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Author: | Celevue [ Mon Apr 01, 2013 10:28 pm ] |
Post subject: | Scenario 4 – Bucklebury Ferry (SBG) – part 2 |
Turn 8 – evil priority. While the Betrayer continues to stand watch further afield, the Knight of Umbar and Dwimmerlaik hear a clank near the ferry. The wraiths quickly turn their steeds around and rush to investigate. As the frightened hobbits rush to the jetty, the Knight of Umbar spots them and raises an alarm. The hobbits’ luck has run out… Turn 9 – evil priority. The Knight of Umbar casts a black dart towards the rear-guarding Pippin, who fails to resist the evil spell. To the utter horror of the other hobbits, fate is not smiling to Pip today, and his lifeless body falls down on the jetty. As the other Nazgûl close in, the Knight of Umbar charges Merry. Frodo retreats onto the ferry, dragging Pippin’s limp body with him. Sam pulls up his courage and charges the Knight of Umbar in an attempt to help Merry. The two small hobbits are no match to the mounted Ringwraith, and both are knocked prone on the jetty. The Knight slashes twice with his blade – Merry manages to dodge but Sam is wounded. Turn 10 – evil priority. Shouting “with me”, Sam coaxes Merry up before the Knight of Umbar has time to charge the hobbits as they are lying down. The two hobbits hastily retreat towards the ferry, as the Knight of Umbar charges Sam again. This time, the hobbit is prepared, however, and he attempts to strike the black steed with his frying pan (to no avail, unfortunately). Turn 11 – good priority. All the hobbits are now on the ferry, which nudges away from the jetty. The Nazgûl shriek in disappointment, and hastily cast black darts at the escaping hobbits. The Knight of Umbar targets Sam, who manages to resist the dark spell. Dwimmerlaik also targets the brave Samwise, but his spell fails. Turn 12 – good priority. The ferry continues to inch away from the jetty at a painfully slow pace. Sam stoops for the lantern of the ferry and throws it like a stone at the Knight of Umbar, but his attack has no effect. The night air is thick with dark spells as the Ringwraiths cast black darts. Dwimmerlaik aims at Frodo, but his spell fails. The Knight of Umbar fails to harm Merry. The Betrayer is now at range, too, but his spell aimed at Sam fails. Turn 13 – good priority. The ferry picks up speed and is very near the opposite jetty. The Betrayer coaxes his steed to the end of the western jetty, and aims a black dart against Merry – but the spell fails. The Knight of Umbar casts a black dart towards Sam but misses. Turns 14 & 15 & 16 – evil priority. The Nazgûl continue with their deadly spells, steadfast to not let their prey escape alive. A black dart from the Betrayer targeted at Sam fails, but the dart cast by the Knight of Umbar against Merry hits its mark. Fate smiles on the hobbit, however, and he avoids being wounded by the evil spell. The ferry finally docks, and Frodo shouts “with me” as the hobbits scramble off board the ferry. The Betrayer casts a successful black dart that would, if not for the smiling fate, have mortally wounded Sam. The final black dart from the western shore vanishes into the night harmlessly, as the exhausted hobbits disappear into the forest, safely beyond the range of the evil spells. Merry assures Frodo that the Ringwraiths must circle via the distant Brandywine Bridge in order to reach Buckland and the eastern shore. Only then, the shaken hobbits finally dare to rest and lay their fallen comrade down. Tears of sadness turn to tears of joy as Pippin’s voice quietly whispers “are we there yet?”… Thus, the game ends in good victory, but the hobbits had it really tough for a while. Pippin, while alive, thanks to a successful recovery roll of his wound, is definitely weakened by the black dart, as he continues with zero fate. Sam managed to recover from the wound, and he also got a point of might and a point of fate back. Merry, too, recovered the used fate point, but Frodo failed in his attempt to recover the spent might point, unfortunately. Hopefully the hobbits are fit enough to withstand the horrors of the Barrow-downs in our next game. Stay tuned… |
Author: | Sticky Fingersss [ Tue Apr 02, 2013 3:58 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign (SBG+WotR) (Pic Heavy) (update 1 |
What a fantastic report. Brilliant pictures and it looked like it was a really on - edge game! |
Author: | garmenhord [ Tue Apr 02, 2013 6:15 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign (SBG+WotR) (Pic Heavy) (update 1 |
That's really awesome with those lights! This really looks great! |
Author: | Goldman25 [ Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:37 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign (SBG+WotR) (Pic Heavy) (update 1 |
Brilliant! This is really good, and I like the way you add that they had to carry Pippin when he died in order to potentially get him back in the next battle. |
Author: | Tabletop_heroes [ Tue Apr 02, 2013 6:40 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign (SBG+WotR) (Pic Heavy) (update 1 |
Love the atmospheric photos, the first on is awesome with the Ringwraith on it’s horse... |
Author: | Rognarr [ Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:30 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign (SBG+WotR) (Pic Heavy) (update 1 |
Your boards are fantastic! (as I expected from your WIP) Just love the diorama-like look of it! |
