The First Drops of Blood Fall

The Brigand War Campaign kicked off Saturday evening into Sunday Morning! Several armies converged on Blood Grove, their goals were their own, their intentions … to spill the blood of their enemies!

Some came to apprehend the Brigand King, Lord Hannibal of the Outcasts of Athel Loren, the others seeking to destroy hated enemies or claim glory for their people or clan. A few of the group managed to complete two battles, some put one under their belt. We had three seasoned players and four new players. It was a good time for all to learn a new game system and get some much needed battle experience!

A brief battle report is posted here at Rysm Tower http://loreseeker.blogspot.com/2009/11/brigand-war-1st-round.html
Below are the battle results

(Army - Massacre/Solid Victory/Marginal Victory/Draw/Loss)

Wood Elves Brigand King-0/1/1/0/0

High Elves-1/0/0/0/1
Ogre Kingdoms 0/1/0/0/1

Lizardmen-0/0/0/0/1

Dwarves-0/0/0/0/1

Bretonnians-1/0/0/0/1

Dark Elves-0/0/1/0/1

Here is a breakdown of the points achieved by each army based on performance in the battles.

Wood Elves
First Battle - Lizardmen (1000pts)
MV – 15, Heros – 2 = total 17pts

Second Battle - Dwarves – (1500pts)
SV – 20, Heros – 2, BSB – 5, = 27pts

Total Score – 44pts

Bretonnians
First Battle - Dark Elves (2000pts)
Loss – 0, General - 3

Second Battle Allied Battle (Dark Elves and Ogres)
Results were a massacre but since Allied battle is shared and confusing for scoring, both High Elves and Brets get a Marginal Victory for pts and all heroes killed.
MV – 15, General x2 – 6, Heroes – 2, = 23

Total Score – 26pts

High Elves
First Battle – Ogre Kingdoms (1500pts)
Loss

Second Battle – Allied Battle (Dark Elves and Ogres)
Results were a massacre but since Allied battle is shared and confusing for scoring, both High Elves and Brets get a Marginal Victory for pts and all heroes killed.
MV – 15, General x2 – 6, Heroes – 2, = 23

Total Score - 23pts

Dark Elves
First Battle – Bretonnians (1500pts)
MV – 15, General – 3, = 18pts

Second Battle – Allied Battle (High Elves and Bretonnians)
Loss – 0, General – 3, Character – 1 = 4pts

Total Score = 22pts

Ogre Kingdoms
First Battle – High Elves (1000pts)
SV – 20, General – 3, Hero -1 = 24

Second Battle – Allied Battle (High Elves and Bretonnians)
Loss – 0, General – 3, heroe – 1 = 4

Total Score = 28pts

Dwarves
First Battle – Wood Elves (1500pts)
Loss – 0, General – 3 = 3pts

Total Score = 3pts

Lizardmen
First Battle – Wood Elves (1000pts)
Loss – 0

Total Score – 0pts

Brigand War Warhammer Campaign

In less than three weeks a bunch of my friends and cousins will meet for a day of Warhammer Fantasy battles. This will be a large kick off for a small campaign we are running. Below is a list of my Wood Elf units with names to spice up the flavor. If the army does well we will collect points and I will be able to assign small upgrades to particular units. This is a nice upside, but has an equal downside. The unit gives extra points if they are destroyed, and the unit loses its ability if it is destroyed. The bonuses might be short lived!

The Outcasts of Athel Loren
Main Army Battle Roster

Leader – Lord Hannibal, the Renegade
Spellsinger Sulina Whiteleaf
Spellweaver Yuriel Whiteleaf
Branchwraith – Trindal the Black Rose
Noble - Princess Ilyara the Windtouched

Glade Guard 1 – Ariel’s Host
GG 2 – Loren Marksmen
Wardancers – Swift Blades
Dryads 1 – Black Briars
Dryads 2 – Blood Grove (lvl 2 trait "Feared") Now cause Terror
Treekin – Gnarled Jaws
Wild Riders – Twilight Ghosts
Glade Riders – Silver Spears
Warhawk Riders – Screeching Death
Waywatchers – The Faded Leaves
Treeman – Old Rosebud

This is most of the units at my disposal. I thought about taking an Eternal Guard unit, but I'm not sure they will really suit me well. Maybe in the future I will add them to a larger game, but for this one I think the introduction of treekin is enough for now.

Dragon Age - Tomorrow!

Dragon Age: Origins is upon us. Tomorrow, hopefully before work, I will be able to snag my reserved copy from Gamestop! I am unsure what type of character and path I am going to try. It will be a male character, and most likely I will go for something magical or melee oriented. We will see! I'll hopefully be able to post more after playing! Poor Dead Space is still not beaten yet. I am close but still need to finish off the last chapter or two! I guess it might have to wait a few weeks!