Here are pictures with some of our other miniatures in the 28mm High Fantasy ranges and HOT 15mm Fantasy Range.
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| Giant Spiders with FL22 Adventurers Party and Beer Barrel Barricade |
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| Spiders face off against Assassins! |
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| In the dungeon the Adventurers see spiders in the gloom! |
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| 15mm Elf Cavalry and Cavalry Command take to the field |
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| Feel the magic as the Druidess summons nature to aid her |
By Mantic Games
Following our previous review of the Forces of Nature’s unique spells and warband abilities, today we’re highlighting some of their key units. As you might expect, the Forces of Nature are a diverse bunch – ranging from powerful Centaurs to magical druids and woodland animals.
At the heart of the Forces of Nature warband is, of course, the druid! Although not a commander, the druid is a key aspect of the warband with a host of offensive and defensive spells – alongside access to the Barrier of Vines unique spell we covered earlier in the week. Keep your druid a safe distance from the enemy, but not too far away, so you can still take advantage of the druid’s Inspiring ability.
If you do want a druid with a bit more oomph, then consider the Gladewalker Druid. This is a command option (alongside a Spellcaster) but comes with a neat range of spells. In particular, it’s worth highlighting Tanglefoot, which would normally cost an additional 10pts because it’s from the Advanced Spellbook. Tanglefoot is great for slowing fast opponents down and reduces theiruu effectiveness in combat and defense. The Gladewalker Druid is also great for neutralising powerful enemy spellcasters, thanks to its Nature’s Defence ability.
Once you’ve entangled the enemy with Tanglefoot, it’s time to steam in with one of the Forces of Nature’s heavy hitters. The warband isn’t short of combat-heavy units, with the likes of the Earth Elemental, Water Elemental and Fire Elemental all packing quite a punch. You’ve also got access to the Forest Shambler too. Of course, you can only choose one Large model for your warband – so think about the theme of your list before making your selection.
Something that could influence your decision is your choice of Commander(s). We’ve already mentioned the Gladewalker Druid but another cool option is the Salamander Veteran. Cheaper than many other Command options in the game, the addition of the Salamander Veteran into your warband means you can spend more on Grunts or Warriors to try and overwhelm your enemy with sheer numbers – or have the Veteran to back up the Gladewalker Druid.
What’s more, once per game the Salamander Veteran can unleash an explosive flame attack (Ordeal of Fire) that targets all units within 2”. This will be particularly useful for clearing enemy models off objectives, as there’s the chance you could take multiple enemies out in one fell swoop. Oh, and don’t forget, you get a FREE miniature to use as your Salamander Veteran if you order the Forces of Nature Warband from the Mantic website.
So, that’s a quick look at some of the key units available in the Forces of Nature warband. There are plenty more options too, like the Centaurs, Wild Companions, Naiads and Salamanders – but hopefully this will get your warband creative juices flowing.
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By Mantic Games
The Forces of Nature are in the ascendency. Following the defeat of the denizens of the Abyss, the Green Lady’s power has spread throughout the land. The ancient powers of the Druids are more potent than ever and fierce Elementals flock to their command. Centaurs gallop through the forests, felling any foes that dare to enter their territory, while Naiads and Salamanders launch vicious attacks against those that threaten the will of the Green Lady. If you do not follow the way of Nature, it has never been more dangerous to roam the wilds of Mantica.
A new power has entered the fray in Vanguard! The Forces of Nature are the latest warband to get a Vanguard release. Choose from powerful Elementals, magical druids and vicious Salamanders to create a warband that excels in surprise attacks and ancient magic. Over the course of this week, we’ll be delving into the Forces of Nature warband by looking at their overall abilities and picking out key units. In today’s blog, we’ll look at their warband ability and unique spells.
As you might expect, the Forces of Nature excel at moving through terrain. They have the Special Ability Forest Dwellers, which gives all models in the warband the Pathfinder rule and costs just 1 Power. This is particularly useful for getting to enemies that have hidden inside woods, as you’ll be able to move through the difficult terrain as though it was flat ground. As a result, you can easily get to enemies on the other side of terrain that would otherwise be unreachable.
Alongside this you’ve got two more abilities: Lurker and Ambush. These two work together so you can launch surprise attacks against enemies. During Deployment you can choose one of your Support models and hide them in a piece of terrain – just make a note of the terrain piece and place your model to one side.
During the game, you can then use the Ambush ability to spring a surprise attack against an enemy. When an enemy model ends its movement/action with 6” of the nominated terrain, the Lurker is revealed and placed in base to base contact with the foe. Once placed it can make a free Melee attack.
