tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380809852499112242024-03-13T05:28:34.689-07:00Worlds In ConflictJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.comBlogger720125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-23248469905151439712023-09-30T20:58:00.001-07:002023-09-30T20:58:37.429-07:00YOU are the hero!<p>Back in the day I was what is commonly known in RPG circles as a "forever DM"; that meant I got to run a ton of games but I never got to play as a player in the game. For all my obsession with Dungeons & Dragons my most common outlet for having adventurers as an in-game character was Fighting Fantasy gamebooks. Fighting Fantasy was also my introduction to the British art and gaming scene in the early 80s.</p><p>As much as I enjoy the solo gamebook experience it was like a new door opened when back during the original run of gamebooks a novel format version of a group play version of Fighting Fantasy was released. Since then Arion Games has also published an Advanced version of Fighting Fantasy (which is great!).</p><p>I'm playing a Fighting Fantasy game this coming Tuesday and I need a miniature for it. I kit-bashed an adventurer because I seem to always have trouble finding a miniature that is armed, and has adventuring gear but isn't wearing armour.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTk-zJnAEp424011BOzy66atRuTkL8zq7NtBGAgxr-g9m26O6MTSKPvu3rF-6c7kne6UuQid9IpWoaAswegdvgSRuc8h808R5K1VwUUFjiZFo18QBcFCi1uLhW0Pg87SDnvEFztWr_jPAP6dGBXTJgoeeNTRPgZtCupqAJoeAsBpf4-SU94PGxkS1p/s4096/FF%20front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTk-zJnAEp424011BOzy66atRuTkL8zq7NtBGAgxr-g9m26O6MTSKPvu3rF-6c7kne6UuQid9IpWoaAswegdvgSRuc8h808R5K1VwUUFjiZFo18QBcFCi1uLhW0Pg87SDnvEFztWr_jPAP6dGBXTJgoeeNTRPgZtCupqAJoeAsBpf4-SU94PGxkS1p/s320/FF%20front.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_htLnEItv65CIgEgEemWcrZ5xmrnLXeGZdOS75zaFT5q8VFBVA95f3tct6gFT3E80vHcjcGWLyh-iDwMyMEuWYV8MboMXk-ZkfW5LS-NwUhtFsTDHI1C7r3DWCncXno-YUNblkWyKJFIF-LR87mMOJe7Bbc-FquxauqlG2m9jAG7jpLjoEmQRFWIJ/s4096/FF%20back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_htLnEItv65CIgEgEemWcrZ5xmrnLXeGZdOS75zaFT5q8VFBVA95f3tct6gFT3E80vHcjcGWLyh-iDwMyMEuWYV8MboMXk-ZkfW5LS-NwUhtFsTDHI1C7r3DWCncXno-YUNblkWyKJFIF-LR87mMOJe7Bbc-FquxauqlG2m9jAG7jpLjoEmQRFWIJ/s320/FF%20back.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAtXrCY2KjaQdxm7BMQxki6NdYNXThzzhLgfs1Shc63z6bZXWvkua5izmm4WNyKVAlB_57n9ObCL8prEAkmES1B8UKabtsg96tk_GKRZaB1JnMFMFXHqZ_ioUA56JbLt7HvOKsSpREB0rzGrMsgPcBAd21e25EZnjQxR4rDpEF4myjidkVM2dPee_/s4096/FF%20Warlock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAtXrCY2KjaQdxm7BMQxki6NdYNXThzzhLgfs1Shc63z6bZXWvkua5izmm4WNyKVAlB_57n9ObCL8prEAkmES1B8UKabtsg96tk_GKRZaB1JnMFMFXHqZ_ioUA56JbLt7HvOKsSpREB0rzGrMsgPcBAd21e25EZnjQxR4rDpEF4myjidkVM2dPee_/s320/FF%20Warlock.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I started with an Oathmark Elf figure, added some arms from the Frostgrave Ghost Archipelago sprue, backpack from Victrix Napoleonic British infantry, coiled roper from Great Escape Games cowboys, and a head from a Warlord World War Z sprue.</p><p>I'm really happy with how this figure turned out. He looks like he wouldn't be out of place in a Lord Of The Rings or Game Of Thrones style setting. I'd say I'll be able to use him for multiple other games, but let's be honest...I never re-use PC models...</p><p>Thanks for checking in.</p><p>-Jay</p><p> </p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-27380360875090141862023-08-26T22:55:00.002-07:002023-08-27T04:50:33.411-07:00Battletech: Hansen's Roughriders<p> Earlier this year Catalyst Game Labs began releasing mercenary themed lance boxes for Battletech. In addition to providing some cool new mechs they've themed the boxes around the play style of the factions represented.</p><p>The first of these boxes I was able to get my hands on was the Hansen's Roughriders battle lance. The Roughriders are historically a fairly rough and tumble unit not given to the kind of finesse of say The Eridani Light Horse, or the trickery of the Snord's Irregulars. As such their lance box may the most 'meat and potatoes' of all the Battletech lances, but to be honest I really liked the mix of battlemechs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXRm6dffiI2vOjdIiBDMkiWX8caIAr1WWWJQRJ1CHB1EpYrFF2K8udDAErJjoBJqRr80z_bIZhPUpakq77zXAcMo6Qq2VQzYwGcQIwUnk4QX06VkFhq4chR0GZstKnYphvGKXxdfGbuxgJMrTFqGiWlfv7aycZP2-inhWZVrUI2PKRuklB3YFV-z6/s2560/Hansen's%20Rough%20Riders.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2560" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXRm6dffiI2vOjdIiBDMkiWX8caIAr1WWWJQRJ1CHB1EpYrFF2K8udDAErJjoBJqRr80z_bIZhPUpakq77zXAcMo6Qq2VQzYwGcQIwUnk4QX06VkFhq4chR0GZstKnYphvGKXxdfGbuxgJMrTFqGiWlfv7aycZP2-inhWZVrUI2PKRuklB3YFV-z6/s320/Hansen's%20Rough%20Riders.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The lance's most recognizable mech is the Atlas. The Atlas has long been the official (unofficial?) mascot of the Battletech line. This brute is a 100 ton assault mech and in the earliest iterations of the game was the most powerful and heavily armoured mech available.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOnE6v0-yebfsIz8lnuPUV96rKP86dVilD_4DWSjgRceC2pJFgzLV1bcc24zYpjzXlrQtA0ZMfL7H39QazEjvvM63IwE-N98QYUmH1N9esLpVpoGiv6r0v2meOsyDObY5wgUW30lZPtYGLNKjCBCgZw9afW8hS6IpAT7f2CtU2kcEJWepdlBmSy2C/s4160/Atlas%20F.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOnE6v0-yebfsIz8lnuPUV96rKP86dVilD_4DWSjgRceC2pJFgzLV1bcc24zYpjzXlrQtA0ZMfL7H39QazEjvvM63IwE-N98QYUmH1N9esLpVpoGiv6r0v2meOsyDObY5wgUW30lZPtYGLNKjCBCgZw9afW8hS6IpAT7f2CtU2kcEJWepdlBmSy2C/s320/Atlas%20F.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The new mech, and arguably the box set's best feature is the Penetrator. The Penetrator is a newer 75 ton heavy mech that looks really fantastic and menacing, and also includes a pilot card for Archer Christifoli a significant and popular character in Battletech fiction. On a person note I also decided to try out some blacklight neon paint I had for the searchlights and I'm REALLY happy with how the effect turned out!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjr7THW6ufccKNQOcNxLGkc2wZXyZYpBjgTMoOLYbj3QrMKVaCnxkFvGNEIaiZjaPNDoPSf6sTAazAu9tV0aqdqGHyPxY3UzsKt1JISMQCno9rmejWPvcY84MzY7XLweFu0_tXS-Q9yhHUNXjIuGiEm_cbh8N3NI0sPdDIM9Y0VlMfUMb9bmkV0J5l/s4160/Penetrator%20F.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjr7THW6ufccKNQOcNxLGkc2wZXyZYpBjgTMoOLYbj3QrMKVaCnxkFvGNEIaiZjaPNDoPSf6sTAazAu9tV0aqdqGHyPxY3UzsKt1JISMQCno9rmejWPvcY84MzY7XLweFu0_tXS-Q9yhHUNXjIuGiEm_cbh8N3NI0sPdDIM9Y0VlMfUMb9bmkV0J5l/s320/Penetrator%20F.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafJ2n3l1vy3Uhv-rQkNUHr3wrUij8lY88KIawQFf_F5-g6rxXiFShNLeIIaQDS5y_rdsPVJTzoBjNSlWAPy__-rAOps3KZNtdj_W9PcjvJpgEUoMY1OQOuHVIj-oh8p10PE4FLnvpBX_NpyxQHTKLA5NfmaaWJ9WynkFgltkqTUErokpiJ9OTat7L/s2560/Penetrator%20G.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafJ2n3l1vy3Uhv-rQkNUHr3wrUij8lY88KIawQFf_F5-g6rxXiFShNLeIIaQDS5y_rdsPVJTzoBjNSlWAPy__-rAOps3KZNtdj_W9PcjvJpgEUoMY1OQOuHVIj-oh8p10PE4FLnvpBX_NpyxQHTKLA5NfmaaWJ9WynkFgltkqTUErokpiJ9OTat7L/s320/Penetrator%20G.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYAAeb_FRlcoA_-HOWOLoJHPORXziJAffppGfbbyB37LbdbslrLai_5SgxMwWaDLl4Yd-rhmVfxC1MeH7nto5V8CdkdjpQWIsyzcf0HTdmIgKC7sF1MHQtJWbHYU1StrHL0otZQmqJBQ3w5aNZDw2odRCnZbSFHIGpknO4e_WlPw0x4NUMH4kzdG6/s4160/Penetrator%20L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYAAeb_FRlcoA_-HOWOLoJHPORXziJAffppGfbbyB37LbdbslrLai_5SgxMwWaDLl4Yd-rhmVfxC1MeH7nto5V8CdkdjpQWIsyzcf0HTdmIgKC7sF1MHQtJWbHYU1StrHL0otZQmqJBQ3w5aNZDw2odRCnZbSFHIGpknO4e_WlPw0x4NUMH4kzdG6/s320/Penetrator%20L.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Next up is the Enforcer, a highly flexible 50 ton medium mech that boasts a really balanced mix of mobility, armour, and firepower. I'm hoping to add an Enforcer to my next force as well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1nOUf7TM8NRx_FVAQS5wGF0UTtwQgUwjKG5jKKKK6FRH5RXTtB6IWJGZHGlFknC_8SJ3Ox9-WZcn4IbMSfqs7jDBARe6L5o_AsiXX8D9uDb-UeM6FF_cl-yAkvk8U2AIU855VZfholqK74-PnFmluKRZbpyJPSWh5MxmWzSTL3eKrzMlaEg4GmPs/s4160/Enforcer%20F.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1nOUf7TM8NRx_FVAQS5wGF0UTtwQgUwjKG5jKKKK6FRH5RXTtB6IWJGZHGlFknC_8SJ3Ox9-WZcn4IbMSfqs7jDBARe6L5o_AsiXX8D9uDb-UeM6FF_cl-yAkvk8U2AIU855VZfholqK74-PnFmluKRZbpyJPSWh5MxmWzSTL3eKrzMlaEg4GmPs/s320/Enforcer%20F.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The final model is a new jumping variant of the 45 ton Hatchetman. The Hatchetman was one of the first mechs introduced to the game to feature a dedicated melee weapon, so early in the game's history in fact that at the time of it's introduction there were no rules for such weapons and they were merely there for flavour.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxB8YgMaWlv7xrtaMTz8x_1AS_1uiw8EwxaPry9N2OX-P9_o9Lu5xjwTAZNj3W76NnLsKGkH9nIw4CeC5cUU5A0UCIpAVz-R1SqjVv8nR2a1fDjozK5smUaeZSOCVlmdQO9nbngyxzXzcUN8o5onXpM5-IgmspMTk2Q6lYIq353azLCjrOFEq6aDC/s4160/Hatchetman%20F.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxB8YgMaWlv7xrtaMTz8x_1AS_1uiw8EwxaPry9N2OX-P9_o9Lu5xjwTAZNj3W76NnLsKGkH9nIw4CeC5cUU5A0UCIpAVz-R1SqjVv8nR2a1fDjozK5smUaeZSOCVlmdQO9nbngyxzXzcUN8o5onXpM5-IgmspMTk2Q6lYIq353azLCjrOFEq6aDC/s320/Hatchetman%20F.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSPTv1PijOABjxCnfFLGNtPz5U1b2hzRqIziIxvtJ3dINtih6yCo4pFbU5HN0unQ1BF9j3BN_9Rh9to3BTqrQ9B7UcRbKhHtCr4b44jT7bj7FLomt1_2obHjLRk8VAmo51KRjK6S6l5mfGBTHSwebPDFmwzTNFLFDy3wkX_qZYY-BG4lr_sxLvTyK/s320/Hatchetman%20R.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>That's it for now (after a lengthy absence) , but I've got a lot of stuff on the horizon so expect more regular blog posts from now until the end of the year!</p><p>Thanks for stopping by.</p><p>-Jay</p><p><br /></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-38019780750331905562023-03-06T19:22:00.004-08:002023-03-06T19:22:59.867-08:00Da Boyz Are Back In Town<p> It's been more than a minute since I played some GorkaMorka, but it's 2023 and here we are.</p><p>I got my Nob, Spanner, and first 3 Boyz done.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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REMEMBER WHEN MINIATURE GAMES WERE JUST SILLY FUN?!<p></p><p>More GorkaMorkaing tomorrow.</p><p>-Jay</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-72491684232493831152023-02-23T15:00:00.040-08:002023-02-23T15:00:00.213-08:00Sir Kullen Lorcan Oath Of Vengeance Paladin<p> I am on an incredible run of painting miniatures for long running games and having them get killed in the first game they play in.</p><p>I am currently playing Dragonlance Shadow Of The Dragon Queen (which so far is AMAZING by the way) and my initial character Sir Dane Lorcan was tragically killed in our first serious combat. R.I.P. Dane. This led to me needing to make a new character, and due to us being a small group I needed to play a fairly similar character to fill the frontline fighter role in the party, I decided to travel back in time to 1983 and unleash my inner 12 year old for the classic replacement character idea; my fallen character's brother looking for revenge!</p><p>Sir Kullen Lorcan is a Knight Of The Crown Oath Of Vengeance Paladin.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1NBsmEm7m0DxtFzYkELBnstrljUaExnOywylomulJ1IZ3IVjWqhbAE9cMr3PPfi6JzeDNOgovP7d0GKZwPVuIdhGR4HbmEroqKDJ7vkcF5ScMK9hqLb0keSa7nWzgqJteRcYymajZc53-8_6UQvtKb11-Vlq_5kPxJrPkPzavfkgSXFmQsP8_A/s4160/Sir%20Lorcan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1NBsmEm7m0DxtFzYkELBnstrljUaExnOywylomulJ1IZ3IVjWqhbAE9cMr3PPfi6JzeDNOgovP7d0GKZwPVuIdhGR4HbmEroqKDJ7vkcF5ScMK9hqLb0keSa7nWzgqJteRcYymajZc53-8_6UQvtKb11-Vlq_5kPxJrPkPzavfkgSXFmQsP8_A/s320/Sir%20Lorcan.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Sir Kullen is basically a bull in a china shop out for revenge against The Dragon Army. I'm excited to see how he does.</p><p>Sir Kullen is yet another terrific WizKids model I got from my Friendly Local Game Store. You should check out yours.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-mgFsUJp0ENMWR43MEwXhqFKaHiqnIzhLKCZiuW8aYITBgLganG2I8Mj3znbywz9ilpIu37XxBkjPVgRQ_gVYTOd63zUrBig39kvGREGh6F6dJcE_8vxWESWmVMP1N92opZLsgtflLbHeQUhw0KIL8JMoRPq0frc9lO0y4oT2D65NFvRrGHBTQ/s1050/business%20card%20strategies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1050" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-mgFsUJp0ENMWR43MEwXhqFKaHiqnIzhLKCZiuW8aYITBgLganG2I8Mj3znbywz9ilpIu37XxBkjPVgRQ_gVYTOd63zUrBig39kvGREGh6F6dJcE_8vxWESWmVMP1N92opZLsgtflLbHeQUhw0KIL8JMoRPq0frc9lO0y4oT2D65NFvRrGHBTQ/s320/business%20card%20strategies.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for checking in.</p><p>-Jay</p><p><br /></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-87286788126234286672023-02-21T19:31:00.001-08:002023-02-21T19:31:29.258-08:00Five Leagues From The Borderlands - The Civic Minded Six<p> It's beginning to look like 2023 will be the year of games that can be played solo for me. I am actually currently in the process of playing four (seriously FOUR?!) separate solo fantasy miniature skirmish/RPG games.</p><p>The first game up in the que is Five Leagues From The Borderlands. Five Leagues is probably the most popular and well known solo game I'll be playing. I am definitely still trying to find the game that appeals to me the most. So far they all have strengths and weaknesses. Five Leagues is fairly straight forward and rules lite (which I like) but in my opinion lacks flavour. The campaign system is engaging but it feels to me like the campaign system should be bolted on to some other game?</p><p>For my Five Leagues warband I re-cycled two underused figures from previous D&D and Dungeon Crawl Classic games, and painted four new figures. Let's meet the Civic Minded Six!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32K8LyahSOOIkClLv_BASUtqj9NE4xr_XVVMu3wROPQz5smZ8BF_n-er5QpuqbiIDiywArMZivQ0S8h-otqE7Ip6bVdMp3uXUdyLH23ezm4qhcI81CXUdWGqXfIexA_EMXdE0gLIKLA8sY5L08htsD_R8R1ywSTjZguvZKrpFEnjttK7LQo-YXA/s4160/The%20Civic%20Minded%20Six.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32K8LyahSOOIkClLv_BASUtqj9NE4xr_XVVMu3wROPQz5smZ8BF_n-er5QpuqbiIDiywArMZivQ0S8h-otqE7Ip6bVdMp3uXUdyLH23ezm4qhcI81CXUdWGqXfIexA_EMXdE0gLIKLA8sY5L08htsD_R8R1ywSTjZguvZKrpFEnjttK7LQo-YXA/s320/The%20Civic%20Minded%20Six.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The leader of The Six is Sir Dane Lorcan. Sir Dane is a WizKids Frameworks miniature with a head swapped in from the plastic Frostgrave Captains.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5yucwAnlDIShQ-P4Q5R4QOdxQOqjfJvDZgXPe_LJCWWp-IEUU1-fdNJovSBxNZNKQvQF5XKATbFMxxeMd4IslooWd5MwCK0uYtsLI3UGqGOoRrId2WMnwqsGgw2ORLn4_zssWvFFGCj6rCtbcDBURB7L5UMIKwy67bTQWk1rn5Wg4lFLcLwIhw/s4160/DL%20front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5yucwAnlDIShQ-P4Q5R4QOdxQOqjfJvDZgXPe_LJCWWp-IEUU1-fdNJovSBxNZNKQvQF5XKATbFMxxeMd4IslooWd5MwCK0uYtsLI3UGqGOoRrId2WMnwqsGgw2ORLn4_zssWvFFGCj6rCtbcDBURB7L5UMIKwy67bTQWk1rn5Wg4lFLcLwIhw/s320/DL%20front.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>My favourite new character was Cheech my Feral Outsider. He's a tremendous miniature and was highly effective in my first game. In my second game? R.I.P. Cheech.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzys4axAwrHzx-Yjt_WgP-yl_VSmd5-LeqWHxrYsv-t7GFiipOVjH78t2Xj0NWpYyfB5Wps3qTY4HKhMWReFK-0NNWOzQxwwkeiYaZc9CmVQaBAoC0f9AhL9264CMg18MgVxpd1zITVyaej7iWE1WjHdUsMY1nEWK_aUvs-YQ_9U3KBevvSScAA/s4160/Cheech%20F.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzys4axAwrHzx-Yjt_WgP-yl_VSmd5-LeqWHxrYsv-t7GFiipOVjH78t2Xj0NWpYyfB5Wps3qTY4HKhMWReFK-0NNWOzQxwwkeiYaZc9CmVQaBAoC0f9AhL9264CMg18MgVxpd1zITVyaej7iWE1WjHdUsMY1nEWK_aUvs-YQ_9U3KBevvSScAA/s320/Cheech%20F.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Penelope Haberdasher was probably my most effective character snipping away with her crossbow and also filling in the underappreciated role of fashionista that every successful adventuring party needs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsu93Zco1gZs3sv-b_LCFTevKwQdq4fM-quHa2ge8jLvRycniHTy4FIswddACN4FFP1Fa5FdholAg-cZMCzhGloTSE5fiqPxUs0DfiR5u20mwzHO0vvkhuCTXlwI8dEbf5A9Sg8R8t2whZlydJYAbKN9iLBtNzRd-TS8P2d40O5jtG3GGYVnETg/s4160/Penelope%20Habidasher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsu93Zco1gZs3sv-b_LCFTevKwQdq4fM-quHa2ge8jLvRycniHTy4FIswddACN4FFP1Fa5FdholAg-cZMCzhGloTSE5fiqPxUs0DfiR5u20mwzHO0vvkhuCTXlwI8dEbf5A9Sg8R8t2whZlydJYAbKN9iLBtNzRd-TS8P2d40O5jtG3GGYVnETg/s320/Penelope%20Habidasher.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>My final hero level character is a reused miniature for Donal from a previous D&D game. I only got to use Donal once in his D&D game before he was forced to retire for somewhat meta reasons. I'm excited to use him in a bunch more games! On an unrelated note; R.I.P. Donal.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuTUFL4YRezCdgpZYE8VSdRLNUqigiSt3Jba6rcrua-034u835_0WC4s1lB3BZ-n146OD-m3-sIgnlbTmoJn_mVwz90aCmsob5IKH4S7iF26NjzOugTVgBeuuT1rExaMBrf19oxkLepOXJIPxsQn_ElAwib_orrSqJkcLbXKT0BS6EX_PT37TgQ/s4160/Donal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuTUFL4YRezCdgpZYE8VSdRLNUqigiSt3Jba6rcrua-034u835_0WC4s1lB3BZ-n146OD-m3-sIgnlbTmoJn_mVwz90aCmsob5IKH4S7iF26NjzOugTVgBeuuT1rExaMBrf19oxkLepOXJIPxsQn_ElAwib_orrSqJkcLbXKT0BS6EX_PT37TgQ/s320/Donal.