Editorial Nick Johnson & Jason Hubbard 3 Skirmish Painting Competition Results 4 Painting Competition 6 Stage Magician Prestige Class Dave Barker 7 Wizard Illustration Ricardo Guimaraes 11 Tuk Tuk Will Kirkby 12 Iron, Steam & Really Short People Part 2 Nick Johnson 14 Meet the Mages of Middle Earth David Kay 23 The Death of Magic Richard Tinsley 25 Homecoming Taylor Holloway 28 Didn’t We Have a Lovely time the Day We William Ford 34 Went to Sheffield A Drink with Nick Kyme Peter Allison 36 Artist Showcase Diego de Almeida 39 Euro Militaire 2010 Jason Hubbard 44 Sheffield Kotei 2010 Jim Freeman 46 A Gaming Group’s Adventure GD USA Mike Schaeffer 50 Games Day UK Jason Hubbard 54 The Application of Paint David Heathfield 56 Flora Basing Brett Johnson & Rebecca Hubbard 64 Sculpting Robes in Greenstuff Richard Sweet 66 A Step by Step; Nanny Ogg Mike Dodds 68 Gradients Rebecca Hubbard 72 Discworld miniature Review Various 75 Hearts & Minds: Flying Lead Supplement Dave Barker 80 Britanan Grenadiers & Troopers Peter Scholey 81 Hammer’s Slammers Dave Barker 82 Fields of Glory: Renaissance Nick Slonskyj 83 28mm Sandbag Emplacement Peter Scholey 85 Cornelius the Wizard Rebecca Hubbard 86 WW2 German Infantry Jason Hubbard 87

2 Editors Jason Hubbard Nick Johnson

Layout Jason Hubbard Jason: Well folks, it seems it’s that time again - another issue of Irregular Magazine is on the virtual shelf, and what a jam-packed issue we have for you all. We have an- Proof Reader other another supplement, though I let Nick discuss that particular goody, as he was Nick Johnson involved in the writing of it. What else do we have this issue? Another great painting tutorial by David Heathfield, a new prestige class for Pathfinder and another short Social Media Manager story from Taylor, plus a plethora of other goodies including an interview with Nick Rebecca Hubbard Kyme. Cover Illustration So, what have been up to since the last issue? Well I attended a few shows which Will Kirkby included IMP 2010, Euro Militaire and UK Games Day, all of which have articles in this issue, though not all are written by little ole me. I’ve also started a 12 month mini buy- Cover Layout ing ban. Matthew Mella No, I haven’t gone bonkers - I just realized that my grey army was getting too big and Comic Artwork so decided on a major challenge for myself. I hit the 40 year mark next October and Will Kirkby decided on a couple of challenges. The first is getting fit - yep I did say fit - don’t go into cardiac arrest folks, just because I mentioned being fit. The other was to paint as Contributors much of my grey army, which can be viewed here, and not buy any new models dur- Peter Allison ing the following 12 months. I’ll keep you all up-to-date on my progress during the Diego de Almeida year, or my lack of it, though hopefully there won’t be a lacking. David Barker Mike Dodds What else has been happening? Well, we had our first printed issue through Lulu.com William Ford last issue, and few of you bought a copy, which was great. We’ll continue experiment- William Ford jnr ing with this for the time being, as well as continuing with the free PDF. Jim Freeman David Heathfield Next issue we’ll have a Zulu war special in the wargaming section, which will include Jason Hubbard an excellent range of articles, tutorials and historical background on the campaign. Rebecca Hubbard The overall theme for issue 7 will be Frontiers, so any potential contributors should Brett Johnson consider that as a guide. Space, fantasy and historical are all potential possibili- Nick Johnson ties. So get the old thinking caps on, and all contributions should be emailed to David Kay [email protected]. Nick Kyme Dan Lee Well, that’s all folks, see you next time and enjoy the issue. Shane McElligott Andy Mon Nick: That was a busy few months. For a quick overview, I took part in the Warmachine Guy Oxley European Team Challenge at Maelstrom Games, and helped run the second Irregular Nick Palfrey Miniature Paintfest at the end of July - reports on both events are in this issue of the Scott Radom magazine. Outside of these events, I’ve been working hard on converting the material Peter Scholey my group came up with when we played the Dresden Files into a supplement - while Mike Schaeffer it is still a work in progress, I hope to make it available during November. On top of Nick Slonskyj that, there’s been the usual painting and proof-reading going on, so I’m not sure where the time has gone!

Artwork One thing that has been occupying me recently, though, is setting up my new blog Diego De Almedia - The Renaissance Gamer. I only launched this last week, but I’ll be adding content as Juan Diego Dianderas we head towards the end of the year. If nothing else, you can see how long I manage Ricardo Guimaraes to stick with my rationing programme..... David North

Michael Sutherland Next issue is going to be themed around Frontiers, and I’m going to be taking a trip into the final frontier as I look at some of the games that have arisen from the Star Trek franchise. I’ll also be doing a review of the 4th edition of the Legend of the Five Rings roleplaying game, looking at the core rulebook and the Enemies of the Empire supplement.

I’ll see you all in the new year.....

3 Skirmish Painting Competition Results Back in July we announced our summer painting Here’s what the judges had to say about it: competition and it’s sponsor, Dragon Forge Design. The Skirmish theme inspired action packed poses, Jason: 9/10 This is a really nice piece, its well painted. dynamic duels and some classic heroes. The base is superb, love the tentacle coming out of the water. A really nice miniature that jumps out at We had some fantastic entries, from a wide range of you, great work. painters and the judges this time around, Nick and Jason had a tough time calling it on the winner. Each Nick: 9/10 - Nice use of blood effects from the sword. judge scored each entry out of a possible 10 points, The base is a little busy for my liking, but the piece is so there was a maximum of 20. It was really close...but certainly effective. you don’t want to be kept in suspense any longer, so Total 18/20 here are the details of the winners. Coming in a very close 2nd place, and winning $30 of In 1st place, and winning $50 worth of Dragon Forge Dragon Forge Design goodies is Kyle Hutcheson with Design goodies is Andy Mon with his striking Oni his Bad Moonz Ork Nob. Warau.

Jason: 8/10 - Very nicely done, love the work on the plinth. This is really nicely presented

Nick: 9/10 - Very nice work on both the skin and the yellow sections - effective without being garish. Great detail work on the plinth, too. Total 17/20

4 In 3rd place winning $20 of Dragon Forge Design goodies is Stephane with Convict Gunslinger.

Jason: 8/10 - An interesting piece, nice flesh on the mini.

Nick: 8/10 - Excellent attention to detail, though the proof-reader in me is confused as to why ASH is capitalised when Wastes isn’t. Lovely tones on the skin and trousers. Good detail work on the base. Total 16/20

I hope you’ll agree this was a tightly fought contest; congratulations to the winners and commiserations to those who missed out this time around - I do hope you’ll enter another of our competitions to try your hand again.

Here are some of the fantastic runners up.

5 Painting Competition

Like your historical miniatures? We have just the com- Closing date for entries is: December 5th 2010. petition for you! Entries will be judged by Dave Barker and Jason Hub- This issue Irregular Magazine is offering one lucky bard and the winner will receive their copy through winner a copy of Warhammer Ancient Battles 2nd the post. Edition, which Jason has been using as the basis of his Dark Age campaign (started in issue 5). Check out the competition page of our website for details of how to photograph and submit your entries. We know lots of our readers enjoy painting historical figures, so we’d like to see what you can produce. Here are the rules:

•Scale: 15mm - 40mm (Nothing smaller, nothing larger).

•Single figure - unmounted only (No units, vehicles or busts).

•Any manufacturer.

•Any period of history up to and including War War II.

•Must be your own work (No borrowing other peo- ple’s work, or teaming up with a friend).

•One entry per person only.

6 Words: Dave Barker Stage Magician Illustrations: Jason Hubbard Prestige Class (Pathfinder) There are many different types of magicians that appear in fantasy works that are reflected in our RPGs. Whether it is the wise old Elminster, the Chancellor of the Unseen University or some of the many teenage apprentice wizards of our own creations, or something in between - these magicians are almost numberless, but they all share the archetype of being robed or caped magic users, often in silly hats and always with a stock of (sometimes inap- propriate) spells ready to go.

But I feel that there is one type of magician that is often overlooked and a little more difficult to represent easily using the standard rules. This missing mage is the one with a waxed moustache and goatee beard, both of which are usually black. The magicians whose clothes are usually cut rather tighter than a robe; that may even be seen in trousers and a waistcoat and perhaps even have a touch of velvet in his couture. But who most certainly has a pen- chant for sawing young ladies in half!

Yes, the Stage Magician is certainly under-represented in the role playing games that I have played and I would like Stage Magician to begin to rectify this oversight with the prestige class for the Pathfinder system that I outline in this article. Admit- There are few that can understand the motivations and tedly, the Stage Magician may make a better villain than a purposes of the Stage Magician. Many of their magical PC prestige class, but however you use this prestige class, I peers see them as confused sell-outs, trading their hard- hope you have fun in your Pathfinder games! won magical skills for a small amount of coin in the back rooms of seedy taverns, or as hustlers with a few magic As soon as I’ve finished typing this up, I shall be off to cre- skills pretending to be more than they really are. Other ate an evil Stage Magician with a passing resemblance to more kindly views of them are that they’re engaging with The Master from Dr Who – the Robert Delgado or Anthony the masses to make the mundane, common folk more Ainley incarnations, not the John Simm Master, obviously! comfortable with seeing magic performed, or that they’re some kind of entrepreneur, not really suited to real magic,

7 Ability to cast arcane spells of 3rd level or level spells of 3rd Ability cast arcane to Bluff 4 ranks, Perform 2 ranks, Sleight of Hand 4 Sleight 2 ranks, Perform Bluff 4 ranks, : Requirements Magician a Stage a character become to qualify To criteria: all of the following must fulfil Skills Spellcraft 4 ranks ranks, Spells: higher. SkillsClass (Dex), Acrobatics class skills are: Magician’s Stage The Disguise (Cha), Diplomacy (Cha), Craft (Int), Bluff (Cha), (Cha), Perform (Wis), Perception Escape Artist (Dex), Spellcraft (Int), Hand (Dex), of Sleight (Wis), Profession Magic (Cha) Use Device modifier 4 + Int Skill Ranks per Level: Hit Die: d6 Hit Die: 8 - - - pays pays Stage Magicians are rarely Lawful and Lawful Magicians rarely Stage are Although a Stage Magicians’ skills perhapsare Magicians’ a Stage Although way. And indeed, all of these and more have have all of these and more indeed, And way. becoming a Stage Magician. a Stage becoming stagecraft not really being a route to the kind to of beingstagecraft a route not really to individuals tend Evil Chaotic that personal power restrictions no alignment are on there However, seek. due to the slightly underhand nature of the enter underhand the slightly nature due to also very are few There practice. they that tainment with performing and Magicians, Stage Evil Chaotic come Stage Magicians. Stage come Alignment: being Bards, though Rogues who have also acquired also acquired though Rogues have who being Bards, who spellcasters or arcane spellcasting, some arcane the necessary gained stage skillshave can also be party. their craft Magicians at Stage through arrive Often, with their dexterous skills, their abilities with people skills, with their dexterous are and their unmagic skills urban situations many Magician of a Stage in the the presence aided by Role: most they dungeoneering, to suited not entirely in urban environments, certainly their own into come feats of small scale manipulation and even grand illu grand even and of small scale manipulation feats sion. places of larger cities, plying their trade on stages or trade plying their cities, of larger places the people, confounding otherwise of crowds, in front other magicians with their skills many and and even But whatever their motivation, Stage Magicians Stage are their motivation, But whatever in or near the entertainment be most often found to but they have at least found a role in life that that in life a role least found at have but they their Magicians. Stage different for been true RPG RPG - - - - Spells per day class of existing +1 level class of existing +1 level class of existing +1 level class of existing +1 level class of existing +1 level class of existing +1 level class of existing +1 level class of existing +1 level class of existing +1 level class of existing +1 level This class feature is not explic class feature This Starting at 2nd level, a Stage Magi a Stage Starting 2nd level, at . Special 1 Unmagic Stage Hand Unmagic, Spells 4/day 2 Unmagic Unmagic Penetrating Spells 6/day Stage 3 Unmagic Unmagic Invisible Spells 8/day Stage Unmagic Grand 4 Unmagic learn falls within one a specific effect or illusion that whether know, they Effect that Unmagics of the Stage Magician in Stage or the character takes the level some other class entirely. with Stage Spells, material components up to 25gp in 25gp to up components material Spells, with Stage Spells cast this ability using can be eschewed. value although or casting time, in spell level do not increase likely attract attention. more than usual to are they Magician Stage can use this abilityThe 4 times per additional times per day and two 2nd level, at day maximum of 8 a up to thereafter, every levels three Magician Stage decides The 8th level. at times per day use this ability the time of casting. to at Effect Unmagic: Stage each of but it contains on the table above, itly listed a Stage to specific types of unmagic available the four type general of Un the more as opposed to Magician, But just like Unmagic, general described above. magic, character the will be none of the effects chosen by Effect of the Stage All detectable as being magic. can magician the Stage effectsUnmagic chosen by suitable provided be performed learned, will once at hand. to are materials the character has learned Effect a specificOnce Stage then or Grand) Invisible Penetrating, (Hand, Unmagic can they a character after this, gained by everyat level Stage Spells (Su): Spells (Su): Stage component, cian can cast spells without their material exag either a greatly by this is replaced that provided or an extended verbal component somatic gerated puts on a good that a way in (preferably component although as if using the Eschew Materials feat, show!) 9 Will Save +1 +1 +2 +2 +3 +3 +4 +4 +5 +5 - - - - +1 +2 +2 +3 +3 +4 +4 +5 +5 Ref Save +1 : Stage Magicians Stage : +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3 Fort Fort Save +0 : When a new Stage Magician level is Magician a new Stage level When : +4 +5 +2 +2 +3 +3 +4 +0 +1 +1 Base attack BonusBase attack Starting at 1st level, a Stage magician can a Stage Starting 1st level, at 9th 10th 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 1st 2nd 3rd Level ics that allow them to disguise the presence or use of disguise the presence them to allow ics that no spell higher than 4th level However, magic itself. be hidden in this manner. can ever techniques, as well as chemical and physical effect, effect, as chemical and physical as well techniques, the Stage In addition, amongst other techniques. Magician privy is also becomes certain to mag secret Magician learns ways of performingMagician learns ways spell-like abili do not actually taketies that on magic itself to rely distraction of hand and sleight such as bluffing, effect, spells and below. the Stage this is possible is that for of the reason Part 2nd level spells and below; at 6th level, the Stage Ma the Stage 6th level, at spells and below; 2nd level and at spells and below level gician can unmagic 3rd Magician the Stage can unmagic 4th level 10th level Magic spell. At 1st level, the Stage Magician the Stage gains 1st level, At Magic spell. spells and hide 1st level the ability use unmagic to to Magician the Stage can unmagic level, 3rd at below; Unmagic: but that perfectly behave cast spells that normally, using the Detect even cannot be detected as magic, classes the new level is added for the purposes of is added for classes the new level spells per determining day. level of spellcasting. If Magician the Stage had more of spellcasting. level a Stage becoming than one spellcasting class before which one of these must decide to they Magician, Magician does not, however, gain other benefits a however, Magician does not, for: gained except have class would character of that spells known a are (if they additional spells per day, effective and an increased spellcaster) spontaneous gained, the character gains spells per days as if gain the character gains spells per days gained, belonged they in a spellcastingthat class ing a level Stage The Magician. a Stage becoming before to gain no proficiency or armour. with weapons Spells per Day Weapon and Armour Proficiency and Armour Weapon All of the following are class features of the Stage Magician of the Stage class class features are of the following All Class Features Class - - At 7th level, a Stage Magician a Stage 7th level, At At 9th level, a Stage Magician a Stage 9th level, At are left up to a discussion between the player and the left the player a discussion between are up to half; in a lady sawing include: might but examples GM, for vanish to in the main square causing the fountain into an assistant transforming a short period of time; crea or other monstrous small dragon a umber hulk, hands an assistant’s stretching a short for ture period; etc. their head; from far away unnaturally and feet Invisible Unmagic: Invisible on invisibility. centre practice effects that begins to 7th is learned Unmagic at of Invisibility One such item level. Details of exactly learned effect or illusions are what and the left the player a discussion between are up to making all (or part) include: might examples but GM, member disappear (and or audience of an assistant making or other fruit hopes!); one again, reappear disappearing in a puff appear out of nowhere; items ap mysteriously to in a box causing items of smoke; etc. nowhere; pear and disappear from re-appear made to are (and people) that items Note: on a simply be created to should not be allowed should re-appearing Anything the player. whim by the character disappear by earlier been made to have players. over-keen abuse by avoid so as to Unmagic: Grand than simply larger are practice effects that begins to is learned 9th Unmagic at of Grand One such item life. level. Details of exactly learned effect or illusions are what the GM, but examples might include: pulling a rabbit pulling a rabbit include: might but examples the GM, or candle, passing a blade (or lighted out of a hat, guillotining an arm; one’s through other such item) hand without it being damaged member’s audience in a space be stored to items causing large or cut off; a sack); a ladder into putting (i.e., them small for too etc. of a sword; on the point an assistant levitating 10 - - - - - : At 4th level, a Stage Magician a Stage 4th level, At : Beginning at 2nd level, the Stage the Stage Beginning 2nd level, at Details of exactly learned effect or illusions are what and left the player a discussion between are up to jects interpenetrating one another, or being in spaces or beingspaces in one another, jects interpenetrating of One such item should not be. they where together is learned 4th level. Unmagic at Penetrating Penetrating Unmagic Penetrating ob two around centre practice effects that begins to a card in a deck of cards; magically mending a cut in a deck of cards; a card magically mend card; playing a torn reforming rope; etc. ing a smashed watch; Details of exactly learned effect or illusions are what and the left the player a discussion between are up to and cups trick; ball include: might examples but GM, finding ear; behind someone’s an egg from producing rated into their. Two such items of Hand Unmagic are are of Hand Unmagic such items Two their. into rated learned 2nd level. at Hand Unmagic: Hand Unmagic: Magician practice and learn begins effects to centred small objectson manipulating can be incorpo that could be to cause a very be to to could chain of pennants long mouth. an assistant’s from emerge Stage Effects can be combined, for example, above above example, for Effects can be combined, Stage and Hand Unmagic once Magician, Stage 4th level a chosen effect both known, are Unmagic Penetrating until they take a fourth level in Stage Magician, when take Magician, they in Stage until a fourth level effect. Unmagic must learnthey one Penetrating magic effects. If they take the next two levels in Wiz If in take they the next levels two magic effects. Effects, Hand Unmagic more can learn they two ard, but cannot start effects Unmagic taking Penetrating For example, a Stage Magician a Stage who has taken three example, For Magician Hand Un Stage of has learned three levels character learn must effects typein the new of Stage them as described to is available Effect that Unmagic in detail below. At 2nd, 4th, 7th and 9th levels of Stage Magician, the the Magician, of Stage 9th levels 7th and 4th, 2nd, At RPG RPG 11

nson 2 Words & Photography: Nick Joh & Photography: Words We rolled off, and ended up playing the Convergence the Convergence and ended up playing off, rolled We take the objective is to and hold a 12 where scenario, control scoring of the board, in the centre inch circle models within this area no enemy are if there points determine to roll the I won the end of each turn. at and set up so as to first, and go deploy who would Durgen Madhammer - 6 Warjack points Warjack Madhammer Durgen - 6 Basher - 7 points - Ghordson Basher - 7 points - Ghordson - Grundback Gunner - 3 points - 1 point Gobber Speculator Reinholdt, Master Gunner Dougal Macnaile - 2 points - 2 points Steinhammer Thor - 9 points Avalancher - Ghordson ArtilleryHorgenhold - 3 points Corps (6) - 5 points Guard Forge Horgenhold Herne & Jonne - 3 points Hammerfall (10) - 8 points Gun Corps High Shield + Hammerfall Officer Gun Corps High Shield and - 3 points Bearer Standard of Ios - 3 points Mage Hunter Eiyrss, - 50 points Total without any attacks 9 AoE let me drop list would This than rather grenade if I used Dougal’s ten concerns, I used Durgen’s if more and even his Artillerist ability, also benefit Bashers would two The spell. Explosivo as ability, Field if I used their Flak feat Durgen’s from does Blast damage rolls. Field the Flak 14 - -

