Gameweek 12 - Round Up

GAMEWEEK 12

So we've played the final games of the year! All in preparation for our Geheimnisnacht Colliding scenario which is taking place on Sunday 14th which will see a monstrous game of Triumph & Treachery being played with a whole host of extra madness to keep everybody on their toes. But before that there were 3 games played on Thursday, again not as many games going on but it is Christmas after all and there are a lot of parties and merriment to be had instead. So roll on the new year!

Ben (Dwarfs) vs Simon (Lizardmen)
Unknown Region
Dwarf Victory
It seemed that the fight couldn't be kicked out of the Dwarfs as they chase Mel's Wood Elves down at the top, however Simon's Lizardmen held their own for most of the game.

Henry (Warriors of Chaos) vs Francis (Empire)
Unknown Region
Empire Victory
Francis' last game in the campaign saw him drawn against one of the toughest armies in Henry's Warriors but through the odds the men of the Empire held strong and left Francis to make his way to Australia with a final victory.

Hendrik (Vampire Counts) vs Mark (Beastmen)
Desert
Beastmen Victory
Hendrik took an Undead Legion list whilst I took a Legion of Chaos! And why not it was a laugh! The Undead were extremely unlucky throughout the entire game and despite their superior magic phases they were never able to make full use of them. The Beastmen managed to get in fairly unscathed and do what they do best which is mash stuff (Disclaimer: They're good at mashing the dead, not a lot else...)

OVERALL STANDINGS
Melvin     43
Ben     36
Hendrik    35
Francis     38
Simon     29
Mark     29
Jack    23
James     22
Will B     17
Henry     16
Gareth    14
Will S     10
Sam     10
Fred     6
Hugh     6

Tainted Blood of the Innocent - Round Up

The dust had settled and the armies fighting for supremacy on the Tainted Blood of the Innocent table had either been victorious or scattered in defeat. The Wood Elves had done well protecting Shael from the horror of Malagor but the Elf couldn't find the infamous Beastman during the battle - even though his corruptive presence was all consuming. The battalion of Empire present at the battle had struck a deal with the Wood Elves to protect her from harm but a mighty Terrorgheist had nearly brought her death before she vanished from the table... Much too the beasts dismay. That was when Shael was at her closest to finding Malagor and she could even see his matted fur joining ranks with the undead, but the Terrorgheist had spoilt her revenge.

Malagor in the mean time had joined forces with the undead, as he wanted to surprise the tainted sister by not being part of the Beastmen ranks. But his plan back-fired, it seemed that the sister could sense his whereabouts, and after she fled the Terrorghiest Malagor knew he needed to take flight and find where she had vanished too in the mayhem.

Shael had retreated back to her allies lead by Lord Loec but they had been cut off by the unlikely combination of a Dark Elf and Lizardmen army standing in their way. The battle was already in full flight when she rematerialised on the battle field but Loec was standing strong against the onslaught and it wasn't long until Malagor took flight from his Vampire allies and made an alliegence  with the Dark Elves of Naggaroth.

In the end however Shael escaped her death and Malagor remained unscathed in the combat. Shael's blood was still pumping and Malagor was still chasing her through the forest of dinge like a possessed monster.

The Wood Elves ended up taking victory after their dark brethren's battle prowess fell to pieces in front of them and the Lizardmen were also overturned due to the Wood Elves ability to run rings around their opponents. Although the victory was not a landslide and their were a fair few Dark Elf and Lizardmen infantry that would live to fight another day and in these dark times you need evey man you can get.

The Undead were victorious in a distant part of the Forest of Dinge and did well to repell a marauding unit of Gors and Minotaurs from ripping their entire battle line apart. However the Mortis Engine stepped in and struck fear into the Gor making them flee and chasing them down. The Empire were unlucky as they had set up a line of the finest Empire marksmen only for them not to get much decent shooting away. In the end however their was a last ditch attempt to claim the centre of the table as Gorgarronn and his Bestigors piled into a unit of Flagellants only to be flanked by Halberdiers. In the end a stalemate but the forces if U death had stolen the victory.

