Citizens of World War II

And here are the citizens that will take part in the forthcoming Occupation scenario.

I bought these from Foundry as well and they're nice - but didn't enjoy painting them as much as the Nazis.

At this stage I haven't painted the base edges yet (made from two pennies glued together).

That's the normal characters, but now let me introduce the mysterious Jacob Rainier. He takes part in the scenario as a secretive character trying to avoid the Nazi sentries but whether he works for good or evil has yet to be revealed.

Here Come the Nazis

Well I FINALLY got round to painting the first batch of Nazi miniatures for my upcoming Origins of Evil campaign.

These are Sentries that I bought from Foundry miniatures, where they have a quality extensive range. Obviously the guy with the dog is particularly cool.

To paint them I used a range of GW colours: Regal Blue, Hawk Turquoise, Shadow Gray and Codex Grey. For the weathering round the base of the coats I went with Graveyard Earth and Bleached Bone.

This next squad are regular infantry.

I'm particularly looking forward to this game. I really love the way these guys turned out.

But here's the real villain of the story. I'm planning to keep him alive as long as possible (unless the werewolf gets him): Captain Johann Kreiger!

Stay tuned. I'm now working on the civilians these guys are going to be roughing up in my Occupation scenario.

LOST IN THE WILDERNESS: The Wilsons

The Wilsons are the latest characters to be joining the LOST IN THE WILDERNESS campaign thread. 

Of the three campaign story lines I have going, Lost in the Wilderness is the most prolific so far (mainly because my wife is more up for games than my friends at the moment). 

As regular readers will know, the idea of the campaigns is to have an ongoing story with characters joining and leaving as they are killed. There has been quite a high body count so far so it will be interesting to see how long it will be before I run out of miniatures!

 Let's meet the Wilsons.

From left to right, we have:

BILL

The father and husband. Bill is a tough guy who up until recently has not had an opportunity to show it. Working in an office did not prepare him for life on the run from supernatural creatures, but he has risen to the challenge, willing to do anything to protect his kin.

BETTY

Bill's wife; Betty is a traditional stay-at-home mum with good family values and the same passion as her husband when it comes to protecting her children. She would gladly lay down her life for them, even hopelessly.

CARLY

The eldest child but still very young, Carly is a little precocious but generally a good egg. The things she has seen lately have terrified her but the reassurances from her parents that everything will be alright have strengthened her. She is very confident in their protection.

RICK

The youngest child, Rick finds the current developments more exciting than scary. He isn't stupid - he knows he can't win a fight against anything by himself - but he is fast on his feet and can usually run clear of any trouble.

MAI LING

The family's au pair, assisting Betty with looking after the children day to day. She is a little sullen, feeling that she is not really needed, but exceptionally pretty. She has her eye on Bill and secretly fantasises about stealing him away from his wife.


Let's see how they fare in their first game...

LOST IN THE WILDERNESS: Getting to Know Jack

In the near future, I hope to be playing my LOST IN THE WILDERNESS: Scenario Three - Creeping Crawlers.

To get me in the mood, let's take a closer look at our primary protagonist, Jack. He's the longest living survivor of the previous Lost in the Wilderness adventures and has earned a skill As such, it's probably worth investing a little time to broaden his background so that we care more about him.

Hopefully he won't get killed right away after going to this effort!!!

JACK 

We already know that Jack is a cocky young ladies man: tall and athletic, with a love of fast cars and late night drinking binges, but there is a lot more to him than that. 

Jack was a grade A student well on his way to a high level of academic success and already enrolled into a top university. He came from a good family home with loving parents and his best friend was a pretty girl named Alison. 


There wasn't a whiff of romance between Jack and Alison until the day he was about to leave to go to university. Realising she was going to lose him, Alison declared her love for him. Without knowing it himself, Jack had long since been in love with her and the two of them eloped, abandoning Jack's education. 

His parents refused to talk to him or help support him and one year later, he and Alison were living out of a seedy flat above a video shop. Jack had casual work at an off-licence and Alison was heavily pregnant. 

All of their dreams had ended in a harsh and uncomfortable reality and though they still loved one another, the difficulties of life induced terrific strain on their relationship. A lapsed insurance policy and some bad luck had put them horribly in debt. With the baby on the way and Alison's stomach bloating out, Jack realised they had little hope but to reestablish contact with his parents. 


But they still refused to meet him. 


Jack and Alison drove round to see them at the mansion but the confrontation ended in a shouting match. Jack's mother refused to even see him. Furious and desperate, Jack drove away from his parent's house. 


But he was careless in his anger. He lost control on the wet road and the car clipped the front of a truck coming in the opposite direction at sixty five miles per hour. 


The entire half side of Jack's car was shorn away, taking Alison and the baby in her stomach with it. 

Three seconds later it was all over and Jack stepped out of the wreckage completely unhurt. 


Everything had been ruined. All his potential for life had been stolen from him. What could have been a perfect life had become a wasteland of regret and despair. 


And in his blackened mind, Jack traced it all back to the day when Alison had first declared her love for him. He realised now that that moment of perfect romance had led to all of this. Their love had ruined his life and destroyed hers.


And so Jack changed his life. 


