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The Land of Two Rivers is the first supplement for the Chronopia tabletop battle-system and rules. Featu.ring96 pages of full color, we take the world of Chronopia to new heigh.ts. BUilding upon the history, adding substance to each of the races and. introducing a completely new adversary in the form of the Stygian. New artwork, new warriors for the existing armies, Dew rules, spells and special abilities.

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A DAY IN THE STUDIO 2 We su bmi tted a II these quotes to 11"1 eminent psychologist for analysis. II WOUld seem that among the studlQ staff we have tile followihg parson alities:

One world 01 ass n ud ear p'hysl cist rwc vi 0 Ie nt psycho pa th s on tile verge 0 f on elt down;

a ne a Ii enerltity dl sgu ised iii human lorm.

TM reinCama~lon of Atilla the Hun.

Someone with a strongfeminin~ Side whose bkth certificate lists tha~ as one Doris Gropeworthy.One Intel· natlon<l'1 spy us1ng the stud; 0 fa r CoVel:

A particu[arly sad ifldMdu;;!l, wl~ Js a huge David tlasselhofi Ian arid keeps thirteen tarnagocms.

And finally a cardboard cut-out stot en from the loye r a I th e I oce I cinema.

A DAY IN THE STUDIO

AS you all probably know, the entire staff Working on hobbY g<lmes is now assembled In our Edinburgh studio. working I~ the studIo Is. [oqds of lun, so much so that we wanted to print some quotes ef the most oft said cornmen ts 0 t ttl e st~ners

Jolin: "Where·s that piece of paper? I had ItHere Just a second ago." Adrian: "Shouldn't you be working nQW?"

Jim: "vat ist dat?!" .

Thomas (aka Mr. Ta'lk."too"Much), "When I grow up, blaH blah blah blah blah ... "

S~e:fan (in broken Swedish-English); "I think It's really great NO pete not tile Oasis album"

Artur (In broken Polish-Eng[ish): "CoUld somebody give me a head/pen? Err ... [ mean B. hand?"

Mr. talk-too-Much: • _. blah blah b[a·h blah blah blah .. ." Mark:"J just palntmlnlatures'-

Dave: "I would ha.ve to say no; but yes alsor"

Mt. Talk-too·Much: " .... blah blahtl[ah blah blah blah .. 'Roy: '·8·b"b"MI"b,buL..·'

Pele: "tst's be fair. Let's do It my way," Mt.1alk-too"MUch: " ... blah btah blah blal1 blah bien ... "

However the same pschologlst [las PFbVen that e~ery member of the stuclo rates above genius on the world renowned Mensa test so despite our personal idiosyncrasies weare-well equipped to produceoutstanding products at,every tuml

oneor "the most !lI1joyable aspect,s of working with games, ·is to meet plenty of diffE!lem people, and play our games with them. It's What makes my job worth while-. Playing with .new players lets me see our games from an entirely new perspective, to see how other people tnterpret the rules we make, and to see the weak points of our games.ilove It;!

Sometimes, though, It's not as enjoyable as I'd wlshedtt to be. At one time or aJ1ol~er we·vea[1 been there when a coupljl Of players start argulng about the rules. I love to, dlssect rules, to anall'Z.e them, but I hata it when people try to bend rules In their own favor: To me. il takes away some of the enjoyment of the gerne.

Ve ry often though - actual [y In most cases, in my e xpe rte nee - th e ru les a rg u m en ts stern fr om th e tact that the playem haven't agreed beforehand what rules to be used. or that one or more of the players play by unspoken house rules. I love house rules, but I hate when they·re sprung on me like a trap wIthout me knowlng about tI1elr existence.

WI\h the yeer$, Warzone [las become a pretty extensive: setaf [ules, updates, and optional rules. rhe.group o( garners I play with regularly only use the rules printed in the rule book. Recent[y they've· started uslng the close combat rules from uawn of War,

What we always makeS sure ls to s'it rJoWn half an hour or so before we start playing to dedde which addltiontil rules we're goirlg- to use, and almost as Important[y which eKlstlng rules these optional rules render useless, YOU don't have to do this befOre everY tIme you playa game, but In order to €I1joy War20ne 1:0 Its fullest, you may ~ave to make sure lhateverybody knows what rules are being used and not used. It gives you something hard and fast to go by. and 1n my experience 1t helps you avoid those bori"f'lg. often traumatic rules arguments, That's all from me! HMe fun, and happy gaming,

Thomas

CONTEN1S 5

1 CHRONIClES # 11 1998

Hey ho and it's getting a bit frosty around one's tickly bits. Winter 15 drawlng in and cups of hot bovrll, long johns. and small fury mammals (erl Ed)

• are th~ order of the d~y In the studio. And yet, Stefan, our man from Sweden. IS STILL wandering around II') his r-shnt and shorts I. It just adds to the general. confusion now that we are releasing "The Land of Two .Rlvers" which is set In the scortntng southern deserts of cnronoota, but hey that sums

it all up, It would perhaps be more appropriate to be working on the next book we have planned for Cilronopia called "The Sons of Kronos", which is set in the frozen realm of the northern wastelands At least the Arctic weather fires the imagination as faras source material goes.

As you can see from our new recruit's page, things are getting rather crowded around here and we are quickly running out of space. However, we are still looking out for new talern. whether it be in sculptrng, games design or painting, so if you feel that you Qualify please send us a letter, 'fax, e-mail or a smalilury mammal (ok what IS It with small fury mammals? Ed) With your credentials to us and who knows, you may find yourself occupying your very own office here at the studio, albeit the size of a cupboard.

Some Interesting things to lookout for In the future are our new ranges of box sets. rnts product line starts with a Brotherhood Cathedral, which includes a scenario booklet, two new exclusive miniatures and a large full color, card cathedral. Still further, there is a Firstborn Watchtower far Chranopla.

Anyway I must go and throw another small fury mammal on the fire before I freeze to death.

see you In later issues.

NEW RECRUITS: ,TEFAN THULIN

They call him Tarzan Lord of the Layout There is a hint of wildness about stefan who joined the studio in the first week of November to head our layout department. Having worked In our Swedish office for a number of years he is no stranger to Target Games. Not on Iy can he work wonders on a Mac· intosh computer and wrestle giant rubber crocodlles, he also has a voice to put James Earl Jones to shame.You know the kind Of thing, deep and gravely - "Thulin, he's a GOp who believes no one is above the tewt" and .c.:: Just when you thought it was safe to go back tnto the studio .. .r Well now

he's here in Edinburgh adding the finishes touches to the laYOUt for Land oflWo Rivers, are any of us sale!

DAVID 'lIM.BO' B01t14M

Jim, as he preters to be known, is one of the studio's few Scottish natives (though rumor has It he was born in England), coming from Glasgow just a few miles away, to work on the layout with Stefan. Looking I ike a young Paul McCartney and sporting a trendy, half shaved - half chaotic haircut, he was thrown In at the deep end when we asked him to start on the Italian version of Chronopia using Swedish programs. Now most people would protestatsuch an unfair challenge but not jim, the Ice Man of layout! He sits at his computer cool as a cucumber, organizing the pages, only crying out when he finds a problem or error but even then his icy composure is only broken for the time it takes to solve the problem. Typos beware; David nrnbo Boylan has arrived!

A.TUR M.ARCIMI4.it

Looking like a character from Dr. znivagc Art.ur has traveled from Pol and to join the Studio here In Edinburgh. In Poland, as editor in chief Of an RPG magazine called Sword and Magic, he increased their popularity and customer base by a considerable matgin. If he doesn't use his impressive skills to do the same thing over here itwlll be a case of one good meal, a blind fold and 1:1. Cuban cigar. Originally brought In to work on Polish translations of our products he is now moving over to work on our own chronlcres magazine. On __ .___. his desk sits a copy of Steel Panthers III, a game that requires

good tactics and steel nerve, both of which Artur seems to possess and ne wlll need aU hiS wits to deal with the tasks assigned to him. "Oh, and by the way, I have just one questlon."

COMIC

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A greal, new comic trIp painted by Adrian Smith and written by Peter Flannery. A uniquE' insight mro the dark and Violent world of Chronopia.

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CHRONOPIA SCENARIO 26

THE FRAZERHEAD

COUNltRSTRIIlE 31

A scenario and ba.ttle report in onel A rerreauon of one of the dedsive skirmishes of the 1275 Matochekland Wars with ths Mlshlma vs, Wolfbanes scenario.

PllmNG MINIATURES 35

The grand. old man or tabletop gaming himself, Phil LewiS, takes yOIJ on a complete guided tour ol miniature painting basics,

lAND OF TWO RIVERS 42

Take a look behmd the scenes of our new, exciting (hronopia supplement. Readaboul the ~rst concepts, the ideas, and the inspiration for this tre men d ous new b oolC

DEPARTMENTS

THE BOLlEmi BOARD 4

NeWs, gossip and dirllhroWing from the bow· els of the Target Sludlo.

IIfRRVIEW 6

Chronicles had a little chst with another of the gaming hobby's grand Qld men, Adri~n Smith, our in-house artist and rreator of the Chronopia comic.

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Check OUI these new warzone figures!

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RElEASES

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Masses of new, fantastic minialures for our tanta5y tabletop game - Chronopia

THE STONE ARCHIVES 19

New namE!; old department; new contents: The Archive~ revampedl

PRODUCT USnNG 21

A complete listing of all our products . .A must for lhose planning to buy a new force or even expand an e~isting one

, INTERVIEW

ADRIAN SMITH - MASTER Of ILLUMINATIONS

Finally, atter days of stalking my prey. I managed (0 corner Adpim. I'd spent hours preparing for thr: confrontation. In my broken English I-reciled the speech I had rehearsed: ,<Adrfan, as we are going to feature the lirst part.of yourChronopia comic in Ifte neztissue of Chronicles. don'l you think an interview would be appropriate? I flinched, wamng for the response. ,Yell. sure. It sounds like a good idea ... I couldn't believe my very ears. with my cunning ploy, t hadactually convinced him that the interview was a good Idea.

So, having though! long and hard about which questions to ask and those I didn't wanlto ask, I sat down, notebook in hand: pend I gripped In my sweaty palms. It was really happening. Aller having spent only a short time in the studio, I was inlerviewing the Master of Illuminations himself. Adrian Smith!

OGRE nnE

Thomas: On later pages, we've featured tne first part of your Oironopia comic. Tell us, how did the idea for a comic come about?

Adrian: First of all it was a good excuse to. start exploring the world of (hranopia and secondly a chance to maybe show a different slant on one of Ihe fares, namely the Oevout. Though ~ove ali, comics have been a big interest of mine since the full color painted stufl started appearing, So Ilhought I'd have a go.

Thomas: When making the comic, do the ideas lor the its contents come Irom you, from Pete (who's writing the texl} , or is ila collaboration?

