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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Machinegunkelly on July 11, 2013, 08:42:57 PM
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I had to make a small combat run of the rules Iīve been scribbling down. But since I canīt stand playing without a story I had to create some pllace for all this to happen.
So the barony of Corragh. 50 years ago it lost "The fertile lands" to Orks and Goblins.
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This battle is a small raid by the Orks on a Goblin camp situated in an old burned out Human farmstead. The objectives are taking the hill, taking the courtyard and killing the Goblin leader. In the end the Orcs where successfull.
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A good backstory is always nice. Now tell us something about the rules, at least the general idea.
And paint those gobbos! ;)
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Agree with Doomhippie, spill the beans on the rules and paint on the gobbos. Very nice map though! =)
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The map is very nice! I think you'd better paint the minis though, or you'll never hear the end of it! My personal soapbox is: More terrain! Those figs are too exposed..... Keep up the good work!
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Thanks you all.
About the gobbos:
"I had to arm myself with a sword and torch in hand, descend into the perilous pit and slay the dragon. Severely burned and wounded,
in the dragon hoard I found. Buried in a plastic ice cream box covered in dust.
My old Gobbos from way back when.
With trembling fingers I opened the lid to reveal the gobbos to the World once again.
Strucken I thought to myself, after all these years......yes, they still suck."
Sorry they wont be painted, they are just stand in during playtest while waiting for some new figures from Miriliton and foundry. :)
About the rules:
I plan to turn my random scribbeling on anything that constitute as paper to some more sane digital ranting, so you will just have to wait.
But the idea is small skirmish rules that lean on RPG gaming. And a round are made of different phases where each minitaure can act only in one phase. The phases are
1. Short range firing.
2. Movement and Close combat
3. Long range firing.
The idea with Dividing up the fire phase is that in reality they fire at the same time, but long range means the Arrows have been in the air longer and the enemy has moved (giving a penalty to the to hit value). But at the same time at short range you get a chance to fire at the enemy Before they charge.
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The second try this time I my daughter wanted to try out and got to play Goblins.
The Goblins furied by the Orc attack decided to retaliate by slying the Orc banner bearer and Orc leader.
The Goblin Queen.
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The goblin Queen after realising she had lost...
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Awesome! I hope your daughter enjoyed it despite her defeat.
Does she paint? If not, you could have her learn on the goblins while you're painting your new figures.
Thanks for sharing. I'm interested in seeing more battles!
Jevenkah
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I merely echo Jevenkah...I hope The Girl enjoyed the game AND that she lets her creative self go with some painting. Keep us updated as things develop.
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Just adding a small PDF describing the Barony and some of the characters within it.
Thanks for the replies and suggestions. My daughter enjoyed the game and wants another go. Now I just have to tweak the rules we are using.
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So today I really got to work on the minis for the humans. Here are a small sample. Iīve tried to do the rank and file very generic. Iīll let the leaders and banners tell what army they are meant to represent.
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There is still some touching up to do, but as they are I am pleased. Not Eavy Metal standard but tabletop standard.
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Once based up they'll look the part!
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Nice background fluff - looking forward to seeing more on the actual rules.
Nothing wrong with the paintjobs of the minis - great for tabletop play. As mentioned above, finished bases will set them off nicely.
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Thanks both of you.
I have made the decision to quit my work on my own set of rules since it starts to become a more complicated ruleset. The initial though was a easy to play ruleset to introduce my daughter into tabletop wargaming. To that end I decided to go with Fantasywarrior with some small adjustments to fit into skirmish mode. This way when the story gets going and she is into the rules we can escalate the conflict to bigger battles with real units....
I still plan to scribble down my ruleset into a digital form, but it will just have to wait.
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Sorry to hear you're putting your ruleset on hold. It sounds like you're doing it for good reasons right now, however. It's all about the fun! We've found Fantasy Warriors easy enough to learn, with nuances you can use as your opponent improves. My husband actually converted it to a d10 system for us, and made a 2-sided "Cheat sheet" we each keep in a page protector as we play. If you're interested I could post it.
