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Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jul 15

The Peorian Commander was soon informed that the enemy had withdrawn, but when his officers begged to pursue, he ordered them to stand down. He wept openly at the sight before him. It was a victory, but the cost was massive. He knew then, that this war wouldn't be as quick as believed...

The surviving elements of the Republic of Peoria Army. 6 companies and 3 cannon survived.

Thus, it was a Peorian Victory, but at a heavy price.

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jul 15

Age of Warlords Era of Firepower Turn 7. The Royals Commander blinked first. Seeing the numbers left to him, he realised that it was only a matter of time before they are overrun by the enemy. "Withdraw," he ordered quietly, then turned away bowing his head as he withdrew. #wargaming

The end of the battle, and the final number of Ognonian Royals left. Just 4 Companies and 1 cannon crew. Pretty much a whole brigade left.

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jul 15

Like to pause for a moment to add that during this battle, my favourite tape measure, one I had for over a decade, snapped its end clean off. It had to then be binned. "The fallen shall be forever remembered as the Emperor's Finest." 😔

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jul 15

Age of Warlords Era of Firepower Turn 6 The riverbank sees the most ferocious fighting of the entire battle. It's become a battle of attrition, one the Republicans have the upper hand in. But losses are heavy on both sides. The question now is who would blink first... #wargaming

The end of Turn 6. The two companies that fled the last turn rallied, but were too far away to make any difference.

The Royals destroyed many of the Rep Companies, but suffered heavily in turn, many on the verge of breaking, while the Reps were pretty much at full strength, helped by the cover of the hill and the forest.

All but 1 6pdr gun on the Royal side was destroyed in the battle. As were several of the companies holding the river. But the companies on the left were still intact and began to manoeuvre to block the enemy from crossing.

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jul 14

"This is no mere ranger. He is Aragorn, son of Arathorn. You owe him your allegiance." Painted in less than an hour. If anyone knows how to make his sword straight, please let me know. I'd love to fix it, if I can 😅 #wargamimg #LOTRSBG #MESBG #painting #minipainting #miniatures

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jul 14

Age of Warlords Era of Firepower Battle Report: Turn 5 Things go from bad to worse for the Royals. Under the onslaught of the Republicans, several Companies are broken and destroyed. Two more fail their Courage Tests and flee to the edge of the battlefield.

By the end of Turn 5, two companies had failed their Courage Tests and were fleeing, stopping just before the end of the mat. The light company on the royal left was destroyed by heavy fire. The company on the far left, still retreating from the battle, was shot in the back and scattered.

The remaining companies suffered badly, took taking several hits.

The Company just after it took an effective volley in its back. If would be destroyed after this.

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jul 11

Age of Warlords: Era of Firepower Turn 4. Just as it seemed the battle was completely in their favour, Turn 4 ended in a complete disaster for them. The counter attack on the Reps ended with one Company wiped out in heavy fighting and one fleeing for the far end. It left the whole flank open now.

Turn 4 started with the two companies of Royals advancing 6" from the hill, then moving into a charge against the Rep company closest. While successful, the Reps hit them with point blank volley fire, decimating the front ranks of the Company on the left, before they made contact. The Rep company behind charged in after, becoming a 2v2 brawl.

The rest of the battlefield was becoming more challenging for the Royals. Having superior numbers at first, their poor accuracy has allowed the Reps to fix them in place, while moving up the rest of the army to begin firing on them.

The rest of the battle along the riverbank would turn into a ruthless attritional slog. The loser being the one who would blink first.

On the far left, a heavy brawl began on the slope of the hill. Despite numerical and morally superior forces, the Royals were fighting uphill, which gave them a major disadvantage in Close Quarters...

After some brutal fighting, the dust settled, and though the Republicans suffered badly, with one Company suffering 28 damage to their Courage,and therefore being destroyed, the Royals suffered worse, with the Company on the left being destroyed, and the company on the right failing their Courage Test and fleeing from the Reps.

In an instant, the tide of the battle suddenly swung away from the Royals...

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jul 9

Age of Warlords Era of Firepower: Turn 3 The Royals began moving on their left; two companies were sent to launch a counter attack to stop the Reps from crossing the river in force. In the center, the fighting grew fiercer as more Reps made it to the front. #wargaming #miniwargaming #miniatures

The Movement Phase saw the initiative again to the Royals. The Ognonian Commander decided that the best form of defence is attack. He ordered two companies on the far left to move up and take the hill next to the river, and block the coming enemy from turning their flank.

