The Last Dispatch

Surrounded.
Yet our hearts will harbour no despair.

The numberless enemy approaches.
Yet we will face them with elven steel in our hands.

Serrulin and his reavers have been sent across Ulthuan, with word of our demise.
Yet with their departure, also diminishes our numbers even more.

Time is of essence, I pray it won't be long before the entire elven nation rises to fight this threat.
We will buy the time with our lives.

~last dispatch by Sentinel Tinothien of the 1st Tor Annoc Spear Regiment.

Cities of Death

FOR THE EMPEROR! Cities of Death Project completed finally. Next stop, planetstrike... haha... Anyone for a game?

The Red Eye (Khorne Ascendant)

Festermould's last yowl echoed through the valley as he disappeared back to his Father's realm. The remaining plaguebearers led by Bladderpimple and Bowelrot gave chase to the fleeing elves, angered by the cowardly spear-thrust that finally spelt their leader's demise.

As the winds of Chaos shifted again, the Throne of Skulls shook with the power that surged through it. Khorne's baleful eyes flared red and he bellowed a name... the name of the Fallen, the Disfavored, the Crazed, the Wingless. From the Blood God's Realm, a spirit of pure rage moved, moved to the portal from which the multitudes of daemons poured into the world.

***

On the defiled land of Tor Annon, a red-black hoof stepped through the malevolent tear in reality. It's first step burned the ground, and the trees and rocks screamed their despair to their guardian elves, now few in number and mustering at a point further from the battle that the vanguard of the relief force had just retreated from.

The titanic Greater Daemon strode to the head of the assembled army. The daemon horde had finally completed its crossing. Then, the Bloodthirster roared, roared the eternity of rage, all the tearing, gouging, shredding of all time past, present and future. The gathered daemons raised the call, the call for blood... Blood for the Blood God!

THE IMPERIUM ARRIVES

After its successful refit at Port Zion, Daimyo I was ordered to patrol the vicinity of 623DE and rejoin The Ronin.

En route to the vicinity, Daimyo I picked up a positive contact and proceeded to investigate.
Capt Sakai of Daimyo I ordered his psykers to call for reinforcements when the positive contact turned out to be naval vessels of the Imperium, which included a Overlord BattleCruiser.
Outgunned and surprised, Capt Sakai fended off the vessels until reinforcements arrived but not before taking torpedo hits that damaged its shield generators.

Daimyo I was joined by its sister ship, Daimyo II and the Slaughter Class, Kamikaze GO, with its 3 Idolator escorts.
Despite constant hailing for The Ronin, Fleet Captain Saburo was unable to fix on to the the coordinates of the engagement. The ongoing Warp Rift seems to be the cause of frequency breakdown. Captain Sakai of Daimyo I put himself and his fleet on an aggressive course and moved in to engage despite being outnumbered and outgunned.

In the ensuing engagement, the Republican fleet managed to cripple the Imperial Battlecruiser Enterprise. Daimyo II also managed to destroy the Yorktown. However, The Republican fleet lost the Kamikaze GO and all its Idolator escorts as they screamed in to help the embattled Daimyo I.

Daimyo I put up a fierce resistance and managed to take out at least 3 Imperial escort vessals before disengaging due to multiple torpedo hits.
It is clear that the Imperium has finally detected a breach in the Rift and have sent its Navy to quell the Republic.

The Republican Navy is on high alert and will continue to defend its independence from the Imperium.

The absence of The Ronin was sorely felt as Imperial bombers had free rein to engage the republican fleet. Thetorpedo salvoes of the Imperium also proved deadly especially witout fighter cover.

Republican fleet is advised to ensure that carrier vessels be present during any engagement and for future fleets to disengage if no cover is available.

The Free Republic

+++ THE FREE REPUBLIC
+++ REQUEST FOR NAVAL ENGAGEMENT SECTOR 546DE
+++++OFFICER REPORTING: FLEET CAPTAIN SABURO, THE RONIN

10.10.891

0054st Arrived in S 544DE. 1st Katana Sqdn & 54th Hayabusa Sqdn in attendance.
Commence patrol.
Warp Rift energy signature negligible at 0.074Kn. Situation Normal.

1330st Patrol en route to assembly point, Naval Order 1010891-AP002 at S545DE.

2355st Arrived S545DE. Carnage class cruisers, Daimyo I & Daimyo II at assembly point.
Captain Sakai aboard Daimyo I report situation normal at S548DE and ready to proceed for patrol sweep of S546DE.

11.10.891

0004st Fleet ordered to prepare for warp jump.
0019st Warp Jump. Patrol en route to sector 546DE.

+++ END TRANSMISSION

21.11.891

0256st Arrived S546DE. Daimyo I, Daimyo II, 1st Katana Sqdn & 54th Hayabusa Sqdn in attendance.
54th Hayabusa Sqdn report loss of 2 escort vessels during warp jump. May their souls be saved.

Situation Normal.
0430st 1st Officer informed of accumulation of anomalous energy signature in sector 546DE.
0431st Request Fleet Admiral Miyamoto to engage any unidentified vessels.
0543st 2nd Officer report increase in anomalous energy signature. Fleet and flight decks ordered on general alert.
0550st 1st Katana Sqdn request permission to perform reconnaissance of affected area.
Request granted.
0655st Request for naval engagement granted from Fleet Admiral Miyamoto.
Launching Doomwing fighter squadrons for close air support.
Request report from 1st Katana Sqdn.
0701st 1st Katana Sqdn report source of anomalous energy signature found to be a warp rift.
Possible unidentified vessels in vicinity. Request immediate fleet support.
Request Granted.
Fleet en routefor rendezvous with 1st Katana Sqdn at navpoint D2.
0805st Fleet arrived at navpoint D2. Warp rift signature registered at 15.56Kn.
0819st The Ronin bridge registers spike in anomalous energy signature coming out of warp rift. Contact eminent. Fleet on red alert. Prepare to engage.
0830st Unidentified Eldar cruiser with 12 escorts registered on fleet sensors.
Eldar vessels fail to respond to general hailing on all communication channels.
Scramble Doomwing fighter squadrons!!!
All fleet vessels. Engage! Engage! Engage!
For the Republic!




+++ THE FREE REPUBLIC
+++ ENGAGEMENT REPORT - SECTOR 546DE
+++++OFFICER REPORTING: FLEET CAPTAIN SABURO, THE RONIN

Lord Admiral Miyamoto,

I am pleased to inform you that the threat posed by the unidentified Eldar raiders in sector 546DE has been nullified with a resounding victory.

Losses
4 Iconoclast Escorts 54th Hayabusa Sqdn *2 vessels lost in warp jump
2 Idolator Escorts 1st Katana Sqdn 1 kill(escort)

Daimyo I lightly damaged from lance and torpedo hit from unidentified Eldar cruiser.
Request for immediate return to Port Zion for Fleet repair and rearm.

Kills
Daimyo I 4 kills(escort) Recommend Capt Sakai for Order of the Lion 2nd Class
Daimyo II 3 kills(escort)
1st Katana Sqdn 1 kill(escort)

Tactical Notes
Eldar vessels are fast, stealthy and extremely maneuverable due to their sunsail mode of propulsion. Future fleet patrols advised to operate solar sensors at full capacity to identify elder incursions. Courage of crewmen from the Katana sqdn must be commended.
Iconoclast escorts proved obsolete. Request permission to accelerate rate of Idolator production on all industrial communes.
However, Eldar vessels proved to be extremely vulnerable to massed gun batteries, 7 kills to the Carnage Class Daimyos are a good example of this. Ranged firepower proved effective as they received close air support from The Ronin.
So far, no sight of an Eldar carrier abounds. Fleet advised to continue on High Red Alert.
Fleet to resume patrol after rearm and refit.

