War Without End now with extra MEGA BATTLE., An Epic Armageddon campaign - completed. Options

[Onyx]

War Without End is a 13 week campaign that we are running here in Perth, Western Australia.

Well the first day has come and gone. 5 battles on 3 different boards. There were surprises (how many Titan Killing attacks does that Reaver have!?, failures (Terminators teleporting in and then failing their activation roll, 2 turns in a row and even using the Supreme Commander re-roll - D'oh! ) and mistakes (who doesn't bring any AA to an Epic game - ouch).
So far there have been 2 wins to titan armies, 2 wins to the Eldar and 1 win to the Imperial Guard.
All in all a great day!

Now onto the photos.





This post has been edited by Onyx: Oct 5 2010, 10:38 AM

[Onyx]

More photos.











Cheers,
Steve.

[dabigboss]

Terrain looks crap.
Armies look crap.
i hate you

[Onyx]

Terrain looks crap.
Armies look crap.
i hate you

Doesn't matter, I still love you mate
Wish you were here...

[dabigboss]

Wish you were here...

You have no idea.......................

[Mango]

very nice

[pancreasboy]

Always love your stuff man, and you've done awesome conversions with those Cryx models!!!

[Onyx]

Cheers fellas.

The only Cryx Warjack that is mine is the black one. All the other Cryx stuff belongs to a guy named Olly (a FANTASTIC painter).

*Edit - I see that this thread has been moved but I put it into the painting thread because I hoped more people here would see it there. I'm sure that the Epic thread is not looked at by the masses and well painted Epic models should be seen by all Wargamer members. If it could be moved back I think that would be best. I know it's a hassle (I'm a moderator on a different forum aswell) but I did have a good reason for putting it where I did. Sorry for any inconvenience.

This post has been edited by Onyx: Jul 5 2010, 11:26 AM

[Cthulhu_gump]

I want to be there too

That looks so awesome Onyx. Well done

[Blind Pig]

*Edit - I see that this thread has been moved but I put it into the painting thread because I hoped more people here would see it there. I'm sure that the Epic thread is not looked at by the masses and well painted Epic models should be seen by all Wargamer members. If it could be moved back I think that would be best. I know it's a hassle (I'm a moderator on a different forum aswell) but I did have a good reason for putting it where I did. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Nope.

Do it as a painting/modelling or terrain thread, not as a 13 week campaign of photos if you want it there.

I left a notice that it was moved to here for a reason, I got a few complaints it was in the wrong spot.

[Onyx]

Nope.

Do it as a painting/modelling or terrain thread, not as a 13 week campaign of photos if you want it there.

I left a notice that it was moved to here for a reason, I got a few complaints it was in the wrong spot.

Fair enough (although I haven't been able to find the notice that you left - if I had, I probably wouldn't have bothered to ask for it to be moved).

I'll take care not to bother the more mainstream game players again with something that might not interest them. I guess photos of great Epic TERRAIN and (for the most part) very well PAINTED Epic models are not everyones cup of tea.

Thanks for taking the time to explain Blind Pig.

This post has been edited by Onyx: Jul 5 2010, 03:59 PM

[Mango]

That sucks, I think it is great inspiration from some awesomely painted models

[Blind Pig]

I'll take care not to bother the more mainstream game players again with something that might not interest them. I guess photos of great Epic TERRAIN and (for the most part) very well PAINTED Epic models are not everyones cup of tea.

Don't get me wrong here, Terrain is certainly my cup of tea.

The 100 or so tables I have made in the last 10 years will attest that that is where my love of the hobby is.



How's about you tell us *how* you made or sourced that very nice terrain, how it was painted, what you like about it/what you don't etc.

Throw in a few pictures of mini close-ups and you will have a cracker of a Thread that would be worthy of two sections of this Forum (Epic and painting, modelling and terrain).

Bec

[awesomeshotdude]

I love all these pics of painted/converted mini's and terrain, Onyx. Very inspirational stuff for a wargamer like me who likes to paint/convert mini's and make terrain.

[ortron]

Awesome stuff!

I wish my stuff looked like that.

[Onyx]

Week 2.
Only 1 game this week as the Red Corsairs managed to defeat the mighty Blood Angels.





Next week there should be about 7 or 8 players turning up... Lots of Epic fun!

[Onyx]

To try and keep things interesting, I've been working on some more terrain for the campaign.

The Digestion pool was a kit made by Thomarillion (sadly OOP now).

Hopefully, I'll get some more done today so this piece isn't all alone!

[Onyx]

Alright, 3 more games played today with wins to the Titans, Red Corsairs and Imperial Guard.


Even with luck like this, the Titan legion won the game!



Before...


After...






That leaves 4 players tied for the lead after the first 3 weeks.

[Onyx]

Several campaign players were at a Magic:The Gathering tourney today so only one more game played today as the Eldar and Chaos met for the first time in the campaign.





After some recent problems with holding back the teleporting Terminators, this time I went for a big assault right at the start of the game (a bit risky as both armies have the same strategy rating).

The dice were in my favour and 2 enemy formations were broken (with the loss of most of my Terminators).

The Eldar were always going to be up against it after that (2000pt game) and the game ended on the 3rd turn in a 2-0 (TSNP, TnH) victory for the Red Corsairs.

[Onyx]

Well I've finished the Imperial Fortress so we should be able to use it in our campaign.



Anyone got any ideas how to make it all work?

I was thinking along the following lines:
- Attacker builds an army at 3000pts.
- Defender has 2000pts to spend.
- The fortress is set up as shown above (the attacker does not recieve any trenches etc).
- The defender can place all their formations within the walls (at least 1 formation must start in the Fortress).
- Up to 2 formations may start on Overwatch.
- Infantry can move onto the walls at no movement penalty.
- Vehicles can be placed on the walls during set up but they cannot move once in place.
- Any defensive unit can move through the gate (even titans) freely.
- The center of the gate is the Blitz objective.
- The middle of the 2 bastions (forward & either side of the gate) are the other objectives.
- The attacker has no objectives on their side of the board.
- The gate section is counted as a 4DC War Engine with 4+ reinforced armour (critical = instant destruction).
- The wall sections are counted as 5DC War Engines with 4+ reinforced armour (critical = instant destruction).
- If a wall section is destroyed, all units on it are also destroyed (Inv saves allowed).
- The remains of the destroyed wall section count as ruins/rubble.
- Units on the walls are counted as being in cover and recieve a 4+ cover save.
- Game runs for 3+ turns as normal.
- The attacker cannot recieve the They Shall Not Pass or the Defend The Flag victory conditions.
- The defender cannot recieve the Blitzkrieg or the Take and Hold victory conditions.

Both players could make specific lists for either attacking or defending and then we could randomly decide who is the attacker/defender before the game. I'm trying to cap the armies at 3000pts because we have a few new players in our campain and their collections are not as extensive as some others.



How does that sound?

Steve.