I finally got off my a+++ and had a read through of In Her Majesties Name - one of several rule sets being considered for my Pulp adventures. Quite a lot in here and not all of it applicable to Pulp, as it is intended for Victorian Steam Punk - but there was enough to have a go! What I may end up doing is plagerising a lot of the stuff in IHMN and adding in some other bits from Frostgrave and other places.....we shall see.
After a couple of hours of reading, note taking and making up a couple of contingent cards, after dinner I had a quick run through of some of the rules.
View of the table, with my second piece of 1m x 1m felt - this time in desert-ish yellow! Home made walls and buildings drafted in from my War on Terror accessories, as are the palm trees.
Of course, for episode one, it had to be everybodies favourite baddies - the whole idea was set off by the blonde Nazi in the Indiana Jones movie, after all!
The Nazis protaganist - the Evil Priestess and her acolyte
Doktor Elsa and her crew advance into the desert village, in search of an ancient artefact sought by the Reichsfuhrer, Heinrich Himmler
The leading Nazi cautiously enters the compound - everything seems quiet
Out of site, however, the Evil Priestess summons warriors from beyond the grave to defend the mystical relic
The German party advances.....
....and suddenly, the ghastly warriors emerge
Ignoring the boney creatures, Elsa and her fanatical companion Fraulein Ilse, their piercing blue eyes shining with lustful glee, rush forwards to grab their prize!
The acolyte closes her eyes, her teenage brow creased in concentration as she summons her mystic power....
....and takes control of Fraulein Ilse's mind, forcing her to attack her companion!
One the next turn, the acolyte casts the same spell...
....but this time Fraulein Ilse rolls above her pluck score and manages to resist. Startled, she blinks as she comes back to her senses, her hands wrapped around her colleagues dainty neck....errr, I am sorry Fraulein Doktor, I dont know what just happened....
A skeleton archer unleashes an arrow at the SS officer but the latter passes her pluck test and is unaffected
Shots ring put as the SS troops take out most of the first wave of skellies
However, a second wave is on its way!
Doktor Elsa grabs the ancient treasure from its hiding place, and turns towards the compound gate
Gott in Himmel, Frualein Doktor...look!
The Evil Priestess is not amused and exhorts her boney warriors to still greater efforts
A general melee ensues in the courtyard from which only one Nazi would emerge alive
Whilst at the gate, their leaders have problems of their own with a third batch of skeletons!
Doktor Elsa is victorious in her combat, but Fraulein Ilse is knocked down!
Fortunately, next turn, she passed her pluck test and was able to get back on her feet
The few survivors head off table with their precious prize
Whilst the Evil Priestess rants at her acolyte over the loss - this is not over!
Well I enjoyed that although the rules do need some adjustment. I will be off line for a week as I am on holiday in Queenstown till next Friday - so no replies to comments for a while, but please do still leave some, and lots of pretty pics of the S Island in a week or so!
Good to see you are getting off to a good start with your Skirmish PULP FICTION games - well done Kieth. Just goes to show what enjoyment can be had with a Card Table sized game. Cheers. KEV.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kev...you are right...the smaller playing area works well for this level of action!
DeleteGreat looking game, not tried these rules before
ReplyDeleteThanks Scotty. There is quite a lot in these rules and I missed out quite a few bits I think...but that's why we have practice games, isn't it?
DeleteKeith,
ReplyDelete'Attaboy' is in order for a great AAR. Glad to see you liked IHMN, it does ok for Pulp style adventures, really shines on a small table with a decent amount of terrain.
And solo games with it are fun. I hope the Doc & Ilse get their come uppence!
Thanks Joe. One mechanism that didn't really work was the "armour"....as none of my figures had any of the imaginary protection listed in the rules, I assumed they all had an armour of zero, which meant hits were inevitable as far as I could see....perhaps I was getting that wrong?
DeleteWooow! That's great looking scenario sir!
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it Michal!
DeleteKeith, good to see your solo gaming continue. Awaiting more details on rules and your upcoming trip. Vacation again? Life is good Down Under!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jon! Yes, we get minimum twenty days per year plus eleven statutory holidays such as Christmas or Easter....a bit more than the average Amerivpcan I believe?
DeleteMuch more vacation time than the average American, indeed! In fact, studies show Americans do not even take all of the vacation days that ARE awarded! Well, at least in the Private Sector, that is.
DeleteGreat looking game, seemed to play well,sounds like you could do with a plane, maybe because I just saw an ad for a 1/48 ju52?!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Haha....maybe you are right Iain....after all, Evil Elsa needs to get the stolen artefact back to the Fatherland!
DeleteExcellent game, nice to see those figures in action!
ReplyDeleteCheers JBM, it was nice to get a few of them onto the table at long last!
DeleteHurray for finally getting your pulp figures on the table! I agree that there has to be nazis. Do you have an Indians Jones figure? I forget.
ReplyDeleteI have the dark ages version of the IHMN rules called Blood Eagle that I played once with Dai. I remember liking the rules well enough but not really loving them.
Thanks Stew.....they are my favourite baddies too! The rules ate good but I think I can make a few changes so they work more smoothly for my Pulp games....
DeleteFantastic game, nice to see the factions on the table..... you can't beat a game where the evil Nazis get turned over :-)
ReplyDeleteCheers
Stu
I saw these and thought they might be a useful addition for you. https://1stcorps.co.uk/product/cultists-with-pistols/ - enjoy :-)
DeleteCheers
Stu
Thanks Stu....did the Nazis really get turned over though? They lost a few minions but the three main characters got away with the mystery ancient treasure....! Thanks for the 1st Corps tip too
DeleteA good start Keith, we have used IHMN but not for a while now certainly easy to adapt as required 👍
ReplyDeleteCheers Matt....the rules do seem to invite ones own interpretation!
DeleteAnother game in Keith? Excellent to see! We tried IMHN when they first came out, as the background fluff etc is brilliant. Sadly we could never reconcile using D10's, which for us, provided rather dull games. We did ponder over converting to using 2D6, but never got tound to it. A shame as there are so many possibilities with the rules and the fluff that goes with them.
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve. I don't mind using D10 but some of the mechanics didn't really work for my Pulp situation , so that's why I will have to make a few adjustments. The fluff is good but again, kinda irrelevant to my ideas of 1930's adventures...
DeleteThoroughly enjoyable Keith - great narrative and photos. I was just waiting for someone to crack a whip. Can't wait for the next one.
ReplyDeleteThanks Richard! When the Acolyte forced Ilse to attack Elsa. she did get a plus one for using her whip in melee....I just decided not to into too much detail around the actual game moves!
DeleteVery well told story of a fun game! Looking forward to the next instalment Keith and of course to see those pics from your trip. Travel safely mate.
ReplyDeleteCheers Dai...the game was a lot of fun...finally! Rules need some tweaks but I should be able to do that quite quickly. The trip has been great so far...scenery very mountainous and reminiscent of central Wales, the Lake District or NW Scotland...pics to follow!
DeleteGreat to see all of your recent character figures together in the game!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean....there are LOTS more of these Pulp figures to get into games...hopefully won't be too far off!
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