Bell, Book and Candle (a Flame On Mordheim campaign)

DeafNala wrote:

These may be the first minis of the non-Orc or Goblin persuasion that I've seen Saul put his hand to.

I've done an Ogre and a Warlock for the Ogresuns!

Thanks though!

Nice work on the special characters Boss! Especially Mr. Bell.

On a side note do ya'll ban Witches? I've never seen one show up in your campaigns...

Since the three Wizards are (finally ) ready, Phil and I have consulted the stars and used the arcane formula to calculate which warband they will be "observing" for their first outing for all games played at the Mill between Monday 18th January and Sunday 24th January.

*Opens gold envelope*

And the winners are....

Mr Bell will be joining Uzgit's 'ired Gunz (Sally / Kawaii!)
Mr Book will be joining Brad the Impaled's Mumbling Stumbling Horde (Andy / Zoglug)
Mr Candle will be joining Matt's (Ogre?) Warband (Matt / spider_mat)

Enjoy! (and make the most of them - they'll be moving on to other warbands next week!)

Von Kurst wrote:

On a side note do ya'll ban Witches? I've never seen one show up in your campaigns...

No ban, no one has ever hired one is all.

WarbossKurgan wrote:

DeafNala wrote:

These may be the first minis of the non-Orc or Goblin persuasion that I've seen Saul put his hand to.

I've done an Ogre and a Warlock for the Ogresuns!

Thanks though!

OH YEAH...another case of type casting.

The Merchant of Menace
15th January, the year of the Earth Ox, Skirmish at the Merchant’s Guildhouse

The Lost Waaagh and the Cheery Woodfolk both tried to wrest control of the Merchant’s Guildhouse from the Gloomwyrms.



Much to the amusement of all the Orcs present, three Wood Elves tried to leap between the upper stories of an inn and a pie shop, only one of them made it! Two fell to the cobbles below but somehow managed to avoid injuring themselves. Their pride was somewhat dented though!





The Gloomwyrms headed for the Elves as fast as they could (mostly, it has to be admitted, to avoid getting shot by them while fighting the Lost Waaaghband). But the Savage Orcs seemed intent on getting the Cathayan Pirates.





Sling stones from the Savages and arrows from the Elves rained down on the Pirates and many of them fell with minor injuries. Tricky Tarka summoned a huge green ectoplasmic fist that slammed a Wood Elf back into two of his friends – knocking one unconscious.







Qi-el lost his temper and went flying into the side street crowded with Savage Orcs, but he foolishly chose their Ogre Bodyguard as his target!



The rest of the Lost Waaagh surrounded the imprudent pirate and beat him to the ground. This was the last straw for the Gloomwyrms and they fell back from the fight. The Gloomwyrms held on to the Guildhouse area but their grip on it was loosened slightly…

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Does that Ogre have makeup on?

Yes she does!

It's Granny Faddock.

WarbossKurgan wrote:

Yes she does!

It's Granny Faddock.

It's nice to see a Girl take pride in her appearance...even if she is an Ogre.

In a quiet but smoke-filled tavern in Cheapside, three robed figures sat close to the fire and nursed their small drinks. The locals had viewed them with suspicion to begin with, but after a three of weeks of regularly sheltering from the cold weather with a pint in the Pickled Mariner Tavern, they had become used to the strange gentlemens’ ways. They hardly seemed to even notice them anymore, despite their long robes and peculiar hats.

“Even after so short a stay here we can see who the main protagonists are: the Circus, the Elves, the Beastmen and the Cave Orcs. The Bretonnians looked promising for a while, as did the Witch Hunters, but they fell by the way-side.” said Mr Bell.

“Yes, yes, the Stregoi and the Norse are also possible.” said Mr Candle.

“Mr Book, Mr Candle, it is time for us to venture out into the city – we can best observe them on the ground, so to speak.” said Mr Bell.

“I concur, Mr Bell, we have learned all we can of the active parties in Vercuso, without getting first-hand experience of their activities.” said Mr Candle.

