Shadows in the forest

 Several days on campaign and not much to show for it. The Colonel's threatened the officers with the 'men of science ' as mess mates if something did not occur soon to stop their science chatter of "what might be."

The major of Jagers barely got that observation out when the daily patrol report mentioned a possible witch coven nearby, a slowly gathering of crones.  Probably wash day for the locals was his first thought, but investigate is the mission. Let the Jagers get their feet wet and check out the lights in the woods.

Obligatory overhead shot.

Two squads of Jagers are across the stream.They are supported by a line squad and a Huzzar file. Two units of forest dwellers Pop up to fire in ambush.

Caught between two fires, an ambushing forest dweller  unit withers.

 

As the jagers advance, ' things ' get stranger. 

What are they? Fortunately the pumpkin headed troops succumb to musketry before disappearing. What trickery, this?

 

The cavalry 'see nothing'.

What? Now things are just getting weird!

Yes, gentle reader, the jagers reported this encounter, strange as it may seem. 

The lie unit in the above is actually advancing.

Jagers have pause for thought.

The incantation circle has completed enough of the ceremony to accomplish a partial raising of 'forest folk.  The rebellion has shown an ability to conjur ancient squash monsters.

However, pluck and trust in the bayonet eventually wore the creatures down in the eternal struggle of magic versus cold steel.

After the battle, and several casks of Acme standard  troop ration barrels of vodka, the jagers guided the 'men of science' to the site of  battle.  Sadly, the corpses of the forest dwellers and forest folk had disappeared or putrefied to the point of defeating scientific examination. Only a few seed pods looked salvageable for study.

Well, I apologize to any of you figuring on even a 'normal' 'imaginary' battle report. Things got strange for Roger and Greg on the table as I tried out a cross over from the new Ozz Wars range. The scenario is early on in Barry's minicampaign "Intimidation. "

Barry has graciously allowed there to be some campaigned extras, without knowing what they were.  This session helps me port some of the "more unusual" forces into the "Chosen Men" scenarios....probably with more notice to the readers .

As always, more later.