A few years back while I was taking a break from blogging I downloaded the "Fantasy Warriors" rules by Nick Lund. I enjoyed the games but my collection didn't really fit the army lists so I only explored the game so far.
I never completely forgot about the game though and recently decided to build a modest collection to explore the rules properly.
The rules are available as a free download from em4 here. The original Orc and Dwarf monopose plastic figures are also available from em4 at a keen price too. I bought a sample of one of each years ago but I wasn't too impressed until I painted them a couple of weeks ago.
So I've jumped in and ordered some Orcs and Dwarves and I eagerly await their arrival. There is a bloke on YouTube does a great painting tutorial here which shows how nice the figures can turn out.
You do need more than just the monopose models for characters and the original metal ranges are still available here and here. Being a tight sod I bought some single sprues of Oathmark plastics to make my own. They may not be an exact size match but the styles are similar in my opinion.
The em4 Dwarves have the blue trim.The game itself has some really nice ideas such as day and night being good or bad light for the different species in the game ie, the Orcs suffer penalties in daylight as the Humans suffer in the darkness. Really neat!.
From the single Oathmark sprue I made a Warchief, two Battle Leaders, a Hero and a War Banner.
There is a threat phase too in which the wilder unit types can attempt to intimidate their enemies. This can backfire too as threatened units can counter-threaten. Neat.
I got myself a sprue of six Perry plastic knights to act as allies for the Dwarfs.
Another neat idea is that your missile troops have a limited number of volleys but may also "darken the sky" by shooting multiple volleys at once. This uses up your ammunition quickly but could be quite devastating for the enemy. Did I say neat!.
An em4 Orc joins the line up.
My Oathmark Goblins are on the painting table now and will give me five Orc characters.
I am really looking forward to getting this little project onto the table.