushroom cavern.<br />
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As he had Surprise on the trolls, Bayern was able to leap back through the Magic Jar to warn the rest of us of the presence of Trolls. Undeterred by the danger, we decided to attack! We discovered that by carefully positioning ourselves around the Magic Jar, multiple people could pass through the Jar at once.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The party enters the Jar Room and the Trolls attack.</td></tr>
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Halbeard the Dwarf Fighter, Bayern the Ranger, and Asingel the Fighter formed the front rank, with Caine the Magic User/Cleric and Arloc the Fighter/Assassin in support. The Trolls obliged by charging.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After defeating the Trolls, the party debated which way to explore - through the large room at the end of the corridor, or further down the small passage that ran off to the left.</td></tr>
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After a brief, yet fierce, battle, the Trolls were dispatched in the time-honoured fashion. During this process, it was noted that both Trolls had an oddly deformed ear. The party then debated as to which direction to explore.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bayern spots another Troll - this settled the direction in which to explore. Each tile square is 6' so the Troll in the far room is just on the edge of Bayern's IR vision range.</td></tr>
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At this point, Bayern scouted the hall outside the Jar Room and spotted another Troll lurking way down the passage in the next large room.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bayern chases after the Troll as the rest of the party trail along behind.</td></tr>
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As Bayern rangered his way down the hall, the Troll moved out of sight towards the door to the right. Giving chase, the party fought and dispatched this Troll as well. Again, it had a deformed ear - very puzzling.<br />
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Through the door to the right, we found a Magic Jar wedged in the ceiling of the next room. Periodically, a blob of flesh would drop through the jar, land on the floor, and then grow into a Troll. Ewww! We suspect that a Troll is trapped against the other end of the Magic Jar and as it regrows the damage inflicted upon it by the Jar, a piece of Troll flesh is removed by the Jar and dropped into this room, where it becomes a clone of the original Troll.<br />
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Bayern managed to wedge a piece of dungeon detritus into the mouth of the Jar, which seemed to stop the Troll pieces coming through. There is a possibility we have set up a feedback loop where the piece of Troll flesh will bounce backwards and forwards between the Magic Jars until a, rather confused, Troll regenerates and breaks out one end or the other.<br />
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Beyond this room, we found another series of corridors, and another Troll. This Troll was dispatched by Arloc who sneaked up and assassinated it.<br />
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To be continued ...<br />
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This was the first opportunity I have had to use my new Hirst Arts dungeon tiles. We were all pleased at how well these worked, and looked, on the table. I need to get another set, and some more doors and doorways.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-67227627984150828462017-03-15T22:28:00.003+13:002017-03-15T22:28:41.704+13:00[15mm Fantasy] Painting log update February<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elvian Cavalry from Battle Valor Games</td></tr>
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February was a fairly unproductive month, painting-wise. It was high summer here, with the sort of heat that dried paint on the brush betwixt jar and figure.<br />
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<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3CDA4J8p-Sk/WMkHLFjCOAI/AAAAAAAAEg8/SMQnaNSXTdQd_sSF9STPBgoij3rFjk-yACLcB/s1600/February17Elves6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="271" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3CDA4J8p-Sk/WMkHLFjCOAI/AAAAAAAAEg8/SMQnaNSXTdQd_sSF9STPBgoij3rFjk-yACLcB/s400/February17Elves6.jpg" width="400" /></a>Eventually I did manage to finish a unit of Elvian Cavalry from <a href="http://www.battlevalorgames.com/elvians.aspx" target="_blank">Battle Valor Games</a>. This unit consisted of a front rank of lancers on half-armoured horses with a rear rank of lancers on unarmoured horses.<br />
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I replaced the plain shields with sun-embossed shields.<br />
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More photos on my <a href="http://billinghurst.clotach.com/Webstuff/hobbies/paintlog.html" target="_blank">modelling log</a>.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-8000007662938840332017-02-20T20:20:00.002+13:002017-02-20T20:20:28.973+13:00[15mm Fantasy] Painting Log Update for January 2017<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goblians from Battle Valor Games</td></tr>
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Updated my <a href="http://billinghurst.clotach.com/Webstuff/hobbies/paintlog.html" target="_blank">modelling log</a> for January with a mix of Dwarves and <a href="http://www.battlevalorgames.com/orcians.aspx?page=2" target="_blank">Goblians</a> from <b>Battle Valor Games </b>and a Dwarf from <a href="http://www.splinteredlightminis.com/dwad.html" target="_blank">Splintered Light Miniatures</a>.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-31653030725003314922017-01-07T17:01:00.001+13:002020-09-14T16:00:18.248+12:00[15mm Fantasy] Lord and Lands Battle - Battle of UramToday I had my first (solo) game of <b>Lord and Lands</b>, a set of Fantasy Mass Battle rules written by Craig Armstrong - there's a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/717411848386941/" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> for the rules. It was nice to finally get some of the figures I've been painting for the last year on the table.<br />
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<b>Rules: </b>Lord and Lands<br />
<b>Scale: </b>15mm<br />
<b>Table Size: </b>3' x 3'<br />
<b>Game Size: </b>1000 points a side<br />
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<b>Background:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The North-West Corner of the Olde Worlde</td></tr>
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<i>The lands between the arms of the Attak Mountains are dominated by a number of hostile Orc clans. Internal divisions and inter-tribal warfare have thus far limited Orcish adventures beyond the Attaks to small scale raids. Periodically, an Orc Warlord arises who attempts to unite the tribes but, fortunately for their neighbors, such warlords seldom cling to power for long.</i><br />
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In the 942nd Year of King Deldrach of Ruvaen, in the month of the Osprey, Grogmar Khan of the Orcians of Mt Durfang lead his clan out to war. With dreams of glory dancing in his head, he decided that an easy victory would set him on the road to power. Consequently, he headed south-westward against the Goblin Town of Uram.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orcian Army - my adaption of the basic Orc List</td></tr>
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As "news travels fast in the Attaks, and bad news doubly so", King Biark of Uram was aware of Grogmar Khan's movements. Summoning his nobles in their chariots, and raising his levies, Biark set off up the Durfang Road. Along the way, he recruited Orog Mossridge and his band of Ogres and summoned a clutter of Giant Spiders from the deep woods north of Uram.<br />