The Republicans continued to move up in force, this time more organised than their initial moves. But the shooting phase from the Royals saw heavy casualties inflicted on the Reps, enough to wipe two whole companies. The companies on the right suffered heavy casualties as they moved off the hill.

The Royals didn't get all their way. A heavy volley from the infantry and cannon fire decimated the skirmisher company in the field, breaking it from the battle. The skirmishes on the Royals' left suffered too, and had to take a Courage Test to see if they would stay. Fortunately, the Ognonian Warlord had enough orders to rally them and keep them in the fight.

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jul 7

After acquiring the starter set for the speed paint markers, I got an evening to give Krondys another go. And it was a much more pleasant experience than the first attempt. More details in the alt text. Suffice to say, I will be using these and the AK real colour markers from now on. #painting

I started by going over the green and other rough patches with a Wraithbone paint I brought along with me. While I waited for those to dry I tried the Overlord Grey on the hair. I was very pleased with the results as it made the dragon look older, wiser.

Then I used Polished Silver on the armour trims. But due to the red, it came out looking more bronze in appearance. Turned out I was totally okay with that, as it looked super cool.

For the membrane between the wings I used Berserker Bloodshade, a shade paint from Warhammer. I wanted to use purple, but couldn't get hold of one, so this did. And again, I loved it a lot.

For the bottom of the tail and the underside of the dragon, I went with Hardened Leather. I also used it for the claws on the feet and the wings.

Lastly, I went over the yellow with another coat of Zealot Yellow. The one paint I found so far that needs more than one coat over it to actually look okay.

And fini! After a few years in white, I have a fully painted dragon model done in a couple of hours.

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jul 2

Age of Warlords Era of Firepower Battle Report: Turn 2 Shooting Phase The forward Republican Units were fired upon with brutal efficiency but the Royals. Rank upon rank firing effectively, with accurate cannon fire. The Republicans responded, making several hits, but a brutal firefight now ensured.

With the only enemy units in range, they were the most likely of targets. Companies can only target the closest models to them, unless they roll a discipline test to target something further.

Casualties in the game are recorded with small dice, and are based on killing off a Company's Courage (a Company of 20 regular Infantry has a Courage value of 26, so when the damage a Company has sustained is 26 or greater, it is destroyed).

Here, the Republicans suffer a total of 35 damage to their courage, split between different companies. The Courage Phase saw the Company with 21 damage on it to take a Courage Test, but thanks to the Warlord's Rally Order, it passed automatically.

The Republicans fired back, but the greater defensive position of the Royals meant casualties were light in the initial volley, with only 6 damage to one regular company, and 4 to a light company.

Getting a successful hit on a target, reduces the target's courage by -2 (because getting hit by musket and cannon balls is far scarier than being hit by a sword, apparently).

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jun 28

The Republican Movement Phase saw a better result than their first, but not by much. All brigades passed their advanced orders roll, but one was blocked by the river, and so was split up to go around it, while the other forced its way through the woods on their left.

End of the Movement Phase saw the Republican Army in organised chaos. The river on the right only had a small ford crossing, so only two companies were able to cross the river. The third by it failed its discipline roll (a discipline roll is required to make a wheel or change formation) so was forced to sit in front of the impassable river and wait.

The brigade on the left fared better, moving their full available move to get up to support the brigade up front (moving through terrain halves a units move, but even a full 3 moves was enough to get most into place.

Despite this, the brigade up front was still dangerously exposed to cannon and musket fire, and already one company had taken 6 casualties.

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jun 28

Age of Warlords Era of Firepower Battle Report: Turn 2 The Royal Army seized the initiative and made the first moves, getting the skirmishers into cover, while moving up the brigade on their left. The rest of the army held positions. #solowargaming #wargaming #wargames #miniatures

Turn 2 saw the Royal Army seize the Initiative from the Republic, rolling a full 12. With the Republican Army in disarray, they could have seized the opportunity to wipe out the whole enemy brigade in front of them. Instead, the Commander decided to hold position and use his orders to better the firepower of the troops. Only the brigade on the left moved fully up, ready to hold the pass along the river.