This is particularly useful when combined with the Naiad Ensnarer. Although the Ensnarer doesn’t hit particularly hard, it can Fatigue enemies with its Trident. This is great for disrupting the plans of your opponent. For example, if the enemy is walking before preparing to Shoot, you can leap out, hit them with the Trident and then they won’t be able to complete the rest of their activation. Likewise you could also stop them capturing an objective by engaging them once they’ve finished moving.
It’s important to note, that the Ambush ability will be updated on the warband cards, compared to the version that appears in the rulebook. We’ll also make sure this ability update is added to the FAQ and free downloadable rules.
Barrier of Vines (long) – you can use one of your Spellcasters to create a 1” x 6” barrier that becomes height 10 impassable terrain and blocks line of sight. Although you can only have one Barrier of Vines per Spellcaster, this does mean you can block off charge lanes or protect units that have captured an objective.
You can really cause havoc if you’ve got a pair of Spellcasters. With the right positioning, you can block off a large portion of the battlefield for your opponent because both Spellcasters can create a Barrier of Vines. You could even pin non-Flying units in place with some clever shennagians.
Vengeful Flock (long) – this is a great spell for not only attacking an enemy, but also potentially moving them away from objectives or into a clear space ready to be charged/shot. The Vengeful Flock spell sends angry birds (not those ones) after their target and potentially all models within 2” suffer an attack too.
Before the spell hits, the player rolls a D8 to check the effect of the spell.
If you get lucky, the Vengeful Flock spell is perfect for shifting enemies out of the way.
What’s more, as you can see from the Druid’s warband card, you’ve also got the opportunity to boost the range of your spells too. This means the Vengeful Flock can target an enemy up to 9” away, while the Barrier of Vines has a potential range of 15” – this is perfect for disrupting the enemy’s advance early in the game.
Anyway, hope today’s short look at the Forces of Nature has got your imagination firing about what sort of warband you want to create. Next time we’ll be looking in more detail at some of the key units in the Forces of Nature warband.
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Even though the upcoming Kickstarter campaign will feature all new resin Babes, we just couldn’t resist throwing in a few Sidekicks too. Here’s a sneak peek at the first of several.
If you play in the era of Horse and Musket, of Napoleon, the colonial wars of the 19th century, the first world war, the second world war or the cold war and ultra modern then Doom Squad will slot right in with your figure and rules collection.
We are making a clarification change to Alchemical Mask. This should clear up some confusing wording on how Alchemical Mask relates to clouds, and the concealment granted by those clouds. The previous wording resulted in some overly complex and confusing rulings we had to make, so we decided to just alter the wording to ensure it reads much smoother. Each the models listed below are every model in WARMACHINE & HORDES with Alchemical Mask, and this new text has been updated on all their cards to reflect the change.
Change the text of Alchemical Mask to:
Alchemical Mask – This model does not suffer gas effects. When determining LOS or resolving attacks, this model ignores cloud effects and concealment granted from cloud effects.
Change the text of Alchemical Mask to:
Alchemical Mask – This model does not suffer gas effects. When determining LOS or resolving attacks, this model ignores cloud effects and concealment granted from cloud effects.
Change the text of Alchemical Mask to:
Alchemical Mask – This model does not suffer gas effects. When determining LOS or resolving attacks, this model ignores cloud effects and concealment granted from cloud effects.
Change the text of Alchemical Mask to:
Alchemical Mask – This model does not suffer gas effects. When determining LOS or resolving attacks, this model ignores cloud effects and concealment granted from cloud effects.
Change the text of Alchemical Mask to:
Alchemical Mask – This model does not suffer gas effects. When determining LOS or resolving attacks, this model ignores cloud effects and concealment granted from cloud effects.
Change the text of Alchemical Mask to:
Alchemical Mask – This model does not suffer gas effects. When determining LOS or resolving attacks, this model ignores cloud effects and concealment granted from cloud effects.
Change the text of Alchemical Mask to:
Alchemical Mask – This model does not suffer gas effects. When determining LOS or resolving attacks, this model ignores cloud effects and concealment granted from cloud effects.
Change the text of Alchemical Mask to:
Alchemical Mask – This model does not suffer gas effects. When determining LOS or resolving attacks, this model ignores cloud effects and concealment granted from cloud effects.
Change the text of Alchemical Mask to:
Alchemical Mask – This model does not suffer gas effects. When determining LOS or resolving attacks, this model ignores cloud effects and concealment granted from cloud effects.
ARM 14.
We made a small adjustment to Piggybacks (and by extension, the new Piggyback Officer) in the Grymkin CID to give them a small boost to their ARM, from 13 to 14. We found that at their previous ARM, they were just a tad too soft defensively unless you also brought along a Death Knell, which heavily influenced their opportunity cost in lists. This change means they are suitably tough without the Death Knell or reach more elite levels of durability when paired with one.
We think this change allows the Piggybacks to be included in more lists without soaking up too many points of support unless you really want to commit to a particularly sturdy army that favors soaking up the enemy alpha strike, which should give players a bit more flexibility in list building.
Oink!
Add “Malady Man units” and “Baron Tonguelick, Lord of Warts” to the Army Composition section.
We added two of the new model entries to Dark Menagerie. Baron Tonguelick, as the new attachment, is an obvious addition. However, the Malady Man is a tad more of an edge case addition. Our decision was to provide an alternative, cheap unit to a theme force that specializes in an extremely large and diverse warbeast package. Even though we don’t expect the Malady Man to fit into every Dark Menagerie army, we wanted to give the players the option of an accessible unit for scoring, contesting, and other uses.
Add “Baron Tonguelick, Lord of Warts” and “Grave Ghoul solos” to the Army Composition section.
Change the second benefit to the following:
For every 20 points of Grymkin units and Grymkin battle engines in this army, you can add one Malady Man unit, command attachment, or solo to the army free of cost. Free command attachments do not count toward the total point value of units in the army when calculating this bonus.
Much the same as above, we have added the new model entries to Bump in the Night. Remember, Bump in the Night automatically includes all Grymkin units, which means the Malady Man is an automatic addition to the theme force. Additionally, the have added the Malady Man as one of the free options in Bump in the Night. This should provide some creative list building options, and the new Neigh Slayer Warhorse and Piggyback Officer should also breath some new life into their respective units and how they are utilized on the battlefield.
We are making a clarification change to Alchemical Mask. This should clear up some confusing wording on how Alchemical Mask relates to clouds, and the concealment granted by those clouds. The previous wording resulted in some overly complex and confusing rulings we had to make, so we decided to just alter the wording to ensure it reads much smoother. Each the models listed below are every model in WARMACHINE & HORDES with Alchemical Mask, and this new text has been updated on all their cards to reflect the change.
Change the text of Alchemical Mask to:
Alchemical Mask – This model does not suffer gas effects. When determining LOS or resolving attacks, this model ignores cloud effects and concealment granted from cloud effects.
Change the text of Alchemical Mask to:
Alchemical Mask – This model does not suffer gas effects. When determining LOS or resolving attacks, this model ignores cloud effects and concealment granted from cloud effects.
Change the text of Alchemical Mask to:
Alchemical Mask – This model does not suffer gas effects. When determining LOS or resolving attacks, this model ignores cloud effects and concealment granted from cloud effects.
Change the text of Alchemical Mask to:
Alchemical Mask – This model does not suffer gas effects. When determining LOS or resolving attacks, this model ignores cloud effects and concealment granted from cloud effects.
Change the text of Alchemical Mask to:
Alchemical Mask – This model does not suffer gas effects. When determining LOS or resolving attacks, this model ignores cloud effects and concealment granted from cloud effects.
Change the text of Alchemical Mask to:
Alchemical Mask – This model does not suffer gas effects. When determining LOS or resolving attacks, this model ignores cloud effects and concealment granted from cloud effects.
Change the text of Alchemical Mask to:
Alchemical Mask – This model does not suffer gas effects. When determining LOS or resolving attacks, this model ignores cloud effects and concealment granted from cloud effects.
Change the text of Alchemical Mask to:
Alchemical Mask – This model does not suffer gas effects. When determining LOS or resolving attacks, this model ignores cloud effects and concealment granted from cloud effects.
Change the text of Alchemical Mask to:
Alchemical Mask – This model does not suffer gas effects. When determining LOS or resolving attacks, this model ignores cloud effects and concealment granted from cloud effects.
ARM 14.
We made a small adjustment to Piggybacks (and by extension, the new Piggyback Officer) in the Grymkin CID to give them a small boost to their ARM, from 13 to 14. We found that at their previous ARM, they were just a tad too soft defensively unless you also brought along a Death Knell, which heavily influenced their opportunity cost in lists. This change means they are suitably tough without the Death Knell or reach more elite levels of durability when paired with one.
We think this change allows the Piggybacks to be included in more lists without soaking up too many points of support unless you really want to commit to a particularly sturdy army that favors soaking up the enemy alpha strike, which should give players a bit more flexibility in list building.
Oink!
Add “Malady Man units” and “Baron Tonguelick, Lord of Warts” to the Army Composition section.
