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Only 6 1/2 days to have your donation matched. After being matched, a $10 donation will provide a local family of four with good, nutritious food for over a week. Thank you

Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu, anyone? It's two to four players and cooperative. ...Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.

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I work for Ben Kinney and Keller Williams and we are raising money for the Whatcom County Food Banks. If you're interested, I appreciate your help. If you choose not to donate, perhaps you'd like to join us on September 24th for the Food Truck Roundup (20 food trucks, live music & a beer garden -SEE below). Turn every $10 you donate into $160 of food for families in Whatcom County. How you ask? By manipulating the winds of magic? By forming a pact with the Chaos gods? By using wondrous archeotech scavenged from the deepest sublevels of the hive city Necromunda? Or perhaps by helping Viking raiders sack a Dark Age Christian monastery? No, no, no and no. You can turn a $10 donation into a $160 worth of food for needy families in Whatcom County by donating to my Whatcom County Food Bank fundraising page, from now until September 24th. The process is fast, easy, and secure. And I’ve been assured that not a cent of your donation will go to administrative costs, advertising, or to line the pockets of non-profit executives. Donation LINKY You may be surprised to learn who is hungry in Whatcom County. Nearly 20% of the population of Whatcom County visit one of the county's food banks on a regular basis. More than 50% of the people who visit the food bank are children or senior citizens. The Bellingham Food Bank is one of the busiest food banks in Western Washington—visited by more than 1,200 Bellingham families every week. By buying in bulk and through its agreements with local farms and businesses, the Whatcom County Food Banks are able to transform every $10 donation into $80 worth of fresh, nutritious food for hungry families in Whatcom County. And from now until September 24th, your donations will be matched, dollar for dollar, by Ben Kinney & Keller Williams Realty, so every $10 you give between now and September 24th will become $160 worth of food for families in Whatcom County. Last Friday I toured the Bellingham Food Bank and I have to say that it’s an AMAZING operation. Its team of staff and volunteers works tirelessly to distribute food to families and to ensure that every person through the door is treated with dignity and respect. When you walk into the distribution area you see large photos of produce on the walls, shelves lined with healthy options, coolers filled with milk, freezers containing frozen proteins, and a large section of fresh, local produce. The design is not that of a soup line, but rather a shopping experience where people move about the area at their own pace, free to select from many great options. Delivery service is provided for those unable to make it to one of the Whatcom County locations, ensuring access for all. If you can't make a donation at this point, help me reach my goal by sharing my website on Facebook and Twitter! Or, even better, send an e-mail to friends you think might be interested in contributing and include a link to my page! Lastly, if you are in the Bellingham area on Saturday, September 24th, please join us at the annual Feed the Need Food Truck Roundup from 11am to 3pm at Civic Field. There will be over 20 food trucks from you to choose from, as well as a beer garden by Kulshan Brewery, live music and a family area. Thanks so much for your generosity.

I work for Ben Kinney and Keller Williams and we are raising money for the Whatcom County Food Banks. If you're interested, I appreciate your help. If you choose not to donate, perhaps you'd like to join us on September 24th for the Food Truck Roundup (20 food trucks, live music & a beer garden -SEE below). Turn every $10 you donate into $160 of food for families in Whatcom County. How you ask? By manipulating the winds of magic? By forming a pact with the Chaos gods? By using wondrous archeotech scavenged from the deepest sublevels of the hive city Necromunda? Or perhaps by helping Viking raiders sack a Dark Age Christian monastery? No, no, no and no. You can turn a $10 donation into a $160 worth of food for needy families in Whatcom County by donating to my Whatcom County Food Bank fundraising page, from now until September 24th. The process is fast, easy, and secure. And I’ve been assured that not a cent of your donation will go to administrative costs, advertising, or to line the pockets of non-profit executives. Donation LINKY You may be surprised to learn who is hungry in Whatcom County. Nearly 20% of the population of Whatcom County visit one of the county's food banks on a regular basis. More than 50% of the people who visit the food bank are children or senior citizens. The Bellingham Food Bank is one of the busiest food banks in Western Washington—visited by more than 1,200 Bellingham families every week. By buying in bulk and through its agreements with local farms and businesses, the Whatcom County Food Banks are able to transform every $10 donation into $80 worth of fresh, nutritious food for hungry families in Whatcom County. And from now until September 24th, your donations will be matched, dollar for dollar, by Ben Kinney & Keller Williams Realty, so every $10 you give between now and September 24th will become $160 worth of food for families in Whatcom County. Last Friday I toured the Bellingham Food Bank and I have to say that it’s an AMAZING operation. Its team of staff and volunteers works tirelessly to distribute food to families and to ensure that every person through the door is treated with dignity and respect. When you walk into the distribution area you see large photos of produce on the walls, shelves lined with healthy options, coolers filled with milk, freezers containing frozen proteins, and a large section of fresh, local produce. The design is not that of a soup line, but rather a shopping experience where people move about the area at their own pace, free to select from many great options. Delivery service is provided for those unable to make it to one of the Whatcom County locations, ensuring access for all. If you can't make a donation at this point, help me reach my goal by sharing my website on Facebook and Twitter! Or, even better, send an e-mail to friends you think might be interested in contributing and include a link to my page! Lastly, if you are in the Bellingham area on Saturday, September 24th, please join us at the annual Feed the Need Food Truck Roundup from 11am to 3pm at Civic Field. There will be over 20 food trucks from you to choose from, as well as a beer garden by Kulshan Brewery, live music and a family area. Thanks so much for your generosity.

