Back to the Gaming Table, Part 1.

Things have been uncharacteristically quiet on the gaming front these past couple of weeks- though we did manage to fit in a quick game of Frostgrave the other night and a huge game of Force on Force Vietnam on Sunday!

I'd give my usual report on the Frostgrave game, but I'm ashamed to admit that basically we all skulked around the board avoiding conflict and nabbing treasure, so there's very little of interest to report so I'll just give you a few highlights:

Andy's Elementalist Warband has been dogged by ill-luck since the start of the Campaign, and it's a wonder that she keeps finding a new Apprentice to take the place of the previous unfortunate soul- surely rumours have started to spread around the local taverns and encampments that those who sign-up rarely survive a single expedition into the ruins?!
Well, her inadvertent reign of terror is now over- having copped an Elemental Ball in the back, she is well and truly dead! Miraculously surviving his own injuries (well, besides a few lost toes...), her Apprentice has now assumed command of the Warband- much to the relief of the battered and bruised Soldiers!

*Andy's ill-fated Wizard (far left), shortly before her incineration...

We introduced 'John's Dungeon of Doom' in this Scenario- our newest recruit to Frostgrave is ACW Re-enactor, Actor, and Elvis-Impersonator (no, really!) John, who has been swayed from his purely-historical figure collection to delve into the madness of Fantasy gaming!
John brought a little piece of terrain with him representing a large grate- we placed this pride of place in the centre of the table and quickly knocked up a random chart that a model could roll on if they were brave enough to spend an Action to search the dungeon below- this could be a treasure, a random monster, a Thug in need of rescue or result in the model falling in for the rest of the game! Totally unbalanced, but great fun- it also suggested a scenario for the next game; we are breaking out our copies of Into the Breeding Pits and going underground!..

 

*John's Dungeon of Doom(tm)!

 

As for Herr Doktor Schreck and his scrofulous minions- well, they disgraced themselves utterly by lurking in the shadows like cowards. While we managed to make off with a couple of treasures, the gods of fate punished my timidity by cursing me with low rolls on the treasure chart, and I only netted a few measly gold crowns. Next time, I vow to be much more pro-active!

 

On the plus side, I can now afford to add Raggedy-Bill, the Murder-Scarecrow, to my Warband...

 

*The Plague Doktors lurk in the shadows, like the wretched scum they are...

 

More Frostgrave next week, if all goes to plan!