Glory to the Republic!

Fleet Capt Saburo
Order of the Lion 1st Class
The Ronin
+++ END TRANSMISSION

Warmaster Update 2

Hi everyone,
I've updated the Warmaster league table again to reflect the recent BFG games.
Okay, let's get fighting!

Oh, Andy and I are playing Warhammer on Friday, at my place. We're playing our Invasion of Ulthuan campaign. Anyone coming? If we can get another pair of players, we can shift over to Junx's place (if Junx is agreeable, of course).

Warmaster update.

Hi everyone,
I've updated the Warmaster league to reflect yesterday's games...
Do you want to add BFG into the league as well? Then we can include Rom?
Oh andy, how come can only see the top 4 rows in the league table...

Deathly Shade

Viktor von Carstein could feel his spectral form take form...

He could feel the soft warmth of Sylvannian soil...

The smell of scented oils that lined his wooden coffin permeated his senses...

With the return of his senses also marks the return of his sentience...

And the bitter taste of defeat. And the choking sensation of anger...

He will have his revenge. And time is on his side....

The Pain of Victory

The green tide has been turned away...for the moment.

Brave elves that will not see ULTHUAN again. For every elve that falls, a crimson tear is shed.
For every Ork that fall, 3 rush in to take its place.

What is the life of an Ork compared to that of the Asur?

The cost too great to bear, and yet failure too heavy a burden to endure.

We are losing our place in this world, the tragic fates of the Old races are drawing to a close.

It is the time of Man, or of the Ork. Whichever will prevail......

In Caledor, the Dragons stir......

New Developments with Jason

Just to give you all a heads up on all I've been up to so far for my painting challenge.

Firstly, is my high elf mage. I've done some simple sculpting to my mage conversion. Mainly to putty up the gaps and bulk up the robes of the archer legs, just to give it some width so that it's not so 'top heavy'.

And also did some sculpting to the back of the mage, just under the rather insanely ridiculously huge collar of his... I initially had a robe from the hero box attached to the back, but it didn't really rest well on the mage and looked a bit unnatural. So i ripped it out and decided to sculpt in some folds to add some detail as well as hide the damage done by the plastic glue. So hopefully i can base him up soon and get him undercoated, then we're in business!!!

Next up is the HMS Repulse. Did the most work on this so far. It's quite enjoyable and quite a different experience. The colours are not 'exactly' the same as the tamiya ones I guess... sorry rom... I was adapting with GW paints instead... Still hopefully, it's up to snuff.

Well, I've constructed the main bridge and will commence on the rear bridge. In terms of construction, well, not that far now. After that it's to put on the main camo colours on...

Last but not least. I'd thought i'd put up a pic of the last project. The based and undercoated dark elf sorceress... haha... Junx, bet you thought I'd forgot about her...

Well, besides the couple of games of Space Hulk, I'm kinda itchy for a game... oh well, we'll see how it goes... (uh oh... see the half painted blood angel space marines in the background?)

New Developments with Junx

Hi Everyone,

We are all prepped to play PlanetStrike now. I've made and (almost) completed 1 Bastion.

The other stuff should arrive by this week. So by the next time we play, we should be able to play Planetstrike.

For your info, I lost terribly last week in Space Hulk, primarily because of insane rolls with Dylan and Jason.

Anyways, Rom is coming over for BFG one of the weekdays. I'll try to do up some blast markers.

As you can see, I have my days full building terrain in my favourite colour : GREY!

Basically, my upcoming projects after PlanetStrike is to finish up my Eldar Army.

Let's rumble!!!

The September Painting Challenge!

Alrighty all!
After many a debate between my left and right hemisphere of my brain; here's what i plan to do for September. So i'm proud to present my september painting challenge... in no particular order...

1. Shahrom's battle cruiser, the Repulse.
2. 1 imperial bastion or cityfight building (junx, you get to choose).
3. 1 high elf mage.

Yeah, that way, we get a bit of everything, and everyone is pleased...
haha...

Citizen Levy!

Whew, just in time!
After a frenzied session of painting, the RBT with crew is finally done, in time for the August deadline of the painting challenge. With the results shown in the pictures.

Well, although the primary objective of the RBT is achieved, I didn't manage to complete the secondary objective of assembling the Chaos Marines.

Hmmm... Let me mull over things before i decide on September's painting challenge!

Nurgle Ascendant...

Festermould squeezed himself out of the still-growing portal and stretched his thick scabarous arms. It felt good to be in the world again! He chuckled when he caught sight of the broken bits of a still glittering chariot, a single eye blinking in pain. He leaned over, chuckling in satisfaction. The plan had worked! The Dark Prince's most adept spy had been 'inconvenienced' and the God of Pleasure now lost the means to scry which thread of reality contained their true goal. Father Nurgle would be pleased!

Looking up, Festermould watched his favorite Herald Spittleboil hack the wings off the youngling dragon as it spasmed in its death throes. Slightly further afield, the remnants of the screaming spearelves were being overwhelmed by the Servants of Change writhing in their flashing, lurid colors. Chortling, Festermould turned back to the portal.

Out of the nascent tear in reality, an uncountable multitude of daemons were disgorging, leaping and carvorting with delight onto the fields of Ulthuan. Festermould shuddered with pride, and nurglings popped out from his thick diseased skin. Things were as they should be!

Then, a rumbling deep in his belly interrupted Festermould's train of thought. When Father Nurgle's brief warning had become but an echo, Festermould whipped his head around and squinted into the distance. The blasted elves did indeed move fast! Already, a relief force was on its way, heading in the direction of the portal. The full host of daemons had yet to assemble and he could not afford any setbacks at this stage. Snarling, Festermould bellowed at the daemon horde and a portion of the creatures that had already arrived peeled away and begain marching in the direction of the oncoming enemy. Festermould himself hefted his weapons of war and slid ponderously down the hill towards the already-visible glitter of massed elven armor...

Planetary Attack Imminent

+++ M41 2009 24.08 ++++

Warp Jump Entry detected in Bright Hill System. Classified Dark Angels Battlebarge....

Msg: Prep Skyshield for imminent Drop pod landing..

Shrine of Aquila under heavy Bombardment from Tyranid Assault... Emperor Preserve Us!!!

Imperial Bastion in District 9 under heavy Carnifex attack ...They are everywhere!!!

Suntec Area : Drop pod sighted with Vanguard Assault Squad as escort - Designation Ultramarines.

+++ M41 2009 24.08 ++++

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Space Hulk

Hey fellas,
Space Hulk is released in september. Apparently its for a limited time only...
I tried posting photos, but i can't seem to upload. You can see more on the GW Website.
The models are quite cool. Mainly the terminators, very ornate, very nice.
It's expensive though. Comes in at a hefty 58 pounds... a bit pricey for me.
Though... it looks like fun.

Death of the Dragon

The high elves have been dealt a bitter loss... the daemons have broken through the protective wards of the Asur. As wave upon innumerable wave of daemons stand poised to find material form in the real world. And now, the elves are forced to pour in more lives, to save even more innocent ones... The battle for the future of the world hangs in the balance...

