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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Dean on November 04, 2023, 07:15:42 PM
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As noted elsewhere, after a long break I have found the joy of miniature gaming again. Back in the day I played 15mm Napoleonics and various historical skirmish games, before getting into roleplaying, then W40K, and finally SpaceHulk and Warhammer Quest was a bit more than a hobby. Eventually a muggle life took over though. Now I’ve realised I’m 58 and have no hobbies, so I wondered whether I could find some joy in it again.
On the Medieval board you’ll find the start of that, a Viking army aimed at the Saga skirmish rules. However, after getting the main rules and starting in on the army I found the Age of Viking rules aren’t available at the moment, but found people talk about Age of Magic being flexible. A little more digging and thinking, and lo the Vikings become a Horde army for AoM!
I only paint at the weekends, so in the evenings I have been playing around with the concepts in AoM and looking at the great variety of miniatures available, and eventually the madness set in … an army for each faction!
So far I have in mind that my bold adventuring Vikings (Horde) will find themselves fighting for their lives when they become washed up on the shores of Narnia (Wild), beset by the minions of an evil Necromancer (Undead), and unlucky enough to stumble into the Land while Lord Foul is at war with the Lords (Underneath). At this point I would welcome any fun ideas for Otherworld and Kingdom.
I warn you, I can’t paint to the level some of you guys do, and I will ‘colour outside the lines’ of the rules to fit my army ideas a little, but I will be building up to some hopefully interesting armies. If you choose to join me on this journey, I will aim to entertain while I indulge myself in my own personal odyssey.
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Welcome back. Recidivism is always welcome in this hobby. lol I would not worry about if your painting standards are up there or not as it is always fun to get an army out and roll the dice.
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I agree with Snitcy- as long as you’re ok with them they’re fine 8)
Looking forward to seeing the army!
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So, from my Medieval thread, here is the basic army of Baldr the Unfortunate: 4 units of 4 Hearthguards, 2 of 8 Warriors, and 2 of 12 Levy. Plus Gothi, the Pagan Priest.
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Then as a Horde army I have added:
Stigandr, the Wanderer (Sorcerer)
The Champion Roald (Lieutenant)
Two giant wolves, the spawn of Fenris (Quadruped Creatures)
Magnhild’s Berserker Shieldmaidens (Legendary Unit)
Eindride the Frost Giant (Titan Monster) not yet finished
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A great start on both armies - looking forward to seeing them finished and in action on the tabletop.
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Looking good mate! 👍
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They look great! Lots of room to add in more fantasy bits as you find them, too. A jotun, maybe, or sea serpent would fit the Norse vibe. Some trolls in the style described in norse myths would also be cool (no idea where you would find those, though, as nearly all the trolls are either GW or LotR style… maybe something marketed as a ogre). I’m interested to hear how your force does in games!
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Nice thinking there :). It’s funny how it sucks you in, I thought I was done with Vikings, but then I found a lovely Jormungandr figure on Etsy and thought that would make a great Behemoth class Monster and you are right some trolls would be great for Bipedal Creatures dammit!
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Very nice models. Now you just need some drugar to "flesh" them out.
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Hahahaha, I see what you did there. I did consider Draugr for the undead army (third on the list) but went more classical, you'll probably see them in the new year. The Vikings took me six weeks, so I reckon I'll have the Narnian army ready to run into poor hapless Baldr and his men by Christmas.
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The vikings are lovely, and you have some fun themes planned. Looking forward to see what you come up with.
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I like this idea
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Finally Baldr has managed to coax Eindride, the giant, down from his northern home and his story can begin, but I fear he will soon earn the name “the Unfortunate”.
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As the third son of an impoverished lord, he is expected to go a viking and return with much riches. Sadly he has no idea that the fickle gods have picked him as their next plaything, and a throw of the runes has already decided his fate. As he and his men think they are preparing themselves, they have no idea who’s shore the gods will be sending them to.
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While the preparations continue, let’s talk about that first land. I am counting Aslan himself as a Monster, Behemoth type. The first unit of Hearthguards has been completed. I had to search quite hard to first find Minotaurs that looked right (upright beasts, rather than part human, and were human sized rather than huge) and then having decided on Dark Alliance, tracking a set down. It turns out I am not a huge fan of soft plastic and will avoid that in future, it seems my journey will be as ‘interesting’ as Baldr’s!
