Stargrave Weapons

Weapons in Stargrave

In Stargrave, weapons are defined by their roles rather than in intricate detail.

So a Carbine is defined as a long arm (takes two slots) that does standard damage over  normal combat ranges.

The implementation may vary (chemically propelled slug, laser, plasma, sound wave, magic) but its operation, range and damage remains the same.

Of course, this is just the over-the-counter versions. There are advanced weapons to be found, but only as loot.

The general ranged weapon categories in the main rulebook are:

• Pistol - short range, normal damage
• Carbine - long range, normal damage
• Rapid Fire - long range, two targets, potentially more damage, cumbersome
• Shotgun - intermediate range, more damage
• Grenade Launcher - medium range, not as accurate, burst template, scatters
• Flame thrower - template, ignores non enclosed armour, cumbersome

There are weapons on the sprue which do not quite match these categories, probably for future supplements (and use in other games).

Here are my interpretations of the weapons on the three Stargrave sprues. All descriptions are left to right, top to bottom.

Crew weapons

Carbine, carbine, carbine, lovely carbine...

Shotgu,n, carbine, carbine,shotgun.

Pistol, pistol, stapler (Space 1999 laser pistol), pistol, pistol.

Pistol and pistol

Mercenaries

The Mercenaries can afford more effective weapons (and they are secretive, hence the slightly fuzzy photographs).

Grenade launcher, pistol (possibly a carbine), carbine, rapid fire, rapid fire,

Missile launcher, ammo box, carbine, carbine or shotgun, carbine, carbine or shotgun, deck, pistol.

More ammo, carbine (or shotgun), pistol (or carbine), carbine, grenade launcher.

Carbine (or shotgun), carbine (or shotgun), pistol.

Troopers

Pistol (or carbine), carbine, possible shotgun, carbine, carbine, carbine,possible shotgun, carbine.

Rapid fire, missile launcher and ammunition.

Carbine, pistol.

 

Stargrave - first photographs

 My Nickstarter package arrived today, and here are a quick set of photographs.

More details later.

Even more comparison photographs

 Some more comparison photographs.

Malifaux Guild Sergeant, Empress BAOR British, Crooked Dice William Killian,  Knight Models Harrison Wells (Team Flash) and WWX Doc Holliday.

Empress BAOR British, Perry 100 Years War (and a Warlord Survivor head).

Empress BAOR British, Perry 100 Years War (and a Warlord Survivor head) and Empress ANZAC.

Empress BAOR British and Empress ANZAC.

More comparison figures

Size comparisons

Crooked Dice X-Commando with Empress British head with extra cameo, Crooked Dice Army man with SLR, Empress Miniatures BAOR Infantry.

Crooked Dice X-Commando with Empress British head with extra cameo, Crooked Dice Minion, Under Fire Cold War Russian.

Crooked Dice X-Commando with Empress British head with extra cameo, Crooked Dice Minion, Empress BAOR infantryman.

Gringo's 40 NVA and Empress BAOR infantryman.
 

Lord Of the Rings - Dark Forces

More Lord of the Rings figures, this time a Goblin Leader.

And they have brought a Cave troll.

 

Corps Commander

 Here is my copy of Corps Commander from way back when.

Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring Retrospective

 In 2001 Games Workshop began releasing miniatures based on the characters from Peter Jackson's first film based on Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring.

One of the boxes of figures was the Fellowship of the Ring. The figures, cast in white metal were accurate representations of the actors as they appeared in the film.

These were the first figures I had painted on a black undercoat.

They have spent nearly twenty years in my display cabinet, and I only just realised that I had not photographed them (I would not have a digital camera for nearly another four years).

Frodo Baggins with the magical weapon Sting. Evidently there are goblins nearby.

Frodo's hobbit companions

Samwise Gamgee

Pippin

Merry

Gandalf the Grey lights the way.

Boromir of Gondor

Strider, Ranger.

Gimli

Legolas

The Fellowship of the Ring