Sartosa 5: Scourge Of The Storm

Monster Week!

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Each warband is entitled to a lesser monster of their choice (Ogre, Troll, Ratogre, Minotaur, Kroxigor or any other creature on a 40mm base with the large target special rule) on top of any warband restriction. This creature is bound to the warband, does not gain experience and does not count towards the warband size or rating. If it survives the week it may be used in the finale game on Saturday 29th October

The Ogresuns - Weathering the Storm

The Bilge Rat

Hogbreff took small lantern, that normal swung from the ceiling beams, down and cast around the wooden-walled chamber: it only dimly illuminated the darkness. The stench of stale rum, rotten supplies, dead fish, bilge-water and the castings off of a large and unhygienic Orc pirate crew was overpowering to say the least. Things moved in the shadowy corners. The Shaman looked at the Kommodore out of the corner of his eye.

Deffgit and Hogbreff ventured down into the dank lower-hold of the hulking pirate ship Ogresun – a place where most of the crew superstitiously feared to tread. Deffgit had been distant and distracted lately but he was dead-set on this strange plan and none of the ship’s offices had been able to talk him out of it – and not for want of trying!

As the two Orc pirates climbed down the steep stairs into the orlop the darkness was almost like a solid object, the lantern barely penetrated and distance. Piles of old barrels and crates were stacked up around them, lashed onto the huge timbers that were the bases of the great ship’s masts at their deepest point.

Deffgit took out an old rusted key and pushed it into a lock. With no small amount of effort the lock finally gave way and opened, the door it held swung noisily on ancient unused hinges. The Kommodore pushed Hogbreff forward into the last room. In the darkness heavy chains rattled.

The Ogresuns - Weathering the Storm

In the Cold of the Night
The Ogresuns and the Red Toof Tribe gang-up to take down the Plague Covenant

After collecting a numerous (if diminutive) allied warband and a monsterous heavy hitter from bellow decks (equal to that of at one of their enemy’s) the Ogresun pirates went hunting. The Red Toof Tribe were expert trackers so the pirates let the local Goblins do what they did best and they found the pestilent Skaven in no time.

















The two rat Ogres charged and slugged it out – each tearing lumps out of the other but neither gaining the upper-hand.





Mattius blasted the Skaven front rank with Winter’s Frost, a hurricane of icy lightning tore through them.



Not many were killed but several were stunned by the force of the magical weather.





Deffgit rushed into the fray while Salty stood watching his back.







When the evil magics of Skabius felled over a quarter of the Ogresuns in one gaseous explosion the Orcs ran and left the Goblins to their fate.

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In ages past, the Tower of Nakh already materialised on Sartosa. Legend has it that a half-mad Arabyan wizard known as Ibn Al Aziz studied it extensively deep into the Sartosan jungle. Al Aziz had a palace built there, the very bricks and tiles moulded with warpstone and laid in such a way to channel the Winds of Magic to help locate and fix the Tower. The ruins of Al Aziz’s palace have been finally discovered. While the Storm is reaching its peak, many wizards are leading their forces to seize them.

Set-up
Place a suitable, mid-sized ruin in the centre of the table to represent Al Aziz’s palace. Set up the rest of the table as normal, but do not place the Mermaid Emporium.

Deployment & Starting the game
As per the normal multiplayer rules.

Winning the game
No Route tests are taken. Play the game to an agreed number of turns or time limit. The warband that has more wizards (or Windcatchers) inside Al Aziz’s palace at the end of the game is the winner.

The Raging Storm
At the end of every game turn roll on the following table to determine the effects of the Storm of Magic.

2D6 Event
2-3 The Mermaid Emporium disappears and reappears 3D6" away in a random direction. If the Mermaid Emporium hasn’t appeared yet, treat this result as 4-5 instead.
4-5 A random player can move a wood of his choice D6" in any direction. No player can move another wood until all players have had a chance at it.
6 A zombie moves in a random direction from the edge of Al Aziz’s palace. In the following turns it will move toward the closest visible model, charging if possible.
7 The Mermaid Emporium appears 4D6" away from the centre of Al Aziz’s palace in a random direction. If this result is rolled again, a random Lesser Magic spell is cast in a random direction hitting the first model in range. Measure from the edges of the Emporium.
8 A random daemon appears in the centre of Al Aziz’s palace. It will act as per the Daemon Week rules. Once all the daemons have appeared treat this result as 6 instead.
9-10 A random player can move a hill of his choice D6" in any direction. No player can move another hill until all players have had a chance at it.
11-12 The Mermaid Emporium disappears and reappears 3D6" away in a random direction. If the Mermaid Emporium hasn’t appeared yet, treat this result as 9-10 instead.

