tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56551991634523903492024-03-13T10:13:19.296-04:00The Procrastinators Guide to Gaminggraymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-32978620861476732992020-09-21T23:59:00.001-04:002020-09-22T15:45:56.233-04:00The Procrastinating DM - An Introduction to My Campaign<p><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to the Chronicles of Shard -</span></u></b></p><p><span> </span>First, some backstory, about four years ago I started a campaign with some friends set in a re-imagined version of another friends campaign (<a href="http://shardworld.blogspot.com/2013/" target="_blank">Shard World</a>, itself based on James Maliszewski's <a href="http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2008/12/dwimmermount-campaign.html" target="_blank">Dwimmermount</a>). That campaign eventually ground to a halt because of scheduling issues being the sad victim of adults trying to find time to get together every Friday night. It was designed as a vehicle for me to use fun published adventures in a sandbox setting but with an over arching plot. I spent a bunch of time digging through my old Dungeon Magazines as well as my collection of B/X and 1st Edition Modules in preparation. I made a map in Hexographer and sprinkled the map with adventure locations. We played this campaign for nearly two years and the party fluctuated between three to eight players. I converted <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_on_the_Hill" target="_blank">B5 Horror on the Hill</a>, which was our first adventure site. The party had not gotten to any other sites before the campaign wound down because of the size of the map. But in addition to converting B5 I had converted The Keep at Koralgesh from <a href="https://tenfootpole.org/ironspike/?p=2100">Dungeon #2</a>, and wrote three other locations based on maps I found online. One of which I found on Wil Wheaton <a href="http://wilwheaton.net/2012/12/a-map-of-a-dungeon-that-never-was-but-may-someday-be/" target="_blank">blog</a> and was inpired to populate. I also began converting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_City_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" target="_blank">B4 The Lost City</a>. I believe I was somewhere on the 4th level before I stopped working on it. </p><p><span> </span>After things ended I got to thinking about all my other abruptly ended campaigns and came to the realization I have never finished a campaign, either as a DM, or a player. I was saddened by all the work I had put into these various worlds and how that work would never likely see the light of day again. Then I discovered Matt Colville. His series on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlUk42GiU2guNzWBzxn7hs8MaV7ELLCP_" target="_blank">Running the Game</a> was eye opening to me not because all of these concepts were new to me, although certainly a fair amount were, but because I was inspired by his mantra of steal the things you like and add them to your game. I had certainly done that once before when I based my campaign on a "what if" in my friends campaign and added a bunch of adventure seeds that others had written. But, what if I took all that time I had invested in my own world designs and applied that same principle? Then it was as if the flood gates had opened and I found myself excited to revisit old plots, NPCs, adventures and campaign worlds that had been relegated to storage boxes in the backroom.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZjDTa_cBVTqRnbeb-e9rp1l9EIwc3-7PQwJBwVWsBzWLvSuL2eTozVufCClqRiwBgIZ8dNqGf-x3Qk8mBytanToI1-i9vKB7vcAepndBzO6oPsGtGgo9aK_DswlBI5Pp8_JnltGdLss/w400-h225/Shard+%25284th+Age%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shard in the 4th Age - <br />Fire fell from the sky and sundered Shard. <br />The resulting earthquakes toppled structures. <br />Hurricanes pounded the shores <br />and a continent sinks beneath the waves.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>The Campaign to End All Campaigns -</u></b></span></p><p>And so it came to pass that I dug out those boxes and mined my own creations to piece together a living world full of vibrant characters and locations that have history I am intimately familiar with. Of course all of these needed an adequate home and some of these were vastly different. After looking over my old notes and thought about the nature of my campaign world and the themes I hoped to bring forward I came to some conclusions. </p><p>Firstly, I wanted some ability to play other games and in some way tie them back to Shard. The intent is to allow different types of adventures and systems. The cosmology that I decided to reuse for Shard has some potential for this. Shard's creator, Aoanddar, fled the known realms to seek isolation and escape the petty bickering of the gods. A barrier was constructed of magical energies that prevent intrusion from outside, but that means their is an outside and that gives me a place to set adventures outside the normal scope that I don't want impacting the campaign world they will be set beyond the Void of Stars, which is my version of the astral plane. However, with things that may have some impact I intend to use an age old trope... The Dreamlands! This seems perfect for my purposes because dreams can have an impact in the real world but generally don't and this is a perfect vehicle for weird games outside standard fantasy to take place. My own little Wonderland as it were.</p><p>Secondly, my various campaigns include steampunk and even a post-apocalypse setting and these have had a lot of time poured into them. So I determined right away that a timeline to separate different technological eras would be in order. I also had some events, written by James Maliszewski as part of Dwimmermount, that featured in my original plot line for Shard. *minor spoilers* Invaders from beyond Shard, such as the red elves of Areon. A necromancer uprising, such as the Thulians. A powerful warrior-mage king that sought divinity, such as Terms Turmax.*end* Of course Dwimmermount itself would need a home in the Shard timeline. As such Shard has seven ages planned.</p><p><b>Pre-history</b> - The events before recorded history.</p><p><b>1st Age</b>- The Age of Iron and Fire (0-4600): This age has humanity living in tribes and fighting just to survive against other races. Its when humanity learns metallurgy and begins to carve its place on Shard.</p><p><b>2nd Age </b>- The Age of Magic and Rebellion (4601-6900): This age has the Eld of Tiriande invade Shard, humanity learns dark magic (necromancy) and overthrows the Eld, the stranded Eld create a pocket realm to avoid retribution.</p><p><b>3rd Age</b> - The Age of Blood and Conquest (6901-7840): This age sees the rise of a warrior-mage king that conquers the known world, builds a storehouse of magical power, and sees the formation of numerous kingdoms and when a great cataclysm occurs it results in the destruction of others.</p><p><b>4th Age</b> - Unknown (7841-9814+): This is the current age. I have two games in-development here. One is set in a kingdom called Ir'run in 9734. Another is set in the current year.</p><p><b>5th Age</b> - Steampunk. Age of City-States, Clockwork Golems, Steamer Ships, Airships, Firearms, and some integrated magic & technology. This is considered the golden age of Shard. One might note there are a lot of similarities between this and Eberron. Fun side note. I wrote this material when WotC announced their setting competition in 2000, I think it was, but reading the fine print if you made it beyond the first round WotC would own your creation. Thanks, but no thanks. Ultimately it was Keith Baker's Eberron that made the cut so at least my instincts on the setting were good.</p><p><b>6th Age</b> - The Great War. This age has a faction that hates science rise to power, called the Golden Court. Psionics are introduced, tech and magic are at their peak, and the fighting between the various factions is brutal.</p><p><b>7th Age</b> - post-apocalypse/gonzo. Think Thundarr meets Gamma World. I have an idea for a game set here that has a bunch of work done as well.</p><p>Thirdly, I want Shard to both have a large variety of cultures and have room to add new ones as I think of or discover them so a large world seems to be the best way to facilitate that. Since the great cataclysm, as you can see by the picture above, Shard has literally lived up to its name. The chunks that are no longer part of the sphere are hard to reach but have the potential to introduce new cultures very easily.</p><p>Each of these topics and sub-topics could have their own posts so more as things develop. In the meanwhile, stay safe and we will continue the Chronicles of Shard another time!</p>graymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-21657514261234310792020-09-21T18:46:00.001-04:002020-09-22T16:03:35.417-04:00A Farewell<p> Greetings fair travelers. It has been a bit since my last post. Since our last meeting I have started a new job and sadly lost one of my best friends, Archer. He was an Maine Coon and a rescue that my wife and I adopted nine years ago. He had chronic respiratory issues his whole life but he was such a friendly and charming little floof. He was such a stoic little guy and overcame so much. In the end his various aliments got the better of him despite his heroic efforts. He passed in his favorite place, being held in his dad's arms, looking out at the grass and trees sway in the breeze. We sang him his favorite song (about how awesome he is) while he drifted to sleep. I will always miss you little buddy.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlq8EORKdyAVPXBN16eFvpeZj2wAm2EUEYNRvN7MVj1YOSuIhieNwvhAELjGy7729k0oW4UyB_wvML5OPBkrYGBAzmVw7HLyP_-32cgk6IefPUL8lPFqwn-iLN-D7NJELu91Jz6J3kgCc/s2048/20190117_100309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlq8EORKdyAVPXBN16eFvpeZj2wAm2EUEYNRvN7MVj1YOSuIhieNwvhAELjGy7729k0oW4UyB_wvML5OPBkrYGBAzmVw7HLyP_-32cgk6IefPUL8lPFqwn-iLN-D7NJELu91Jz6J3kgCc/w300-h400/20190117_100309.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sterling Mallory Archer 2009-2020<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>graymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-46442258019360743782020-08-17T16:00:00.000-04:002020-09-22T16:02:06.994-04:00The Procrastinator in the 31st Century!