And the first battle begins

 It starts off with a wyrdstone rush, and our first view of the enemy comes from Bazzo:

Sadly during the fight with these two Bazzo went down and had to be rescued by two of the Jims, one of which fell in the valiant effort. The result was that Bazzo gets a 5 day timeout to deal with the loss of an eye, truly earning him the title of Scrapper

Here are the Jims coming to support their Captain, knowing full well the danger they are both in, one of the Jims earned himself man of the match by taking out two of the filthy rats in question.

On the other side of the field Elsie and Jim get into a bit of a biff with an angry rat and quickly take him down and out. heading off to go and loot some valued wyrdstone, even if it makes you a bit crazy.

Ultimately the battle went to the Bogans who knocked out most of the other team for the victory. Sadly though, not enough wyrdstone was collected, we'll be needing much more to pay the property manager this months rent, and that guy is an angry bugger with no sense of humour at all.

We'll be back next time with an update on our new recruits to replace the ones on the bench, check the main page for the up to date details on who's doing what.

The boys are back in town

So, here i go again. I'm going to start a fresh Mordheim band and post a battle report after each round. 

I'll make the warband tonight, probably using the Mercs, but not certain just yet. And i'll write up two reports, one being a pre battle with introductions to everyone, and the next being the post battle.

Mission 3 - Wyrdstone Rush

The noble Sisters have had a request from their superiors to deliver as much wyrdstone as they can manage to keep it out of the vile hands of the worshippers of chaos, or the half rat half man beasts known as the Skaven.

To that end, the hunt is on for shards, during their travels they have encountered yet another warband, i suspect this might happen frequently.

The sisters begin deployed around their wagon and must roam into the dark and twisted alleys all the while being wary of the enemy close by.

Round 1 - The new recruit, Hannah, another novice, begins by scouting forward, as she does a foe is spotted, it is one of the vile denizens of chaos. At least a worthy battle. Carol moves forward and is ambushed by their leader, the Magister Telork. She is struck mightily and perchance might not survive this battle. Fortunately Wilma the Swift comes to her aid and it seems the foul leader will not survive long. The others quickly do their best to catch up, but are not quite able to make it to the fight.



Round 2 - Hannah has to decide to push on to gather wyrdstone alone, or return to the group. Given her novice rating, it becomes the wise decision to return. One of the foul mutants known as Steiner steps into the fray but Wilma's apt skill at avoiding blows saves her from any damage. Carol calls upon the might of Sigmar, encompassing all present and swiftly deals the killing blow to the Magister. She then hastily comes to the aid of Wilma and the surrounding of the mutant Steiner begins. The combined efforts of Carol, Wilma and Velma see Steiner out of action, but not before a henchmen joins the fight. Caterina heads around and surrounds him thus ending the round.

Round 3 begins with Hannah seeing a shard of green within a safe distance, she runs over and collects it, moments later, the morale of the enemy is put to the test, and given the loss of their leader and mutant they rout and the match is over.

Whilst the objective of seizing wyrdstone was not accomplished, the battle was not without merit. Sigmar saw fit to reward the Hammers of Judgement with a small stash of the foul substance, and the experience gained from the battle saw both Carol and Velma raise in level.

Mission 2 - Hunters and Prey

After a day of rest, the Sisters depart for battle once again. This time the objective is to demoralise the enemy by stealing their idol and claiming it in our own caravan.

Round 1 begins with the Sisters scattered amongst the ruins. Wilma is by herself and so is Caterina, with the other three guarding the caravan. The plan of attack will be for Wilma to sidle on down to the enemy's idol and do her best to get back to the Sister's caravan whilst the rest of the team run interference.

It appears that my opponent is a band of Witch Hunters, clearly they've mistaken our faith for heresy and will not listen to reason. Caterina has been engaged by their leader, Otwin Von Mortberg.

Velma, Kelly and Carol are scouring the nearby area for Wyrdstone whilst awaiting the enemy, whilst Caterina engages the leader. Thus ending round 1.

Round 2 sees Wilma finishing up with a direct line of sight to the enemy idol and no foe to be seen, while Caterina takes some damage, clearly outmatched in her solo fight. The three guarding the caravan manage to round up a few pieces of Wyrdstone, making sure to stay together in case of trouble, and Caterina dishes some damage back to Otwin, showing that she won't go down without a fight.

Round 3 begins with Wilma making it to the enemy idol, grabbing the sacred relic of Sigmar so that it can be returned to those who will worship it truly and with honour. Caterina, unfortunately, has met her match in the form of Otwin and will see no more fighting this day. Shortly after, a zealot catches up with Wilma and stops her mad dash back to the Sister's safe haven, thus prompting Kelly, Velma and Carol to advance and help clear a path. They encounter another potential ambusher and quickly surround him. Carol call's upon Sigmar's Might to aid them in their battle.

