More Pesky Humans

Finished up some big point things for the Fancy Pants.  First up some demigryphs that I'll be using as War Elephants (with invisible trunks obviously):

And a general on great winged beast which is totally not just Karl Franz:

Blood Bowl Time!

With the new release its time to start up a brand new Blood Bowl leage at the store!  As such we needed a demo that would be particularly manly!

I present the Cuddle Crushers:

And to face the the Fancy Pants Parade:

Finally since I'm a Kings of War fanatic I'm working on combining the old Mighty Empires campaign into KoW so I've been working on adding more tiles in and magnetizing an entire set of mighty empires.  This may take some time....

I still need more tiles if we are to bump it up to 4 players so I'll have to grab another copy of Catan to butcher!

Fancy Pants Brigade Milestone!

The Fancy Pants Brigade has reached 1500 points!  Here's the new additions:


First up some heroes:

I plan on running this as a KoW Historicals master list for the most part so cheap rally(2) musicians are a must!

Add in the double gandalf and there's no way they can loses especially with all of those fancy hats.

One big horde of warriors from empire soldiers that have been lying around and a few new ones to plug the holes.

These knights from battle masters needed a makeover and ended up looking pretty decent if I do say so.

And since there's a wide selection of mythical units why not add a giant in.  Did a few changes to the paint job on this model to make it fit in with the new army a little more.

Something Old, Something Blue?

As always no army is ever even close to complete.  I've added the old Ariel model from the wood elves as a beautifully creepy planar apparition for my Night Stalkers.  The beholder I was using to fill this slot will now be a much more fitting extra Void Lurker.

And an old piece of GW terrain (though recently re-released?) with some demon cultists on top as an abysaal well of souls.  This thing managed to barely fit in the storage box after magnetizing the cultists on top!

The humans have been officially named the Fancy Pants Militia and are nearly ready for battle so pics are soon to come...

Holiday Massacre Conclusion

Whew been a bit!  Things have been hectic but here's the write up of the end of the holiday battle!

Turn 4

The ghosts and Ice Golem tag teamed the Treat Takers as the enraged Santa moved on Dracula to avenge his fallen reindeer.   Meanwhile the gift Golem continued its doomed march toward the back lines.

With a mighty ho ho ho Santa smote Dracula while the tag team gave the Treat Takers a final 'treat'.  Unfortunately this mean opening up Santa's flanks to either the pumpkin king or The Monster, neither a good choice.

The elves continued to fight of the scarecrow on the far flank and as expected the holiday cannon fails to save the day by landing any solid hits.

Halloween now had victory within their grasp even after the hard losses early on.  The nightmare engine, Pumpkin king AND the Monster all charged Santa of Claus.  With their combined might the jolly overlord would finally fall.

Meanwhile the ghost pirates fired their ghastly cannon back at the happy holiday cannon causing minimal damage but demonstrating their superior ability to actually hit something!

Turn 5

The Xmas army had lost their leader but fought on in a desperate defense of their holiday.  The Ice Golem went in against the monster while the Ghosts decided to pick a fight with the nightmare engine.  Neither could make any worthwhile headway and simply bounced off their opponents to prepare for the counter charge.

The elves, ever stalwart, continued to fight a losing battle against the scarecrow.

Halloween's forces, with renewed vigour, easily wiped out the Ghosts of Xmas Whenever but the ice golem held firm.  The nightmare engine decided that the cannon proved a more tasty target should a 7th turn be on the menu.

The scarecrow finally rolled average and did enough damage to end up routing the elves.

With too little xmas spirit remaining Santa's forces gave up the tinsel and surrendered.  Halloween would now come twice a year!

Here Comes the Humans!

 Here's something that I rarely seem to paint.  The human army has gotten off to a great start with a small 600ish point force ready to go.

First up the previously previewed pike horde is finished with plenty of things to poke your eye out with:

The archers as well as the cannon are from an old battle masters set I had lying around.  Even though everything is mono-pose I can't help but appreciate how fun the miniatures are to paint for some strange reason.

The cannon crewman was missing his sponge so an improvised banner was added to make sure he didn't have idle hands.

Finally I had exactly 12 spearmen given to me from someone (though I sadly can't remember who)  that were conscripted into the fancy pants brigade!

There are still plenty of the fancy pants brigade left to paint and it will surely need some extra fancy heroes to lead it...

Holiday Battle Continued...

The Halloween army has already lost quite a bit but the battle is far from over!

