Under Lock and Quay (a Flame On Mordheim campaign)

WONDERFUL PHOTOS & STORY! I hope you realize how INCREDIBLY lucky you Flame On Guys are having such a talented group of enthusiasts congregated in Mork-or possibly-Gork-Chester.
Did you get a new camera, Saul? There's a noticeable improvement in your already fine photos.

Thanks Alan - that is all down to lighting!

The new upstairs room in the Mill is much less gloomy than the old venue. Smaller but lighter.

Ye gots a bit of a vermin problem there mate. Good work sorting 'em out!

2 great looking warbands there. Have the Hold Rats been posted online? Looks like lots of neat ideas to steal if I ever feel ratty.

...I LOVE the approach you Guys take to The Game.

Die Chronik der NachtJäger

Night of the Hunters
Surprise Attack at The Wishing Well, 3rd August, the year Ten.

Having taken command of the Merrie Men, Russell Le Corbeau led the Outlaws in a revenge attack against the NachtJägers for killing their old leader.

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Searching for evidence of Witchcraft amongst the scattered belongings, strewn over the floor in the attic of The Pie Shoppe, Kaptain Fängmorder was only vaguely aware of Warrior Priest Grimmig doing the same in the inn across the street.





So intent was his examination of the detritus before him that he totally failed to notice the Outlaws appear in the street below as they started to climb towards him. Hunting arrows thudding into the walls around him brought him to his senses with a start and he span round to see a second volley launched towards him. It was the last thing he remembered for some hours! Hearing the commotion Grimmig called out to the Zealots far off to the east.





Slightly closer to hand were Witch Hunter Düster and the Prophets of Doom (Zealots Gräber, Mürrisch and Mummfisch) who surprised the Outlaws by appearing on their heels from a warehouse behind them! The Merrie Men loosed off a panicked and ineffective volley of Hunting Arrows. The Orcs charged.







By the time the Hammerz of Sigmork arrived it was too late – the Outlaws outnumbered the Prophets and counter-charged them. Mürrisch brought his axe down on Russell Le Corbeau and inflicted a deep wound (one that will probably trouble him for months to come!) but the other Orcs were knocked down and stiletto’d then Mürrisch had his head caved-in by Jean Le Pettit’s Quarterstaff. The unfortunate Zealot fell down dead on the spot.





Once the number of Orcs sprawled across the cobbled street become more than he could count (i.e. five) Warrior Priest Grimmig called the retreat but in their haste to fall back they forgot someone…

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Witch Hunter Kaptain Fängmorder was woken up with a shock when freezing cold water was thrown over his face. His surroundings swam into focus and he sighed as he recognised where he was: The Fighting Pits.

He dragged himself to his feet as the guards closed the iron gates on the arena. A quick check of his gear confirmed everything was as it should be (which was a mild surprise). A movement behind him caught his attention and he slowly turned one hand on his sword hilt the other reached slowly behind him.



The Norse Pit Fighter known as Putrid Putridson was standing with weapons ready, slowly backing up to make space between himself and the Orc Kaptain. Time seemed to slow down as both combatants made split-second choices for their opening moves: Putridson jumped sideways, probably expecting the Orc to make a headlong charge, but Fängmorder didn’t take a step. He swiftly brought his hand from behind his back… holding a loaded crossbow!



The crowd booed and jeered as Putridson dropped to the flagstones of the Pit with his hands clamped to his ribs: a crossbow bolt protruding between his blood-covered fingers.

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The Audience at the Lock & Quay looks more dangerous than the Guys in The Pit.

DeafNala wrote:

The Audience at the Lock & Quay looks more dangerous than the Guys in The Pit.

Only for the really good fights!

We add a model to the audience each time the fighters earn a Crowd Point - more exciting fights get a bigger crowd and the fighters get a bonus experience point for every 10 Crowd Point earned.

Moloch the Merman vs Ironhead earned 25 points, so both Pit Fighters got +2 XP.
The one-round fight between my Orc Kaptain and Putridson earned zero CP!

WarbossKurgan wrote:

We add a model to the audience each time the fighters earn a Crowd Point - more exciting fights get a bigger crowd and the fighters get a bonus experience point for every 10 Crowd Point earned.

CLEVER IDEA! I did something similar with my Bar Wars Thingy...based loosely on my Dad's Church Bowling League, although less violent . The Actual Combatants earned Notoriety Points...the Spectators received reduced Bar Tabs.

WarbossKurgan wrote:

Moloch the Merman vs Ironhead earned 25 points, so both Pit Fighters got +2 XP.
The one-round fight between my Orc Kaptain and Putridson earned zero CP!

