8/7/2021 Ordo Fanaticus Game Day @ W.O.W. 11am - 4pm

[Blustorm]

THE PLACE

Location: 717 SE Main St. Portland OR 97214 (map) - Around the corner from Kokiyo Teriyaki and up the stairs. Cost to play games is $0 for Ordo members, Warlords, and Emperors. In other words, free!

THE GAMES

If you're looking to game we will be here. Opting to lay low? Stay home and stay safe, we'll catch you next time.

THE MISSION

Games we play: All, with a focus on Warhammer 40k & AoS, Blood Bowl Sevens - Border Princes Bash league, Necromunda, War Cry, board games and more.

While it is possible to find a pickup game at Game Night, it is much better to pre-arrange a game before coming down. New players are always welcome, feel free to stop by and check it out.

BUT WHAT ABOUT COVID-19?

Masks are required for all non-vaccinated individuals; masks are encouraged for vaccinated people, but not required. Players are encouraged to spread out their games and avoid congestion. Do not attend game night if you experience any of the symptoms found here. 

GAME NIGHT EXPECTATIONS

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s taught us we don’t need more stress in our lives. As a result, Ordo is expecting an even greater level of friendliness and fellowship at Game Night than our normal high expectations. Please be aware that as always, the Czar has the ability to ask a player to leave if the Czar feels it necessary. Games are meant to be fun, so let’s have fun.

[Blustorm]

I will be there to work on further consolidating the terrain tubs in the terrain room and possibly to do some hobby stuff. Please post here if you are planning on attending and looking for an opponent. 

[Lyraeus]

4 hours ago, Blustorm said:

I will be there to work on further consolidating the terrain tubs in the terrain room and possibly to do some hobby stuff. Please post here if you are planning on attending and looking for an opponent. 

I am planning a tournament in the week after or one more after that. Its been a bit crazy for me. 

[Tao Tsê-Mung]

I’ll be there looking for some Oathmark or Casual 40k

[Blustorm]

8 hours ago, Lyraeus said:

I am planning a tournament in the week after or one more after that. Its been a bit crazy for me. 

Right. That's why I picked the 7th, 15th, and 28th as the dates for open gaming days in August, so as not to conflict with your event. 

[Candyjiblets]

Looking for narrative or casual 40k. Fairly new player with a Necron horde! 

[Lyraeus]

On 7/26/2021 at 6:31 AM, Blustorm said:

Right. That's why I picked the 7th, 15th, and 28th as the dates for open gaming days in August, so as not to conflict with your event. 

I appreciate you!

[54th Grumblies]

I'll be there again with another first-timer.

[ImperialTrooper]

I will be in looking for casual 40k!!!

[Candyjiblets]

I'd play against you! What army are ya runnin? 

[Candyjiblets]

4 hours ago, ImperialTrooper said:

I will be in looking for casual 40k!!!

Still trying  to figure out the site lol, I'd play against you! What army are ya running?

[ImperialTrooper]

41 minutes ago, Candyjiblets said:

Still trying  to figure out the site lol, I'd play against you! What army are ya running?

I will be playing space doggos, I can do up to 5k points, whatever game is your interest is cool?

[Tao Tsê-Mung]

6 minutes ago, ImperialTrooper said:

I will be playing space doggos, I can do up to 5k points, whatever game is your interest is cool?

5k in 5 hours - now that I’d like to see!

[Candyjiblets]

57 minutes ago, ImperialTrooper said:

I will be playing space doggos, I can do up to 5k points, whatever game is your interest is cool?

I've got 2k worth of necrons, down for open play. Can let the dice decide what to play

[ImperialTrooper]

2 hours ago, Tao Tsê-Mung said:

5k in 5 hours - now that I’d like to see!

We have a hard enough time doing 2k in 5 hrs lmao 🤣 😂 

[ninefinger]

I’m gonna try and pop by in the later half, but I’m flying back into town from the east coast that morning.

 

would hang out for some warcry or Necromunda games, potentially, if I can get approval from my better half.

[Tao Tsê-Mung]

Doesn’t look like I’ll make this Saturday game - so see y'all next Thursday!

[54th Grumblies]

On 7/30/2021 at 11:34 AM, spencercf said:

I'll be there again with another first-timer.

Well poopie. My player cancelled last minute so I guess I'll be a no show. 😢

[Blustorm]

Well, I'm still planning on being there for @ImperialTrooper and @Candyjiblets casual 40k game. If I run out of terrain to sort, I can always do some clubhouse cleanup for next Saturday's tournament. 

[Tao Tsê-Mung]

1 hour ago, spencercf said:

Well poopie. My player cancelled last minute so I guess I'll be a no show. 😢

@spencercf  If you can be there right at 11 I could play a shorter game, say 1000pts. What’re you running?

