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Adepticon Frostgrave - Arachnomorphia

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We were in part of the Frostgrave world that was infested with the curse of the Spider god. This was a 2 scenario mini campaign. Here is my warband after the first game. Much-gather the gold pressed warpstone. Lots of Kill-Slay. Here we are running up a buncha rats. My Rat-ogre is an animal companion-bear. I have cast Strength on it so it's fight 6. The treasures are guarded by some Ice spiders. These are low level followers and spies for the Spider god. A quick distraction looking over at the next table. This was a multi-player game. My advance is led by a couple of plague monks the bears a warra t-hound . My Wizards have bravely assumed the Skaven leadership position at the rear. The are covered by 2 crossbow-rats A gnoll thug briefly disputes control of the treasure chest. The hound is great because its fast moving so can add an extra +2 combat resolution were needed. I had a Kennel in my base so I could have an 11th model. The Rat Ogres doing Ogre things and bullying the more ...

Hobby Update - The road to Adepticon part 1

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I got into the Frostgrave event at Adepticon. I then got inspired to make a new warband. I dug through my collection of old models. I bought a Skaven army deal from GW mail order back in about 1995 and the order came signed by Andy Chambers when he was just a mail order processor (not even a mail order troll yet). Here are some models that probably won't make the table, although the model with censor and staff might make a good Apothecary. Here we have a bunch more useful reserves. A Crossbow rat with Jezzail, Storm Vermin Templar, Archer (with Sling), Clan rat Knight, a Plague Monk Barbarian, A Rat at Arms and two Infantry Rats. Pete kindly gave me a couple of the old Isle of Blood Rat Ogres. So I painted them up to be my animal companion Bears. I'm Inspired by one of Richards favorite tactics and am going to recruit-take some rat ogres from Clan Moulder and then leap them onto the central objective. If I get a chance I will buy a scroll of Plague of insects and cast that on t...