we thought it would be. The list I ended up takingThe is be. it would thought we below: one of the scenarios from the tournament pack the tournament from one of the scenarios test me to allow would This Maelstrom. by provided and both Simon been thinking about, the build I’d effective assess how be able to would and myself I ar the submission deadline, before Saturday The using game against Simon, a 50 point play to ranged astating on the turn that Durgen used his feat, Bombs used his feat, on the turn Durgen astating that and the extra rolls to-hit the boosted thanks to Away, die on Blast damage rolls. manipulating feat with an army designed to blot out designed to with an army feat manipulating this While the landscape with a hail of blast templates. be dev it would on most turns, be dangerous would and if my list wasn’t in by 5pm my team would be would team 5pm my in by list wasn’t and if my been kicking around I’d facing a hefty fine. points of effect (AoE) area Durgen’s the idea of exploiting June 2010 June 18th, lists was army submission deadline for The Time to knuckle down, then - if I didn’t, there’d be no there’d then - if I didn’t, knuckleTime to down, turningpoint up on the day. painted, but I was still woefully lacking still woefully but I was when it came painted, infantry. completed to (ETC). With just one month to go before the event, the event, go before to With just one month (ETC). but that and a warcaster, a contract settled on I’d some warjacks gotten I’d progress. about it for was In part 1, available in issue 5 of this very magazine, we we in issue 5 of this very magazine, available In part 1, months the first three through I progressed how saw Challenge Team the European of lead time before Iron, Steam & Really Short People Part Part & Really Short Steam People Iron, Wargames Wargames - - - - in plenty of time on the venue at and I arrived Simon of the the Eye first trip to my - this wasn’t the Saturday first visit with the new gaming my but it was Storm, hall open. had finally gotten away from the Machine Wraith. I’d I’d Wraith. the Machine from away had finally gotten think victory snatch managed to a game I didn’t from achievement. a nice which was in, I had much chance concentrate me to time for it was With the list settled, an quite left myself I’d By this point, painting. on my my prior to Thor finished I’d While uphill struggle. still left that heavy me with two game against Simon, units which needed painting and four a solo, warjacks, fairly straight were warjacks two The a stretch. - quite freehand painting get to though I didn’t forward, broke the I eventually Basher. on the second runes including unit attachment, back of the Gun Corps, Artillery Corps, Guard, Forge The within the final week. still being workedDougal and Herne & Jonne were collect turnedon when Simon up to me on the Friday us were they that a point at were - they evening happy I was a stage where but not at able in a game, packed my away, 9pm I put the paints At with them. the for ready Whitwell, off to and travelled figures, paint - I just hoped my day the following tournament scratch..... be up to ing would ------1 Day July - ETC 3rd Saturday control point. One of my Bashers slammed Gerlak, BashersGerlak, slammed One of my point. control tie up the up to and following the threat neutralising charged Guard Forge remaining The Reaper as well. lucky A shot scatter hit it. but failed to node, the arc kill Jonne managed to Gorman off Arquebus from di smoke of his screen. Venethrax robbing Wulfe, Simon the objective, me controlling stop to Needing and Bane Thralls with Bile his infantry, committed My sacrificial the objective. into Knights advancing Venethrax, the Reaper and by butchered Basher was ad troops tougher none of Simon’s but strangely Bane KnightsThe killed point. control the into vanced worry to but not enough of Gun Corps, off a couple of Dwarves couple were front the unit - though the engaged. fourth turn my With Dougal and Reinholdt close by, - with their both and myself Simon instructive for was start able to was Durgen and his feat, enhancements the Basher cleared remaining The clearing house. out of the way, Bane Knights Gun Corps tying up my wipe out to and a hail of shot and shells managed in short area model in the control every order enemy which Avalancher, my from - the final shot coming Durgen to drop accurate AoEs on to the Bane Thrall Thrall Bane the on to AoEs accurate drop to Durgen claim a to me allowing out and them wiping unit, 15 - - - - check, so it didn’t flee. Simon’s Reaper harpooned my Reaper harpooned my Simon’s flee. so it didn’t check, scrapped it was where melee, it into dragging Gunner, use turn able to I was third In my in short order. - the main aggressive action he took was to arc a spell arc action to was he took - the main aggressive of them died. four ensuring that Guard, Forge my onto command unit passed it’s the me, for Fortunately Simon advanced his Bane Thralls into the control the control into Thralls his Bane advanced Simon his forces commit really but didn’t in his turn, point at him. The only real damage I caused was with my with my damage I caused was only real The him. at on Gerlak wounds putting several Gunner, Slaughterborn. behind a building to redeploy away from the Wraith Wraith the from away redeploy behind a building to benefit to Durgen from far away too was - the warjack it advancing stop meaning I couldn’t Explosivo, from Simon’s second turn, and he would easily be easily contest and he would turn, second Simon’s largely was fire my first turn, with my As ing the zone. manoeuvred Avalancher my and Thor and ineffectual, I continued to advance, ending up with both Bash advance, to I continued the scenario, the objective - due to ers contesting the end of until points control claim any I couldn’t to kill off Eiyrss, and sending his Machine Wraith to to Wraith and sending his Machine killto off Eiyrss, advance with a general the Avalancher”, “Chase play turn second In my the middle of the table. towards to advance into the control zone in my second turn. turn. second in my zone the control into advance to even out of range, guns were all my Unfortunately, node using an arc by countered Simon with deviation. I went first, and tried to get my troops in position for in position for troops get my and tried to first, I went position a strong provide as to as well shots, ranging or his jacks on my left flank. Simon hadn’t fetched any any fetched hadn’t Simon left flank. or his jacks on my worry to about have I didn’t which meant AD troops, Eiyrss. counter to him deploying Deploy the only model I had with Advance was Eiyrss Venethrax try and she set up to disrupt to (AD), ment thrax on his right flank, away from his arc nodes. The The nodes. his arc from away on his right flank, thrax Thralls of Bane ranks by covered was middle ground unit of Bane with a counter-charge Thralls, and Bile Knights on his left. Thor’s facing deployment, a layered for went Simon Vene and hiding Wraith with a Machine Avalancher provide as much of a crossfire as possible on the of a crossfire as much provide left and on my Guard with the Forge objective, central right. on my with his pet Avalancher, Thor, - - nervous, and I set my army out ready for the painting the painting for out ready army and I set my nervous, a have the shop to to popped down Having judging. Mer Warmachine: of Forces the new flick through find the gaming floor to to I returned book, cenaries all of the Inglorius had managed a win that B’Stards actually and one by kill, caster by 1 - three in round requirements. the scenario’s completing Venethrax, slowing him down for a turn before it died, died, it a turn before for him down slowing Venethrax, and Stalker, while the other held up his Corrupter Field, Flak both disabling of them with it’s eventually and a cheeky strike free on the Stalker. attacks, ram and My artillery dealt with his infantry and solos, perished under a hail of fire, eventually Venethrax kill to - get failed attempt Durgen second Tim’s after Venethrax’s as his life, a hill saved onto caster ting my missed. only narrowly attack Hellfire as I had been victoryThe a bit, settled me down 16 - circle, and shell anything else that moves” paid off moves” else that and shell anything circle, slam Deathjack over able to Bashers was - one of my it before it became a threat. it became a threat. it before in the a toehold “get of game plan my Fortunately, especially given the amount of infantry in the list. of infantry the amount especially given in the list. some of the infantryWhile very was powerful if it got most of destroy be able to certain I was I’d range, into We were playing the same Convergence scenario that that scenario the same Convergence playing were We previously, of weeks a couple against Simon played I’d chances, about my confident reasonably so I was Pistol Wraith Pistol Siren Warwitch 6 Bane Thralls 6 Bane 6 Bane Knights Wraith Pistol - Cankerworm - Deathjack Thralls 10 Bile Lich Lord Venethrax Lich Lord - Stalker - Corrupter in round 1. So, instead of facing another Rhulic army, of facing another Rhulic instead army, So, 1. in round Cryx nice rather army, Tim Fisher’s I ended up facing - his list was: Venethrax Lich Lord led by scheduled to face Rob Lane’s Gorten army, but he had but he had Gorten army, Rob Lane’s face scheduled to the previ with Simon agreement made a gentleman’s matches mirror avoid to feat team use his to ous day ETC - Round 1 ETC initially on table 25 - I was My place game took first overseas - we were allowed to go into the gaming hall gaming the into go to allowed were we - overseas our first game. and find our tables for to know each other a bit before acting knowto as comrades before each other a bit filled with as the bar about half an hour, After in arms. of the country from all areas gamers from - and even We met up with Sam and Andres - the Guts ‘n’ Gears ‘n’ - the Guts met up with Sam and Andres We getting a chat, and had - in the bar area, guys Wargames Wargames - - ETC - Round 3 ETC the bout of vertigo After on the top had struck that on table Watson Paul playing myself I found tables, was Avalanche, Team captain of Paul, 18 in Round 3. the head of his Menoth at army. Feora Epic running the due to not normally a fan of facing Menoth, I’m mind - I don’t can produce of denial they amount but out-and-out saying do, things being difficult to rude. is just downright “Thou shalt not!” did go everything do go wrong could that I feared, As so my his infantry had out, spread well Wout wrong. My infantry normal. as as effective weren’t attacks AoE effec points the control lacked threaten the speed to Eiyrss activate to forget managed to and I even tively, defence, - in my her death leading to first turn, in my miss. to is easy enough an Elf in some woods wipe out his being able to was me for highlight The a Redline’d by aided turnUhlan unit in one of firing, me this did net While Basher slamming one of them. the feat used his warcaster’s Wout Point, a Control of all four eliminate to able and was turn, following Fenris of them thanks to in a turn warjacks - two my alone. par of the Inglorius fared B’Stards rest of the None Sam with only managing a win in Round ticularly well, a sneaky to thanks of his opponent’s assassination 2, and good players were of our opponents All caster. much - if mind too didn’t so we good sportsmen, our natural to return us to it allowed nothing else, mid-table habitat. Unsurprisingly, this formation is sometimes called is sometimes the formation this Unsurprisingly, Death Star. Guard Winter 17 - - - - they could pick up from Sorscha and Jozef Grigo Sorscha and Jozef pick up from could they deal with. to make them a nightmare would rovich Wout, on the other hand, had a lot of manoeuvrabil other hand, on the Wout, and some very infantry resilient ity with his cavalry, of enhancements - the amount Guard Winter in his no troops with the Pathfinder ability, this was going this was ability, with the Pathfinder no troops be problematic. to also got to choose his table edge - this unfortunately also got to de directly my left wood between me with a large With point. and the left-hand zone control ployment control points towards the flanks, rather than one rather the flanks, towards points control the won Wout one in the middle of the board. larger he which meant going first, decide who was to roll Lady Aiyana & Master Holt & Aiyana Lady essen was Outflank, playing, were we scenario The smaller but with two tially the same as the first game, Kovnik Grigorovich Kovnik Widowmakers 4 Kell Bailoch 10 Winter Guard Winter 10 Officer Bearer Guard & Standard Winter + Rocketeers Guard Winter + 3 3 Iron Fang Uhlans Fang 3 Iron Markov Kovnik Fenris - Beast 09 Wardog Bears of Gallowswood Great Epic variety. Wout’s list contained the following: the following: list contained Wout’s variety. Epic Kratikoff Kommander Forward Wout was using a Khador army, led by Epic Sorscha Epic led by using a Khador was army, Wout times of Sorscha many the original version faced - I’d facing the first time be my but this would during Mk1, myself on the heady heights of table 1, facing off facing of table 1, heights the heady on myself the one of Sprocket, Team Maerschalk of Wout against Challenge. Team European the at Belgian teams two the first of recorded we where the lunch break, After I found Gears podcast, ‘n’ the Guts for segments many ETC - Round 2 - Round ETC some of my Gun Corps to become ensnared by the by ensnared become to Gun Corps some of my shell Redeemer His began to Gaze ability. Avatar’s the favour returned whilst Durgen flank, right my turn I launched second In my Flameguard. Paul’s into slamming it Vanquisher, the Basher into a Redline’d the least contesting backwards at and ensuring I was do sufficient this didn’t Unfortunately, point. control in attacks return and it died to cripple it, damage to turn. third Paul’s Forge my activate to forget to managed I somehow going to turn were - they second unit on my Guard Zealots Destiny’d up and engage the Greater run third me in Paul’s bombs at throw couldn’t so they I suspect mind - and but it slipped my heat the turn, had have the time may at in the gaming room volume similar error made a Paul this. do with something to his allocate to forgetting the start at turn, of his third it caused mentioning error, my realised I When focus. moved having attacks, do his Zealot’s to forget to Paul the factthem - despite I knew lose going to I was go back him to I allowed this, to some key figures I advanced towards the rectangular control point point the rectangular control towards I advanced Gunner and my only for of the board, middle in the 18 meant I was missing out on some severe softening missing out on some severe I was meant a getting into his right flank, around ran Avatar His up. Gaze of Menoth. with it’s troops my snare position to for the first two turns, meaning I was unable to put unable to meaning I was turns, first two the for the sort Given of damage early damage on them. that capable of inflicting, was Avalancher Thor’s that song singing their was Choir Paul’s Unsurprisingly, protect his warjacks to “Thou shalt not shoot” of + Temple Flameguard Officer Bearer & Standard Flameguard Temple + 6 Holy Zealots + Monolith Bearer Covenant of Menoth Covenant of Menoth4 Choir Flameguard Temple 10 Avatar of Menoth Avatar of Menoth Vassal 2 x Mechanik Vassal - Vanquisher - - Castigator - Redeemer (bonded) elements, in particular the Choir and Covenant: particular in and Covenant: the Choir elements, of the Flame Protector Feora, Paul’s list did feature a number of the “Just say no!” no!” say “Just a number of the did feature list Paul’s Wargames Wargames - - - or fifteen people sat around the microphone, chatting chatting the microphone, or fifteen around people sat re said was Some was of what about the game. away be part glad to and I was it. of ally enlightening, extremely happy with our performance, somehow somehow with our performance, extremely happy started the We’d of 12 games. win 9 out managing to and spoon, the wooden avoid only to intending day be able to whether we’d wondering were instead of a team 2 - for tables during day the top threaten only met each other who’d gamers non-tournament achievement. be a real would that on the day, and Sam Andres 3, round following Immediately and eat something to for their hotel popped back to the bar enjoy to and I stayed while Simon a break, put case, in my being put on - and, was becue that on in the bar. was game that Cup World up with the dressed one of the Maelstrom staff was Downstairs armour with Martyn and doing battle up in cardboard enter which kept the crowd Jenkins in his fairy outfit, tained. people went out of the way, was the football Once friendly games either for the gaming room, back into SamWhen games. board play or to Warmachine, of an end-of-day- recorded we re-appeared, and Andres then started table a round the podcast, for 1 segment - Sam pretty cool wandered which was discussion, ended up with ten we until people in, rope to around ETC - End of Day 1 - End of Day ETC the Inglorius were B’Stards 1, the end of day At 19 - three of us managing caster kills of us managing caster three and Sam pulling a killed having off every the bag, win out of scenario in his game. warcaster thing apart the enemy’s from strength, but I wasn’t thinking clearly at the time. thinking clearly the time. at but I wasn’t strength, with performed well, of the Inglorius B’stards rest The round. Had I been thinking about it, I’d’ve made some I’d’ve Had I been thinking about it, round. finishing Feora before other non-vital activations half below down try the Flameguard to fetch to off, as the result, stunned by both somewhat were We turn 3 - it just goes to going into all but conceded I’d can turn Warmachine quickly how show a game of - without the obstruction, my Horgenhold Artillery Horgenhold my - without the obstruction, land a shell on her head and finish to able were Corps her off. with his Drive: Pronto ability, then advanced further then advanced ability, Pronto with his Drive: A short the from the warcaster. to get line of sight to but killed off the book cannon left health, her on two - by the end of Durgen’s activation, she was down to to down she was activation, the end of Durgen’s - by victory yank to a chance the Scenting from 9 health. Avalancher my move to Thor I used of defeat, jaws contact with the book at this point, having advanced advanced having contact this point, with the book at the opportunity so I took Basher, my help destroy to her catch a blast would boost damage whenever to opening up on the Covenant of Menoth - if I was opening up on the Covenant with me. take tome going to that I was lose, going to base in base to be stood happened to Feora Epic Having few figures that would be able to get into the get into be able to would that figures few Having battle go for I decided to and survive, point control and feat popping Durgen’s turn, third in my points and take the attacks, which resulted in Eiyrss and two and two in Eiyrss which resulted and take the attacks, bombs. fire to dying Guard Forge - - - - - on killing other elements of Rob’s army to try to army maxi to on killing of Rob’s other elements a lucky string of Unfortunately, points. battle mise my finish off the to able I wasn’t that meant rolls tough a to die, did eventually Tarterus though Bane Knights, Eiyrss Surprisingly, Herne of all things. shot from pistol this the only time for survivemanaged to the game, tournament. leaving turn, died the following Durgen predicted, As no bet fared B’Stards My fellow me on a 2-2 record. knocking us further ended as 0-4, and our round ter, the Fairies On the other hand, the mid-tables. into Team off with face tables to the top going on to were 2. us in round hammered who’d the guys Sprocket, surgeon’s ability to ressurect Mechanithralls, meant meant ability ressurect Mechanithralls, to surgeon’s be would Terminus out the unit shielding wiping that very difficult. army my game 3 - all fairness, in 2 - and, with game As get - I needed to the scenario to suited not really was hold them for and line, objectives centre on the to wasn’t get up-field, able to I was While points. control the objectives in strength. control able to I used in priority deal with threats to order, Trying put a lot of turn 2 to on my mini-feat the Gun Corps with an Ava damage on the Deathjack - combined a Unfortunately, 4 boxes. to down he was lancher shot, of an be less than a eighth to Basher proved Redline’d finished a slam which would’ve for inch out of range did manage however, Field, Flak The off. the monster health him on 1 leaving Tartarus, nearly deal with to feat. Durgen’s thanks to and the Bane Knights Tartarus Terminus, In retaliation, killing Of all bar the Gun Corps, my counter-charged Realising that in one veryficer messy turn of combat. this at Terminus with the number of soul tokens on I concentrated next turn, warcaster lose my I’d point his control area become Tough, granting them a 5+ them a granting Tough, become area his control Necro with the combined This, killed. if they’re save 20 - - - to the tournament, it was felt that I’d be able to deal be able to I’d that felt it was the tournament, to was & I both Simon forgot What list. Terminus with a key - all friendly rules infantry within Terminus’ one of change my opponent - given the ease which I’d de the ease which I’d - given opponent change my 1, on day army Venethrax the infantry of the stroyed infantry-heavy Cryx in the warm-up army and Simon’s Necrosurgeon + 3 Stitch Thralls Thralls + 3 Stitch Necrosurgeon decided to when we a plan involved was There + Bane Thrall Officer Bearer & Standard Thrall + Bane 10 Mechanithralls Thralls + 2 Brute Bane Lord Tartarus Bane Lord 6 Bane Knights Thralls 10 Bane - Deathjack - Reaper - Deathripper the last four rounds. Rob’s Cryx force comprised of: of: comprised Cryx force Rob’s rounds. the last four Terminus Lich Lord faced Rob West with his Cryx, led by Lich Lord Termi Lich Lord led by with his Cryx, West Rob faced meant this feat days, the two Looking back over nus. captains in of facing 4 team a run avoided I narrowly Jenkins of the Firestorm Fairies, with his Kara Sloan- Fairies, Jenkins of the Firestorm our skipper decided this However, force. led Cygnar meaning I feat, use our team be a good to time would ETC - Round 4 ETC against Martyn 4 was My round original pairing for with Gary Moore, one of the guys running the event. the event. running one of the guys with Gary Moore, pub 4 was round had turned up, all the players Once lished and the games began. and I arrived at Maelstrom in good spirits at - afterand I arrived our earned that I think we’d performance on the Saturday, the podcast for joined in an early recording We mood. ETC - Day 2 - Day ETC and Simon with a beautiful clear sky, dawned Sunday Wargames Wargames - - wear - and the last Stormguard had been eliminated. had been eliminated. last Stormguard - and the wear quite the Artillery shot from A follow-up wasn’t Corps my back on to scatter as it managed to so fortunate, and kill give off just enough of them to Gun Corps, the unit. for points Chris some battle let me down didn’t the Avalancher however, once, For land a shot it managed to perch, hilltop it’s - from and the blast damage head, Rowdy’s directly on Ol’ Had Commander. the Lord annihilate enough to was a rush than succumbing to rather I been thinking, with attacks made my I’d’ve the head, of blood to in the hope of first, and Gun Corps Guard the Forge - half strength bringing one of his other units below Chris priority. killing took the warcaster unfortunately, Strykerremarked he thought the end that at safe was a mistake. was now which he realised of his turn, had man Simon an end, came to the round When managed Andres while Sam lost his game. aged a win, the leaving of the weekend, draws one of the few and 8 1 draw of 11 wins, Inglorius on a record B’Stards 2 been hoping when day losses - not as good as we’d but certainly respectable. dawned, towards Chris’s somewhat confused Stormsmith, Stormsmith, confused somewhat Chris’s towards Guns and taking blast out. him him in it’s catching be killing 21” solos roughly shouldn’t range with a 12” away..... Chris started his laughing, both stopped we’d Once the damage by intimidated turn somewhat - he was the defensive despite get through managed to I’d close the gap - most decided to and apparently spells, and he used Stryker’s engage me, to ran of his force front tie up as much of my to Thunder, Rolling feat, Guard killing of Forge off a couple line as possible, Strangely, unit. of the Gunand just under half Corps Chris with Stryker ending the turn not in combat, Rowdy Ol’ to target Shield change his Arcane chose to than his warcaster. rather things looked grim somewhat - however, turn, In my in a I was strike the Lancer, a free from avoid if I could One warcaster. Chris’ eliminate potentially position to field Flak using it’s close the gap, up to Basher stood free, warcaster With my point. a focus Durgen feed to using Reinholdt and go on the offensive, able to I was boost Two potential. offensive his Dougal enhance to and Stryker looking was for the worse ed shots later, from the intended target, mildly annoying the last the last annoying mildly target, intended the from scattered however, template, third The Stormguard. 21 - - - - inches. The first scatter roll went parallel to the table to parallel went roll first scatter The inches. landing in the middle of no a full six inches, edge for away also scattered template second Jonne’s where. Trying to take down more of the lightly armoured armoured of the lightly take more to down Trying short of shots had fell a couple by Jonne’s Gun Mages, guard, a couple of Gun Mages and a Sword Knight. Knight. of Gun Mages a couple and a Sword guard, Jonne opened fire. Arquebus until Or I had, Rhupert’s Heroic Call made it very made Call Heroic trickyRhupert’s take to down my and when the smoke from cleared troops, Chris’s Storm five downed I’d firing phase, first proper my AoE’s could do some severe damage - or I did, until until damage - or I did, severe do some could AoE’s around. buffs Chris started the defensive spreading Deflection and Shield, of Arcane combination The vance too far to ensure I wasn’t going to lose by acci lose by going to I wasn’t ensure far to too vance change after the three which made a refreshing dent, I knew my army, Looking Chris’ at scenarios. preceding 6 Stormblades 6 Stormblades ad to have I didn’t With being Killbox, the scenario Arcane Tempest Gun Mages Tempest Arcane Knights 10 Sword 6 Stormguard Journeyman Warcaster Journeyman of Ord Piper Rhupert Carvolo, Stormcaller Stormsmith - Stormclad - Lancer Squire Stryker Commander Lord Rowdy - Ol’ game, fighting for pride. I found myself facing the myself I found pride. for fighting game, on the table next the to of Chris Roberts, army Cygnar previously. first game on the day my played one I’d list was: Chris’ Inglorius B’Stards retired to the bar to regroup and regroup the bar to to Inglorius retired B’Stards Suitably the final round. for in preparation recharge our final the gaming hall for to returned we refreshed, ETC Round 5 Round ETC the 4, in round had received we that the defeat After Painting 15600 4000 4000 4000 3600 Sports Pts 16600 4000 4000 4400 4200 sure you’ll enjoy it. it. enjoy you’ll sure having been released by the tournament, however, I however, the tournament, by been released having surprised. been that have shouldn’t this read the time you by Well, me? next for what’s So, figures the last dozen finished painting I should have a couple received I’ve with. happy quite I wasn’t that and a second Versh on - Harlan work to of new pieces paint to be continuing so I’ll amongst others, Mule, the Benelux Masters attend to I intend Mercenaries. bureaucracy and government money in October, if you that, recommend I sincerely notwithstanding. Mk2 a try - I’m Warmachine give you that get chance, 22 Game Pts 47340 11160 12560 12760 10860 Total Score Total 79540 Andres Olivares Olivares Andres Inglorious B’Stards RobinsonSimon Nicholas Johnson Sam Sedghi Team/Player Name Team/Player ut simply, it was an amazing weekend. I had some an amazing weekend. it was ut simply, Team Pos Team 13 me was that, over the course of 5 games I didn’t play play I didn’t of 5 games the course over that, me was - with the Mk2 version player against a single Hordes not rulebook and cards core of the Hordes we’d managed to place just above the Dragon Slayers Slayers the Dragon just above place managed to we’d casual like this even in a format that proving team, surprised one thing that The gamers can be a threat. 4 opponents - managed to take second place. With take place. - managed to second 4 opponents them 1-3 and 0-4 by being defeated this information, importantly, more Even so bad. seem quite didn’t When the results were announced, it turned out that it turned out that announced, were the results When the were 2, in round played who we’d Sprocket, Team our round - Fairies Firestorm the while winners, overall result for us. It consider is especially good when you us. for result the event managed prior to I’d little preparation how me. for low - I think 6 practise games is a new record a lot about the army I took to the event. I’ve quoted quoted I’ve the event. to I took a lot about the army managed we can see, - as you just above our figures a great which was 13th out of 26 teams, place to P and learned people, met some great games, awesome Conclusions Conclusions Wargames Wargames - - - David Kay David Words: Words: Photography: William Ford & Brett Johnson Brett & William Ford Photography: all this? Only the combat to does GoodWhat have all other their list, to native spellcasters have Elves King the Forgotten on allies from armies must rely worthare spellcasters Allied their or the Elves. doms, or to army, own their ability help your to for points, magical opponent’s back against your actively fight odd nothing about there’s In Middle Earth, attacks. of Ruin. In Angmar, Dismay is the weapon of choice, of choice, is the weapon Dismay In Angmar, of Ruin. Realms use Dark the Fallen of Priests War while the ness. the armiesthat all get the mean differences These A spells. of different load up on multiples to chance Misty shamans all want with three Mountains army a from differently will play cast BoltFire ing to of will be Priest War each where Realms army Fallen worry to no need about There’s of Night. casting Pall best just pick your 1 casters, with the level roles focus spell cast. and as those who like magic as big and splashy their For The and legendary large are possible there options. choose one - why Abroad Nine Are The Necromancer, them all? - and Sauron can have when you Nazgûl are and Dragon Balrog The all powerfulare casters. this is generally through spellcasters, also strong fighting stronger secondaryconsidered their even to abilities. of Good Forces The 23 - -

