Silver Bayonet 3-part adventure in Canada

[The Crusty Colonel]

The unit are in the northern wastes of Canada. It is deep into winter & their ship has become locked in the ice flows around King Edward Island. It is cold & food is scarce.
Returning from a patrol, the Baron & his men discover a bloody massacre on board the ship. Food has been stolen, officers & crew slaughtered, & many former shipmates are missing.
The only hope of survival is to follow the trail …

[Doug ex-em4]

That was good - I really liked the video format which makes the AAR more accessible than the familiar words and photos format.

It’s a while since I played Silver Bayonet so I’m vague on the rules but it seems wrong for the bear to have to back away after putting a character on the deck - surely it would stay and try and finish him off?

The setting and scenario make for an excellent SB story - the mystery on the ship is classic. Is this an "official" scenario or a homegrown?

Getting back to the AAR’s medium, I think you did a very good job of that video. What video editing software do you use? The snow flakes and the successful Miracle effect were excellent.

Thanks for posting - very enjoyable.

Doug

[traveller]

Great video!

[The Crusty Colonel]

That was good - I really liked the video format which makes the AAR more accessible than the familiar words and photos format.

It’s a while since I played Silver Bayonet so I’m vague on the rules but it seems wrong for the bear to have to back away after putting a character on the deck - surely it would stay and try and finish him off?

The setting and scenario make for an excellent SB story - the mystery on the ship is classic. Is this an "official" scenario or a homegrown?

Getting back to the AAR’s medium, I think you did a very good job of that video. What video editing software do you use? The snow flakes and the successful Miracle effect were excellent.

Thanks for posting - very enjoyable.

Doug

Polar Bears, like most monsters, have to back away after a melee - mounted do not. This, I think, is an error in the rules. I'll probably amend this in future games where appropriate.

I use Filmora software, but I suspect most editing suites have similar effects you can add on. It takes more time, but I quite enjoy making the videos a little more entertaining. I keep discovering things on the software, so early videos are more basic than the ones I do now. Also my editing skills are much slicker and so a lot of dead time has been removed.

Glad you enjoyed it 

[Aethelflaeda was framed]

A valiant effort, i found it enjoyable until it started to be too much of a Arnie Rimmer recollection.  We really don’t need every single die roll result.  TBH ya lost me on the 2nd move of the first game.

[Doug ex-em4]

A valiant effort, i found it enjoyable until it started to be too much of a Arnie Rimmer recollection.  We really don’t need every single die roll result.  TBH ya lost me on the 2nd move of the first game.

I have to disagree- I find that the majority of written AARs lose me on the second move. Descriptions of who did what to whom with poorly captioned photos (does the text relate to the photo above or below? Most reports never seem sure) quickly become tedious whereas a well-made video carries the story and actually makes the dice rolls (surely the biggest moments of drama in miniature gaming) exciting.

Doug

[Chairface]

I really appreciate your videos. Been a subscriber for a while now, always enjoy them

[Cat]

Entertaining, as always!

[mikedemana]

Count me as another of the Colonel's followers. I watched this adventure and enjoyed it. In fact, I like videos of his skirmish games more than the big battle ones. I think the effects and such fit the style more.

I have since binge-watched a number of his playlists (as he noted in response to my comments...  ).

Soldier on, Colonel -- love the effort you put into making your videos more entertaining!!

Mike Demana