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jun 25

Age of Warlords Era of Firepower Turn 1: Movement Phase The Kingdom of Ognon began to act, and performed way better on their orders, despite a lesser commander. Most of the army held back, fearing not to get into artillery range, while the skirmishers moved up to take cover. #wargaming

The Movement Phase saw the Royal Army hold their positions mostly; the Commander decided to bait the enemy to come to him; as the invader after all, they are the ones to clear the field!

The only moment from the Royals was their light infantry companies, and every single one was successful. The Light Infantry moved up into the fields, behind stone walls and into the woods.

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jun 25

Age of Warlords Era of Firepower Turn 1: Movement Phase and Shooting Phase. The Republican General orders a rapid advance over the fields and treeline, intending to rush the enemy with overwhelming numbers. But the orders go badly, with only one brigade, the centre line, moving forward. #wargaming

The Movement Phase begins with the Warlord issuing the order "The Brigade will Advance!" Up to 5 units can be selected and make up to 3 moves (1 move = 6" for infantry, 10" for cavalry).

But despite needing a 3+ to successfully order, all but one failed. So one Brigade got the order and made 3 moves (18").

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jun 24

The Republican Army immediately formed into battle lines; if they would not move, then they must be forced. With this, a new era has begun in the Age of Warlords... The era of firepower...

The two armies are facing off from each other, ready to kick off.

The battle begins at 10:20am, with a heavy barrage from the Republican artillery. However, every shot misses, as the guns are too far out of range to cause any damage. But it gives the effect to everyone that the battle has now begun.

The Royal Commander looks at his watch, and prepares his orders.

The objective of the battle is to drive the enemy off the field. The army with the most units left on the table by the end is the winner.

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jun 24

As they approached the river crossing, the morning haze gave way, and before then stood not a large woodland, but an army; the Royal Army of Ognon, assembled to oppose their crossing and blunt the vanguard.

The Royal Army of Ognon standing in battle formation. The guns, 3 of them, stand in front of the main battle line, which consists of three brigades.

Each Brigade has 4 Line Infantry companies and 1 Skirmish Company each.

The Warlord is standing on the rocks (which will be a hill in this battle, all rocky formations are hills), and is considered a Competent Commander with 9 Orders to give out each turn.

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jun 24

It was a hot morning in June, and an Army of the Republic of Peoria marched along the roads, further into enemy territory. The sun was bearing down, and the humidity was starting to take its toll. But the army was in high spirits, having crossed the border at dawn, and no resistance so far...

The Battlefield today, all 2D terrain pieces, while looking flat, looks more interesting than a plain mat. The rocky terrain are hills, the fields are as is, the river is impassable save from a few ford crossing and the main bridge. And the foam cut pieces are all dense forests.

The Republican Army of Peoria formed into a battleline.

The army is 3 bridges, like the Royal Army of Ognon, equipped with 3 6pdr guns, but have 5 line infantry companies each. The Warlord is considered an Excellent Commander with a whopping 15 orders to carry out!

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jun 23

My thoughts on the Army Painter Speed Paint Markers are as follows... They're fun! Thank you for coming. But seriously, I have a few thoughts after testing the introductory set, which includes three colours (green, red and yellow) on my first victim; Krondys.

Krondys the "yellow" dragon. Using the paint pens from the introductory kit, I painted yellow for the main body, red for the armour, and green for the underside. Though I might remove the green and keep it the beachy white.

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jun 13

My purchases for the day. Not too shabby, and I sold more than I bought, so a definite plus. Anyone wanna share their spoils from Broadside today? #wargaming #MiddleEarthSBG #OnBloodyGround

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jun 12

One of the Heroes of my Bonereapers Company. This would count, right?

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jun 1

Don't think I brought this up, but I played my first game of Saga in December. My Late Romans Vs Jomsvikings. The mission? Capture or rescue the priest in the center. It was a glorious small battle. The late Romans were able to grab hold of the priest, and slaughter most of the Jomsvikings.

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Feb 13

My favourite hat 😁

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jan 31

I can no way justify buying this, other than the fact it was 'simply there' 🤣

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jan 25

Just a rough draft of a new game I'm working on. Been in my head for ages, wanted to get it on paper. Next is to get it on Word.

