Author Topic: (COMMERCIAL) Warband Fantasy Rules and figures - Now available! (Read 8280 times)

Leon Pendraken · « **on:** 18 February 2015, 11:48:44 PM »

Rules!

We are extremely happy to announce that the first set of official Pendraken rules, Warband, are now available as a hardcopy on our website, priced at £16.00: http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Warband-Fantasy-c36/Rules-sc320/ and for those who would prefer to buy a pdf copy, these can be bought through the Wargame Vault website here, priced at £10.00: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/144517/Warband-Fantasy-Rules

Written by Steve Hardy, Warband provides all the rules you need to bring great battles between fantasy armies to your tabletop.

Using miniature figures and terrain, you can fight battles from the glorious sword and sorcery epics you've read about.
You can play games against your friends or competitive battles against worthy opponents. Whilst the rules have been written with the 10mm Pendraken Miniatures ranges in mind, there's no reason why you can't use other scales as well!

For more info on the rules, check the original announcement on our Forum here: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,11260.0.html

There is also a FAQ thread up and running here: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,11265.0.html

Figures!

As well as the rules, we have also now released our first two revamped Fantasy ranges, with the Goblins and the Hill Dwarves now available!

These new ranges are huge improvements on the old ones, adding not only new sculpts but also more variety to every pack. So much variety in fact, that a pack of foot now contains 25 individual figures, each one different to the last. From different weapons and headgear, down to added cloaks, beards and pouches, we've gone for maximum variation within every single pack!

The new ranges include:

Goblins - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Warband-Fantasy-c36/Goblins-sc324/
FAN-GOB1 - 25 x Warriors
FAN-GOB2 - 25 x Archers
FAN-GOB3 - 12 x Wolf-Riders
FAN-GOB4 - 5-man Command Group
FAN-GOB5 - 4 x Shamans with runestone
FAN-GOB6 - 4 x Bolt-shooters with crews
FAN-GOB7 - 3 x Giant crossobows with crews
(packs are £4.50 each, command/shamans are £1.50)

Army Pack: Contains 3 packs of Warriors, and 1 pack each of Archers, Wolf-Riders, Command, Shamans and Bolt-shooters, plus 8 x MDF bases. Priced at £27.00

Hill Dwarves - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Warband-Fantasy-c36/Hill-Dwarves-sc323/
FAN-HDW1 - 25 x Warriors
FAN-HDW2 - 25 x Shooters
FAN-HDW3 - 12 x Noble Riders
FAN-HDW4 - 5-man Command Group
FAN-HDW5 - 4 x Wizards with runestone
FAN-HDW6 - 25 x Berserkers
FAN-HDW7 - 4 x Cannons/Bombards with crews
FAN-HDW8 - 3 x Gyrocopters
(packs are £4.50 each, command/shamans are £1.50)

Army Pack: Contains 3 packs of Warriors, and 1 pack each of Shooters, Noble Riders, Command, Wizards and Cannons, plus 8 x MDF bases. Priced at £27.00

We've put some bare metal pics up onto the site for now, but those will be getting replaced with painted pics very soon.

Bases, Movement Trays and Gaming Aids!

As well as the rules and the figures, we've got a range of extra bits and bobs to help your games along!

The recommended basing size is 100x50mm bases, which are available in packs of 10 for £2. The ruleset allows you to use other base sizes of course, but we've also got a range of movement trays available for those wanting to use their existing armies: http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Warband-Fantasy-c36/Bases-Movement-Trays-sc321/, priced at only 50p per movement tray. (If you need a different tray size, just drop us a line and we can cut it as a custom job for you, no problem!)

As well as those, we've also created some handy tokens for tracking the hits on your units. Available in both circles and semi-circles (for placing neatly up against the back of your base), these come in packs of 25 tokens, which should be enough to cover both sides in a game of Warband. 20mm circles are £2.50 per pack, the 30mm semi-circles are £3.00 per pack: http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Warband-Fantasy-c36/Gaming-Aids-Tokens-sc322/

And finally, all of the units in Warband rely on their Morale to stay in play. If it loses all of it's morale, then that unit will rout and is potentially out of the game unless you can save it! One handy way of recording the morale of each unit is by using our trusty dice frames to keep track of it: http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Warband-Fantasy-c36/Gaming-Aids-Tokens-sc322/ At only £1 for 10 pairs of dice/frames, these are a great help and you can also see these frames in use in the images within the rulebook.