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Those Minotaurs look great, sometimes you have to settle for soft plastic to get the look you want.
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It’s back to hard plastic for Centaurs, in this case RGD Gaming. So first set done, the body armour and two-handed weapons let me count them as mounted Hearthguards, butI am not entirely happy with the bronze armour against the other colours, the second unit will have gun metal! Oh and the two helmeted heads are from the left over Vikings.
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The Fauns are from the same source and I had a lot of fun making up three different units of Warriors from them, here’s the first. The heads were all large horns as a few of these here, but I changed some to be smaller as per the films.
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I now have a second unit of Centaurs and the gunmetal does work better than the bronze I think. Also, three creatures, though the Rhino is a nod to the film rather than the books.
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The highlight of the weekend though has been getting to grips with the delightful figures from Splintered Light. This first Levy unit is of Hares, Weasels, Hedgehogs, Badgers and Beavers. I based them as pairs because putting them 1-on-1 against the Vikings seems somewhat out matched! I am also laughing gently at myself as I picked 28mm on purpose but am now painting basically 15mm hahahaha.
I also have Peter and Susan Pevensie as the Warlord and the Ranger from the Lords of the Wild faction. Edmund and Lucy are in progress.
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Progress continues :)
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And more
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Lots of room to add in more fantasy bits as you find them, too. A jotun, maybe, or sea serpent would fit the Norse vibe.
Here you go Pattus
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Cool! I don’t recognize that sea serpent model, where’s it from?
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It’s a resin 3D print crafted by Mia Kay and bought from a printer on Etsy. I’ve found this to be a great source of small batch and single figures to use for the remaining factions, especially looking for stuff I can repurpose for Fleshharrower’s army from the Thomas Covenant novels, which is up next, but also the inspiration for the final two - a Dragon and Dragonborn army for the Otherworld, and a Reptile (lizard/snake/gator) based Great Empire.
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The last Narnian unit is Hare, Weasel, Fox, and Squirrel archers. For Lords of the Wild these should be javelins and I’ll use the stats as if they were, which will halve their range and seems right for these little guys. Again based two per but played as singles, the minis were just so nice I wanted them all on display hahahaha.
Next up is terrain so I can get these guys up against the Vikings over Christmas.
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Been having a play today. Of all the armies I have planned, the idea of doing Fleshharrower’s army from Stephen Donaldson’s books The Illearth War, turned out to be the biggest challenge as no figures seem to exist for Ur-viles or Cave Wights. I now have some Highland Orcs I think I can make work for the latter, but for today I give you my take on Ur-viles from modified ghouls:
"They have black-flesh that no light could gleam or glisten off."
"Its bald skull had no eyes. Above the ragged slit of its mouth, in the center of its face, were two wide, wet nostrils."
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Ur-viles fight in a wedge formation, channeling power into the Loremaster (Sorcerer) at the front with a metal stave.
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My next challenge was the creatures that were lurking in the tornado of despair - "They were birds as large as kresh. They had clenched satanic faces like bats, wide eagle wings, and massive barbed claws.” - I’m sure you know that flying bat faced beasts tend to have bat wings not eagle wings.
Thanks to two separate small businesses doing 3D printing though, I matched up some Clay Beast Creations minis with a set of four lovely poses of Eagle wings. Happy days.
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Here’s the Highland Orcs that will be standing in as Cavewights and making up the Hearthguards, three units of four. "The Cavewights are around 7 feet tall, with a generally humanoid shape. Their skin is a pallid green”. So I have these at 32mm scale while everything else is 28mm.
Also, a pack of Kresh - "He learned later that the pack numbered fifteen of the great yellow wolves. Their fore-shoulders were waist-high on a man; they had massive jaws lined with curved, ripping fangs, and yellow omnivorous eyes.”
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In preparation for today’s first battle in over 30 years, I took full shots of both the Viking Horde and Narnian army, before selecting the sides for the battle
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Excellent job painting all the figures and putting the terrain together for the game, it is no small feat any everything looks great! I’m a little envious, as it has been over six months since any of my figures were used in a game.
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Our saga begins. After just a few days at sea, the small flotilla carrying Baldr and his warband are sucked into a waterspout, and have to fight for their lives to break free. Strangely unharmed, they find themselves much nearer land than they expected, so head for shore. Baldr leads a small force ashore but finding no landmarks he recognises and with his men becoming increasingly agitated, he heads back to the boats, but as they get close he hears the guards he left on the beach shouting a warning and strange figures appear on their flank.
