Deth Wizards – Origins of Givana Part 4
A few days into her 16th birthday, she had done it. Grandfather had given her precise instructions:
"Don't be fooled by his appearance, Givana. He may look like the skeletal remains of a human being, but the cursed one is much more than that. Unlike the other minions, he possesses a rudimentary intelligence. He was not a good person in life, and his malicious cunning ran so deep that it survived even death. If his bones are awakened, it takes a talented necromancer to keep him under control. That is why we call this type of awakened ‘the Wight’.
But once you have mastered the formulas and rituals, he is a capable servant. The residuals of his former wits also make him a suitable bodyguard.
“A bodyguard, Grandfather? Why do we need bodyguards?” asked Givana.
"Well, people are afraid of things they don't understand. You now belong to a small circle of initiates who understand that death is only one step on a long journey. But we have a task in this world. We keep a balance between the world of the dead and the world of the living. Those who are not initiated will not understand this and will seek to take our lives. So be careful when you talk to others. Never say a word about the path we walk."
Two more archers and the Wight, which I converted using various bits and pieces from my spare parts box, are finished. As mentioned, I tried my hand at the glowing effect in the eye sockets. Hmm, I'm not really satisfied with it, but I'll leave it as it is. Because every now and then I have to remind myself that a mistake is not necessarily a step backwards, but a basis on which to improve next time.
Deth Wizards – Origins of Givana Part 3
Givana was a natural talent, there was no doubt about that. Most students needed over a year to master a second shambler at the same time, while she had achieved three in half as long. If she continued to learn at such a rapid pace, he would soon have to find a better way to keep their lair hidden. Such talent always attracted unwanted attention in the life of a prospective necromancer.
Painting skeletons is quite enjoyable. Not only are they quick to paint, even if you put more effort into them, but they are also highly reusable. In my opinion, undead creatures are the generic villains that can be deployed in large numbers and slaughtered without hesitation for cinematic scenarios, without the need for an exciting backstory for each character.
Mortal Gods – Army of Thebes
Who would have known? Originally I only wanted to paint a small group of Thebans for demo purposes, but after the “small” demo was so successful and a demo in full game size was also well received during my visit to the Rhein Main Tabletopclub e.V., I decided to bring both, the Thebans and the Plataians, to full size.
In fact, not much was missing from both armies, because I had already increased the size of both factions by another unit.
The former size of the army
The challenge was not only to make them visually fit into a theme, but also to make them fit into the game in such a way that they have their own character. In the case of the Thebans, a little more punch seemed like the right choice, so I added another troop of slingers, a veteran hoplite and a new model for the Lochagos. The original leader has moved into the role of a regular captain and, in the form of a Promachos, now represents the smaller of the two melee heroes.
WarCry – Gloomspite Gitz Part 5
If you started your Hachette subscription last year, you also received the Stabba Grot in the first delivery, which also happens to be the cheapest model in WarCry, at least if you play greenskins. As he just about fitted into my line-up and I kind of liked the model, he saw some paint soon.
Blood Bowl – Averland Hawks Part 3
After introducing the second lineman of the Averland Hawks last time, I continue today with the final one of the brave gentlemen at the center of the pitch.
Derek Jørgensøn
Even if a dwarf would never admit it, their people are close to humans. However, there are some popular exceptions where a dwarf is happy to admit to being friends with a human, such as Derek Jørgensøn. The former inventor has many ties to the Machinists' Guild and enjoys a good reputation there. Together with the dwarf Rae Crowson, is also developing training equipment for Blood Bowl players when he is not playing himself.
Blood Bowl – Averland Hawks Part 2
Every team needs a few tough guys who can not only dish it out, but also take a few hits. Accordingly, today you get to see the second line player of the Averland Hawks, Yohann Schmied. He is based on an RPG character created by TTW forum user Deadly Dub, alias Hannes.
Yohann Schmied
The child of an Ostlander and a Norscan woman, Yohann grew up on the coast of Ostland in very rough conditions. He dreamed of one day following in his father's footsteps and taking over his forge, but spent far too much time in the taverns, where he often got into brawls along with his friends. It was during one such brawl that he caught the eye of one of the many Blood Bowl talent scouts. Still devoted to the craft of blacksmithing, Yohann now forges and maintains his own equipment for each match.
Blood Bowl – Averland Hawks Part 1
As you can see, I've revamped my community project a bit and it's no longer titled Blood Bowl Community Team. But don't worry, the premise remains the same - I'll be immortalizing particularly active members of the community, or those who have simply been an enrichment to my personal hobby. I will tell the teams story bit by bit over the course of the project, based on the player descriptions as well as some of the games I have played. But I won't keep you waiting any longer. Here comes the first player!
Dierk von Evilstein
The name Evilstein evokes a certain awe in many players and fans. The efficiency of Engel von Evilstein’s weapons was only surpassed by the explosiveness of his loins, and so it's not surprising that wherever he competed in matches...he liked to deepen the relationship with his fans after the games.
It is not known how many offspring Engel has ultimately fathered. But Dierk “Judge” von Evilstein is in no way inferior to his father’s reputation on the pitch, despite his rather friendly nature. Only off the field does he show far more decency than his father did.
Building a Space Marine Lantern
In Germany we celebrate Martin of Tours and him dividing his coat, as St. Martin including a procession. Children will attend it, carrying a lantern, singing Martin's song and depending on the region will receive a Weckmann or sweet pretzel.
Depending on the time you have on your hand and the age of your cihldren, you either buy a pre-made lantern or build one yourself with them at Kindergarten or School. As this year, my kids build theirs in school and kindergarten, and are old enough to carry their lanterns on their own, I didn't want to go empty handed and build one for myself.
But what should my lantern be? And after thinking about it for a while, I had the idea of building a Space Marine helmet.
Adeptus Titanicus – Battle for Uulda IV Titan Walk
After the Battle for Uulda we used the chance that we were all together, had the miniatures and terrain out and build a quick setup to take some pictures of our maniples. Some were the same, you saw in last years battles and titan walk, others were new builds or had new miniatures added to them.
We used the gaming mats, along with the vast terrain collection of our host Broncofish, who had both the Civitas Imperialis terrain and his own 3d printed terrain, that he sculpted himself for GrimDarkTerrain.
Mortal Gods – The other Hades Zealots
Having already shown the first three Zealots painted in the review of the Hades Zealots, the next three are now to follow. While the first group looks a little more civilized, the second group gives a rather tough impression, as if it wasn't the first time that they had already taken up arms.
As previously mentioned, I had to replace the axe on the Zealot with a dagger, as the gluing point and the axe handle were simply too small to reattach the original. However, this does not harm the mini itself for the time being, as the look is not changed too much.
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