Firestorm Campaign

Welcome to the Firestorm Campaign landing page!

This is a post in which I'll record the conquests of my Sunsplitter orruks as they battle for dominance over the Flamescar Plateau against the forces of Death, Order and Chaos.

Four contending warlords, one from each Grand Alliance, are all determined to wrest the control of this vast expanse of land to themselves alongside its riches and resources. Who shall emerge victorious? The deep ranks of the valorous warriors of Order? The howling hordes of Destruction? The savage servants of the gods of Chaos? The endless ethereal hosts of Death?

Only time will tell. If you wish to read more about the contending factions, their background and their leaders, you might want to take a look at our Factions of the Firestorm.

This campaign has now come to its conclusion and the undisputed victor is known. Through countless schemes and sheer magical prowess the Chaotic forces of Cult Hu have taken over the Flamescar Plateau and driven off their enemies!

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This is the setup at the beginning of the war:

Secret Santa Surprise

I received something quite interesting in the mail the other day. A Secret Santa package!

I took part in the /r/warhammer Secret Santa 2017 and got to send a gift to Norway while receiving one from France in turn. This was the first time I had ever taken part in something as interesting as international anonymous gift-giving and I have to say I'm impressed at how well it worked. I had no specific expectations due to lack of previous experience, but I can safely say I'm positively surprised!

What did I get then?

Reinforcements for my Stormcast! A healthy box of Judicators, just the thing to bring some ranged options to my currently combat-focused Scarlet Sentinels warrior chamber. The box came wrapped in a French newspaper inside the parcel, an entertaining small touch that brought nice character to the gift!

They'll likely be assembled with Skybolt and Shockbolt Bows to rain death upon the enemy from afar, as I already own a unit armed with Boltstorm Crossbows. Luckily I managed to acquire some bare-headed Empire Knight bits that I'll use to customize this unit to match the savage look the rest of the warrior chamber bears.

I've also made some progress in my Freeguild Militia project. Out of the 50 models I painstakingly customized, a total of 40 have now been painted (to an acceptable tabletop quality) and rebased to 20mm round bases.

A mixed bunch, but I really like how the limited speed-paint palette creates coherency to the unit. Only ten more models to go!

Here are some close-ups on the latest batch of 10:

Tried my hand at freehand shield patterns. Turned out quite okay.
(the shield is from Momminiaturas' Men-at-Arms box)