Soooooooooooooooo...
I was inspired to do a campaign for the War of the Ring, with scenarios in order...
First Battle of the Fords of Isen
Second Battle of the Fords of Isen
Warg Ambush
Battle of Helm's Deep
Ambush in Ithilien
Siege of Minas Tirith
Battle of Pelennor Fields
Orc Infight in Cirith Ungol
Battle of the Black Gate
Oh, boy, this is going to be good!!!
Have fun playing the game,
The Rohan General😎
Ok, I was reading a digital edition of the War of the Ring rulebook, and in the Angmar section for the Angmar Orcs they used Moria Goblin models (which kinda makes sense, considering that Angmar of old was a mountainous country, probably a haven for goblins)
So I made some army lists for Angmar and the Kingdom of Khazad-Dum and used them in a battle report! (coming soon (probably in January))
Here's the list!
Angmar 1000 (almost) points
Warband 1
The Witch-King of Angmar with 3 Might, 5 Will, 2 Fate, and Crown of Morgul - 175 points
8 Angmar Orcs with shield
8 Angmar Orcs with spear
2 Dead Marsh Spectres
Warband 2
The Tainted - 120 points
7 Angmar Orcs with shield
7 Angmar Orcs with spear
1 Angmar Orc with spear and banner
Warband 3
Barrow-Wight - 50 points
12 Angmar Orcs with Orc Bow
Warband 4
Barrow-Wight - 50 points
10 Angmar Orcs with two-handed weapon
2 Dead Marsh Spectres
Warband 5
Barrow-wight - 50 points
5 Dead Marsh Spectres
Cave Troll with hand-and-a-half hammer
Warband 6
Angmar Orc Shaman - 50 points
Total : 952 points
Have fun playing the game,
The Rohan General😎
We finally got all our Battle Companies painted up, so let's have a campaign!
The Rohan General's Mordor Battle Company
Tie Die's Durin's Folk Battle Company
Blue Boy's Minas Tirith Battle Company
Qwerty's Goblintown Battle Company
Okay, let's brush up on the house rules, shall we?
The Mercenary Ambush rule from the goblin mercenary captain doesn't need a hero. just the model with the highest courage (hero or not)
At the start of the campaign the Leader is allowed to choose a Path and roll on it, with all the normal restrictions, of course.
If there is ever a Hero that bugs you a lot and can't kill, a bounty of up to 25 Influence points can be placed on him by any player, adding when needed, the player who successfully kills the Hero, permanently collects the influence points in the bounty.
Sergeants can use the Leader's Stand Fast!
Have fun playing the game, The Rohan General😄
so Quest of the Ringbearer is finally out (for pre-order), and everybody's rushing to get their hands on it it seems.
Anyway, I'm actually looking forward to Barliman Butterbur and Harry Goatleaf, no spoilers yet as to what they do however :P
Have fun playing the game, The Rohan General.😁
OK, after the first part, where Theoden was brutally slain with his men by a marauding fight 5 Uruk-hai captain with a two-handed axe, the Hordes of Isengard are ready for more blood (but this time, it's orc-flesh they're eating)
Welcome to The Hobby Trailer Tournament Game, Part 2.
This time we played a custom scenario called Hold the Ford. The game ends when one force is Broken. The Defender basically wins by keeping the Attacker's models from the ford in the center of the board, the Attacker wins by busting through to reach the ford.
Turn 1
the Orcs became the Defender, with the Uruk-hai Leader and banner were alone, ready to be bombarded by 5 orc bows, while the rest of the Uruks and Orcs happened to be in charge range of each other.
This round was definitely going to hinge on who got priority that turn.
Aaaaaannnnnnndddddd... the orcs got it!
The orcs proceeded to pummel the uruk-hai. (just kidding, neither side received any casualties, besides, who's ever heard of orcs singlehandedly defeating Fight 4, Defence 6 Uruk-hai?)
Turn 2
Orc priority two-in-a-row!
the orcs with bows and two-handed weapons charged the
isolated
Uruk-hai Leader and banner, and dealt 3 wounds to the Leader and 2 wounds to the banner, killing them instantly
Turn 3
the Uruks got priority and charged the orcs, slaying many, including the Orc Captain, and wounding Zagdush. Otherwise the turn was uneventful.
Turn 4
The Leader was surrounded by 8 Orcs, trapped, and slain.
Zagdush was also killed by the Uruk-hai with two-handed axe. (the Mordor force is out of Heroes)
Turn 5
Without Heroes, the Orcs crumbled quickly, and the Uruk-hai Broke them, leading to a sound victory in the hands of the Uruks...
Not!!
the Uruks didn't have a single model in the ford, thereby handing the victory to the Orcs!
Final score - Mordor victory
Well, that was bloody, to say the least, but congratulations, Tie Die!👏
have fun playing the game!
- The Rohan General😎
So me and my good friends Tie Die and Blue Boy got together and decided to play a battle report (the first in the history of the blog - YAY!).
This is a two-part tournament that should be fun (and hopefully easy to understand)
The Rohan General's 270 point Rohan List (obviously)
Theoden, King of Rohan with heavy armor and shield - 85 points
5 Riders of Rohan - 70 points
4 Rohan Royal Guard with throwing spears and horses - 72 points
1 Rohan Royal Guard with Banner - 43 points
Total - 270 points
Tie Die's 270 point (almost) Mordor List
Zagdush, Orc Captain - 65 points
5 Mordor Orcs with shield - 36 points
My converted Mordor Orc - 6 points
6 Mordor Orcs with spear - 36 points
Orc Captain with shield and Orc bow - 50 points
4 Mordor Orcs with Orc bow - 24 points
4 Mordor Orcs with two-handed weapon - 24 points
Total - 235 points
Blue Boy's 270 point Isengard List (Assault on Helms Deep LL)
Uruk-hai Leader with shield - 65 points
Uruk-hai Captain with two-handed weapon - 65 points
6 Uruk-hai with pikes - 70 points
3 Uruk-hai with shields - 60 points
1 Uruk-hai with banner - 34 points
Total - 254 points 
Those are our forces for the tournament, so stay tuned until the next post!
In this post I will teach you how to paint a Mordor orc, as well as an idea for your own conversions (possibly the first, if you're a new player). I will add pictures at every step of the way, which I hope will help with your own paint job and conversions.☺
So you'll need a hobby knife, green stuff, at least one (1) detail brush, two (2) standard brushes,a pot of water, a Mordor orc with sword upraised (see picture), superglue/plastic cement, some form of black paint (only needed if you use a black undercoat), brown paint, grey paint, silver paint, and green paint.
A model conversion is a way to make your own models unique by cutting/replacing/repainting pieces of the existing models.
It's very simple once you get used to it, and some players actively convert every model in their collection so that all of the models are different.
Okay, so first cut both of the arms off at the shoulders, then glue them back in the positions shown in the picture below.
Then, apply green stuff to any gaps (see picture).
Now, let's start painting! Apply an undercoat (I use black, but it works just as well with other colors).
The next step is to paint the tunic brown (I use Testor, but other paints work just fine).
After this, paint the belt, gauntlets, hair, and boots grey.
Then paint the skin green.
Now paint the sword and armor silver.
And we're done!
Now you have your own converted Mordor Orc! Have fun playing the game! - the Rohan General.