* * * *

This fight was a tough one. And I must admit was a hard loss to swallow...
I guess the biggest mistake i made was one that was right from the start. My army selection.
To choose mainly elite units
from an elite army was just a recipe for disaster.
My army in the end was small and lacked the mobility to deal with the daemons. And didn't have the punch, nor the resilience...
Which brings me to the next point... my dragon mage... I guess it was the same situation too. It was neither a close combat monster, nor did it dominate the magic phase...
So in the end, my whole army was stunted. It did not have the ability to attack well, nor did it defend well when it was attacked.

Conversely, Andy's army had a plan. He had a powerful magic phase and his other half of his army was able to defend his battleline well.

Well, the campaign hangs in the balance... we'll see if the high elves can claw back a victory next!

+++Incident at Icarus V

Admiral Romulus watched on incredulously as the imperial cruisers pounded the Devastation class cruiser mercilessly.

Fire wreathed the entire length of the ship, burning the life out of the carrier. Bits of debris broke off from the ship, and Romulus could see small life pods ejecting away from the broken hull...

No, he thought, he could not afford to be sentimental. He could see that the three imperial cruisers were trying to come round on his aft and that would prove devastating to his remaining two ships. He had to decide now. He could fight on, and face utter anhillation or he could suffer that blow to his pride and allow the Imperial lackeys command of the sector.

He had to decide now...

* * * *
Admiral Dylanthus steered his Dominator class cruiser toward the direction of the second chaos ship. There was no time to celebrate the destruction chaos cruiser, he had sights on the second chaos cruiser instead...

Damn! He's good, he cursed under his breath as he saw the chaos cruiser slip past across the prow of his ship. A bold move that he didn't anticipate that his adversary would even contemplate, much less execute. It would allow the more agile chaos ships to escape, leaving the lumbering imperial ships in their wake. But the chaos cruisers risked being torpedoed at short range...

A glance down on his weapons panel showed him that his torpedo tubes were empty...

Looking up, he could see the thrusters of the chaos cruisers light up like little miniature suns... and soon the chaos ships were gone...

August Painting Challenge!

My commitment this month (in order of priority):

1.) Paint up 2 Cityfight buildings
2.) Assemble 10 chaos space marines (recent renegade traitors) - Black Legionnaires
3.) Assemble 1 CSM rhino
3.) Paint Great Unclean One
4.) Paint 1 SM Assault Terminator

The Andy and Jason Painting Challenge

To get us into the mood for finishing up our models, Andy and I have embarked on a painting challenge. It's an going on for a couple of months now and it's really quite simple.

At the start of every month, we would just inform each other what we intended to paint up for the remainder of the month. Then we try to finish up what we promised during the stipulated time. During this rather gruelling period of frenzied painting, there is the usual 'pat on the back', cajoulling, griping...

So now i extend the painting challenge to everyone on this blog. You don't have to paint, your challenge can be to build up your models, or fix up terrain, or write a story/campaign... So everyone can join in.

What we'll do is... we will show off our results at the end of the month and to also set new challenges...

So for example, last month my painting challenge was to finish up my lion chariot, which i (ahem) quite proudly finished as you can see in my previous post. And now, my challenge for August is to paint up my second RBT.

There! It's out there, i've thrown the gauntlet... Hopefully by the end of this month, i'll be able to post up pictures of my new RBT!

Right, so guys and go find your paint brush/cutters/glue/pen/keyboard!

The Eye of Slannesh

Festermould beamed as he gazed across the innumerable host of gribbly creatures gathered in front of him. Already his vanguard had crossed the rift and were preparing to widen the portal into Ulthuan. The invasion had begun!

The pitter-patter of impossibly quick feet cut across his pox-filled visions of grandeur and Festermould frowned irritably. As he turned a baleful glare to the unwelcome interruption, a sultry voice that slid across his mind like the claws of a vulture addressed him.

"Ahhh, a party, Grs'fkntrghrakshah? And in Ulthuan, no less?"

Festermould bristled at the undisguised insolence. Still, the Eye of Slannesh was the eminent emissary of Slannesh, and in the Great Game, one could not afford to offend anyone under the auspices of a greater power.

"Do not worry yourself overmuch. My master sends me to assist your cause , O corpulent one," the slithering voice continued. "Send me where I am needed, and I will aid you to the best of my abilities."

Festermould bit off a retort as a thought struck him. A slow grin spread across his face as he pointed his bloated finger to the sliver of the portal that the vanguard had just passed through.

The Eye of Slannesh barely nodded and sped off towards the gleaming yellow light. Festermould watched him as he quickly became but a speck in the distance. This one would need watching, he mused...

==========
1500 points
High Elves vs Daemons
Campaign Game 1
==========

Lion Chariot

The war lions were harnessed,
and the handlers could sense their eagerness...
The great axes were sharpened,
and their keenness could split a hair on end...

Boils!

After the wily Tzeentch reversed the fortunes of Saer Lanth through a light twist in the strands of time, A'laeera, the Keeper of Secrets, was left on a wild goose chase. With the Dark Prince's plans frustrated, Father Nurgle sensed a change in the winds of Chaos. As he looked into his pot of virulence, he felt his power wax with the currents of fate. Grinning, he poured a spoonful of his latest brew into the mouth of Poxfulcrum and watched with delight as she blistered and choked. Satisfied he poured a measure from the immense cauldron into a small pot and handed it to a Great Unclean One beside him, scratching him affectionately under his chin. Boils burst and pus flowed down his chest, yet Festermould merely purred with pleasure.

As his minion turned and waddled away, Nurgle stared into the grate through which he poured poxes into the world and fixed his eye on Ulthuan, the land of the elves. What Slannesh sought and lost was now his to acquire...

The Fall of the Asur

The outpost garrison was led by an old Elven warrior, Saer-Lanth.
The warrior was a veteran of a hundred battles and was weary of the ways of war. Yet his people needed him and the Phoenix King, wise as he was, knew of the weariness in old Saer-Lanth's heart and conferred the post of garrison commander at this rather remote outpost on him... Here Saer-Lanth enjoyed training the younger warriors in the ways of war, and his mulled elven wines in the quiet evenings...

The outpost, was recently joined by a young mage, Yvren. Yvren was sent to the far flung reaches of Ulthuan to temper her impulsive edge that haunted her training. It was here, that her masters in Hoeth had hoped that she would gain some measure of inner peace and patience. So Yvren raged at her punishment, but could also feel the tranquility that the place brought, and she also learned much from her long talks with Saer-Lanth, as he brought a certain sense of calm to her rattled nature...

* * * *

As the power of Chaos waxes, there are times when the magical sigils that guard Ulthuan will strain and buckle. When that happens, little warp rifts will appear, and if the powers of chaos are in the right place at the right time, they would mount an assault on the material world...

It was young Yvren that felt the shifting of the winds of power. To those trained in the ways of magic, it's like the wind blowing toward one particular point. And that is the location of the warp rift...
Upon counsel with Saer-Lanth, the high elf warrior decided to sally forth with a portion of the garrison to investigate...

So with a heavy sigh of resignation, old Saer-Lanth rode out the gates at the head of his army... Riding alongside, young Yvren was filled with excitement... here was a chance to prove her worth.....

* * * *

So there, our background for our mini warhammer campaign.

Our first battle will be a pitched battle of 1500 points between daemons of chaos vs high elves.
It'll represent fight between the small garrison force investigating the chaos rift, and the vanguard of a daemonic force forming around the chaos gate.

The winner of the first game will get a choice between having 100 points extra for the next game, or get to decide to go first. The second game will be a flank attack... and will feature 2000 pts, as forces from both sides pour in reinforcements...

