This weekend allowed me to finish the last of the starting characters for Kingdom Death. As well I painted up some Game Zone miniatures which will make some good Frostgrave soldiers.
First up is the Kingdom Death survivor. This is the second female starting character.
I also had 3 blister packs of Game Zone miniatures. Looking at their site, it seems all these guys can be picked up in a box set now. However looking at them I thought they would make wonderful Thugs!
These are metal miniatures.
I also figured the fella with the Pick-Axe would make a good Treasure Hunter. The remaining old timer with the pitchfork, will likely be set aside to use as a peasant as using him could prove difficult with the buildings & his pitchfork being so high.
There are likely another 3 figures from these blister packs to finish. One of which is a blacksmith. Again he will likely not see a game of Frostgrave, but can certainly find a place in some other games down the road.
I've also completed the prep & priming of the White Lion for Kingdom Death, so it will likely see paint very soon.
Tuesday night at the club, we played the next scenario in the Chain of Command Campaign.
Scenario 3 sees the British forces continuing to push. The objectives were to capture the Chateau & the crossroads.
The Germans continued to be under an artillery barrage & thus needed to roll a 5 or 6 to arrive once a command had been received.
The view from the British end of the field.
The British increased their firepower, fielding a Sherman Tank
The British deploy forward in the orchard.
As expected the Churchill AVRE arrived. In fact all the British forces had pretty much arrived & were moving forward.
The Germans were kept offboard as the Artillery continued to pound them. I was only able to get 1 team on the board. The MG was set up in the woodshed (left side of photo)
The British had a simple victory, as without the arrival of the German forces, he was able to walk into the Chateau & overrun the crossroads, just preventing the arrival of any further German troops at the jump off points.
Needless to say it was an early night. However on the bright side, this battle ended the first day & should allow the German troops more mobility for the next game.
I just realized that my last post was close to the middle of March, how the time flies. I have not been during that time as I've spent a weekend in the mountains at a gaming retreat hosted by a buddy & his brother. Most of the weekend consisted of board games, however Bruce brought out some Maurice & Lion Rampant to play.
As well Brent brought out another D&D adventure which 3 groups attempted during the weekend... seems a lot of people are enjoying several hours of Roleplaying. Brent also brought his Dwarven Forge stuff to game on, which was a real treat.
A large part of the game took place in a mansion. Of course Brent pulled out all the stops, showcasing his light up fireplace & wall sconces.
Of course the place burnt down...how else would he be able to show us the fire leaping out of the windows!
Below our stalwart band opens the doors to the last room & final battle. Of course I took this photo before all the opponents were added.
I am also starting to get some more work done on miniatures for Frostgrave. Oh & another of the pieces of the Garden of Morr set.
Another archer & a small demon / imp.
I am also starting to work on the Kingdom Death figures. I was painting the 4 starting characters, however one of them popped off the base as I was painting, so she will be showcased with the Lion.
However here are the other 3, armed with little more than jagged rocks.
I also chose not to use the bases supplied with the game, opting for a brick pattern created using one of the rollers I bought from Green Stuff World
I admit, I should have had more painted, but I have been caught up in the shiny of the moment phase & have several projects started & are now in various stages of completion. Hopefully I will find the focus to complete some. With the Mayday Games Day next on the list, I have several Frostgrave Warbands to prep, so that should get me targeting those in the near future.
The Wizard warbands descended on Frostgrave for another foray. However one of the treasures was more than it seemed.
One of my archers was taken out on the first turn...not looking to be a profitable venture.
Malcron's apprentice sweeping a street.
Ember with her Man-at-Arms & a Thug. The first treasure is grabbed, but no Genie!
A pair of Giant Rats entered
Malcron's archer grabs a treasure, releasing the Genie!
Additionally there were several waves of wandering creatures...wolves, a boar, giant rats..are we in a Zoo? Oddly enough, they all spawned near Malcron's band.
A long range arrow takes down one of Julio's Thugs.
My Man-At-Arms engaged Julio's construct. After a couple rounds, the construct had been demolished.
