Bruce came round and we played through three scenarios from the new scenario book for the MESBG. Campaign Two. Mainly because we wanted to use Elves and Beornings for the Good Team after the hobbits had such a hard time previously. Also because I am behind in painting up the crazy new Easterling figures from GW which are needed for Campaign 1.
These scenarios track the endeavours of Razgush (my team) as he attempts to stop the Elves of Mirkwood from sending aid to their allies in the other campaigns.
First Scenario the Escape of Gollum.
Gollum is being held prisoner by the Elves of Mirkwood. A party of rangers are attacked by Orcs and Gollum sees his chance to get away!
The Green Wood invaded by Orcs and Wargs.The Rangers of Mirkwood. Their initial shooting turn was very poor allowing Evil to close quickly with the Orc Captain using Heroic March.The remaining Rangers close around Gollum as the orcs attack supported by Spears.
Outcome:
Seeing things are going badly one Elf stays in reserve and attacks Gollum! The Rangers have Knife Fighting so can fend off foes if outnumbered. Also the Elf Captain proves unstoppable with his high Fight skill. The Wargs in particular prove easy to kill. Gollum takes his chance and flees as the Rangers fall becoming outnumbered. However they soon despatch some of their foes and take up the chase. Now the Orcs are outnumbered but Gollum has escaped in the confusion!
Gollum escaped. Victory for Evil. Very close scenario.
Second Scenario: Denizens of Evil.
The Dark Denizens of the Mirkwood. Orcs on a hunting party set out to subdue them. Who will prevail!? Razgush leads his Orcs forward into the dark terrifying woods. They are terrified. Wargs are proxied as Giant Spiders for this scenario. Razgush has attempted to subdue the Queen but she is too strong, his Orcs are too scared to charge (red failed courage markers) and his Fight skill is reduced by the annoying bats. The Giant Spiders surround the Orcs as Razgush himself is defeated by the Spider Queen.
Outcome:
Razgush and his cowardly orcs become spider food. Victory for Good. Not that close. Evil could hardly charge the Terror causing Spiders never mind get a hit on the Queen.
Third Scenario: The Attack on the Beornings.
The evil Orcs have attacked a group of Beornings mustering in a clearing. Grimbeorn however is enraged by this and races to the rescue.
The Beornings gather at the meeting place and the Orcs emerge from the woods. Proxies again as mine are on the painting bench!The Orcs charge into the fray. Not quite realising just how powerful these Beornings are! Initially they make headway but the Beornings are Burly and hit hard with a good Fight skill and Strength, plus Two Hits! Grimbeorn arrives on the Second Turn rolling a Six! Just as the Beornings looked like they were going to be surrounded and destroyed. Grimbeorn tears through the Orcs and the remaining Beornings just manage to hang on long enough to claim Victory!
Outcome: A close scenario. Evil managed to get Good down to 4 Beornings with 1 wound each but the Bear form Grimbeorn literally wiped the floor with them before they could achieve the final kill. Victory for Good.
Review: Fantastic fun. Great scenarios with lots of theme and mainly well balanced. Recommended. Next time the Elves of Mirkwood come out to fight Razgush and his army.
It is April 1809 and the invading V Corps of the Imperial Austrian Army clashes with the VII Corps of the Grand Armee at Pfaffenheusen. A small municipality in Bavaria.
VII Corps of the Grand Army
Commander: Marshall Francois Joseph LeFebvre, Duke of Danzig
Bavarian Army
GL Wrede 1st Brigade.
Brigade Skirmish Line
3rd Herzog Carl Bavarian Line
3rd Herzog Carl Bavarian Line
13th Bavarian Line
13th Bavarian Line
4th Bavarian Light
Foot Artillery
GM Beckers 2nd Brigade
Brigade Skirmish Line
4th Bavarian Line
7th Lowenstein Bav. Line
7th Bavarian Line
7th Bavarian Line
6th Bavarian Light
Foot Artillery
GL Deroy 3rd Brigade.
Brigade Skirmish Line
1st Leib Bavarian Line
1st Leib Bavarian Line
2nd Kronprinz Bavarian Line
8th Bavarian Line
Bavarian Light Infantry
GM Zandt Cav. 5th Brigade.
1st Minucci Dragoon Reg.
1st Kronprinz Chevauxleg
2nd Konig Chevauxleger
Freiwillige Hussars
Bavarian Horse Artillery
Confederation of the Rhine Det. VIII Corps
Scharfenstein 4th Brigade.
Brigade Skirmish Line
Wurttemberg von Puhll
Wurttemberg Fuss Gard
Anhalt 5th Rhinebund
Lippe 5th Rhinebund
Konig Jager
GM Walsleben 6th Brigade
Wurt. Cuirassiers
Polish Uhlans
Wurt. Konig Hussars
V Corps of The Austrian Imperial-Royal Army
Commander: FML Archduke Louis Joseph Anton Johann Habsburg-Lorraine
Link and Gwalchmai pick up their questing once again. This time our level was 8 so perfect for the different difficulty of the supplement.
Link and Birdo fight their way to the treasure . At this moment Emilia reveals the runes on the pillar triggering the trapdoor . This is the exit and two ghouls guard the way . Our heroes soon dealt with the ghouls and grabbing the two treasure tokens thanks to Gwalchmai’s teleport spell made for the exit .
Next was the pit of ghouls.
Gwalchmai and Link swung across the pit using the ropes and worked on the wheels . They despatched the ghouls trying to interfere.
In the pit the companions fought against the horde of ghouls . Birdo did try to swing across but fell flat on his face and needed healing.
Finally the doors opened and our heroes made it out from the pit of ghouls .
Austrian Hussars . A colourful unit from Hesse Homburg. Chosen because they make a contrast to the other units and this regiment famously hated the Bavarians. Plus two officer bases such as brigadiers and an aide de camp or officer depending on which rules. The grenadier officer base is based on an actual drawing found in my source book from osprey . Essex must have seen it as of course it is from an original when they made the officer figure . In the picture he is next to a grenadier officer in front of the unit of grenadiers .
Contrast paints as usual and the simple basing style to match the other units .
Online gaming with Darryl . We continued our gloomhaven campaign using the new characters from jaws of the lion . Our other team is taking a break .
We played the first two scenarios in the jaws of the lion quest line . They were good . A challenge to use the new characters first time . For example with the void character I focused on curse and heal rather than getting other people to make attacks .
Also playing as a team with hatchet guy was definitely harder because other characters keep attacking or killing the mob with the favourite and then getting in the way so it takes an extra wasted turn to go and retrieve it .
Really enjoyed these two scenarios and our new jaws of the lion characters .
Link and I played a quick grimdark future game from one page rules . Necrons and orks took on the space marines . A video will follow in stop motion once edited! If it can be posted on WordPress !
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