It’s almost ORK-tober yet again, and the various grots and greenskins that inhabit Drawbridge Games in Pittsburgh, PA, USA couldn’t let the month pass by without some sort of holiday event and Ork event! So grab yer squigs and buckle-up for Zodgrod Wortsnagga’s Halloween Monster Mash-n-Gnash!
Timings: Thursday, October 26th at Drawbridge Games. Set-up at 6:30pm, start at 7pm.
What: Zodgrod Wortsnagga is a notorious itinerant Ork Runtherd, who experiments with new methods to try and improve the various goblinoid Gretchin that he breeds for battle. This time he’s trying to cull his herd to get only the fastest and most nimble grots to accompany a band of Blood Axes on a “sneakin’ missun” (as the Warboss who hired him called it). What better way to test that than using a set of captured critters and stolen enemy mechs loaned by the local Mek? Zodgrod decided “why not make some extra teef” and decided to invite the local Ork tribe to bet on the various critters and crunchers for who can mash or gnash the most grots in a set amount of time.
No seriously, what?: The event will be set up surrounding a big Ork fort, where Zodgrod and a crew of Ork gamblers will be watching the mayhem. Gretchin models will be set up all around the board in various spots, and as time goes on additional ones will be added. There will be a series of boxes and crates that hold and restrain the different monsters and clanking dreads. As the event goes on, those boxes will be “opened” one by one to release new creatures onto the board who can then go on a rampage shooting, smashing, and eating the Gretchin. The releases will be randomized amongst all participants. At the start of the event each player will get to put a “wager” on which released critter will destroy the most grots, and players will also get a bonus if their model is the one that kills the most. There will also be a bonus for newly painting the monster you bring, painting 10 grots and a Runtherd to contribute to the mayhem (and squigs), and best painted monster overall. As always with Drawbridge events there will be a random pull for the prizes for the event, so everyone has a chance to win.
Da Roolz: Monsters are drawn from the list below, which covers mostly “ordinary” things that the Orks might have restrained in some way: locked in a crate or stopped from functioning thanks to some nullifier device a particularly inspired Mekboy whipped up. Gretchin will be in small packs, randomly determined in number during placement. As Gretchin get eaten new packs of them will be generated by rolling a d10, and they will enter from a randomized spot (either herded in from the side of the board by Zodgrod’s Runtherd assistants, or pushed out of the bowels of the Ork fort itself). Some of the packs will be accompanied by Squigs, which count as bonus kills for the monsters, but also can cause damage when they’re killed (even ranged attacks–representing the Squig being injured and rushing to maul the thing that did it). Each time a Squig is killed, the Ork controllers (GM’s) will roll a d6. On a 3+ the Squig will inflict d3 mortal wounds on the model that did it. Monsters can also decide to get an advantage by directing their attacks at another monster to slow it down. If they do so, they get a single move action and then can inflict d3 mortal wounds on a nearby other monster (but cannot attack any Gretchin that turn). If a monster reaches 0 wounds it’s time munchin’-and-crunchin’ is done. There will also be a time limit when the game ends.
Da Big Gribblies: The following list is what we’ve decided the Orks could conceivably bind in their relatively crude ways to unleash. If there’s something we’re missing let us know and we can conceivably add it. Also, if anyone is thinking of perhaps doing something more creative (like a WarCry Mindstealer Sphiranx or something) let me know and we’ll let you use it and swap in rules for the closest thing on this list (in that case, clearly a Drukhari Chronos).
| Space Marines | Redemptor, Invictor, Leviathan, Deredeo, other Dreadnoughts |
| Admech | Sydonian Dragoon, Ironstrider Ballistarius |
| Sisters | Penitent Engine, Mortifier |
| Imperial Guard | Sentinel |
| Grey Knights | Venerable Dreadnought |
| Chaos Space Marines | Venomcrawler, Hellbrute, Daemon Prince (on foot only), Leviathan, Deredeo |
| Death Guard | Hellbrute, Feotid Bloat Drone, Leviathan, Deredeo, Daemon Prince (on foot only) |
| World Eaters | Hellbrute, Leviathan, Deredeo, Daemon Prince (on foot only) |
| Thousand Sons | Hellbrute, Mutalith Vortex Beast, Leviathan, Deredeo, Daemon Prince (on foot only) |
| Aeldari | Wraithlord, War Walker |
| Drukhari | Talos, Chronos |
| Necrons | Canoptek Spyder, Canoptek Doomstalker |
| Tyranids | Carnifex, Haruspex, Trygon, Toxicrene, Mawlock, Maleceptor, Psychophage, Lictor |
| Orks | Deff Dread, Killa Kan (x1) |
| Tau | Ghostkeel |
Be Ready for Surprises and Creativity: It wouldn’t be a Halloween event without some tricks and treats, so expect some other Ork wackiness might be revealed as the event goes forward. The point is a good silly time playing with our big monsters and friends.
Prizes: As mentioned above, players will get entries in the drawing for each of the following conditions they meet. 1) Attending. 2) Newly painted “Monster” model they enter. 3) Providing a painted unit of 10 Gretchin and a Runtherd. 4) Newly painting said unit of Gretchin and Runtherd. 5) Providing a set of Squigs to be used in the event. 6) Best painted “Monster”. 7) Correctly betting on the monster that wins 1st/2nd/3rd most kills. 8) Running the Monster that nets the most kills. As for Prizes, as always we’ll have a few good 40k prizes for folks depending on attendance for the event.
RSVP: For this event, because of the “restraint boxes” that we’ll be using, players will need to RSVP in advance by letting Andrew (one of the organizers) know what model they’ll be bringing.
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