NEWS: UK Lock and Load Event - Steamforged Games

Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Luck Gods Rocks,

We've just had some pretty sweet news for fans of Steamforged Games, Warmachine in the UK in regard to a forthcoming event Lock and Load, that they're running between the 15th and 17th May in Sheffield, UK at:

Magna Science Adventure Centre,

Magna Way

Templeborough 

S60 1FD

Tickets are still available here and if you sign up for the VIP badge (single day badges are also available) you get some pretty nice swag (which you can see here.)  

Heres what they had to say about it:

"Step one: Secure your access badge

Your badge will get you access to a Warmachine experience like no other.

Join the team behind Warmachine and players from around the world for three glorious days of Steamroller tournaments, Grand Narratives, Frontlines events, Iron Arena pick-up games, painting sessions, game development and lore seminars, live reveals in one of our legendary Warmachine keynotes, an Iron Gauntlet Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ), and the esteemed Iron Gauntlet Europe 2026 Finals.

For the Guild Ballers, there's open play and Regional Cups happening all weekend.

The best part? There's no extra cost for events. If you've got a Lock & Load badge for that day, you can sign up for any event* as long as you've booked your seat.

One child 10 and under can enter Lock & Load EU 2026 for free with each paying adult. If you'd like to check out the awesome exhibits at Magna during your visit, your Lock & Load badge gets you discounted entry at just £10 a ticket.

*Except the Iron Gauntlet Finals, of course — unless you qualify in the LCQ!

Step two: Book your events

We've got plenty of events included with your badge, from tournaments to seminars. The event schedule is available now, so you can start planning your weekend."

All the best,

ThunderMouser.

NEWS: Gamefound Campaign Launching 12th May - Archvillain Games

Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Luck Gods Rocks,

ArchVillain Games has let us know about not only their forthcoming Gamefound Campaign Death and Beyond, launching on the 12th May, but also about a freebie for you to utilise in your games, this time being the amazing, Hollow Vessel profile with the mini's free STL.  (Which you can download from their Google Drive here.)

So don't delay, sign up today and get a whole host of freebies for following along.

All the best,

ThunderMouser

NEWS: Gamefound Campaign: Caverns Reforged - Dwarven Forge

 

Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Luck Gods Rocks,

Our friends at Dwarven Forge have let us know about their next Gamefound Project.  This is what they've had to say:

"We've got a surprise campaign launching next month! Caverns Reforged will be our next Gamefound project, going live Tuesday, May 19th. This will be a simpler project than normal, more akin to our first Gamefound project, Wildlands Reforged.

While we're not making any new sculpts, we're using this opportunity to produce pieces in paint schemes we never have before, make hard-to-get pieces accessible, and even revive and update sets from our original Caverns Kickstarter in 2014! Let's take a brief look at what you can expect.

First and foremost, we're focusing on the three paint schemes from our Caverns Deep Kickstarter: Standard, Ice, and Underdoom. While every piece in that campaign was made in Standard, the Ice and Underdoom selection was limited.

Over the years we've produced some sets of paint variants that weren't in the campaign, like the Natural Bridge. However, there were still a lot of gaps, and we're going to do all of those now. Cave Cliffs, Passages, every basic building piece will be in all three colors after Caverns Reforged!

Back in 2014, we ran our first Caverns campaign. While most of the pieces we produced then were replaced and improved upon in Caverns Deep, there are some sculpts--like the Narrow Passages and Stalagmites--that we're reviving, magnetized and painted in updated Standard, Ice, and Underdoom!

There are also several pieces from Caverns Deep itself that have been hard to find, buries in Adventure Packs that we couldn't restock. We're making brand new dressing packs so those wonderful setpieces like the Heartshard and Shamanic Circle will be easy to grab and use in your games!

Some of you have asked about the variety of unique miniatures we made during Caverns Deep as well. While we're prioritizing the terrain, we've included some of the miniatures in dressing packs where appropriate, and we'll have stretch goals for unlocking sets for the rest of the miniatures!

Also, if you follow the campaign before we launch, you'll get the Prisoner mini added to your pledge for free! 

All the best,

ThunderMouser

INDEPENDENT MINIATURE DESIGNER COLLABORATION: Worlds Beyond Brawl - Various

Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Luck Gods Rocks, 

We saw this and just had to let you know about one hell of a collaboration, 18 Miniature Creators have come together to create 53 Warbands Using One Page Rules' Army Forge.

Amongst them, our friends, Crippled God Foundry, Warmachine, Mammoth Factory, Piazo, Titan Forge  and so many more.

With so many miniatures (over 500 STL's once it launches) we can't wait to stomp into the fray with our usual choice of Troops, the Orcs, or in this case, The Iron Orcs.

To make sure you don't miss out, sign up to the Campaign on My Mini Factory here.

All the best,

ThunderMouser

Follow the campaign to get 2 free miniatures, and get access to over 500 miniatures once it launches!

NEWS: Kobold Press Updates - Piazo

Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Luck Gods Rocks, 

Those sneakly little Kobold Spies at Piazo have been sending communique to us in regard to what's happening over there, there's a bit to get through so lets get started:

Campaign Builder: Pirates & Plunder is closing in on the $200K stretch goal—Seggotan’s Song Pearls, an adventure for all backers! This new treasure-hunting voyage sends you across treacherous seas, into forgotten catacombs, and face-to-face with powers beyond death.

New adventures, fresh player options, and the open ocean await. We’ve already unlocked a slate of adventures with Tales From the Sea, and there’s more on the horizon. Climb aboard, explore the full preview, and back Pirates & Plunder today!

The frozen North calls to your next D&D 5.5E campaign!