Author: | Celevue [ Tue Apr 02, 2013 8:23 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign (SBG+WotR) (Pic Heavy) (update 1 |
Thanks for the great comments, much appreciated! I've updated the WIP / Behind the scenes thread to show how the ferry, jetty & the cottage were made, and how the night photos were shot (or more appropriately, how the terrain was illuminated for the photographs). |
Author: | king elessar 2615 [ Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:17 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign (SBG+WotR) (Pic Heavy) (update 1 |
Unfortunately i haven't managed to post on this amazing thread but hey ho, all the battle reports that are on here are wonderfully detailed with your taste for recanting battles improving with each one, the pictures are also improving greatly. I especially love the last battle report with the addition of the lighting to create an extremely atmospheric game! Can't wait to read some more soon, keep up the good work |
Author: | VoiceofSauron [ Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:41 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign (SBG+WotR) (Pic Heavy) (update 1 |
Wow... This sir, is the definition of epic and awesome combined. The boards are great, the models are great, and the campaign idea is just AMAZING. Seriously can't wait to see how this pans out! |
Author: | Hilbert [ Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:13 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign (SBG+WotR) (Pic Heavy) (update 1 |
Amazing work, well done keep going |
Author: | Sticky Fingersss [ Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:01 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign (SBG+WotR) (Pic Heavy) (update 1 |
A very fun read. I like how you changed models to make the photos more dynamic. |
Author: | Thermo [ Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:58 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign (SBG+WotR) (Pic Heavy) (update 1 |
I love this. From the scenarios, to the models and photography, to the scenery and your write ups... just everything is perfect about this campaign. |
Author: | Monotone_Matt [ Wed Apr 24, 2013 4:55 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign (SBG+WotR) (Pic Heavy) (update 2 |
Ohmagerd this is just too amazing. I cannot wait for Weathertop!!! Once again, your boards are exquisite and your reports are fun and exciting! I've always loved 'what if...' scenarios and this thread is just beautiful. Excellent job! |
Author: | Sticky Fingersss [ Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:32 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign (SBG+WotR) (Pic Heavy) (update 2 |
This is such fun to read. The photography is brilliant! |
Author: | whafrog [ Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:09 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign (SBG+WotR) (Pic Heavy) (update 2 |
Wow, really incredible art and photography! Looking forward to more |
Author: | .:Gunslinger:. [ Mon Apr 29, 2013 6:37 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign (SBG+WotR) (Pic Heavy) (update 2 |
Your thread is really amazing! These shots are so atmospheric due to nicely painted miniatures, very cool terrain (oh my gosh this barrow downs board is just great! ) and good composition! I love the fog, it logs very realistic...cold and gloomy Clickig through your thread is like reading the books again-thanks a lot for that man! |
Author: | Celevue [ Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:10 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Celevue's LotR campaign (SBG+WotR) (Pic Heavy) (update 2 |
Thanks for the kind comments, folks - they make the writing of battle reports very rewarding! We hope that the style of minimizing gameplay terminology in the reports is OK - we try to weave these in as unobtrusively as possible (e.g. "Aragorn running at the double" meaning that he expended his free might point to do heroic march, or "fate was smiling to him" meaining that the good player succeeded in her/his fate roll). As Gunslinger noted, we aim at telling a dramatic story rather than recounting every dice roll result, and are happy if the combination of figures, terrain, photos and reports evoke the feeling of the books & movies. As mentioned in the WIP/Behind the scenes thread, the fog effect in the photos was done as a practical effect using a Cokin fog filter rather than image postprocessing. Especially for the Barrow-down scenario, this probably is a strong clue that the battle report photos are actually restaged after the game is over. We do take quick snapshots during the gameplay, but in some cases, a slight repositioning of a figure or a scenery piece is needed for a better composition, or the backdrop needs to be moved to another side of the game table. These would distract from the flow of the game, so we always shoot the final photos afterwards. This is particularly true for more challenging lighting conditions, such as with using the fog filter, or shooting night scenarios. However, apart from a very slight repositioning here and there, the photos do otherwise represent the actual gaming situations accurately. @Matt, we played the Weathertop scenario on Saturday, and despite having Gandalf along, the good side did not have it easy (and that's all we will say about that for now). It will take a few days to write the report and shoot the night photos, so please bear with us. We should have the report up by the end of the week. |
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