Village Games Song of Deeds and Glory Campaign

CAMPAIGN RESULTS

2010-02-26T11:00:00.000-08:00

It has been a long, hard campaign, but we've finally reached the end. I know I had an absolute blast over the past 8 weeks playing games, advancing my warband, and writing this blog. I think it's safe to say that the other players feel the same.

The final standing for the campaign would not be based on a win/ loss record, but rather on the number of campaign points totalled at the end of 6 weeks. The total campaign points looked like this:

Campaign Points
Jake	9
Brian	8
Mike	6
Brandon	6
Jeff	3
Chris	0
Todd	0

Congratulations to Jake for being the Champion of the Winter 2010 campaign!!

First place received a $25 gift card to Village Games in Anoka, MN and a fancy trophy!

Second place received a $15 gift card to Village Games!

Third place received a $10 gift card to Village Games!

Thank you to all for playing!

A shot of the gang after the awards were given out. From left to right:

Chris, Jeff, Todd, Mike, Jake, Brian and Brandon

We have learned a lot from playing this campaign, and are already making preparations for a second one soon. We will be having discussions on where we would like to make changes and improvements, and I will share our discussions on this blog.

Week 6 Results

2010-02-26T10:40:00.000-08:00

After the last rounds of play this was the final standings:

Week 6

Name	Wins	Losses	Draws	Byes	TOTAL
Jake	11	3	0	1	15
Brian	9	6	0	0	15
Mike	6	5	0	4	15
Brandon	6	2	0	7	15
Chris	2	12	0	1	15
Jeff	3	5	0	7	15
Todd	1	6	0	8	15

Week 6- Game 2

2010-02-26T10:37:00.000-08:00

The league standings were quickly totaled to determine the final pairings.

Brian and Jake were tied for first place, so they were paired up to determine 1st place. The other pairings were determined randomly.

As these were the final games of the campaign, the gloves were off and no one held back! Combat was brutal with games coming down to one side being wiped off the table.

Jeff vs. Brandon
Battlefield: Agimore's Sweep
Time of Day: Dusk
Weather: A Beautiful Day
Scenario: Sieze the High Ground

Rangers storm the hill and brace for the dwarven charge!

This game was over rather quickly due to some nasty cascading morale checks.

Mike vs. Chris
Battlefield: The Grass Ocean
Time of Day: Dusk
Weather: Calm
Scenario: Sieze the High Ground

Alezza's Horde of Horrible and The Harlaz Expeditionary force both clain the hill as their own!

Alezza defends the hill with her new friend; a dwarf leader zombie!

The battle rages on even after both warbands are well past their breaking points!

Jake vs. Brian
Battlefield: Grass Ocean
Time of Day: Day
Weather: Overcast
Scenario: Ambush

Jake's knights cautiously approach the ruins of the Snake People. It is simply too quiet...

The River Runners spring their trap! Jake suffers the Curse of the Snake People!

The knights seem to be disorganized and confused. Or is this part of the battle plan?

Casualties are heavy on both sides, with both warbands valiantly passing morale tests!

Finally Jakes' Knights have the upper hand! Or do they?

The final human falls, and the leader of The River Runners stands alone!

The ruins once again fall silent...

The results of this round are:

Brandon siezed victory!

Mike vanquishes his foe and secures victory!

The game between Jake and Brian was very, very close. All of Jake's models were removed from the table. Brian was left with only his Uber- leader; a Q: 2 C: 8, Lethal vs. Humans, Leader (amongst other things.) (*Brian quested with this model and received the Baneblade magic weapon.)

Once the final victory points were tallied the result was:

Brian: 19.3

Jake: 19.7

Jake one by less than half a point!!! (Or by one point if you round properly, but that is much less dramatic!)

Week 6- Game 1

2010-02-26T10:10:00.000-08:00

And here we are, in the final week of the campaign! It has been a long, hard road full of pleasure and pain, joy and misery, victory and defeat. These last two rounds would finally decide who would be crowned champion.

First pairings were determined randomly.

Mike vs. Brian
Battlefield: Ezule's Woods
Time of Day: Day
Weather: Chilly
Scenario: On Difficult Ground

The Harlaz Expeditionary Force Squares off against the River Runners!

Dwarves and elves dance around each other, trying to maneuver to the most advantageous positions!

The final standoff... Who will make the first move?

Jake vs. Jeff
Battlefield: Grass Ocean
Time of Day: Day
Weather: Breezy
Scenario: Sieze the High Ground

Knights pile onto the hill while rangers try to play catch up!

Jeff's rangers fire volley after volley of arrows into Jake's troops!

Brandon vs. Chris
Battlefield: Agimore's Sweep
Time of Day: Dusk
Weather: Snow
Scenario: Assassination

Alezza's Horde of Horrible charges the dwarf defenses!

Alezza finds herself a new toy... Zombie Bear!!

The undead slam into the dwarf battle line!

Round results were such:

Brian routed his opponent and claimed victory!

Jake siezed the high ground and victory!

Brandon drove back the attacker for victory!

Battlefield Profile- Tremor's Pass

2010-02-23T10:28:00.000-08:00

Today we'll look at Tremor's Pass, a battlefield from Brian.

9: Tremors Pass (Border Town)
Min number of terrain pieces: 7
Mandatory: 3 Buildings, 2 Woods
Normal: buildings, Fences, Woods, Hills

Located near the Dragonborn Mountains, the town is named after the
frequent earthquakes that seem to plague the area.

The trees for this battlefield are assembled from components by Woodland Scenics.
See this link for a quick guide on how they are made.

5"- 7" Deciduous Armatures
Clump Foliage

The tree templates were made using a grass mat from Noch.

Templates were cut from cardboard, and then a piece of Middlegreen gaming mat larger than the template was glued on top. The excess mat was then folded over the edges of the cardboard template and glued into place to hide the corrugations of the cardboard. This is such a simple and easy method for making templates I plan on doing it myself.

The walls are WarTorn Worlds.
Grey Brick Wall Set

Brian has given them a wash using Citadel washes to give them a more natural look.

The buildings are again done by Dave Graffam. You can get these buildings yourself here:
http://www.davesgames.net/

Week 5 Standings

2010-02-19T11:31:00.000-08:00

Here are the current standings for the campaign:

Week 5

Name	Wins	Losses	Draws	Byes	TOTAL
Jake	9	3	0	1	13
Brian	8	5	0	0	13
Mike	6	4	0	3	13
Chris	2	10	0	1	13
Brandon	4	2	0	7	13
Jeff	3	3	0	7	13
Todd	1	6	0	6	13

This was a tough week of play in the Dice Karma Department. Everyone was rolling poorly, either during the game or afterwards.

My worst point was rolling triple 1's for a Q: 2+ activation, using my "Retaining the Initiative" advancement, and following up with only one success on two dice! And of course this was only the 2nd activation of my turn!

