So I ummed and ahhed for ages until watching the GMG Elder Scrolls delve playthroughs broke my resolve so I picked up the new Elder Scrolls game core set and Barrow Deep miniatures. I'd not intended to buy into this game even though I'm a huge fan of the computer games.
For those of you who may not be aware of what the Elder Scrolls is. They are a series of 5 computer rpgs (I'm only counting the main games here) set in the world of Tamriel, which is a fairly standard High fantasy world (although with its own peculiarities) produced by Bethesda who also make the Fallout games. Modiphius, who also make a tabletop Fallout game, have just come out with this game, initially set in the Skyrim part of the world from the last computer game.
The game has a PvP mode and a Solo/Co-op 'Delve' mode, which is going to be the main focus for me. The game has a fairly sophisticated AI mode for the various creatures and adversaries you meet on your adventures and the core set comes with the various exploration and item card decks you need to undertake these.
I haven't tried the game out yet but I have painted the models, and a couple of stand ins as adventuring companions for my Dragonborne. The core set has a bunch of cards for the hero's and monsters in the included Barrow Deep delve so there is no need to get the official models (my original plan, since fallen by the wayside). From a read through the game seems to be trying hard to feel familiar to players of the computer games and I'm looking forward to seeing how much this has been accomplished.
A note on the miniatures. I got the plastic set (they also come in resin) and they made from nice plastic and are suitably detailed. The Dragonborn was a bit of a pig to build (a single plastic 32mm model shouldn't come in 11 pieces if you ask me) but the others were a lot more straightforward. They were also nice and easy to paint.
07 January 2012, 11:48:39 AM
