So having taken a break to have my birthday, I have some more things to share.
First up let me introduce to you “The Silver Bayonet” a new Wargame from Osprey Printing.
I pre-ordered this along with the 3 unit sets North Star have developed for it and it arrived a day or 2 after my birthday.
The Silver Bayonet
A WARGAME OF NAPOLEONIC GOTHIC HORROR
As the wars of Napoleon ravage Europe, chaos and fear reign and the darkness that once clung to the shadows has been emboldened. Supernatural creatures – vampires, werewolves, ghouls, and worse take advantage of the havoc, striking out at isolated farms, villages, and even military units. Whether they are pursuing some master plan or simply revelling in their newfound freedom is unknown. Most people dismiss reports of these slaughters as the rantings of madmen or the lies of deserters, but a few know better…
The Silver Bayonet is a skirmish wargame of gothic horror set during the Napoleonic Wars. Each player forms an elite band of monster hunters drawn from the ranks of one of the great powers. Riflemen, swordsmen, and engineers fight side-by-side with mystics, occultists, and even those few supernatural creatures that can be controlled or reasoned with enough to make common cause. The game can be played solo, co-operatively, or competitively, with players progressing through a series of interlinked adventures with their soldiers gaining experience and suffering grievous wounds, and their units triumphing… or falling in the face of the shadows. It is a game of action and adventure, where musket and sabre meet tooth and claw.
The Silver Bayonet, OSprey Publishing
Below are the First of the Northstar Miniatures I have painted, these are the 2 special order awards and the French Unit.
There is a really active Facebook group which is showing wonderful examples of kitbashing and a great array of miniatures.
One of the most recommended movies, from this group, to get you in the mood for the theme of the rules has been Brotherhood of the wolf. A great movie, for a summary of the story here is the WIKI.
I have also decided to put together a solo campaign based around the historic and movie events which I will share in a future post.
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