Hello all!
In an attempt to keep my enthusiasm high,
I will post up a running account of my adventures in the world of Arcana! (With
the possibility of some other wargaming bits thrown in along the way). Until
recently I have always been a massive Warhammer player, I started collecting
and gaming with 3rd edition back in the late 80's when I was 12 and have never
stopped until about 12 months ago. As such I have amassed what I believe to be
a fairly extensive collection over the years.
Essentially, without trying to turn this
into a whine-fest, I fell out of love with warhammer due to 3 main reasons.
Firstly, the cost was becoming increasingly outlandish. Secondly, I was fed up
of older figures becoming totally useless with each new army book/edition. And
finally I just felt that the game was becoming so dominated by stupid
rules/units/monsters/characters/magic (delete as appropriate) that it just
wasn't fun to play anymore.
That said, the 1 aspect of warhammer that
I did still love was "THE SPECTACLE"! I admit it, the sight of 2
loving crafted armies battling over beautiful terrain really stirs my geek’s
heart.
So, what I needed was a new game that
allowed me to use my vast back catalogue of figures and pit them against each
other in glorious (and ideally fast, uncomplicated) battle. Step up Armies of
Arcana!
Together with my long time gaming buddy
Ade, another ex-warhammerite, we took the decision to drop Warhammer from our
gaming itinerary and instead throw our collective might (and believe me,
collectively we are mighty indeed!) into AoA. What follows will be our journey
into this new and slightly scary dimension.
StokeRogue
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