GAME ROUND UP
James (Dark Elves) vs Mevlin (Wood Elves) vs Will S (Lizardmen)
Triumph & Treachery table 1
Final T&T Paychest
Melvin - 1200    Will S - 350    James - 200 
Total Gold Earned
Melvin - 13    Will S - 4    James - 2

Hendrik (Vampire Counts) vs Sam (Empire) vs Mark (Beastmen)
Triumph & Treachery table 2
Final T&T Paychest
Hendrik - 1200    Mark - 950    Sam - 300
Total Gold Earned
Hendrik - 13    Mark - 10    Sam - 4

GOLD STANDINGS
Hendrik    33
Francis    30
Melvin    28
Ben    27
Simon    25
Mark    19
James    17
Jack    15
Will B    13
Sam    10
Henry    6
Will S    4
Janek    4
Gareth    4
Fred    4
Luke    2
Hugh    1
   

Gameweek 5 - Round Up

GAMEWEEK 5

So we're already half way through month 2 and the games are heating up! We've also got a few new additions to the campaign that I'll be detailing soon, including Henry (Skaven), Janek (Bretonnia), Sam (Empire) and Gareth (Orcs & Goblins). They're all starting up their Warhammer hobbies and will be cutting a name for themselves in the campaign to start earning the Gold! So without any further adew here are the games:

Melvin (Wood Elves) vs Mark (Beastmen)
Darklands
Wood Elves Victory
The Darklands rule proved useful for the Beastmen, but in the end the Wood Elves outwitted and outshot the lousy beasts.

Hendrik (Vampire Counts) vs Will S (Lizardmen)
Desert
Vampire Counts Victory
Looked very close, but Hendrik squeezed a victory at the end.

James (Dark Elves) vs Ben (Dwarfs)
Forested
Dark Elves Victory
After loosing his Cauldron of Blood early on, the Dark Elves managed to clinch the victory. However the Dwarfs have fought a lot of Elves recently!

Simon (Lizardmen) vs Francis (Empire)
Unknown?
Empire Victory
Looks like House Gausser is becoming a force to be reckoned with! Stay tuned!!!

OVERALL STANDINGS

Ben    23
Melvin    23
Francis    19
James    17
Hendrik    15
Simon    15
Mark    14
Jack    13
Will S    12
Will B    10
Sam    4
Luke    2

Gameweek 4 - Round Up

GAMEWEEK 4

The Cursed Orb has been captured and we've all got back to playing weekly campaign games. Melvin and Ben happened to draw each other and other their alliance on the Orb table they had to pitch their Dwarfs and Wood Elves against each other. So here are the four games that took place:

Francis (Empire) vs Hendrik (Vampire Counts)
Darklands
Empire Victory

Ben (Dwarfs) vs Melvin (Wood Elves)
Desert
Wood Elf Victory

Jack (Bretonnia) vs James (Wood Elves)
Darklands
Wood Elf Victory

Mark (Beastmen) vs Simon (Lizardmen)
Marsh
Lizardmen Victory


OVERALL STANDINGS

Ben    22
Melvin    18
Simon    14
Francis    14
Jack    13
Mark    12
Hendrik    12
James    10
Will B    10
Will S    10
Sam    4
Luke    2


I'll be working on the next 'Months End' scenario over the weekend, so any thoughts about the last, or perhaps ideas for it then let me know!

The Cursed Orb - Round Up

THE CURSED ORB - ROUND UP

So the Cursed Orb has been found! And found by none other than Ben and his mighty Dwarfs who managed to smite a Scar-Veteran within the Crypt at the last moment. Additionally everybody else managed to get involved as the Orb cast lightning onto the other tables, blowing up units and ruining battle plans... Sorry about that! If anybody has any reports or thoughts about the games that they played and would like to post them here then send them over too me and I'll make sure they're here for everyone to read over. We had three definite players on the Cursed Orb Scenario table, however we had to have a 'General Off!' to determine who else would be joining them as Simon, WillB & Hendrik all had a joint total of 8 Gold. This meant that their finest champions had to fight each other man on man (or Ogre on Vampire), and the victor would make their way to the big game - which left Simon Scar-Veteran victorious as he took no damage and dealt a lot out in return.