Round 1 was just positioning, the Vikings continue towards the sea while the Narnians make ready to attack these unknown invaders.
Round 2 started with a charge by Bondi on Centaurs that was repulsed with the vikings taking two casualties to the Centaur’s one. The Faun archers reached the top of the hill and let fly, killing another Bondi. The Centaurs, now certain of victory made their own charge and were most surprised to do no damage, lose one of their own, and be repulsed! Susan also let fly, killing a Hirdmen through his chainmail, but the four centaur archers were less capable scoring no casualties on their target [pic 1].
Round 3 saw Stigmandir, the Viking’s Sorcerer, cast Rites of Battle, so that when Ulf and his band charge into the Centaur archers they slaughtered the whole unit, although losing one of their own. The faun archers and Susan retaliated with a shower of Sharpened Arrows, taking three more Vikings out of the battle [pic 2].
Round 4 and Baldr, realising he is in trouble from the archers, and seeing a group of Minotaurs approaching, leads his men on towards the ships rather than trying to fight further. The Narnians scurry after them and also advance on the area of scrub where they in turn have been attacked by archers [pic 3].
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Round 5 sees the Viking withdrawal continue. The Faun archers move to fire again on the retreat but suffer fatigue and don’t get a shot off. Meanwhile things are heating up on the beach, the Fauns, now reduced to 3 valiant warriors, finally get at the archers, but only kill 1. The two big cats charge into the Vikings and take out 3 but the panther is now down [pic 4].
Round 6 and the last three Fauns are first attacked by a Giant and then shot at again by the archers and are destroyed [pic 5]. Seeing that the enemy is getting to close behind his men, Baldr himself charges into the Minotaurs, taking three Hearthguard with him using We Obey, and takes the Minotaurs out [pic6]. The remaining Narnians are so disheartened by these two events that the heart goes out of them.
As dusk falls, Baldr and his remaining men make it back to their boats and pull away from the shore, still wondering about this strange force of man-like-beasts and horse-like-men. How do they find their way home? What will they face next?
[Final tally: Vikings 20 points, Narnians 13]
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Excellent job painting all the figures and putting the terrain together for the game, it is no small feat any everything looks great! I’m a little envious, as it has been over six months since any of my figures were used in a game.
Thanks! I’ve enjoyed the process a lot, and am eager to continue, but this first game was a definite highlight.
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Great looking game!
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Using the figures in their first game is always a good feeling, in my experience (when if they aren’t victorious in battle)! I’m looking forward to seeing updates, there are some fun possibilities for expanding both Vikings and Narnian armies.
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Thanks guys! Each army weighs in at around 15 points, so with only putting 8 points on the table per game, gives me enough options for now, but I’m sure I will revisit them after the full six are done.
Meanwhile, here’s the last of the army of Lord Foul, with the giant Raver Fleshharrower clutching a fragment of the Illearth Stone that has twisted and mutated the denizens of the land and now commands them to fight for him (two Levy units).
That’s three of the six. On now to the undead!
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Here’s the start of the Undead army then. It is lead by Lord Necros (mounted on a Pteradon), with his Lieutenant Drak (who will use the Black Knight rules), and the Sorcerer Skalor.
All of these, and the first Hearthguard unit of Wraiths, are from Alternative Armies, apart from the Skeletons rising from the ground, which are taken from the Highland Transylvanian Undead that will make up three Warrior units.
Every army so far has had a giant, so here’s one from the One Page Rules Mummified Undead faction.
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All set for another battle today :)
This time our heroes find themselves up against minions of Lord Foul, but first the full available force shot.
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love this.
great idea to bring in the Fiction inspired protagonists.
think that's the first time I've seen a Donaldson inspired force.
