Showing posts with label Warhammer 40k fantasy games workshop miniatures. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 4 March 2014

The Tale of Four Gamers: Like A Bull in a Jungle Shop (Part 3)

As the two armies sized each other up, both generals gazed upon the marvellous golden pyramid.
The ogres thought of nothing but plunder and riches, the lizards of nothing except protection and duty.
With the cry of a local smaller gecko, both armies began the advance.

Gautam's ogres decided to blitz one side of the temple, where Lano's Lizards decided to split their forces, the Saurus warriors would try to hold the blunt of the attack, while the skinks flank, and the Ripperdactyls advanced through the trees!

After Lizard's first turn of movement, the skinks on the right hand side of the temple make good progress,

...while the Skink Skirmishers with Javelins take refuge upon the temple.

Very quickly, things start to get messy, the Saurus warriors get an Alpha strike on the Irongutz and force them to break!  The Ripperdactyls successfully manage to get a charge against the lonely Firebelly...

To which the Firebelly did no take kindly, and breathed fire all over the Ripperdactyls!  Leaving one behind! Lucky that Lano posed it in such way, he firmly believes it helped him!

Having crashed through the Irongutz, the Saurus warriors over run into the Ogre Bulls and meet them head on!

Where as the fleeing Irongutz are quickly shot down by two units of highly trained skinks.


Needless to say, this battle had been bloody, the Lizardmen held their temple and fended off all the Ogres, with none but the Firebelly escaping! 
It was a good battle in the end, with both learning valuable lessons in this new game. One especially, which taught Gautam that magic is a powerful ally as it it is a foe!





Wednesday, 26 February 2014

The Tale of Four Gamers: Like A Bull in a Jungle Shop (Part 2)

Secondly, here are the Lizardmen from Store worker Lano. 
Lano and Gautam put together make for a frightening painting act!  Spurred on by each other's painting skills, they continually try to out do each other!
By both of them joining this new Fantasy campaign, it allowed the two of them to learn a new game and yet again try to best one another on both the table top and paint top!

Now let's take a look at Lano's 750pt Lizardmen Army!

Saurus Old-Blood
w/ Sword of Might, light armour, shield

Skink Priest
level 1

20 Saurus Warriors
w/ Hand Weapon, Shield, Banner, Spawn Champion, Musician.

10 Skink Skirmishers
w/ Blowpipe, Hand Weapon

10 Skink Skirmishers
w/ Hand Weapon, Shield, Javelins

3 Ripperdactyls
w/ Spears, Shield

Foreword by Lano
"Having played Warhammer 40k as Tyranids and Warmachine as Legion of Everblight, the gaming club pointed out that my armies have a very organic/scaly theme!  So naturally I went for Lizardmen! I love the models and it was by far the most appealing army for me to start, the amount of painting diversity and colours I am able to use stood out, as I love to paint vivid and energetic models and colours. 
My Lizardmen for this campaign have no real background, I haven't really though of any such story to be honest! I like the idea that my Lord Ax-Hotl has been banished from a Temple Cuty and is now wandering the jungle try to redeem himself and providing his might where necessary! 
I'm really excited for this campaign, and I'm definitely looking forward for me being able to use a certain skink character that will tie in with this campaign nicely!"

Continued in part 3...