<p>Recently there has been a resurgence of Battletech. It is a storied franchise with lore that spans over 30 years. I stopped playing just before the clans story line dropped, but it wasn't related to Battletech at all. Rather it was because I was focusing on other aspects of my life. But my love of Battletech has never waned. The game by HBS that came out a few years ago is directly responsible for bringing me back to Battletech. Not just because it was a fun and oft time challenging game, but because the community went nuts adding fan content which even ended up being supported by the game devs.</p><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrwGoQBLCItX5Vr-34wzUcgnO15MMI_Rq1Th_fffL_g91NnWMHewmUwIOkjETimmoLLfUUvmWfPubrlLO65vX2Kj32Uv8trzFu2bQJBqBOiW39feQ7Hsd3GhhEYg7gwOYvecAHVmkpCY/s2048/battletech-4k_1537691950.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrwGoQBLCItX5Vr-34wzUcgnO15MMI_Rq1Th_fffL_g91NnWMHewmUwIOkjETimmoLLfUUvmWfPubrlLO65vX2Kj32Uv8trzFu2bQJBqBOiW39feQ7Hsd3GhhEYg7gwOYvecAHVmkpCY/w512-h288/battletech-4k_1537691950.jpg" title="HBS Battletech 2018" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So I started playing and, so did it turns out, a lot of other people too! Fans that had gone missing for decades. Suddenly there was interest in the game again and it created an appetite to start pushing mechs around like the good old days. Turns out about a dozen people in my area felt the same so we formed a Facebook group and started planning events. Finally, I had an excuse to dig out my old mechs and start force building. Now don't get me wrong, there is no right or wrong way to play Battletech, but I gravitate towards the hexless way to play because it appeals to the miniature gamer in me. Turns out this group felt the same way so I started planning events with them. But, first we needed to decide if we want to use classic rules or the more recently released Alpha Strike rules which attempts to streamline the system and allow for larger forces that don't require a weekend to play.</div><div><br /></div><div>I immediately started building some units. I started with pirates. Specifically Redjack Ryan's nefarious pirates! My friend had already started on his Eridani Light Horse unit so we threw together a scenario to try out the Alpha Strike rules. A company of Redjack Ryan's Pirates vs a company of ELH's 50th Battalion. My<span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> friend and I met up at a local game store for our first game of Alpha Strike. </span><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">So without further adieu may I present...</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
ELH v Pirates in How Redjack Almost Stole Christmas. A </span>Comstar Christmas Special.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZDETTaVaslf7c28PMByhc9UoaSBaqHPNpV3yHObZPT3iCObTdijOqVun3UXP-VqLIu2d_madRZaaHss4T1hdJ3Yy_7RRDeryYHsOTPkiWbhVpzB9UrHfWo5S2sY4skZSkcOC1NygOe0/s960/ELHvRJR+pic+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZDETTaVaslf7c28PMByhc9UoaSBaqHPNpV3yHObZPT3iCObTdijOqVun3UXP-VqLIu2d_madRZaaHss4T1hdJ3Yy_7RRDeryYHsOTPkiWbhVpzB9UrHfWo5S2sY4skZSkcOC1NygOe0/w480-h640/ELHvRJR+pic+1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Redjack Ryan seizes any opportunity to oppress and steal joy. A veritable Grinch he eyes the three grey warehouses that hold his prize. Just a few militia boys to contend with (or so he though).</div></div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1-ET7WY0xRTa_3DrEJsWpphp32cVZdCLNoYl1KNkPQd1QcuwxErdrTbhoVDy6sMOCDzWzoYNAdPVIs9xNE8HAsRomK_M-NQDS9SX8UpzgT8l5rVdZTWvq2DLJhTQdAfpgi0Mph_tIFc/s2048/ELHvRJR+pic+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1-ET7WY0xRTa_3DrEJsWpphp32cVZdCLNoYl1KNkPQd1QcuwxErdrTbhoVDy6sMOCDzWzoYNAdPVIs9xNE8HAsRomK_M-NQDS9SX8UpzgT8l5rVdZTWvq2DLJhTQdAfpgi0Mph_tIFc/w400-h300/ELHvRJR+pic+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;">A mech-eye-view of the three toy filled warehouses.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;">I am aware that the Pheonix Hawk has its jets on backward. This game took place in December 2018 and they have since been fixed.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;">These trees stand were a WIP at the time but have since been completed and will be the subject of a future post. I have a few more to make so i'll be doing a tutorial and possible other Battletech terrain guides.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUyuybrUfaHDZLI0-YRg7CLFWqEMrqrMcsxcpDwQgJG6yY9sDAy9uBWACoZqc_rdBQTS1_nklyTVXwZbGqSee69n6zHzoHedOsVfr4CWe921r5oT-PfDOvNkW6RE8vz6izfKxFbGDmpg/s960/ELHvRJR+pic+3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUyuybrUfaHDZLI0-YRg7CLFWqEMrqrMcsxcpDwQgJG6yY9sDAy9uBWACoZqc_rdBQTS1_nklyTVXwZbGqSee69n6zHzoHedOsVfr4CWe921r5oT-PfDOvNkW6RE8vz6izfKxFbGDmpg/w400-h300/ELHvRJR+pic+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;">Into the woods we go! Not playing with the advanced rules this time around, or my Firestarter would have lived up to his name.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9Kz1vzk3dFHy0jfPyAMpAjnG9_aPep_MW3foQeFY0ac0eRZP2eCTUzOFT0oy3Z9SH-39kSOUbmAuinZqpmRiqjAxbAisbL8Kqpz6wErRpL113uXpMS2l8Gi20iHiYOIuwndP-DH5_m0/s960/ELHvRJR+pic+4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9Kz1vzk3dFHy0jfPyAMpAjnG9_aPep_MW3foQeFY0ac0eRZP2eCTUzOFT0oy3Z9SH-39kSOUbmAuinZqpmRiqjAxbAisbL8Kqpz6wErRpL113uXpMS2l8Gi20iHiYOIuwndP-DH5_m0/w400-h300/ELHvRJR+pic+4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;">Alerting command of the situation those ELH boys call in reinforcements while advancing to intercept the enemy force. There in the break between the woods, a Crusader. No real paint to speak of (gasp, lazy gamer, yup that's me) must be pirates!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGAhGAQGdydfqwkbPpjGmGOUjbhFDAVVTjMQkF2spukdfdPKIlxbORg7rZV6amq5Ev8kE6slLEq4atKHkJmTDO-E3LFUtjV3zXqp9k8mMm0Kh-REgZ_hJ0k2iHSZ8StxQiPIfCyMaD5A/s2048/ELHvRJR+pic+5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGAhGAQGdydfqwkbPpjGmGOUjbhFDAVVTjMQkF2spukdfdPKIlxbORg7rZV6amq5Ev8kE6slLEq4atKHkJmTDO-E3LFUtjV3zXqp9k8mMm0Kh-REgZ_hJ0k2iHSZ8StxQiPIfCyMaD5A/w480-h640/ELHvRJR+pic+5.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>ELH Rifleman and Pirate Crusader mix it up with the Rifleman coming out on top. The pirate is to busy spotting for indirect fire and gets hammered. Unfortunately, return missile fire is ineffective.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfa4B3GnH2xsjZpWKj92g1WrmDhMZiA0kpaCic7eOerqhtqBTYchyphenhyphenCAi0QaRvQ1T-gAKAeBKBGZISZJnlrnbzPhOl6uAVQMpWHUCNTlP6QMHN2oCCQJIFkJdzpJxFHoyLmK73gQqRNH00/s960/ELHvRJR+pic+6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfa4B3GnH2xsjZpWKj92g1WrmDhMZiA0kpaCic7eOerqhtqBTYchyphenhyphenCAi0QaRvQ1T-gAKAeBKBGZISZJnlrnbzPhOl6uAVQMpWHUCNTlP6QMHN2oCCQJIFkJdzpJxFHoyLmK73gQqRNH00/w480-h640/ELHvRJR+pic+6.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Oh no!? Is that a Behemoth? This is no militia unit! Eridian Light Horse!!! Hey, Roman. Your contact that told us about this opportunity better have a knife in his back by the end of the day, Snarled Redjack to his XO.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1sCzU8FKxNcEgrXoHAPHIM4KShlkB031R7NZDHM2qFp_cY5vPyh5BAOA27key6UaqFcKK3oXVRCgRoHdOfXIDoUV2G0O2rbhO53gCW5ssYSz136tdjdgB3130r_23c5eK5mhR05Grjk/s960/ELHvRJR+pic+7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1sCzU8FKxNcEgrXoHAPHIM4KShlkB031R7NZDHM2qFp_cY5vPyh5BAOA27key6UaqFcKK3oXVRCgRoHdOfXIDoUV2G0O2rbhO53gCW5ssYSz136tdjdgB3130r_23c5eK5mhR05Grjk/w400-h300/ELHvRJR+pic+7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>A pirate Phoenix Hawk jumps out of the southern woods landing between a warehouse and SRM Carrier. I should have gotten a face full of SRM's, not to mention fire from the ELH Kyudo and the other two vehicles. Luckily, very luckily, Lady luck was smiling at that pilot. Only the Kyudo managed to get in a hit. (Just a note: I jumped there with the intent of shooting the further SRM Carrier and kicking the adjacent one. Today, I learned you can't make a physical attack after making a weapon attack. Oops. 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These ELH boys are good. A medium recon lance comes to support the defenders. Caught between the new arrivals and the seasoned ELH defenders things turned south fast. One good bit of news, I finally got a pirate Shadow Hawk adjacent to a warehouse. 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It's all men for themselves as only moments before fire from the Kyudo, behemoth, and Archer bring down Redjack Ryan's Warhammer. Ironically, it was just as Redjack's PPC's slammed into the ELH company commanders own Warhammer. War, war never changes. But, no one will shed a tear for Ol' Redjack Ryan, scource of the Periphery!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7-p77DVD6ROkD6nghxZ5-T1MXJXqQV9BFkLxjydyr5WT-dENCgbl9CJ51XWzChgqSZJJ3WeeYnWc0V096vG2NoTeF2b4xtEoeWVGxsAeEck7UJ43qv3h3L5jFLqXeQGSEdjSt1PEJiI/s960/ELHvRJR+pic+11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7-p77DVD6ROkD6nghxZ5-T1MXJXqQV9BFkLxjydyr5WT-dENCgbl9CJ51XWzChgqSZJJ3WeeYnWc0V096vG2NoTeF2b4xtEoeWVGxsAeEck7UJ43qv3h3L5jFLqXeQGSEdjSt1PEJiI/w400-h300/ELHvRJR+pic+11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>By this point, turn 6, it's clear under the given victory conditions I can not win. ELH 145 v Pirates 121. Pretty close, really. Okay, gotta say I got mad love for Alpha Strike. 100% converted. Company v company 4 hrs start to finish. Which mean with 6 players you could easily run battalion size games!!!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bhqG61R4iOrcRDmvGwO_t0RNdpojflcUsFgsoKkQJ5oAwcXv3PC_8FtcolFjf08YQ-MRx2prxv9BF-6NBVMzKQLRy9M3VGxRBxOmO08eb4kCgUtUBF4YaWDy2rcrQ_qZ93PQ_5xeCh0/s960/ELHvRJR+pic+12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bhqG61R4iOrcRDmvGwO_t0RNdpojflcUsFgsoKkQJ5oAwcXv3PC_8FtcolFjf08YQ-MRx2prxv9BF-6NBVMzKQLRy9M3VGxRBxOmO08eb4kCgUtUBF4YaWDy2rcrQ_qZ93PQ_5xeCh0/w480-h640/ELHvRJR+pic+12.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Yup we greatly enjoyed this game. I was an impatient, sloppy and unlucky player. Which made my tactics suffer and I lost far more games than I ever won. I am learning, and I am having fun doing it. During our unfortunately short group campaign, with six players, I went 2-1 before the campaign ended. Its also possible, as I wrote the scenario, that the scenario I lost was ill conceived, but I don't really know. Speaking of campaigns, I will be discussing our groups campaign and posting the batreps from our group as well as the rules I wrote. They aren't complete but they are a starting point. So tune back in next time. Meanwhile, stay safe out there!</div></div>graymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-52753657009368706182020-07-24T10:43:00.000-04:002020-08-17T22:04:01.996-04:00The Return of the Procrastinator!Greetings! It feels like a million years since my last post and a lot has transpired in my time away. I got married, went back to school and got my degree, abandoned games, picked up new games, got more heavily into roleplaying games again and started an ebay business. Okay, I guess not that much has happened if you considers its be seven years since my last post, but still some significant events. I feel like enough has happened I'll probably do a followup post or two about those events.<br />