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>In addition to my heroes, each warband starts with two followers, who are effectively lesser characters. My first follower is The Penitent. The Penitent is a Fireforge Games miniature that I had effectively as a backup character in a Dungeon Crawl Classics game.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4583kTvOL8eRHyqbegHdf7GP50g9IBJ49cB12V9WvbI1yTi1jyXjLA2UwtyhMoj8iMoUA70g91RQiRyFICiOkI10X0iUjI6VC0tfDBeKwu8oTUPAnw0o2ECobheK8W1hYahXficY_2FGLLev4ZuLxsi0h3vBHF7HHzIXpCOI9H01ZKIlpw1vYBA/s4160/The%20Penitent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4583kTvOL8eRHyqbegHdf7GP50g9IBJ49cB12V9WvbI1yTi1jyXjLA2UwtyhMoj8iMoUA70g91RQiRyFICiOkI10X0iUjI6VC0tfDBeKwu8oTUPAnw0o2ECobheK8W1hYahXficY_2FGLLev4ZuLxsi0h3vBHF7HHzIXpCOI9H01ZKIlpw1vYBA/s320/The%20Penitent.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>My last character/follower is Mac. Mac is a Wargames Atlantic celt model. Mac was a moderately effective support character and I look forward to painting more of these cool models going forward.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbM8LBGl5-coO38VCnPou12BWaOvXT_OhJV_kr48RYVDw9MQuKZc_8PPrw6FkHl1Mxc6XKs8q0fGNljmNHtwK4j00Xcruo2Nd4EaZdmqFNOy8t1obu5Gcvm92HmWcDOFrjjBVZIkBENwosMy6Nh8CLN19bLdftelEqvjbKFumAefWbKN4vE-cuZg/s4160/Mac.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbM8LBGl5-coO38VCnPou12BWaOvXT_OhJV_kr48RYVDw9MQuKZc_8PPrw6FkHl1Mxc6XKs8q0fGNljmNHtwK4j00Xcruo2Nd4EaZdmqFNOy8t1obu5Gcvm92HmWcDOFrjjBVZIkBENwosMy6Nh8CLN19bLdftelEqvjbKFumAefWbKN4vE-cuZg/s320/Mac.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>It was nice to get some painting done, as well as scratching a bit of an old school RPG itch.</p><p>And as always I got all of the assorted miniatures from a variety of different companies through my friendly local game store.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PLoRYoeUFhGKitdaTE-07vl5ADRv_IyHrKYqYXlCB2LiBj2zzey1Mtx3hW045YKBQyCvhRWUm5Xuc2ONmyRpAynYPze4Gb_ZLxnak88LNGIResFyC8JYIJMzvRFGr9sBrBYUxGhjGDTbeXiYTqeann3WKJyg_aVTGEiMHuWF0Dk4FS1wrcEZNA/s1050/business%20card%20strategies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1050" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PLoRYoeUFhGKitdaTE-07vl5ADRv_IyHrKYqYXlCB2LiBj2zzey1Mtx3hW045YKBQyCvhRWUm5Xuc2ONmyRpAynYPze4Gb_ZLxnak88LNGIResFyC8JYIJMzvRFGr9sBrBYUxGhjGDTbeXiYTqeann3WKJyg_aVTGEiMHuWF0Dk4FS1wrcEZNA/s320/business%20card%20strategies.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for checking in!</p><p>-Jay</p><p><br /></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-92025064581187127922022-12-23T00:41:00.001-08:002022-12-23T00:41:21.582-08:00First scenery project for Rangers Of Shadow Deep<p> Although there's still a week left in 2022 I'm getting a slightly early start on my planned gaming activity for 2023. This past year has been a bit of a weird one for me in that while I still really enjoy painting miniatures and playing miniature games it's all gotten a bit stale for me. I think the main reason for this is that my tastes haven't really changed or evolved much over the past 15ish years so my painting has gotten a bit repetitive. This combined with challenges around my schedule and personal time have pushed me in what feels like a logical new direction; I'm going to try to play more smaller scale, but more 'complete' games. By this I mean my current thought is that I'm going to paint far less miniatures in the coming year but build and paint a lot more purpose-built scenery for my games so that things look and feel more complete. Given the challenges I've had actually getting out and playing games with other opponents my plan is to start off with games that have strong solo play, so my first two sets of projects will be for Rangers Of Shadow Deep (fantasy) and CQB (modern).</p><p>My first small project will be for Rangers Of Shadow Deep but will also potentially work for D&D and/or the Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurHA4dGxAqt7IYQt06byV7yXB_f9yg5rqzPzfxLWzWCqQHF8qtfKx9EviEhQPcNv0mfLy607nEtj9sDMQ-E-Q1kNimY1NVTO_141zdbUxeVKdwNOxlpm1SxEtm5o6pf4eIMLbcY4b6rOLnem1DMRZQ3N0nQ78iIqu0knWmkWCAUyEmzsYvXZNLg/s1600/Rangers%20of%20Shadow%20Deep%20Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1237" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurHA4dGxAqt7IYQt06byV7yXB_f9yg5rqzPzfxLWzWCqQHF8qtfKx9EviEhQPcNv0mfLy607nEtj9sDMQ-E-Q1kNimY1NVTO_141zdbUxeVKdwNOxlpm1SxEtm5o6pf4eIMLbcY4b6rOLnem1DMRZQ3N0nQ78iIqu0knWmkWCAUyEmzsYvXZNLg/s320/Rangers%20of%20Shadow%20Deep%20Cover.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Nest Trees. The second scenario in the Rangers Of Shadow Deep rulebook requires some 'Nest Trees' which are the homes to some malignant giant spiders. This is a great example of a scenery requirement in Rangers Of Shadow Deep which almost any player can easily add to their table. If a player isn't interested in doing a spider themed tree they can easily use either regular unmodified trees or even a counter or cardboard cutout. For me with my new plan, and also the fact that I like haunted forests as a game setting I decided to take some diorama trees and add; eggs, webs, and some partial corpses.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDv__wOKUZYGVG6BXRaTxkXrfxYK5I3p2Golef3qLlSv298GxILsA9KYnampD5PVAgwgrP2RQFDuS0mkZC42F4IfyXzeFErc-P7svMU2kxLq79dLt9RiiYCHBRgYPSHRH4gL1UkGgVbJO9yG6h73IZDJS672zydtBS6VRJ7n06yNySLrbqWPrGgg/s2560/Trees%20Group.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2560" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDv__wOKUZYGVG6BXRaTxkXrfxYK5I3p2Golef3qLlSv298GxILsA9KYnampD5PVAgwgrP2RQFDuS0mkZC42F4IfyXzeFErc-P7svMU2kxLq79dLt9RiiYCHBRgYPSHRH4gL1UkGgVbJO9yG6h73IZDJS672zydtBS6VRJ7n06yNySLrbqWPrGgg/s320/Trees%20Group.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVcF9lBmWibyxCKVDJBdjTJxN6YQKK6vK5YlnaVWmwjnVA_sXFX-tcPy30kb8BRHXZjvT-rcLWXpwPiebzPxPoHspaq-VaoOgr2Kff5YpvCIsheQp-eMtB785MZ1knws_Z9vz4Po4QZC4k59pR9xpa9KwCjcWJKSyrOyb1b4wW6WF8fCgIV_nWg/s4160/Tree%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVcF9lBmWibyxCKVDJBdjTJxN6YQKK6vK5YlnaVWmwjnVA_sXFX-tcPy30kb8BRHXZjvT-rcLWXpwPiebzPxPoHspaq-VaoOgr2Kff5YpvCIsheQp-eMtB785MZ1knws_Z9vz4Po4QZC4k59pR9xpa9KwCjcWJKSyrOyb1b4wW6WF8fCgIV_nWg/s320/Tree%201.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWth_qbqM4TdtGktnmvDs8dDn_JKuJSUvZUDQZUdKdH2zYP1dhyiR_INQIHSEFh_3HMv-KLNLfsIdjO01X8Gi8-rNWRrW3mxai6HUg24xHBcHDS8NR5Fbz0H8bDWHh9wBYCpwSSVAP9kI3tfEMYKFVO-g9KVuvBn7DNKrcgXh3O_-53U4jwM8WKA/s4160/Tree%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWth_qbqM4TdtGktnmvDs8dDn_JKuJSUvZUDQZUdKdH2zYP1dhyiR_INQIHSEFh_3HMv-KLNLfsIdjO01X8Gi8-rNWRrW3mxai6HUg24xHBcHDS8NR5Fbz0H8bDWHh9wBYCpwSSVAP9kI3tfEMYKFVO-g9KVuvBn7DNKrcgXh3O_-53U4jwM8WKA/s320/Tree%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsTcYV8XYmOlcNH7HB-5-zlYwwNqG1ynQRlFJqvKtuN1MdcRyGHci56Y2RjfKCwDCqDXhL8eCIth48gx5exmuq0qZeg4p9Q8sy_OPySwkmh0ZGSlfxynVHCTdBtmIzBkwVzfeUtRoHUfWzN_KDYwMRzUB-kBqE2mLk0IlkYLtVFmA26So9343dw/s4160/Tree%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsTcYV8XYmOlcNH7HB-5-zlYwwNqG1ynQRlFJqvKtuN1MdcRyGHci56Y2RjfKCwDCqDXhL8eCIth48gx5exmuq0qZeg4p9Q8sy_OPySwkmh0ZGSlfxynVHCTdBtmIzBkwVzfeUtRoHUfWzN_KDYwMRzUB-kBqE2mLk0IlkYLtVFmA26So9343dw/s320/Tree%203.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLlTTFdfq384npPExpEzmseVOEEdTktdppy_v9wyqU6XoJJQGxj5uZiN4ADsupBkuMdVx2zaXoGDORgU0r_z2DZJDwoYmgcNTQRQCA9zjoC6502Mo3UIlatq74kY5HuWkwMQPHtbRzEIjGg_7h6RVs9G1LviKb8SDBvGOt0eV7c7EpICTWG-0lQ/s4160/Tree%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLlTTFdfq384npPExpEzmseVOEEdTktdppy_v9wyqU6XoJJQGxj5uZiN4ADsupBkuMdVx2zaXoGDORgU0r_z2DZJDwoYmgcNTQRQCA9zjoC6502Mo3UIlatq74kY5HuWkwMQPHtbRzEIjGg_7h6RVs9G1LviKb8SDBvGOt0eV7c7EpICTWG-0lQ/s320/Tree%204.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I think I went a bit too heavy on the web but overall I'm pretty happy with how these turned out. For anyone wondering why I've started with the scenery for the second scenario its simply because I need a slightly larger space to build and photograph my intended scenery for the first scenario but I'm REALLY excited about getting to work on it.</p><p>Hopefully this is a new and fresh direction that will generate some fun new projects for me.</p><p>Thanks for checking in.</p><p>-Jay</p><p><br /></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-36256212661823525892022-12-20T06:46:00.002-08:002022-12-20T06:50:22.859-08:00Back To Stennard<p> I recently got to return to Breaker Press' fantastic grimdark Stennard campaign. Ironically after a year-ish away I returned playing one of the characters from the original funnel I played in the setting; Rhonda Eynion.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDWhBjVJVkvqAP06oDsUy-lw7iZ4ZSksFUICv4-OWRisOwCi7ZRgn6DPbLJC-N187AAc8iKCPPxZKvoOkBKaOtxen2vTEhZpxkmktQWZBQ9LseiH9GpL60tss8u1N90fq5dVjKRZYYSOxZUxf1PQXPpbOB_nFRzE2gVuvGKwFHiPBry7-soesLQ/s4160/Rhonda%20Eynion.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDWhBjVJVkvqAP06oDsUy-lw7iZ4ZSksFUICv4-OWRisOwCi7ZRgn6DPbLJC-N187AAc8iKCPPxZKvoOkBKaOtxen2vTEhZpxkmktQWZBQ9LseiH9GpL60tss8u1N90fq5dVjKRZYYSOxZUxf1PQXPpbOB_nFRzE2gVuvGKwFHiPBry7-soesLQ/s320/Rhonda%20Eynion.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Rhonda is a first (almost second) level Cleric and is the conscience of a party that desperately needs one.</p><p>Being the moral center of the party Rhonda tends to jump in to save people and defend those in need. The result of this is that she has slowly surrounded herself will a small entourage of NPCs that she is accompanying to their homes and relatively safe havens.</p><p>First up is Vela Correnwood one of the NPCs you are trying to save in The Precipice Of Corruption published adventure. After rescuing Vela Rhonda and the party escorted her to her home at Hillwood Camp to recover her axe. At this point Vela is filling the niche of a henchman/backup-PC.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGcKIkQNnI2uJVeFJGLm1vcH3VDe9lhWiPF4IXXio3RoBEkzo0WIERMCJik2RP0pCxXYwCfVEwEhpTvPtIn-zdSPZwpm3r_O4mhEjhqP9gMH5Pju_oW8UcPg6ieTjLcrSXaC83Kzs2tjdMR_P5kEI_4EphKivXdZu0waLhKmRGbLALk5LgofZsg/s4160/Vela%20Correnwood.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGcKIkQNnI2uJVeFJGLm1vcH3VDe9lhWiPF4IXXio3RoBEkzo0WIERMCJik2RP0pCxXYwCfVEwEhpTvPtIn-zdSPZwpm3r_O4mhEjhqP9gMH5Pju_oW8UcPg6ieTjLcrSXaC83Kzs2tjdMR_P5kEI_4EphKivXdZu0waLhKmRGbLALk5LgofZsg/s320/Vela%20Correnwood.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>While playtesting another adventure Nick is working on the group saved a couple of children that an evil witch in the woods was trying to consume.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5uXCDz0FSIT2iP3cVJwnDM1EG8vQbdCCGCAW3x5lYRpdYP11zCwIHFCl9dyTG42tRQNcR7sssrqp5wU1EDkgmzlIRCaKJuP02zU9fFKfrHs8Er8d1-onomkXBPVw9KDOh0sBmCCK4WPGpMYD1T8aed3Dl9HgiWZEXDYDmCqpobK3kDF-T_3B85g/s4160/The%20Kids.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5uXCDz0FSIT2iP3cVJwnDM1EG8vQbdCCGCAW3x5lYRpdYP11zCwIHFCl9dyTG42tRQNcR7sssrqp5wU1EDkgmzlIRCaKJuP02zU9fFKfrHs8Er8d1-onomkXBPVw9KDOh0sBmCCK4WPGpMYD1T8aed3Dl9HgiWZEXDYDmCqpobK3kDF-T_3B85g/s320/The%20Kids.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Both children should actually be girls, but unfortunately I only had one female child miniature so I had to make do with what I had. As an aside this is the 'Children' 2 pack from WizKids and I have to say it is one of the few packs of their miniatures I have gotten that I was actually disappointed with. The figures are quite small (befitting of children) which is fine but for some reason this has translated into some incredibly shallow detail. Both of their faces are virtually non-existent and the texturing on the boy's clothes is barely there. Generally I really like the WizKids models but this pack is a rare miss for them.</p><p>The other great thing about these figures is that in addition to using them for Dungeon Crawl Classics I've decided I'm finally going to play some Rangers Of Shadow Deep (and maybe some Frostgrave) in 2023 and all of these figures will work well for those games. The motivation to paint the children was actually as objectives for one of the first scenarios in the Rangers Of Shadow Deep book. I also want to call out that North Star Military Miniatures official Frostgrave miniatures are a great line both for fantasy RPG miniatures in general, as well as specifically having a great assortment of female miniatures that break from the pin-up style of clothing and gear.</p><p>Here's the group making their way through the woods to...safety?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYbqn56_jb-4nB0iOukbCRAKhksTRG3TueV9bIt5m2PTcKTeU4uLhMwRCUMfYViQkrtKU0u-BQoWxmjXu8_UQX5W8B5fmkDI9xi09dhKQWroBu-9uIhakO_p6N6EQ5llyXzhft6r3OXGuF3E0jP_8YwzmHOBRsaD7pBskb2JkqqW3a5euVZx-hg/s4160/Rhonda%20&%20Friends.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYbqn56_jb-4nB0iOukbCRAKhksTRG3TueV9bIt5m2PTcKTeU4uLhMwRCUMfYViQkrtKU0u-BQoWxmjXu8_UQX5W8B5fmkDI9xi09dhKQWroBu-9uIhakO_p6N6EQ5llyXzhft6r3OXGuF3E0jP_8YwzmHOBRsaD7pBskb2JkqqW3a5euVZx-hg/s320/Rhonda%20&%20Friends.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>For anyone looking for a grimdark campaign setting with a real old-school feel I would highly recommend checking out the content from Breaker Press Games, all their current titles can be found at <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/11806/Breaker-Press-Games?term=breaker+press" target="_blank">Breaker Press DTRPG</a> </p><p>And my miniatures, as always, can be purchased from your friendly local game store. Please check them out and support local businesses!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhla9mcMFST5VBG2P1t1W_BoMlgbQJfb3XSUzJYqipj6Ujy_OZ1AWK3x4Eezy6HYn-1PIvLj-gB4Q0V1Xpy3vwdgAj7oQvnah72TWLN6voP_WzxQ5zitMmVZTXkyNc-ycml-NxXWljJxtFs2b6Jyd2Gk4tlF7TdKyO7OytU-WpkxPYBTEGtUHFLJg/s1050/business%20card%20strategies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1050" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhla9mcMFST5VBG2P1t1W_BoMlgbQJfb3XSUzJYqipj6Ujy_OZ1AWK3x4Eezy6HYn-1PIvLj-gB4Q0V1Xpy3vwdgAj7oQvnah72TWLN6voP_WzxQ5zitMmVZTXkyNc-ycml-NxXWljJxtFs2b6Jyd2Gk4tlF7TdKyO7OytU-WpkxPYBTEGtUHFLJg/s320/business%20card%20strategies.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for checking in.</p><p>-Jay</p><p><br /></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-73598668585735212932022-11-08T21:47:00.000-08:002022-11-08T21:47:15.440-08:00The Exiled Dead<p> It's been a little way since I got paint on any miniatures but as luck would have it I had a box of miniatures that I have stats for in 3 different games (and they also feel like they'll fit great in RPGs as well). Say hello to The Exiled Dead!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSQpM4csL1JmbGOj_csmj_kxV0mBPvF73KJI5f_U0-Pzj6ICvQxYgUGhpPZiM10oS9TdVA4HyDViuaUBqxLzMy6LsZ0Pv7qMm-FN7dErewRVs91GQkBVg-ug4bSk-0q6IPsfyaPmD93zWS2AjHklcwpMeUX1VfffEMzB5S3PD8rbDYVUb3ZRbLA/s4160/Exiled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSQpM4csL1JmbGOj_csmj_kxV0mBPvF73KJI5f_U0-Pzj6ICvQxYgUGhpPZiM10oS9TdVA4HyDViuaUBqxLzMy6LsZ0Pv7qMm-FN7dErewRVs91GQkBVg-ug4bSk-0q6IPsfyaPmD93zWS2AjHklcwpMeUX1VfffEMzB5S3PD8rbDYVUb3ZRbLA/s320/Exiled.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>These figures are a Warhammer Underworlds release, but I had forgotten that I had gotten a White Dwarf awhile back that also had their stat cards for Warcry, and like most (all?) Underworlds releases their rules for Age Of Sigmar are available for free online. In addition to their intended Games Workshop uses I feel like these would be a great as constructs in the Ravenloft domain of Lamordia.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpy9_Pa2tYdMHIIuyJnaukb1wJwQTSenpuyuWwk9QQumINJiq8eGEC-lfowVMvyNw6EKi5dK0qVw1h_iKktsZAZ7CXYIyblx_ymYer8QEP92vMa7UhBebylJqXzA-OaHvN9r3eV8xaQURHkM8wu6mgqBHSIrSFgBex3dKBmiNYRXGWXX1w2Rj4MA/s4160/Deintalos%20The%20Exile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpy9_Pa2tYdMHIIuyJnaukb1wJwQTSenpuyuWwk9QQumINJiq8eGEC-lfowVMvyNw6EKi5dK0qVw1h_iKktsZAZ7CXYIyblx_ymYer8QEP92vMa7UhBebylJqXzA-OaHvN9r3eV8xaQURHkM8wu6mgqBHSIrSFgBex3dKBmiNYRXGWXX1w2Rj4MA/s320/Deintalos%20The%20Exile.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0iV3Ah8U3GjQeFiGPWhYCOAm4EuMWLAxOQ0pASxWVCZ6Hi9Jnn3PT_c3JFhfGQTt8MlLOqpxdT0PTvM42XcwJh4_4Ve_hLG5qqFbNDRYAmUNjO6OSjULa3-h7aYqUVEvRXF9FBi9tI5JRvhSKvkE2eG_uvLvo0kM-DkIvmB6uvgrEhb0de4KjQ/s4160/Bault.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1050" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUeBB4I1e4wKf6jlGtEnuY9HB5Dig2a0X_MALJmQNfUoeC7uKMQJSpFconvQOn3Di2R00Vwdr0uniN-CHRketNXvstPAAMedT4Atmpi5kRktQ_dmV_4qo5OmpJef6VoLrn_aIX20gOWKr5kjObHwP_TRwr-Z8Bg8RqQZJLpTTNsS3qTIvmxdA2yw/s320/business%20card%20strategies.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for checking in.