What’s on the Table?!
Warhammer Quest: Darkwater We defeated Foulhoof with our last hero! Whew! It went from easy, to nearly impossible, to just squeezing it out! Drolf was pretty beaten up, but still ran some interference for the rest of the team. We’ve finished Act I and have now unlocked the bonus heroes. We’re interested to see where this goes next!
More Thoughts about Warhammer Fantasy Battle
So, if say, I did actually pick up and start playing WFB, do I tell people that I play “Warhammer”? Because that’s what the game is. People will think I play 40k though. Jordan Sorcery has a great series on WFB. I really recommend checking it out. It’s made me think about what I’m looking for in a game. I’m not positive I’m really looking for a mega-tactical war simulation. A mild and friendly herohammer experience actually sounds kinda fun. Plus, I wouldn’t have to field massive battalions of troops. I can get by with a few sets of guys with some heroes added in. We’ll see, I still haven’t assigned much time and zero money to making this happen. I think I’ve always been reticent is that I figure I’ll get trounced. My general “game strategy” is to dive in headlong and swinging as hard as I can. Turns…
What’s on the Table?!
Warhammer Quest: Darkwater The continuing adventures of Darkwater!
Something Strange Has Happened
For the first time ever, I’m feeling the urge to acquire and play a rank and flank game. Specifically Warhammer Fantasy Battle – 4th edition. This is completely illogical and out of character for me. I’ve always loved the minis, but battle reports, tape measures, and arguing about line-of-sight have never been my thing. Maybe it’s a mid-life crisis? I’m sure it’ll blow over. I’ll stop thinking about the 1992 classic soon. Just like I’ve nearly stopped thinking about the Sony PSP. I’m almost over it. 1992 was a pretty good year. Not quite as good as 1993 (in music), or 1995 (WARHAMMER QUEST), but still pretty solid. I was, and honestly still am a bit, waffling between 4th and 5th edition. The 5th edition box has better contents, over the somewhat boring goblins and high elves in the 4th edition box. But, for my own personal nostalgia, I’m more…
What’s on the Table?!
Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress We speedran the approach to The Corridor of Death and defeated the lurking Urguls. Shadowguide almost croaked, but she made it! Teamwork!
Work in Progress – Darkwater
Contemporary Quest I was fortunate enough to get a copy of Cursed City in the original run. But oddly, I felt bad about having it and it was more than a year before I tackled it. So this time around I told myself that I want to stay up on Darkwater, and strike while the paintbrush is hot! It made me feel like I’m making good progress on the set, because I’m currently in Stage 3 of 4! Normally, I base after painting. But this time around, I based first. Then I primed and base-coated most of the minis. I really like getting a base color on the minis, it catapults them towards completion.
Getting Some Reading Done
Well, I’ve had a crummy cold this week so I’ve been laying around the house. The silver lining is that I’ve knocked out some of the Warhammer reading that I haven’t been able to get to. I finished reading a stack of Citadel Journals that I’ve been meaning to get through. They round out the complete Warhammer Quest ’95 expansions, wrapping up in the year 2000. I didn’t print out all of the Citadel Journals that have Warhammer Quest content. Much of it was rerun from Deathblow or White Dwarf. The Citadel Journals are now included on the White Dwarf List. I also knocked out a few White Dwarf magazines as well. Highlights include the Blackstone Fortress launch issue, Return to Hammerhal 1-3 (though sadly without cards), and White Dwarf 410… Issue 410 (September 2016) might be one of the best White Dwarf magazines of modern times. It has new…
Are miniatures toys?
Legally speaking; no. It says so right on the box: “Not Children’s Products“. Then why are they so fun? Back when I started this blog in earnest (March 2024) I wrote down a bunch of topics I wanted to hit. They are all saved as draft posts. This is one of those original conversation topics. You need tools, time, acumen, patience, light, space, and a whole mess of other things to make those models happen at the most basic level. It is very timely because just the other day I ran across a reddit thread about how a Warhammer player’s parent gave their “toys” to a toddler to “play” with. “Trigger-bait” or not, LOTS of people were triggered with similar experiences and trauma from long, long ago. Whole armies thrown in the trash, broken models, painted, or re-painted models, and all manner of destruction. It was awful. And it’s such…
What’s on the Table?!
Warhammer Quest: Darkwater The game guys got together and we played a few rounds of Darkwater. It was fun! We were able to *somewhat* complete the missions and escape without too much trouble. There was one scenario that the board was flooding and our moves were hindered. Yeah, we paced it out and there is no solution that allows us to make it to the exit in time. So we stretched the rules a bit. Unwinable. Maybe there’s a treasure that allows you to walk on water somehow. Again, setup is SO QUICK. That’s a real highlight. You can play multiple scnerarios without a big break to reset.
Projects: Finished and otherwise
I have some projects that I’d really like to get knocked out A Note to Readers: I started this post months (years?) ago. And happily, I’ve finished some things on it already! The List That’s the stuff I had on my list from the ancient and dusty past. A book of hobby grudges, perhaps. I have new grudges too! My current priorities include Darkwater, a whole stack of Citadel wizards, and a Halfling Blitz Bowl team. I missed the timeliness-deadline on the Cursed City Christmas scenario again, but maybe… next year. Which is now this year… I’ll get around to it. Now, if I can pick up a paintbrush and actually start working I can make some progress.