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11/10/2023 at 16:21 #191453
Darkest Star Games
ParticipantNo games in at least a year-ish I would say?
That’s a bummer. Gotta figure out a way to motivate your lady and get her back to Generalship.
"I saw this in a cartoon once, but I'm pretty sure I can do it..."
11/10/2023 at 18:15 #191455Angel Barracks
ModeratorIt is not so much her, though life is hectic and tiredness abound.
It is more that I miss playing people when they have painted their models, they have chosen the army and they have decided what to bring to the game, the the fun of finding out what new units they will field next time..
It is not quite the same when you have done it all…
12/10/2023 at 16:32 #191491Darkest Star Games
ParticipantI can understand that.
"I saw this in a cartoon once, but I'm pretty sure I can do it..."
16/10/2023 at 19:43 #191613Angel Barracks
Moderatorand the other guy despite showing interest has ignored my invitations to come round and play some games to see if he likes it..
He confirmed today that he won’t be buying any 10mm.
So just me and the other dude (at the moment).
17/10/2023 at 11:25 #191618ian pillay
ParticipantAs a short term fix. Maybe try some random force selection to keep things interesting…?
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http://steelcitywargaming.wordpress.com/17/10/2023 at 14:42 #191621Darkest Star Games
ParticipantI say force some poor fool to play you at gun poin….er, I mean, perhaps playing against your compadre at a game store where others can feast their eyes on your superb army might generate some interest from other parties?
"I saw this in a cartoon once, but I'm pretty sure I can do it..."
18/10/2023 at 11:03 #191659Angel Barracks
ModeratorPlayed a little skirmish game yesterday with the remaining dude.
The start of our campaign.
Alas one side was not quite painted to completion but when they are done I will be setting up the table again and taking some photos to add to my website to begin the story…
I did however notice that my QRS was my original so I have updated that to reflect my newer Stirland theme:06/11/2023 at 20:03 #192307Angel Barracks
Moderator07/11/2023 at 15:01 #192348Darkest Star Games
ParticipantThat sounds like a delicate operation at 10mm, god speed and powerful glasses.
"I saw this in a cartoon once, but I'm pretty sure I can do it..."
07/11/2023 at 15:09 #192350Angel Barracks
ModeratorCheers, it was already done!
😀
Added some more text and images to the Regiments of Renown page on my 10mm WFB page:
26/11/2023 at 18:07 #192885Angel Barracks
Moderator27/11/2023 at 14:19 #192890Darkest Star Games
ParticipantDone and done, good show. You know, you don’t see many skeles with crossbows, nifty.
"I saw this in a cartoon once, but I'm pretty sure I can do it..."
27/11/2023 at 14:27 #192891Angel Barracks
Moderator07/12/2023 at 21:13 #193163Angel Barracks
Moderator08/12/2023 at 18:04 #193191Angel Barracks
Moderator08/12/2023 at 21:24 #193197Andrew Beasley
ParticipantPlease tell me those wights are not glow in the dark!
08/12/2023 at 21:41 #193198Mike
Keymaster15/12/2023 at 15:41 #193388Angel Barracks
Moderator16/12/2023 at 03:24 #193393mark leslie
ParticipantOne wonders if, in a fantasy setting like the Old World, would not more elaborate measures be taken to keep the contents in than just an iron fence (unless magic is involved obviously)?
Fossilizing nicely.
16/12/2023 at 08:23 #193394Mike
KeymasterIn Stirland they bury them face down so as to confuse them should they be woken.
Priests of Morr will perform ceremonies to ensure the souls of the departed are safe.
And of course necromancy is illegal.
But as for physically preventing the physical remains from being reanimated, that sounds like expensive work and being buried is expensive as it is…
16/12/2023 at 13:16 #193398Angel Barracks
Moderator16/12/2023 at 16:00 #193400Guy Farrish
ParticipantOne wonders if, in a fantasy setting like the Old World, would not more elaborate measures be taken to keep the contents in than just an iron fence (unless magic is involved obviously)?