Realms shouldn’t be totally overlooked, as they canbe they as overlooked, betotally Realmsshouldn’t the shamans access In Mordor, an important back up. Misty make use Mountains and Isengard Darkness. Each evil army has native shamans, all level 1 casters, 1 casters, all level shamans, has native army evil Each the flashier Epics. for which can often be overlooked Fallen for Priests War shamans and Easterling The as powerful as a Nazgûl, they are still useful additions are they as powerful as a Nazgûl, list. your to After the Nazgûl, there are some level 2 casters such such 2 casters some level are there the Nazgûl, After who and Kardush Firecaller, Mouth of Sauron, The as not While a further army your magical boost. can give only good and really good. For this reason your pri your this reason For good. only good and really mary will be Nazgûl. (and possibly only) spellcasters Nazgûl is a level 3 caster, has access to both Darkness to has access 3 caster, is a level Nazgûl with a powerful and comes secondary and Dismay, abilities, bad Nazgûl no are There ability all of its own. as the most efficient rightly feared are Nazgûl The Each armies. evil to on offer and deadly spellcasters across every list, there is always a native option to go to option a native is always there everyacross list, Dismay Ruin, around is focused access lore Evil’s with. making your towards geared all lores and Darkness, love? not to What’s miserable. day opponent’s a magical have to rightly considered armies are Evil spread With spellcasters of the Ring. War in advantage an Elven Stormcaller? All is answered here. is answered All Stormcaller? an Elven of Evil Forces The well as more recognisable figures such as Gandalf figures or recognisable as more well lesser known are avail spellcasters there the Nazgûl, Moria Are Goblin shamans worth is Just it? what able. Wizards in War of the Ring come in many forms. As As forms. Ring of the in many come War in Wizards Meet Mages the of Middle Earth Magic – don’t go to war without it war go to Magic – don’t a critical edge you magic can offer of the Ring, War In at army opponent’s against your – or critical defence no need to there’s While key in the game. moments per or two one with spellcasters, yourself overload army. of your the rest will strengthen thousand points choose be to should always key consideration The your will be most useful to that using a lore casters on the table. and role strategy army’s Ruin, Command, Dismay and Wilderness between and Dismay Command, Ruin, them. Good among predominate Wilderness and Command as Darkness much do with Evil. and Ruin spellcasters, Wilderness has a special importance Good armies, for of Pall the dreaded for it actsin that as a counter-spell then simply cast away, opponent your Let spell. Night Wind spell and Call own pall with your the away blow Wind alone is often Call shoot. and charge to be free Wildernesscaster. take a to enough reason considered the Forgotten Heroes, the individual Epic with Along of casters. LegendaryKingdoms formations list offers reserved are they be allies, will only ever they Since take up too won’t they where games, largest the for will take Istari together five The army. much of your and are 2,000 points at allies allowance up all your The still. larger games which are best leftprobably for the Good that Legendary formations main advantage counterparts their evil to is their access over have can the formations means that This spells. Command after take they casualties (as long as heal themselves and operate is someone left cast there the spell!), to longer on the battlefield. charge this’ ability. Unlike the Nazgûl, each of the Istari each Unlike the Nazgûl, ability. this’ charge and cover or lores, spell lore a different with comes 24 - - own special spell, Saruman his voice, and Radagast Saruman his voice, special spell, own can’t ‘you and his special spell range boasts unlimited Like Kingdoms list the Istari dwell. In the Forgotten their abili for notable the Istari are Evil, for the Nazgûl Gandalf has his their spellcasting. ties as much as for epics offer more flexibility in casting, and Galadriel, and Galadriel, flexibility more in casting, epics offer all worth are of their the price Thranduil or Arwen, force. inclusion in your 1 casters use Wilderness, a useful lore to have. In have. to a useful lore Wilderness, use 1 casters a themed Galadhrim running are unless you practice, Elven unlikely call on a Stormcaller. are to you force, Elven Stormcallers are the only non-epic, non-leg the only non-epic, are Stormcallers Elven and these are endary the good armies caster have, level These Galadhrimrestricted only. to regiments Gandalf or Radagast help a Dwarf popping up to help is often and such needed. army, Wargames Words: Richard Tinsley The Death of Magic B/W Illustration: Michael Sutherland We are the strong, we survive. Here in the Wyrd Wood we thrive, for we know the hidden paths and fear no one. We keep watch for the return of The Troglodyte and the Based on Stock Image by Elandria return of the old magic’s. We are the last who remember the truth – how the false god did fall and the world knew war and devastation unlike anything it had known before, even during the holocaust.

To tell the story of the death of magic you must go back many millennia, to when the world was still a wild and untamed place and the cities of Man, Elf and Dwarf were still in their infancy. The world belonged to the beasts and the monsters; Dragons fed and scorched the land as they saw fit, great nations yet to be were mere fiefdoms and the Orc and Goblin roved the land in vast numbers, afraid of no one.

In the midst of this turmoil a priest emerged, preaching of a new god – a benevolent deity of nature and rebirth whose totem was a giant rat. The true name of this priest is lost to time but he would become know to all the peoples of Porth as Ratrimack, the high priest of Ruvos. For countless years Ratrimack fought against the human- oids and their masters, most notably his arch-enemy the immortal, crippled wizard Madrack. Ironically it would be the rivalry between these two great powers that would lead to the death of magic.

Eventually the lands of the Eastern Reaches would become Ratrimack founded a land based on the worship of his home to great nations and peaceful villages as the tide of god; Ruvos. The faithful would slowly go through a meta- evil abated in what became known as the Monster Wars. morphosis into some form of Rat-men and join the higher The history of the Monster Wars has been told elsewhere echelons of the church. Rat-men missionaries and temples and does not truly affect our story, however. to Ruvos could be found all over Porth from Selibon to Ter- rana and Val Harkas. Over the centuries it became recog- nised as a great force for good in the world. However, even

25 - - - - the unique ability to devour the soul of somebody the unique ability devour to killed it. by had been lost, such a sword knowledge create The to a his band back in time to took Troglodyte The but the sword received in history Erinmore point before Ratri it so that and enhance copy able to and was not escape the blade as he had before. mack could to the sword which gave Troglodyte The It then was in the history as told Erinmore books. the correct time to then returned Troglodyte The of Ratrimack in what the forces face to and prepared in the and most deadly battle became the greatest Cortalis, Alasander Troglodyte, The history of Porth. Goldmoor the Dwarf allies along with and their Elven of Knightsa battalion of Justicia had the sole job of he would stop his wanton slaughter. As men and men As slaughter. his wanton stop he would undead more died Ratrimacktheir allies even raised the fight. continue his bidding and do minions to Reaches Eastern of the of the nations all Eventually borders natural whose Sandria; for except had fallen RatrimackThen invasion. a successful had prevented Thane. of continent the to turned his attention of the world’s many of Porth Champion former a As most powerful had been individuals allies of Ratri him. their hands against raise to mack and refused would death his lust for that it appeared When his and Troglodyte The the whole planet encompass immor Ratrimack’s a daring plan. hatched comrades killed if you him in tality as much a curse as a gift; was but his soul would die, appear to he would some way often the body of body, available inhabit the nearest Over body time the would killedthe one that him. of Ratri and physique the appearance into transform actually kill to dare didn’t you that mack which meant a time when Ratrimack was killed was There and him! It appears the Ranger back by Erinmore. come didn’t to which had been given had a sword Erinmore that still when he was stranger a mysterious by his parents and it had called Soulforge was sword The a babe. many other countries outside of the Eastern Reaches the Eastern of outside countries other many killed he had once beliefin the that everything there 26 - - - - of all living things not allied to him across the lands him across of all living things not allied to than face fled rather Many Reaches. of the Eastern seekingin the refuge army, of Ratrimack’s the might mand of these fearsome forces. mand of these fearsome annihilation Ratrimack then began the systematic undead created during the Monster Wars from plagu from Wars during the Monster undead created He brought ing the lands and keep them contained. taking com the barrier the undead, down and freed Ratrimack then transported he the South where to the magical barrier prevent had erected to a great unleashed all across the world in acts the world and unleashed all across of terrorism takingassassination and individu out prime targets als. due to the nature of his immortality. With his great With his great of his immortality. the nature due to of semblance lost any have he seemed to lie revealed His Rat-men missionaries were whatsoever. control It widely know was Ratrimack that subject was to periods instability of mental and had exhibited rages was the revelation that Ruvos did not and had never did not and had never Ruvos that the revelation was Ratrimack wielded came from power and the existed an unknown source. weave an incredibly powerful an incredibly glamour which masked weave and purpose of the beings under his nature the true most shockingThe part of the whole thing influence. that Ratrimackthat also a skilled was use able to mentalist others and transport dominate his mind to himself to He used this power a thought. with anywhere church of Ruvos, and having become immortal become and having during of Ruvos, church power more no was there of adventuring, his years most did not know What was ful a priest on all Porth. fact discovered was something that even he could he could even something that was fact discovered imagined! Ratrimack well was not possibly have – as the head of the known power as a cleric of great But Madrack still lived and felt that he had seen the that and felt But Madrack still lived of Ratrimack face the true and set about showing he in What behind the facade. the truth world entire while the faithful of Ruvos survived. Ruvos while the faithful of then there were rumours of misdeeds and strange of misdeeds and strange rumours were then there massacred and destroyed of villages disappearances,

Short Story Short Story - thousand years until magic once again bloomed in once magic until thousand years the world. Goldmoor and the Alasander, Troglodyte, the for As and have the end of the battle at vanished they sword thousand years than ten More not been seen since. of magic and the world the death passed since have hap ever these events that no longer remembers Porth on things all infuses now that magic The pened. in mortal once which was of that is a pale comparison except and lost, is forgotten All and immortal hands. Wyrd in the Here survive. we the strong, are We us. by and know things, we of the truth for thrive we Wood wait... we 27 - - - nology instead of magic and with it’s now far superior now and with it’s of magic nology instead four military for the lands of Porth rule it would might The world was sent into utter turmoil; when you when you turmoil; utter into sent was world The the simplest of on magic and magicians for can rely soci to blow is a fatal taken that away have to things, had long used tech West in the Sun Empire The ety. death of Ratrimack of magic on death also the death was seemingly forever. Porth, destroyed and the magic weave which gave all which gave weave and the magic destroyed a billion into shattered and their ilk power wizards final The be extinguished to forever. of light, shards No one could have predicted what the final end to the final end to predicted what have one could No a was There bring however. would evil Ratrimack’s as if the veryhowling soul of the planet had been The Troglodyte and based on the Soulforge. Troglodyte The they fought into a quagmire. Finally Alasander and Alasander Finally a quagmire. into fought they and Alasander Ratrimack each other in combat faced kill managed to by Ratrimack with the blade created be met by their fearsome breath of fire, lightning, ice, ice, lightning, of fire, breath fearsome their be met by and feet of marching The acid and poisonous gas. of blood where turned the ground the sheer volume other spawn of evil. The battle raged for hours, with hours, for raged battle The of evil. other spawn Knights valiant The much blood spilt on both sides. to dragons against the combat into of Justicia rode alone, as well as his hordes of undead he had a num he had a undead of hordes as his as well alone, the from Giants command, his at ber of Dragons Goblins and Beholders, Orcs, northern mountains, killing Ratrimack with the sword. Ratrimack not was killing Ratrimacksword. with the - - - - - Words: Taylor Holloway Taylor Words: ing, he reached out at the blond boy, only to have his have only to the blond boy, out at he reached ing, his blood decorat wrist, thumb to hand slashed from clutch his knees, to fell Petyr Gasping, ing the street. and hugging in his stomach, ing the gaping wound his chest. hand to his wounded to his vision while he struggled across danced Stars Falling a losing fight. but it was conscious, remain Petyr responded with a twist of his ankle, and flailed with a twist of his ankle, responded Petyr It connectedwith some with the back of his fist. the to crash steel and he heard thing warm and soft, up the followed he an axe, Hoping it wasn’t ground. with a left-handedvicious attack the knife- hook to and a shriek. crunch a satisfying was There nose. boy’s boy The nobe!” fukbin’ my bwoke You “My nobe! his knees. to as he went shouted check his back as the third to no time was There ‘Ox’, knew Petyr as a lumbering brute of the boys, but knew, Petyr kidThe slow, was the fray. into moved Keeping than he did. fighting experience had more with the on the blond boy he kept an eye his cool, the side and kick to ear while stepping cauliflower bar connected The in a gutter. ing a metal pipe laying the sending him to shins, Ox’s lengthwise across With Ox roll. screaming a haphazard and into ground the blond boy. face turned to Petyr down, gone. He was the crude and a slash from shock of his mistake, The Curs his stomach. through shiver a cold sent knife, gut you and leave you for the watch.” the watch.” for you and leave gut you your to held you what that “Is back, a step took Petyr her?” deflowered you when throat sister’s one laughed. No “No. menacingly, out the weapon held small boy The I mother. your I stuck into thing that the second It’s think she likedthing I stuck her with better.” the first his night was If tonight enough. had heard Petyr he and suffering maketo good on all the larceny so be it. the past years, inflicted over He charged. bringing with the knife the first he hit, was boy The the small part in a solid jab into his fist down beneath the dropped boy The the lip. the nose and above the opportunity took and Petyr kick to it aside. knife, almost fair. was the fight Now connected with the small of his back. Something hard 28 Illustrations: David North, Juan Diego Dianderas Juan North, David Illustrations: - -

point, shoved into a stick and bound with leather a stick and bound with leather into shoved point, be after we of a Black Hand than you’ll “More string. taking forward as a step smallest one piped up, The It looking a cruel was blade, a knife. and drawing well one been a spear-head at looking have like it may Are up’? is jig “’The smirked. Petyr, boy, dark-haired The or a Black Hand?” a fisherman, you started the biggest the jig is up,” but Petyr, try, “Nice ear. with a cauliflower brute one – a blond haired stained with mud and oily rain water, and their leather and their leather water, stained with mud and oily rain jackets the heraldry all bore of a closed black iron gauntlet. and ended up face alleys more a few He jogged down were pants dingy Their men. young with three face to few silver clanking together. He reached down and down He reached clanking silver together. few before weight their reassuring feeling them, grabbed on. moving There was a tell-tale jingle when he moved, and jingle when he moved, a tell-tale was There tell could in dealing with coin experienced anyone a just from his belt-pouch wasn’t the clink from that dark-haired man then placed his hands on his knees his hands man then placed dark-haired albeit slowly. recover, to chest, as if measuring his heart beat. He tried not to He tried not to as if measuring his heart beat. chest, it difficult as steam made but the cold air, gasp for young The his nostrils and off his skin. from poured armed and tired. armed and tired. his to his right hand and placed a stop He came to bruised and battered sky. The sound of splashing sound of splashing The sky. and battered bruised - a young alleyways echoed along the stone-wrought un the warren, through ran man of fourteen years the puddles It against the pavement, splattered the reflecting bursting across flashes of lightning justice. The air reeked of crisp ice and rotten dog. The The dog. and rotten air reeked of crisp ice The justice. make seemed only to of as cleansing, thought rain, the dirt and pool run faster. Mere words could not describe the squalor of Khen could Mere words are tired wet, Cold, beggar infamous district. moor’s do it still didn’t they and yet mind, to come that three - Kansas, Carry on my Wayward Son. Wayward Carry on my - Kansas, 1. Lay your weary rest, your head to Lay cry you no more.” Don’t son, “Carry wayward on my done. are when you be peace There’ll Homecoming Father. my For

Short Story Short Story The smith nodded. “Keep your money - you earned it.” earned it.” - you money “Keep your smith nodded. The safe!” your it from “Earned it? I stole also You safe. a damned expensive and it’s did, “You crooked locksmith that buy from me not to taught his head and his the smith scratched town,” across saving me for repaying as for “And softened. voice “You helped me?” helped me?” “You to three outnumbered were “You smith nodded, The as put surprised you I’m unarmed. were you and one, much hurt did.” on them as you “They kill going to me.” were “They I got to until were smith nodded again. The to Not did first. you well see how to but I wanted it, up you deserved gave you they the beating mention, got stabbed in the guts.” you until sorry...” “I’m ashamed. looked away, Petyr keep on be if you going to as sorry“Not as you’re like fight a man looking for You likefighting that. when except once, eyes close your didn’t - you death go down.” ‘un the big saw you know how I don’t sorry shop. your I broke into “I’m probably They life... my saving for you I can repay throat.” cut my have would “Y-You,” sputtered Petyr though blood-flecked lips, though blood-flecked lips, Petyr sputtered “Y-You,” 29 - - the owner of this fine and recently robbed establish robbed of this fine and recently the owner ment. was a short, but striking man Petyr estimated to have have to but striking estimated man Petyr a short, was take him long to It didn’t least his fiftiethseen at year. this man was that of his arms, the size out by figure It be would “Whoa! guts back in there. I just put your speakerThe be pulling them out again.” to rude awful out, as he felt stitches tear in his stomach. Warm fluid Warm in his stomach. tear stitches as he felt out, back down, He lay his hips and thigh. down rushed in pain. stinging his eyes tears The Smithy! Smithy! The quickly Petyr found up quicklySitting a bad idea, was saw the anvil, the furnace and a collection of swords, and a collection the furnace of swords, the anvil, saw armours and horseshoes and it hit him like no blow had. ever Petyr slowly opened his eyes. Above him was a him was Above opened his eyes. slowly Petyr his surprise, and to beams, and wooden roof thatched and He looked around, lookedthey strikingly familiar. boy.” “Wake up, 2. Petyr thought he heard the kid he heard thought with the broken nose Petyr a shout - and was and there somebody, holler out to nothing. was then there face down in the pavement, he could hear Ox laugh hear Ox he could in the pavement, down face his pouch. going through the blond boy ing and feel Horrified, Petyr backed off, his sword tight in his grip. in his grip. tight his sword backed off, Petyr Horrified, and squeezed. her throat to her hand reached Slowly, and shook as it left warbled voice A horrible rattling her lips. “Cold.” feeling suddenly swept over Petyr, chilling him to the chilling him to Petyr, over suddenly swept feeling bone. warrior on his was young The Something wrong. was in hand. his tourney-sword a flash, in feet no!” “Bowen, Bowen the woman, Bending over It late. too was on him, then was She her. something to whispered than more weighed have and though she couldn’t on his back with his feet the smith was stone, eight The the blow. into all his weight threw Petyr thrashing. a sickly was but there as crunch blunted, was sword kill A strike would that a the back of her skull caved. pulled off as the creature shrugged man was grown and it shuddered Like a vile puppet, its feet. itself to forward well stepping with its feet awkwardly, moved to trailed eyes Petyr’s As of its body. the rest before no longer was this woman apparent it was her face, bulged horribly in the wrong One of her eyes alive. her chin from had a gaping hole throat her direction, looked and one of her breasts as bone, her collar to off. though it had been gnawed his metal-working and taught him the art of war. It his metal-working him the art taught and of war. came, they during that one of these sessions was end. a tragic to life and happy new bringing Petyr’s and a cool summer, late for cold was evening The The northern clothing. their woolen wind cut through and echoed the trees, through rattled clash of steel slash a broad threw Bowen them joylessly. back to his arms in the air raised Petyr mid-section. Petyr’s at the feeling the blade, from and deftly away stepped His legs his shirt drag of the blow the blade. with force stumbled backwards, and he though, him, betrayed smith broad The on his back. man the young leaving his chin. to sword his apprentice, over stood “Yield?” He I alwa-...” Don’t “Aye. slapped the blade away. Petyr stumble, woman a young off as he watched trailed the woods. from in rags, swaddled the same. spy only to Petyr’s, followed eyes Bowen’s tourney-sword. blunted his sheathed and stiffened, He He approached well?” you - are woman there, “You A cold his hand outstretched. figure, the collapsed metal items to sell and trade to the Galdurfolk the to trade sell and to items metal for from Petyr took Bowen During the evening, supplies. 30 - - - steel to create a sharp, yet strong blade. Acting as blade. strong yet a sharp, create to steel he quickly picked up the trade apprentice, Bowen’s armour and other useful makingand was swords, forge to how Petyr taught Bowen long. were days The the and cool heat to and then how tongs, his own in the big city, but it was a living, which is more than which is more a living, but it was in the big city, within the stayed have should they say could they limits. city’s smith’s name - Bowen Smith) moved their home to home to their moved Smith) name - Bowen smith’s hopefully selling the start near Galdur, a new life as living as profitable It wasn’t barbarians their goods. Khenmoor’s sewers. sewers. Khenmoor’s the was that (for and Bowen Petyr During this time, camps, and those who fled the conscription were con were and those who fled the conscription camps, than Galdur worse than Cicerellians, worse sidered pumped through that than the waste and worse folk, Elysian militants were rounding up Cicerellians within up Cicerellians rounding were militants Elysian camps. work and sending them to the Kingdom, also put in these were fight to who refused Elysians people of Cicerelle for bringing the Yellow Sickness Yellow bringing the for people of Cicerelle hard. and struck back, struck Cicerelle the border. to everyone knewBefore exactly happening, was what but the first knowNone exactly it happened, how blamed the who Elysia, by had been struck blow upon commoners to join the fray. Soon enough, Soon enough, join the fray. to upon commoners of the border closer to move everyone had seemed to and Northern an empty was Elysia place. Cicerelle, became com Skirmishes and Elysia Cicerelle between on the horizon. was war and soon enough, mon-place, and knights called called upon their knights, Lords 3. 3. and much changed. passed, year Four He didn’t stay awake long enough to remember a remember long enough to awake stay He didn’t response. Petyr leaned back, and closed his eyes. “What’s your your “What’s eyes. and closed his leaned back, Petyr name?” “Don’t say anything, boy. Go to bed. We’ll talk about We’ll Go bed. to boy. anything, say “Don’t again.” walk able to when you’re this more “Thank you. I - I don’t know what to say...” know say...” to what I - I don’t “Thank you. and since I have no one to pass on this knowledge to, knowledge pass on this no one to to, I have and since I suppose a sorry will do.” street-urchin be a blacksmith?” be a blacksmith?” be a mercenary I used to once, fight. to how And “Aye. learning how to make an honest living.” make to living.” honest an learning how to me how teach to going “You’re shocked, was Petyr your life, you’re going to earn some more money money earn some more to going you’re life, your

