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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Davout on July 28, 2021, 05:45:29 PM
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I first saw the Bugman's Lament campaign in the pages of White Dwarf way back in the early 2000's. I loved the narrative aspect of the games and how the results of one game flowed into the next (I was relatively new to war gaming so the concept was novel to me). However, at the time I was exclusively an infrequent 40K player so I bought the magazines and filed the project away in the "maybe someday" file.
Fast forward to 2015 and GW had blown up the Old World and I had started to venture outside the GW bubble when it came to rules. I really enjoyed Lion Rampant and was excited when the fantasy version of the rules came out in the form of Dragon Rampant. With these rules in hand I dug out my old White Dwarfs and went on a bit of a model buying binge with the intention of finally playing through the campaign.
My grand plans were quickly derailed with some big family upheavals and a move away from my gaming group. Despite some rough times my plans for the campaign were never far from my mind and I worked away painting up the pile of figures I had acquired. Fast forward to summer 2021 and I'm back at home and ready to wrap up the final phase of this project.
All the dwarfs have been painted and unit profiles created for the units in Dragon Rampant. I've got 4 more units of greenskins to paint up, a few major pieces of terrain and play test the four individual scenarios to get the balance right. I'm hoping to be able to host my friends sometime in late October or early November.
And now some pictures!
The inspiration for this multi year project
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2021/7/28/1112796_sm-.jpg) (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/1112796-.html)
My painting area, with a unit of Night Goblins waiting to be based
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What's left to paint,minus a few odds and ends
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The always messy terrain area, really happy to have a garage again (so is my girlfriend)
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My expert blue prints for the two major buildings I need to construct. A watch tower and the brewery itself.
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which white dwarf issues featured that campaign? It sounds like its going to be great. Why use Dragon Rampant rather than WFB though
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which white dwarf issues featured that campaign?
Pretty sure it was 298, 299, 300, and 302. There's a decent synopsis of the individual games here:
http://www.bugmansbrewery.com/topic/27220-bugmans-lament/
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Chief Lackey Rich: You are correct, those are the WD issues.
Doom Beard: Simple answer really, by the time I started getting into WHFB they'd ended the game and started up AOS. In addition, I've never really had a bad game of Dragon Rampant and it seemed the perfect "scale" for this campaign, which doesn't so much have massed armies facing off against each other but rather small to large war bands. DR is also rather easy to learn which is important as I'll be providing both forces for the campaign.
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I've started work on the first major piece of terrain needed for the campaign, Skeggi's Watch Tower. I use Hirst Arts molds to cast the bricks and base on card (in this case a USPS flat rate box).
I've laid out the initial outline of the build
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and glued in the foundations and floor bricks and started to plan out where I want my windows.
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My version differs from the original as I'm not going to have the lower portion built into rock. The rectangular portion will be about twice the height of the 1/2 octagon. Each section should have plenty of floor space to hold a standard 12 figure unit.
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Following with interest and curious to see what will become of this!
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Looking forward to seeing what you come up with as As the original Bugmans back story is one of two that inspired my dwarf armies( Prince Ulthars being the other).
I never actually managed to buy Bugmans regiment of renowned. Although I do have the brewery dray and some inebriated dwarves. I opted for an expanded unit of Prince Ulthars Dragon guard. As. Bugmans never came back into stock.
So I'll live vicariously throught your progress.
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Quick update on Skeggi's Tower. First floor is done and now I need to go back and cast some more bricks. I'm also thinking about what kind of details to add to the interior and exterior to make it look nice and dwarfy.
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While I cast up the blocks I need to finish the tower I've painted up two of the last goblin units needed for the campaign.
First up are the "demolition experts". The second game in the campaign has a unit of fungus loons attempting to wheel explosive barrels of toxic fungus beer up against the dwarf watch tower and detonate before the tower can send a warning to Bugman about the coming attack on his brewery. The original article has instructions on how to convert goblins wheeling or pulling barrels but sadly I don't have access to those parts. Instead I used some of the extra figs you get with the plastic fanatics kit, these 6 figs will carry the demo charges and they'll be chivied along by a unit of goblin engineers I converted up for Oathmark.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2021/8/4/1113486_sm-.jpg) (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/1113486-.html)
Up next is some heavy fire support in the form of a bolt thrower. This was a great kit, even though I only managed to snag the finecast version (shudder). It went together well and painted up great.
