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Smog is Descending Again


While Queen Victoria prepares to seal an alliance with Oberon of Faerie,
some precious artifacts were stolen.
Will you be wise enough to resolve the matter
with discretion and diligence?

The World of Smog



Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen,

I hope this entry finds you well. this week I want to talk about an exciting bit of Victorian-Horror-Steampunk news I saw this week...

Some of you, dear readers, have been here since the beginning and if you cast your minds way back, you might remember that the first few miniatures that I posted on here were from a great board game that had recently come out called The World of Smog: On Her Majesty's Service. It's a really fun, strategic, steampunky romp through the Shadow Market in Victorian London.


The Gentleman must collect four mystical ingredients (ectoplasm, blood, titanium and mana) as well as four valuable artifacts from the shadow market before escaping through their secret gate. Along the way they may be helped or hindered by the Agents of the Shadowmaster, or the Shadowmaster himself!

The World of Smog: On Her Majesty's Service

We've played this game a ton, and I am still looking forward to painting many of the busts that are included with the game. 

The World of Smog: On Her Majesty's Service

The World of Smog: On Her Majesty's Service

 So, anyway, what is this news you ask?

 Well it seems that they're making another World of Smog game!! The World of Smog: Rise of Moloch.
The World of Smog: Rise of Moloch

This game does, however, look very different from On Her Majesty's Service, where instead of a pure strategy game, we have something of a dungeon-crawler, according to previews that I've read so far. To be honest, this disappoints me a little, but I'm still wildly excited to return to this setting. 

 The Kickstarter for The World of Smog: Rise of Moloch should be opening in the next few weeks, and I'll be sure to link it here when it's up. 

Let me know if you guys checked out On Her Majesty's Service, and I'll see you in but seven days time on The Art of Caesura.
Watching: The Mysterious Explorations of Jasper Morello
Reading: Steampunk Soldiers: Uniforms and Weapons from the Age of Steam - Philip Smith
Also Reading: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier - Alan Moore
Listening: Circus / Cabaret playlist


Next Week:

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