LE043 Baron Petrochemicoli - Released!

Hello Barkers,

A big day today. As proffered in the ITA column on Orcs in the Webbe earlier this week today sees the release of the latest limited edition code from Alternative Armies.

LE043 Baron Petrochemicoli
(Limited to 1000 numbered packs - £5.00 inluding plastic base. 28mm white metal)













As you can see he is a hansome beggar and no mistake. CLICK HERE

The Alternative Armies website page for this code has images and also a transcript of the insert for the character giving background, uniform details, Flintloque rules, Slaughterloo rules. Well worth a read.

The Baron is the funder and leader of the excellent Cotechino Guarda. Miniatures for these elite Todoroni are already on general release. See below or CLICK HERE












If you would like to read the OITW column then CLICK HERE for it. Its all about Todoroni.

As always post any comments or email me direct if you want to discuss this posting.

Get your Baron today!

Gavin.

Nepolise Dreams on Orcs in the Webbe

Hello Barkers,

A shameless bit of self promotion from me this time and its all about my regular column on the 'Orcs on the Webbe' website.

Orcs on the Webbe is run by the omni talented Mr Craig Andrews a life long die hard fan of the black powder fantasy genre of gaming in which of course the mighty Flintloque stands centre and proud..original and best!

OITW is the place to get tons of free material for black powder gaming including scenarios, articles and much more. New and classic material sits side by side, a labour of love for all to enjoy.

Sat pride of place among all the goodies is the ITA (Inside the Alternative) column written by myself, based on questions asked by Craig that his viewers want answers to. The current ITA column is not the first and a list of the others can be seen on OITW. They are all worth reading and contain info that you might well not see anywhere else.

This time Orcs in the Webbe presents;

Nepolise Dreams!

An indepth look at the Todoroni of Nepolise.
A firm favourite and comedy filled nation in the World of Valon.

Have a Read - HERE

If you have a request for the subject of a furture ITA column then drop Craig a line or email me directly and I will certainly pass it on to him.

Enjoy!

Gavin.

DarkeStorme can now be pre-ordered!

Hello Everyone,

Time passes so quickly for all of us and for me this week has been like lightening!

DarkeStorme is now out for pre-order before its release on 26th April (plus not only can you use the Salute offer code to get 15% off the price but you can choose 'direct collection' and pick up the book on the 23rd at the Salute show in person!).

You can order from Alternative Armies or 15mm.co.uk depending on wither you prefer 28mm skimish or 15mm skirmish for your fantasy gaming. The book is two scale and covers both.

On the sites you can read all about the book, see its list of contents and also four page images from inside the book too. Enjoy.

Here are the links for Alternative Armies and 15mm.co.uk

Also the ITA5 Column has now been published on Orcs in the Webbe. Go along and read it, its good fun and worth five minutes of anyones time.

Regards,

Gavin.

Inside the Alternative 5 - sent to Orcs in the Webbe

Hello Everyone,

The text for 'Inside the Alternative No 5' the regular intervew between myself and Craig Andrews at Orcs in the Webbe has now been sent it. The column will appear soon on the OITW site.

As my previous posting said the subject of ITA5 is DarkeStorme the high fantasy skirmish game set in the World of Valon which is about be to released for pre-order in a new improved format.

Its a long column this time packed with information on the game, the mechanics of the game, the background and more. Plus some additional questions about the Dracci, the possibility of a cross over Darke Age into Flintloque title and the relationship DarkeStorme has to Dresda the very first Darke Age skirmish game from Alternative Armies.

Its a good read and you will enjoy it so look out for the update.

Go HERE for Orcs in the Webbe.

Thanks,

Gavin.

Green Knight - A DarkeStorme scenario for Barking Irons magazine

Hello Barking Irons fans,

This evening I have been working on a scenario for inclusion in a future issue of the Barking Irons magazine for the DarkeStorme high fantasy gaming system.

Its a scenario that features the infamous Green Knight (he of the Arthurian legend) and an unforunate travelling band of Elvish mercenaries who come across him in the woods at night. After refusing his challenge to single combat they attack him and well...he is somewhat hard to kill.

The full scenario is the first one made up using the new version of the game and its working well. For a player more used to Flintloque and its D10 mechanics, the D6 mechanic is a change but for me a welcome one (having been working on something for Mr Hobbs which will also see the mag in BI No 3). When it makes print the scenario will have rules for night fighting and also how to deal with an unkillable enemy.

The pictured Green Knight on his horse is from my own collection and is featured in the forth coming book.

For those who are interested the Green Knight mounted and on foot can be found here on the Alternative Armies site. Great value and very useful.

More on DarkeStorme in Issue 2 of the magazine and also in the upcoming 'Inside the Alternative' column on Orcs in the Webbe.

Regards,

Gavin.

Preparing the 'Inside the Alternative' Column No 5

Hello Everyone,

Its that time of the month again for me. The whips crack and the gears of war strain and heave...and that is just me getting into my chair! That task master Craig Andrews over at http://www.orcsinthewebbe.co.uk/ has twisted my hairy arm into another column for his most excellent site.

While I cannot give too much away I can give an idea of what the column will be on this time. To put it in short its on 'DarkeStorme the Skirmish'. Alternative Armies very own and most awesome high fantasy gaming system for both 28mm scale and 15mm scale miniatures.

Our green friend above was rendered by the Boy of Bronze, one Andy Gorman, a name you will all become more familiar with in the coming months. An angry sod and no doubt (not the Boy of Bronze of course...the Orc!).

He forms part of the new cover art for the next imprint of the game book which will be talked about in Inside the Alternative. Craig has asked me to give you all the low down on the game, its relationship to Flintloque and Valon and also what it holds for everyone's favourite destroyers the Dracci. Plus what changes the new imprint will bring to the game and when it will be coming out.

Look for the column later this month.....

Gavin.