Jake managed to have the Centaur Hero he recruited from the exploration chart captured by Mike's dwarves.

Brian I think faired the best, and he had a couple guys die.

Mike had the worst dice for the entire evening. There was no one single catastrophic event, but he managed to consistantly roll turnovers on Q: 2+ guys, and rolled so poorly in combat I think he even managed to lose a round of combat to a C: 2 skeleton!

Next week is the last day for the league. I hope everyone can make it out!

Week 5- Game 3

2010-02-19T10:19:00.000-08:00

And so begins the final round of the night. So far the dice have been quite unfriendly to all parties. Hopes are the last round will bring more fortune!

Pairings were assigned to assure that no two people played each other twice in the same night.

Jake vs. Chris
Battlefield: Tashia's Crossing
Time of Day: Night
Weather: Overcast
Scenario: Sieze the High Ground

Jake's humans and Alezza's Horde of Horrible close in on the clock tower!

Egads! What manner of vile magic is at work here?

Knights gather at the hill to form a defensive line.

A might battle ensues, with the knights gaining the upper hand!

Mike vs. Brian
Battlefield: The Grass Ocean
Time of Day: Night
Weather: Strong Winds
Scenario: Assassination

The River Runners and the Harlaz Expeditionary Force see each other at range.

And now they're closer!

Elves defend a ruin from the dwarven onslaught!

Furious combat between elves and dwarves!

Results for the night's final round are:

Jake protected the hill and took home victory!

Mike crushed his opponents and claimed victory!

Week 5- Game 2

2010-02-18T12:49:00.000-08:00

More skirmish goodness, SBH style!

Again, pairings were random.

Mike vs. Chris
Battlefield: The Barrens
Time of Day: Night
Weather: Eerily Still
Scenario: On Diffiult Ground

Alleza's Horde of Horrible and The Harlaz Expeditionary Force want to claim the ruin as their own!

Dwarves do their best to quell the unstoppable assault!

Dwarves round up skeletons for the slaughter!

Jake vs. Brian

Battlefield: Tremor's Pass
Time of Day: Night
Weather: Clear and Warm
Scenario: Treasure Hunt

The River Runners and Jake's humans scour the village for treasure!

Found it! Knights gather the gold!

The battle rages for the loot!

Elves stand their ground from a two sided attack!

Results for this round are as follows:

Mike leads his warband to a narrow victory!

Brian snatches the loot from the hands of his opponent for victory!

Week 5- Game 1

2010-02-18T12:21:00.000-08:00

With the the campaign coming close to being finished, our attendance was the weakest yet. One player was out with work, one on vacation and the last a no call, no show for the 2nd week in a row...

Never the less it was a great day of gaming!

With week 5 the season turned from summer to fall, opening up new opportunites for bad weather.

The first round started off as usual, with pairings generated randomly:

Jake vs. Mike
Battlefield: Shores of Esil's Ocean
Time of Day: Night
Weather: Strong Wind
Scenario: Assassination

The Harlaz Expeditionary Force heads for cover as Jake's humans charge!

Chaos ensues as mighty warbands clash!

Brian vs. Chris
Battlefield: Agimore's Sweep
Time of Day: Dusk
Weather: Cool
Scenario: Treasure Hunt

The River Runner's quickly scour the area for treasure while Alezza's Horde of Horrible muddles along!

The undead horde sets its sights on battle while elves scramble through bladegrass for the loot!

Alezza unleashes the big guns against the highly skilled elves!

Round one results are like so:

Mike continues his giant killer streak and takes another victory!

Brian beats back his foe and claims the treasure and victory!

Battlefield Profile- Euzla's Woods

2010-02-17T05:30:00.000-08:00

Let's take a look at Euzla's Woods, a battlefield by Chris.

4: Euzla's Woods (Forest)
Min number of terrain pieces: 6
Mandatory: 4 Woods
Normal: Woods, Ruins, Hills.
Fantastic: Cursed Ruins

The mad wizard Euzla is said to have made his home here. Even now, the locals avoid the ancient forest and the horrors lurking there.

The trees for this woods are store bought and are supplied by Life Like and by Noch. The templated are just cardboard, with the edges taped over to hide the corrugations, painted black, and then flocked.

To see how the hills were made, go here.

The ruin is an old piece I've had around forever. See how it was done here.

Battlefield Profile- The Dread Mire

2010-02-16T05:30:00.000-08:00

Next we have The Dread Mire, a battlefield selected by Todd.

3: The Dread Mire (Swamp)

Min number of terrain pieces: 4
Mandatory: 2 Swamps Normal: Woods, Ruins
Fantastic: Quicksand

A once fertile area and home to a prosperous society, the Dread Mire
Is now a deadly morass thanks to a magical experiment gone horribly wrong.

The mire is a collection of hand made and store bought. The trees are a mix of old Christmas village type trees and armatures from Woodland Scenics.

The woods templates are simply cut from cardboard, covered with masking tape, painted black, and flocked.

The ruin is a piece from the 2nd Edition Warhammer Fantasy box set.

The swamps were hand made by Todd and I, and were a bit of experiment in doing something fast and cheap.

Todd started off by cutting out the base from cardboard. We then folded masking tape over the edges to hide the corrugation.

Todd then painted all of the bases in a dark green/ dark blue color to simulate the murky water of a swamp. After this was dry a bead of super glue was run around the edge of the base, and a piece of cellophane was placed over the base to simulate water. The edge was trimmed with a razor blade.

Todd then glued some pieces of dead tree branches to the bases as dead trees and logs. We then applied a mix of ground cover flock and spanish moss to the base with super glue to complete the swamp effect.

I really enjoyed making these pieces and I think they turned out quite well for under an hours worth of work.

BattleReport- Alezza's Horde of Horrible vs. Da Urks

2010-02-15T06:10:00.000-08:00

This battle took place Week 4- Game 1.

Todd's warband, Da Urks, faced off against my warband, Alezza's Horde of Horrible. The scenario was an Assassination. Todd was the attacker.

Before the game started, Todd was to select a personality in my warband to be the target. He selected the Colossal Skeleton because I tend to lead with it, and leave my Necromancer towards the back do to her poor Combat.

It was night, and in heavy rain, so Todd's ranged attacks would be effectively neutralized. The heavy rain was going to make movement very dangerous.

Alezza's Horde of Horrible and Da Urks deployed.

Todd chose to deploy in a very tight formation, basically setting all of his units up in a block. I deployed my Colossal Skeleton in the center, surrounded by skeletons to help protect it's giant base and minimize the number of models Todd could get in base contact. Though is was the target, I figured with the skeleton support he would be able to smash through the Orks and force early morale tests. The Jack of Blades were set up further to the left and were to act as a flanking group. My Necromancer was placed in back as usual in order to protect her.

Todd took the first turn and began moving his orcs and goblins towards my skeleton. As expected, several units slipped and fell in the heavy rain. I responded by slowly advancing my units as well, getting actions from the Colossal skeleton, a single skeleton, and the 3 Jack of Blades before rolling a turnover.

