Return to Mordheim - Intro and Scenario #1

23 years since the doom of Mordheim, and in this time the ruins have been left to fester, rot and become truly ridden...........until whispers begin to stir in the Ostmark of something dreadful being felt in the environs close to that city. Milk sours, animals are stricken with a curious distemper and the very plantlife rots and seem drained of.........something.

Eventually, the local Baron declares something must be done about this and tasks a team with investigating and ending the spreading rot that seems to be seeping out from the walls of the ruined city. 

However, who and how? Noone has been that way for at least a dozen years, and those who did came back......silent.

Finally, word spreads that living in the temple of Sigmar in Oestnar, there is someone who could be a suitable leader for such an expedition?

Lothar Rothman, survivor of the Krappefort wars of 2010/2011, is approached. 

Older, somewhat more tempered in his attitudes now, but no less worthy than he was back in the day, he initially finds the idea disagreeable..............still bearing the scars of his previous journeys into Mordheim and being the only survivor that emerged in one relative piece.............. but after some meditation and a night in the chapel, agrees to lead the expedition to uncover the cause of this malady.

Thorough preparations of both mental fortitude, equipment and an assembly of his crew complete, they set off towards the walls of cursed Mordheim.

They arrive late on the outskirts of the city, intending to spend the night safely within the infamous Tybor House - the final inn before the road turns solidly to nowhere. 

However, as the evening deepens, noises, yells and a strange scraping sound are heard from the door and it becomes apparent that something is out there, someone needs to see what it is and someone needs to go out..............and the faces of the other inhabitants of the inn turn towards the Witchhunter party with a "well, this is your job, isn't it? Not ours?" series of expressions, leaving no choice - either they venture outside to investigate or they find themselves barricaded in with people who are likely to turn as disagreeable as whatever is out there................

Painting Tally - April 2022

 Dwarf Slayers - 16

Slayer Lord - 1

Mordheim Necromancer - 1

Mordheim Dregs - 3

Mordheim Zombies - 4

Month Total - 25 

Year Total - 123

Agema, Captain of the Lachrymose and assorted crew.

For a while, about a decade ago, I was quite the fan of Infinity and played it. Or tried to, as the game was so bastard complex that we gave up in puzzlement and condemned frustration. Then they released a new edition (3rd) which went further down the rabbit hole and we cashed out.

................only, I held on to my models, many of which were unpainted and in blisters (as ever), and I even bought a couple now and then over the years.

Cue Stargrave coming along. Perfect - I always knew a stash of sci fi models would be handy at some point. 

So here we are - the crew of the Lachrymose, commanded by Agema. Essentially yr hardened vets who didn't return to society after a decade killing people on order of their government, so decided to do the same as guns for hire and make full use of the skills and equipment they had developed.

Satisfyingly easy to paint - enamel washes really do a lot of the heavy lifting for me nowadays, as I'm enjoying painting to order rather than being on the production line (I've broken the back of my collection, as its about 80% fully painted now).

Used them once and did very respectable business, but not the biggest sci fi person around, so it'll be a month or two before they see table again. Still, nice to be done after many years in the undercoat of shame.

New Table, New Location

 DOOM BE UPON YOU! DARE YE ENTER THIS HELLHOLE??

So, a new table to play on. More for skirmish (its only a 2X3)  but one I'm quite happy with, being just the kind of horror show that appeals to me. This is the first run, so more detail and such will be added as we go.

Even my dearly beloved passed comment as she wandered by. "THAT LOOKS HORRIBLE. I WOULDN'T LIVE THERE", which I think was a compliment. I think.

Angry Naked Dwarf Chaps Swinging Their Large Weapons At You

 Now..................thats a title which'll draw some attention.

My Dwarf army was lacking some distinctly Slayery elements, so I was very happy to see Ragnarok run a kickstarter last year with some suitable minis.

Finally pulled it out and got around to painting them, which has met with mixed reaction from my group due to the slightly more au natural look of them. 

I think they look great though! If yr going out with death wish, then why dress??

Painting Tally - March 2022

1870 Prussian Line Infantry - 20

Rocky Outcrops - 4

Dead Trees - 9

Ruined Buildings - 4

Stargrave Crew - 13

Vampire Lord - 1

Month Total - 51

Year Total - 98

Painting Tally - February 2022

19 Napoleonic French Voltigeur

2 Napoleonic British 6 Horse Artillery Limbers

2 Napoleonic French 4 Horse Artillery Limbers

Month Total 23

Year Total 47