We added two of the new model entries to Dark Menagerie. Baron Tonguelick, as the new attachment, is an obvious addition. However, the Malady Man is a tad more of an edge case addition. Our decision was to provide an alternative, cheap unit to a theme force that specializes in an extremely large and diverse warbeast package. Even though we don’t expect the Malady Man to fit into every Dark Menagerie army, we wanted to give the players the option of an accessible unit for scoring, contesting, and other uses.
Add “Baron Tonguelick, Lord of Warts” and “Grave Ghoul solos” to the Army Composition section.
Change the second benefit to the following:
For every 20 points of Grymkin units and Grymkin battle engines in this army, you can add one Malady Man unit, command attachment, or solo to the army free of cost. Free command attachments do not count toward the total point value of units in the army when calculating this bonus.
Much the same as above, we have added the new model entries to Bump in the Night. Remember, Bump in the Night automatically includes all Grymkin units, which means the Malady Man is an automatic addition to the theme force. Additionally, the have added the Malady Man as one of the free options in Bump in the Night. This should provide some creative list building options, and the new Neigh Slayer Warhorse and Piggyback Officer should also breath some new life into their respective units and how they are utilized on the battlefield.
Bombshell is going back to Kickstarter on May 7th! Our brand new production facility is up and running and this will give us a huge boost to expand our molding and casting equipment for the new shop. All new Babes and Sidekicks will be cast in-house in high quality pressure cast resin, the same we use for our KritterKins line. Be on the lookout in the coming weeks for pics of the new sculpts, the new shop, and updates on all aspects of production.
By Mantic Games
Since we launched The Walking Dead: All Out War back in 2016, it’s safe to say it’s been a massive success. Thousands of Walking Dead fans have been playing through the adventures of Rick, as he wakes up in the hospital before trying to find his family and then facing off against the likes of The Governor and Negan.
While All Out War focuses on narrative play in each of the expansions and gave players a claustrophobic tale of survival, with Wave Five came a change in the storyline. Following Wave Five, as Rick and the gang settle in Alexandria, the story becomes less of a struggle to exist and more of a battle for domination.
With that in mind, the focus switches from small expeditions to gather supplies to pitched gunfights against other survivors. Of course, the Walkers are still an ever-present threat but now the real conflict is between the well-armed Survivors. We wanted to mirror this change in the comic storyline by giving All Out War players the opportunity to play much bigger games with more survivors, more equipment and, of course, more Walkers.
Obviously we still love All Out War and will be releasing more narrative-based expansions down the line but, just like we did with Here’s Negan: The Board Game, this is a chance for us to explore a different part of The Walking Dead. And who doesn’t want the opportunity to get even more of their amazing miniatures on the tabletop?!
Welcome to The Walking Dead: March to War (name TBC)! Designed once again by the hugely talented Mark Latham. This new game allows you to recreate the struggle for survival in a lawless new world. Groups of Survivors must face each other in a desperate fight for resources, all the while trying not to attract the attention of roaming packs of Walkers.
The game is best played with two players taking on the role of rival Survivor groups, while the Walkers are controlled by an innovative AI system that directs them around the board, spelling trouble for both sides!
The aim of the game is to eliminate rival groups, whilst scouring the bleak landscape for vital supplies and objectives. Do this, and your group will thrive – unless the Walkers get you first!
One of the key concepts for March to War is the huge influence different leaders have on their group of Survivors. From the heroic Rick, to the tyrannical Governor, each leader has a different method of leading their gang into battle.
March to War is based around different groups (Atlanta Camp, Woodbury Army, Greene Family, Abraham’s Group, Tyreese’s Group, Prisoners, Marauders, Scavengers and The Hunters). Some of these are full factions, whereas others are smaller groups to ally together.
At the heart of each faction is the leader. Something totally new for March to War is the idea of Strategy Points! At the start of each turn your leader will generate Strategy Points that can be used to trigger special abilities or synergies between your gang members. It’s a really exciting new way to play The Walking Dead and we’re sure you’ll all start cooking up some lethal combinations!
But enough talk, we want YOU to get involved with testing March to War. The game is due out later this year and we want to get some feedback on the playtest rules. You can download the rules from here and get a feel for how the game will play. The layout for the playtest document is extremely simple because we just want you to get to grips with the core gameplay, without getting distracted by lots of pretty pictures!
Please play some games and then email any feedback to playtestfeedback@manticgames.com Make sure the subject of your email is ‘March to War feedback’ and give feedback in the following format:
• Factions played (please list survivors and any equipment taken)
• Scenario played
• Time taken
• Feedback
All those that provide useful playtest feedback will be listed in the upcoming March to War book! So you will be a part of The Walking Dead history. The cut off for playtest feedback is 22nd April, 2019. We hope you enjoy the game and stay tuned for more details about March to War as we approach the launch!
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