The paints are looking great! I particularly like the tan colors on the archer. I have a real thing for brown. ;)
Jevenkah
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Thank you Jevenkah. It would be very nice of you to post your husbands modifications of Fantasy warriors ruleset.
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Just some of the Lords of the Barony.
This is Lord Thengil Darkmoor, the second oldest son of the Darkmoor family.
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This is Lord Gingli Darkmoor the youngest son of the Darkmoor family.
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This Captain of Arms is Lord Tuom Wintherhearth. A landless noble.
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And finally Lord Eirik Skragge, dressed in his clothing he uses when leading a small scouting force on the east side of the river.
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Lord Eirik Skragge assembled six of his men. All of them Archers and good with a sword. At dawn they set out on a small boat heading for the eastern side.
Lord Skragges goal was to scout out the area on the other side of the river from his keep and he wanted to see how the goblinkin guarded the river. When they reached shore they quickly searched the area, and after a while they discovered what seemed to be a small hunting band of goblins, sleeping through the day, with just a few guards. The guards seemed to be skulking in the shadows of bushes or rocks and not actually doing much guarding.
Lord Skragge thought it over and decided to ambush them. Perhaps by investigating their belongings some thing vital could be learned.
The attack was sudden and the arrows rained down on the goblins. But it seemed Lord Skragge had chosen to start the ambush to far away and no arrow hit its mark.
The goblins scuttled up and started to pour arrows back and taking cover.
As the goblins without bows closed in on the humans, and the humans seeking better firing positions, the exchance continued. One of the human slumped to the ground after being hit by an arrow.
Finally all the participants had drawns swords and two big melees formed on each border of the goblin camp.
Two more humans fell to the goblins but in the end Lord Skragges men where victorious.
Lord Skragge searched the goblins and the camp. It seemed he was correct this was a hunting party. But it looks like some of the meat they where bringing home was Orc meat. Perhaps the goblinkin wasnīt as unified as it is believed.
Borkin, one of the men told Lord Skragge that two of the men where severely injured and would need to get treatment, but the third was ready to continue fighting. -What will we do my Lord? Should we head on and try to find the Goblin camp, or should we return to the keep?
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Now I have made a small test run of Fantasy warrior and my skirmish modifications. It runs smoothly but it might be a little hard to manage a kill when you are rolling so few dices. But I think it will work.
Time to lure my daughter back to the gaming table.... :)
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Painted minis always win. Totally not fair... ;)
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Lord Skragge realised that leaving two wounded men behind in hostile land was not a good idea and choose to return to the hidden boat. They could always return later.
When they reached the river one of the archers who had been scouting ahead returned. -My Lord. In the ruins ahead there are three Orcs. They seem to searching the ruins. Probably they are looking for the Goblins we killed, but they might see us. Or worse find our boat.
Lord Skragge decided to not risk anything and kill the Orcs. And a small and one sided battle was fought. No humans where hurt and all three Orcs where killed. Two of them fell to arrows but one of them was slained by Lord Skragge in combat.
One day later back in the keep, Lord Skragge got the word that both the injured men had passed the critical point and would survive.
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I didnīt manage to lure my daughter to the table so I persuaded my wife to play the humans. I went for a more RPG approach and told her about the Barony and the Lords and Ladies. I told her what had happened before, why two of the humans lay down hidden behind a rock and that she could not let the Orcs reach them.
And then we played. It took less than half an hour and she liked it. Now I will discuss with the two what happens next.
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EXCELLENT! You have the makings of some FINE LOOKING troops of various skin shades & two lovely Ladies to game with...sounds like Heaven to moi.
You have my best wishes for the continued success of your recruitment drive.
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Just an updated map of the Barony.
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I emphatically agree with Nala, this is a win for everyone! :)
Family gaming brings great joy!!
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They came at night. the orcs had crossed the river in a small raiding band. One farm was burned to to the ground, the inhabitands fled. Those who didnīt flee were cut down toghether with the livestock. Most orcs traveled back with the meat and treasures. But not all of them. A small band pushed on towards another farm. By now Tuom Wintherhearth had led a small band of warriors to the defense of the homestead.
