Family of Blood Halloween 2008

Family of Blood Game - Halloween 2008

This was one of my earl Doctor Who games from October 2008 using DWMG and before the Gripping Beast figures made to represent the Family of Blood characters were available, so most of the figures are Micro Universe (MU) plastic figures, converted Wiz Kids (WK) figures, West Wind (WW) miniatures.  The Scarecrows are RAFM metal miniatures and Wiz Kids (WK) plastic figures.  The students are assumed to be in their Cadet Army uniforms and I used Foundry First World War Figures to represent them including a Vickers MG.

It is interesting to compare this to the later 2011 Family of Blood game where the buildings and figures are more purpose designed to resemble the TV episode.

The game board.

The Scenario

England October 1913.   The Family of Blood needs to capture the Doctor and his memory hidden somewhere in a pocket watch in order to gain the powers of a Time Lord to sustain their lives.  They have cornered the Doctor (disguised as a school teacher John Smith) in his school with other members of the school.  

Forces

Heroes:  John Smith (the Doctor), Martha Jones (maid), Joan Redfern (nurse), Timothy Latimer, 5 senior boys as  soldiers, 5 junior boy as soldiers all armed with rifles and grenades, 1 heavy machine gun (HMG) with 2 crew (senior boys), plus one unarmed junior boy with balloons that acts as a decoy and a janitor with a shotgun.

Monsters:  4 members of Family of blood (Father, Mother, Brother, Daughter), and 15 Scarecrows.

Table

48” x 72”, with school building, Inn, 2 cottages, road, stream, 2 bridges, wall, gates, woods, fields.

The interior of the school building will be drawn out in tiles or a map and an intelligence test is required for figures searching for Timothy who is hiding in one of the rooms.   An intelligence test is rolled for each room searched, (twice for large rooms and it takes 2 turns).

Set-up

Heroic side in the school buildings except for the Doctor, Martha and Joan who are 8” away.  Timothy and up to 2 others students may be in the back rooms or move into the back rooms.

Monsters: Start up to 12” in from the far edge expect daughter who is in disguise in the back rooms of the School.  Up to 3 members of the Family of Blood and 5 scarecrows may be within 24” of the school.

The TARDIS is hidden and its location is only known to Martha, but the Family of Blood may search for it.

Roster

Daughter (WW), Son, Mother and Father (all WK)

Father, 2 RAFM Scarecrows, and 10th Doctor

10th Doctor, Martha, Head Master, 
Figures by Micro Universe (MU) and Wiz Kids (WK)

Daughter, Son, Mother and Father

Martha (MU) and Mother (WK)

Martha, Mother, Father, 10th Doctor

Joan Redfern (Black Cat figures), John Latimer,  
and student with balloons (both WW)

Two Scarecrows (WW, WK), Daughter, 
Son, Mother + Father (WK)

The Students (Foundry W.W. I troops)

The Game

Unfortunately I can't seem to find any notes summarizing this game from over 10 years ago so the pictures will have to tell the story.

Overview at the start of the battle.

Overview, rear view of school,
 Head Master with Vickers MG in foreground

Scarecrows advance towards the school

Doctor entering The School

Scarecrow (by WK) breach the defences, 
human reinforcements arrive from the left.

Battle in the Courtyard

Scarecrow reinforcements (WK)

Scarecrows pass cottage.

The Scarecrows seemed to be winning when we had to end the game.