Edited August 7, 2021 by Tao Tsê-Mung

[Tao Tsê-Mung]

1 minute ago, Tao Tsê-Mung said:

@spencercf  If you can be there right at 11 I could play a shorter game, say 1000pts. What’re you running?

@spencercf Oh, sorry, you’re talking Turnip. I thought it was Oathmark for a sec. Looks fun but not really familiar with that game.

[54th Grumblies]

1 hour ago, Tao Tsê-Mung said:

@spencercf Oh, sorry, you’re talking Turnip. I thought it was Oathmark for a sec. Looks fun but not really familiar with that game.

We were gonna play 20mm ancients using (the goofy named) 'The Portable Wargame'.

A 1000pt Oathmark army is like how many figs?

[Ish]

1 hour ago, spencercf said:

We were gonna play 20mm ancients using (the goofy named) 'The Portable Wargame'.

A 1000pt Oathmark army is like how many figs?

It will vary, of course, depending on which units you chose. If you lean hard on elite models (Human Heavy Cavalry are 50 pts per model) then you’ll end up with a much smaller force than if you go big on cheap chaff units (Goblin Slaves are a mere 6 pts each). Most of the basic infantry troop types are somewhere between 10 to 20 Points. Champions are usually somewhere in vicinity of 50 to 80 Points; Generals and Kings in the low hundreds… 

So, I’d say that on average, you are probably looking at 60 - 80 models for a 1,000 Point army. For example, I have  a collection of Anglo-Saxons for Saga: Age of Vikings that I’m also going to be using as a small army in Oathmark:

Human Captain                       133

Human Spearmen (18 x 13 pts) 234

 w/ Human Champion                    51

Human Spearmen (19 x 13 pts) 247

 w/ Human Champion                    51

Human Archers (10 x 12 pts) 120

Human Archers (10 x 12 pts) 120

956 Points Total 

Not the fanciest of lists, but pretty representative of what you’d expect at that point level.

I’d be happy to brainstorm kingdom and army ideas with you. 

[54th Grumblies]

25 minutes ago, Ish said:

It will vary, of course, depending on which units you chose. If you lean hard on elite models (Human Heavy Cavalry are 50 pts per model) then you’ll end up with a much smaller force than if you go big on cheap chaff units (Goblin Slaves are a mere 6 pts each). Most of the basic infantry troop types are somewhere between 10 to 20 Points. Champions are usually somewhere in vicinity of 50 to 80 Points; Generals and Kings in the low hundreds… 

So, I’d say that on average, you are probably looking at 60 - 80 models for a 1,000 Point army. For example, I have  a collection of Anglo-Saxons for Saga: Age of Vikings that I’m also going to be using as a small army in Oathmark:

Human Captain                       133

Human Spearmen (18 x 13 pts) 234

 w/ Human Champion                    51

Human Spearmen (19 x 13 pts) 247

 w/ Human Champion                    51

Human Archers (10 x 12 pts) 120

Human Archers (10 x 12 pts) 120

956 Points Total 

Not the fanciest of lists, but pretty representative of what you’d expect at that point level.

I’d be happy to brainstorm kingdom and army ideas with you. 

That sample list is helpful and illustrative, thanks. My crap is multibased 3 figs on a 40 square, which would make 20 figure units tricky. I've got a lot of Arthurian and Late Roman era stuff. Would 18 figs work but with casualty markers? Could just put six stands on an appropriate tray?

[Ish]

For Oathmark the most important thing is that the footprint of the unit as a whole is correct. Standard infantry are meant to be on 25 x 25 mm bases, up to four ranks deep and in five files. So a twenty man unit is 125 x 100 mm. The rules also state that the unit’s officer model be placed in the center of the front rank, since things like line of sight are drawn from him.

If you make some 125 x 100 mm movement trays that hold your figures (in a three wide and two deep formation) and have a clearly marked 25 mm wide bit on the front to mark where the officer “should” be and use some sort of die or token to count the wounds of the “missing” models then it should work just fine.

Getting attacked in the flanks will require a bit of mental gymnastics from everybody, but nothing too daunting.

A Romano-British aesthetic for your models is perfect. The official artwork and licensed models all has a psedo-historical 9th to 11th Century vibe. Sort of Lord of the Rings meets Bayuex Tapestry. So your figures will probably be a bit “old fashioned” compared to the standard artwork, but also have a more uniform appearance… Which in my mind suggests a kingdom that values professionalism and martial tradition in their soldiers, instead of gathering their fighting men through feudal obligation and hastily raised militias.

But this is all one nerd’s opinion. C’mon over to our ongoing Oathmark discussion thread, get the opinions of all the other nerds.