So I’ve released rules for some of the upcoming events at Drawbridge Games–our third-annual September Knight Night / Fight Night and third-annual November “TANKS-giving” event. This post is to formalize the preparations and plans for our biggest event of the year, an apocalypse sized mega battle in December that we’re calling “Daemon-Cember”. It will be a huge battle spanning multiple boards that link together into one cohesive story. We’ll have individual missions for each participant (what is their force trying to accomplish?) as well as the usual set of really cool prizes to give out.

So to give some guidance on what people can prepare for the event, I wanted to put this info out there.

Where: Drawbridge Games (4146 Library Rd Suite C, Pittsburgh, PA 15234)

When: The store will open early on Saturday December 16th and run the full day. There will be breaks for food and just to marvel at the spectacle.

What: The battle will consist of a simultaneous Chaos assault on five planets at he same time. Each planet has a site of great warp resonance, and if they can capture them and conduct the right ritual, then the gates of the Warp will truly open and pour forth hell into realspace. And while humanity is the bastion that fights back the Warp most often, this time Abaddon’s plans try to sidestep them–and have located the conjunction across a variety of Xenos-held worlds in a sub-sector alongside their usual Imperial foes. This has been forseen by the Aeldari farseers, who were forced to put in motion a variety of unsavory events that would provide enough defenders for each world–even if some of those defenders would happily destroy or enslave the Eldar if they had a chance.

Chaos forces will be led by Daemons, but include Chaos Space Marines, Death Guard, Thousand Sons, World Eaters, Chaos Knights, Adeptus Mechanicus (Dark Mechanicum), Astra Militarium (Chaos Renegades), and Genestealer Cult forces. If the sides balance, then unwitting Imperial forces might end up on the side of Chaos in their drive to purge the Xenos.

The Non-Chaos forces will defend five total planets. Groups of defenders will be arranged, and they will be split by type of Xenos forces, and also include at least one Imperial Planet as well. The following can ally with each other on various tables: Aeldari, Drukhari, T’au Empire, and Leagues of Votann. Leagues of Votann and Imperials can ally as well. Any Necrons or Orks will have to be their own planet.

If Chaos can conduct their ritual on three or more worlds, they win and usher forth a new era of destruction. If they can only do the ritual on two (or fewer) worlds, then the rag-tag Xenos-coordinated defenses will triumph… for the moment.

Who: Players should rsvp with me in advance to be added to the list. We’ve chosen this story to hopefully get the most variety of faction possibilities while still making it one fluff story. We’ll have sides roughly even by points, so even if you have a single HQ and unit, you’re welcome to join into the mix.

This is a rough list (subject to change) of who has RSVP’d for each side so far, with rough aspirational painting goals of points for the event. Here’s the Xenos side:

Player	Faction	Aspirational Points
Steve	Aeldari	TBD
Sean	T’au Empire	5,400
Chris	T’au Empire	3,600
Gwen	Aeldari	4,000
Nick Prime	Aeldari	600-800
Amos	Aeldari	TBD
Michael	Votann and Orks	TBD
Mike	Imperials	2,000
Andrew	Imperials	1,600

Points are still being calculated by folks, and we won’t nail things down till after TANKS-giving in November. Here’s the All Things Chaos side:

Player	Faction	Aspirational Points
Enrico	World Eaters and Daemons	TBD
Ray	Word Bearers, Daemons, Chaos Knights	TBD
Tom	Death Guard	TBD
Justin	Daemons, Chaos Knights	TBD
Dave F.	Chaos Knights	4,000
Rafiq	Daemons	TBD
Cody	Death Guard	1,000-1,500
Nick	Chaos Space Marines and Genestealer Cult	TBD
Alex	Alpha Legion	TBD

Why: Well, for the fun. And door prizes. And to be part of a great big end-of-the-year mega battle at Drawbridge games.

Painting Update

I got in one practice game lately with my Aeldari and one with some Adeptus Mechanicus models (as I finally broke down and painted a bit of non-Eldar). Normally I’d do battle reports but figured I’d post all the painting progress here just to get it up and listed on the blog.

Five new Genestealer Cult Abberants, and an Ironstrider Balistarii with some genestealer cult influences for my Cult of the Four-Armed Omnissiah that I want to eventually flesh out.

Painted up my first Phoenix Lord, Maugan Ra. Was a fun model to work on. Different than a lot of other Aeldari.

And a Falcon in my simple Saim Hann color scheme. I’m pleased with how it turned out. Future grav vehicles will have a few white stripes, but wanted to make the first one just straightforward for each tank type.

Army Painted Totals

40k Aeldari (Primarily Drukhari but also Asuryani, Ynnari, and Harlequins): 4,450 points in 10th edition

Aeronautica Imperialis Aeldari: 373 points

Battletech Draconis Combine: Commando, Panther

Battletech Clan Jade Falcon: Timber Wolf, Mongrel, Adder, Dire Wolf, Elementals (x1), Locust

Cult of the Four-Armed Omnissiah: 1,920 points in 10th edition

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