The hunt for the Beast continues (day 2) ....

continued from the previous post .....

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They broke camp in the morning (after a hearty breakfast) and headed up the next hill...

The Huntsman investigated the area with the large boulders, while the Jagers headed up to the rocky outcrop ...

Steep going for the Jagers ....

The dog found a trail, a mix of deer tracks and something like a large cat or wolf... a sign of the beast perhaps...

The Jagers find their way up onto the rocky outcrop...

after checking out the copse the Huntsman's party come across some deer ....

then they moved further into the valley...

as the Jagers move down hill...

still no sign of the beast ....

then suddenly out of the undergrowth a large snake appears, it reared up hissing loudly...

and strikes at the Jager in to it's front.....

after parrying a few strikes with his rifle and the other jager hitting hit with the butt of his rifle, the snake had had enough and slithered away from them .......

The end of another day. An unexpected encounter with the snake and at least some signs of the beast, in the form of tracks had been seen.  Time to setup camp and have something to eat...

As they settled down for the night........  strange sounds were heard in the distance - something like a snarl or roar; but these didn't last long . The Jager officer doubled the guard....

to be continued

 

The hunt for the Beast continues ....

 The Xmas snow hadn't lasted, it had melted quickly followed by slightly milder than usual weather. The Beast had been sighted nearer the Sackwald Forest in an area of rocky terrain; plus a couple of attacks had been reported on livestock nearby.

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The Royal Huntsman and some jagers had moved into the area to start hunting for the beast ...

The jagers worked their way over the rocky terrain of a hill...

while the Huntsman moved into the valley ...

The jagers finished searching through the rocks and started to move into the valley ...

as they did so a small group of deer ran out of a small stand of fir trees...

The Huntsman moved up onto the next hill to have a look around ... 

The mule train with the supplies arrived ...

In the late afternoon they set up camp in the valley in a sheltered spot; the Huntsman and the jager officer discussed their plans for the next day ....

to be continued ....

Help with tidying up the modelling desk ,,,,

 Some unexpected help with tidying up the modelling desk .. the drawing model Manny Quin and his friend Zorph (Morph's distant cousin).  

Moving stuff and putting things away.....

cleaning up ...

getting everything back into place ....

All tidy and ready for next year .....

The modelling desk will of course be kept clean and tidy .. ?!

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Morph,  favourite of a TV watching in my younger years , some nostalgic viewing on Youtube, a compilation of little adventures ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84dXHFa08E0

For more on Morph, Wikipedia ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morph_(TV_series)

Merry Xmas ...

The first snow has fallen. In Runtsdorf on the edge of the Sackwald forest, the locals go about their business, making their preparations for Xmas (hoping they will hear no more about the dreaded beast).

 

Xmas eve at the palace, the festivities have started .....

A Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year to All

A departure and a message ......

 Count Hermann Munster (the chancellor), gives final instruction to Mlle Givenchy and Colonel Hofler before they depart for area to the south of the Sackwald forest to investigate a possible resurgence of the Brethren of the Wolf.

Some of Mlle Givenchy's lady Irregulars have already gone ahead to start gathering intelligence.....

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 Meanwhile a messenger has arrived at the residence of the Royal Huntsman, Count Heinrich Rheinhard, to deliver the orders from the King for him to track and kill the Sackwald Beast.

later that day the Count Rheinard is on his way with his two trusty assistants and his dog Otto.....

Jagers on the Hunt.......

Recent sightings of the the beast had been around the area of scrubby open woodland near Runtsdorf...

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Captain Scharfe and his jager company, along with a local guide, investigate ....

They fan out to cover more ground ...

as they move through the scrub and heathland a couple of dear run out of a small stand of trees....

a little later on a wild boar scuttles away from them ....

Scharfe thinks he sees something in the trees ahead, but loses sight of it ...

The jagers continue their sweep,  they spot some more dear running quickly ...

then they find out what from,  a small pack of wolves comes out of the trees; its leader is very big..

The wolves edge forward and move to attack the jagers; 

The jagers fire, some of the wolves are killed but the rest are still coming at them including the big one ....

the jagers take on the wolves

They manage to beat the big wolf off...it backs off snarling ...  one of the jagers has been kill by another wolf..

and the big one attacks again ....

just fended off, some of the men reload as they watch the fight...

The big wolf has had enough and makes a run for it limping somewhat .. they fire at it and miss....

it is getting away from them ... Scharfe and one jager still have their rifles loaded... they fire ...

down goes the wolf, they close in to ensure it is dead ....

A good day's hunting, a pack of wolves eradicated.  

Unfortunately one jager was killed by another wolf; others are badly bruised, some have scratches & bites from the encounter.  They take the big wolf back to show to the towns people.  

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Notes:

A first try out of my hunting and event rules - playing card based with look-up tables; and D6's for actions etc.  A lot of warts in the rules, some areas definitely need a re-think.