Warband Profile- The River Runners

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!