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Rogue Trader - Return to Station Anotla - Escher v Marines
November 25, 2019 01:53Mr Papafakis arranged and GM'd a game of Rogue Trader while Tytus was in the country with his excellent Escher models. ++++ Imperial Record 1A 2019.11 +++++ Imperial propaganda held that Anotla station and its surrounds had been purged for a heretical misspelling of 'Emperor' in documents accompanying the monthly tithe. The truth was more sinister. Imperial scientists had been conducting warp experiments that had ended in catastrophe. As a result the site had been cleansed. For years the st...
Rogue Trader - Incident at Imperial Research Station Anotla
September 28, 2019 13:35Mr Papafakis is back in the country so we gamed. The hastily improvised scenario concerned an Imperial research station that had been razed by xenos raiders and in its death throes had released a spherical warp storm. This would move randomly warping all those who come too close. If marines suffered the sphere's baleful glare there was the chance that both their bodies and minds would be warped causing them to switch allegiance. The fall of the research station and subsequent warp 'leak' w...
Episode 19 - The Enemy Within - Awful Lieutenant Doppler
October 25, 2014 01:14It's not 'The Enemy Within' without some Ian Miller art. This is an actual play recording of Death on the Reik, a chapter in Games Workshop's classic campaign The Enemy Within. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Download Episode from Googe Drive (37.7MB) Heroes present were Esmerelda Potter the Shallayan initiate, Herdan Van Helsing the vampire hunter, Jotunn the dwarf veteran, Walter Cinder Corbit the halfling agitator, Solomon the...
Episode 18 - The Enemy Within - Enemy at the Gates
September 23, 2014 12:17The mission: seize Castle Wittgenstein and end the Wittgenstein's mad reign. This is an actual play recording of Death on the Reik, a chapter in Games Workshop's classic campaign The Enemy Within. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Download Episode from Google Drive (27.7MB) Heroes present were Esmerelda the Shallayan initiate, Herdan van Helsing the vampire hunter, Jotunn the dwarf veteran, Walter the halfling agitator, Solomon the ha...
Episode 17 - The Enemy Within - Beneath Castle Wittgenstein
September 22, 2014 10:58Beastmen haunt the Wittgendorf woods. One served as a tracker for the castle guards. This is an actual play recording of Death on the Reik, a chapter in Games Workshop's classic campaign The Enemy Within. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Download Episode from Google Drive (39.1MB) Heroes present were Esmerelda Potter the Shallayan initiate, Herdan van Helsing the vampire hunter, Jotunn the dwarf veteran, Walter the halfling agitator,...
Rogue Trader - The last hurrah - Marines v Eldar v Hellsreach Slavers
August 19, 2014 10:02Optimus fobbed off family commitments and managed a final game before quiting the country. Some discussion and a roll on the random narrative generator meant we soon had the following: Mutie the pig and his slaving company had ambushed some early model Imperial Walkers with their vastly superior Hellsreach model. The spoils, heretical xeno tech of Eldar design, would make Mutie rich if he could get them to safety. He called in a dropship to pick the group up. Ultramarine Commander Gideon, f...
Rogue Trader | Pulp Alley - Imperials v Space Pudding Cult
August 09, 2014 02:57Optimus had been looking into 2 hour wargames material and talked about moving away from the 'I Go, You Go' wargame. The idea of playing a game not built on the warhammer chassis appealed. I'd read Cheetor's Get to the Chopper battle report using the Pulp Alley rules and figured this was a system worth trialling. Imperial Loyalists - Militia man Toby (follower), Trooper Karl (ally), Eddie the dreadnought (leader), Astropath Stelark (ally), Trooper Di Vito (ally), Brother Boreal (sidekick) ...
Rogue Trader - Vlad Kirby vs the 1st Ultramarine Combat Engineers
August 04, 2014 12:55Classic Ultramarines vs Orks diorama. This is what we were aiming for. Optimus and I managed two games of Rogue Trader and a game of Pulp Alley while he was in Aus. This scenario was a follow-up game to the whipping that was Vlad Kirby's enslaved Orks verse Silver Skull Space Marines. Optimus had acquired some 90's Space Hulk tiles and was eager to use them. We mocked up Vlad Kirby's underground bunker and unleashed the 1st Ultramarine Combat Engineers, equipped with las-cutters and supp...
