Alternative Miniatures: Cathay

Here's a collection of models suitable for anyone interested in doing a Cathayan army:

Black Hat
Assault Group
Curteys
Renegade Miniatures
Perry Miniatures
Old Glory
Reaper Miniatures
Cavalcade
Scheltrum
Hell Dorado
Newline
3D Model Studio
Watchful I

As per usual, write in the comments if you know of any more suitable miniatures.

Alternative Miniatures: Kislev

Finally getting back to doing this series again, this time focusing on where to get models for your Kislev army, without having to use actual Kislev miniatures since they are no longer in production.

Warlord Games
Assault Group Cossacks
Assault Group Russians
Assault Group Tatars
Old Glory Eastern Renaissance
Old Glory Cossack Wars
Wargames Foundry Polish
Wargames Foundry Cossacks
Gripping Beast Russians
Privateer Press War Bear
Privateer Press Woodsmen
Reaper Winter Witch

Write in the comments if you know of any that I have missed.

Regiments of Renown beta update out now!

Only posted this on DoWO so far, so figured those who might not visit that site might have missed it.

Changes:

• New high-res cover, changed to the same as the Dogs of War book for consistency, since people had commented on the old cover being somewhat "misleading" in that it didn't have anything to do with the RoR's in the book.
• Re-done layout to eliminate empty space on the pages.
• New stat boxes to line up the characteristics properly (please make sure they all are correct, some are intentionally changed).
• Revised points cost for most units.
• Birdmen no longer Ambush.
• Manflayers +1 WS, ASF, Murderous Prowess.
• Wolfboyz +1 WS like the 5th ed rules to make them stand out from common hobgoblins.
• Rebalanced Goblin-hewer; it now fires D6 shots per rank, but each shot must roll to Hit individually rather than just firing once.
• Giant of Albion have Ld10 like normal Giants, Hengus gains +1 to dispel.
• The Fighting Cocks have BS5, like their 5th ed rules to stand out more from normal halflings.

This is still subject to change (hence it's a beta) but you can still take a look at it current changes until the finalized version is out.

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At the moment, I'm not working  much on any of the books and don't expect to be doing so during December either. However, you can look forward to see some new material come January, with updates to the Special Characters book as well as the finished 4.2 version of the DoW book.

Restructuring the site

As you can see, I've made some changes to the top of the site in regards to how you can find the books. The old system was rather fiddly and didn't even out very well, so I'm hoping that the new drop-down menu will remedy that. From here, you pick expansions, army books or other smaller downloads and go directly to either Google Drive, Issuu, Scribd much easier than before.

Obviously, this is still a work in progress as I'm just learning how to use css code properly, so not all features will be available right away. Hopefully I'll get this sorted during the week. Until then, you can still download all the google drive versions of the latest major books using the new menu.

Edit: All links should now be in place, except for Fimir and Classic RoR since they too will be restructured from their current format. There are still some issues with the menu that I haven't been able to fix yet, but I'm having some more tech-savvy friends of mine look into it during the week. That said, everything should be much more easily accessible than before, allowing me to clean up a lot of the clutter from the site.

I've also reset the poll now that all army books have gotten their full updates for 8th ed. I've removed the option for the Fimir since they will appear as an AC list instead. 

Dogs of War 4.2 (beta) out... since 2 weeks ago!

Never actually posted this on the blog since it's not the finished version, but in case you are a DoW player, this should still be worth reading for you. The beta version for the next DoW update contains the following changes from the current "official" version: 

• Pikes nerfed and simplified.
• Added Assassins as a Hero choice.
• Added Broken Lances as a Core choice.
• Cavaliers are now called Freelancers.
• Pit Fighters added as a special choice.
• Merc Elves now has ASF.
• Ballistas added as a special choice.
• Espringals are now called Scorpions, no longer ignore armour saves.
• Ribaults added as a Rare choice.
• Griffon added as a mount for Merc Generals.
• Hurcio's Club replaces Blackbeard's Cutlasses.
• The Arbalest now fires like a Bolt Thrower.
• Justintine's Paychest added as an Enchanted Item.
• Hedge Wizard's Staff is now called Staff of Fickle Fortune, 45 pts.
• Pikemen, Crossbowmen, Dwarfs, Espringals slightly cheaper.
• Norse Marauders can no longer take flails.
• Racial Distrust replaces Hard to Hire and Distrust
• Warhammers added (option for Merc Cap and Broken Lances)
• Light crossbow buffed to Strength 4, nerfed to range 16"
• Leonardo may now use all of his Genius abilities, 135 pts
• Prism of Power one use only
• Hot Pot now ignores armour saves, 75 pts.
• Re-formatted army list.
• Tons of improved editing throughout the book.
• A bunch of new background for many units.
• Various small bugs fixed and improved rules clarifications.

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The beta version will be in playtesting for about 1-2 months to collect feedback before replacing the current version. I don't expect to be working that much on the books during November what with gaming season 2013 underway, so it might also take a while for me to respond to any messages you might send. Thanks for understanding.

Current Projects

Had to remove the "Predicted release order" side-gadget from the site due a java-error, so here's what's currently in the works, using fancy words!

Right now I'm working on a rather large update for the Dogs of War book that will streamline many rules, add more units, and make the RoR book easier to navigate. If you want to pitch in with ideas and feedback, you can do so here (note that you need to be a member of the forum).

After the Dogs of War update, I will most likely be updating the Special Characters book, adding all 7th ed characters as well, including Dogs of War and Chaos Dwarfs.

After that, I will probably start working on the Allied Contingents book, which will release as "Early Access" with only some of the lists from the start. These will be updated rules for Gnoblars, Zombie Pirates and the Army of the Cairns. After that, Border Princes and Fimir will follow, with Khuresh and Fishmen (won't be the name ofc) making up the last part (unless more races gets added later).

There will most likely be plenty of smaller updates with bug fixes for the other books as well along the way.

New Cathay update out now!

Rather small update, changes the following:

• Shroud of Darkness lasts until start of caster's next phase.
• Nerfed Earth Eruption.
• Meteor Rain now rolls for radius rather than diameter, nerfed to 2D6".
• Several rules better clarified.

Google Drive only.