The Colossal Skeleton prepared to mee the orc horde!

On the next turn the orcs start to trickle in. Two dispatch the lone skeleton defending the targeted personality. Archers move in and take pot shots, but they fire with no effect in the blackness and rain against the skeletal brute.

I attempt to bring in more support for the Colossal Skeleton, but roll a turnover on my second Q: 3+ model. I use my warband's "Retain the Initiative" advancement, and immediately roll another turnover!!! At that point it was not looking good for Alezza...

Another shot of the last turn, but from a different angle.

It's another orc turn, and they are now pouring in, slipping and sliding about as they charge towards their prey. More orcs based the Colossal Skeleton, and their combined attacks caused a wound and a knock down.

For my turn I decided to use my 2nd warband advantage: Unpredictable. I swapped a skeleton's Q: 3+ with the Colossal Skeleton's Q: 5+ and threw 3 dice, scoring three successes. This allowed him to stand up and smack down an orc. It was only a kill though, and not the greusome I was hoping for.

A random picture of combat!!

Orcs just wiped out the only defending skeleton!

Some Jack of Blades smacked around another orc unit, and it was time for me to roll a turnover.

The end of the Colossal Skeleton

On Todd's next turn he mobbed up as many orcs as he could, and delivered a brutal kill to the Colossal Skeleton. With the target destroyed, Da Urks claimed victory!

I have to say I regret leading with the Colossal Skeleton. Exceptionally poor dice kept reinforcements from supporting it properly. Though dice on Todd's side wasn't stellar, it was still enough to steamroll me.

It was refreshing playing a warband that wasn't all Q: 2+ though!!

Warband Profile- Da Urks

2010-02-14T07:30:00.000-08:00

We'll now take a look at Todd's warband.

Theme: Orcs just out stompin' stuff!
Allignment: Evil
Max Size: 18
Points: 300
Gold: 50
Campaign Points:

Gornak (Personality): Q:2+/ C:4 /Leader, / Cost: 100 XP: 0
Lomar: Q:3+/ C:3 / Cost: 23 XP: 0
Ungar: Q:3+/ C:3 /Shooter (Med) / Cost: 29 XP: 0
Notgarn: Q:3+/ C:2 /Stealth / Cost: 20 XP: 0
Martar: Q:3+/ C:3 /Mounted, Long Move / Cost: 47 XP: 0
Henlom: Q:3+/ C:3 /Shooter (Med) / Cost: 29 XP: 2
Foltap: Q:4+/ C:3 /Leader, / Cost: 23 XP: 1
Ino: Q:4+/ C:1 / Cost: 8 XP: 1

Territory Name:
1-2 Hill Land
3-4 Forest
5-6 Scrub Land

All figures are Games Workshop, though they've made so many different figs over the years I'm not even sure which are which. I believe most of the orcs are from the Warhammer Fantasy 2nd edition box set.

Warband Profile- Harlaz Expeditionary Force

2010-02-13T07:30:00.000-08:00

Mike's warband is the next to be featured:

Theme: From Deep within the earth, the Darken Empire sends out scouts to the Surface World.
Allignment:Evil
Max Size: 12
Stats As of Mid-Summer
Points: 463
Gold: 115
Campaign Points: 1

Harlaz-Dwarf Commander (Personality): Q:2+/ C:5 /Leader, Fearless, Hate vs Elves, Level Up +1 C/ Cost 95 XP: 1

Dwarf Orc Slayer 1 : Q: 3+/ C: 5 / Short Move, Lethal vs Orcs/ Level Up +1 C/ Cost 40 XP 1

Dwarf Orc Slayer 2 : Q: 3+/ C: 5 / Short Move, Lethal vs Orcs/ Level Up +1 C/ Cost 40 XP 1

Dwarf Warrior 1 : Q: 3+/ C: 5 / Short Move / Level Up +1 C/ Cost 34 XP 2

Dwarf Warrior 2 : Q: 3+/ C: 4 / Short Move // Cost 34 XP 1

Dwarf Warrior 3 : Q: 3+/ C: 5 / Short Move / Level Up +1 C/ Cost 34 XP 0

Dwarf Dragon Slayer 1 : Q: 3+/ C: 5 / Short Move, Lethal vs Dragons// Cost 56 XP 1

Dwarf Dragon Slayer 2 : Q: 3+/ C: 5 / Short Move, Lethal vs Dragons// Cost 56 XP 0

Warband Upgrade: Keg

Battlefields:
Blue Sky (Open Plains)
Harlaz's Portal (Mountains)
Trask (Border Town)

All figures are D&D Miniatures:
Gold Dwarf Soldier
Dwarf Battlerager
Dwarf Shieldmaiden
Hill Dwarf Warrior

Battlefield Profile- Tashia's Crossing

2010-02-11T12:11:00.001-08:00

This battlefield was assembled by Chris.

7: Tashia's Crossing (Border Town)
Min number of terrain pieces: 9
Mandatory: 7 buildings
Normal: buildings, town square, Fences, Woods

Named after the famed hero that founded it; Tashia’s Crossing
has become an important stop on the Eastern Spice Road.

The buildings that make up Tashia's Crossing were designed by Dave Graffam. They are truly excellent, and I get nothing but compliments on these pieces.

You can get these buildings yourself here:
http://www.davesgames.net/

These buildings are printed on cardstock, cut out and assembled. I would recommend 120 lb cardstock, though I end up going to Wal Mart more often than I care to admit so I end up with 110 lb cardstock which is all they carry. It works fine, it's just nowhere near as heavy.

WorldWorks Games has an excellent series of tutorials on assembling card models:
Cardstock Model Assembly Instructions

Week 4 Standings

2010-02-11T11:25:00.000-08:00

The current standings for the campaign are:

Week 4

Name	Wins	Losses	Draws	Byes	TOTAL
Jake	8	1	0	1	10
Brian	6	4	0	0	10
Brandon	4	2	0	4	10
Mike	3	4	0	3	10
Chris	2	7	0	1	10
Jeff	3	3	0	4	10
Todd	1	6	0	3	10

Week 4- Game 3

2010-02-11T11:13:00.000-08:00

The night was winding down, but the players weren't. We played one more round.

Pairings were again random and looked like this:

Jake vs. Chris
Battlefield: Agimore's Sweep
Time of Day: Night
Weather: Clear and Warm
Scenario: Take the Land

Alezza's Horde of Horrible and Jake's humans scramble to capture the ancient runes!

Undead brace for impact!

That's a lot of horses...

Brian vs. Todd
Battlefield: Ezule's Woods
Time of Day: Dusk
Weather: Heatwave
Scenario: Breakthrough

Da Urks try to fend off the River Runners!

This game was over so quickly I was unable to get more pictures.

Final results for this round are:

Jake's humans captured the runes and victory!