Journey to the Northlands with Northlands Worldbook and Northlands Sagas, now available in stunning hardcover and PDF on DriveThruRPG and the Kobold Store.

Forge glory-seeking heroes, savage reavers, and legendary skalds with epic player options, including new species like werekin, giantkin, and bearfolk. Wield the power of trickster warlocks, Viking warriors, and Fenris druids as you venture to the edge of the world in a flexible, ready-to-run setting.

With Northlands Sagas, dive into an 11-part adventure path—the perfect gateway to Norse-inspired storytelling for heroes new and old.

Take the road to Valhalla with Northlands Worldbook and Northlands Sagas now!

The North embraces all! Northlands Worldbook for Tales of the Valiant RPG has arrived on the Kobold Store and DriveThruRPG. While the hardcover arrives in July 2026, you can dive into the frozen adventure today with the PDF available now.

 

This TOV edition delivers the same content as the 5.5 version using TOV language and formatting—new lineages, heritages, and backgrounds, plus a rich Norse-inspired setting ready to fuel your next epic campaign.

 

Claim your PDF today, and secure your hardcover preorder to bring the North to your table!

NEWS: TerrainCrate: Battlefields Launches - Mantic Games

Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Luck Gods Rocks,

Our friends at Mantic Games have let us know about the brand new phase of their amazing TerrainCrate range.  With a ton on offer and plans to expand their Dungeon Range to happen soon, here's what they had to say:

Mantic Games has announced the next phase of its long‑running TerrainCrate range, beginning with the reveal of TerrainCrate Battlefields: a curated range of wargaming scenery 

designed for fast, easy, and great-looking tabletops across any game system.

Perhaps the best example of all these values combined is the new Fantasy Battlefield Pack.

Designed to fill a standard 6x4ft battlefield straight out of the box, this set combines 

pre‑assembled plastic terrain, flat‑topped hills, pre-coloured buildings and terrain

templates. No specialist hobby skills are required, making this solution particularly appealing 

to both new and veteran players, event organisers and gaming groups looking for a terrain 

package suitable across all 28-32mm fantasy games.

Several of these elements are also available separately, including the new single-piece 

plastic hills, which Mantic expects to be popular across a very wide range of both scales and 

genres. From usage as hills at 28-32mm scale, to strategic plateaus for epic-scale games, and 

even islands for naval battles, these detailed new plastic hills are perfect for an incredibly 

versatile range of games.

The company has also branched out into its first card buildings for fantasy settings, 

following the success of the Halo Universe card terrain sets that debuted within Mantic’s 

best-selling Halo Flashpoint range. The new fantasy set contains a chapel, stone cottage, 

and three-storey-townhouse. All these buildings are easy-to-assemble, pre-coloured, and fit 

once again with the TerrainCrate ethos of high visual impact without relying on any 

advanced or time-consuming hobby skills to get them on the table.

TerrainCrate is also known for its range of full-colour, non-slip neoprene gaming mats

available in a range of popular styles and sizes. The range includes Fantasy, Hellscape, 

Snowfield and Jungle-themed mats, all of which provide hobbyists or gaming clubs with a 

collection of exciting and story-inspiring locations to battle across.

“TerrainCrate has always been about bringing tabletops to life, and as easily as possible for 

players,” said Dan Mapleston of Mantic Games. “With everything from 6x4ft neoprene mats 

to detailed scatter terrain, and now plastic hills and new buildings, TerrainCrate has become 

the one-stop range for any hobbyist wanting to easily level up their gaming table.”

This launch marks the first phase of a broader refresh for TerrainCrate, with new packaging 

set to appear at retail as a rolling change from the end of May 2026 onwards. Mantic has 

also teased that following on from Battlefields, a similarly revamped TerrainCrate Dungeons

range is also coming later in the year with a strong focus on fantasy role-playing games.

TerrainCrate Battlefields is available to order now via Mantic Games and participating 

retailers."

We hope to be reviewing their Hills soon,

All the best,

ThunderMouser

NEWS: Winters Bite Founders Exclusive Released for Pre-Order - Para Bellum Games

Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Luck Gods,

Our friends at Para Bellum Games, have let us know, along with some photo's, about their brand new mini that goes live for the world on the 27th May 2026 and if you're in the UK they will be at UKGE from the 29th May - 31st May on Stand 3-462.  Here's what they had to say:

"Para Bellum Wargames, the developer and publisher of the fantasy Regimental Miniature Wargame “Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings” and updated Skirmish system “Conquest: First Blood” releases in May the first Founder’s Exclusive for the Weaver Court – Winter’s Bite! 

Deep in the northern reaches of the Faerann there is a land of perpetual cold and hunger. The Gemred Knights patrol its borders and prevent any of the hungering creatures that call that desolate land home from preying on their southern kin. The bravest amongst their number venture into these lands alone, culling these threats before they even make it to the border. And the greatest among those who venture return with a Lindworm, the most terrifying predator in the north, as their mount. These acts of bravery do not go unnoticed in the Court of Winter, where Mab ensures the swift rise of the Gemred in question to the rank of Lord. 

This Founder’s Exclusive is a visual representation of the Winter's Bite upgrade, which grants a Court of Winter the Cavalry Type, adds +2 to its Wounds Characteristic and gains the Impact (4), Brutal Impact (2), Hardened (1) and Trample (2) Special Rules. This makes them ideal to join Gemred Knights, but can also be used to enhance the output of Fianna Cavalry or the upcoming Wyrd Knights! 

This is a numbered edition, Founder's Exclusive. Once the edition of 1099 units has sold out, it will not be issued again in any other form. 

The Winter’s Bite is available for Pre-Order now at an SRP of USD 109.99 /EU 99.99"

So remember to get in quick and get yours.  

All the best,

ThunderMouser