The Kaptain's quick draw technique probably means he won't be welcomed back...not a bad thing.

BTW, as a shameless bit of off topic canvassing, I'd appreciate your c&c on my UberGoblin/Night Gblnin Guys: https://boringmordheimforum.forumieren.com/miniatures-f2/the-now-completed-red-brotherhood-gallery-t4247.htm#62200

Die Chronik der NachtJäger

Night of the Long Claws
Occupy Pressgang Alley (in the Shambles district), 5th August, the year Ten

The NachtJägers try to take Pressgang Alley from the Vampire Raziel

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The small crew was busy on the ferry as it bumped along the dockside, the slow pace of the journey across the harbour turned into a frantic last-minute rush to get the craft safely alongside the stone quay at the Ha’penny Street ferry station.

“Make for Pressgang Alley with all haste; there is not a minute to be lost!” said Kaptain Fängmorder quietly as the Orc Witch Hunters organised their gear and got ready to disembark.



Before the gangplank of the ferry had even been lowered a movement ashore caught their eye – four of the Zealots quickly readied their crossbows while the others rushed ashore - though Finster immediately fired his at Gräber!





At the far end of Ha’penny Street there was a ruined inn, the Rope and Anchor, just beyond that a large group of Ghouls scurried across a small open square. The Orcs on the ferry fired along the street to cover the advance of the rest of the NachtJägers.



Düster and Hoch cut to the left to try and out flank the advancing undead horde, but the Vampire Raziel saw this maneuver and sent several of his musty minions to intercept them.





Hoch saw the danger to Grimmig and moved to block their way towards the Warrior Priest.





Fängmorder gathered the Orcs nearest to him and they readied themselves to charge as Ghould burst through the doors and windows of the Rope and Anchor and fell upon the NachtJägers therein.



Hock tried in vain to stop the carrion-eaters getting at Grimmig but he and the Shaman were felled in short order, the Fires of Sigmork crackling ineffectively at the Warrior Priest’s fingertips.



In a rage Heftig drew his strange sickle-like sword and laid into the creatures of the night but Raziel, with supernatural speed, moved into the inn behind him. The big Orc hacked down the barely human Necromancer with a single blow.



Raziel leapt onto Heftig’s back but the top-hatted Orc was wise to the devious tactics of the parasitic dead! He twisted suddenly and sliced the Vampire’s chest - a hissing cloud of smoke accompanied the cut as the sickle seemed to burn and blacken the Vampire’s flesh!



The Ghouls pounced on Heftig and dragged him down but the Vampire was clearly wounded and had vanished!





Ausrufer and Gräber quietly sneaked around the ruins on the waterfront, working their way behind the Ghouls. Ausrufer climbed onto the crumbling timber-reinforced wall and took up a firing position.



Düster worked his way forward through the warehouse but as he stepped into the street he was set upon by Ghouls. He knocked one or two of them down but there were just so many of them! He was pinned down in moments and a Dreg put the boot in. As Kaptain Fängmorder crashed into the Ghouls there were so few Boyz left in the Rope and Anchor that the Ghouls found it easy to surround him.

With all the warband’s leaders down the NachtJägers had no choice but to fall back to the ferry, dragging their wounded with them.

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VERY COOL REPORT(s)!
All that's missing are a few Vertically Challenged Gluttons & maybe a Ludwig or two.

Missed this one before!

Von Kurst wrote:

2 great looking warbands there. Have the Hold Rats been posted online? Looks like lots of neat ideas to steal if I ever feel ratty.

I've had a good look and I haven't found anything. I'll check with Viktor next week.

WarbossKurgan wrote:

I've had a good look and I haven't found anything. I'll check with Viktor next week.

Thanks Boss.

The mult-player report is a bit confusing. (Not hard.) How'd did that go for you? Sounds like Dave is on a rampage.

Yeah, Dave is kicking Orcy/Skaven/Outlaw butts right across the board! If he ever gets the "Spell of Awakening" (is that the one I mean? It makes Uber-Zombies out of dead Heroes anyway!) again we are all screwed!

Hopefully some more players will be joining us soon - Dazza and Andy haven't had a game yet (though they have been involved in the UPFC).

Ya Spell of Awakening! Skeptic's Fallen only lost one game in our last campaign. I think he only had 4 surviving uber-zombies and that was because only one of the uber-zombies (the Werewolf) was fast enough to get there before the T6 S7 W4 A5 vampire killed everything. Ugly.

What ya gonna do? (Blessed Water)

I've only had 4 players say anything about next week during this week. Last week I had maybe 7 interested. 8-9 is tops for us lately and only 5 or 6 usually stick for any length of time.