Friday, February 22, 2019

Charge of the Mumaks - Middle Earth SBG Scenario

A pivotal moment during the battle of the Pelennor Fields was after the Rohirrim had broken the Orc army and the Mûmaks of Harad charged into the remaining Rohan forces.  This scenario looks to recreate that moment.

I ran the first version of this game at DundraCon 2019 (pictures of that here).  I'll be running this version (expanded) of the game at KublaCon 2019.


Scenario Map & Special Rules


The map above show the starting positions for each side.  The game is played on a 6 foot by 8 foot table.  Roll for priority normally for the first turn.

Game End:  Game ends at the end of a turn when one (or both) sides have lost models equal to or greater than their break point.

If both sides are broken at the end of a turn, the side that is further past its break point (in number of models) is the loser (e.g. if Rohan breaks at 50 models and has lost 56 models, they are 6 models past their break point --- if Harad breaks at 60 models and has lost 62 models, they are only 2 models past their break point, and the winner).

If both sides are equally past their break point, the battle is a draw.

Rohan Order of Battle


King's Éored (487 points)
  • Théoden, King of Rohan - Heavy Armour, Herugrim, Armoured Horse, Shield
  • Gamling, Captain of Rohan - Heavy Armour, Horse, Royal Standard of Rohan
  • 16 x Rohan Royal Guard - Heavy Armour, Throwing Spears, Horse, Shield
Éomer's Éored (456 points)
  • Éomer, Marshal of the Riddermark - Heavy Armour, Throwing Spears, Armoured Horse
  • 7 x Riders of Rohan - Armour, Throwing Spears, Horse, Shield
  • 8 x Riders of Rohan - Armour, Bows, Horse, Shield
  • 8 x Riders of Rohan - Armour, Sword/Axe, Horse, Shield
Erkenbrand's Éored (423 points)
  • Erkenbrand, Captain of Rohan - Heavy Armour, Horse, Shield
  • 8 x Riders of Rohan - Armour, Throwing Spears, Horse, Shield
  • 8 x Riders of Rohan - Armour, Bows, Horse, Shield
  • 7 x Riders of Rohan - Armour, Sword/Axe, Horse, Shield
4th Éored (532 points)
  • Captain of Rohan - Heavy Armour, Horse, Shield
  • Rider of Rohan - Armour, Banner, Horse, Shield
  • Rider of Rohan - Armour, War Horn, Horse, Shield
  • Éowyn, Shield Maiden of Rohan - Armour, Throwing Spears, Horse
    Riding with Éowyn - only deploy if Éowyn dismounts or is thrown from her horse - in which case test for thrown rider for both Éowyn and Merry
    Meriadoc Brandybuck, Knight of the Mark - Armour, Dagger, Shield
  • 7 x Riders of Rohan - Armour, Throwing Spears, Horse, Shield
  • 8 x Riders of Rohan - Armour, Bows, Horse, Shield
  • 5 x Riders of Rohan - Armour, Sword/Axe, Horse, Shield
5th Éored (428 points)
  • Captain of Rohan - Heavy Armour, Horse, Shield
  • Rider of Rohan - Armour, Banner, Horse, Shield
  • 8 x Riders of Rohan - Armour, Throwing Spears, Horse, Shield
  • 8 x Riders of Rohan - Armour, Bows, Horse, Shield
  • 6 x Riders of Rohan - Armour, Sword/Axe, Horse, Shield

Total Points = 2,326

Total Number of Models = 114 /2 = 57 Models (Break Point)

Haradrim Order of Battle


Mûmak Horde (1,608 Points)
  • War Mûmak of Harad - Tusk Weapons, Sigils of Defiance
    Howdah:
    1 x Mahûd Beastmaster - Armour, Dagger
    6 x Haradrim Warrior - Armour, Dagger, Bows with Poisoned Arrows
    6 x Haradrim Warrior - Armour, Dagger, Spear
  • 4 x War Mûmak of Harad
    Howdah:
    1 x Haradrim Commander - Armour, War Spear
    6 x Haradrim Warrior - Armour, Dagger, Bows with Poisoned Arrows
    6 x Haradrim Warrior - Armour, Dagger, Spear
Each Mûmak counts as 1 model + 13 crew models for a total of 14 models.