Episode 16 - The Enemy Within - Wittgendorf's Physician
July 31, 2014 06:31The physician Jean Ressauex's house. The best house in abandoned Wittgendorf. This is an actual play recording of Death on the Reik, a chapter in Games Workshop's classic campaign The Enemy Within. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Download Episode from Google Drive (40.9 MB) Heroes present were Esmeralda the Shallayan initiate, Herdan the vampire hunter, Joten the dwarf veteran, Walter the halfling agitator, Solomon the halfling smug...
The Enemy Within podcast - putting it together
July 28, 2014 10:17Sadly we never recorded our 1990s campaign. Remember that awesome roleplaying session from high school? The one you and your friends still reminisce about today? For me it was my first run through Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay's The Enemy Within campaign. This was the first game I had played in that had carried on for more than 2 or 3 sessions. The details of what went down aren't clear anymore, its been 20 years. While Optimus, Pete and I had considered tape recording our sessions regretful...
Rogue Trader - Vlad Kirby's enslaved Orks verse Silver Skull Space Marines
July 06, 2014 09:35Long time opponent Optimus (the one) returned to Aus. We plan on playing a short Rogue Trader campaign while he is here. We needed a scenario and rolled on Rogue Trader's inspiring generator. I fully expected Abdul Goldberg or the Space Pudding to make an appearance. Instead we rolled a scenario where a space vampire had enslaved a 'crew' and had to be put down before he did anymore harm. It hinted at an Aliens bug hunt but we took it in another direction turning the crew into orks. Rolling ...
Episode 15 - The Enemy Within - Evacuating Wittgendorf
June 29, 2014 03:37Castle Wittgenstein looms over the decrepit town of Wittgendorf. This is an actual play recording of Death on the Reik, a chapter in Games Workshop's classic campaign The Enemy Within. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Download Episode from Goggle Drive (32.5 MB) Heroes present were Esmeralda the Shallayan initiate, Herdan the vampire hunter, Joten the dwarf veteran, Walter the halfling agitator, Solomon the halfling smuggler and Magn...
Episode 14 - The Enemy Within - Visions in Wittgendorf
June 08, 2014 02:31The heroes would soon visit the unpleasant town of Wittgendorf. This is an actual play recording of Death on the Reik, a chapter in Games Workshop's classic campaign The Enemy Within. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Download Episode from Google Drive (28MB) Heroes present were Esmerelda the Shallayan initiate, Herdan the vampire hunter, Joten the dwarf veteran, Walter the halfling agitator, Solomon the halfling smuggler and Magnus...
Episode 13 - The Enemy Within - Executing Etelka
May 01, 2014 21:59This Episode took place in and around the Cat and Fiddle Inn. An inn a bit bigger than this. This is an actual play recording of Death on the Reik, a chapter in Games Workshops classic Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying campaign: The Enemy Within. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Download Episode from Google Drive (20MB) Heroes present were Esmerelda the Shallyan initiate, Herdan the vampire hunter, Joten the dwarf veteran, Walter the hal...
Episode 12 - The Enemy Within - Hunting the witch Etelka
April 25, 2014 08:15The logo I am using for the podcast. This is an actual play recording of Death on the Reik, a chapter in Games Workshops classic Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying campaign: The Enemy Within. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Download Episode from Google Drive (35MB) The characters were Esmerelda the Shallyan initiate, Herdan the vampire hunter, Joten the dwarf veteran, Walter the halfling agitator, Solomon the halfling smuggler and Magnus...
The Enemy Within - Death on the Reik part 6
April 04, 2014 09:05The Twisted Maw tribe, allies of the witch Etelka, were about to have a very bad day. Here's a link to part 6 of our groups Death on the Reik play through. We left the protagonists at a farmstead on the outskirts of the Imperial town of Grissenwald. They had just defeated a raiding party of wolf mounted goblins from the Twisted Maw tribe. Etelka's tower in the Black Peaks was their next stop and they intended to arrive on her door step with an angry mob of slightly inebriated dwarves le...
Alternate Armies: Fir Bolg
March 30, 2014 09:36I frequent the Oldhammer Forums soaking in the old Citadel goodness and posting pics of my "little mans". Out of the blue I received a PM from fellow forumite LeadAsbestos asking if I would like to paint some minis in return for some 1980's Lord of the Rings lead. I agreed to paint some Fir Bolg as the chance to stock up on minis without delving into Ebay was appealing. These ugly bastards are Alternate Armies sculpts. Their rough charm grew on me and by the end of the project it was sad to s...
