Friday 27 April 2018

Name of the Roaz a free Patrol Angis scenario to download

As foretold earlier this month with the release of the brand new 15mm scale character packs of Retained Knights it is our delight to present to you a free stand alone scenario for Patrol Angis called 'Name of the Roaz' which takes place just a little into the future of the Prydian Civil War as outlined in the books. It stars Diodine Sparrow in an infantry focused three way scenario which can also be played solo.  Will the Quarrel Company manage to escape with an ancient data slate? 


Click on the link below to download it from our website hosting and to read some more about it plus some pictures taken of our own testing of the scenario.  After that link through to all the other free materials we have for the game for you to download.  Enjoy!


Name of the Roaz – Click HERE to download the scenario as a four page PDF. 

This free full Patrol Angis scenario sees the Quarrel Company travel to Mallum IV on the request of the reclusive Baron Abbo for a mysterious task only to be dropped into the midst of a new planetary war between the League of Yordan and invading League of Canlaster forces. Abbo is dead but it turns out there is a data slate of incredible value which the small Quarrel Company detachment must sneak out of the Baron's underground hab complex..but will they escape before the Leagues bring the place down around Diodine's head?  Find out now.  In order to play you will need a copy of Patrol Angis and Callsign Taranis you can get these in print or as digital download HERE




You can learn more about all of our releases for this month by going to this article HERE on our blog or direct to our website HERE with nine new 15mm miniatures to lead your lances and an offer of 25% off our popular infantry base packs the 20mm round which ends on 1st May.








Here are the pictures taken from our play testing of this new scenario for you to enjoy. Click on them on the blog post here to make them larger.


There are other free files for you to download from us for Patrol Angis.


Go to this new PAGE on our website for the list of what we have. Thanks for Reading and more awesome coming in May 2018!

GBS

Thursday 12 April 2018

The Quarrel Company a free article for Patrol Angis

Thanks for your time and I hope you enjoy this one page free download taken from 'Baron' and featuring the 15mm scale personality miniatures from IAF158 released this month. You will need your copy of Patrol Angis to make use of this download. Additionally this weekend from now until 16th April there is Free Worldwide Shipping on all Ion Age orders placed of 15GBP or greater plus Three Free Miniatures in every order (worth 2.50GBP) as well as your Reward Points; see this blog article HERE for this in detail. Our new releases for April are now online and they are three packs of personalities, nobles and marcher barons for your Prydian Army or other forces see them on our website HERE. Thanks! 


The Quarrel Company and Diodine Sparrow Download this one page extra from the in progress forth book in the Patrol Angis series 'Baron' from our website by clicking HERE. Field Diodine Sparrow with this article containing background, organisation and Patrol Angis Game Statistics for the most famous mercenaries in the Precinct; the Quarrel Company. 

Use miniatures from the Prydian Army HERE or Prydian Vehicles HERE for your Quarrel Company force plus the new IAF158 pack of named personalities. 


The Quarrel Company is my own personal force in the Patrol Angis game which I field in play. To that end I have amassed two lances of Retained Knights and Afara Striders to use. Here are pictures of them and they were painted by Sam Croes (I can barely hold a paint brush!). 





If you want to hear about our other news for April thus far please look HERE on the blog for information on Patrol Angis being back in stock as well as our month long 25% off deal on 20mm round bases and being able to get the great poster 'Uniforms of the Prydian Precinct' as a paid for download now (Quarrel Company is number four on this poster). 


Later this month we will have a free full length Patrol Angis scenario. Here is some information upon it. 

In the Name of the Roaz - 26th April. 
This free full Patrol Angis scenario sees the Quarrel Company travel to Mallum IV on the request of the reclusive Baron Abbo for a mysterious task only to be dropped into the midst of a new planetary war between the League of Yordan and invading League of Canlaster forces. Abbo is dead but it turns out there is a data slate of incredible value which the small Quarrel Company detachment must sneak out of the Baron's underground hab complex..but will they escape before the Leagues bring the place down around Diodine's head? 

