Knoffles Adventures in Mordheim
Mar 5, 2023 16:51:56 GMT
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Post by knoffles on Mar 5, 2023 16:51:56 GMT
Not to be confused with Adventures in Babysitting, a film I have fond memories of and that I’m sure has held up well with the test of time…
A bit earlier in the year, talk started in earnest about a Mordheim Campaign at the club. It’s one of those games that slipped by me. I’m not quite sure why. Never-the-less, it gave me a good excuse to start painting the multitude of frankly sublime Witch Hunter models I’ve been accumulating over the last year.
I will go into the warband in more detail later in the post but I went with classic black, interspersed with red and silver as my theme.
Never one to go half hearted into anything, I also went and bought a few boxes of suitable MDF Mordheim style terrain from TTCombat. TTCombat is part of Troll Trader. For me they are best known as a second hand miniature store, mainly operating on ebay. I have a bit of a love hate relationship with them. They were one of the first sellers that really pushed up the price of GW models on ebay and that seemed to result in a spiral of prices (even before covid completely exasperated that trend further). Thus I disliked them for a long time. In their favour, they kept prices fairly consistent and so are now fairly reasonable compared to a great many sellers.
Still off the back of this, they have expanded and produce model ranges of their own, including a superb, complete halfling army (one of which is represented in this warband) and an excellent range of MDF kits. I’ve honestly enjoyed building these as much, if not even more so, than I enjoy building miniatures. Whether I bother to paint them in the near future is another thing…
Still another 3 kits to make!
With a strong interest in Mordheim being expressed across the club, we decided that we should have an intro evening at first instance to let folk try out some warbands and get familiar with the rules.
Having decided this was the best route, we then had to work out how many players we had and who could run the intro games. We had 3 players with previous Mordheim experience, Steve & Matt (2 of my DnD group and both of whom had played within the last few years) and Sugar (who last played when it was still a supported game). I also volunteered, not because I have ever played it but because the basic rules are taken straight from Warhammer Fantasy, of which I have more than a passing familiarity with!
So with interest high we invited the parties to a WhatsApp group and chucked out some polls about suitable dates for a training night and warband preferences, so that we could coordinate resources (spare warbands etc).
Having the ability to basically field any warband in the game never helps narrow down what to take, so rather than do my Bloodbowl selection criteria of try and take what no one else was, I actually made a decision to go with the Witch Hunters. Thankfully, at present, we have an even spread of warbands*, with the exception of Middenheimers, as no one seemed to want them!
*For the starter sessions we decided to go with basic warbands from the book, no hired swords etc. As an when the campaign starts things may change.
So with the type chosen, it was time to get the band together.
As a note on the warband construction, I’ve generally tried to arm them with what the model has, rather than for any gaming reason, but had to change this in a few places (especially with the Zealots) where the models have items you can’t take or because I didn’t have the points!
For the eagle eyed, there is also an extra witch Hunter in the below shot that is not in the warband (the one from the Hexbane kit).
The Crimson Wrath
The Lady - Captain - Crossbow & Sword.
The enigmatic Captain of the warband. Her real name is unknown but it was rumoured that she was sanctioned by the Grand Theogonist of Sigmar himself to purge Mordheim of the unworthy.
Iolanthe the Pure - Warrior Priest - 2 * Hammers
Devoted of Sigmar, fanatical in her zeal against the corrupt. Upon finding out the Lady was heading to the rotten cesspit of a city she immediately sought her out and pledged her loyalty to the cause.
Tiberius the Hunter - Witch Hunter - Pistol & Sword
The loyal number 2. With an older, stern patriarchal appearance, it is often assumed he leads the warband. Whilst he does have a great many more years of experience than the rest of the band he is content to let others lead whilst he concentrates on capturing the heretic and convincing them to confess within the purifying flames.
Truffles Stoutfoot - Scourge of the Moot - Witch Hunter - Crossbow and Sword (Rules wise he'll use a human profile - I just like the model)
The oddity of the group. It is rare to find a halfling that values many things above his next meal but Truffles scoured the Moot, rooting out the unclean and morally corrupt amongst his kind after losing his family at an early age. His diligence earnt him an invite to the Templars of the Cult of Sigmar, the only Halfling to ever be admitted.
The Mask - Witch Hunter - Crossbow and Sword
Another member of the band that does not speak about his past. In his case it is because he can’t, having lost the ability to speak after a fire, set by cultists, burnt his body almost beyond repair. Only the actions of a priest of Shallya saved him but rather than taking up their offer to heal his trauma, he instead devoted himself to a life of violence, consigning others to the pain he himself had felt. It is rumoured that the only time he removes the mask is when questioning the accused.
Anthony & Cleopatra - Warhounds
The lady’s trained mastiffs.
Brutus and Anton le Berk - Zealots - Hammers
Brutus, or just ‘The Brute’ as he is commonly known, has been Tiberius’s servant for many years. His prodigious size is only matched by his tenacity.
Anton is from an old aristocratic family. As an initiate of the Temple he was assigned to the group as his first chance to prove himself.
The Loon and the Blind - Flagellants - Flails
Two of the many fanatics that congregated at the temple in Altdolf and who decided to follow the hunters when they saw them leave.