The battle was swift and within minutes all orcs where dead. Most by arrows but two of them to the blade of Tuom.
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My wife took command of the human force since my daughter had a friend over. She played aggresivly with the archers and Tuom. They all ended up in close combat with the much heavily armed orcs, while keeping the Men at arms back in the courtyard.
But in the end she killed all orcs without any losses herself so I shouldnīt complaint. :D
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CONGRATULATIONS to The Girl on her victory! AND anyone who likes Nightmare Before Christmas enough to own a themed tee shirt is my kind of person...on that you have my condolences.
The minis, photos, & reports are TERRIFIC. Your Gaming Group is something to be be envied or imitated if possible. Keep us updated as things develop.
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Awesome! Your reports and pictures are great, looks like a fun group and a bright place to play. I love the human element, the flight of the farmers and the wounded soldiers.
Our kids loved the family pix too!
Jevenkah
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Thanks both of you. My wife tiptoed away with a big smile on her face from being called a girl. She murmured something about it was a long time since anyone called her that. ;)
Jevenkah: If you like stories you could go to the future section and find my AARs there. They are more of using wargaming as an excuse to write small stories.
Now to something new.
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These are the Archers of Corragh. There are still some small touching up but they look good on the table. there are ten of them and that should be sufficient for our needs now. There are plenty more to paint if I should wish later.
They are as stated earlier painted not to any heraldic colours to make it possible for them to be from any Lords retinue.
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The Archers are LOOKIN' GOOD...the added attention to their bases is a nice touch. GREAT WORK!
My wife tiptoed away with a big smile on her face from being called a girl. Shem murmured something about it was a long time since anyone called her that. ;)
Being the cause of that lovely smile made my day.
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This is just such a great project, a great way to introduce the hobby and have some great quality time :)
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I enjoyed catching up with what you are doing, Machinegunkelly.
Great idea to get the family involved with your gaming fix.
8) 8)
Love the story, map and photos.
:-*
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Today my Mirliton Orcs arrived and I must say that they are good. I like the looks and the casting are very good. Hardly any flash or mould lines to speak of. Finally the Orcs have gotten some bows. :)
I have updated the Barony PDF, not very much but if you are interested pleas download it and see.
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Today my Mirliton Orcs arrived and I must say that they are good. I like the looks and the casting are very good. Hardly any flash or mould lines to speak of. Finally the Orcs have gotten some bows. :)
I found the Old Grenadier/Now Mirliton minis to be a joy to paint. Have FUN with the painting et al.
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This friday my foundry Norman spearmen and early medieval foot Knights arrived. I was a Little afraid that the Knights would look to small but once they where on a base they looked good.
Time to paint up the Baron....
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Hi there. I havenīt forgotten about this. Just been busy.
I have painted some more minis and converted up a Noble lady in "scout" dress. Much like Lord Skragge. (It will be good to sit with my daughter on a small background story for her).
Now to the problem. I am looking for a battle dressed Lady for later incarnations of the Lady. Finding a female miniature ddressed for battle, rather than a kinky day at the beach seems to be a small problem. I want her to wear a chainmail without any steel plating. I would prefer A longer chainmail than the hip.
Do anyone out there know some mini that could work? I found one or perhaps two that could be used at Reaper, but otherwise I am at a loss.
And some photos....
