Big Small Worlds (Stories in Miniature)

This is the ongoing, illustrated story of my current wargames/roleplaying campaign, set in the Warhammer world realm of Tilea. A narrative campaign with a GM and 5 or 6 players (it varied), and one in which everything is accounted for in terms of the rules, from supply points to upkeep of forces, from spies and messengers to weather effects and siege rules. And all the rest.

Click on the links below the pictures to see each chapter. I am building these posts from my blog posts, then editing them together into chapters. It’s a slow moving campaign, as my players know only too well, but I am very proud of the progress we have made and the unfolding stories.

Edit: As of this year I have begun working this campaign story from both ends (!) as I am slowly transforming the stories – in chronological order – into YouTube videos. I am re-working most of the texts and pictures for this, and as each new video comes out I replace the text and pictures here with the newer (hopefully better) ones. When the videos reach what is here labelled Part 13, at the point when I properly began hiding the figures’ bases, I won’t have to re-do as many pictures. The videos should be quicker to put together from that point onwards.

My video stories can be found at …

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr1dPOO-E4QxPhRozk7lkVg

Coming Soon
More Tilean Campaign!
Coming Soon
More Tilean Campaign!
His Unholiness Biagino
His Unholiness Biagino of the Church of Nagash
Officers of the VMC
Officers of the VMC (in Tilea)

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6 thoughts on “Big Small Worlds (Stories in Miniature)”

    1. Thanks for saying. I’m about half way through repairing the campaign posts (editing a little, and replacing all the pictures that were lost when Photobucket decided to call it a day). I am also taking the opportunity to do extra modelling and painting posts along the way, so it will be a while yet before I get to ‘now’ in the campaign. My players can’t be happy that I have been distracted so much by the need to re-build the historical record – they want to get on with the campaign. But I am at present doing a bit of both, and was working on an e-mail report to a player as your message came through. I’m even in the middle of another large, kitbashed unit of 40 – hooded, cultist halberdiers!

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  2. I’m a huge fan of the work you and your friends have accomplished here; this is the most immersive and inspiring work of Warhammer Fantasy fan-content I’ve ever seen, and quite frankly, it’s in the running for THE best content.

    I understand from the notes you leave at the end of the YouTube content that there is some sort of campaign system in place. I realize a lot of it must be fairly esoteric, house-ruled over years content. But I’m looking into doing something similar, at least campaign wise, with a friend here. Certainly not to the production quality you’ve established(I’m not sure if mine would ever go beyond my own blog), but knowing a few details on how logistics works etc might be really helpful, if your willing to share “trade secrets”!

    I will also say, the mix of historicals, alternate fantasy, and GW stuff is really interesting, and is much of the draw for me. I know it’s not your army, but the V.M.C are fascinating. I keep looking greedily at ECW figures, but know that in my part of North America, the idea of Parliamentarians vs Cavaliers would baffle and confuse my clubhouse mates. But if I can sneak them into fantasy…..if you happen to have made house-rules for some of that stuff, or are pulling it from a different source, I’d love to know! I’m super intrigued.

    anyways, sorry for the ramble. But with Old World out, GW has you to thank in big part for me playing. I missed Fantasy the first time out, and after binging your stuff over the years, I couldn’t miss it again.

    have a good day!
    -Tehlulzpare

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    1. I have no idea why, but your comment did not show up (or, more accurately) I did not see it until just now, months later! I feel bad, but lacking time travel capability, I cannot rectify! I knew I should have bought that time machine when I had the chance.

      The rules are WFB 8th ed, with heavily modified ‘Mighty Empires’ rules, with subsistence rules added on, and, most importantly (indeed what makes it all work) a GM to run the campaign. With a GM, players can try anything, and order anything. What resources are needed to achieve these things, that’s up to the GM to judge! I may be the busiest GM ever, and also (consequentially) the slowest!

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      1. good evening! I only just now realized you replied! As I also lack a Time Machine, I think we are at least even haha.

        Thanks a ton for the info! It’s much appreciated. I’ve come up with my own rules to add onto Old World, and while I imagine they will be different then what you have, they will probably function similarly.

        I comment again to inform you of something I’m working on. My blog is tiny, but I’ve joined forces with another Canadian, who has a YouTube channel called Lack of Foresight Gaming.

        He’s been dreaming of doing a narrative heavy Old World project centred on The Anarchy, a period of Empire history that in the Old World version of the fantasy rules is the current era. We are setting our game in 2276 IC, starting with the Grand Duchy of Talabec invading the southern states of the Empire, namely Averland, Wissenland, and parts of Sudenland.

        We will be starting in a few short weeks, and unlike your project, we’ll be starting this process on YouTube from the start. BUT.

        It goes without saying that you, and your friends who play in this campaign, are a major inspiration for us. What you have accomplished here, on YouTube, and in your original forum posts, is creating, bar none, the greatest narrative content I’ve ever seen.

        Myself, and Lack of Foresight Gaming, will be crediting you as an inspiration. Tilea’s Troubles is the reason we have embarked on our narrative journey, and while ours is based on a civil war in the Empire….the very idea of how you do your work has definitely inspired my end of the project; that being, writing narrative content based on its events.

        I hope you will forgive our go at it, as probably a good deal of the the narrative side, being slideshows with dialogue and narration, will be no doubt similar to your own content. I hope you understand, and would be heartbroken if you didn’t approve.

        Of course, our themes will be different, and given we have a smaller(it seems) player group, the heavy focus on the Empire will probably be how we differ from your own work.

        I’ll comment again with a link to my blog once I have done my initial post on it, and of course, a YouTube link will be provided to you. I can comment it or send it via email; I do not wish to advertise on your own blog!

        I merely wish to make you aware of it, and to express my deep admiration for what you have accomplished here, as you had, even without knowing, a huge effect on it.

        Thank you for your time!

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  3. tehlulzpare Thanks for your comment. I very much look forward to your campaign story videos. It is lovely to know my campaign has inspired you. Of course I approve! Immerse yourself in a world of your own creation – it is great fun. (Now, I must get back to writing the individual players end of seasn reports, all for their eyes only!!!)

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