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Thanks Bloggard, it was daunting at first as nobody makes relevant figures, but ended up being a lot of fun looking for things I could make fit. I even ended up finding a use for some of my left over plastic vikings :D
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Here we go the battle number 2:
Turn 1 - Both sides jockey for position, both with their eye on the hill [Pic 1]
Turn 2 - The Viking archers are surprised as three Kresh charge over the hill, the huge yellow wolves slaughtering four without a scratch. The Viking Sorcerer, Stigandr, throws caution to the wind and casts a full powered Stoke Fury on the nearest unit, they kill two of the Kresh and then another group hit the third and kill it too. Ulf’s band then charged the mob of Illearth warped villagers but the Ur-vile Loremaster at the head of his wedge cast Aging on them and also protected the mob with spell giving them hard cover, so very little damage was done. [Pic 2]
Turn 3 - The Ur-vile wedge immediately powers up again spreading Decay and Aging around them, but the Loremaster takes some nasty side effects and drops dead! Fleshharrower commands the warped to attach Ulf‘s men, it is a draw but the mob continues to protect Fleshharrower. The Cavewights reach the top of the hill to be met by a hail of arrows (killing one) a charge by the axemen (killing another) and a charge by the spearmen (killing the remaining two). Meanwhile, on the other flank the second lot of Kresh crunch down on viking flesh, slaughtering five (three 6s rolled for an excellent use of the Swamped ability that kills three as they try to withdraw). However in theViking turn, it’s wolf-on-wolf action as the spawn of Fenris hit the flank of the Kresh and take one out, pushing them off. [Pic 3]
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Turn 4, Fleshharrower pushes everyone forward but the Kresh can’t muster a charge, leaving the twisted Sangrave denizens out in the open on their own and prey to the Fenris wolves. The remianing Cavewights likewise find themselves attacked from two sides, and the leaderless Ur-viLes come face-to-face with Baldr himself. There are now bodies all over the place! [Pic 4]
Turn 5, the Kresh and the Denizens both pounce on the Fenris wolves, and the wolves end up too exhausted to attack anymore. In the centre the battle looks like it will grind to a halt with both sides hampered by fatigue, so Flesharrower throws himself into the fray, killing two Vikings, and in turn Bladr throws himself at the giant raver but only survives when one of the remaining Hearthguards throws himself in the way (the Bodyguards rule). Ulf and the remaining Cavewight are toe-to-toe trading blows until Ulf is forced to withdraw. [ Pic 5]
Turn 6, With no ability to disobey, the poor villagers are sent against Baldr and he kills five before they withdraw. Fleshharrower kills another Viking, Bladr kills the last Cavewight, and the battle ends as the under cover of the dusk Baldr gathers his wounded and withdraws, the victor [vikings 33 points, Lord Foul 17]. [Pic 6]
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Looks like a massacre for both sides! Lovely battle report :D
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Thanks!
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yep, great stuff. Nice looking game.
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Thanks Bloggard, and it was fun, which is what counts the most :D
Meanwhile, more Undead. The mounted Wraiths are Alternative Armies, the Skeleton archers are Highland, the Hearthguard undead are Gripping Beast, and the poor doggies are Crippled God Foundry.
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Two more units of Skeleton Warriors (Highland again) and Undead Hearthguard with Heavy Weapons (Gripping Beast).
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Nearing the finish of the Undead army, the final Warrior unit is Gripping Beast again, the Catapult is from Mantic. The catapult comes in kit form and there are two crew but additional parts, so I used the pointing arm on a spare Highland skeleton to make a third crew member.
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The single largest unit in Saga AoM is the Undead Mindless, 20 in the unit. These are a mix of Gripping Beast, Otherworld, and Heresy. So that’s Faction number 4 done!
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I really like the mix of minis you've used for your deadites, excellent.
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Thanks!
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As usual, prior to their first outing, here is the full Undead faction … so far lol
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GAME 3
Becalmed near an forbidding shore line, our heroes come under attack from a powerful catapult. There’s nothing for it but to get ashore under cover of what terrain they can find and take out that catapult. The enemy have seen them though and have called for reinforcements, the battle is on!
Pic 1 is the setup, two sets of vikings off their ships and safely ashore, while at the other end the catapult is searching for targets and you can see the 4 unit cards for the reinforcements that will arrive at the end of each turn.
Pic 2, end of turn 1, the Vikings are advancing, the Catapult has drawn first blood, and the reinforcements have started to arrive.
