In
a couple of weeks time, on May 30th, the 2015 Inquisitor
Grand Tournament will take place at Warhammer World, Nottingham. It's
been a couple of years since I've been able to get to an Inquisitor
event, so I am really looking forward to this. The tournament is
different to a campaign day as all attendees are invited to both play
and run games as a GM for their fellow competitors, so for someone
who hasn't been to an event for a while, it's great to be able to
experience both sides of the game again.
Since the last blog post I have completed a daemonhost of Nurgle...
The
notion of competitive Inquisitor play can be a bit confusing, as it
is a narrative game. At the tournament, players are scored by the GM
with regards to how they conduct their characters in the game, with
“in character” actions and events on the way to achieving the
objectives set for them scored highly. Game Masters are scored by
their players on how good a time they had in that scenario, rewarding
original plots and well-controlled games. Points are also awarded for
painting and modelling, that final, and most important reason for
collecting miniatures! The tournament rewards attendees who grasp the
ethos of the Inquisitor game in its entirety, and the winner of the
day is quite often not the player whose war band crushed all
underfoot, but rather contributed to memorable games of cool set
pieces and daring heroics.
...a daemonhost of Tzeentch...
In
years gone past, there was a limitation on the number of models one
could bring, but for this year, multiple war bands can be brought
along. I like this change, as the more cool miniatures around, the
more likely we are to capture the imagination of passers-by. Trying
to grow the hobby has been one of the primary goals for this blog,
and any opportunity to advertise the game to others will be utilised!
I am also happy with this change as I have a load of miniatures
painted in this last year that I'd love to take with me for a game. I
won't have to settle on three and leave the others behind.
... and a Dark Mechanicus Magos. All could feature at the tournament!
There's
still plenty of room for players on the 30th, so if you're
keen, get along to Warhammer World for some games. Spectators are
welcome too, so if you're in Nottingham and fancy coming to see some
cool miniatures, then head down too. The event pack can be downloaded
here. I will have a report on the day up here a couple of weeks after
the event, and I'll make the scenario I ran available on the Carthax Inquisitor Wiki.
Roll
on the 30th!
The
Carthaxian Inquisitor
