With trees and rocks and walls and more complete, I moved on to finishing up my target scenario’s bits. This meant a rather easy paint run of the figures needed. I really cheated on this goal as what really interested me out of all the scenario options in a sea of expansions and content was something from the smallest set: the Ars Nova expansion.
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I’m intrigued by it because it is likely more board game-like than the combat and narrative games. It is also one of the few purely co-op or solo scenarios and so it may appeal to a wider audience.
It also features almost exclusively drab-colored monks and damn if that ain’t easy to paint up.
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Of course what is a bunch of monks to do without a house of worship so the ease of the figure painting got ratcheted up to paint up the big church scenery piece. This piece isn’t even required by the scenario but I really wanted to see how it would paint up and I wasn’t disappointed.
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I airbrushed what I could but all those timbers and grey bricks took their toll. It was a lot of monotonous detail work but I really like how it came out.
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With the church done, it also means I only have three smaller buildings to finish and all the core set scenery will be painted. That will really help expand what scenario options I can explore.
The Ars Nova expansion is loosely based on the novel/film The Name of Rose, a story about a series of murders at a medieval monastery and the unorthodox monk that battles medieval prejudice while trying to come to the fact-based conclusion of who is responsible for the heinous crimes.
While the expansion doesn’t follow the story exactly, it is a non-combat based deductive game.
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While the players play the monk and his two young acolytes, other nefarious members of the monastery secret their dealings and hide their crimes.
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Like maybe these two shady brothers, hiding in the shadow of the old church ruins.
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While the oldest member of their sect visits a shrine to their patron saint.
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And the new Arch Bishop attends to the needs of the monastery at large.
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Perhaps the young acolyte’s curiosity will help find the clues to unravel the hidden plots and counter plots of a complex cross-section of pious individuals.
We’ll find out soon enough now that everything is complete!
Russ Spears
Really nice work on the church! Having recently been though a gamut of building making, I can appreciate the (monotonous) detail even more 🙂
This reminds me that there’s a 4Ground parsons church sitting on a shelf for me to put together for Rick-san and Carl-san, but no more buildings for me for a while! No matter how much yours may inspire me to go build.
Let’s see how well I stick to that….
Christian
Thanks! At 15mm though, that church fits in my hand so it is a lot less to paint than 28mm terrain. I can understand holding off.