Raiders Group 1 (271 Points)
  • Suladân the Serpent Lord - Armour, Sword, Serpent Banner, Armoured Horse
  • 1 x Haradrim Raider - Armour, Dagger, Horse, Banner
  • 4 x Haradrim Raider - Armour, Dagger, Horse, Bow with Poisoned Arrows
  • 6 x Haradrim Raider - Armour, Dagger, Horse, War Spear
Raiders Group 2 (228 Points)
  • Haradrim Chieftain - Armour, War Spear, Sword, Horse
  • 1 x Haradrim Raider - Armour, Dagger, Horse, Banner
  • 4 x Haradrim Raider - Armour, Dagger, Horse, Bow with Poisoned Arrows
  • 7 x Haradrim Raider - Armour, Dagger, Horse, War Spear
Mahûd Tribe (242 Points)
  • 1 x Mahûd King - Armour, Club, War Camel
  • 5 x Mahûd Raider - Armour, Club, Shield, War Camel, Blowpipe with Poisoned Darts
  • 4 x Mahûd Raider - Armour, Club, Shield, War Camel, War Spear

Total Points = 2,349 Points

Total Number of Models = 106 / 2 = 53 Models (Break Point)

22 comments:

  1. Waiting with bated breath to see what happens next

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  2. So I was intrigued by your earlier posting about this battle, and have ALWAYS been a super fan of Rohan, and happened to be in my local brick and mortar the other day and saw they had a few boxes on the shelf. Of course not Rohan, unless I wanted to buy the starter box, but I saw a box of Mumak and was like cool until I saw the price and almost swore out loud in the shop!

    What I am trying to say is the number of those bad boys you’ve managed to put on the table awes me even more with your dedication to this hobby!

    As always thanks for sharing, cheers
    Kevin

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    1. Lol, yeah, GW pricing hasn't got any better over the years. You can find some deals on Ebay and via the trade group on FB. Madness it is ;-) As always, thanks Kevin for the kund words!

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  3. This look excellent - very cinematic!

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  4. Looking forward to more of this battle report. Looks like it is going to be a lotcof fun.

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  5. We all know how incredibly epic this game is but the real question is how did people react to you going against the traditional "rules" of basing of the figures and going to the clear bases? Raised eyebrows? Stink eye? Or perhaps one of my favorites 'you've ruined your models'? This question goes for anywhere else you may have shared your photos and reports 🙂

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    1. Good lord, what the heck kinda people have you come across? ;-) All the comments I've seen so far, both on FB and in person have been overwhelmingly positive. Who's been diss'in the clear bases?

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    2. I guess just the normal internet forum and Facebook nonsense, the reactions online to them is generally negative right now, but my latest blog post is about them and the reasons I use them exclusively on skirmish games. I think that you'll be seeing a whole lot more of them in the future 🙂

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    3. That's unfortunate. Across the LOTR and SW Legion groups the comments have all been positive ... lots of surprise that they look so good. Course, it helps to have a nice tabletop to zhow through the base ;-)

      I also ordered some War of the Ring movement trays from Litko in clear ... going to see what that looks like ...

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  6. Now that looks fantastic Jay. I think the cleat bases look sensational and was curious to hear when you got them from please?

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    1. Thamks! I got them from Litko ... http://www.litkoaero.com ... you can get them in 3mm or 1.5mm thickness.

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  7. EPIC as always Jay and to finish it all off your grassland mat is very well done and has to be one of the most realistic ones that I have seen.
    Cheers,
    Pat.

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    1. Thanks Pat, love the fur mats .. they bring games to the next level.

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  8. Very good pictures!
    We love these big beast!
    :-)

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