As we’ve wrapped up the main campaign in Blackstone Fortress, it was time for expansions. I was late to the party, so they’re hard to find. But with some diligence, I’ve been able to find a few of them at retail prices. First up is the Ambull from the Dreaded Ambull.
The Ambull
The Ambull is larger than any of the models in the main Blackstone Fortress box. It has some neat rules, too. Other enemies will attack the Ambull, and vice versa. That gives some new opportunities to play the board against itself.
Even though Blackstone Fortress is a scifi game, the Ambull isn’t especially scifi. It would work just as well as a deep cave dweller in a fantasy setting. I’ve already talked about how I’ve used the model as a wildcard in Blitz Bowl. It’s nice to get some versatility.
Underworlds continues to be a bunch of fun bite-sized hobby projects. This one is the Grymwatch, the undead warband from the Beastgrave cycle.
Duke Crackmarrow
The summoning mechanic here is different from the Sepulchral Guard back in the first year. Instead of needing to spend an activation to return dead models to the board, Duke Crackmarrow gets to call one for free at the start of each turn, arriving at a board edge.
Gristlewel
Master Talon
Night’s Herald
Royal Butcher
There’s a fun mix of ghouls in the warband, doing nasty things with the remains of their enemies.
Valreek the Tracker
I’m not quite sure how one impales a skull on back hair, but I believe in Valreek.
I don’t quite recall why I bought this single criminal element model for Spectre. I mean, he’s pretty cool and all, but doesn’t seem super useful without some friends, or maybe some SWAT to go against him.
Criminal Element SMG
Still, it’s a fun model, and gives some variety from the the mostly military models I chose to order.
