Beginning of 2023

Some updated work product and some lovely Muster photos

80 undead mostly oathmark and one pack of the OOP wargames factory skeletons now sold by warlord games

    

The Welsh with some plastic additions from GB with Late Roman Victrix Heads and a Victrix late Roman Commander

L to R: Old plastic fireforge model I had finished for years but never gave a shield, Footsore Barons War character, and Footsore Late Anglo Saxon commander

TheElves Muster, 90% oathmark models with some victrix kitbashing and firforge as well, and some old GW MESBG models thrown in as well

More Welsh with the addition of Celtic Cavalry and Javelinmen

Picts and Welsh Axemen here

Additional Celtic Javelinmen, two GB irish bods and the rest of the parts are Victrix in this front row

 

FIRST GAME OF OATHMARK

I've Had the Oathmark rules for a while now and have wanted to give them a go since they came out. Fortunately I left my apartment and now have a 6x4 gaming space. Unfortunately, I don't have any opponents. 

So I solo'd my first Oathmark game. The actual game play was about three months before this post so my memory is a little hazy of the details. But Oathmark's offer of rank and flank is the exact gaming itch that I wanted scratched. At this juncture I am not sure the itch was scratched with Oathmark but I think that may have been my unfamiliarity with the push back and moving through your own unit mechanics. I will have to play another game.

The setting here is Tolkien's Middle Earth early Third Age. The Kingdom of Rhovanion is still around and the Dwarves haven't colonized Erebor yet. 

An evil sorcerer was gaining power in the dark corners of the wilderness between Rhovanion and Thranduils realm. Even Orcs began to muster under his banner. The lands around the sorcerer became sick and even the Dwarves of the Iron hills took notice.

Rhovanion acted first in hunting the Sorcerer but he remained elusive. As more and more orcs entered the lands, Rhovanion sent messengers to the Iron Hills and Thranduil. An army was mustered to draw out the foul taint. 

Rhovanion Alliance:

20 Human Linbreakers

20 Human Spearmen

15 Human Soldiers

15 Human Archers

10 Human Cavalry

10 Elf Rangers

15 Dwarf Spear

Dwarf heavy Catapult

Sorcerer's Horde:

20 Skeleton Spear

20 Skeleton Soldiers

5 Human Heavy Cav (Easterlings)

10 Goblin Scout riders

3 trolls

20 Goblin Spear

20 Goblin Soliders

15 Orc Linebreakers 

I dont remember the characters, but the Evil Forces were lead by a Revenant and a Necromancer, and the Good forces were Led by a Prince and another Human character. 

In the End victory lay with the Rhovanion Alliance. Next time Ill go for scenario play and try for more interesting Battle line tactics with depth in mind

NEW HOUSE NEW WARGAME ROOM and First SAGA V2 game

Greetings fellow travelers! I have moved out of my apartment and I am in my new house. Of course the first thing I did was begin working on my crafting/wargame room. It is tighter quarters than my parents basement but it will do just nicely. 

I added Shelving intended for miniature display... but I quickly realized a more efficient use of space would put the miniatures away in boxes and the delicate terrain should occupy the shelves. 

Here we have half my gaming table 4 x 3. I was unsure if the 6 x 4 would be feasible, but lucky for me it fits, though definitely cramped. 

 Which brings us to the first wargame in my new house as well as the only game since I solo'd rangers of Shadow deep a year or two ago. 

My first game of SAGA V2 as well as Age of Magic. The matchup featured Great Kingdoms consisting of Elves and Men, against the foul undead. The scenario with three center objective markers was selected for play. Ultimately this game is imagined as a battle in Eregion between a Nazgul and undead against an Eregion force of Elves with Dunedain reinforcements.  

