Dead Men Tell No Tales
At the time of writing this, the revamped French line for Blood & Plunder has just dropped in all-new resin. The new material is great, but even better are new minis! Finally, the Compagnies Franches de la Marine have arrived on the Blood & Plunder tabletop. As a "frequent commander of French forces" myself, I … Continue reading The New French – Painting La Marine
It turns out, Dead Men tell tales sometimes; DMC will be partnering with Glenn from Tales of the Sail, to run a 150-point Land Tournament at H.A.W.Ks 'Barrage-Con' on Saturday, September 23rd. This event will be hosted at the community center in Havre de Grace, Maryland (about 30 minutes north of Baltimore) The land tournament … Continue reading Havre No Mercy – HAWKS Barrage Tournament
It's the final week of the Summer of Plunder and it's going to be (wait for it) Yes, I know I'm old. Elder Millennial and I will not apologize! The final objective in week 9 is to include a Legendary commander (30pts or above) or to include a Level 3 Historic Admiral if you play … Continue reading SoP ’23 Week 9 – Out With a Bang
It's week 8 of the Summer of Plunder! We're quite well into the home-stretch, and so of course, that's the week that I missed weekly games with my group. Never fear though - Firelock has come through in the past and solo rules are here! (it has come to my attention that players have struggled … Continue reading Summer of Plunder ’23 – Week 8
I've returned from Historicon '23 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania alive and mostly well. I attended the convention from Friday through Saturday, and it was an awesome 2 days of gaming. Unfortunately, much like Adepticon - I was too busy with the events directly in front of me to remember to take very many photos! I'll share … Continue reading Historicon ’23 Recap
It's another busy week for DMC. On the one hand, I'm making all of the last-minute preparations to get ready for Historicon. On the other hand, Spain decided to beat up on my beloved France last week, and now we need to mount a comeback! I had to get at least one game in, despite … Continue reading Summer of Plunder 2023: Week 6
It's week 5 of the Summer of Plunder, and the objectives is 'Doldrums'. Wind speed starts at -2 for the game. And Doldrums is right. I still have a "vacation hangover" from last week's family trip. So, if it seems like I'm phoning this one in? I might be. Case in point: I actually do … Continue reading Summer of Plunder 2023: Week 5
No battle report this week folks - I spent Week 4 of the Summer of Plunder on vacation in the Outer Banks, North Carolina! This wasn't my first trip to the Outer Banks. I spent most of the 1990s living on the mainland of NC, not far from the barrier islands. I'm a military-brat, so … Continue reading SoP ’23: Week 4, The Deadman Does Vacation!
The Giveaway has concluded! You can check out the post, here Original Content: It's been 8 months since the Firelock community welcomed DMC into their midst, and readership and engagement has been steadily growing ever since. The blog has gotten to attend Adepticon with Firelock, has gotten early previews for 'Raise the Black', 'End of … Continue reading The Dead Man’s Giveaway
This week was sort of hectic for the crew at DMC - something which I'll get to later. I had a limited amount of time for gaming, and didn't get to participate in my usual Thursday night game. Still, I can't leave my camarades without at least one contribution - so I organized a match … Continue reading Summer of Plunder 2023: Week 3