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Deploying across the Durfang Road, Biark arrayed his forces and awaited Grogmar's approach.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Goblin List - a variant on the basic Orc List</td></tr>
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<b>Deployment:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Goblin Army deploys across the Durfang road (bottom of picture) while the Orcians deploy through the pass (top of picture).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orcian Right Flank</td></tr>
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On the Orcian Right Flank, five units of Orc Warriors.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orcian Center</td></tr>
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In the Orcian Center, two units of archers deploy across the road, ahead of two units of Orcian Brutes. A unit of wargs is deployed to their left. The Orcian Shaman is in front of the lead unit of Brutes while Grogmar, on his warg, watches on from the ridge.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orcian Left Flank</td></tr>
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Way out on the left wing is deployed the second unit of Wargs.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goblin Left Flank</td></tr>
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A unit of wolf riders deploy on the left flank, supported by a unit of chariots. To their right is deployed the first Clutter of Giant Spiders.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goblin Center</td></tr>
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In the Center, King Biark in his chariot lines up with two units of Goblin Foot. In front of them, Orog Mossridge and his two units of Ogres deploy with the Goblin Shaman. In front of them are deployed two units of Goblin Archers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goblin Right Flank</td></tr>
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On the Goblin Right Flank, another Clutter of Giant Spiders stand ready to advance into the large wood, while on the far Right Flank are another unit of Goblin Wolf Riders, followed by another unit of Goblin Chariots.<br />
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<b>The Battle:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goblin Left Flank</td></tr>
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The Orcians seized the initiative (they were to dominate the initiative rolls for the entire battle - the Goblins only getting the initiative on one turn when they equaled the Orcian initiative roll) and Grogmar Khan ordered the advance. He had concentrated his foot units on his right, and in his center - all the better to overwhelm the Goblin left.<br />
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As his right rolled down from the ridge, the Goblin Wolfriders moved up to the little wood on the Goblin left, while the left-most Clutter of Giant Spiders slipped in amongst the trees.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Action in the center</td></tr>
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In the center, a warg unit rushed ahead of the advancing Orcian archers, ready to sweep down on the Goblin Archers slowly advancing towards them.<br />
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On the Orcian left, the second Warg unit was only meant to demonstrate against the Goblin right while the main attack was delivered by the Orcian left and center. Seeing the Goblin Wolfriders, the Wargs advanced rapidly towards them. Grogmar sent his Shaman to support the Wargs as he had noticed the second Clutter of Giant Spiders slipping through the Great Wood to outflank them. The Shaman fired a Fire Ball at the Spiders, only to have it fizzle out harmlessly in the brush and ground cover.<br />
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On the Orcian Right Flank, a unit of Orcian warriors pressed home their attack against the Goblin Left Flank Wolfriders. With support from the Giant Spiders, the Wolfriders began to inflict casualties on the Orcians.<br />
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While Goblin Wolfriders and the Giant Spiders held up the Orcian advance on the Orcian Right, another Orcian unit moved towards the center, passing around the left edge of the little wood. </div>
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In the center, a unit of Orcian Archers, with their heavier bows, swiftly dispersed one of the units of Goblin Archers.</div>
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On the Orcian Right Flank, casualties began to mount on the lead Orcian unit as the Goblin Wolfriders and the Giant Spiders pressed home their attack.</div>
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On the Goblin Right Flank, the Orcian Wargs and Goblin Wolfriders were mixing it up as the Giant Spiders in the Great Wood swept out of cover to attack a unit of Orcian Brutes.<br />
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The Giant Spiders began to chew into the Orcian Brute unit.<br />
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The fighting on the Goblin Right flank was fierce, with both the Goblin Wolfriders and the Orcian Wargs taking casualties.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goblin Left Flank</td></tr>
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In short order on the Goblin Left, as the Goblins briefly seized the initiative, the Goblin Chariots moved up to provide rear support to the Goblin Wolfriders. The lead Orcian unit was dispersed, as were the Goblin Wolfriders in the fierce fighting. The Giant Spiders swept forward and heavily damaged the next Orcian unit, only to be dispersed in turn.<br />
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In the center, the Ogres dispersed the Orcian Wargs and then engaged a unit of Orcian Archers. The left hand Ogre unit then charged into an Orcian unit. While the Goblin Archers rushed up to support the Ogres, a second Orcian unit moved up in support of the unit fighting the Ogres.<br />
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The Ogres soon disposed of the Orcian Archers and began to roll forward. On the Orcian left flank, Grogmar rushed up to join the battered unit of Orcian Brutes who had just dispersed the right flank Giant Spider unit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goblin Right Flank</td></tr>
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On the Orcian left flank, once the Giant Spiders had been dealt with, the battered Orcian Brute unit could see the Goblin Chariots starting to move up against them.<br />
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The Goblin Chariots charged home against the Orcian foot, just as a second Orcian unit moved up to support them.<br />
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The Goblin Chariots were recoiled by the Orcian Foot.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Center</td></tr>
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In the center, casualties were mounting on the Ogre units.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The battlefield in Turn 4</td></tr>
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In the center, King Biark slowly advanced his line of Goblin foot, ready to exploit any Orcian collapse.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goblin Right Flank - the final moments of the battle.</td></tr>
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On the Goblin Right Flank, the Goblin Chariots crashed into the Orcian Brutes. Grogmar Khan had intended to rally his Brutes, but he ran out of time. The Orcian Brutes fought hard but, battered by the earlier encounter with the Giant Spiders, they could not resist the Goblin Chariots and broke and fled. Grogmar was pulled down and killed in the route.<br />