The Genie was not having much luck, as Malcron continued to Steal Life from it each round.
Ember cast a Fog to limit the archery coming from Julio's band. Alas, it only lasted 1 turn.
Malcron's Ranger is felled by one of Julio's archers.
A scuffle between Malcron's hound & Julio's Knight & Archer. The Archer is felled!
The next round, the hound rolled a natural 20, however the knight tied the total & thus both were taken out of action.
Another 20! Sheesh, Malcron is rolling well & yet another of Julio's troops falls.
A White Ape arrived & engaged Malcron's apprentice. The Ape was again taken down with numerous Steal Life spells.
My own wizard Ember was engaged by a Giant Rat, but managed to best it after a couple rounds.
As the last of the treasures was taken off the field, the game ended
Malcron (Jonathan) garnered 350xp (16 successful spells, 1 creature killed by the Wizard & 3 treasures). Death took his Infantryman & a Thief . He found 360gp, Potions of Explosive Cocktail, Healing, Invisibility & a Grimoire of Absorb Knowledge.
Julio (Scott) garnered 270xp (14 successful spells, 1 opponent killed by the wizard, 2 treasures) His band was devastated with the deaths of the Knight & loss of his construct. He also had an Archer & Thief missing the next engagement. He found 130gp, & Gloves of Casting.
Ember (me) garnered 400xp (12 successful spells, 2 opponents felled by the wizard, 4 treasures). 2 of the archers died of their wounds. She found 240gp, & 4 Grimoires - Strike Dead, Decay, Strength, Create Grimoire.
The warbands are now recouping their losses & re-filling their ranks for the next foray int Frostgrave
This morning saw the finishing matte spray to complete the commission on the Myth Figures.
Here we have the Female & Male Priest characters.
Next on my agenda is to get the prologue characters done for Kingdom Death. I am also awaiting the arrival of the guys for our next Frostgrave Campaign Game.
I spent yesterday working through the last 6 Myth figures I have. I only managed to complete 4 of them & after a quick matte spray this morning, they are ready to be shown.
Up first are the mages. Again all these come in a male / female variant.
As well the Skalds. The facial expressions on these 2 give me the impression they are having a good time.
So this leaves me with 2 more of the Myth figures, which from what I can see are the priests / clerics.
I have quite a bit more of the Garden of Morr set to complete & it seems to be occupying most of my painting area, so I expect that will be next to finish off.
Tonight at the club, we continued out Chain of Command Campaign of Operation Martlet.
In this scenario, British troops attempt to push on through the sprawling village of Fontenay towards the German main line of defence. They must clear this position before they can progress further.
The Germans had 1 full squad, an LMG team with a Junior Leader, 2 German Grenadier Teams with Junior Leaders & the Pzr IV. Not a lot to hold with, so making the British bleed was paramount.
I was sitting on the opposite side of the table, thus reversing the orientation of my photos from the map above.
The British got 6 turns of Patrol movment & was able to lock down the German kick-off markers quite quickly.
I did manage to get 1 of the German Grenadier teams on early. They came under fire from the Churchill AVRE, as well as sniper & a squad firing from the building to the right.
After taking an ineffective hit from the Pzr IV, the Churchill goes off the road
The Grenadier team continues to take shock, eventually breaking & running towards the rear.
The Germans did have some luck however, as a small group of British troops was ambushed by another German Grenadier squad, which after killing 3 of the British, vanished. This was then followed up by an assault by the German Squad, killing the last British soldier in the building.
The German squad then withdrew behind the building out of sight of the British. The British continued to consolidate.
A British Rifle team managed to snag one of the German jump off points, however a German Grenadier Team arrived during a double phase for the Germans, they then rushed the British Rifle team & killed 4 of the British, with the loss of 2 of their own. The remaining British withdrew.
It was at this stage that the German Commander took the opportunity to withdraw before losing any more of his troops. The British noses had been bloodied & the exhausted German Defenders needed a respite. Thus the Germans lost the field, however they remained generally intact. We await the results of the battle from Dave.
