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04/04/2024 at 04:51 in reply to: Was there a gap between historical games and fantasy/scifi for you? #196746PunkrabbittParticipant
My first game was Dungeons & Dragons when I was nine years old. My next four games were Sandhurst Book Of Wargames. Then Traveller and Striker, Warhamster 401K, DBA, and then it just got out of control. I never really thought about whether something was particularly historical or another genre, I just worried whether I was having fun or not.
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantMy biggest as-yet unsolved challenge is how to do castles in the 25th Century. Because both sides still use castles, and besieging and taking castles is definitely a big part of campaign goals.
Does this mean neither side has figured out aircraft yet? Because one good bombing run renders castles obsolete.
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I haven’t had time to dig into it yet.
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantVery cool, I had not heard of this game before.
Well, you have now!
Your lack of knowledge is probably because I am no longer posting gaming content on FaceBook these days…
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantSo what does the cat do for your team?
The cat can move EXTREMELY fast and eat the face off of another player’s Downed crewmember, thereby killing them instead of having them roll on the Injury/Death table after the game. The Bengal Cat that I recruited can loot dead bodies and carry one piece of loot. Other kinds of cats have other abilities. I feel like this is really the game for me, as they have an entire supplement dedicated to cats and trenchcoats (but, alas, not cats in trenchcoats.)
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantHow do the Martians fit in? A tripod feels a bit overkill…
To be honest, I’m not quite sure yet. Kurt has a tripod meant for 15mm games that he plans on using as a Hostile, but it’s smaller than a Fiat on legs so maybe a one-martian vehicle. Plus a lot of the poison gas floating around the battlefield is Martian in origin.
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantI have difficulty NOT camoflaging AFV models. Which gives a weird look because my scenery is in four different flavor themes: green, white, blue, and pink.
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantThe Chaos army lists in both Slaves To Darkness and The Lost And The Damned were meant to replace the Chaos army list in Warhammer Armies. It was one of the first cases of the game designers increasing the power levels at a similar points cost in list building. Eventually that became the trend we see now, where every new army list released is better than the ones that were published previously, throwing balance out the window and creating a reliance on clever scenario design for an even game.
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What size are these? 15mm?
Thank you.
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantI am glad to see you back.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I am going to wander over to your site…
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantI think the real opportunity being missed here is WFB in 28mm, preferably 3rd edition.
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Rampant family
Fistful Of Lead
Bolt Action
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantWell now, that was 50 shades of amazing!
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantI know there is a decent Warhamster 40,000 scene in Elko; a couple of my old gaming buddies moved up there years ago.
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantIf you can find it, Dragon #25 has an Aztec wargame called “Xochiyaoyotl” starting on page 37. I’ve never been inclined to build forces that big for Aztec wargaming, but it seems like a reasonable, old-school crunchy wargame.
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantThe figure looks great. Adding a green stuff “maxtli” loincloth where the belt buckle is would make the figure pop. But I have to be “that guy” and mention that indigenous people couldn’t really grow substantial beards. In fact the Aztecs had proscriptions against any facial hair. Young male children had hot compresses applied to their faces to stifle hair follicle development. Apparently, elderly Aztecs of high social standings could wear beards, which were small and wispy. “That guy” mode off. (And I do realize this is in the Fantasy section)
Fantasy dwarfs have beards in my book, even when they live in the House Of Tezca and travel southeast to Far Payit 😉 I am well aware of the historical facts of Aztec and other Native American facial hair 🙂
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LOL!
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantInteresting conversion, I love the idea and the things such as the shield, weapon and colours. Only thing that looks a bit off are the clothes and the belt, but I’m hardly an expert on the culture. It’s a very nice change and take on the classic fantasy races. Reminds me of those Roman Orcs I once saw.
Thank you. I figured since the Aztecs had pants attached to their suits, and Apaches had belts and high boots, this wouldn’t be too far beyond reason. I made the buckle and hairpiece gold, because, well dwarfs and gold go so well together…
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantUrm – OK – yes love it. Super idea and a great change from the ‘classical’ viking or bright orange look. Is it a one-off or will you do more?
Thank you. This will probably be a one-off. If I get a crazy hair, I might make an opponent group of 12 for gaming, but in the Maztica setting that I am using, the dwarfs from the House Of Tezca desert are a long way from the jungles of Payt where the adventurers are.
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantThey take paint well. Nice brush work. I also like the huts. They look good.
Thank you. They are, in fact, pretty easy to paint. I need to get more printer ink to make a bigger village.
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantVery refreshing to see something used for a fantasy game other than the traditional semi medievalish figures. Nice job!
Thank you. I’ve been wanting to Aztec fantasy since the late ’80s, and now it’s all coming togeter. My other “big” solo campaign is set in Glorantha and features Hellemized ducks as the main protagonists. I also have a Medieval Fantasy campaign, but for a bit of difference, I made it Spanish instead of Continental. And because it is Fantasy, Ancient Egypt is right across the Strait of Gibraltar. For their next zone of adventure.