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I am going to make some changes to the blog. The primary change will be bi-weekly posts, possibly more depending on time constrains and life events getting in the way. I have changed the name of the blog because the focus will no longer be on miniature wargaming. I will also be talking about my adventures in roleplaying, terrain building and game design. I'm no expert in any of these things, but I think talking about my experiences, failures and successes will hopefully inspire others that doubt themselves as I sometimes do.<br />
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What have I been up to gaming-wise since my last post you say? Well let me start by talking about miniatures. I have sold off a number of my collections. Stuff that I have either never played or has fallen out of favor. What I have remaining is the following:<br />
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Warmaster - Orcs & Goblins, Dwarves, Empire and Chaos.<br />
* no progress since my last warmaster post. here.<br />
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Full Thrust - Phalon, Kra'vak, FSE, ORC, UNSC fleets and civilian crafts.<br />
* painted Kra'vak fleet. I also finished the storage for my fleets and I'll post something about that later on. Lastly, I finished the Full Impulse Chaos Campaign a couple years ago.. More on that later as well.<br />
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Battletech - 15th Dracon (Liao), 11th Legion of Vega (Kurita), Redjack Ryan (Pirates), Blackwidow Company (Merc).<br />
* I created my first unit for a campaign I started for a local Battletech group. Still painting because I always go to far when I am making anything. Painting a regiment is daunting work. I have also built some terrain for Battletech so some of those will get a mention and others a full post.<br />
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Legends of the Old West - Outlaw, Lawman, Cowboy and Native Posses.<br />
*I sold all my old west buildings a while back so I'll need to scratch build some or print some. Otherwise no progress.<br />
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Malifaux - Neverborn, Resurrectionist, Arcanist Crews.<br />
*This is a lost cause to me. I had fun with it before my big move but no one plays it here that I have found and with the release of the 2nd edition i'm only getting further behind the curve as it were. But, I love the mechanics and so I have not yet given up on it. It is after all a game my wife has shown some interest in.<br />
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Crossfire - American, US Marine, German, Russian and Japanese Companies.<br />
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Alien Squad Leader (ASQL) - "Stargate System Lord", Alien Greys, "Harkonnen" Armies.<br />
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Frostgrave - Witch Warband.<br />
*They are partially painted so that deserves its own post in time.<br />
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That catches you up on my recent work on miniatures. I'll go into a bit more detail as work progresses on these. My current focus is on Battletech so that will be my starting point next time I do a minis post. My next post, however, will be about what I have been working on with RPGs. So tune in next time, if that's your jam! Be safe out there!<br />
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<br />graymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-36380690882440736832013-01-17T10:31:00.001-05:002013-01-17T10:31:54.219-05:00We Struck Soulstone!So in my continued quest to churn out Malifaux terrain I have completed a dual use terrain piece - the Soulstone Vein/Magic Nexus. So far most all of my Malifaux terrain has been designed with two games in mind... Malifaux, for obvious reasons, and my other favorite game Legends of the Old West. This is my first piece that can't be used for either game and I'm ok with that. I think its simple but effective. However, I did discover a great way to make my ground crack for when I am doing parched desert or "dead zone" terrain pieces. Here are the pictures of the new terrain and you'll see how much more cracked the ground looks than my previous terrain.<br />
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So I had used an old batch of my "ground" mix what I was calling porridge before and it was several months old and dried out. I poured some water in the container and stirred it up and applied it to my CD as a base. When I woke up the next morning it was cracked like this. At first I was thinking it was ruined but then I realized I could add some desert life around the stones and it would look if not magical, life giving at least. Which played in to both of the aspects of the terrain piece well. But, I was stumped for a while as to why it cracked like that.<br />
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While I was drybrushing the piece some small chunks fell out (I'm a heavy handed painter), which is the only downside to the dried cracked look. But it hit me the reason it cracked was because I had thrown off the water to glue ratio or at least that is my theory. I'm planning to test that out on some future terrain. Probably something more desert-like with cacti and such. Anyway, I'll be planning another terrain piece in the next few days and I'll try to do a more step-by-step entry for it. Thanks for stopping by.<br />
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<br />graymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-6968103976342985502013-01-10T23:11:00.002-05:002013-01-10T23:11:53.729-05:00Return To The Blog And More Malifaux TerrainSo haven't had a lot of miniature activity of late but a visit with my friend Paul has lit the miniature bug fire under my butt. So the first order of business is to get some terrain so I can teach some of my friends this great game Malifaux. So, I made a list of specific Malifaux terrain pieces and I'll be working on them as time allows. This entry is for the Campsite which I tried to keep simple while still making it obvious what it is. So enjoy...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am particularly fond of how the fire pit turned out! I actually repainted it at the suggestion of my Fiancee.</td></tr>
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Next up is my Magic Nexus/Soulstone Vein terrain piece which I am pretty excited to get together. Then I'll be working on a few hills and should be ready to work on a few models after that. I am really looking forward to working on my Red Chapel Gang!graymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-82909346028908884892012-06-10T16:50:00.000-04:002012-06-10T16:50:47.344-04:00To Conquer the Stars Part IV<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
So previously I mentioned that I purchased some of the photon torpedo
markers from Amarillo Design Bureau. I'm not sure if they still sell
them. Nice sculpts, not very clean however. But after painting them up I
like how they look and I think they will look great on the table. I
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These should look really great flying around the table blowing stuff up!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my favorite shot!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large Photon Torpedo/Plasma Marker - Close Up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Medium Photon Torpedo/Plasma Marker - Close Up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small Photon Torpedo/Plasma Marker - Close Up</td></tr>
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More news on the Full Impulse (Star Trek Variant) campaign that we will be kicking off soon. I have started to adapt the Battletech Chaos Campaign rules over for use with Full Thrust. So far so good. I have nine generic tracks written out and have plans for six story arc tracks (three to a side) as well as adapted rules for ship repairs/refit/upgrades and crew advancement.<br />
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Once I get them full adapted I'll post them somewhere to make them available for other to use (and of course modify as they see fit). It is a work in progress however so I figure it will require some playtesting during our own campaign to make sure they are balanced. Looks like we are up to five players so far - Chris, Paul, Josh, Emmi and myself. I'd love to find at least one other player to balance out the sides. More news as it develops!graymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-86377226963567193312012-05-16T09:04:00.001-04:002012-05-16T09:04:27.196-04:00To Conquer the Stars Part IIII have been pretty busy the last week so my progress has slowed a bit. I did manage to finish up the Phalon fleet before i got swamped with real life. I have been wanting to get a post done with pics of the finished Phalons. I also got all of my Kra'Vak assembled as well as the Plasma Bolt tokens for the Phalons. I just need to prime them and slap some paint on them...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Kra'Vak looking menacing as always!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The are the Amarillo Design Group Photon Torpedo markers I will be using for the Phalons.</td></tr>
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I have been wrestling with a question of how to handle my fighters as well. They are not such a big factor in the style of games we plan to play - being Star Trek is fighter light. However I would like to get them all finished at the same time as the fleets if at all possible. A while back I participated in a Full Thrust campaign and it was so easy to come by resources that before to long we had huge fleets with twenty plus ships and thirty plus fighter groups. I happened to just be getting my Full Thrust models at the same time so I actually based my fighters on little wooden discs. One fighter per disc with enough room to stick a d6 behind it to keep track of fighter group losses. My question is this... Should I keep them that way, or should I get some GZG fighter bases and base them properly? My inclination is to do the later because I think they would look better, but what do you think. Here is what they currently look like and here is what a properly based group looks like...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Originally based to make swarms of fighter groups... now I'm not so sure.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This image is from <a href="http://laughingferret.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Laughing Ferret Lab</a> well worth taking a peek at and the other idea I am thinking of using for the fighter groups. Your opinions are welcome though I am leaning towards this idea.</td></tr>
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Here are some pictures of my completed Phalon fleet...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yay! My first fleet is completed (minus the fighters and plasma markers but still).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front view closeup with the Macro setting...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and the view from the rear where you can see the thruster glow!</td></tr>
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<br />graymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-70006735786860515892012-05-06T10:43:00.004-04:002012-05-15T11:55:41.539-04:00To Conquer the Stars Part III've made some progress on the fleets this last few days. I am about half done with my Phalon fleet with all of the base coating and wash being finished. I am about halfway through the dry brushing and then I just want to go back over them and add a few small details. Engine glow mostly. Here are the picks of the Phalon fleet WIP.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shades of blue - I thought about doing green but not only were my color choices limited but I thought they would look to much like Zentradi ships.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of a Light Cruiser... I can't wait to see these boys in action!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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So Chris continues to be pretty excited by the whole idea of running this as a Star Trek style fleet battle game so I did some research and found that there was a great conversion done by W. Scott Field which I think really capture the spirit of Star Trek using the Full Thrust rules called <a href="http://www.homegame.org/siefert/uftwwwp/files/full_trek.htm" target="_blank">Full Trek</a>, he also has a few other sci-fi setting conversions on his site. For those of you unaware the Full Thrust rules (all four books) are now free to download off the designers website, <a href="http://www.groundzerogames.net/mambo/" target="_blank">Ground Zero Games</a>, there is also a link to their store where you can buy models of all the ships (and then some) found in the book.<br />
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I have also decided on a paint scheme for the Kra'Vak. I will be doing a light grey with a charcoal wash with a grey drybrush. I will be painting the rail guns and engine glow red. I also plan to add tiger striping in white. I "should" be finished with the Phalons within the next days and then I'll start cracking on Kra'vak.graymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-66153818432681787912012-05-02T15:07:00.000-04:002020-07-23T15:28:22.478-04:00To Conquer the Stars Part II recently made a new friend at work, Chris, who is a gamer (mostly rpg's & board games) however he has taken an interest in some of my miniature games namely Full Thrust because he is an avid fan of Star Trek. Well Chris and I were recently talking about dusting off some of these miniatures I own that I have never used and it got me digging into the closets looking for the boxes of Full Thrust miniatures that I bought about two years ago. I found all of them... which was amazing considering they were in three different places and I have moved three times in the last two years.<br />
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After taking everything out and giving them the once over I realized there was quite a bit of work to do. I have a New Israeli fleet already to go, although I would really like to repaint them or at least add some further details at some point. I have a Kra'Vak and Phalon fleet as well already assembled and I need to just pick some colors and start slapping on the paint. I think that is a good point to start because after that everything will require some assembly. However, I do have a small O.R.C. fleet, a small Pirate/Reaver fleet, a small UNSC fleet, a large FSE fleet as well as a mix of civilian/commercial ships. I think once I get done with the Kra'Vak and Phalon fleets I will put together the O.R.C. fleet as I just love the look of those ships and follow that up with the civilian/commercial ships to help vary the objectives with.<br />
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Chris has offered to help me whip some terrain together for this as well which in all actuality shouldn't take long as I already have the asteroids made they just need to be glued to bases. I have some closed cell polystyrene to make planets from as well so my table will look appropriately celestial. I even have some black fabric to use for a table cover on my 4x4 table. I'm hoping to have a game of Full Thrust going inside of a month if my schedule permits.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Israeli Fleet</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Phalon Fleet (in need of some color)</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kra'Vak Capital Ships</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The remaining Kra'Vak. I actually have another whole bag of ships to assemble.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Pirate/Reaver Fleet</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The O.R.C. Fleet which is by far my favorite looking fleet. i can't wait to get these put together.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All three fleets that can be used now. The Pirates/Reavers and the O.R.C. fleets are in the bags behind the New Israeli's. The bag in front of the Phalons are markers I will be using as their primary weapons. I think they are actually photon torpedo markers from the Amarillo Design Group. Behind the Phalons are their fighters swarms. In front of the Kra'Vak are the extra ships I still need to assemble and behind them are the heavy fighters.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A close up of the New Israeli Fleet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Phalon Fleet close up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lastly the intimidating Kra'Vak Fleet in your face!</td></tr>
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graymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-25575935332392325422012-04-15T01:30:00.000-04:002020-07-23T14:58:30.019-04:00Malifaux Terrain Progress Part IIII finished up a few more terrain pieces over the last few days. They did not end up quite as I originally planned them for a couple reasons. First, I had initially decided to do the Magic Nexus, Dead Zone and Hazardous Terrain in different colored flocking. I even went so far as to make two of the colors I planned to use - purple and a orange/copper color. I liked them although I need to (cough, cough) "filter" the saw dust a little better. There was to many little tiny twigs in them which I can pick out but it will still be a bit of a pain. The odd thing was until I started mixing the saw dust with the color it was almost invisible to the eye. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first batch of homemade flocking!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lifetime supply of purple flocking. You can really see the bits of twigs mixed in.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The copper colored flock</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see it broken up here and I look forward to when I start working on my western terrain.</td></tr>
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So after giving it some thought I decided to cover the remaining three terrain pieces with my normal mixed flocking. They turned out really good but then of course I needed to come up with some other ideas for the pieces i had intended to make - Magic Nexus, Dead Zone and Hazardous Terrain.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this piece. I do think i might want to use one more highlight color along the trail.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This piece is going to look great on the table.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was originally going to be the Magic Nexus but I like it like this a lot more.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All of the pieces together. Just imagine all of the charge lanes these block!</td></tr>
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When I was on my hike I found some really nice quartz crystals and I think they would make a great accent for the Magic Nexus/Soulstone Vein terrain piece. I plan to use the purple flocking to finish that piece off as well. I have set the Hazardous Terrain (Toxic Pool) aside for now but I saw a piece another person had done that looks great and I want to replicate that at some point. You can see the piece I have in mind <a href="http://www.ordofanaticus.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=4222&start=40" target="_blank">here</a>. Its the fifth picture down. I also really like the Campsite and Scrap Pile they did as well. I think they look great and i hope mine turn out even half as nice. Finally I decided I want to make my dead zone a <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1600&bih=770&tbm=isch&tbnid=gjXEA4dzH43fyM:&imgrefurl=http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/global-environmental-issues-1006&docid=pV4NWiD5_y520M&imgurl=http://www.thedailygreen.com/cm/thedailygreen/images/qy/cracked-desert-tumbleweed-lg.jpg&w=360&h=460&ei=jVeKT-apHai_0AG6ysnnCQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=387&vpy=384&dur=5784&hovh=254&hovw=199&tx=115&ty=168&sig=109800872340452820701&page=1&tbnh=125&tbnw=95&start=0&ndsp=34&ved=1t:429,r:18,s:0,i:148" target="_blank">cracked desert</a> and I have an idea of how I want to accomplish that but I talk about that more in another post.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crystal Quartz... but I see Soulstones.</td></tr>
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The other piece I am working on is the Ancient Monument. I have the basic pillar done and I do have a miniature I want to use for the top but I have to dig it out still. so here is the basic pillar to tide you over. My friend Josh glued this together and he used an exacto to scratch up the surface. I think it will look magnificant once its all painted up. Here is a preview.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm actually very excited to see how this turns out.</td></tr>
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graymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-12549140770751671352012-04-05T22:48:00.000-04:002020-07-23T14:55:42.638-04:00Malifaux Terrain Progress Part III made some progress on my terrain pieces recently. I got the mid-tone and highlight applied to all six pieces and I'm very pleased with the results. The next day my girlfriend and I went for a hike and found some very nice rocks for making terrain pieces with. I was really pleased with how the boulder pieces turned out but I decided that I wanted to make more of them to use with Legends of the Old West. I want to make them look a bit more like desert terrain and I even have two of those Woodland Scenic desert terrain sets. They have about fifteen or so plastic cacti in them. All I have to do to finish the last three terrain pieces is to mix up the batch of colored flocking I want to use. There are actually three colors - grey for the dead zone, purple for the magic nexus and orange for the hazardous terrain. I'm going to use the Rubbishinrubbishout method and I'll put up a post afterward. In the mean time... pictures!<br />
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graymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-22972152709387127392012-03-29T01:31:00.002-04:002020-07-23T14:53:07.988-04:00Malifaux Terrain Progress Part II wanted to just do a quick update on my activities this last month. It might appear that I have not really done anything, however I have been busy with another hobby. I use to DM several 2nd and 3rd edition D&D games and I recently found several of my binders of campaign notes. I decided to type them up and get them into an electronic format. i just finished two nights ago having finished the last of five campaign worlds. I'll probably dedicate an entire update to those worlds at some point but for now suffice to say i am quite pleased to have them all finished.<br />
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I have also taken some updated pictures of the terrain pieces I had been working on now that I have reapplied the basing material. I think they look much better and will be working on them over the next few nights to get them finished up. Mostly I just need to apply the highlight colors. The flocking is a different matter as I need to actually make the flocking in the colors I want. I have all the supplies I need to do that though.<br />
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graymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-22160736101268763422012-02-28T01:21:00.002-05:002020-07-23T14:51:31.407-04:00Back in the saddle...Well, it has been quite a while since my last post, which is ironic since in my last post I had said I was going to try to start making regular posts again. I moved shortly after my last post and ever since I have been working on getting my space set up for my hobbies.<br />
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As it happens I have been working on several projects. For starters I finished the second unit of Orc Warriors for my Orc Warmaster army. I have also gotten the third unit about half finished. I have all the base colors applied and I only have to get through the highlights. <br />
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I recently decided to set aside the Warmaster project on account that there are no players in my area. However, my girlfriend and my friend Josh both have expressed interest in Malifaux which is a game I use to play before moving. I have a bunch of figures for it most of which need to be assembled and painted... big surprise I know. So, after giving it some thought Josh and I started work on some Malifaux terrain pieces.<br />
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We started by looking at the terrain pieces used in the first rulebook and settled on several specific pieces as well as a few generic ones. Below is the list of pieces we have started.<br />
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Dead Zone<br />
Hazardous Terrain<br />
Magic Nexus<br />
Mysterious Effigies x3<br />
Ancient Monument<br />
Boulder Piles x3<br />
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I am using old cds as the bases for these and I just started by gluing down the rocks. I then used water down glue and sprinkled sand mixture, however I realized just yesterday that I should have made my porridge mixture and applied that instead, it looks much better. I plan to mix some up on Wednesday and finish them up.<br />
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I also found a great video on youtube to making colored flocking and here is the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jNiiTr8Lq8&list=UU9Eaq7e8PGCtWTAS4EHCWVA&index=51&feature=plcp" target="_blank">link</a>. I'm going to make some this week as well. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/RubbishInRubbishOut/featured" target="_blank">Rubbishinrubbishout</a> has some great videos and I highly recommend you take a look at what he has to offer.graymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-53336647344068631412011-09-02T16:59:00.001-04:002012-04-05T23:09:59.502-04:00The March of the Orc WarriorsI just finished the first unit of Orc Warriors (The Red Legion as I like to call them) and have snapped a shot of the painted boys in green. I am still trying to figure out the best settings for macro pictures using my Canon Powershot SX10IS so I apologize for these substandard pictures. But here they are...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now to just finish the other two units I have started and get them mounted and flocked...</td></tr>
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So with my new found motivation in hand I re-arranged my space and set up a little portable painting station. I have one of those standing reading lights that projects the light upwards, to this I added a clamp lamp with a 60w bulb in it to give me directional light, and an ott light to sit on the actual table. Between them I have enough light to paint with without killing my eyes and slopping paint willy-nilly all over my models. The result...<br />
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So, I actually got this all set up about three days ago and have been putting my brushes to work for at least a few hours every couple days. I had decided this time around to work on one stick (ie a single unit) at a time as painting a single color over eighteen strips gets old quick. I started with the unit that had the most paint on it already and I just finished up the third big block color... the grey used as the base coat for the metals and pelts. Just finished the last strip earlier this evening. Here are a couple shots...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hard to see in this shot but the three base colors are green (orc skin), brown (wood & leather) and grey (metal & pelts).</td></tr>
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The final base color will be the accent color, which varies by unit, which will be red for this unit. Then I will do the highlights for the brown and grey. The green is already done on all eighteen strips actually. So with any luck I will be done within a week with this unit and moving on to the next on. Stay tuned!graymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-5968673854628706762011-08-24T15:37:00.000-04:002020-07-23T14:44:18.651-04:00Warmaster Day - August 2011Its been a while since my last post, primarily due to me not having the time to get any hobby work done recently. I moved my painting space and unfortunately it was to an area with much less light. I have fixed that in the last few days after returning from the most recent Warmaster Day at our local game store. I had been dying to get some gaming time in and the announcement for a new Warmaster Day seemed just the thing to get back into the swing of things.<br />
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Since I met Ed, the main organizer for Warmaster events in this area, in January he has been tantalizing me with rumors of a plethora (read as "more than two") Warmaster players in the vicinity. I had previously met two of the other players and to my delight this last Sunday I finally got to meet a few more of them. We had seven players total and played in two rounds. Ed sat out the first round to facilitate new people playing each other. Then after a quick bite to eat we commenced with round two in which I sat out so Ed had a chance to play and I had a chance to take pictures. So with out further pomp and circumstance, the pictures...enjoy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The generals gather in the basement preparing their forces and scouting the fields of battle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tables all set and ready for battle - now we just need the little men.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is from my only battle of the day - 2000pts Orc vs High Elves. We were affected by a nasty plague which made issuing orders harder on the first turn. More debilitating for my green horde than the pansy elves... which seems wrong.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blast it! The sneaky elves have advanced on the woods... now they will spend the whole game hiding in the trees shooting me!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bad die! The Elves fail a command roll.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But this unit of mixed archers and spearmen seem pretty motivated to shed blood today.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gah! Now the Elven warmachine is starting to move!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The elves and are in great position to receive any charges.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a shot of the neighboring table... a 2000pt Dwarf vs Dog of War game.