Adrian: When I proposed Ihe Idea, along with the first two color pages, I had 11 vague idea for the story but this has passed into Ihe more Ihan capable hands 01 Ihat little 'IDve plluth' Pete Flannery, who I'm sure will do an e~cellent job. so watch this space.

Tho mas: I must confess that wh i Ie 100 ki ng at you r stunning arlwor~, I've eften asked myself, .How on earth did he tome up with Ihal idea?-. How 00 earth DO you come up wlln all these weird monsters and other abominations? What are _your lnsplratlons?

Adrian: When apprClaching a picture I've usually gal quite II. strong idea in my head but work,llg with the design team is very helpful for bouncing ideas around, though in the end II they don't like my ideas they know what happens! Some concepts or iIIustratio(lS come easier than others, though usually the we,[der, the better. Getting the Tor. mented to stand still was a bit of a problem but a few 'innocents'Jater he behaved himself.

Inspirations would have to inc~ude - Clive Barker, Talkie.n, Micha.el Moorcockand lain Banks as some of my Javorlteaulhors and as lor illustrators and arlists there are too many to ~ally put in any order.

Thomas: When painting a new picture, how do you

start? .

Adrian.: By looking at the character's abilities In the game tirst of all. Doing a few idea sketches then seeing which one the lads: prefer; lose mytemper if they choos .. the wrong one, then go and do wh~t I want anyway (he says grinnlng).

Thomas: Do you use any specific techniques? Adrian: As forwhattechniques I use, there isn't real-

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Iy one technique thaI I use a.1I the time, each project or idea demands itS oWn individual approach.

DEVOUT WAILEIl

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INTERVIEW 7

Tnomas: Most people wno've been into gaming ler a lew 01 years know that, despite being only 28, you have a long track record within the indus-try Going alllh e way back to the beginning, how did you get involved in the gaming indl1stry in Ihe first place, when, and why?

Adrian: I started at Games Workshop, working mainlyon Realms of Chaos. After a couple of years in the studio I thought I'd give Ireelanc.ing ago, during which time I did covers for a British comi~ <ailed 'Toxic'. Then I met Ihat miserable Scots git (the man the rest of us know as lohn Robertson - Ed.) and moved up to Edinburgh to work with Fantasy Forge. After thai and a few other thin.gs. I did stulf like the Leviathan boak and con~epls lor Grendel, as well as a few cards for Magic - The Gathering, a couple of black and white ,omits lor Iron Hammer Graphics, based on the Nordk myths and legends. After thaI and more I started ~olng black and white lIIuslralions lor Drakar 0~1l Demonerbooks (our

first RPG which, j 5 years down the tine.

we still publish. Unfortunately it'sslill only

in Swedish - Ed.) which led me to where I am at the moment.

Thomas: And now you work for us, How do you lih it here in the studio?

Adrian; I love it here itl tile studio, it's a wonderful environmeriltowork In and the rest of the staff are Just beyond description I Thomas: Maybe you should leU Ihe readers a

bit more about what your jobconsisis of. ;:

Adrian; My job here is ta design concepts. usually from scratch, Bllt also to work on ideas already ill place, elaborating on the theme of each race at a time, like the Starved. one al Dave's creations fo r the 5tY9 ian. In doing this it gives people li~e RQy and the other sculptors. something solid to interpret into their figures. Having said that, I work as part. of the team, t!lou9~ my job also Invo Ives making sure no one else in the studio enjoys themselves too much while they're around me.

Thomas: What do yoo enjoy the mostVilth your work?

Adrian: The biggestklck I get Is obviously seeinglllY work in print bul also being around to see ideas coming into fruition ilnd endIng up as figures for the games table .. though Just beln 9 able to wc rk i n tli is environment means a lot to me.

Thomas: I think that is the main motivation for most of us Involved in this industry. Speaking 01 games: yo u' r·e very fam OU S fo r you r Playstatio n skills, but do you play any other games? And whic"?

Adrian: Apart from games like Twisted Metal 2 and other Playstation games. my main interest is tlbletop games.

Thomas; Have you ever given any thought as to wily you like tabletop games? Are you the tactician who likes 10 pender on new tactics lorhisarmies. or like my self do )'QU simp Iy get a ki ck 1l ut of seeing tons of painted miniatures on a table co~e("d with (oolmedel terrain?

Adrian: Yes, tile main reason is probably seeing and moving minlalures en the table, it lets the Imaglnatlon run wild, but I de try to bring tactics inlo

her" plans 3.S "Weill

Thomas; Yes, apart from drawing thelr las! gasp at your drawing board, I'm sure you're right.

And Illen my Iftlle chat with Adrian was over. upon which Adrian returns to the drawIng board. It wasn't Illllhil scary. A bit, but nol too mUCh. I'm relieved Ihat the whole thing wenl so easily. Utile did we know that only days later Dave and I were going to end up al Adrlan's apartment after a trip to our

Iota! watering hole and guess who got his ass whooped in Twisted Metal2? Yours ku': Iy. Adrian Smith is stili the reigning Target champion of Twisted Melal2.

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play, though not usually with much success, especcially ill the studio because they all cheat (Idon'! - Ed.).

Thomas: Have you given the choice of an army for Chronopia any thought?

Adrian: Yes, I want them all. II I had to choose it would be the Black bloods or Ihe Devoilt.

Thomas: Personally I prefer the First.born because of the great paint Job Mark has done on Nell's fioe figures, Any particular reasons ler your choice?

Adrian:llike an army with teeth I

Thomas; What does the future hold for you? In ten years will YDU still be working with games?

Adrian: As long as all goes well and they don't get sick of me, I plan to draw my last gasp at the drawing board, I'm sure that's what everyone

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ESSEN 17

ESSE

No 0 ne who wor k:o in the stu die is a still nger to Ihe IVO rid of gam i ng; whelller fro m 1'10 rkin g in the i nd usI ry or 51 mp Iy from play; og ta ble-tc p and other Iyp~ of gam es, We a II know Ih e exdtementtha I su th ga mes can generate because we have felt it ourselves. Bul noih i ng cou I d prepare us lor III e Slam ped eat the ESsen Games Falr_

center on the Thursday to an awesome sight literalfy hundreds of people W€re queuing to join the many thousands more inside. It was a nervoos time lor all of us, Some of us ha d been to shows before but th i s was a big event by any standards. Steeling our nerve we showed au r exhibito r's passes a nd en teted the arena. The stand we would be working Irom had been arranged by Fan pro, ourCerrnan distributol5-and they did us proud We had a good position and an ingenious segmented gaming !,able on which to set up our show-piece. People were beginning 10 crowd round even as we carefully unpacked our painted miniatures and arranged the terrain.

One of the first things that became apparent was

Five of us left Edinburgh during the later pari 01 October; five bold ambassadors from the new studio here in Edinburgh, John Robertson. Studio MMager; myself Peter Fla nnery, wriler dnd sculptor; Adria n Smith our resident artist; Roy Eastland sculptor par excel· lence; and Mark McNaught. ligure painter of great renown. With our new and very shiny product Chronopia 'In handend packed to the hilt with miniatures scenery and wpies 0 r til e r u les, weJeft Edin bu rgh airport to Ity to Dusseldorf in Germany, From there a short train ride delivered us into the merciless hands o[ thai most blessed and mosnoumtd~tingolcrealuresknownasourcu,tamers. Yes you, the very people WilD play our games. You are already lamiliar wil11the excellent Warzone; Indeed lhe depth 01 your kf10wledge is often qu i te slartlin g, Yo~ are 01,1 r hercesl critics an d you are t he peoplewetry hardest to please. If we do t~at we will be su rosslul If we are successful we can maRe OUf products better, Simple really.

We amved at the huge exhibition

lust how different Chranopia was to anything else al the show Sure there were other products of a similar nature but nothing with 5ucI1 a ~nique and drslindive look. The neXlthing Ihal became crysl,al dear was the strength of the product itself, One of things that gives me so much confidence in Chronopia is tha~ even ah,er slaving for weeks 10 try and get it finished, I real· Iy do enjoy playi~& the game, 11 would be difficult tryi n8 to promote a prod ud that I did no t like bul with Chronopia irs easy. The game is ace, it's lOp! tf you haven't tried iLveL get a copy as soon as you can, you 11'101'1'1 look back. OK I'm biased but beliave me irs good

On(et~etablelVassel Roy, Adria!1and Mark began to play, primarily to demo the game but also 10 settle our nerves and gel comfortable with our chaotic surrounding), We began a gamewith Elves, Firstborn and Blarkbloods, A5 we played people gathered dosely, asking q ~estions and bend i ns dOWn to ad m ire the new mini"t ures tnal mil de up the arm i es. The fi r51 question most peep I e askec was 'what is thega me ca IIt1Cf?·; the secon d was 'when wi IIll be co m ing out?'. Well the game IsChronopia and ihe English version Was shipped in Decembef followed bv other language versions in February. I was surpnsed at now many people had already heard 01 the game after seeing previews of it on our website or talking to friends. It is very gratifying, after all our herd work, to be metWith sucI1 enthusiasm and anticrpation.

Wit hln a tu rn 0 r two of sta r~ng the ga me we began to Ihvite some of the people watching to join in, People visiting the Show took OVer from Roy, Adrian and M ark. VIle did notleave t hem to ii, we stood by to assist them with the rules and to cover the many questions Ihat era pped u p.1 was surprised by h ow smooth Iy th e game played for Its first outing, Obviously it is strongly based on Warzone, so one would e~pect it to play

well, but it is 3150 very different With a greater emphasis on hand-Ie-hand combat and less of a reliance on rnega·powe:r In olliio uals to win HIe game. With rn_any ot the people ijlready lammarwith Warzone it was easy to introd U re the new ru I e enhancements and eha n ges and aim ost without exceptio n, the new rules were warmly welcomed., Neltherwas the language berner a prob-

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CHRONICLES # t t 1998

lem, as most of the Germa n people there spa ke ~cellent English and iheywere able to translatefiner pOints in the rules to others that didn't understand.