I think that's everything then! Many thanks for reading, there'll be lots more new and revamped Warband ranges to come over the next few months, so keep an eye out for those!

Cartophilus · « **Reply #1 on:** 19 February 2015, 11:25:42 PM »

Ooh, very nice.

I see its at no4 on wargames vault too.

Leon Pendraken · « **Reply #2 on:** 20 February 2015, 02:17:53 AM »

Quote from: Cartophilus on 19 February 2015, 11:25:42 PM

Ooh, very nice.

I see its at no4 on wargames vault too.

Thanks for the comment, we're really pleased with the No.4 placement as well!

Leon Pendraken · « **Reply #3 on:** 27 March 2015, 03:02:31 AM »

We've had a fantastic response to the revamped Fantasy ranges to go with our new Warband rules, so it's now time to launch the first batch of revamped monsters! First up, we've got the Elementals and Ogres, which have all been given the Techno treatment, adding more poses and detail to the give as much variety as possible.

Warband Fantasy Monsters - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Warband-Fantasy-NEW-c36/Monsters-sc323/
FAN-MON1 - Fire Elementals, in 3 different poses (6 figures) - £3.50
FAN-MON1 - Earth Elementals, in 3 different poses (6 figures) - £3.50
FAN-MON1 - Water Elementals, in 3 different poses (6 figures) - £3.50
FAN-MON1 - Tree Elementals, in 3 different poses (6 figures) - £3.50
FAN-MON1 - Ogres, in 3 different poses (6 figures) - £2.95

And of course, some nice pics to tempt everyone...!

We hope you like them! Next up for Warband will be the arrival of the Barbarians!

Leon Pendraken · « **Reply #4 on:** 24 May 2015, 12:31:30 AM »

After a bit of a delay after the big run of shows recently, we're very happy to now be able to release our new Warband Barbarians! Techno has done an excellent job on these, and as with the Goblins and Hill Dwarves, you're getting complete variety across all of the packs, with no too figures being identical. Alongside that, we've got revamped Mammoths, Catapults and Icarusi (the last of which we haven't got a pic of yet!)

Following on quickly from these will be the next batch of Monsters, including Scorpions, Spiders and Bats, and then we'll be raising the Undead!

Barbarians - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Warband-Fantasy-NEW-c36/Barbarians-sc328/
FAN-BAR1 - 25 x Warriors
FAN-BAR2 - 25 x Archers
FAN-BAR3 - 12 x Bison Riders
FAN-BAR4 - 5-man Command Group
FAN-BAR5 - 4 x Shamans with runestone
FAN-BAR6 - 25 x Berserkers
FAN-BAR7 - 2 x Catapults with crews
FAN-BAR8 - 2 x War Mammoths with crew
FAN-BAR9 - 12 x Icarusi (6 standing, 6 in flight)
(packs are £4.50 each, command/shamans are £1.50)

Army Pack: Contains 3 packs of Warriors, and 1 pack each of Archers, Bison Riders, Command, Shamans and Catapults, plus 8 x MDF bases. Priced at £27.00

And some pics:

Keep your eyes out for more Warband releases coming soon!

Leon Pendraken · « **Reply #5 on:** 28 June 2015, 07:46:25 PM »

In advance of the next Warband range (Undead - coming soon!) we've got a few more codes of Monsters ready and available on the website. This release includes new Giants (painted by Szymon D), giant Spiders and Scorpions, and also revamped Bat Swarms. (The Bats come with clear rods and circular bases included, as pictured.)