Thanks for Reading, 

GBS

Tuesday 10 April 2018

Mortis ex Machina the Metaborg Proauctor by Aris Kolehmainen

From the era of the Ban of Prejudice and before that the long vanished Resource Wars it is my delight to present a historical document for use with Patrol Angis.  A Khanate terror machine used in ancient times which has appeared once more in the Second Khanate War in 4330 IC.  Written by Aris Kolehmainen this article gives introduction and rules for the Metaborg which you can get HERE on the website and stands 60mm tall (HOF16 and HOF17).  Pictured with the 15mm scale Psycoborg to the left and a Warlord to the right and in front 15mm scale Legionary and Pioneer (16mm tall) from the author's own Medusa Legion.  Enjoy!  GBS


Mortis ex Machina
the Metaborg Proauctor

With the honor and glory of the spearhead of the invasion having been granted to the Styx Legion, other legions were charged with establishing a forward base in the ruins of Camarthen IV. It would be the Medusa Legion that first discovered the long hibernating Metaborg Proauctors, having been charged to seek out any resources that might still be useful to the Shia Khan. Pertinax crews got to work, quickly waking the ancient AIs form their millennial slumber to reestablish themselves to their role as lords of death and terror on the battlefield. While many of these AI had become corrupted or had simply ceased to function, many were able to be awoken and distributed among the Legions by the time of the Prydian counter attack. 

The Proauctors proved to be more fragile than their current counterparts, however, they made up for that fragility with long forgotten experimental technology known as “Drivers”. Drivers are, at their most base level, AI enhancers. They allow the Metaborg to make tactical decisions much faster and more efficiently than even the current Metaborg variants, however, these come with frustrating drawbacks. On the battlefield, Perfects often complain that the Proactors will move out of position or overload their weapons when they are not instructed to do so, sometimes resulting in the loss of battlefield assets. Off the field, many whisper about what the enhancements to the AI might have done, especially over such a long period of time. 

Rumors have begun amongst the Maligs, that some of their ilk have gone missing when hanging around the repair cradles of the Proauctors. Though laughed at by Legionnaires and Pioneers as the deranged thoughts of weaker minds, they were also apt to notice that the Beotan make a warding gesture in the presence of a Proauctor, and that Pertinax crews never seem to work on one in groups less than three. They, themselves, often find they are walking a little quicker around a resting Proauctor, and the feeling of being watched by its gigantic, eyeless visage isn’t spoken of, but felt by all…


Metaborg Proauctor - Dysforia Variant

Weapons:  Triple Jupiter Plasma 46mm Mount (U), Banshee 120Kw Atomic Destabiliser (U)
Movement Rate:  22cm
Armour Type (Rating): Ganus Segmentum Plating (4)
Properties: No Crew Robot, Walker, Chameleon circuit, Ablative Shell, Humascare, Krakos Mk.I
DMR: 10
Points:  923

Metaborg Proauctor - Nekros Variant

Weapons:   Hydra 14mw Laser Swarm Cannon (U), Metaborg Impact Gauntlet
Movement Rate: 22cm
Armour Type (Rating): Ganus Segmentum Plating (4)
Properties: No Crew Robot, Walker, Chameleon circuit, Ablative Shell, Humascare, Telos Mk.I (a)
DMR: 10
Points: 764


Special Rules:

Krakos Mk.I Energy Overkill Driver
The weapons of the Proauctor Dysforia are enhanced by a complex and once experimental power boosting system. When the Dysforia AI finds it appropriate, it can over charge its energy weapons, enabling it to utilize a much more powerful attack. However, these systems were not designed to handle such raw power, and the weapons must spend time in a period of “cool down” to prevent the weapon itself from melting.

When you attack, any roll of 8 grants that hit +4 strength. However, this forces the system to go into “cool down” mode at the end of combat. One activation must be spent to bring the weapon back online before it can fire again.

Note: If both of the weapons are in cool down mode, you need to use one activation for EACH weapon to use it again. You CAN choose to only reactivate one weapon and leave the other shut down if you wish, but you MUST spend an activation to bring it back online.


