The Ruin of Mimsie Hawley - Update 2nd May - The End!

[Flinty]

Excellent stuff, looks to be even more rip-roaring than the recent outing by the doubty decendant of M'Lord Snapcase and the formidable Lady Maud.

Your powers of not-so-gentemanly name calling are most prodigious 

[Belisarius]

I must say that I’m seriously impressed - you have a library in your house . 

[Doug ex-em4]

I must say that I’m seriously impressed - you have a library in your house . 

Well. Considering that he has a butler, a valet, numerous footmen and maids, a “governess” (we’ll say no more of her but if you’re lucky, His Lordship may post a picture), a clutch of gamekeepers, several gardners and a chauffeur or two, it’s hardly surprising that he has a library (situated, as it happens, next to the billiard room).

On with the game, scurvy toad-wranglers.....

Doug

[Captain Blood]

How lovely 

[Blackwolf]

Wonderful stuff,love all the work you do on the fluff,frightfully clever

[DintheDin]

Just caught with it, I'll follow with tremendous interest! Cheers!

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

Many thanks to all of you for your kind comments.

Belisarius, I do indeed have an ordinary sized room we rather pompously call the library. But it does have floor-to-ceiling shelves on all four walls and they are packed with books. Having filled the shelves, I am now having to stack new books on the floor, so it's rather untidy!

Doug suggests that I publish a picture of Miss Spankhurst (Snapcase Hall's governess, housekeeper and disciplinarian). However, I'm not sure if this is wise? I don't want any elderly members of the forum getting over-excited!


TURN 2

Throwing for priority in Turn 2, Sir Jaspar goes first. After this move and Sir Francis's I was alerted to the fact that I have made a complete balls-up! Sir Guffington Shortcake has the Tactician attribute which in En Garde! means that the warband he is in always has priority. Apologies, Sir Francis, you will go first in every turn from now on.

Sir Jaspar moves his entourage forward.



In a surprising turn of events, Sir Francis's warband break into a run and turn left at Hanging Cross, heading north.



I wonder if they are going to pop in to Gusset House for the burning? Should be a good one today, local girl!

To be continued...

[Ironworker]

Great game and a nice set up.  Can't wait to see this play out. 

[Marine0846]

Looks to be a hot time in the old town tonight.
Love the table.

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

Thanks, Ironworker and Marine0846.   


TURN 3

Sir Francis’s men continue to leg it north, much to the chagrin of Sir Jaspar. Sir Jaspar hears them shouting and cheering for Good King Philip of Spain, Sir Francis shouts to Cardinal Ximinez that there is a Protestant plot to capture him and he is here to protect him. Ximinez seems reassured by that news and maintains his position.

Sir Francis seems to be more interested in Cardinal Xininez than the burning at Kenwood-Chef's place! Whatever can his plan be?





Sir Jaspar now activates. Stirrup takes a shot at Bottom. I was hoping he would shoot Bottom in the bottom! Unfortunately he misses, but it was pretty close. He ended (after modifiers) with an attack of 0 and he only needed a 1 to hit. I used the laser to check line of sight and Bottom’s bottom was just in view!

The rest of Sir Jaspar’s men move forward at the run. N.B. Mimsie is now 3” behind Sir Jaspar as she cannot run in those voluminous skirts! Stirrup is within 3” of the cart so it moved forward 4” as it cannot do a run move.

Sir John shouts “ Non adquieverunt ei Eminentia. Is est haereticus, qui manifesto parricidio merita non nocere” (Don’t listen to him, Your Eminence. He’s a heretic and he seeks to murder you).

To be continued...

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

TURN 4

Sir Francis has continued to move the whole group forward at a run. His boys are shouting and although Sir Jaspar's chaps shouted "Don’t listen to him, Your Eminence. He’s a heretic and he seeks to murder you" during their last move, Sir Francis’s men are very much closer and shouting the same sort of thing but adding that off to their right they are roasting a Catholic, and he must not come into the village.