THE CURSED ORB SCENARIO - PLAYERS

Ben (Dwarfs)
Spent - 6 Gold

Melvin (Wood Elves)
Spent 15 Gold!!!

James (Dark Elves)
Spent 9 Gold

Simon (Lizardmen)
Spent ? Gold

Ben and Melvin made an allegiance, whilst James and Simon also raised arms together on the other side of the table. The Crypt was placed in the centre of the table and as far as I could tell, all hell broke loose! When the players have done a write up of the game I'll post it here for everybody to read, however in the end Ben's Dwarf Lord Magnar fought long and hard but eventually smote Simon's Scar-Vet down low. The Orb has been captured by the mighty dwarf throng of Grimlokson!!!

Congratulations to Ben, I'm sure the other players will be seeking swift revenge in the weeks to come.

ROAD TO THE ORB SCENARIO - PLAYERS

Francis (Empire)
Spent - 0 Gold

Hendrik (Vampire Counts)
Spent - 0 Gold

Will B (Ogre Kingdoms)
Spent - 0 Gold

Jack (Bretonnia)
Spent - 0 Gold

Sam (Empire)
Spent - 0 Gold

Mark (Beastmen)
Spent - 0 Gold

Nobody spent any gold for these scenarios as it seemed everyone was 'banking' on future games... Could be a beneficial choice, we shall see! We all managed to get 1 game completed, and each of us managed another half a game until we had to head off to the restaurant.

Francis (Empire) vs Hendrik (Vampire Counts)
Francis managed to sniper Hendrik's Vampire on Turn 2. Ouch! Time to crumble away...
Empire Victory

Jack (Bretonnia) vs Sam (Empire)
Knight on Knight action, but the knights in multicoloured fleur de lys won this one!
Bretonnia Victory

Will B (Ogre Kingdoms) vs Mark (Beastmen)
One word... CARNAGE
Beastmen Victory

Hendrik (Vampire Counts) vs Will B (Ogre Kingdoms)
These guys managed a few turns but in the end called it a draw.
Draw

Francis (Empire) vs Jack (Bretonnia)
These guys managed a few turns but as far as I'm aware called it a draw.
Draw

Gareth (Beastmen) vs Sam (Empire)
Gareth took control of the Beastmen with a bit of assistance and we managed two turns before we had to call time.
Draw

OVERALL STANDINGS

Now I'm going off of information that I've got written down so if anything doesn't add up then let me know and I'll make an amendment.

Ben    21   Orb
Melvin    14
Jack    12
Simon    11
Hendrik    11
Will B    10
Will S    10
Mark    10
Francis    8
Sam    4
James    3
Luke    2

Gameweek 3 - Round Up

GAMEWEEK 3

So we've had the last few games before 'The Cursed Orb' starts on Sunday and we've got some definitive leaders!!! So here are the details of the games that were played:

Mark (Beastmen) vs Luke (Lizardmen)
No Region Rules
Beastmen Victory

James (Dark Elves) vs Simon (Lizardmen)
Marshes
Dark Elf Victory

Jack (Bretonnia) & Will B (Ogre Kingdoms) vs Ben (Dwarfs)
Forest
Dwarf Victory

Melvin (Wood Elves) vs Hendrik (Vampire Counts)
Valley/Gorge
Wood Elf Victory


OVERALL STANDINGS

Melvin    16    (The Cursed Orb Scenario)
Ben    13    (The Cursed Orb Scenario)
Will S    10    (The Cursed Orb Scenario)
James    9    (The Cursed Orb Scenario)
Hendrik    8    (The Cursed Orb Scenario Pending)
Will B    8    (The Cursed Orb Scenario Pending)
Simon    8    (The Cursed Orb Scenario Pending)
Jack     6  
Mark    5
Francis    2
Luke    2

So Melvin, Ben, Will S & James are our four players for the Cursed Orb! So get your troops ready, Hendrik, Will B & Simon are all potentially on the table and we'll differentiate players by General killed...

