Kings of War
Kings of War is a 28mm scale "mass combat fantasy miniature range" and tabletop game from the upstart UK-based miniatures publisher Mantic Games. The miniatures are cheaper than the established competitors, and beautifully sculpted in plastic and plastic resins.
The Factions
Kings of War is Warhammer Fantasy Battles with six factions (FUCK HUMANS):
- the brutal, horde-based Orcs (called "greenskins" and "a sea of green," with the Ogre's tendency towards cannibalism thrown in)
- the Dwarves (exactly like all other dwarves in all other settings, hard and tough and beardy)
- the Abyssal Dwarves (Chaos Dwarves! YOU CAN PLAY CHAOS DWARVES AGAIN!)
- the elite, noble Elves, who are better than you.
- the fast, Abyss-worshiping, poison-and-pain-loving Dark Kin (Dark Elves with a bit of smexy Dark Eldar thrown in there for flavor)
- and the generically Undead.
The Abyss is Mantic!Chaos.
I know all high fantasy is just Tolkien rip-offs fleshed out with a particularly awesome D&D Campaign, or A Song of Ice and Fire, but look at this shit. OK, on the other hand, Mantic's sorceress is way hotter, so I guess we'll give them a pass 'cuz of dat ass.
So why do we like these guys, again?
And look at this: these models are "ideal for collectors, modellers and gamers of fantasy Wargames. They are fully compatible with all major gaming systems, and you can add them to your existing armies or even build a new army with our value for money army-in-a-box bundle deals." Fucking adorable. Don't you just want to take them home and feed them biscuits?
Mantic Games are openly and audaciously shameless, and even tell you that their works are compatible with other fantasy game systems, if said game system producers aren't purist assholes. Speaking of purist assholes, THEY MAKE NAZI ZOMBIES ALL IS FORGIVEN.