</p><p>-Jay</p><p><br /></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-25121917980678018792022-11-06T10:35:00.000-08:002022-11-06T10:35:13.806-08:00Review - D&D Starter Set (2022) Dragons Of Stormwreck Isle<p> Today I'm taking an overdue look at the new/current (at time of writing) starter set for Dungeons & Dragons; Dragons Of Stormwreck Isle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispe_HfV1rzNOIVacPteV0qIUACbIeysv2oVnOcqna7RmiYDi__3jwPx2pTbpiZjeWq1FbeHGk__CwoIZo3OWFmOA2XWNiIwc-JeC-H-kqcXZo2FhFCpNAxrzOARxzM9Bxa6WFYqaoXgT0bHjSty9t1GbS8_e07nfBKyx-c6bKueHKknw6x3PgPA/s4160/20221106_122223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispe_HfV1rzNOIVacPteV0qIUACbIeysv2oVnOcqna7RmiYDi__3jwPx2pTbpiZjeWq1FbeHGk__CwoIZo3OWFmOA2XWNiIwc-JeC-H-kqcXZo2FhFCpNAxrzOARxzM9Bxa6WFYqaoXgT0bHjSty9t1GbS8_e07nfBKyx-c6bKueHKknw6x3PgPA/s320/20221106_122223.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Truthfully I kept going back and forth on my opinion about this set because every time I began to formulate an opinion I found myself challenging if that opinion existed in the appropriate context. Having said that this might be the first time I've reviewed something that I've landed on three completely different but in my opinion completely valid final takes on the overall product. Let's go! </p><p>Over the now 10 year history of D&D Fifth edition there have been five box sets released that are either intended as "starters" or simply as stand-alone adventures with rules. Those boxes in order are; D&D Starter Set, D&D Stranger Things, D&D Essentials, D&D Rick & Morty, and now Dragons Of Stromwreck Isle. The reason I wanted to lay that out is that even though the Essentials and Rick & Morty set weren't marketed as 'starters' this new set feels like a big step backwards from those two products.</p><p>Let's begin by talking about what great (and what's great really is great) about Dragons Of Stormwreck Isle. The production value, in particular the quality of the writing and the artwork are outstanding and exactly what someone would expect from a leader in the industry. The included adventure is extremely well structured for new or first time players in that although the narrative is very linear the game play experience feels a lot more like a sandbox that confers a lot of agency to the players. This has the dual effect of allowing the players to feel like they have complete autonomy while preventing them from going too far off the rails (the sandbox itself is relatively small). I also really like that the design team has done a great job of planting a stake in the ground for what they want 21st century D&D to 'feel' like in that some historically evil humanoids are recast as benign, while also painting D&D dragons as being separate and extremely distinct from dragons in traditional fantasy fiction. The adventure itself in spite of being relatively short has scenes that will satisfy a variety of different player styles. It's also worth noting that although Essentials came close this is the first box set that really leans into online support with D&D Beyond which has seen a huge upsurge in popularity in our post-pandemic world.</p><p>I'd also like to address what are in my opinion a couple of near misses. These aren't things that I think are bad, but they are things that could have been better. First up it bothers me to no end that in all the art the player characters are represented by the characters from the 80s animated series, but those are then not the pre-generated characters that come in the adventure. Either the characters represented in the art should have been the pre-gens, or the art should have reflected the existing pre-gens. This might seem minor but keep in mind creating new art of these characters to appeal to certain gamer's nostalgia was a conscious choice and then not following through feels like a bit a bait and switch. My other near miss has to do with the timing of the release. Normally a starter set has a fairly open ended and lengthy lifetime, this one does not. With the new iteration of D&D scheduled in the next 12-18 months it's not unreasonable to assume that this box has an expected life cycle of 12-18 months, that being the case it doesn't need to be evergreen and it doesn't need to tie to the larger world of D&D (The Forgotten Realms). So my question is this; if you're only going to sell this box for 12-18 months, and 2 of your significant features and going to be draconic humanoids and dragon mythology, and your next major release is the Dragonlance campaign setting...why isn't this starter set set on the continent of Krynn in the Dragonlance campaign setting?</p><p>And now, my actual issues with the product overall. At the start I referenced how this box feels like a step backwards from Essentials and Rick & Morty, that opinion is almost entirely based on the contents (or lack thereof) in the box. Both of the aforementioned sets included two things that I felt made them feel far more complete than this box. The first is they included 11 piece dice sets instead of 6 piece dice sets. Although it can certainly be argued that a product that doesn't include rules for character creation doesn't necessarily need the extra D6s the absence of a second D20 is pretty poor. For any opposed roles having the DM and player roll simultaneously is more fun, as well as being more immediate for advantage/disadvantage rolls. The other missing piece (and I'm honestly concerned this represents an intentional shift in philosophy rather than an oversight) is the lack of a DM screen. As a positive I mentioned that this product is really linked to and supports online play, but some of us still want to sit around a table with our friends, and for new DMs in particular the DM screen is an outstanding reference. If I go all the way back 10 years to the first starter box the contents match up pretty well, and had this box followed on from that one rather than having three other box sets fall between them it's shortcomings would probably be less obvious.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLK-CvMMI-GMs0Kc_q17RNqpc1g_3GUU4DQstp89tyUBG-AGrWvTofbtasAM959cmz71ITKCW1DXZH1C3-rmpOXTUy-sckxYa9MR_FkkVYPnm_kM0zhILS2GfbsZtlauL2M087kuUA5Buwb_kF4TUtvFIbb2tMc3-A9oRxNGO3161QhqRujVg3QQ/s4160/20221106_122253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLK-CvMMI-GMs0Kc_q17RNqpc1g_3GUU4DQstp89tyUBG-AGrWvTofbtasAM959cmz71ITKCW1DXZH1C3-rmpOXTUy-sckxYa9MR_FkkVYPnm_kM0zhILS2GfbsZtlauL2M087kuUA5Buwb_kF4TUtvFIbb2tMc3-A9oRxNGO3161QhqRujVg3QQ/s320/20221106_122253.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>So overall what do I think? If you're completely new to RPGs and D&D Dragons Of Stormwreck Isle will get you started and its contents and value for money fall largely inline with what most other companies offer as quick-start sets. If you and your group have some prior experience with RPGs you will probably find you'll get a much deeper more satisfying experience out of the Essentials box set. And if you're an existing D&D 5e player you're paying for a 48 page saddle-stitched adventure for levels 1-3.</p><p>If Dragons Of Stromwreck Isle is right for you please pick it up from your friendly local game store. I got mine from my FLGS and they also have all the other bits and pieces I need for all my games.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81f8C6hechHYb6x3w6_-HyH2QUleNZF1ISBkvAI4JfB35sYrhY7eUH6-UlqT1xqpKZOxd25CK7r377Mk6ZCFmkmiLX6uE7oBlNLHzEgE9yMDQbtiX96XUCyBSHc8HLmIa7chlw2vhFFvp9ygJC5fEos927jdZFWUb_FaRcvqkbRshaqonitpiBw/s1050/business%20card%20strategies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1050" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81f8C6hechHYb6x3w6_-HyH2QUleNZF1ISBkvAI4JfB35sYrhY7eUH6-UlqT1xqpKZOxd25CK7r377Mk6ZCFmkmiLX6uE7oBlNLHzEgE9yMDQbtiX96XUCyBSHc8HLmIa7chlw2vhFFvp9ygJC5fEos927jdZFWUb_FaRcvqkbRshaqonitpiBw/s320/business%20card%20strategies.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for checking in</p><p>-Jay</p><p><br /></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-70950468665309035672022-10-02T14:46:00.001-07:002022-10-02T14:46:19.130-07:00Review - CQB aka Close Quarter Battle<p> Today I couldn't be more excited to be reviewing a new game currently up on Kickstarter by a Canadian company; Close Quarter Battle by Strategies Games Lab.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LmP41YhcO6QnKvbG3PTTJeve-aVycD6jsq6zSUOFveoMTW4L0kqzBtS3Bq0AfxolWeiRYGhuCK4JbPl_AbMCdkbt1aVqBoQQbNJuDCeWc-gDisBpOEfxup2vIaU4CiOrhHyTVpwQ0KKh44ZQZzWxskjVsTMaLgVZSdY2OkKAU7V85rO67SC8Mw/s1394/CQB%20logo%20block%20black.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1121" data-original-width="1394" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LmP41YhcO6QnKvbG3PTTJeve-aVycD6jsq6zSUOFveoMTW4L0kqzBtS3Bq0AfxolWeiRYGhuCK4JbPl_AbMCdkbt1aVqBoQQbNJuDCeWc-gDisBpOEfxup2vIaU4CiOrhHyTVpwQ0KKh44ZQZzWxskjVsTMaLgVZSdY2OkKAU7V85rO67SC8Mw/s320/CQB%20logo%20block%20black.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>First up before I get into the review proper two bits of disclosure. Darren at Strategies was good enough to send me a reference and review copy and I have been one of the play-testers on the game throughout most of it's development. That out of the way, let's get into it.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>What is CQB?</b></p><p>Close Quarter Battle is a near modern (a bit more late 80s than current day) miniature skirmish game that is designed for light fun narrative games coupled with a competitive system rooted in the RPG tournament modules of the past. If you like 80's action movies, ripped from the headlines scenarios, fluid fast game mechanics, and a scoring system that works without sacrificing narrative game style this is the game for you. In a typical battle one player takes on the role of 2 elite operatives attempting to achieve their objective against a second player controlling the opposing forces of a cartel, or paramilitary group, or unfriendly foreign power. For competitive play once the scenario is complete the two players switch sides and victory is determine by which player scores a higher victory point total while playing as the operatives. What I find great about this system for competitive play is that it effectively eliminates the needs for two forces to be balanced <i>against </i>each other in a given scenario as whether the scenario is beneficial to either the operatives or their opponents each player has an equal chance of success.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLgZCqUZyh9Ejjlv4WVYrVVJqx7yts6e5L9dtwqN8u5MHOfYTF_W4_8rfCFMtO9KzLH4eEn1f-R_0plD1o2Bb1_5k02BWjUi_xI7m08ON5-MneCRP2zX1OiEXGdylEk9F-65JoZOYpEMN5wu2HfLeqUK73jKs_qj3ju9MECny4izqPUCA3aMcIA/s1403/CQB%20cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1403" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLgZCqUZyh9Ejjlv4WVYrVVJqx7yts6e5L9dtwqN8u5MHOfYTF_W4_8rfCFMtO9KzLH4eEn1f-R_0plD1o2Bb1_5k02BWjUi_xI7m08ON5-MneCRP2zX1OiEXGdylEk9F-65JoZOYpEMN5wu2HfLeqUK73jKs_qj3ju9MECny4izqPUCA3aMcIA/s320/CQB%20cover.jpg" width="155" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b>Why should I play CQB?</b></p><p>In addition to it's fresh take on competitive miniature play it's in game action is very different than any other modern miniatures game I've played. Each miniature has a basic skill level, when performing a skilled action characters of a higher skills level have a greater chance to generate successes, in addition when a model is the target of an attack the likelihood of the attack being successful factor in both the attacker's skill level (number of dice) and defender's skill (determining the base number to hit). This mechanic is incredibly simple but on the tabletop really gives the 'feeling' of an action hero effortlessly cutting a swath through a pile of green troops, while walking through a hail of bullets just hoping there isn't one lucky one out there with your operative's name on it. It also has the net impact of having two completely different playstyles in the same game. In my experience the operative player is always trying to manage probability, while the opposing player is trying to manage resources. The game moves very quickly and for a game using dice in the dozens of games I have played I only found the swing of die rolls to be a deciding factor on their own merit when one player had either exceptionally good or exceptionally bad die rolls. I think anyone can pick up the basics of this game in about 10-15 minutes and be playing an engaging game right away.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXWBN6VlBMeRB_-GpbrEe-MxpsmoNHbasJoreLmb69oEtTL2LbkSUoLTQHBbN7yfxbQcdMgER88R0P0lwnVwPZfbe8HJXPhjzsIBGqfC6y1kC3gkT-IeeBaAhMRhqyfNrugbR_t3swWc77naQNpMbtotkqo-wcdNwivkQq8HmKy1Tcmsxz0-UzQ/s956/CQB%20intersection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXWBN6VlBMeRB_-GpbrEe-MxpsmoNHbasJoreLmb69oEtTL2LbkSUoLTQHBbN7yfxbQcdMgER88R0P0lwnVwPZfbe8HJXPhjzsIBGqfC6y1kC3gkT-IeeBaAhMRhqyfNrugbR_t3swWc77naQNpMbtotkqo-wcdNwivkQq8HmKy1Tcmsxz0-UzQ/s320/CQB%20intersection.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b>Why should I buy CQB?</b></p><p>Miniature games being a visual medium means the overall look is important, and CQB hits it out of the park. Starting with the rulebook the art is amazingly well done, evocative of the setting and translated perfectly to the game's miniatures. Gameplay is illustrated both through diagrams as will as high quality miniature photography that makes rules clear and easy to understand, as well as making scenario set up easy and intuitive. But the heart and soul of any miniatures game is (in my opinion) the miniatures, not the game. CQBs launch sees the release of 25 new and unique miniatures that not only make excellent playing pieces for CQB but will also fit into an untold number of other modern and near future miniature games. These are the kinds of miniatures that I will be re-using for a ton of different games that I'm currently playing.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>My overall thoughts</b></p><p>It's not bias but obviously when you playtest a game and give feedback which is taken on board that means there are bound to be a lot of elements a play-tester is going to approve of. Having said that the core mechanics Darren started with were a really strong bold choice that made the game flow extremely well right from the start. One of the key principles of good game design is that a game should be easy to learn but difficult to master, CQB can be learned in minutes, but every game I play win or lose I come up with new tactical options. I find that I'm actually making my decisions based on the action on the table itself rather than the meta of the rules. For anyone considering a modern miniatures game there's no question in my mind that CQB and it's fantastic model range are both must buys.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>But don't just take my word for it</b></p><p>Check out Guerrilla Miniature Games review of CQB at: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE_tW2TOlJU&t=361s" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE_tW2TOlJU&t=361s</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Where to get it</b></p><p>Back the Kickstarter at <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/closequarterbattle/close-quarter-battle-the-miniature-wargame" target="_blank">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/closequarterbattle/close-quarter-battle-the-miniature-wargame</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>One last thing</b></p><p>I just want to say that I truly believe there are not enough unique brave new launches in the world of hobby gaming as many of us tread the familiar and the comfortable. I think it would be great if more of us would jump in and reward a creator who's trying to give us something new and different of an unbelievably high level of quality.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks as always for reading</p><p>-Jay</p><p><br /></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-82361747246176499812022-09-04T06:00:00.001-07:002022-09-04T06:00:00.221-07:00Kill Team: Imperial Navy Breachers (Part Two)<p> Back with the rest of my Imperial Navy Breacher Kill Team.</p><p>The Grenadier is exactly what it says on the tin.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CVXbgS4qd7BK3Q1ivynE8g2jHJMmY--VRHhHIzHZ-koiC-efMSs8sA0Nht1fzSfzKGclwvedhPmMfVCktDgX3CWKtGREmm6N72KKlRxMm8gKaHAgCu_Y-rwoalm9ScUrNuLmN1PEx4BnOs6ZvXQBs50tAbA6u24LSgxH_Q-hxFRyJdgILYy3Dw/s4160/Grenadier.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CVXbgS4qd7BK3Q1ivynE8g2jHJMmY--VRHhHIzHZ-koiC-efMSs8sA0Nht1fzSfzKGclwvedhPmMfVCktDgX3CWKtGREmm6N72KKlRxMm8gKaHAgCu_Y-rwoalm9ScUrNuLmN1PEx4BnOs6ZvXQBs50tAbA6u24LSgxH_Q-hxFRyJdgILYy3Dw/s320/Grenadier.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>This model is really interesting and well detailed and does a great job of showing how much Games Workshop has learned about model design. This isn't the first GW figure I've gotten that has a replacement chest piece, but (previously) they always looked like a proper figure with an extra piece just glued over top, in this case they designed the extra chest armour to have its buckles and straps where the armour flares out. So basically they conceal one of the shortcomings of this type of figure design by sculpting an extra bit of detail to make the whole thing feel more 'real'.