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Grey Seer – Made to Order

Here’s my paint job of the Grey Seer that was part of the Legends of the Skaven Made to Order from Games Workshop a while ago. 

Mars Incorporated – New Short Story – Free until Saturday

My new short story Mars Incorporated is out now and will be free on Amazon until Saturday!! Mars Incorporated by Mark Lord   Earth’s colonization of the red planet, Mars, was supposed to be the crowning glory of human civilization. Instead the small colony on Mars is in trouble. After the death of one of … Continue reading Mars Incorporated – New Short Story – Free until Saturday →

The Castle of the Counts of Saint-Pol – a little background for Stonehearted

In the fourth volume of Stonehearted, For a Heart Made of Stone,  the action shifts to the chateau of Saint-Pol. The Count of Saint-Pol is one of the villains of the story and is holding a tournament, which provides the backdrop for the action. When I looked into Saint-Pol, I found that it was difficult … Continue reading The Castle of the Counts of Saint-Pol – a little background for Stonehearted →

Solo Wargaming: Battle Report Hundred Years War using Middle Earth Strategy Battle Games rules

This is a battle report of a small Hundred Years War skirmish I played with the Middle Earth Strategy Battle Games rules. I also tried out one of the simplest of solo wargaming techniques to add a bit of AI to the game. Solo Wargaming method: Random Deployment In Donald Featherstone’s Solo Wargaming book he … Continue reading Solo Wargaming: Battle Report Hundred Years War using Middle Earth Strategy Battle Games rules →

How to play Solo Wargames

There is no better time to think about how to wargame solo. Unfortunately due to the Covid 19 crisis many people who used to meet up to game – whether RPGs, boardgames or wargames – can no longer do so. There’s a few different alternatives, such as playing computer/console games instead, or trying out various … Continue reading How to play Solo Wargames →

New Fantasy Fiction Novella: Holiday with the Orcs

I have published a new novella in eBook format. It’s available over at Amazon. It’s a tongue-in-cheek fantasy adventure and collects together all the Holidays in Orkrania posts that I put up previously. It’s been edited and the title was changed to make it a bit more comprehensible! Have fun reading it. Prince Hardlee has … Continue reading New Fantasy Fiction Novella: Holiday with the Orcs →

Dragons Rising – Progress Update

I am going to post regular updates on how work is progressing on my new novel Dragons Rising. Partly to give you, dear reader, an update, but also partly to keep myself motivated to progress the project. So far I have written about 8,000 words and moved onto the fourth chapter. Currently I have paused … Continue reading Dragons Rising – Progress Update →

Dragons Rising – a New Novel Project

I have started writing a new novel – Dragons Rising. It’s a fantasy novel set in my Neriador/Ladmas setting – the same place where Return of the Free is set. It involves suprisingly and wizards, and plots! The idea is that it’s a bit of a thriller/fantasy book. I thought I would make some regular … Continue reading Dragons Rising – a New Novel Project →

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (WFRP) 4e Character Sheet Template for RPGGeek

This is a pretty niche post – so apologies to the rest of the world – but if the two Venn diagrams of WFRP and RPGGeek align for you then this might be of interest! I’ve played a number of games on RPGGeek – basically its a way of playing tabletop RPGs but by posting … Continue reading Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (WFRP) 4e Character Sheet Template for RPGGeek →

English Civil War and Thirty Years War in 6mm Project – Prologue

A Bit of History In the late 80s, as a teenager, I was heavily into Warhammer but also started reading Wargames Illustrated and Miniature Wargames and decided it might be cool to play some historical wargames. I settled on the idea of 6mm as being a cheap way to build a big enough army to … Continue reading English Civil War and Thirty Years War in 6mm Project – Prologue →