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And so ended the Battle of Uram - an unexpected victory for the Goblins of Uram.<br />
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I really enjoyed the <b>Lord and Lands</b> rules, and I expect I made some mistakes with them. Having played a bit of <b>DBA 3.0</b> lately, I found myself moving each side in its entirety, rather than alternating moving units as <b>Lord and Lands</b> requires. It was also late in the game when I realized that units can support from the rear.<br />
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The battle was very close. The Goblins had lost six units, with an army break of 7, when the Orcians lost the Brutes and the General to hit their break of 6.5. If Grogmar had managed to either rally the Brutes, or move away from them, the Orcians would have had a chance in the following turn of taking out the Goblins.<br />
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<b>Figures used:</b><br />
Orcians - Orcian infantry and Wargs from <a href="http://www.battlevalorgames.com/orcians.aspx" target="_blank">Battle Valor Games</a><br />
Goblins - Goblin Chariots and some Goblin Infantry and Archers from <a href="http://www.magistermilitum.com/era/fantasy.html#order=name&limit=36&p=1&dir=ASC&cat[]=59826&cat[]=59625" target="_blank">Magister Militum</a><br />
Goblin Wolfriders and some Goblin Infantry and Archers from <a href="http://www.splinteredlightminis.com/orcsandgoblins.html" target="_blank">Splintered Light</a><br />
Giant Spiders from <a href="http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/list.php?cat=4&sub=31&page=1" target="_blank">Copplestone</a><br />
Ogres from <a href="http://www.battlevalorgames.com/orcians.aspx" target="_blank">Battle Valor Games</a><br />
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Casualty Markers - <a href="http://www.battlevalorgames.com/orcians.aspx" target="_blank">Battle Valor Games</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-48349350219902806562016-12-31T16:43:00.002+13:002016-12-31T16:43:40.068+13:00[15mm Fantasy] Painting Log Update for November<div>
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Slowly catching up on my updates - I have just updated my modelling log from <a href="http://billinghurst.clotach.com/Webstuff/hobbies/paintlog.html" target="_blank">November</a>. Here are a bunch of photos that didn't quite make it in for your viewing pleasure. <div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A pair of Ogres from Battle Valor Games</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another pair of Ogres from Battle Valor Games</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elvian Knights from Battle Valor Games</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Orc Archers - figures from 15mm.co.uk's HoT range<br /></td></tr>
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Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-6530179260312864682016-12-22T18:05:00.002+13:002016-12-22T18:05:35.441+13:00[15mm Fantasy] Painting Log update for October<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Slowly catching up with photos of completed stuff on my <a href="http://billinghurst.clotach.com/Webstuff/hobbies/paintlog.html" target="_blank">modeling log</a> - this time, October.<br />
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I finally made a start on my Elves, painting up some <b>Battle Valor Games</b> Elvians as Middle Earth Noldor.<br />
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These Light Cavalry, to left, are converted Elvian Lancers, javelins replacing lances.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-10961091188773204692016-12-07T20:46:00.002+13:002016-12-07T20:46:23.073+13:00[15mm Fantasy] Update of my painting log for September<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's taken a while, but I've finally updated my <a href="http://billinghurst.clotach.com/Webstuff/hobbies/paintlog.html" target="_blank">Painting log</a> for September.<br />
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The Aerial Hero, as seen in this photo, is from the Frigian Character pack from <a href="http://www.battlevalorgames.com/frigians.aspx" target="_blank">Battle Valor Games</a> - an excellent selection of figures.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-13198304414902966402016-10-06T08:42:00.000+13:002016-10-06T08:53:35.692+13:00[15mm Fantasy] Painting Update and a Horde of Orcs.Finally finished updating my <a href="http://billinghurst.clotach.com/Webstuff/hobbies/paintlog.html" target="_blank">modeling log</a> for August. Now I need to start writing up September.<br />
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My painting efforts for August.<br />
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My 15mm Orc army in all its glory - figures from <b>Battle Valor Games</b>, <b>Eureka Miniatures</b>, <b>Splintered Light</b> and <b>Magister Militum</b>.<br />
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Right: Left to Right and Front to Back: Splintered Light Orc Archers, Eureka Miniatures Man-Orc Archers, Eureka Miniatures Orc Mage on Fell Beast, Splintered Light Orcs, Eureka Miniatures Man-Orc Light Infantry, Splintered Light Great Orcs, Splintered Light Orc Champion and Orc Mage, Eureka Miniatures Man-Orcs with pikes, Battle Valor Games Orc Champion, Orc drummers from Ral Partha Europe and Battle Valor Games, Battle Valor Games Orcians and Mammoths, Battle Valor Games Ice Trolls.<br />
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Do I have an Orc-collecting problem? No! I can give up at any time. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-60275198598986060152016-09-08T09:16:00.000+12:002016-09-08T09:16:17.974+12:00[15mm Historicals] Italian Wars Battle<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Francesco Sforza - everyone's crazy<br />
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On Saturday night Jonathan and I had a game of <b>Field of Glory</b>. Jonathan is a <b>FoG</b> fan, specializing in the late Dark Ages/Early Medieval period. The earliest army I have figures for, apart from my Fantasy collection, is my Italian Condotta army which I used to play <b>DBR</b> with.<br />
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Jonathan borrowed a bunch of Medieval figures from John and was tossing up between using a French Army or a German Army for the Italian Wars period. Eventually, he opted for a German force.<br />
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With Jonathan's help I constructed a Milanese army that ended up looking like this:<br />
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<b>Sforza Milanese (Italian Condotta)</b></div>
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<td colspan="2"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Commander in Chief</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Inspired)</span></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">@ 80</span></b></td></tr>
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<td colspan="2"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Sub-Commander</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Standard)</span></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">@ <b>35</b></span></td></tr>
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<td><span style="font-size: x-small;">(1, 1)</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Battlegroups</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">4 Mtd XBow</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Light Horse</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">UnProc</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Avg</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Drilled</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Xbow</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">@ <b>84</b></span></td></tr>
