Nine members of Obidiah's Army have raided a lonely farm, killing the farmer and taking two female Orcs to the barn with the intention of’ taking liberties with them. However, their raid has not gone unnoticed and a party of six Runners arrive to save the Orc ladies honour. Townhall, Ruthohno, Gobbs and Blackrock have been joined by their colleagues Saywhat and Vicks.
Both of the female Orcs, Agatha & Christie will join the fight too (Miss Catherine and one or two of the female Orcs from the Camp Followers Set can be used as Agatha & Christie.) Map & Setup There is no map for this scenario. The barn should be three feet long by two feet wide. The Deserters are at the back of the barn and the Runners appear through the entrance at the other end. This is the only entrance/exit in the barn. Place several bales of hay or boxes in the barn in mutually agreed locations. Scenario Forces The Albion Street Runners John Townhall [Veteran Orc]
Pistol, Sword George Ruthohno [Experienced Orc]
Orc Bessie Musket, Pistol Edward Blackrock [Average Orc]
High Elf Pistol, Sword Henry Gobbs [Raw Orc]
Orc Bessie, Sword Saywhat [Experienced Orc]
Pistol, Sword) Vicks [Average Orc]
Orc Bessie, Sword Agatha [Raw Orc]
Large Improvised Weapons Christie [Raw Orc]
Large Improvised Weapons Obidiah's Deserters (Names are not used so you can use any miniatures you have, feel free to substitute in 'published' members of Obidiah's Band inckluding special abilities if you have any of Obidiah's Army miniature packs) [Veteran Orc]
Orc Bessie, Bayonet [Experienced Orc]
Orc Bessie, Bayonet [Experienced Ogre]
Ogre Big Bessie, Bayonet [Average Elf]
Ferach Pistol, Sword [Average Dwarf]
Standard Musket, Sword[Average Dwarf]
Standard Musket, Sword [Raw Highland Rat]
Standard Musket, Sword [Raw Big Todoroni]
Standard Musket, Bayonet [Raw Big Todoroni]
Standard Musket, Bayonet Victory Conditions Whichever player has the most figures still standing at the end of the tenth round is the winner. The deserters have no intention of running, as they have old scores to settle with the Runners. And anyway, they don't want the Runners alerting the authorities to the fact that deserters from Obidiah's Army are in the surrounding area. Author's NotesHaving recently carried out research into the Bow Street Runners, the forerunners of today's police force, it occurred to me that it would be possible to use the Runners in Flintloque. The Bow Street Runners - an historical background The Bow Street Runners were formed in 1749 by Henry Fielding, a Bow Street Magistrate. His blind half brother Sir John Fielding, 'The Blind Beak' took over the running of the Runners after Henry Fielding died in 1754. Initially, there were eight plain-clothes runners. As time went by foot and mounted uniform runners were created. The Runners eventually had authority to travel anywhere in the United Kingdom in the pursuit of criminals. It wasn't unknown for them to travel abroad. The foot and mounted patrols were known as 'Robin Redbreasts', on account of their red waistcoats. By the late 1810's, early 1820's the Runners were at the height of their fame. The Runners successfully arrested the Cato Street conspirators in London on February 1820 after a fierce hand-to-hand fight. The conspirators known as the Spenceans planned to kill the British cabinet. Runners other duties included guarding Royalty, stopping duels and investigating thefts and other crimes. Robert Peel became Home Secretary in 1822. He opposed the Runners and fought to have them replaced by a new police force, the Metropolitan Police. Peel finally achieved his aim in 1829. Although the plain clothed Runners remained separate from the Police they remained in existence until 1839. The Runners badge of authority was a crown tipped baton. Several of the Runners were famous in their day. These include John Townsend who guarded Royalty and was an expert on highwayman. Townsend started his career under Sir John fielding and was still working as a runner in the 1820's. George Ruthven led the runners into the building where the Cato Street conspirators were hiding. Henry Goddard joined the runners in the 1820's and remained a Runner until they were disbanded. Goddard left behind a diary of his cases. Other runners included William Ballard, John Sayer and Vickery. Webmaster's Notes The above was first published in Alternative Armies Loque & Load magazine in the Spring of 2002. The scenario was accompanied by two other scenarios and a background article, also by Adrian Banfield: The Bank of Macbeth Robbery and The Red Riding Hood Affair. The Valonian equivalent of the Bow Street Runners have also appeared recently under the moniker of The Bone Street Rumblers in Alternative Armies magazine, The Notables Newspaper. |
