All That Glitters, 6

Third part of the Battle of the Dunes As the Tabrizian seamen began their desperate dash, their mortar launched another grenade, aiming for the huge cannon in the hill-top stockade. The crew hoped that by knocking out said beast early they could hastily leave this gods-forsaken beach and return to the safety of the fleet. […]

All That Glitters, 5

Second Part of the Battle of the Dunes Captain Bart, admiral of the fleet and commander of the landing force, stood with his own crewmen. His first mate Lisbeth Boone, one of a number of very tough women amongst the fighting pirates of Tabriz, stood to one side of him pointing out which enemy regiment […]

The Machinery of Government

Note: In case you are just starting to read my blogs, this is part of my ongoing campaign, set in Tilea. See my campaign web site for the whole thing. I’ll return to stories from my old All That Glitters campaign tomorrow. The End of Spring, IC2403 Part Four: The Machinery of Government (The City of […]

All That Glitters, 4

Army lists for the upcoming battle report …. The Pirates of Tabriz Fleet Vanguard Force (Legal Composition, WFB #7) Empire Roster, 1999 Pts LORD: Admiral Bartholomeus Pasterkamp General; Pistol; Sword of Power; Jade Amulet HERO: Captain Wilfred Mostert Pistol; Sword of Battle; Talisman of Protection HERO: Captain Bartolomeo del Portes Hand Weapon; Sword of Striking; […]

All That Glitters, 3

Off the Coast of the Southlands All hands in the fleet had been awake when they passed to the east of Hurry By Island. All eyes had scrutinised the forested slopes and white beaches, even the sea windward and leeward for signs of danger, yet none had come. By nightfall only a few of the […]

All That Glitters, Part 2

Pirates’ Council Fort, Port of Tabriz “Order, order! Please gentlemen will you hold your tongues?” was Wilfred Mostert’s desperate cry, but it could barely be heard above the din. Umpteen captains and their closest men argued, laughed, bragged and cursed, and the whole interior of the fort (unusual in Tabriz in that it was mostly […]

All That Glitters

This was a different sort of campaign compared to my current Tilean one. There were no campaign players, instead it is a story of my own devising which was modified by the results of battles – the story led to battles, the results of which led to more story, round and round about. I got […]

Shooting at the Butts

I have just realised that if I edit my blog posts by adding several new pieces to the existing one before moving onto the next, then notifications don’t go out about the new post. So I am going to start putting each piece out as a new blog postloads of posts into each bloI am […]

Making Tilean Roads

My new (cheap*) method of making ‘ancient’ Tilean roads 1.Draw lines then stones on foam card 2. Score lines with a scalpel and peel off edges (free hand makes for natural wobbly-ish lines to give a not too neat edge to the paving stones). 3. Score then peel off the strips in between the paving […]

Fortifications

In no particular order, here are some quick and cheap fortification ideas. Domino walls Buy cheap dominoes. You’ll need the boxes as well as the dominoes. Carve/scrape some stone-like surfaces to the dominoes and glue them down onto the boxes … Chop some dominoes in half to make the crenelations …. Foam board glued behind […]