Reports of beastmen raids on the Khyprian Road in the Border Princes are increasing. A Beastlord is said to be rising in Hvargir Forest, survivors call him only "Schwarzer Philipp". A punitive expedition of House Grenouille is formed.
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| Screenshot from The Old World - The Fantasy Miniatures Game |
Narrative scenario, based on the mission
"The Doom of Odo Todmeyer III" - Break Point
1000 points - Beastmen Brayherds against Kingdom of Bretonnia
Both Players have 7 Units, including characters. This means The first army to destroy 3 Units (25% of the army) wins the game: The enemy is broken.
Beastmen Army List
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Characters [159 Pkte.] ++
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Core [642 Pkte.] ++
10 Ungor Herd with shortbows, Half-horn [57 Pkte.]
1 Tuskgor Chariots [85 Pkte.]
1 Tuskgor Chariots [85 Pkte.]
Bretonnia Army List
++ Characters [186 Pkte.] ++
Paladin Gwen de Grenouille [82 Pkte.]
Paladin Gael de Grenouille [104 Pkte.]
++ Core [637 Pkte.] ++
12 Peasant Bowmen [77 Pkte.] Standard Bearer, Musician, Villein
5 Mounted Knights of the Realm [141 Pkte.] Standard Bearer, Musician, First Knight
5 Mounted Knights of the Realm [141 Pkte.] Standard Bearer, Musician, First Knight
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Knights of the Realm on Foot [278 Pkte.]
++ Special [172 Pkte.] ++
Clash at the Khyprian Road
"Ambush!" shouted Sir Rademund before an arrow struck a weak spot in his armor and tore him from his saddle. Sir Bertram was also hit by arrows and fell groaning into the dirt.
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| Beastmen attack the Bretonnian column from ambush |
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| Ungors fire a volley of arrows at the Bretonnian knights at the head of the column |
They had not expected contact this early. The entire punitive expedition of House Grenouille was still in marching formation on its way to the site of the last known beastman attack.
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| Punitive expedition of the House of Grenouille |
"Schwarzer Philipp is either a megalomaniac or stupid for daring to venture so far out of Hvargir Forest," thought Gwen de Grenouille, paladin and battle standard bearer. So the reports about the marauding tribe of beastmen on the Khyprian Road are true. Gwen said a prayer to the Lady and jerked the reins around. "Lance formation!" she bellowed, "Prepare to charge!"
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| The Bretonnian battle line formed up. Gwen de Grenouille on the right. Gael is in the knights on foot. |
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| Deployment of the beastmen |
Shartak-Shibo burst through the undergrowth as the brayhorn of Schwarzer Philipp sounded. He and his dragon ogres were the first to charge across the flank, as befitted his kind, he thought to himself. A few pathetic peasants with bows, who had just managed to form up on the road, sent a hasty volley of arrows towards them. Some found their target, but they only bounced off the heavy armor and scales of the dragon ogres. "Ridiculous." he grunted, enjoying the horrified look on the peasants' faces. They pressed on and set course for their first target.
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| Dragon ogres attack |
A squad of Pegasus Knights, the rearguard of the Bretonnian cavalcade, briefly thrust high into the air to gain at least some momentum. Superhuman forces clashed with a deafening crash, but even the strength of a lance in a dive could not stop the primal steamroller. The furious beasts crushed the noble creatures in the sand with ease, and turned to their next target.
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| Dragon ogres against pegasus knights |
Gael de Grenouille, brother to Gwen and also a Paladin, was horrified to see his sister at full gallop with her knights ready to charge. He immediately recognized the target of the spirited attack. A huge beastman in an executioner's cap, accompanied by a unit of Bestigors, was charging towards the road to flank the Bretonnian column.
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| Gael de Grenouille's Knights on Foot |
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| The core of the beastmen army approaches the troops of Bretonnia |
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| WANTED: Schwarzer Philipp, Tyrant of the Khyprian Road |
Sir Bernard's knights, lined up in the center of the caravan, unharmed by attacks so far, caught sight of Gwen's majestic battle standard and joined the frontal assault of the battle standard bearer without words.
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| The focused attack of the Knights of Bretonnia crashed into the ranks of the Bestigors around Schwarzer Philipp |
Lance and horns met thunderously, many Bestigors fell without having the chance to raise their brutal axes. Hooves crushed skulls, and it looked like Bretonnia´s legendary charges would prove successful again. Gwen roared a challenge and her eyes met those of the Bestigor's Gouge-Horn.
He fell before he could complete his threatening gestures. Schwarzer Philipp on the other hand, gave himself fully to the carnage. The veil of stupidity caused by the sudden Gaze of the Gods lifted and he felt his new chaotic strength. He slaughtered one of the knights with the mad braying sounds of a goat, but the ranks of the Bestigors were shaken. Only their particular stubbornness kept them from breaking, retreating only a few meters. But the knights' momentum was lost.
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| Bestigors "Fall back in good order" |
Gwen and her remaining knights pursued the Bestigors, while Sir Bernard's men turned their attention to a new threat: a huge horde of Gors was already roaring in attack.
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| Sir Bernard breaks away from the Bestigors so as not to risk a flank charge by the Gors |
"NOW!" shouted Bragas to his driver. The Bestigor on his Tuskgor chariot immediately realized that the knights on foot would not make it in time to close the gap that had formed after the cavalry's charge on the beastmen front.
The Ungors scurrying between the chariots just managed to jump aside as the Tuskgors quickened their pace.
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| Sir Bernard's knights in the pincers |
Gael could only watch helplessly as one of the Tuskgor chariots smashed into the flank of Bernard's knights. Next to it, he saw the Bestigors bring down the last knights next to Gwen.
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| Gwen´s last stand |
Gael´s gaze now wandered along the road and saw how his archers were destroyed by the Dragon Ogres. "The battle here is lost," he thought to himself. At the top of his lungs, he shouted across the battlefield: "RETREAT! RUN! We're rallying our forces at the fishing villages of River Treblecz!
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| The peasants have nothing to oppose the Dragon Ogres |
Grenouille's army is broken.
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| End of the game |
Thanks to Michael from @flat3damage for the fantastic game! He has also published a battle report in German language on YouTube, definitely check it out if you are also interested in the game mechanics!
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