The River Runners fled from their opponents and... to victory!? :)

Week 4- Game 2

2010-02-11T10:54:00.000-08:00

Round 2 started quickly after round 1 finished, the players eager to mix it up again!

Pairings were again random and looked like this:

Mike vs. Todd
Battlefield: Tashia's Crossing
Time of Day: Dawn
Weather: Light Drizzle
Scenario: Ambush

The Harlaz Expeditionary Force begins their looting and pillaging, not knowing Da Urks are waiting for them!

Surprise! Orcs and Dwarves mix it up!

Brian vs. Jake
Battlefield: Dread Mire
Time of Day: Day
Weather: Cloudy and breezy
Scenario: On Difficult Ground

The weakened River Runners dash for cover as Jake's mob advances!

The River Runners and pushed back and fenced in. There is no choice now but to fight!

An elf is lost to the swamp!

And the results for this round go a little something like this:

The Harlaz Expeditionary Force shook off the ambush and fought to victory!

Jake's humans quickly routed his foe and claimed victory!

Week 4- Game 1

2010-02-11T10:22:00.000-08:00

We had bit of a poor showing this week, with two players not attending. We still managed to get some great games in though!

Pairings were again random and looked like this:

Chris vs. Todd
Battlefield: Shores of Esil's Ocean
Time of Day: Night
Weather: Heavy Rain
Scenario: Assassination

Da Urks and Alezza's Horde of Horrible square off on the beach!

I will be doing a full battle report for this engagement.

Brian vs. Mike
Battlefield: Dread Mire
Time of Day: Day
Weather: Overcast with a chance of rain
Scenario: Assassination

The Harlaz Expeditionary Force and The River Runners square off in the swamp.

Mike will be doing a full battle report to cover this engangement.

The results were as follows:

Da Urks destroyed the Colossal Skeleton and claimed victory!

The Harlaz Expeditionary Force chased off The River Runners' leader and claimed victory!

Battle Report- Week 3- Game 2. Harlaz Expeditionary Force vs. Brandon's Dwarves

2010-02-02T07:44:00.000-08:00

Mike has written up an excellent battle report complete with pictures from the game he played against Brandon on Week 3.

Read all about it here!

http://www.prosperity-station.com/sobh/RaidOnBigMonsterHill.html

Warband Profile- Alezza's Horde of Horrible

2010-02-01T05:47:00.000-08:00

The next warband to be profiled is mine.

Warband Name: Alezza's Horde of Horrible
Warband Theme: A necromancer searching for a powerful artifact Campaign Points: 0
Alignment: Evil
Points: 440
Max Size: None
Gold: 2

Units:

Alezza- Necromancer (Personality)/ Q: 3/C: 3/ Necromancer, Evil, Level Up +1 C, Level Up +1 C / Cost: 40 XP: 1
Colossal Skeleton (Personality)(Nocturnal)/ Q:4 / C:4 Undead, Slow, Long Move, Heavy Armor, Huge, Tough/ Cost: 80
Jack of Blades I (Nocturnal)/ Q:3/ C:4/ Undead, Free Disengage/ Cost: 52
Jack of Blades II (Nocturnal)/ Q:3/ C:4/ Undead, Free Disengage/ Cost: 52
Jack of Blades III (Nocturnal)/ Q:3/ C:4/ Undead, Free Disengage/ Cost: 52
Skeleton Human I (Nocturnal)/Q: 3/C: 2/ Undead, Standard Bearer/ Cost: 26
Skeleton Human II (Nocturnal)/Q: 3/C: 2/ Undead/ Cost: 26
Skeleton Human III (Nocturnal)/Q: 3/C: 2/ Undead/ Cost: 26
Skeleton Human IV (Nocturnal)/Q: 3/C: 2/ Undead/ Cost: 26
Skeleton Human V (Nocturnal)/Q: 3/C: 2/ Undead/ Cost: 26
Skeleton Human VI (Nocturnal)/Q: 3/C: 2/ Undead/ Cost: 26
Zombie I (Nocturnal) /Q: 6/C: 4/ Undead, Short Move/ Cost: 8

Models used in this warband are:

Reaper:

03100: Thanis the Bonecaller
02911: Colossal Skeleton
20019: Zombie

Games Workshop:
Vampire Counts Wight Battle Standard Bearer

Dreamblade:
Jack of Blades

Mega Miniatures:
DEAL-0139 SKELETON with Mace 25mm miniature
DEAL-0137 SKELETON with Axe 25mm miniature
DEAL-0134 SKELETON swordsman 25mm miniature

Warband Profile- The River Runners

2010-01-29T11:36:00.000-08:00

The first warband to be profiled is Brian's.

Warband Name: The River Runners
Warband Theme: Elf guardians of a sacred river.
Alignment: good
Campaign Points: 3
Max Size: 10
Gold: 33

Units:
*Elf Commander(personality)/Q: 2+/C: 6/Leader/P: 100/XP: 1
*Elf Archer/Q: 2+/C: 4/Shooter(long)/P: 55/XP: 1
*Elf Archer/Q: 2+/C: 4/Shooter(long)/P: 55/XP: 1
*Elf Warrior/Q: 2+/C: 4/None/P: 38/XP: 1
*Elf Warrior/Q: 2+/C: 3/None/P: 38/XP: 1
*Elf Warrior/Q: 2+/C: 3/None/P: 38/XP: 2
*Hamadryad/Q: 3+/C:3/Distract,Forester/P: 60/XP: 0

I believe all models in this warband are from Reaper.
06121: Vale Longthorns(9) Elven Grunt

14479: Drys, Elven Dryad

02849: Loryn Stormblade. Elf

03198: Talathlan, Elf Ranger

14058: Lorielle Silverrain

Week 3 Results

2010-01-29T07:58:00.000-08:00

The current standings for the campaign are:

Week 3

Name	Wins	Losses	Draws	Byes	TOTAL
Jake	6	1	0	0	7
Brian	5	2	0	0	7
Brandon	4	2	0	1	7
Jeff	3	3	0	1	7
Chris	2	5	0	0	7
Mike	1	4	0	2	7
Todd	0	4	0	3	7

Week 4 will be next Tuesday.

Week 3- Game 2

2010-01-29T07:51:00.000-08:00

The warbands met again in battle, vying for dominance over each other.

Pairings were generated at random and this is how they came out:

Chris vs. Brian
Battlefield: Agimore's Sweep
Time of Day: Dusk
Weather: Nice
Scenario: Breakthrough

Alezza's Horde of Horrible sets up a wide defense against The River Runners!

The River Runners Waltz right past Alezza's warband as they stumble to stay organized!

Mike vs. Brandon
Battlefield: Big Monster Hill (Brandon's territory)
Time of Day: Dawn
Weather: Pleasant
Scenario: Loot and Pillage (Mike attacking)

Brandon's dwarves relax with their treasure while Mike's evil dwarves sneak in for a 5 finger discount!