Strategy Points System for Fantasy

Hi Guys,

I was discussing a campaign system with Jason, and the more I think about it, the more I felt that most systems either reward people who play a lot (difficult for some of us) or they are character-centric and therefore makes you want to Herohammer (i.e. concentrate on Characters).

I had some ideas and presented below is my idea based on the Strategems System from Cityfight and Planetstrike in 40k.

Feel Free to Comment

The Aim of the system is to reward good tactics and valour of troops in combat.

Earning Strategy points:

Strategy points are earned during the game for the following events (Rationale in Parenthesis):

1. For Each banner Captured. - 1 pt
   
2. For Each General killed. ( We don't experience the effects of these at all in consecutive games). - 2 pts
   
3. If a unit is flanked/rear-charged and wins combat. ( If you get flanked and still survive, you should be rewarded for your valour! ) -1 pt
   
4. If a unit is involved in 2 combats in the same turn ( basically if you actually manage to do this, you deserve a clap on the back). -1 pt
   
5. Rolling a natural Insane Courage. (Nuff Said) -2 pts
   
6. Winning Combat by 5 or more ( The chances of doing this is either brilliant rolling, or you rear/flanked your opponent, which means it's a tactically good move either way, should be rewarded). -1 pt
   
7. A unit that had more than 10 models at the start of battle and survives with 25% or less at the end of the game. (Somehow, through sheer luck u survived to teach the younglings the dangers of war). - 1pt
8. If you did not play/come on the day of combat ( to make things even for those who didn't come) - 2 pts
9. You Won! - 2 pts
10. You lost! - 1pt
    

Using Strategy Points:

Strategy points may be used with the following rules:

1. Strategy points may only be used on each unit ONCE a battle.
2. A maximum of 5 Strategy points may be used per battle.
   
3. Strategy Points may either be used Pre-game ( before DEPLOYMENT, ROLLING FOR SPELLS etc), or during the game.

Pre Game

1. Get First Turn - 2 pts
2. Reroll a wizard's spells - 1 pt
   
3. Give an archery unit +1 to hit at long Range (effectively nullifying the long range penalty). - 2 pts
   
4. Give a Psychology Reroll to a unit once in the battle. - 1 pt.
5. Give general re-roll to a unit (Reroll 1 type of roll) - 2pts.
6. Give Hatred on a single enemy unit to a unit - 2 pts.
7. Allow the leadership of a Hero level character to be used within 6 inches - 3 pts.
   

During the Game

1. Reroll up to 5 to hit OR to wound dice - 2 pts ( No more rubber lances!)
2. Reroll a Psychology Test - 2 pts
3. Insane Courage for a unit - 3 pts
4. Reroll up to 5 armour saves - 2 pts
5. Revive a mage who just died to within 12 inches of point of dying - 2 pts (Mages just die too easily to be viable. Hopefully this allows them to be more useful?)
   

Let me know what you think.

Bloodbowl

Seems like there is a newe Bloodbowl PC game out..

http://www.warhammer.org.uk/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=60753

Will check it out during lunch.. Unfortunately, I cannot view the website from my company( blocked)... you guys can google it I guess...


Junx

Anyway, been crazy about tanks, since GamesWorkshop released the new Imperial Guards. Managed to dig out some tanks I have and got started. Below are the picts… enjoy. More tanks are coming out from GamesWorkshop, I am getting ready to tank shock!

Fools rush in, where elves fear to tread...

A single figure, northward bound, slowly, quietly, walks a twisting snow clad path.... Loneliness, his trusted companion; Dispair, a forgotten friend...

"SIR! Hold thy step, Death doth this way lie..."

focus, focus, continue the walk. i hear them , i feel them...

"SIR! My warning to heed, your soul to keep..."

i sense them, they speak only to me...

Our lone figure continues his journey. A strange man in a strage land. Who calls him? What does he hear?

.... the silent laughter of dark gods....

Muster of the Dark Gods

The false god is weak...
The time is near, the time to strike...
To strike at the heart of the Imperium and rip it out...
The future of mankind lies in Chaos Undivided...

* * * * *

Aspiring Champions Andy and Jason have decided to bring Chaos into the 40k universe...

The concept is to build up a small chaos space marine army, which will be left at junx's place, where everyone can use. The basis behind the army selection is... well... models that we like to collect and paint. Of course we're trying to spend as little as possible...

Deep in the Eye of Terror, their black legion musters...
Right now they can muster
1. a squad of chaos marines.
2. a squad of berzerkers.
3. a 10 man biker squad.
4. a dreadnought.
5. a chaos predator.

And now they beseech their patron gods (you!) if you're willing to throw your lot (well more specifically chaos marine models) with them...

If you're keen to join them in their modelling project, then meet them in the eye of terror.
If you've got any spare chaos marine models that you don't want, then donations are truly welcome....

Hostile Takeover...

Warboss Evan is growing soft, and there's a mutiny.....

I've decided to takeover Evan's orcs and leading them on a rampaging Waaagh!

I'll probably add to his army, here and there, like adding arrer boyz and giant.

So hopefully they'll get to see some action soon! Time to polish them choppas!!!

Master Chaplain Hekaton

(another one just done... this one ore lu lu... haha...)

Master Chaplain Hekaton walks among the ranks of the Nightwatch, commiting to memory the names of the Astartes under his charge and exhorting them to greatness. Fierce in pride and in battle, Master Chaplain Hekaton keeps the Light of the Emperor strong in the hearts of his battle brothers through word and deed. It is his courage and steadfastness that the Astartes of the Nightwatch look to in the most desperate times and many a time, it is the Ebon Icon that he carries high above him that kept them true to their cause.

Master Hekaton carries the Ebon Icon even into battle, for upon it is written the great deeds of the Chapter. It is thus that the battle brothers of the Nightwatch are spurred on to do deeds even beyond those that came before them. Every year, more and more is written onto its sacred parchment, for many are the valorous deeds of the Nightwatch Chapter...

Charon, Master of 1st Company, Nightwatch Chapter

(just finished painting this one guys...)

Charon is the current Master of the Nightwatch's 1st Company, the Company of Heroes. He is a peerless warrior and epitomizes the Nightwatch's warrior creed. He is often found at the forefront of the worst fighting, deep striking into the thick of it with the most experienced squad of assault terminators and cutting a swathe through the enemy. It is through this fearlessness that, time and again, saved the day when all seemed lost. His favorite weapons are the twin lightning claws, Makhaira and Xipho, one of the Chapter's most prized relics. It is with great reverence that the servitors clean and maintain these lethal blades, readying them for the next time Master Charon takes to battle.

Charon is a mighty exemplar of the 1st Company, and leads his men from the front. His inspiring leadership and skill in combat motivates the 1st Company to aspire to greater heights. Truly, it is a time of greatness for the Nightwatch that it is led by Astartes such as Charon.

Did anyone say space marines ?

Some nicely painted/converted stuff...

Fly Tyrant Fly!!!

Just had to share this with you guys... Check out what this guy did with some dragon wings, parts of a Hive Tyrant and a Carnifex with lots of Green Stuff and magnets...

Legend of the Twin Dragons

Tales will be told , over dimly lit fires of how the Demon host was beaten back from the blessed isle of the elves.

Of courage and sacrifice, where victory was grasped in the final hours of a battle that raged for the longest time. Entire regiments wiped out with no one left alive to tell their tale. Whose sacrifice we honour and lest we forget.

The eternal flame of Asuryan shall burn forever in their memory. For those who gave themselves so that Ulthuan may live.