Every model moved over or touched by a moving terrain must pass an Initiative test or suffer a S3 hit.

Experience
As normal, including extra experience for banishing daemons.

The Ogresuns - Weathering the Storm

The End of the Storm – The Battle for Al-Aziz's Palace
Ogresuns vs. Odin and the Black Orcs of Norsca vs. The Plague Covenant vs. The Red Tooth Tribe







“Roight ladz, dis is it! The last big’un (not you Dredger), the last big push. If we can take dis ruined palace then Wyrdtoof will be able to use the power of the storm to get into that Tower of Nakh and all the loot will be ours! Undreamt-of wealth and that.” said Kommodore Deffgit in his most inspirational voice. “Look around you mates. This place is riddled with graves and tombs and morsoliums... morsoleeums.. more tombs. There’ll be a might of dead-unz all over I don’t doubt so keep yer lucky charms, trinkets and gulls-feet what I gaves yer close to hand – none of them dead-unz will come near ye if’n you’ve got yer gee-gaws to fend ‘em off.”



“Roight! Now! Run to dat building on the hill!” he yelled.



“Look out, it’s dem Norscans!” cried Nastyface “You two Ladz stay in the pumpkin field and sort out the red-painted beggers!”







“Them ratty beggers is here an’ all!” roared Deffgit “Get ‘em! Don’t let ‘em in the house!”











“Here comes the red-paint brigade! Give the gitz what for ladz!” called Dredger as he followed Deffgit up the hill.





“I can’t see no one coming up frum be’ind… I ain’t staying ‘ere all zoggin’ day mate.” Grumbled Blackspot.







“Rrrrrraaagh!” roared the Bilge Rat as Infectius and he clawed each-other to shreads.

“Don’t worry, I got ye stinkin’ back, beastie!” called Deffgit as he hurled himself at the enemy Rat Ogre, boarding axe in one hand and belaying pin in the other.





“Eeeeek!” “Eurgh!” “Arrrgh!” said various pirates.









“Don’t breath that smoke! Cough cough cough!” said Poxy Uzbad as he breathed in the noxious stuff and keeled over.





“Da red gitz is breaking through! “ yelled Bad Hook “We gotta stop ‘em from getting to Mr Hogbreff!”








“Yaaarrrgh! I’m comin’ mates!” bawled Blackspot as he finally realised he was looking the wrong way and ran at the Nuttaz.





“Move your stinkin’ hides, ye scurvy-riddled lubbers!” called Nastyface from the back of the mob, frustrated that he couldn’t get to the action.















“Zombie!” called a Norscan Orc.



“Got ‘im!” replied another Norscan.


“That’s it, that big scratcher is delt with, get yourself in the house Wyrdtoof! We’ll hold here!”







“Daemon!” called a Norscan Nutta.



“Got ‘im!” replied the same Norscan Nutta.



“Oi! Gerrof!” said Wyrdtoof as he pushed his way through the door.



“Somebody did for that Malatesta – he’s been knocked on the ‘ead!” said Deffgit.



“Who’s dat git up der? I ain’t seen ‘im afore!” said Nastyface.



“Rrrraaaaarrrrgh!” roared… well.. everyone!



“Ugh! A Troll! Why ain’t we never got one of dem?” said Boathook Og.



“What that out for that scaly looking big fella!”



“It’s all down to you Wyrdtoof! If you can hold off all them Black Orcs and maybe kill dat floaty lad with all the arms…” yelled Deffgit through a shattered window.



“I. Know. Dat!” said Wyrdtoof

HOORAY! The Pumpkin Patch reemerged for Halloween!

After several scribes have been put to the wrack we can confirm that these are the checked and true results:





Congratulations to Godfather Viktor!

I want to thank everyone who was involved for making this a great campaign - loads of fun ideas from everyone!

Congratz to da Godfather!

Thanks for sharing your campaign with us and for all the gorgeous photos and cool stories.

Huzzah! Good stuff, I have been silently watching all this.

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