Mike took a bunch of pictures of this battle, and is planning a battle report. I hope to post that here when he's finished!

Jake vs. Todd
Battlefield: Hemore's Plateau
Time of Day: Day
Weather: Warm and Sunny
Scenario: Place of Power

Both Todd's Orcs and Jake's Humans run a tight formation, planning for a bloody clash!

Both warbands carefully maneuver around the treacherous frozen lake!

"Hey, there's some guys that look like they want to fight! LET'S GET 'EM!!"

"May I have your attention please, gentleman. It appears there is a band of ruffians who wish to engage us in combat. Please prepare your weapons for battle!"

The River Runners moseyed on past the defenders and scored a clear victory!

Mike scored an amazing victory against a superior foe and made off with 120 of his hard earned gold coins!

Jake crushed his opponent and rode away victorious!

Week 3- Game 1

2010-01-28T12:50:00.000-08:00

And another day of gaming commences! We got a bit of a late start, so we didn't get in as many games as last session, but it was still brutal.

Pairings were again random and looked like this:

Jeff vs. Todd
Battlefield: Dread Mire
Time of Day: Day
Weather: Beautiful
Scenario: Seize the High Ground

Todd's Orcs are quick, but Jeff's rangers are quicker! Orcs desperately try to dislodge the rangers from the hill!

Faramir bravely leading from the rear as orcs pour over his men! :)

Mike vs. Brian
Battlefield: Agimore's Sweep
Time of Day: Day
Weather: Not Too Bad
Scenario: Seize the High Ground

The River Runners effortlessly cover the objective while Mike's dwarves slowly advance.

The River Runners brace for impact!

Jake vs. Chris
Battlefield: The Green Vale
Time of Day: Night
Weather: Peaceful
Scenario: On Difficult Ground

Jake's humans patiently wait with bows ready while Alezza's Horde of Horrible slogs through the swamp!

After the dust settled the results were as so:

Jeff siezed the high ground and victory!
Brian siezed the high ground and victory!
Jake easily overpowered his opponent for victory!

I didn't get many shots of these games, I was too busy trying to figure out how to not let the terrain swallow up my warband while at the same time not allowing my opponent to stomp my guts out. And after everything was said and done 3 skeletons were removed from my warband, so I'd say I did a poor job of it!

Battlefield Profile- Agimore's Sweep

2010-01-22T08:40:00.000-08:00

The first battlefield we will take a look at is Agimore's Sweep.

6 Agimore's Sweep (Hill Land)
Min number of terrain pieces: 5
Mandatory: 3 Hill
Normal: Hills, Ruins, Broken Rocks
Fantastic: Bladegrass

The western barbarians lead by the Warlord Agimore rampaged through kingdom after kingdom before being stopped on the open plains that now bear their warlord’s name.

This terrain piece was selected by Mike. I believe Mike has two sets of terrain he has been using for this piece. One batch contains items he made himself.

In these pictures we have a variety of terrain from War Torn Worlds. The most interesting thing about their pieces is that they are made from recycled rubber tires, putting our waste to some good use!

Included in this collection are the following pieces:

8" Finished 15mm Grassy Hill SKU 07004 MSRP $9.00
Classical Ruined Corner WTW-06500 MSPR $22.00
Classical Shrine WTW-06501 MSPR $22.00
Ruined Tower WTW-06700 MSPR $15.00
Round Rock Outcropping WTW-06052-06054 MSRP $9.00
Rugged Hill A Granite Summer WTW- 06200 MSRP $16.00
Rugged Hill B Granite Summer WTW- 06201 MSRP $26.00

All prices are in U.S. Dollars.

These items are available from your local game store, or through War torn Worlds' Ebay Store.

Mike has also added more detail to these pieces by adding additional ground cover, as well as creeping vines, flowers and other details using products from Woodland Scenics.

I would also like to note at all the mats were have played on starting week 2, and through the end of the campign, were make by Mike. They are based on felt, and are easily rolled to store, but stay flexible and suffer from minimal shedding. I would like to make one myself some day, and do a step by step tutorial. These mats are so slick, every should own one.

New Custom Units

2010-01-21T10:19:00.000-08:00

Two new approved units for the campaign.

Both of these units were submitted by Brian.

Elf Knight
Pts:75 Q:2 C:4
SR:Combat Master

Elf Scout
Pts:65 Q:2 C:3
SR:Dashing, Running Blow

Thanks Brian!

Week 2- Results

2010-01-18T10:55:00.000-08:00

At the end of the night these are the campaign standings:

Week 2

Name	Wins	Losses	Draws	Byes	TOTAL
Brandon	4	1	0	0	5
Jake	4	1	0	0	5
Brian	3	2	0	0	5
Chris	2	3	0	0	5
Jeff	2	3	0	0	5
Mike	0	3	0	2	5
Todd	0	2	0	3	5

Please note that those that are tied are listed alphabetically.

This week yielded some crazy events.

At the end of game 3 my warband, Alezza's Horde of Horrible, had only 15 gold and was beaten and battered. Just for fun I chanced the Gambling Den, figuring it was no big loss to be banned. Fortunately I threw a "6", then a "3." That extra 90 gold really helped boost my warband!

Brandon saw what luck I had and thought he would try his luck as well. He rolled up his die and threw a "6" as well! And just to one- up me, he threw another "6", banking himself and extra 180 gold!!

Jeff And Jake's Treasure Hunt for round 3 was one of the shortest games in history. I believe Jake was able to end it on turn 2 because of the placement of the hidden treasure tokens. It took longer to set up than it did to play!

So far the campaign has been an absolute blast. It looks as if most people had a pretty rocky start, but as the warbands begin to develope they are becoming significantly more powerful and viable.

Next Tuesday is a bye week.

I will be profiling some of the battlefields and warbands in the coming weeks, so everyone can get to know the people and places!

Week 2- Game 3

2010-01-18T10:41:00.000-08:00

The crew was pumped up and the night was still young, so we squeezed another match in!

The last round was fast and frantic, and I didn't get very good pictures.

Pairings and battlefieds were again generated randomly and this is how they came out:

Jeff vs. Jake
Battlefield: Tremor's Pass
Time of Day: Dawn
Weather: Overcast
Scenario: Treasure Hunt

Jeff's Rangers and Jakes's Humans search for treasure!

Mike vs. Brian
Battlefield: Agimore's Sweep
Time of Day: Night
Weather: Heavy Rain
Scenario: Ambush

Mike's evil dwarves begin their advance into the the clever trap set up by Brian's elves.

Chris vs. Brandon
Battlefield: The Barrens
Time of Day: Dust
Weather: Perfect
Scenario: Accidental Meeting

Alezza's Horde of Horrible is surrounded by Brian's dwarves.

A skeleton is run down by gigantic bears. Goodbye, skeleton #4!

This quick round ended like so:

Jake's humans quickly snatched the treasure and retreated to safety and to victory!

Brian's elves laid a successful trap and won the day!