Short Story Short Story backwards, her body hitting the ground followed followed her body hitting the ground backwards, quickly head. her rolling by where to walked over Petyr breath, Gasping for Half of his and inspected the damage. lay Bowen lying in a pool of and he was out, torn was throat Only duty remained. and lashed it in two-hands he took Hefting his blade, in the wight as it struck blade did not falter The out. fell creature The of her neck. remains the tattered 31 - melted fear Petyr’s and facing the creature, Turning ice. like heated only guess what had happened to the skin had happened to only guess what used that turning to and was He side-stepped them. sheath to broken body. Bowen’s flee when he saw Her fin speed. him with lightning lashed out at She could and Petyr sharp extensionsbone, of gers were She took another shaky step forward. another shaky took She forward. step “Cold!” form on his palms, and still he beat the metal into the metal into and still he beat on his palms, form submission. sing, began to the first birds and as Morning came, It was snow. fresh quenching the blade into was Petyr and with the blade used to, than he was much larger a the steel He gave tang standing as tall as himself. It was on the hilt and grip. work and began to rest, one who that a jättiläinen killsWhen another, “Yes. a jättiläinen himself.” died will become those one of will become Bowen mean that “Y-You things?” a must forge “You pale GaldurfolkThe solemn. was him; for and wait made of kaunopuheinen, weapon otherwise sleep.” he will kill in your you You “Silver. last words. Bowen’s remembered Petyr mean silver?” Silver.” “Yes. Miko as many gave and Petyr the venison, ate two The Petyr MikoWhen left, carry. as he could arrowheads he could coins all of the silver for the hovel scrounged the melt combining them down, and smelted find, the two Combining of iron. amount with a liberal When nearly as difficult as he had imagined. wasn’t shape, into hammer the rod he began to it cooled, blisters felt he until rod the into hammer his smashing 32 - - Petyr wiped the tears from his cheeks. “His homecom his cheeks. from wiped the tears Petyr ing?” he consoled Petyr when he cried on his shoulder. when he cried on his shoulder. Petyr he consoled his homecoming.” for prepare need to you “My friend, some arrow heads. The hunter had long been a friend, had long been a friend, hunter The heads. some arrow He was unexpected. all together wasn’t and his arrival and no longer alive, was Bowen surprised find that to the glistening joy of that summer afternoon. summer afternoon. of that joy the glistening for Miko some venison trade came to later, days Two pond where they had gone fishing once. He had once. had gone fishing they pond where it with spicy had eaten and they pike, a river caught heads and a dag arrow a few for had traded jelly they than rather mire a dangerous now pond was That ger. 4. 4. near a had buried an oak tree him beneath Petyr rain started shortly afterwards. startedrain shortly afterwards. his life ended Smith Bowen that the word was That The wept. Petyr knowing do, Not else to what with. spattered in blood and spittle. in blood and spittle. spattered “Silver.” quickly spreading blood. Cursing, he knelt down. A he knelt down. Cursing, quickly blood. spreading he stared recoil, to tired Too his arm. hand squeezed and said one word, opened his eyes dumbly as Bowen

Short Story Short Story - - - - - walked Smith silently Petyr his tears, Wiping away road. the king’s down everything, he pulled all of the useful goods from the of the useful goods he pulled all from everything, outside. and crates in barrels them shop and placed to welcome and he was tomorrow, Miko come would it. he stuck a torch clear, was everythingOnce of value He con bed. the it onto and then threw the forge into with him, tools taking a moment for Bowen’s sidered and then quickly decided against it. his pyre. was This him as he up around light seemed to world The night The picked up his backpack and walked away. a by followed and a single snowflake fell, cold, was blanket was the ground he knew Before it, more. few It then was his back faded. at and the heat ed in white, a very though this was different a voice, he heard that when than the hisses and snarls he had heard voice of the undead mon the voice Where fighting. he was this and emotionless, cold was he had dispatched ster with love. deep and resonated soulful, was Son. you, Thank of the with no comprehension as if It asked, “Yield?” of mercy lost on this creature was concept The word. and dead thing salivated The and hope. love as was waited. sorry.” “I’m a solid maintain to had managed Petyr Somehow, it hacked arc, Raising it in a savage grip on his sword. of the blade let go Petyr broken face. Bowen’s into used to body of what The his feet. to and scrambled finally being at before tumbled backwards, be Bowen erect before absurdly moments stood sword The rest. the ground. into finally crashing Silence. the body and picked to up his walked over Petyr down He reached still. jättiläinen lay The weapon. Apologiz forge. the the body back to and dragged was whatever grab he began to again, Bowen ing to - his his tools blankets, Clothing, important him. to when than heavier backpack feel beginning to was he had Once ago. years four this place he first came to at him as if remembering some fragment of his shat of his some fragment as if remembering him at memory. tered 33 - - - His legs betrayed him, and he fell backwards. backwards. and he fell him, His legs betrayed staring down dumbly, of Petyr top over stood Bowen forcing him to step backwards. Petyr raised his arms raised Petyr backwards. step him to forcing the claws, from in the air and deftly away stepped his shirt. drag of the blow the force feeling ing with soft flesh. ing with soft flesh. mid-section, Petyr’s swung at It Bowen then that was the gleaming blade and Petyr parrying the gleaming blade and Petyr off savage him drove Bowen claws. grave-stiffened slashes from connect getting closer and closer to each claw back, each seemed hours, what each other for circled They from away moving and dodging – Bowen weaving recently dispatched, Bowen darted away from the from darted Bowen away dispatched, recently It then was apprentice. his former blade and hissed at began. the dance sting his eyes tears and felt the blade, leveled Petyr he had Unlike the creature it down. as he brought hardened his resolve. his resolve. hardened “Coooold...” shuddering as it now, length away It an arm’s was met his and dead eyes White, him. towards moved out. Frozen, he waited for the jättiläinen to finish him. finish him. the jättiläinen to for he waited Frozen, out. “Soooo cold.” “Cold!” He croaked desperately, “Cold.” but no sound came speak, opened his mouth to Petyr ture of this sort, Bowen now moved as though he was as though he was moved now Bowen of this sort, ture striding and Long, some sort of broken marionette. shaky him forward. drew steps to the old oak and the pond where he had buried pond the old oak and the where to mentor see his former but he did only to Bowen, crea with the last As rotting. him, shambling towards the crisp smell of snow was in the air. Petyr was in was Petyr in the air. was the crisp snow smell of Petyr If asked, practicing blade. with his new the yard, turn his gaze him to forced what you not tell could Autumn the leaves. and so were falling, was Evening and in the far north, appearance had finally made an 5. 5. home. returned Bowen A fortnight later, consciously decide to stay awake, sleep took him into him into sleep took awake, stay decide to consciously grasp. it’s on, sharpening the blade in a downward fashion. By fashion. sharpening in a downward the blade on, crickets the its sharpest, at the blade was the time he could Before night. of the coming signaling were sharpened. sharpened. weap the finishing to set Petyr sleep, himself Denying late afternoon before it was finished and ready to be to and ready finished it was afternoon before late Didn’t We Have a Lovely Time the Day We Went to Sheffield An account of our day at IMP2 Words: William Ford Photography: Jason Hubbard

To start with I must say that, having never visited Sheffield before, how easy it was to get to where we needed to be and to find the car park recommended by the organisers. We were a little nervous about the event being split over two venues but as soon as we arrived we realized that we needn’t have worried as they were only a little way apart on the same street.

First things first, we popped into La Perle to register our miniatures for the painting competition. We were also able to catch up with a couple of friends whilst we examined some of the models already on show, including some excellent pieces on the display table.

Having booked our dinner for later in the day we popped over to Patriot Games to check out the activities on offer. The staff at Patriot Games were really warm and welcom- tremendously. This was one of several display/participa- ing - but not in the overbearing way of some games shops tion games available including a WW1 air warfare battle - and we spent an enjoyable, and nostalgic, time looking and a couple of skirmish games. All the people putting through their vast selection of games & supplements, from these on were more than willing to discuss their games RPG’s to board games, and from fantasy to sci-fi to histori- and answer questions from newcomers and experienced cal with everything in between. generals alike, and to discuss gaming as well as other gam- ing systems. A little lighter in the wallet we were welcomed by the IMP organisers who let us know what was happening in the In the basement my daughter and I got involved in some different areas and when it would take place. We also re- of the tutorials on offer. Unfortunately we had missed the ceived our ‘goody bags’ which included some nice figures, realistic rock painting workshop but we had a great deal of as well as a couple of snacks for later on. fun with the blood & gore and foliage basing workshops. Not only were these of use and interest to me as a minia- Immediately on arrival my son got stuck into an English ture painter, but they were very enjoyable for my 10 year Civil War demonstration game, organised by James, and old daughter and kept her occupied for most of our time enjoyed his first taste of historical wargaming at Patriot Games.

34 Community - - and praise must go to the worthy winners, particu the worthy winners, go to must and praise son and my day cap a great To Cawthorne. larly Dave in the respectively, first and second, took daughter category. or Implings, under 16’s, firstly chatting were: of the day me the highlights For and gaming with some wonderfulabout painting and as meeting friends like-minded from people as well spending the the online community secondly and where & gaming event a painting at as a family, day, or interests. of age our time regardless all enjoyed we like thank the staff at to I would On a personal note the venues, providing for Games and La Perle, Patriot as all the participants helping makeas well a great for like thank the organisers Most to of all I would event. and warm welcome work, their hard and helpers for myself only for not so enjoyable, makingfor the event family. all the members of my but for friendly atmo had a wonderfully, whole event The in the area, anyone recommend and I would sphere IMP attend we Would attend. to furtheror from afield, bet You again? – competition. The standard of entries was very was of entries standard in high The competition. miniatures, amazing truly with some categories all the 35 - Ed – that would be the Sheffield – that would Ed ). bags - we finally settled down and were joined by joined by and were finally settled down bags - we the other participants announce the judges to for of the painting categories the winners in the various we sampled some of the cakes on offer at La Perle. La Perle. at sampled some of the cakes on offer we category the public choice for cast our votes Having in our goody - using the IMP pens usefully provided Due to my poor eyesight I felt it best not to enter the enter it best not to I felt poor eyesight my Due to instead and competition speed painting Painter Iron Space Center Space found a book shop next to La Perle that specialises in that a book shop next La Perle found to as associ as well and comics, novels sci-fi & fantasy ( memorabilia ated she was never at a loose end, and she always had the and she always a loose end, at never she was cuppa a relaxing for La Perle to option of returning we more What’s and a very cake. priced reasonably My wife, who is neither a painter nor a gamer, enjoyed enjoyed nor a gamer, a painter who is neither My wife, Games and viewing the models looking Patriot round meant so close the city centre but having on show - - - - Antonia Andrew Andrew Antonia Words: Peter Allison Allison Peter Words: Photography: Photography: Have your tastes changed since you first got into first got into you since changed tastes your Have : ete The game as much as I used to. get to I don’t Nick: which Hulk, the new Space was last game I played just like Hulk but as it was the old Space brilliant, was stuff too, I like the adventure with new miniatures. and Space Heroquest I got into and after role-playing so I suppose Heroquest, Advanced and later Crusade, a fan of always I was apprenticeship. my were they Combat Cards - essentially fantasy miniature Top Top miniature fantasy - essentially Cards Combat and then built a statistics, I used for - which Trumps I had them with the miniatures around game system collected. of warrior a set My pack was knights, blister first multi-part and were knights, five £2.00 for which cost bodies limbs and separate models with separate buy I was point that From fantastic. were – they scorpions, such as giant ing all sorts stuff, of random min I suspect a lot of my that or a griffon. dwarfs, I had on my what dictated by were choices iature I really on that later until It wasn’t too. Cards Combat favourite my are as they collecting Dwarfs, got into and some Hammerers I bought army. Warhammer and it in a pack again, five which were Longbeards, I decided to that because I likedwas these miniatures Box Warhammer the first until It wasn’t build an army. and the Goblins came out – the one with the Elves I started proper – that armies and play build proper to games. P gaming? Nick: I am originally from a little village called a Hum originally I am from Nick: a bit like It’s Grimsby. near to is quite which berston, but with mutants comets, minus several Mordheim was There in jest...). (he says the streets still roaming called D Hewings shop in Grimsby little hobby a tiny and one afternoon go to, to used brother my that I of Middle home a copy Earthhe brought Role Play. and rulebooks and all the dice became intrigued by I started doing a So, all about. it was what wondered Work bit of Middle Earth Games and the Role-playing there. from shop stuff evolved of copy a also bought brother my on, A little later out the rules, figured they’d and once Trader, Rogue I remember a game. have would he and his mates gaming tables (the downstairs appointed elaborately full of improvised literally be precise) to dining table, and pet shops. scenery stores taken home-ware from of aquarium and plants A LOT were there just say Let’s other assorted mad stuff. it this gaming phenomenon, to been exposed Having take start me long to game making own up my didn’t based on the old Citadel were however, Mine, rules. 36 - - -

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Pete gaming? into more about Nick’s role in Games Workshop, writing, writing, Workshop, in Games role about Nick’s more on gaming. and his thoughts at Con-Quest gaming convention in Derby. Games in Derby. gaming convention Con-Quest at had been a key part introduction to of my Workshop keen find out I was to ago. twenty years gaming over not writing or gaming, Nick is also a keen runner. Nick is also a keen runner. not writing or gaming, a drink with Nick Kyme have fortunate to In April I was DVD collection that vies for territoryDVD collection vies for that his books with pound Nick can often be found novels. and graphic or indie bands the latest on the keyboard to ing away surprised learn when I was that to film soundtracks. man reaction, rather than having an emotionless plot. an emotionless plot. than having rather man reaction, a gargantuan Nick owns Being a film connoisseur, and “Salamander”, the latter being the first in a trilogy. being the first in a trilogy. the latter “Salamander”, and than the on people rather a focus by Characterized the hu explores writing refreshingly Nick’s situation, joining the team, Nick released his first novel “Back his first novel Nick released joining the team, and has since reviews, great to in 2006 the Dead” from ”Honourkeeper” “Oathbreaker”, “Grimblades”, written ing for Games Workshop as a staff writer on White White on a staff writer as Workshop Games ing for editor the senior range becoming later before Dwarf, but prior to Black Library, Through Black Library. for Through hard work and determination - and refusing - and refusing and determination work hard Through got a job work - Nick Kyme an answer for “no” taketo A DrinkA Kyme Nick with Community Community - - - - Dan Abnett has got to be one of my highlights as this highlights be one of my has got to Abnett Dan me. a legend to and still is, man was, Abnett? meet Dan did you How Pete: Dwarf, White of then the editor Guy Haley, Nick: a visit for Abnett Dan having were they explained on a feature involve issue which would milestone Dwarf, which is a great primer as you meet a lot of primer as you which is a great Dwarf, departments. people and mix with a lot of different working highlights for been your have What Pete: Workshop? Games Games at a defining moment have really I don’t Nick: first such as my memories, fond I have Workshop. My first pub great. which was novel Necromunda I worked for before lished article Journal, in Citadel Quest Warhammer for a piece was Workshop, Games a scenario was which Hag Graef”, “Escape from called “Mor based on a short called story Chris Pramas by that a certificatefor received I even Lament”. macar’s the early at in Mordheim involved Becoming ha. – ha, experi The cool. really was stage of its development DwarfWhite with the writing staff of workingence on a lot to I have amazing. was dynamic as the creative giving me a job in the Sawyer for Paul be thankful to may as cheesy as that in me, and believing first place he did. what for Paul appreciate I will always sound. DwarfWhite during was a period In fact time with my a silver going through was Workshop Gameswhere interviewedI time first The fantastic. was that and age The only reason I applied was Paul Sawyer, White White Sawyer, Paul I applied was only reason The As askedto. me Dwarf2005, and 1997 between editor design skills, knew he I had no layout explained, Paul Workshop. Games I had the right mentality for but felt the right person and are right attitude the have If you where a role will find you they Workshop, Games for hap which is what best employed, are talents your pened with me. Dwarf?White do on did you What Pete: White with I did loads of things while I was Nick: 37 - - - - - ing a part-timer at Games Workshop: Grimsby neces Grimsby Workshop: ing a part-timer Games at Dwarf. White join me to for the way sarily paved three months after my degree had finished I had a job degree after months my three but at do that, to want I didn’t designer. as a layout be I do not think that in the door. a foot least it was plained I was very flattered, but wanted to have a de have to but wanted veryplained I was flattered, I still worked fall back on. so I had something to gree but degree, during my stores Workshop in the Games Andy Jones, Legal and Licensing Head for Games Head for and Licensing Legal Jones, Andy as my a job, phoned me up and offered Workshop, and ex down I turned his offer up. name had come Pete: How did you begin working for Games Work begin working Games did you for How Pete: shop? when start university, at due to I was degree my Nick: write. write. GCSE ‘B’ in Art, and even that was generous. I was I was generous. was that even and in Art, ‘B’ GCSE maybe except do, to going I was what sure never to I wanted eleven I was since Ever or write. teaching but realised be an illustrator, to I had aspirations Nick: good enough as I had a very quickly I wasn’t that within the find a career to you spurred What Pete: Gaming industry? when the mission ends, as you go onto the next the go onto as you mission ends, when the is as online role-playing why is probably which quest, popular as it is. had characters which you could develop, and the and the develop, could had charactersyou which games These these quests. go on characters could end doesn’t and the game narrative, an ongoing are dungeon-bashing, because they had a story because they and you dungeon-bashing, - - Last question, what do you see in the future for for see in the future do you what Last question, Where does your inspiration come from? from? come inspiration does your Where Nick Kyme, thank you very much. very thank you much. Nick Kyme, a year, and seeing where the trilogy began with that and seeing where a year, Salamander takes me. Pete: always been a large Games Workshop fan base, but but fan base, Workshop Games been a large always books; our who just read of folks met a lot have we in the still involved but are or paint, game don’t they breaking Despite this our books. through universe Black Librarynew ground Games on focussed is still in the purity is a lot of strength and there Workshop, of that. Pete: everywhere from comes and every Inspiration Nick: a have need to definitely You to. exposed thing you’re you whenever shoulders head upon your commercial commer be that going to is always there writing, are discover do is to to have you What cial consideration. otherwise a passion for; have you what remit in your because of that. suffer is going to write you whatever Pete: gaming? and for both yourselves the moment, I am at doing what happy quite I’m Nick: of the same in working Black so it will be more for do a bit more I’ll Library authors. new developing and books as four not as many although writing as well, series has seen us break new ground and slip into the into and slip new ground series us break has seen of Black Library readership core has The mainstream. 38 - Has this focus on story-telling seen a growth in on story-tellingHas this focus seen a growth Has Games Workshop changed over time since time since changed over Workshop Has Games You now work for Black Library don’t you? you? Black Library for work don’t now You Black Library? the popularity I believe Heresy of the Horus Nick: sustained longevity. sustained longevity. Pete: come more business minded, and perhaps in the past business minded, more come its original values. to returned it has even years four for growth on steady focused is a niche business, This Library is about novels and telling stories in different in different stories and telling Library is about novels Black Library is why is not just novels, This mediums. has be Workshop I think Games but audio books too. only quite recently that we decided that Black Library decided that we that recently only quite and not makingis about publishing stories swords, Black games. or role-playing cards, belt buckles, Black Library I started has changed a lot since Nick: do everything used to and it is We working there. Pete: been there? you’ve authors and being an author myself. It’s great when when great It’s authors and being an author myself. the start at feeling that of a project and are have you spark. mutual creative that and have both excited probably the best time I have ever experienced at at experienced ever the best time I have probably working for do love I genuinely Workshop. Games working with the I’m that especially now Black Library, Pete: and is with the Black LibraryWorking is great, Nick: At the time I had a digital Dictaphone, and kept the the time I had a digital Dictaphone, At afterwards. interview Dictaphone years on my for him, and that I would be the one to interview him. interview be the one to I would him. that and him, Community Community - - - - ters of nineteenth century of nineteenth in the academic museum ters my I presented In the end of the course VI. Joao D. of the compositional “Investigation final project titled in the painting”. features the artis to has been devoted research my Currently contributed wich has tic production in digital media, project. master’s my to effectively the most important are parts image? What of any the artist is working with image creation, you’re When be resolved. questions to with a series of formal faced are they the complexity of these problems Given parts individually. divided into be treated to Some get artistEach work. has a personal process some with spots abstract organizing colors, organized I start but currently the by of the field, the chiaroscuro and accentuating carefully watching linear drawing, of is not a matter that But I believe of it. the dynamics the other prob Anyway importance but of choice. carefully. lems should also be addressed research us about your tell Please fo was research my degree, bachelors’ During my in developed process of painting cused in the study the twentieth to the turn at of the nineteenth Brazil I dedicated these research, complement To century. model during all the of live study hours in the many Mas of the Brazilian copy by the study as well course 39 -

divided into two main areas - light and shadow - and and shadow - light main areas two divided into the abstract and then I remap design of these areas the number of grays. unfolding I paint, my thinking is essentially tonal, as in a char thinking my tonal, is essentially I paint, within families of the colors I organize drawing. coal I Usually range. in the tonal represent, they that grays First start with a shortFirst of the abstract study of areas do in to (I prefer on linear drawing I work Then grays. When sketchbook). usually in my material, traditional work? use in your methods do you What the university and since then I have devoted myself myself devoted then I have and since the university and production the study wholly to of visual arts, especially painting. my childhood. However, during my teenage years I years teenage during my However, childhood. my It was imagine working with it professionally. couldn’t during I met graduation the selection university for in I entered Art. the School of Fine from in Painting How did you get interested in art? get interested did you How since drawing in art interested and I have always I was about the use of visual arts, to propagation of science of science propagation to about the use of visual arts, teaching. Traditional Painting at School of Fine Arts. Nowdays Nowdays Arts. School of Fine at Painting Traditional of Rio University Federal at student a master’s I’m of research a piece developing I’m where de Janeiro My name is Diego de Almeida, and I’m 25 years old. old. 25 years and I’m My is Diego name de Almeida, in Rio and I live designer and illustrator a painter, I’m Degree in Bachelor’s my I received Brazil. de Janeiro, Artist Showcase: Diego Almeida de Artist Showcase: - - - century and beginning of 20th century, which directly century beginning and of 20th century, Vic and digital: both traditional work my influenced Henrique Bernardelli, Amoedo, Rodolfo Meirelles, tor Jr. Visconti and Marques Eliseu work? and your you influences and what Who I had during the graduation influences, my are Many the opportunity model pro with a live of studying the great by of art, the study who preached fessor influ I was moment first at Thus of the past. masters Rembrandt, such as masters the Baroque by enced of the French and masters and Caravaggio Velasquez to leave I couldn’t William Bouguereau. as academy of the end of 19th masters Brazilian the great quote 40 - tion actively participate in the construction of the of making (while watching) him thus co-author work, the piece When I paint, I usually don’t imagine a closed story to I usually don’t I paint, When a north, Of I have course scenarios. characters or to imagina important the viewer’s allow but I think it’s Tell us about the character on the cover of issue 5, of issue 5, us about the character on the cover Tell Warrior? Faceless The digital paintings I always start sketchbook that I always digital paintings in my smaller than an A4. is slightly I feel comfortable working in large formats, but this comfortable working formats, I feel in large the time of transport. at inconvenience causes great My in media 50x70 cm. are charcoal My by works at? work to prefer do you size/scale What Community Community 41 42 appreciate the work of many, among them Tony Tony them among of many, the work appreciate Kekai Kotaki and Justin Chiu and Bobby DiTerlizzi, Sweet. Which artists do you find exciting at the moment? at artists find exciting Which do you artists talented many and I are there Nowadays and game industry in general. the future? art with concept film like work to for would I really master’s research. master’s in with/for work to like would you anyone there Is For a long time I played RPG and it influenced directly influenced it and RPG played I time long a For anything time for I haven’t but currently work, my daily keep slept little to my I have besides studying. keep and practice of painting my hours of study’s a gamer? you Are etc? !!! always fantasy Fantasy, Do you have a preferred genre - fantasy/historical - fantasy/historical genre preferred a have Do you Community Community 43 - - Words: Jason Hubbard Jason Words: Photography: Jason Hubbard Photography:

54mm’s earlier in the year to paint over the winter. the over paint to earlier in the year 54mm’s had little attraction side of the show So the trade there, I spent in the amount and this showed me, for Osprey which included two under £30, which was Most of the books Roman Army. books on the Late WW2 or the subject either were the show, on sale at planes or some other wheeled vehicle. tanks, covered competition, is the painting of the show highlight The This year was the first time I visited Euro Militaire and Euro the first time I visited was year This about the prospect of attend excited quite so I was for figure a 54mm paint as far as to went I even ing. it was in Sheffield I live As competition. the painting uneventful, which was a long journey down, quite on the M25 etc. the usual delays were though there the show, and at Folkestone in finally arrived So we the to a parking headed over found we space having in our entries. and handed show some -for as big as I expected, wasn’t show The be Salute. as big as this would I assumed that reason be honest no but to traders, a few quite were There the trad said that, Having a local show. than at more other attend generally don’t Euro attended ers that just and Andrea likes The of Pegaso in the UK. shows which is old show, any the UK for to over come don’t produced if the miniatures attending a big bonus for - just don’t me they For boat. your float these guys by figures, nice exceptionally they’re get me wrong, don’t game I can’t no use, have 54mm scale they but at but the odd 54mm figure, I do purchase with them. picked of already up a couple not very often and I’d