</p><p>The Endurant is one of the figures that really got noticed during the teasers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHC7Xfz3WmX6lnzzkc1c57zIqyAyImghpkTnjFzkREBsXh4a4lWpn4QeLsbbUF7XdoFWH4u8TMTSjv5QIwXeRV8FAOcYCWmFCjPgKGZuzr5GcqUnAsNuHVGWltTvAsSlDVyI0k9hn4gi0jApSbPfMuE0SEdhwtFjO2v-cNhhcn6zVJhmmhfPavjw/s4160/Endurant%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHC7Xfz3WmX6lnzzkc1c57zIqyAyImghpkTnjFzkREBsXh4a4lWpn4QeLsbbUF7XdoFWH4u8TMTSjv5QIwXeRV8FAOcYCWmFCjPgKGZuzr5GcqUnAsNuHVGWltTvAsSlDVyI0k9hn4gi0jApSbPfMuE0SEdhwtFjO2v-cNhhcn6zVJhmmhfPavjw/s320/Endurant%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJu-ZR-wFVRO-aAjRnoqvaldnII7BYzy7T2TAIqFoK1YWKDcz9boVi4W6En5TjP-6GCnhavvbEJ0DBDbw804-v9ERyX2thJumXsC31PM8hSkgMk8dOhL3YEiHsSx2dhY5QoGYWUfpDRQvGCovgXAUAlmlATtJXE4LxOIo4gHO1FBXyI-FkVY-rDg/s4160/Endurant%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJu-ZR-wFVRO-aAjRnoqvaldnII7BYzy7T2TAIqFoK1YWKDcz9boVi4W6En5TjP-6GCnhavvbEJ0DBDbw804-v9ERyX2thJumXsC31PM8hSkgMk8dOhL3YEiHsSx2dhY5QoGYWUfpDRQvGCovgXAUAlmlATtJXE4LxOIo4gHO1FBXyI-FkVY-rDg/s320/Endurant%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>In the game the Endurant is really slow but holy cow is he awesome when paired up with other figures! The Endurant has a 2+ save and can be used to lead other figures through the Gallowdark who then benefit from his crazy high defense.</p><p>The Surveyor is a techie character.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbt4adqrzpVzMosDCA0pXbDpuuqO_KmSSJhTd2ALeOWXD6E9uhyHv_uQSSBYtkZpuyLgjR8v8fvmFumldHgY7vQ0o6mt7rSAvj-SjIrrdfw6B4t2hWBckv4e87qz2B1X9vYGjjq2XtR-EIS8jBWXf2ZOKKG_5BWF6nWUiqGVZQJgBB4wTjcLKQWA/s4160/Surveyor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbt4adqrzpVzMosDCA0pXbDpuuqO_KmSSJhTd2ALeOWXD6E9uhyHv_uQSSBYtkZpuyLgjR8v8fvmFumldHgY7vQ0o6mt7rSAvj-SjIrrdfw6B4t2hWBckv4e87qz2B1X9vYGjjq2XtR-EIS8jBWXf2ZOKKG_5BWF6nWUiqGVZQJgBB4wTjcLKQWA/s320/Surveyor.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The Surveyor operates The C.A.T. an exploration robot that has it's origins in Space Hulk, which is a nice wink and a nod to the original GW game of Imperial Troops fighting xenos in claustrophobic environment.</p><p>Last but not least we have the Void Jammer.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4r1ZwDP1chmqj6gpiA-pA-GJucXUXYYe1QRSx-7mSDZdgxWKGsIMkjJ2pSxoE8G7fgzaF-QZAeD-b_pB7UWcnqAiK1hMeed1eBCoKs_F7-PJ8cbpn6vZG3292e9R8B11WOVoiklaL6-CRm2ZsE9I2P-A3AVISy2bwj24kvvUicm4wDqwbxjiPIA/s4160/Void%20Jammer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4r1ZwDP1chmqj6gpiA-pA-GJucXUXYYe1QRSx-7mSDZdgxWKGsIMkjJ2pSxoE8G7fgzaF-QZAeD-b_pB7UWcnqAiK1hMeed1eBCoKs_F7-PJ8cbpn6vZG3292e9R8B11WOVoiklaL6-CRm2ZsE9I2P-A3AVISy2bwj24kvvUicm4wDqwbxjiPIA/s320/Void%20Jammer.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The Void Jammer is similar to The Surveyor in that he comes with a little attendant robot friend. The Gheistskull has various abilities to disrupt enemy troops but if I'm being honest I haven't really figured out how to get best use out of this combo.</p><p>So that's it for my Imperial Navy Breachers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlfH0AArTectYvYQXk46sg2psxKKiHrs3XKjA8E4a9wIrmnOt5Gcd54qzky5vf_j-e_n1WPRePM0Ry5P7hH0jD_8nuYBrH0vxzhhc60-F-ZBQQjmaB0ePrHGT-FptEXv56IKgPOL9NsCrGIFXDoDvYbLJ9VtacTbaIgsyQk_rGcnC4WXZxGQSKg/s2560/Navis%20Kill%20Team.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2560" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlfH0AArTectYvYQXk46sg2psxKKiHrs3XKjA8E4a9wIrmnOt5Gcd54qzky5vf_j-e_n1WPRePM0Ry5P7hH0jD_8nuYBrH0vxzhhc60-F-ZBQQjmaB0ePrHGT-FptEXv56IKgPOL9NsCrGIFXDoDvYbLJ9VtacTbaIgsyQk_rGcnC4WXZxGQSKg/s320/Navis%20Kill%20Team.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I really like both the look and the rules for these figures. They were a ton of fun to paint and although I'm still figuring out how best to use them I'm enjoying exploring their rules.</p><p>Six more days until these figures land in your Friendly Local Game Store!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENWfCLKeQkquTvmVZU2hZauhXnDRAddhBYJsD0c9IA1cxBayX5uzHAhfoymgzuFOeI5By0eHlZ1LmF4_MGub2ahpCEagSslSxYDKdzxG-q6WsJLRGAxw_u8Tms39BCrLDOsCWpuMBvWTdl49xll11l5Y54mVnmkUwV1q_boJB1bN5dnsDfZCsVg/s1050/business%20card%20strategies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1050" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENWfCLKeQkquTvmVZU2hZauhXnDRAddhBYJsD0c9IA1cxBayX5uzHAhfoymgzuFOeI5By0eHlZ1LmF4_MGub2ahpCEagSslSxYDKdzxG-q6WsJLRGAxw_u8Tms39BCrLDOsCWpuMBvWTdl49xll11l5Y54mVnmkUwV1q_boJB1bN5dnsDfZCsVg/s320/business%20card%20strategies.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>-Jay</p><p> </p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-69389617589679942932022-09-03T09:30:00.125-07:002022-09-03T09:30:00.187-07:00Kill Team: Imperial Navy Breachers (Part One)<p> Kill Team has been seemingly one of Games Workshop's most successful iterations of their grimdark sci-fi universe over the past few years. Honestly up until a few years ago I didn't really find Kill Team appealing as it felt (to me anyway) like a cut-down version of 40K without any real appeal of its own. More recently Kill Team has become a game in it's own right that's ties to 40K are narrative and visual rather than mechanical. I have really enjoyed engaging with the Warhammer 40,000 IP in a way that is disconnected from it's main game.</p><p>Going up for pre-order today is Kill Team Into The Dark which is thematically AWESOME! It's basic setting is a space hulk (a giant derelict abandoned space ship) being explored for lost technology and secrets. It's meant to be a claustrophobic gaming experience that captures a feel extremely similar to the first two Alien/s movies. Having played my first two games I can say it does a great job of 'feeling' like the setting it's meant to portray. The box game set comes with some fantastic looking space hulk scenery as well as two opposing forces; The Kroot, and the Imperial Navy Breachers.</p><p>I painted up the Imperial Navy Breachers. Troopers who specialize in boarding actions and naval warfare. For those familiar with traditional 40K armies Navy Troopers are normal humans like Imperial Guardsmen but are drastically better equipped bordering on the level equipment possessed by the genetically super-human Space Marines. These figures are absolutely fantastic! I used to work for Games Workshop years ago and in the 13 years since I left I've got to say the quality of their models has gone through the roof. Here we go...</p><p>My Kill Team is led by a Sergeant-At-Arms.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDOjKKHS6Y3KSm592SyLkC8mpPFzqZiPX0bSQSiFXYHvgkpCdHhjJLT-1fvGTZhYfb26opz-K8-W5fsk-Z30kvcLCdqqJaK5AZypeT3ERZwaDjC_ntynczusDamhj7Ay0MAKrUN8Dnl5-TVBTjrIVv3W5oXXGZ0HnRiGZ_v-fdwGvn6mdOlxy5Q/s4160/Sgt%20At%20Arms.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDOjKKHS6Y3KSm592SyLkC8mpPFzqZiPX0bSQSiFXYHvgkpCdHhjJLT-1fvGTZhYfb26opz-K8-W5fsk-Z30kvcLCdqqJaK5AZypeT3ERZwaDjC_ntynczusDamhj7Ay0MAKrUN8Dnl5-TVBTjrIVv3W5oXXGZ0HnRiGZ_v-fdwGvn6mdOlxy5Q/s320/Sgt%20At%20Arms.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>This Sergeant is armed with a Bolt Pistol and although there are enough extra heads to have any of your troopers helmetless I only chose that option for my Sergeant to make her stand out from her troops.</p><p>Two basic Arnswomen.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrVO2auQ5hg-LtuxT5Y6fokypeImXQutLiAEi6yFyD_LA0ETZ2271I4atUB4RJYVi08CsAB9-OJtNkELbj0xA_B4SNPHxg640z39_4f1roo9TfHOXpf9fXN8btEUvGYEb0VJ6PvuU4ikPFMoRUieg20eACiSv2zyxjlCHrM5dENuzSscE_BifGg/s4160/Arnswomen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrVO2auQ5hg-LtuxT5Y6fokypeImXQutLiAEi6yFyD_LA0ETZ2271I4atUB4RJYVi08CsAB9-OJtNkELbj0xA_B4SNPHxg640z39_4f1roo9TfHOXpf9fXN8btEUvGYEb0VJ6PvuU4ikPFMoRUieg20eACiSv2zyxjlCHrM5dENuzSscE_BifGg/s320/Arnswomen.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The basic Naval Trooper is armed with a shotgun which works well up close and given the environment the game is set in has few disadvantages in most scenarios.</p><p>Axe-Jack!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2t2khkWb8nd2rMG058kz-agiGU0PVy7bgX8JgOmOo8xx1RpkqIy_ZbTso6EmfbcksaPmH25dQRxgv6JVKPcdq9JC5gR-kcs6GEqpysIxr-o_JokoTCEJWfB4jTMjTNB2zzHtJ6hvBPwz4gSuOvsxhM5c1Kdi-lsoQziDcPLPOC-oS8Gj_PFLMg/s4160/Axe-Jack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2t2khkWb8nd2rMG058kz-agiGU0PVy7bgX8JgOmOo8xx1RpkqIy_ZbTso6EmfbcksaPmH25dQRxgv6JVKPcdq9JC5gR-kcs6GEqpysIxr-o_JokoTCEJWfB4jTMjTNB2zzHtJ6hvBPwz4gSuOvsxhM5c1Kdi-lsoQziDcPLPOC-oS8Gj_PFLMg/s320/Axe-Jack.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The Axe-Jack looks cool and I should have spent less time during my first game looking at how cool I thought it was and should have read how cool it actually was. When the Axe-Jack can get into a dense group of enemies he can do catastrophic amounts of damage.</p><p>Gunner.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Pyo7MC0b0rS9an9uU71FyfDozoMlrKYdmrmfz_o2j95L_YyTQEoSXOCSr5a5kbRMQGnFvd_7WmHo12T5HlNMCMZTP19H7AoDIP_qWxgzlFtkiag6YpjR0RrNZhTmQzTYVrZqCTLdy9rNkwI7DmHt_FrkwvRY-8796rb4zOqcFSS2f3mYCYZjig/s4160/Gunner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Pyo7MC0b0rS9an9uU71FyfDozoMlrKYdmrmfz_o2j95L_YyTQEoSXOCSr5a5kbRMQGnFvd_7WmHo12T5HlNMCMZTP19H7AoDIP_qWxgzlFtkiag6YpjR0RrNZhTmQzTYVrZqCTLdy9rNkwI7DmHt_FrkwvRY-8796rb4zOqcFSS2f3mYCYZjig/s320/Gunner.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The Gunner is the heavy weapon wielder of the Navy. This model posses a real choice for the player. The box offers a melta-gun and plasma-gun as options which have certain limitations (primarily range) in conventional 40K games but that is far less of an issue in Into The Dark games. The laser weapon I took has tons of shots at longer range but that's of little practical benefit in the setting I'm playing in, it functions as more of an area denial weapon than an active offensive weapon.</p><p>Chainfist armed Hatchcutter.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NlbZ0Y_iOquf2Sqn4tzMSqLzVQDJmIxxbMHuEd3erafGvcE50TUba9kfwV8MW3XnqiBi3kbmE11vxoAIlw0UDcrnnMXjdxWcnEEaLv1md1MB7P-onhr9dBcxpMp4EgZo0QnBvZO6TParrNvPHYOCD9aCVSnDdLB2x5Aqbeh60Nir2mJbW4AtCA/s4160/Hatchcutter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NlbZ0Y_iOquf2Sqn4tzMSqLzVQDJmIxxbMHuEd3erafGvcE50TUba9kfwV8MW3XnqiBi3kbmE11vxoAIlw0UDcrnnMXjdxWcnEEaLv1md1MB7P-onhr9dBcxpMp4EgZo0QnBvZO6TParrNvPHYOCD9aCVSnDdLB2x5Aqbeh60Nir2mJbW4AtCA/s320/Hatchcutter.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The unquestioned MVP of my first two games was the Hatchcutter. The Hatchcutter can breach walls and create openings that his fellow Naval Troopers can move through. It allows the Breacher player to control the board significantly more than their opponent. I really enjoyed how the Hatchcutter played but if I'm being 100% honest I'm pretty sure the way the rule for breaching is worded will get a slight change in an FAQ at some point at which time the Hatchcutter will still be highly effective but less so than it is now.</p><p>These models are absolutely fantastic and unfortunately my photography really doesn't do them justice. I'll be back tomorrow with the rest of the team and if you're reading this post the day of posting your friendly local game store just started taking pre-orders for Kill Team Into The Dark today!</p><p>Support your FLGS and I hope to see you back tomorrow!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7ax8xE9dkGjBjeCxClDcvfZiXzmE8J8ruSIFJgyoT7sho8Yviwu_dekEOMf3YFtWy6OaBHLmf8V9mn4v4u-5UwniD_RJakITm6CD6UPQ8-NmBqHfpyYeMM_VI0d3Qf1ja002gL9HHiC7FlHlKmQ3WN99gkBCS-T1ANiNud3ntuE5zqgbUSIDVg/s1050/business%20card%20strategies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1050" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7ax8xE9dkGjBjeCxClDcvfZiXzmE8J8ruSIFJgyoT7sho8Yviwu_dekEOMf3YFtWy6OaBHLmf8V9mn4v4u-5UwniD_RJakITm6CD6UPQ8-NmBqHfpyYeMM_VI0d3Qf1ja002gL9HHiC7FlHlKmQ3WN99gkBCS-T1ANiNud3ntuE5zqgbUSIDVg/s320/business%20card%20strategies.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>-Jay</p><p><br /></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-5594944772565770372022-06-22T22:15:00.002-07:002022-06-22T22:15:43.142-07:00Lt Tavington's newest recruits for The Silver Bayonet<p> Although Archibald Tavington III's men have been tremendously successful through the first seven scenarios of our ten scenario campaign tragedy finally struck in scenario eight.</p><p>A couple of the chosen men of the 95th Rifles have given their lives bravely for the cause but it somehow hit harder when Doctor Theopolis was taken from this world in the prime of his life. Rest in power Doctor, your legacy lives on through your liberal application of questionable period medications and bloodletting.</p><p>In the run up to our final two scenarios Lt Tavington has brought in two men from other units to round out his Silver Bayonet force.</p><p>First up joining us from the Royal Marines is Trooper Gibbs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxfoXTbioQgdfVASuhoz6e3RmugvMWIE-omQegmTwjmM5pXtWdqfwT4fKVYCB9fMy5BNWq1zX6QFhCOhZCJcRwulfOq4frbU-YxeKM1RqXhs1ZnKhqV47G1AX378S0tkfYeKs7ugtfwmxPtHw8KKjWoo2L5QqH2GC_BCP1Vf2A19yv9kwNDozQg/s4160/Marine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxfoXTbioQgdfVASuhoz6e3RmugvMWIE-omQegmTwjmM5pXtWdqfwT4fKVYCB9fMy5BNWq1zX6QFhCOhZCJcRwulfOq4frbU-YxeKM1RqXhs1ZnKhqV47G1AX378S0tkfYeKs7ugtfwmxPtHw8KKjWoo2L5QqH2GC_BCP1Vf2A19yv9kwNDozQg/s320/Marine.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Gibbs adds a character who is steady on his feet but doesn't break the bank budget-wise.</p><p>Next is our new Artillerist Sir Simon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgeLNrub_uo-4JC0PyioCokoE3BBl4Sd6S4ZyqkEJbKuQkTR56Z4YC9JXoGgO4Vb2vIM9nIZ_Omy0nKfmph0osf1KT-R2GAz0HqFL38AGLinzQYF5xrd2YIqRLhE2uxDO6-lDSbQDgJ2Iuxi3GnAM9S_-IK-iWkBvTpk3eyP-rwI6Fdo4ek1ayg/s4160/Artillerist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgeLNrub_uo-4JC0PyioCokoE3BBl4Sd6S4ZyqkEJbKuQkTR56Z4YC9JXoGgO4Vb2vIM9nIZ_Omy0nKfmph0osf1KT-R2GAz0HqFL38AGLinzQYF5xrd2YIqRLhE2uxDO6-lDSbQDgJ2Iuxi3GnAM9S_-IK-iWkBvTpk3eyP-rwI6Fdo4ek1ayg/s320/Artillerist.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I don't think I'll have a ton of use for an Artillerist in the final two scenarios but I wish I had had one earlier in the campaign as there are a number of swivel guns just laying about on the battlefields of Europe.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPavTMzxa5-G564kqw_RsJ24W2o_3vljvp_pZc3b5WmG58GgB4UxCc7z0oBn_d7P7E9ungW5EqgP62xP8hNiITDkXn7zpG4P-XiL-F8lSoH4ZORjiozW1wHrmMeaeXXTC7WJ2t7gIVhwSXgIWjNCTGmWtjzeLh7C-hKRErDHRyzCr7_VK08RHMUg/s4160/Artillerist%20&%20Marine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPavTMzxa5-G564kqw_RsJ24W2o_3vljvp_pZc3b5WmG58GgB4UxCc7z0oBn_d7P7E9ungW5EqgP62xP8hNiITDkXn7zpG4P-XiL-F8lSoH4ZORjiozW1wHrmMeaeXXTC7WJ2t7gIVhwSXgIWjNCTGmWtjzeLh7C-hKRErDHRyzCr7_VK08RHMUg/s320/Artillerist%20&%20Marine.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I'm actually thinking about doing some slight restructuring, which could lead to dropping another Rifleman and replacing them with another new character type. Not 100% committed to that yet but between now and Tuesday we'll see what happens.</p><p>Thanks for checking in!</p><p>-Jay</p><p><br /></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-892856448457902312022-06-21T07:35:00.001-07:002022-06-21T07:35:15.435-07:00And now it's time for some Kurita on Kurita violence!<p> Our slow march through the 1st Sommerset Strikers campaign continues!</p><p>In preparation for the scenario based on Episode 11, Chaos In The Jungle, I needed to paint up 9 new mechs for Draconis Combine forces. This scenario is a bit of an odd one as it involves 3 players and the forces of Clan Jade Falcon are completely absent.</p><p>Force 1 is the 1st Sommerset Strikers. Which include Franklin Sakamoto in his Hatamoto-Chi.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6RyO_-4bQgDA0uewrKJKY4bhYhQ8LmSCeIpcM7togZ_OT6eeFETtaLWER0H8YvKH0NNQuUjZMuc-0FB22wlbS5F2pTsrcS8kQP3k7p7SGxTbFnc3S_CekFlEBvEhhQ3UOgGx7V7rxGeJEiDWGr_3apNRDJftjoTnnW4lTr_Pl2rI_OWeFjcVqw/s4160/Hatamoto-Chi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6RyO_-4bQgDA0uewrKJKY4bhYhQ8LmSCeIpcM7togZ_OT6eeFETtaLWER0H8YvKH0NNQuUjZMuc-0FB22wlbS5F2pTsrcS8kQP3k7p7SGxTbFnc3S_CekFlEBvEhhQ3UOgGx7V7rxGeJEiDWGr_3apNRDJftjoTnnW4lTr_Pl2rI_OWeFjcVqw/s320/Hatamoto-Chi.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Force 2 are the Kurita ISF forces commanded by Toshiro Okura. This is an entire lance made up of Centurions.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8C2bHeqBMUlvT_7TKpHBvCRlXefKSdaTFujoggFxA77VGc8Xhn1LmPQBJU56JxgqHPm3-vjo2x4p5Dz3lxDAM_bKQ836X9S61vC00gCgyAL7HNOozQ3Mc4tQ3Y_XYdQAdpmx_AJSuta6q3ZilehrXhSKNxQ8-bXgEuTNL2ENYJ15saLlMAR-cpg/s4160/ISF%20Centurions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8C2bHeqBMUlvT_7TKpHBvCRlXefKSdaTFujoggFxA77VGc8Xhn1LmPQBJU56JxgqHPm3-vjo2x4p5Dz3lxDAM_bKQ836X9S61vC00gCgyAL7HNOozQ3Mc4tQ3Y_XYdQAdpmx_AJSuta6q3ZilehrXhSKNxQ8-bXgEuTNL2ENYJ15saLlMAR-cpg/s320/ISF%20Centurions.