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I'm hoping to have the second floor of the tower done next week.
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End of weekend update on the Bugman's project.
Painted up 4 easy to assemble Orks to round out a unit of heavy infantry. Nothing super special about these guys, they do look like bruisers when lined up next to the Goblins.
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I've managed to make some progress on the watchtower. The ramparts to the lower section have been completed, the outer wall is done, I've added some detail to the main door and I've started on the second floor to the taller section. Still in need of additional bricks, which the perpetual curse of all Hirst Arts projects.
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Sounds like a cracking idea for a plog. I am liking your progress so far, keep up the good work.
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Very nice project, looking forward to seeing the rest!
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This is fantastic. I also wanted to build the brewery after reading that white dwarf. However, never having owned a dwarf army, there never seemed much point. Good to see a grand design in action.
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A great build so far. That is a lot of bricks
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With school and football starting back up my hobby time has been cut back to a few minutes in the morning and a spare hour or two on the weekend. Despite that I've been making steady progress (a little bit every day adds up nicely over time).
I've managed to complete about 95% of the construction of Skeggi's Watchtower. I need to add a few ornamental details and texture the ground around the tower before final painting can begin.
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I've also built the three carts needed for the first scenario.These are Peasant Cart #3 from Warbases. It's my first time building an MDF kit and they went together great. Precision fit with just a little wood glue to make them super solid.
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I do need to rethink my choice of draft animal. I went with Warbases Donkey miniature and they're way to small
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So if any one can point me in the right direction for an appropriate size animal and a good source of large barrels I'd appreciate it.
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For barrels, have you had a look at the plastic ones from Renedra
https://www.renedra.co.uk/product/large-barrels/
For a horse/ pony the Irregular Miniatures Shire Horse (AN30) might work. It's a small 25mm model so would be bigger than a mule but small enough to fit alongside GW Dwarfs
https://irregularminiatures.co.uk/25mmRanges/25mmAnimals.htm
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For barrels, you might want to take a look in the craft stores, a lot of them have some cheap wooden barrels in the small woodcraft area. Not a real barrel, but a block of wood cut to the shape of one and there's often a variety of sizes for them...I've gone through a lot of them in the past for scatter terrain pieces and just bits and pieces for other terrain
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Who doesn’t love a revived orcs and goblins army.
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On to the rare mid week update!
It's trolls! Managed to finish these guys a lot quicker then anticipated. Like I said above real life has started again and I no longer get big blocks of time to paint. I've been squeezing in about 15-20 minutes every morning and all those micro sessions have added up fast and I'm pretty proud how these creatures turned out.
I went with a grey and blue scheme so they would stand out int he sea of green that is my goblin army and I think it really works. The vomit adds a nice pop of color and it was my first attempt at wet blending contrast paints.
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20 goblins left and the figure painting part of this project will be 99% done.
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Those Trolls are great. Grey and Blue works really well together. Another set of minis for my wishlist.
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Great job, I especially like the tower you are building. I have a couple of questions since I have always been intrigued by the whole Hirst Arts method: what kind of plaster are you using? Is it durable? And how heavy is the final piece of terrain?
Thank you and keep up the good work...
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Great job, I especially like the tower you are building. I have a couple of questions since I have always been intrigued by the whole Hirst Arts method: what kind of plaster are you using? Is it durable? And how heavy is the final piece of terrain?
Thank you and keep up the good work...
I've used Hirst Arts molds for almost 20 years now and I've always found them to be a great product where you get a ton of value for your money.
I use a product called Durahms Water Putty (a wood filler powder available at most major US hardware stores). It's not as durable as dental plaster but it is easy to find and easy to work with. While not having the same durability as dental plaster I've found that it stands up to normal game wear and tear well, takes paint without problems and is easy to fix in case there are any accidents. I have a few pieces in my terrain collection that are 15+ years old and they're holding up great.
One major downside is that it is heavy. I don't know what the current weight is but it needs to hand to carry (I'll do a final weigh in after I texture the ground and paint).
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Thank You. As I said I am on the fence about this. so intrigued...
