June update

Well for this month,quite a few things as June comes to an end.


Tabletop:

The Warhammer 40'000 bug has also hit and i have taken the plunge and decided to start a Ork army.
I've started off with the assault on black reach set and an extra box of boyz, a trukk and a unit of grotz.

 So far i have only painted up six orks, but the rest are built and undercoated

Urban war
On the gaming side of things, i have finally manged to try out my Koralon strike force for Urban War, my friend Sion used his Viridians for the game which was for the battle-report



However the battle reported is actually the second game, as i mis-interpreted a rule using warp portals and utterly decimated his force. so we replayed the game, and the results are in the link above.

Warmaster ancients
Hopefully my early imperial Romans for Warmaster ancients
 from the fantastic people at Baccus will arrive soon.


https://www.baccus6mm.com/


Roleplaying:
As a player im using a Halfling called Hengis Buttermash in a Warhammer fantasy roleplaying campaign (second edition)  he is currently in his second career as a Knight (this has been houseruled as a halfling could never ride a horse or be completely proficent in plate armour, so he only has a pony and studded leather and some chainmail armour and in his last career he was a soldier.)  the party is currently in the land of Tilea working as a mercenary company. the company consists of  a Dwarf Pit fighter, a Elf Wizard, a Tiliean Charlatan, a Female Estailian Duelist, and a Human Veteran.


On the GM front i have picked up a copy of  the  Dungeons & Dragons: Player's Handbook 2  and  Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeon Tiles: The Witchlight Fens.  So i've been writing up various marsh based encounters. Also with the addition of the red box starter set i have -recreated "Castle of mystery"  adventure from Heroquest as a D&D 4e quest.(might re-name it "Ollar's keep")

Dark heresy is taking slightly longer but i have at least the first three weeks planned.
i will blog each week when it starts.

Well thats it for this months update

Battle at the ruins of Niniathen - Lord of the Rings battle report

Lord of the rings strategy battle game battle report

Battle at the ruins of Niniathen

Erebor Dwarves versus Mordor Orcs

The Elven ruins of Niniathen lay at the southern east edge of the Mirkwood forest.

The Orc armies of Mordor march north to harass the northern Kingdoms of Men and Dwarves.

Dwarf Lord Furlin not willing to wait set forth  to engage them at the ruins and Send their enemies running back to the black land of Mordor.

Good force of Dwarf lord Furlin

Evil force of Orc Chieftain Lugbag

 Orc command

Deployment

Both armies advance upon each other

With a scream of rage the Orc Shaman Gashog casts fury 

 Dwarven archers take position on the hill.

After taking two casualties from Orc Volley fire Dwarven archers take down two orcs in the front battle line with great precision

Armies close in to reach combat in amongst the ruins

 Dwarven shield wall

On the flank two more archers die to deadly Orc volley fire

 Mordor Troll about to charge the archers

Iron Guard hold firm

 The Lines Crash

Orc chieftain Lugbag charges in, counter charged by Dwarf lord Furlin and causes a wound on him

Khazad guard gang up and take down a Warg rider

Iron guard flank the Orcish battle line

Mordor Troll luckily survives bow fire and thrown axes by Iron guard

 

Mordor troll worries dwarven archers

but they are fearless and charge the troll losing only one of their number

Orc archer reserve charge in

Orc chieftain Lugbag  smashes through Dwarf line killing a Khazad guard and a warrior as Dwarf lord Furlin watches on

Troll devastates flank

As the battle turns ill, both sides are broken, the Orc Chieftain on Warg and Mordor Troll flee the battlefield leaving the Shaman Gashog in control of the remnants of the Orc forces

With their chieftain and Troll gone the Dwarves easily kept their nerve only four Dwarves fled the battlefield.The remaining pressed home the advantage and the Orc foe was vanquished but it was a hard fought victory

Result - Dwarf minor victory