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Force 3 are the rebels attempting to install a new puppet government on the throne of the Draconis Combine and is an entire lance of Wolfhounds.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HgL8aF53lUggPAktO_omoHSpwn4gQMGHmClQiw_ro_0YyOtNHcXyQUTFni-Gwd-7KznIXtc7trkU8Zyo9SKu_Dd1Tsv0Br4dLzuuFOjiDknUMclU6W1AiII1fAfFp4HKfG4dgMQbg6Y1DsBZcxRgXsUIZku4BUTSdOXi988_8kimcZXad4zv_A/s4160/Rebel%20Wolfhounds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HgL8aF53lUggPAktO_omoHSpwn4gQMGHmClQiw_ro_0YyOtNHcXyQUTFni-Gwd-7KznIXtc7trkU8Zyo9SKu_Dd1Tsv0Br4dLzuuFOjiDknUMclU6W1AiII1fAfFp4HKfG4dgMQbg6Y1DsBZcxRgXsUIZku4BUTSdOXi988_8kimcZXad4zv_A/s320/Rebel%20Wolfhounds.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The one thing I will say I learned from playing with my Wotan Tamar March Militia force is that if I'm going to play entire lances made up of the same mechs not only do I need to number the fronts (which my opponent can see) but I need corresponding numbers on the backs so I don't have to constantly pick them up during play to figure out which model is which.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuX6JqOF5sCFR-opjR6_tBQOg01-m7Ulm6lPNNFsz1OohLoF4jEjvuRIDLNnFzQU_ibej3yX3SAlUS9snV_DRnWb4aiqTf2w-Xuf2kN4T9P1rV2AE475FUbKBsJpTNK3AZa8apf5LrJWAfdalY0aQ1uMoEbGCagzkQkvfk3n8nSHW2K4eGo76Ehw/s4160/Kurita%20Backs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuX6JqOF5sCFR-opjR6_tBQOg01-m7Ulm6lPNNFsz1OohLoF4jEjvuRIDLNnFzQU_ibej3yX3SAlUS9snV_DRnWb4aiqTf2w-Xuf2kN4T9P1rV2AE475FUbKBsJpTNK3AZa8apf5LrJWAfdalY0aQ1uMoEbGCagzkQkvfk3n8nSHW2K4eGo76Ehw/s320/Kurita%20Backs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>All of these models were 3D printed as the Hatamoto-Chi (at time of writing) is not yet available, and once again I need a larger quantity of single models (Centurions and Wolfhounds) than I can readily get through lance packs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for checking in!</p><p>-Jay</p><p><br /></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-34015031031102096872022-06-11T17:37:00.000-07:002022-06-11T17:37:05.972-07:00How I got here: D&D Part 1<p> I've been doing a lot of writing this past week and it got me thinking about different tastes or styles in RPG adventures and how what is popular has changed over the years. It's not a question of better or worse, it's really just about different. Personally I really like current generation game rules, but if I'm being honest I still really prefer the style of adventures and game content that were published when I first got into D&D. It got me thinking about my first year playing D&D and the first few products that shaped my view of how the game is played.</p><p>When I first got into D&D I was 11 years old. I had basically no money of my own and my family was tight enough for money that I couldn't just go out with my parents and get the things I wanted (or knew of for that matter). I ended up doing what every 11 year old focused on one thing they want does; I asked for nothing but D&D stuff for Christmas. I don't remember in detail a lot of Christmases from my youth, but I remember Christmas 1983.</p><p>My younger sister used to get up CRAZY early on Christmas morning to open presents. After a couple of years of ridiculously early December 25ths my mom had set down a rule that when we woke up we could open and play with everything in our stockings, but no presents under the tree, and no waking her up before she got up on her own. So on December 25th 1983 at about 3:30am my sister came busting into my room with her stocking (mine was leaned up against my bedroom door) to go through our stockings. Every year since my mom had started this practice my sister had come into my room, gone through stockings, and then we would fall back asleep after she got bored, this year would be the first time I stayed up. My stocking was full of fruit, nuts, candies, and toiletries (the usual for us) but tucked in behind my stocking leaned up against my bedroom door was my first ever D&D book; The Fiend Folio.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPTW9rfPiZYCOpm8JsR0ysu6Q9KRhd3siM7p49zFadhIYBnYH8xgMYoGvudofrkNjNI81sc3lQJ22JFnIcaZ9g2CNwkqhRhu-0mDHT7vp5kDrtmR28lhQAQEJ1b7r6ryqO5zjW9uhzHJ8CRvIXLGjXnjP5wWA9V5IB7GEVFDNwvmtCd8sCSwLIA/s792/Fiend%20Folio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="605" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPTW9rfPiZYCOpm8JsR0ysu6Q9KRhd3siM7p49zFadhIYBnYH8xgMYoGvudofrkNjNI81sc3lQJ22JFnIcaZ9g2CNwkqhRhu-0mDHT7vp5kDrtmR28lhQAQEJ1b7r6ryqO5zjW9uhzHJ8CRvIXLGjXnjP5wWA9V5IB7GEVFDNwvmtCd8sCSwLIA/s320/Fiend%20Folio.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I was thrilled! Not only was the artwork AMAZING but a ton of my early gaming was playing through Fighting Fantasy books Warlock Of Firetop Mountain and Citadel Of Chaos. Getting a D&D book that was filled with monsters with the same aesthetic and sensibilities excited me more than any other D&D book I could have gotten at the time would have. My sister fell back asleep and I sat up in my bed reading the Fiend Folio from cover to cover while everyone else in the house slept.</p><p>Hours later we all went downstairs and started opening presents. My mom obviously knew which way my interests were going as the first two packages I opened were a JRR Tolkien box set and a CS Lewis box set. That was awesome! I had 11 books to read that couldn't wait to get into, but the next package properly kicked off and interest that is still going strong 39 years later...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHk5AF4muLQ1ZjL5yTc5zKoAWeIPmGn5QK1JzQ5_Y9EcuzOHNn358cxAd1em1JHx9VTlE2mnG1LNXBKPL0VWRHA6DuqlzUrcXV4yl2JdSQnjpsyL8kP85oJsz-_8AsybUVMugt_A1GDIYnaCdRngdJmfvQAZTtpQDukOig2pMvWnNjwlzcKXy8hQ/s325/D&D%20red%20box.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="260" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHk5AF4muLQ1ZjL5yTc5zKoAWeIPmGn5QK1JzQ5_Y9EcuzOHNn358cxAd1em1JHx9VTlE2mnG1LNXBKPL0VWRHA6DuqlzUrcXV4yl2JdSQnjpsyL8kP85oJsz-_8AsybUVMugt_A1GDIYnaCdRngdJmfvQAZTtpQDukOig2pMvWnNjwlzcKXy8hQ/s320/D&D%20red%20box.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>This was unbelievable! I was overwhelmed that I had both a Player's and a Dungeon Master's book! I'd never actually seen this box set before, I had only seen the the AD&D hardcovers before. And in 2022 I can't accurately convey what a big deal it was to have my own dice, at that time I didn't even know where I could get polyhedral dice from! I remember thinking I couldn't wait to get together with my friends after Christmas to start playing with my new stuff, and that was before I opened the Player's book and realized it had a solo adventure I was going to be able to play through that day. That old D&D box combined newness and completeness in a way that still informs my view of what a good starter set for a game should be.</p><p>My final gaming present from that first Christmas was another showcase of how great gaming content was at the time. My first issue of Dragon Magazine.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOog7nvLRI--3zae_6OTD1Ey8Z7XlBRQLXgPUDm3STbIdfMt-K3WoN_87CN753GL_H4JBfLUOm7iGhmEiV28AzzAdZ4Fh6x-R5nnHnqQ0EpGJn_rCRvawpkh3d7dqVVt5m6R9r-TSTb7F15RgIgLN-bGASWSIN4GQPioYPCQrkNOc5rfV7vZiSow/s500/Dragon%2080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="379" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOog7nvLRI--3zae_6OTD1Ey8Z7XlBRQLXgPUDm3STbIdfMt-K3WoN_87CN753GL_H4JBfLUOm7iGhmEiV28AzzAdZ4Fh6x-R5nnHnqQ0EpGJn_rCRvawpkh3d7dqVVt5m6R9r-TSTb7F15RgIgLN-bGASWSIN4GQPioYPCQrkNOc5rfV7vZiSow/s320/Dragon%2080.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>How could one magazine have; an entire city setting, an complete adventure, a piece of fiction, and a TON of background articles, and even ads (seriously ADS!) that had tons of amazing original artwork?</p><p>Christmas 1983 was my first deep dive into fantasy role-playing. Next up I'll cover summer 1985 when my philosophy of adventures and adventure writing started to take shape.</p><p>-Jay</p><p><br /></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-38368169770915832602022-05-02T08:54:00.001-07:002022-05-02T08:54:33.182-07:00Review - D&D Frameworks Miniatures<p> Today I'll be taking a quick look at the new Frameworks line of hard plastic D&D miniatures being produced by WizKids Games.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWx9KWVOfUmioifWFQtG6TNP2pTZr7wE9ZmBNwu3yQp23_j4vKSOFzhlO9q2FI6MAAYjMZz7pY9TwoElm-FDIFOexmMWGmRTRdWCMFHUABAlqB3c8rQIyQGk1MOFrux_4n31rkiwfQwAcNzS9_uK7FD3gRW6CmR1DZJpcNXQuAv0SkNzqiHz0_-g/s600/FW%20Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="600" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWx9KWVOfUmioifWFQtG6TNP2pTZr7wE9ZmBNwu3yQp23_j4vKSOFzhlO9q2FI6MAAYjMZz7pY9TwoElm-FDIFOexmMWGmRTRdWCMFHUABAlqB3c8rQIyQGk1MOFrux_4n31rkiwfQwAcNzS9_uK7FD3gRW6CmR1DZJpcNXQuAv0SkNzqiHz0_-g/s320/FW%20Logo.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>When I heard that WizKids was going to be producing hard plastic customizable D&D figures I was extremely excited, this was the exact kind of miniatures line I had wanted for years. I'm going to preface this review by stating two things to make my own perspective clear:</p><p>1. Having a positive personal bias going in, once I received the models I decided to spend some time with the models before reviewing them with the goal of remaining as objective as possible.</p><p>2. I fully understand that on the venn diagram of miniature gamers and role-players aside from the group in the center overlap there are two different sets of wants and needs from a D&D miniature product.</p><p>Having said that, let's get to it!</p><p>At release there are two basic types of Frameworks boxes; single models (characters and monsters), as well as multi-packs of 'horde' type monsters. I started off with four single model boxes (intentionally chosen as two sets of two, more on that in a bit), and one multi-pack. Here's a quick look at the single models:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6S7I7qmPPf7EemfS7xWi6TNz2LJli6q8_lzKPPOFbEhFjbMczQM82o1POcc1UWUwnWXeCACjwM1FVbacA_YRzofLbXxvygbcl9nE30wPcrlqjbCF2XHL9JY-P_9mQWm7ysDSGXnoMNvJyqA2Az5PFU9CiFC8u3WRd0TFwlS3x-gBxPpWy1v0wA/s4160/FW%20Cleric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6S7I7qmPPf7EemfS7xWi6TNz2LJli6q8_lzKPPOFbEhFjbMczQM82o1POcc1UWUwnWXeCACjwM1FVbacA_YRzofLbXxvygbcl9nE30wPcrlqjbCF2XHL9JY-P_9mQWm7ysDSGXnoMNvJyqA2Az5PFU9CiFC8u3WRd0TFwlS3x-gBxPpWy1v0wA/s320/FW%20Cleric.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZMJDvAO6P_zZNfVmi_J3l7tAb-jmpcWGobrcq3aE9odxH_4BvNvIOrhyDL4Py5kggkUjMZlWKSmYvRNRTqOI910n6NWoRMpPu6trTpUf6yqxC9b0TbjxtRJ8YL3IDp5Ciuh8REyWgg2o7E13UhCQICCTfg_JphraQRegsk61B4h9dDJyXHHs0g/s4160/FW%20Fighter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZMJDvAO6P_zZNfVmi_J3l7tAb-jmpcWGobrcq3aE9odxH_4BvNvIOrhyDL4Py5kggkUjMZlWKSmYvRNRTqOI910n6NWoRMpPu6trTpUf6yqxC9b0TbjxtRJ8YL3IDp5Ciuh8REyWgg2o7E13UhCQICCTfg_JphraQRegsk61B4h9dDJyXHHs0g/s320/FW%20Fighter.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2J2geekGEDBPiX5kuQkttH0u8KBVUyXin677lAd9D9ZGgloeOzXgC0cO-3jsZPYBjgc_wYKe-X6rgVAp4Bqu4SBVXi3u0d6YZDhRmU_P0-MFrtFA3LZBoLhgFlaJ4jgH3wW8B-IKGcpoTAnUPex5q7oeaF6Lhmc4HSaXsjljQLwL7WspjKydelw/s4160/FW%20Warlock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2J2geekGEDBPiX5kuQkttH0u8KBVUyXin677lAd9D9ZGgloeOzXgC0cO-3jsZPYBjgc_wYKe-X6rgVAp4Bqu4SBVXi3u0d6YZDhRmU_P0-MFrtFA3LZBoLhgFlaJ4jgH3wW8B-IKGcpoTAnUPex5q7oeaF6Lhmc4HSaXsjljQLwL7WspjKydelw/s320/FW%20Warlock.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoiGzhipzfnY7StSjg8uNaudU4fK82zjLFLsdidWK4K4QI0FFH3UkGtvGe-qrLEWdgGu8dFfdgYDwydjmPazkYAEd8Tm8xBwkPS63QC4fjo61zZoODdhXLJrGw4c9zVjAcwNj15XFgQHaYdhdJPdgPlTYV8nskCzl0qZY8-7q4APQ7ICXDPv82g/s4160/FW%20Wizard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoiGzhipzfnY7StSjg8uNaudU4fK82zjLFLsdidWK4K4QI0FFH3UkGtvGe-qrLEWdgGu8dFfdgYDwydjmPazkYAEd8Tm8xBwkPS63QC4fjo61zZoODdhXLJrGw4c9zVjAcwNj15XFgQHaYdhdJPdgPlTYV8nskCzl0qZY8-7q4APQ7ICXDPv82g/s320/FW%20Wizard.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>And then my one multi-pack:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pb7NXG-J6yhzIFs7bMt66UTfbx1Gnz0xctWCG8ffJ2_elWMkMd2b6PyEGCDKRCzFMOQOwmDpv22WJgwNC4CcUUXL0_LSoZbCjAUX4kgJQJiXQcG_jaFF4d-QerwxRcrbLNhwm2Fy8tMGXaAdsT_EapXpZDYzpR23SwRnoaKqyLQBFloJHMQcow/s4160/FW%20Kobolds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pb7NXG-J6yhzIFs7bMt66UTfbx1Gnz0xctWCG8ffJ2_elWMkMd2b6PyEGCDKRCzFMOQOwmDpv22WJgwNC4CcUUXL0_LSoZbCjAUX4kgJQJiXQcG_jaFF4d-QerwxRcrbLNhwm2Fy8tMGXaAdsT_EapXpZDYzpR23SwRnoaKqyLQBFloJHMQcow/s320/FW%20Kobolds.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b>The Good</b></p><p>I will start off by saying the level and sharpness of detail on these figures is outstanding. Remembering that for as long as WizKids has been making miniatures this is their first pass at hard plastic and the quality is outstanding. The variety of models available is also great as most basic D&D character arch-types are readily available and suitable for D&D or similar games right out of their boxes. And I'm really sorry, but as far as positives go, that's pretty much it.</p><p><b>The Bad</b></p><p>The design of the plastic frames themselves is incredibly out of date by modern casting standards, what I mean by that is in the pictures you can clearly see the amount of unused space on the sprues. This means there could have been significantly more options in each box than we ended up getting. This issue is further exacerbated by space being taken up on the sprues by repetitive and needless pieces. The two most egregious example of this are the bases and shields. Every miniature includes a clear plastic base, but in spite of this on every sprue the second biggest component (after the main body of the figure) is a single flat rock for the miniature to stand on, flat based rocks are a holdover from the days before generic flat bases and you don't need both, it wouldn't matter but given how much real estate on these sprues seems to be at a premium I would rather have another component or accessory than a duplication of basic basing function. The shields are even more glaring. The fighter's two shield options are identical except for the groves on the back so they can easily be attached to the figure in two different ways, given that the backs of the shields will be unseen once the models are assembled this is completely unnecessary. In the case of the Cleric three of the components on the sprue are one shield with two different images to mount on the front, this would be fine if again it wasn't for how much sprue space is given over to what is effectively one option.</p><p><b>The Ugly</b></p><p>Normally this would be my final point but I have to call out what poor value for money these figures are before moving on to ,more subjective points. A single character box has an MSRP roughly 80%-100% higher (so nearly double) than it's equivalent pack in the softer vinyl. The material and options theoretically add value to these Frameworks packs, but keep in mind that the packs I'm comparing them to have two figures each, not a single character (in the case of the Kobolds in my market I could have gotten 30 kobolds for this box of 7 costs). For my next point I'm going back to the start where I mentioned I consciously started with two sets of two characters, two armoured humans, and two unarmoured arcane casters. The reason I started with 'sets' of figures was to determine whether or not part could be easily swapped from one kit to another reasonably similar kit, for no reason at all the answer to that is; no. The heads don't have the same attachments, the arms attach at different points in the lengths, and most of the clear plastic accessories attach to a single specific arm or hand. Due to the models being plastic it would be fairly easy to use a knife or files to modify pieces to get them to fit together, but remember that venn diagram? I'm going to say 50% of potential hobbyists for these models are really not going to want to do that. </p><p>Overall I am really disappointed by Frameworks. I had high hopes but the technical execution and some design choices are so poor that almost from the moment I opened these boxes my mind went to all the better options to fill this particular hobby niche. If you see a single figure that really appeal to then by all means go for it, but if you are looking for a pool of miniature options for your D&D games there are much better choices out there for you.</p><p>Thanks for checking in.</p><p>-Jay</p><p> </p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-86685572150632225652022-04-23T09:11:00.001-07:002022-04-23T09:11:56.768-07:00I just got 'funneled' in Stennard<p> In case it's not already obvious; I like gaming with miniatures, I mean I REALLY like gaming with miniatures. One of the odder ways this manifests itself is that even when I'm playing an RPG that doesn't need or require miniatures I paint them anyways. Case in point, I recently got to play in a Twitch stream run by Nick from Breaker Press Games on Goodman Games official Twitch channel. Obviously playing remotely and we were not using miniatures but...I've got to be me, so I painted up the three characters I would be playing in our level 0 funnel.