So, as I have started getting into FKPS, I felt it was about time for some horsemen.  Enter yet another NorthStar boxed set, Oathmark Human Cavalry. FKPS uses units of six with one figure clearly the unit leader.  So, above we have Shock Troops, and below Archers, and in both cases the leader has an uncovered head and in fact a different set of clothing, but that won’t show much in those photos. There’s 15 in a box with three different horses and three different clothing, plus a myriad of heads.  So there was enough to also field a mounted Captain, Herald, and Hero. The nice thing about these Oathmark kits is there’s plenty of options for kitbashing between them, so the eagle-eyed amongst you may have have realised you have seen that Captain before 😀

  I played FKPS last weekend (see previous post) and a couple more turns of my 5LB campaign today (see Gunnar’s Diary) but I’ve also been doing some painting. Above is an Owlbear and the Incubus and Succubus miniatures from Wizkids done for someone else, while below are the remaining two figures from the Human Light Infantry box set (earlier post) I held back for 5LB heroes, followed by a new mini for Spreet in Gunnar’s gang, as the previous mini has proven to be too fragile to  actually game with, having been broken three times already! Then just because they were hanging around, I did the other three Viking Ship Crew from Gripping Beast.

This time we’ll introduce some higher value troops (both sides have one Veteran and one Elite unit), add Power Sources to the Individuals (both Captains get Leadership and both Fighters are turned into Heroes and get Might) and the game has been set up as an Objective battle using the Skirmish Creator. It seems the Northmen have encroached on the forest homeland of the Fey and the occasional skirmish is inevitable.  The Northmen are looking to secure the roadway leading to the bridge while the Fey have their sights set on killing the Northman Captain.  However while both sides were making their way through the forest they have become Scattered. The game will last a maximum of 7 turns. First though, lets meet the protagonists.  The Northmen are lead by their Captain and have a heroic shieldmaiden, a scout, and a Herald to lead units of Levy, Missile, sling armed Skirmishers, Veteran Shields, and Elite Fanatics. Facing them are an Elven Captain, a Tiefling Hero, a Goblin Scout and a Faun