Learning Chaos Wars, Part 1.5 – A (kind-of) Quick Starter
Michael / Chgowiz Over on the Ral Partha forums, “SonofThor” posted about an older rule set formerly published by Iron Wind Metals called “Iron Winds of War”. I am always a sucker for…
wargames
The Battle of Yew – Fall 15, 58AD – Dark Ages Campaign
15th Day of Fall, 58th Year After the Doom – the forces of Chaos (composed of the men of the Black Brotherhood and Orcs) faced off against the Army of…
Learning Chaos Wars, Part 1 – The Basics
Links to the rest of the series: Part 1 – Overview/History – http://chgowiz-games.blogspot.com/2016/08/learning-chaos-wars-part-1-basics.html Part 1.5 – Iron Winds of War – http://chgowiz-games.blogspot.com/2016/09/learning-chaos-wars-part-15-kind-of.html Part 2 – Basics – http://chgowiz-games.blogspot.com/2016/09/learning-chaos-wars-part-2-basics.html Part 3…
Elven Miniatures from Ral Partha Chaos Wars Kickstarter
I’ve made some progress in painting the 160-odd miniatures I received from supporting the Ral Partha Chaos Wars Kickstarter in 2016. I’ve started grouping them into armies and factions that…
Follow-up on Dynamic NPCs – Rate of Survival
A great comment by “Stu Rat” on my previous post led me to take a look at just how deadly Tony Bath’s Hyboria was to NPCs! (see his book “Setting…
Gameday
It’s Game Day Sunday at Chez Chgowiz. All the prep is done and just waiting for the players!
Wargames/D&D Campaign – Dynamic life of an NPC
Too often, NPCs have felt as stiff and unchanging as the little metal figures I parade across the table. I’ve caught hints over the years that this doesn’t need to…
HOTT Battle – Orcs v. Humans – Duchy of Dawn – Fall, 58AD
The engagement began on a battlefield of half rough-going, half clear. Marshall Hummil (the Human General) and his cavalry found themselves in the rough bad going, while his spear and…
Going to GaryCon 2017!
I’m thrilled that GaryCon 9 will be in late March! That completely works with my schedule, which tries to cram as much into early March as possible. I will be…
Hey ChicagoWiz, how’s those Pedion terrain tiles working out?
I frakkin’ LOVE these Pedion terrain tiles. I got them from supporting a Kickstarter that I wasn’t sure was going to make it, but it made it and then some.…