Pic 3, end of turn 2. This time the catapult rolls two 1s! The Warlord (Necros)is furious and promises if it mis-fires again the next load will be a gunners’ head! The two armies are about to meet …
Turn 3 and Ulf’s band backed by two saga abilities and protection from their sorcerer plough into the wraiths, killing them all for just one loss. (That was overkill probably, I used an ability that would also let me charge with the spears and even the Warlord but didn’t need them and then didn’t have enough activations left for them to move!). Happily the undead have many units that don’t generate dice (catapult, mindless, sorcerer) so they couldn’t move enough to take advantage. Though the catapult did fire and kill three more spears, the Bondi moving towards the skeleton archers expected to be shot at and were prepared (Endurance) and came through unscathed. Pic 4
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Turn 4, the Hearthguard unit coming through the centre, sense victory and knowing they are protected by their sorcerer, charge home against the catapult and destroy it! The Undead Warlord takes out two of them afterwards, while the Undead Warriors turn into a howling pack and take out the remaining spears, and the archers finally kill a Bondi, this may make our heroes pause for thought? At this point the rest should probably retreat, but then again they are Vikings! Pic 5.
Turn 5, and as expected, the Vikings attack! Baldr himself takes out five of the hapless mindless, who still haven’t made it through the scrubland. Hearthguards hit the undead warriors and the few left are mopped up by Ulf’s men. Finally the Bond get to grips with the archers and leave only two ‘alive’. Necros finishes off the Hearthguards that destroyed the catapult but his army is faltering and none can make a charge. He himself is now exhausted and Baldr orders the withdrawal knowing he can safely get back to the boats which are now free from mystical influence and the threat of the catapult. Pic 6.
Vikings score 15, while the Undead only score 13, a victory on both counts for the Vikings as they destroyed the catapult!
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At one point during the game, the Vikings did deploy their secret weapon, and despite being ruled illegal and removed from the table, it may account for why the Undead Sorcerer had very little impact on the game?
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Dragon army underway as Otherworld faction, colour scheme based on Chromatic (evil) dragons from DnD. Warlord, Sorcerer, Conjuror, and 3 Drakes as Creatures. All 3D prints.
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Couple of Hearthguard units finished today
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Warrior unit of flyers, these Kobolds make nice junior dragonkin.
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Couple of Artisan Guild Giant Snakes for the Reptile army.
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Your paint work is fantastic. These all look fabulous.
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Great work on those snakes.
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Appreciated, thanks guys!
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Dragons!
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Snakewoman Paladin, based on a Cobra, and a snakeman sorcerer
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More work on the Reptile army, particularly pleased with the Ballista, a Clay Cyanide 3D print, rendered for me by the guys at RumandResin Printing, and then kitbashed with North Star Snakemen heads.
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More reptiles: a Coral Snake Yuan-ti, lizard shaman, and some North Star snakemen.
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Our heroes have found a horde of gold and gems and are transporting it back their ships when they find a dragon army in their way, and we all know how dragons feel about their treasure …
Round 1 - the Vikings advance and are surprised as the various flying units of the Dragons close the distance considerably
Round 2 - the Fenris wolves charge the Black Dragon, even with the Rage ability they only score one hit, it’s a good one, but the Dragon takes it with resilience and both wolves die. The “slings and arrows” levy rush to the top of the hill and fire off a salvo, killing a Drake.
The Purple Dragonkin portal to behind the vikings! The Black Dragon breaths corrosive acid at the nearest unit, killing a Hearthguard. The remaining Drake charges the hill but is cut down. The flying kobolds charge the Hearthguard and both sides take two casualties.
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Round 3 - you can tell that Ulf’s band really wants a crack at the Red Dragon, but first the need to clear away the Green Dragonkin, which with the aid of Rage they do. Stigandr takes a chance using the full force of Stoke Fury on his lord Baldr, which passes without incident, and Baldr slaughters most of the remaining flying kobolds, and We Obey makes the remaining two Hearthguard jump in and finish them off. On the other flank, a Purple is shot by each of the two Levies and the Black Dragon is taken down by the Spear wielding Hearthguard.
The Dragon Sorcerer is not having a good day, he fires both Bolt and Breath at Ulf’s band to no effect. The Red Dragon then attacks and scores five hits but only one causes a casualty, while three of the four hits from Ulf’s Band land true and down goes the Dragon! The Brown dragon wisely chooses easier foe and crashes into the Bondi unit trying to hide behind a hedge. The Dragon Warlord also enters the fray and kills the last two Hearthguard Spears, who will be welcomed into Valhalla though for besting a Black Dragon! Meanwhile those pesky Purple Dragonkin kill the driver of the cart, can they recover the treasure?
