Do you ever glance at your miniature collection only to see a story materialising in front of your eyes? This happened to me recently, and I’ve since been trying to organise it into a fun and workable game. Here are the main players, as well as some background on the setting.
Rannveig’s Reavers
Rannveig Whitebeard and his Reavers have travelled South from Norsca to Morbid Moor, escorting the evil Hierophant X’ulthar the Abhorrent on a mission to summon Az’Rath the Blackhearted.
Az’Rath the Blackhearted
Az’Rath the Blackhearted was a legendary Champion of Chaos who was slain on this site many thousands of years ago. Some say he was killed in battle, whilst others claim he was struck down by the Chaos Gods themselves due to his arrogance. Tonight, dark stars have aligned to enable a summoning ritual.
Morbid Moor
Morbid Moor is an isolated and sinister settlement on the forgotten edges of the Empire. Built on and around the shrine of Az’Rath, its residents worship him. Utilising the talents of their young shaman Jimmy Shadowcaller, they, too, seek to complete their own summoning ritual.
I talk some more about the miniatures, the story, and the scenario, on the latest episode of the Tabletop Miniature Hobby Podcast.
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A Recent Game of Planet 28 (via Sci-Fi Skirmish Scenarios)
We also played a game of Planet 28, using the Strut Your Stuff mission from Sci-Fi Skirmish Scenarios. Again, full details on the podcast, but it was good fun.
A group of mercenaries led by Agent Jake Ette were sent to a long-dead industrial world to retrieve a corpse raising (and weaponising) device.
But they weren’t the only ones coveting this artefact. The space necromancer Skully and his band of revenants had their eye sockets on it, too.
Skully was backed up by warp priest Mal’Gorath the Voidbinder. His Chain Lightning spell was one of the new AI-generated traits and abilities we tested out in this game.
Rictus, Bones, and Marrow represented the group’s “muscle”, even though theirs looks to have long since rotted away.
Latest Paintjobs (via Ral Partha)
On another note, some miniatures have just left the painting table.
Mr Pumpkin Spiced Latte was bought from Ral Partha.
As was my 15mm cannon and crew.
15mm Houses
Finally, the first of my 15mm houses from Alternative Armies have been painted up, too.
Remember to get your answer in for our next Question of the Month episode!