The first game went to the Blackbloods and there was mu(l1lal~ ebout lhe ore Assaillt Warriors being too good. They were the most e~pen,ive Warband on the til ble b u I wi th iheir e~(ellenl Missi I e wea pon ab iIity and good Close Combat skill lheywere indeed very powerful. This was p<irtly due to the open lavout of the gaming lab le,

From then 0 n we played 0 ne sa me after another Wlth most lasting about two or three hours. The players rotated as different people had to leave, whilf' new

ones ioined in. It was however, vel)' grotifying to see so me pea pie co mini bac k egai nand aga in, to pi ay or just 10 walch. We had armies Irom all1he five races • Blackblood. Devout, Dwarves, Elves and Firstborn, and I found It en€ourag;ng, Ihal each time we played, the batlle was won by a differenl army. This was due to the lactics of different playelS and the different way the llattles progressed bul il showed that no one army was always going 10 win. I nd ivid us Is <1.150 proved to be Interest i ng, ad din g (0101 an d va riety 10 the ga me bu I not dominating 100 strongly, All the models have strengths and weaknesses depending on thesituation. There was much talk about the Troll for instance, say-

ing he was too devastating In Clos,e Combat, Irue, II be finds himself inC lose Com ba I with Actlo~s to spare he IS gonna mess you up, but more often than not. he onlv has the opportunity to kill one or perhaps two models before he finds others out of range, then 1\ s his tu rn to lace the music. Ot~er models I ike t he Warped Lord and the Iorrnented can be devastating uoderrerlain conditions and vulnerable in others. There were also surprisingly few arjU rnents or points of conlen\lon The rules seem to cover most eventuelities and even when some bizarre situatIOns arose, a simpleinitliltlv€ roll on a 020 was enough to.sort tne problem out

BesldeourtablelherewereconstanlgamesofWar· zone being ~Iayed With equal fervor, We had ~olunleers from G€rmany wno dem onstrated 1 h e gil ml< and I must take this opportunity to thank Ihem onc.eagam for their hard work dealing wilh the crowds ~nd an elcelientjob, well done. We didn't gela chance to look in on th ei r gam es much but r rom! he noise and e~dle· ment arou nd the ta ble 11 wou I d seem they had an equally successful show.

In the days we were at the show there was never a time when we did nor have people crowiling round the table. It was hectic; it was hard work but l have to say, despite all the nerves and the trepideuon illl'as great hm, When you have your head buried in a proietti! is difiicult to see beyond the next deadline. When you find yourself among thousands of people who simply love playing games and are genuinely excded aboutth e work you a re produci ng. then you know you are dOlflg something worthwhile.

After five days i n Germany. talklllg tll peop Ie. demoI ng (n ro nepia an d meetJ ng n um era us d lstribulors, retailers, artists, sculptors, writers and gamers we returned to Edinburgh more determined lhan ever. A couple of weeks later there was a similar II someWhat sma Iler r air in I tdly and a nether corn Ing up shortly In Greece, with others throughout the year in Sweden and the United Stales. Hopefully, Ihere wiil be a fair somewhere near you that you Will be able to attend. Bring your questions, bring your enthusiasm II Will be good to see you. And tI1 anks for VO ur support rl mea ns (I great deal to all 01 us.

CHRONICLES # 1 1 1998

STONE ARCHIVES II

New name, old secnon, new contents. Welcome to these excerpts from The Stone Archives] Our regular readers will remember a section called The Archives. WelJ, sJnce we've always taken the contents of these pages from the depths of the Brotherhood's Stone Archives on luna, we thought It would be more appropriate to call. (his section by tts true name. All contents found herein are approved by the Scribe Ambrosius and released to us under Brotherhood directive 25.CI..a6S/8. Enjoy before the Brotherhood closes their doors anew.

This issue from The Stone Archives could equally well have been called By Way of Electrons .. For (his issue I thought I'd take a closer look at a large faction of the Warzone community. that you can find on the Internet. The Internet has played an Important part In the promotion of our games, and we felr it was time for us to pay the people a tribute. If you have access to the lruerner, but still haven't checked out our Web'site, I really think it's lime you did. The URL is www.target.se. Our Web-site contains up-to-date information about our latest releases, our release schedules and provides a place for our Web-forums - bulletin boards where you can POSt your Questions and get answers from other players.

The Internet is a valuable place for players to change ideas, and to get feedback on their own designs. It ts a place where everybody can be the games designer and publish their own designs and ideas. The followi.ng are ideas we've picked up from the Internet,

STONE ARCHIVES

edited by Thomas 0srerlie

CLOSE COMBAT

Here is a rule 1 personally like very much. Many players have complained abou t how the parry mil has a tendency to slowdown close combat. This is Steffen Holt from Norway's solution to this problem:

"Wben beiag s ttscked inclose combat a warrior will try to defend himself by parryingand dodging. This is taken in to account when the atcacker makes his CC roll. Subtract 114 of the defender's CC (rom the attacker's Cc. This is the value (he attacker must roll equal to or less then in order to hit. If the roll is successful the defender rolls an Armor roll as normal. "

MODIFIED RULES FOR HIDING

Ma tt Andersen is one of the many people who have been in touch with us asking questions, giving us feedback, and generally letting us know how the game looks from their perspective. This is what makes our job worth the while. We're always interested in bearing from you, whether you have questions or just want to let us know what you think about the game. If you don't have Internet access, you can still send us questions. Just use regular mail,and send your letters to

Target Games UK, Ltd Suite 8,

2, Commercial Street Edinburgh EH66JA

Scotland

Now back to Matt. Here is a suggestion for revised spotting rules he sent us,

~A model Call. olJlyma.ke one Spotcheck each Turn. However, if the model chooses to, he can spend an Action ill order to get bis +4 bemus but not a roll. This is cumulative as long as the modelbasActions to spend. Also a model ca.n not Spot more tha.t twice his LV awayli-om him,.hestjl1getshis-4 when spottiJlganythingoverhisLD. WeBnd that this way is pretty balanced, and doesn't throw the favor co the spotrers of the hidden troops. Either way in the 'core rules' we' find tna.t hidden models and Units are useless, because they all get spotted and hosed before they can get into position. Most bidden troops are CC orientated, so you are burning points. "

KOHORTS OF SEMAI

Our regular readers will maybe I"eCOgruze the name T, Jordan Peacock. Jordan is one of the 'prominent contributors on the Internet. He's contributed to several articles previously printed in Chronicles, and he's made a ton of new troop types. Most of them are found at the Ratnesr, a Web-site dedicated to Warzone. You can find the Raenest at

this URL: www.dark-ages-com. The Ratnest is maintained by Heartbreaker" Freelancer Jim Williamson.

Below follows one of [ordan's most interesting new troop types, 1 liked these rules so much that I DOW field several squads from the Kohorts of Semai. Take it a:way Jordan:

kSema.i bas his own cultists amongst mortsls, s'WIl)flng them toward the:

Darkness with p.r'Oml·seso{weaJth and power, and using rh ern for special opera tions that just wouldn't. work if the dead were found to have traces or nec.rot:ecbnology and th Dark Symmetry. Either that or it is simply to bis ad_n tage to use cheep, expendable (and gullible) servants, rather than those who have: been endowed and entrusted with g:reate:r powers.

Acolytes, Initiates and Secrietsns of Seuuu are ava£lable .. Their ststistics, troop composition and equipment selection is identical to that for the troop types Gfthe same name from the Koborts of Afgeroth, except as det.1iJed here, and given that Reapers of Souls. Destroyers, etc., are not available to lead cbem, not ixiI)g pan of erllai' legions.

The Kohorts ofSema.i all cost 5poinls less tban the corresponding troop types of Algerotll ([ound in Beasts of War • Ed.). Also, they may be fielded in leaderless squads, or else led by a Heretic or Nepharite of Semsi. A Heretic or Nephsrite or Semsi purchased to lea.d Ii squad of Acolytes. Initiates or Sscristens, does nor COl1JJt

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toward your total number of allowed Individuals. However,. it may not be given mort than one item of NecrotechnoJogy IJ8 squad Leader, and may not be given any Heroic Abilities (if the OptionBJR.uJesare used). Furthermore, any heavy weapon carried by the squad Leader counts toward !:be maximum number of weapons allowed to the squad.

Squads of Acolytes, Initiates or Sseristsns of Semai do not contribute to the number of Individusls or vehicles you are allowed toiield. Theyue, after all, little more chan cannon fodder, and do not wan-ant, by themselves, the attention of more powerful beings, with the exception of those Heretics or Nephsriu$ who deign to lead them personally.

HUMANITY

Another important distinction for the Koborts of Semei is that (vyith the exception of Heretics of Semsi or Nephsrite« of Semai assigned to lead them), they ate 811 hurrulIl -- even the S$.cristans. with their severe deformities. They do not have the .. alien mind, set_, and are therefore su.bject to normal rules For Panic, Rout and Fear -even if they an: led by a model that is immune co Panic, Rout and/or Fear, as their lesder can be swept along' by the chaos. (However, ,[such a model is the only member of the squad left, he does not have to take II Panic test. He doesn't CARE ifhis last underling just got: blown away.) This also means that members of the Kohorts C~N be a.f£ected by special powers and effects t.hat normally "don't aUect Dark Legion models·. They have no special immunities in this regard.

VIOLENT DEMONSTRATION

A special option for r:a1Jying panicked Acolytes, Initiates or Sacn"stans of Semai i$ toenco~ them with a "Violent Demonstration". A Violent Demonstration is accomplished by any "friendly· (Sem8.)J model attacking .a member of the P81licked squad with a damage-causing attack. If the attack hits, whether or not it inflicts damage, the squad immediately may take a LeadershJp test to ery to Rally. If the attack succeeds ill killing the ta.rg'et model, the Unit wilteutometicelly' Rally, without any need. for a roll.

If the Rally roll caused by the Violent Demonstration should Iumble (a natural roll of 20), then the worst case

scenario happens --and the squsdimmediauly Rou '5, whether or not it.is Brokef)

ASSOCIATION

The Kohorts of Sems! may not beIielded in a Derk Legion. force that includes any non-Semei models. (As an exception, any Dark Legion models thar are not aligned to an Apostle= such as Billy the Heretic <maybe included in your force without violating this restriction.)

One ressonIor this is that many of the cultist.sofSemal simply don 'tfunyrealize the erue nature of the Lord of Promises ... or his brethren They are simply not ready to (igh r alongside walking corpses an.d mutants, though they can tolerate the questionably human Heretic Legionnaires ... or Heretics or Nepbsrites. Perhaps their true natures are subtly disguised ....

REPRESENJATIOH

Acolytes, Initiates and Sscxistens of Semsi are represented by the appropriste .miniatures, though they may also appear dressed in stolen (but unfoJ'cunstely inierior) Corporaeearmor. Their uniforms are typical1y darkly colored, beaJ:'ing the symbol of Semsi (except in the case of Acolytes, who bave not yet earned the right). They typica./ly have runes inscribed upo.n tlle.ir ;umor (or tattooed on their bodies), representing the First Lies of Creation and tile broken promises of their deceitful lord.

NEW IDEAS fOR SHOTGUNS

Jim Williamson is one of our many Heartbreaker'" Freelancers who travel across America promoting all of our games. Jim is also II prominent member of the Warzone Internet community, being the man behind the definitive Warzone-site: The Ratnest (the URL is found earlier in this article). Jim is also one of our play testers. Below, follows one of Jim's many ideas. 'Here.are some ideas, myself and II member of my local group worked out, to make shotguns more interesting. Take a look and give some criticism.

Note: These rules apply to all Corporate shotguns only, including the Capitol M510D.

SHOOTING "FROM THE HIP"

Any model equipped with a shotgun, may "shoot from the hip". This sllows the model to increase its rste-ot-tire.

Any model shooting from the hip, may Fire twice per AaiOJl (with the same weapon), but the model suffers a -2 penalty to its MW score. Shotguns loaded with slug ammunition may be "shot from the hip".

MODIFIED CHOKE SHOTGUNS

\Vhetl you purchase a shotgun f01";( model, you must specify whether it has a narrow, standard or wide choke. It is not possible to change the choke on a sbotgun during battle. DA.M ratings and point costs remain the same (or each of the different shotguns. Narrow Choke Sbotgun: A shotgun with il narrow choke has, as you might have guessed, 11 narrow area of etiea, but sn Increased range. To simulate tl: is, all narrow cb oke shotguns use the long, thin Flamethrower templa.te. IIll normal rules for shotguns still apply. Standard Choke Shotgun. A standard choke shotgun uses the normal shotgun template.

Wide Choke Sbotgua: A wide choke shotgun bss an extremely wide field of fire, but a very short range. To simulate this, wide choke shotguns use tbe Mngmescorcher rernpfare, All normal rules for shotguns still apply.

SLUG AMMUNITION FOR SHOTGUNS

Shotgun Slugs

CR MX RM

15 -1

DAM 12(x2)

Cost 3 pts

1) A shotgun using slug ammunition may not be aimed; they are just tOO inaccurate,

2) If a model using a shotgun wishes to switch from standard ammunition to slug ammunition (or vice versa), the model must expend am: action (to simulate loading the new ammo).

3) The Ca pi tal M51 oD may not use slug ammunition (Mitch can't buy it any" v ray),

4) A slug may only hit one model (it does not use a template).

5) A shotgun with a modified choke may still fire slugs.

0) Any model struck by a slug, and not killed, is knocked to the ground. When the affected model is next activated, it must expend one Action to stand up.

MUTANT CHRONICLES RPG WARZONE UNITPACKS

4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 9010 'lOll 4012 4013 4014 4015

Brotherhood Sourcebook I rnperial Sourcebook Frecl~ ncer's Handbook Capitol Sourcebook Algeroth SOli rcebook Bauhaus Sourcebook Cybertronic Sourcebook Mishima Sourcebook

MC RPG 2nd Edition

lllan: The Mistress of the Void

The Second Sea I of Repu lsion, Adv, The Four Riders, Adv,

Beyond the Pale, Ad". Heimhurg--CiCy or Sins Sourcebook

WARZONE RULES

9401 Warzone rulebook

9402 Dawn OfWM. Compendium #1

9404 Beasts of War. Compendium #2

9406 Casualties orWar. Compendium #3

9407 Worlds at War - Dark Eden

9410 Brnrherhood Cathedral

9411 Bauhaus Bu nker

950! 9502 9503 9504 9505

Capitol Troopers

Blood Berets

Bauhaus Hussars Mishima Samurai Undead Legionnaires #1

9506 9507 9508 9509 9510 9511 9512 9513 9514 9515 9516 9517 9518 9519 9520 9521 9522 9523 9524 9525 9526 9527 9528 9529 9530 9531 9532 9533 9534 9535 9536 9537 9538 9539 9540 9541 9542 9543 9544 9545 9546 9547 9548

Blessed Legion na ires Wolfbane Commandos Cybertronic Chasseurs #1 Capitol Special Forces Cartel Special Agents Undead I.egionnair 5 #2 Brotherhood Troopers NecromutantS

lllan Ternplars

Screaming Legionnaires Brotherhood Elite Troopers Heretic Legionnaires Hellfire Cart w/ Crew Hatamato

Etoiles Mornnr

Martian Banshees

Cornha Warheads

Suicide Warheads Machinators

Fll ry Elite Guard

Venusian Rangers

Ka rn 0 ph ages

Desnoyers

B~uhaus Dragoons Bauhaus Bfiezers

Trencher Regulars Mourning Wolves

Su nset Strikers Cybertronic Chasseu rs #2 Ashigaru

Cybertronic Shock Troops Acolytes

Initiates

Sacristans

Brotherhood Pilgrims Capirol Desert Scorpions Mishima Crimson Devils Lutheran Disciples

SOns of Rasputln Soldats Crescenrian Brorherbounds Ternplar Horde Troopers Lutheran Fusili@r Troopers (DE) Sons of Rasputin Shock Snldars

(DE)

Crescent ian tamenters (DE) Crescentian Khan's Guard (DE) Templar Gendarmes (bE) Northern Sons (DE)

Jihad Infantry (DE)

9549 9550 9551 9552 9553

WARZONE SPECIALITY MINIATURES

9601 Cardinal Dominic

9602 Nepharlte of Algeroth

9603 valpurgius, Nepharite ofAlakhai

9604 Razide#1

9605 Pretorian Stalker #1

9606 Pretorian Stalker #2

9607 Mortificator #1

9608 9609 9610 9611 9612 9613 9614 9615 9616 9617 9618 9619 9620 9621 9622 9623 9624 9625 9626 9627 9628 9629 9630 9631 9632 9633 9634 9635 9636 9637 9638 9639 9640 964'1 9642 9643 9644 9 45 9646

Mortifkaror #2 Ezogholl!

Nepharite of Demnogonls 41: I Nepharire Alakhai

Curator

Nec:romower

Attila lll-Cuirassier

Nepilarit(' of Dernnogonis #2 Nepllarite of llian #1 Nepharire of Muawijhe #1 Zenithian Soul Slayer

Rams Ai r Cavalry

B rotherhond Mystic Brotherhood Keeper of the Art Immaculate Fury # I

Nepharite of Semal Callistonian lntruder

Bio·Giant

Eradicator Deathd roid Unholy Carronade wi Crew TA6500 Light Recon Vehide Death Angel

KJ\..u7 Great Gray

Purple Shark

M erourian Macufator Attila Variant

Zenithian Slaughterrnaster Spawn or Demnogonis Deathbringer

Shadow Walker

Vince Diamond

Cyril Dent

G.T. Offroad 8-52 (resi.n) Dragonbike

Pegasus Scou r Bike Dark Huntsman Yojimbo

Crenshaw the Mortificiltor Big Bob Watts

ZZ PRODUCT USnNG CHRONICLES #11 1998
9647 MaJ< Steiner 9518 Sea Lion wI Hvy Wpn. 9847 Brotherhood Valkyrie # 1
9648 Brass Apocalypr 9819 Free Mari ne Sgt. 9848 Brotherhood Valkyrie #2
9649 Cclem of Darkness 9820 Free Marine Hero 9849 Brotherhood Vestel
9650 MilCh Hunter 9821 Free Marine wI Hvy Wpn. 9850 Brotherhood Inquisitor Majori!
9651 Tatsu 9822 Cybertronic Chasseur Sgt. 9851 Necromuranr wi Tormentor # 1
9652 Edward S. Murdoch 9852 Necrornutant wI Tormentor #2
9653 Eaonian Justifier 9853 Centurion #2
9654 Tekron 9854 Hatamoto Leader
9655 Reaper of Souls # 1 9855 Hararnoto Hero
9656 Reaper of Souls #2 9856 Etoiles Mortanr Sgt.
9657 Chernlman 9857 Etolles Mortant Hero
9658 War Medk 9!15!1 Martian Banshee Sgt.
9659 Dr. Diana 9!1S9 Martian Banshee Hero
9660 Valerie Duval 9860 Fury Elite Sgt.
9661 Sean Gallagher 9861 Vellllsian Ranger Sgt.
9662 Ageut Nick Michaels 9862 Venusian Ranger Kapimn
9663 Billy the Heretic 9863 Venusian Ranger wI Hvy Wpn.
9664 Penris Bike 9864 Destroyer Sgt.
9665 Pemale Heretic 9865 Bauhaus Dragoon Sgt.
9666 lnquisitur Nicodemus 9866 Bauhaus Dragoon Kapi tan
9667 Female Mortificator 9867 Bauhaus Dragoon wI Hvy Wpn.
9668 Maclunaror wI Hvy Wpn. 9868 Bauhaus Bli t zer Sgt.
9669 Weapons Pack # I 9869 Bauhaus Blitzer Kapitan
9670 Weapons Pack #2 9870 Bauhaus Blitzer wf Hvy Wpll.
9671 Golgotha 9871 Trencher Sgt.
9612 DemonHunter 9872 Trencher Sniper
9673 Scorpion 9873 Trencher wi Charger
9674 Ilian Templar wi Hvy Wpn, 9823 Cybertronic Chasseur Hero 9874 Trencher Hero
9675 Razide #2 (replaces 9604) 9824 Cybertronlc Chasseur wi Hvy wpn. 9875 Mourning Wolf Chieftain
9676 Immaculate Fury #2 9825 Bauhaus Hussar Kapitan #2 9876 Mourning Wolf Hero
9677 Ragathol 9826 Capitol Captain #2 9877 Sunset Striker Sgt.
9678 Stahler (2 figure blister) 9827 Wollbane Commando wI Shotgun 9878 Sunset Striker Hero
9679 Blessed Vestal LaUT,a 9821:1 Capitol Hero 9879 Cyberrronic Shock Troop Sgt
96.80 Technomancer 9829 Bauhaus Hussar Sgt. #2 9880 Cybertronic Shock Troop Captain
9681 Supreme Necrornagus 9830 Capitot Sgr. #2 9881 Cyberrronic Shock Troop wI Hvy
9682 Jake Kramer 9831 Blood Berets Sgt. #2 Wpn.
9683 Bauhaus Venusian Marshal 9832 ecromutant # I 9882 Ashigaru wI Hvy Wpo
9684 Karak the Keeper 9833 Neliromutilnt #2 9883 Acolyte wI Hvy Wpn.
9685 Lutheran Patriarch 9834 Centu rion #1 9884 Initiate wI Hvy Wpn.
9686 Tamplar Horde Std. Bearer 9885 Sacristan wI Hvy 'lVpn.
9687 Sons of Rasputin Std. Bearer (DE) 9886 Imperial Pathfinder II I
9688 Templer Gandarrne llesta! (DE) 9887 Imperial Pathfinder #2
9689 Infernal Corroder 9888 Imperial Headhunter # 1
9690 Carnal Harvester 9889 Imperial Headhunter #2
9691 Dark Eden Razide # I 9890 Imperial Warhoulld
9692 Dark Eden Razlde #2 9891 Lutheran Disciple Sgt.
9593 Brotherhood Crucifler 9892 Lutheran Greymoum wI Hvy Wpn.
9594 Brotherhood Executioner 9893 Sons of Rasputin Soldat Sgt.
9695 Mett'Opoliran Prophet 9894 Sons of Rasputin Soldat Komman·
9596 Gommorian Emasculator danr
9697 Jaeger Commando (DE) 9895 Sons of'Rasputin Soldat Flammen
9698 Necromutal1t Trooper
9698 Soldat Schwerwaffe 9896 Crescentian Brotherbound wI Hvy
WARZONE SINGLE Wpn.
9897 Crescentian llrotherbnund Sgt.
9898 Ternplar Centur
MINIATURES 9899 Brotherhood Watchman
9900 Crescentian Prophet
9801 Capitol Captain #1 9901 Greymourn Loader (DE)
9802 Capitol Sgt. # I 9902 Lutheran Fisilier .Sgt (DE)
9803 Capitol Trooper ""I HY}' Wpll. 9903 Lutheran Corsair (DE)
9804 Blood Berets Captain 9904 Sons of Rasputin Shock. Scldat
9805 Blood Berets Sgt. # 1 9835 Brotherhood Troope r Sgt. h/wpn. (DE)
9806 Blood Berets wi Hvy Wpil. 9835 Inquisitor 9905 Sons of Rasputln Shock Sgt. (DE)
9807 Bauhaus Hussar Kapitan #1 9837 Brotherhood Trooper wI Hvy Wpll. 9906 Crescenrian Martyr (DE)
9808 Bauhaus Hussar Sgt. # I 9838 llian High Tetnplar 9907 Crescentlan Khan's Guard Sgt (DE)
9809 Bauhaus Hussar wi Hvy Wpn. 9839 Brotherhood Elite Trooper Sgt. 9908 Crescenrian Khan's Guard h,l\vpn
9810 Mishima Samurai Leader 9840 Brotherhood Elite Trooper wI HY}' (DE)
9811 Mishima Samurai Hero Wpil. 9909 Gendarme heavy weapon rO~)
9812 M ishima Samurai w( Hvy Wpn. 9841 Heretic 9910 Gendarme Hunter (DE)
9813 Wollbane Commando Chieftain 9842 Brotherhood Sacred Warrior # I 9911 Sons of Rasputin Viscar [DE)
9814 Wollbane Commando Hero 9843 Brotherhood Sacred Warrior ·#2 9912 Scion of tllan # 1
9815 Wollbanc Commando wI Hvy Wpn. 9844 Brotherhood Sacred Warrior #3 9913 Scion of llian #2
9816 Sea Lion Sgt. 9845 Brotherhood Sacred Warrior Sgt.
9817 Sea Lion Hero 9846 Brotherhood Assassin CfiRONICLES"# 11 1998

PRODUCT LI 511 N G 23

WARZONE RESIN KITS

4101 Dark Legion Clradel Archway

4102 Dark Legion itadel Walls

4 10J Dark Legion itadel Corners

4105 Nepharite's Throne

4106 G.T. o.lfroatl 13·52

4107 Battlefield Enhancer '# l-Crates

4108 Banlefield Enluncer #2·fuel Dump

4109 Battlefield Enhancer #J·Ammo

Dump

41 10 Dark Legion Citadel Ruins

WARZONE PAINT BLISTERS

5101 Basic

5102 Metallic

5103 Venusian jungle

5104 Martian Desert

5105 Algeroth

5106 Dark Symmetry

5107 Inks

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8812 Paradise Lost Booster Di&play

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CHRONOPIA

CHRONOPIA UNITPACKS

2301 Ore Assault Warriors

2302 Gobli n Swordmasters

2303 Vulture Dwarf Swordsmen

2304 Dwarf Dark-Tusk w/morningsrar

2305 Dwarf Blood-Bones w/axes

2306 Elf Axemen

2307 Firstborn Knights w!swords

2308 Firstborn Knights w/maces

2309 Firstborn Crossbowmen

2310 Devout Followers w/hvo handed

swords

231] Ore Swordsmen

2312 Vulture Dwarf Mallel Warriors

2313 Dwarf Dark-Tusk swordsmen

2314 Dwarf Blood-Bone clawsrnen

2315 Elf Spearmen

2316 Fi rstborn Archers

2317 Dark Eye Warriors

2318 The Cursed

23 19 Dwarf Dark-Tusks w/Pick Axes

2320 Elf Archers

2321 Stygian WBrrior Swordsmen

2322 Stygian Wart; or Spearmen

2323 Ore Archers

2324 Devout Followers w/swords

CHRONOPIA RULES

2201 Chronopia TTC

2202 Land oCTwo Rivers

2203 Firstborn Watchtower

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CHRONOPIA SINGLE MINIATURES

250"1 Ore Assault Warrior Leader

2 S02 Ore Assa u I t Wa rri 0 r Sta nda rd

2503 EIFAxe!fl~ste,

2504 E I fAxeme n Lead er

2505 ElfAxemen. Standard

2506 Firstborn Crossbewman Leader

2507 Devout Follower leader

2508 Devout Fcllower Standard

2509 D eve lit Wa rped Lo rd

2510 Goblin Swordrnaster leader

251 I EIf'Spearman Leader

2512 ElfSpearn1an Standard

2513 Elf Great Sword master

2514 Pirstborn Archer Leader

2515 Firstborn Grearswordsman

2516 Firstborn Greatrnaceman

2517 Elf Archer Leader

2518 are Swordsman Leader

2519 On: t;;reatswordsmJn

2520 are Standard

2521 Ore Archer Leader

2522 Dwarf Dark-Tusk Leader

2523 Dwa rf Dark-Tusk Hero

2524 Dwarf Dark-Tusk Standard

2525 Firstborn Knight Leader

2526 Firstborn Knight Srandard

CHRONOPIA .SPECIAUY MINIATURES

2801 Troll# I

2802 Ogre Heavy Infantry #"1

2803 H arbri nger 0 f 1 he Dark Wi ngs

2804 Dusk Realm Demon

2805 Judge

2806 ell ronernancer

2807 Stygian. Priestess

2808 Stygian Great Warrior

2809 Night Walker

2810 Firstbo Tn Rep u lsa r Knight

26 CHRONOPIA SCENARIO

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by Thomas 0sterlie

CHROHOPIA S(tHARIO

For several months Firstborn forces have been looking for a way of elimmating ehe Elven noble, Lord I thak 'zan. SCOuts have reported that Lord Ithak'zan leaves with a hunting party at each full moon and returns three days later. He always passes through the Black-Tooth Pass on his way home and this is where the Firstborn ambush has cut him off. The ambushers were extremely lucky on chis occasion, as Lord Ithak'zan has sent part of

his force to scout ahead of his entourage. Allowing the scouting party to pass, the ambushers spring their trap, cutting the Elven Lord off from his scouting party.

The Firstborn objective is obvious; tbey want to kill the Elven Lord. The Elves realize chis immediately, and try to gettheir Lord to safety on the other side of the Firstborn force.

TNt S(tHARIO

This is a battle between two forces; the Firstborn force - the ambushers: and an Elven force, you may choose from any Elven House, composed of the retinue and scouting party of Lord lthak 'zan, It is intended as a scenario for two players but can be played eq ually well with three (see the' 3 Player Battle' section).

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Part of the tactical challenge of Chronopiaissettingupterrain. We have only included an outline-map for this scenario, showing the ideal table size. and deployment zones, We have however, included suggestions for terrain that we think will help the scenario play better and make it more enj oyable.

Set up the terrain as described in the Chronopiarulebook. 1fyou don't have all the terrain listed below, don't worryfYou have three options, either

you make the terrain before playing this scenario, you find some other terrain to substitute uhe missing pieces, 01" you use something to represent the terrain (scrunched up pieces of paper are perfect for representing boulders.)

The main issue is to have a good amount of terrain on the board. This scenario is only intended to be played on a 4 'x4' table, and you need to break up ehe line-of-sight. For Chronopia, it is often preferable to have more terrain rather than less. The terrain you will need for this scenario is:

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• Eive hills (each approximately 10·xlO")

• Five patches of "Wood (each approximately 10"xlO")

• Four cr-aggy pieces (approxlmate1y 4 "x4" each)

• Three crag peaks (each approximately 4 "x4 ")

D£P10VMl"t:

The Firstborn have the element of surprise on their side. They are after all 'ambushers'! Instead of rolling for deploym nt as stated in the rules, the Elven Lord Retinue deploys first in the deployment zone as shown on the map. Once all the models in that force have been deployed, the entire Firstborn ambush, ing force is deployed as per the map. The Elven Scouting Force can hear the sounds of battle, and "Will arrive on the table after a short time. Deploy [hem at the begin' ning of Turn 3, before rolling for initiative, as shown on the map. From now on the rwo

Elven forces are treated as one, unless you playa three-player game (see '3 Player Battle').

TIMl liMIt:

This scenario is played until - the Elven Lord escapes from the table, one side surrenders or is entirely wiped out.

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There are some restrictions to pickingthe Firstborn force. The total Cost of the force cannot exceed 1000 points.

"Because of shortages in the local garrison, only a few missile troops are available for the Firstborn ambush. Therefore only lout of 4 Warbands may be Missile weapon troops, instead of lout of 2.

You are also limited to fielding only one Individual model.

"I ('tORY

COHDI'tIOWS

The Firstborn's task is to wipe out the entire Elven force.

• For every 100 points ofElven forces killed> 1 VP

• For every Warband completely destroyed - 1 VI'

TNt 'ElY£" TORtl

The BIven force actually consists of two separate forces, of which the total Cost must not exceed 900 points. Even though you are deploy' ing the MO forces separately, they are treated as one force for limitetions regarding Missile Weapon troops.

Lord Ithak'zan is pretty sure he is safe in these areas, so he has sent most of his force. ahead as a scouting party. Hehas with him only his most trusted troops.

2 a (H RONOPIA SCENARIO

TH£ 'EI.V£N LORD'S

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The Retinue must contain only one Individual model to represent the lord himself. It must contain atleast one Warband, but the total Cost of this force mustnote.xceed 350 points (although it may be. less than that).

VrC~ORY

CONDI~IOHS:

The primary task of the Elven force is to gettherr Lord off the opposite table edge.

• Getting the Lord Ithak'zan off the opposite. table edge' {j VI'

• For every Firstborn Warband destroyed, 2 VI'

TNt SCOU~IHG

TORCt

Most of Lord Ithak'zarr's troops are in the scouting party. This force must contain one. Individual model ' no more, ne less. The rest of the Elven force's points must be spent on Warbands.

3 P£AYER BA~r.:I.£

"You can also play this scenario as a 3 player scenario. In this case, one player takes control of the Firstborn force. The. two other players take respectively the Elven Lord's Retinue. and the Scouting Force.

In this case. the. Elven forces are treated as two separate forces. For the Elven Lord's Retinue you have a total of 350 poines to spend on your force. The Scouting Force is up to 550 points strong. Still, the two forces are treated as one for the number of Missile weapon troops available, so the rwo Elven players need to sit down and plan their forces together.

A 3 player battle will last for 6 Turns. The Scouting Force is deployed before rolling Initiative in Turn 3.

'~~IIII~j All other scenario lim'

~ itations described above

still apply.

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TIRS~BORH .fOR(t' S VIC~ORY (ONDIT-ION

The Firstborn's task is to wipe out both Elven forces.

• For every 100 points of Elven forces killed> 1 V]>

• For every Elven Warband completely destroyed - 1 VP

'Er.V£H LORD'S R£TIHut VICtORY

COHDltlOH

The primary task for the first Elven force is to get their Lord off the opposite. table edge (marked as 'A' on the map), but the commander of this force. can still win, even if he is unable to get Lord Ithak'zan to safety.

• Getting the Lord Ithak'zan off the. opposite table edge - 4 vr

• If Lord Irhak'zan is still alive after the end of battle - 3 VI'

• For every Firstborn Warband destroyed - 2 vr

SCOUrING PARtY'S VICtORY

(OHDttIONS

The primary task for the second Elven force is to help in the escape. of Lord Ithak'zan:

• If the Lord Ithak'zan reaches the table edge - 3 Vl?

• For every destroyed Firstborn Warband - 2 vr

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A Freelancer is knowledgeable of at least one of Heartbreaker's table-top miniature games, Warzone and Chronopia. A Freelancer is willing to travel through land and country to gamestores and conventions to do demos. Of course, as a Freelancer, you always get paid in some sort of way. For your services you get figures. products, and the latest information from the Mutant Chronicles and the Chronopia universes.

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THE FRAZEAHEAD COUNTERSTRIKE 31

by Pa ul Bea kl ey

THE FRAZERHEAD COUNTERSTRIKE

In this battle report we will take a closer look at one of the many skirmishes of the Matochekland Warof1276.The 1276warwas parricularly gruesome. Starting out as just a two-way war between Mishima and Bauhaus, it turned into one of the bloodiest and most terrifying dashes of the Second Corporate Wars, when Imperial pitched their forces in. The scenario in this article lets you recreate one of the first skirmishes between Imperial and Mishima. It's an exciting scenario. We played it, and wrote up how it turned out.

BACKGROUND Frazerhead Counterstrike, 48th Southern Earallel, Venusian Northern Continent

As Operation Steel Fist raged between Bauhaus and Mishiman troops massed on the Matochekland border; the Irnperials saw the perfect opportunity to retake and secure their holdings on Prazerhead (formerly the Bauhaus city of Van Am emsport). Imperial's Ministry of War contacted theWolfbanes at their Winter Den and hired them as a far-forward strike force to break Mishima's force unity. TheWoHbaneElders knew they bad the Mishimans beat handsdown in a man-to-man conflict. Their primary concern was the sheer mass of Samurai the enemy could muster. The more warriors on the field, the more chances of a lucky break for the enemy.

CLAYMORES

Besides the frames painted around their squad badges, Pack Chieftains often display distinctive Claymores that have been passed down for hundreds or years. Sometimes the pommels are sculpted; sometimes the entire blade is engraved or unusually shaped. Here are the Claymores used by the Chieftains of some (If the major Packs within the Wolfbanes:

SEAN GALLAGHER

As a sole heir to the throne of the Gallagher dan, Sean was trained from childhood to fight, and rule with unrelenting force. When Sean's entire clan was slaughtered by the Dark Legion, the young heir, with no one e rule, joinea the dreaded Wolfbane Commandos.

The Clansmen respect only force. Sean is dear-minded, but also emotional and Impulsive, He acts first and worries about the consequences later. He also has a very strong desire for revenge.

There was a second hitch: the Expeditionary Force and Sean intended strike location, once a himself led. the Pack.

dense forest, had been cleared by The Mishimen fielded a standard the Mishimen to provide for long, defensive force, with one surprise: deadly fire arcs. Still, the chosen they had among their forces a battlefield was where the Mishi- Deathbringer from that corporamen were weakest. Up and down tion 's Shadow Walker-cult, Impethe line the Mishimen were rial military intelligence did not deeply entrenched amid rock for- reveal this until the Wolfbanes mations. They could later be had already engaged the enemy. scoured out of their fox-holes with fuel air-bombs and napalm ... if the Wolfbanes were successful:

The Wolfbanes fielded Sean Gallagher's very own Pack, the The early fall 'weather, dead ceo-

THE BATTLE

5 :00 am, September 26th, Y.c. 1276

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ter in the. sou thern Ring of Strife, did not cooperate with the Wolfbanes' plans. Rain had soaked the shallow valley, which having been cleared was now only grass fields with a few rock outcroppings.

Daybreak: Gallagher's four "Pathfinders, armed with Howlers and smoke charges, assumed a far forward position in rock outcrop pings thatflanked the centralized Mishiman force. McTaggert's men rolled their N ecromower and Fenris Bikes by hand into a clearing behind one

of the rock ou tcroppings, leaving their engines cold 50 they could main tain the elemen t of surprise. The rest of the forces - the War Hounds, the Berserkers, the standard Commandos - broke apart under the cover of night and joined the Pathfinders in their flanking positions. Sean Gallagher positioned himself with the most forward group of "Pathfinders, prepared to lead his men into battle.

Meanwhile, Mishiman spotters, well aware that their position was the most exposed of the entire Frazerhead line, noticed

movement in the dusk light. They signaled back to their force and had nearly managed to position their own forces, w-ith the heavy w-eapon squads setting up their fire-arcs first, when the Wolfbanes burst from cover. Bellowing his great battle-cry, Sean Gallagher raced forward from the far left, as his "Pathfinders on both sides blanketed the field with an impenetrable cloud of smoke. The N ecromowez and Bikes were the first behind Gal, lagher to rev up and burst onto the field.

The Mishiman heavy weapon gunners opened fire upon thefaint silhouettes within the smoke, to

THE FRAZEAHEAD (QUNTERSTRIKE 33

no. avail. Their Deathbringer teleported behind the forces, unseen but soan to be discovered.

The Fenris Bikes screamed out of the smoke, trying to burst through the circle of Samurai pro' tecting the Mishiman heavy weapon gunners, but they were quickly felled by the over' whelmingfirepoweroftheheavy guns.

The Necromower fared better, but not for long. It came around the rocks and plowed through an entire squad, including the heavy weapon gunner. However, it was obliterated by HMG fire from three different directions. It had done its job though, and

drew fire away from the close combat squads closing through the smoke.

As feared, the sheer number of Samurai an the field, combined with the cleared battleground, nearly negated the smokescreen cover. One by one, the Berserkers and standard Commandos were picked off by the horde of Mishiman forces. The survivors with,

one of the Shadow Walker squads. Once In close combat, the Headhunters easily tore th rough the Shadow Walkers and within moments were ready to move on to the next squad. Meanwhile, as jf guided by fate, Sean Gallagher and the Mishiman Deathbr.i.nger found one another. As the battle raged around them, Sean tried to close with the Deathbringer but it kept Shadow' Walking just out of range. Suddenly, the Death, bringer teleported directly behind Sean and raised its poi, saned blade. Sean spun around, parried the poisoned blade, and thrust his Runestaff relic sword into tbe Deathbringer's gut. A moment later, the Deathbringer expired.

At this point the tide turned strongly in favor of Gallagher's Expedirionary Force and the Wolfbanes were able to regroup and finish off the rest of the

drewto the cover of their rock out- Mishimen. The Headhunters

croppings; their brave Chieftains felled first by the gunfire.

The Headhunters had more luck flanking the Mishimen. The 'Pathfinders continued laying down a wall of smoke for the Headhunters as they closed on

laid into the enemy with a ferocity normally saved for battles against the Dark Legion. The Commandos brought their Deathlockdrum to bear on the remaining enemy squads, no longer needing the Pathfinder's smoke cover.

A few mare Clansmen fell that day, but their deaths brought honor and glory to their squads ..

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MISHIMA DEFENSE FORCE

Squad Five Hatamoto x 2 Shogun Assault Rifle Ceremonial Blade Hatamoto Leader Shogun Assault Rifle Ceremonial Blade

THE FORCES

THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Sean Gallagher Rune Blade

The Gallagher Amulet of Deflection

McTaggert's Rolling Death. Squad

Hedgehog Necromower Fenris Bikes x 2 Punisher Shortsword Interceptor SMG

Algernon MacGregor's Com' mandos

Commandos x 4

Punisher

Aggressor

Deathlockdrum HMG (1) vv/Armor Piercing Grenades Commando Chieftain Nepharite Hammer

w. Smythe's Howling Headhunters

Headhunters x 4

Bartleaxes

Aggressor

Headhunter Chieftain Clansman Claymore

Brosnan's Commandos Commando x 4

Punisher Shortsword Aggressor

Charger HMG (1) Commando Chieftain Clansman Claymore

Robin's Sneaky Squad Pathfinder x 2 Aggressor

Iron Bolas

Howler GL wlSmoke Charges

Tiernay's Trackers Pathfinder x 2 Aggressor

Iron Bolas

Howler GL w/Smoke Charges

Squ.ad One Samurai x 3

ShOgUD Assault Rifle Ceremonial Blade Dragonfire HMG (1) Samurai Leader Shogun Assault Rifle Ceremonial Blade

Squad Six

Shadow Walker x 2

Shadow Walker Punisher Combo Scanners

Squad T'Wo Samurai x 3

Shogun Assault Rifle Ceremonial Blade Dragonfire HMG (1) Samurai Leader Shogun Assault Rifle Ceremonial Blade

Squad Seven Shadow Walker x 2

Shadow Walker Punisher Combo Scanners

Individual #1: Deathbringer Dea th bringer

Shadow Walker Punisher Combo Combat Medic Unit

Subdermal Armor Implants Chameleon Oversuit

Squad Three Samurai x 3

Shogun Assault Rifle Ceremonial Blade Dragonfire HMG (1) Samurai Leader Shogun Assault Rifle Ceremonial Blade

Individual #2:. Ratamoto Hero Hatamoto Hero

Ceremonial Blade

Archer Sniper Rifle

wlLaser Sight

Scanner

Squad Four Hatamoto x 2 Shogun Assault Rifle Ceremonial Blade }{ataflloto Leader Shogun Assault Rifle Ceremonial Blade

Individual #3: Samurai Hero Samurai Hero

Ceremonial Blade

Deaehlockdrum w/Armor Piercing Grenades

Bionic Eye

Cybernetic Arm

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PAINTING MINIATURES 35

PAINTING MINIATURES - NEGROMUTANIS

by Phil Lewis

Hello, and a very warm welcome to the lirst article in our new series Painting Miniatures. Over the coming issues we'll be looki ng at how to paint different models from the various ranges of Target miniatures. In this article, I'm gOing to do my very best to help you arhieve something as close as possible to our finished Necromulant. So, if you've never painted a ligure, but are keen to learn, or perhaps you've already started and not really been satisfied with the results, this article is for you.

MATERIALS

50 what are you going to need to become involved in this exciting hobby? Well. fairly obviously, your requirements are going to mdude some paints and brushes. Along with these

you're also going to need the following:

• a scalpel or rncdeling knife with replaceable blades

a selection of small "needle" files

• a small bottle or tube of su perglue

Other tools, such as pliers and cutters are useful but can be added to your collection, along with some modeling putty, at a later date.

You'll also need something to clean your brushes, some form of palette on which 10 mix your paints. and a suitable work surface. As we

are going to be concentrating on the Heartbreaker range of acrylic (water based) paints, all we need for rinsing our brushes is a small jar/old cup 01 water and some old rag~ or paper towels to clean and dry ihem, Your rnmng palette can be almost anything from a glazed tile, to a piece of plasiicard, preferably while. so that you can see the color of paint you're mixing more eaSily.

WORK AREA

Your work surface can be any level surface of a suitable size. A table top is the most obvious choice here, If this means you're gOing to be working at the kitchen or dinll"\g table. make sure irs well protected! Sheets of old newspapers will do nicely, Just make sure you use a thick enough layer. so that In the unfortunate instancethata potolpainttipsover, there's enough paper there to soak up the spillage. Don't be that one person oul of hundreds who ends up runing an expensive t(lDle or desk!

If you don't trust yourself as far as knocking things over is concerned, you should also consider protecting the carpel or flooring in a similar manner.

DOHT

As we're talking about your work area at present, it's also worth considenng the light you're going to be painting under.

Daylight is undoubtedly the best form of light, so if you can situate your work area near a window you'll certainly benefit However, thars not always going to be practical. Let's face it. most painting will be done in the evenings, and there's Just not a lot of natural light about once the sun has gone down, (Odd tha t. isn't it 1) So, you are going to need a ta bl e lamp of some sort,

Although it's easier to say than do, try and keep your work area as tidy as possible. For one thing it'll help you concentrate on the job Irj hand and as an added bonus it'll lessen your chance of a mishap (like the overturned paint pot we've already mentioned).

PAINTS

Moreyears ago than' care to remember, when I first started in the hobby, most model painters used enamel paints. There really wasn't mush else available unless you went to specialist artist's supply shops. Nowadays acrylic paints are far more popular. easier to use and readily available. They are water based but waterproof once dry. They also dry much more quick-

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Iy than the older style enamels.

Aswe've already mentioned, because the paints aTe watet based, you can clean your brushes OJ thin your paints down with waler. This is al 0 t more co oven ien I rha n h avi ng to wo rry a bout h avi n g th e co rred type of thi nn ers t hat you'd need 10 r oth er types 01 paints,

I f yo u' re lUst ;taftlng a ut, a goo d b a5IC pain.! assortment should include the following. Black. White, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow" S ilve rand Gal d. Along with th ese a go ad Fles h color is ve ry usefu I, as is a Mid" Brown II's quite possible to mix up these las! two colors from those you already have, but for wargames figures they are so useful, it's well worth having them as ready-made. These are aliavai'lable in Heartbreaker'M's series at e~cellent Warzone paints, which all of our painters use.

BHUSHES

We II, yo u' re certa i n Iy gom g to need some of these a ren' t you 7 Seriously thou gh, i ndivi dually, vour brushes ran be the most casU\, part of your painting requirements. Old and splayed brushes can have their uses in minalure pai nti ng. but lor th e basic co lor sche m es snd fine detail work, you'll need two or three good quality ones. Not only do good brushes give far better results; you will also lind

HAHDUNG BRUSHES

Halling spentvour hard-earned mOney on these items, look after theml Here are a few des and don'ts to help you get the most from your brushes.

ne..

... alwilYs clean the brush after use .

... only use the tip cf the brush to pick up

the paint

, .. 51c re your brush es u pr'igh t afte ruse. Don't ...

".swamp the head of the brush so that

them much easier to use. For cur purposes the best brushes: to use are made with good quality sable hair. In general, these can be p urdiased from goo d art su p pi iers, But nowadays, qutea numberofmodelandcraftshQPs keep a stock 0 r t hi s type 0 f brush.

Ih e pa In t go es right ave r thf bristles a nd onto the metal ferrule.

.• Jet the brush dry ou with paint on it

.• .Ieave your brush point downwards in your jar 01 water.

PREPARING THE. MODEl

BHUSH SIZES Now let's consider the stages we need to go The sizes of brush used by most miniature through before you prise open that first pot painters vary from size ODD, which has a very of peint Basically, there are three things we line head, to size 3, which lor our purposes need to do.

is really a bit too large. Between these two. Stage I - Prepare and clean the mod-

extremes are sizes 00, D, 1 and 2. For now, el,

if you purchase a good quality size 0 and size. Stage i-Assemble the model.

I you shouldn't go too far wrong. A cheap-. Stage 3 - Undercoat the model (Oh all

er size 2 will also rome in useful. Don't over- fIght! You'll probably haveto open one

spend on this one. This brush is going to be pot for this!)

used for the rougher jobs such as dry-brush- PHEPARE ANOGLEAN THEM.ODEl

ing and undercoatin.g. like wesaid a lew moments ago the first thing to do is prepareand clean the model. For this we're going to need our scalpel! modeling knife and the small files.

SAfETY nHSY

Beta u se of th e extremes ha rp ness of th e blades you'll be using, you must remember to always make cuts away from yourself.

1t'5 often ve.ry tem pI; nil, to use th e bl a de to scrape backwards towards the thumb of the hand holding the knife. Don't doit! At some stage you'I.1 slip and send the blade deep into thai poor digit.

Seriously, these blades are so sharp, espedally when new, that you'll barely feel ii, but wow-will the blood flow freely.

As fa r as t he actual b la des a Ie co ncerned, use ones w.ith a straight rather than a curved cut-

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hng edge. Avoid those that are long and thin. Longer blades have a tendency to snap more easily than their chunky counterparts 50, again, we're concentrating on the silJety aspect here.

REMOVING FlASH

Due 10 the (ilsling process Involved in making metal minaiures, you'll often find small pieces of 'nash' on the figure, Flash is a thin lilm 01 meal that sometimes forms around parts 01 the model. This should be Glrefully cleaned away I rom the figure with your modeling knife or scalpel.

You'll also occasionally find whallook likesrnall extra st ud s on va ri OUS pa rts 0 flh e figu re. Th ese are the sites of tiny venting holes that allow the molten metal in the mould to fill the cevityproperly. These can either be picked offwith your knife or carefully filed down.

or course, you want to check over your model a few timesto make sure you're not removing something that's actually supposed to be there. So take your time.

Finally, you may find a small line of metal around the very edge of the figure, in the position where the two halves 01 the mould have met. Unsurprisingly, this is known as the mould line. Again, this needs to be ClueluHy filed down. In very many cases you'll find that the model you're w0rking on needs almost no preparation or cleaning whatsoever, but Irs always worth checking. tt's much easier and more convenient to remove any little extra bits of meta~ at this stage rather than when you're half way through painting your model. The care that you put into the figure now will reflect on your finished miniature.

ASSEMBLE THE MOOR

In the case of our Necromulant we only have one tiny bit of assembly to consider. Fitting the model to the base. For this, all we need to do is first check that the tag under the figure's feet fits snugly into the slot on the base. If the tag is too big to fit In the slot, you (an either IiII' U115 down or, very carefully, enlarge the slot on the plastic base with your modeling knife or your fil~, so ihat there's a snug lit. So now we've got a good solid fit for the model in its base. Remove the figure and put a small drop of supsrglue on the tag and insert it Into the slot. Couldn't be easier, could it?

UNDERGoAnNG

This is our final job before we start painting. The idea of undercoating is to cover the model with an even layer of pant. This torrns _ .. well, the undercoat, to which our top layers of paint will adhere, Without this, it's quite possible forthe bare metal to showthrough Alternatively, you'll need so many layers of paint

that you'll end up srnothenng the fine delail on the model.

Most fi gu re painters use wh i re as an un d ercoat as it enhances the richness of any bright (01- ors painted over it. As we'll see later, a black undercoat works welt With other colors. There are ready-to-buy primers that can be painted on slrilighl from the pot or palette. For this task yo u'll Wi] nt to use you r larger, rhea per brush. If you haven't gOI a specific primer it's quite acceptable La use your ordinary white auylk paint in its place.

tf you want a really smooth and even undercoat on your model. the best method is to use a spray paint such as matt white car primer. ThiS is really more suited to undercoating a number of figures rather than the single figure we're tatking about here. Spraying a single figure does mean thai an awful lot of the paint will gel wasted. If you do decide to spray the figure there are a number of things you should be aware of. First of all, you'll need some form of 'spray booth'. An old cardboard box will be fine lor our purposes. The idea olthe box is to contain the spray and slop it going where il shouldn't. Vou should always sprilY your models in a well-ventilated area to avoid inhaling any fumes given off by the paint, Preferably, this IS a job which should be done outside, or in a garage or outhouse where you can leave a door wide open. DO"!1't run the risk at getting a fin.e layer of white paint over anything valuable, like the new family car. You have been warned!

Assurmng that you've gal a convenient area set aside for spraying. tum the open box on its side and place the figures inside, Hold the can about 30cm away from the ligures and Spfily with light, smooth strokes. Once this coat has dried, turn the figures around to do the back. Try not to soak the models in paint, it is much better to build up several thin coats. This way, again, you won't take the chance of obscuring (Jny detail. Use your brush to touch up iJny small areas that the sway has missed.

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PAlmNG THE MINIATURE

Aswe're p.aintingaspecific figure from theWarzone universe, you won't need to concern yourself too much about the color scheme, as we'll be telling you exactly whal colors Jackie, one of our miniature painters, has used. Don'tworry if the shades you get on your miniature aren't ex.adly the same as those shown in the PiCtures, The colors ere never exactly the same In a photograph as they are In real llle,

The purpose of our base coal is to cover lhe individual parts of the model with a smooth coat or the appropriate color, In many cases you'H find it easier to start on the largl:'r areas of the figure before moving on to small details and accessories. Always try and paml with a steady flowing movement Avoid the temptation to occasionally push the brush against the bristles, as this will shorten its useful life. Concentrate on making as neat a job as you can with each stage of painting, Having said that, you are bound to gl!'l some splashes of pamt on parts of the model you didrrt intend. Don't panic. These mistakes can easily be retourhed.ll necessary, use a little luna White to paint over an error if an unwanted darker color shows through the correct one, Those of you who aren't painting your first figure may well find that as you progress, you'll make fewer and fewer errors. Vou'li also find that as your experience grows, any mistakes that you do make will seem much easier to rectify.

The Base Colors we've used on the Necrornetant are really put on in two distind steps. This IS because Jackie's going to be using black as an undercoat lorvarious parts of the mlrliature. The use 01 this black "undercoat" means that some of the darker colors we're going to use will have a much more "solid" look, than itwe were painling1hem over the original white undercoat.

BASE COLORS - STAGE ONE

For this stage we'll be using six colors Four "straight from the pot", namely Mortis Black. Cavern Stone, Mishima Red and Gehenna

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Orange, and two that we'll need to mix. tet's 100 k at the two m ixtu res Ii rst

The first is for the Necromutant's lower face. (The only bit of "flesh" that is visible on this particular figure.) Mix up a combination ofCenturian Green and Wolfbane leather to produce a dUllish green. Paint this on the part of the model mentioned above.

The second mix is a combination of Wolfbane leather, Mortis Black and luna White. This should be painted onto the horns on therrunielure's helmet Rather than trying to describe this particular brown, I think it's easier to refer you Ib the photograph of this stage. CheCK your own mix against this.

The 'plain' colors should be painted on as follows. Use the Cavern Stone for the sleeves, trousers and back of the Necromulant's overalls. Ihe Mishima Red is painted on the Belzarach (gun) as in the photo, and also spotled onto the model's eyes. The Gehenna Orange IS used on the rear 'vents' of the Belzarach, just above the model's left hand. The Mortis Black is basically painted on everything else.

BASE COLORS - STAGE TWO

In reality, we're going to jump slightly ahead of ourselves in this section as we're really going to be starting the highlights on various parts of the model. Don't worry when you see the tech nique called drybrushing mentioned below. ThiS is explaned right attbe beginning of the highlighting section.

It's probably worth noting here, that as you become more experienced, you'll be able to complete a model much more quickly if you treat each part of the model separately. Rather than painting tbe entire miniature in its block colors from head to toe, then working to the mid-tones, then to the highlights; you (an speed up by picking on one area of the model at a time. Let's take Ihe overalls as an example, You'd still be following the block, mid-tone and highlight technique, but on this area alone, before moving on to the next bit you want to paint where again, you'd follow the same stage

by stage method.

Almost every figure painter, with a reasonable amount of experience, in this aspectot the hobby, paints their models in this way. Some will start on the lIesh tones, some on any metallic parts; some will simply look forthe largest area on the model which is destined to be the same color, In the case of the Necromutanl it would be the overalls

One tip that you might find useful when paintIng in this manner is to get as much of the "metallic" drybrushing done in the early stages of painti ng a figure. This will prevent the tiny flecks tram the metal paints l1icking onto finished parts of your figure. Unfortunately, this is something that the metallic painlSare prone to do

However, forsimplicity's sake, itshould be easy enough to understand our painting technique if you see the model completely painted ateach of the stages we describe.

Right then, back 10 the paints!

Here, we're going to be overpainting certain parts of the figure we painted with Mortis Black in the previous section. Keep re ferr I n g to the pictures of the model. There are so many small details on this particular figure that I'm bound to miss out something in the following description. Here it goes anyway I

We'll start with most of the. parts of the minialure that might be thought of as being made of leather. Make up a dark brown mix by com-

bining Mortis Blad, Mishlma Red and Wolfbane Leather. Use this to paint the Necrornutent's gloves, pouches, gaiters, belt and straps, except for the straps on the boots.

Jungle Green should be painted on the two pieces of tubmg on the Belzarath and the larger tubes on the model's back and fight arm. For the "traps on the figu re's boots, use a mixture of Marlls Black and Bauhaus Blue. This should give a dark blue/gray color.

The hair should be painted with a mix of Pretorian Gray and Luna White. The white is used simply to lighten the shade of gray.

The final color we're going to use is Gunmetal. Tlus should be drybrushed on the toecaps and heels of the boots, and 011 the Belzllrach's - bayonet, magazine and the small unit under the right hom on the helmet. You can also drybrush the unit on the figure's back and the horn 'cups' on the helm. The studs, spikes, butkles and pouch button'S: on the model are really too small to drybrush. Simply pant or spot these with the Cunrnetal.Lonk out for the studs on the Belzarach and rightshoulder pad. These are very small and you will need your finest brush and a steady hand to paint them. Try and get the smallest amount of Gunmetal that you can, on the very tip of the brush. This may mean "recharging" the brush with paint for each stud, but this IS no bad thing.

HIGHUGHT

Probably. the easiest way to highlight a figure is wilh a technique known as "drybrushing". For this, we're going 10 use our cheaper brush. Unfortunately, drvbrusbmg IS not a very kind way to treat your brushes, as .t lends to spoil them fairly quickly.

To begin highl ighting the miniature usi ng the drybrushing method, you will need to mix up a lighter shade of your original base color. PICk up a small amount of this mixture on your brush. Then, With a piece of rag or paper towel, wipe most 01 the paint from the brush. Even if the brushlooks dean, you will slllI find there is enough paint left to transfer onto the figure

HIGHLICHT

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Gently draw the brush across the pari of the model you are highlighting. As you dothsserne of the paint from the brush will transfer onto the raised areas at the model. II is worth noting thaI certain colors will require more drybrushing 'coats' than others before you notice the effect.

First you will need to bring the shade up to a mid-tone. Then, using a lighler shade of your chosen color, you can repeat this technique, gradually decreasing the pressure you use on the brush, until you reach the final highlight. Repeat this process with the appropriate shades of color over the whole model until you have highlighted the entire figure.

Once you have got used 10 Ihe technique

involved with drybrushing, you will find it very easy to do. Away of praaicingyour technique, without risk toyour rnodels with a small piece of reasonably coarse sand·paper.

Paint the paper with a strong, dark color. Mortis Black, for example, would be fine. Lei the paint dry th orou gh Iy. N ow, try d ryb rush i n g th is with differing amounts of Luna White left on your brush. See which amounts work and which look messy. Try varying amounts of pressure 10 check the different effects that you can achieve. Well, drybrushing is one way of qUickly and easily adding highlights to your figure. It does take a little practice. But when painting your figures for gaming you'd be hard pushed to better it, it is quick and effective.

AND nNAUY ...

Well that's about it! If this has been your first attempt at figure painting, we hope you are pleased With your finished figure and thiS article has been useful. There are bound to be parts of the model that you think you could improve on, and that will happen as you gain more experience. Most Importantly, we hope you have enjGyed yourself and that you are encouraged by your efforts.

Remember". Practi<:e and Patience.

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4Z LAND OF TWO RIVERS

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TH~lAND 01' TWO RIVERS

by Peter Flannery

Torn away from his haven in front of the computer, listening to music he considers cool (the poor bloke's from Manchester, home. to the likes of Oasis, Stone Roses, and The Happy Mondays, no 'Wonder he's got bad taste in music) and typing away on the fiction for the first Chronopia supplement, rete lets us in on the ideas and thoughts behind The Land of Two Rivers.

It's always difficult starting a new project, especially when it follows a strong one like Chronopia. Chronopia is one of those products that you just know is going to be suecessful. Every aspect of the game. is good - the rules, the artwork, the miniatures and the layout. Even the back-

What we 'Want is a product that builds on the strengths of Chronopia rather than starting again from scratch. We have the world well established and the five races clearly defined. Now we need to introduce a new element ehat will open up new possibilities and allow us to develop new troop types for the current races. We already had an idea, and a strong one at that - The Stygian. A race of serpent beasts "Who rise up from the southern deserts that we deliberately left empty on the Chronopia map, These are not the 'B'movie' lizard men that other companies have produced but a more sinister- race with a true sense of culture and identity. They are the Stygian, an ancient race, who for centuries have slept in their huge temple cities while the other races filled the earth.

In the present day ""orld of Chronopia the Devout are by far the largest single force, pressing the other races from every direction. The. only way to save the world from the eternal shadow of the Dark One is to introduce a new danger that will pose as much of a threat to the Devout as to the other races. So tbe One King, '__.o:::!lIo.cwbo can see into the future. and the past, sends a force down into the deserts to seek out the. lost Stygian city of Ipkur-Kish, and rouse them from their slumber.

Here is a passage taken from the forthcoming book, that.describes thefirst encounter with the Stygian. when a small band of Firstborn Knights enter the Stygian aiggurat:

There came a sound, as of a seal be broken and the bronze covered door dropped back and slid co the side. The darkness beyond seemed deeper chan ever and filled with menace, The kmghts drew their swords. One approached the doorway, peering

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into the gloom. T11e lightofrbe moon seeped passed him and glinted off something in the shado-ws. He squinted, trying to discern what the strange shape might be. He saw the dim light fallon black scales. Just a. glimpse, 11 nostril, a. heavy ridged bl-OW, it sinister, slitted eye. A creature he thought, a snake or lizard, but big. The thing moved closer snd the sound of its scales on tbe stone was like the rush of weter.

The knigi: t stepped back as the large saurian head emerged from the darkness, decorated with bronze jewelry. Not a. beast he thought a being. Civilized, intelligent. The creature came Oll, slowly, the fi'ltered light of tbemoon revealing a powerful body, decked in ornate armor. Strong, he thought: dangerous. The creature raised muscular arms /!.5 though in supplication or in prayer. And clenched in each large fist, a sickle shaped blade, sharp and cruel.

111e knight turned co shout a warningand the crearure struck. The first blade sliced up into his groin and slid like a cold spike into his belly. He screamed and struck out with his own sword btu the crea.ture ducked dear of the blow. Fast, he thought, roo (ast! The creature's second blade found a gap at the neck of his breastpJa te and bit deep in to his chest. His sword clattered to the floor and be choked on blood as the creature, the Stygian, lifted him from his feet. His companions backed away in borror ss t.beysaw their comrade raised bigh into the air. Two of them shouldered the victim of the trap, while .the third covered their retceat as they backed out

of the room, The Stygian

watched them leave with cold reptilian eyes. Slowly, it moved into the chamber and gently, tenderly it laid the writhing, pinioned bodyoftbe knigbt 011 the sltsr, The knight's blood flowed bJack in the moonlight and was drawn into tbe sacriflcial stone, The Stygian closed its eyes as though deeply tired or sated and the knights fled.

So as you can see, you don't --."...~==:::::!!!!!!

mess with the Stygian'

1 am enjoying writing the. color text for the Land of Two Rivers. It was difficult trying to get a handle on it at first but then I started thinking of the Two Riven; /!.5 the river of time and the river of blood. From then on things began to flow more easily, It was easy coming up with images of the Stygian because.Adr-ian has done some excellent concept work. The Guardian, the "Priestess even the standard troops look superb. Dave has been working on the rules for the new army and with Stygian that can leap over enemy models, camouflage themselves like chameleons, or even feed off dead enemies to .regain lost Wounds, things are looking very interesting indeed!

As you begin to work on a project it gains a momentum of its own. What starts out as a basic idea slowly grows into a finished, professional product, drawing on the skills of all the peopie at the studio. The next problem will be how to follow the Land of Two Rivers. But fresh challenges are one of the things that keep the

job from being boring. For DOW 1 will leave you with a section of the introduc-

the state of playas the Stygian enter the arena, hope it wets your appetite!

For centuries the Stygian have slept, entombed; and the world has forgotten them. The jungle claimed their Ziggurats in the east, concealing them from view. In the south the desert sands swallo-wed the Stygian pyramids, leavi og not a trace. To the north they be encased in Ice. To the west wbo knows 'What sleeps within the shadow of the Devout lands.

As wr-itten upon the Tablets of Des' tiny the Stygian will rise again and the world will bleed upon their sac' rificial altar once more.

In The Land of Two Rivers the Sty, gian have awakened ...

...... FEAR TH.EM!

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