KoW: 2017 Summer Campaign Announced
Mantic is kicking off another Kings of War global campaign in August. Fight alongside players across the globe to save Mantica from the Abyss!
All great campaigns start with a story…
For centuries it has remained still, but now The Abyss is growing. The denizens of this terrible place have finally unlocked its awful secrets and now it spreads like an open wound across the face of Mantica. Whatever gets in its way – woods, armies, farmlands, mountains, even entire cities – are swallowed into its chaotic depths, where they feed the fires of its cruel inhabitants.
… Yet, there is hope. Sensing this awful affront to Nature, the Green Lady has sent her many messengers throughout the land. On wing, claw, paw and hoof they have travelled the length and breadth of Mantica to carry a simple message: “Unite!” In ancient Dwarven Halls to the lush forests of Elves and majestic cities of Basilea, the rallying cry has been heard. Now the ground shakes as the armies of Good march to war, united under the banner of the Green Lady. Whatever the costs, the sickening spread of the Abyss must be stopped!
Artakl – Ghekkotah Clutch Warden. One of the new heroes for the summer campaign.
The Edge of Abyss campaign book will be available in July. In it you’ll learn about six new locations with great tactical importance in the battle with the Abyss: the edges of the Abyss, Rhyn Dufaris, Hokh-man (Serpent Mouth), Twilight Glades, Ardovikian Plains and the Forest of Galahir. The outcome of the battles in those locations will have an impact on whether or not the evil is stopped, and Mantica is saved.
Mantic will be tracking the campaign and tallying victories and losses – the map and the story will change depending on the outcome of participants games. At the ned of the summer the new map will be in the Kings of War Source book that will be available later this year.
Jarvis the Ophidian Obsessed Necromancer. What secrets are in that book he’s clutching?
In addition to the map the summer campaign is adding some 14 new heroes that play an important role in the war against the Abyss. Mantic has revealed that one of the new additions is “an Abyssal Dwarf Iron Caster that has become fused with a Greater Obsidian Golem, a Goblin Biggit with delusions of becoming king and more!”
Each character will have a background story that explains their involvement in the battle, along with special rules and stats. Keep an eye out for more details on those in the coming weeks.
While some of the heroes will be represented on the tabletop by existing sculpts, there will be five brand new resin miniatures made specifically for the campaign:
- Forces of the Abyss – Mau-ti-bu-su (Abyssal Temptress)
- Salamanders – Artakl (Ghekkotah Clutch Warden)
- The Trident Realm of Neritica – Eckter (Placoderm Defender)
- Undead – Jarvis (Ophidian Obsessed Necromancer)
- Varangur – Magnilde (Varangur Demon Hunter)
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Are your forces ready for this epic campaign?
