The Demon Drink a Barrel of Booze in Flintloque and Slaughterloo

As requested by fans of the World of Valon a playtest rules article containing rules for using 59547 Barrel of Bottles from our 28mm Terrain Range in your games of Flintloque and Slaughterlo.  

These rules can be used in play with all players agreement.  Enjoy and we welcome any questions to sales@alternative-armies.com and we are happy to help.

(54050 Valon Civilians protecting the drinks...)

Keeping the discipline of an army on the march is a hard task indeed, and few aspects of keeping discipline are as challenging as the lure of alcohol. Soldiers of all kinds love to drink, the ‘demon drinke’ as the Joccian’s call it (and they imbibe more than most!) and ensuring that these soldiers arrive for a fight sober is not easy. The constant threat of death, injury and receiving pay that is often worse than that given to an Otharmann galley slave makes the attraction of booze all the stronger.

For Flintloque the following game mechanics:

‘Woz that? I smell’s juniyper!’

You can place the barrel of bottles into any scenario you wish in any setting from the Witchlands to Catalucia to the streets of Londinium.  You may place more than one barrel if you want but ensure no barrel is within 30cm of any other.  Place the first barrel on a road as if it has fallen from a cart or at the wall of an inn or somewhere that makes sense; even in the woods as it might be a secret stash!

During play any mortal character who comes within 5cm of the Barrel of Bottles can choose to drink something from it.  This is in the case of characters who are Elite or Regular or higher experience level.  Raw characters and Civilian characters will automatically choose to drink.  Othari characters will not take a drink.  The Undead will not but Vampyres may if they near.  

The effects of a random bottle are not always for the bad.  They could be good or they could be useful.  It takes one action to try a bottle and then make a D10 roll for its contents and effect.

0 – It is pure firewater!  The character spits it out but the bottle can be used as a Fyre Grenade in play.

1-2 It is cordial water.  The character drinks and it tastes just fine but does nothing else.

3-6 It is the Demon Drink.  The character rolls a D10 on an odd result they drink deep, on evens they do not.

7-9 It is Good Stuff.  A fortifying remedy.  The character is refreshed.

If it is Firewater then it cannot be drunk but can be lit and thrown which is very useful in the Witchlands.  See the game books for Grenade rules.  Cordial Water is safe to drink but does nothing at all though if you choose it might be valuable in a hot climate.  The Demon Drink on a result of drinking deep means the character is enfeebled by booze for rest of the scenario.  They lose 20% of their movement rates and suffer a -3 to Melee Combat and -20% accuracy on all shooting and they may not aim.  The Good Stuff is a tonic possibly slightly Magicke in its making.  The character chooses one of the following boons which lasts for the rest of the scenario.  +10% Accuracy on all shooting or +10% to Movement Rates or +1 to Discipline.  

A character may spend as many actions on drinking bottles as they wish BUT.  They may not pass a bottle to another and they may not take any bonus more than once and if they get a Demon Drink enfeeblement result TWICE they are then rendered unconscious for the rest of the scenario and fall where they stand.  

(Todoroni of Nepolise are fine diners and use their servants to eat well even on campaign)

For Slaughterloo the barrel of bottles is more of a temptation or a treat for a lucky or unlucky unit on the battlefield.  The barrel is placed on the battlefield in a suitable place as with Flintloque on a road or near a building or where it makes sense to the player.  It is recommended only one barrel per game but you can have several if players agree.

The following game mechanics do not apply to Undead units or Othari units.  All other units which are on foot and not artillery (not cavalry) will act upon the barrel if their movement action takes their edge within 10cm of the barrel.  When this happens the barrel is moved into the ranks of that unit and a D6 roll is made upon the unit’s activation for the next three turns.

1 to 3 – Demon Drink!  The unit loses its free (no form roll) action for this activation. 

4 It’s Bloody Water! No effect on the unit.

5-6 – Joyous Tonic!  The unit gains one additional free (no form roll) action for this activation.