Warband Monsters - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Warband-Fantasy-NEW-c36/Monsters-sc323/
FAN-MON6 6 x Giants, in 3 different poses £2.95
FAN-MON7 3 x Giant Spiders £1.95
FAN-MON8 3 x Giant Scorpions £1.95
FAN-MON9 3 x Swarms of Bats £2.95

And of course the pics:

And much more to come, the new Undead will be ready very soon!

Sir Barnaby Hammond-Rye · « **Reply #6 on:** 30 June 2015, 06:17:23 PM »

Are the Amazons getting re-done? (Hopefully replacing the watermelons with cantaloupes).

Atheling · « **Reply #7 on:** 30 June 2015, 08:44:53 PM »

Saw the author and mate playing these rules at the Durham show- they looked like they were having a great time of it too

(If fact they're both members of our club).

Darrell.

Leon Pendraken · « **Reply #8 on:** 01 July 2015, 01:39:17 AM »

Quote from: Sir Barnaby Hammond-Rye on 30 June 2015, 06:17:23 PM

Are the Amazons getting re-done? (Hopefully replacing the watermelons with cantaloupes).

Not planned at the moment as they don't feature in the Warband rules. We're not too keen on the sculpting style of them ourselves, so we would like to revamp them at some point in the future, but it would probably be a couple of years down the line.

Leon Pendraken · « **Reply #9 on:** 08 August 2015, 04:28:24 PM »

We're starting to gain some momentum on the Warband releases, so we're kicking off August with the release of the new Undead range!

As with the other new Warband ranges, each foot pack contains 25 different sculpts, giving as much variety as possible in your units. The riders are also all different figures, plus we've got brand new command and necromancers. Rounding out the rest of the range are revamped catapults, ballistae and catapults, plus some new wraiths and zombies for those wanting something a little different in their armies!

Undead - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Warband-Fantasy-NEW-c36/Undead-sc331/
FAN-UND1 - 25 x Warriors
FAN-UND2 - 25 x Shooters
FAN-UND3 - 12 x Riders
FAN-UND4 - 5-man Command Group
FAN-UND5 - 4 x Necromancers with runestone
FAN-UND6 - 2 x Catapults with crews
FAN-UND7 - 4 x Ballistae with crews
FAN-UND8 - 12 x Wraiths/Spirits £2.50
FAN-UND9 - 2 x Chariots with riders
FAN-UND10 - 25 x Zombies
(packs are £4.50 each, command/shamans are £1.50)

Army Pack: Contains 3 packs of Warriors, and 1 pack each of Shooters, Riders, Command, Necromancers and Catapults, plus 8 x MDF bases. Priced at £27.00

And some pics:

Next up for Warband will be the High Elves in the next couple of weeks, followed by the brand new Taurians before the end of the month!

Leon Pendraken · « **Reply #10 on:** 19 August 2015, 04:00:32 AM »

Following on quickly from the Undead release, we've got another of our new Warband ranges all sorted and ready to go, and this time it's the High Elves!

As with all of the Warband ranges, all of the packs contain maximum variety, so 25 different sculpts in the foot packs and 12 in the cavalry. Techno has also done us some excellent new command and mage figures, the latter including a rather nice runestone. On the artillery side, we've got both bolt shooters and catapults, plus some chariots bringing up the rear.

High Elves - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Warband-Fantasy-NEW-c36/High-Elves-sc332/
FAN-HEL1 - 25 x Warriors
FAN-HEL2 - 25 x Archers
FAN-HEL3 - 12 x Knights
FAN-HEL4 - 5-man Command Group
FAN-HEL5 - 4 x Mages with runestone
FAN-HEL6 - 5 x Bolt Shooters with crews
FAN-HEL7 - 3 x Catapults with crews
FAN-HEL8 - 3 x Chariots with drivers and riders
(packs are £4.50 each, command/shamans are £1.50)

Army Pack: Contains 3 packs of Warriors, and 1 pack each of Archers, Knights, Command, Mages and Bolt Shooters, plus 8 x MDF bases. Priced at £27.00

And some pics:

And it's not long to wait for the next army, as we finish up the month with the release of the Taurians!

