Oathmark Second Edition

 So back in 2020 just as we came out from the first round of quarantine, Osprey Games released the new Fantasy Mass Battle game Oathmark.

Just over six years later, the new edition has been released.

Review to follow.

Frostgrave Cultist Knights

 Not every follower of some charismatic leader or deluded prophet is willing to risk all in their underwear, sometimes they have access to the arms and armour  of higher quality. Whether looted from some battlefield, stolen from a tomb or from their past lives, some cultists have the weapons of knightly grade, even if their behaviour is not so chivalrous.

Standard small thickness Frostgrave Box containing two identical figure sprues and associated round bases.

Each sprue builds five heavier armoured figures with a choice of single and double handed weapons, bows and crossbows.

There are various heads, including a Revenant style head (these heads have a ball type neck joint rather than the neck socket of the Revenants). These can be used to build better armoured Undead, including non Dark Age style revenants.

There could be a better selection of more conventional if Fallen knight helmets, but they are compatible with the general range of Frostgrave heads (and Anvil heads).

North Star Cultist III for Frostgrave

 The Frostgrave Cultists III set from North Star contains multi part multi pose plastic figures, lightly armoured (if they have armour). They are suitable for general cult rabble as well as miscreants for SF games.

This one will be part of a Militia unit for my Necromancer's army.

Frostgrave Knight for Oathmark

 As I was looking for the Anvil Industries' Brodie Helmets for the Heavy Infantry, I found some other Anvil heads, the Sallet ones.

The neck sockets need opening up to take the Anvil necks.

They are a bit late in style compared to the Oathmark figures but there is a Sallet helmet on the Frostgrave Knight sprue.

The sallet heads do suit the Frostgrave figures more than the Fireforge ones.

Victrix Medieval Foot Sergeants

 At Colours I picked up the (at the time) new Medieval Foot Sergeants set from Victrix.

Though historical figures, they will probably do double duty as a human faction for Oathmark as well as for Barons War and Lion Rampant.

As has been the case for a while, the set comes in a bag not a box, but does include an assembly guide.

The figures are wearing gambesons, quilted or padded armour in the form of jackets, some of which is worn over mail. This is typical of well equipped foot soldiers not of nobility.

The set builds 32 figures, there are sufficient polearms, hand weapons and (by utilising standard bearer arms) spears to equip all figures with similar weaponry.

For Oathmark, these will be built with hand weapons and spears (polearms/two handed weapons are not available to non Warrior/Knight types).

Polearm and two handed weapon sprue.

Main sprue.

North Star Cultists III for Frostgrave

 The latest addition to the North Star range of plastic figures for Frostgrave is Cultists III. This adds another selection of cultist figures, lighter armoured than Cultists I and Cultists II.

Standard North Star box (though it feels a bit more flimsy).

The box contains four sprues, each of which builds five figures.

There are heads and hands to build undead out of the figures as well.

There is one particular weapon of note, a chainsaw!

That will be an entertaining add on.

Without the chainsaw, these are going to supply some lighter troops for my Necromancer's army, and possibly some melee troops for my Converted one as well.

When Nightmares Come - Tortured Souls

 At Salute this year I bought a box of Wargames Atlantic  Zombies. As I said earlier, I was not impressed by them but thought about using them as some ghostly entities.

So here I present some Tortured Souls.

Simple paint job - undercoat of Citadel Corax White, base Vallejo Flat Earth. Body Citadel Aethermatic Blue Contrast paint.

Oathmark Heavy Elf Infantry

 North Star have just released their Elf Heavy Infantry for Oathmark.

Five figures per sprue, and six sprues.

Each sprue can build six heavy armoured Elves, all armed with hand weapon and shield or two handed weapon (or a combination of the two) There is also components to build a standard bearer and an officer.

The sprue does not contain enough swords or axes (one or two handed) to build five axe or five sword, you will need to combine parts from separate sprues.

Guards of Traitors Toil

 Guards of Traitor's Toll is a new Skirmish level adventure game from Grey for Now.

It is a semi-cooperative game where players control squads of city guards as they patrol the city. They have to apprehend miscreants of various stripes, ensure the citizens do not get to rebellious and deal with sinister plots against the city.

The box contains four sprues of City Folk (making 24 figures) and two sprues of City Guard (making 12 figures). The City Guard is an equal opportunity employer. There are suggested builds for the City Folk, be aware that you will need twenty citizen figures to play the introductory scenario in addition to your guard patrol.

The rule book.

The various cards and special dice, all in a plastic container that will take the counters (see below) when they are removed from the sheet.

Counter sheet

City Folk sprue.

City Guard sprue.

Wargames Atlantic Zombies

 Wargames Atlantic have recently released a 30 figure box set of Zombies. I bought a box on offer at Salute.

They come in a standard Wargames Atlantic box containing five sprues, each building six different zombies for a total of 30.

There are (according to the blurb) seventy five different heads per sprue: regular, Ancient Rome, Dark Ages, Viking, 18th Century, Pirates, Napoleonic, WW1, WW2 and Modern Police, Fire, Construction and Civilians. The idea is that you can use them in any period (and use spare heads and arms with the associated period normal figures).

The problem is they are just plain odd.

They appear to be wearing Carapace armour under their tee shirts

And they seem rather small (this one is leaning forward a bit but...). Comparison shot with a North Star/Oathmark Revenant and a WA Baron's War 2 Knight.

They are very cartoony, Mantic would look at them and go, NO! 

I do not mean the TWD:AOW figures, but the Warpath Plague Zombies.

See what I mean - Mantic Plague Zombies and a Stargrave metal zombie.

Like the Harvesters, this seems to be a lost opportunity by Wargames Atlantic.

At least one will end up painted as a zombie, I might try a few as ghostie things - they remind me of the ghosts in Hilda.