Happy New Year

Baldin the Dwarf

Just managed to finish him him off before the new year.These sculpts by Crooked Dice are excellent and the details are very crisp.

Baldin was played by Peter O'Farrell who has a number of other interesting genre credits to his name. He has in Legend as one of the goblins and was in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as a newspaper photographer.

Rescue the Barmaid

This is turning into a mini campaign, so I rolled for Gort after his first encounter and he will only have one point of might for this game. Might and fate are recovered after each game on a 4+.

Rather than the film version where he is rescued by Hawk from being sacrificed to a river god.  In my version, he sets off  to rescue Wendy the Barmaid in return for a generous amount of ale. Wendy has been kidnapped by Grog the hobgoblin. Gort arrives at the inn shortly after Baldin has left and sets off after him.  

Game Notes

• Gort will arrive on a 4+ after turn 4.  
• The goblins have posted two  sentries which are moved randomly (using rules from Scouting of the Shire).
• The remainder of the goblins will activate on a  4+ after the alarm is raised.
• Wendy will not move while a goblin is in base to base contact.

The goblin camp

Baldin sneaks up.

The alarm is raised but Gort has not yet arrived. Baldwin has to hang on waiting for Gort.

Gort evens the odds.

Gort eventually overcomes Grog but not after losing another point of might and fate. Baldin also loses a point of fate.

The Heroes escape with Wendy. And onwards to join Hawk.  They both carry depleted levels of might and fate to the next encounter. 

Happy New year

Rob

Gort the Giant

 The Heroes Begin to Muster

First of the heroes from Hawk the Slayer. Gort the giant played by Bernard Bresslaw. Probably best known for the Carry On movies. At six feet five inches, he was an imposing figure. His other important genre credit was as an ice warrior in Doctor Who.

Bernard as an ice warrior in Doctor Who

Gort 'I'd sooner Sat cowdung '

Soldier 'That can be arranged, and you can wash it down with your own blood if needs be'

Gort vs. A few ruffians.

Gort and Balin debate sharing food...

A Small Disagreement

I decided to replay Gort's opening scene where a merchant tried to double cross Gort after he fixes his wagon. When merchant refuses to pay for the repair to the wagon. Gort breaks the wagon. And the merchant, calls some ruffians to sort Gort out. 

I used Middle Earth strategy battle games rules as they are easy to play and ideal for a quick skirmish. Gort has to take on five ruffians. When I writing this up and looked for some pictures, I found he actually took on six ruffians.

Still no home PC, so I have had to take a picture of the stats as the PC can’t connect to the internet 😨.

Gort has few harsh words for the merchant.

Gort moves away to avoid being surrounded. And takes down two.

But the remaining ruffians still manage to surround Gort.

Gort (yellow dice) loses the combat against the three ruffians and has to use his two points of might to win the combat. Remember Gort has a -1 on his dice due his two handed weapon.

The last ruffian flees. Similar result to the film!

Rob