Friday 11 October 2019

Blackstone Fortress battle report 2/2: Into the lair of the beast

Following last week's adventure, our heroes returned to Precipice to recover and get new kit. They had enough clues to track the ambull, and have now battled their way to its very lair...













Saved by urghuls again?! In Blackstone Fortress, enemy reinforcement rolls are rare but often devastating. Here, some unexpected urghuls erupted from a portal right next to the ambull. I randomised who they would attack- and luckily, it wasn't the explorers! Then, I rolled the rare reinforcements again- and again. There was no way Pious Vorne was going to survive.

In another unusual twist, I subsequently rolled an event that allows an out of action adventurer to return! Pious Vorne is back, baby!

Unlike the previous mission, the ambull cannot recover and return, so I wasn't worried by it once we had taken it down. I did enjoy the drama of it tunnelling and then emerging halfway across the board.

With the successful raid on the nest, I can now open the special sealed envelope that comes in the game, and get the unique goodies inside...

8 comments:

  1. What an ending! My goodness, but what is in the envelope?

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    1. Secret items I can use in future missions!

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  2. I love these comic book-style batreps. That full page picture of the Ambull looming over Vorne is absolutely epic. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Thank you! I couldn’t pass up the opportunity for a big splash page!

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  3. Haha, so cool! Some pretty awesome pics :)

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