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Those pikemen look pretty intimidating as does that Tuska (I think that's what they are called).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The elven light cavalry and archers make short work of my own Goblin Wolfriders. After this my right flank fell apart but I managed to get my troops running around quite effectively (while the elves were stunned into a stupor). We did some nice damage but the elves held and won by a decent margin in the end. Still I'm quite happy with how the army moves now I just need to get better tactics in my playbook.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The third table arrayed for battle. 2000pt Orcs vs Undead.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I liked the terrain on the Dogs of War table so I took a picture when I had the chance. I was told the ruins on the right are from the BoFA set and the buildings on the left are J R miniatures line. They looked really good, I'll have to pick some up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Between games, after returning from lunch I spotted Ed's excellent pikeman conversion and took a shot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The after lunch games begin with 2000pt Dwarf vs Undead. All of the games have a single objective. If someone can get 33% of their total army points within 15cm (I believe) the game would end at the conclusion of that players turn. The other two games would end fairly quickly with the objective being met but this table would go to the time limit. It looked like a great battle and a true nail bitter!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The shot from the dwarf side.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The second game - 2000pts Daemons vs High Elves. This shot shows Ed's Daemons lined up and ready to rend flesh.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The High Elf side - Not a bit of makeup out of place. Good show boys!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Daemons and High Elves prepare to battle over the badlands.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The third and final table - 2000pt Orcs vs Dogs of War! Orcs are on the far side and Dogs of War on the near.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dwarves pour forth out of the hills prepared to hack down those old bones keeping them from their objective!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Deamon's new hero, A Daemoness of Slaanesh, is obviously still a novice at leadership. She makes four consecutive blunders. Ouch!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orcs storm across the fields towards the outpost (the objective on this table).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A shot of table two - Elves are advancing nicely towards the objective.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Dogs of War commanders fail to get their sections going and this would prove fatal to their battle plan.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dwarf Warriors, undead chariots and cavalry clash over a small hill and valley.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Dogs of War get moving.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The shot from the Orc reserve force (cough, cough).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A shot of the table just before the Daemons and Elves converge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A battle ensues around the dwarf statue objective while in the background the battle on the hill rages on!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ed moves up some of his forces (which I'm sure were peppered by arrows).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe commands his undead legions to advance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Orcs reach the observation tower (officially winning the game), now lets see if they can hold it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daemon cavalry slams into the Elf lines!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice the undead mercenary chariots along to observe the carnage. They look great, don't they?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Tuska goes wild after a failed command roll but ends up advancing regardless.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The undead, having broken the Dwarf lines at the statue, press their advantage!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The battle on the hill still rages with each commander committing fresh troops.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The battle on table two heats up with troops converging from every direction into the scrum!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Orcs, never good at waiting, charge the Dogs of War.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A good shot of the action on table three - Advantage: Orcs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Bone Giant and Undead Sphinx advance into another unit of Dwarf Rangers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Things are looking grim for the Daemons.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just before the Orcs and Dogs of War clash.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Determining attacks and casualties.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Dogs of War are determined to draw some blood today!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Undead Sphinx and Bone Giant pursuit the Dwarf Rangers as they withdraw...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and find themselves surrounded by Dwarf Warriors and cut down!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Daemons, having lost a significant scrum in the middle, marshal their forces to try a counter attack.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dwarf warriors position themselves to prevent a unit of chariots from falling back, which leads to their destruction.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The battle on the hill continues without a clear victor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Dogs of War finally get their heavy cavalry in position for a charge on the Orcs right flank!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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I hope you enjoyed the pictures. I mostly captioned them from memory of what I saw happening. I got them mostly right, I hope. But in any case I feel more motivated to get some further hobby work done. I hope to have another post up soon.<br />
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<br />graymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-5149781354747620622011-06-08T15:41:00.000-04:002020-07-23T14:45:01.294-04:00Warmaster Day Battle Report<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This past Sunday several of us got together at the local game shop to cry havoc and let slip the chaos hounds of war! It was held at our local game store and we got to slip in a little early because one of the owners was playing. Woohoo! There were four of us total - Ed (Deamons), Gary (Empire), Joe (Tomb Kings) and myself (Orcs). For the first game we split into two groups with Gary and Joe on one table and Ed and I facing off on another with each person pushing 2000pts. Ed has some great Warmaster terrain and we got the tables all decked out and they looked great. We rolled up some scenarios from the Warmaster Scenario Generator with Gary and Joe having to advance their forces off the opposite table edge and they quickly got arrayed for battle and got started.<br />
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Ed and I rolled up our scenario and ended up getting the same result we had the first time we played. One of use would have to assault a defended position and after discussing it for a few minutes we decided to flip the roles we had last time. Ed would defend a line of hills and I would assault them. In addition we were tasked with demoralizing the enemy by leaving as many corpse on the field as possible. Only destroyed stands would count for VP and there value would be doubled in this scenario. We added some spice to our table by dividing it with a river. It would be fordable and movement would be half until the last stand left the river but also had a bridge at about the midway point.<br />
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Ed was running his standard list with a few small tweaks. But after the defeat I suffered during the last game I decided to do a little more research on effective tactics for my Orc army. Namely how to deal with the poor command rolls. Some of it was bad luck but I took some advice and did some re-arranging and I was much happier with the end result. The biggest change I made was dropping an Orc Shaman and bunch of magic items in favor of taking two more Orc Heroes. I also dropped two units of Wolf Riders in favor of another unit of Goblin Chariots. My cavalry would still be light but the extra punch would help in my opinion. I also made smaller brigades of two to three units instead of the maximum of four. This also helped me a great deal by making it hurt less when a commander did fail a roll. The look on Ed's face when all but a single two unit brigade started across the field alone was worth it. Huzzah! <br />
