City of the Dead is a title that is probably OBE at this point. It all started with zombies... my son and I fought many a battle against the swarming masses of undeath... we definitely lost more than we won. At this point we've branched apart from just a few points trying to last it against the zeds. We decided on a warhammer 40k skirmish concept that would pit a few against many. We would be able to accrue Throne Geld, experience and skills through our battles using the Necromunda rule set as our base. Illuminatus was the title that the young padawan liked and it represented our 'behind the scenes' missions, attempting to fulfill the intent of the Emperor and his Inquisition. I recently painted up a ton of Gene Stealers for a special mission I have planned when Zone Mortalis finally arrives. I didn't paint uber detail on the models so as not to outshine our heroes when they enter the fray. Check it out...
Your zombies were bad enough. Holy crap I can't imagine what these genestealers are going to be like. Two claws to kill and the other two to play me like a puppet when they are done.
ReplyDeleteYeah Dude... do you think I should give these guys projectile-acid for blood; like in the old days?
ReplyDeleteOh yeah! Go back and read the last zombie battle that you, Jonny and Cody played in. The captions are hilarious...
The skirmish rules we're using are a lot more balanced these days. I'm going to beef up a section in the blog; will probably rename "Cities of the Dead" to "40k Skirmish." I'll add the rules that Cody and I have been using so the Counsel of Peers can use/chop/mod as needed. One of my favorite parts of the hole thing is converting models to be more representative of Dark Heresy vice run of the mill 40k soldiers.
By the way those images above are terrible... the gore looks so much better in person.
I can see it now... "Okay Cody what do you want to do?"
ReplyDelete"I want to shoot the genestealer running through the street on the left passed the car, the big industrial plant and under the low hanging catwalk."
"Roll"
"Hit... wound..."
"ahhh shucks bad news cody he didn't save."
"bad news?"
"when you killed him a drop of blood burned through the industrial complex and the car, then crossed the street, and then splattered in your face. It wounds on a 2 and no saves," sound of a crash of dice, "ohh, so sorry cody. You made it through the first two drops but the rest of them finished you off."
F'ing hilarious Joel. I guess you didn't forget. Just for that I will convert and paint a special model in your honor...
ReplyDeleteGood gore effects, pretty wild. Reading you all's posts is freaking hilarious. Joel's sarcasm deserves a prize.
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