A parody of heroic novels and sagas by re-interpreting such tropes in a more down-to-earth manner. Terry Pratchett had the knack of applying an internal logic to his fantasy novels. This tome is heavily illustrated and, for once, I wished that I owned the copy rather than having it on library loan.
The penultimate book from Al's collection. This one is about fighting vampires. It features the annoying Adric and a substitute for the gorgeous Mary Tamm,
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Saturday 12th October - Gt. Houghton
Two games of DBA-RRR:
(1) German Protestant v French - a narrow win 4:3
(2) Russian Traditional v Moldavian - the terrain fell in my favour. 4:1 win
Two games of DBA v3:
(3) 3.52 West Frankish v 4.2 Early Crusader - 4:2 win
(4) 3.19c North Welsh v 4.23 Feudal English - I managed to get my fast pikes
into the enemy. Another 4:1 win
For game (3) I was throwing plenty of 2s in combat and Ian 5s or 6s. Unfortunately the factors were so high that it was just a push-back in most cases. Another session where the dice gods determined the outcomes.
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Painting update - not a lot - 3 x Irr Cm(O) repaired/tarted-up.
I have far too many part or unpainted figures on strips awaiting my attention. These include:
15mm - Thracian peltasts, SW Indians (foot), Inuits (foot & reindeer) plus Carolingian/Dark Ages/Irish (horse & foot).
20mm - Jacobites (all arms), Incas (foot) plus Elves/Ratmen/Lizardmen (all foot).
I am trying not to think about the lead and plastic piles in the roof space. Maybe, one day, I will stop buying new figures until I have finished the ones that I have already got......but don't hold your breath!