Leon Pendraken · « **Reply #11 on:** 26 August 2015, 01:40:06 AM »

Finishing up our hat-trick of new Warband ranges during August, we've now got the highly anticipated Taurians ready to go!

The previous Minotaur ranges had a nice variety of poses, so Techno has made some minor tweaks to these to make them all slightly different. The Centaurs on the other hand have been completely overhauled, with more pose variation, more weapons, and also better bows! And to finish the range off, we've got some excellent new Command and Shaman packs, including a fantastic bull-head runestone!

Taurians - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Warband-Fantasy-NEW-c36/Taurians-sc333/
FAN-TAU1 - 12 x Minotaur Warriors
FAN-TAU2 - 12 x Centaur Warriors
FAN-TAU3 - 12 x Centaur Archers
FAN-TAU4 - 12 x Centaur Knights
FAN-TAU5 - 5-man Command Group
FAN-TAU6 - 4 x Shamans with runestone
(packs are £4.50 each, command/mages are £1.50)

Army Pack: Contains 3 packs of Minotaur Warriors, and 1 pack each of Centaur Warriors, Centaur Archers, Centaur Knights, Command and Shamans, plus 8 x MDF bases. Priced at £27.00

And some pics:

That's it for the Warband ranges this month, we're working on the Wood Elves next so we're hoping to have those ready for release in September. The next Pendraken goodies ready to hit the website will be some new vehicles and the rest of the Napoleonic British range!

Leon Pendraken · « **Reply #12 on:** 05 December 2015, 12:30:49 AM »

It's been a while since our last new Warband range, but we've now got the Wood Elves all moulded and released!

As with all Warband ranges, the packs contain maximum variety, so 25 different sculpts in the foot packs and 12 in the cavalry. These new packs contain a lot more new sculpts, plus some oft-requested longer bows as well! And we've also got new command and mage groups, including a special tree stump and 'Sciuridae, the squirrel of Power'...! (If you prefer your stumps a little less rodenty, you can knock him off with the flick of a craft knife.)

Wood Elves - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Warband-Fantasy-NEW-c36/Wood-Elves-sc337/
FAN-WEL1 - 25 x Warriors
FAN-WEL2 - 25 x Archers
FAN-WEL3 - 12 x Wild Riders
FAN-WEL4 - 5-man Command Group
FAN-WEL5 - 4 x Mages with tree stump
(packs are £4.50 each, command/mages are £1.50)

Army Pack: Contains 3 packs of Warriors, 2 packs of Archers and 1 pack each of Wild Riders, Command, and Mages, plus 8 x MDF bases. Priced at £27.00

And some pics:

The next new Warband army shouldn't be too far away either, with the Lizardmen sitting in Pendraken HQ ready for moulding.

Leon Pendraken · « **Reply #13 on:** 08 March 2016, 11:49:47 PM »

Slightly later than planned due to the Painting Competition, we've got the next new Warband range, with the Lizardmen all ready and released! A few lucky folks got their hands on these at last weekends Hammerhead show and we'll also have them with us at both WMMS and Triples later this month.

Our new Warband packs all contain maximum variety, so 25 different sculpts in the foot packs and 12 in the cavalry. Techno has done some excellent work on these and really made each one unique. The new command and shamans are excellent as well and will look great painted up for Warband.

Lizardmen - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Warband-Fantasy-NEW-c36/Lizardmen-sc340/
FAN-LIZ1 - 25 x Lizardmen Warriors
FAN-LIZ2 - 25 x Lizardmen Hunters
FAN-LIZ3 - 12 x Raptor Riders
FAN-LIZ4 - 5-man Command Group
FAN-LIZ5 - 4 x Shamans with runestone
FAN-LIZ6 - 25 x Newtmen Warriors
FAN-LIZ7 - 25 x Newtmen Hunters
(packs are £4.50 each, command/mages are £1.50)

Army Pack: Contains 2 packs of Lizardmen Warriors, and 1 pack each of Lizardmen Hunters, Raptor Riders, Command, Shamans, Newtmen Warriors and Newtmen Hunters, plus 8 x MDF bases. Priced at £30.00

And some pics: