Greetings, fellow citizens
I'm diving back into the hobby with a fresh approach: Small warbands as supplements for my upcoming WHFRP campaign!
Trying not to fall into the old habit of buying mountains of plastic and selling them later unfinished at a loss, this seemed like a good idea, so let's find out how it turns out.
My setting is not completely developed yet, but this is the general concept:
The Empire is suffering a period of drought and the country is ravaged by hunger and imminent disease. Bandits and worse things roam the forests and the populace is flocking to major settlements in an attempt to find shelter and food. The province of Hochland, barely self-sustained to begin with due to its scarse farmland and large forested areas, is suffering heavily under the crisis. The neighboring provinces have all but cut their ties and reduced trade to a minimum. Civil unrest is growing steadily across the empire and there are whispers of insurrection.
The major settlements are unable to house and feed the masses of refugees who have started to build slums and shantytowns around the city walls, waiting to be allowed to enter or be delivered from whatever ailments that have befallen them. The priestesses of Shallya are doing the utmost to care for the suffering, but their hands are bound by the strictly enforced measures of austerity.
The Hochland Jäger corps have been reformed and are instrumental in keeping the peace and securing the roads from ever increasing beastmen incursions. Rumours speak of a bigger threat looming in the Drakenwald, biding its time to eventually overwhelm the struggling province ...
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Now to the warbands!
As of now I've been working on my rendition of the Jägercorps which has been altered a bit because i found the idea of each member carrying a Longrifle to be a bit impractical when moving through heavily forested areas. In my world, these guys use various gunpowder weapons, with Longrifles being a bit more common than in other military units:
You can also expect some Nurgly stuff in the future, so stay tuned for updates.
Comments, critique and advice are always appreciated!