Where oh where is Joey? Perhaps he's been abducted by aliens... or disintegrated by a dalek... or trapped in the Twilight Zone... or eaten by the thing under the bed... or made to walk the plank... or turned into a zombie... or attacked by a clown?

The Frostgrave Folio Although Forgotten Pacts is next up for Frostgrave, I thought people might enjoy a look at the cover for the first supplement for 2017! The Frostgrave Folio collects all of the previously released ebook mini-supplements along with a new mini campaign and presents them in print for the first time!

I prefer the minus one to hit. It's simpler and I don't feel as if the -1 WS is a strong enough disincentive to move players' mindset away from the same old same old. Smashthedean, don't think of it as a nerf, think of it as an opportunity to model. Of course, it's Joey's campaign so I will defer to his decision. Joey, are we going to use any of the following additonal rules? New Critical Hit Charts (optional rule in main rulebook) Escaping From Combat (optional rule in main rulebook) Blackpowder Weapons (optional rule in main rulebook) Rewards of the Shadowlord (optional rule in main rulebook) Mounted Warriors (optional rule in main rulebook) Random Happenings Subplots For Whom the Bell Tolls Wilderness Rules Encampments Chaos in the Streets Blazing Saddles Sawbones Power in the Stones Opulent Goods Ye Old Curiosity Shoppe

The effectiveness of shooting can be adjusted by the quantity and placement of terrain. The board should be densely populated with terrain and set up to limit long, unobstructed fields of fire. Smart players facing very shooty warbands will make good use of the Hiding rule. It is also helpful when players mutually agree to not to place objectives counters in the open. Shooting gets really ugly when the warbands level up. The combination of high BS and the best Shooting skills can be really tough to overcome. This is one of the reasons that I prefer randomly determined skills, which is how it's done in Necromunda. The elf warbands are especially ugly because of their starting BS and high racial maximums. Elf henchmen start with the BS that most other races' henchmen cap out at.

This is not a new issue, but before we dive in, I'd like to submit it for consideration. Armor is too expensive and doesn't offer enough protection. Shields and bucklers are more affordable, but the scant protection of a shield or buckler without armor hardly seems worth it. With little to gain from shield or bucklers arming models with two weapons becomes the default choice. The preference for two hand weapons also makes certain categories of weapons (e.g. morning stars & spears) fairly uncommon. The net result is homogeneity and wasted rules. In the Mordheim campaigns that I've run, I've addressed these issue by adopting the following house rules. My aim is to increase the appeal of armor, different categorizes of weapons, and weapon & shield combos. Armor: A warrior that is armed with both heavy armor and shield suffers a -1 initiative penalty instead of a -1 movement penalty (dwarfs suffer no penalty). A hero that is taken out of action may make an armor save (no shield bonus) to ignore the 11-35 results on the injury table. Shields & Bucklers: A model equipped with a shield receives a +1 to its armor save against close combat and ranged attacks. A model on foot, equipped with a shield and one-handed weapon receives a +2 to its armor save against close combat attacks. A model on foot, equipped with a buckler and one-handed weapon receives a +1 to its armor save against close combat attacks (this is in addition to the buckler's parry ability). Two Hand Weapons: A model armed with two one-handed weapons may make 1 extra attack with the additional weapon. Before attacking declare which weapon is in the ‘off-hand.’ The weapon in the off-hand suffers a -1 to hit penalty. Otherwise, the normal 'Fighting with Two Weapons' rules apply. Double Handed Weapons: A model armed with a double handed weapon does not strike last on the turn it charges.