Round 4 - fatigue starts to take its toll as units try to get moving but find they can’t. Ulf’s Band, the “Slings and Arrows” and the two axe wielding Hearthguards with Baldr all fail to do anything, and going the other way, the Dragon Sorcerer can’t do anything and the Brown Dragon finds itself too weak to survive an attack by the remaining three Hirdmen, it also only scored a single hit with 14 dice!
By the time the Dragon Warlord and Sorcerer contemplate their next move, they are all that remains of their force and wisely decide that the Vikings can keep their loot!
Vikings 31 points, Dragons only 15, not how I thought things were going to go at the end of turn 2!
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More progress for the Reptile army
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It's good to see your return to gaming is still going strong. Long may it continue. :)
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Thanks mate!
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I have let Five Leagues distract me a bit, but I am still progressing with the Reptiles. Here’s their Warlord, some archers, and a couple of Gator Hearthguard.
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Here they are then, two units of Levy for the Reptile army, one of snakefolk (North Star) and the other a random selection of 3D prints. That’s it, all six factions at 10+ points. One game left to go as Gunnar and crew meet the Reptiles.
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Baldr was starting to realise that the fates were messing with him. Every time they made landfall it seemed they ran in to some new enemy bent on their destruction. They needed provisions badly though and this time retreat was not an option. They landed on an inlet and he disembarked the whole force as it was soon clear that once again, the fates were against them as strange beasts quickly appeared before them.
Turn 1 - Sea Serpent verses Hydra, both on 14 dice. Hydra scores 5 hits, Serpent 10! Hydra’s hits are better at causing damage (4 out of 5) but the Serpent still lands 5 hits, that battle will grind on. The Ballista has a target rich environment but at this range does get a palpable hit, its time will come
Turn 2 - The Levy gets in position to fire at the lizards but all it does is provoke them into a charge, leaving seven archers dead! Axemen verses Turtles is a draw (one casualty on each side), but the Cobra Paladin also dives in and kills another Axeman. The two Giant Snakes pounce on the Bondi but one goes down. The Lizard Shaman fires a Spear of Light and a Hearthgurd infont of Baldr goes down, then the Reptile Warlord hacks into the same unit attempting to get through to Baldr, but his men do themselves proud, two go down but they take the Lizard and horrendous beast down!
Turn 3 - make or break for the Vikings. The Sea Serpent wins the battle of the behemoths, sending a ripple of inaction through the nearby troops. Stigmandir casts Rites of Battle, bolstering the troops in the centre including Eindride, the Norse Giant who kills four lizards and the remaining Spear wielding Hearthguard kills another. The Bondi kill the remaining Giant Snake, and Baldr himself launches into the Snakemen, killing half but causing that last Spearman to sacrifice himself.
The few remaining lizards in the centre are so shaken they can do nothing. The Shaman fires a powerful Bolt at Stigmandir but he survives it. The Ballista fires at the sword wielding Hearthguard heading towards them but the are ready for it and dodge the huge bolt, and the Snakemen are so shaken by events they also all miss!
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Turn 4 - On the right, Hirdmen verses Paladin is a draw, but Sea Serpent verses Turtles turns into Turtle Soup! In the centre, Stigmandr buffs the Bondi who charge in to support Baldr, and between them the kill three more Snakemen. Ulf’s band emerges from the trees to kill the two remaining lizards.
The Ballista can no longer target the advancing Hirdmen, so fire at the Giant, to no effect. The Snakemen can though and finally one falls. The Paladin charges the Giant but that lopsided battle doesn’t go well for it. In a heroic last ditch effort, the Shaman tries to cast the most powerful version of Spear of Light which could have caused havoc if it wasn’t for the fact that the spell got away from him and he dropped stone dead!
Turn 5 - The Hirdmen on the left finally make it on to the hill and kill four Archers, the last Snakeman in the centre is cut into small pieces, and the Paladin on the right is still struggling against two Hirdmen and it is only a matter of time before the Sea Serpent recovers enough to come after it. The Reptile Archer Levy at the back of the battlefield have never moved and and probably sneak quietly away and claim they were never there.
Reptiles 13 points, Vikings 36!
For a few days Baldr and his men gather supplies before setting sail again, cursing the luck that has dogged them so far. When land appears on the horizon once more they brace themselves for yet more conflict but instead are amazed to find they have finally made it home. Thus ends the Odyssey of Baldr the Unfortunate … or does it?