What's the skill roll for prancing among posies? This horse seems to have scored a critical success
Mike - January 19, 2007 - Artwork, Downloads, Stat Cards

One more quick piece of desktop artwork for your enjoyment – this time it’s the Horse, prancing through showers of flower blossoms without a care in the world. He’s a little more life-affirming than you may have come to expect from BrikWars art, but his passenger is much more in line with the usual fare.

The horse and the gryphon rider painting from the last post are the subjects of two cards for the upcoming Horses chapter. The Horse is a new unit, while the Rider is just an alternate version of the Pilot with whom you’re all already familiar.

The Horse (1600×1200, 294k)
More desktop backgrounds on the Downloads page
Stat card: The Horse
Stat card: The Rider (alternate version of The Pilot)
More stat cards on the Supplements page
Who remembers Buckbeak? I hope we get to see the gryphon elements reused in future sets someday.
Mike - January 2, 2007 - Artwork, Brick Links, Downloads, Reports From the Field

Happy 2007 everybody!

I was listening to the All About Miniatures podcast today, and someone wrote in to say that BrikWars is the Wargames Unlimited group’s single best game. All right! We’re number one!

Although on closer inspection I don’t really think we have anything to do with Wargames Unlimited, I’m still happy to accept the accolade.

Meanwhile, over on Classic-Castle.com, Fryslayer has put up a new chapter in what’s becoming a series of comic-book style battle writeups, this time for “Attack of the Spiders.”

Lastly, I’ve got a new desktop graphic for everyone! This one’s a gryphon rider I painted up for an in-the-works mini-chapter on horses and other steeds.

The All About Miniatures Podcast
Wargames Unlimited
Fryslayer’s post to Classic-Castle.com: “BrikWars – Attack of the Spiders”
“Attack of the Spiders” BrickShelf gallery
The Gyphon Rider (1280×1024, 180k)
More desktop backgrounds on the Downloads page
What I wouldn't give for the ability to print custom metallic gold decals like these!
Mike - December 11, 2006 - Brick Links, Downloads, Stat Cards

I got a surprise package from Hong Kong last week – Red Bean (from the Minifig Customization Network and BrickForge) sent a custom minifig of the night elf pictured on BrikWars’ Scout card. Sweet! So I’ve dressed her up nice with a Dementor cloak and a BrickForge longbow and snapped a photo for a Scout card alternate version.

Scout Card (Alternate Version)
The Minifig Customization Network
BrickForge custom minifig accessories
Mike - April 12, 2006 - Artwork, Brick Links, Downloads, Stat Cards
Mmm... forbidden power coupling
Mark Sandlin’s Fleebnorks are the bane of Spacemen throughout the galaxy.

Ever since I saw my first Fleebnork, many terrifying years ago, I’ve wanted to make official BrikWars stats for it. But until I got these stat cards going, I didn’t have a good medium with which to deliver them.

So I’ve added a section for Unit Stat Cards to the Downloads page – you can find Fleebnorks along with BrikWars’ more usual combatants summarized in card form there. There are blank cards and Photoshop templates as well, so players can make up whatever new units they like.

Since the Fleebnork art looks so nice, I’ve put it up as a desktop graphic as well.

(Fleebnork and the Fleebnork character are copyright (c)2003 Mark Sandlin.)

Stat Cards
Fleebnork Card
Fleebnork Desktop
Mark Sandlin’s Fleebnork.com
Mike - March 25, 2006 - Artwork, Downloads
A grail-shaped beacon
A knight returns with the object of his quest – what new destruction will this artifact bring?

I’ve just put one more desktop in the Downloads section for the faithful – this knight has returned from his quest for the Skully Grail.

Downloads
Mike - February 8, 2006 - Artwork, Downloads
Mayday!
Just because brick elements can be disassembled doesn’t mean it’s always a good idea.

With a couple of fancy images coming in for the minifig stat cards, I thought it’d be nice to release a few as desktop backgrounds. Visit the Downloads page for shots of the Pilot, the Hero, and the Officer.

Downloads