Which Hired Swords will be available? "Official" Hired Swords Arabian Merchant -Town Cryer 22 Beast Hunter -Empire in Flames Dwarf Troll Slayer -Rulebook Elf Ranger -Rulebook Freelancer -Rulebook Halfling Scout -Rulebook Highwayman-Empire in Flames Imperial Assassin -Mordheim Annual 2002 Ogre Bodyguard -Rulebook Pit Fighter -Rulebook Roadwarden -Empire in Flames Tilean Marksman -Mordheim Annual 2002 Warlock -Rulebook Others Bard -Town Cryer 13 Big Game Hunter -Town Cryer 13 Bounty Hunter -Town Cryer 13 Chameleon Skink -Town Cryer 12 Clan Skryre Rat Ogre -Town Cryer 25 Dark Elf Assassin -Town Cryer 12 Duelist -Town Cryer 13 Dwarf Treasure Hunter -Fanatic Magazine 8 Elf Mage -Fanatic Magazine 5 Halfling Thief -Fanatic Magazine 7 Kislev Ranger -Fanatic Magazine 6 Mule Skinner -Town Cryer 14 Nomad Scout -Town Cryer 19 Norse Shaman -Town Cryer 12 Pathfinder -Town Cryer 12 Priest of Morr -Town Cryer 12 Shadow Warrior -Town Cryer 13 Snake Charmer -Town Cryer 19 Thief -Town Cryer 19 Tomb Robber -Town Cryer 19 Warrior Priest of Sigmar -Town Cryer 28 Witch -Town Cryer 13 Wolf Priest of Ulric -Town Cryer 8 Nemisis Crown Black Orc Overseer Fanatic Online 91 -Nemesis Crown Dwarf Pathfinder Fanatic Online 91 -Nemesis Crown Human Scout Fanatic Online 91 -Nemesis Crown Old Prospector Fanatic Online 91 -Nemesis Crown Runesmith Journeyman Fanatic Online 91 -Nemesis Crown Witch Hunter Fanatic Online 91 -Nemesis Crown

I've read that the Shadow Warriors are the only warband booted off the list of official warbands. All of the following Warbands were published by GW. The difference between official and unofficial warbands is that before GW stopped supporting Mordheim, the official warbands were allowed in GW Mordheim Tournaments and the unofficial warbands were not. Except for Black Dwarves, Dark Elves, Lizardmen, Shadow Wartiors, and Tomb Guardians, I recommend permitting all of the unofficial warbands. I haven't seen the Nemesis Warbands in action, but some of them look pretty strong. "Official Warbands" Averland Mercenaries Beastmen Raiders Carnival of Chaos Cult of the Possessed Dwarf Treasure Hunters Kislevite Warband Marienburg Mercenaries Middenheim Mercenaries Orcs & Goblins Hordes Ostland Mercenaries Reikland Mercenaries Sisters of Sigmar Skaven Warband Undead Witch Hunters "Unofficial Warbands" Amazon Warriors Black Dwarfs Bretonnian Knights Clan Pestilens Dark Elves Warband Imperial Gunnery School Lizardmen Warriors Norse Warband Pirate Crew Pit Fighters Shadow Warriors The Outlaws of Stirwood Forest Tomb Guardians Nemisis Crown Campaign Warbands Black Orcs Dwarf Rangers Forest Goblins GunnerySchool of Nuln Hochland Bandits Horned Hunters Imperial Outriders

Witchhunters are really nothing more than just slightly less tolerant pilgrims. Suffer not the turkey to live! ...

Sweet! Sherbert Shield Splitter wasn't like the other Vikings. No, not at all.

So far we have: Joey - Ostlander Mercenaries Jim -Witchhunters Shawn - Kislevites Beast Man - Beastmen Raiders I don't know which rules Joey wants to adopt, but I do like this one. In a previous campaign I experienced a couple of instances where players with lower warband ratings agreed to play a game, but then set up their warbands so that they could sacrifice the minimum number of henchmen for a bottle and then flee with the rest of their warband. This earned each of their heroes and henchmen groups a handsome underdog reward of 3 to 4 experience points, plus the cowardly warbands received their full allotment of dice for the exploration chart. I, on the other hand, felt cheated. I schedule time for the game, set up all my toys, but then within minutes the game was over. I didn't get an enjoyable game and my heroes missed out of an opportunity to earn extra experience points. Lame. :( The table doesn't entirely fix the problem by itself, but it's a step in the right direction

If Captain Yuri's Kislevites venture into Mordheim during the icy winter months, they should have little to fear from Beast Man.

The Mordheim Witch has long been one of my favorite models from GW's Mordheim line, so I am very pleased to have finally gotten around to painting her. This is the third Mordheim Witch model that I've owned. The other two were purchased and later sold unpainted. The Apprentice is Stonehaven Miniatures' Dwarven Witch model. For my purposes she's not a Dwarf, but rather an orphaned girl adopted (or stolen) by the Witch and trained in 'the craft'. The Apprentice's cauldron is also made by Stonehaven. It's difficult to see in the photos, but I painted the interior of the cauldron bright green (GW's Putrid Green that is almost 20 years old and still perfectly usable -gotta love those old hexagon bottles), and poured in some Magic Water to create a water effect. Witch and Apprentice

Beastmen you say? Need more Cossacks.

Well, Joey? When is this going to happen? Captain Yuri and his dueling pistol 'Widowmaker' are eager to return to the benighted city of Mordheim. I've already ordered the models that I need to resurrect my beloved Kislev warband that I auctioned off during leaner times. I should have all my models assembled and ready to go around the same time Sherbert's beep-beep vroom-vroom campaign finishes up.

If Joey from the Joey & Sherbert 'That History is SO Metal' podcast won't be there, then count me out. Besides, I have witches to paint.

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My wife has the flu, so once I tuck her and my daughter into bed tonight I'll head over. I should be at Dark Tower around 7:30 pm. My Blood Rage pieces are now much better organized so setting up shouldn't take as long as it did last time.