As long as people remember to shut the gates, a nice iron fence is supposed to be a strong barrier to contain the souls of the dead.
Iron is well known in folk lore/superstition/magic to be a protection against all manner of spirits, bogarts, witches, ghosts, undead etc etc.
[Your universe may vary]
PS Nice terrain piece by the way Michael! Where did you get it from?
16/12/2023 at 20:59 #193402Mike
KeymasterPS Nice terrain piece by the way Michael! Where did you get it from?
Thanks. Model train fencing, the brick wall I built from many many tiny bricks and glued the fence on. Gravestones again are model train ones.
18/12/2023 at 15:12 #193436Angel Barracks
ModeratorAges ago I started painting a windmill that was a 3d print and decided to put it on a small outcrop.
Alas this outcrop stalled the project as well as the 3d printed sails keeping warping. So in order to keep the terrain flowing, I have dumped the outcrop and made some sails myself.
Here is where I am at so far, as you can see the windmill will just be placed on a plain old flat base now.
18/12/2023 at 17:38 #193440Steve Johnson
ParticipantGreat job on those sails Mike:)!
30/12/2023 at 17:19 #193777Angel Barracks
ModeratorPlayed some WFB 3.5 (We play 3rd Edition but use some units from 4th) with my wife.
Trying out her new undead army. Mistakes were made but lessons learnt about what the troops do and their strengths and weaknesses etc.
Mistakes were not utilising the wights and their first contact was with one of only 2 models capable of harming them, as such they got wiped out and proved of no value.
They should have been deployed against my rank and file who would either have fled in terror or simply failed to harm them and be destroyed.Spells were not properly utilised and a number of instances of instability that resulted in her units phasing out of this plane could have been halted or delayed.
Her general, a vampire was not utilised until much later, though once she started fighting she slaughtered a unit of Talabheim pike who eventually routed and then she cast some terrible spells on my own general and engaged him in hand to hand and after many many rounds of combat he was eventually slain. He has the most holiest of armour but the superior stats of the vampire meant it was just time before he fell.
He failed to cause a single would due to her extreme toughness and on the one instance he did, her Unholy armour saved her.As per normal without even being that risky with my cannons and artillery they all overheated and blew up apart from one.
The Helblaster Volley gun was coming under fire so I had to fire at a target where it would be ineffective, but it was that or possibly lose it. I fired and it did bugger all damage… It did however survive the battle in the end.I was surprised that I passed as many leadership tests for being charged by units that cause fear, but I did fail a good number when I wanted to charge, so swings and round abouts.
All in all it was pretty close, but I think that next time when Samantha has sorted out in her mind what spells to use when, and which units are best at what she will win even more convincingly.
Though next time I may bring out the cavalry and the war machines… 😀Here are some random shots, sorry about the quality, my phone is old and the lighting poor. I need to address that.
30/12/2023 at 20:40 #193782Angel Barracks
Moderator31/12/2023 at 17:21 #193795Angel Barracks
Moderator02/01/2024 at 20:44 #193864Darkest Star Games
ParticipantI’m glad you got a game in! Aside from the win, how did Samantha like playing the undead army?
The laminated orchard is brilliant, looks good too. Reminds me of how some video games lighten occupied terrain.
"I saw this in a cartoon once, but I'm pretty sure I can do it..."
02/01/2024 at 22:04 #193865Mike
Keymaster03/01/2024 at 16:40 #193880Darkest Star Games
ParticipantIt does take a while to get used to a new army, and longer to be able to maximize their performance. It’s great that she is keen to play again!
"I saw this in a cartoon once, but I'm pretty sure I can do it..."
18/01/2024 at 17:05 #194305Angel Barracks
ModeratorSo with my windmill that I built some sails for, I realised I was delaying as I did not like the idea.
The sails where too big and storage and playing would be an issue.It also meant making sails and stuff.
Plus and this I think was the big reason, the building is a bit tumble down and disused, it seemed wrong making new sails on a windmill that looked abandoned.
