EWG at RPG-a-thon

 This weekend saw our club run 4 games at the second weekend of RPG-a-thon .

On Saturday morning, Dave ran a game of Rangers of Shadows Deep. We managed to get 2 scenarios finished in the time alotted.

 

We actually had a dedicated table within the main hall where all the vendors had their products for sale. 

 

It should also be mentioned that there were quite a few vendors outside & kudo's to them for braving all the rain that fell Saturday. Authentic Dungeons also had a booth selling lots of LARP gear.

 

I ran my Pirates game in the afternoon. I had 2 players plus myself.

 

I decided to run a scenario where a Caravel carrying a treasure chest was making for its drop at the island tower. The Pirates, hearing of the were attempting to intercept the ship to take the treasure for themselves.

 

The island tower, which had 3 musketeers who also operated a bombard.

 

As the first cannon's fire, the shot is long. The rowboat at the rear is holding the crewmen who are below decks as well as the treasure, they needed somewhere to store them.

 

The ships are soon close enough for the Marines to begin their musketry.

 

As my Caravel was getting close to the island, a weather change caused a massive increase in wind adding 12" to movement, this caused my ship to run aground & due to the speed, both masts were shattered. Its a good thing I was so close to the island!

 

As another ship suffered the same fate, with a shattered mast, the last pirate ship was sinking, so the remainder of the crew attempted to swim to the caravel to battle over the treasure, the floundering crew drew the attention of Chomper who began moving towards the players. (You can see the 3 crew that managed to pass their swim test at the edge of the Caravel)

 

The game was pretty much over by this point, so we called it.

 Sunday had Richard run Pulp Alley Cthulhu. We ended up with a full table of 5 gangs searching for the Golden Goblet. 

 

As luck would have it, the Goblet was found at the first plot point. There were lots of Deep Ones arriving, causing all sorts of Horror on those who were engaged by them. We kept the rules used to a basic level as we had so many new players.

 

For the afternoon, I again pulled out the Pirates game. We had 4 players (including me) 

 

The scenario was the same as I ran at Mayday, there was a ship wrecked  amongst some rocks with treasure waiting to be grabbed by a deserving Pirate Captain. I added more rocks around the wreck to prevent any of the ships from being able to fit, thus players would need to use their rowboat to get to the wreck.

 

There was some long range cannon fire, but again they fell short.

 

The ships get close & begin dropping their rowboats. I kept my sloop to the outside, biding my time.

 

As the first rowboat touches the island with the wreck, Skeleton Pirates arise from the sand, to defend their treasure. There were also some Zombie Pirates as well.

 

By the time the game ended, the island was cleared of the Skeletal Crew, a lone Captain remained on the island with a chest he could not move by himself. As revenge, he shot all the crew within another rowboat attempting to get away with the second chest...so it drifted away crewless.

 

Most of the ships were down to barely enough crew to handle the ship, so cannon fire was greatly diminished. I think we had gotten through 12 turns & decided to call the game, as noone was getting a chest. Based on kills, yound David won the game.

I spoke with the organizer afterwards & he had recieved feedback that the games were enjoyed & I expect we will be getting invited back next year to host more games....so start planning for this next year club members! 

Pirates - Splash Markers

Just getting some last minute things ready for this weekend. I had a few splash markers from the original Flagship Games box set, as well as a couple I had gotten from Will in a sale, but not enough for 6 ships.

I repainted the ones I had to make them all the same

 

Then I recalled an article or post where they mentioned using Golf Tees on washers to make more.

 

They are a bit taller, but their base width is correct (this is also the swath the cannon ball makes when it hits & bounces across the deck). I will likely go back after the weekend & paint them blue all the way up as they look a little unfinished at this point.

 

These will look great on the blue tarp 'water' sheet. I will certainly have photos from the games to share next week! Thanks for visiting.

More Foamcore Buildings

 Today saw the completion of 2 more of the commission buildings I've been making for a local store.

 

Both buildings were based on the same template. a 2 story building with usable interiors.

 

As with all the builds I've done, I always add something new or try a different technique.

 

This time around it was adding stairs between the floors & built in such a way that a typical base could be inserted between the stair slats.

 

The upper floor needed to match where the stairs led too, & I used some bits of wood to set the building upper floor once aligned. The can be seen on the image below.

 

For the 2nd of the buildings I went with stonework lower floor walls & a different wall colour.

 

And the side view of the building.

