Death on the Eerie Downs Campaign Log

In the Ostermark, there is a place of legend that very few men ever venture.  Surrounded by the Ostermark Marches, the horrid place is avoided like death itself.  This place is called the Eerie Downs, and upon the plain there is such stillness and quiet that it makes even the stoutest ogre mercenary cast glances over his shoulder and peer into the perpetual fog.  Rumors of men going mad, or simply being lost forever in the fog soaked vastness have circulated for centuries.  They say that the ghosts of the men lost upon the plain now haunt it, and their madness fuels the evil stillness that it persists to this day.

It is little wonder that we would be interested in this place.

Though the darkness hangs over the Eerie Downs like the fog that never lifts, there is a great call to this place.      The rumors seem true:  treasure lies scattered across the Downs.  A huge shipment of dwarf gold bound to Karaz-A-Karak went missing months ago - but now warbands are recovering pieces of fine art, casks of fine ale and even chests of gold from the place.  It is a time of great opportunity to those who could seize it....

Yet some new horror pervades the silent reaches of the Eerie Downs this year.  Terrible reports of beastmen warbands pillaging farms near the foggy plains have filtered into the camps along the River Stir.  Cultists have been sighted at evil spots on the plain, enacting horrid rituals and invoking their dark gods. As a result, merchants have become more paranoid and have begun hiring mercenaries en masse to guard their shipments as they pass through the Ostermark Marches and extra men for when they pass near the Eerie Downs.

Whether drawn by the ecstasy of gold or the promise of dark power to be found on the Eerie Downs, a number of warbands are converging on the plains on a course to bloody conflict.  None will step down, and only death and horror await those who cross into the silent reaches of the fog-soaked plains.  Yet if glory can be seized from the grip of this madness, an enterprising warlord might make something greater of himself.

Death on the Eerie Downs is the 2012 campaign for Mordheim!

This time it's something new for us at the Wargate!  Since we've taken up serious gaming with this system, we've done battle in the delve at Khazid Grimaz and in the actual ruins of the city of Mordheim.  We'll be using a slightly different ruleset this time:  Empire in Flames!

All rules from that supplement will be used!  In addition, we're now using the 2.1 updated Mordheim rulebook that is available pretty much anywhere.  This includes the Opulent Goods and rules for Mounts.  One member of each warband may take riding skills as normal.  There's a lot of extra stuff in the rulebook, so if  you need to get a copy just ask.

The game will consist of 1 or 2 Round Robins, depending on how often the warbands do battle.  At the end of the season, Warband Ratings will be multiplied by influence to determine the overall victor!

A few more things.  

The Wargate is happy to announce the compiled lists of warbands and hired swords available to our players!  All the following are considered to be "official" and in-play here at our club.  This is a quite comprehensive list, and includes many new options.  These are the available HENCEFORTH and can be referenced here as needed.