Telos Mk.I (a) Reaper Collateral Driver
The Proauctor Nekros are enhanced with a special AI driver that reviews target data from three independent drivers before cycling though to the decision cortex of the Nekros AI. The result of this is that the Nekros tends to spread it’s damage much more efficiently, at the cost of sometimes moving itself out of position to ensure the kill.

The Telos Mk.I (a) adds +1 to the Nekros AOE and Impact Gauntlet hits, however sometimes the driver compels the Metaborg out of position to attain a better shot, or to move into close combat. After you declare your intent to fire a weapon, roll a D8. On an 8, the Nekros moves 11cm in a direct line towards the closest enemy unit, (taking into account difficult and impassible terrain as if it had made a regular movement action). If this brings it into base contact with that unit, it is considered to have changed and may initiate close combat as per normal.



Relic of the Past

Metaborg Proauctors are ancient in the extreme, and while expressly deadly, are also prone to failure due to their age and rushed repair.  If a Proauctor takes 6 damage or more in a single round of combat (ranged or close combat), roll a D8. On an 8, there is a critical system failure and the Metaborg goes completely offline. Treat this unit as destroyed. 

Thursday 5 April 2018

Marcher Barons, Nobles and Diodine Sparrow 15mm packs released

It is my great delight to make the official release announcement for our April 2018 new codes here at The Ion Age.  We are still in the March to War event (until 16th April and see details HERE of free shipping and free miniatures) and now you can see these nine new 15mm awesome sculpts by Sam Croes.  Go HERE or read on for more.


The Council of Addans and Marcher Barons
The worlds and systems of the Prydian Precinct were organised into a loose alliance overseen by the Council of Addans, all with the desire for peace and prosperity at the end of the thousand years of dark times. In the year 4001 IC in the star system of New Glastonbury, the council was established. It was here that the Ancep Drive was developed, and this helped make it a natural choice, but New Glastonbury prime is also the place where the Tor is located. The Tor is a huge artificial satellite or moonlet that hangs above the planet, a place of truly ancient age and fashioned not by the hand of man. New Glastonbury and the Tor are the focal point of the Prydian Precinct.

For more than two centuries the Addans oversaw the pacification and then flourishing of the fifty nearest star systems, leaving the outer reaches much to their own devices. Members of the Council of Addans are always Marcher Barons whose local power in the ownership of planets or moons gives them great say in the massive council chamber located on the Tor. Matters which affected the whole Precinct are the remit of the Addans, such as trade and the building of starships, while matters within the domain of each Marcher Baron on the council is their own concern. In times of war, the Barons contributed their own troops to the cause under the leadership of a Knight General appointed by the Addans. At the top of the structure is the throne for the Prydian Precinct it has a royal family and always a king or queen upon that throne with whom ultimate authority resides.

A delicate arrangement of balances which became unspun with the death of King Cyon leading to the Prydian Civil War. Now Princess Daphne Cyon now leads the Prydian Army against the Leagues of Yordan and Canlaster and other rebelling Marcher Barons. A delicate balance of power based on the Throne and the Marcher Barons has unravelled leading to a Civil War.
Taken from IAB01 Patrol Angis – What is The Ion Age?

As you can see from the extract taken from Patrol Angis the notion of nobility is central to life in the Prydian Precinct.  To be in the Retained a small degree of nobility is needed (if differs from world to world) such as by birth or by extended family or noble deed or the ownership of property or significant assets.  Those without join the Muster and hope to advance into the Retained.  Above the typical Retained are the Nobles themselves ranging from the lowest who commands only a few knights to those who lead lances and then entire regiments.  Those at the apex are the Marcher Barons who oversee whole Condot companies, nations and even planets.  There are several thousand Marcher Barons and they wield colossal power.  Now you can add such nobles to your Prydian Army or League or Condot collections.


IAF156 Marcher Barons of Prydia
This pack contains three different 15mm very high ranking nobles of the Precinct ideal to command your forces in war all wearing elaborate Alwite powered armour decorated with seals and badges of livery.  A Marcher Baron aiming a Carnwennan Pistol with plumed helm.  A Marcher Baron with Octa Powered Sword raised and weapon slung.  A Marcher Baron firing Carnwennan Pistol and plumed helm.  Ideal for characters in the Prydian Army or any other force which uses Retained Knights such as the League of Yordan or League of Canlaster. Just choose your uniform.  You have the option of purchasing a pack or three packs saving 10% or single poses from the pack for your collection.  Price 3.00GBP per pack. Go HERE.