So with the Warband chosen and a bit of a back story written, I just need to successfully run one of the games and see if this band actually works!
A bit earlier in the year, talk started in earnest about a Mordheim Campaign at the club. It’s one of those games that slipped by me. I’m not quite sure why. Never-the-less, it gave me a good excuse to start painting the multitude of frankly sublime Witch Hunter models I’ve been accumulating over the last year.
I will go into the warband in more detail later in the post but I went with classic black, interspersed with red and silver as my theme.
Never one to go half hearted into anything, I also went and bought a few boxes of suitable MDF Mordheim style terrain from TTCombat. TTCombat is part of Troll Trader. For me they are best known as a second hand miniature store, mainly operating on ebay. I have a bit of a love hate relationship with them. They were one of the first sellers that really pushed up the price of GW models on ebay and that seemed to result in a spiral of prices (even before covid completely exasperated that trend further). Thus I disliked them for a long time. In their favour, they kept prices fairly consistent and so are now fairly reasonable compared to a great many sellers.
Still off the back of this, they have expanded and produce model ranges of their own, including a superb, complete halfling army (one of which is represented in this warband) and an excellent range of MDF kits. I’ve honestly enjoyed building these as much, if not even more so, than I enjoy building miniatures. Whether I bother to paint them in the near future is another thing…
Still another 3 kits to make!
With a strong interest in Mordheim being expressed across the club, we decided that we should have an intro evening at first instance to let folk try out some warbands and get familiar with the rules.
Having decided this was the best route, we then had to work out how many players we had and who could run the intro games. We had 3 players with previous Mordheim experience, Steve & Matt (2 of my DnD group and both of whom had played within the last few years) and Sugar (who last played when it was still a supported game). I also volunteered, not because I have ever played it but because the basic rules are taken straight from Warhammer Fantasy, of which I have more than a passing familiarity with!
So with interest high we invited the parties to a WhatsApp group and chucked out some polls about suitable dates for a training night and warband preferences, so that we could coordinate resources (spare warbands etc).
Having the ability to basically field any warband in the game never helps narrow down what to take, so rather than do my Bloodbowl selection criteria of try and take what no one else was, I actually made a decision to go with the Witch Hunters. Thankfully, at present, we have an even spread of warbands*, with the exception of Middenheimers, as no one seemed to want them!
*For the starter sessions we decided to go with basic warbands from the book, no hired swords etc. As an when the campaign starts things may change.
So with the type chosen, it was time to get the band together.
As a note on the warband construction, I’ve generally tried to arm them with what the model has, rather than for any gaming reason, but had to change this in a few places (especially with the Zealots) where the models have items you can’t take or because I didn’t have the points!
For the eagle eyed, there is also an extra witch Hunter in the below shot that is not in the warband (the one from the Hexbane kit).
The Crimson Wrath
The Lady - Captain - Crossbow & Sword.
The enigmatic Captain of the warband. Her real name is unknown but it was rumoured that she was sanctioned by the Grand Theogonist of Sigmar himself to purge Mordheim of the unworthy.
Iolanthe the Pure - Warrior Priest - 2 * Hammers
Devoted of Sigmar, fanatical in her zeal against the corrupt. Upon finding out the Lady was heading to the rotten cesspit of a city she immediately sought her out and pledged her loyalty to the cause.
Tiberius the Hunter - Witch Hunter - Pistol & Sword
The loyal number 2. With an older, stern patriarchal appearance, it is often assumed he leads the warband. Whilst he does have a great many more years of experience than the rest of the band he is content to let others lead whilst he concentrates on capturing the heretic and convincing them to confess within the purifying flames.
Truffles Stoutfoot - Scourge of the Moot - Witch Hunter - Crossbow and Sword (Rules wise he'll use a human profile - I just like the model)
The oddity of the group. It is rare to find a halfling that values many things above his next meal but Truffles scoured the Moot, rooting out the unclean and morally corrupt amongst his kind after losing his family at an early age. His diligence earnt him an invite to the Templars of the Cult of Sigmar, the only Halfling to ever be admitted.
The Mask - Witch Hunter - Crossbow and Sword
Another member of the band that does not speak about his past. In his case it is because he can’t, having lost the ability to speak after a fire, set by cultists, burnt his body almost beyond repair. Only the actions of a priest of Shallya saved him but rather than taking up their offer to heal his trauma, he instead devoted himself to a life of violence, consigning others to the pain he himself had felt. It is rumoured that the only time he removes the mask is when questioning the accused.
Anthony & Cleopatra - Warhounds
The lady’s trained mastiffs.
Brutus and Anton le Berk - Zealots - Hammers
Brutus, or just ‘The Brute’ as he is commonly known, has been Tiberius’s servant for many years. His prodigious size is only matched by his tenacity.
Anton is from an old aristocratic family. As an initiate of the Temple he was assigned to the group as his first chance to prove himself.
The Loon and the Blind - Flagellants - Flails
Two of the many fanatics that congregated at the temple in Altdolf and who decided to follow the hunters when they saw them leave.
So with the Warband chosen and a bit of a back story written, I just need to successfully run one of the games and see if this band actually works!
