Bennu and Percipiant- WarGods Edition

As you've no doubt seen over in the Minismith's ForgeBlog, the first two miniatures of 2012 are the Forge of Ice peacock painted as a Bennu (one of the monsters from my awesome Monsters of Ægyptus article in CrocTales from Crocodile Games) and the mysterious something that is the Percipiant.

Here a brave Tethru Spearbird faces off with an angry Bennu...

And here the Tethru Spearbird faces off with the calmly enigmatic and fiercely foreboding Percipiant.

Crocodile 4 Barrel Pen!

I've had this Staedler multi pen (4 barrels- 2 pen colors, mechanical pencil and PDA stylus) for at least 10 years.

As you can see it has suffered considerable structural damage that I've slowed with application of some strong clear tape. But the killing blow came about a month ago when it slipped from my grasp and landed metal tip down at a weird angle, snapping the metal tip from the mostly plastic body. I was devastated and began searching for a replacement...


On eBay there was a $0.78 (+ $8 shipping from Hong Kong) multi pen available. I snatched it up and the slow boat arrived the other day. Now I have this awesome new metal bodied CROCODILE brand multi-pen to replace my beloved Staedler.

The Epic of Menthu Hathorhotep is Coming Soon...

... and so is the conversion!

Yes, a slightly converted Olympus Minotaur figure. Crappy pics but I don't want to give away the whole thing at once.

The 'Epic of Menthu' written by SHefdu Sootootma will start appearing in installments soon too. Because Menthu was the character from my latest campaign warband that seems to have captured the hearts and minds of a generation... Or maybe just a few people thought the idea was cool, either way I'm doing it!

Blank Ægyptus Map

It's clear ready for folks to do stuff with. Maybe there will be one with WarGods specific locations soon. Enjoy...

New Monster for WarGods- Mournful Seraph

Mournful Seraph

From an earlier more ancient time come the Mournful Seraphs. Angelic-looking beings that appear to be made of stone, they are often mistaken for statues until it’s too late. A Seraph cannot move when living eyes fall upon it, but when those eyes close for even the briefest blink the Seraph moves with incredible speed towards their victim. The touch of a Seraph can banish a living being from reality- as if they had never been. It is unknown if the Seraphs are working toward some hidden goal or merely savage

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Base 25mm Square

DM 3      AR 5

Blink- At the start of each turn the Seraph rolls a D10 to see if it can move this turn. A roll of 8, 9, or 10 allows the angel to move. If the Seraph is engaged in melee there is no need for the roll, it can attack and defend itself in combat.

Banishment- Instead of engaging in melee combat the Seraph may banish its victim from reality. This is an Arc vs Arc Test by the Seraph. If it succeeds the victim makes an Arc Save to remain in reality. The victim must be in base to base contact.

Resistance to Arrows- The stone skin of a Seraph protects it from most missile weapons. Arrows, spears and javelins give the Seraph a +2 to it’s AR.

Blast From the Past-- and-- What Next?

So I've got a ton of the old Wargods clamshell inserts that I've been trying to figure out what to do with for years and years and years. The first thing I did was back in2006 or so when I put the stats for Shefdu's Eater of the Dead warband on 3x5 index cards and glued them to a few (one card per unit). It's not a bad idea but it is pretty labor intensive.

For some time now I've been thinking about using the cards for the much planned but not-yet-executed "Corridors of Ankhara" dungeoncrawl-type skirmish thing. Each card would have the tomb corridors and chambers on the back witht he WarGods logo face up on the playing area. Then as your characters walked along searching for loot or whatever, the card would be flipped to reveal the next part of the labyrinth. I've discovered that they're kinda small for that sort of thing as I tried to come up with a few test sections recently.

So aside from simply recycling them what sort of suggestions do readers have? What have you done with your own leftover blister inserts?

