"The holdings of Ellendale are once again threatened by the forces of the Belted Way followers. A battle is surely brewing in the Plains of Montgoco. The spy's of the Belted Way have discovered that the Silver Spring, near the Plains of Montgoco, may grant special blessing to those that bathe in its waters. The troops of the Belted Way hope to receive those gifts as the battle approaches!"
For the Scrum Club's eight-player game of "Oathmark" last weekend, the GM wrote the above highly allusive premise littered with references to everything from the county I live in to my wife's name Ellen. I found it funny and clever, and I always appreciate when folks put in the extra effort. Can anybody guess where our club meets to play our games?
This was our second experience with Oathmark, and the opposing forces in this game were of the more classical fantasy sort -- undead, necromancers, and orc minions on one side facing off against humans, elves and dwarves on the other.
Check out the photo-filled recap of our day of gaming at my blog SCRUM IN MINIATURE: link
Check out the photo-filled recap of our day of gaming at my blog SCRUM IN MINIATURE: link
replaces his Dwarf army… sort of.
