tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post3306083933160766914..comments2024-03-28T16:32:41.081+00:00Comments on Battlefields and Warriors: Raiding Piggy Longton 1471Normhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-15146279976156476882021-09-23T04:39:33.456+00:002021-09-23T04:39:33.456+00:00Hi Mike, they are a lot of fun to do, I never real...Hi Mike, they are a lot of fun to do, I never really thought of succession until this game and interestingly, I must at some level have become attached to the characters as I didn't want to lose any of them!Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-38224863606377116952021-09-22T20:01:15.480+00:002021-09-22T20:01:15.480+00:00Sorry for the late entry Norm but I was away this ...Sorry for the late entry Norm but I was away this last week. These chronicles are simply a joy to follow and the idea of keeping track of succession is simply brill!Mike Vellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01220933613292414697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-30048985722541671662021-09-20T18:32:07.648+00:002021-09-20T18:32:07.648+00:00Thanks Dean, the Perry’s bringing so much plastic ...Thanks Dean, the Perry’s bringing so much plastic to the period has really promoted this colourful period.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-21259242211189343132021-09-20T14:27:53.091+00:002021-09-20T14:27:53.091+00:00Fabulous figures as always, Norm. Love seeing WotR...Fabulous figures as always, Norm. Love seeing WotR games.DeanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-24852859313463497072021-09-19T21:05:59.739+00:002021-09-19T21:05:59.739+00:00Thanks Iain, I think the Bishop and attendant are ...Thanks Iain, I think the Bishop and attendant are Gripping Beast figures and I found them as a chance discovery on Colonel Bills website. Glad you enjoyed.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-74109493480656295182021-09-19T21:04:04.929+00:002021-09-19T21:04:04.929+00:00Thanks Matt, very much enjoying it.Thanks Matt, very much enjoying it.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-69264806952860780642021-09-19T13:39:36.645+00:002021-09-19T13:39:36.645+00:00Lovely looking game, great storytelling and I real...Lovely looking game, great storytelling and I really like the Bishop figure, all round great!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-60005031101181749742021-09-19T12:45:45.146+00:002021-09-19T12:45:45.146+00:00Splendidly thought out and detailed scenario Norm....Splendidly thought out and detailed scenario Norm. I do hope your ‘imagination campaign ‘ is giving you as much pleasure as it is to follow through. Well done👍Matt Crumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841790422716738842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-23814610571055870562021-09-18T14:37:31.896+00:002021-09-18T14:37:31.896+00:00Thanks Keith, I know you like your ‘character’ gam...Thanks Keith, I know you like your ‘character’ gaming and there is a lot of scope here for that. I’m sure the good Bishop will be returning to our screens at some point!Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-79957153983562583002021-09-18T14:34:37.069+00:002021-09-18T14:34:37.069+00:00Hi Mike, Trebian does feel like an outsider ….. al...Hi Mike, Trebian does feel like an outsider ….. always raiding and trying to spoil what should be the ideal idyll, I think I might have to work a little harder to show him in a more balanced light! Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-10270772824431273732021-09-17T21:27:08.815+00:002021-09-17T21:27:08.815+00:00As everyone has already said Norm, lovely looking ...As everyone has already said Norm, lovely looking and sounding game, and the ongoing adventures in Piggy Longton make for an engaging serial to follow! The inclusion of the character figures bring it an added dimension too - great stuff all round!rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-55004672653629337642021-09-17T16:29:53.370+00:002021-09-17T16:29:53.370+00:00As each episode builds up and develops the narrati...As each episode builds up and develops the narrative chronicles of Piggy Langton, I get drawn in to the characters who invest the story. Perhaps being a Lancastrian, I find myself rooting for the locals more and more, while Lord Trebian and his crew seem to feel more and more like the wicked Sherriff of Nottingham in my childhood watching of the early T. V. of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.<br />Polydorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875339847623732683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-72603595145966554812021-09-17T04:50:33.530+00:002021-09-17T04:50:33.530+00:00Thanks Shaun, This quiet backwater Parish has cert...Thanks Shaun, This quiet backwater Parish has certainly become a more dangerous place to live! :-) I am enjoying the narrative that these sort of things allow.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-40639354082760686422021-09-16T23:44:27.560+00:002021-09-16T23:44:27.560+00:00The Dungborough location is the gift that keeps on...The Dungborough location is the gift that keeps on giving. It is great it is achieving what you set out do do with it. A great report to add to the chronicles. Shaun Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-1626326267638596872021-09-16T19:34:12.146+00:002021-09-16T19:34:12.146+00:00Hi Graham, the location still has much to give, I ...Hi Graham, the location still has much to give, I must go over the previous fights and see if there is a victory point balance between the factions - I suspect that Trebian mostly comes off worst, but that may be the challenges being too tough.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-75628650285055158842021-09-16T18:40:19.723+00:002021-09-16T18:40:19.723+00:00Norm, apart from the wrong side winning an excelle...Norm, apart from the wrong side winning an excellent report, the use of a fictitious location, characters etc lends itself so well to this period and adds so much to the storyGraham Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05229770388869939725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-18636499187573516042021-09-16T13:33:16.025+00:002021-09-16T13:33:16.025+00:00Thanks Stew, It does lend itself to that sort of t...Thanks Stew, It does lend itself to that sort of thing.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-61783673947791658852021-09-16T13:26:45.688+00:002021-09-16T13:26:45.688+00:00That’s not so much a battle report but a story tol...That’s not so much a battle report but a story told with nice pics. I liked it. 😀<br />Really well done at the immersion; could of come out of a history book. Your WoTR stuff looks great! Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-41527852793382619982021-09-16T10:29:38.721+00:002021-09-16T10:29:38.721+00:00Thanks Phil, the cast gets bigger :-)Thanks Phil, the cast gets bigger :-)Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-8850283237307807342021-09-16T07:42:38.664+00:002021-09-16T07:42:38.664+00:00I have been looking forward to reading of further ...I have been looking forward to reading of further goings on at Piggy Longton and I have not been disappointed. A most splendid post NormPhil Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951076081660516802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-41000184458464635142021-09-15T20:08:00.230+00:002021-09-15T20:08:00.230+00:00Thanks Steve, I’m pretty sure that now Stephen’s m...Thanks Steve, I’m pretty sure that now Stephen’s military prowess has come to be known, that he will be a regular to the table :-) Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-6469603770111971722021-09-15T20:03:55.993+00:002021-09-15T20:03:55.993+00:00Thanks David, some good hobby time that’s for sure...Thanks David, some good hobby time that’s for sure. Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-83873224537320620122021-09-15T20:00:28.435+00:002021-09-15T20:00:28.435+00:00This post was alot of fun to read, Norm. Thanks! ...This post was alot of fun to read, Norm. Thanks! <br /><br />Stephen- what a good and honorable name :) name of the first martyr, and also the name of the author a lesser known wargaming blog out there ;) Disgruntled Fusilierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-60102180194237090972021-09-15T19:36:38.668+00:002021-09-15T19:36:38.668+00:00A fine game there Norm!A fine game there Norm!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-90434649454035704792021-09-15T19:22:49.238+00:002021-09-15T19:22:49.238+00:00Good idea on tracking order of succession. This c...Good idea on tracking order of succession. This could get complicated.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.com