Never more did he seek out dreams of long-term happiness or love. His was a life of ephemeral pleasure; women, liquor and partying as he fell in with an entirely new group of friends. 

Alison was lost to him forever, and so was happiness. 


Pleasure was all he had left. 


Or it was. 

Until he became... Lost in the Wilderness.

LOST IN THE WILDERNESS: More New Characters

Several new characters are about to make an appearance in the Lost in Necropolis storyline so let’s take a look at them. We’ll get to know them a little better if they survive a couple of games.

Nazi

The leader of the band; a tough and ruthless man who is fully aware of the escalating situation and what steps will need to be taken to survive. At the same time he sees an opportunity to act without the constraints of the law and take his gang in the direction he's always wanted to go.

Skipper

The oldest member of the gang; Skipper is the former leader but is now being forced out of position by the more aggessive Nazi.

Sparky

A mechanic, and the gang member most up for Nazi's mysterious agenda.

Grace  

Nazi's floozy, a fairly brainless, highly impressionable young woman who is enjoying the wild ride Nazi and the boys are taking her on. She's not a bad person but while nobody is telling her not to do something and it's fun then why not???

Mike

A nasty piece of work who cares little for anyone else unless they can give him what he wants: guitless pleasure and lots of it.

LOST IN THE WILDERNESS: New Characters

Jack and Victoria, the survivors from the first Lost in the Wilderness scenario are about to meet some new friends.

Let’s take a look at them:

Jemima, Buddy, & Jenson are students who have rented out a little cabin in the woods for a bit of “fun.” They are already well aware that dangerous creatures are lurking in the wilderness; having come into contact with them and survived; and have managed to tool themselves up ready for defending themselves.

JEMIMA

Jemima is a happy-go-lucky nature-lover who likes to spend her time partying.

BUDDY

Buddy is a good guy who is questioning how happy he is spending so much time with Jemima and Jenson.

JENSON

Jenson is a bit of a loose cannon – a bit aggressive and a bit loud. He loves partying with Jemima and Jenson, maybe a little too much.

Unlike the original characters, these three are already armed and know what’s what so it will be interesting to see how they manage when they’re… Lost in the Wilderness.

Incidentally, these miniatures came with the Last Night on Earth game; a fairly good board game about fighting zombies!

LOST IN NECROPOLIS: Starting Characters

The second campaign storyline we're going to be running here is going to have a slightly different feel to it.

This one is going to feature rather more powerful Protagonists – law enforcement officers who start the game armed to the teeth – and it’s actually going to be set in Necropolis: the city of the damned.

Over time as our heroes are whittled down they will inevitably be joined by non-police survivors but we’ll be keeping a law enforcement spin as long as casualties allow.

Let’s meet the characters:

We have a principal team and their back-up.

The principles are government agents who have ostensibly been sent to the city to investigate a spate of crimes in response to an anonymous tip, but they may be more going on than there seems to be...

From left to right:

Marlow is a long standing and jaded agent who has seen everything. His heart is in the right place but he has forgotten how to communicate civilly.

Kate is the leader of the team: all business and very much by the book. She has advanced through knowing more than anyone else around her and through canny and decisive action. She is cautious and controlled, more than capable of achieving her goals and staying alive.

Brock is Kate’s partner, a clever man with an open sense of humour and a gentle heart. He’s also a ruthless killer if the need arises and privately has a shoot first policy if his colleagues are in danger.

Annie is the youngest member of the team and something of a braniac. At the academy she scored highly in every area, especially shooting but she plays it down amongst her co-workers. She likes to be seen as feminine.

Carl is brash and loudmouthed but he always gets the job done.

Backing the agents up is a heavily armed and armoured SWAT team, available to be called in by chopper if an investigation turns ugly.

From left to right we have:

Stacy, Brett, Dugan, Lillian and Curtis. All are highly trained individuals that we will get to know more if they survive their first mission.

LOST IN THE WILDERNESS: Starting Characters

With a brand new campaign, we’ll be starting off with a group of Protagonists and watching their progress over the coming months as they struggle to stay alive being hunted by dark beasts and undead monsters.

Some characters won’t make it and as time goes on, the survivors will meet and make friends with new characters who will join their group. If they aren’t killed, the survivors will quickly learn skills and gather weapons that will help them to survive.

That’s if they survive…

Scenario 1 will see five friends finding themselves in the middle of a zombie infested town. Not all of them will make it but let’s find out who they are while we still can.

For now we’ll just touch on their personalities. We don’t want to get too attached just yet.

JACK

Jack is a cocky young ladies man: tall and athletic, with a love of fast cars and late night drinking binges.

CHRISTIE

Jack’s latest conquest: a flirty nineteen year old whose only interests are clothes, TV and dating.

HERMAN

Andrew’s college roommate: a dour grim-faced individual with a hearty spontaneous laugh and a good bond of friendship with Jack.

VICTORIA

A slightly aloof young woman whose career is already on the fast track. She's hanging with the group because she hopes to get together with Herman, even though she finds herself coming into regular conflict with Jack.

ANDREW

The joker of the group but a brave young man with a protective eye on Victoria.

Only time will tell which of them will survive...