Fabled Realms Beta Weekend – Friday

Welcome to the 4Ground Fabled Realms Beta Weekend!

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As you can tell we're fully in character for this awesome weekend testing out the game and the Legacy system.

We also have some utterly amazing tables for the gamers to play around on!

We take a look at the Fabled Realms tables for this weekend that are being played on.

Each of them has an awesome narrative to them and they tell a story which reflects the different areas of the Fabled Realms.

Which of them is your favourite board from those on display?

Justin sits down to unbox his Beta Set for the weekend, looking at the Fabled Realms Druggoi Coven.

We talk about each of the different models that come in the set and Justin get's ready for some games tomorrow. He has his sights set on Warren and a grudge match clash!

We decided to try something a little different for this weekend.

Check them out the Fabled Realms tables under their new lighting effects.

We get underway with some building as the Beta Testers open up their awesome bundle and get to grips with working on their models for the first time.

All four of the different Fabled Realms factions have been catered for, even before we look towards some kitbashing in the future. With that in mind, we'll be catching up with members of the Beta Testing crew later this evening too...

We get a chat about the way in which you actually build characters for Fabled Realms. This takes you through an interesting process where you build up your heroes that will lead the way in the fights to come.

I wonder how many of them are going to die, or be turned into Druggoi throughout the event?

We step in to see how the warbands are coming together on the tabletop as the Beta Testers take a look at their awesome miniatures and finish them off, ready for some demo games.

Sam finds out more about the models, what came in 4Ground's boxes, and whether or not they're nice and easy to bring to life...hint...they are very nice and easy!

We now look towards the process of building a warband in Fabled Realms, as Justin sit's down to tinker around with the rules.

If you've been taking a look at the rules download yourself this will give you a few extra pointers.

Andy (@suetoniuspaullinus) has ALREADY painted his first miniature, this rather awesome Orc from Fabled Realms. In a second we're going to be talking to him more about the fact that he's also managed to get himself an awesome spot prize!

Ben has gifted Andy with this rather awesome prize of the hulking Terror.

No doubt this means that Andy is going to have this painted up by Sunday for the world of Fabled Realms. Challenge potentially accepted?

We sit down and talk with about the Eightfold Path for the world of Fabled Realms.

These guys are the warriors fighting against the darkness that is the Druggoi. Do you think you'd side with them as your warband of choice?

We wandered around the studio where folks are still building their warbands for Fabled Realms and some people have already got to the point where they can start priming their miniatures.

What do you think of their work so far and do you have a favourite warband from those that have been designed?

Sneaky Warren has managed to get himself a spot prize...the cheeky sod. He has managed to completely assemble his warband and that means he gets to walk away with a little Gnome Wizard!

That is one rather cool miniature...

We step in to take a look at the Druggoi from the world of Fabled Realms and find out exactly how they work within the world.

What do you make of the Druggoi? Do you think that they'd be your faction of choice in the game?

It's time to get stuck into some grub. We've got some hungry hobbyists to feed up right now...

...and I even managed to get myself a lovely salad which was very tasty indeed. Now, time to get back to gaming and assembling right?

Tim Chubb, one of the guys behind keeping the Beasts of War website up and running, is doing something different this weekend.

To raise money for Cancer Research UK, Tim is getting a hair cut. But not just any hair cut. He's setting himself some Shear Goals!

Click the link to Tim Chubb's JustGiving page.

As night descends across the studio we take a look at some of the night time tables that we set up too. As you can see we've quite the ambience going on, especially when you look at the Viking Hall for example.

That, incidentally, is the table that we're going to be playing on tomorrow during the livestreams tomorrow.

The 4Ground guys have turned our hobby hall into a part of the Fabled Realms, covering it in awesome posters straight from the Stoic Arms!

I got to have a chat with Jared, the guy behind this fantastic art, about his influences and how he came into Fabled Realms.

If you want to see more of Jared's work, head over to his website and Patreon, or you can find his book.

Cad and the guys are teaching the attendees about Fabled Realms. They are going through a quick demo game here and then delving into more tomorrow.

We have loads for you to look forward too so watch this space.

With the first day of the Beta Weekend coming to a close, we found the time for one last spot prize. This time it was a real challenge; get a secret out of 4Ground's Ben!

Let us know what you thought of the day in the comments below, and be sure to check back tomorrow for more Fabled Realms content.

Make sure to keep an eye out for some MEGA Live Streams tomorrow with the 4Ground guys and a start to the Legacy Gameplay!