(http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m362/Eirik_Skragge/Fantasy/DSC04789_zps172c8ccf.jpg) (http://s333.photobucket.com/user/Eirik_Skragge/media/Fantasy/DSC04789_zps172c8ccf.jpg.html)
(http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m362/Eirik_Skragge/Fantasy/DSC04788_zpse8819337.jpg) (http://s333.photobucket.com/user/Eirik_Skragge/media/Fantasy/DSC04788_zpse8819337.jpg.html)
(http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m362/Eirik_Skragge/Fantasy/DSC04786_zps43206143.jpg) (http://s333.photobucket.com/user/Eirik_Skragge/media/Fantasy/DSC04786_zps43206143.jpg.html)
(http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m362/Eirik_Skragge/Fantasy/DSC04785_zpsffda9b54.jpg) (http://s333.photobucket.com/user/Eirik_Skragge/media/Fantasy/DSC04785_zpsffda9b54.jpg.html)
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Thinking off the top of my head, some nice female adventurer/warrior tyes were sculpted for the DSA range. They might work:
Female Warrior (http://www.ralparthaeurope.co.uk/shop/15002-female-warrior-p-908.html)
Female Cleric of Rondra (http://www.ralparthaeurope.co.uk/shop/15027-female-cleric-of-rondra-p-932.html)
Female Mercenary (http://www.ralparthaeurope.co.uk/shop/15040-female-mercenary-p-945.html)
Weiden Light Knight Lady-at-Arms (http://www.ralparthaeurope.co.uk/shop/19002a-weiden-light-knight-lady-at-arms-p-1131.html). there's not picture on the shop site, but there's a picture of the old boxed set here (http://www.armalion-kompendium.de/?section=miniaturen&subsection=armalionboxen&id=188); she's the figure just to the right of the leader, with the round helmet, holding her shield quite high.
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EXCELLENT PROGRESS!
For a Female Paladin check out the Girls in the Crusader for Warlord:
http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Crusaders/sku-up
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Good job getting the wife to play, mine played once and having defeated me soundly she has refused me a rematch because "her"army is "undefeated", and why would she want to ruin a perfect record? ;P ::)
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Re. female models - Eowyn from GWs LoTR might suit? Also Bronze Age miniatures have some female vikings and there are some female Njorn from Red Box Games.
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Red Box Games may be worth a look.
(http://red-box-games.com/images/RBG%20Halfblood%20Greta.JPG)
(http://red-box-games.com/images/RBG%20Aelfar%20Kyrie%20of%20the%20Bright%20Legion.JPG)
I believe these two are supposed to be elves but as they wear helmets could pass for human.
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Reaper does have a number of female figures in their huge ranges that are in "sensible" armour, not "chainmail bikini" nonsense. I've painted up a couple for female friends over the years who wanted RPG character figures in regular kit, but can't remember figure names. Best I can suggest is use Reaper's very nice search function on their web catalog, try terms like "female sword" or "female chain" and have a look through the search results.
Nicely done getting the wife and daughter involved; a friend of mine with three daughters (10 and 8x2) is getting them solidly hooked on gaming using methods similar to yours, and it's been fun to conspire with him a bit!
Incidentally, try the board game Small World as a way to generate background for other games; it's a great and very playable game in it's own right, too.
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Thanls for the replies and suggestions. Its been a great help.
Just out of curiosity...
Iīve been thinking about building a battleboard system using insulationboard (blue or pink) and I want them modular. What do you Think about just scaling up "Carcassone" tiles?
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Exciting batreps and some lovely maps there. A great choice of minis - looking forward to seeing your new orcs take on the Normans.
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Thanls for the replies and suggestions. Its been a great help.
Just out of curiosity...
Iīve been thinking about building a battleboard system using insulationboard (blue or pink) and I want them modular. What do you Think about just scaling up "Carcassone" tiles?
May be worth looking at this thread:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=30403.0
....take the good fight underground.
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There hasnīt been much gaming or painting for the rest of the summer since laying by the beach and going for swims seems to have taken up our time.
But some stuff from Sarrisa arrived. All wooden buildings are from their Dark age range.
The foamcore and plaster are a build of mine made from foam core and Hirst art plaster. It is meant to be a wealthy village leaders home.
(http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m362/Eirik_Skragge/Fantasy/Village01_zpsc035ce12.jpg) (http://s333.photobucket.com/user/Eirik_Skragge/media/Fantasy/Village01_zpsc035ce12.jpg.html)
(http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m362/Eirik_Skragge/Fantasy/Village02_zps3d7a2b58.jpg) (http://s333.photobucket.com/user/Eirik_Skragge/media/Fantasy/Village02_zps3d7a2b58.jpg.html)
(http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m362/Eirik_Skragge/Fantasy/Village03_zpsac55ffc0.jpg) (http://s333.photobucket.com/user/Eirik_Skragge/media/Fantasy/Village03_zpsac55ffc0.jpg.html)
(http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m362/Eirik_Skragge/Fantasy/Village04_zpse4a709c2.jpg) (http://s333.photobucket.com/user/Eirik_Skragge/media/Fantasy/Village04_zpse4a709c2.jpg.html)
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Thread necromancy.
