Blood and Pallas

So this last week saw myself, #1 Son and two mutual friends continued our Gladiator games' Munus. This would be the second set of four games in the second munus, but using the entirety of the rules. We'd previously been getting to grips with the game's rules rather than the entirety of the campaign rules, so this would be the first time we'd tackled the extra campaign rules, in addition to the jump from the previous versionof the rules, to the current version(v1.4). Knowing there was a possibility of obstacles in the game I had to make some, rather than use other things.

The photograph to the right shows the six 'pallas' I'd made and were necessary for the first bout,.

Pallas were the great lumps of wood gladiators practised on and these were needed in the very first game! (A hoplomachus versus a Murmillo -though it's a secutor in the photos!)

The Secutor, representing a Murmillo on the left v the Hoplomachus

The post didn't significantly affect the game though as they were easily avoided by the gladiators.

Making the posts took little time.

I dug out a scrap of 1cm square wood (a rocket stick iirc)and cut it into six 6cm long pieces.

I hot-glued the posts to 4cm square bases made from credit card type bits.

Next cheap filler was added to the bases,

PVa glue was spread over the bases and fine sand was sprinkled onto them

First base with sand added, other bases in the rear, just with filler,

All six post's bases done

The same colour scheme was used as both my arena floor and gladiaotr bases were, dark brown covered all the base; a sand colour was heailt drybrushed over the basethen a final drybrushing of magnolia was applied.

Post with dark brown base and sand colour

The six finished posts,(with bases cut down to fit my hexes)

I didn't paint the posts as wood, as they are wood ! (He's just lazy - Ed.)

Whilst  these pieces could represent both the Pallas and spikey pallas that are needed I really would like to have some braziers for when they are necessary. There's plenty choice to get 3D printed and I'll be looking for someone to make me some in due time, unless I can scratch-bild some myself.
However I also needed some blood pools- though just the four of them.

Some cellophane type sheet I had was cut into four blob shapes then some red paint was added  (my Tamiya clear red, ideal for blood, had sadly dried up) so a mix of acrylics was used.

Four blobs of 'blood'

So with three games played (I won my one - first time in half a dozen games) and another one I have to play tomorrow it has been a very good week.
In other news, my games room is looking a lot clearer than it has been in well over a year and this week should see the table ready to be played over again.

WIth just a single visit to the doctor's to get a flu jab and not another apppointment for a few weeks, things are looking good and I'm in a much more positive mood than I've been in ages. 

That's it then for another week, thanks for visiting and of course, your comments are both welcomed and truly appreciated.