Astra Appalachia

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We host narrative-based table-top wargaming events in the North-Central Appalachia.Here you will find a collection of our up-coming events, community projects, and resources for our players.

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    The Ullanor Crusade

    Full-Day, Narrative Extravaganza for Warhammer: The Horus Heresy focused on retelling the pivotal event that would set the Galaxy a blaze held at Fabricator's Forge in Pittsburgh, PA on Nov 5th, 2022.

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    Treachery at Fornax Prime

    Full-Day, Narrative Event for Warhammer: The Horus Heresy held at Fabricator's Forge in Pittsburgh, PA on Oct 8th, 2022.

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    The Apalchen Conflict

    Asynchronous Escalation campaign for Warhammer: The Horus Heresy running all year with new missions released bi-weekly. Perfect for new-comers!

    Treachery at Fornax Prime

    Event Overview

    The Treachery at Fornax Prime is a series of quarterly, narrative-lead events set in 009.M31 of the Warhammer: The Horus Heresy universe (find more information here).Each event, a Player must choose to be a part of the Loyalists or Traitor Faction. At the start of the event, each Faction will electively decide their on Fleet Commander for the event. Narrative missions will be assigned to each table (referred to a War Zones). Taken in turns, the Fleet Commanders will select a table and one of their own members to engage on it. The opposing Fleet Commander will then elect one of their own to challenge their opponent in the given War Zone. The process will repeat until all participants have engaged on a front.After the first round of 3-Hour games, there will be a 45-Minute break for Lunch, followed by a second round of 3-Hour games, selected in the manner described above.Our first event, Part One, has the following details:

    Army Composition Requirements

    Players should be prepared to attend the first event (October 8th, 2022) with: a 1000pt Zone Mortalis Force (see White Dwarf Issue 477) and a 2000pt Crusade Force. Players may also bring any valid Lord of War (LoW) unit to append to their Crusade Force, which will be fielded in any game where both opponents are able to do so. The LoW Choice must not must not exceed a cap of 500 pts and is treated as an additional detachment. For Part One, Primarchs are not allowed to be fielded in any army.All units currently available through the following sources may be used in a player's army list subject to requirements of their relevant factions:

    This series of events focuses heavily on forging a narrative and immersive experience. As such, it is heavily preferred if models being fielded by players fit within the narrative and honor the time and commitment of their opponents.We encourage all players to "Slay the Grey" and bring models which meet the Games Workshop Battle-Ready 3-Color-Minimum Standard (clear acrylic bases are allowed if it is the player's preference). Remember, "Battle-Ready" is not "Parade-Ready", so don't stress yourself out over perfection!However, sometimes life happens and we won't turn away any player with an unfinished army. In this case, any bare plastic models will confer the Unpainted Special Rule to their unit as a minor penalty. Models which meet this standard will gain the Preferred Enemy (Unpainted) Special Rule.

    Canned Food Drive

    If we have learned anything from our time in the hobby, its that wargammers are a generous lot. Whenever an event is held by our organizing group, we try give back and benefit some local charity.For Part One of Treachery at Fornax Prime, we will be hosting a Canned Food Drive to benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, similar in form to the ever popular Killa Canz events held by Redcap's Corner Gaming Emporium in Philadelphia, PA and at various NOVA gatherings.All participants are encouraged to bring in donations in the form of the following items:

    • Monetary Donation ($1 can provide up to 5 meals)

    • Canned Fruits Packed in 100% Fruit Juice

    • Low Sodium (No Salt Added) Canned Vegetables

    • Low Sodium (No Salt Added) Canned Beans & Soups

    • Canned Tuna or Chicken Packed in Water

    • Peanut Butter

    For every canned good (or for every $1 donated), you receive one Oath-of-Moment token. These tokens can be spent in the following ways:

    • [1 Oath] "The Fates are Fickle" - Re-roll a single die roll at any point while you are the Active player.

    • [2 Oaths] "Trust Your Gut" - The Reacting Player may preform an additional reaction in the current Game Turn's phase.

    • [4 Oaths] "Only in Death does Duty End" - When your Army's Warlord suffers his final wound, he may make a number of Shooting or Melee attacks instantly adding the Pression Shot/Strike and Preferred Enemy (Character) Special Rules to the attacks.

    • [8 Oaths] "Not Today, Brother" - At the start of any Shooting or Combat phase, choose a single friendly non-vehicle unit. For the remainder of the phase, that unit may treat its armor save as its Invulnerable Save.

    • [10 Oaths] "Channel the Legion" - The Reacting Player may use their Legion Unique Reaction an additional time during normal gameplay.

    • [25 Oaths] "By Blood, Our Bonds are Strong" - At the beginning of the game, add a single unit with the Sworn Brothers Allegiance Trait worth no more than 250pts to your army, starting the game in Ongoing Reserves.

    Awards, Trophies, & Prizes … Oh My!

    At each Event, there will be three awards to be claimed by attendees: Best Painted Army, Best Narrative Fluff, and a special secret award revolving around the current phase of the campaign. These awards are meant to honor the skill, dedication, and attitude of a player along with their chosen force which took to the battlefield on that event.At the end of the campaign, there will be two trophies given out for the players which fully encapsulate their faction, entitled “Emperor’s Chosen” for the Loyalists and “Warmaster’s Champion” for the Traitors). In addition, a trophy for Best Sportsmanship will be awarded based on a year’s cumulative score from anonymous individual votes taken at the end of each event.Additionally, certain events over the course of the campaign may include bonus prizes or rewards for charitable donations. Examples of such prizes may include: Campaign Lodge Coins, custom Campaign-Badge decal sheets, unique resin models, campaign-themed T-Shirts, etc. Should these be present, any specific details related to this type will be announced on the event page for that given date.