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<b>Game One: 2000pts Orc vs Daemon -</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Orcs begin their march towards the waiting Daemon horde with a steely look in their eyes and butchery in their hearts. Today the fields of Dal'gulon would run red!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ed moves his flyers into a counter charge position. On the left you can see my brigade and Giants advancing on the bridge. The Daemon cavalry can be seem waiting beyond a small wooded area.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A unit of Chaos Hounds waits behind the woods for the Orcs to come into sight. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the left can be seen the Curlsore Canyons which was the sight of another battle between the Orcs and Daemons.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Goblin Wolf Riders outflank the Daemon flyers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And cause them to retreat but unfortunately can't pursue the flyers. The Wold Riders reorganize for another charge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The state of affairs on the Orc right flank after the first two turns. The Daemon flyers were confused on a stability roll and you can see the enemy cavalry beginning to advance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The state of affairs on the Orc left flank after the first two turns. No issues really so far with motivating my Orc brigades.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Daemon flyers attempt to home back but end up landing directly in the path of a Giant!!! Behind them can be seen the Chaos Hounds which were driven back by a well placed GERROFF!!! spell.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Daemon flyers... being crafty and preparing a flank charge!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Daemon cavalry prepares a counter charge in case the Giant makes it to the Chaos Hounds.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Daemon center begins to advance off the hill in preparation to support on of the flanks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my favorite part! Initiative charges!!! A Giant slams into the unit of flyers, the second Giant goes wild and instead of entering the woods as I wanted him to he bellows and charges 40cm... and just shy of the Chaos Hounds! Ack... foiled by my own spell.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> A brigade of Orc Warriors and Night Goblins slams into the exposed Daemon line in the top left while the rest of the Orc left flank advances just before the Orc hits the fan...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Giant fails to kill off the flyers and the Chaos Hounds become unconfused... uh oh!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Orc Warriors eliminate the enemy stands before them but are unable to capitalize on the breach. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daemon cavalry slams into my Goblin Chariot line! More uh oh!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the Giants is flanked and will go down beneath the cavalry onslaught.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two brigades of Orc Warriors/Night Goblins are charged. On the left side unit you can see the flyers have flown in behind then to stop a possible retreat. Argh! This is going south quickly. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the right flank after the Giant falls!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the left flank after both Orc brigades are destroyed!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We still had the cavalry battle to fight but ran out of time. Ed ended up winning by a large margin mostly due to his turn of free initiative charges and well placed flankers. It really turned the tide for him as before that he was having a hard time motivation his troops while my were marching across the table.</td></tr>
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This was a great game and I really feel even though the final result was pretty skewed that I really gave Ed a run for his money. After this game a few of us went down to a local pizza place and bought a few slices and just enjoyed some banter over lunch. Then it was back to the shop for the final game 4000pt per side Orcs & Daemons vs Empire & Tomb Kings. This one would end up being a two on two battle with Joe and Gary on one side and Ed and I on the other each running our own 2000pt armies. Again we used the Scenario Generator and would have to capture and control of terrain feature. We decided to make it a tower in the center of the table and at the end of the game (which could be ended prematurely if anyone ended up having 33% or more of their two armies total within 20cm of the tower) all the units within 20cm would be counted and the difference would be added to the team with the most VP worth of units near the tower. The terrain was setup and we diced off for deployment and first activations...<br />
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<b>Game Two: 2000pts Orc & Daemon vs Empire & Tomb Kings </b>(8000pts on the table!!!)<b> -</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canyons, forests and hills with the objective in the middle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four armies slug it out on the field of battle!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Orcs face off against the Tomb Kings and again my army performs admirably advancing quite quickly. Unfortunately Joe's dice are ice cold and most of his army is just standing around.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the left you can see Empire closing quickly with the tower!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Daemons must advance through the canyons to reach the Empire lines (sorry for the blurry pic).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Empire was running a cavalry heavy force with just the minimum of foot troops which made them very quick.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tomb King Carrion birds swoop down on my Goblin Wolf Riders but fortunately are driven back.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Orc/Orc Warrior/Night Goblin brigades take the hill while the Tomb King cavalry tries to swing around my flank beyond the hill and take out my Rock Lobbers but Joe's dice get cold once more and they are left hanging out to dry. Argh, I feel your frustration Joe! </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lead Giant is hit by a DEATH BOLT spell and two bolts from the bone throwers on the hill and is severely wounded.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the left can be seen the Empire lines advancing to block our way to the tower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some great armor saves turns the tide in favor of the Daemons on the left flank!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goblin Wolf Riders charge into the flock of Carrion Birds while the unwounded Giant charges the Undead lines!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A unit of Black Orcs suffering from the effects of DOOM & DESPAIR and advance towards the undead on the hill while the other brigades prepare to charge the stranded cavalry.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Empire losses a large brigade of knights when they are flanked by flyers and hammered by Goblin Chariots and Chaos Hounds and have no where to fallback to!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Undead Archers charge the Black Orcs and a timely RAISE DEAD spell will mean the end of these brave Black Orcs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Bone Giant charges my Giant who will end up putting the thump in thumping and go one to destroy the right most unit of Undead Spearman and get himself lined up for a flank charge the next round when we decided to call the game because of time constraints. Four turns were played but the advantage was in the court of Orcs and Daemons so Gary and Joe graciously conceded the game.</td></tr>
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Afterwards we talked about starting a campaign up using some rules that my California friends have used in the past to great success. It looks like its a go so I am looking forward to that and of course I had a great time playing with Ed, Joe and Gary. Hopefully there will be even more of us next time!<br />
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The wyvern is done and its been a long slow journey filled with mistakes and pitfalls and even a crash but today marks the day I completed the painting challenge (my first ever). Only a single day before the deadline but I did have two things that kept me from completing it sooner, the aforementioned crash with the subsequent need to reattach the wings and playoff hockey (I'm a Bruin's fan) which usually cut into my painting time. All that said I feel quite good about my accomplishment. This Wyvern unit marks another 80 pts worth of Warmaster painted. The value of the unit will of course depend on if the wyvern carries an Orc hero (160 pts) or the general (175 pts). This puts my Orc Warmaster painted units grand total to 370 pts (not including hero types).<br />
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Here is a shot before I worked on the base itself...<br />
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I was going to put field grass on the base but with the wings on it was just to hard to get my fingers in at the right angle and its really not as easy as it looks. I plan to use it on the general on foot base and possible a few others (maybe even going back and adding some to say the trolls) but that is a tale for another day! While you wait please enjoy the pictures.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Damn wings are blocking my light!!! Well, now I know how the infantry feels when this bad boy flies over!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one of the few pictures that you can actually see the gum line of the wyvern is painted red!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm very proud of the shading on the wings. :D</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Its hard to see the detail on the base with the shadow from the wings.</td></tr>
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One day I will learn to use this camera to take awe inspiring shots but in the mean while what you see is what you get! Anyway, I hope you have been enjoying following along with the painting challenge and have a great Memorial Day Weekend!graymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-19974920035021877392011-05-23T18:08:00.000-04:002012-05-16T09:05:35.559-04:00Painting Challenge Part IIIAll the dry brushing and touch-up work has been done. There was only one thing that I didn't really like and that was a heavy hand on one side of the rock on the base. I ended up doing a light black wash over it to tone it down just a bit. I'm hoping that will resolve the issue and then all that will remain would be work on the base itself.<br />
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The wyvern is on the mend as we speak. Wings are glued back on and dry. I have applied a brush on primer (the Black Gesso) to the exposed areas of metal from the crash landing. All that remains is to reapply two base colors and two washes to the affected area and it will be as if nothing happened. So realistically I should be done in three or four days.<br />