The Enemy Within - Death on the Reik part 5
March 12, 2014 09:33Grissenwald. Home town of Etelka Herzan, known witch and consort of chaos. Here's a link to part 4 of our groups Death on the Reik play through. We left the protagonists in Kemperbad where they had encouraged the local independence movement in reaction to a pro mutant Imperial proclamation. After stirring the pot they planned to head south to Grissenwald in search of the witch, Etelka Herzan. The hero Herdan had also won a pit fight tournament becoming the Champion of Kemperbad. Heroes ...
The Enemy Within - Death on the Reik - part 4
March 07, 2014 12:55Could one of our heroes become the Kemperbad Champion? Here's a link to part 4 of our groups Death on the Reik play through. We left the protagonists on the Reik's bank a few days from Altdorf having slain a vampire that had terrorised the region. They had booked passage on a swift sail boat to Kemperbad. The PC's are Walter the halfling raconteur, Esmerelda the reluctant hedge mage, Solomon the halfling smuggler, Joten the dwarf sewerjack and Herdan the odorous gravewarden. Key Points...
The Enemy Within - Death on the Reik - part 3
February 13, 2014 09:48Welcome to the Imperial Capital Altdorf. The group didn't stay long. Here's the link to part 3 of our groups Death on the Reik playthrough. We left the protagonists in Weissbruck having saved Elvyra the pharmacist from abductors. The group had haggled up a storm and were laden with gold. The PC's are Walter the halfling raconteur, Esmerelda the reluctant hedge mage, Solomon the halfling smuggler, Joten the dwarf sewerjack and Herdan the odorous gravewarden. Key Points in part 3 1:50 th...
The Enemy Within - Death on the Reik - part 2
February 10, 2014 11:15The group contemplate upgrading their wagon Here's the link to part 2 of our groups Death on the Reik playthrough. We left the protagonists carting a noble passenger to Altdorf on their 'coach' service. A day or so earlier they had survived a river encounter with mutants where Joten the dwarf was nearly drowned by a tentacled monstrosity. The PC's are Walter the halfling raconteur, Esmerelda the reluctant hedge mage, Solomon the halfling smuggler, Joten the dwarf sewerjack and Herdan the...
Oldhammer Project: Talisman
February 08, 2014 07:10Talisman miniatures. 10 of 'em! I first encountered Talisman when I was in after school care around about grade 4. I had already had a go at reading Fighting Fantasy books and my parents had raised me on board games so Talisman was an easy sell. As I got older I fell out of love with the game, frustrated with how long it took to finish. Recently I became re-enthused after playing a game of the 40k variant 'Relic'. Given my eagerness for all things role-playing I thought I'd bolt the Talis...
The Enemy Within - Death on the Reik - part 1
January 22, 2014 08:14Death on the Reik - By Ian Miller Death on the Reik, often considered the highpoint of The Enemy Within campaign, is lauded for its open approach. Cruise the Reik on your river boat trading as you go. An interesting premise that falls apart if your party heavily invest in a shiny new coach. Ah the joys of roleplaying. Here is a link to the recording of part 1 of Death on the Reik. Parts 2 and 3 will follow when ready and the other parts when we resume the game in February. I think there's...
Review: The Enemy Within - Mistaken Indentity
January 17, 2014 12:32by Jim Bambra, Phil Gallagher & Graeme Davis GW and later republished by Hogshead Publishing Beginning characters. WFRP finding its identity As the first adventure for the fledgling Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay line Mistaken identity could have gone in any direction. It could mimic the big players like D&D or Runequest in presenting the safe and familiar. It looked to be doing just that as the adventure in the Rulebook was a dungeon/sewer crawl with a likely TPK at the end. Fortunately Mi...
The Enemy Within - Shadows over Bogenhafen - part 5
January 10, 2014 03:50Will everything end in chaos and flames? And so to the conclusion of Shadows over Bogenhafen. This adventure takes a lot of prep prior to play. It's imperative that you take notes as you read it through. The note taking process helps you recall key facts, locations and plot points. By taking these notes you become familiar with the adventure, as if it was one of your own. The players shook the plot up, they came up with desperate plans and I scrambled to keep up. The adventure sort of fo...
The Enemy Within - Shadows over Bogenhafen - part 4
January 07, 2014 07:45Busy weekends mean we manage to game once a month. To make up for the gap between sessions we overcompensate on the time we game, around 7-8 hours. I've recorded the sessions for fun and to help me remember events. I break the long recordings into manageable, bloggable chunks. Here is a link to part 4 of our recorded play through of 'The Enemy Within' campaign. Part 5 is on its way. We left off with the adventurers aware that there's a wide ranging conspiracy within the trade town of Bog...