Greetings Terrans, how goes it? I have a quick update on the Realm of Warcry campaign that I’m running for those that are interested, plus the long-promised photos of the rival Chaos Champions!

So, we got together virtually as a group for our first game last week via Zoom. This basically involves us pushing little dots around a digital map & rolling dice in the background – not quite as good as a proper tabletop game because there are no lovely minis & terrain to enjoy, but it is still great fun & a good way to keep four busy people connected over a game! It wouldn’t work well for a big battle-type game, and really suits a skirmish & players to whom fractions of an inch don’t matter too much. I have successfully used this approach to play skirmish level games based Frostgrave rules, Rangers of Shadowdeep, and now Warcry.

The game itself was a typical starting scenario where the four Champions converged on a chaos alter in the heart of the ‘Tainted Wound’, (an area of the Gnarloak Forest where Chaos warbands tend to hang out apparently). We got stuck in to some mook-killing and treasure grabbing a la Frostgrave, before turning against each other in a final bloodbath to claim the main central objective… (well.. that’s what three of us did – Steve’s champion, noted for his speed, rushed into the mid-table on his lonesome & was killed real bad on turn 2…). Once the dust had settled, my doughty Chaos Dwarf was the only Champin left standing, and other than Mark’s champ having a concussion, we all got through the post-game rolls with no issues.

A note on the post-game stuff, I did a bespoke post-game that is basically a mashup of the best bits of the Warcry post-game stuff, with an additional Realm of Chaos phase bolted on. For this to work, I basically rewrote all of the main RoC tables to make them work in Warcry… Yes, including the Attributes table! It was a fair chunk of work, but quite enjoyable once I got into it.

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Anyway, let’s go meet the Champions properly!

You’ve already met my guy – Morbin Festertoungue, Moronic, with a Biting Toung, and gifted a Familiar of Nurgle following his victory:

Next is Steve’s guy – Morkian Dewcaller, a fever-addled Elven Mage sworn to Nurgle, with a Hunchback, & Face of Nurgle:

Steve also got a Chaos Steed reward after the first game, so he gets to make a new version of his champ if he likes!

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This is Mark’s Champ – Bloabech Wormfinger, human mage, with Horns of Nurgle and Additional Eye, carrying a concussion into the next game:

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Finally, Ross’ Champion – Slumpsha Swampstrider, Chaos Orc Champion and a total beat-stick, with Long Legs and a Nurgling Infestation:

Ross also got a Chaos Spawn follower after our first game.

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Aren’t they brilliant? I can’t wait to get them on a table for real :-)

Anyway, that’s all for this post, but more to follow on this project… We’re aiming for a game a month (either in RL or virtual) so I’ll try and do a round-up of that, plus showing off new additions to my own warband. Should be fun!

Greetings Terrans, how goes it? As promised, I have an update for my new Realm of Warcry warband for you – October was the month to paint up the first of the followers rolls, and seeing as it is Orctober, it made sense to get the six Orcs done!

Before we get into that I just want to give a shout out to Argentbadger for his feedback on the Champion’s colours all looking a bit similar… It was bothering me, but it took someone pointing it out to really get me to think about it. As a result, I went back to the mini, (something I very rarely do!), and I brightened up his beard. Hopefully this serves to break the model up a bit visually – I know that I’m happier with him now, but please drop a comment & let me know what you think:

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Right, on to the followers… So, when I rolled up my warband, there was one thing that I really, really wanted to have an excuse to paint, and that was Kruelboyz. I absolutely loved these when they came out – the vibe is just perfect for me, being a big departure from the more cartoony iterations of Orc/Ork that GW have traditionally peddled. Not that the more comedic Orcs are not good – they are amazing, and fun, and characterful, and all that good stuff… it’s just that they don’t really do it for me is all. However, these Kruelboyz are the kind of Orcs I like – rangy, malevolent, vicious, and with a really strong look that goes beyond ‘big green brute with a massive chopper and/or ott armour’. Seeing the excellent paitjob that the mighty Wudugast put on them only reinforced this opinion – these were Orcs I could believe in!

Anyway, Nurgle saw fit to guide my dice, and I did manage to roll up 6 Orcs as part of my Nurgle warband… No brainer, I went straight for the Kruelboyz Gutrippa kit. Here are the results, with apologies in advance for the out-of-focusness of some of these – they are a pain to photograph:

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I used a drill to poke some open sores into their skin in places, but otherwise these are made as intended. I had loads of painterly fun playing with the pale green skin, and the faded rags & leathers. The metals all got a goodly amount of gunk, and I shamelessly stole Wudugast’s idea for the yellow shields. Here they are as a group, and with their Chaos Champion:

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That’s all for now folks, have a good one & catch you all soon.