IAF157 Nobles of Prydia
This pack contains three different 15mm nobles of the Precinct ideal to command your lances all wearing elaborate Alwite powered armour and carrying a mix of energy melee weapons and Carnwennan Pistol.  A Noble leaning forward with decorate helm and Carnwennan Pistol.  A Noble preparing Carnwennan Pistol.  A Noble running with Carnwennan Pistol and plumed helm.  Ideal for characters in the Prydian Army or any other force which uses Retained Knights such as the League of Yordan or League of Canlaster. Just choose your uniform.  You have the option of purchasing a pack or three packs saving 10% or single poses from the pack for your collection.  Price 3.00GBP per pack. Go HERE.


IAF158 Diodine Sparrow of the Quarrel Company
This pack contains three personalties taken from the Prydian Precincts premier Condot organisation The Quarrel Company.  Wearing personalised Alwite powered armour they are firstly Diodine Sparrow bare headed with Roaz Axe then Quinus Bria the prime bodyguard of Diodine Sparrow with plumed helm and Hermit 44mm Plasma Rifle and lastly Loren Vasilia lady commander of the first regiment of the Quarrel Company bare headed with data slab and Carnwennan Pistol.  If you choose you can of course use these characters for any other force.  You have the option of purchasing a pack or three packs saving 10% or single poses from the pack for your collection.  Price 3.00GBP per pack. Go HERE.


PIA003 Uniforms of the Prydian Precinct
If you want to learn more about the largest military forces in the Prydian Precinct then you need Uniforms of the Prydian Precinct which shows you the top thirty armies, baronies and mercenaries who field Retained Knights led by Nobles.  Their uniforms for Retained, Desteria and Muster.  See it HERE and you can get it either as a lovely A3 print on high quality paper for your wall or now as a paid digital download in hi-rez A3 format at just 2.00GBP.  Created by Aris Kolehmainen.


PIA007 Prydian Precinct Star Map
A thousand years before the outbreak of the civil war that would pull Prydian space apart the last Khanate war forced the detonation of a universal potent bomb. This bomb called the 'Aldan Crucible' ended the Shia Khan incursion in this part of the galaxy by destroying not only their Matter Gateway but also the entire Aldan stellar system. In the dark centuries that followed the detonation savage and exotic Dolorous Clouds formed across Prydian space which hid entire star systems and made travel in or near them very dangerous indeed. This star map shows more than one hundred stellar systems as spoken of in our titles as well as the regions held by the League of Canlaster and the League of Yordan in the pivotal year of 4330 IC. Great for your wall and for planning your campaigns in The Ion Age. By our lead designer Sam Croes this is an A3 poster print. You can purchase one poster print at a great price or three of the same one and automatically save 10% on screen. You can also get the poster print signed by the artist. Additionally with this work of art you can purchase it as a digital download of the hi-rez poster at just 2.00GBP.  Go HERE.


Later this month we will have free articles for all of you Ion Fans!  We have made our new releases for April 2018 and these will be followed thusly for free:

Mortis ex Machina the Metaborg Proauctor - 10th April.
Written by Aris Kolehmainen this brand new legacy article from the ancient times of the Ban of Prejudice, before the formation of the Prydian Precinct, gives you Patrol Angis game stats for MetaBorgs...the bigger brothers of Psycoborgs. 

The Quarrel Company - 12th April.
Field Diodine Sparrow with this article containing background, organisation and Patrol Angis Game Statistics for the most famous mercenaries in the Precinct; the Quarrel Company. An extra from the in progress forth book in the series; Baron.

In the Name of the Roaz - 26th April.
This free full Patrol Angis scenario sees the Quarrel Company travel to Mallum IV on the request of the reclusive Baron Abbo for a mysterious task only to be dropped into the midst of a new planetary war between the League of Yordan and invading League of Canlaster forces. Abbo is dead but it turns out there is a data slate of incredible value which the small Quarrel Company detachment must sneak out of the Baron's underground hab complex..but will they escape before the Leagues bring the place down around Diodine's head?

