Para Bellum Wargames, the developer and publisher of the fantasy Regimental Miniature Wargame Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings and Skirmish system Conquest: First Blood, has launched a new special event on its interactive lore platform, the Living World. Codenamed ‘Project 8,’ the event presents three candidate factions for release after the City States, (the seventh faction to join the ranks of Conquest). The twist? The decision will be made by the player base of Conquest, in a 3-round ‘competition’ between the three candidates! Whether it will be the elemental Sorcerer Kings, the hardened and versatile Dogs of War, or the spawned creations of Hel, the Conquest Community will decide!

The three candidate factions, codenamed ‘Hel’, ‘Dogs of War’ and ‘Sorcerer Kings’, will be presented in a new and escalating fashion, in three rounds. Looking to create strong impressions, the atmosphere and feel of each faction will be the first thing released before showcasing concepts. The rounds will be exploring Faction Lore and Sub-factions, Faction Playstyle, and Early Concept Art. Each round has more teased details to allow fans to change their minds about their favorite factions as they learn more about each. Cast your votes with care, as there are no points for second place! Project 8 will ONLY decide the eighth faction to be released! Who knows what Conquest has in store after that?!

Project 8 voting in the first round, along with all details of these factions is available now. The program is ending January 27^th, and anyone can participate in Project 8, assuming they are a registered user of the Para Bellum Games website. Get ready to cast your votes!

Conquest has announced its first third-of-the-year release schedule for 2023, and new 2023 pricing. 

January will bring the newest items for the Old Dominion to market, including the Founder’s Exclusive Heavy Metal diorama. This is a numbered edition of 750 units, available while supply lasts. The Mounted Strategos brings the “Undead” to “life” on this mounted steed, a truly beautiful sculpt, while the deadly whimsy of the Kanephor and Karaytid have a very distinctive look for player tables. 

February, brings the launch of our 7th faction, City States. More details and rules will be revealed in the new year. Check out the new Hoplites and Phalangites infantry sets in their painted glory. The City States will be the Conquest view of the classic Greek Warriors, with compelling sculptures, fantastic creatures including new Minotaurs, and unique giants like the new Hephaestian and Promethean. A new 2-player starter set will also debut in February, the City States vs the Nords. Everything 2 players need to start playing right away, at an incredible value – $179.99, which saves the gamer $200 over the individual pricing for the sets, and includes 2 exclusive Character sculptures – a unique Polemarch and Konungyr for these armies.

In these inflationary times, Conquest worked hard to maintain, or REDUCE, as many items as possible to continue to have miniature wargaming be accessible to players – new and current. We are making Conquest an inviting game for players! We hope you will help us welcome gamers to our Conquest Community! 

Highlights of the 2023 pricing program:

• Character miniatures went from $28.99 to $24.99 MSRP, while Premium Sculpts are now $29.99.
• Infantry Sets move from $42.99 to $39.99 MSRP, and Premium Sculpts are $44.99.
• Brutes and Cavalry are steady at $49.99, with Premium Sculpts at $59.99
• There’s incredible value in the 1-Player Starter Sets at $149.99 which is unchanged and $179.99 for the larger 2-player starter sets. 

Peruse the 2023 catalog in digital form, it is linked here!

Here’s the upcoming release schedule:

The Kanephors

Deep within the great temples of Capitas, one could find the Telestria, great halls in which people were initiated into the mysteries of Hazlia’s cult. Ringing these richly appointed halls, dozens upon dozens of Kanephors stood guard, bearing the bounty and gifts their lord would shower unto Hazlia’s new initiates. In a dark parody of their former role, these terrifying animate constructs can be unleashed upon the battlefield to deliver their god’s last gift: Death.

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The Karyatids

While Hazlia’s Fall and subsequent annihilation of the population of Capitas infused the very stones of Capitas with his power, nowhere was this more evident than in his greatest temples. Here the very blood of Hazlia oozed from the walls, infusing his holiest icons and statuary with a dark parody of life. The beautiful Karyatids that once ringed the great temple’s temenoi have come to life and, in a grotesque parody of their ritual purpose, now hunt down all interlopers in their god’s domain. Only the most zealous and dedicated of Hazlia’s servants can hope to bind these unholy creations in common purpose to unleash their horror upon the battlefield, where missiles created of divine blood and sheer spite make a mockery of mortal armor and flesh.

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Enjoy Thanksgiving with one of Para Bellum‘s new character bundles available for all factions for the Conquest miniature games!

A great way to expand your starter sets, these character bundles add more options to your army, including Officers for First Blood!

This offer will be available for ONE WEEK ONLY so grab them while you can!

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Grab a friend and dive into the world of Conquest: This special 2-player starter set is themed for the fast paced narrative game, First Blood. With 50 Conquest miniatures, these may be used to play either First Blood or the mass fantasy battle game The Last Argument of Kings. One miniature set, one world of Eä, two game styles to play! The box set features the Old Dominion, the newest, 6th faction, to be released for the Conquest series.

Your starter army contains the Kheres, Moroi, Praetorians and Legionaires infantry set with the Xhillarch character. The W’adrhŭn starter army comes ready to play with Blooded, Braves, Hunters, and Slingers infantry sets with the Predator character. This includes 2 deluxe paperback copies of the new 2.0 First Blood Rulebook (in English), Narrative Quick Start Scenarios, Living World Information Cards, and a path of Conquest guide that helps players understand how to next advance their gameplay!

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First Blood! is 2.0 a fully-fledged competitive, skirmish wargame! To do that we focused on the nuances of individual Model positioning and intra-Regiment synergies. The rules now treat individual teams of soldiers as building blocks together which form powerful ad-hoc formations. It is each player’s job to find the weak point in their enemy’s formation and disentangle it through smart maneuvering and intelligent order of play!

A5, 96 page fully illustrated and color rulebook.

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Ignored and often resented, High Clone Executors provide a critical role that not even the most arrogant of the Lineage Highborn can deny: direct battlefield experience and a core of professional officers to lead the troops. While Biomancers and Pheromancers might turn the soldiers into ravening automata and Lineage Highborn might be unstoppable on the field, it is the High Clone Executors who time and again deliver victories across a hundred different battlefields.

In order to advance through the ranks, Executors must have proven and keep proving their ability time and again, both on the field of battle and without. They must secure chances at proving their capacity, provide victory on the battlefield and be able to claim credit for that victory, always vying against backstabbing colleagues, jealous superiors, and ruthlessly demanding masters. The result is that should one encounter a High Clone Executor leading an enemy force, he should know he is facing a ruthlessly competent individual who has no compunctions or limitations on the pursuit of victory.

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