Learning Chaos Wars, Part 5 – Fantasy Troops and Creatures
Michael / Chgowiz I started this series to explore the updated release of “Chaos Wars”, a set of miniatures wargaming rules by Ral Partha. In Part 4, we added terrain and Characters/Leaders to…
2016
How I Build – Battering Ram
I have a number of wargames coming up next year that require some siege engines. I can find catapults and bolt-throwers a’plenty, but surprisingly , battering rams are sadly lacking.…
Dark Ages Campaign – Winter/Spring wargames begin
I’ve been busy sketching out what the Winter (and Spring) wargame campaigns will look like in my world. Well, Winter and Spring within my world. Happy New Year! It’s 59AD.…
Welcome to Winter, 59AD! (In Pictures)
Winter has come to my campaign world, and with that, the Harvest Feasts at the Years End have been eaten. A New Year starts – goodbye 58AD, welcome 59AD! ‘…
Dynamic NPCs in action
My tabletop players have just reached a new year in the campaign calendar. This marks the third campaign year that PCs have been exploring my world and with this year…
Addendum to X2 Castle Amber post…
An addendum to my post last week about the venerable TSR Basic/Expert module, X2 Castle Amber, and a link to my edits. I ran this game on Thursday evening. The…
Rethinking X2 – Castle Amber
I was looking for a relatively self-contained adventure for a one-shot game I was putting on for a group of folks recently. I was looking for an adventure that would…
The fingers done easy – and Learning Chaos Wars update
Doing the Foundry/Dallimore painting method calls for contrast between flesh areas and other areas, usually by a black line. When painting the hands and feet, one paints only the tops…
Release the Kraken! (WIP)
No, no… not *THAT* Kraken… the old school style Kraken.. you know… Yea, that’s the one… except really, I’m talking about the Ral Partha Kraken cavalry which I got through…
Learning Chaos Wars, Part 4 – Characters/Leaders and Terrain
I started this series to explore the updated release of “Chaos Wars”, a set of miniatures wargaming rules by Ral Partha. In Part 3, I played a game of Chaos…