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It's been a busy last few weekends and progress on the Bugman's project ha slowed a trifle. One major milestone that I have been able to check off the list is Skeggi's watchtower.
The final product matches what I had envisioned (always a good thing). It's been painted using craft paint and the flock is from Woodland Scenic. It's a hefty chunk of terrain that will form the center piece of many battles to come.
I'm currently casting up the bricks for the brewery and working on the final unit of goblins. I've set an November 1st target date for everything to be done and I'd like to run the campaign soon after.
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Beautiful job! It turned out real well and I can see it being used in a number of scenarios in addition to the Bugman’s lament ones. Pretty well anywhere you need a watch tower, really.
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Yes that looks great! The size and obvious strength of it is impressive, but there are also plenty of little details too. Looking forward to seeing the Brewery and, of course, more Goblins!
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Just a quick WIP update this weekend. I've been casting away and laying down the base bricks for the brewery complex. I'm using insulation foam tile from Home Depot and as usual the bricks are cast in Hirst Arts molds.
My plan is for the entire thing to have a cobble stone "floor" and then have the three buildings that make up the brewery sit on top. These building will then be removable for flexibility of play, and perhaps even more importantly, ease of storage.
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I've been slowly and steadily plugging away at the final phase of the Bugman's project over the last month. Casting the cobble stone tiles for the brewery took a little longer then expected but it's done and I think worth the effort.
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All the tiles are glued down and I'm hoping to start getting paint on sometime this week.
In addition to the tiles I finished up the outer walls of the brewery. For the final game in the campaign the brewery is the objective and is tucked into the far corner of the board. These walls form the first barrier the goblins will have to go over/threw to reach the brewery. There will be a gate joining the two sections in the final build.
Both walls have been glued and textured and should be ready for paint tomorrow.
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Finally, I've started laying out the footprint for the three buildings that will make up the brewery. Of course I ran out of bricks so its back to the casting table.
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This is coming along very nicely indeed
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So I put together a list today of everything left to do on this project and it's...depressingly long. I've got 99% of the miniatures painted (down to my last 5 goblins!) but it's all the little details that are adding up.
As I've been thinking about and then writing down the list of things to do I've been musing on what it takes to "put on a game". My game group is fantastic and between us we own a wide variety of games and systems and the figures to play them. Despite this we most often just play 40K. I've been trying to encourage them to branch out, pick a system and play host but I'm not getting an enthusiastic response.
And I get it. We're all busy with real life and the kind of planning it takes to prepare, teach and host a new game is daunting. However, as we get older I feel like I'm ready to take my hobby to the next level. For me that means going beyond the one off game night with the same mix of terrain that we've been playing with for years. It means campaigns and really putting on a show. Luckily, while my friends aren't ready to host themselves they are willing to play the games I put on. I've been hyping this Bugman's game for years and they're chomping at the bit to get it on the table.
Despite the long list of to do's I'll keep pushing ahead, the only way to get something done is to do it. I did manage to check one box this weekend and get the outer walls of the brewery painted up and flocked. Hoping to finish those last 5 goblins this week as well.
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Not sure how I managed to miss this thread, but those buildings look excellent.
I have a few Hirst Arts Molds and some dental plaster in the loft, but haven't done anything with them for years. I remember the pain of trying to make buildings, but I may try to at least get a few walls built.
Looking forward to seeing the finished brewery
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Not sure how I managed to miss this thread, but those buildings look excellent.
I have a few Hirst Arts Molds and some dental plaster in the loft, but haven't done anything with them for years. I remember the pain of trying to make buildings, but I may try to at least get a few walls built.
Looking forward to seeing the finished brewery
There is a learning curve for sure. The bricks aren't Lego, and a small error over time can add up to some weird outcomes. I think the molds shine best when building ruins as the errors can get covered up or just made into smashed corners.
I've built a number of large structures before and I'm going to try a different method for the brewery that will hopefully result in dwarf strait walls.
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Reached a nice milestone today, I finally finished the last of the goblin figs for the campaign (and my goblin army in general). I started these guys in March 2020 (COVID lockdown for the win!) and have been working away on them at a steady pace. The army is made up of mostly early 2000's GW plastic goblins with some newer models thrown in here and there. Easy models to paint in large groups and they look nice ranked up.
