Sartosa 5: Scourge Of The Storm, A Flame On Mordheim / Warhammer Campaign

Odin's saga

amazing battle report Kurgan!

The terrain, the models... everything is just good, and the armies you use are so interesting. It's not the usual super builds.... I love it!

The best part though, is the great variation in the campaign.... ranging from morheim to storm of magic... that is just nice!

Epic. Me wants to join your gaming group!

Great stuff like usual I want more pirate battles

Cheers,
G

Its all gorgeous. Now get out the sea table and let us hear the thunder of the guns!

The Wrath of Forr

@Snikpik - you'd be very welcome: Move to Morkchester matey!

You ain't the only ones! Now... how to work a naval Storm of magic game? ... Hmmmm.

Daemon Week 5th September to 11th September.

The high levels of emotion caused by fights, the use of powerful magic, the shear hatred that erupts during a warbands clash has always attracted the attention of daemons. But during a Storm of Magic they can find their way to the material realm much more easily: when there is low "Gellermetric Pressure" the barrier between the physical world and the Realm of Chaos becomes thinner.

At the end of each game turn roll a D6 and add the following modifiers. If the total is 6 or more a lesser daemon claws its way to the battlefield (choose either a Plague Bearer, Daemonette, Bloodletter or Horror from the Bestiary in Border Town Burning).

+ Turn number (yes, a daemon will automatically appear at the end of game turn 5)
+1 if there are ongoing fights when rolling
+1 if a spell has been successfully cast during the game turn

Fighty daemons (Plague Bearers, Demonettes, Bloodletters) will appear in the middle of the table and will move towards/charge the nearest model of either side.
Shooty daemons (Horrors) will appear 8" from a neutral table edge and will shoot following the normal rules for picking target. They will move towards a possible target if out of range, or away from them if they could be charged in the following turn.

A hero or henchman who banishes a daemon will earn 5 experience points.

Odin's saga

Red Tooth Tribe Vs the Ogresuns - Wyrdstone Hunt

The Red Tooth tribe were unusually cheery. The previous day the forest goblins had sat on a ridge and watched happily as they saw a band of heavily armed Orcs, in allsorts of fancy armour and body paint, get thoroughly beaten by a couple of angry looking things lurking in the bushes.

It was normally habit for them to be suffering a good thrashing and to witness some big greenies get the treatment for a change was a happy event. It was their own fault really for coming into their forest and start picking on the wildlife.

So when they turned a corner and saw another band of rather fishy smelly Orcs making headway toward some spilled booty, the goblins were in a confident mood. The big greenies couldnt be that tough if a couple of big bunnies had seen off the last lot after all.


The goblins took up positions, puffing themselves up to look more menacing. Which was helped somewhat by Incy Wincy, the Gigantic Spider that Big Chief Squigsniffa was riding.




Unfortunately one of their number got a bit overly-excited and charged off, spoiling the surprise somewhat



Luckily though he found some of the loot and claimed it for his tribe



As there was no use anymore holding back for a surprise attack, Big Chief gave the signal and in a quite ungoblin manner, led the attack from the front claiming some more cash on the way



Da big Greenies decided they weren't in the mood for sharing., sending a flanking force and an Ogre




The Gobbo's and their visiting Warlock weren't afraid though and waved their fists in defiance






Angered by the goblins direspect some of Orcs lept forward wanting to educate the gobbos in some Morky or possibly Gorky etiquete






TheOrcs let loose a volley of crossbow bolts one striking home and knocking down the brave Niknak Paddywak


and felling Squig Dribbling


The Gobbos were having non of this and sought to dish out some lessons of their own



the main force of the Orc party joined the fray but the Goblins were unimpressed and unleashed the true ferocity





The Orcs bottled it, humiliated and bruised they decided the Goblins were entitled to at least half of coin and legged it back to their longboat

Victory was ours!

In celebration it was decided that they would call upon a small farmstead, eat the current tenants and keep the farm for themselves for use as a Squiggot breeding facility

The Ogresuns - Weathering the Storm

The Other Side of the Coin
The Ogresuns get an unexpected drubbing from the Red Toof Tribe

The stifling heat and humidity of the deep jungle had put the Orcs in a very bad mood. They were more used to fresh sea breezes and regular soakings with sea water. The addition of biting buzzing insects the size of your fist were really not helping. As a result the pirates had been bickering all day. Deffgit was taking no notice but Salty Ogbad and Dredger Zug were constantly having to crack heads to break up arguments.