 

These will be off to their new home once I make arrangements for the transfer. This leaves me with 1 remaining building to do for this consignment, but what to make?

Up next are the splash markers I've completed for my Pirates game I am running next weekend. Stay tuned!

Pirate Skeletons & Zombies

Getting some last minute pieces painted up for running my Pirates game at RPG-a-thon  this year after being approached by the organizer. It's been a good year for us at the Edmonton Wargames Group, as this is the second event we were asked to host games at this year.

I was even able to get the organizer to play in the game at Mayday, so he knows what the players are in for!

But enough blather, onto the miniatures!

 

I got these figures from my friend Will, when he sold me a pile of Pirates figures he had before heading off on some worldly adventures. Not sure where the stringy stuff came from, maybe a spider who got involved while the matte spray was drying. Will need to get rid of that!

 

I have quite a few others that have pistols, but wanted just ones with melee weapons for this game. As they've been lying in wait for those seeking the treasure, their weapons have gotten quite rusty & corroded with time.

I also got a few Pirate Zombies, so figured I would get some of them painted up also. 

 

Looking at their faces, they could also be used as Deep One Hybrids!

Nothing fancy in getting these painted up, as time is short. Thanks for visiting.

Dungeons & Lasers Cavern Set : Pre-Painted!

I just received my Dungeons & Lasers Caverns Set. This is the first of their products that they have tried out a Pre-Painted set on.

 

Cracking open one of the boxes, I pulled out the sprues & took a quick look at them. For something pre-painted they look quite good & can easily be used straight out of the box (after removing from the sprue of course).

 

As with all Kickstarters, there were add-ons that could be purchased as well. I snagged the Great Maw set which looks pretty cool.

 

So just a short post for today. Thanks for visiting.  

Nemesis at EWG

On our last Tuesday club night, Colin brought out Nemesis for the guys to try. We had a full slate of players, so Colin had his hands full.

 

Picking our characters, I got the Pilot for this adventure.

 

Having received our 2 objectives (Corporate & Personal) we awoke from our slumber.

 

Initial exploration consisted of moving about the ship, hoping to find some good gear while various members headed towards the engines (to see if they were working or damaged) & the Cockpit (where were we flying towards). 

 

Working together allows those who follow to not require to roll to add noise markers. In this scenario we found ouselves pitted against creatures that ate things they found & got larger each time, thus making them tougher.

 

We did get a bit of luck when one of the players (Evan) stumbled into the nest, which was on fire! This burnt an egg each turn.

 

Eventually we started getting the larger, nastier aliens arriving.

 

This game does take some time (we had 6 players, most of whom had never played) so we were unable to get the game finished, but it did allow for the players to get a grasp of what the game entailed. Pretty sure everyone enjoyed it...even Kurt who got slimed on the first room! Thanks Colin & Kenobi (Will) for bringing it out.

Our next club night will be the 8th of July & Dan is bringing Valkyrie out again! 

 

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Stargrave The Lost Prospector - The Devil's Fruit Bowl

Today we played Scenario 2: The Devil's Fruit Bowl. We had 4 crews continue on the surface of Honera. Each of us had our guide.

 

As we arrived, it was noticed that there were several Freeholders attempting to illegally make off with harvested fruit.

 

As I played one of my side hustle cards, a pylon was placed at the centre of the table. (We also used the pylon to define where fallen figures rolled towards.

 

It didn't take long for the Venemous Croakers to appear, though we didn't have too many interactions with them & they ended up being more dangerous to the Freeholders who moved within their needle radius.

 

A Tangler appeared behind Dan's crew & engaged one of them.

 

My crew moving through the jungle.

 

Chen's drone accosts a Freeholder.

 

More Venemous Croakers make their appearance.

 

The slog to the centre continues. I think by turn 5 all the Freeholders were either dead & we had just 1 drop his loot & run off the table.

 

Craig & I had a big melee occuring over a loot token.

 

A Grenade Launchers Dream....a mass melee occuring by other crews. Alas, I rolled a 1.

 

With all the loot gathered & removed, the scenario ended. Many crewmen were down (all of mine fully recovered...whew) though I lost my guide & had to pay 60 credits, likely to cover the funeral expenses.

 I did make it to the pylon & after setting explosives managed to pull back enough to set them off, earning the rewards of the Side Hustle. 

 That leaves us with 3 remaining scenarios for this campaign. Until next month!