Malk's Wargaming / RPG blog

 This Orktober we will be hosting an event which we are calling... BLACKSTAR DOWN - the Battle of Orkadishu. Orks have shot down several Deathwatch Blackstars and they have crashed into the urban sprawl of Orkadishu. Trapped, the forces of the Imperium are mounting a rescue operation into the city.  To further complicate the situation, various kill teams from other factions are also trying to recover the beleaguered Deathwatch. Join us on October 17th at 1230 at Drawbridge Games! Set Up: Tables should have large amounts of urban terrain making numerous alleys and streets if possible. Pairs of Deathwatch marines are placed in surrounded positions across however many tables are in use. Ork Players will deploy first anywhere on the table at least 18" from a Deathwatch team. Imperial and Other faction kill teams will deploy within 6" of any table edge. Battle Rounds: The Battle Rounds will be broken up into Imperial, Ork and Other faction turns. Players: 400 pts - May bring one w...

 Situation: Clans Smoke Jaguar and Nova Cat have landed five galaxies in a full on assault of the capital world of the the Draconis Combine.  The DCMS has been reinforced by Wolf’s Dragoons and the Kell Hounds to stop the assault.  The Clan force made planet fall in the early morning and have been steadily driving the Inner Sphere forces back.  In the afternoon, an all out push by the Clan forces clash with the defenders in Kado-Guci Valley, the last line of defense before the Clanners reach Luthien itself. When is it? May 6th, 2026 Setup starts at 6pm game runs from 7-930 pm What do you need to do to participate? Sign up using the google form. Here. $5 ticket fee for gate crashers, $10 for non-members What do you need to bring? Miniatures, does not have to be wysiwyg for variants but should be recognizable at a glance. Please do not bring card stock tokens. Mech Cards/Sheet with marker or pencil D6s  TMM tokens or dice Special Event Rules: Multiple damage roll...

 4th War of Futuris Clevelandis - Battle for the Orbital Defenses Battle 1: Planet Fall Objectives: The eldar are assaulting the imperial orbital canons defending Futuris Clevanlandis so that they can bring orbital assets to bear.   Objective 1: Destroy the Shield Generator protecting the Orbital Cannon. Objective 2: Destroy the Orbital Cannon Game Length: 5 turns Deployment: See deployment map,  Imperials deploy first using a standard deployment zone.  Additionally each imperial player may place 5 sentries (any appropriate model on the objective they are defending.  They act like solo character models and do not count towards their army list limit. Shield Generator Hit location Table: 1 -4: Outer Pylons - Armor 18 5-6: Central Core - Armor 22 Outer Pylons: 1: The attack ricochets off the energy field in a random direction 2d6 inches.  If the richochet could reasonably hit a model in the direction and distance rolled it roll to wound and make armor sa...

  Art by Zen_Master Escape from the Baccillum Dulcis! The infamous Chaos infested Space Hulk the Baccillum Dulcis has once again appeared within the Imperium of Man near the Vespator Front. Several years ago the combined might of the Imperium failed to stop the hulk from entering the Segmentum Solar where the forces of Chaos used it as a base to raid and destroy a devastating swath of Imperial bases.  Loaded down with stolen supplies and archeotech, the Hulk disappeared back into the warp. It has returned infested with Death Guard and Legions of Nurgle Daemons!   Now various Raiders have come to the Baccillum Dulcis for its supplies and archaeotech to help with their factions efforts on the Vespator Front. What do the Players need to bring?: Selects one Character model with 6 wounds or less that is not a epic character. Bring your cards/book, d6s and a measuring device. If a player selects a character type with 3 or less wounds, that character gains a Feel No Pain o...

