My local group has just started up a new custom campaign and this was my first game. We played this game at Oregon City Geeks & Games, a great store that fully supports Blood & Plunder. The campaign in No Peace Beyond the Line is excellent and I encourage anyone with a local group to … Continue reading Campaign Battle Report 1 – Pirate Hunters vs English Buccaneers
I just recently finished my Brigantine alternate rig Sloop of War and I thought I'd keep my momentum going and reduce my pile of unpainted ship hulls by throwing together a Sloop with the Heavy Bark alternate rig found in No Peace Beyond the Line. The picture in the rule book of this alternate rigging … Continue reading Completed Heavy Bark
This was a 200 point naval Encounter with Nick, used as a "warm up" for an upcoming campaign. My local club is about to start its third full campaign and we've taken liberties with the campaign rules. This time were simplifying it a bit and adding some story elements. I love the campaign as it's … Continue reading Battle Report – English Pirate Hunters vs Armada de Barlovento
Michiel de Ruyter is one of the most famous Dutch Admirals but sadly he isn't included in Blood & Plunder (so far). Dan Carlson recently wrote a fine Pirate Faction Summary for this very blog and as a thank you, I offered to paint up a mini for him and this was his choice. While … Continue reading Completed Dutch Commander – Michiel de Ruyter
This was a 200 point land game and part of our "project" to see if the Native factions, specifically the Native factions with Poisoned Arrows, could be defeated with some sneaky French factions. The Forces Both forces are very similar to the forces used in my last battle report with the French fielding lots of … Continue reading Battle Report – French Canadian Militia vs Caribbean Tribes
By Dan Carlson Author’s Note Ahoy thar ye swabs! Yer ordinary author has tasked me with givin’ an overview of the Pirates Faction! All the points made in this here piece are commin’ from my own experience as a sailor (player). If ye be havin’ any disagreements on the usage of the Faction, ye can … Continue reading Pirates – A Faction Breakdown
One of the really cool things Firelock Games has done as a Company is release new rules and material that adds value to product that players already own. When Firelock basically doubled the depth of the game with the free New Factions & Units pdf, I knew there was a great group of people running … Continue reading Completed Sloop of War
