About this deal
Green Lizards – again, similar to a mouse in terms of stats, but slightly better at remaining hidden. I have also received a few Oathsworn miniatures as Christmas gifts and have begun painting them up for the gaming table, so it shouldn’t be long before I get to grips with the game itself to see how it plays. Three of the evicted villagers will be joining them on this assault, and with new weapons and honed skills their hopes are high of a long-awaited victory.
The Dirty Paws are my starter warband of rogues, chosen purely because I liked the models - all from Oathsworn Miniatures and, as I understand, sculpted by Michael himself. This time he is on high ground (+1), has partial line of sight (+1) and there is a friendly model within 6″ of the target (+1). Samuel Tunnelton and Gripper Pinchbottom both made an heroic sacrifice and were taken out of action. Mice (which includes Dormice) are cheap to hire (24 pennies) and are not really great at anything, to be honest. The beaver is a master in evading close combat and using his ‘slippery’ skill he dodges past the weasel and picks up the paychest.The Chosen may set up their models on three edges of the area as they have already secured the southwestern section. He flies close to the fox’s hiding place* and Rufus resists the temptation to break cover and ambush the bird. She uses a MOVE Action to move 2″ to the edge of difficult terrain, then rolls the Movement die (D6) and deducts the distance already moved (2″).
He is left for dead by the rest of his warband and is ultimately taken prisoner by the Chosen warband who are now considering his fate. As a result of their recent experience, Barnabus has improved his speed, Nigel has gained some toughness and Tommy has increased his fortitude. A model cannot move between enemy models, or an enemy model and impassible terrain, if the base of the model is wider than the gap between the two.There are some great narrative touches in this game and the rule variations are well thought out and make the individual scenarios rich with all kinds of exciting possibilities. All of the Hired Paw were taken out of action and only Gripper Pinchbottom escapes permanent injury. The ‘ready’ model may take their second Action after any opposing model has made an Action – it does not have to wait until the end of the opposing model’s Activation.
New arrowheads, weapons and armour are all purchased along with some spell ingredients and some superior black powder. Roger Rumbottle surveys the territory looking for any sign of the messenger but the wily fox manages to stay out of sight.Nigel Nimblepaw, after recovering from the shock, charges at the nearby Hugo Blackriver to exact revenge for this devastation. Nigel Nimblepaw does some combat training to improve his chances in the next confrontation with the Chosen.
Hedgehogs have Spines, which helps them survive in combat; with Heavy Armour and a Shield, they can make decent tanks. It is the sort of game that might appeal to non-wargamers and is actually a decent entry point to wargaming. Rufus is of course suspicious and presumes that the ‘guest’ was a hostage, probably of some high nobility who would command a good ransom.However, the fox has not reckoned on Roger Rumbottle, who is capable of putting on a burst of speed.