Thanks for reading!

GBS

Sunday 1 April 2018

Base In the Place and April 2018 at The Ion Age

Happy Easter from the wee team at The Ion Age and welcome to April 2018!  The March to War event is under way until 16th April with free worldwide shipping and free miniatures in every order; read about it HERE.  That aside we had brand new Mullo Armoured Fighting Vehicles and Armoured Personnel Carriers HERE and we thank you all for your support with these.  We have three new packs this month which will get a full release article with images and also a Patrol Angis game stats article too.  Lastly we have a new month long special offer with 25% off the core base pack code for 15mm miniatures the fantastic 20mm round.  Go HERE or read on for more details.


On offer all this month ending 1st May is our IAF078 20mm Round Base pack which is the code we use in all of our images and play of 15mm Ion Age infantry miniatures such as Retained Knights and Khanate Legionaries.  There are 40 resin bases in each pack and they are 25% off.  Go HERE.



We base up all of our miniatures as singles using 20mm and 30mm round bases (the 30mm round are for Battlesuits, Bikes and Portable Weapons) for skirmish games of Patrol Angis where there is one platoon a side for an hour or less of play.  When it comes to bigger scenarios with many platoons a side and also bigger vehicles we make use of Troop Element Trays which allow the placing of two, three, four, five, eight, ten infantry into one easy to move tray.  There are also trays for three bigger infantry size vehicles and for a Portable Weapon with two gunners.  They are excellent value and have 20mm or 30mm slots in them.  See them HERE.


Get into our skirmish tabletop game called Patrol Angis with the excellent value game pack which not only gives you the core rulebook but also two entire lances of troops and bases for them too as well as a unique Knight Errant miniature which is only in this game pack.  The total value of the game pack is 48.60GBP and it is priced at 40.00GBP.  On top of this the book contains three scenarios using the included Retained Knights, Duxis Battlesuits and Espaten Portable Weapon with gunners.  The miniatures included are themed as a 'jump off' point for your further adventures in the Prydian Precinct and while the two sides are Prydian Army and League of Yordan you can easily combine them into one two size force for either army OR another Marcher Baron of your choice.  Even as a Condot such as the famous Quarrel Company led by Diodine Sparrow.  You choose.  Go HERE for the game book plus the books and the books as digital downloads.


Three New Releases
During the March to War event we have three new releases they are character packs and a personality pack to expand your 15mm Retained Knights for Patrol Angis or any other space opera setting. We will be giving full information, resources and images for each of these as normal in a new release article as we always do BUT during this period you can order any of them RIGHT NOW if you wish saving 10% on each of them.  This 10% applies to all variants including multiples, singles etc and will be in place on each of them until the release notice is published on Thursday 5th April. Go HERE.


IAF156 Marcher Barons of Prydia 
This pack contains three different 15mm high ranking nobles of the Precinct ideal to command your forces in war all wearing elaborate Alwite powered armour and carrying a mix of energy melee weapons and Carnwennan Pistol.  Character nobles!

IAF157 Nobles of Prydia
This pack contains three different 15mm nobles of the Precinct ideal to command your lances all wearing elaborate Alwite powered armour and carrying a mix of energy melee weapons and Carnwennan Pistol.  Character knights!

IAF158 Diodine Sparrow of the Quarrel Company
This pack contains three personalties taken from the Prydian Precincts premier Condot organisation The Quarrel Company.  Wearing Alwite powered armour they are Diodine Sparrow bare headed with Roaz Axe, Quinus Bria the bodyguard of Diodine Sparrow with plumed helm and Hermit 44mm Plasma Rifle and lastly Loren Vasilia  lady commander of the first regiment of the Quarrel Company with data slab and Carnwennan Pistol.  There will be a free PDF article with background and Patrol Angis statistics on 12th April for these.


Thank you as always for your support with our little space opera brand.  We work hard and we make quality miniatures to continue to expand this sci-fi universe that you all so enjoy.

GBS