Essex Warriors: Horizon Wars: The Moeris Kingdom invades the border Worlds to expand their domain

This Sunday at the Essex Warriors I convinced Gordon to give me a game of Horizon Wars,

I decided to set it within my setting and opted of an early 4ME conflict setting

The Year 4000: The Moeris Kingdom invades the border Worlds to expand their domain. I will be playing the part of the Moeris Kingdom and Gordon will be the forces of the Border World Location: Planet Henlade (Border World) A Tourist Hub World with a Cool Temperate climate Population c42Billion Abundant Wealth Good Supply availability Zero advanced Mech Factories A Medium strength garrison extremely loyal in nature Planet Ruler: First Lord Wyland Musico Planet Garrison commander: Colonel Colyn Ramer-Lewkowicz Invading forces Lead by Viscount Solinus Joas The garrison commander for the planet Kayseri A much smaller Tourist world with a tropical climate, the Viscount sees this as a opportunity to carve out his own domain whilst strengthening the Kingdom. This kind of unsanctioned conflict is common especially around boarder and rim space, provided he succeeds he will find his actions approved along with the rewards however should he fail... Slight change this became a Solo write up at home following a last minute change in availability I went for an all mech affair which lasted three turns and about an hour, 15P a side, 8 Defending Red mechs vs 7 attacking Green and white mechs. Defenders led by Colonel Colyn Ramer-Lewkowicz BattleMaster P3 F4 M3, A3, D4: Medium range Survived with 4 damage Grand Titan P3 F3 M3 A3 D5: Short range KIA ten damage Blackjack P2 F3 M4 A2 D3: Medium range KIA 9 damage Hatchetman P2 F2 M4 A2 D3: Agile frame, Assault rig, Frag screen KIA 11 damage Raven P1 F3 M4 A2 D3: Medium Range KIA 6 damage Charger P2 F2 M4 A3 D3: Assault righ, Frag screen KIA 11 damage Sentinel P1 F3 M3 A2 D2: Short Range KIA 7 damage Thorn P1 F3 M4 A1 D2: Short range Survived Damage 3 Only two mechs operational at the end of turn three for the defenders Invaders lead by Viscount Solinus Joas Warhammer P3 F6 M3 A3 D3: Long range Survived 3 damage Battlemaster P3 F6 M3 A3 D3: Medium range KIA 7 damage Rifleman P2 F4 M3 A2 D3: Medium range KIA 2 damage - lucky first two hits both wiped out its armour! Blackknight P2 F6 M3 A2 D2: Short range KIA 9 damage Hunchback P2 F4 M3 A2 D3: Long range Survived 1 damage Talon P2 F4 M3 A3 D3: Short range KIA 11 damage Night Hawk P1 F2 M4 A2 D2: Agile frame KIA 2 damage - another lucky first set of hits taking the armour out Only two mechs operational and whilst I could have probably pressed and won the day the Warhammer with only two remaining armour was looking a risk against the battlemaster Withdraw to regroup before launching a final assault on the planets damaged defenders The first major point of conflict over a city hub and agriculture centre, heavily defended by the planetary garrison

Must try my other lens out next time as still not overly happy with these photos, think its as much the poor lighting in the kitchen as anything!

Well I again enjoyed this set of rules and will definitely be using them as much as possible

The next 100 years key events

Timeline 4000-4100

Some of the key events across the human occupied worlds during the first 100 years of the 4th Millennium since Exodus (4ME)

Click on the below image to read in full

Introduction to the background timeline for my sci fi setting

As mentioned previously with my horizon wars game I decided to create a back ground within which to fight future battles using the rule set and others.

Below is a fairly rough understanding of the 4000 years preceding my pick up point

I will mostly be gaming within the year 4000 - 5000, the timeline for which I will share later on too as I flesh it out

Essentially the premise here is that the Home worlds including Earth had to be abandoned due to the collapse of habitable planets or some other reason lost to the history of time and myth.

Following the exodus the survivors of humanity re base lined their yearly calendar from 0 to demonstrate their new beginning 

Please expand and have a read, do let me know your thoughts if any, thanks

Awesome piece of terrain I picked up from ebay, so pleased with it

This was a lot I wasn't sure about bidding upon but so glad I did looks awesome and can't wait to utilise it in some 6mm action!

Looked at trying to replicate it but dam all the acrylic domes cost more than this whole piece!

So if anyone wants to make more of these for me ;-)

Update on lots of things

Update on lots of things

As with these sort of things life and other activity can get in the way of updating a blog.

Not to say I have not been busy with gaming activity because I have and some of which can be seen on my Facebook blog of the same name (easier to update on the fly and with short snip-its)

Trying to paint up my Black Plague base set, the extras and expansions from the KS are still in the big box they came in but look great and sure I will get them all done one day!

(I better before Massive Darkness delivers otherwise I might drown in plastic)

Only a couple of snaps from a great 5 player game of Deadzone v2, 200pts each.

I used proxy rebs and i think we all found it a great wee rule set and once you got to grips only minimal reference to some special rules was needed through out.

will have to play this more, and want to custom build some Necrumunda type gangs without sticking to the default groups

Some more Post Apoc painting I did over the last two months but think I forgot to post on here,

Some more Battletech I am working on although most are not photoed yet!

Some terrain I have finished and or still working on too

and a small but busy table for various skirmish games

oh and a painted Toy pirate ship that I am quite pleased with

Also picked up Horizon Wars rulebook which looks really good fun