In Caledor, the Dragons stir....

"Smash 'em!"

The Ork boy had been running for ages now. And all around him the ovver boyz were also running headlong toward the tellyporta thingee... The mob had scant regard for cover, for overhead he could see the faint green shimmering of power generated by Morzmak's kustom shield generator, which was blocking out most of the enemy firepower.

To prove the point, he could see a dark green space marine boy launch a bright yellow fire ball at them. And the boyz instinctively crouched low to brace for impact, only to hear a dull thud as the fireball smashed against the shield. The Ork boy looked around cautiously, "heh, only Guzzla and Drunklik copped it..." And the boyz started running again...

The Ork boy could see the tellyporta thingee now, and at the head of the mob he could also the Warboss Gitflinga yelling at them to 'urry up. The humies were smart and they didn't leave the tellyporta thingee undefended. He could see a bunch of silver space marine boys with nasty looking halberds...
this was going to be fun... and he quickened his pace.

Blasting his slugga pointblank at the silver space marine, he could feel the humie's blood splatter against his skin as his slugga rounds punched through the helmet of the space marine. A quick glance around revealed the ovver boyz slaughtering the space marine boys... and he could see Warboss Gitflinga march up the sides of the ruined bunker that housed the tellyporta thingee...

* * * * *
"Strike from the sky, brothers," was the order that crackled through his helmet. His vision slit display showing his landing point, a red cross flashing...

As one, the assault marines launched into the sky...

* * * * *
A resounding crack echoed across the battlefield... growing louder in volume and intensity, like a rolling thunder... The Ork boy raised his head to see what it was, only to see a rain of flashing lights. Looking at it, he was bewildered; for he knew it was deadly but he had to admit it was quite a beautiful sight, like shooting starz or fireworkz... He grinned cheekily as he could still see the faint shimmering green force field.

The first of the whirlwind shells smashed into the force field and thudded dully against it, the shield holding, but as more and more shells landed, the shield started to fail. The shells punching through the thin layer of defense, the backpacked borne ork machine did not have enough power to rebound the raw power of the space marine shells....

The Ork boy was horrified to see the shells land all around him, his fellow boyz thrown into the air like broken toys... suddenly he could feel himself being flung into the air too....
* * * * *
The Ork boy awoke, his body covered in a layer of dust and debris. He didn't move straight away, as if waiting he was waiting for the pain from any missing body parts to register.... after a bit, he picked himself up and grinned happily as he realised he had escaped the blast unharmed!

With a thud, the space marines landed as one... Angels of retribution, the ground shaking as they hit the ground. The buzzing of their chainswords, their litanies of hate.....

Picking up his choppa, the Ork boy rejoined his Warboss, as the last wave of marines crashed into their lines...

Lord Castellan

The Elven Prince tugged lightly at the reins of the dragon, and immediately his dragon mount reacted by banking to the right. Sweeping across the skies, the Prince could see the battle unfold below him...

The Elven battle line was already thinned and threatened to fracture, but the warriors that remained fought resolutely against the chaos warp spawn. The Prince was contemplating where he should strike next when he heard a high pitched shriek of pain... instinctively, he twisted in his harness, only to see Prince Ithillien's dragon mount streaking away from a whole host of ugly daemonic beings...

Resolutely, he spurred his dragon into a diving charge....

The Plaguebearers were numerous and tough, and they smelled bad. And despite lashing out with his halberd and his dragon's heavy claw attacks, the Tallymen of Nurgle refused to budge...

...looks like its going to be a long day, he thought.

Kharnagar's Rage

As Kharnagar raged on his Iron Throne, he smashed yet another goblet of blood, dismembering yet another Bloodletter in the process... as his flesh hounds feasted upon the corpse of the Bloodletter, Kharnagar thought back to how the day was lost with Kharnagos, his Battle Standard Bearer... the Impudent Fool!!

The entire battle had been lost with the fool's reckless rush to the High Elven swordmasters... And his alliance with Wathisname, that pathetic servant of Tzeentch...His Master was right, the fickle nature of Magic was not be trusted, better to slay his foes with the Axe of blood...

Regards,

Junxian

In Caledor, the dragons stir

In Caledor, the dragons stir;
The taint of evil, this way comes.

The land of the Lion, the woodsman walk;
The eternal foe , this way comes

Silent blades, arise and go;
Their fate be known , this way comes.

Swords of Hoeth, hear the call;
Your destiny awaits, this way comes.

In Caledor, the dragons stir...

An Ancient Enemy Returns...

The air shimmered and then became still. Then, it rippled. The landscape seemed to bend disturbingly, and there was a sharp tearing sound. The space on top of the tor ripped open and a multi-hued space took form over it, a glittering portal to another reality.

A faraway gibbering disturbed the initial peace and quiet. Then it grew louder and louder and finally, a tiny blob burst from the colorful eye and landed on the verdant grass. The little one squinted around carefully, slime dripping from its rotund body. All seven eyes scrutinized the landscape. Finally satisfied, it gave a high-pitched shriek and hopped towards the white-walled town in the distance, pus spurting out indiscriminately with every movement it made.

Then, daemons of every shape and size began pouring out of the tear in reality, carvorting and leaping, sliding and winding into the Fealanor plains of Ulthuan. The portal shrunk or grew according to the size of the daemon pushing through it.

Then, a deafening roar emitted from the ever-changing mouth of terror. The portal grew to titanic proportions. It pulsed and writhed, as if in labor. Finally, a gargantuan hoofed foot pushed through it and the earth shook as it planted its first step on the ancient soil.

Blood for the blood god...

Blocked Sites

Sigh.... my company just blocked Warseer.com and Gamesworkshop site ... now I cannot surf there at work... life sucks...

City Building

Hey fellas,
I have the forgeworld terrain which i'll pass to Junx.
I have the silo, the trench walls and the oil container.
I also have painted up the crashed space ship which i've painted and based.
I'll bring all that over to Junx's place.
I'll be on half day for wed, so i'll get there about 1pm. So Junx, i can send the terrain over on tuesday, or the weekend, if you so wish, please send me a psychic hive command... (sms). That way you guys can use the terrain for the first game.

City Planning

Ok guys, Andy came over yesterday and we had a small discussion about our upcoming "city" for our terrain.

We basically proposed that Jason, Andy and I will each take 2 sprues and make a small building, hopefully in time for the next game, to gain experience on how the sprues work.

In the mean time, we will start discussions over the "type" of buildings we would like our city to have. This will help in theming our games and the fights we have. For Example, if we have a Manufactorum or a Comms tower, then we can have more meaningful Capture games. An idea Kelvin suggested from previously when he was making for us, was to make a bridge between 2  three-storey buildings, then can contest for the bridge, and jump here jump there - Also a very cool idea.

Anyway, I will start the ball rolling by suggesting the following ( we don't necessarily have to build them ALL now) but listing what we want gives us something to work towards.)

1. Manufactorum ( Factory to capture ) (1-2 storeys)
   
2. Comms Tower ( At least 4 storeys)
3. 2 Three-Storey buildings linked with a "Hover bridge" (we can tie string to the bridge to make it look like it's hovering).
4. Landing Pad ( we can probably use Planet Strike Terrain to build).
5. Supply Depot like area ( maybe make one-storey silos?)
6. Power Station
7. Shrine to the Emperor ( I have an idea for this --> I have spare terminator, can mount him on styrofoam and paint him grey --> Like a Space Marine Statue!!)
   

Let me know what you think.

Junx

More Elite Marines!!!

After reading the new SM codex, i think its getting worse.

A space marine is the imperium's Elite combat unit.
1) terminators are the veterans, OK its always been so.- fluff from space hulk.
2) veteran squads were introduced. Did not really like it but it made sense. Terminators without the tactical dreadnought armour
3) honour guard??? what the heck, more elite troops in an already elite army( this one already came out in the last codex)
4) Vanguard and Sternguard??huh???

It a bit too much now. How many more elite troops can you have in an already elite army? GW is really over dong it. Now it makes the regular tactical space marine seem pretty normal, which should not be the case.

Also, the new weapons and special rules...

Space marines' strength is in his stats , power armour and the ' know no fear rule". These are the 3 pillars of the astrates. No need for more funky rules or more elite units. A space marine army should be made up of a majority of tactical squads, supported by terminators, assault or devastators squads. Not all these other funky new age stuff...I feel GW is really losing their way on this one.

Beer!!

Sounds Good..
I will bring the beer

Order of Battle

Ok,

27th : 40k -- make 1k, 1.5k, 2k army lists, and we will decide which to play at my house.

doubt if we will be able to make the terrain that quickly, maybe a couple of ruins... I will try to get the Missile Silos from Kevin/Jason in the meantime.


28th: Fantasy 2.5k

Standard Warhammer games... Let's rock!!

Regards,

Junxian

Next battle

So when is our next battle:
27th or 28th?

40K or fantasy?
Can we get the city fight terrain up in time?

Nightwatch Strike Cruiser Relentless Data Stack 41122

Data Type: Imperial Records, Relentless Data Stacks
Clearance Level: Company Master, 2nd Company
Chapter: Nightwatch

Begin Record...

+++ Link up with the Thunderhammer imminent. Transfer of OM assets and elements of 1st Company from the Thunderhammer to the Relentless due.

+++ Logistics Preparation underway. Servitors deployed.

+++ Investigations to disrupted comms with Jarsonia Home Guard to be continued after transfer is complete.

End Record.

Space Marine Special Rules

And they shall know no Fear:

Space Marines automatically pass Tests to regroup even if the squad has been reduced to less than half strength. If Spaces Marines are caught by a Sweeping Advance, they are not destroyed but continue to fight with the No Retreat! rule.


Combat Tactics:

A non fearless Space Marine Unit with this rule can choose to fail Morale Checks. (the Fluff is that Roboute Guilliman (the coward) knew when to run when needed. )

The Space Marines are quite power now... the Vanguard Assuault Squad can Assault on the turn they deepstrike in .... and they have lots of funky stuff... and Whirlwind can choose to ignore cover save by using a type of ammo, and Scout Heavy Bolter can choose to fire Hellfire bolts (WTF?)

Oh and LandRaider Redeemer are Assault Pattern Land Raiders which carry 12 models and have FireStorm Cannons ( Str 6 AP 3 Flame Weapons.)

Of course got other Stuff lah.. I'll share the Codex on Google Docs...

Regards,

Junxian

The Dark Clouds gather ...

++ Code Alpha - Deathcon 1 ALERT!! ++

*Hello?* Anyone there ?!?!

It's Terrible, terrible I tell you!!! They came in the middle of the night, the screaming, flying hordes....

They ate Guv'ner Salvema Arse and tore him limb from limb!!

I've not slept for 3 whole days, I don't know if I'll survive till 27th of the Fifth Cycle, will the Nightwatch be too late?

*Oh Noo, Jacobs!!! Noooo*

#Chakka chakka # #Sounds of Chainswords#

*For the Emperor!!!* *NOOOOOOOOO ........***

++ Transmission Ends +++

Cities of Death PDF

Hi guys,
Just wanted to let you all know that i managed to get a pdf of the cities of death book.
if you want a copy, please sms or email me, then i'll email it to you...

And the winner is???

After much consideration and deliberation...

Andy and I are planning to jump into the Battle of Black Reach box set...

The box will give us loads of models for our armies. and also the small 40k rules booklet.

So with just the odd dollars left in my wallet... the question is.... what do i buy?

Do i buy... nominee number 1: Loota Boyz!!! Loads of shooting action for my new ork koncept...

or nominee number 2: An Ork Trukk to reinforce my current rush 'em koncept...

or nominee number 3: A Big Mek with a ...ooh... Shokk Attack Gun...

Or Nominee number 4: A Corpse Cart... haha... time to stop using beastmen chariot proxies...

And the last nominee is: A ten of the really cool skeleton warriors... although it would make my old skeletons kinda obsolete...

So guys! post your comments!

Veteran Sergeant Dienekes

Veteran Sergeant Dienekes, 1st Company, 1st Squad, the Nightwatch Chapter.




Dienekes fought in the Secret Wars of Arjuta and was instrumental in capturing the renegade Praetor Ilirium, effectively breaking the back of the rebellion. He subsequently saw much action against the Orks of Waaagh Grognar Trakka and has become an experienced and outstanding warrior. He moved quickly up the ranks of the Chapter and young as he is (by the standards of the Astartes, that is) , he now leads the 1st Squad of the 1st Company of the Nightwatch.

Recent Ork activity in the Jarsonia sector indicates an imminent Waaagh and Sergeant Dienekes will be called upon once again to head off this age old enemy of Mankind...

What do you get when you put Tyranids in the hands of a female gamer?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diJQwQdMXy0

Regards,

Junxian

Check This out too.. This guy makes a Norn Queen as a marker!!

http://warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103210
Regards,

Junxian

Some eye candy for Fantasy ;)

Check this out guys:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKOhzfkCdbY&feature=related

Imperium intrudes into Tyranid infestation

<--- Belarius Sector -->

Planet: Maleusium

Latest report from planet surface indicates that planet has a Tyranid infestation rating of Tyranno 2... Indicating the beginnings of the infestation of the planet...

Will the imperial forces be able to stop the infestation ???

Will the Orks take over the Hive Mind as the main evil in the system ?? Or will the Space Marine Chapters of the Dark Angels and Nightwatch prevail ??

What of the other forces enroute to the system ?? Will the Grey Knights be asked to help out in the system... Reports indicate too, an unknown Space Marine Battle Barge near the Jump point into the system... Will they change course to deal with the latest Tyranid Threat ??

Stay tuned!!!

Night Watch Library Archive 771

+++ Data stack 31221: Tyranid Incursion, City of Corinth, Borealis sector

+++ Elements of the 5th Company aboard strike cruiser Relentless performed a surgical insertion into the outskirts of the city environs in support of the Dark Angels forward elements under cover of darkness. Support units were dropped behind the lines.

+++ The unholy tide came too soon, before we had a chance to deploy. Grey shapes flitted in the darkness even as our first shots searched the growing light.

+++ Dawn brought a terrible sight to behold. As far as the eye could see, they were without number. Fast Attack elements raced forward to engage and heavy weapons were deployed to provide suppressive fire.

+++ Front line elements were quickly overwhelmed, but they had bought enough time for us to prepare a counter-attack. As our guns roared the wrath of the Emperor, the oncoming rush of Tyranids was stalled.

+++ Surprise attacks from enemy flanking elements disrupted our firebase. The fast-moving elements of the enemy finally made contact with our main lines. A flurry of close combat ensued. We could not bring enough weapons to bear on the frenzied horde and they advanced upon us.

+++ We held the line stubbornly, the hand-to-hand fighting raging amidst our lines. We finally threw our remaining combat elements forward to engage the vile creatures.

+++ As suddenly as they came, they left. We did not have the numbers to pursue them. Apothecaries were summoned from Relentless.

+++ Battle report recorded on Relentless main data stacks. Fresh scouts of the 10th squad deployed to gain more information about enemy movement. Action pending...

By The Dawn's Early Light

Chaplin Uri-EL,
Battle report- Security level- Omega 3 Alpha
Imperial date:2009*May*02

Thought of the day: The Emperor Protects!

+++ Battle Barge Eternal Glory dispatched to investigate early reports of a psychic disturbance in the warp.

+++ Forward scout elements make planet fall and begin an alpha pattern sweep of the area. Battle brothers from the Night watch chapter participate in the operation.

+++ Forward elements make contact at 0500hrs local time. Movement! ......Trynids! Strength and Honour brothers!! Hold fast.

+++ Reserves deploy to counter the Trynid infestation. Night watch scout squad lost contact, assume lost, first casualties of the encounter. As dawn breaks, we see the full array of the foe assembled against us. A mighty host of the most unholy and vile creatures in the galaxy.

+++ From all sides they rushed us. Forward unites were quickly over-run. They bought us time to deploy our battle line. Heavy weapons teams on our right, our revered dreadnoughts on the left.

+++ Action right...devastators managed to clear our right flank with acceptable losses. Action Left.. dreadnoughts moving up. Night watch dreadnought engaged a brood of stealers which appeared on the right and over-ran a Night watch combat squad. Action centre..up coming the Carnifax which duly engaged our own Dreadnought. Our lines were breaking.

+++As if on signal, the creatures began a fall back from whence they came. Truly , i ask was this just a probe on our lines? By the Emperor's grace we held the line...just barely.

Acceptable losses, objective achieved. Glory to the Lion. Glory to the Emperor.

****END REPORT****

Squad Jason?

Squad Jason?
You into greek legends ah?
That's pretty cool. The sad thing about orks is well, it's quite hard to theme a clan. I do like bad moonz. so maybe i'll head towards that direction...
Painting yellow's a nightmare, but should be quite fun as i don't have a yellow based army...
hmmm
time to buy more nobz in mega armour...

Planetstrike!

I like the launch pad. Not sure about the rest, but I suppose can take a better look at it when they have better images.

As for our upcoming "40k Revival!" Shall we just add all the games to the Warmaster League or will it be just WHFB and separate for 40k?

Some of the stuff I've got done in my 40k marines:

The Night Watch
================
The Night Watch patrol the breadth of Imperial space in their massive fleet, eschewing the need for a home planet. Picking the purest and best from all of the Imperium, their strength is in their incorruptibility. They are a quick response force to the various threats to the Imperium and can re-deploy with impunity because of their fleet. The Night Watch keeps a watchful eye on the baleful Eye of Terror. They have a long history of working with the Inquisitorial arm of the Imperium and the regular route of its main fleet so close to the Eye of Terror for most part of the Imperial year is no accident. The Ordo Mallus keeps a small but permanent garrison of Grey Knights within the hallowed halls of the Thunderhammer, the Chapter Master's Battle Barge, and the Night Watch is often accompanied by these veritable sons of the Emperor in their forays against their enemies.

Tactical squad 'Jason':


Rhino Transport 'Argo':


Scout Squad 'Menelaus':


Devestator Squad 'Ajax':





Librarian 'Odysseus':

Planet Strike

It looks cool.

Shall we put in $50 bucks each and just buy the terrain?

isS$50 enough?

Planetstrike!

Rumours abound for the new 40k expansion called planetstrike.

Apparently it won't have new miniatures, but will heavily feature new terrain and obviously the rule book.

Well, i'm not suggesting we tumble into Planetstrike, but if we're going to get involved in Cities of Death, the terrain pieces could be interesting...

Anyway, yeah, i'm getting quite hyped about cityfight. Any chance any of you have the rules?

My Orks are getting ready for a fight! Ooh... the thought of Stormboyz landing on rooftops is quite appealing...

Anyway, i leave you with some planetstrike pics i got off warseer...

Warmaster League Results

Hi Everyone,

Here are the results of the games last week... Sadly, Junx is at the bottom..

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=rKkXySSyi5YipkswpIc11Cg

A New Hope...

The black, oily ripples pulled back as the gargantuan body of the great wyrm arose from the heavy mist. Two orange gleaming pinpricks searched the darkness and finally rested on the familiar cloaked figure waiting at the edge of the lake. Arven Dawnmoon stared up at the forest guardian for a long time before she spoke.

"Old friend, our need is dire. The darkness surrounds the forests and our people have fled before the dread host. Will you aid us?"

For what seemed like an eternity, the Forest Dragon kept silent, as if contemplating the strands of the future. Then, almost noiselessly, it lifted itself up from the waters and swooped down towards the small frame of the wood elf princess. At the last possible moment, Arven leapt up, impossibly high, and landed on the back of the ancient beast. Exhiliration filled her being as the the drake gathered momentum. Then, as one, they sped towards the fleeing elven bands, praying that they were not too late...

March of the eternal restless

War Journal of Prince Ithelien, Dragon lord and Commander of the Grey legions.

Year of our lord 2009, April 24

Thouht of the day: Faith is our strongest weapon.

A new evil walks the land. The dead have arisen, they walk among the lands of the living.
How do you kill men who are already dead?

They tore through our center like posessed demons, coming through the forest who we expected our forest cousins to hold. The left wing was required to undertake a defensive action to protect the centre whilst our heavy units on the right were forced to execute a tactical withdrawl.

The undead host had at their disposal a weapon of uncanny ability that seemed to draw the life-force from all those who dare look upon it. What manner of sorcery is this!

With our center shattered, the day was lost. Our forces were ordered to withdraw from the field. Our first taste of fighting ' those who cannot die' was a bitter one.

We are the Asur, the sons of the light. A new war is starting, it rests again on the shoulders of men and elves to resist this evil that looms.

-Ithelien

The Rise of the Dead

Viktor Von Carstein strode onto the battlefield; focusing his willpower, he could feel the invisible waves of dark power swirl around him... and he could feel the little pinpricks of sentience as he raised his army... silently, his host of undead warriors gathered around him, animated by his dark powers.

* * * *
Ithilien sat atop his mighty moon dragon and surveyed the battlefield below him... pride filled him as he saw his warriors assemble on the plains below. Elves, resplendent in their glittering scale armour, were now forming up into their fighting ranks.

It's either here and now or never, he thought. The undead menace had to be stopped before it overwhelmed the Old World. Sweeping in wide arcs in the sky, he wondered... now where were our allies...

* * * *
Imotepmyshoulder and his undead horde had been pursuing the tomb raiders for weeks now, and now the raiders were in sight... the men of the Empire had taken some precious magical relics and the infidels needed to be punished. He was about to exact his final vengeance only to see an army of elves in his path...

Imotepmyshoulders, realised that he was outnumbered, and was already willing his troops to put up a final show of power when he felt the dark powers of the vampire... it was not an alliance he would have favoured... but the situation was dire...

* * * *
The Wood Elven army crept up stealthily line up alongside their high elven kin. Junxileth the Treeman and his happy dryads, detached themselves from the forest, scaring quite a few of the high elven folk... It won't do to have the undead to rampage freely across the old world... It was with some disdain that he felt that once again the elves would have to defend the weak race of Men..........

Game results: 24th April 2009

Well, the various warlords have raised their armies in their bid to be WARMASTER.
First off, was a fight between Dylan's High Elves and Junx's Dark Elves, with the High Elves emerging victorious...