Brandon's dwarves encircled their foe and gave them a sound defeat!

Week 2- Game 2

2010-01-15T12:53:00.000-08:00

Round 2... FIGHT!

Lots of elixers were consumed, and more than a fair share of band aids were applied, and these warbands are ready for more!

Pairings and battlefieds were again generated randomly and this is how they came out:

Jake vs. Brian
Battlefield: Hemore's Plateau
Time of Day: Day
Weather: A Fine Day
Scenario: Assassination

Jake's humans valiantly protect their leader from Brian's Elves

Crafty Elves attempt a flanking maneuver.

Mike vs. Brandon
Battlefield: Agimore's Sweep
Time of Day: Night
Weather: Thunderstorm
Scenario: Place of Power

Brandon and Mike in some hot dwarf on dwarf action!

Brandon's dwarves easily outnumber and overwhelm Mike's dwarves.

Chris vs. Jeff
Battlefield: The Barrens
Time of Day: Day
Weather: Cool and Sunny
Scenario: On Difficult Ground

Pinned! Alezza's Horde of Horrible takes archer fire from the front and a lighting fast flank attack.

Rangers rush in to save their fallen comrade from a fate worse than death!

When the dust finally settled the standings were:

Jake's warband held back the assault and was victorious!

Brandon smashed through his opponents lines and claimed victory for his own!

Jeff easily smited his foe and won the day!

Week 2- Game 1

2010-01-15T10:48:00.000-08:00

Another week of adventure begins, with all warbands geared up and ready to engage each other in combat.

Each pair of gaming weeks are played in a different season of the year. The first two weeks are in spring. Weeks 3 and 4 will be summer, and Weeks 5 and 6 will be the fall.

Pairings and battlefieds were again generated randomly and this is how they came out:

Jeff vs. Brian
Battlefield: Whispering Woods
Time of Day: Dawn
Weather: Beautiful
Scenario: On Difficult Ground

Jeff's Humans and Brian's Elves clash in the Whispering Woods

Archers trade volleys while a violent melee ensues between Jeff's Humans and Brian's Elves.

A lone ranger fights valiantly despite the impossible odds.

Elves and Humans square off for one final clash!

Mike vs. Chris
Battlefield: Shores of Esil's Ocean
Time of Day: Day
Weather: Heavy Rain
Scenario: Accidental Meeting

Alezza's Horde of Horrible and Mike's Dwarfs will settle once and for all who rules the beach!

Alezza the evil Necromancer and Mike's equally evil Dwarf leader spot each other.

Another victim joins the ranks of the undead thanks to Alezza's twisted magic!

Jake vs. Brandon
Battlefield: The Green Vale
Time of Day: Dusk
Weather: Cool and Overcast
Scenario: Breakthrough

Jake's humans crest the hill to watch the movements of Brandon's dwarves.

The dwarves spot an opening and begin their advance under a rain of arrows.

Massive bears lead the way!

Brandon's dwarves make their final push. Nearly surrounded, and their goal within their grasp! Can they do it?!?

This was an exciting round ! The games were close and fun was had by all. The round winners were:

Though both warbands were at home in the woods Brian was able to claim victory!

Not surfers, nor dwarves would have this day! The beach belongs to Chris' warband Alezza's Horde of Horrible!

Brandon's dwarves were able to fight their way through the gauntlet and on to victory!

Week 1 Results

2010-01-07T11:27:00.000-08:00

Standings after week 1:

Player     Wins     Losses     Byes
Jake           2             0             0
Brandon     1             1             0
Brian          1             1             0
Chris          1             1             0
Jeff             1             1             0
Todd          0             2             0
Mike          0             0             2

Our fearless leader, Mike Z, was called away on business on the first day.

I personally would've skipped work. The campaign is only 6 sessions. Work is hundreds of sessions a year.

Week 1- Game 2

2010-01-07T11:07:00.000-08:00

After the warbands patched their wounded and buried their dead the second games of the night were underway.

Pairings were again generated at random. Each player rolled a D6, and the two highest rolling players played each other, then the two middle- rolling players and finally the lowest rolling pair playing each other.

In the second batch of games the conditions for battle were a bit more friendly, but the scenarios were much more challenging.

Pairings were as follows:

Chris and Jake
Battleground: Hemore's Plateau; Time of Day: Day; Weather: Cool and slightly overcast; Scenario: Assassination

Brian and Todd
Battleground: Tashia's Crossing; Time of Day: Day; Weather: Nice day for a stroll; Scenario: Ambush

Jeff and Brandon
Battleground: Tremors Pass; Time of Day: Day Weather: Thunderstorm; Scenario: Assassination
The second set of games was fast and furious, and I was only able to snap a quick picture of each table before they were over.

Tashia's Crossing, before Todd's Orcs and Brian's Elves engage in batle.

Chris' undead use what little cover they can find to advance against the ranged attacks of Jake's humans.

Jeff's humans valiantly assault Brandon's entrenched dwarves in The Green Vale.

Winners for this round were:

Brandon

Brian

Jake

Week 1- Game 1

2010-01-07T09:44:00.000-08:00

At about 18:00, CST, on January 5th, 2010 the battles commenced. Six players had arrived to test their warbands against each other. It would prove to be brutal, pushing all warbands to their limit.

Pairings were generated randomly. Each player rolled a D6, and the two highest rolling players played each other, then the two middle- rolling players and finally the lowest rolling pair playing each other.

Initiatives were rolled, battlegrounds chosen, weather and lighting determined, scenario decided upon, and the battles commenced!

Pairings were as follows:

Chris and Brandon
Battleground: The Whispering Woods; Time of Day: Night; Weather: Heavy Rain; Scenario: On Difficult Ground.

Jake and Brian
Battleground: Tashias Crossing; Time of Day: Night; Weather: A Pleasant Day; Scenario: Ambush

Todd and Jeff
Battleground: Tremors Pass; Time of Day: Night; Weather: Perfect SBH Weather; Scenario: ?????

Here are the few pictures I was able to shoot during the games:

Brandon's dwarves slog through the soggy grass, trying to pick out the shapes of Chris' undead through the darkness and rain.

Chris' Undead pick their way through a treacherous wood, slowly closing the gap between themselves and Brandon's Dwarves.

Brian's elves stumble into an ambush set by Jake's humans!

A close of of the skirmish between Jake's humans and Brian's elves.

Todd's Orcs clash with Jeff's humans in the border town of Tremors Pass.

Todd's Orcs and Jeff's Humans squaring off!

The fighting was viscious and most players took heavy losses. Todd and Brian took so many losses in fact that they had to restart their warbands just to stay competitive! I don't think anyone walked away without at least one dead unit in their warband.

Winners of this round were:

Chris

Jake

Jeff

The Campaign Begins!

2010-01-07T07:58:00.000-08:00

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010, was the first day of play for the campaign. A total of 7 people signed up to play, only one less than expected. We are very happy with the turnout!