‘Only a Drop, sir, honest...hic!’

You can use any model to represent the barrel of bottles on your table such as 59531 Beer Barrel Barricade or 59523 Abandoned Beer Wagon for instance.

(5024 Escape the Dark Czar)

Lastly for a wee bit of fun.  What are the favourite tipples of the Races of Valon?

Real Ale: Orcs, Bog Orc, Hob-Goblin, Ogre, Trolka.

Lager / Beer: Dwarves, Dog, Gnome, Goblin, Rats, Trollkin.

Cider: Orcs, Ogres, Rats, Hob-Goblin, Bog Orc, Mountain Elf, Wild Elf.

Cheap Wines: Dark Elf, Goblin, Rabbits, Todoroni, Werewolf.

Expensive Wines: Everyone. Especially Ferach Elves.

Spirits: Ferach Elf, Dark Elf, Centaurs, Orcs, Rats, Dwarves, Todoroni, Dog, Trolka.

Barrel of Bottles free plus new deals and what is new for Jan 2024

“Roll out the….”  Well you get the idea...

Automatically until 6th February 2024 at Alternative Armies in any order which is physical (no digital download only orders sorry) the Barrel of Bottles a great 28mm scale scenic piece will be included.  As many orders as you like and you can purchase this resin model too and you will still get one free per order.  Shown with Legion de Nain Dwarves for Flintloque and Slaughterloo.

59547 Barrel of Bottles:  A one piece 28mm scale resin model of a large open topped barrel containing many glass bottles.  Great for many settings and uses with a total height of 25mm and a width of 20mm.

Here is the Barrel of Bottles scaled up next to some of our miniatures.  The Ruined Apothecary Barricade and an officer from the Legion de Nain Staff.  The Stricken Adventurer and from the Undead Legions Skeleton Skull Pile.  A Classic Fighter with Sword and from Ganesha Games the Scimitar Monster.

Our 28mm Black Powder Scenic Range contains other barrels, crates and festoons as well as barricades and broken wagons. Above the Al-Garvey Goblin Houses. There is also the fantastic Bread Oven and the Wayside Shrine and Tents too.  The mighty Londinium Coach is also there as are Flat Doors and Dead Horses.  Well worth a look and adding to your gaming table.

New Deals and Offers of 5% to 50% off regular prices are now on the website.  These offers are added to all of the Value Sets, Platoons, Core Forces and more which are always there from every range.  The added ones will change once more in a couple of months. Now you can save on Elf Line Infantry, Library Barricade, Space Marine, Culach Lord of the Fomorians, Scimitar Monster and others in 28mm.  In 15mm Automata Infantry, the Griffin, Big Mouth Beast and more.  For 6mm scale BR030 Pilgrim Heavy Tank is there.

What was New in the last Month....

Restoration of classic Asgard 28mm Fantasy bounded forward with Jez Goodwin’s 1985 Dwarfs getting their own page on the website and a value set too.  New 28mm Ion Age with Planetary Militia Scout Squad released. In print and as digital book Furioso English Civil War as well as two 15mm complete armies with free element bases and a mega bundle with both and book free. The second article on 'Why 15mm is the Best' for 15mm Science Fiction by Oscar Falk and new Laserburn painted miniature pictures by Paul Batchelor too. 

Lastly free playtest rules for Flintloque and Slaughterloo using the Barrel of Bottles in play; see our BLOG.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

New 28mm Terrain the Al Garvey Goblin House

A new addition to the our large and growing array of scenics this time with a World of Valon release the Al-Garvey Goblin House.  If you have seen the Cryptmass House in the Christmas Range of 28mm and 15mm miniatures it will be familiar as it is the same building but forgoing the snow and festive items.  A great addition to your table for Flintloque and Slaughterloo.

59546 Al-Garvey Goblin House: Easy to assemble from five pieces of resin this little house is 100mm tall including the chimney and is right at home in Al-Garvey and Catalucia.  You can see Goblins of the 18th Foot defending it from the Ferach hordes!