And in the latter part of the day, we had a big fight...
It was the mighty undead host of the Tomb Kings and Vampire Counts facing off against the valiant Elven Alliance of Wood Elves and High Elves...
Suffice to say that it was a dark day for the Elves... (more fluff coming up)

So now the points for the title of Warmaster is as follows... (in alphabetical order... if you're wondering)...
Andy: Pts 3 Played 1
Dylan: Pts 3 Played 2
Jason: Pts 3 Played 1
Junx: Pts 0 Played 2

Blood will be spilt on the 24th...

Ye 24th of Aprille...
Yups, everyone, we'll be playing Warhammer! Woo hoo!
Looks like me and Junx are all taking a half day on Friday, so anyone else wanna join in?
Dylan suggested this date, so he better haul his butt over on that day too.
What armies are you guys bringing?
I think I'll be bringing my High Elves. As an added incentive, I will target to get the white lion chariot base done up (so white lions and base painted) by the 24th, so it won't be so fiddly this time...
To war, to war!

The Tomb Kings awaken... but for War or for Blood Bowl?

Are the Tomb Kings coming to War or for a Blood Bowl Game ?

How shall High Priest Emotapyourshoulders answer ?? Will his magic be able to raise enough Princes and Kings to the fore ??

Only time will Tell....

Let's get the Vox Caster fixed and going!

Hi guys,
I've decided to restart the voxcaster. It served us well before and i think it's time to inject some energy into our hobby, so i plan to paint more often and will post stuff on the blog to inspire all of us to keep going.
We can post any damn thing we want i guess. Even your kids pics if you so choose.
So without any further delay, I will only say....
Ere we go, Ere we go, Ere we go!!!!!!!!!!

Empire Triumphant

“On the thirteenth night, in the month of the Griffon, year twenty five of our Lord Karl Franz, Gurdan, Warrior Priest of Sigmar did recite ancient prayers of Righteousness and Protection before his hammer struck the ancient obelisk that was unearthed within the Village of Maarland by wicked cultists to summon forth the Great Daemon Kharnigar. With one big blow, the Priest did destroy the ancient obelisk and the troops of Talabecland roused to applaud their new leader, cheering and shouting as they held their weapons high.



The headless body of Marshall Guderian, Grand Templar of the Blood Knights of Sigmar was put to rest. Beside him, lay the body of Kapten Gaardel of the Reiksguard. As the funeral pyres were lit for all the bodies of men, the Blood Knights saluted the passing of their Grand Templar, and in their grief, they swore a new 100 year crusade against the forces of Khorne, in rememberance of their Grand Master.



From that fire, the soldiers of our Great Lord Emporer and Sigmar, did use to light torches that were then used to cleanse the village of Maarland from its taint of Chaos. As the village burned and smoke rose into the twilight sky, Gurdan knelt in prayer and so did all the troops of Talabec that were now under his charge. Sigmar protect us.”





From the depths of Hell

And folly of man

It was summoned

Kharnigar, Big red

Slayer of Kings

Curse of War



In rage it bellowed

Lesser men cowered

None bar one dared step

Into His maw

Guderian, Grand Templar

Blood Knight of Sigmar



Kharnigar, Curse of War

Fangs A’Drip

Axe and Sword of Khorne

Swifter than shadows

None bar one dared step

Man of men



May his immortal soul forever be in the Hall of Heroes



- From the 450th Lamentation of the Blood Knights

Xmas Warhammer

Hi Guys,

Wanna Arrange warhammer over the week of xmas ... either on 26th or 28th , 29th ... please tell me your preferences...

Thanks.

Knowledge is Power!

Knowledge is Power! Haha... finally got my PC to run Dawn of War... its addictive. Been firing bolts on Orks and Eldar all night long. Anyone for online war? hehe.. Hmm... tempting me to start marines army... haha

Check out this 40K comic... think the artwork is not bad...

http://www.boom-studios.com/warhammer.html

For the Emperor!

Empire in Flames....

The Empire book is out!!!!

I've my hands on it for a week now.. and I must say... the flagellant army led by a steam tank cum all sorts of daft contraptions like Hell blaster and Rocket Batteries with Mechanical Horses look extremly likely at the moment.

Absolutely disgusting to say the least, but let's wait and see ... I can't wait to hunt me some Outriders (or should I say get hunted down by>??)

Junx

Unstoppable dwarves.

Hmm... I came across this online today... Is this possible?

I'd really want to play vs this list. Jason: Shall we have a match with this vs any other army??

I doubt if Dwarves can be unstoppable...

http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57628&page=2

Maelstrom Games

Hi guys,

Today is the last day for the Maelstrom 15% offer... so if you want to buy the new Hero Basing Kit, the Vehicle Damage Dice, Warhammer Spell Counters etc etc... Buy now... and get 15% off...

I'm also getting what I can afford.. so if you want to join in .. you can ... just drop me an SMS...

Junx

Google Calendar

Hi all,

I've invited everyone to gmail in a bid to better synchronise playing time... Google has this new thing called Google Calendars and I thought that it'd be good if we could update and maintain a sort of Calendar online so that we can better arrange our playing time together ...

What do you think ?

Junx

Total War Here

Hi Guys,

Just Saw Medieval Total War 2 on the shelves.. I won't be buying it.. but just thought you guys would like to know...

Junx

Night Gobbos!!!!

I've succumbed to the seductive powers of Gork and Mork.
Thanks to a timely trade with Kenneth, I got my paws on the Skull Pass Night Goblins!
40 Spears, 20 Archers and 10 Spider Riders are awesome to flesh out my force!
I need stuff here and there, but should take too long or cost too much!

WAAAGH!

New Models PIcts

Hi guys,

Your friendly neighbourhood Junx here again... Take a look at the new GW models... from DArk Angels to the Mechanical horse from the Empire!

Picts

Medieval Out

Medieval is out in the markets guys.. .here is the review :

Medieval Review at Gamespot

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Fiddly Sticks in the Boxed Rules set

Just discovered on this page that :


Default Re: movement and measurements internationally
An interesting thing to note is that while the fiddly sticks GW supplies us with have inches marked on them, their inches are only exactly 2.5 centimeters long, as opposed to the 2.54cm they should be. It sounds ridiculously trivial, but can actually add up in practice...

Just another reason not to use the fiddly sticks, I guess.

Seems like the fiddly stick thing is NOT accurate... stick to the tape measure guys...heh heh

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Swamps!!!

I've finished making two swamps!
Here are the pics. Pardon the quality.




Evan's swamp is now available for redeployment to another satellite gaming centre. SMS me if you want it, but do take care of it!

New Look for Christmass on Maelstrom Games

Hi guys,
Maelstrom games has done away with their army deals.. instead they have new offers that rewards buying with them..

MAELSTROM GAMES

In short, if you order above 50 pounds, you get additional 1% off on top of the 10% off they give currently, above 100 and it's 2%.. above 200 and it's 4%... on top of that, every time you buy, you get 1% back in your account.. so that means that next time you buy, you can choose to use that on top of all the discount you get from the value of your order..

The system is quite good and encourages people to keep buying from them.. but from my point of view, that's fine ... since they have quite ok service and they have FREE delivery..

Sooo... who wants to place an order?

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Latest high Elf Release

Looks like High Elves are released immediately after Empire folks....

State of the High Elves? - Page 11 - WarSeer Forums

Shahrom is gonna be quite tempted again...

Junx

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