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<td><span style="font-size: x-small;">(2, 2)</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Battlegroups</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Famiglia Ducale</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Knights</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hvy Armr</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sup</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Drilled</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lance/Sword</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">@ <b>104</b></span></td></tr>
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<td><span style="font-size: x-small;">(3)</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Battlegroup</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">6 Merc M-at-Arms</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Knights</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hvy Armr</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Avg</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Drilled</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lance/Sword</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">@ <b>126</b></span></td></tr>
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<td><span style="font-size: x-small;">(3)</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Battlegroup</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Bombards</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hvy Art</span></td><td></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Avg</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">UnDrilled</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hvy Arty</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">@ <b>40</b></span></td></tr>
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<td><span style="font-size: x-small;">(4)</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Battlegroup</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pikemen</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hvy Foot</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Prot</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Avg</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Drilled</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pike</span></td><td><span style="font-size: x-small;">@ <b>72</b></span></td></tr>
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Jonathan's Medieval German army consisted of two Generals, 2 Battlegroups of Knights, a Battlegroup of two Heavy Guns, a unit of Defensive Spears, a unit of Crossbowmen, and a unit of Skirmishing Handgunners.</div>
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After laying out terrain, we deployed. <b>Field of Glory</b> uses an army order-of-march to deployment system (the numbers in the brackets in the army list indicate which "division" of the order-of -march each unit is in) which meant that I deployed my light horse on either flank; a unit of Famiglia Ducale (Household Cavalry) on the left, behind the Light Horse and between the area of brush and the swamp; the second unit of Famiglia Ducale with the General alongside the large unit of Mercenary Knights to the right of the swamp; the pike block to the right of the horse; and in front of the pike, the two battlegroups of Crossbowmen.<br />
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The Heavy Guns were deployed to the right of the Crossbowmen, and the second unit of Mounted Crossbowmen Light Horse filled the gap to the area of brush on the right flank.<br />
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The Milanese Sub-Commander was in command of the Infantry, while the Commander-in-Chief commanded the Horse.<br />
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To the rear of the right flank area of brush, the Milanese pitched their camp.<br />
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The second photo shows the Milanese battleline in more detail. On the Milanese left (right of photo) can be seen the Light Horse leading the Famiglia Ducale; then the main body of knights and the pike block. The two battlegroups of Crossbowmen cover both the front of the pikes, and part of the front of the Knights. The Heavy Guns and the other unit of Light Horse deploy on the Milanese right (left of photo).<br />
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Across the field, the Germans were also deploying. On their right, separated from the rest of the army by a long ridge, was mustered their cavalry. Behind a small wood near the center, they pitched their camp. The Milanese could see movement within the wood, which could have been camp servants hanging washing and cutting wood for the dinner fires, or something more sinister and ambush-like.<br />
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To the left of the camp, and back from the center, the German Heavy Guns were deployed, while to the left of the guns were deployed a battlegroup of Spearmen, and a unit of Crossbowmen. Unbeknownst to the Milanese, a unit of Skirmishing Handgunners lurked in ambush in the wood on the German left flank.<br />
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As the massed Knights on the German right began to roll forward, the Milanese Light Horse swept around the edge of the area of brush and dashed out onto the left flank.<br />
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Meanwhile, the Milanese Infantry advanced and began to swing towards the right, towards the German Infantry, opening up a gap for the Milanese Knights to move forward to face the advancing German horse. <br />
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The Milanese Crossbowmen advanced rapidly on the German Defensive Spears and opened fire. With a click and a clack, not a quarrel hit (I rolled four1's). Out on the flank, the Light Horse approached the small wood, only to discover a big surprise - a fine crop of German Handgunners.<br />
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Meanwhile, the German Crossbowmen were maneuvering around the left of the Defensive Spears, At this point, things were looking a little dodgy for the Milanese, even with the Sub-General rushing the pike block forward to support the Milanese Crossbowmen.<br />
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On the left flank, the German Knights were closing with the Milanese Knights. By this stage, the Milanese Light Horse had reversed direction and were threatening the flank of the right-hand German Battlegroup.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milanese Famiglia Ducale (with General) and Mercenary Men-at-Arms <br />
about to engage the German Knights with their General</td></tr>
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The right-hand Milanese Famiglia Ducale Battlegroup and the Men-at-Arms Battlegroup squared off against the left-hand German Knight Battlegroup.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the right flank, the Milanese Light Horse high-tail it for safety</td></tr>
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Back on the right flank, the Milanese Light Horse quickly discovered that small Battlegroups shouldn't get into fire-fights with large ones.<br />
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With the German Crossbowmen advancing on them, and the Handgunners emerging from the wood, the Milanese Light Horse were forced to fall back towards the scrub.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knight Fight! - Huge melee between the Knight Battlegroups rages. In this particular round, the Milanese Battlegroups inflicted more casualties then they received.</td></tr>
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Back on the left flank, a huge melee between two Milanese and two German Knight Battlegroups ground on. Slowly, but surely, the Milanese began to gain the upper hand.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The left-hand Famiglia Ducale Battlegroup is routed by the German Knights</td></tr>
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Meanwhile, the left-hand Famiglia Ducale unit was routed by the right-flank German Knight Battlegroup, but the tenacious Milanese Light Horse hung onto their flank, preventing a break-through.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Milanese Crossbowman shoot holes in the German Defensive Spears<br />
while the German Crossbowmen wheel to engage on the right flank</td></tr>
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Back on the right flank, the Milanese Crossbowmen moved closer to the German Defensive Spears. Having found the range, they unleashed a deadly volley of bolts. Attempting to charge, the Defensive Spears failed their morale test and hunkered down behind their shields. Meanwhile, the German Crossbowmen were frantically wheeling to engage the Milanese, only to find their maneuvers had brought them within range of the Milanese guns.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Milanese Crossbowmen break the German Defensive Spears</td></tr>
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A second devastating volley fragmented the German Defensive Spears. With a shout, the Milanese Crossbowmen charged home, slaying the German Sub-General, routing the German Spearmen, and sending them fleeing from the field.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Things go badly for the German Left</td></tr>
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With the German Defensive Spears in rout, the Milanese Pike swung round to threaten the German Crossbow Battlegroup. Already, several volleys from the Milanese Heavy Guns had shaken this unit, and they would soon be joining their fellows in flight.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">End of the Battle, the main German Knight Battlegroups route and their General is slain.</td></tr>
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Back on the left flank, the victorious German Knight Battlegroup was still entangled with the tenacious Milanese Light Horse when the main German Knight unit finally routed. I can't recall exactly, but I think the German Comander-in-Chief may have been slain in the final round of combat.<br />
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At this point Jonathan conceded but, when we did a points tot-up, it appears his army had reached its break point any way.<br />
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It was my first game of <b>Field of Glory</b> in several years, and the first game for Jonathan where he had to worry about gunpowder and guns, so we may well have missed, or miss-applied, some rules. All in all, a very enjoyable game (possibly helped by me winning) and reminiscent of <b>WRG 7th Edition</b>, though without the excessive geometry. I notice that the <b>Field of Glory</b> 2nd Edition rules appear to be out of print, currently, though there was mention of a 3rd Edition in development on a discussion board I found while attempting to source a copy of the rules.<br />
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I look forward to playing another game soon. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-43110444293741985952016-09-01T14:48:00.000+12:002016-09-01T14:48:22.578+12:00[15mm Fantasy] Painting Update, or Where the Heck's the Year Gone?<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orcs from Splintered Light and Battle Valor Games<br /> in front of a ruined tower from Magister Militum.</td></tr>
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While I haven't been particularly active when it comes to updating this blog, I have been making steady progress with my painting. The latest update to my Modelling Log can be found <a href="http://billinghurst.clotach.com/Webstuff/hobbies/paintlog.html" target="_blank">here</a> as I finally catch up with July! August results are still to come.<br />
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The last couple of months have been fairly productive when it comes to painting, not so much for gaming. I now feel I have enough Orcs painted to be able to field them as a stand-alone army, which means I can finally concentrate on trying out the several sets of rules I've acquired to see what, to me, makes an ideal set of Fantasy rules.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-50075686219502404002016-06-22T22:26:00.000+12:002016-06-22T22:26:55.657+12:00[15mm Fantasy] Update on the Painting Progress<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wolf Riders from Splintered Light</td></tr>
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Only a month and a half late, I have finally finished updating my <a href="http://billinghurst.clotach.com/Webstuff/hobbies/paintlog.html" target="_blank">Modelling Log</a> for April.<br />
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Some more Orcs, some more Goblins, some more Dark Elves, a Mammoth, a pack mule, and a wall.<br />
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To come, a couple more Mammoths, a couple of wall sections, a couple of towers, some more Orcs and Elves, and ... some other stuff.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-47807345993739976992016-06-08T17:21:00.002+12:002016-06-08T17:24:20.254+12:00[15mm Fantasy] Orcs and OrciansOnce again, someone has asked the question, "How big are those Orcians from <a href="http://www.battlevalorgames.com/index.aspx" target="_blank">Battle Valor Games</a>?"<br />
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Just after I received my first BVG order, I took this shot of a bunch of Orcs in the raw ... metal, that is.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Left to Right: Splintered Light Orc, BVG Orc, Splintered Light Orc Heavy, BVG Orc, Ral Partha </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Demonworld Orc, </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">BVG Orc, </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Eureka Miniatures Man-Orc, BVG Orc with shield.</span></div>
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Later on, after painting up a unit, I took these pictures:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Splintered Light Orcs - left; BVG Orcians - right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BVG Orcians - left; CP Models Bugbears - right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eureka Trolls - left; BVG Orcians - right</td></tr>
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I also have some Blood Dawn Orcs from <a href="http://www.magistermilitum.com/era/fantasy.html#order=name&limit=36&p=1&dir=ASC&cat[]=59776&cat[]=59625" target="_blank">Magister Militium</a> which I hope to get comparison shots of with the Orcians in the next day or so.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-44489393080798359372016-04-06T22:20:00.003+12:002016-05-10T12:04:39.682+12:00[15mm Fantasy] Modelling Log Update<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruined tower from Magister Militium</td></tr>
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While I haven't posted for the last couple of months, progress has continued with my 15mm Fantasy forces for <b>Kings of War</b>.<br />
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In late February/early March I came across a new 15mm Fantasy Manufacturer - <a href="http://www.battlevalorgames.com/index.aspx" target="_blank">Battle Valor Games</a> - apparently rising from the ashes of an unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign. <b>BVG </b>has been steadily releasing figures in their Orcian (Orc), Frigian (Northmen) and Dwarian (Dwarves) ranges over the last month. I've picked up several packs of Orcians and Dwarians (I have decided that I will eventually make a Dwarf force and that these will be my Dwarves), and more recently an Orcian catapult and crew, and a Frigian War Mammoth (to be my Orc King's mount).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: Orcians, Right: Bugbears (originally Splintered Light, now CP Models).</td></tr>
