Ben

Thanks to all my opponent's for the games. much fun was had! Cheers to Pete and Adi for running things. Results have been sent in to me for the rankings and should beep in a couple of days.

The event is only 2 weeks away and we have a great turn out. 44 players so far. the entrants list is: name 1 Ben Johnson 2 AHazelwood 3 AHazelwood 4 Stevewren 5 Keith Ball 6 Paul Haley 7 Adymc 8 Rob 9 TalesOfSigmar 10 TalesOfSigmar 11 Andy Bryan 12 Ian R 13 Ian R 14 Ian R 15 Gaz Taylor 16 Chris Appleford 17 Baz 18 DodgyRoller 19 PAR 20 spikyjames 21 Anyone seen Grimnir? 22 Rupert Read 23 Steve123 24 Jonny Statham 25 Rick 26 Just_nikos 27 Josh Meads 28 Percivael 29 Pelgrane 30 TerrorPenguin 31 MikeyT 32 MikeyT 33 MikeyT 34 Dan Hadert 35 Dan Hadert 36 L.Bromley 37 Lad Von Carstein 38 AlexHarrison 39 ****** 40 AdamR 41 Mavherick 42 Corg86 43 Nathan Hoole 44 cronhour

I'm looking forwards to following this. Did you catch my post on this topic baddice.co.uk/commnuity

I have a feeling that the name (terrible btw!!!) And the grimdark will naturally evolve into something more AoS over time. But for now it's does a great job of saying exactly what you need to know. What works for 40k transferred to AoS and let grow. Either grow into it's own new thing. Or grow into its name. The community involved will lead this I'm sure.

You would be better to post about it on dedicated bloodbowl boards.

Post up what you are working on right now. It would be great to see.

I'm really looking forwards to getting stuck into a project in AoS28. I plan to run the Blood and Glory skirmish event under these rules too. My Stormcast are a good fit and I have a converted Knight-Questor ready to paint as my Warband leader.

I'm going to post a list here of some of the best AoS28 projects and where you can find them. Clicking a username will let you see that persons recent posts. If you want adding to this list please DM me with all the details you would like posting. (Username. Social media links. Website/Blog/TGA thread links. ) @Bruticus Jake is the brains behind the AoS28 project. It was him that came to me to get a place for it set up on TGA. Check out http://www.exprofundis.com

