Impromptu SoBaH Campaign
In anticipation of starting our own Song of Blades & Heroes (SoBaH) campaign, I ran an impromptu couple of rounds to introduce everyone to the campaign rules found in Song of Deeds & Glory. There were a total of 7 of us ready to play, so, being the campaign GM I opted to run the first round as a referee (which helped in that I could look up rules and spend time reviewing the campaign rules without the pressure of being in the middle of a game). The participants and their warband names were as follows:
- Brian - Zoom's Zombies
- Chip - Tauren Warband "Udder Devastation"
- Grant - Xenophobes!
- Johnnie Rod - Griffins of Akkylanie
- Mark - The Kobold Paper Army of Death! (PAD!)
- Greer - Hill Giant & Friends
- Josh Stock - Mercenaries
The guys were matched up as shown below for the first round. We played a good hour and a half, and walked through all the campaign rules (pregame, postgame, etc). We werent able to play a full second round as most folks had to leave but Grant and I managed to get another game in. Highlights of all games are below, as I can recall them.
Zoom's Zombies vs Xenophobes! (Brian vs Grant) - Scenario: Breakthrough
The Zombies were tasked with getting their forces off the far end of the table, but the Xenophobes pressured them into staying in their starting zone early, with the Inconvenient Xeno-Infected Doctor slowing them down as well. The Xenos' queen alien was indeed tough, and the Zombies' shooting couldn't save them.
Win: Xenophobes!/Grant.
The Kobold PAD! vs The Griffins of Akkylanie (Mark vs Johnnie Rod) - Scenario: Seize the High Ground
This was a horde on horde game, with both warbands trying to gain control of the central hill. It was a slugfest that drudged on and on with no clear victor, time being called at the last as this was the longest running game of the night. No clear winner, with each side gaining some experience points.
Hill Giant & Friends vs (Warmachine) Mercenaries (Greer vs Josh Stock) - Scenario: Assassination
The impressive mini Greer chose was for his amazing looking Hill Giant - converted from a Todd McFarlane action figure - wowed us all, but in the end was unable to Assassinate the Mercenary general before time was called in this game also. Win: Mercenaries/Josh.
Udder Devastation vs Xenophobes! (Chip vs Grant) - Scenario: Breakthrough
The Xenophobes once again were tasked with keeping enemy from running off the board, and I was determined not to let him pin me on my half of the board. Ona Skyshot was able to use her Woodsman skill to advantage and quickly moved off the other end of the board by moving through the woods. The rest of my warband tried to use the terrain to best advantage, but the superior numbers and the friggin' Inconvenient Doctor slowed down my Leader as the Doc is also a Slow model, a great combo Grant devised. I would lose several models, and would voluntarily leave the field to the Xenophobes to preserve my warband for their next game. Win: Xenophobes!/Grant
All in all we had a great time playing and worked out a lot of rules questions. I for one am looking forward to kiciing off the campaign in the next couple of weeks. If you are in San Antonio and want to participate, drop me a line here.
Laterz all...
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