Turn 3

The festivities began anew with the Naughty Listers bravely charging back into the Pumpkin King and Santa crossing fists with Frankenstein's Monster and Rudolph leading the Ghosts into the Treat Takers.  On the far right flank the Ice Golem attacked the Trick Makers.

With Dracula fully regenerated the Nutcrackers opened fire once more this time causing substantially more damage!  Not enough to route the vampire but enough to make it harder to regenerate to full.

The Elves faced off again with the Scarecrow causing minor damage as he gets uncomfortably close.  Meanwhile the Holiday cannon STILL refuses to hit anything, perhaps too much ale the night before?

Again the pumpkin king holds against the tiny assault as the Naughty Listers begin to realize what their inevitable 'present' will be...

Santa let lose his jolly blows however the monster refused to yield to his festive belly.  Rudolph and his apathetic ghosts likewise failed to break the cute costumed trick or treaters and the xmas army ran up against its brick wall.

The Ice Golem on the other hand stomped those nasty Trick Makers into the ground and turned towards the battlefield once more hoping to even the odds along the front line.

The spooktastic soldiers having finally stood their ground charged back into the fray hoping to break the jolly lines.  The pumpkin king and Monster counter charged their previous foes once more with the Treat Takers assaulting Rudolph the Red and his blood red nose.

Dracula charged into his chosen foe bring the battle to Santa himself while the Nightmare Engine came to roaring life and prepared to crack the Nutcracker Suite in two!

The Scarecrow King had finally closed the distance and brought the fight directly to Santa's remaining elves.  His status as king however would be placed in doubt as he managed to deal no damage to the pointy eared toy makers.

The Gift Golem had been passed up for combat by the Nightmare Engines charged and found itself stranded and under heavy fire from the witch cover.  It held but was facing a struggle of several turns march toward the enemy position.

Beaten and exhausted Rudolph fell to the cries of 'trick or treat!' the spooks revenge firmly in hand.  Santa on the other hand would not fall so easily and withstood the blows of both the Monster and Dracula.

The Nightmare Engine proved true to his name and ended the sugar plum dreams of the nutcrackers.

The Pumpkin King in all his gangly might ended what remained of the Naughty Listers and turned to face Santa.

This time it was the Xmas Army that had taken several loses.  Will Santa be able to rally what remains of his holly jolly doom and win the day or will Christmas be a little less merry this year?

Battle of the Holidays

Its finally time for another battle report!  This time something that has little to no bearing on 'legitimate' gaming.  We pitted the Halloween army against the Christmas army to finally see which holiday will reign supreme and rule with an iron pumpkin or candy cane.

The units are absolutely made up and have little to no real play testing as an army.  On top of the the rule of unlocking things with regiments/hordes is thrown out as the armies are made for a specific event in store and aren't really meant to be a full army on their own.  Anyways here are the statistics for all of the units in play as well as whats what on the filed:

1: Gift Golem

SP: 5  ME:3+   RA:- DE:5+   AT:8    Nerve:-/17    Points:200
Crushing Strength(3), Shambling, Elite, Windblast(8)

2: Rudolph the Red

SP:8   ME:4+   RA:- DE:5+   AT:9    Nerve:16/18    Points:210

Crushing Strength(1), Thunderous Charge(1), Rally(2), Iron Resolve

3: Santa of Claus

SP:6   ME:3+   RA:- DE:6+   AT:14    Nerve:-/25    Points:500

Elite, Vicious, Crushing Strength(3), Thunderous Charge(1), Nimble, Very Inspiring, Heal(4), Life Leech(1)

4: Ice Golem

SP:5   ME:4+   RA:- DE:5+   AT:11    Nerve:-/18    Points:250
Crushing Strength (2), Shambling, Vicious
5: Happy Holiday Cannon

SP:3   ME:5+   RA:6+ DE:6+   AT:1    Nerve:-/20    Points:280
Pierce(4), Blast(3D6, Lob-it, Reload

6: Nutcracker Suite

SP:5   ME:5+   RA:4+ DE:3+   AT:20    Nerve:16/18    Points:210
Phalanx, Rifles, Shambling, Pierce(1)

7: Santa's Little Archers

SP:6   ME:4+   RA:4+ DE:4+   AT:15    Nerve:-/16    Points:270
Pathfinder, Elite, Bows