Great Kingdoms featured:

• Warlord on horse Elf
• Lieutenant Human
• Champion on Horse Elf
• Hearth Guard Mounted 6x elf
• Warriors 8x elf
• Warriors 10x Human
• Levy Bowmen 12x Elf
• Levy Bowmen 12x Human
• Sorcerer Human

(all characters should have been mounted if i were to build this list again)

Undead composition:

• Warlord
• Black Knight
• Titan
• Quadrepeds x3 (proxy 6 spiders on cav bases)
• Warriors x 10
• Warriors x10
• Mindless x 20
• Hearthguard with Heavy Weapons x4
• War Machine

(for the undead I think I would go for more skeletons, maybe instead of mindless, and if hearth guards are taken they are probably better served as mounted, same with the characters, I also don't think a warmachine was worth it here)

The battle started favorably for the Great kingdoms. The elven cavalry dispatched the spiders in a round or two of combat. Great Kingdoms also seized the initiative closing in all three objectives. 

However, the favor of battle shifted to the undead as the Elven hearth guard cavalry began to dwindle as the Undead Titan lumbered around the battlefield toward the Eastern Objective. The Elven Champion hastened his travel to meet the Titan head on. 

The Champion and Titan exchanged blows for several rounds, but after absorbing many blows the titan slew the Elven Champion. The Elven Prince then surged forward to seize the attach on a tired monster, the Elven hearth guard flanked their Prince to ensure his safety.  The elven bowmen double timed toward the center objective as time was becoming less in their favor as the lumbering zombies were drawing close.  

On The Western side of the field, the Nazgul and guard surged forward followed by their skeleton minions to close on the Eregion battle line and contest the Western objective. 

The human bowmen and human warriors prepared for battle and the human bowmen unleashed on the Nazgul's guard. The Nazgul and guard charged the human warriors doing damage but the warriors stood strong. 

 After the Titan and Hearth guard were killed it was abundantly clear that the Great Kingdoms had one the day. by turn 6 the VP/objective Points were 31 to 16. 

Quarantine Dump take III

Another Picture dump to keep the log of completed work going. Really a great selection of mostly northstar and reaper figures, with the exception of the first picture.

L to R: Fireforge sergeant bod oathmark human arms, victrix roman head. Frostgrave barbarian body, oathmark human head and arms. Frostgrave barbarian bod, west wind arthurian head, and frost grave knight arms. Fireforge scandinavian bod, victrix roman head, oathmark human arms, FG shield. Fireforge scandinavian bod, FG soldier arms, victrix roman head. These were made with Dunedain in mind

L to R: Oathmark human bod and arms, FG knight head, victrix viking shield. Fireforge scandinavian bod, oathmark dwarf arms and shield, oathmark human head with dwarf crest. Victrix dacian bod, oathmark light elf arms. These were made with Dor Lomin in mind

L to R: FG knight with FG wizard head. Oathmark human with FG knight head and arms. FG knight. FG knight. These are Gondorian Rangers and one more Northern Warrior.

L to R: Victrix saxon with dacian bow. Ghostarchipelago bod and head with FG wizard arms and bottles. FG cultist with Perry War of roses arms and head. Ranger, Alchemist, and Duelist

L to R: FG knight. FG knight with Gw Bretonnian Head. FG knight with west wind roman head.

L to R: GA crew bod FG wizard arms and head, GA crew bod FG wizard arms and head.

Assyrians from Black Tree/EOE Orbis

FG wizards with a GW head on the end. 

FG metal Lich wizard

L to R: Fg cultist with GB arab head and GW snake staff. Reaper bones. FG cultist with GW wizard head and collar. FG wizard.

100% northstar GA and FG

L to R: Wargames factory saxon bod, FG wizard arms, wargames factory Orc head. FG wizard. FG wizard with cultist bod. Fg cultist bod with FG knight head and arms and Fireforge mongolian shield. 

Reaper bones transluscent Wraiths

Reaper bones Ogre

Reaper Bones Wizards

Reaper Metal wizards, father christmas and Vodellis Winterhand

Reaper Metal Djinn

Reaper Bones Fire Giant Jailor

FG Wraith Knights

FG Cultist Knights

FG plastic Demons

Oathmark Skeleton

Victrix Dacian and Celtic parts.

GB Welsh Cav

GB Reaper Bones and FG plastic

Lannister Forces Perry War of the Roses plastics

Stark Forces Perry plastic hundred year war and some fireforege

Victrix Saxons painted as potential Carolingians or Gondorians

Victrix Dacian Falxmen

Oathmark Dwarves with FF sergeant crossbows

Oathmark Heavy Dwarves

D&D Ashardalon