Awesome Pic of the Week

This weeks awesome pick of the week is from a warhammer concept drawing. I don't know the name of the artist but its from the wild elves concept art on the Games Workshop site. Warhammer has some of the coolest art in gaming, I might even be so bold as to say they might have the best art in gaming. The art is dark and really portrays a gritty world, and if you've ever played the Warhammer RPG you'll know that the game is very dark and gritty.

So here is the awesome pic of the week:

To me this picture is what a crazy fantasy battle should look like. Wild Elves on horses fighting beastmen, while giants and walking trees look on, its pretty awesome. This would be a great scene to reenact in a game, an awesome epic battle in the forest. It makes me want to play warhammer again.

What ideas come to you when see this pic?

Comments

  1. RPG IkeFebruary 03, 2009

    Cooool.

    I've never played the Warhammer RPG (didn't know there was one, actually), but I do like the idea of steampunk with magic and grit. I should probably have a look.

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  2. John BFebruary 03, 2009

    I've only played one campaign, back in the late eighties, it was pretty brutal but a good time. The game is still in print and available at Fantasy Fight Games.

    http://new.fantasyflightgames.com/

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  3. Jack CrowJanuary 19, 2011

    I've only played one campaign, back in the late eighties, it was pretty brutal but a good time. The game is still in print and available at Fantasy Fight Games.

    http://new.fantasyflightgames.com/

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