Lucid Eye Second Amazon Warriors Pack Out Now!

At long last, the second Amazon Warriors pack from Lucid Eye's Savage Core range is now available here! 

Renedra Ruins

I recently picked up the two new plastic Renedra Ruins sets with the intention of adding them to my Frostgrave/Otherworld Fantasy Skirmish table and I've just finished painting them up.

They're cheap, easy to put together and paint and have loads of character. I really like them...so much so that I think I shall pick up some more.

I also painted up a Fenris Yggdrasil Tomb which I picked up a while back.

A Necromancer's Sacrificial Altar

I've finished another bit of terrain for Frostgrave/Otherworld Fantasy Skirmish. This time a resin piece from Fenris...a Necromancer's Sacrificial Altar. I'm quite pleased with how it's turned out!

Next up in the painting queue I have the new Renedra Ruins and the Frostgrave Treasure Markers which I hope to finish this week! 

Upcoming SAGA Scenics Civilians and Livestock

Gripping Beast will be releasing some Civilians and Livestock as part of their SAGA Scenics range...

These look great! The Ecclesiasticals, in particular, are a 'must-buy' for me! They'll be available on September 21st (not Aug 21st as listed).

Gripping Beast is also running a 'write a scenario' competition:

Gripping Beast & Wargames Illustrated - SAGA Scenario Competition

On September 21st we are releasing three new SAGA Scenics sets and to mark the occasion we are running, along with our Top Chums at Wargames Illustrated, a competition to create a scenario for SAGA.

The three new sets are:

• SAGA Civilians – Peasants and Townsfolk (contains 4 shepherds, 5 women, 4 kids, 4 peasants & 4 traders)
• SAGA Civilians – Ecclesiastical (contains 12 monks, a Bishop & his attendant plus 4 Defenders of the Faith (armed monks!))
• SAGA Livestock (contains 4 cattle, 4 sheep, 2 lambs, 4 pigs, a riding pony and a pony with panniers)

SAGA is great system and lends itself to all sorts of scenario shenanigans without the need to fiddle with the core mechanisms and rules. When designing your scenario, don’t make it over complicated but do think outside of the box. The best scenarios are the fun ones which, as soon as you have finished, you want to swop sides and play again straight away!

Design a scenario for SAGA using the following guidelines & restrictions:

• The scenario should be based about the contents of at least one of the forthcoming new SAGA Scenics boxes; SAGA Civilians – Peasants & Townsfolk, SAGA Civilians – Ecclesiastical or SAGA Livestock.
• The scenario should be a two player scenario.
• The scenario should be playable with as wide a range of the officially published Warbands as possible. If there are restrictions, they should be as minimal as possible and please give the rationale behind the restriction.
• Any scenario rules or restrictions should be made clear and explained to the player so they can understand and get the most out of the game.
• You may specify Warbands of between 4 point and 8 points.
• The scenario will be played on a table 48” x 36”.
• The scenario must have a high repeat play value.
• Feel free to include flavour text although this is not necessary.

The winner will have their scenario published in Wargames Illustrated and receive one each of the new SAGA Scenic boxes; SAGA Civilians – Peasants & Townsfolk, SAGA Civilians – Ecclesiastical or SAGA Livestock.

The competition starts NOW and closes when Lord S goes home on Monday 5th October.

The winner will be chosen by Lord S and his decision is final. After due deliberation, he will announce the winner on Monday 19th October.

Please email your entries to TheBeast@grippingbeast.com

After the competition, the winning scenario becomes the property of Gripping Beast Ltd (GB) but the author (or authors!) will be credited whenever it is published. GB may make changes to the scenario to suit future publications but the author will still be credited.  By entering the competition, you demonstrate your agreement with this.

Raid! - Lion Rampant Battle Report

My son and I had our second game of Dark Ages Lion Rampant a couple of weeks ago. I lost. Again!

Here's a Dropbox Link and a Google Drive Link to a PDF version which is bigger and easier to read.

My son played very defensively this game. In fact, I remember saying to him a couple of times during the game that he'd better do something otherwise he'd be in trouble. Famous last words. Afterwards, he told me that I always rushed in to attack so he kept everyone back and close together with his leader in the middle ready to help wherever needed. Worked out well for him, didn't it. Crafty boy! Still, if my Fierce Foot hadn't run away it might have been a different story! Next time (if I keep on saying it it might come true!).

All miniatures were painted by the inimitable Matt Slade of Glenbrook Games and are mostly Artizan figures apart from Freydis who is a GW Eowyn. The Church is from the most excellent Adrian's Walls, the scatter terrain from Alley Cat Studios and the trees are aquarium decorations!

Even More Frostgrave Terrain...and a 'How-To'!

I've finished a third bit of scatter terrain for Frostgrave. A couple of people have asked me to show photos of the work-in-progress so, although I'm sure most of you are much more accomplished than I at this sort of thing, here goes...

Renedra Bases 

Large Stone Bricks from Pegasus Hobbies glued together using Wood Glue for the walls.
A few Cork Boulders along with large Cork Granules and a Coarse Basing mix for the ground.
Plastic shield and helmet from the Frostgrave Soldiers box.

The whole thing liberally soaked with a 60:40 mix of wood glue and water.

Undercoated with a black Primer.

A coat of Charcoal applied to everything except the floor tiles.

Floor tiles given a coat of (the dodgy-sounding) Ruby Ring.

Another coat of Ruby Ring and the shield given a coat of Chaotic Red.

The tiles given a coat of Opulence.

The rest of the piece is drybrushed with a 50:50 mix of Charcoal and Fountain.
Same very lightly on the helmet and shield.

More drybrushing.
First with Fountain and then with a 50:50 mix of Fountain and Silver Birch.
Finally with a very light drybrush of Silver Birch.

Shield and Helmet given a light drybrush of Gun Metal.

Shield and Helmet given a light drybrush of Weapon Bronze.

Tiles given a wash of Dark Tone ink.

Here's the almost finished piece...

The final touch was to give a light wash of Green Ink to the helmet and shield to give it that aged look.

I'm quite pleased with it...especially considering this is just the third bit of terrain I've ever made. Any advice from all you old-hands is more than welcome!