“We may have to get our hands dirty but we have no choice.” said Mr Book.
The three eccentric men nodded sagely.

“But not today, eh?” said Mr Bell “It’s still a bit chilly and this fire is quite warm…”

“Oh no, no.. not today… maybe Wednesday?” said Mr Book.

Huzzah! Very enjoyable (in a sick, twisted-yet-humorous kind of way) read!

AAAARRRGH! YET MORE swashbuckling adventure AND daring deeds amid a sinister background...the game looks pretty good too.

::sighs:: maybe by this time next year (or two) we can produce a city as detailed and varied as yours...

I hope magokiron sees your latest pics - he once expressed a concern about how often models get off the ground.

btw - is the round tower perchance named "The Tower of Babble?" (With some appropriate ghostly haunting up top?)

It's known as the Leaning Lighthouse of Vercuso.

In this game the Wood Elves hardly moved - they deployed on the walkways between the towers and the other two warbands came up a tower each to get at them!

We actually placed the models on a mock-gangway on the ground during the fight because we were worried about them dropping 10" and breaking!

The major benefit of an Orc vs Orc battle is the Forces of Good are ALWAYS victorious. HOORAY FOR THE GREEN GUYS!

Buccaneer’s Blade Runner
21st January, the year of the Earth Ox, Occupy at The Buccaneer’s Blade Inn



“Master! The Cave Orcs have dropped their guard in the part of the city near the Buccaneer’s Blade Inn.” said Bo-sun as he stood nervously in front of the Gloomwyrms’ leadership.

Mung-Qi calmly set down the carton of sweet and sour Squig and looked at Tricky Tarka.

“Hmmm. Time to expand our territory you think?” said Mung-Qi to the Shaman. Tricky Tarka picked up a handful of chop-sticks and cast them across the table then studied the pattern the fallen sticks made.

“Yes, if we are both lucky and cunning” said Tarka mysteriously.

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The Gloomwyrms once again took on the might of the Lost Waaagh! This time though they used the Savages’ ferocity against them, luring the primitive Greenskins to their doom at the hands of Droo-Ling the Troll.



Sling stones skipped down the street, felling a few of the Gloomwyrms crew.



After taking possession of three of the key buildings the Pirate Orcs moved in on the old Bretonnian Chapel, little knowing that was going to be the focus of the day’s most vicious fighting.



Yu-Dan and Qi-el lurked in the grounds of the Wizard’s Tower, assuming they were safe from enemy fire.



The Cave Orcs moved in from the opposite end of the Chapel.



With unprecedented low cunning and deviousness Li-Ping and his mates fell back behind Droo-Ling the Troll, knowing that the savages would have no choice but to engage the lumbering monster!



The Lost Waaagh out-flanked the Pirates: Tricky Tarka and Xan-Di were both sent flying by the Cave Orc’s huge clubs.



Droo-ling swatted a Cave Orc like a fly but the last green savage was more dangerous than he looked. The savage felled the Troll after striking him dozens of times.



The Lost Waaagh Orcs who were holed-up in the ruined warehouse continued to shower the pirates with sling stones and Mork’s (or possibly Gork’s) fire.





Mung-Qi picked his moment to enter the fray and charged the Savage Boss and they exchanged blows for what seemed like an age!



Lightning bolts arced through the Wizard’s Tower and knocked a very surprised Yu-Dan off his feet.



While a Savage Big-Un jumped them wall on the other side of the tower.

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The Eastern Pirates held back the Savage Orc horde and managed to hold on to two buildings out of the critical five, two were contested by both warbands and the last was held by the Lost Waaagh.

The Gloomwyrms victory was tempered slightly by the fact that the unconscious Xan-Di was captured by the Lost Waaagh. Who knows what the prehistoric greenies plan to do with the poor wretch?

At this time of the day, Battle Reports that are MOSTLY cool photos with a limited amount of verbage have a DEFINITE charm; ergo, WELL DONE!

Woot! Da troll arrives! That will show those loons.