Burning of Prospero - Pittsburgh

[Pictors Studio]

We are running out big Burning of Prospero game tomorrow in Pittsburgh.  We will be starting about noon.  I went over the shop (Phantom of the Attic) tonight to get things set up and took a few snaps while I was at it.

Here is the whole table from the Thousand Sons side.


Here is the whole table from the side of the Censure host.




The story is that the Vlyka Fenryka were moving along, tearing things up with little to no resistance, when they ran into the Magdan FreeKorp and were slowed and in this case actually repulsed as the FreeKorp took up positions in the Necropolis of Apophis.



Even with tanks you don't last long against the VI Legion Astartes and the remaining tanks and their artillery support have retreated into the Necropolis to await reinforcements from the Thousand Sons.







The residential district was ruined in fighting that started before our game begins.  The FreeKorps were able to push the Rout back, but only by the hardest fighting.




Hopefully we will see a duel between the two primarchs tomorrow but one never knows.








The Vlyka Fenryka are trying to sneak some troops through the underground, but the Thousand Sons have sent some of their own forces to stop them. 

So we have set up a side table for a smaller encounter under the streets to determine who can bring reinforcements in and where.




And here are the reserve forces for both sides, minus a couple of guys.

[Elbows]

Pretty cool!  Trying to encourage a buddy of mine (who plays Thousand Sons) to do a similar table.

[Mad Doc Morris]

Impressive setup, very well done! My favourite legion (TS) in their darkest hour. Look at all the beauty of Prospero, smirched by those mangy dogs. Though, all is not yet dust…

AAR incoming?

[Pictors Studio]

It sure is.

We had a pretty good turnout for the game.  We had 9 players throughout the day and 5 of them were able to stay for the entire 7 hour game.

Here you can see the Vlyka Fenryka advancing in the foreground while two players resolve the fighting under the city on a separate board in the back ground.



The Sons of Horus arrive on the flank and manage to cause some damage to the Leman Russ guarding the Northern approach to the Necropolis.





The Thousand Sons reinforcements arrive from the East, at least the mechanized infantry do.



The Space Wolves advance using cover.  The ruins of the residential district screen them from the guns of the two battle tanks defending the Southern Approach to the Necropolis.






The Prosperine Spire Guard stand fast in the face of the Rout's advance.


More Sons of Horus show up to bring the fight to the enemy.



The rest of the Rout arrives with the Wolf King.



The Sons of Horus keep the Thousand Sons busy while the Rout advances. 



The footslogging elements of the Thousand Sons arrive in force.




Having won the fight in the sewer the Thousand Sons are able to penetrate into the Space Wolves flank.



It doesn't do them much good as they emerge right where Russ is running past.







The Wolf King slaughters them and then continues his advance.  No more Thousand Sons deploy that way. 

Having destroyed one tank the Sons of Horus Reavers head towards two others.



The Thousand Sons flood forward to defend the Necropolis.




While Shelling from the FreeKorp continues to rain down on the Sons of Horus. 



And eventually eliminates them.




The Rout masses by the Necropolis walls for their attack on the war machines while the rest of their forces flood through the residential area, now backed up by the Emperor's chosen troops. 





The FreeKorp advance out to attack the Rout only to be swarmed by the advancing transhuman soldiers.



The Thousand Sons prepare to repel the Rout's incursion.






The FreeKorp prove to be a tougher nut to crack than anyone expected and it requires the morale support of the Wolf King to eliminate the two tanks.





As the FreeKorp tanks fall, the Thousand Sons prepare to greet the enemy with fire.


And the Wolves split their forces to take both the Northern and Southern openings.



Led by Russ the Rout burst among the defenders and the slaughter is great.








But not many of this followers are able to weather the massed gun fire of the Thousand Sons.


All eyes and weapons are turned to Russ as he cuts his way through the first line of defenders.





Under the weight of fire the Wolf King falls, only to stand again, but without the support of his troops even a primarch can't stand the weight of the enemy fire.



The Custodes manage to continue the work that Russ has started but even they are not able to destroy the forces ranged against them.



And the inferno is quenched and instead of burning, Prospero merely smolders.

[Engel]

Impressive, thanks for sharing!