This new release goes very well with our 59541 Bread Oven and the 59542 Wayside Shrine on your table.

The Cryptmass House is great fun as are the Snowmen and Festive Pucci among other things if you want to expand your miniature fun.  In 28mm and 15mm scales and there is an HOTT 2nd Edition Army too.

We have smaller scenics in among the Abandoned Beer Wagon and Barricades such as the Hand Cart with Load which is very useful.

This range of terrain works for Flintloque and Slaughterloo as well as any Horse and Musket game system and many fantasy ones too.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS (Gavin Syme)

Cryptmass House and our 28mm Snowman Christmas Range

Great news! Back in 2013 we did a short run of a resin building and then retired it. Now that 100mm tall kit is back. The Goblin Cryptmass House joins the Gifting Kitton as well as our Snowmen in 28mm scale ready for your table in our Christmas Miniature Range.

 

 

What is Cryptmass you ask? Well it is that time of year in the World of Valon, setting of Flintloque, Slaughterloo, En Garde, Frontear; when the snows come and festive things occur. With one difference. Around the city of Londinium and other places the dead...come to visit. Putting them back in the crypt is an annual pastime of the Orcs, Elves and Goblins among others. Joccians even rifle their pockets to see if the deceased have any coin. 

 

59007 Cryptmass Goblin House: This fine dwelling is a ten piece resin kit comprising walls, roof, chimney as well as laurels (3) and a hanging Dodo (1) which can be put anywhere on the building. The snow is part of the building on its roof and elsewhere as are the coal filled festoons. A fun piece for your gaming table. 

 

 

We have twelve different Snowmen in 28mm scale. Traditional, Fantasy, Black Powder and Sci Fi. Each is a set of three (or a value pack of twelve) or a full set of all twelve with a saving built in. Snowmen feature in special rules for Flintloque as well which you can find on our BLOG in a series of linked articles. 

 

 

Our 28mm scale Kitton range of Cat Folk has its own take on the festive vibe with 58018 Santanyan the Gifting Kitoka. Japanese Fantasy! 15mm Christmas Miniatures 

 

 

Lastly the second half of our Christmas Range page contains all of our 15mm scale festive codes. Snowmen, Xmas Trees, Gingerbread Men, Presents, Snow Monsters, Jack Frost plus HOTT Army and one of each sampler as shown. Great fun and in packs and value bundles too. 

 

 

Tis the Season plus the Winter Mega Event 2023 officially gets underway on Monday 23rd October (details in full then of course) but the 20% blanket discount on all orders automatically at checkout is active now. 

 

Thanks for your Time. 

 

GBS (Gavin Syme)

Roll out the Barrels! Several new releases in our 28mm Terrain Range

We have an expanding line up of 28mm scale Terrain suitable for High Fantasy, Horse and Musket, Flintloque and other settings over on the website.  This increases with new codes giving you barrels, small barrels and powder kegs for your games.  As a pack, as singles and as saver bundles too.  While intended for 28mm use these barrels will give good account of themselves in the smaller 15mm scale too.

Joining our abandoned beer wagon, goods wagon plus barricades, campfire, tents and battlefield debris these barrels were sculpted by the boy of bronze himself Andy Gorman.  Shown above with the 59531 Barrel Barricade and 59530 Crate and Box Barricade.

59543 Barrels  (3)  (pack or single)

59543P Barrel Bundle (20 mixed) save 5%

59543BP Mega Barrel Bundle (100 mixed) save 15%

59544 Small Barrels (4)  (pack or single)

59544P Small Barrel Bundle (20 mixed) save 5%

59544BP Mega Small Barrel Bundle (100 mixed) save 15%

59545 Powder Kegs  (4) (pack or singles)

59545P Powder Keg Bundle  (20 mixed) save 5%

59545BP Mega Powder Keg Bundle (100 mixed) save 15% 

As you can see on the left is General Saindoux from the 5024 Escape the Dark Czar set for 28mm Flintloque and to the right is our 15mm scale MRP02 Niccolo Machiavelli on foot from the Altous Renaissance Range for scale purposes.

