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Offline Michael W

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I can't make a GW event, but my forces are lined up for several skirmishes with mercenaries hired by the dwarves or orcs (we haven't bothered to figure out which yet) near the fort at Waldorf.  We are quite confident of victory and look forward to breaking what enemy resistance remains there.
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Offline crouching lictor

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 Greetings! Allow me to introduce myself, I am General Wolfgang Greiss, commander of the mercenary army known as the Black Company. My lads and I have hired out our services to the Emperor once again and we have been foraging on the border for the past few days, scouting out the lay of the land and fighting several battles along the way. I am willing to coordinate our efforts with you so that victory may be assured. After all, we don't get that nice bonus unless we win, eh?

 I have been fighting at least 2, 2,000 point games a day since the campaign started and plan on having a larger mega-battle over the 4th of July weekend. :happy:

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Mark one for the Empire folks!

Last night, Duke VanHelsing's army successfully repelled a Greenskin ambush hitting the rear of the refugee train and the refugees made it to Waldberg safely.

Waldberg is going to start filling up quick at this pace!

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High Commander Ortolf Von Brennenburg, Helstrom’s 4th Army:

I had divided my forces as previously agreed and sent two regiments of foot and the artillery on to the Headless Badger some days ago to prepare for its defense.  I am pleased to report that this morning, the Inn remains in Imperial hands after a long struggle with a host of enemy beyond measure.  Brother Thabeus of Sigmar led our brave Reiklanders and a detachment of Mattengard archers in a stalwart defense of the Eastern flank.  The cannon crews manned their guns with honor and brought down several ranks of foul undead knights as they attempted to charge the Inn.  An army from Talabheim was already emplaced in the Inn and they died bravely and did not give an inch of ground.  As dusk neared, a great host of Dwarven warriors emerged from the forest and secured our rather tenuous position.  I am pleased to repeat – the Inn is ours!  Having seen to the care of our wounded (our loses were light) we are en route to Fort Waldberg with many Mattengard civilians.

Respectfully,

Commander Dolohev Stonheim III
1st Reiklanders, Helstrom’s 4th Army

(OOC:  Attended a Headless Badger Mega Battle on 6/30 and the sides were 12,000 pts each  :-o.  The forces of light prevailed and I have reported a win on the nemesis site.)
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Good job guys!  I've won 2 this weekend as well.  We've been good and consistent so far, staying at the top overall.  Keep up the good work!

I suppose the 1st week is about half over.  I'm not sure how well our fluff goals are fairing but I think we should start plotting week 2.  I've got a few rough ideas, but if anyone has anything let us know!
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Well, one thing is scout the Tower of Moonrise.
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Let's wait to see what Games Workshop gives us as fluff this Wednesday and use our objective to counter any parts we take issue with. For instance if we read in the online dispatch that the Orcs are overunning the south, we aim to fight Orcs and report the battles in the south. That way we can gauge how the war is going and react to the story.
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I agree with Ansel. Since this is a "fluff driven" campaign, it's better to see where the story is going and react accordingly. As long as our forces post their battles in the same places, our part in the "fluff" is assured. Just my 2 cents...


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I agree.  My only issue as of now is what to do when that time comes.  Tomorrow being Independence day I won't be around a computer to figure out what's going on.  I'm going through my command staff now to see if anyone is around to give the final order upon reading the new dispatch.

Everyone will have some guidelines by the time I leave work though, so no worries. :-D

Oh, and Ansel.  Check my latest battle report.  You've got a mention in it!
« Last Edit: July 03, 2007, 12:00:32 PM by wissenlander »
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Offline Dendo Star

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Like you said, if anything we hit the Tower Of The Moonrise.  Regroup, reinforce, redeploy.

But, all depends what we see tomorrow.  :biggriin:
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I agree.  My only issue as of now is what to do when that time comes.  Tomorrow being Independence day I won't be around a computer to figure out what's going on.  I'm going through my command staff now to see if anyone is around to give the final order upon reading the new dispatch.

Everyone will have some guidelines by the time I leave work though, so no worries. :-D

Oh, and Ansel.  Check my latest battle report.  You've got a mention in it!

Awesome. I think I will have to battle Orcs and Goblins today and write up the rearguard action. I should be able to get my brother to play my Greenskins against me. We have been planning a game for a while and now is the perfect time.

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Awesome!  I'm definitely going to try to do a bit more of this kind of stuff, that way it doesn't seem like we're operating in a vacuum.

I'm going to talk to my wife tonight and see if we can't play a small skirmish to see if I can recover the men that were captured by the orcs.  I love campaigning!
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Gentlemen:

I only managed one game this weekend, trying to defend Mattengard (with Lizard allies) against Skaven. Although the battle was fought in Mattengard we used the headless badger scenario. Although we stopped the progress of the Skaven towards the town we lost the Inn ... in other words it was a draw, but I guess ever little bit helps.

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No problems Smithbl, every little does help.  We're winning right now, and we should edge out the Dwarfs for first place!

I'm off for the day and will return Thursday.  Everyone have a happy Independence day!  Dendo is acting in my stead.  You guys be nice to him while I'm away. :-P
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It seems we've done rather well!  We've kept the stinking hordes of our enemies at bay and kept of the lands and people protected!  Bravo, men.  Bravo.

Because of our rather excellent fortune, I move we wait for tomorrow and Wissenlander's return to enact our next phase.  Until our Commander returns and posts new orders I want all groups that were evacuating civilians to Mattenguard to continue.  The normal folks haven't suffered great hardships overall yet and I aim to keep it that way.  I also want those in my patrol group I want to start harassing the enemy groups around the Tower Of The Moonrise only if you can be spared.