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The Orcians are large creatures, almost troll-like in size. In <b>Kings of War</b> terms, the Orcians would easily fill the role of <i>Greatax</i> Orcs.<br />
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The figures themselves are very nice to paint up, and come in a wide variety of equipment and poses - from a 30-figure pack I could find only a couple of identical figures and several in <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: Splintered Light Orcs; Right: Orcians</td></tr>
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similar poses but with different equipment, helmets, etc. Shields are separate, which allows further customization.<br />
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Also in February, I completed a number of other units for my <b>Kings of War</b> project, as well as some rather nice skeletons for <b>AD&D</b>. More pictures can be found on my <a href="http://billinghurst.clotach.com/Webstuff/hobbies/paintlog.html" target="_blank">modelling log</a>.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-86934024739707179612016-01-19T20:51:00.000+13:002016-01-19T20:51:31.974+13:00[15mm Fantasy] Kings of War Battle #2Over the last couple of months I've been painting up 15mm fantasy figures for an Army of the Unseelie Courts - sinister Elves and their allies. I'm currently trialing <i>Kings of War</i> from <b>Mantic Games</b> as a possible fantasy massed battle ruleset - the Basic 2nd Edition rules are available for free from <a href="http://www.manticgames.com/free-rules.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Apologies for the poor quality of some of the photos - my camera does not like trying to capture small details in average ambient artificial light.<br />
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Last Friday night John came over for a game of <i>Kings of War </i>and fielded a 1500 point Kingdoms of Men army, using figures from his Maximilian Imperial <i>DBR</i> army.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kingdoms of Men Army - L - R: Troop of Mounted Scouts; Regiment of Knights; Regiment of Arquebusiers; Pike Block Horde; Army Standard Bearer Hero; Regiment of Arquebusiers; Wizard Hero; Two Cannon; Regiment of Knights; General Hero</td></tr>
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To keep things simple (it was John's first game and my second), I decided not to use Artifacts or any other funky stuff. This was the army I selected:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Army of the Unseelie Court: L - R: Two Troops of Gargoyles, Regiment of Trolls; Hydra; Dark Lord on Black Pegasus; Troop of Dark Elf Crossbowmen; Three Regiments of Dark Elf Spears; Troop of Dark Knights; Regiment of Orcs; Troop of Orc Gore Riders</td></tr>
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Terrain was straight forward as well - a hill on the Dark Elf Left Flank and a village (Blocking Terrain) on the Dark Elf Right Flank. We played on a 3' x 3' table, and changed all movement distances and ranges from inches to centimeters.<br />
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As the battle began, both the Dark Elves and the Kingdoms of Men advanced their right flanks, while refusing their left wings. I quickly realized that there was quite a way to go to cross the table to engage the Kingdoms of Men left, and that I could potentially take a lot of fire from their guns and arquebusiers before I had to deal with their Knights.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L to R: Gargoyles attack the Kingdom's of Men Heavy Gun. The KoM Knights came under fire from the Dark Elf Crossbowmen and started to take casualties and waver. The KoM General positioned himself for a flank attack. Dark Elf spears wheel to engage the rest of the KoM line. The Trolls and Dark Elf Crossbowmen press forward, with the Hydra and the Dark Lord in support. </td></tr>
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Double-Moving, the Dark Elf right wing pressed on past the village. The two Gargoyle troops swept in to attack the heavy guns while the Dark Elf Crossbow troop opened fire on the Kingdom Knights, causing them to waver. The Mannish Wizard and the guns quickly dispatched one troop of Gargoyles, but the other troop managed to attack one of the guns.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Kingdom Knights prepare to charge the Regiment of Trolls</td></tr>
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Under a subsequent hail of crossbow bolts, the Kingdom Knights pulled themselves together (passed a second Waver test - rats!) and charged the Troll regiment. The fury of their charge swept the Trolls away.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Behind the Right Flank of the Kingdoms of Men: As the Mounted Scouts and the Knights moved forward, the Dark Elf Dark Knights and Orc Gore Riders seize the hill top. Behind them, the Orc Regiment moves up in support.</td></tr>
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Meanwhile, on the Dark Elf left flank, the Dark Knights and Orc Gore Riders secured the hilltop, with the Orc Regiment moving up behind them. In the center, the Dark Elf spear regiments began to drift to the left to better engage the Mannish Pike Block horde.<br />
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The Orc Gore Rider troop charged the Mannish Scouts and rapidly chased them away, while the Mannish Knights charged the Dark Elf Dark Knights. The Dark Knights fled and the Mannish Knights impetuously surged after them (John rolled a 4 for the Follow Up). This nicely exposed their flank to the Orc Gore Riders who promptly charged home - flank charges by decent units, even as small as a Troop, can be devastating in the flank. The Mannish Knights routed, exposing the flank of the infantry line.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With casualties mounting, the Dark Elf right looked set to collapse, but the rout of the Mannish Knights relieved the pressure.</td></tr>
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Back on the right flank, with the Troll regiment and the two troops of Gargoyles routed, the Dark Elf right was looking a little tatty. Reforming from defeating the Trolls, the Mannish Knights attacked the Hydra and the Dark Lord, but were repulsed. A volley from the Dark Elf crossbowmen caused a waver test which the Knights failed in rather a spectacular fashion. With one of the Mannish guns wavering, the other gun and the Mannish Wizard rained shot and shell and Lightning Bolts down on the Dark Elf crossbowmen.<br />
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In the center, the left-most Dark Elf Spear Regiment engaged a Mannish arquebusier regiment. The Orc Gore Riders were able to sweep in on their flank with another flank attack which shattered the Arquebusiers. The center Dark Elf Spear regiment took on the Mannish Pike Horde and suffered heavy casualties, while the right-most Dark Elf Spear Regiment was scattered by the second Mannish Arquebusier regiment.<br />
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At this point we completed Turn 6 and rolled to see if the battle would continue - it did not. After a quick points tot-up, we discovered that we had achieved a Draw - a difference of 85 points between both sides which is less than the 150 points (10% of army points) needed to determine victory. So this was a Losing Draw to the Dark Elves and a Winning Draw to the Kingdoms of Men.<br />
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It was a fun battle and fortunes changed several time over the course of the game. A 3' wide table seems to be a good width for a 1500 point 15mm battle, though 3' deep may be a little deep. As we both advanced cautiously, it wasn't until about Turn 3 we actually came within range.<br />
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John's already planning his revenge for the next game.<br />
<br />Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-6967138317493158032016-01-10T17:58:00.002+13:002016-01-10T17:58:23.307+13:00[RPGs] A Funny Thing Happened while Down in the DungeonIn a wave of nostalgia, my friend John started running an <i>Advanced Dungeons and Dragons </i>(AD&D) game just before Christmas. Now, none of the Usual Suspects had played AD&D in upwards of 20 years, so it seemed like a good opportunity to introduce John's son, BJ (10 years old) and my wife, SJ, to the fun.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An Otyugh - the Orcs affectionately call him "Crapeater" </td></tr>
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The early sessions were a bit of a disaster from an experienced player's point of view - we all had heaps of fun but we had forgotten all the munchkinny things we used to do in dungeons to survive and make off with heaps of gold. We are, however, relearning these tricks. So far, we have met orcs, trolls, rats, spiders, skeletons, skeleton orcs, an otyugh (who nearly cleaned all our clocks!), more skeletons, some more trolls, some more orcs and .... some more freakin' skeletons.<br />
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Last night's session was a case in point. Having defeated two trolls, and having got messed up a bit, we decided to find a safe room and rest up for a day or so. On our way to the safe room, we met another troll whom we defeated, but not before he messed us up some more. We then staggered out of the dungeon and headed off to the temple to get BJ's character resurrected. After much financial shenanigans and robbing Pedro to pay Pricilla, we ended up back at the tavern to rest up for a few days.<br />
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Heading back into the dungeon, we checked out a hall near where we had defeated the two trolls, only to discover some nasty jelly things on the floor. Bayern the Ranger said, "Let's not go near these, they're nasty" and convinced us to try another corridor.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We looked into the large room and saw serried ranks of ...</td></tr>
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We headed down the corridor and opened a door and looked into a large room. In the middle distance we could make out humanoid forms, covered in dust and cobwebs, and standing in serried ranks. Bayern the Ranger fired an arrow at one, knocking off the dust and revealing ... a skeleton warrior!<br />
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Kane, SJ's Magic User/Cleric, attempted to <b>Turn Undead</b> and succeeded in making ... one ... skeleton turn and shamble away into the gloom.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The skeleton warriors attack!</td></tr>
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The remaining 44 skeletons shambled towards us with hostile intent. Bayern the Ranger and BJ's character, Asinger the Fighter, held the doorway (as they had the best armour) while Kane the Magic User/Cleric and Arloc the Fighter/Assassin cowered behind their doughty friends and prepared flasks of oil to use as fire bombs.<div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asinger (L) and Bayern (R) hold the door while Arloc (L) and Kane (R) rain firebombs on the Skeletons</td></tr>
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The warriors' blades went "snicker, snack", and the fire bombs went "wheeee, wumpha", but as soon as we drove the skeletons back, they would charge in against our line again.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Skeletons surged in to attack again.</td></tr>
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As the room and hallway filled with dust and smoke and the smell of burnt bone, we could see the number of our foes dwindling. But our stocks of fire bombs were dwindling faster, and every wound our warriors took was one wound closer to seeing us over run.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then ... there were two!</td></tr>
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At last, our firebombs all spent, our warriors weary and wounded, there were only two skeletons to stand against us. "Whack!", "Smack!" went the swords, and the last two skeletons were cloven in twain.<br />
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After that, we picked up some loot and found a corridor swathed in darkness and a Magic Mouth on a wall advising us to "Go Back".<br />
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At that point, it was nearly midnight and we oldies had to go home to get some sleep. I think BJ would have happily kept playing, given half a chance. Best moment was when BJ said "That was epic, Dad" and gave John a big hug.<br />
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I had forgotten how much I enjoyed AD&D. It's great to be playing it again. Thanks to SJ for the photos, taken on her phone.<br />
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Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-70089361837883717122015-12-14T22:45:00.005+13:002015-12-14T22:45:52.576+13:00[15mm Fantasy] Army Building - Painting Progress<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Army of the Unseelie Court - as of mid-December</td></tr>
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My Army of the Unseelie Courts is slowly taking shape. At the moment I have more Orcs and Goblinoids painted than Dark Elves, so the army is more an Orc Army with Dark Elf allies.<br />
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My latest unit completed is a regiment of Man-Orc pike from <a href="http://eurekamin.com.au/index.php?cPath=87_110_116_118&sort=3a" target="_blank">Eureka Miniatures</a>.<br />
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These are great figures and very reminiscent of Saruman's army at the battle of Helm's Deep in the <i>Two Towers</i> movie.<br />
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These Orcs are from <a href="http://www.splinteredlightminis.com/" target="_blank">Splintered Light Miniatures</a> - Orcs with great axes at the rear and Orc Shaman and archers at the front. The Dark Elves are from <a href="http://www.ralparthaeurope.co.uk/shop/" target="_blank">Ral Partha Europe</a> and are essentially the figure mix from the Blighthaven company pack (with an extra archer).<br />
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A pair of Ogres from Splintered Light; Goblin and Orc Archers, also from Splintered Light; an Orc Regiment from Splintered Light; three Dwarves from Splintered Light; and an Orc Shaman from Eureka Miniatures.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Witch King leading his Orcish Hosts</td></tr>
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From <a href="http://www.15mm.co.uk/collections/hot-15mm-fantasy-range?page=2">15mm.co.uk</a>, a Wraith Lord (or Witch-King) on his fell-beast, leading his Orc hosts.<br />
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The Queen of Air and Darkness, an Elf Queen from 15mm.co.uk,<br />
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And some of her subjects, from Ral Partha Europe.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-65344738352365374172015-12-14T21:40:00.000+13:002015-12-14T21:40:52.755+13:00[15mm Fantasy] Army Building - the Host of the Unseelie CourtAs I painted and based more fantasy figures, a clearer idea of the army I'm building has emerged - the Host of the Unseelie Court.<br />