Round 4 opens up with Wilma making short work of the sneaky zealot and continuing on her path to glory. Her run finishes with her in sight of her three sisters in battle. Rizdarick, the warrior being held by the three sisters proves to have a formidable defence, not taking any hits this round.

The destination in sight

Round 5 saw Wilma's run slowed by a devious trap, but the path is now clear and should be made soon. The enemy, knowing of the ruination brought upon their carriage is now giving chase to Wilma and can be seen in the street behind her. Meanwhile, the three sisters continue to do battle with Rizdarick, the Templar Knight.

Round 6 was a clean run, but short by a few movement points. Yet again the Templar Knight's defences prove to be a might foe and so Carol calls once again upon Sigmar's Might for the next round of attacks. Before the round was over, another zealot joined the fray of the three sisters.

Round 7 begins and Wilma finally makes it to the caravan to store the idol. The three sisters, now under great attack finally manage to eliminate the Templar Knight and the enemy warband runs in terror at the loss of their morale.

Now it is simply time to see what fate befell poor Caterina. Her fight left her with a blow to the head, causing some short term Amnesia and an unfortunate loss of experience. However, the successful retrieval of the enemy idol saw the Sisters yield enough experience to expand their warband, and are now free to recruit another henchman.

Battle 1 breakdown

 The Wolf Priest goes off down an alley by himself and finds his prize in sight!

 

Meanwhile the leader gets ambushed on her way to the centre square.

 

 Her backup comes along and so she calls upon her faith to guide their strikes, however the city of Mordheim had other plans for that and stunned her for her troubles.

 

The wonderful prize for our faithful Wolf Priest turned out to be a trap! Much to his surprise and imminent demise.

  

 Whilst overall victory was mine, an arm was left behind.

The life of a Mordheim warband - Sisters of Sigmar style

So i have a couple of warbands on the go already, and documenting their activities from now would mean missing out on all the fun they've had.

So, time to start a diary on the life and times of a new warband. This time around it will be the sisters as i haven't made one of them yet.

Off i go now to make the warband...


And thus begins the life of the Hammers of Judgement, a most apt name.

Leading this band is Carol Van Hauser, the first hero recruited is a Wolf Priest, and the three beginning henchmen (henchwomen) are two warrior sisters and a novice. After all, those novices have to start somewhere.

Before heading into battle i hit up the store and got everyone some armour.

The first battle is the Wyrdstone Rush, time for the noble Sisters to prevent the foul denizens of Mordheim from obtaining this nasty substance for their chaotic rituals. And if i happen to make a profit in the good name of Sigmar, then so be it.

The battle ended well for the Sisters, however the early decision to split the force in order to gain the largest amount of Wyrdstone led to a near defeat, and also ended the opportunity to complete the Secondary Objective.

After losing two members to the filthy Skaven, it was quickly decided that a decisive victory was more important than obtaining more shards.

Caterina, the warrior, ably dispatched 3 of the enemy beasts with the support of her allies. However, the Wolf Priest fell when he was surrounded, and as a result of his injuries he has lost an arm.

A replacement is being investigated for him now.

So, at the end of mission 1:

Victores: 1
Defeats: 0

Warband Status:

Leader:
Carol Van Hauser - Level 0
- Healthy

Heroes:
Leon Waldenstein - Wolf Priest - Level 0
- Severed Arm
Wilma Dottier - Sister Superior - Fresh Recruit
- Healthy

Henchmen:
Velma - Sister - Level 0
- Healthy
Caterina Skavenbane - Sister - Level 0
- Healthy
Kelly Van Hauser - Novice - Level 0
- Healthy

The new addictions to hit my PC

I've been off the PC gaming for most of this year, but in this recent summer sale from steam I picked up the Mordheim game plus the DLC when it was all on special, and I've gotta say, I'm loving it.

I have a couple of different warbands on the go, but my favourite by far is the possessed. What i've named the Scabrous Dogs.

When i'm back on my home computer i'll provide a rundown of the warband so far, and might begin a running commentary of their success, or lack thereof.

I've also returned to playing the alpha of Star Citizen and having a blast in there, the test persistent universe is a great deal of fun, especially with the community of random players you encounter. Many of which will easily form small groups to go on little adventures.

Then of course there's Overwatch, the rapid fun PVP game of the year for me. I missed the very release due to work, but have been studiously catching up for the last few days.

More to come on my Mordheim adventures later this week.