So I have gone with the ruined idea and added some brush and growth, added vegetation to the bare vines and am making the remains of the sails…
19/01/2024 at 15:38 #194341Angel Barracks
ModeratorI am playing a game with Samantha at the weekend and after our test game the other week it is clear I need another wizard.
So I quickly painted Andreas Felsen, bit of a hedge wizard from the more insular reaches of Stirland, he will have to do as apparently the Grand Theogonist was busy….
Here is the simple unit card for him with randomly generated spells as is the WFB 3rd edition way, all laminated and shiny.
20/01/2024 at 14:51 #194370Andrew Beasley
ParticipantLike the ruin – solves the storage issue cleverly while still allowing the piece to be an objective.
21/01/2024 at 22:35 #194409Angel Barracks
ModeratorSamantha and I played a game of WFB 3rd (ish) edition.
3500 points of undead and 3500 points of Empire.
We use 3rd edition rules but have ported back a few of the more interesting models from 4th.
It was a fun game and much closer than the last one.
We randomly generated the terrain but there seemed to be a lot of hedges being rolled which resulted in an odd looking battlefield.
Still this adds to the oldhammeryness of it all.Samantha had 4 catapults this time compared to just 2 the previous game and they proved very effective against my 2 big units on my centre/right flank.
It was quite common for her to hit 9 models at a time and end up killing 7, this happened a few turns.
Luckily my leadership was sufficient the hit units did not flee the field.My elementalist used winds of magic to silence 2 of the catapults for a number of turns which allowed my Knights of Morr to gallop across the field and destroy them, cutting down some zombies on the way.
This time my Helblaster volley gun was awesome, it completely obliterated an entire unit of skeletons.
Though at 9 turns to reload it never had chance to fire again…For a change only 1 of my cannons overheated and exploded, normally they all do.
So that was a nice change.
Though despite doing a lot of damage to the skeletons, the cannons were not as effective as they would be against the living as the undead don’t rout when blasted to smithereens.Again, my general sought out the wights as only he and the 2 wizards could do them any harm.
Lots of shooting and fighting, lots of being charged by undead and if I recall correctly I only ran away once from being charged.
Though a unit of helblitzen I advanced right up to some undead spent turn after turn failing the leadership test and refusing to charge the undead, that was quite frustrating.This was my first ever game using the steam tank and it won me the game, with its toughness of 10 Samantha only had 2 models that stood any chance of damaging it and whenever they tried they failed, the battle raged on and we decided to call it a day when it was clear that all would be left would be the tank and my general and the Lichemaster and her Vampire general.
I will try the War Wagon next game and as that has a lower toughness it should not be such a gamer winner.
I will likely use the Steam Tank again, but reduce its Toughness a bit.And now some piccies.
22/01/2024 at 15:31 #194433Logain
ParticipantImpressive to see it all come together in a series of games!
22/01/2024 at 16:22 #194437Darkest Star Games
ParticipantSounds like it was a pretty good game. I appreciate that you are willing to change some stats and even exclude some models in order to have a more fun game instead of a guaranteed route.
Those Stirland undead mixed into the enemy are pretty cool, makes sense that the undead would replenish their ranks with the fallen of their enemies.
"I saw this in a cartoon once, but I'm pretty sure I can do it..."
22/01/2024 at 18:43 #194450Angel Barracks
ModeratorImpressive to see it all come together in a series of games!
Thank you.
I appreciate that you are willing to change some stats and even exclude some models in order to have a more fun game instead of a guaranteed route.
What would be the point otherwise?
I would just win by default..
No fun in that.Those Stirland undead mixed into the enemy are pretty cool, makes sense that the undead would replenish their ranks with the fallen of their enemies
Damn them!
Damn their treacherous evil ways!!26/01/2024 at 22:00 #194656Angel Barracks
Moderator26/01/2024 at 22:28 #194657ian pillay
ParticipantUncle Henry? Nicely painted
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