The Imperial Legion pt. 2

More pictures of the Imperial Legion!

These Legionnaires boast a +6 ATK and +8 DEF with a 4+ armor save! They can also re-roll 1d6 during combat when they ready their defense and as a unit can re-roll 1d6 when charging!

   

   

   

The basic structure of units in the Valiant! system is five models with one or two captains or heroes for the whole army list. This box of Warlord Games' Roman Veteran miniatures comes with enough parts to make four units -- two with gladius and scutum, two with pilum and scutum, with three command figures amongst them.

Thalmor Command

Seeking to unite the provinces of Tamriel, Thalmor agents operating for the Aldmeri Dominion travel to Skyrim to aid Imperial forces suppressing the Stormcloak rebellion, root out worshippers of Talos, and assert elven supremacy. Within Skyrim the Thalmor function more as advisors and investigators. For the purposes of this game they're field commanders and elite troop choices!

 

Finding miniatures of elves with armor similar to the style of the Mer wasn't at all difficult as Games Workshop had released several gorgeous models through their Lord of the Rings movie range with a wonderful light, leafy plate design. 

    

    

The first four to be painted were models of Gil Galad, Haldir, Elrond, and a standard bearer. Though the Thalmor usually wear all black in Skyrim we reasoned the reds may be something they wear during combat and would make them pop as command figures. The red also ties them in nicely with other Imperial units!

The basic elven soldier's (not pictured yet) stats using the Valiant! system are +10 ATK and +8 DEF with a 4+ save! Each of the models in this post are captains which boast a mighty +13 ATK and +10 DEF! Captains may be purchased as an upgrade when a unit of five soldiers of the same type are being used in a force selection. They are generally stronger and provide command bonuses to their troops.

As representatives of the Aldmeri Dominion these Thalmor agents are elite HQ choices who will definitely make an impression during a game. More elves soon!

The Imperial Legion

One of the joinable factions in Skyrim is the Empire's occupying force, the Imperial Legion. After the murder of High King Torygg by Ulfric Stormcloak the Empire sends General Tullius and his legion to Skyrim to suppress the Stormcloak Rebellion.

      

Imperial Legion soldiers often favor one-handed weapons and shields and have a slightly higher defense than their Stormcloak foes. They will commonly wear light or studded armor while higher-ranked officers will wear heavy plate armor.

Based heavily upon the ancient Roman Empire it was clear from the conception of an Elder Scrolls miniatures game focused upon Skyrim that the best figures to use would be Warlord Games' plastic 28mm Imperial Romans. This being a small skirmish game it's important that each piece be their own character so we decided the veteran box with chipped up shields and armor would look the most interesting. Each box gives you parts for twenty figures total with three of them being command figures.

   

The pieces are easily convertible but slightly shorter than other ancient miniatures so a penny was added in the base of every figure to hide the height difference. To break up some of the repeated poses weapons were swapped around. Warlord provides shield transfers in all of their boxes but we opted to paint the shield patterns on ourselves.

Using the Valiant! system to create rules for the Empire's forces we broke the faction into four parts:

• Auxiliary - lightly armored troops disposable and cheap in points (will probably use early Roman Legion figures)
• Legionnaires - the heavily armored Guards pictured in this post
• Penitus Oculatus - specialized elite troops (will use either Praetorian Guards or Numenorians from Games Workshop's LOTR line)
• Thalmor - elves sent by the Aldmeri Dominion (will use elves from GW's LOTR line)

The guards have a sturdy +6 ATK and +8 DEF with a save of 4+ and can re-roll 1d6 when they ready their defense. As a unit they are able to also re-roll 1d6 when they charge! Captains are a little stronger with a +9 ATK and +8DEF!

   

The Imperial Legion is certainly an army focused on a small number of figures working together to create a strong defense while also dealing a fair amount of damage!

More pictures of the expanding Legion to come!

Introduction to The Elder Scrolls Miniatures Game

Hello all!


We're a group of Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls fans endeavoring to create a tabletop miniatures game focused initially on Skyrim then expanding into other amazing ES games.

The miniatures we will be using are primarily Warlord Games' Early imperial Roman Veterans as the staunch Imperial Guards and Gripping Beast's Viking Huscarls as the rebellious Stormcloaks, played with Green Ring Games' 2d6 Valiant! system.

In addition to the figures we have a massive 3D gaming board fashioned after the front gates and docks of the city of Solitude! We will post updates as progress towards the completion of this endeavor continues!

-V