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I have started putting together the campaign page(s) of my website in readiness for our upcoming 10mm WFB 3rd edition campaign.
It is bare bones at the moment but you can find it HERE
Thanks both.
Drebkau sounds like a real place, is it a real place?
I used Inkarnate for the map.
So The Auld Ryding is WFB 2nd and before The Empire as we know it.
So the descriptions in the book don’t quite tally with what comes later, having said that, this map shows it sort of there and it actually changes the 2nd edition olde English place names to slightly more Germanic sounding ones.
Mayby becomes Maylhof
Shoodthorpe becomes Stoodhof
Averridge stays the same.
Part One of Warm Ale and Mud is up on my site.
Some spiel and images to tempt you to have a look.
“Come Grimes don’t dally, tis a fine morn and most certainly I am not to be held up simply as you can not handle your wine as well as I”.
“Must I sound the horn though my Lord?”
Ballard Weller, the marshal of The Auld Ryding, a stern glance to Grimes, making it very clear that this is not up for debate, and so with some reluctance, Grimes blasts on the horn.
It is nothing short of a miracle that the effort does not make him vomit, nor the resulting sound split his very tender head.“Excellent Grimes, Onward!!!”
As they gallop off, Grimes feeling the worst he has felt in many a morn comes to the mistaken conclusion that the day could not possibly get any worse.
From within the depths of the barrow mounds, the sound of a hunting horn cuts through the chill morning mist.
The wretched abhumans that feast on sweet pork pause for a moment from their searching and look to their Vampire mistress for guidance.
“Keep searching, I never said to stop” Geneive orders and after a heartbeat of consideration for her simple minded thralls, “there is nothing to fear”.
Reassured the ghouls carry on sniffing and clawing at the burial mounds, trying to locate one particular tomb.
Geneive however is not so sure, who could be out at such a time, on such a dismal day, and be this near to the barrows the simple locals fear to be haunted.
you just need to spread out so everyone is searching on their own to cover more area
Which is what they did!
Can’t help but wonder what type of vampiric creature she is?
Time will tell..
And what does she want with Kemmler?
Pretty sure I mentioned that.. 😉
And what does she want with Kemmler?
Pretty sure I mentioned that..
Ah yes you did. Now he is a necromancer and a particular powerful one at that right? So, Geneive wants to bring undying rule and needs Kemmler to do it. But wouldn’t that make her a subordinate? Could be a rather fickle relationship at best maybe?
Either way, I think Sir Weller will have his work cut out. Maybe best not to get pissed the night before a battle.
Good questions!
So Kemmler in his prime was quite pokey, but ultimately was killed (again?) by a bunch of villagers and Dwarven miners.
Resurrected he is still pokey, or at least will be, but even in his prime maybe he is not a match for a vampire that has centuries of unlife of experience?Of course this depends what particular version of WFB you are playing, in the later ones Kemmler was a beast.
But then all named characters were… \0/Sir Ballard Weller whilst the Marshall of the Auld Ryding and thus in charge of his own soldiers, is not in charge of the Shire of The Auld Ryding as a whole.
The Shire is governed by Ben Waggenheim, the Reeve, or Shire Reeve, or Sheriff as the modern vernacular would have him known.So Sir Ballard Weller must defer to whatever Shire Reeve Waggenheim dictates.
Ben Waggenheim as the Shire Reeve and overseer of the expenditure of the taxes from The Auld Ryding maintains a garrison of professional mercenary soldiers under the command of Captain Wilhem Prangst who is effectively paid by Waggenheim…
The Forces of The Auld Ryding:
Stoodhof.
Sergeant Ernst Lodd and 4 Constables of the Watch.Maylhof.
Sir Justin Taag, a very very minor noble and his 4 men at arms.Averridge.
Sir Ballard Weller.
Grimes the master of animals.
10 Armbrustschutzen. (Crossbowmen)
4 Mounted Erzatsolder. (Mounted Infantry)Wilhem Prangst, Mercenary Captain.
10 Kriegsritter. (Mounted Armbrustschutzen)
20 Helblitzen. (Halberdiers)The Map again for convenience.
WFB has changed soo much since the early days.
This campaign has more of 2nd and 3rd edition feel to it, these were the days when The Empire was more Olde English feeling; when 4th edition came about it went much more Germanic and Holy Roman Empire.In fact the actual names from the 2nd edition WFB sourcebook I am using are different to what I am using. I have tweaked them to be less English sounding.
Maylhof was Mayby, Stoodhof was Shoodthorpe, Averridge was always Averridge, as it is on a ridge overlooking the river Aver.
Ballard was originally Barney, Wilhelm was William, etc.
Anywho, thanks for following, off to make terrain for Part Two.
I have added a comments form to my Warm Ale and Mud page, not sure how effective it is, but feel free to use it if the desire takes you.
https://angelbarracks.co.uk/part1.html
Just making a small crypt/mausoleum for part two of Warm Ale and Mud, and then we should be good to go!
Oooops yeah.
Looks like 25mm WFB has taken hold of me at the moment.So my 25mm topic is where the 25mm oldhammer action is at…
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