3059 - Smoke Jaguar Occupation Zone - Formerly Draconis Combine - Tarazed System Operation Bull Dog - Wave 1 The newly reformed Star League Defense Force has settled on a target. Clan Smoke Jaguar. Months of preparation are over and the the first wave of planetary assaults has begun. The SLDF is combat dropping their main force right on top of the Smoke Jaguar Command and Control facilities on the planet Tarazed.  Unfortunately Jaguar Aerospace assets have disrupted the deployment causing the drop pods to scatter from their drop zones. Player Force Setup: SLDF: 400 points per player - Attackers (3 players) Smoke Jaguars: 500 points per player - Defenders (2 players). Team has 12 Battlefield Support points. Limits: Players may not have more than (1) Skill 1 mechwarrior in their force. Table Setup:  The table will be set up with three distinct urban areas surrounded by rolling hills and light woods. The Urban areas are designated as the Airfield, Command Base and Infantry base. ...

Artist: Jasondrawstuff What is it?  Salvage Wars is a blind buy salvage box event.  The entry fee provides two(2) Battletech Salvage Boxes for players to use in a large group take and hold battle. Buy In: $20 for gate crashers, $25 for non-members.  Purchase grants event entry and two (2) salvage boxes for use during the event.  Game set up and buy in starts at 6pm with round 1 beginning at 630pm.  Game play ends at 930 or round designated by event staff. Players may trade salvage boxes if they wish prior to game start. Players are split between two teams designated red and blue.  Players will be given an appropriate color sticker to apply to their models base for identification friend or foe (IFF). Alpha Strike Cards: Players must use the provided Alpha Strike cards included in their salvage boxes. The may choose whichever side of the mechs card they prefer. No era limits. Drop In, Drop out: Late players may join the game at the start of any round and mov...

Game Setup:  Board should be set with a central roadway surrounded by large hills to simulate a mountain pass.  Woods and buildings can give a little more cover. Deployment: Damaged Dragoon mechs are dug in on the hills around the mountain pass.   While Kurita Mechs deploy within 12 inches of their table edge.  At the start of turn 5 Zeta Battalion mechs arrive from the Kurita table edge. Objectives: Attacker (Kurita) +1 Victory Point for each of the damaged Dragoon mechs destroyed before the arrival of Zeta Battalion on turn 5 +2 Victory Points for each Zeta Battalion mech destroyed +20 Victory points if all Dragoon mechs are destroyed. Defender: (Wolf’s Dragoons) +1 Victory Point for each damaged Dragoon mech that survives till Zeta Battalion arrives (scored end of turn 4) +2 Victory Points for each Zeta Battalion mech that leaves from the defenders table edge

  Premise: An Attacking force has located the enemy command post with their recon units. A fast moving strike force has been dispatched to assassinate them. Table Set up: The table should be set up with a number of LOS blocking terrain of whatever type fits the narrative Players designate their table edges using the short ends. Forces:  Should be roughly equal in points value +/-5.  The attacking force may not field any units that move 6” or slower as they would not arrive in time. Bonus units: Attacker: The attacker may deploy 50 points of infantry/battle armor/light mechs anywhere on the table that is not within 25” of the target as hidden units. They represent the recon team that located the target. Defender:  The defender receives one size 4 mech with a skill level of 2 for free to represent the force commander/assassination target.  This model is placed a the center of the table. Deployment: Defender:  The defender should split their force into lance...

  Premise: The local noble family is participating in a parade in their capital city. Though their security forces have warned them against participating they have insisted on going.  Their enemy have seized the opportunity that has be presented and sent an assassination force to destroy the parade convoy. Set Up:  The table should be a city scape with a large number of buildings.  Designate one short edge to be the parades starting location.  The other short edge will be the escape edge. Deployment: Defender: The defender moves their units onto the table during the first round from the parade start table edge. Attacker: The attacker may deploy up to two(2) units of infantry or battle armor inside of buildings anywhere on the table during the first round.  All other units move onto the table from either long edge during the second round. Parade Convoy: The defender has 100 points to use to create the parade convoy.  It is recommended to use vehicles ...

A raiding force in advancing towards the city of Rord’s industrial center where McGuffin Corps headquarters are located.  The attackers are transporting battle armor to seize the facility grab the McGuffin and then escape.  The planetary defense force is caught out of position and only a Long Tom battery with local armor assets are in a position to immediately intervene.  Mech reinforcements are rushing to the scene to defend the city. Set up: A multi player battle utilizing two 4x6 tables. Table 1: City Center - Table should be mostly urban with large amount of buildings in the center sections of the table. 1) large cf25 building should be set up in the center of the table as the primary objective. All other buildings in the city should be cf10 or cf15 Table 2: Out skirts - The table should have limited buildings toward the edge of table one petering out into forest and hills. A river should cross the board at the city outskirts. Shared Border:  Table 1 and 2 shou...

  The Invasion of Bridgetopia: An Alpha Strike Narrative Campaign Planet Bridgetopia - Lyran Alliance near the Jade Falcon border. Planet type: Temperate with urban areas. Over the last several months an elite mercenary company known as the C-Billa Killas for Skrilla have been raiding Jade Falcon garrison worlds for advanced tech and mech salvage angering Jade Falcon command with their dishonorable actions.  Having tracked the mercs back to the planet Bridgetopia where they maintain a headquarters, the Falcons have dispatched a front line cluster to serve as a punitive strike force against the Inner Sphere surrats. The Falcons intend to retrieve any stolen material and eliminate the mercenary force to prevent an further strikes on their holdings. Though the Killas are only a company strength unit, they’ve lucked out that Bridgetopia is home to an HPG array and garrisoned by a Comguard Level III with strong Blakist leanings. Demi-Precentor Caedes, a veteran of Tukayyid, has dec...

  Welcome to our Age of Sigmar Path to Glory map campaign of 2022! Background: Newly discovered lands in the realm of Ghyran have become open for conquest and warbands from all the major factions are making their way there to stake their claim! Campaign Manager: Ryan Player set up. Choose a faction and create a 1000 point Path to Glory starting Warband. Then notify Ryan of a preferred color. So what’s this map thing? The Undiscovered Lands represented by our map replaces the “Exploration Roll” in the Manage Territories step of the Aftermath section of a Path to Glory game. Instead, prior to playing a game, both players should agree on an unclaimed territory on the map to fight over with the winner of the game being able to claim the territory.  If the player won a major victory they can claim the territory for 8 glory points.  If the player won a minor victory they can claim the territory for 9 glory points. Normal territory rules apply. A player may also elect not to cl...

 Disaster at 81320.183 “Form a skirmish line!”  Khotec the Cruel ordered.  “Third Cohort hold the right flank.  Fifth Cohort, you will be our center.  Khophec, take your guards and see if you can flank around the buildings to our left.” Khotec was furious.  The intelligence he had received about this site was completely and utterly wrong.  He had been told by Joint Command that the site was an abandoned Adeptus Mechanicus research facility.  No one had bothered to mention the house of Imperial Knights that had converted it into a forward operating base. “Someone will pay for this.” Khotec growled. “My Lord!  The Knights quick reaction force approaches! They…”  The rest of Khophec communication was drowned out by the roar of battle cannon and melta fire tearing into the Legion forces.   A Knight Crusader and two Armiger Warglaives were sprinting towards the Legion battle line spiting death from their heavy weapons.  The War...

 Surgical Assault: The Battle for 8820.63 The ground shook with the echos of artillery shelling.  Bolter and Gauss fire are exchanged half a unit to east of Khotec the Cruel’s command post.  The forces of Chaos have arrived in search of the planets Noctolith stock pile. Illuminor Szeras had placed caches on this world in preparation of building another pillar to extend the Pariah Nexus. Khotec was unimpressed with the assault so far. The Third, Seventh and Fourteenth legions had stalled the Chaos Space Marines initial assault. Khotec’s First Legion as well as Ninth and Tenth Legions were moving into position to counter attack.  Khotec growled in impatience as he watched Warriors from Third Legion gun down a company of Chaos Cultists. He was about to order his legion to link up with Third Legion when he received a communications protocol. “Thotep! Khophec! Attend me!” He ordered. His court joined him at his command console. “We have received data from joint command....