This "Project" still lives but not quite in the speed I would like. Now I need some advice.
I used GW goblins as they were cheap (in so far that I had bought them a long time ago) but I want to use some other manufacturer as I do not like the looks of GW goblins. Are there any other good manufacturers out there that has a good, preferably plastic, range of goblins? I need Archers, melee, cavalry, shamans, and warleaders. I will not need warmachines.
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Well, there's the Oathmark Goblins, but I'm afraid that they'll scale up to be about as tall as the metal orcs you're using right now.
You might want to take a look at the older Confrontation goblins too, but the currently available ones are metal, although there was a questionable Kickstarter, promising to do all the old Confrontation ranges in PVC plastic, but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for those...
Reaper has some Goblins in their Bones range which might be useful to you, and many more in their metal ranges.
Also, I could see Mirlington or Iron Wind for instance having some interesting ranges, but those would be metal I fear.
Oh; and how about Mantic's Kings of War Goblins?
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Well, there's the Oathmark Goblins, but I'm afraid that they'll scale up to be about as tall as the metal orcs you're using right now.
The Oathmark goblins are quite small; here's a link (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=77384.msg1335721#msg1335721) showing how they scale with Mantic orcs, which are about the same size and build as the Mirliton/Grenadier orcs.
You get 30 for Ģ25, and there are archers and warleaders in the box. You could easily use a standard-bearer (with skull-topped staff) as a shaman. There's no cavarly as yet, but I gather some is rumoured ...
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Thanks for the answers! I really like those Oathmarks goblins. If there arent any wolfriders coming soon. erhaps it is possible to convert some using the GW range combined with Oathmark torsos.
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And here are some photos of the development of the figures. As the pics will tell you they are painted to tabletop standard and there is lots of boring details to do. If I ever bother.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1765/29402140548_889aae757d_m.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LNaE2J)
Lady Elsindra Elfwynne is a Elemantalist who recently arrived in Corragh for her own reasons. As she comes from a noble family herself she gets along with the local Lords. She expresses interest in joining expeditions across the river and tries to amess wealth of her own by doing so.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1801/29402140488_7e884a31ea_m.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LNaE2J)
This young Lady of the realm is to be a key character in the unfolding story.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/847/29402140438_898615e9e4_m.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LNaE1G)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1766/43222863782_aab76834a6_m.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LNaDZQ)
These fellows are general menatarms in Corragh. Iīve painted several shields with different heraldry based on three local lords. The Barony it self (Black/Red), The young lady above and Lord Skragge (Black with yellow rampant Scrag).
(https://flic.kr/p/28Rstxm)
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What about using the GW LOTR / Hobbit orcs and goblins? The plastic orcs I imagine are hunched over enough and at a slightly smaller scale to appear smaller than most 90s GW humans which you've used. And the Moria golbins will be smaller still.
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I've begun to introduce the concept of polyhedral dice to my daughter in the form of a made-up Paw Patrol board game. I loathe PP myself but it's working! Eventually we will move on to SoBaH with 'globins' but that's a few years off yet.
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I love the map. I decided our games really needed a map to not be so abstract. My wife is my usual opponent, and I think it would be better to have a background.
It needs to be a small area, since we're doing skirmish. No mighty armies conquering nations. I could not draw the map you did, so have been looking at map software.
andy
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I've begun to introduce the concept of polyhedral dice to my daughter in the form of a made-up Paw Patrol board game. I loathe PP myself but it's working! Eventually we will move on to SoBaH with 'globins' but that's a few years off yet.
Could be worse... you could be trying to fashion a wargame out of Peppa Pig's adventures. lol