See you Sunday troops!

Mark

Gameweek 2 - Round Up

GAMEWEEK 2

Keep on rolling! We had another 4 games going on last night, and a few early leaders have come to the fore. We'll be meeting next Thursday for Gameweek 3 and then we'll be heading off to Darksphere to play, 'The Cursed Orb'! There's gonna be all kinds of Warp Lightning madness...

Ben (Dwarfs) vs Simon (Lizardmen)
Cavernous
Dwarf Victory (Slaan went down a hole!)

Will S (Lizardmen) vs Hendrik (Vampire Counts)
Darklands
Lizardmen Victory

Mark (Beastmen) vs Melvin (Wood Elves)
Forested
Wood Elf Victory

James (Dark Elves) & Jack (Bretonnia) vs Will B (Ogre Kingdoms)
Forested
Draw


Overall Standings

Will S    10
Melvin    9
Ben     7
Hendrik     7
Will B      7
Simon    6
Jack     5
James     3
Francis    2
Mark     2
Luke    0
Henry    0

Again if you've got any pictures / reports / funny stories send them over to my email or post them into the comments :)

See ya'll next week
    

 

Order of Dracula "The Impaler" - The Players

PLAYER NAME

Hendrik Kruger

ARMY TITLE

Order of Dracula “The Impaler”

CAMPAIGN GENERALS

NAME: Vlad III Țepeș (Campaign General)

ARMY ENTRY: Vampire

SIGNATURE ITEM: Black Periapt

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Vlad Țepeș ruled Walachia and Transylvania from 1448 until his death in 1476. Vlad’s favorite method of torture is impalement and victims remain on rods as a warning to others. Vlad enjoys having bread dipped in blood at his table set up outside amidst hundreds of impaled victims. Vlad has remained in his grave at Snagov Monastery since his death in December 1476, but have now awoken to raise an undead army to avenge his Legend.

NAME: The Half-Elven Princess Skuld (Campaign Lieutenant)

ARMY ENTRY: Necromancer

SIGNATURE ITEM: The Cursed Book

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: The half-elven princess Skuld was very skilled in witchcraft to the point that she was almost invincible in battle: when her warriors fell, she made them rise again to continue fighting.

NAME: Svipdagr, the summoner of his dead mother (Campaign Lieutenant)

ARMY ENTRY: Necromancer

SIGNATURE ITEM: Staff of Damnation

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: The Hero Svipdagr summons the shade of his dead mother, Gróa, to cast spells for him.

REGIONS

NAME: Târgovişte

REGION: Dark Lands

REGION RULES: Any wizard part of a ‘Forces of Destruction’ army will channel successfully on a 5+.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Târgovişte the Capital of Wallachia has become a Dark Land after “The Night Attack”. The Night Attack was a conflict initially started by Vlad when he invaded his enemies land and Impaled 23,000 victims. The leader of his foes raised a great army with the objective to conquer Wallachia. The Night Attack was when Vlad attacked the enemy’s camp at night in an attempt to kill their general but the assassination failed. Later, the enemy’s army marched into Târgovişte they discovered another 20,000 impaled Victims. The army fled and since then armies fear Târgovişte.

NAME: Wallachia

REGION: Desert

REGION RULES: At the beginning of your turn roll a D6 for each unit you control, on a roll of a 1 that unit may not March or Charge in that turn. VC army are unaffected by this special rule.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Transylvanian-born Vlad III Dracula of Wallachia have ruled and fought in this region many years. Great battles have been fought in this region to the advantage of Vlad. From the desert of Wallachia enemies have to enter the Bihor Mountains before making it to the capital city of Târgovişte.

NAME: Bihor Mountains

REGION: Valley/Gorge

REGION RULES: Battle of the pass scenario + random boulders

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Bihor Mountains is a narrow mountain range that has to be passed from the Wallachian desert before entering the isolated city of Târgovişte. The famous Poenari Castle is located on a steep precipice of rock in these mountains with dangerous undead creatures wandering around unseen. Due to the size and location of Poenari Castle it is difficult to take control of it, even by natural forces.