 The Raid of Planet 8420.7 Overlord Khotec quickly scanned the terrain in front of him.  His Legion had found Imperial forces on the planet designated as 8420.7 and they seemed to be using the northern continent as a staging point.  There was a supply point in an old burnt out city on the edge of the eastern part of the continent where Khotec decided to blood his newly designated Second Cohort.  This system was on the edges of his legions operations area so he had only brought a small raiding force of two units of Skorpekh Destroyers with their attached Plasmacytes as well as a Canoptek Re-animator to assist with any casualties. Khotec split his forces into two groups as they approached the target area creating a rough skirmish line in the city ruins.  A shrieking whine followed by a ground shaking explosion rocked the area as two missiles slammed into the Re-animator causing Khotec to curse. Scrap metal from the destroyed machine bounced down around him as Khot...

As Khotec the Cruel finished materializing on the world designated as 72720.0 he looked around in disgust.  There was no space marine base in sight. “Those Sautekh fools had bad intelligence my Lord.” Thotep the Unstoppable growls. “True, but this may not be a total waste.  Our scouts have found something interesting a few units away.  I believe it may be an artifact from before the Great Slumber and may be of use to my Lord.”  Khophec the Star Killer says. “There had better be something of use, that Sautekh lord’s useless existence depends on it for wasting my time.  Thotep, move our troops into defensive positions around the location.” Khotec orders. In short order the First, Third and Fifth Cohorts were in defensive positions as Khotec and his court examined the site. Khopech points. “Here my Lord!  If you interface with this terminal and input your command codes it will allow access to the chamber below that contains the item.”  Khotec moves into p...

A signal from the void between the stars reaches a dead world. Awaken... Overlord Khotek the Cruel stirs from his eons slumber and begins to process the mission protocols sent by the Silent King. He is tasked with striking into territory held by the lead units of the Indomitus Crusade on the edges of the Pariah Nexus.  Khotek and his court consisting of his Royal Warden, Thotep the Unstoppable and Plasmancer Khophec the Star Killer, commandeer elements of the 17th Legion of the Sautekh Dynasty as the majority of the Szarakhan Dynasty still slumbers. Khotek’s initial order of battle consists of his court, a Canoptek Reanimator, Khophec’s bodyguard Cryptothralls, Immortals of the 1st Cohort and Warriors of the 3rd and 5th Cohorts of the 17th legion.  He sets off to engage the lead space marine elements garrisoning a staging point for Imperial forces headed into the Pariah Nexus.

What is Flash Point? The Flash Point Campaign System is a yearly campaign with minimal book keeping and time commitment.  The campaign is broken up into the 4 seasons of winter, spring, summer and fall.  During those seasons players will coordinate with the campaign manager to select game nights to play flash point missions that will add to their team’s score. Players are broken into teams of Xenos, Imperium and Chaos. Players participate in one themed gamed per Flash Point Night and earn 2 points for winning their game and 1 point for playing fully painted. Players play games against opposing factions. Flash Point Night? Players work with the game manager to determine when the next Flash Point Night is.  The manager will try to give 2 weeks notice to the participants. A Flash Point Night consists of players coming to their FLGS (Drawbridge) and choosing an opponent of an opposing faction.  They will then play the selected Mission of the Night using the...

The Second War of Futuris Clevelandis Narrative Campaign Coming this Winter to Drawbridge Games. This is a three part narrative campaign that will be taking place on alternating Thursdays  The Second War of Futuris Clevelandis: Violent warp storms have erupted around the Ohioa System.  The warp instability has damaged and cut the transit of a number of chaos and xenos ships causing them to be trapped in the system requiring repairs. Luckily an Imperial world with sufficient manufacturing capability is within the system, Futuris Clevelandis.  The ships limp towards the planet intent on taking what they need to escape the system.  Though some may just decide planetary conquest will be more fun. ___ What do players need? Commander: Pick and name an HQ unit to be their forces commander to be used in games.  While the commander is alive during a game he grants 1 extra command point per game.    Injuries - If a Commander ...