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantNice paintwork. Shame the joins on the arms meeting the body is obvious, perils of multipart plastics for flesh I guess. Still tidy though.
Thank you. The joins aren’t perfect, the models are VERY heroic for historicals, and they aren’t 100% accurate, but I’ve been waiting for hard plastic Aztecs in a scale I use since the early 1980s so I still love them 🙂
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantHmmm, less dynamic than I’d hoped for… sniff…
The dynamicism here is what you make of it. As this is still a small but growing community, it is up to all o us here to create the content. We still don’t have as much as, say, the sites that have been around for 20+ years.
So! What can you share with us?
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantThank you for all of this… I think I might need some of those Oathmark skellies at some point.
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantI received “The Silver Bayonet” from my wife and an iPhone from my parents. Good times.
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-Publishing31/10/2020 at 00:38 in reply to: German Infantry in 1940: Tactical Experiences of the Infantry in the West (long) #146177PunkrabbittParticipantThat was an amazing read and I thank you for it. I have all the tactical sense of a wet, possibly dead hamster so things like thisxare always helpful. Thank you again.
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantWe’re pretty poor due to the pandemic right now. So hobby budget is determined by need versus want; needs are replacement brushes, paints, and sprays, or a few stray miniatures to finish a project. A want is an expansion to an existing force or a new force entirely. Needs are discussed andvcan be worked into our existing shopping budget. Wants are putvoff until we have a little extravv
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantI can’t think of a single reason this would be a bad idea.
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantAmazing that cultists could do anything, let alone hold against Space Marines. So let me ask this: with not liking this edition so far, will y’all be going back to 2nd edition or early 8th?
We will continue to learn 9th. Among our little group, we much prefer the Xenos Rampant bolt-on for Dragon Rampant. However, knowing 9th is important when meeting new people and being involved in club games. And, out of the blue, my friend Brian (with whom I have not gamed with in many years) invited me to join the 9th edition Crusade campaign he is playing with his his brother and nephew. So it helps that I am familiar with the rules and have an rules-compliant army ready to go.
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantThis is what I used and had fond memories of, though we did trim some rules from it to make it less OP.
That’s what I use for my solo Warhamster 40,000 gaming. Along with the two hardcover Realm Of Chaos books.
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantSo, yeah, like I totally bookmarked this. Dark Ages Irish is like my favourite army, man. I really appreciate your well-presented research into this important but difficult topic
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantI started in 2nd and really enjoyed it. I had fun with 3rd, but didn’t like 4th and that is when I departed from 40K.
2nd is when, in my opinion, it all started going wrong. I had a lot of fun with 2nd, don’t get me wrong, but the first edition right out of the book was the best. 3rd made me want to play other games instead, and I guess I should be thankful because that directly lead to me being taken on board by Dark Age Games as a developer a few years later. That was great fun while it lasted!
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantAmazing that cultists could do anything, let alone hold against Space Marines.
So let me ask this: with not liking this edition so far, will y’all be going back to 2nd edition or early 8th?
We played the Cultists properly: parked on Objectives and screened by bigger, tougher, shootier guys.
We will play 9th a few more times amongst ourselves to be more familiar with the rules, so that we know what we are doing for pick up games or events by Las Vegas Wargamers. When we settle back to just having fun, we will go back to using Xenos Rampant, or FiveCore if we want smaller games.
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantI’m sorry, gang! It took me almost a week to post the second part of The Sunken Temple. Here it is: https://five-leagues-in-glorantha.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-sunken-temple-part-2.html
Thank you for your patience!
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantVery nice! I once painted a Black Ark as a commission piece. That was back within a year of the original games’ launch, so early ’90s.
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantThis is new. It’s sometimes painful to watch at the beginning but I’m hoping these guys will grow fast and become as powerful as the raft.
The Generic medieval Fantasy warband had a lot of really bad dice rolls here, and the wolves had a lot of good ones. I think there were only two turns where anyone went before the wolves did. But the next episode will show a little more success!
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantSorry, I’m late reading this. But thank you.
Late? Time is an illusion, simply a side effect of the entropy caused by gravity.
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipantI played a game of Five Leagues From The Borderlands using the “Sunken Temple” scenario pack and fielding my Generic Medieval Fantasy warband for it’s first outing. You can check it out at https://five-leagues-in-glorantha.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-sunken-temple-part-1.html
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www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17194/Punkrabbitt-PublishingPunkrabbittParticipant…and almost a month after I actually played the game, here is a bit of a write-up on my Blog about it:
https://five-leagues-in-glorantha.blogspot.com/2020/07/scary-skeletons-scattered.html
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