After finally scoring some suitable models for Nazgul, I still am looking for a Smeagol figure. I suppose a 15mm something would do. My son thought a toad looking figure would work. At that point he’d only seen the Rankin and Bass hobbit and Return of the King. As well, a goblin figure would work nicely. Whatever I decide on, the figure should be hobbit sized or perhaps slightly larger, should be relatively unarmed and should have minimal, raggedy clothing.
I need to make some more terrain bits. Mostly card models of ruins will do, but maybe some dungeon models too. I have EZ Dungeons and the Halls of the Mountain King from Fat Dragon. Both work well for LotR but are also can be used for just about any fantasy or even pulp setting.
I’ve found a few old GW Fellowship of the Ring scenarios online. These will be ideal for Frostgrave or any other low level skirmish game for that matter as they are solid “chase” scenarios. One thing I am looking for is scenarios that follow the path from the book, The Hobbit. I think that a Smaug scenario would probably not be terribly interesting. In the halls, the scenario would play out with literally just 2 figures: a dragon and a hobbit. Sounds kind of dull. The spider encounter would probably be pretty fun. Maybe Bilbo has to kill a certain number of spiders before he can free his companions. My son and I played out the Troll encounter. A battle report was in a previous post. I’m not sure what to do about the Elf encounter either. It involves the Dwarves and Bilbo escaping the Wood Elf stronghold. I suppose I can change it up a bit and make it a little more high adventure.
I think the end-game will be the Battle of Five Armies. From the book if you please! This would be a scenario where the enemy keeps coming until certain events happen and ultimately ends when the Eagles arrive. I think Dragon Rampant will make an excellent set to play the battle out with.
I’m planning on doing a little show and tell session. I only need to get some time to actually take some pictures. I finished up all my ACW cavalry and also have a slew of Orcs that I just finished painting. Hopefully this weekend. Until then…
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