</p><p>A funnel is the concept in Dungeon Crawl Classics where a player players usually four, but in this case three, 0 level extremely fragile characters some, most, or all of whom won't survive to the conclusion of the adventure and then when it's time to play a traditional level 1 starting character you choose the one you enjoyed the most from the funnel. These are the three adventurers (not heroes) that I played with through The Precipice Of Corruption with.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgLNs5kWywM2Onrq4ccjpA8CrV7qNP89uXZjoWuvlOWObGUOCSV8bvdrtYkCvCZ_RxVlne6vjgmVH-afsx8M2AycYjizRgKOYHizi_w0kCTPehjDsQku-TMOpMNuCCUoyJiixX93uHx8SzAG5PJ-M49ba2Hk92UkItWXXovo6ptWqRUX_IT2sow/s4160/Aels%20Ehns%20Vandiss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgLNs5kWywM2Onrq4ccjpA8CrV7qNP89uXZjoWuvlOWObGUOCSV8bvdrtYkCvCZ_RxVlne6vjgmVH-afsx8M2AycYjizRgKOYHizi_w0kCTPehjDsQku-TMOpMNuCCUoyJiixX93uHx8SzAG5PJ-M49ba2Hk92UkItWXXovo6ptWqRUX_IT2sow/s320/Aels%20Ehns%20Vandiss.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I should also point out that every time I play through a funnel I seem to follow two traditions or patterns but I'll get into those in the additional entries below.</p><p>First up is Aels Crowgrounder.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8DB3HAHiGkRnNRLByRrOkaUGNs8objpnmVB5NGBWpAlzWwfeluzPBG2WI7GE0H2CVtSFN5iWOo_VUa4h6CdDV084jtXh1kPfNskzT8FRDA7sS_AK5T0OFV7XtXR5P0o-GcOEpVBSSuM5-pKW4WraPPw6GvMoSYO_I_knTteP0s89hed8_qx3PQ/s4160/Aels%20Crowgrinder.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8DB3HAHiGkRnNRLByRrOkaUGNs8objpnmVB5NGBWpAlzWwfeluzPBG2WI7GE0H2CVtSFN5iWOo_VUa4h6CdDV084jtXh1kPfNskzT8FRDA7sS_AK5T0OFV7XtXR5P0o-GcOEpVBSSuM5-pKW4WraPPw6GvMoSYO_I_knTteP0s89hed8_qx3PQ/s320/Aels%20Crowgrinder.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Aels is a Forrester and statistically was neither very good at anything, nor exceptionally poor at anything (which for me makes him above average!). Unbeknownst to the rest of the players Aels was in league with the villains of the adventure and was destined to turn on the group at a key moment. To this end Aels fulfilled the first of my traditions when playing a funnel; I was playing the scummiest character in the group.</p><p>Next we have Ehns Logsplitter.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8e3wKZcVuUECAuOklr7OuyM1f1OJGabn1gh6ESk3jQKl1FemqQTDpFgbqp9yaJAnXgdsEMNs_aGY_w4ra6RQLqLYkCBeaH2bRi0MBmR3P9a3EX4TznBf7azb9YmVh0oDXIj7xelv6En3mZQgcL087hdj7fnc2WEqtEO1ITLLhvVDLST23ccw4A/s4160/Ehns%20Logsplitter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8e3wKZcVuUECAuOklr7OuyM1f1OJGabn1gh6ESk3jQKl1FemqQTDpFgbqp9yaJAnXgdsEMNs_aGY_w4ra6RQLqLYkCBeaH2bRi0MBmR3P9a3EX4TznBf7azb9YmVh0oDXIj7xelv6En3mZQgcL087hdj7fnc2WEqtEO1ITLLhvVDLST23ccw4A/s320/Ehns%20Logsplitter.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Ehns was a Woodcutter from the nearby community of Hillwood Camp and was statistically my best character. She was going to fill a warrior role in the group and had above average physical stats as well as being armed with one of the most damaging weapons 0 level characters had access to. Ehns fulfilled the second of my traditions in that from start until <i>almost </i>the end she was the character I thought would become my main level 1 character at the conclusion of the adventure.</p><p>And finally we come to Vandiss The Blinding Light.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxD33q9F0RyMUkHlif1qrZHodSNZAlc2O9VAllQ_fhDtxZ7ArCrU2zW0KCE34BFpjvXpSaH0IBL7LJGKx8y7dGzGzVYDbw-8ilYlFuwOjJKR7DgK0hCYY-tAwZcIiuVy3yPQR4M_MXIlaIUqOPu5XOtPUuOMJdfcsUUsXwq2EFDtEtWqG8X5QGw/s4160/Vandiss%20Of%20The%20Burning%20Light.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxD33q9F0RyMUkHlif1qrZHodSNZAlc2O9VAllQ_fhDtxZ7ArCrU2zW0KCE34BFpjvXpSaH0IBL7LJGKx8y7dGzGzVYDbw-8ilYlFuwOjJKR7DgK0hCYY-tAwZcIiuVy3yPQR4M_MXIlaIUqOPu5XOtPUuOMJdfcsUUsXwq2EFDtEtWqG8X5QGw/s320/Vandiss%20Of%20The%20Burning%20Light.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Vandiss is a Legerdemainist who is new to the area and is slightly below average statistically as well as being armed with a mediocre weapon and some starting equipment that really doesn't work well with their stats and bonuses. Having said that Vandiss turned out to be a great utility character who was excellent at playing a support role.</p><p>So how did the funnel go? Aels betrayed the party at a key moment and not surprisingly met a gruesome (no, seriously GRUESOME) fate that he clearly deserved. Ehns bucked the spirit of the game by in fact being a heroine! We played for about 5 hours and through 4 3/4 of those hours Ehns was a tank that absolutely demolished every obstacle in the party's way...but man those last 15 minutes were rough. Ehns squared off against the adventure's big bad and fell to a single crushing blow. I have to say it was really impactful, no pun intended, because as soon as she died the entire rest of the group seemed very aware of how much danger they were in. RIP Ehns, you were too good for this world. And so we come to Vandiss. Vandiss spent most of their time on the fringes avoiding direct confrontation and not being particularly brave or cowardly. In our first of two sessions Vandiss did manage to get off an attack with some flash powder that greatly assisted the melee characters in the group, so overall they had a positive impact on the group as a whole, but they also made the decision in the closing moments of the final battle that there was in fact no place like home and broke for Stennard before the battle's conclusion.</p><p>Overall I really enjoyed The Precipice Of Corruption and anyone looking to run a Dungeon Crawl Classic funnel should definitely pick it up at <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/343571/The-Precipice-of-Corruption?term=precipice">Precipice Of Corruption</a> </p><p>I also really like the figures I painted up to sit on my desk alongside me while we streamed this game and highly recommend this box set from Fireforge Games for anyone looking for 0 level characters for their low level RPGs or specifically Dungeon Crawl Classic funnels. It's a rare box set that includes both male and female figures as well as a mix of both actual and improvised weapons.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_gjGLXXVKi_XQMblsVmQA9pjnzV5_c_LuHqnRdybkrP-IVK11FkHEEIr9RAYqr22Us_xCrTX26fIfpK9_bi1Fk0J-BFxtwuHXt5Rr7zvKyncPy0Yz8N7zoyU_TVskwEDcEeJHU_HMaMUT2s85sUbbRkKSwFEz433tioJHmWkgOlDlG8WJb5YLg/s4160/Folk%20Rabble.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_gjGLXXVKi_XQMblsVmQA9pjnzV5_c_LuHqnRdybkrP-IVK11FkHEEIr9RAYqr22Us_xCrTX26fIfpK9_bi1Fk0J-BFxtwuHXt5Rr7zvKyncPy0Yz8N7zoyU_TVskwEDcEeJHU_HMaMUT2s85sUbbRkKSwFEz433tioJHmWkgOlDlG8WJb5YLg/s320/Folk%20Rabble.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>And as always I picked these miniatures up from my Friendly Local Game Store. Please support both your FLGS and small publishers online!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3V0QYQwO9rPnNmltrmGOW4q6Z1YfY3O8MiF1L0sPeALbTZ-4KjNo3ZWrS90fKCwHLTzp7XBU69SugjgMwUGGAlRG75iJeVitG9GlI04HsmxCtBuWzW7yvm_KaBa9-2y0A_UyRv2ptp6h_S-eztSem-r8qCTPSmdCvuh7ln0GnWyvC0zVZJxMEA/s1050/business%20card%20strategies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1050" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3V0QYQwO9rPnNmltrmGOW4q6Z1YfY3O8MiF1L0sPeALbTZ-4KjNo3ZWrS90fKCwHLTzp7XBU69SugjgMwUGGAlRG75iJeVitG9GlI04HsmxCtBuWzW7yvm_KaBa9-2y0A_UyRv2ptp6h_S-eztSem-r8qCTPSmdCvuh7ln0GnWyvC0zVZJxMEA/s320/business%20card%20strategies.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for checking in</p><p>-Jay</p><p><br /></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-36639334714016285722022-04-03T19:37:00.002-07:002022-04-03T19:37:57.783-07:00Wotan Tamar March Militia<p> Continuing through the 1st Sommerset Strikers campaign I'm getting ready for Episode 3: The Taking Of Wotan.</p><p>From the Inner Sphere side of the campaign there are two scenarios that use a substantial amount of non Sommerset Striker mechs, this is one of them. One of the issues from a model collecting point of view is due to the repetition of the animation in the TV series the campaign is based on a player will need 9 Centurions and 8 Wolfhounds by the time the campaign is done. The current (excellent) boxes of mech models from Catalyst are full lances or stars of mixed mechs, so I would have to buy 17 boxes of mechs (and end up with 51 EXTRA miniatures) to make the ancillary forces I need for the campaign. To this end I have gotten some 3D prints of the Centurions and Wolfhounds to fill out my mooks.</p><p>In episode 3 of the Battletech Animated Series the opening sequence is Nicolai Malthus and his star wiping out the last remnants of the Wotan Tamar March Militia. In the scenario the Militia is made up of two lances of mechs made up of some substandard quality mechwarriors.</p><p>Lt General Ansel Cabrillo's Command Lance</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnHfjxcCoy3fBGGDReaOcCJd0XhzXZC-ejPjIEvR0q7_vq8YMgRCOT9DCMutHyBOZp2rq3VbMeZFdphxq8g3oko6bUPpekFkEz2VzfiQrG1jn5CFGn3J4x0_nuZRPSfIMuGXY5_x5ZDUZgFeSaVILIxGSGTBc3M2y2WEuuoVxp7ilPhUTV1GmeQ/s4160/TMM%20Command%20Lance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnHfjxcCoy3fBGGDReaOcCJd0XhzXZC-ejPjIEvR0q7_vq8YMgRCOT9DCMutHyBOZp2rq3VbMeZFdphxq8g3oko6bUPpekFkEz2VzfiQrG1jn5CFGn3J4x0_nuZRPSfIMuGXY5_x5ZDUZgFeSaVILIxGSGTBc3M2y2WEuuoVxp7ilPhUTV1GmeQ/s320/TMM%20Command%20Lance.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Lt Pam Genaro's Recon Lance</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgri4HAnTDHVSTXtlBIDogR339o-nEkrzD0VVI2fxqyfs3zCeEmhR5xZ4OvFE_2ug35FxgjJhbKHfIXwZLekZuZK1kxukEmImWMKPt2Lfh7Lh75CZySMu7BiMWlYaoPZtHf9w-MXN0_FbCo0Ako00VjNvhemasyI2HpCoijUGHzr0U3s3cP1PY9Ow/s4160/TMM%20Recon%20Lance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgri4HAnTDHVSTXtlBIDogR339o-nEkrzD0VVI2fxqyfs3zCeEmhR5xZ4OvFE_2ug35FxgjJhbKHfIXwZLekZuZK1kxukEmImWMKPt2Lfh7Lh75CZySMu7BiMWlYaoPZtHf9w-MXN0_FbCo0Ako00VjNvhemasyI2HpCoijUGHzr0U3s3cP1PY9Ow/s320/TMM%20Recon%20Lance.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>TMM Mauler</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqEMDica_EGGg4FIibQk3mFp6FHDmTkZ-Sfi1tehHQlElIobobKwuIWhdhw1qqLvkxUV6a0c4X3CBa3hmw23gGQbld8HNG7rk3FqbM5Sqme-_Fbr4PlxJgyjsdDMpbExqmOt9Q8Dg35gB4nakcquaCN1Wo-6k3bE4mLj1yb0eOptPtJlJ3H49WSA/s4160/TMM%20Mauler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqEMDica_EGGg4FIibQk3mFp6FHDmTkZ-Sfi1tehHQlElIobobKwuIWhdhw1qqLvkxUV6a0c4X3CBa3hmw23gGQbld8HNG7rk3FqbM5Sqme-_Fbr4PlxJgyjsdDMpbExqmOt9Q8Dg35gB4nakcquaCN1Wo-6k3bE4mLj1yb0eOptPtJlJ3H49WSA/s320/TMM%20Mauler.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>TMM Centurion</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGZEKbSyf0C1SoykWo7vHjoSZL1rv9uyTC_-A7bH5ujfFcvLdT6kJQwXvYrARvoRA3DqO9uZvif5rSd3JiFM2pvuSvTISHpH8ont5N3LLgJOLLi1KDvSJ6dSF2MmukzsekVLtIzhhRF2qb_h_zsytttac1TcK50NfVriXPUr3z6qjLxqDKNdclw/s4160/TMM%20Centurion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGZEKbSyf0C1SoykWo7vHjoSZL1rv9uyTC_-A7bH5ujfFcvLdT6kJQwXvYrARvoRA3DqO9uZvif5rSd3JiFM2pvuSvTISHpH8ont5N3LLgJOLLi1KDvSJ6dSF2MmukzsekVLtIzhhRF2qb_h_zsytttac1TcK50NfVriXPUr3z6qjLxqDKNdclw/s320/TMM%20Centurion.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>TMM Wolfhound</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0u8yEJJ0aAt1Q2q0tqYefJc1d_pIhDbOsYLsy2ozZC7IPgD6MFFQaDjaN1m33iA--2souwSw_4nhCdu698NNbIwVCMjwu6pQG5Ysx9A9TaQKs_NAbfBch3ClHmOA2SqSCktxSVO4PKyuFVX-XFXm38qlCNKZIIMktysJ8RJLKeEUCG9cLp0p0Q/s4160/TMM%20Wolfhound.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0u8yEJJ0aAt1Q2q0tqYefJc1d_pIhDbOsYLsy2ozZC7IPgD6MFFQaDjaN1m33iA--2souwSw_4nhCdu698NNbIwVCMjwu6pQG5Ysx9A9TaQKs_NAbfBch3ClHmOA2SqSCktxSVO4PKyuFVX-XFXm38qlCNKZIIMktysJ8RJLKeEUCG9cLp0p0Q/s320/TMM%20Wolfhound.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I might circle back to these figs later and add more red trim to accent the figures. I also have to say one thing that confused me (not being familiar with the lore of the time period) is that when I looked up the Tamar March Militia online for colour-scheme their logo was a variation on the Federated Suns logo, but when I looked at their history they are listed as being a Lyran Commonwealth unit. If anybody wants to fill me in please do.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpaLJje9HRXZBS_x_Qfh-eTDwijEwOGhNIOqDTACck-U-zrrbXQ91E5PqSL5OP34zhuc26d7o4fdwDo6D5b2zoLWUNm6A-hEr23OLuAfFpT74g8v5DRqgofWCIoFYcFjfTWhNeo2Bzg0zqLQdCUNPRqz9vUJuRIyOCmqYgHs2g_MSfamuN5RCOw/s200/federated_suns_terran_brigade.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpaLJje9HRXZBS_x_Qfh-eTDwijEwOGhNIOqDTACck-U-zrrbXQ91E5PqSL5OP34zhuc26d7o4fdwDo6D5b2zoLWUNm6A-hEr23OLuAfFpT74g8v5DRqgofWCIoFYcFjfTWhNeo2Bzg0zqLQdCUNPRqz9vUJuRIyOCmqYgHs2g_MSfamuN5RCOw/s1600/federated_suns_terran_brigade.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Thanks</p><p><br /></p><p>-Jay</p><p><br /></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-85847548668736976262022-02-25T18:50:00.000-08:002022-02-25T18:50:11.727-08:001st Somerset Strikers - Aerospace Assets<p> As of now I'm almost done the 1st Somerset Strikers (as far as the published scenarios go). I still need to paint the Packrat command vehicle as well as one more mech. That will do it for the unit itself, and then I'll be moving on to painting an additional Mauler, 4 Wolfhounds and 8 Centurions that make up 2 allied units the Strikers end up being supported by in some of the later scenarios. So 14 more models and I'm done!</p><p>But today's project are the twin Banshee Aerospace fighters that provide the Striker's air support. These models are 3D prints and I think they both turned out fairly well, although they do have the look of the Colonial Viper from Battlestar Gallactica about them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL_u82ya_XuWu2UZ7IpPbh5LZsoJMdlmkJu7jktVKxoEr0Kv8SFNhNGwmKkU6NbCAR9nRLPMWPoUL59JN4h9Wz-B0GJCpRv9MWprLyptJR9CufuB-diKT23cLJv1iCLenHIwZLl00l5FDp_99nHTgIQEf7n5v4el-j32L9o_oioJaTXHlrVdtPSQ=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL_u82ya_XuWu2UZ7IpPbh5LZsoJMdlmkJu7jktVKxoEr0Kv8SFNhNGwmKkU6NbCAR9nRLPMWPoUL59JN4h9Wz-B0GJCpRv9MWprLyptJR9CufuB-diKT23cLJv1iCLenHIwZLl00l5FDp_99nHTgIQEf7n5v4el-j32L9o_oioJaTXHlrVdtPSQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4rA5MNlRPRfNskFufdW3RNUM6WbRoEBVWdE0DFvkyIV8X-m7BwHbiH9c2V6o25BOGIgbvA9LvaSMKyhKxqD8LbaDXqGOtSRkt8XAYvHY-sRmoShxCJMjKEzBawYlMV_AzeF0Jh3bsdMketvaDBg1U0f077GQo2V_nDVWxbMaAapGxum0p5TnouQ=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4rA5MNlRPRfNskFufdW3RNUM6WbRoEBVWdE0DFvkyIV8X-m7BwHbiH9c2V6o25BOGIgbvA9LvaSMKyhKxqD8LbaDXqGOtSRkt8XAYvHY-sRmoShxCJMjKEzBawYlMV_AzeF0Jh3bsdMketvaDBg1U0f077GQo2V_nDVWxbMaAapGxum0p5TnouQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzZ99BDtFOqToFlvmQe2PTdX0mjn3zNkrJB4zSyjO0wOB300a53gbkxBAIKeEY3XJ_kH2H6rIBCmcA5YLssZrKbx_v9jqJL4V-GwZFUHaBz-mt8Rv6H0Vw_0aS7uXVR2-X03ogmcko0vVps9lUfn3UUoQeb0ugAca5HjlhHk2UTCGf9t4HnM2wVA=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzZ99BDtFOqToFlvmQe2PTdX0mjn3zNkrJB4zSyjO0wOB300a53gbkxBAIKeEY3XJ_kH2H6rIBCmcA5YLssZrKbx_v9jqJL4V-GwZFUHaBz-mt8Rv6H0Vw_0aS7uXVR2-X03ogmcko0vVps9lUfn3UUoQeb0ugAca5HjlhHk2UTCGf9t4HnM2wVA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I had a slight panic moment as I was prepping for my first 2 games when I realized the Banshee as an illegal design that was never really meant to make it into the game never got a card for Alpha Strike. It turned out to be a non-issue as at least through the first 2 scenarios the Banshee is basically handled like an off-table asset and doesn't really need to be represented on the tabletop. Having said that I had put out a call to the Battletech community on Twitter to see if anybody knew where I could find Alpha Strike rules for the Banshee. It turned out that none existed at all but a really kind member of the community named Scott Boehmer took some time out of his day to produce a card for me. So this is his work below, not mine.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZxPBwhN-tqD0jjMcCtHU4IbYwsZdR_LF9VUME0Mj5QGilUjCcH8T7kK2KKqW1_1ZOTuxme-cg4HjSVkv7va6k7U5NMoOXjg7wA3JRW20OKdijOhRdo0Dx2a9FoQprd5dbG8oPREVByUI77o4V8vjNjAHREXd7EutLEhlTHj1wFgzJYXv9p5-ijA=s1050" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1050" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZxPBwhN-tqD0jjMcCtHU4IbYwsZdR_LF9VUME0Mj5QGilUjCcH8T7kK2KKqW1_1ZOTuxme-cg4HjSVkv7va6k7U5NMoOXjg7wA3JRW20OKdijOhRdo0Dx2a9FoQprd5dbG8oPREVByUI77o4V8vjNjAHREXd7EutLEhlTHj1wFgzJYXv9p5-ijA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>If you're reading this, thanks again Scott!</p><p>I'll be taking a short break from Battletech this weekend to get my Lunar figures finished and then it's time to go nose to the grindstone on a fairly large fantasy scenery project.</p><p>Thanks for checking in!</p><p>-Jay</p><p><br /></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-9884433165925781182022-02-21T20:40:00.000-08:002022-02-21T20:40:12.253-08:001st Somerset Strikers - upgraded with new clan technology<p> Although during the Battletech animated series there was a TON of repetitive re-use of the same few mechs over an over again (I see you Centurion, Wolfhound, and Mauler) after a few successful raids and some intel gathering Major Steiner's 1st Somerset Strikers were rewarded for their efforts with some newer tech that was uniquely their own.</p><p>Ciro Ramirez had been captured by the clans and had his Wolfhound shot out from under him anyway. Valten Ryder had lost his father's Centurion (it's okay, there's tons of those things laying around). And even Major Steiner briefly lost his beloved Axman. FedCom came through with some new mechs along with a two battle armour suits for their pilots to use while on the ground. The only hold over from the original lance was Captain Hawkins who continues to perform his intel/recon functions from his 90 ton Mauler.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPE6u5mZFZtkB-vn3sbEVN771ceIGnkSnya0XX0ib86H20ezLGPomi8vJnVOaX3uEdu-jH-jgk9ulWXJH8Yd2AQAmCGG1kkVdsWCqmTLhCHOKGGSe8AFEJ268RxHr2g5UQSfUvy26P5Cw8iPjzHjgScAuwH18USVxUPSsQke70-qqlaJaIcqwcXw=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPE6u5mZFZtkB-vn3sbEVN771ceIGnkSnya0XX0ib86H20ezLGPomi8vJnVOaX3uEdu-jH-jgk9ulWXJH8Yd2AQAmCGG1kkVdsWCqmTLhCHOKGGSe8AFEJ268RxHr2g5UQSfUvy26P5Cw8iPjzHjgScAuwH18USVxUPSsQke70-qqlaJaIcqwcXw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Major Steiner received an awesome new Awesome assault mech. I had to re-watch a few episodes online to remind myself that the Awesome was in the patchy tan and brown camo used by FedCom forces and was not done in the colours of Steiner's previous Axman (not sure why I remembered it that way).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHE9wb2EHKuBqHBeSXaDat8l2HDcq_eqng3QB2TMcbs2zuLrjRqknkIi9IdPkEBo0_ixe9i89iMieFPp-Pta8j9lp6OSibaKxreqNhEx9tG5MPUd_wCL68309NzugFESjJ274C798WAgcONV0B-y9zWnUQP7VyKxUKC6JATIHSUTbQqMI6X5_IvQ=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHE9wb2EHKuBqHBeSXaDat8l2HDcq_eqng3QB2TMcbs2zuLrjRqknkIi9IdPkEBo0_ixe9i89iMieFPp-Pta8j9lp6OSibaKxreqNhEx9tG5MPUd_wCL68309NzugFESjJ274C798WAgcONV0B-y9zWnUQP7VyKxUKC6JATIHSUTbQqMI6X5_IvQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Valten Ryder got a Bushwacker a mech I have to confess I know next to nothing about. I was basically getting out of Batteltech when the Bushwacker made it's first appearances back in the day so I'm really unfamiliar with it outside of the animated series. The one thing that strikes me looking at the Bushwacker is given it's body shape and somewhat odd arm design and positioning I'm kind of curious if back in the day at the graphic design phase it was intended to be a new land-air-mech. No idea, just speculating.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8WSKvmrREisztpsEBA1S2SLy00gGcXbARq1WSkpnHdB50gZB6S6zLEpQO_FGLLMHfc1h_pSFr1SIDVZBqIvuvJt61fTxyXfpHN4zRjXfmxDy4vPf1XD9XSP85fqQpJukA83U5Jw009r1cVSUIQT9MTI5XQFdo_DAfE0CNsgup2h6oF1_pe9iagQ=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8WSKvmrREisztpsEBA1S2SLy00gGcXbARq1WSkpnHdB50gZB6S6zLEpQO_FGLLMHfc1h_pSFr1SIDVZBqIvuvJt61fTxyXfpHN4zRjXfmxDy4vPf1XD9XSP85fqQpJukA83U5Jw009r1cVSUIQT9MTI5XQFdo_DAfE0CNsgup2h6oF1_pe9iagQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCXfoECixfGBkM0JZ5X3mFeLIiKhVY3p6y_U80cWGFxDbWDEqfPhcs6pz4eN9LYU4s305Pa_X-Tbeodq7rPu0tTqxV1AFBoQjcgyPH-vZZjlaw-aHkYu8YXNszb0q-BqX5PIX2tSKsMOy2i3ejzKvsZKjaFfD2bpQXHIAL4__RTBTJTPOu3YJYAw=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCXfoECixfGBkM0JZ5X3mFeLIiKhVY3p6y_U80cWGFxDbWDEqfPhcs6pz4eN9LYU4s305Pa_X-Tbeodq7rPu0tTqxV1AFBoQjcgyPH-vZZjlaw-aHkYu8YXNszb0q-BqX5PIX2tSKsMOy2i3ejzKvsZKjaFfD2bpQXHIAL4__RTBTJTPOu3YJYAw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>In addition to upgrading two of their mechs FedCom came up with two designs based on the Clan Elemental armour; the Sloth, and the Infiltrator. The Sloth has always struck me as kind of a neat design. Whereas the Infiltrator (and the Clan Elemental suits) always seemed like a fairly generic take on sci-fi power armour, the Sloth feels far more unique and distinctive and looks more like something that belongs firmly in the Battletech universe.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8KwCOupovWgsn2UoZpgQL2dRpTxAuh7XdtCEiRmiebEvMN4_ua5c6kIyvZnFRBB69PrXBiI3Nvm7z2EmzPCnTd-DT0MQ6Kj-YY4bEfn4Idk6LB9WFx94thgegQdO-byy6ZerpxKbuxAUO6gO1Rky7VdnxvNFTZaFn_NZjX6SSrXvffPZzY2FukQ=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8KwCOupovWgsn2UoZpgQL2dRpTxAuh7XdtCEiRmiebEvMN4_ua5c6kIyvZnFRBB69PrXBiI3Nvm7z2EmzPCnTd-DT0MQ6Kj-YY4bEfn4Idk6LB9WFx94thgegQdO-byy6ZerpxKbuxAUO6gO1Rky7VdnxvNFTZaFn_NZjX6SSrXvffPZzY2FukQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8x2Rduvt-YkvBtE4eiZsopXl7lLGgFFnyNIh4w1dvGzSlo0TAbGii5OeQC783NsPcC9Z-FEh8RLm0PF4RIfRkAZnQLM3pTt27HH-O9fVa8t2narMVZEi3X-R5FqhQ3EppbcP8x4EoaIL_FNIyWi8k1kzEYbjCtGOTXq1GwUsJCL5cjKRCGtkG0g=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8x2Rduvt-YkvBtE4eiZsopXl7lLGgFFnyNIh4w1dvGzSlo0TAbGii5OeQC783NsPcC9Z-FEh8RLm0PF4RIfRkAZnQLM3pTt27HH-O9fVa8t2narMVZEi3X-R5FqhQ3EppbcP8x4EoaIL_FNIyWi8k1kzEYbjCtGOTXq1GwUsJCL5cjKRCGtkG0g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I've really enjoyed painting this small characterful force. I still have four more models to finish for the Strikers themselves and then I'll be reviewing the scenarios before painting a bunch of Wolfhounds and Centurions to fill out their attached allies for some of the later scenarios.</p><p>On a personal note HUGE thanks to my friend Nick from Breaker Press Games for getting me the Sloth and the Infiltrator. That stuff is hard to come by up here in Canada. Nick has his own sci-fi miniature line and publishes a ton a great content for Dungeon Crawl Classics. Please check out his work at: https://breakerpress.storenvy.com/ </p><p>And once again if you're looking for Battletech rules and models please support your friendly local game store!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjunsdJn53hAccycdTJOU8rlFVAz_fR1Vty7O16w4xZdAOlhpOl3-KLoN2mqdJebm-ctFeRtgPKN_Npv8BMM_5KI3PYC5Z35HvxnYY-rePRhQxUaabXYrcz85z9TYlw_sqwpnCQcTkrY40o_lUdDOrSv_OFc8VZCfLwU0d56j476_LVT837lAy8dQ=s1050" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1050" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjunsdJn53hAccycdTJOU8rlFVAz_fR1Vty7O16w4xZdAOlhpOl3-KLoN2mqdJebm-ctFeRtgPKN_Npv8BMM_5KI3PYC5Z35HvxnYY-rePRhQxUaabXYrcz85z9TYlw_sqwpnCQcTkrY40o_lUdDOrSv_OFc8VZCfLwU0d56j476_LVT837lAy8dQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for checking in.</p><p>-Jay</p><p> </p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-57036686013852734642022-02-20T17:46:00.001-08:002022-02-20T17:46:13.833-08:001st Somerset Strikers - original lance<p> I'm getting ready to play some more Battletech, both Classic and Alpha Strike, using the sourcebook for the Battletech Animated series. So allow me to introduce you to the original 1st Somerset Strikers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZUZ8hcsOuy-_K0FymxQ3H4BSlenXFo5lnokoDzhg1aWtpOuYbzpO0R43iX4BWZIHrLea2QPFSv9bE8B_bVq84hS6NE-G6WTTnCM0Xn1elI30f-h_5EFZipUS3fpNWJ3vEur7uegGpZobjD8PqnQpK1WfflfogqKHQFb0dIrB5b_QXBjcqB7L3RQ=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZUZ8hcsOuy-_K0FymxQ3H4BSlenXFo5lnokoDzhg1aWtpOuYbzpO0R43iX4BWZIHrLea2QPFSv9bE8B_bVq84hS6NE-G6WTTnCM0Xn1elI30f-h_5EFZipUS3fpNWJ3vEur7uegGpZobjD8PqnQpK1WfflfogqKHQFb0dIrB5b_QXBjcqB7L3RQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The 1st Somerset Strikers are lead by Major Adam Steiner in his Axeman mech. House Steiner pioneered the hatchet or ax armed battlemech. The Axeman has a mixture of missiles, lasers, and a fearsome melee weapon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRhgnj7maCG40MKSn5jEUppuAg-4zcU2H8UbGV1aMDa-nRFfLQJvNxyOvsG0JSLajR23S5fmrK2UaaTN41_-6tLkQ0iRMJbXvd_uevsS9_VakS1Ere5B7dNYxPPxisNa_BIjn6frjYSaVFdfO8vw1xuMSU7Jh3mtKC6wEVa5lDlnvpHC1JJUKr-g=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRhgnj7maCG40MKSn5jEUppuAg-4zcU2H8UbGV1aMDa-nRFfLQJvNxyOvsG0JSLajR23S5fmrK2UaaTN41_-6tLkQ0iRMJbXvd_uevsS9_VakS1Ere5B7dNYxPPxisNa_BIjn6frjYSaVFdfO8vw1xuMSU7Jh3mtKC6wEVa5lDlnvpHC1JJUKr-g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Captain Miles Hawkins is a FedCom intelligence officer that pilots a 90 ton Mauler. The Mauler is a cool looking mech but I've always found it a bit funny because in my head I think of FedCom Intelligence within the context of mech lance or company as being akin to a recon function and yet Hawkins drives one of the heaviest mechs in the Inner Sphere.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2HxGR5ISmlFRAFrRquFzCMBFJEL0ALQ9iQ7XK-aSz0x2TYY8OL4vP9Cog9uvWOkMMzTv9r5-8FIIa1kV6XQgZmWqb9GHj_jjmSmiIwqsHfCdqGxF6sT3eGXkAqtjbV9lafCEVkxx-A2ZCaBoHYGDh64OgYDvgh5Lk97JoD5hAa0LH753F_LUMzA=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2HxGR5ISmlFRAFrRquFzCMBFJEL0ALQ9iQ7XK-aSz0x2TYY8OL4vP9Cog9uvWOkMMzTv9r5-8FIIa1kV6XQgZmWqb9GHj_jjmSmiIwqsHfCdqGxF6sT3eGXkAqtjbV9lafCEVkxx-A2ZCaBoHYGDh64OgYDvgh5Lk97JoD5hAa0LH753F_LUMzA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Captain Valten Ryder is a merc who joined the Strikers to escape some debts and obligations. He's a hotshot maverick mech pilot but he starts the series off piloting a Centurion which in the animated series (and arguably in the game itself) is the most average mediocre mech going. This is something that will improve later in in the series...we'll come back to the subject in a future.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9tS5hnlPK0TUDSh0LOrnAV2Q0alPN6OPob4kLyEn4iYmQGl0ZeshnErrvUe_-XluusSCJMT01EFLJI9-uDSLJFOpqiQnR9Ow1mdFU1x119zDG9A6wvqrle-F5rXjReZKwcMndcvsj2JsWEOyroiDISUyMlAH9sbg9vTz73nTSupoAsgL_FuiKmQ=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9tS5hnlPK0TUDSh0LOrnAV2Q0alPN6OPob4kLyEn4iYmQGl0ZeshnErrvUe_-XluusSCJMT01EFLJI9-uDSLJFOpqiQnR9Ow1mdFU1x119zDG9A6wvqrle-F5rXjReZKwcMndcvsj2JsWEOyroiDISUyMlAH9sbg9vTz73nTSupoAsgL_FuiKmQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Lieutenant Ciro Ramirez rounds out the original version of the Strikers in his Wolfhound. Ramirez is a loyal FedCom warrior and a fierce believer in the old Star League but he's a bit of an uptight pain in the butt for his squad-mates.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFGESqvNXlCFedEOCo9Iow7TfaAaPPqpXDFGT3Rr3jdRpkA-gvWzxKA23WPEdQ-28c0ssxP5jzzrdOI-Ax1Iy66dSQ-GmBMZoVZS12whJgTJXNMjvj6TTAHSnnDEk-IpFq04N8qnrx8rjLUwMROZAohe1yPs1qMQmd1wvCY5AV80v9-7MCa1EtYQ=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFGESqvNXlCFedEOCo9Iow7TfaAaPPqpXDFGT3Rr3jdRpkA-gvWzxKA23WPEdQ-28c0ssxP5jzzrdOI-Ax1Iy66dSQ-GmBMZoVZS12whJgTJXNMjvj6TTAHSnnDEk-IpFq04N8qnrx8rjLUwMROZAohe1yPs1qMQmd1wvCY5AV80v9-7MCa1EtYQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>This lance is a bit of a mix of models. The Centurion is an old FASA plastic figure from their last CityTech box set. The Wolfhound is a current Catalyst model available in the BattleTech Inner Sphere Striker Lance. The Axeman and Mauler are 3D prints, those same 2 models are also available from Iron Wind Metals in metal, but personally I felt the 3D prints scaled and matched up better with the current Catalyst plastics.</p><p>Thanks for checking out the 1st Somerset Strikers, and please check out your friendly local game store for BattleTech rules and miniatures.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi01m7GDe3o09tTI5zpm-lpV4ucZWXUQJIEDF86L8MlfkIIYrmFPAoRdXJe2zbSkQX8nnmGPMPHAXH_yOOo5NB2FJoeXaA7l2nGBiVa0QvG2Nmrv5V7sw6b06aHNiyWJNnWEVdzrlWvweyBCoaCikH_ljh2v8OocI9tcyuYnRtvfmjIJyCeLdB2kA=s1050" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1050" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi01m7GDe3o09tTI5zpm-lpV4ucZWXUQJIEDF86L8MlfkIIYrmFPAoRdXJe2zbSkQX8nnmGPMPHAXH_yOOo5NB2FJoeXaA7l2nGBiVa0QvG2Nmrv5V7sw6b06aHNiyWJNnWEVdzrlWvweyBCoaCikH_ljh2v8OocI9tcyuYnRtvfmjIJyCeLdB2kA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>-Jay</p><p><br /></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-15218782539350188452022-02-09T22:17:00.003-08:002022-02-09T22:17:57.069-08:00The Silver Bayonet - British Warband and an assortment of monsters<p> I finally got around to playing my first few games of The Silver Bayonet by Osprey Games. For those not familiar The Silver Bayonet is a skirmish level wargame set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars.</p><p>Although the mechanics of the rules are different than Frostgrave the structure of the game and it's scenarios are very similar. To that end I'm planning on painting all the monsters needed for the 14 scenarios in the game as well as a few odds and ends from the random encounter table. This will also be the kickoff for my plan to start building a collection of historic based/themed fantasy figures not only for The Silver Bayonet but for an assortment of other games and scenarios I'm planning on playing this year.</p><p>First up my Silver Bayonet Warband is led by Lt Archibald Tavington III. Archie is a proper gentleman on loan from the 95th rifle regiment.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQxEiCyNnxr4YxNvvADuNH380WuDs7wfhXZ4eSiTkn_wBmiBDhIufw-j9WpkJydysV8PuJyvCh2SekxZVmvI-y1KAZwHiOMbIRwbFr4k60eLYMG6b6YdZFH0LUe--LRvrRfzo0RKv36CGPR5ugCPwgeUZiXxKtmKk-jDp2GDeR1puY_G1Rz_BQ1A=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQxEiCyNnxr4YxNvvADuNH380WuDs7wfhXZ4eSiTkn_wBmiBDhIufw-j9WpkJydysV8PuJyvCh2SekxZVmvI-y1KAZwHiOMbIRwbFr4k60eLYMG6b6YdZFH0LUe--LRvrRfzo0RKv36CGPR5ugCPwgeUZiXxKtmKk-jDp2GDeR1puY_G1Rz_BQ1A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Along with their Lieutenant four rifleman have been seconded to the unit to explore and battle the unknown. Two of the riflemen are by Warlord Games and two of them are from Perry Miniatures.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjg4nbainrTq1hG-iQwO070DceS8WVXSU4tP7JMTr2LLySNLSKk_FqzjeiKVxXlCshThvd5QC3L6uOYLwd0H-RlNBpXjlNf2H1fLRgO2okLb3RpUyVZcKvPEwFra9dRrdMfBLHQ-lx4D5BofZXXSNgFSuOJDvu9Eej0YGzbbLQ52paAu7auUrjhiQ=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjg4nbainrTq1hG-iQwO070DceS8WVXSU4tP7JMTr2LLySNLSKk_FqzjeiKVxXlCshThvd5QC3L6uOYLwd0H-RlNBpXjlNf2H1fLRgO2okLb3RpUyVZcKvPEwFra9dRrdMfBLHQ-lx4D5BofZXXSNgFSuOJDvu9Eej0YGzbbLQ52paAu7auUrjhiQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Accompanying the chosen men of the 95th is Doctor Theodore Theopolis. The good doctor is proper soldier and in addition to his medical skills is not afraid to use his pistol to see off any hobgoblins that might be found harassing the countryside.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguPOJu_gpDaN0XL-onZWlsN-EGcB-Xv0cpAJj6rwCznkkuzSx6Vz3NYumoshvtiiOXIU_Mo_rr0-2wSX70Zq9D93EWMJJ3NCPxpn5SARikmjtIq-7upZVmCrKh6RXElWQlvMGU02B7lRMs5YYQ3hY3TgKPhIskskOtxD2MjkavwJPE-UIURyUcDw=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguPOJu_gpDaN0XL-onZWlsN-EGcB-Xv0cpAJj6rwCznkkuzSx6Vz3NYumoshvtiiOXIU_Mo_rr0-2wSX70Zq9D93EWMJJ3NCPxpn5SARikmjtIq-7upZVmCrKh6RXElWQlvMGU02B7lRMs5YYQ3hY3TgKPhIskskOtxD2MjkavwJPE-UIURyUcDw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Lastly Angus McHaggis is a highlander from Scotland. Angus keeps to the old ways and carries a great claymore to mete out the king's justice to the forces of the unnatural.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkoQa7tFaMhCrT0s9s42oE8D1YC4CGF2nntSvRzxgb2yuD2lsk-qONDlMilxXDHvC6_dO6_KCWxiAzmWHeMvdXPTwS390PrcnOzwReS3ZOlTkuTlrk4Ejyfx4esZ6F3tdOxQEdgUfdysnhPP00fwkh1Bp_Ohk2HOn4buIFqGCzS8QS6pNm6CMd4w=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkoQa7tFaMhCrT0s9s42oE8D1YC4CGF2nntSvRzxgb2yuD2lsk-qONDlMilxXDHvC6_dO6_KCWxiAzmWHeMvdXPTwS390PrcnOzwReS3ZOlTkuTlrk4Ejyfx4esZ6F3tdOxQEdgUfdysnhPP00fwkh1Bp_Ohk2HOn4buIFqGCzS8QS6pNm6CMd4w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>For my first batch of baddies I painted a bunch of Dark Wolves. For these models I used the WizKids wolves. The thing I like best about these wolves is that they scale properly with 28mm figures as they are the size of a large dog, and not the size of a horse that could be ridden by a man-sized figure.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoY7YKhOw0CfhhXAzINixBWeRfwR0a3DdiFyxZ7dEJvdrvj6QNeJwwVpUkPLRFNNtg6gIOetRmnuVrCKoM4mKnATeAWKKbea3ArojynLjGZqB0_zh1SmcKcQJPnUaPH1sCrHuLGupQ6B3LQYKYXGI51CegYQ03uHgxg_tzt6AtaBrGNiTnBv6iog=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoY7YKhOw0CfhhXAzINixBWeRfwR0a3DdiFyxZ7dEJvdrvj6QNeJwwVpUkPLRFNNtg6gIOetRmnuVrCKoM4mKnATeAWKKbea3ArojynLjGZqB0_zh1SmcKcQJPnUaPH1sCrHuLGupQ6B3LQYKYXGI51CegYQ03uHgxg_tzt6AtaBrGNiTnBv6iog=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Next up are the goblins. I used the Hobbit Escape From Goblintown goblins which are some of my favourite goblin figures EVER. I have used these for a bunch of other projects and I'm sure I'll continue finding more uses for these excellent figures.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHL3Jvv_dGkpufbqKxTeyhG8szITm5lub5a54rdgFr0R1qOqFh4gXwDxU7EC0cbkj2Ar_CCWd9f0Rn2nmRId68yjJO-5Vwm2j8rew6PRBKAuloYY7oWP3EWZ3J5UrMC810iQW_-78VfinXrIW0x7GJ6_3fCU-LIOZtbLcqexT2B6MRP-Lrny04UA=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHL3Jvv_dGkpufbqKxTeyhG8szITm5lub5a54rdgFr0R1qOqFh4gXwDxU7EC0cbkj2Ar_CCWd9f0Rn2nmRId68yjJO-5Vwm2j8rew6PRBKAuloYY7oWP3EWZ3J5UrMC810iQW_-78VfinXrIW0x7GJ6_3fCU-LIOZtbLcqexT2B6MRP-Lrny04UA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>No horror game set in this era would be complete without ghosts. Again WizKids had the perfect ghosts. These are great transparent figures that fit the theme of the game perfectly. I particularly like the ghost lady carrying her severed head and floating through the headstone.