Ambush at the Crossroads

   The other day we played a  scenario from the Khazad-Dum sourcebook, the "Ambush at the Crossroads". We followed the recommended instructions more or less, mainly regarding the  participants, but we doubled the points. So, the Good players had:

Player Α:
Balin + 7 Vault Warden Teams
Drár + 8 Dwarf Rangers + Dwarf Banner bearer + Dwarf Horn blower
= 26 miniatures, 466 points.
Player B:
Múrin + 7 Khazâd Guards + 4 Archers + Banner bearer
Dwarf Captain + 7 Iron Guards + 4 Dwarf Archers + Dwarf Banner bearer
= 26 miniatures, 460 points.
   The Evil players had:
Player Α:
3 Dwellers in the Dark
Ashrak + 8 Giant Venom Spiders
=12 miniatures, 456 points.
Player Β:

Groblog +8 Gundabad Blackshield (4 with spears)
8 Moria Goblin Prowler (4 with bows) + 8 Warg Marauders
= 25 miniatures, 467 points.
   Since we don't have all the miniatures required in the above list, we agreed to replace some GW original miniatures of evil player B with other ones available. Thus, we used Moria Goblins warriors as Gundabad Blackshields and Moria Goblins archers as Goblins Prowlers with bows. We also used Orc Warg riders as Warg Marauders. The last are amazing warriors. I don't know if someone has faced them effectively on the battlefield but in such numbers (eight for us in this game with the "The Goblin Swarm" special rule) they are lethal weapons! Actually, they won the game! 

The layout

The Dwarves

The Moria army

The battlefield

The battle starts

The Giant Venom Spiders

The marauders defeated every Dwarf

and won the game!

   It was a very nice and interesting game because for many many rounds the result was uncertain. Of course, while the game went on the special rule worked for the evil side at every turn and they became victorious at the end!

   That's it for today! Stay tuned for more!

   Joe5mc welcome on board!  

Ruins WIP

   Recently I started a new terrain project for a friend. I intend to make some more ruins for our games. I don't want just parts of ruins but a building also as I did with Goddess Temple. This time I am planning to make a "King's Tomb". Here are the first steps: 

The King's Tomb

10 cents base! 

   That's it for today! Stay tuned for more!

   The Lord of Excess, welcome on board!

Deads WIP

   Warriors of the Dead were the cursed folk of Dwimorberg, who wandered the hills of their land for all eternity until their oath to Isildur was met. The original ten GW warriors are very nice. Recently, I bought a box but I have other plans for them. You will see them in the future!

   Without a second thought, I decided that it was time for my unpainted warriors of Rohan to be converted to Deads. I had also the miniature of King Arvedui but not even one warrior of Arnor, so, Arvedui's destiny was to become the King of the Dead, the only hero of the Dead army. He is a king after all! Below you can see the initial steps of this army: 

Deads WIP

   

   The army of the Dead has a very nice but expensive for me banner bearer. One of the non used archers of Rohan became my flagman. The other parts of the conversion are: two swords and a right hand with spear from GB, as well as a part of a flag, which a friend gave me in the past. Actually, he gave me two and I have already used one for the Galadhrim banner bearer.  

Banner bearer

The various parts of the conversion

The original Rohan archer

The converted banner bearer

   "Why does the army have a dog?" a scrupulous observer may ask. The dog will bark and all the deads will have a +1 bonus to their Courage. I didn't want another hornblower miniature because I have enough already!   

The army WIP

   That's it for today! Stay tuned for more! 

Lair of Shelob

   Hills made of DOW insulation material, putty and little rocks are my new cheap terrain pieces for the lair of Shelob. I used two layers of DOW for every hill. I stuck them together with white glue and secured with toothpicks. After that, I covered the horizontal surfaces with putty, stuck little rocks and sand, painted all black and highlighted first with grey and finally with light grey. The average size of the hills is 30cm x 20cm.

Lair of Shelob without Shelob! 

   That's it for today! Stay tuned for more!