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After getting some more terrain done, and with my new halfling force (of roughly 500 pts according to Warhammer Armies and 3rd Ed rulebook), I decided I wanted to do a quick game to try them out. So 500 pts a side plus two spellcasters to make things a little more interesting. Simple enough. However, one thing my collection lacks is magic users. I didn't think I've really had any minis suitable for the purpose of being spellcasters, wizards, etc. Then I remembered that actually; I've got two minis that are pretty perfect for it.
Not the best sculpts, and not helped by my poor paintjob years ago and various chips, but what we have here are two Pandamonium (an old line produced and distributed by GZG) renditions of Lina Inverse and Naga the Serpent. It may not surprise you to know that Pandamonium specialised in 25mm anime minis, normally with copyright skirting names. From my brief dalliance, these two represent the higher end of the sculpting spectrum with that line. However, while I'm not going to say these miniatures are amazing, they are quite fun just for the novelty factor and what better way to embrace the whole 'use what you have' mentality while also being a bit tongue in cheek? I might strip and repaint these two later on though.
So say hello to, for this game, Linda Outside and Nagga the Flatworm.
The premise of the game was nice and simple; a few days ago, an ancient stone circle in the farmland surrounding Orfington had been occupied by dark, shadowy forces, killing all who came near, and making it hard for the fields nearby to be worked. The Orfington Militia gathered in the Drunken Burgermeister to discuss how best to deal with the issue, when the concern of dark magics was raised. As if by coincidence, a mercenary sorceress walked into the tavern, and after consuming most of the inn's stores, said she could provide assistance, for a price. And the bill to be paid for the evening.
Meanwhile, the Chaotic worshippers huddled around their campfires near the stone circle, waiting for their warband's champion to return to reveal whatever arcane purpose he had sent them to take these crumbling rocks for. As they tried to keep warm and keep their beastmen allies, from grabbing and eating them out of boredown and hunger a wicked, painful laugh filled the camp; a beautiful woman walked in to the light, telling them that an enemy of hers was coming to push them from the farmlands, and that she would help them repel her rival and protect these fields from all comers. Ignorant, she seemed of the stone circle, or the corruption in the men she addressed, they agreed to keep her around, if only to feed the beastmen if they got too hungry.
The two forces met in the morning light, with the militia setting up, advancing from the road to town.
While the Chaos Warband arrayed itself in a line before the stone circle, raring to close and push the interlopers away.
Before battle started, Nagga reached into her darker arts and called upon the ancient dead to rise and serve; and serve they did, six ancient warriors bursting from the ground ready to do as their new mistress commanded, and setting the balance of battle against the Halfling force.
Undeterred, the halflings proceeded to advance.
Then they made good use of Farmer John's goose gun and the bows of the archery society...
As well as mundane fire, summoning light into her hand, Linda with a cry unleased several fireballs towards the enemy undead, blasting several of them to boney shards; though they held their magical bonds together.
Not the best sculpts, and not helped by my poor paintjob years ago and various chips, but what we have here are two Pandamonium (an old line produced and distributed by GZG) renditions of Lina Inverse and Naga the Serpent. It may not surprise you to know that Pandamonium specialised in 25mm anime minis, normally with copyright skirting names. From my brief dalliance, these two represent the higher end of the sculpting spectrum with that line. However, while I'm not going to say these miniatures are amazing, they are quite fun just for the novelty factor and what better way to embrace the whole 'use what you have' mentality while also being a bit tongue in cheek? I might strip and repaint these two later on though.
So say hello to, for this game, Linda Outside and Nagga the Flatworm.
The premise of the game was nice and simple; a few days ago, an ancient stone circle in the farmland surrounding Orfington had been occupied by dark, shadowy forces, killing all who came near, and making it hard for the fields nearby to be worked. The Orfington Militia gathered in the Drunken Burgermeister to discuss how best to deal with the issue, when the concern of dark magics was raised. As if by coincidence, a mercenary sorceress walked into the tavern, and after consuming most of the inn's stores, said she could provide assistance, for a price. And the bill to be paid for the evening.
Meanwhile, the Chaotic worshippers huddled around their campfires near the stone circle, waiting for their warband's champion to return to reveal whatever arcane purpose he had sent them to take these crumbling rocks for. As they tried to keep warm and keep their beastmen allies, from grabbing and eating them out of boredown and hunger a wicked, painful laugh filled the camp; a beautiful woman walked in to the light, telling them that an enemy of hers was coming to push them from the farmlands, and that she would help them repel her rival and protect these fields from all comers. Ignorant, she seemed of the stone circle, or the corruption in the men she addressed, they agreed to keep her around, if only to feed the beastmen if they got too hungry.
The two forces met in the morning light, with the militia setting up, advancing from the road to town.
While the Chaos Warband arrayed itself in a line before the stone circle, raring to close and push the interlopers away.
Before battle started, Nagga reached into her darker arts and called upon the ancient dead to rise and serve; and serve they did, six ancient warriors bursting from the ground ready to do as their new mistress commanded, and setting the balance of battle against the Halfling force.
Undeterred, the halflings proceeded to advance.
Then they made good use of Farmer John's goose gun and the bows of the archery society...
As well as mundane fire, summoning light into her hand, Linda with a cry unleased several fireballs towards the enemy undead, blasting several of them to boney shards; though they held their magical bonds together.
