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Osgiliath Terrain Feature PDF
Osgiliath Terrain Feature PDF
Osgiliath Terrain Feature PDF
The Lord of the Rings: Osgiliath Terrain Feature
— Article byAdam Troke
Introduction
Osgiliath was once the first city of Gondor, a bright city that spanned the mighty River Anduin and shone as a beacon of truth and hope. That time is now long past, however; now Osgiliath is a shattered ruin, a
battleground that is constantly fought over by the warriors of Minas Tirith and the endless hordes of Mordor Orcs.
The Ruins of Osgiliath terrain set enables you to build an impressive warravaged ruin, ideal for forming defensible areas on the battlefield and providing essential terrain for your battles.
Designed by Studio mainstay Dave Andrews, the ruins are versatile enough to suit both War of the Ring and the Strategy Battle Game seamlessly, with ledges that support a fully loaded infantry movement tray
and archways and windows that your models can shoot and fight through.
In this article we'll take a closer look at this great terrain set, investigate ways to use it in your games and look at how hobbyists around the Studio have used these highly versatile kits to amazing effect.
For a couple of new scenarios that use the terrain, along with an interview with its designer, Dave Andrews, check out May 2010's White Dwarf.
Using the Ruins
A consideration that many hobbyists make when looking at a new terrain kit is how it will fit into their collection, and how it will interact with their models on the tabletop.
In War of the Ring games, the Ruins of Osgiliath are perfect for serving as When playing the Strategy Battle Game, you'll need lots of terrain to block
defensible terrain any units within them get a bonus to their Defence value line of sight and give your models the chance to use the rules to the fullest.
and such ruins quickly become bulwarks on the battlefield, hotly contested The Ruins of Osgiliath not only provide dominating defensive positions, with
areas that both armies will fight hard to control. They're especially plenty of firing positions to shoot at the enemy from, but they also scream
appropriate for the Take the High Ground scenario, where you'll want out opportunities for swashbuckling action. Imagine jumping from ruin to ruin
suitable terrain pieces to serve as your objectives. above the swirling melee below, or posting a valiant warrior to guard the
doorway against all comers. Stirring stuff!
Taking Your Terrain Further
We've already looked at some of the simpler ideas
for what you can do with your Ruins of Osgiliath, but
here are a few further suggestions that might fire
your imagination in a different direction.
and such ruins quickly become bulwarks on the battlefield, hotly contested The Ruins of Osgiliath not only provide dominating defensive positions, with
areas that both armies will fight hard to control. They're especially plenty of firing positions to shoot at the enemy from, but they also scream
appropriate for the Take the High Ground scenario, where you'll want out opportunities for swashbuckling action. Imagine jumping from ruin to ruin
suitable terrain pieces to serve as your objectives. above the swirling melee below, or posting a valiant warrior to guard the
doorway against all comers. Stirring stuff!
Taking Your Terrain Further
We've already looked at some of the simpler ideas
for what you can do with your Ruins of Osgiliath, but
here are a few further suggestions that might fire
your imagination in a different direction.
The Lord of the Rings Terrain Pack is a further scenery kit that you can use If you've got a place to store your scenery more easily you can always go
to detail your battlefield. This handy little set includes a further set of ruined one further, as Chad has done here, using a piece of hardboard as a base
walls as well as shattered statues and the mournful remnants of places for the ruins. This not only gives the Ruins of Osgiliath a 'template', which is
now despoiled by war. These accessories sit perfectly alongside the Ruins handy for War of the Ring games, but it enables you to add extra details
of Osgiliath set, and if combined will make your gaming area even more such as fallen masonry, rocks and other detritus. It also makes it nice and
diverse. simple to place and move about before and after games.
The realm of Gondor is large, and in ages past was larger still. Chris Peach Chris painted these ruins in a ghostly green hue to emphasis their
painted these Ruins of Osgiliath to represent the twisted ruins of Angmar enchanted and evil nature, and used cobwebs made from hamster bedding
a place long ago conquered by the dreaded Witchking and now a dark, to add an eerie appearance. He also used skulls from the Pack of Skulls Bitz
ghosthaunted ruin. Pack to highlight Angmar's macabre nature and fell reputation.
The ruined city of Osgiliath is divided by the River Anduin, with Gondor Using balsa wood Chad has made a crude palisade to top the walls of
controlling the west bank, while the forces of Mordor hold the east. Chad these ruins, providing a sure defence against any counterattack by the
Mierzwa has converted these buildings to represent the Orcheld east warriors of Minas Tirith. The simple addition of some basic modelling
bank, adding wooden ramparts and other details. supplies, and a dirtier, more battleweary paint job makes this look just right
for a band of Orcish defenders.
The ruined city of Osgiliath is divided by the River Anduin, with Gondor Using balsa wood Chad has made a crude palisade to top the walls of
controlling the west bank, while the forces of Mordor hold the east. Chad these ruins, providing a sure defence against any counterattack by the
Mierzwa has converted these buildings to represent the Orcheld east warriors of Minas Tirith. The simple addition of some basic modelling
bank, adding wooden ramparts and other details. supplies, and a dirtier, more battleweary paint job makes this look just right
for a band of Orcish defenders.
Dave Andrews made the Ruins of Osgiliath to be easily converted and Thanks to their design, it's not hard at all to join together multiple kits, making
kitbashed, as this 'double decker' ruin shows. Studio hobby nut Chad a ruined building that can dominate the battlefield. If you look closely here
Mierzwa used a couple of kits to make a taller ruin. Not only does this add you can see the joins between the two kits it's barely noticeable and
height to the table, but it also gives even more dominating fields of fire, and shows just how easy it is, with only a little trimming and basic hobby skill to
the exciting opportunity to fight duels high above the battlefield. make an impressive towering edifice.