    The Ullanor Crusade

    Event Primer

    The Ullanor Cursade is a narrative-lead event of epic proportions set in 000.M31 of the Warhammer: The Horus Heresy universe (find more information here).Warboss Overlord Urrlak Urruk calls the hordes of Greenskinz to their homeland, amassing in the largest Ork Empire and WAAAAGH Host the Galaxy has ever seen. The system's planets have fallen to the Might of Gork and the Kunnin' of Mork and now der be teef for da takin'. Muster with da Biggest Boss for he has a KUNNIN 'ND BRUTAL PLAN TA KRUMP DEM HUMMIES FOR GUD.Meanwhile, the Emperor of Mankind and a collection of his Primarchs have gathered on the outer edge of the system, gathering what forces they have to strike like rolling thunder upon the masses of xenos filth. After 202 years since the Great Crusade began, here on Ullanor Prime the true might of the burgeoning Imperium is tested. Heed the call of the Emperor and join his Crusader Host for the Glory of the Imperial Truth!This event will be one for the record books, folks. Bring your largest forces, be they ORK or HUMAN to do battle and make history. Over the course of the day, we go from space born boardings of Space Hulks to the very capital of the greatest Ork Empire to ever flourish in the Galaxy. By the end, one will be named Warmaster. Will it be you?The day's details are as follows:

    Event Schedule

    Doors will open for registered players to begin moving their armies into the staging area at 9am EST on November 5th.Opening Announcements will commence promptly at 10am.The day's event will consist of a single Apocalypse game, detailing the final ground assault against the Ork's Capital Stronghold.In order to ensure we remain on schedule, Players Turns will have a maximum timed allotment, announced by the Event Organizer with warnings. Turns 1 and 2 are limited to 1 hour. Meanwhile, Turns 3 to 6 are limited to 30 minutes.At 12PM EST, we will break for a 30 minute lunch period. Players may elect to opt into a group order. Those wishing to participate should have a minimum of $10 cash on hand.At 5PM EST, we will break again for a 1.5 hour dinner break. This will be hosted at the Cobblehaus Brewing Company.Keep an eye on the email provided at registration for details regarding meal options described above.We will conclude the event no later than 8PM EST, appended by the small Award Ceremony.

    Event Mechanics

    The game board will be divided into connected War Zones (6' x 4'). Each player will be designated a specific War Zone to stage their army in at the beginning of the event. Any Destroyer Weapons or units with the Artillery Sub-Type may target units outside their War Zone as long as they are within the Range characteristic. Units may elect to enter another War Zone only ONCE per Game Turn and fall under the immediate control of that War Zone's player as an On-Going Reserves Detachment.Each War Zone will have its own successive series of Primary Mission Objectives which will be assigned in secret to opposing forces, representing the chaotic fog of war.Additionally, each War Zone will have the following Secondary Objectives in effect: Slay the Warlord, First Blood, Last Man Standing, Linebreaker, Attrition, and Price of Failure.Finally, as a Tertiary Objective, for each model with the Character Sub-Type which is felled in a Challenge or by a model with the Sniper Special Rule, the opposing player will score 1 Victory Points.To represent the pivotal fight between Horus and Urllak, in the Central War Zone, there will be a Fortification Denoting the entrance to Warboss Urllak's Fortress. When Imperial Units enter the Fortress, all Players may nominate one Unit and one Independent Character to be Teleported into the Fortress. While the larger Apocalypse game continues, these Units will form an ad-hoc army under the command of the relevant player of the Central War Zone. These armies will be transported to a single 6' x 4' Zone Mortalis board for the final confrontation.

    Army Composition Requirements

    For the event, players should prepare an army totaling 5000 Point following the Crusade Force Organization Chart.Players are encouraged to bring any valid Lord of War (LoW) unit to append to their Crusade Force. The LoW Choice must not must not exceed a cap of 1000 Points and is treated as an additional detachment (for a maximum cap of 6000 points for a complete army).All units currently available through the following sources may be used in a player's army list subject to requirements of their relevant factions:

    By its very nature, this event focuses heavily on forging a narrative and immersive experience. As such, it is heavily preferred if models being fielded by players fit within the narrative and honor the time and commitment of their opponents.It is required that all players "Slay the Grey," bringing only models which meet the Games Workshop Battle-Ready or 3-Color-Minimum Standard (clear acrylic bases are allowed if it is the player's preference). Remember, "Battle-Ready" is not "Parade-Ready", so don't stress yourself out over perfection!

    Awards, Trophies, & Prizes … Oh My!

    At each Event, there will be four award categories to be claimed by attendees: Best Painted Army, Best Narrative Fluff, Best Sportsmanship, and a special secret award. These awards are meant to honor the skill, dedication, and attitude of a player along with their chosen force which took to the battlefield on that event. One award from each category will be awarded to a player from each faction (IE: One Ork and One Imperium Player will receive Best Painted Army, etc).Additionally, each player who has Pre-Registered by November 1st, 2022 will be awarded with an Ullanor Crusade Ribbon Medal made specifically to honor this event. Keep your eyes peeled on your email for details regarding this badge of participation in one of the most pivotal points in Warhammer History!

    The Apalchen Conflict

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