I'm waiting for some information to be turned in to me, but here's a short rundown of what we had, in no particular order:

Player          Warband
Brandon        Dwarves
Brian             Elves
Chris             Undead
Jake              Humans
Jeff                Humans
Mike             Dwarves
Todd            Orcs and Goblins

Our fearless leader, Mike Z, was out of town for work and was unable to attend opening day. We've yet to see what fury he will unleash upon us!

Each player's warband will be profiled individually in the upcoming weeks, so stay tuned!

New Units For Fun

2009-12-23T11:27:00.000-08:00

OK, so not really for the campaign, but they're still fun and I wanted to share them with everyone. These were created by Gabriel, a friend and fellow gamer who haunts Village Games.

Here are stats from the Modrons from Dungeons and Dragons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modron_(Dungeons_&_Dragons)

http://www.mediafire.com/file/zgmyy13mizy/Modrons.xls

Fishished Boulders

2009-12-16T06:29:00.000-08:00

Todd, a friend and participant in the campaing, finished the boulders started last week. You can see how they turned out at my other blog:

http://charger3604bbl.blogspot.com/2009/12/rocks-and-boulders-completed.html

Updated Tokens and Roster

2009-12-10T09:46:00.000-08:00

I just posted updated versions of the tokens and the campaign roster.

The tokens now include the ever important "Fallen" tokens.

The campaign roster includes more spots for units, and added a Territory Name field. Also, the Notes section was removed.

Extended Campaign Roster

SBH Tokens

Terrain Day for Campaign

2009-12-09T12:14:00.000-08:00

We had a terrain making day yesterday at Village Games in Anoka, MN. Check out what we did on my other blog:

http://charger3604bbl.blogspot.com/2009/12/hills-for-song-of-blades-and-heroes.html
http://charger3604bbl.blogspot.com/2009/12/rocks-and-boulders.html

Terrain Clarification

2009-12-03T07:36:00.000-08:00

From the Village Games Forum, written by Grand Master Mike:

I had a few questions about terrain last night, so I wanted to clarify the situation.

Each player is responsible for 5 terrain areas.

Two of the terrain areas are "public". Three of them are "private".

The public terrains are the ones listed on the campaign signup sheet. There are 12 public areas. Terrain elements can not be shared between public areas.

The private terrains are areas that you make up yourself. Terrain elements can be shared between private areas.

Here is an example:

Mike picks "Shore of the Esil's Ocean" and "The Green Vale" as his public choices. For his private choices, he picks Forest, Boarder Town, and Grasslands.

The public areas are described as follows:
Shore of the Esil's Ocean (Beach)
Min number of terrain pieces: 2
Mandatory: None
Normal: Woods, Broken Rock, Ruins, Tall Bushes, Hut.
Fantastic: StickyWeed

The Green Vale (River Land)
Min number of terrain pieces: 4
Mandatory: None
Normal: Woods, Hills, Thick Vegetation, Bridges
Fantastic: None.

For Esil's Ocean, Mike decides to make 3 items: Woods, Broken Rocks, and Ruins. He also needs to make an area of StickyWeed.

For the Green Vale, Mike decides to make 3 Woods and 2 Hills.

So for the Public terrain, Mike needs to make a total of 4 woods, 1 Broken Rock, 1 Ruins, 2 Hills, and 1 StickyWeed.

For his private areas, Mike decides to set them up as follows:
Forest: 4 Stands of woods, 2 Ruins
Boarder Town: 2 Stands of Woods, 4 buildings
Grasslands: 2 Ruins

So for his Private terrain, Mike needs to make a total of 4 Woods, 4 Buildings and 2 Ruins.

Combing the private and public builds together:
Mike needs to make a total of 8 woods, 1 Broken Rock, 3 Ruins, 2 Hills, 4 Buildings, and 1 StickyWeed.

Mike Z

First Custom Units Approved

2009-12-02T06:05:00.000-08:00

We playtested the first batch of custom units last night and the following have been deemed fair and balanced for use in our campaign:

Fleshless Reaper
Pts: 42 Q: 3 C: 3 SR: Tailslap, Undead
http://www.vesivus.com/dreamblade/Pics/DB1_Fleshless_Reaper.jpg

Jack of Blades
Pts: 52 Q: 3 C: 4 SR: Free Disengage, Undead
(Uses the Wraith profile without the Flying rule.)
http://dreamcatcher.wizards.com/image.aspx?w=350&path=~/images/dreamblade/Fear/Jack-of-Blades.jpg

Skeleton Champion
Pts: 66 Q: 3 C: 3 SR: Leader, Undead

Colossal Skeleton
Pts: 80 Q: 4 C: 4 SR: Heavy Armor, Huge, Long Move, Slow, Tough, Undead
(A Frost Giant from SDG with the Undead rule.)
http://www.reapermini.com/graphics/gallery/2/02911_w_1.jpg

Morbid Angel
Pts: 42 Q: 4 C: 3 SR: Flying, Undead
Rackham Confrontation figure.

Bone Swarm
Pts: 17 Q: 4 C: 1 SR: Swarm, Undead
http://privateerpress.com/files/imagecache/1up/products/iron-kingdoms/boneswarm.png

Human Ranger
Pts:34 Q:3 C:3+ SR: Shooter-Short

Human Ranger Leader
Pts:63 Q:3 C:3+ SR: Leader, Shooter-Short

Unfortunately, this unit was not found acceptable:

Super Awesome Skeleton
Pts: 83 Q: 2+ C: 6
Special Rules: Lethal vs. Jeff's Warband.

Mainly because it is a skeleton without the Undead ability. :)

I will be creating a file containing all of the custom units used our campaign and making it available on this blog.

SDG Campaign Rules for Custom Units

2009-11-19T09:37:00.000-08:00

From the Village Games forum. Written by our fearless leader, Mike Z.

These are official rules for creating new unit profiles for Songs of Blades and Heroes. They allow players to use any figure in their collection without having to shoehorn it to fit the existing profiles.

However, like any system where math is involved, it is possible to game the system and create a unit that is more powerful that its point cost would indicate.

The campaign is not about creating uber-units to fight other uber-units nor is it about surprising your opponent with your latest creation. Therefore, the following system will be used to introduce new units into the campaign:

Non-Combat Special Ability

What: The player takes an existing profile and adds a non-combat ability such as Diplomat or Brewmaster.
How: The new profile is posted on the message board at least 1 day before it is used. No vote is needed.

Name Change

What: The player takes an existing profile and changes the name
How: The group votes to allow or disallow the new profile based on theme.

Stat Modification

What: The player takes an existing profile and modifies the Quality and Combat scores.
How: The new profile is posted on the message board at least 1 week before it is voted upon. The group votes to allow or disallow the new profile. In addition, any member of the group may request a playtest of the new profile before voting.