Cardinal Ximinez is now very confused as Sir Francis’s boys are telling him to lay down. Ximinez has no wish to be buggered by Left-Footers or Prods! He wishes he bought Cardinal Biggles or Cardinal Fang with him. No-one expects Cardinal Biggles or Cardinal Fang!

Ximinez moves forward a couple of paces in order to speak with these mad Englishmen but refuses to get his Jesuit robes dirty by lying in the dust. These Spaniards are very proud men!



Stirrup has spent this move reloading his matchlock, so he has not moved. The matchlock takes one turn to reload so he will be ready to shoot on Turn 5. The cart has not moved and remains under Stirrup’s control.

Sir John, Sir Nathaniel and Sir Jaspar have run forward 9”. Mimsie can only move 6” but was within 3” of the Cowie chaps so she moves north 6”. Lord Percy and Wrench also ran but had to cross a low wall. This reduced their run move to 6” and puts them 3” in front of Mimsie.

To be continued...

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

TURN 5

Sir Francis and most of his chaps surround poor Cardinal Ximinez. Ximinez starts to worry and rightly so! Base to base contact so 5 bravados are engaged with the Cardinal who ranks as a civilian in the game. Before the combat is resolved, though Sir Jaspar has to make his move and resolve any shooting.

The exception to the mobbing of Ximinez is Bottom. Sir Francis ordered Bottom to stand his ground and take aim at the big fat man at the front i.e. Sir John Falstaff. Taking aim in a turn gives you a +1 shooting in the next turn.





Stirrup was tasked to get off a shot if he could. Finding himself out of range in his current position, he elected to make a short move which would still allow him to shoot. However, the 3” short move was reduced to half as he had to climb over a wall. After that, the only figure in range was Bottom but he was masked by Sir Jaspar and his men, so no shot. The cart moved to keep pace with Stirrup.

The rest of the merrye band made another run forwards. This resulted in the positions in the photos below. N.B. Mimsie is now more than 3” away from any of Sir Jaspar’s men.





Whilst Sir Francis and his men have been making soothing noises to the alarmed Cardinal, they have quietly surrounded him. Sir Francis already has his rapier in hand (ooh err, missus!) and 40” of cold British steel penetrates the heart of poor Ximenez. He falls to the dusty road, his life blood emptying from his twitching body. Oh, the horror...

To be continued...

[levied troop]

A cracking story and some nice painting

Where does the Ximinez figure come from?  I can see a use for him.

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

A cracking story and some nice painting

Where does the Ximinez figure come from?  I can see a use for him.

Thanks, levied troop.   

Ximinez is part of a set of three figures, the Spanish Inquisition from Victoria Miniatures, lovely figures.

The Spanish Inquisition

Here he is with Cardinal Biggles and Cardinal Fang.

Animated titles. Music: Black Dyke Mills Band playing a slow dirge.
Stock shot of mill town at the turn of the century - at night.

SUBTITLE: 'JARROW - NEW YEAR'S EVE 1911'
SUBTITLE: 'JARROW 1912'

Mix through to mill-owner's opulent sitting room at the turn of the century. Lady Mountback sits with her crochet. There is a knock on the door.

Lady Mountback Come in.

Enter Reg, cap in hand.

Reg Trouble at mill.

Lady Mountback Oh no. What sort of trouble?

Reg One on't cross beams gone owt askew on treddle.

Lady Mountback Pardon?

Reg One on't cross beams gone owt askew on treddle.

Lady Mountback I don't understand what you're saying.

Reg (slightly irritatedly and with exaggeratedly clear accent) One of the cross beams has gone out askew on the treddle.

Lady Mountback Well what on earth does that mean?

Reg I don't know. Mr Wentworth just told me to come in here and say that there was trouble at the mill, that's all - I didn't expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition.

Jarring chord. The door flies open and Cardinal Ximinez of Spain enters, flanked by two junior cardinals. Cardinal Biggles has goggles pushed over his forehead. Cardinal Fang is just Cardinal Fang.

Ximinez Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Our three weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.... Our four...no... amongst our weapons.... amongst our weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise.... I'll come in again. (exit and exeunt)

[dadlamassu]

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition