{"id":7937,"date":"2023-01-24T08:26:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T13:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/?p=7937"},"modified":"2023-02-01T10:38:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T15:38:08","slug":"redcaps-relicblade-2023-winter-campaign-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/2023\/01\/redcaps-relicblade-2023-winter-campaign-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Redcap&#8217;s Relicblade 2023 Winter Campaign: Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7938\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0053182202-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7938\" class=\"wp-image-7938 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0053182202-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0053182202-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0053182202-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0053182202-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0053182202-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0053182202-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gang&#8217;s all here!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Battle Pigs poured forth from their stronghold in multitudes, advised by a Dark Watcher and rallying a Wretched Hive encampment to their mischief. The darkness spreading over the land alerted outposts of the Lone Guard and Pirate Council, as well as a detachment of the Moldorf Expedition. Valiant Lone Guard staunchly held a creaky bridge long enough to light a signal fire emplaced among nearby ruins. But the hopes of the Advocates to alert the whole valley were dashed, literally, by a Battle Pig\u2014no less nimble than bold\u2014majestically leaping across a chasm, smashing and scattering a signal fire and its defenders the very moment the beacon was about to be lit. Meanwhile, the Dark Watcher strode forth calmly behind a wall of Pig bodyguards, simply ignoring the forest of arrows piercing it, and lit its own ominous beacon of dark energies&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7939\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0232042242-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7939\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7939\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0232042242-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0232042242-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0232042242-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0232042242-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0232042242-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0232042242-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Lone Guard Infiltrator sneaks past the Battle Pigs bodyguards to attack the Dark Watcher!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our debut Relicblade campaign launched last night with six players:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Advocate<\/strong><br \/>\nBrett &#8211; Pirate Council (<em>Pathfinder<\/em> minis playing as a mix of characters)<br \/>\nJoe &#8211; Lone Guard<br \/>\nTom &#8211; Moldorf Expedition<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adversary<\/strong><br \/>\nJake &#8211; Wretched Hive<br \/>\nJesse &#8211; Battle Pigs + Bones &amp; Darkness<br \/>\nMike &#8211; Battle Pigs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After working out initial campaign rosters we each got in two games, switching opponents. All games used the <em>Signal Fire<\/em> scenario with some extra treasure available. Advocates attempted to light beacons in the first set of games and Adversary in the second. Adversary went 2-1-0 in the first set of three games and 1-0-2 in the second set (the draws were called for time), solidly claiming the night.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7940\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0059324462-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7940\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7940\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0059324462-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0059324462-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0059324462-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0059324462-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0059324462-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0059324462-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Double checking roster tabulations.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For my part, after defending the bridge to a beacon long enough for it to be lit, Lady Aurelia was severely disheartened by the Adversary&#8217;s successes and visibly diminished in spirit (loses Heroic Recovery trait). Her Lone Guard compatriots&#8217; sabertooth companion also came out of the night&#8217;s action with a severely wounded paw (-1 damage on strongest attack).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7941\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0127281782-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7941\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7941\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0127281782-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0127281782-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0127281782-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0127281782-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0127281782-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0127281782-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lady Aurelia and cat buddy block a bridge against a Basilisk and Iguan Witch.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7945\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0255552162-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7945\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0255552162-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0255552162-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0255552162-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0255552162-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0255552162-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0255552162-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Pirate Council asks for some rules assistance in its fight against the Wretched Hive&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7947\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0258107942-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7947\" class=\"wp-image-7947 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0258107942-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0258107942-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0258107942-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0258107942-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0258107942-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0258107942-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wretched Hive and Pirate Council dance around each other among some ruins.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7942\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0131302942-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7942\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7942\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0131302942-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0131302942-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0131302942-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0131302942-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0131302942-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0131302942-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0131302942-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0131302942-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Iguan Poacher slinks among the exposed foundations.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7944\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0231031742-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7944\" class=\"wp-image-7944 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0231031742-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0231031742-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0231031742-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0231031742-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0231031742-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0231031742-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Battle Pigs deploy to fight the Moldorf Expedition.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7946\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0256554862-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7946\" class=\"wp-image-7946 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0256554862-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0256554862-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0256554862-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0256554862-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0256554862-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20230124_0256554862-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steadfast to the last, a Lone Guard Warrior is overwhelmed within grasp of an unlit signal fire.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Battle Pigs poured forth from their stronghold in multitudes, advised by a Dark Watcher and rallying a Wretched Hive encampment to their mischief. The darkness spreading over the land alerted outposts of the Lone Guard and Pirate Council, as well as a detachment of the Moldorf Expedition. Valiant Lone Guard staunchly held a creaky bridge &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/2023\/01\/redcaps-relicblade-2023-winter-campaign-day-1\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[411,397],"tags":[437,45,436],"class_list":["post-7937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campaigns","category-tabletop","tag-2023-winter-rb","tag-redcaps","tag-relicblade"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7937"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7960,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7937\/revisions\/7960"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}