Hello TGA Community. . I want to introduce you all to a new project here at The Grand Alliance community. This idea was brought to me by @Bruticus and after some discussion we felt that The Grand Alliance community would be an excellent home for this project. Inq28 meets Age of Sigmar Inq28 explores the lesser known aspects of the Warhammer 40,000 universe and has been a huge success, inspiring Blanchitsu articles, numerous blogs and countless incredible miniatures. Inq28 has become a term that describes not just a particular game but a whole approach to the hobby: an approach that puts creativity and imagination first. AoS28 is an attempt to bring that same approach to the Nine Realms. The Age of Sigmar has the potential for all sorts of stories, and just because we mainly see the epic, cinematic god-battles in the Games Workshop books doesn’t mean there aren’t other stories just out of frame, or just off the beaten path. That’s not to say your warband can’t include a few heroes, just that not every hero has to have a duel with Archaon. What makes a model AoS28? Conversions - The Age of Sigmar range contains loads of great miniatures but you’ll probably want to convert them in order to personalise them. This could be a kitbash or a complete resculpt. The important thing is to make the model yours. Character is essential - you don’t have to write a full background story, but you’ll have to think about your character’s personality, they aren’t just pieces on a gaming board: what are their motivations? How have they survived the Chaos apocalypse? What do they think about the return of Sigmar? What secrets do they have? Extra grimdark - Age of Sigmar has a distinctive, vibrant style, but there is a lot of darkness that is waiting to be explored. You think 40k has a monopoly on grimdark? The Nine Realms were conquered by Chaos, we are only just beginning to learn about the horrors that were unleashed. What rules can I use? We’ll be supporting the Hinterlands rules for AoS28, however your warband could be designed with games of Silver Tower, Mordheim, Realm of Chaos, Frostgrave or countless others in mind - or not for gaming with at all. The focus should be to make models you think are cool, rather than being constrained by points costs or restrictions. How do I join in? You’ll need to make a warband - probably between 2 and 8 models - led by a hero. The warband can be based on the theme below, or can be anything else you want to make. Start a blog on www.tga.community and add the tag ‘aos28’. Use the hashtag #aos28 on instagram and twitter. Or if you have a blog already, let people know where to find it by posting your updates in the AoS28 thread on tga.community or by emailing aos28@exprofundis.com If you don’t want to make a miniature or two, you could join in by writing stories or making art. What comes next? Over the next few months we’ll be showcasing all the best AoS28 models and warbands from any participating blog, as well as our own warbands. We’ll track what everyone is doing with Work in Progress photos and then final photographs in a few months. There is no real deadline, because AoS28 is an ongoing thing. But we will roll out a new theme every few months, along with a wrap up of everything so far. In addition there will be a new edition of Hinterlands dealing with AoS28 specifically, posts about background stories and ideas and possibly even gaming events at Warhammer World. I need some ideas Without many background or art books to draw inspiration from it might seem more difficult to come up with Age of Sigmar concepts than it is with Warhammer 40k. Age of Sigmar is often regarded as high fantasy, and you may feel that things need to fit this style in order to be suitable, but really you have a free reign to do whatever you can imagine: with infinite realms there are very few limits to what is acceptable. Like Warhammer 40k, Age of Sigmar has room for all sorts of stories of all sorts of genres. You are free to make whatever you want to make, but if you are stuck there is a theme you could try: AoS28: Witch Hunters The gates of Azyrheim are open and the Stormcast are unleashed on the Nine Realms. Cities and fortresses, thought lost forever are rediscovered. Lines of communication are rebuilt. And along with the Stormcast there are also other emissaries of Sigmar’s new world order. These Witch Hunters are tasked with rooting out corruption within the so-called Free Cities and the lost tribes, where mortals claim they have managed to resist the apocalypse. They seek the truth of these claims, and hunt the deceivers, betrayers and abominations. Some travel in disguise and infiltrate the Free Cities, rooting out the corruption where it may otherwise go unnoticed. Some arrive at the city gates at the head of a punitive force, demanding tribute in Sigmar’s name. There are stories of tribes that claim to have escaped the taint of Chaos being put to the sword during these witch hunts. And there are stories of Sigmar’s agents themselves falling foul of the taint of Chaos and instead spreading the very corruption they profess to seek out. The Shadowblades of the Seven Severed Fingers Cabal use assassins that travel through the Chaos wastes unnoticed, cloaked in the hides of daemons. They fight the horror of Chaos with horror of their own, and are able to strike fear into the blackest of hearts. The Bitterlight Guild of Azyrheim use blinding, excoriating magic to interrogate those they suspect of corruption, stripping away lies and flesh until only truth remains. Their agents are said to be pure and incorruptable by some, and perverse sadists by others. The childlike Oracle of Shyish can taste the taint of Chaos in the blood of men and women. Under the watchful eye of her immobile, silent Stormcast guardian, thousands of pilgrims bring her offerings in a hope to prove their purity. The Knight-Venator Calliostro, tasked with finding tribes that had resisted the hordes of the Blood God, instead came across a Slaughterpriest who claimed to have been cured of the madness of Khorne when he pierced his own skull. The pair formed an unlikely alliance, but so far have been unable to replicate the accidental trepanation, despite the accuracy of the Venator’s arrows and an unending tide of test subjects. The aquatic Duaradin fortress of Deepthunder has held out against the apocalypse since time immemorial. Under near constant attack, the citizens seal themselves in their hold and flood the city using ingenious mechanical walls and pumps, drowning any invaders. But emmissaries sent to the fortress noticed with some alarm that the barnacles that can be found all across Deepthunder can also be found on the skin of the sallow-eyed, secretive Duaradin that live there. Eager to establish new alliances in the wake of Sigmar’s return, the crippled Vampire diplomat Malapraktor set out in his iron carriage, a ruinous steam-powered contraption. The vampire’s diligence in finding those whose blood is tainted by Chaos is perhaps unsurpassed by any other, but his manner of creating converts to his cause is more forceful than most. The Shaii’ik tribe lived unseen by the scrying eyes of Tzeentch, worshipping a frail, masterless daemon. The entity granted them all invisibility from Chaos so long as they protected it in kind. When ambassadors from Azyrheim encountered the tribe the sight of the withered daemon sickened them, and they burned it. After some deliberation, they burned the tribe too. How to use this thread? This thread is going to become the home for the AoS28 project. Feel free to make use of the various TGA sections such as Painting and Modelling forums to show others what you are painting, or your own thread in the Narrative forums to talk about your warbands back story. You can also start your own blog and post photos in the gallery section but be sure to post links and updates in here to keep a central archive. You can easily find and share this thread and with the url - TGA.community/AoS28

Sounds great. I'm planning to pop up for a club night sometime.

Tell me more about this! Are you just a store, or a gaming space too. Are your club nights at the store?

This is edging ever closer. Did everyone see the new Stormcast models in White Dwarf? The new battletome will be played at Alliance.

Player Total m total VIP Awards 1 Russ Veal 160 7830 1 Russ Veal 2 Jack Armstrong 120 7040 2 Daniel Ford 3 Daniel Ford 120 4600 3 Jack Armstrong 4 Robert Sedgeman 100 6780 5 Terry Pike 100 3480 6 Luke McHugh 100 3420 Dan takes 2nd due to beating jack when they played. 7 Martin Morrin 90 5550 8 Rob Perrin 70 5410 9 Kieran Harper 70 3520 10 Mark Wildman 60 5560 11 Pano 60 3620 12 Darran Palmer 40 6260 13 Tony Moore 40 5540 14 Ricky Mee 40 4440 15 Chris Tomlin 40 4000 16 Byron Orde 10 4100

Round 5 is in play.

Some photos from round 4.

Some photos from the first round.

Darran is taking first turn against jack and trying to get into position to secure the table

Round 3 results and round 4 draw. The battle plan is Boarder War

This morning is up and running. A few late nights but everyone is here and playing.

Round 3 is most of the way over. Dan beat Jack on table 1 with a major. Russ looks to be up on table 2 against Sedge. Darran and Terry and close on table 3. Will be a minor either way.

Mid way through round 3. No results yet. Games can still go each way other than Tony looks to be winning against Chris

Round 3 getting started