Tag: THW

  • WHAT Spell Casting

    WHAT Spell Casting

    Caster Class Unlike other RPGs, Warrior Heroes Adventures in Talomir (WHAT) from Two Hour Wargames has only one Class for those who cast spells whether they are Wizards, Witches, Sorcerers, or Necromancers – the Caster Class. Casters are created like any other characters. They can be of any ancestry (race) and can be male or…

  • The Iron Queen’s War – Taking Ryyne, Part 2

    The Iron Queen’s War – Taking Ryyne, Part 2

    After the successful scouting mission of Roxane’s Cavalry Brigade, General Dorothea sent her vanguard forward to seize the village before the Asterians could destroy the dock works. She placed the vanguard consisting of two brigades of infantry and the remnants of Roxane’s Brigade under the command of Thalassa. In addition, she instructed the sorceress Ate…

  • Cricket’s MacGuffin

    Cricket’s MacGuffin

    A 5150 Encounter Are your characters turning into murder hobos? Do they need motivation for an adventure? Need some suspense in your encounters? Well, my friend, you need a MacGuffin. What is a MacGuffin, you may ask? A MacGuffin is something the characters and their antagonists are extremely interested in for varying reasons. It’s a…

  • The Iron Queen’s War – Taking Ryyne, Part 1

    The Iron Queen’s War – Taking Ryyne, Part 1

    The large Asterian village of Ryyne is a large, growing, bustling village on the banks of the Planetkore River. The main reasons for its size and continued growth are the docks and repair facilities for rivercraft. The village also lies in the path of Nycenae’s 2nd Army on its march to the major port city…

  • Slapchop? Painting Stargrave with Cuttlefish Colors

    Slapchop? Painting Stargrave with Cuttlefish Colors

    There is an old saying, “Everything old is new again.” It has been a year since the “slapchop” painting technique has taken the hobby by storm. Slapchop is an update of a technique called “grisaille” which appeared as early as 1300 C.E. Grisaille is an underpainting technique using shades of grey to discover the shadows…

  • The Iron Queen’s War – Battle of the Planetkore Delta

    The Iron Queen’s War – Battle of the Planetkore Delta

    The predawn hours of December 23rd are marked by heavy rain and rough seas. Already two days behind schedule, Admiral Leto decides to put the Nycenaean 1st Fleet to sea along with the transports carrying 6th Army. Hugging the coastline, the going is slow, great care is made not to lose any of the transports.…