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tests in the country which attracts entrants from all in the country from tests which attracts entrants dropping jaw a saw year This the UK and Europe. over the competition. to 1000+ entrants Euro Militaire is a two day show aimed at modelers, modelers, at aimed show Militaire day is a two Euro con painting miniature one of the largest and hosts Euro Militaire 2010 Euro Community Community - taire Show, which is a lot closer to home. The painting painting The home. to which is a lot closer Show, taire of this feature redeeming is the only competition view the worth visit to and is well a one day show, one day is just days but two on display, inspiring work me. much for too the ticket, travel and accommodation costs either. either. costs accommodation and travel the ticket, Mili the South Cheshire attend to I prefer Personally 45 Overall I would say that this isn’t the type of show I’d type the I’d of show this isn’t that say I would Overall go out of my wouldn’t and probably normally, go to worth of the cost It just wasn’t again. attend to way some impressive pieces, which has prompted me to me to which has prompted pieces, some impressive months. the next few armour some over paint over 1000 entries this year there was plenty of eye plenty was of eye there this year entries 1000 over section, historical the to drawn I was look at. candy to and in particular were - there vehicles the armoured as the standard on display is breath-taking, and with and is breath-taking, display on standard as the - - - - - Words: JimFreeman Words: gamer-related smells out. The venue had also allowed had also allowed venue The smells out. gamer-related the film over every see any participant to in the event concessionary at weekend rates. and is present everythingA quick check that required start and we - and the let the early arrivals to correct, staff - in. late and a successful application was put in. was application and a successful filled with anticipation, were months following The Nine of advertising. and lots preparation marketing, canquickly pass amazingly months are when you knew we it and before like this, an event for preparing report a on the Shef here’s upon us – so, was the day of view... point TO’s the from field Kotei April 17th 2010, 07:00 leap out of bed realisation, alarm, snooze, Alarm, 08:00 but full of nervous tired tension the venue, at Arrive due to is all but set up, venue The and excitement. bringing before hours the night a few spent having the shop from etc paper, printer, table numbers, stock, and staff on how venue the and advising the venue to set out the tables and chairs. to where on Pa Workstation the was the way, by venue, The It is part of the city in Sheffield Row centre. ternoster choice and is a fantastic complex, Cinema Showroom but it has and roomy, as not only is it light of venue, and lots of air in, allowing up, raises that wall a front the program into a living experience for the players. the players. for a living experience into the program can take a lot of effort and can imagine, as you This, planning. of the weekend on place took Kotei Sheffield The but the 18th April 2010, 17th and Sunday Saturday part earlier began months when AEG - the nine T.O’s that - announced of L5R and manufacturer’s creators this As open. was Kotei for window the application applica the the 15th Anniversarywas of the game, tions should reflect of this landmark significance the something special and memo the players and offer there! - so no pressure rable the appli into deal of time and effortA great went In previous finding the right venue. and into cation had used a great we the Kotei had run when we years from players that had shown but feedback venue, and players find to it hard found outside of Sheffield out as it was get to without transport to it hard found . of the city center found, finalised and a venue was our team Ultimately 46

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I come is where turn and to the manufacturerskeleton that provides, and good times. the manufacturer is directed from but OP program An is set in and the cards within the game, the national the national within the game, is set in and the cards honour kudos, significance, has massive tournament a mention not to happens next, in what and a voice playing of card whole days and two of prizes tonne play program (OP), and every successful OP program and every OP program successful (OP), program play allows a game that So for tournament. has a national the game that shape the both the world to players it’s Collectible Card Games breed competitive players, players, Games competitive breed Collectible Card For players. passionate breed they than that, but more has an organised every CCG reason that successful they build and the tournaments they win can change they tournaments build and the they itself. the Empire even the fortunes of their Clan, honour of their Clan. With an interactive storylineWith an interactive that honour of their Clan. an effect can have every player each week, advances decks The love. they on the shape of the game that Sworn to one of nine Clans, each with it’s own unique own each with it’s of nine Clans, one to Sworn pit their wits against players on warfare, philosophy the glory and the for their rivals of their daimyo two games based in it – a Collectible Card Game games based in it – a Collectible Card two game. and a role-playing (CCG), Set in the Empire of Rokugan, Legend of the Five of the Five Legend Set of Rokugan, in the Empire elemental samurai, Rings of heroic a world (L5R) is has world The and sharp-minded courtiers. priests, Sheffield Kotei 2010: 2010: Kotei Sheffield Report Organiser’s The Community Community - - - [Ok, so a round by round account would be really dull, dull, be really would account round by so a round [Ok, not going I’m readership of future so in the interest the fast forward to shall now We inflictto on you. that of the day] last round seven End of round a number of on the first day the close of play At announced are x players things occur - firstly the top collect are lists of their decks, or card and their decks, night. over made are make no alterations ed in to sure scoring - the top Council is the Clan Secondly there each clan is representing of most wins, in terms player, job packs of L5R and it is his of 48 booster a box given the packs amongst the other representa distribute to be most he decides to that of his clan in the way tives fitting. Of course, doing this with the entire front wall of the wall front this with the entire doing Of course, the natives..... frighten to is a good way raised venue 11.00 Round 1 45 was which round, each for an hour had allowed We discus plus a 10 min proper, the round for minutes to the round possible it is for Essentially sion phase. so the been determined, have to end and no winner come to players the for is purpose of the 10 minutes Generally claim the win. of who will agreement an to carry to will attempt - especially if on playing players - but do so to advantage their it is to think that they and it is the Judge and the is against the rules, that happening. from that stop job to T.O’s one goes incident off without round is normal, As be to have players many as predicted, time, and at to and come playing stop to are they that reminded time and everyone ends on is round The a decision. obviously. lost, those that for except Well, happy. perspective) difficult partThe my (from of this day and way, under was round the second once over was passed without notable event. of the rounds the rest ceremony and the start and the of the event. ceremony 47 - - - - - which is where the T.O shouts “Utz” and all the players and all the players “Utz” shouts T.O the which is where this is repeat of their lungs, the top at “Banzai” shout times and signals the end of the opening ed three might otherwisemight be. “Utz – Banzai” in L5R is the A longer held tradition special guests and the job of public speaking was a little over for events run having Fortunately, mine. it that the prospect less daunting was now, 8 years previous years - we have had a memberthe L5R of have - we years previous gave be he that as a guest and it would design team without were we but this year the opening speeches, Cue the opening ceremony and speeches..... the opening ceremony Cue two can be made over tradition - if a Traditionally in the UK for some time, a nice tribute to the 15th an to tribute a nice some time, in the UK for niversary. 10:30 rounds in the Swiss section. in the Swiss rounds of any attendance largest had the the event Notably been played the top x players are put into a straight a straight put into are x players the top been played x is The winner. knockout the overall determine to number as is the of the floor rules, by determined round after the first, they are paired against an oppo paired are they after the first, round who has the same – or as near as is possible- re nent have and then after the rounds all of do, they as cord system, which is derived from chess tournaments of chess tournaments from which is derived system, a pre-determined plays every player Principally, old. each without being knockednumber of rounds out, and the large amount of prize support. of prize amount and the large like is called Swiss the this use what Most events ing gets us past the 81 mark in time to start. This This start. ing gets us past the 81 mark in time to looking are and for the players that us the event gives of the event the costs equally importantly it covers which is disappointing as it means a top 8 cut rather 8 cut rather a top as it means which is disappointing phone a few 16 – fortunately, top than the preferred and some cajoling and bargain local players calls to arriving and the numbers look good. 81 people are 81 people are arriving numbers and the lookgood. a very but for 16 cut, a top make to the event required only 80 players, will have long time it seems like we 09:30 lots of people are starting are Things get going, to - - - - - [NICK - J, not sure how you want to handle these foot to want you how not sure [NICK - J, decide to you it for - I leave notes a lim from use cards players where *Draft is a format packs each. booster three generally pool, card ited City the Steel named for Championships Steel **The right in its own event and is a fairly prestigious each part an integral are of the game; ***Strongholds The top 16 are to start to best the of 16 are top 09:30 and play at The We knockout. of a straight round games in each three going through players illuminate to use best of three it this point reached having luck – after all, on pure because the be eliminated be unfortunate to would a game. for upon you frowned of Luck Fortune job be T.O’s part harder is a slightly of the Today start which will run 10:30 we cause at event a second If wasn’t that simultaneously with the main event. also running are on we be concentrating enough to out of the second drop that players for Draft* events and known Championships**, as the Steel ary event, to Further those knockedfor out of the main event. allows that is the ongoing 15th anniversarythat event all printed use every ever to stronghold*** the players joined together! a charity organise raffle, of this I needed to On top and sort sup out and label of the prize the entirety port giving is smooth and as short the prize so that very then everyone is really as it can be - because by tired. There were five entries, one of which was ten pages ten was one of which entries, five were There and deliberating of reading hours long! Sofew I had a ahead of me. Two Day 18th April Sunday 07:30 groan. alarm, snooze, groan, Alarm, 08:30 very and let in the early and tired the venue, at Arrive 16 players. eager top 48 - - event. This year’s event revolved around submitting a around revolved event year’s This event. deck in the main event. that theme deck and playing and as elabo of cards can be as simple as choice This can create. imagination as a players rate it takes to have an impact on the world of L5R, there there an impact of L5R, on the world it takes have to the main Kotei and at say, your have to other ways are win the Honour is to winning the event to alternative The interactive story interactive partThe that of L5R has determined game is not all the card playing just being good at something to do. Then I head off home, not to rest rest not to I head off home, Then do. something to the story through read but to deck - or Hon and relax, - entries. our Event it is just about time to go home. First we make sure we First go home. it is just about time to sorted are everything all of the players and is secured and the evening out with everything need for they 20:30 of Day. Close and the venue, at I arrived hours since twelve It is over Community Community - relatively tidy pile on the shop floor to tidy in the tidy floor pile on the shop tidy to relatively morning. 19:00 Go Home and collapse!! it. is to there all that’s And really. Simple, 18:00 GetThe Out packs, - 1440 booster given were all the prizes Once 1 plastic 1 plastic tetsubo, 9 plastic katana, 2 trophies, gift two $100 and one for certificates (one for cutlass, 8 cards, sets of rare 8 complete store), $50 on AEG’s 1 exclusive 1 playmat, tops, special counter honour L5R ten-sided custom 90 of fu leng, honour counter bits and bobs - it other miscellaneous and a few dice, and get every everything tidy us to left up, was for the shop. thing back to 18:30 Out 18:40 everything in a leaving the shop, car the Unload at 49 -

•The Winner •The had to we the main event, for done that we’d Once Championship. the Steel it for repeat And, of course, the Trophy and a metric tonne of stuff and a metric tonne Trophy the of course, And, for for failing the clan for to down way all the finishing in x place - for •Placing 24th the highest representative of their clan at the end of of their clan at the highest representative the tournament - plastic katana symbolic seppuku of Clan •Bottom for start the next day!! best story/theme - for deck •Honour Prize finished as that each player for - a prize of Clan •Top that he would make top 16 with that record and then record make 16 with that top he would that a club with his out at a night for London to travelling a 09:30 back for all the way Girl and then travelling •And a special prize for most unbelievable activity, activity, most unbelievable for a special prize •And who left of the end at a player by won which was taking the gamble 6 games, won having six, round •Darwin Award for Most Mistake Stupid for •Darwin Award to finished 17th with the cut that •Bubble - the player being on the bubble is termed This x being 16. top •Furthest from home from •Furthest •Best costume •Most Player Honourable There are prizes not only for the winner and those not only for prizes are There reasons: varied many came close but for that Around 17:30 Around begins giving ceremony prize The tricky second day to conclusion without a single error error without a single conclusion tricky to day second very T.O and the keeping all of the players or mishap, happy. So not too much to do... much to So not too take team the oiled machine the Kotei Like a well clan specific ability that distinguishes it from any and any clan specific abilitydistinguishes it from that every other stronghold] can use in a tournament legal environment. Each Each legal environment. canuse in a tournament start economy, the clan’s for statistics has the vital and military as a as well level ing honour resilience clan has a limited number of strongholds that they they that number of strongholds has a limited clan Mike Schaeffer Words & Photography: Photography: & Words name - and he informed me that he leads a team a team he leads me that name - and he informed me that to He explained of 22 full-time sculptors! and a year, about 2 sculptors hires Workshop Games I program. training a 2-year each one must undergo of team such a large shocked maintain was they that full-time sculptors. Within 10 minutes, our gaming group already began already our gaming group Within 10 minutes, drawn each person uncontrollably off, splinter to a noticed one, for I, of personal interest. an area to so I made a case full of beautiful miniatures, display the Golden Knowing that Demon that. beeline for the possibility I relished that on another floor, was without having miniatures closely examine I could One of of the display. time in front for compete to at there was Workshop Games for the lead sculptors work, along with his previous presenting, the station, the (then) forthcoming Island the new models for I had a chance Fantasy. Warhammer of Blood set for his I forgot - unfortunately, with the sculptor chat to competition; pockets of the crowd roar a mighty roar pockets of the crowd competition; and so on. event; during an organized “Waaaagghh!” the all celebrating stimulus, just constant is There game settings and hobby. Workshop Games showing display a seen I’ve time first the was year This case. display artifact” “alien in an props life-size 50 - - -

showing props and displays; the crowd is peppered is peppered the crowd and displays; props showing and other-worldly dark elves, marines, with space the costume for themselves characters promoting and Games Workshop always does a good job build always Workshop and Games conven The atmosphere. carnival ing an energetic booths are there with banners; tion hall is decorated bearings and soak up the general atmosphere and atmosphere bearings and soak up the general attended, the fourth was I’ve This Games Day vibe. Space Marine who was guarding the door. the door. Marine guarding Space who was get our to around wandered we there From and the spirit of the event jumped into we Right away, but accommodating with the stern photos posed for tion in Baltimore. So I whipped some enthusiasm up tion in Baltimore. for up there of us headed and five game group, in my the spectacle. Games Workshop held their Games Day in only one in held their Games Day Workshop Games I am lucky and enough city in North America this year, loca convention the from an hour away only live to A Gaming Group’s Adventure Adventure GamingA Group’s 2010 USA Gamesat Day Community Community - store! offers Workshop itself - Games Games But back to Day ensuring there, day spend your to of ways a variety Some of the paint-and- bored. never you’re that can build you where take activities good deals, are can you that a miniature or paint piece a terrain the to over way I made my the game tables, From and the forums followed Having shopping area. the new direction 8th Edition that podcasts regarding the itch feeling I was going, was Fantasy Warhammer rule Warhammer the for cared I never tryto it out. the the models, loved but I always before, systems So I and the community enthusiasm. game settings, books some army plunked cash for hesitantly down and some new models. Dark Elf army my through when I read out that Turns sold me they that I discovered in the week, book later a Games of the book! Luckily, version the obsolete “red and a me, to is fairly accessible store Workshop the book kind was there exchange enough to shirt” good service was that While on one. the current for had the Workshop shocked I was Games that his part, sell backlog the Games at gumption to Day inventory Of course, Games Workshop brings many of their own of their own brings many Workshop Games Of course, display. on and some only for play some to tables, tunnels! underground last one features This 51 - to each locale. Photographing all of the tables is one Photographing each locale. to look forward to. of the activities I always worldwide, providing a common experience for for experience a common providing worldwide, the club tables differentiate the globe, people all over is unique with something that event each Games Day tion where the clubs from the local area set up their the local area the clubs from tion where me about to something interesting That’s tables. is essentially tour the GamesWhile Day Games Day. Continuing my tour around the area, I found the sec I found the area, around tour my Continuing At another display case, I ogled models featuring I ogled models featuring case, another display At techniques: some inspiring of weathering examples photos so that I could duplicate the paint scheme. the paint duplicate I could so that photos for Games Workshop at least one more sale of the sale of more least one at Workshop Games for Both the sculpt and the me. of BloodIsland from set detailed I took gorgeous. are the Griffon job for paint I have to admit, seeing the Griffon in person secured in person secured the Griffon seeing admit, to I have - -

In another story of minor celebrity, one of my bud one of my In another story of minor celebrity, Miggedydies pointed Mack Martin the at me out to Mack as I recognized Games booth. Flight Fantasy I had podcast. Thunder Like of the Dice the founder podcast when Mack that left to listening the stopped Mack hired Flight Fantasy that realize I didn’t so show, for responsible he was and that as a games designer, RPG! the Dark Heresy all fantasize we that arc Mack personifies the life time play homework spend all your a kid, As about. and 40K, Warhammer illustrating 40K, Warhammer ing the same Continue 40K novels. Warhammer reading Launch a game design. while studying in college, 40K knowledge Warhammer podcast sharing all your a job to Bring experience all that with the world. actuallya wins you “focus” interview all of that where be a game to a game company by and be hired job, Score. designer. 52 - - in this way, I learned I had the good fortune that to in this way, Swanson. Todd obtain some personal instruction from direction of the color wheel. As it turned out, about it turned out, As direction wheel. of the color on the awards was this same gentleman an hour later, his head! So above Sword stage lofting the Slayer him how he achieved his weather effects on the his weather he achieved him how which he kindly to his use explained base, custom go in a certain to as his rationale of a sponge as well Gold Medal, when, overhearing a side conversation, a side conversation, overhearing when, Gold Medal, standing right beside was the painter that I realized of the opportunity advantage So I took ask to me. beast of war, produced by Forge World. Forge by produced beast of war, a admiring had won I was one of the models that to see a lot of attention given to them this year for for them this year to given see a lot of attention to separate about three were I think there some reason. or the beast of burden the Gnarloc, entries featuring I’m eye. my caught of the entries that a few are Here happy so I was a big fan of the Kroot family of models, With the excitement of a painting session under my session under my of a painting With the excitement the Golden to Demon Lounge way I made my belt, Center. in the Convention elsewhere lighting. lighting. place in the round. I requested feedback from the from feedback I requested in the round. place and midtones the shading and he said that judge, high needed more but the miniature right-on, were contest. Everyone has one hour to paint a randomly a randomly paint one hour to has Everyone contest. at pretty pleased with my I’m miniature. provided I didn’t Unfortunately, the conditions. given tempt, up paint, gunky brushes, and dim light! gunky brushes, up paint, serious speed-painting the more for result is my Here while standing up or painting while wearing massive massive while wearing up or painting while standing However, serious. is more other contest The mittens. like using dried overcome, to still obstacles are there There are two speed-painting competitions. One is competitions. speed-painting two are There impose the organizers where a light-hearted affair, like painting on the contestants, obstacles random keep. Then there are the painting competitions. competitions. the painting are there Then keep. Community Community - designers of the games, Sam Stewart! of the games, designers It could all we was to. talk to so great were guys These fanboys/ as google-eyed across coming avoid do to a tre What know succeeded! if we fangirls - I don’t Games at Day! cap our day to mendous way buddies had the pleasure to describe his Dark to Heresy pleasure had the buddies actual of the one campaigns to key Trader and Rogue 53 - - - - the potential value of a skirmish Games value game for the potential talked about the product and we devel Workshop, gaming One of my FFG. at process lifecycle opment with Ross. I learned a little bit of his background and I learned a little bit of his background with Ross. remi and we trajectorycareer FFG, led him to that debated We the 80’s. about old games from nisced So we enjoyed conversing with Ross Watson, Sam Watson, with Ross conversing enjoyed So we whose last Tim and Ron, and Mack Martin, Stewart, time talking most of my I spent . recall names I can’t dinner with us at Phillips Seafood at the Inner Harbor. the Inner Harbor. at Seafood Phillips dinner with us at our delight! to accepted they Which ing/painting goodness wasn’t enough, the highlight the highlight enough, goodness wasn’t ing/painting invited trip when our gaming group was of the entire Games go to (FFG) to Flight Fantasy from the team subject. If celebrity gam all of that and general hobnobbing movies with hilarious commentary, a la Mystery Sci with hilarious commentary, movies with an impassive, responds Alan 3000. Theater ence change the Mack decides to emotionless expression. responds with an impassive, emotionless expression. emotionless expression. with an impassive, responds (but hiding it perhaps a little flustered Mack, Hmm. overdubs RiffTrax that explain to very continues well) IP Lead to whom they report. Mack was waxing cool, cool, Mack waxing was report. whom they to IP Lead sign of success the true that Alan suggesting to the release is when they movie Ultramarine the for Alan rock! going to is that oh boy, and, it, for RiffTrax Fantasy Flight guys were catching up with catching were guys Flight Fantasy and the greybeard Workshop Games Merrett, Alan Time for an amusing aside about Mack and the Time for the the end of the convention, At movie. Ultramarine Sister of Battle. of Sister Here’s a picture style the of Mack and I cramping of a Here’s ason Hubbard Jason : Words Photography: Shane McElligott Shane Photography: The lack of a big release this year made the ginor- this year lack of a big release The any and without in size, inflated seem mous sales area deals it made me question whether Gamesshow Day Games or not. a glorified sales event has turned into on the focus with should be about the hobby, Day not sell- gaming and scenery construction, painting, for. are and website the stores what ing stuff - that’s display World My the Forge ended up at wandering Forge Warhammer the by caught was eye and my ef- my for rewarded I was pretty resin. stand and it’s to and managed forts the crowds pushing through and as I lookedcloser I cabinets, all the display get to with the Marien- started like drool Homer Simpson, to Land ship in particularburg me out at screaming miniature about that - Shame one (Ed I do want - yes, this turn of events by pretty excited I’m buying ban). some pretty produced always have world - Forge see some really should so we spectacular 40K, stuff for It the was Forge. Warhammer from coming items cool part most discussed on the day I heard of the show and a terrified wallet. - usually with bright eyes certainly looks like revitalise new venture it could This subjects stu- that as the books will cover Warhammer, runs over such as campaigns in which Chaos dio can’t, books for background mention not to the Empire, Cathay Norsca, such as Araby, World, parts of the old and every other part map not covered of the world has felt I have that is an area This main studio. the by a book was Lustria The been lacking sometime. for I but with nothing since in the right direction, step see the far reaches get to never we’d concerned was World. Warhammer of the - Histori Warhammer not find to disappointed I was was This I missed them. but maybe cal anywhere, of the pick up a couple hoping to a shame as I was in particular. Shieldwall books, 54 - - This year he had some new year This website. website.

