Coming soon...

We had our first game of Dragon Rampant today...and it was great fun. I really like these rules. Really. A lot!

I shall try and get the battle report up some time next week!

Dragon Rampant - From The Frozen Wastes

In preparation for Sunday's game of Dragon Rampant, here are the opponents for The Northern Tribes warband I posted up a few days ago...again these are made up mainly from Frostgrave figures. The creatures From the Frozen Wastes...

The Lich Lord (Single Model Unit)

Heavy Missiles (Magical Lightning Bolts) + Leader + Summoner + Undead (Fear) @ 9 Points

Undead Champion (Single Model Unit)

Elite Foot + Undead (Fear) @ 8 Points

Ghoul King (Single Model Unit)

Bellicose Foot + Hatred (Humans) @ 5 Points

Wraith Knights (Reduced Model Unit)

Elite Foot + Undead (No Feelings) @ 6 Points

Armoured Skeletons (Reduced Model Unit)

Heavy Foot + Undead (No Feelings) @ 4 Points

Wight (Single Model Unit)

Lesser Warbeast + Invisibility + Undead (No Feelings) @ 7 Points

Snow Trolls (Reduced Model Unit)

Lesser Warbeasts @ 4 Points

White Gorillas (Single Model Unit)

Greater Warbeast @ 6 Points each

White Apes (Reduced Model Unit)

Lesser Warbeast + Cunning @ 6 Points

That's 61 Points worth (each White Gorilla being one Single Model Unit) with just 18 miniatures! It might not look as impressive as a huge horde on the table but it does mean those of us that don't have big fantasy armies to plunder for figures can get a game in relatively easily! 

Anyway, as The Northern Tribes can field a maximum of 36 points we'll have to wisely choose a similar points amount for Sunday's game....

The Men Who Would Be Kings Cover!

Just in case you haven't seen the superb Peter Dennis cover for the upcoming The Men Who Would Be Kings by Dan Mersey!

The Beginning of the Thaw!

My latest lot of miniatures arrived today from Matt at Glenbrook Games...the first half of my Thaw of the Lich Lord Nickstarter figs for Frostgrave. Matt has, as always, done a superb job.

Lich Lord - North Star

Undead Champion - North Star

Ghoul King - North Star

Frost Wraith - North Star

Wraith Knights - North Star

Armoured Skeletons - North Star

Snow Trolls - North Star

White Gorillas - North Star

White Apes - Lucid Eye

Bear - North Star

Can't wait to get them on the gaming table...though I shall actually be using them in our first game of Dragon Rampant this weekend rather than Frostgrave!

Dragon Rampant - The Northern Tribes

The boy and I are planning on giving Dragon Rampant a go at the weekend so I thought it was about time I got some warbands together. Of course, this being based on the Lion Rampant rules it took me all of ten minutes! I love the ease with which you can make up pretty much anything you like!

Anyway, the first up are The Northern Tribes (made up from my Frostgrave figures)...a loose alliance of petty chiefdoms from The North forever fighting incursions from The Frozen Wastes.

Chieftain (Single Model Unit)

Elite Foot + Leader @ 6 Points

Beserker (Single Model Unit)

Bellicose Foot @ 4 Points

Sword Maidens (Reduced Model Unit)

Elite Foot @ 6 Points

Druids (Reduced Model Unit)

Heavy Foot + Spellcaster @ 8 Points

Warriors (Reduced Model Unit)

Bellicose Foot @ 4 Points

Bear (Single Model Unit)

Lesser Warbeast @ 4 Points

War Dogs (Reduced Model Unit)

Lesser Warbeasts @ 4 Points

So with the above I could field up to 36 Points with just 17 models. Simple as that! Of course, we shall see if they're any good at the weekend...

Dragon Rampant

My copy of Dragon Rampant has arrived! Great production values, as always! I've really enjoyed the games I've had of Lion Rampant but it's a bit of a struggle for me to get enough figures together for these larger skirmish games...especially with so many games vying for my attention (I'm actually trying to concentrate on getting enough figures together for the next set of Dan Mersey rules due out in the Summer...The Men Who Would Be King)! 

So although I picked up Dragon Rampant, I didn't actually think I'd get much chance to play it any time soon unless it was to add the odd fantasy element to my Viking warbands. However, after a quick skim through I've realised that the rules have been adapted to cater for Single Model Units and Reduced Model Units by giving them Strength Points! Brilliant! This means that all those figures I have for Frostgrave and Otherworld Fantasy Skirmish can easily do for Dragon Rampant! 

In fact, North Star have just posted up a 'How to' in their latest online North Star Magazine here for converting your Frostgrave warband to Dragon Rampant! 

Looks like I might get a game of Dragon Rampant in sooner than I thought!

Whitechapel Specials, Watchmen and Special Agents for In Her Majesty's Name

Matt of Glenbrook Games recently finished up some figures for my planned In Her Majesty's Name Mars Campaign that I hope to do at some point this year. I'll be using mainly figures from Artizan's FOG Red Planet range but with some Ironclad Miniatures' Sanwar (see my Jah Mors, Prince of Mars IHMN Company here) and a few other ranges.

Anyway, Matt has done a superb job, as always. Here are a few more pics...

Watchmen and Special Agent

Whitechapel Specials

Whitechapel Specials

All together!

Dishevelled Detective and Dr Hamish from WI