I would issue more new orders, but I planned for a dramatically worse report.  Wissenlander, I have made no huge changes.  When you see this, let's get crackin' on how to best take advantage of our strengthened position.
« Last Edit: July 04, 2007, 04:10:55 PM by Dendo Star »
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 I am planning to include some fluff about Helstrom's 4th in my next couple of battle reports. My question is, who do you wish the Black Company to report to as their commander?

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You may report to me if you so choose.

Simon "Donnerhertz" Rodimutz presently entrenched in the Talabec Borders.

Edited since I can't remember Wissenlander's or Jerok's general's names.  Heheh.
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Offline Tritoch42

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I'm feeling the lack of games, too.. Two of my opponents just never showed up to play me, and the only game I've managed to get in was a loss to the Wood Elves.. Here's to hoping people are more reliable in the weeks to come!

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High Commander Ortolf Von Brennenburg, Helstrom’s 4th Army:

Sir, I am pleased to report good news!  Yesterday evening we arrived on the outskirts of Ft Waldberg with several hundred refugees from Mattengard.  As we were ushering the civilians into the protection of the fort, the towering form of a giant appeared on the horizon; it was a Night Goblin War Party that had been trailing us along the forest road for some time.  As the sun began to set, the Night Goblins attacked.  The men took the field and set up a line of defense before the fort.  The Hunters of Sigmar went out before us and drew out the fanatics, which by Sigmar’s blessing spun away from our forces.  My brave Reiklanders went toe to toe with the terrible Giant and showed their courage as they refused to give an inch of ground.  The momentum of the greenskin attack began to falter as Brothers Thabius and Lucas used the power of Sigmar to dispel their foul magic and the greenskin horde succumbed to infighting in their frustration.  The battle was won when the Spearmen and their detachments toppled the giant (away from them – thank Sigmar) and the Halberdiers charged the howling monster and cut it to ribbons.  The field was ours and the remaining goblins disappeared back into the darkness of the forest.  I “interrogated” a captured goblin and learned that this was a raiding party of a villain known as “The Snoot”.  He seems to have evaded capture along with his foul shamans.  Though the enemy dead lay everywhere, I fear that there are many more of these creatures still lurking in the dark forest.           


Respectfully,

Commander Dolohev Stonheim III
1st Reiklanders, Helstrom’s 4th Army

(OOC:  Massacre for Helstrom's 4th!  These reports are copies of what I'm posting on the website.  I prefer these in character write-ups and will continue to post them, mentioning as much fluff as possible.)
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High Commander Ortolf Von Brennenburg, Helstrom’s 4th Army:

Sir, I am pleased to report good news!  Yesterday evening we arrived on the outskirts of Ft Waldberg with several hundred refugees from Mattengard.  As we were ushering the civilians into the protection of the fort, the towering form of a giant appeared on the horizon; it was a Night Goblin War Party that had been trailing us along the forest road for some time.  As the sun began to set, the Night Goblins attacked.  The men took the field and set up a line of defense before the fort.  The Hunters of Sigmar went out before us and drew out the fanatics, which by Sigmar’s blessing spun away from our forces.  My brave Reiklanders went toe to toe with the terrible Giant and showed their courage as they refused to give an inch of ground.  The momentum of the greenskin attack began to falter as Brothers Thabius and Lucas used the power of Sigmar to dispel their foul magic and the greenskin horde succumbed to infighting in their frustration.  The battle was won when the Spearmen and their detachments toppled the giant (away from them – thank Sigmar) and the Halberdiers charged the howling monster and cut it to ribbons.  The field was ours and the remaining goblins disappeared back into the darkness of the forest.  I “interrogated” a captured goblin and learned that this was a raiding party of a villain known as “The Snoot”.  He seems to have evaded capture along with his foul shamans.  Though the enemy dead lay everywhere, I fear that there are many more of these creatures still lurking in the dark forest.           


Respectfully,

Commander Dolohev Stonheim III
1st Reiklanders, Helstrom’s 4th Army

(OOC:  Massacre for Helstrom's 4th!  These reports are copies of what I'm posting on the website.  I prefer these in character write-ups and will continue to post them, mentioning as much fluff as possible.)

Bravo Sergeant!  Bravo.  My regards to the men.
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Good job men! 

Under Jerok's orders, when reporting a battle make sure that you report to your immediate commander, whoever it may be (which I guess would be me).  If you are in a certain patrol group, you could report to that commander.  So Dendo in the northern group, and me in the south.

I'm posting new orders in the first post of this thread.  Good job as acting CO Dendo.

Also, remember to push our fluff objectives but make mentions of the race your fighting as well.  The addage, 'you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours' can go a long way in a campaign like this.  And remember the Chaos Dwarfs as well, they don't have a voice of their own and need as much help as possible to get on the map in this campaign.
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Offline Michael W

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Wissenlander,

Auenwaldheim isn't a named town - while I can report battles here as being fought there, where do you want them reported on the Nemesis site itself?

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I usually just post it at the nearest named location, so the Tower of Moonrise.  Most of my battles have been fought there but my fluff has talked about Waldberg and Auenwaldheim. 

This rule of thumb could work for any of the unnamed locations.  Hopefully it works and we get some notice.
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To General Simon Donnerhertz Rodimutz Commander of Helstrom's 4th:

Sir, Archlector Hildebrand has instructed me to inform you that the Das Franz division of Helstrom's 4 has fought two engagements against Lizardmen. Shortly after leaving Mattengard in order to escort the peasants to the Headless Badger, our forward scouting units encountered a small force of Lizardmen that blocked our path. The Reiksguard Knights and Pistoliers, supported by crossbowmen were able to route the foe. Afterwards we were able to continue on and deliver the villages to safety.

Semper Sigmarius,

Magnus Helsturm
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