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jan 13

First painted minis of 2026! Napoleonic French for Black Powder. I'm pleased with them, but the colour of the blue uniforms could be a bit lighter, I think. Still, that's something to consider for the next sprue (three more to start). #wargaming #wargames #blackpowder #warlordgames

Two strips of french Napoleonic infantry, one of 20 men with their smart uniforms on display, the other strip of 20 all wearing great coats to keep their uniforms clean. Beside them is a regimental commander, to lead the force into battle.

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Jan 3

What was everyone's tabletop Christmas goodies last year? Just got mine from some vouchers my mum gave me (best present ever.)

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Dec 7

AGE OF WARLORDS BATTLE REPORT Turn 4: Combat Phase If the previous turn hadn't sealed the Normans' fate in this battle, this turn certainly did. Combat, while not entirely one sided, pretty much ended any question of the Romans' Victory. It was just a question of how much. #wargaming #wargame

The Combat Phase was a pretty bloody affair for the largest unit on both sides, the light spear infantry. The Normans struck first, felling more of the Roman infantry, leaving them down to just 6.

The Romans did better, killing way more of the Normans, leaving the unit to just 5 left. The Morale Phase will decide who emerges from this clash victorious.

In this combat, the Romans performed worse. Despite being heavier infantry than their adversaries, they lost more men to the blows of the Norman swords, and were forced to give ground. But they would still hold the line, for now.

The Cavalry charge in the previous Charge Phase (missed, I know, but these were the main charges of the turn), rammed into the two heavy axemen. And despite landing a few blows on the horsemen, it wasn't enough to kill them. While they in turn are hacked to death by Roman spears.

After wiping out the most expensive unit of the Norman host, the cavalry reorganized and prepared to face the two infantry units advancing upon them.

The far right of the Roman line saw a blood bath. The heavy cavalry performed poorly against the lighter sword infantry, who managed to kill 3 of the 6 members of their unit. But the Romans also brought their attackers down to half strength, too, meaning both sides would have to take a morale check in the next phase.

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Dec 3

AGE OF WARLORDS BATTLE REPORT Turn 4: Shooting Phase The luck of the Normans went from bad to worse. The Normans performed terribly in shooting, with no hits, while the Romans' were brutally effective. Things were looking grim for the Normans now... #wargames #wargaming #historicalwargaming

The Norman Shooting Phase can be glossed over as they failed to kill anything this turn.

The Romans, however, had fortune on their side. The horse archers went first, targeting the medium armoured spear unit that was moving to the right. But a poor dice roll meant that only one norman was felled.

Then it was the unit of foot archers. Thanks to some rerolls, every model scored a hit, and every single roll to kill was successful too. The unit of 10 armoured normans went down to just 1. Brutal...

On the left side of the Roman line, the archers tried to finish off the heavy axemen, but were unsuccessful. But it was okay, for the cavalry were given the order to finally get stuck in.

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Nov 23

AGE OF WARLORDS BATTLE REPORT Turn 4: Movement Phase. The Norman Warlord started with a rapid order, commanding that the largest unit of the army split up and attack the flanks. The Romans then repositioned themselves, with the swordsmen breaking off and the cavalry moving up. #wargaming

The 4th Turn began with the Norman Warlord splitting his largest unit, the 20 model spearmen unit in medium armour, into two units of 10, with one covering the right flank and the other moving to the left. It was a bold decision, especially with the archers behind in decent range to shoot at them.

The Romans began their Movement Phase with the Swordsmen Unit falling back out of combat, using the Warlord Command of Break Off! (Which allows the unit to fall back without taking a Ld Test).

The Norman Infantry in the rear of the main battleline moved up, clearly attempting to flank around the line and hit the archers in the rear. The Roman Commander saw this move, and ordered the Archers to concentrate their shots on them.

The Norman Medium Armoured Spear Infantry, splitting up into two new units and moving to the flanks.

On the far right of the Roman Army, the Heavy Cavalry, the Cataphracts, reform themselves to be ready to charge into the infantry in front of them.

Age of Warlords Official@ageofwarlords· Nov 22

AGE OF WARLORDS BATTLE REPORT Turn 3: Morale Phase The Norman Warlord acted fast, sending out commands (or more precisely, threats) to his warriors on the cusp of routing. Because of this, nobody ran away; all remained to stand and fight. Thus, the battle would continue into the next Turn...