Showing posts with label Warhammer quest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Warhammer quest. Show all posts

Monday, 6 June 2016

Warhammer Quest: A new hero joins the fight!

Orcs orcs orcs orcs, orcs orcs orcs... Yup you guess it, here is my Warhammer quest "orruk savage Warboss" he's my dedicated offensive character when it comes to Warhammer quest. Recently I've been shading greens with a dark red wash and I think it seems to have come out very well!
This miniature was picked up years again while I was working at the Miniature Empire as I loved the model and it's a shame that only till now I have had the chance to give him some paint. 


Stat wise, he really lays on the hurt! 


I have to be vague about the stats and so he has as I don't want the GW lawsuit up my arse, but his shoulder charge ability is very brutal! But it shows since he has like no armour save and low agility. But his weapons REALLY hit hard!

Now I hinted at my next character in a previous post, having his stat card been included in the box already and being of my favoured khorne deity, I went with the Slaughter Priest as my support character! 
I loved the idea of having to kill something first in order to heal team mates and really suits my gung-ho attitude towards gaming! Hit shit with my axe then ask questions later!  I do like how GW kept the fluff of him having to kill someone and use blood sacrifices as a method to heal! I'm looking forward to using him in future games. 


Stat wise he is a little on the chancey side. Like my Orc Warboss, if he hits, he's nasty, and that's a big IF. 


Although it seems like I'll only get to play this once a month, having these miniatures painted is reward enough and one day, I hope for these to be placed in a display cabinet of some sorts. 

On a side note, I have these mounted on 40mm lipped bases instead of 40mm round. I find the lipped base look a lot more complete in comparison, specially when it comes to individual characters. I'm not sure if the other feel the same way but I like the added extra touch I believe. So let me know how you feel on the round vs lipped bases debate!

Monday, 23 May 2016

Running with it: One man's inability to escape the clutches of Games Workshop: Warhammer Quest App

Ok they got me, I admit it, after the shambles of being force fed Age of Sogmar, and my denouncing of Warhammer 40k, Games Workshop have pulled me right back in with Warhammer Quest!

If you haven't seen our 24 hour painting endeavours, please check them here,

http://riotvilleonfire.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1

Well I wasn't too sure at the time, if it was the third can of Relentless or the 8th Spider Goblin I had to paint, but Riot and I came up with the idea of buying into Age of Sigmar and keeping a strict Khorne vs Tzeentch flavour going... 
If people know me at all, they know I have a complete distaste for AoS. It isn't the rule set, it was the destruction of one of the most beautifully crafted games and being forced fed "checkers for grown up" afterwards. People also know, I have a fondness for anything Khornate and red... So I have been looking at theKhorne  Bloodbound over the last few months and I can't deny the miniatures are beautiful. 

Anyway, as we came to grips with Warhammer Quest, my gamer nerd inside of me really wanted to invest SOMETHING into this game and saw you could play a Khornate Slaughterpriest! I thought at the time, that was an amazing concept, who better than an ace wielding maniac to rampage through a tower of scummy sorcerers! 

Which led me to the main point of this blog, the discovery of the Warhammer Quest App!


Games workshop are innovating! It's an amazing small app which helps track your characters progress and gives you access to more options. Meaning, that Savage Orc Warboss I bought last year will now have a place!




Of course, nothing comes free, including GamesWorkshop stuff! So while the main box contents are free, you do have to pay for each aditional hero you want to unlock. There is 37 more available Herod with 9 more Skill and Treasure cards. If bought separately, it's comes up to around £38 so the mega bundle for £19.99 is a no brainier. 

Unfortunately, I don't have £20 spare so I only bought another hero for now, but I'll hopefully have him ready for the next adventure in the Silver Tower!

I'll leave you with a taster of what's to come. 


*intentionally blurry*

Saturday, 21 May 2016

Warhammer Quest Silver Tower

Here are the progress pictures of my last 24 hours in painting hell!

I joke, it was a thoroughly enjoyable experience and I'd do it again for a game like Warhammer Quest. 




Apart from painting bases properly, we managed to get a lot done! And even squeezed a few small games in.

The game plays very simply, for those who are familiar to the Dead of Winter board game, it will come very easily to you. 

For a more up to date account of our painting exploits, please find the full report here. 

http://riotvilleonfire.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1




Friday, 20 May 2016

Warhammer Quest!

Look what we have early! 



Our madness of a 24hour painting binge begins!

Check it the progress here!

http://riotvilleonfire.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/look-what-ive-got-warhammer-quest.html?m=1