Spider & Snits versus the Dwarves of Mam Malduhr, a WARG tale

 

Grusid Darkmaul, Othog Ironbow, Brusum Leadhand, Thefril Chaosbow, Tulgik Coinbender, Yather Dummaker, Madith Woldpike, Numet Oakspine, Gralgrul Flaskhorn and Greibrid Cragview make up the dwarven security patrol for the area that surrounds the Dwarven Fortress, Mam Malduhr. 

the "Snits" Goldie, Silver, Nude and "others"

the Giant Spider

Spider and Snits to the left, Dwarves on the the right

The early stages of the battle

                     

                        Madith Woldpike becomes the first dwarf to be webbed 

  The snit named Greenleaf breaches the fortress of Mam Malduhr and cheers on                                                           its compatriots. 

The Wizard Tarn suspends the flow of time and proclaims, "Losing is fun".

Dwarven losses: Brusum Leadhand, Yather Dimmaker and Madith Woldpike

Snit losses: BossSnit, Bluee, Goldie and Magenta

Order of battle:  2 Dwarven pikes, 2 dwarven crossbows, 6 regular dwarven infantry

                          8 Snits and 1 Giant Spider   

The Wednesday Afternoon Retired Gamers (WARG) congratulates Tarn and Zach Adams on their very successful launch of the classic "Dwarf Fortress" on Steam.

May there always be more emergent narratives in gaming !!

WARG Dwarf Fortress

 The December gathering of WARG (Wednesday afternoon retired gamers) is called to order.

The dragon attacks the blue dwarves

The dragon attacks the blue dwarves again

The dragon attacks the green dwarves

The Blue dwarves fail to capture the fortress, and retreat, defeated. They will find somewhere else to grow their plump helmets.

WARG Holiday Jousting Tournament

 

King Richard of Gloim Dor cordially invites King Frank of Westarc to a Holiday Jousting Tournament on Wednesday, November 30th

               Kaspar wins the tournament and is proclaimed Sir Kaspar of Gloim Dor  

As the WARG Jousting rules are still being developed, below is a copy of some Jousting rules by Kenneth Van Pelt from the Penny Whistle Face Book group.

                      Paper knights available from the Junior General website.

Time to clear the table for Thanksgiving dinner

 Original WWI clothes pin airplane (on left) and the latest version on right

                                                  Happy Thanksgiving 
 

Reading, England 870-871 A.D.

Anglo Saxons on left, Vikings on right side of photo

 

Vikings

                                      Anglo Saxons on left, Vikings on right

                                             Pitched battle in the center

Anglo Saxons capture Viking camp

Blades, Bows and long Pointy Sticks

 The peasants of the Sciatica Empire continue to fight back in small skirmishes.

An encounter takes place along the road to Onaiazo with mercenaries hired by the Sciatica Empire.

Peasant rebels on the left and Sciatican mercenaries on the right

Rebel Peasants

Sciatic mercenaries

As always, please click on any photo to enlarge:

The peasant pikes are destroyed, but the peasant bows force the heavy cavalry to retreat

The peasant long bows continue to inflict damage

Despite taking heavy casualties themselves, the Peasant rebels finally destroy the heavy cavalry and the mercenaries of the Sciatica Empire are defeated  

Victory: control the heights

OOB:

**** Peasants:

3 long bows

3 blades (regular infantry)

1 unit of pikes (regular infantry)

**** Sciatica Empire mercenaries:

3 long bows

2 blades (regular infantry)

1 heavy cavalry (elite)

Battle of Valorwood 1976

    I was lucky to be a part of the "Toad Hall Fantasy Horde" in Rockford, Illinois. Where a Monday night D&D session was expanded to a following Saturday event.  Numerous 25mm armies were available for loan or painting and a Star Fort designed, built and painted in several days. High School students were always ready to join the event. Above is a picture from 1976, the Battle of Valorwood.

                  The battle map and key as it appeared in the Phanta Carta 

                          

The Phanta Carta was a fanzine that I published and edited which covered the Toad Hall Fantasy Horde's fantasy campaigns and included charts, ideas and concepts that later became part of the AD&D Dungeon Master's Guide. Needless to say, it had a pretty impressive list of subscribers in Lake Geneva, Rockford and Decatur, Illinois.