Skull & Crown Triumphs Over The Apocalypse
September 18, 2019 by avernos
Thomas Foss from Skull & Crown Stratagems is returning to the grave with a Kickstarter to herald the Apocalypse with the Triumph Of Death 2: Apocalypse
Back in 2017, with the help of sculptor Drew Day Williams, Thomas set about recreating the visions of Renaissance artists like Breguel and Holbein on the tabletop for a unique vision of a medieval undead army and now he has returned with a view to fleshing out (see what I did there?) the range.
Infantry form the backbone of many armies and the undead are no different, with a wine swigging champion and a flautist who appears to be using a femur as a musician they're one of three new command groups. The perfect trio to lead a unit of pike perhaps?
The pikes are beautiful sculpts and allow you to form a hedgehog any unit would think twice about attacking, before running and shrieking into the hills. With making them open-handed the pikes could be reduced to spears if the system you plan to use them in doesn't have the option for pikes.
Covering their advance, from behind their pavises, are skeleton crossbowmen. Considering the lack of muscle it makes far more sense to point and click a crossbow than to have to rely on a serious lack of muscle.
Don't think it's only foot troops that are joining the ranks of the undead, Skull & Crown have lined up several other packs for release. The eponymous Generals of the Apocalypse should be familiar to most people.
They're supported by some (very) light cavalry in the form of dart armed and bow armed skeletons, there is even a cannon being worked on and several stretch goals already unlocked with more previewed.
With more to come and the ability to dip into the previous Kickstarter, if you missed it first time around, this is an ideal opportunity to pick up a really unique and characterful force of undead for your games. I could easily see this on Kings of War or a Frostgrave table, and they would make a fantastic set of miniatures for Saga: Age of Magic.
Will you be assembling these Ex-Men?
"...a unique vision of a medieval undead army and now he has returned with a view to fleshing out (see what I did there?) the range"
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Was drooling over this yesterday, tempted by the 4 horsemen and the crossbows for the glorious pile of unpainted models!
do it, it will be humorous if nothing else
I think crossbow skellies may be coming to Kings of War… damn you time why must you be linear, I need to know now dammit!
I suppose I could get them on spec
I’d be happy to use them or play against them as simple Skeleton Archers in KoW… I think I have some skeletons armed with a blunderbuss somewhere that are going to get put into a unit of shooty skeletons!
Great undead troops the Pike men and the crossbow an pavise shields are great additions to get?
Those look really nice.
Theses look beautiful but I just picked up a Northern Alliance army and really don’t need any undead…
Who am I kidding. When has need had anything to do with these decisions.
You could always get a small amount for Vanguard *nudges*
Like I need help from you??
I can say from experience that they are great little modes that paint up a treat.