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10/02/2019 at 16:22 #108867MikeKeymaster10/02/2019 at 16:44 #108868MikeKeymaster10/02/2019 at 17:42 #108872kyoteblueParticipant
Good idea, Mike!
10/02/2019 at 17:58 #108873PatriceParticipantUm not sure what to do then…
Almost all games I take part in (and all the AARs I posted) are a mix of RPG and miniature skirmish.
http://www.argad-bzh.fr/argad/en.html
https://www.anargader.net/10/02/2019 at 18:06 #108874MikeKeymasterUm not sure what to do then…
Almost all games I take part in (and all the AARs I posted) are a mix of RPG and miniature skirmish.
Up to you sir. Though you did spring to mind when pondering who may use this forum.
10/02/2019 at 19:12 #108879Howard WhitehouseParticipantMike, let me ask something. Quite a lot of topics apply to more than one category. I find myself sometimes not posting something at all because I can’t quite decide where something belongs — my old school shiny toy soldier project comes to mind. Is there any way to either crosspost, double post or simply have a way of directing traffic so that if I wanted to, say, let Viking era enthusiasts know that I had posted something on this board?
I do all my own stunts.
10/02/2019 at 19:23 #108880MikeKeymasterCrossposting functionality is not supported with this software, sorry.
Indeed some topics will often be broad enough to fit multiple forums, I have certainly had a few.
I just pick the one that makes the most sense, failing that, the least specific forum.
So with my fantasy rpg style skirmish hero driven game reports, that are essentially just stories, they could fit in fantasy or the new rpg forum.
So I went with the least specific, the Tabletop RPG one.I do not encourage double posting as it is messy and people have in the past replied to one topic and not the identical one in the other forum, then someone replies to the empty one and not the one that already has a reply.
=shudders=Please don’t refrain from posting though, the forums are more of a guide and best fit than an attempt to pigeon hole everything.
You do some good (albeit oft bonkers!) stuff, so please do post.
The best fit is always fine.Not 100% sure what you need in that last bit?
You mean if you post something like Vikings and the Temple of the Amazon Princesses here, how do you let the viking fans who linger in the historical forums know?11/02/2019 at 20:31 #108936Ivan SorensenParticipantI think the exact location is always going to be a bit messy.
I am excited about this forum as this kind of gaming is extremely my jam 🙂
11/02/2019 at 20:35 #108937MikeKeymaster11/02/2019 at 20:45 #108938Deleted UserMemberHmmmmmm, now I have a new home.
11/02/2019 at 21:10 #108939PatriceParticipantUp to you sir.
You often call me “sir” it makes me feel old.
Umm, perhaps I am…
…That was me in a prehistorical Live action RPG, in a forest near Paris, back in 1987 (yes we had LARPs in France since 1984) on the pic I was the shaman-with-the-horns.
Back to topic… Yes I understand. I don’t realy feel that RPG-related miniature games need to be separated from more classical wargames of the same historical periods, but of course it could be more convenient for most visitors. I’ll just have to remember to use these “tags” thingies when posting the AARs…
http://www.argad-bzh.fr/argad/en.html
https://www.anargader.net/12/02/2019 at 18:32 #108996David BarnesParticipantRogue Stars falls into this category head first. I’m adding this as it’s my most successful campaign to date. There’s character and group advancement. The basic “npc” comes back, but the main named characters are not replaceable: http://unitrecon.blogspot.com/2018/05/as-daleks-would-say-extrapolate-always.html
This one combines rules. The feel is very Hammers Slammers meets The Zone. The series came about by accident, as you’ll read: http://unitrecon.blogspot.com/2018/01/fl-mercenaries-of-mars-1-world-of-hurt.html
12/02/2019 at 19:25 #109001MikeKeymasterRogue Stars falls into this category head first. I’m adding this as it’s my most successful campaign to date. There’s character and group advancement. The basic “npc” comes back, but the main named characters are not replaceable: http://unitrecon.blogspot.com/2018/05/as-daleks-would-say-extrapolate-always.html This one combines rules. The feel is very Hammers Slammers meets The Zone. The series came about by accident, as you’ll read: http://unitrecon.blogspot.com/2018/01/fl-mercenaries-of-mars-1-world-of-hurt.html
Thanks, but please start a topic for them, rather than post in here.
Ta!
14/02/2019 at 05:07 #109088Ivan SorensenParticipantThe whole “warband” style miniatures game is definitely becoming the “next big thing”.
I see more and more of it popping up.
I’m sure the Killteam game from GW didn’t hurt interest one bit either.15/02/2019 at 15:33 #109192craig cartmellParticipantKill Team… such a bunch of late potatoes they were.
In my arrogant opinion the resurgence of interest in this ‘genre’ was sparked by Osprey Games, 64 page wargames series back in 2013. This gave rise to the In Her Majesty’s Name series and latterly the Frostgrave game.
Then everyone tried to jump on the warband bandwagon, with miniature manufacturers at the forefront, though few of their games endured.
Latterly, as Games Workshop rediscovered its mojo, it decided to raid its back catalogue to recreate a series of warband games of its own. Each one fronted by a big box game and limited support.
15/02/2019 at 15:44 #109193MikeKeymasterSo just to be a bit more clear, warbands are possibly not RPG enough.
They seem very skirmish, this is for single figure model based games where you control a single character, not a squad or small force.
Like Dungeons and Dragons, or MERP, or GURPS, or well, you get the picture, RPG games that use figures to help set the scene and so on.Games with a central hero, skills and a campaign system to level up and gain experience.
All about the story and the journey, etc..Killteam is described as opposing teams and talks about game tactics, this is not what I mean by RPG’s.
I think I was not clear enough to begin with?
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