Sunday, January 6, 2013

Megalith Games: Ursapine and Beasthunter now available


Just found this new update from Megalith Games: Rumble in the forest - It's open season as we now accept pre-orders for the Wyldfolk Stormbow Beasthunter and the Banebrood Ursapine. Orders will ship on or around 17 Jan. So visit the webstore now to add some serious hitting power to your warbands.

During the Baneplague there were an almost infinite number of different creatures formed by the pathogenic curse. One of those was the Ursapine. In appearance it looks like a great bear with hundreds of needle-sharp quills covering its back. Although they are heavy, weighing around 1500 lbs (700kg), they possess tremendous muscle mass and can run as fast as a bear - easily catching a sprinting man. Its main weapons are its claws and fangs, but it can also shoot its quills which are filled with a poisonous gas. Perhaps most disturbing is the Ursapine's toxic blood, which is so acidic that it melts flesh.

Ursapines can effectively curl into a protective ball, splaying their pines outward. This is sometimes combined with a lethal maneuver as they bound towards an enemy, and then plough through them in a curled ball. The momentum alone can kill a victim who is struck, added to this is the additional danger posed by 1 ft long hard spikes dripping poison.

As in most Mortal cultures, the Humans and Ogres coexist together. The Beasthunter is a Fiannor Ogre who performs a vital role in society much like the Scabhta Hunters, but his prey is larger and so too are his weapons! His knowledge of the weaknesses and anatomy of all beasts enables the Beasthunter to land blows and shots where they do the most damage. Beasthunters lure the enemy to the killing ground, and sit in wait for hours or days, and therefore benefit from Secret Deployment on the battlefield. The mighty Stormbow he carries is almost a mobile war-machine. When necessary, he is also a competent melee fighter, but his most profitable usage is to take down enemy elites and creatures crossing the battlefield.

I love the Ursapine which is sculpted by the Scibor Miniatures sculptor, he's name escapes me for the moment. Does somebody has a clue of his name?

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