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I snapped a few shots with my camera phone after I got the wings reattached but before I applied the brush-on primer. You can clearly see the gap in the paint where it was reattached in the second picture. I will take pictures in my light box once the base work is done.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you go up from the raised back foot where the base of the wing is you will see the break. This was before I did any repairs other than gluing the wings back on however. Once I'm done you will never even be able to tell it was there.</td></tr>
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On the plus side I definitely feel like I am getting better at this painting thing even if I'm still slow as molasses. :Dgraymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-35945470679762899842011-05-20T13:29:00.000-04:002020-07-23T14:03:14.797-04:00Bringing Orcs into the Light<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"It Burnses!", so says the Orcs and Goblins as I take picture after picture. Originally I took pics of my completed Warmaster Orc units with my mobile phone camera however, now that I have completed my Light Box I thought it was time to get some better pictures. I played with the camera settings for a while finally settling on Super macro Mode, 1/60, ISO 100 with the flash enabled. The pictures are not as crisp as I would have liked but I think part of that is still my camera inexperience and the other part was that I feel I am using the wrong light. Ultimately I would like to use natural sunlight bulbs but that will have to wait. When looking at the pictures if you think you know what might be wrong, and/or you think they are awesome let me know. Here are the updated pictures. Enjoy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Night Goblins looking for those pesky humans to shoot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same unit from a slightly different angle. The original pictures I took were a bit washed out with light and it was hard to see the ground cover on the bases but you can see it here.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The grass is a bit subtle on these stands and originally you couldn't even see it on the bases, that is until I found the correct setting on my camera.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another shot of the same unit turning on the charge.</td></tr>
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graymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-33221206873433020122011-05-19T16:52:00.000-04:002020-07-23T14:00:45.985-04:00Macro Light Box on the Cheap-ish!A while back I mentioned the desire to build my own Macro Light Box and even referenced a link to another blog where there was a simple how to. I have actually had this finished for over a month but was having problems getting quality pictures with my camera. I was pretty sure it was just me being a novice with my camera and once I figured out how to set my camera into Super Macro Mode it was all gravy. So today I set up the Light Box on the table , got the lights all plugged in, lovingly displayed my painted Warmaster figures and fired up the camera. For starters here is a picture of the Light Box itself.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ah yes, cardboard and duct tape. A quality product if I may say so.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Okay, so the example I posted a link to earlier from the <a href="http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/07/how-to-diy-10-macro-photo-studio.html">Strobist</a> Blog did not use any wood in its construction but I really wanted to make something a bit more sturdy. A few pieces a scrap wood and spare work lamps later and I had this monstrosity! The lights really should be natural daylight bulbs but we make do with what we have here (Ha! That is usually so not true). So, now I have no excuses for not taking higher quality pictures, although truth be told it is a bit of a pain to setup and break down so I will probably only set it up when I have a number of things to photograph. But, here you have it. One more thing off the to do list!graymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-89197044477347973762011-05-18T15:31:00.000-04:002020-07-23T13:58:46.801-04:00Painting Challenge Part IISo, additional progress on the painting challenge miniature. About mid-last week I had gotten all the base colors done and over the weekend I experimented with several different wash combinations. I decided the teeth, claw, metal and scales I would wash with a black to create some definition and these areas which would be finished off with some light dry brushing and proceeded to do just that. This turned out well so I turned to my second wash which would cover the flesh areas. I went with a desert yellow but when I made the first wash it was to watered down and didn't cover the base color as much as I wanted. So I made a second batch and ended up doing two coats. The end result is much closer (still not perfect though) to what I had imagined. The only down side was I continued to paint even though I was tired and ended up getting some of the desert yellow between the scales so I spent the next night cleaning that up. The final result is that I want to do one more coating of black wash on the scales and a few areas I missed on the first time around and then I can move onto the next phase the dry brushing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here it is in all its glory, but this made me realize one thing I really got to get my light box setup!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slightly different angle. <span class="postbody">Been trying to think if there is something I could add to the base to make it a bit more visually interesting but so far I got nothing. Suggestions appreciated.</span></td></tr>
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Oh, and some more good news. I still can't find my camera manual so I went out and downloaded a PDF version of the Canon website so I could figure out how to get into super macro mode. Both of these pics were taken with my Canon PowerShot SX10IS. So once I finish up the DIY Macro Light Box I am building I will be able to post some real pics of the Warmaster units I have been slaving over.graymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655199163452390349.post-79373356846829130442011-05-10T18:23:00.000-04:002020-07-23T13:56:55.125-04:00Warmaster Battle Report: 2000pts Orcs vs Tomb KingsThis past Saturday I had the pleasure of attending a local Warmaster Day event. The turn out was not big but it was nice to meet some new gamers in the area that enjoy the same games I do. In all there were three of us, Ed (the organizer), Joe and myself. Since Ed had played both of us before he was kind enough to sit and be the arbitrator for Joe and myself. So not long after we grabbed a table and me and my Orcs squared off against Joe and his Tomb Kings. Both of us has 2000 pt lists and the list we full of cavalry and monsters, literally. Two Giants, two Undead Bone Giants and a Undead Sphinx plus oodles of cavalry and chariots rumbling across the fields!<br />
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We used the Warmaster Scenario Generator again and it turned out there we four objective markers we were to try and capture. A unit could pick them up and move with them but their movement was reduced to 10cm while they did so. If an enemy unit contacted any stands of the carrying unit they would immediately drop the objective and defend themselves. Each objective was worth 100 VP if it was possessed by one of your units at the end of the game and if you could get it off the table it was worth twice that amount. The objectives were at the center line of the table about 12" apart. I was to deploy first and Joe's Tomb Kings won the initiative.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the Orc right flank, Goblin Wolf Riders are slammed into by Tomb King cavalry. Only one stand from each unit would remain on the field at the conclusion of that assault. One the hill can be seen some Goblin Chariots just before the a flight of Carrion swooped down on them from above nearly destroying them.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Orc General orders the giants out to battle. One lumbers forward but the closer one stubbornly picks up a boulder and squashes a unit of Night Goblins who flee in terror. The General who must deal with the ensuing chaos is unable to issue any further commands.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The General using his Helm of Dominion manages to get a brigade of Trolls, Orc Warriors and Night Goblins to advance up to the central hill. Just beyond that are the Orc Shaman and Goblin Shaman who have failed to bring the magical might of Gork and Mork to bear upon the enemy. In the background the Giant is nearly upon the Tomb King line!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the Tomb King's Priests orders his brigade forward but the sight of the Giant looming over him makes his conviction falter and the Skeleton Spearmen remain frozen in place.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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So a few observations. The Orcs biggest limitation is command. That is why I bought a Helm of Dominion to get that +1. Unfortunately, it is only a one use item, but my command value is raised for the whole turn and it did work so in the end I think it was worth the points I just used it at a bad time. Second, I need to drop the Orc Shaman w/ the Wand of Repetition and pick up a third Orc Hero. This would help me more than anything else I believe and still leave me a Goblin Shaman to fling spells around (if I can make my die rolls). Lastly, I need to know my opponents a little better. A few times I was caught with my trousers around my ankles with the Tomb King armies ability to ignore the -1 penalty for enemy proximity, and failed to utilize the Tomb Kings inability to use initiative actions. You live you learn I suppose.<br />
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We have another Warmaster Day coming up in early June. Hopefully the turn out will be higher. I was told there were around 10-12 players in the area and that would make for a fine day of gaming. The hope is that if we can get this going on a regular basis then we can start up a campaign, which I think would be alot of fun. Until then I will keep practicing the rules and working on tactics... boy do I need to work on my tactics. Oh, and of course I'll keep that brush moving because as you can see I still have quite a bit of painting to do.graymatterblueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586042022261936598noreply@blogger.com1