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Wanting a Fantasy army that didn't follow the usual tropes, and fascinated by the RPE <a href="http://www.ralparthaeurope.co.uk/shop/demonworld-15mm-c-76/demonworld-classic-c-76_151/dark-elves-c-76_151_101/">Dark Elf</a> figures with their asiatic-style armour, I cast around and came across references to the Unseelie Court - <br />
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.3636px;">The Unseelie Court consists of the darkly-inclined fairies. Unlike the Seelie Court, no offense is necessary to bring down their assaults.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 11.2px;"> </span></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.3636px;"><i>As a group (or "host"), they appear at night and assault travelers, often carrying them through the air, beating them, and forcing them to commit such acts as shooting at cattle</i>. - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classifications_of_fairies" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></span></blockquote>
So, Dark Elves without the Warhammer silliness, plus I could use Orcs, Ogres, Trolls and Goblins as the lesser denizens of the Unseelie realm.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-41865695411782794632015-11-01T01:12:00.005+13:002015-11-01T01:12:50.562+13:00[15mm Fantasy] Kings of War Battle #1My friend Jonathan and I had our first battle using the <i><a href="http://www.manticgames.com/free-rules.html" target="_blank">Kings of War</a></i> rules from Mantic Games tonight.<br />
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Of course I forgot to take a camera.<br />
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We decided to play a 1000 point game, using 15mm figures, on a 2' x 2' table.<br />
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Jonathan opted for an Elvish Army and selected: 1 Hero/Elf King; 1 Elf Spellcaster; 1 Elf Cavalry Regiment; 2 Elf Cavalry Troops; 1 Elf Archer Troop; 1 Elf Regiment of Guard. All his troops were Veterans (which meant that any "to hit" dice that rolled a '1' could be re-rolled.<br />
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I opted for an Orc/Evil Men Alliance (where I picked units from several lists), selecting<span style="font-family: inherit;">: an Orc Hero; an Orc Spellcaster; a Human</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Spearman Phalanx Regiment; a Human Knight Regiment; an Ogre regiment; 2 Goblin Archer Troops; a Bugbear Regiment. The Bugbears were statted as a Troll Regiment, but couldn't regenerate.</span><br />
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The Game looked nice and played a lot like a big battle version of DBA or HoTT. Getting the 1st charge often proved decisive. I rather enjoyed the game - my first wargame in over a year - even though I lost. It was quite a near-run thing and could have gone either way into the last turn.<br />
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<b>Downsides</b>: IGOUGO can be a little frustrating if you're watching your clock being cleaned. There seems little incentive to take any troop type other than Heavy Cavalry with Thunderous Charge (2). First charge is often decisive.
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<b>Upsides</b>: Fast play - we finished the game in under 2 hours, including working out army lists. The magic system is quite fun. Unit special abilities are a fun addition.
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I would play again, but I think Jonathan sees it as a "play if nothing else available" - he would like something a little more complex. I would like to try 1000 points on a larger table where you can't line the field wall to wall - forcing manoeuvre tactics and a greater consideration of flanks.
Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358958305936734268.post-6556479650512255992015-10-26T22:14:00.001+13:002015-10-26T22:14:09.108+13:00[15mm Fantasy] Enter, the BugbearAs those who follow my <a href="http://billinghurst.clotach.com/Webstuff/hobbies/paintlog.html" target="_blank">Modeling Log</a> will be aware, for the last couple of months I've been working on 25mm Science Fiction figures for my <i>Traveller</i> game. This little diversion was born out of a desire to have some suitable figures to hand for use when my players get themselves into the sort of trouble that requires a tactical map. Needless to say, with close to 50 figures now painted, I think that this little project is getting close to its end.<br />
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The 6mm <i>Traveller</i> campaign is still ticking over - I have been working out the Order of Battle for both the defenders and the attackers on the colony world of Auru, which has meant that I have had to look at Imperial and Geithurian Republic Star Fleets.The background design work is almost complete, and gives me the option to fight out fleet encounters as well as dirtside operations. I'm even looking at possibly using the <i>Classic Traveller</i> <b>High Guard</b> combat rules with the <b>Trillion Credit Squadron</b> updates for this side of the campaign.<br />
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One of the members of the Facebook 15mm Fantasy Wargames Group posted some photos of a recent battle using the <i>Kings of War</i> rules from <a href="http://www.manticgames.com/free-rules.html" target="_blank">Mantic Games</a>, but with 15mm figures. It looked like fun, the core rules are free, I have some Medieval/Renaissance 15mm armies that have been sitting in a box for too long, and a friend who is up for a game.<br />
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The game is set for next weekend but, as it was a long weekend here this weekend, I cracked on with a party pack of Bugbears I bought from <a href="http://www.splinteredlightminis.com/" target="_blank">Splintered Light</a> about a year ago. While 20mm scale from Splintered Light's small 20mm Fantasy range, the figures work well as large goblinoids in 15mm (I have not seen the current <a href="http://www.splinteredlightminis.com/buwa1.html" target="_blank">Bugbear pack</a> in the Dungeon Crawl: Warbands range to compare sizes, but the 20mm figures definitely look large and chunky in comparison).<br />
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The 20mm Bugbears appear to have been on-sold to <a href="http://www.cpmodelsminiatures.co.uk/CP%20Models%2020mm%20Bugbears.htm" target="_blank">CP Models</a> in the UK.<br />
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The players trialing <i>Kings of War</i> in 15mm are using WRG style basing (40mm x 20mm for Infantry, 40mm x 30mm for Cavalry) so they can use either historical figures, or figures based up for <i>Hordes of the Things</i> (WRG's Fantasy rules). With that in mind, I based up my 12 Bugbear warriors as four elements (3 figures to the element) of Infantry - the first basing I've done in this style for many years - and I was pleasantly pleased with the result.<br />
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As the Shaman/Spellcaster is a Specialist, I decided to leave him on his round base.<br />
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The <i>Kings of War</i> rules look pretty straight forward, after one read through - the people using them say that there are a lot of tactical subtleties which, I guess, will come out in play.<br />
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The Army Lists have a very Warhammerish feel about them which makes me go slightly "meh", but them seem reasonably easy to customize. Currently, I'm thinking of a sort of Evil Alliance, led by a Sorcerer, with Dark Elves and Orcs. Support being provided by allies or mercenaries, such as the Bugbears, a band of Gnolls I still have to paint, some trolls and some Ogres. As I have more than enough single mounted figures for <i>Dungeons and Dragons</i> or Skirmish Gaming, I will quite enjoy basing up the rest on element bases.<br />
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