Despite being reduced in size, the conversion com the conversion in size, Despite being reduced As I was wandering around I started the wandering around that I was notice As to and participationhobby smaller, had become areas trend This bigger this year. were the sale areas that but I felt years, the past few over has been apparent is usually a hall there Where much. too this time it was only a was filled with fabulous gaming tables there handful. My first stop of the day were to speak to a few a few speak to to were My of the day stop first I knowmembers of the Design that Studio and have near no longer live as we up, and catch a good chat - the paint along with studio team, The each other. Metal ‘Eavy team The filled one hall. ing competition the to advice and painting giving tips the day spent them. show in to their work people who had brought game designers sculptors, writers, also were There and members of the manufacturing talk to. to team still smiling and were they the end of the day at Even the event. vibe to a positive brought This had an affect on the number of entrants into the into had an affect the number on of entrants This reduction significant with a in models competition, show the around as I wandered In fact, in the cases. this people attending far fewer were it seemed there Games Days. previous then at year ry, which was Lord of the Rings. I had painted Sam and I had painted of the Rings. Lord was which ry, in the pimp mobile, was trip down The Bill the pony. then bus, mini seen Ky’s those who haven’t and for and 8 o’clock, in time around well arrived So we year This started in the Golden Demon the day queue. people with far fewer a lot smaller, the queue seemed that inside I did notice Once Goldenentering Demon. collect to Golden bothered a lot of people hadn’t Demon entry tickets use the queue to and seemed to get in early. petition table and the scenery were building areas and with the number of ladies car- packed all day, rying the hand made scenery the plan was around always are areas These carry mum to it’. ‘get clearly to sorry and I was attendees, the younger by dominated help as they this year see them be less prominent to and get people actively involved the hobby promote on the day. check out the which he switched type a disco light, lighting, interior were. and amused we us all, show on to

Well, it was that time of the year again - Games Day again - Games Day of the year time that it was Well, entry Golden my I had finished for upon us. UK was catego one enter only to year this decided I’d Demon, Games Day UK 2010 UK Games Day Community Community - - - - showcase the world of gaming - it was a glorified of gaming - it was the world showcase seen always I’ve a shame. was of selling and that day a canbe done at of what as a showcase Games Day like a poorly it felt but this year show, wargames event. sales corporate constructed sive chip on the miniature, which wasn’t there when there wasn’t which chip on the miniature, sive guy hand I remarked about to this I handed it in. his me and he just smiled and shrugged to ing over not a I know it’s Yes, miffed. slightly shoulders - I was time and effort but I had spent Demon-winning entry, so expected those handling the minia on the piece, drop and not to and respect, do so with care to ture but it left me a happen, accidents I understand that it. the least. say to bit sore it show, with this year’s disappointed I was Overall prefer selling products me that give was seemed to participation hobby be a sign - which may over ence past At is affecting the business. the economy of how a sort of excited been a buzz, has always there shows get I didn’t but this year amongst the crowd, feeling feeling. that make I me to the decision that has prompted This been I’ve Games Day. next be attending year’s won’t and a number of years for the shows attending looked the next forward with to show always have I left in but this year with a bad taste anticipation, It wasn’t very mouth and feeling disappointed. my to a day and it wasn’t the hobby, for a showcase Britannica, as well as Rune Keppel - who my other Keppelas Rune - who my as well Britannica, with - along with a host of other half had a quick chat of whom picked up finalist pins and many painters, in the day. Demons later even lunch break, It spend my certainly to was a fun way a bit of was of a drink the hotel although the price at apparently.....) much, Too much? (Ed- How a shock. the meet up once the show to back over I wandered Golden pick up my to had finished and headed over a mas handed back I noticed it was As Demon entry. 55 - - were Ben Jarvis, who was last year’s Slayer Sword win Sword Slayer last year’s who was Ben Jarvis, were of Platoon and is one of the founders ner, attending the Games Day meet up to share tips and share meet up to the Games Day attending of painting about the hobby chat and generally ideas, Some of the notables in attendance small miniatures. So, as lunchtime approached, I wandered over to the to over I wandered approached, as lunchtime So, This meet up. the painters and attended hotel Plaza who are the world all over from painters is where seen it since. It be a pretty looks like good this may seen it since. try I’ll and when its released. get hold of a copy to film, lots of eager folk desperate to get a look. I decided get a look. to desperate lots of eager folk try on when hopefully the queue would later I’d that did man but I never some what, in size reduced have fortunately though I’ve the trailer, get a look at age to This year saw the anticipated Space Marine Space movie the anticipated saw year This with huge, - the queue was a new trailer showcasing - - Words & Photography: David Heathfield David & Photography: Words For the purposes of this tutorial I have under the purposes I have of this tutorial For a very (Tamiya grey the miniature light coated and tech the colours which will show grey) light than a darkerniques better undercoat. Stage 1 Stage 56 -

while painting. somewhere in between the two, it is easy to cover, cover, it is easy to the two, in between somewhere of giving a smooth finish and has the advantage gives looking view natural and being easier to more colours with slightly dulled colours. A white undercoat gives gives undercoat A white dulled colours. with slightly smoother fin and a generally colours vibrant more will give undercoat A grey ish but is tricky master. to you make can affect the end result. A black undercoat A black undercoat make can affect the end result. you - often clean lines and a sharp contrast lends itself to you Metal‘Eavy style - but will leave described as the cloaks and large metal surfaces.cloaks and large but the choice is a personal preference Undercoating be done with a scalpel, file, wire wool or sand paper. or sand paper. wool wire file, be done with a scalpel, smooth off list can also be used to in that last two The smooth blends such as will require that areas larger Before we begin a quick word on preparation. All All on preparation. begin a quick word we Before this can mould lines and flash should be removed, does not deal in depth with colour theory. There are are There theory. does not deal in depth with colour on the subject articles and it would many available of colour. take the use explain whole book a to Paint and of paint the application concerns tutorial This The Application of Application The Tutorials Tutorials - - - - gaps left the last by

4 These layers should be repeated until a homo until be should repeated layers These layer Each geneous finish has been achieved. direction to in a different be painted needs to is veryThis clean strokes. the last with large important make stroke the a brush you as when in a certain is laid down paint way. pushed along in the direc is generally paint The can will see later tion of the stroke which as we of the the end At in our favour. work be made to amount behind a larger leaves stroke the brush keep if we Therefore the start. than at of paint will strokes in the same directionthe brush we the point at depositpaint of end up with a large will quicklyThis build up the stroke ends. where ugly clump and stroke an mark. and leave It is also important crisscrossing are as you the strokes which fills the solid mesh of pig an even, stroke and creates the surface across ment of the model. This next image shows paint that has been ap that next paint This image shows mixing proper thick or without plied either too like this is applied a layer Once on the pallet. a smooth surface regain will never paint to you will be affected. on and the end result So should go on smooth and evenly the paint It is also important transparent. and be slightly will end up or you brush your overload not to which will fill of pooled paint areas with large layers. details and affect the following Stage Stage 57 - - - 3 2 able with a brush. The miniature was pinned was miniature The able with a brush. goes which right of paperclip with a long piece join a sturdy create to the base in order through of the the model elements and all the between base. After spraying the model with several light light the model with several spraying After of his areas reach the difficult to I painted coats attaching done before was This clothing. leather became unreach the base as these areas him to Instead I will show you the quality you are look are the quality you you I will show Instead when applying said paint. ing for adhering it is not to thin, is too the paint Here the surface and is breaking of the miniature up. such as the ones used for miniature painting, painting, miniature such as the ones used for other in several a suspension of pigment are quali its own each paint help give liquids that and paint qualities vary to paint These from ties. a description of how so it is useless giving you should be as each one will vary. paints thin your Now you can begin applying colour. There are are There can begin applying colour. you Now know the to need about how things you several Acrylic paints, applying it. before work paints Stage Stage Stage Stage - - 6 before it dries or applying the previous colour colour it dries or applying the previous before very dry the edge of the blend once thinly to to colours. help disguise the edges of the two is added starting another layer slightly Then further with a darker the shaded area into down and using the same technique paint colour a create the mix to finally I add some purple to to and begin adding some tone area recessive the skin. Here I begin with a very careful shade. I am try I am I begin with a veryHere shade. careful to as I want dark a colour too using avoid ing to quality using the transparent a blend by create on my is the paint Here of the thinned paint. palette. which some palette I use is a wet palette The but is is a bit of an extravagance people believe tech your in fact a necessity and will improve times tremendously. nique and painting strokes to use those brush to want you Now a point Begin at with the brush a blend. create it begin and move the blend to want you where will This be darkest. to want you the area toward the dark to the light blend from a natural create and can be furtherarea stretching by facilitated with a clean moist brush the edge of the paint Stage Stage 58 - - . Here is a step by step of 4 layers applied applied layers of 4 step by a step is Here the skinto this technique using 5 going to dark straight away and having to bal to and having away dark straight going to this with veryance bright highlights. then further adding the final shade before see how me to allows This and glazes. highlights without each step is needed at much contrast Next we begin adding light and dark areas to to and darkNext begin adding light areas we I usu and volume. it contrast give the model to some shade then highlights adding by ally work Stage Stage

Tutorials Tutorials - - - 8 eas of interest that draw the eye to certain to the eye areas draw that eas of interest when viewing the model. Dwarf On my that one such area was the mask and of red I used glazes needed treatment. up blends and break help facilitate purple to concen were These the surface of the leather. in certain particularlytrated areas the purple confined and so was colour which is a recessive Secondly I used a pale blue the shaded areas. to the effect the light of give to the eyes around and the leather reflecting the metal onto from the towards of the viewer the eye draw also to details of the eye. the consistency of the shows image below The pallet but it must also be noted on my paints only a verythat is needed on the small amount gathering will end up with paint else you brush It ap to is better of the model. areas in recessed and the point layers in several ply these glazes and transparent remain they of them is that below. the colour simply tint Now that you have highlighted and shaded an and shaded an highlighted have you that Now is because in This look a little bland. it may area tones different up slightly shows light life real lower be reflected from may that and colours be reflected from under the skin), (veins layers another object reflecting (metals or may light) on the surface.simply be stains or discrepancies use we these effects on the miniature display To First is twofold. use of these glazes The glazes. further can to help they disguise blends and can be Secondly they used smooth the surface. ar and create of colour areas up large break to Stage Stage 59 7 area with global lighting (all raised areas are are areas (all raised with global lighting area applied again in was the white highlighted) light the where towards tending thin layers two from. coming was source last two steps with several coats of grey and of grey coats with several steps last two toward tending of brown applications several the darker areas. back up to then lightened whiskersThe were the treating applications with two grey a light begin to highlight in the same manner that we we in the same manner that highlight begin to stages Bymean in several this I applied shade. strokes to and using brush using thin coats areas. the lightest towards pigment the move of highlights can see the application you Here as per the first treated was This on the beard. For the next part I have moved to an area of the an area to the next part moved For I have the steps demonstrate is easier to model that It of the model. highlighting the concerns on. highlights your place to deciding where After must you the shaded areas) (usually opposite Stage Stage - - - - - 1 The surface was given a coat of a steel grey grey of a steel surfaceThe a coat given was of black washes several receiving before colour In this case in shadow. on the area concentrating handle but the underside of the steel was that and some research metal reflects differently light surprising results. this can produce into the original steel to then returned metal was The it is important this point At mention to colour. is of particular contrast that importance when metal surfaces. painting Stage Stage Now to demonstrate these techniques applied to a to applied techniques these demonstrate to Now I demon that It requested was surfaces. different few wood. metallics and strate be a choice have workingWhen you on metal areas non-metal painting and using metallic paints tween the I will demonstrate In this tutorial lic metals (NMM). presen look at to I find it much nicer technique. latter and better it ties the model together that tation-wise, the amazing at I know hours wondering I spent that of other artistswork when trying learn this tech to as painter It a better become will also help you nique. get the blends perfect! but to no choice have you requires of metal that a simple area you I will show to and is easy much blending back and forth, not too reflectionsplace on. Metallics and Wood Metallics and 60 9 array of colours. These areas were neatened up neatened were areas These of colours. array on the final piece. These images show the model before glazing the model before images show These the applied to of red then with the first layer cheeks and finally worked with the complete Stage Stage

Tutorials Tutorials - - 3 4 Stage Stage Metals can also be glazed; this is usually done Metals can also be glazed; dirt and the effect of rust give to but can also or other ele the effects of heat show be used to is a rusty Below metal on a metal surface. ments and has been oil paints aged using that axe powders. pigment The light points on the tubes were painted with painted on the tubes were points light The very is usual for fine de This paint. less watered tails as getting a perfect blend is less important pallet is my Below than keeping neat. the area and this process used for colours with the three while blending another shot of them mixed layers. between Stage Stage 61 - 2 glaze of off white used to blend these in blend these used to of off white glaze To this end I now use the grey colour and add colour use the grey this end I now To the surface it highlighting to white with thin a quick but create to grey of much lighter layers on a small zone. smooth blend concentrating applied and a quick are finish spots of white To The highlights should be very highlights The stark and sud is not to This a small area. to den and confined blended in fact should not be well they the say but almost all metals should end is true opposite of white. with a stark spot or streak Stage Stage Then I washed the metals surrounding the the surrounding the metals I washed Then leak into to some allowing with thin black wood This metals. the near to wood of the recessed easily. contrast more yet creates the original to is then returned wood The of pale coats several being given before brown and dry ink wash Once my to I return beige. homogenise the to thinner coat apply an even slightly. the wood of the colour and tint area the beige added using are final highlights Then mixed of off white with a small amount colour smaller restricted to are highlights These in. areas. 62 6 5 them yourself as your painting and knowledge painting as your them yourself of the subject tremendously. will increase This is a very simple way of painting metals of painting is a veryThis simple way can that techniques lots more are and there other looking by metallic surfaces, at be found who classical painters and even miniatures called often Sky use a technique Earth NMM. go and find these and try to you I encourage Stage Stage Obviously you can concentrate this more to the to this more can concentrate you Obviously darker with each passage of ink. areas it down slightly. This is then applied as a wash is then applied as a wash This slightly. it down the so that overloaded slightly with the brush detail of the wood. the recessed into runs colour colour and follow this up with several washes washes this up with several and follow colour make this I To of thinned dark chestnut ink. ink and water mix a chestnut ink with a brown and vibrant as with the rest of the model and as with the rest and vibrant it drab than paint of it rather make a feature dusty of a flat brown I begin with a coat colours. Next is wood. I tend to keep my wood bright wood keep to my I tend Next is wood. Stage Stage

Tutorials Tutorials - - base scenic with a nice complete he is, So here Tir-Na-Bor sim or to join the armies of to ready and get dusty. desktop ply sit on my painting. happy Till next time, red or too warm. I paint the details to counter the details to I paint warm. or too red act the whole miniature. this and balance theoryColour if but a point can help with this to had better you colour for got a feel haven’t you will end up a miniatures one or your develop mish-mash of paint. 63 - - - 7 8 monly I use green, purple and red. The pictureThe purple red. and monly I use green, in a simi another handle painted shows below with some glazes. lar fashion and treated Wood can be glazed with all sorts can be glazed of colours Wood and fungi plants due to occur naturally that Most com end up on the wood. that minerals Stage Stage find that one side of the model looks a bit too one side of the model looks a bit too find that have one or two complementarytwo one or or contrast have initially to I can use these colours in. ing colours it is so that the mood of the model, manipulate I can also etc. or bright and warm, dark and cold, break to in these areas glazes use contrasting I may this is done however Once them up a bit. while painting other surfaces. For this reason I this reason For other surfaces. while painting worry on get some paint much if they to don’t use these I can now Also this point. them up to out the other colours. balance details to or three choose two to I tend rule a general As may then each area the model, for colours Now it is time to paint the details. The reasons I reasons The the details. paint it is time to Now often the last because are they these until leave around paint and so be difficult to highest areas Stage Stage - Brett Johnson Brett : : phy & Rebecca Hubbard Photogra Words & Words 2 excess. excess. after an turn over to want may Some you plants to simply leave Then soak both sides. hour to 48 hours 24 - After dry if possible). (overnight will the process succeed didn’t that plants any the rest them; discard should so you wilted have use. to free are you For this stage you need some Glycerin. It is avail need some Glycerin. this stage you For as most chemists, from the counter able over and also medicine, often used as a children’s it’s harmfuland It isn’t supermarkets. some in found It’s handle it. suit to need a bio-hazard don’t you the bottle pictured about was also pretty cheap, will also need a You ages. £1.20 and lasts for and some water. small container mix 1 part need to 10 parts to Glycerin You it a good stir so Give in the container. water Next and plants take your mixed. properly it’s are make they sure the mixture, dip them into on some and place then remove covered well will soak up the This kitchen or newspaper. roll Stage Stage This process solves the problem by replacing the lost replacing by the problem solves process This acts which with glycerin like an embalming water structure. the plants retains fluid and of when you do this in advance you I recommend every and then and I do batches now need the plants. been stored - some have bits box keep them in my Some still as good as new. and are a year over well for see and you’ll the process, to take well won’t plants failed. it’s within 48 hours if 64 1

the garden and grabbed some moss - it took me some moss - it took and grabbed the garden find a good able to and I was about 1 minute variety. scale well and you can just pull them from the can just pull them from and you scale well small herbs like thyme but tryrock anything, I just popped this tutorial in For can be good. Collect some plants! I like to use mosses as they I likeuse mosses as they Collect some plants! to Stage Stage plant is, the better. Normally once you cut a plant it cut a plant you Normally once the better. is, plant which in turn losing its water drywill begin to out, the structure. destroys This technique can be used on any type but of plant can be used on any technique This the ‘woody’ Generally the more can vary. the results Absorbent paper (ie kitchenAbsorbent roll) Water container Small Tools and Materials needed for preparation: and Materials needed for Tools Plants Glycerin material to make sure they last - Brett Johnson from Johnson from last - Brett make they to sure material easy this is. how explains WAMP way to add interest to your miniatures. your to interest add to way plant your prepare to need start you you’ll Before Flora Basing Flora is a great bases on your and plants mosses real Using Tutorials Tutorials 4 5 Using a cocktail stick, carefully apply PVA glue to to glue PVA apply carefully stick, a cocktail Using so need a lot of glue, don’t - you a single frond it. overload don’t Dip the glue covered ‘flower’ into the coloured the coloured into ‘flower’ Dip the glue covered blossoms. flower create flock to flocks will add a bit of coloured different Using base. any to a splash of colour and variety Stage Stage Stage Stage 65 3 Coloured flock Coloured like that miniature fronds Some mosses have making for simple great and these are reeds, base using PVA your Glue the moss to flowers. or super glue. explains: preparation: for and Materials needed Tools glue PVA stick Cocktail Moss with fronds Now that your plants are prepared you can use you prepared are plants your that Now miniatures. of your them on the bases and can take further a step this though, You flowers, miniature use certain create mosses to Irregulars Sheffield from as Rebecca Hubbard Stage Stage - Richard Sweet : : phy Photogra Words & Words 3 2 Due to the way the loin cloth is being pushed the way Due to areas raised natural will a few there together and the the top at both folds of it, in the center stuff small blobs of green I add two bottom. the veryat and very top and push the bottom again making once I sure shape, into material stuff the green smooth out the joins between them with a metal pick. over rubbing by Once the base layer has completely dried, I be dried, has completely the base layer Once part on the top work gin to of the loincloth first. I start stuff to thin lines of green adding two by most partsthe outer the thighs fall across that them going over inwards, and push the material is thin and make the material to sure repeatedly smooth. both the lines and edges are Stage Stage Stage Stage 66

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deliberately haven’t sculpted anything around around anything sculpted haven’t deliberately as this little point - there’s of her thighs the top cloth. will be hidden by At this stage I lay out a rough base for the base for out a rough this stage I lay At a solid base have I’ll so that loin cloth, sister’s to with and can shape it when I come work to I do it separately. to sculpting it without having Stage Stage is just an example, but the techniques will help you help you will but the techniques is just an example, surfaces. many and cloth over sculpt robes During this article, I’ll be showing you had to add a add a had to you be showing I’ll During this article, - this of Battle Sister Workshop a Games to loin cloth Sculpting Robes Sculpting in Stuff Green Tutorials Tutorials - 6 I add another layer of green stuff down the cen stuff down of green I add another layer making and the thicker top the it slightly at ter, flexibility more with me - this will allow bottom and shapes the folds this the loincloth on for layer is the final This and photos some stock I had a lookat side, of an idea of how get more to some miniatures the wind and be shaped by the loin cloth might From the motion of kicking off the metal girder. additional I then add some these references pronounced making more are they folds sure it has of the cloth where the bottom towards flexibility and movement. most of it’s Stage Stage doesn’t feel right to you when you leave it then it never it then it never leave when you you right to feel doesn’t right . will feel try to be afraid new styles sculpt the same to Don’t as you solving, A lot of sculpting is about problem thing. mind sculpt and your need to something you look at make to the same ways think of different begins to object. A few Do’s & Don’t’s Do’s A few with sculpting is to advise always One thing I would know how never you mix very a time, at small amounts It well could be working could on one area. long you the time you’re think and by take much longer than you to hard be too stuff could of the green finished the rest the green. stick to stuff of green with the amount get carried away Don’t apply half of I only ever Typically an area. need for you areas on larger even the model, I think I need to what end you much, add too like and cloth - if you robes what as ruining a lot of it as well remove to up having done. already you’ve even spend a lot of time on one area to be afraid Don’t not particularly detailed - if something about it if it’s 67 - 5 4 and the texture. and the texture. As with the front loincloth I start with the front As in the same each stuff down thin lines of green two way, in, side of the cloth and then push the material checking while constantly each other, towards both the consistency the edges of the lines at Stage Stage At this stage I move on to the rear of her loin the rear on to stage I move this At to part as with the top a base layer I create cloth, it dry I let of. the top over apply the detail layer parts any too are that and cut away completely thick. Stage Stage Mike Dodds : : phy Photogra Words & Words 3 There had been a section of There of flash on the rear my prior to but this had been removed the hat had left a serious removal that However, receipt. so coupled of the cloak, gouge in the creases leftwith the pitting I was but with little choice and a that replace stuff to some green work to “dings”. of other couple Stage Stage So after emailing all the arrangements, what arrived arrived what So after all the arrangements, emailing was Tuesday on the envelope padded neat in a nice (D02700) Ogg on Broom. Nanny Micro Art Studio’s 68 - 1 2

and 2 millimetres wide which with gentle pres wide which with gentle and 2 millimetres plastic or metal. most flash, removes sure shoulders. I’m fortunate in that a few years ago years a few fortunate in that I’m shoulders. a Micro chisel on sale in Historex I discovered 1 blades between this has several store, Agents if this mini had been cast in a mould consisting if this mini had been cast in a mould consisting the by affected Areas sections. or four of three the the edges of the cloak and over flash were areas of flash as well as an area of pitting. That That of pitting. as an area of flash as well areas wasn’t hat of Nanny’s being on the rear flaw in but the flash was much of a problem, too It appears as deal with. to some difficult places Close inspection of the mini showed several several inspectionClose of the mini showed rule pressed against the back of the neck and against the back of the neck pressed rule pressure. gentle base in metal. Nanny herself sits astride her Nanny base in metal. which legs akimbo a banjo, playing broomstick, bent neck severely had the in this instance with a steel straightened was This backwards. So on to the review: The miniature comes as comes miniature The the review: So on to including the plastic base - Nanny pieces, four the support stand and the cast Ogg herself, Stage Stage Stage Stage mental responses, and being the figure-slut that I am, I am, that and being the figure-slut responses, mental of “Yes, say to me all of 0.00357 microseconds it took be delighted”. I’d course, to paint up a model for someone else, especially as in someone else, up a model for paint to So this case when I get asked if I can a week. do it in kiddingyou me?’ ‘Are and ‘Eeek’ after automatic the I suppose that, like so many other miniature painters, painters, other miniature like so many I suppose that, when I get asked a thrill get of anticipation I always Step-by-step: Nanny Nanny Step-by-step: Ogg on Broom Tutorials Tutorials - - 5 ing come to prefer their behaviour, so I’ll list the so I’ll their behaviour, prefer to ing come list I’ll of the colours but the rest here Tones Skin the end. at 036 Beige Red. Base colour: 017 Basic Skintone Colour: Highlight First if sure (Not Flesh Light colour: Second Highlight more) make this any Vallejo Game Colour Vallejo Darkening and Mouth: Dark Flesh. Somewhere around now I discovered that the that I discovered now around Somewhere tab on the cast base is actually deeper than the So left was figure plastic base and the unstable. the primer dry was once the paint back to was it pry on the tab then and mark the excess room up. off the base and tidy Ogg being so with Nanny the painting, Onto to illustrations Kidby’s depicted in Paul well a more follow books I had to Pratchett’s Terry So I bypassed of painting. version “cartoonish” normal with manufac skinmy and went recipe skintured colours. tone hav Model Colours, Vallejo In the majority I use Stage Stage 69 - - 4 Stage Stage a gentle dose of Tamiya Fine White Primer. White Fine Tamiya dose of a gentle superglue, which gives a better bond. It is such a bond. a better which gives superglue, bottle getting it out of the is like glue that slow but it has a grip of bed, out getting a teenager like face. limpet a on a rock to be treated to the garage to down it was Then a little bit of coaxing with a sculpting tool (or with a sculpting tool a little bit of coaxing then was Nanny filled. and the gaps were three) fully cure. stuff to the green for left overnight was assembly and Nanny the final was Next day drying slower the stand using strong to fixed onds. Over to the stand, this had a small stub of the stand, Over to onds. with a pass or two metal which a gentle excess the stands best fit and I tested fine file removed. in of glue and was a touch given was then it too the bottom gaps around tiny were There place. stuff and of the stand and the base but green While the green stuff was curing I turned my curing stuff was I turned my the green While assembly - for the base and stand to attention flash or moulding neither one had any tunately, fit cast base has a tab designed to The flaws. a was slot of the plastic base so that the into in a sec and in place quick hit with superglue 8 Stage Stage freehanded in the Red stripesfreehanded and finished off the boots. The base was completed by painting in the painting by completed base was The and then a dilute colours with various stones, picked out, were Leaves of Devlanwash Mud. bit of on the stand - a lovely the Flower as was thin washes given - which was sculpting there of dark red. with gone over bloomers were voluminous The then a dilute paint, of white of coats a couple I then of Ivorycoat take to out the starkness. 70 - 6 7 I worked on the banjo next and then did the on both the base and broomstick. work Followed by the packs and bottle, strapped strapped the packs and bottle, by Followed underneath the broom. Next up for painting was Greebo and the cloak. Greebo was painting Next up for This I applied with a Brush carefully pushing the carefully with a Brush I applied This and left set overnight. to the crack, glue into ous crack in it. Not wanting to risk fracturing to wanting it Not in it. ous crack dig out the poking to by stuff in I opted green gluing bases. use for I Quick Grip PVA” Fast “Ultra About here I realised there was something was there I realised here About in fact it had a seri with one of her legs, wrong Stage Stage Stage Stage

Tutorials Tutorials Dark Red and BloomerShoes stripes Dark red Red Burnt Cadmium Bloody Red Red Burnt Umber Sand Iraqi brown Cork Base Brown Cork Brown Chocolate Burnt Umber Green Camo Luftwaffe Blue Grey Grey Neutral English Uniform Ivory Packs and Bottle and Bottle Packs Ochre Brown English Uniform 71 Black Black Glaze Dark Grey Black Grey Grey Neutral Cloak and hat Cloak Prussian Blue Prussian Blue Dark Prussian Blue Grey Deep sky blue Dress Dress Basic Skintone Flesh Light Dark Flesh Face Face Beige Red on. Overall if I were to give this a score I’d say 8/10. 8/10. say I’d this a score give to if I were Overall on. fun model. fun model. work good a one to it’s a collector/painter but for start with, to someone scratch for out from not a miniature It’s enough to make the painting easy but not cluttered with extraneous with bits. make cluttered but not easy to enough the painting a it’s but hey does handle look a bit Phallic, Ok the broom Vivre”. De “Joie a superb showing is a delight, face The Overall she’s a pleasant figure to paint, with no massive issues to have to work around; the detail is sharp detail is the around; work to have to issues massive with no paint, to figure a pleasant she’s Overall - Rebecca Hubbard : : phy Photogra Words & Words 72

If you want to improve your highlighting and shading using gradients can help. gradients and shading using highlighting your improve to want If you and while this can be effec in shade, a change indicate side to side by people use bands of colour Many and another starts. stops one colour see where easy to it’s smooth a transition, is never the result tive, It can be helpful to pick out three pots of paint that are roughly your darkest, lightest and middle shades. lightest darkest, your roughly are It that pots of paint pick out three can be helpful to In my example I have used Citadel paint colours, but you can use whatever brand you have available. have you brand can use whatever but you colours, paint used Citadel I have example In my and light. of shadow points obvious rippled it will have practise to as if it’s way as a cloak is a great such Fabric, Gradients are a way of creating smoother transitions. By layering colours over one another in a way that you you that one another in a way over colours By layering smoother transitions. of creating a way are Gradients very do. easy to a subtler effect - and it’s can create underneath you can still see the colour

Gradients Tutorials Tutorials - 73 is very wet. want you where towards should move paint The direction. goes in the opposite gradient highlight The started so shading from you start is the same place your to good A place gradient your be lightest. it to the starting In this example of the bar. is the centre point the other starts. as one finishes, that the paint multiple times - but not while the same area over brushing by Build up the opacity in layers, Find an area that needs to be dark, and startingthe direction in a little further push the brush of the away be dark, needs to that an area Find starts a stroke that and gets darker leaving where off nearly invisible the paint, drag will This darkest point. be strongest. needs to the colour Paint the entire cloak in your middle shade colour, make sure it’s not looking patchy and the paint is not too is not too and the paint not looking patchy make it’s sure shade colour, middle cloak in your entire the Paint can see the consistency easily. so you on a tile or palette with water Mix paint your thick. on see-though slightly it’s until shade colour your to add some water start to ready are shading, you When wipe some off on a piece wet, is too brush If your a wash. it has become diluted - but not some palette your start you painting. before of kitchen towel happen practising see what’s be it will to easier you’re When modelhas been primed. make your sure First, a black. than rather primer such as a grey, - coloured light use a ing if you 74 exact on the cloak. technique with thick paint, as it will not create the transparency you need to see the base colour underneath. see the base colour to need transparency the you as it will not create paint, with thick I practiced this where a miniature of is a photo and there colours, chartThe I built up my details how below out. move as they get stronger but gradients middle is still pretty the base colour, much The work - and won’t be strongest to paint the want in the direction brush you your move if you only works This

Tutorials Discworld Miniatures Review Words & Photography: Jason Hubbard, Rebecca Hubbard, Nick Johnson, William Ford, Micro Arts studio Andy Mon, Willian Ford jnr, Guy Oxley , Scott The Discworld Miniatures is a line of 30 mm scale, Radom & Nick Palfrey cast metal miniatures from the Discworld fantasy Susan Sto-Helit book series. All figurines are based on Paul Kidby’s Jason Hubbard Discworld artworks and consulted with Sir Terry I really like the Discworld range of miniatures by Pratchett personally. At this time there are 32 min- Micro Arts, that I was quite pleased when I was given iatures in the series. We plan to expand the range of Susan Sto-Helit, grand-daughter of Death, to paint. the miniatures constantly. Even now we have 3 new My initial reaction was that this is a really nice sculpt figurines in the sculpting phase. We’re always open to and the cast isn’t too bad. While there was a mold line new suggestions which characters from the Disc- running across her head which was a little tricky to world we should produce next. If you have an idea remove, it was a really excellent cast. feel free to contact us on our forum or via Facebook. I looked at the painted version on-line and found that most people had painted her in black. I wanted to be slightly different in my approach and colour choice for her, so I compromised and went with greys. She is really easy model to paint, and I soon found I was painting quite quickly. The only tricky piece of cloth- ing to paint was her basque, but apart from that her clothing was pretty straight forward. I also decided that I wanted her scythe to be old and weather worn, rather than shiny and new looking. So I painted a damaged rust colour to the blade - the reason for this was I wanted a scythe that looked like it had been passed down to Susan by Death, passing on her future legacy through Death’s old blade.

I enjoyed painting this model and I intend at a later date to acquire the complete set of guards, as I already have Vimes, though as yet I haven’t painted him. I intend to place him on a cobblestone base (Ed - The Streets of Ankh-Morpork?). The Discworld range is well worth checking out, especially if you’re a fan of the books, these figures are excellent quality .

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coming up, I decided to use it for my entry the my into use it for I decided to up, coming model is so characterfulThe in its pose competition. Kidby’s and is a perfect of one of Paul representation artworks. were mould lines The good a cast this model is! How and in some almost insignificant blend a decent result is easily achieved. It’s a great a great It’s is easily achieved. result blend a decent come a purposes and possibly for display for piece extension the Discworld for (i.e., game dic roleplay GURP’s). Librarian The jnr William Ford so the figure Pratchett anything I personally love With the IMP resist. to hard too was This is one of collection of miniatures which repre is one of collection of miniatures This Discworld. Pratchett’s Terry the charactersfrom sent the base, It a 25mm round with as one piece comes like companies type from newer ranges seen with Wyrd. the from of the illustrations is a good copy figure The of the the essence and it captures novels, Discworld and clean casting sculpt meant excellent The books. the figure. only a small mould line round was there clean up with a file and to about 15 minutes took This the curve made the underside a little the hat of knife, do though. to harder ‘famous’ I think the main difficulty with this kind of trycharacter is the decision whether to and match as I did, decide to, If you the book or not. to the figure but the challenge creativity restricted in your are you So after in makingcomes the character recognisable. hopefully matches the finished figure a little research aficionados expectations. Discworld to a dream itself was Because figure of the detail the coat/wash/dry base or and whether you brush paint, The Bursar The Guy Oxley 76 - - separately. rather than the excellent pictures on the Micro Art than the excellent rather with the model does not come The website. Studios available but these are base seen on the site cobbled A light undercoat went on very well and it was on to on very on to and it was went well undercoat A light on throughout Model Colour Vallejo I used painting. art Discworld from and used references this piece drink in hand, which is not at all frozen and captures and captures all frozen at which is not drink in hand, her character well. pinning. For best results I would recommend a ‘slip’ of ‘slip’ a recommend I would bestresults For pinning. of the pit the worst cover to or other filler, Milliput, Ogg is posed in a typical pose, piece Nanny The ting. her face. require the arm and shouldn’t into hand fits well The minimal and easily cleaned up. One disappointment One disappointment minimal and easily cleaned up. of the on many of micro-pitting the amount was surfaces the left to and somesquashing hand side of ence material for her. for material ence all and the mold lines were model at had no flash The left hand with broomstick, and a plain round ‘slotta’ ‘slotta’ and a plain round left hand with broomstick, she is based on Like of the range the rest type base. is plenty Kidby of refer so there the artwork of Paul Willam Ford the main body and her Ogg in 2 pieces, comes Nanny Nanny Ogg Nanny Reviews Reviews - - - - At first glance it’s packaged much as most minia it’s first glance At with the very foam handy packet, in the blister tures, the nice, quite itself was miniature The ‘protection’. a bit irritating, which was one major mold line, was the through of the cape, the folds through as it ran baggy of the long, the fiddly folds and through hair, Magrat on Broom Magrat Nick Palfrey moons many books, of the Discworld a lot read I’ve this the fact to Add primary at ago when I was school. get hold of one of these minia to wanted I have that the opportunity resist a while and I couldn’t for tures Magazine. Irregular one of these for review to made to put a mold line that ran down one of Rince down ran a mold line that put made to model The a pain! indeed was That eyeballs. wind’s smoothing in out attention some more also needed pitmarks a few are as there areas larger some of the I painted bother on the version I didn’t in the metal. wished I had - but I really cowards! is for - Patience taken the time. earthy a muted for I opted of fun. a lot was Painting glory the full colour than rather the robes look to My enjoy. should probably status of any a wizard Rincewind be what this might that was thought after a while. “Four-Ecks” looked in like while staying a personal chal for the miniature painting I was Also theme was and the forum WAMP on the lenge over the to approach drab a more felt so I hat” my at “Look hat. the brightly painted onto put focus mini might of fun! ton’s this model was Painting figures more some painting look forward to I really Micro work Art! Nice in the future. this range from The casting quality was decent. An acceptable acceptable An casting quality decent. The was was an odd lines though of mold choice amount 77 - - sional piece of artworksional piece a three and springing it into I am still very by impressed of art. dimensional work Asryk Kul what on this mini! accomplished the official Discworld artthe official Discworld Jack Kidby and I think by I really Asryk Kul the sculptor nailed it outta the park. of taking example dimen think this is a great a two was really drawn to the “Why Me?” look of his face and look of his face “Why Me?” the to drawn really was with the stooped of the miniature stance the entire off sculpt is based The shoulders and poor posture. debuts in the very first novel, “The of Magic”. Colour debuts in the very first novel, I the spirit of the character. captures really figure This tertained over 30 novels with his story, settings, and settings, with his story, 30 novels tertained over One of his perhaps most importantly his characters. key Rincewind who characters is the hapless wizard Like a lot of people out there I love the discworld the discworld Like I love a lot of people out there kept has really me en Pratchett Terry books a lot. Rincewind RadomScott of good Discworld minis from Micro minis from Artof good Discworld and Studios deservesthoroughly a good look. with Paul Kidby’s illustration. Kidby’s with Paul stands out in a crowd I think this model really Overall one arm making it harder to detail. One interesting One interesting one arm making detail. to it harder skin on the it? I decided on do point to colour is what in keeping with the orange, contrast to a bluey-grey Although not too challenging the model challenging of has lots too not Although it is basically fur, practice fur technique, to areas large on less detailed although it is slightly skin and extras, to give the feeling from Paul Kidby’s illustration and it illustration Kidby’s Paul from feeling the give to painting. on to was perfectly, unlike other metal models were I first have have I first unlike metal models other were perfectly, the off to so hats agent, release excess of any wash to the base detail to built some I finally scratch casters. places non-existent. The white under coat went on went coat under white The non-existent. places ------parts that were below par. Little lumps, sculpted de sculpted Little lumps, par. parts below were that and other face and irregularities on Esme’s formities, under made very once apparent were small details, came out again. and so with a sigh the tools coated, particularly was neither mini Overall due paint fun to of the casting and the sculpting nature the the rough and detail blends, making edging, inconsistencies, I got stuck in with the cleaning and prep work... prep I got stuck in with the cleaning and metal is of a medium densityThe which made trim without it being so soft you that ming and filing easy, Despite far. going too risk damaging the model by reason mould lines were some dubious placement, the no shear between little to was able and there with not particularly were They clean however, halves. ganky had been over- that agent of release puddles some was There the caster. applied by enthusiastically of both areas major lumping and pitting on many a mil bad that though thankfully nothing too figures, wouldn’t stuff work and a quick bit of green liput bath of and only a couple no flash, was there Pleasingly fix. in the expected worms places. vent and well, character of Esme has been captured The good being put to I can just imagine those hatpins that though was disappointment use! One slight Fly whereas base, with a sculpted come Esme doesn’t a and another one that A minor niggle, ing Esme does. soon fixed. bit of milliput work be expected as is to Detailing is good on both sculpts, many were though there sculpt, Asyrk a Kul from The sound of the morning sound of post on the mat landing The I spot door, the and after stumbling to me, roused something signals that jiffy bag that the tell-tale ted Opening up the packagereveals has arrived. cool and with the packs, lined blister foam standard two adorning the distinct imagery A’tuin of the Great cardboard a at recognisable the products instantly are backing, packs, the explore to only moment for Pausing glance. 78 -

Andy MonAndy sme Weatherwax sme chance to give these miniatures the once over. the once these miniatures give to chance for review. As one of the defining characters of the As review. for be has got to Weatherwax Granny series, Discworld the and so I jumped at list, favourite on everyone’s Being somewhat of a Terry Pratchett fan, I couldn’t I couldn’t fan, Pratchett Terry Being of a somewhat the prospect of being by excited help but get rather miniatures Discworld some of Microsent Art Studio’s E By take my fancy). So until I can next get out of my al So I can next until get out of my fancy). take my ciao. most permanent lazy state, take the time and aren’t in any rush in the assembly rush in any take time and aren’t the certainly fun! I would is great the painting and stage, Ogg and Rincewind (Nanny like get one or two to bits in her hair. if you - this is a very conclude miniature, to nice So, a day to work on it - painting and write up done in and write on it - painting work to a day flat with nice is just as I like it, miniature The a day! detailed just the necklace and little not over areas, So when finally primed and cleaned the miniature So when finally primed and cleaned the miniature I only had if even itself! Italmost painted great, was properly, and even then I wasn’t quite sure if this was if this was sure quite then I wasn’t and even properly, glued and primed join didn’t it was the but once right, so this is all fine. show really hold it there for a while. Another poor fit was with the poor fit was Another a while. for hold it there - it didn’t and it really It should fit in nicely, twisty tree. fit to meant it was out how figure me a while to took together. It is very small and, on my miniature at least, least, at miniature on my It very is small and, together. can pictures. see in the fit very which you well didn’t and a pair of tweezers, it with place carefully I had to miniature came in four parts. The main model, half half main model, The parts. came four in miniature and up, the miniature which held the tree, an arm, particularly arm was The put to hard a base insert. sleeves. Another niggle would be the parts. The The be the parts. would niggle Another sleeves. Reviews Reviews - which are coincidentally in the right position to be a position in the right to coincidentally which are not for being noted Luggage the despite pair of eyes, as with this, see a problem I don’t see. being able to make a but some purists may actual not eyes, they’re fuss. nice it was on him, work to I only had a week Given working areas only needed five that a figure have to of scrap legs and the teeth, metal trim, on - wood, Model Colours, Vallejo I used a mix of P3 and cloth. and Metallics paint to Washes Workshop with Games spot a didn’t and I flash, no noticeable was There him. him. prepping mold line when I was didn’t the Luggage that a little disappointed I was on the pic as is shown base, with a sculpted come Micro that Arts - I feel should on the website tures it way, Either this. cover to add a disclaimer probably and I the figure, of painting enjoyment spoil my didn’t will be picking of them up in the future. some more all present and correct. One detail that caused a little detail that One and correct. all present knotholes two the fact are was there that controversy 79 - - - The Luggage comes as a one piece sculpt, with a plain sculpt, as a one piece comes Luggage The on isn’t of mahogany tongue the While 30mm base. are robe legs and a bit of someone’s the teeth, display, He’s also the first figure I’ve painted that can double that painted I’ve also the first figure He’s story..... - true careful as a finger puppet if you’re chest that follows first Twoflower, then Rincewind, in then Rincewind, Twoflower, first follows chest that on the Disc. their adventures ure? In a week? With my reputation? Well, I’ll give it a give I’ll Well, reputation? With my In a week? ure? the bag of through and a rummage With that, shot. session with the painting from I came away goodies, the travelling the Luggage, pack containing a blister Nick Johnson a Micro Arts and review fig Discworld Studio Paint The Luggage The all quality and consistency didn’t particularly impress all quality and consistency didn’t me. net. Seeing on the shelf has certainly them inspired net. favourites other Discworld pick up some of my me to the over just a shame that It’s Microfrom Art Studios. starting. Not that this should put off any Discworld Discworld should put off any this that Not starting. both good characterisations are as they fans though, cabi make your additions to fine would of Esme that in which to get them finished, and in hindsight it hindsight and in finished, get them to in which time more myself allowed have to been nice would’ve up before and neatening work additional prep for picking a real chore. I only had a couple of evenings of evenings a couple I only had picking chore. a real - - - - - Words: Dave Barker Dave Words: as guidance on turning a seriesas guidance of linked scenarios expecting than I was is more in This a campaign. into this and such as this one, just a 50 page supplement types of troop from the breakdown is in addition to excellent and the usual select forces which to your expect Ganesha a to from come I’ve that sheets’ ‘cheat Games product. skirmish like the idea of playing don’t really If you then this ongoing conflict, games set in a modern, if the idea of However, you. for isn’t really supplement this type appeals, of game is something that playing Lead Flying gaming with the excellent whether you’re recom then I would set of rules, or a different rules and information the background mend this title for as the excel as well the conflict, for getting a flavour it includes. ideas that scenario lent Lead Flying ISAF In Afghanistan, ‘Hearts and Minds’ ‘Surf Produc Shack Rich Jones, Book, War of Theatre and Ganesha Games. tions’ the conflict, with many terms and acronyms that I that acronyms and terms many with the conflict, a wide cover rules The know being explained. didn’t conflict, of the Afghanistan features of different range talking the locals through to militaryfrom dog teams, through of Engagement, and ISAF Rules interpreters dickers (unarmed devices, explosive improvised of levels in the observers) and the differences Taliban Detailed forces. Taliban ISAF and between technology types in use in the of weapons the different for rules ac more for as rules as well conflict also provided are in this particular using vehicles theatre. curately “Joys named ironically is the slightly introduced Also used in other not previously game mechanic, War” of around all based which are Ganesha Games systems, I rather mechanic. activation success the same core of an extra level providing this works, like way the tactical uncertainty skirmishes into without making win. and impossible to games suddenly unbalanced which pro detailed, are scenarios different Fifteen as well engagements, of different variety vides a nice 80 - - - & Ganesha 2010 Games, Rich Jones ‘Surf Shack Productions’ © flying lead theatre of war book flying lead theatre isaf in afghanistan ‘hearts & minds’ ‘hearts The rules set out in the book easily and natu rules blend The to the parts into a flavour rally of the text give that rules makerules no kind of distinction when a skir as to Enduring Operation from take place, may mish battle starting day. in October the present 2001 to Freedom, Afghanistan and the West’s (especially Britain’s) past (especially Britain’s) West’s and the Afghanistan the elections leading up to in the region, involvement of the although the rest in 2005, held in Afghanistan against our Editor. However, I was pleased to find as pleased to I was However, against our Editor. begin with a they that these rules read I began to the history one-page introduction written to well of I am already familiar with the Flying Lead rules, which rules, Lead familiar with the Flying I am already several played having for, is written this expansion centurygames set in the first half of the twentieth impressed that $2 from every copy sold is donated to to every sold is donated $2 from that copy impressed Stress the charity Combat qualms about this if it hadn’t been recommended to to been recommended qualms about this if it hadn’t who a friend who servedme by in the British Army, I am also this review. I should write also said that still ongoing, and ‘Hearts and Minds’ is most certainly ‘Hearts and Minds’ and still ongoing, games set in the ongo deals with that a sourcebook had more have I might ing conflict in Afghanistan. I have always find it difficult to know find it difficult to whether I should always I have which are in wars games set playing consider even ‘Hearts and Minds’ ‘Hearts Minds’ and Theatre Lead Flying Afghanistan, ISAF in Ganesha Games Book. War of Reviews Reviews - - Word & Images : Peter Scholey Peter : & Images Word cap, and put a white edging round the top of them. of them. the top edging round a white and put cap, have as they muskets worthy of mention, The are be tape binding appears to with what detail, lovely which makes them very fun and engag them, round Similarly tryinglittle bits. pick out the to paint, ing to as well. picked on the wood out the grain have they as the Grenadiers, the same problems from Suffers makes these but I think the extra little bit of detail, paint. to nicer market there is for these figures though. On the On though. figures these marketfor is there very are models. they nice though, whole, as the the same problems from suffer figures These the extra opinion little bits in my however, Grenadiers, slots The paint. of detail make to nicer them a little just as are and they right as with the grenadiers, aren’t pinning. again requiring put together, to awkward ex them in the same style as the grenadiers, I painted dry do a grey brush I didn’t Bicorns, as these have cept I just picked out certain parts of the Instead, highlight. 81 - - - Troopers stitches and patches on the clothes and “flesh” areas. areas. “flesh” on the clothes and and patches stitches with an extreme coupled veryThe difficult assembly, much of a how makes me wonder ly niche range, with. with is good detail on these figures, really There brown to start to brown with and then did a 3 stage highlight try to and get colour, yellowy-cream with an off white happy which I am not entirely approach, a good straw ink on, and it looks quite effective I think. I painted I painted I think. effective and it looks quite ink on, grey black with a light the grenades yellow, the cuffs tone all in a two and the backpackhighlight brown, parts a light “flesh” the I painted Finally approach. used a metallic brassy paint by Daler Rowney for the for Rowney Daler by paint used a metallic brassy be large seem to weapons Their and back plate. front black Tamiya so I left those with just the ly metallic, A similar approach with white onto the trousers and and the trousers onto with white A similar approach caps Grenadier The finished them off too. cross-belts and black and dryI painted grey, with a light brushed well as the cross-belts and trousers grey. I then put a grey. and trousers as the cross-belts well with a semi dry brush on the jackets, highlight red faded. look slightly them to allow to ing technique Tamiya black ink coating to bring about the detail for bring about the detail for to coating black ink Tamiya the jackets purplepainted and then as the photos This really is the end of all the gripes, as the models is the end of all the gripes, really This I started a with up dead easily, paint themselves or to wide, and so some creative gluing had to be gluing had to and so some creative wide, or to done. does appear to be no necks on the models, and some be no necks on the models, does appear to the slots Also, join. they gaps on the arms where large narrow being either too very go together well, don’t and that didn’t seem to work very well either. In the very either. work seem to well didn’t and that this has and pin the heads and arms on, end I had to there However, left the models remarkably strong. together! I tried first of all to straight super glue the straight I tried of all to first together! isn’t there however the models, arms onto and heads so then I tried and to, bind very the glue to much for stuff, up a neck on the models build with Green to These are nice figures and very enjoyable to paint. paint. to and very figures nice enjoyable are These put the backside to a pain in are they However Britanan & Grenadiers Gaming Tor - - - the Words; Dave Barker Dave Words; features onto each page of the book and that some of each page of the book and that onto features section the rules into from the terminology crept has terms some meaning that section, the background defined. really they’re appear before these small issues do not detract what from However, the is a superb book worthy and a addition to really avail is currently that material Slammers Hammer’s that say than to no higher praise I can offer able. want on their hands if they fight a will have Editors be bringing I’ll powerguns back! And copy the review the fight! to Treadaway John Crucible, The : Slammers Hammer’s ISBN 978-0- Publishing, Pireme and John Lambshead, 9547276-3-5 Recommendations are also given about where such such about where given also are Recommendations can be bought. miniatures stories Slammers bit of a fan of the Hammer’s a As the informa I found book, this rule to coming before and sectiontion in the background an interesting presented knew, I already what addition to enjoyable factual and more manner. in a different the rules playtest find time to not been able to I’ve turn with a multi-phase well read but they properly, handling everything off-table artillerysequence from as infantryto manner – although, assaults in a unified is of the main focus such rules, hope from one would A vehicles. armoured between combat around course which allows turn sequence is an alternate touch nice Molts - a particular incorporate to typeyou of alien - and their unique ability stories Drake’s of David from teleport be able to to of battle. in and out tryIf to I was and find fault with this book I’d then does ap the layout in places out that point to have nice in trying so many cluttered pear slightly cram to 82 - - - can be used to re-create some of the battles from the from some of the battles re-create can be used to with suitable miniatures stories Slammers Hammer’s 25mm. 6mm to scale from in any the first which gives details of the backgrounds and details of the backgrounds the first which gives the inhab military across in use by equipment forces part and the second that details rules worlds; ited one of the stories and this is all before the actual this is all before and one of the stories content. sections: main two book is primarilyThe divided into and diagrams of various pieces of military pieces of various and diagrams hardware or symbols of the military units in the Slammers’ Just about every from page also has a quote universe. It is a lovely full page, full-colour, glossy hardback glossy hardback full-colour, full page, It is a lovely miniatures back with pictures, to packed front from diately asked to review it and I’ve got to say up front up front say got to it and I’ve asked review to diately with with the bookwas as I as impressed I was that the UK Gamesthe demo game at Expo. and I were really quite impressed too. impressed quite really and I were one of our Jason, So after back home and telling I was looking about great the imme game I was editors, Slammers layout and demo game associated with this with this and demo game associated layout Slammers - apart the only thing there book launch were from Rob the kids. fascinated really - that painting the face I first became aware that this new Hammer’s Slam this new Hammer’s that I first became aware the UK at being when I was published mers title was Games gaming Expo 2010 in Birmingham with my Hammer’s The five-year-olds. and our two Rob, mate, Hammer’s Slammers : : Slammers Hammer’s Crucible The Reviews Reviews - - - - - Words: Nick Slonskyj Nick Words: Photography: Osprey Books Osprey Photography: aided by the rules for Divisions. Divisions are the Divisions are Divisions. for the rules aided by Lines, Battle of the Ancients equivalent Renaissance (the groups multiple battle which allows a feature i.e. of Glory be unit) to a basic manoeuvre for Field term multiple times simultaneously and potentially moved the component Unlike Lines, Battle in a single turn. making groups battle up a Division must be arranged Arquebus, Musket and Pistol, the latter being poten the latter Musket and Pistol, Arquebus, Melee and/or Shooting Impact, for tially available Protected paid. list and points depending upon army used to is no longer an Armour class but is the term describe mutually supporting pike stands of and shot or mutually supporting troops stands of mounted of Points defensive and confers shot and commanded in certain circumstances. Advantage It report for to is a pleasure do cater the rules that a is there so that formations specific Renaissance describing to of text amount devoted significant Brigades and other Pike Swedish pike Keils, Tercios, appear to rules formation These formations. and Shot out and should satisfactorily thought been well have thing on the table of the real model the behaviour I particularly modelling like the mechanisms for top. 18 stands (up to formations Tercio the huge early of Glory) the are they that under Field and believe seen in a set of ever I have it that at best attempt rules. wargames reinforc to go a long way rules special formation The an actualing the illusion that is battle Renaissance and this is furtherbeing modelled on the table top lent feature of the Ancient and Medieval rule set and rule and Medieval of the Ancient feature lent overall The set. just as good in the Renaissance are set production the high standard up to quality is well publications. the previous by built on the same obviously are themselves rules The which rules, and Medieval Ancient as the framework who is anyone by aids in their assimilation greatly same turn structureThe with these. familiar already Shooting, Manoeuvre, with Impact, is employed Melee Action Points phases and the same and Joint with criteria more mechanism, combat of Advantage war of Ancient instead Renaissance to appropriate classified are troops with the earlier set, rule As fare. but Capabilities Quality and Combat Armour, Type, by the used by the classifications from all of these differ quality which for understandably, earlier except, rules Superior and Elite. Average, as Poor, remains Armour dif and Capability classifications Type, The appropri more and are rules the Ancient from fer as such includes troops Type so era, the later to ate include while Capabilities Gendarmes and Cavaliers, 83 ------diagrams to help understand some of the complexi help understand some of the to diagrams an excel are diagrams The ties described in the text. scattered with illustrations taken from various other taken various from with illustrations scattered of with photographs combined publications, Osprey as with the Again, figures. period wargames relevant number of also include a large the rules earlier book, ing a very strong family resemblance, as well as a con as well ing a very family resemblance, strong case is the with the earlier As product image. sistent liberally lists are and the army both the rules books, The books are physically very the current similar to physically books are The the same lists, and army rules and Medieval Ancient provid and colour layout general binding, shape, size, minimum and the majority of infantry equipped were with muskets and plug bayonets. tance in firearms which initially complemented and which initially complemented in firearms tance the close of the the pikes by so that then supplanted a period to the number of pikes had been reduced the start of the War of the Spanish Succession in 1701. in 1701. Succession of the Spanish War the start of the the rise this period of large saw Europe Western In impor a growing closely by followed pike formations a period which starts with the Great Italian Wars at at a periodWars which starts Italian with the Great the to the close of the 15th Century through runs and ending just before of Augsburg, of the League wars The rules are, as the name suggests, aimed at recreat aimed at as the name suggests, are, rules The cover They warfareing Renaissance on the table top. first army list book; Wars of Religion, covering West covering of Religion, Wars list book; first army both the encompassing i.e. 1610 – 1660, ern Europe War. Years Thirty and the War English Civil eval rules and my desire to find a set of Renaissance find a set of Renaissance to desire and my rules eval Together actually playing. which I would rules enjoy of the a copy also given I was of the rules, with a copy – Renaissance wargames rules and asked to write a and asked write rules to wargames – Renaissance undertake to happy I was a task which given review, of Glory and Medi liking the Field – Ancient my for I was recently handed a copy of the new Field of Glory of the new Field handed a copy recently I was Field of Glory – Renaissance Field - - - Italian Wars armies for the first time in many years and years the first time in many armies for Wars Italian no I have starteven additions. one or two painting anybody the books to in recommending hesitation wargaming. in Renaissance with an interest consistent with what I know of the armies involved. I know with what of the armies involved. consistent is fairly lists, as with the Ancient supportingThe text, under the to add anything and will not lightweight independent any who has done of anyone standing the an outline for is useful enough as but reading reader. general more with the help of some I have earlier, mentioned As a played Club, Wargames the Sheffield friends from the from of ECW games using armies drawn couple based on the starter list book and largely army armies as very with, Both went well of these games listed. some familiarity with the Ancient previously, stated be very to in actually helpful proving rules playing Both feel games had the unquantifiable these rules. expect I would an actual resolve of how to ECW battle between out the differences and both games drew Cava superiorthe Royalist the of dash armies, two the discipline of the Round the steady liers opposed to head Horse. set and its supporting this rule that I think myself For me with an enjoyable finally provide lists will army the At the period. for feel game which has the proper old Great dig out my to been inspired very least I have and a starter army of about 600 points value drawn drawn starterand a value of about 600 points army and bereasonable lists appear to The list. the from 84 - - - - - to those already seen for the Ancient and Medieval and Medieval the Ancient seen for those already to 20 armies and the book includes over lists; army list an army each one has some supportingfor text, sance battle should unfold. battle sance similar lines supportingThe book list follows army counters) which I have played to date. In any case the In any date. to played which I have counters) firearms to additional respect which must be given a Renais understanding of how with my is in accord excess casualties than is the case with the Ancient casualties than is the case with the Ancient excess be seen and has not to although this remains rules, games (both ECW en test been the case in the two The increased lethality of firepower may result in us result may lethality increased of firepower The through being destroyed groups battle seeing more where substantial number of firearms are present as present are number of firearms substantial where particu armies in the period, is the case with many in the period. larly later removed. In the Renaissance rules if the shooting is rules In the Renaissance removed. so is ignored, then the plus two firearms mainly from lethal far more become in general shooting attacks roll is subject the casualties roll modifiers and where to in the shooting the modifier is plus two due to are the number of bases reducing greatly rules, Ancient group has received hits from shooting or close com hits from has received group than the greater unit must roll basically the target bat, die This losing a base. avoid number of casualties to Renaissance rules is in evaluating the effects of shoot is in evaluating rules Renaissance of Glory Both use a Death sets of Field rules Roll ing. after a battle be decide if a base should removed to the period. and the Ancient between difference One significant with some spacing between them which provides them which provides with some spacing between seen in the typical type layout board chequer army from cuts and other illustrations contemporary wood Reviews Reviews Words & Images: Peter Scholey Peter Images: & Words soil inside the bags, and spilling out. The tops of the tops The and spilling out. the bags, soil inside a with highlighted slightly then also were sandbags try to and make it look a mix, white ochre-off yellow worn. bit sun-bleached and with and highlighted the base, round I painted Finally the stick grenades and then painted brown, a light done. and all was very was the piece nice that On the whole I thought and I certainly It is veryonly £4.35, cheap at indeed. skirmishWW2 my for more get a couple to intend is fantastic, detailing on the sandbags The games. is scope There very for dry easy allowing brushing. to wanted if you as well, of home-adjustment a bit for poles and stick a camoflague in over net glue wooden is piece and the easy, be relatively this would the top gun a AT comfortably enough to accommodate large least 5-6 figures. or at 85 - was volunteered to do an article for my friend Dave friend do an article Dave to my for volunteered was Urban Construct Urban 28mm Sandbag Emplacement/ Sandbag28mm Emplacement/ Machine Gun Nest was to try to being mud and was a look of there achieve and The light brown was then followed by a heavy dry- a heavy by then followed was brown light The leaving the sandbags, over ochre of yellow brushing this in. with the brown untouched only the recesses bland. Just personal opinion, but I wanted a bit more bit more a but I wanted Just personal opinion, bland. the piece. and brightness to colour of colouring on it. I wanted to try to a more I wanted and achieve on it. of colouring the one as I felt one the whole, appearance yellow and a bit white was website Construct on the Urban hold it. This was followed by a light brown covering, covering, brown a light by followed was This hold it. try to and bulk up the layers like dryheavy a brush, I started off with a simple dark brown base coat over over I started base coat with a simple dark off brown easily the edges so I could leaving most of the bunker, but I thought that it might put others off because it it might that but I thought is. generic the terrain how reduces that the footprints in the mud behind were a nice lit a nice in the mud behind were the footprints that the fact by personally that bothered I wasn’t tle touch. 3 German on the piece, hand grenades were there and chunky, so it’s practical and unlikely to break. The The practical and unlikely break. to so it’s and chunky, and pattern, detailing had nice sandbags themselves dry would so the piece and I thought nicely brush this terrain piece. this terrain solid it was that was My of the piece first impression I me and he sent Construct, Urban owns Maguire who - Words: Rebecca Hubbard Words: Photography: Anthony Barnes Anthony Photography: one of Micro Arts bases instead. scenic Overall, I did not enjoy working on this model, but working I did not enjoy on this model, Overall, quite not I’m liking it more. is on it I’m the paint now be I think it would though. aimed at who it’s sure of work but the amount as an RPG character, great a NPC. for on this mini seems a bit excessive required a display for the standard finish is just not up to The diorama. in a complex well work but he might piece, thinking of giving resin but if you’re a good price, It’s getting better would the first time I think you a go for Painting in about a gaming mini 2 painting I usually complete so the world), in painter not the fastest sessions (I’m com surprised it lookI was me 3 sessions to that did not include basing. - and that the wizard plete so much the detail - there’s this was for reason The a with buckles straps are on his robes, There of it. and the swirls on the on his hat, and a feather scroll I actually found in place. sculpted book and cloak are add to having saved They these swirls awkward. a bit it idea - but is a great the cloak - which to freehand actually difficult as I the cloak more made painting working them. constantly around was 86 - areas that really needed some putty attention, and needed some putty really attention, that areas a lot spent have time I would spare had more if I’d longer on preparation. supposed to stop cleaning sometimes! There were a were There cleaning sometimes! stop supposed to enough, cleaned up easily mould lines that small few in some a lot of pitting and roughness was but there There was a lot of flash, and with this being a very flash, a lot of was There you’re where tell easy to not always it’s detailed piece, was very not the same qualitywas as it was disappointed Micro from Arts bought I have items resin as previous in the past. Studio I was very happy that it was a one piece miniature, as miniature, very a one piece I was it was that happy and done fairly quickly, gaming pieces I like get my to I However, good. is always less time on preparation is a bit misleading, as this is the only picture as of the is a bit misleading, find on the website. I could miniature Preparation ent base. Mine arrived with his feet (plus gnome) flat (plus gnome) flat Mine with his feet arrived base. ent 25mm gaming base. square standard on an integral I think this of a stone. on top are In the picture his feet difficult to tell what parts what I looked until the tell at difficult to were worth It’s on the Micro Arts version store. painted web differ has a completely version the store noting that good price for a resin figure. a resin good for price it is a lot going on with this model and I found There This is a one piece miniature from Micro from Art miniature piece is a one Studio This in resin. he comes unlike range, Discworld their and, a it’s is less than £5, which in GBP plus pp, �5.40 At Cornelius is a generic fantasy wizard carrying wizard is a generic fantasy Cornelius a large some plus a cat, and scrolls, bags numerous book, his feet. by has a small gnome bottles and he even Cornelius the Wizard Wizard the Cornelius Micro ArtsStudio Reviews Reviews - Words & Photography: Jason Hubbard Jason Photography: & Words very painless. very painless. War World who games in the period of anyone For picking or recommend a box definitely I would Two thinking If you’re army. your up and adding to two perfect the then these are WWII army of starting a choice. I also realised that these guys could be easily custom could these guys that I also realised used parts if you modern/sci-fi miniatures ised into other manufacturers. from enough parts contains make box Each to 25 multi them very and I found easy part plastic miniatures, detail on these The which is great. build, and quick to which will make them painting high, is really guys 87 - - - - German Infantry II arlord Gamesarlord and the one I did find were very easy to remove. very remove. easy to and the one I did find were tional as I would expect from Warlord - these guys - these guys Warlord expect tional as I would from cheap plastic minia high quality, producing at excel mold lines, of very was little in the way There tures. The models are well sculpted, and the cast and is excep sculpted, well models are The really good, everything from a pistol, through to MP40 to through everything a pistol, from good, really SMGs and a MG42. constructing a unit. The sprues have enough heads have sprues The constructing a unit. build an uniquely dif to you allow to and equipment is of weapons choice The each time. miniature ferent I like plastic models, due to the amount of customi the amount due to I like models, plastic in you and the flexibility it allows can do, you sation These are the first plastic World War Two miniatures miniatures Two War World the first plastic are These but Warlord not only from knowledge, my to available in general. Another set of plastic sprues landed on my desk again desk on my landed of plastic sprues set Another Warlord, from were though this time they this month, GermanWWII Late Infantry. being and fairly modern, WW W - - - - Words & Photography: Jason Hubbard Jason Photography: & Words In regards to their scale, which is said to be 28mm, be 28mm, is said to which their scale, to In regards other manufactur to smaller in comparison these are but it is something to an issue, in itself isn’t which ers, other manufac purchase going to if you’re consider these. go alongside to ranges turers and look for liked I really these miniatures Overall some of them. painting to ward An aspect I did notice with these miniatures is the aspectAn miniatures with these notice I did do exist those that and of mold lines, minimal amount like were one thing I didn’t The easily removed. are mainly be the rider, connected to are the spears that use metal to I prefer fragile. quite cause spears the are major issue as it a isn’t This cavalry. spears my with drill out the spears, remove easy to be quite would with metal counterparts. them the hands and replace 88 - 28mm Almoravid Light Cavalry Light 28mm Almoravid 28mm Andalusian Light Cavalry Light 28mm Andalusian 28mm Almoravid Heavy Cavalry Heavy 28mm Almoravid and though I don’t game in the El Cid campaign, I campaign, game in the El Cid and though I don’t early crusade warriors for use them as Arabic could gaming. feel. This is something I prefer, rather than a unit of rather is something I prefer, This feel. is one of the This who all look exactlytroops the same. like them, me - I rather these appeal to that reasons The riders have a good combination of differing types, types, differing of combination good a ridershave The individual look and unit a more any which will give initially was the horses. These are really nice, with with nice, really are These the horses. initially was I also proportioned. well detailing and are excellent as well. into liked sculpted the poses the horses are before the final run. the final run. before the sprues me from jumped out at first thing that The As these are test shots I suspect will be test there these are that As already HaT have the final run. changes made before detailing some will need more me that informed This isn’t normally a period I play or research or know or research normally a period I play isn’t This El movie Heston the Charlton much about beyond intrigued. so when I picked slightly up I was these Cid, 28019 28020 28021 Cavalry Heavy 28mm Andalusian tures which included the following; tures 28018 This Month a few test sprues landed on my desk from desk from my landed on sprues test Month few a This were These 28mm range. their from HaT Productions of minia range El the Cid from forthcoming releases 28mm El Cid Range El28mm Cid HaT Miniatures Reviews Reviews - - - n Lee Da and heavy. The The and heavy. Words : : Words to be honest I haven’t checked – if you have the book have checked – if you be honest I haven’t to the start in just look up the rule with you of the book. section did make pages of the reference first few The section the introducing After as contain me giggle. the will need, you information ing all the essential GW stuff. buy more to pages describefirst two how In a book I guess I can this big a few let them off with pages of advertisement though. try if you carry to this downsides: the book’s for As yourself give going to games you’re each of your to a back injury – it is impractically big in are selecting magic items for spellsrules and for section than with the main rules, rather the reference made a major GW also be a bit odd. to which I found explain to forgot they the first printing: omission form side of positive The properly! won decide who to how rulebook put in the sheet they the errata this is that book mark. second a convenient provides read I enjoyed purchase. with my happy I’m Overall tried to the GW really ing it and I got the impression something new. produce The quality was, of course, superb, but the models superb, of course, qualityThe was, than stan look at to interesting much more also were Metal‘Eavy models. dard getting be aimed at of the book seemed to rest The scenarios Several rules. the with experiment to players but look balanced, necessarily aren’t included that are own on designing your given is also Advice very fun. A types various of campaign. and running scenarios reportbattle of which is a good is included example though the cynic in master, a games by run a scenario been have of a minor win may me thinks the outcome end of this sectionThe of the book details staged. the key units for with background battle, a massive as be very it to interesting I found and characters. described much detail seen a battle in that never I’ve DwarfWhite ago so years reading (I stopped before now). format common a more it’s maybe section which book ends with a reference The of magic and common the laws for includes rules summary the rules that rumours I heard magic items. but with the main text, lots of contradictions contains 89 - - - dedicated to Golden Demon winners and they were a Golden to Demon were winners and they dedicated particularly addition. welcome the Prussian army used to supplement officer training training officer supplement used to army the Prussian many the showcase, for As wargames. with miniature but some pages were of the models I had seen before, the history of wargames and shows evidence of some evidence the history and shows of wargames the earliest I had no idea that pretty good research. or that tombs, in Egyptian found model soldiers were Next came around 100 pages of miniature show Next 100 pages of miniature came around the cases and this section surprise: another holds yet actuallychapter begins with a brief introduction to whole fluff section an interesting read, rather than a rather read, whole fluff section an interesting chore. job, I found that most of the text that had actually I found been re- job, and period of history with each race having written, extra effortThe made the a little bit of new material. The next section of the book covers the history nextThe section of of the book covers first I was and this is where world Warhammer the and paste Rather the usual GW copy than surprised. worth mentioning anyway, such as resolving disputes disputes such as resolving worth anyway, mentioning and cocked dice. sensible order and the special rules have all been con have special and the rules sensible order help in the margin Notes one section. into solidated but are a rule, warrant quite don’t things that cover then followed by more detailed text. By just reading By just reading detailed text. more by then followed can learn in new rules the bold most of the text you in a presented are rules The so. or an hour of reading The book begins, as you would expect, with the new expect, would as you book begins, The on the Without commenting Warhammer. for rules this section writ of the book is well themselves, rules begins a summary with rule Each in bold and is ten. interesting details that you can spend ages looking you details that interesting for. of the book that we really care about. As usual for usual for As about. care really we of the book that the book is filled (GW)Workshop a Games product, pictures full of small Many are with stunning artwork. three typos in the whole book, which isn’t bad for bad for which isn’t typosthree whole book, in the certainlyThese help something with so much text. Of it is the contents course of £45. justify its price to but it seems to be fairly sturdy. Every page is in full be fairly sturdy. but it seems to a built in book with mark (very and it comes colour around only counted I also in a bookhandy this big). make it stand out. long, 500 pages just over book itself is huge at The review could be written - so maybe in the next issue. next in the - so maybe issue. be written could review the new rulebook read to a week It me just over took I feel the book that to qualities several are and there First let me begin by making it clear that this isn’t a making let me begin by this isn’t that it clear First that I feel rules; 8th Edition Warhammer of the review a proper before of gaming months it will take several Warhammer 8th Edition Warhammer Workshop Games OPEN GAME LICENSE Version 1.0a The following text is the property of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. and is Copyright 2000 Wizards of the Coast, Inc (“Wizards”). All Rights Reserved. 1. 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