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There are a few minor conversions in this unit, some blade swaps using random sword bits and head swaps from the new Squig Hoppers kit.
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With the miniatures for the campaign wrapped up (mostly) I'm hoping to be able to focus on the brewery and post some progress this weekend.
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One of the basic terrain features I've lacked for a long time has been some basic trees. The Bugman's campaign was a good excuse to put some stands together. I used Woodland Scenic's tree armatures based on card with spackle for texture.
I went with the fall colors because I'm kind of a geek for fall and I like the way they contrast with the grey of the tower.
They were easy to put together and paint up though the application of the foliage was a huge messy pain. I'm pretty happy with the results and expect these trees to see a lot of use across a variety of games.
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Looking good. Nice, vibrant colours.
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Update...again! I've got a few days off of school and am trying to take advantage of the extra time by getting some hobby done and finish up this brewery. I've completed the first wall of the first building (11 more to go :) ). Looking at the pictures in the original White Dwarf the brewery buildings have a lot iron work detail on the exterior. I've tried replicating this using the industrial Hirst Arts molds and I'm pretty happy with the result.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2021/11/12/1123611_sm-.jpg) (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/1123611-.html)
Hopefully more tomorrow!
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it's coming together...finally.
Building 1 is done. I'm going to do all the roofs and interior detail when the walls have been completed.
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I'm on fire! Building #2 is done. Went for a low and long look with this one. As usual everything has been made with Hirst Arts molds with the exception of the cans which were formally cans of tomato paste.
Ran out of bricks so it's back to the casting table, I'm hoping to have building 3 done this week and the whole thing ready for painting by the weekend.
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Love the mix of in industrial ironwork and austere monastic masonry. Apposite, and quite superb.
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Starting to see the end of the road with this project. I'm working on building three (first floor done) and adding roofs the existing buildings. I've always loved the idea of working with sheet styrene but I've never been one of those modeling wizards who seem to be able to build almost anything with it. The roofs look ok, as long as you don't look to close. They are removable so I can always try and do better next time.
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One major milestone, I may (really hoping here) have enough blocks to finish. No more casting!
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So. Many. Blocks :o
It's looking really nice. Now you just have to paint the thing :D Oh, and store it somewhere...
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So. Many. Blocks :o
It's looking really nice. Now you just have to paint the thing :D Oh, and store it somewhere...
Painting should go fast. One of the great things about the Hirst Arts blocks is how well they take a simple dry brush paint job.
As for storage the whole thing comes apart which makes it less of a pain to store (hopefully).
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And in overly optimistic predictions proved wrong today I have to...cast more blocks :'(
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Well it is worth it as it is all looking fantastic.
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I managed to finish the inner walls today before running out of blocks. It's very much starting to take its final form.
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I think I have the right parts to finish the outer gate, that and the final floor of building three and this thing will be ready for paint!
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Got the gate done. Popsicle sticks with Hirst Arts metal sheeting.
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I've started to prime the completed buildings while I wait for the parts I need to finish building 3.
I can see the finish line!
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Major milestone today, I've finished Building 3 and am ready to move on to paint. I definitely took advantage of this week away from school to get a lot of hobby done. Between having to cast more bricks (putting those molds away for awhile ~8) ) and the sheer size of this last building I spent more time in the basement then I should have.
I really like the way this one turned out. It's got a lot of different levels that keep the eye busy and will really stand out among the other buildings in the brewery. I think I ended up using pieces from almost every mold I own and I dug deep into the "I'll use it someday" box of bitz (I knew I was smart in never throwing anything away!)
The final detail will be a simple crane for the 3rd floor window/door.
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Time to do a work space clean up then it's on to prime and paint.
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Mega Update! The brewery is done!
This particular piece of terrain was always meant to serve as the center piece for the campaign and I had been thinking about how I wanted it to look for a long time.
The original:
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And my version:
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The dwarf himself, Bugman! Happy to have a home again.
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I ended up having a more open look but I think it still conveys the right idea. All the buildings come apart and are removable from the base. This makes it easier to store and I can use the buildings for different purposes in different games.
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And some interior shots:
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Finally a few shots of all the major terrain features I'll use for the game.