They split the crew into smaller groups to separate the worst offenders but Blackspot and Lubber Snag came to blows when Snag trod on Blackspot's heal. Snag was not going to take any further part in the expedition that day...







As the crew passed under a great rocky arch formation they spotted something moving through the undergrowth - something HUGE… something Gribbley.



The Gigantic Spider was accompanied by a swarm of those damnable little gitz from the Red Toof Tribe. They scampered through the dense plant life and nabbed half of the hidden loot.





Scupper Lug and Poxy Uzbad lost control and went steaming off into the Forest Goblin lines - neither gave a thought for tactics or their own safety - they just wanted to get to grips with the little snots.





Blackspot continued his argument with Dubloon Dreg but the grey-bearded book-lugger ended the younger pirate's antics with a swift punch in the head.



Capsize Naz pounced on some of the remaining hidden loot and started rifling through it. “Look at me!” cried Naz “I’m the zoggin’ King of Sartosa!” he capered around with charms and trinkets swinging from his arms and head; He was a little overexcited that he’d grabbed the sack of loot before the other Ogresuns had got anywhere near it.

Whalebelly the Ogre had nabbed the other sack of treasure and he headed back to camp at speed, shouting something back to the crew, over his shoulder, about keeping it safe for them while they dealt with the Goblins.







Poxy floored the Red Toof's Warlock but was swarmed by the Goblins.



Scupper Lug had less luck and he was dragged down by a swarm of the biting, scratching, stabbing and squealing little grotz.





“That’s it. I’ve had enough!” said Deffgit “Let’s call it a day – we’ve got half the loot, we ain’t got time to muck about wiv these nasty blighters.

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Haha, I love the ideas of giving the battles from both sides Well, they are almost small stories rather than reports... I really like that!

The Ogresuns - Weathering the Storm

Blizzard of Blood
The Ogresuns get into a fight with the Black Orcs of Norsca - and an unwelcome guest joins in

The crew of the Ogresun were returning from a raid with sacks full of plunder when they encountered Olaf and the Norscans, similarly laden with loot.

After a lot of shouting and a few threats Deffgit arranged the Orcs in two firing lines – one along the ridge of a small hill and the other below and in front of them on the slope. The Black Orcs of Norsca pounded towards them; the rattling and clanging their armour almost drowning out their battle cries.





Fetch and Fishgutz started yelling and bawling at each other, each convinced that they were on the highest point on the ridge and incensed that the other could possibly think different. The remaining pirates fired at the onrushing Black Orcs but every shot either missed its mark completely or skimmed off their shields, helmets, heavy breastplates and shoulder pauldrons.







As the Norscans passed the Mermaid Emporium, strange whooshing sounds started and bright pinpoints of light danced in the air. The lights coalesced into a swirling vortex and a blood-hued Daemonic creature pounced from the Realm of Chaos into the material world!



The Bloodletter charged at the nearest mortal – one of the Black Orcs and floored him despite his protective covering. Odin saw the creature gloating and charged it, unable to resist the temptation of a saga featuring an other-worldly adversary. He was knocked on his backside for his trouble.

A couple of the Norscans reached the pirates’ front line, hoping to crash straight through by sheer momentum of mass, but the pirates were cunning fighters who dodged and parried the Black Orc’s choppas with their heavy cutlasses. The counter charge was brutal; Nuttaz and Black Orcs were scattered left and right by the pirates’ weight of numbers. They also had the actual weight of Mr Whalebelly who crashed into the flank of the Black Orc column: scattering the Norscans like skittles. The buccaneers were used to fighting in close spaces and crowded round the Norscans, leaving them no room to swing their heavy weapons.





The Bloodletter charged again and knocked aside Capsize Naz and, despite the fact that yet another fight had erupted on the ridge, a few more shots sailed over the combatants’ heads and landed around the fallen Black Orcs.

The Norscans had taken a battering – most of them were knocked down and some were unconscious. The pirates made a point of kicking them when they were down, even as their Daemonic attacker leapt on the nearest standing opponent, ignoring the fallen as unworthy.



Just as the Black Orcs decided to fall back the winds of magic changed and the Daemon was pulled, screaming with frustration, back into the Realm of Chaos. Deffgit and the Ogresuns were left in the empty clearing with just the mermaid for company… and several large bags of treasure!

Nice read Kurgan, I love these reports.

Cheers,
G

Thanks WGG and Morten C!

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Odin's saga

I think that should be: "Lost to Saul, despite his inability to hit or wound with 14 crossbows!"