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...

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