59541 Bread Oven. A roofed bread oven with separate chimney which has loaves of bread within the oven cavity, a bread shovel in place and wood for the oven to burn leaning against the side of the building. Excellent for any aspiring village or in a town. A focal point for a scenario or as part of your table. This building is 75mm tall.  We also have a separate code consisting of Loaves and a Bread Shovel too.

Battlefield Bits, Sprues and Accessories.  We have over a hundred codes which can be used to convert your miniatures, given them mounts, diorama terrain additions and more.  Fruit, Meat, Glasses, Bottles and much more.  Such as the useful BS29 Campaigning Back Packs which can be put onto any 28mm miniatures.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

Bread Oven 28mm scale and Loaves set released

Our final releases for this month are all about the dough man!  In 28mm scale and great for historical and fantasy as well as Flintloque a Bread Oven in highly detailed resin plus a sprue of loaves and bread shovel which is also a bread basket option if you are on a roll for the crust.  Go HERE for our scenery range which includes Roadside Shrine, Tents, Barricades, Abandoned Wagons and much more.

Give us this day our breads and thus you can almost smell the newly baked with this lovely model.

59541 Bread Oven: This code composes a 28mm scale high quality resin building great for your table.  Supplied in two pieces.  A roofed bread oven with separate chimney which has loaves of bread within the oven cavity, a bread shovel in place and wood for the oven to burn leaning against the side of the building.  Excellent for any aspiring village or in a town.  A focal point for a scenario or as part of your table.  This building is 75mm tall.  If you would like items to use with this building look to 59541P for a bread shovel and various breads as single pieces.  Go HERE.

This building goes excellent with our 59542 Roadside Shrine for man needs both bread and faith to live. The miniature shown is General Saindoux a 28mm Elf from 5024 Escape the Dark Czar beginners set for Flintloque.

59541P Loaves and Shovel – Set, Single and Bread Basket: This code is a sprue of metal 28mm pieces these being a shovel for placing or removing bread from an oven as well as two round loaves, a large loaf and two medium loaves.  Great for any setting.  You can choose from a set or a single piece (the shovel or one random loaf) or the 'bread basket' which gives you twenty mixed loaves with a 10% saving included.  These pieces are made to go with 59541 Bread Oven. Go HERE.

See you all next month and remember you have until the end of May to automatically get a 28mm scale Harpy with your order free from us in your package.  Details on our BLOG.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

Wayside Shrine and Shrine Tokens 28mm released

“Dust may coat your feet as you trudge along the dirt trail and you may ask yourself why your gods have forsaken you as your belly rumbles.  Worry not though for a Wayside Shrine is ahead and any offering you make will surely be answered with fresh water and a good meal.”  

Two releases into our 28mm Black Powder Terrain range which can be used for many time periods as well as for Flintloque and Slaughterloo of course.  They join more than a dozen other pieces such as Tents, Abandoned Wagons, Barricades, Campaign Table and Hand Cart.  Go HERE.

59542 Wayside Shrine

Along the road as the dust rises and the troops march, some fall out from the column to make offerings at the shrine which has stood for an age and gives comfort. This code composes a 28mm scale high quality resin building great for your table.  A roofed shrine at the top of a set of stone steps cut into a rocky outcrop.  It is a single piece and can be used rurally or near a road or in an urban area.  A focal point for a scenario or just part of your table.  You can place any token or items on it or within its arch as you please. This building is 60mm tall.  If you would like items to use with this building look to 59542P Shrine Tokens.