8: Ghosts of Xmas Whenever

SP:10   ME:4+   RA:- DE:6+   AT:13    Nerve:-/15    Points:270
Lifeleech(2), Fly, Shambling, Thunderous Charge(1)

9: Santa's little elves

SP6:   ME:3+  RA:- DE:4+   AT:16    Nerve:-/16    Points:220
Pathfinder, Phalanx, Elite

10: Naughty Listers

SP:5   ME:4+   RA:4+ DE:3+   AT:15    Nerve:23/25    Points:250
Ensnare

1: Nightmare Engine

SP:7   ME:4+   RA:-  DE:4+   AT:3D6    Nerve:-/17    Points: 300
Crushing Strength(2), Vicious, Ensnare, Iron Resolve, Breath Attack(att), Strider, Thunderous, Charge (1), Brutal, Big Shield

2 & 3: Frankenstein and his Monster
Frankenstein
SP:5   ME:5+   RA:-  DE:4+   AT:1    Nerve:12/14    Points:160
Individual, Very Inspiring (the monster only), Bane Chant(3), Lightning Bolt(5)


The Monster
SP:5   ME:4+   RA:-  DE:5+   AT:6+D6    Nerve:-/16    Points:260
Crushing Strength(1), Iron Resolve, Regeneration(5+ or 4+ if Frankenstein is within 6")

4: Pumpkin King

SP:7   ME:3+   RA:-  DE:3+   AT:20    Nerve:-/31    Points:300
Elite, Vanguard, Crushing Strength(1), Strider, Inspiring, Shambling

5: Witch Coven

SP:4   ME:5+   RA:-  DE:4+   AT:-    Nerve:12/15    Points:180
Tough, Lightning Bolt(7), Breath Fire(16), Bane Chant(5)

6: Boo Boo Ghosts

SP:10   ME:4+   RA:- DE:3+   AT:18    Nerve:-/19    Points:290
Fly, Shambling, Crushing Strength(1), Life Leech(2), Mindthirst

7: Captain Short Beard's Ghost Pirates

SP:5   ME:4+   RA:4+ DE:4+   AT:15    Nerve:15/17    Points:170
Lifeleech(2), Pierce(1), Regeneration(6+), Reload, Pistols

Ghastly Cannon: single attack ranged 5+ to hit 48" range pierce(2), Blast D6+3.

8: Scarecrow King

SP: 6   ME:4+   RA:-  DE:5+   AT:7    Nerve:-/17    Points: 230
Individual, Regeneration(5+), Lightning Bolt(4)


9: Trick Makers

SP: 6  ME:4+   RA:3+  DE:4+   AT:12    Nerve:12/14   Points:180
Firebolt, Vanguard, Pathfinder, Stealthy, Pierce(1)

10: Red Bones

SP:7   ME:3+   RA:-  DE:5+   AT:12    Nerve:-/15    Points:160
Elite, Crushing Strength(1), Lifeleech(1), Iron Resolve(1), Shambling, Regeneration(6+)

11: Dracula

SP:8   ME:3+   RA:-  DE:6+   AT:9    Nerve:15/17    Points:300
Individual, Crushing Strength(2), Elite, Vicious, Inspiring, Lifeleech(2)

Vampire Forms: may use each form only once

Wolf: SP 10 pathfinder and Thunderous charge (1)
Bat: SP 11 fly Crushing strength(1), lifeleech(4)
Mist: Successful damage rolls against dracula are re-rolled.

12: Flying Monkies

SP:10   ME:5+   RA:-  DE:4+   AT:30    Nerve:21/23    Points:210
Fly, Elite, Vicious, Vanguard, Yellow Bellied

13 Treat Takers

SP:6   ME:3+   RA:- DE:4+   AT:22    Nerve:14/16    Points:160
Elite, Vicious

Deployment

 The red bones and scarecrow were poised on Halloween's right flank with the Flying Monkey horde and nightmare engine positioned to support either the flank or center.

 Dracula was front and center amongst his witch coven and ghost pirates.  The pumpkin king and frankenstein (with his monster) were ready to hit the center or support the left flank.

Finally the left flank is held up by the treat takers, boo boo ghosts and trick makers.

Across from their spooky opponents Xmas setup their Ice Golem on the far right flank with the Ghosts of xmas whenever.  The holiday cannon was prepared to fire away in hopes that the magic '6' would roll and obliterate a unit!  The main center was held up by Rudolph the Red, Little Suzie and the big jolly man himself towing the naughty listers into battle behind him.

Finally on the festive left flank the Nutcracker Suite stood resolute alongside Santa's Elves with a Gift Golem in tow.  On the far flank Santa's Little Archers prepared to hold off the spooky assault.

The holiday forces prepared for an epic showdown to decide who would reign supreme!  Xmas won the roll off and took the initiative to launch an all out attack on Halloween.

Turn 1

The flying monkeys had taken a vanguard move to advance slightly down the board and much of the Xmas army advanced in a festive fury.

The archers opened up on the red bones causing significant damage but they stood regardless. Likewise the nutcrackers cracked a volley of riffle shots grounding a few of the flying monkeys but the horde remained in tact.

The Holiday Cannon fired its opening shot deafening the crew and most of the troops within close range but managed to fly far over the battlefield possibly taking out a cottage on another table entirely.  The crew assured Santa they were merely 'ranging in'.

Little Suzie on the other hand rolled a perfect set of wind blasts and pushed the pumpkin king back towards the edge of the battlefield showing that size really isn't everything...

 Undaunted by the pathetic attempts at a 'scare' from the Xmas shooting the armies of all hallows eve charged into battle.  Dracula took the form of a bat and flew directly into the back lines of his enemies threatening the jolly fat man himself.  Meanwhile the Boo Boo ghosts charged their Xmas kind in an attempt to score an early break.  The rest of the army moved forward while the flying monkeys charged headlong into Santa's stalwart elves.

In response to the archers attempts to fend off the flank the scarecrow king hurled lightning causing only minor damage.

The cannon of the ghost pirates did far more and Rudolph the Red tasted the fury of Halloween but held enraged.

The monkeys clashed with the elves but Santa had trained them in far more than simple toy making and they held without shaking.

The trick or treat monstrosities assaulted the ghosts of xmas whenever and rolled a stunning route, or so they thought!  Rudolph the Red was there with Rally(2) and kept the ethereal festivities in the game!

By the end of the turn the battle had begun but no side had gained favor, yet.

Turn 2

A trio of joyous rampages were quickly brought to face the Boo Boo ghosts as Xmas leaped into their turn. The elves and the Gift Golem likewise charged into the horde of monkeys but the Nutcrackers turned their attention towards Dracula hoping to stave off the assassination attempt against their jolly warlord.

Another volley of cheerful arrows put the Red Bones back into the ground before they would ever have a chance to swing their blades for Halloween.  Again the Holiday Cannon rang out in triumphant explosions and a goat far up in the mountains of Tibet felt its rage but non on the battlefield were phased.

The nutcrackers first unleashed a full volley of shots into Dracula while Little Suzie surged their wooden soldiers into close combat!  Much to their surprise the vampire took only a single damage and instead was only enraged against their feeble attempts at holding him down.

The elves and Gift Golem on the other hand were not amused by the monkey's antics and destroyed them outright signing carols of their mighty victory against the darkness!

The boo boo ghosts were chopped down like tootsie pops covered with tissue paper armor by the combined might of Xmas.  The golem would turn to face the tricksters on the flank while Rudolph the Red and his ghosts prepared for the incoming onslaught of Frankenstein's monster and the Treat Takers.

The Xmas counter assault had proven disastrous for Halloween but they fought on for the rage of Xmas's decorations encroaching on their hallowed day fueled the fires of rebellion.

Halloween continued undaunted by the previous demoralization phase and the Pumpkin King lead the charge into the Naughty Listers.  Dracula, calm under fire, decided that the wooden men were beneath his notice and instead charged Little Suzie looking for an appetizer before his main course: Santa of Claus!  The Treat takers likewise charged into the fray with the monster hoping to end the rage of Rudolph once and for all.

 Angered by the death of their flying pets the Witch Coven summoned a bolt of lightning to strike down those prissy holiday elves.  Much to Santa's amazement the Elves took it in turn to bolt off the battlefield never to be seen again!

Dracula feasted upon the blood of Little Suzie without mercy, her days of weaving spells against the naughty little girls and boys were promptly over....

Rudolph on the other hand Stood firm in the face of Frankenstein's creation and the happy little Treat Takers readying his blade for another taste of battle.

The pumpkin King likewise met with some success in damaging the Naughty Listers but they were stuborn and refused to die off so easily.

The Scarecrow king continued his slow advance toward the elves on the flank calling doom down upon them but unlike their brethren they would not abandon their post so easily!

Next time the battle gets bloody and the fate of the holidays hangs in the balance...