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Hopping to solo play test the scenarios tomorrow, then a play test with my daughter and then hosting the game for my group.
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Wow, that’s an impressive piece of work!
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Absolutely fantastic brewery. That is a great centre piece for any table.
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What a beauty.
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Now that all the miniatures are painted and terrain built and painted I've started solo play testing the scenarios.
As I mentioned in my first post I'll be playing the games using the Dragon Rampant rule set. I've had the basic unit profiles done for some time and I've started work on the profiles for the various scenario specific heroes and characters. It's been interesting to dabble in game design via porting the old GW scenarios and special rules into Rampant.
The original scenarios are definitely asymmetric with either the dwarfs or goblins having a clear advantage. I'm not trying to change this basic feel as this is something that makes the overall campaign fun and interesting to play. The goblins always have a numbers advantage but their units tend to be of very low quality (I've given most of the "core" choices the Fear trait, which makes it very easy for them to fail Courage and Rally tests and scamper off the table).
The dwarfs tend to be stout but very slow and better on the defense then on the attack (which feels right).
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In my first play through of the first scenario (Ambush on the Old Dwarf Road) the goblins managed to capture 2 out of three of the beer carts. The dwarfs were more then capable of seeing off the various Goblin units but having to make the choice to either attack/shoot or move saw the dwarf infantry get left behind while the wolf riders picked off the carts as they pushed up the road.
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I adjusted the goblin list for the second play through (dropping one of the wolf rider units). This made little difference as 2 out of the 3 beer carts ended up being driven by drunken louts who couldn't wait to bust into the Bugman's XXX. This meant that the two leading carts either wouldn't move or charged off road in a drunken rage. In the end the goblins captured all three carts.
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I've done one play through of scenario #2 with the dwarfs pulling out a pretty easy win. The defenders of Skeggi's Watchtower are very much outnumbered but have the benefit of stout walls and not having to really go anywhere. Things started out rough for the Dwarfs with a unit of Slayers bouncing off a unit of wolf riders and routing off table. Dwarf shooting ended up carrying the day with goblin unit after unit falling to crossbow bolts, cannon shot and handgun rounds. It also helped that the dwarf warriors and Longbeards were able to form "Wall of Shields" which makes them very hard to kill.
I've adjusted the goblin deployment and added a turn limit (10 turns). We will see how try number two turns out.
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Play testing continues. I played out scenario 2 for the second time and the dwarfs again got the win. The dwarf units can be stubborn on the defense and the goblin player has to deploy his units in such as way as to let the explosive Fungus Loons reach the tower relatively unmolested.
Scenario 3 is probably the most complicated as there are special rules for the river, debris and the goblin rafts themselves. It took till about 1/2 way through the second play through till I got it all figured out and running smooth.
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The dwarfs saw off the goblin pirates easily in the first test run. It was also one of those frustrating Rampant games where you can't string two activation's together in a row for love or money and this hurt the goblins as they could never get close to the barge and just kept drifting down river.
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Game two saw the goblins close with speed and that made all the difference. Through effective shooting and the liberal expenditure of goblin lives they were able to knock enough dwarf units off the boat to claim the win.
Bugman himself survived, his wondrous tankard filled with his special brew allowed him to shrug off wound after wound.
It's been a lot of fun tinkering with the Rampant unit profiles and making the various hero's unique.
Apologies for the shoddy looking barge. It's the top half of the Fat Dragon Medieval Cog Ship. I typically enjoy paper craft but for some reason (exhaustion) this particular model did not want to go together easy. The hull ended up a mess the masts were a disaster and I had my doubts it would hold together through the play tests and the campaign. I junked the hull and called it a flat bottomed river barge. My daughter, always one for honesty asked "is it finished" when she first saw it.
On to scenario 4!
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Well you are certainly keeping busy. Look like some fun battles. Great work on the brewery.
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Final scenario has been play tested and I can put this project to bed. It's been a long road from when I first picked up these White Dwarf mags till now but it feels good having two armies painted up and an entire table of terrain put together.
Excited to play through with my group and see if my scenario design balances with a real person rolling the dice on the other side of the table.
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A few pics to wrap up. Did Bugman and his reinforcements arrive in time? Did the brewery fall? Hopefully we will see soon!