Shefdu's Scrolls- Pandora's Box Finale

The Culmination of the Pandora's Box Crisis

OR

My Apparent Destruction in the Prison of Kronos

...thus Iodah, the Bes Hero of Kashik Oasis, and I raced through the cavern entrance downward towards the deep glow. As we travelled further below ground others of our Faction joined us from a branching cavern. When we neared our goal the cavern was filled with a bright flash of white light.

Our lost comrade Sakaris, ToTanem champion 'the Lion of Memphis,' along with a lost warrior from our newly arrived factionmates, appeared before us. Sakaris and the other warrior both sacrificed themselves to the ferryman so our warbands could cross the river to the Underworld. Both were now disembodied Ka, their will to continue to aid our cause took this quasi-physical form before us.

With our newly returned allies we entered a large cavern with several cave entrances and a large pool of roiling lava in the center. Two pillars of stone flanked a stone stairway leading up to a landing at the edge of the lava pool.

Standing on the landing with what was obviously Pandora's Box at his feet was the hulking form of the half-man half-Titan sorcerer, Xerxes. The Box lid was ajar with tentacles of some horrible monster writhing about from within. Around the cavern were numerous other entrances. Each entrance had disgorged members of either the Order Faction or the Chaos Faction (hereafter referred to as the “Minions of Xerxes”).

The fiend Xerxes addressed us all, gloating how we were too late to hinder his scheme. He had already begun the incantations which he claimed would assure him victory. His wicked laughter echoed through the chamber as members of the Order Faction, all great heroes from Hellas and Ægyptus intent on stopping whatever vile plan Xerxes had set in motion, sprung to the attack.

To my left, Sakaris blocked a Sphinx Abomination from attacking us. The ToTanem shade held his own for a moment but the undead monster swallowed him whole. Sakaris' sacrifice gave Iodah and I a moment to let loose arrows at the fiend Xerxes. Our shots had little effect because the fiend was protected by some sort of magical barrier.

Across the cavern I saw Abasi Benben, a Harbinger of Ptah, rush forward and unleash his Earthquake Ka power upon the closest pillar. Cracks appeared in the stone and dust and debris fell from the ceiling. A look of absolute terror flashed across the fiend Xerxes’ face. He screamed at Abasi Benben and aimed his staff. A burst of magical energy spewed forth and hit the ToTanem Harbinger with little effect.

Surprisingly a hand larger than a Sebeki splashed up from the pool of lava. It was then that I realized exactly where we were- this was undoubtedly the Prison of Kronos, the greatest of all the Titans. Kronos was imprisoned in ancient times by the combined might of the Olympian Gods in a secret place. Our struggle against the Minions of Xerxes immediately took on a more urgent tone. Abasi Benben‘s plan to topple the pillars was our only hope to keep Kronos safely imprisoned far from the outside world where the Titan would likely destroy all he surveyed.

Abasi Benben ran up to the pillar he had already damaged and let loose his Earthquake again. This time the pillar was destroyed and large chunks of rock fell from the ceiling as it cracked and buckled. The fiend Xerxes grew panicked and enraged, focusing a magical attack at Abasi Benben once more. I instructed Iodah to go to the aid of Abasi Benben while I would dealt with Xerxes. I called upon my Ka and flew to the landing where Xerxes stood directing his Minions against us. My struggle with the fiend was intense. I landed several wounding blows against him and managed to avoid his clumsy attacks.

Near the foot of the stairs I saw that the situation was growing dire for the Order Faction. Abasi Benben was now engaged in Provocation with a Dark Harbinger and the undead thing seemed to be getting the better of him. Nearby I saw another Tethru Harbinger engaged in Provocation with a Heru in the Aspect of the Defender whom had somehow lost his way to become a Minion of Xerxes. These sights distracted me from my struggle against the fiend. Unexpectedly Xerxes reached out with one of his massive hands and grabbed me.

By this time Kronos had emerged up to the waist in the pool of lava. Xerxes’ magics were too strong for me to overcome and I was tossed to the emerging ancient Titan.

I then found myself back in my library tent with the scroll I had immersed myself in still on the table in front of me….