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWH_uWwzG0f4HcxTK0ru1ULjfRwq28r-GaL5yjdcDhsVZ7BQ3zKo9eSHMrfMTG5_QFZkioSUHU0RjG1CjKYweZVzNjQGADfdUy5Ie2wQ9Peq_G-5vjr0TdK_dwSj_EkpaQHdjoCxkSR6NHCIJqrXVgWaCViE3IlgYUxc3bfMKpxQiUlrQYW3r5xA=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWH_uWwzG0f4HcxTK0ru1ULjfRwq28r-GaL5yjdcDhsVZ7BQ3zKo9eSHMrfMTG5_QFZkioSUHU0RjG1CjKYweZVzNjQGADfdUy5Ie2wQ9Peq_G-5vjr0TdK_dwSj_EkpaQHdjoCxkSR6NHCIJqrXVgWaCViE3IlgYUxc3bfMKpxQiUlrQYW3r5xA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>One of the figures I struggled with the most was the Hobgoblin. The description of the Hobgoblin in The Silver Bayonet doesn't really match the design or aesthetic of any of the hobgoblin miniatures I am aware of. I decided to ignore the names on packages and actually landed on a Reaper orc that seemed like a perfect fit for the description in the game. I'm really happy with how this figure turned out and could see adding more of these style orcs down the road.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi247kWEOelgkwimJ8oJnbSai2ru_P7pU8lJh9LCwZtoZxyfBW-HUAvrTOtOUgS4laVBB4--g329E5sFBXOfKVMz2oV_Ox6FWVNCBUB7wbjcpfKtXLDnbuPCu-iGSXWV45zrreQEPt9ht6A853ePDiy_3fWxVv40HyvWJlw-0VeHShRE2go4UwPnQ=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi247kWEOelgkwimJ8oJnbSai2ru_P7pU8lJh9LCwZtoZxyfBW-HUAvrTOtOUgS4laVBB4--g329E5sFBXOfKVMz2oV_Ox6FWVNCBUB7wbjcpfKtXLDnbuPCu-iGSXWV45zrreQEPt9ht6A853ePDiy_3fWxVv40HyvWJlw-0VeHShRE2go4UwPnQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>One of the other models I struggled with was finding an appropriately scaled Scarecrow. Surprisingly (to me at least) most of the Scarecrow miniatures on the market are surprisingly large and over-scaled compare to man-sized figures. Once again WizKids had a model that was both a great size and had a nice look to it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO3GNEp2NT6x8JYgebruW3G0zRFE3lkg7ecgkVS-MDpc77xp3lt6dJVnzGYfhrqHnY5VDjL18nxPxJ9DwNsi39NLpSM5Khpl9IL1WLnv-eAGzjz2YD8tGIryKd6WDpapUkQcJZIAn8Uev_F0bb3tTbaE8CMFB37Km_-YXZqJqeuPfRwndF5aBO4g=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO3GNEp2NT6x8JYgebruW3G0zRFE3lkg7ecgkVS-MDpc77xp3lt6dJVnzGYfhrqHnY5VDjL18nxPxJ9DwNsi39NLpSM5Khpl9IL1WLnv-eAGzjz2YD8tGIryKd6WDpapUkQcJZIAn8Uev_F0bb3tTbaE8CMFB37Km_-YXZqJqeuPfRwndF5aBO4g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I'm off to a pretty good start. I have a few more packs/units of monsters to add as well as a bunch more single figure entries to be completely ready for the full campaign. I'm hoping to get at least another dozen miniatures done this week, and then I might switch gears to scenery next week just to change things up.</p><p>And as always remember The Silver Bayonet and all the miniatures I've painted here are available from your friendly local game store.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1AVOxk7Xb1dlKB4-LNxIST9PbpP54oc_faRieAxa0Pqb9WwugKUNORddfokGp3JUCmN4AQaDHT5ylR1ijX1-Y8RJk3NcWEuDG5qgv2MV8NyAM9IVhE3mVqLx_jKXgIjxtgQRrCO-bZSk7F5G-6_mE6B2_K8tS17TWnoXoqd2fxOS0PYa8iI-Spw=s1050" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1050" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1AVOxk7Xb1dlKB4-LNxIST9PbpP54oc_faRieAxa0Pqb9WwugKUNORddfokGp3JUCmN4AQaDHT5ylR1ijX1-Y8RJk3NcWEuDG5qgv2MV8NyAM9IVhE3mVqLx_jKXgIjxtgQRrCO-bZSk7F5G-6_mE6B2_K8tS17TWnoXoqd2fxOS0PYa8iI-Spw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for checking in,</p><p>-Jay</p><p><br /></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-25078438212067086372022-01-30T18:43:00.000-08:002022-01-30T18:43:20.316-08:00Space Truckers<p> Last year I started working on some figures to play Stargrave with. I managed to play one game before things started getting all lock-downy again. With extra time at home I got interested in running a (then) new RPG called Those Dark Places which a rules-light industrial sci-fi game and thought these figures would be perfect, so I kept working on them. After spending months slowly picking away at these figures the company that produced them are now releasing a game called Violent Dark that these will be folded into.</p><p>Okay. So a lot of vague 'maybe this, maybe that' allusions to what I might want to use these figures for but why should you care about a theoretically random collection of figures? Well.....</p><p>The crew of the Nostromo</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1_LbXhtvmjpuqjtxul7xLFrKOekPYBHEbxbHHim7dy9oiPyGGwgunIAph0D21l1exjW-j25PdJpIXbZOSBxSj9jeTCT5SKXi-oMxUy8Ah3eIIG8HKmR7Qx7y081Fc6ylkXoxLPvs_5MpOHLxhfp9WYXjYnocolgv-_gRtGEvOHrFEpjtnLqWz_w=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1_LbXhtvmjpuqjtxul7xLFrKOekPYBHEbxbHHim7dy9oiPyGGwgunIAph0D21l1exjW-j25PdJpIXbZOSBxSj9jeTCT5SKXi-oMxUy8Ah3eIIG8HKmR7Qx7y081Fc6ylkXoxLPvs_5MpOHLxhfp9WYXjYnocolgv-_gRtGEvOHrFEpjtnLqWz_w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Dallas and Kane</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHOxfbyNhXs3BuXaGafGyxdcsKjySMoP-ztC3lTz6tEhRrHps3YUmeVjWM7D3R_jYkeQMlBS2lhHHss7XzJ0bhc2JV6nwpc1Dk-0nAQ3fqUeI88qECGgU9AZPmPNbb2bCKsjt8ojTJQ-8P_FtCPUFQ2EPvLtiGCzvtYC2mAMnU9dS5cSMluT5Ccw=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHOxfbyNhXs3BuXaGafGyxdcsKjySMoP-ztC3lTz6tEhRrHps3YUmeVjWM7D3R_jYkeQMlBS2lhHHss7XzJ0bhc2JV6nwpc1Dk-0nAQ3fqUeI88qECGgU9AZPmPNbb2bCKsjt8ojTJQ-8P_FtCPUFQ2EPvLtiGCzvtYC2mAMnU9dS5cSMluT5Ccw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Brett and Parker</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR8la6bvJcyZQoTqe79yTfuowWQJNvn8jZjGANcIaAC0EEKaybvM7lqfb3HTITfXqkx90ThjBDkYWHbHqkoRxYzwTSFvaymWgSXVDrSAMV4ca1BmvxRXLOf-uRwd-ixNqnRDkWpqBsK1mph36CK6x66uGsVMhwW-eADickSowZyA3WY9OzUibhRg=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR8la6bvJcyZQoTqe79yTfuowWQJNvn8jZjGANcIaAC0EEKaybvM7lqfb3HTITfXqkx90ThjBDkYWHbHqkoRxYzwTSFvaymWgSXVDrSAMV4ca1BmvxRXLOf-uRwd-ixNqnRDkWpqBsK1mph36CK6x66uGsVMhwW-eADickSowZyA3WY9OzUibhRg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Ash and Lambert</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZQqjiEHCTkP57Bjo9K27ne5O-x0aHMfjgCmrNoQmxRsX-aiwMwYR8Ny01NX8juDa2X6unnk1s_wx0STgFf5oqM1XJ8IluDB6Mp5gFqK-XaVTtJkdZPYOg4QJ92hB12mtjMqGLFv69eJJTPCUMcad1sP6_dbY1iz_62vNr9s-zuWx4IJkmXqBzZg=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZQqjiEHCTkP57Bjo9K27ne5O-x0aHMfjgCmrNoQmxRsX-aiwMwYR8Ny01NX8juDa2X6unnk1s_wx0STgFf5oqM1XJ8IluDB6Mp5gFqK-XaVTtJkdZPYOg4QJ92hB12mtjMqGLFv69eJJTPCUMcad1sP6_dbY1iz_62vNr9s-zuWx4IJkmXqBzZg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Ripley and Jonesy</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiHV01oWwMpvhk-0Oai-aXNEGPKUSNBdBZQOhXt0i-FJbojXIqajEQXU96yRFhvlocXAYeeJEbYho6ajFM1VvsQsve3YORejENB8rDeDUUEZE3Vjq_eg5ECERUmVo2kLYXSrAfPw6WFCa2kJfdKwbY6RLgDg6H-4a7dxlYdou7y38hXpWhnGdw8A=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiHV01oWwMpvhk-0Oai-aXNEGPKUSNBdBZQOhXt0i-FJbojXIqajEQXU96yRFhvlocXAYeeJEbYho6ajFM1VvsQsve3YORejENB8rDeDUUEZE3Vjq_eg5ECERUmVo2kLYXSrAfPw6WFCa2kJfdKwbY6RLgDg6H-4a7dxlYdou7y38hXpWhnGdw8A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>(I finally have a space cat in my collection!)</p><p>I would say if you're a fan of sci-fi horror (or just sci-fi....or just horror) you should definitely check out Black Site Studios collections. They are very much a 21st century miniatures company as you have the option to either buy physical models from them, or STL files for those of you with 3D printers.</p><p>There is definitely a lot more Black Site Studios figures in my near future. Keep watching this space, where incidentally; no one can hear you scream.</p><p>-Jay</p><p><br /></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-24773258068834182742021-12-19T21:40:00.002-08:002021-12-19T21:40:45.548-08:00Battle In Balin's Tomb - Team Evil<p>One of the interesting ideas that Games Workshop has been exploring in the past few years is producing hybrid board/miniature games using pre-existing models in smaller packaging at a lower price point. To be honest most of those hybrid games haven't really appealed to me because I'm not their target audience (they're really designed to introduce non-gamers to hobby gaming) and if I was excited about the miniatures those games contain I would already own them. The break in that trend and the game that finally drew me in was Battle In Balin's Tomb. Lord Of The Rings was one of Games Workshop's biggest sellers during my time in the company and to be honest in the early 2000's it was my favourite GW rules system. It's one of the few GW games I've kept up with consistently since leaving the company, and I still semi-regularly play Legends Of The Old West which uses the Lord Of The Rings core mechanics. But I digress...</p><p>Battle In Balin's Tomb is the third box game to use the Moria Goblin plastics (one of the first Lord Of The Rings releases in 2000), and the second box game to use the highly underrated Fellowship Of The Rings plastic models. The game itself is extremely basic, using a Heroquest-esque combat dice mechanic to play a 12 turn skirmish on a board largely devoid of features. If you're new to hobby games or a big Lord Of The Rings fan and you want a simple introductory game with a fantastic selection of models this game is a great choice, if you're looking for an engaging strategy game that's honestly not what this is here for.</p><p>I'm looking forward to playing some games of Battle In Balin's Tomb with my daughter and possibly my niece over the Christmas season. They are both squarely in the wheelhouse of the target audience for the game, both big fantasy movie fans, both like miniatures, and neither are interested in a complex game system. I decided to start off by painting team Evil; 12 Moria Goblins, and the amazing and underrated Cave Troll model.</p><p>Moria Goblins with shields</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTeI0B_gL3gcylf8VU9xueF7Y54oz6o00vMEpnYeFt0WwMHv8yzSkNe4IxH4ayNVhBFecF8l45KqJnzhfNJ7LMeMZ04FhivWeiu8uT20N7WGlj2cqRKmG5dIQ-H0NxeD8gHOA4ZzQGZLMz1kGMfnx7RnbJprs3S14ABldZrk_btkTbBmxTGE09EA=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTeI0B_gL3gcylf8VU9xueF7Y54oz6o00vMEpnYeFt0WwMHv8yzSkNe4IxH4ayNVhBFecF8l45KqJnzhfNJ7LMeMZ04FhivWeiu8uT20N7WGlj2cqRKmG5dIQ-H0NxeD8gHOA4ZzQGZLMz1kGMfnx7RnbJprs3S14ABldZrk_btkTbBmxTGE09EA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Moria Goblins with spears</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVZ2NkWTnrEgjC_9dE22QM0iZ3tyiMRg70Zam-gUpEg1bkMQYJzfFgpW8ZDRLpFhl5cCi0kUND59sCV4oIdgw1ZBRW3V3rCsiiBZHikG1rEF3b88CrVWDD2LD7MkWwMw548yHDC7cz9CmBp6CInY1-UopnPq_bbtf1GAHglG2ccdbrswLiVzXu9w=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVZ2NkWTnrEgjC_9dE22QM0iZ3tyiMRg70Zam-gUpEg1bkMQYJzfFgpW8ZDRLpFhl5cCi0kUND59sCV4oIdgw1ZBRW3V3rCsiiBZHikG1rEF3b88CrVWDD2LD7MkWwMw548yHDC7cz9CmBp6CInY1-UopnPq_bbtf1GAHglG2ccdbrswLiVzXu9w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Moria Goblins with bows</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9LnfZPl2-SgR5W0XlysW6x60GXHZI93dx-9s89yvcVP8lPCI-RjGnvR5u1Wz6AJLfZbZ4E_uH4UaJoZFKKTp0KQnLsQld7wT3imZ3g7Zu5b8AKlTcANjQxRByR6H3Xhc9XdXNQaM5H_5_ZhAkJdt6WoyE-4F5buIkTKdN57lzyjp5wtIs7UR84Q=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9LnfZPl2-SgR5W0XlysW6x60GXHZI93dx-9s89yvcVP8lPCI-RjGnvR5u1Wz6AJLfZbZ4E_uH4UaJoZFKKTp0KQnLsQld7wT3imZ3g7Zu5b8AKlTcANjQxRByR6H3Xhc9XdXNQaM5H_5_ZhAkJdt6WoyE-4F5buIkTKdN57lzyjp5wtIs7UR84Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Cave Troll</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmHI0GyPBzFXlB-N1jlfwBZPh7Xjp2lmDrhC__NFSSGXCnTib1sVaBtX9URsfXFzrwsntoK0xJFPB7uSAMVAOwNi-WlyCQpPC8869GPYrNkmvHnnHNdMfHCGU_TwGB5agjKoSbMMPwkCBeG1dm7guMPQHDTQCz5z62Z7n_Xoy4Dyl8FXbgLord3w=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmHI0GyPBzFXlB-N1jlfwBZPh7Xjp2lmDrhC__NFSSGXCnTib1sVaBtX9URsfXFzrwsntoK0xJFPB7uSAMVAOwNi-WlyCQpPC8869GPYrNkmvHnnHNdMfHCGU_TwGB5agjKoSbMMPwkCBeG1dm7guMPQHDTQCz5z62Z7n_Xoy4Dyl8FXbgLord3w=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Team Evil!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiF1lIZ7lorQWwyuo9V22Oat1Gb_ZYVQu89hPswnxREGcGi0UCiVuexf4nGxsruPePtSBAQ1AduTnVQYI5tmbLvZFAbdLBYIGsjrGCzyoJtY_Z7xM8ZEPCBIBkB8HuOoMdQiHVVTXreJuFrG8TJpo2yW60Kz-zlOPYd1yQrxb4-RscZ4Eud3WGC8Q=s2560" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2560" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiF1lIZ7lorQWwyuo9V22Oat1Gb_ZYVQu89hPswnxREGcGi0UCiVuexf4nGxsruPePtSBAQ1AduTnVQYI5tmbLvZFAbdLBYIGsjrGCzyoJtY_Z7xM8ZEPCBIBkB8HuOoMdQiHVVTXreJuFrG8TJpo2yW60Kz-zlOPYd1yQrxb4-RscZ4Eud3WGC8Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>That's basically half the box painted, I'm hoping to paint the Fellowship by Wednesday.</p><p>I'll show some more new/old models later this week and hopefully have a game to tell you about next week!</p><p>Battle In Balin's Tomb should be available now from your FLGS</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8mEhJWE3k7R57LrHDHFrbnMdcnhUU07FrTFUCmKz2qCP65vH3C03TbwHqTwonTty3ZOloMOne00Gjgh7Yft7fA2JIrAuNDYQpGggTN8ABCbGZ_aygy-pDd44up1-bisIPmwGNzqyApZZuhIZDEnJIf9Q8fUi-XlWceWX5sWckj6QiG3zXsgmuTA=s1050" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1050" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8mEhJWE3k7R57LrHDHFrbnMdcnhUU07FrTFUCmKz2qCP65vH3C03TbwHqTwonTty3ZOloMOne00Gjgh7Yft7fA2JIrAuNDYQpGggTN8ABCbGZ_aygy-pDd44up1-bisIPmwGNzqyApZZuhIZDEnJIf9Q8fUi-XlWceWX5sWckj6QiG3zXsgmuTA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>-Jay</p><p><br /></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080985249911224.post-90082996659289673032021-12-17T18:58:00.001-08:002021-12-17T18:58:57.699-08:00Review - The Stennard Courier Vol. 1<p> Today I'm looking at the newest release from Nick Baran at Breaker Press Games; The Stennard Courier Vol. 1.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJI5Lqqyx4Uus-T9a02Y5gSVDnmH156zumIqeuMQwoJ2u-sbOD4iDVFmluZ6O7HdSd4JazvFEBDi2BkiSq4z9H2trBceTdF-8w5CiG8GYDjb1S6sb-QNuTrCzT1C11rjBOhKmc-RAshCWJI7WwYSJ8nolUaLvoxqInxmfZp-1ymwBkkVwyeB2dXA=s1051" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJI5Lqqyx4Uus-T9a02Y5gSVDnmH156zumIqeuMQwoJ2u-sbOD4iDVFmluZ6O7HdSd4JazvFEBDi2BkiSq4z9H2trBceTdF-8w5CiG8GYDjb1S6sb-QNuTrCzT1C11rjBOhKmc-RAshCWJI7WwYSJ8nolUaLvoxqInxmfZp-1ymwBkkVwyeB2dXA=s320" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The Stennard Courier is a 'zine that continues to flesh out Breaker Press' grim and grimy fantasy setting for Dungeon Crawl Classics. The 'zine describes the town of Stennard one of the principal early locations of a current ongoing series of adventures and campaign materials in what feels like a very old-school fantasy setting. For adventurers playing in Breaker Press' game world Stennard is likely to be their first base of operations, and a likely starting location with all the features a low-level party will need between adventures.</p><p>The Stennard Courier itself is a 40 page 'zine that is absolutely PACKED with; NPCs, rumours, adventure hooks, world building, and commerce. It's the exact kind of campaign starting point that every RPG box set or GM guide should include to give players and game masters the kind of world that feels full and lived-in to establish the tone of the game. Within it's 40 pages the Stennard Courier gives 11 detailed locations (with additional allusions to other areas), 11 detailed NPCs (again with more from other Breaker Press products alluded to), as well as 12 separate lists of rumours (enough for an entire campaign), and price lists for 3 local businesses. As I mentioned before this is the exact kind of supplement that a GM needs to make their game world feel more 'real' and less like a series of disconnected quests or missions. The overall quality of the writing is outstanding with rich full descriptions of NPCs and their locations laid out in a clear easy to understand format that will make the material extremely easy for a GM to integrate into their own campaign. The artwork has an old-school aesthetic to it that immediately puts me in the mind of the original Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay.</p><p>Overall the Stennard Courier is a must-have for anyone looking for a starting/home location for a low-level fantasy RPG, as well as being an excellent reference for anyone looking to create their own small town in terms of what both completeness and utility should look like.</p><p>The Stennard Courier Vol. 1 is currently available directly from Breaker Press Games at: https://breakerpress.storenvy.com/products/34299427-the-stennard-courier-vol-1-pdf</p><p>As well as via DriveThruRPG at: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/378456/The-Stennard-Courier-Vol-1--BPGDCZ004?term=stennard</p><p>For a small indie business that already has a track record of outstanding releases this might just be their best and most useful yet!</p><p>-Jay</p><p><br /></p>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083073217185806724noreply@blogger.com1