New Unit

What: That player takes an existing profile and modifies the special abilities or create a new profile from scratch.
How: The new profile is posted on the message board at least 1 week before it is voted upon. A playtest is required before the group votes. After the playtest, the group votes to accept or reject the profile.

SDG Campaign Warband Roster

2009-11-19T08:16:00.000-08:00

Here is a campaign roster for Song of Deeds and Glory.

It's fairly simple, but should work well. Feel free to download it for your own use.

SDG Campaign Roster

Song of Blades and Heroes Tokens

2009-11-19T08:13:00.000-08:00

Here is a set of tokens I created for SBH. Print them out and use them as you see fit!

If you have any suggestions for tokens, please let me know.

Please note that any images used were used without permission, and offer no challenge to the ownership of those images.

SBH Tokens

The Battlefields

2009-11-19T08:08:00.000-08:00

Information on the Battlefields to be used from the Village Games forum. Written by Mike Z.

When a person signs up for the campaign, they will pick 2 to 3 battle fields for which they will be providing the terrain. This is in addition to providing terrain for their own territories.

It is important to note that the public battleground terrain will be shared and thus could be in use at the same time. So if a player signs up to provide terrain for Euzla's Woods and the Whispering Woods, they can not make a single set of trees for both battlegrounds. Each battleground needs its own set of trees.

For a player's own territories, they can double up on the terrain as only one of their territories will be use at any given time.

Here is an expanded terrain description. Included are the minimum number of terrain elements and mandatory elements. Fantastic Terrain does not count toward the minimum.

1 Shore of the Esil's Ocean (Beach)
Min number of terrain pieces: 2
Mandatory: None
Normal: Woods, Broken Rock, Ruins, Tall Bushes, Hut.
Fantastic: StickyWeed

2 The Green Vale (River Land)
Min number of terrain pieces: 4
Mandatory: None
Normal: Woods, Hills, Thick Vegetation, Bridges
Fantastic: None.

3 The Dread Mire (Swamp)
Min number of terrain pieces: 4
Mandatory: 2 Swamps
Normal: Woods, Ruins
Fantastic: Quicksand

4 Euzla's Woods (Forest)
Min number of terrain pieces: 6
Mandatory: 4 Woods
Normal: Woods, Ruins, Hills.
Fantastic: Cursed Ruins

5 Whispering Woods (Forest)
Min number of terrain pieces: 6
Mandatory: 4 Woods
Normal: Woods, Thick Brush, Rivers
Fantastic: Witch Wood

6 Agimore's Sweep (Hill Land)
Min number of terrain pieces: 5
Mandatory: 3 Hill
Normal: Hills, Ruins, Broken Rocks
Fantastic: Bladegrass

7 Tashia's Crossing (Border Town)
Min number of terrain pieces: 9
Mandatory: 7 buildings
Normal: buildings, town square, Fences, Woods
Fantastic:None

8 The Grass Ocean (Open Plain)
Min number of terrain pieces: 2
Mandatory: None
Normal: Wood, Boulders
Fantastic: Bladegrass

9 Tremors Pass (Border Town)
Min number of terrain pieces: 7
Mandatory: 3 Buildings, 2 Woods
Normal: buildings, Fences, Woods, Hills
Fantastic:None

10 Hemore's Plateau (Tundra)
Min number of terrain pieces: 4
Mandatory: None
Normal: Small bushes, lakes, hills, ruins
Fantastic: Frozen Lake.

11 The Barrens (Scrub Land)
Min number of terrain pieces: 2
Mandatory: None
Normal: boulders, hills, ruins
Fantastic: Cursed Ruins

12 Dragonborn Mountains (Mountain)
Min number of terrain pieces: 4
Mandatory: None
Normal: Broken Hills, large boulders, small lake, chasms, road
Fantastic: Teleport fields.

Campaign Overview

2009-11-19T07:41:00.000-08:00

From the Village Games Forums, written by Mike Z.

What

An eight week fantasy skirmish campaign using the Song of Blades and Heroes rule system. Each player will take the lead of a warband and seek to further its reputation in the world.

When

The campaign will run 8 weeks with a pattern of 2 weeks on, 1 week off for a total of 6 campaign nights. Each campaign night will feature 2 to 3 campaign rounds for a total of 12 to 18 battles.

The first campaign night is scheduled for January 5th, 2010

Signup will occur in Late November/ Early December.

How much?

The entry fee will be $5.

Prizes

Prizes will be determined by the number of participants.

Who

The campaign will be run by Chris and Mike

Rules Books Used

Song of Blades and Heroes
Song of Gold and Darkness
Song of Wind and Water
Song of Deeds and Glory
Free Hack issues 1 and 2.

Each player will be required to own the main rulebook (Song of Blades and Heroes). Each player will be required to own any rulebook that contains special rules that are used in their warband. For example, if a player has a figure with the Were special ability, they will need to own Song of Gold and Darkness.

Players are highly encouraged to purchase their copies of the rules through Village Games for 2 reasons:

1) Each book purchased through Village Games will cause the prize pool to increase!
2) Player who purchase a rulebook through Village Games will have their entry fee waived for the first campaign!

Miniatures

Players may use any individually based figure in the 25mm to 28mm range. Bases can be any size and shape. All figures must be painted with a flocked base. Pre-painted figures may be used.

Players may use any published unit profile, subject to the published warband building rules. Players using the SBH unit construction system must have their units approved before usage.

Approval for custom units requires a majority vote of the players and may require at least one demonstration game played with the unit(s) so that other players understand how the unit works.

Players will also need to provide their own measuring sticks.

Terrain

All games will be played on a 3' by 3' board. Terrain mats will be provided; however, players are encouraged to make their own.

Players will be required to bring additional terrain. Each player will be responsible for all of the terrain in their three home territories. Additionally, players will be responsible for providing terrain for 1 or 2 of the "public" battlegrounds. The terrain for the public battlegrounds is meant to be shared during the campaign.

Plain felt cut-outs will not be acceptable terrain. Terrain building days will be held before the campaign begins.

Misc Notes

SBH is a very cheap game to play. As any 28mm miniature can be used, most folks will already have several warbands worth of miniatures from other games. Even if someone doesn't have any other miniatures, a quick trip to the D&D minis' single rack will net a warband for under $10.

Because it is so cheap to build a warband, we are really pushing the other aspects of miniature gaming: namely painted miniatures and terrain.

Terrain is important as there will be 12-18 battles fought during the campaign. Fighting over the same terrain, time and time again will make things grow very boring. As there are 12 types of terrain, it would be impossible for everyone to provide their own terrain for all 12 settings. This is why the terrain will be shared.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Mike Z

Welcome!

2009-11-19T07:26:00.000-08:00

I am starting this blog to showcase the upcoming campaign for Song of Blades and Heroes/ Song of Deeds and Glory being played at Village Games in Anoka, Minnesota. We will be posting everything we can about the campaign here. There will be battle reports, pictures, rules, custom units and more!

Check back frequently to see what new developments we have!