Tilea Campaign Part 31

Once More at Pontremola A Battle Report As the Duchess Maria’s army progressed to the Bridge of Pontremola, Biagino rode upon his magnificent corpse-carroccio, having plenty of time to think. When he was alive, he had fought at the very same bridge, during the somewhat unexpected victory of the Holy Army of Viadaza, where he […]

THE DEFENCE OF RAVOLA: THE BATTLE, PART 4

The Battle Concluded Perette squinted as she scoured the cloud of dust caused by the tower’s collapse, looking for a sign that Baron Garoy was alive. Relief suffused her when she caught a glimpse of him. It would be such a shame for a young man so recently reformed to perish. A moment later, he […]

THE DEFENCE OF RAVOLA: THE BATTLE, PART 3

Having scrambled, quite unladylike, beneath the clattering, shattering shower of bullets-striking-stone, Perette joined the brigands at the side wall, from where she could still see much of the enemy army, concentrated as it was before the gate tower. She could smell the taint of warpstone: a metallic tang in the corporeal air and the stinging […]

THE DEFENCE OF RAVOLA: THE BATTLE, PART 2

The Fight Begins Perette was ready for their advance. She had been absent mindedly stroking the red jewel of her enchanted ring since the moment they had appeared, and now she channelled the etheric breeze through it to conjure magical fire. As she did so the ring itself grew too hot to bear and she […]

The Defence of Ravola: The Battle, Part 1

Deployment It was an hour after dawn when the enemy first appeared. Perette had been on the tower long before light, suspecting that such an enemy might prefer to attack when it was still dark. Then, as the sun rose, she had wondered whether they intended to attack that day at all. Perhaps they were […]

The Defence of Ravola: Wargaming Notes

The Forces Here is the NPC force defending Ravola. Any walls without these soldiers are to be manned by peasants, servants and the city’s meagre inhabitants, which are not shown here. Such walls will have however many such ‘peasants’ can fit on them. The NPC characters and forces in the campaign feature prominently in the […]

TILEA CAMPAIGN PART 30

Mathilde Prequel to a battle reportThe City of Ravola, Early Spring 2404 Perette had yet to see the newly constructed engine, what with the myriad responsibilities distracting her (however self-imposed). Now, she had been been invited by the gunners, who apparently yearned for her blessing, for themselves and their ward. When Osmont delivered the request, […]

Halfling Pike Regiment

Here are the newest recruits in Verezzo. These are made from the Wargames Atlantic boxed set, converted to make a regiment of 36 all carrying shouldered pikes and not just 8 + command. 8 more pikes were converted as on the sprue they are ‘charging’ pikes and I wanted all of them shouldered. 8 had […]

A Letter from Antonio Mugello Part 2

First an interlude … Glee! Near the city of Ebino, at the end of Winter, IC 2403-4 This day, this very moment, felt like a culmination of Biagino’s life and undeath, as if everything that had happened to him, good and bad, joyful and sad and everything he had ever done, decent and dire, kind […]

Tilea Campaign Part 29

A Letter from Antonio Mugello to the most noble Barone Iacopo Brunetti, Regent of Verezzo As I wrote unto my beloved Lord Lucca (whom I earnestly hope is seated beside Morr in the garden of eternal summer), imparting what little I had learned of events throughout Tilea, so humbly I send this missive to you. […]