Fantasy rules

[rflowings]

I have a box of weird, mostly sheer, rock formations in a nice fantasy-mars ochre colour which we could use for supporting pillars in a verminous labyrinth. Given that we are looking at minimum one, maximum three (!!!) rat players, it stands to reason the forces of light will have to venture down there for pest control at some point.

Regular weather would have to be replaced by earth tremors (all units reduced to half movement) mysterious groanings from within the earth (shaken units test for panic) the occasional collapse (arbitrary missile attack from above) and of course permanent darkness (humans might want to bring that Sword of Light).

We could also bring burning torches down there, which would remove the bad light penalty for units carrying them without inflicting the bad light penalty on dark-dwelling enemies. They would also give a bonus to anyone shooting (as per the Sword of Light) and if the unit became shaken they could be dropped (making them a somewhat inferior option to the surely unique SoL)

Surface animals and stupid units would probably not like being underground.

Also, Tolkien's elves have a penchant for underground cities. If my lads want to build a new Nargothrond or Menegroth we might have to clean out the scurrying locals.

Especially since they seem to be breeding dholes, if a recent sighting off the coast of Jamaica is to be believed...

EDIT: I also have some errata queries following a trawl of the rules. What does the quorum say to...

#1: Chariots. Would they be rated as a mounted unit if placed in a scouting command?

#2: Men-at-arms battle leaders/warchiefs and scouting. Given that the above individuals come free with Extra-Heavy armour, and that individuals and units in Extra-Heavy armour cannot scout, how do Men-at-Arms units scout?
 

[Katie]

#1 - Chariots are very definitely all listed as Cavalry.

#2 - You're being insufficiently rule lawyer...

M00, p1, "Units and Individuals with Extra Heavy armour or armed with pikes or polearmes cannot scout."

FW, p13, "Who can Scout? Scouting is done by commands."

FWC, p75, "A battleleader does not count as part of his command (page 7, 'a command is a grouping of one or more units') because he is an individual and not a unit."

Scouts can't have XHVY armour and scout. Battleleaders don't scout... their command's units do.

[Katie]

Good news!!

I have printed out half a doz copies of the QRF and the tokens on card. They look spiffing. I'll pass 'em out.

Bad news.

Still feel exhausted. Not making it in this week. Few more weeks of meds changes yet.


Intermediate news!

Rat army contingents arriving by mail. Have had shipments from Warlord, Forlorn, CP Models, Midlam Miniatures. Waiting on Reaper, Redoubt and Black Tree.

[chad]

So what sort of points values are people playing with the Fantary Warriors rules? And are all the rules being used or are the basics still being learnt? I have wood elves, dark elves and undead to thow into the ring, if I get enough energy to find where they are....

[rflowings]

1000pts has been the case so far, but I think most of us either have or will have around 2000 points shortly. On that note, I have just finished another unit of High Elf heavy infantry. More to come.

Nice to hear there will be more elvish warriors joining the mix. Should I add your forces to the campaign roster?

[chad]

Campaign roster? That all sounds a bit sinister I can't say how many games I'll be able to commit to, but happy to be included if you can accomodate that.

[Timf]

I am in the same boat Chad - though as a rat player I am attempting to leave the boat in a traditional manner

[Katie]

I still have no rats.

I do now have a spiffy new double-action airbrush, tanks for the painting of, courtesy of having spent the weekend at a painting-tanks-with-airbrushes class.

[kaustic]

Just noted that there has been no AAR on the the last conflict.

A choice of names comes to mind..

The battle of Soggy bottom

The day the Elves ran away

Or

Hubris day

[rflowings]

No worries on that score chaps, it may be useful to have some more casual armies to act as minor realms, opportunistic raiders and generally work in a thick layer of that good old Clausewitzian friction...

[rflowings]

Nov 4, 2015 19:02:17 GMT kaustic said:

Just noted that there has been no AAR on the the last conflict.

Lord Chancellor Calenhad furrowed her brow as she read over the final report from the Fellfog Marsh watchtower. The garrison's commander stared directly ahead, avoiding her eyes, grimy helmet clutched under his soiled purple cloak.

"You waited from dawn to dusk" murmured Calenhad, "without advancing a single pace?"

"That's not entirely true, your grace", said commander Thandril. "My archers played havoc with the vermin's left flank throughout the day. in fact, we..."

"You were overrun. I read your report. It is there in black and white. Tell me again how a rabble of half-sentient overgrown rats overcame trained elvish soldiers."

Thandril winced. "The fault was mine, your grace. I had anchored our position on the hills overlooking the marsh and once I had placed the bolt throwers, we were there for the long haul. Prince Eulion's division heard the rats screeching in the darkness as dusk fell and decided to respond with a few verses of the Noldolantë."

"He goaded them into attack. hardly a wise move given your dispersed deployment."

"Against ordinary rat warriors we would have held, your grace. These were no ordinary levies from the Underdark, however. The louder we sang, the louder they screeched, and when they came they moved like crazed beasts, heedless of their own lives. I realised too late that Eulion's troops were unprepared to make a stand. And the rats brought something new. Great mutated monsters of their kind, rat trolls as big as bears. Prince Eulion's men brought one down with their axes, but their wounds healed as soon as a blow was struck."

"And he broke and ran. And so did you."

Thandril glared at Calenhad for the first time. "Hardly, your grace! Admittedly, we lost the salt marsh pastures, and a number of farms have been displaced, but the force withdrew in good order and we have regrouped at the Tower of Porphyry. We await only reinforcements to strike back at the rats when the winter has depleted their numbers!"

Calenhad rolled up Thandril's report and prepared her ink-well for another missive.

"There will be a relief force, Thandril, but you will not command. Your reward and punishment will be to lead your marksmen in the stemming of this rat tide before the winter. This is not the only incursion of their kind. Our spies in the realms of men have reported rat hosts advancing by night and by day. If we do not finish this before the snows come, we may have a bigger problem on our hands."

[chad]

OK, so I can try these rules out, anyone want to try out a 1000 pointer with me sometime in the near future?

[casb1965]

What!!!! No Ogres unless as allies what fiendish rule is that?

[rflowings]

Nov 6, 2015 10:25:10 GMT chad said:

OK, so I can try these rules out, anyone want to try out a 1000 pointer with me sometime in the near future?

Aye, I am up for it, but could we do next week rather than tomorrow? I am amidst a lot of painting this weekend for other genres and could use the extra week to do some more sabots...

[chad]

Yep ok, Monday after next. will give me time to find out where my fantasy figures are!