The Daemon's Claw

 We started the year with a Saga game . Richard and I fought a 1066 game of Normans vs Anglo Danes . Alan and Ed fought a Crecy themed game with French charging English archers . Here is the start of the game. We had to deploy with a distance of M between units. The Anglo Danes made the first advance, marching forward. The Normans begin their advance with the infantry advancing into the ruins to secure a defensive position. The levies open fire on their opposite numbers. The mounted units slide to the left The crossbowmen shoot the warriors opposite and the cavalry warriors ride up and hurl a shower of javelins. We end up killing three. The Knights charge the warriors on the right flank and kill 5 for the loss of one of their number.  The Heathguard attack my warriors and kill 5 for the loss of 3. Two warriors had been shot by the arrows of the Anglo Dane levies. My mounted warriors get caught by the Anglo Dane Fryd when they make a double move. They lose the fight 5-3 and...

 As the year draws to a close, I’m looking ahead to what gaming in 2026 might look like.  Five Parsecs from home I have really enjoyed playing this game. I ran a Star Trek crew and I am currently running a series set in Mega City one. Squad Vandris have a couple more missions to wrap up this investigation. I have also created a crew to allow me to play one of my favourite BBC sci-fi show, Blake’s 7. The crew are trying to escape from the totalitarian Federation. The Federation are trying to protect the galaxy from an alien threat. This is the logo from the show The cast during seasons one and two. After this three of the cast including Blake left the show, so the show continued in a different direction. Not an uncommon thing at the time. We have an advanced alien spacecraft, the Liberator, We had enough cash from crew generation to buy a teleport upgrade, which is something we can use. It’s not clear whether the ship is the seventh member or whether the BBC can’t count. I have...

Deep in the Draken Wald Forest, the Trantulos Brood a cult that worships an 8 limbed god is conducting a foul ritual to enable them to become closer to their deity. Fould avatars of the spider god have arrived attracted by the ritual. Vandred and his warband find themselves in an alliance of opportunity with the Witch Hunters. Both groups want the ritual to be stopped but for different reasons. Here is an overview of the ruined village which has been taken over by the Spider Cult. The devout Witch Hunters are approaching from the left While Vandred's followers of the Dark Gods will be entering from the right. The Witch Hunters are investigating that tomb while they move up to collect some treasure near the ruined cottage. Vandred and Magaera have split into 2 groups and are buffing the knights in readiness for the counterattack of the spider cult. The Cult oblige by charging across the village and into combat. A big fight erupts near Vandred and Gurni as the first wave of cultists ...