59542P Shrine Tokens (Set of Six or Singles)

Each to their own gods and their faiths.  Place your tokens and make your prayers. This code contains six different 28mm scale metal pieces ideal for scenic use on buildings or on the bases of your figures or in their hands or on backpacks and so forth.  Contents are: Dark Elf Saint (Catalucia), Goblin Saint (Al-Garvey), Todoroni Saint (Nepolise), Plate with Coins, Vase with Flowers, Sign of Sentinel (Greate Britorcn) Look to 59542 Wayside Shrine for the building these were made for. Note any miniatures shown not of this code are for scale only and not supplied (in images the Wayside Shrine is shown with these pieces upon it).

See the whole range of terrain HERE for all of the highly detailed Barricades and other pieces.  This includes a value pack with a saving.

We have a whole array of 'Bits and Sprues' for adding to your scenics, your table or your miniatures.  Horses and other mounts as well as animals live and deceased. From tankards to pastry pies, fruit, feathers and weapons too. Go HERE for a look.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

Come into the Bar Room we have the furniture all laid out

As the Summer Campaign event 2020 draws towards its close on 1st September we are happy to present to you the first codes from the classic 1980's scenic range 'The Bar Room' which we have brought back to the world.  Originally from Tabletop Games these 28mm pieces fit into any fantasy or historical setting as well as roleplay and dungeon crawl.  We shall be continuing with these codes as the year progresses. Go HERE.  This is what we have now.

The Oval Table, the Large Table, Long Bench Seat, Chair and Set of Shelves.  All of these are released as single codes and all save for the Shelves can be had in a bundle with a saving of about ten percent as well.  These pieces go excellently with the Wizards Workshop miniatures which are all in the Guild Room too.  Potions, Books, Scrolls, Bags & Capes.  You can see in the pictures here how well they suit.

Makes you want to go to the Pub eh!   

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

Wizards Workshop 28mm classic scenics are all back!

 It is my pleasure to announce that the classic 1980's Tabletop Games wargame terrain collection called 'The Wizards Workshop' is now back in production at Alternative Armies.  Following up on Laserburn, Asgard Barbarians and the Torture Chamber ranges these models are back in the world.  See them all on the Guild Room page HERE or read on for more information.

 

Very useful for your wargaming table as well as for dungeon crawl and dioramas too.  Piles of books and scrolls as well as a magic mirror and ornate table and who does not love skulls topped with candles.  Twelve codes including a Cauldron on a fire.  Many uses in your games.

What is a Wizards Workshop without the man himself!  A full set or as with all our other scenics you can purchase pieces from the set as well.  See the Guild Room page HERE.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

Bell Tent released into our 28mm Terrain range

Now released at Alternative Armies a brand new piece of terrain suitable for Fantasy, Historical and of course Flintloque in 28mm scale.  The Bell Tent goes excellently alongside our Wedge Tent, Abandoned Wagons, Barricades, other codes and value set HERE.  Read on for more or go straight to the website.

59540 Bell Tent
When not in battle nor on the march we all need somewhere to rest our heads.  A bell shaped tent with space for four to six occupants and made from canvas is just what is needed. This code composes ONE 28mm scale high quality resin terrain piece great for your table.  It is one piece and can be used for an encampment or as battlefield interest.  A row of them to home your weary troops. These 28mm scale resin terrain objects are a great piece for World of Valon wargaming.

Put it on your table as an objective or cover or just for interest. It measures about 70mm wide, 70mm deep and 65mm tall. Sculpted by Elton Waters.

The above picture show you a solitary Orc Dismounted Dragoon Trooper (54055) standing guard next to a small encampment in Catalucia composed of the Bell Tent and the 59539 Wedge Tent.

Our Barricade Set gives you one of each of the eight different and wonderful models which come as separate packs all in one with a 10% saving on screen.  Library, Ruined Apothecary, Furniture, Bed, Discarded Kitchen, Crates and Boxes, Beer Barrel; all with loads of interesting detail.

I know that no one leaves full barrels of beer behind even on a fearsome winter retreat in the face of the enemy..so I prefer to think that the wooden vessels upon this abandoned wagon are empty.

See every model in our 28mm Black Power Terrain range HERE.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS