Tales of Darkwood

[JonasM]

Hi,

I've started a small fantasy project using the jolly nice Song of Blades and Heroes rules.

The setting is shamelessly stolen from the newly released Swedish pen-and-paper RPG Symbaroum, which centers around a vast brooding forest, harboring strange remnants of a former empire. I used this as a setup for a small campaign: various groups searching a spooky forest for strange artifacts and clashing with each other and the mysterious guardians of the woods. And so "Tales of Darkwood" was born – the name of the forest obviously being an homage to the old Fighting Fantasy book "Forest of Doom".



My idea for the first war band was a tribe of "barbarians", led by the might Ragnar Blodsärk ("Blood shirt") that's been living on the brink of the forest, but never venturing into it because of old taboos. Now however, with the arrival of explorers and missionaries from a southern kingdom, they are desperate to find ways to battle the newcomers and thus enters the forbidden woods in search of something to help them in their fight.



The models are a mix of Ancient Germans from Foundry (the riders) with some simple conversions and weapon swaps, and Black Tree Design, together with an old Citadel wizard. The shield transfers are from Little Big Men Studios.



You can find some more pictures and background for the project on my blog:
http://conflictofinterests.blogspot.se/2014/10/tales-of-darkwood-ragnar-blodsark-and.html

[Gibby]

I love them. That RPG setting sounds interesting. I will check it out!

[axiom]

Very nice indeed. The addition of the shaman / wizard lifts the band from historical to fantasy very nicely. I want to see more!

[DeafNala]

The setting/background sounds interesting; AND the minis are GORGEOUS. VERY WELL DONE!

[Skrapwelder]

Excellent. I really like the background and setting. I am looking forward to seeing more.

[Blackwolf]

Great work I too love your setting,for some reason it reminds me of Bifrost

[JonasM]

Thank you very much for your kind words – very encouraging indeed! 

[Modhail]

That's a good looking warband! Nice basing too.

Such a shame I don't understand Swedish, Symbaroum sounds very interesting, and the art is beautiful...

[Constable Bertrand]

Those shields are great. Lovely paint jobs which a bright and cheerful, with just the right amount of grime.

Cheers
Matt

[elysium64]

That's a good looking warband! Nice basing too.

Such a shame I don't understand Swedish, Symbaroum sounds very interesting, and the art is beautiful...

Agreed,I just got lost for an hour reading about this game and looking at the artwork. I do hope they translate into English.

Beautiful looking warband, look forward to seeing more.
Looking at the artwork, I think RBG figures would be perfect (http://red-box-games.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=14)