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Beerdeer posted:I ordered a starter for Moonstone. If I can't convince anyone to play at least the models are nice. I also ordered it! Now I'm eyeing a 3D printer for terrain.... I probably shouldn't but...
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What is the draw of Moonstone? (Other than the mini style). I prefer mini agnostic games and Moonstone and Relicblade both seem to require buying minis from the company. I'm also not a big fan of games that use special cards as it means pdf versions are less likely, or if they exist I need to produce cards not just a book.
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Indolent Bastard posted:What is the draw of Moonstone? (Other than the mini style). I prefer mini agnostic games and Moonstone and Relicblade both seem to require buying minis from the company. I'm also not a big fan of games that use special cards as it means pdf versions are less likely, or if they exist I need to produce cards not just a book. I mean, the website appears to have downloads of all the cards, rules, and even paper standees of the miniatures so this doesn't really seem like an issue, no reason you couldn't try it out with whatever roughly equivalent minis you have around
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Both of moonstones resolution systems are fantastic fun to engage with whether you use official minis or not. It's a tremendous interpretation of the standard fantasy gang skirmish that's so popular.
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I am glad I said something. I had no idea the site had everything for download. I will take a look, thanks.
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The Malthusian posted:While we are discussing rule sets again, has anyone heard of or played Yafisga from Black Site Studios? I've been interested cause the models and promo material look really cool, but the last thing I need is another niche miniatures combat game so I haven't taken the plunge. I'm also waiting on my Pit Lord preorder so I'm trying not to buy anything from them until I get that in and mess with it.
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Jonny Nox posted:Stuff Thanks, this is a great place to start, and I've actually got most of those models. I always forget about proxying. Even though the game specifically says "use whatever", my brain refuses to not think about using the "right" toy.
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Indolent Bastard posted:I am glad I said something. I had no idea the site had everything for download.  …
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Nancy posted:I'm also waiting on my Pit Lord preorder Hell, same. quote:so I'm trying not to buy anything from them until I get that in and mess with it. But I also bought Void Cowboys and am waiting on it too. Maybe one day I'll learn not to do a late pre-order from BSS or order from them while they're at a gaming convention or just before the holidays...
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BSS are weird dudes. They're locals, but really insular. I only ever see them at one con, and they don't do demos, run games, or really interact with anyone beyond sales. And I spent 4 hours at a game adjacent to their booth last year. They did get into a long technical talk with the guy from the Talon Games booth about scaling laser patterns or something (it was a lull in vendor traffic right after the Saturday morning game slots were all going).
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Slyphic posted:BSS are weird dudes. They're locals, but really insular. I only ever see them at one con, and they don't do demos, run games, or really interact with anyone beyond sales. And I spent 4 hours at a game adjacent to their booth last year. They did get into a long technical talk with the guy from the Talon Games booth about scaling laser patterns or something (it was a lull in vendor traffic right after the Saturday morning game slots were all going). Yeah, I’ve tried to get in their game publishing area a few times with some projects (including basic rules and sculpts for models ready) but have never actually heard a response despite e-mails. I suspect they get a lot more ideas than they can deal with, but it’s put me off a bit personally.
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The expansion for Mörk Boll (aka Forbidden Psalm but football) got released A few more options for special players, mascots, and refs, which is cool for me since I felt like there wasn't a lot of choices in the core rules. The new fields adapt real sports to the Mörk Boll format - Basketball, you have to throw the ball to a single square to score. Soccer you have to kick it into the scoring area, volleyball has a net in the middle that needs to be climbed over. The solo "training mode" puts a team against a squad of skeletons. I was planning on playing a game of Mörk Boll while I'm off next week, so I guess now I'll play one of "Team vs. Team" and one vs. the skeletons and see if I prefer one to the other. All in all, it looks like an expansion that makes an already dumb, silly game dumber and sillier and seemed worth the $6 for the PDF. Also one of the referee options is the Grim Reaper. So that'll be fun to paint.
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After some investigating I have decided that between Relicblade and Moonstone, Relicblade wins. Thanks for the feedback that got me to take a look into them.
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I got my Moonstone stuff today. Beautiful minis, but bumping up to 48 or 54mm would make them perfect.
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Indolent Bastard posted:After some investigating I have decided that between Relicblade and Moonstone, Relicblade wins. I haven’t played moonstone, but Relicblade is absolutely top tier for skirmish. I don’t think you’ll regret that choice at all.
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Beerdeer posted:I got my Moonstone stuff today. Beautiful minis, but bumping up to 48 or 54mm would make them perfect. How big are they? ”Largeish 32”? Some of those goblins look really tempting…
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lilljonas posted:How big are they? ”Largeish 32”?
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Ohthehugemanatee posted:I haven’t played moonstone, but Relicblade is absolutely top tier for skirmish. I don’t think you’ll regret that choice at all. I am determining which factions I want to start and I have managed a sneak peek at the tactic and weapon cards via table top simulator and unboxing videos but I cannot for the life of me find the six Moldorf Expedition cards. You can see the character cards on the Relicblade website, but nothing else. Is it allowed or appropriate to ask if someone could share images of the 6 cards? I'm not looking for something printable, I just want to peep the perks and tricks the cards offer.
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lilljonas posted:How big are they? ”Largeish 32”? Some of those goblins look really tempting…  Flintlock the human, 30k marine, goblin king, Mortician
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Both are neat games. Indolent Bastard posted:I am determining which factions I want to start and I have managed a sneak peek at the tactic and weapon cards via table top simulator and unboxing videos but I cannot for the life of me find the six Moldorf Expedition cards. You can see the character cards on the Relicblade website, but nothing else. Google doc of all the cards. I'm not sure if this counts as files, (I think I got it from the official Relicblade FB.) it's more of a cool and helpful list so ppl know what cards to buy. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RsHIveD7yMPqYGJBAHH4--99b_JYB0xNcgeM5oTDB2Y/edit?usp=sharing
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BSS sent me the PDF of the Pit Lord rules, so hopefully that means they'll ship the game to me soon-ish.
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I completely forgot about Pit Lord until I got that email. I'm surprised that they didn't have it at Adepticon (or I just completely missed it as their booth was loving slammed when I was there). Though The Chase being their April Fools release and coming out four days late makes me wonder how busy they are.
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Robert Facepalmer posted:The Chase How the gently caress am I just learning about this? Definitely gonna use Philip Seymour Hoffman
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I know, right? Right on, more Paxton for me...
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LewdMonocle posted:Both are neat games. This is fantastic and far better than the janky excel spreadsheet I was assembling. Thank you very much.
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Oh, it doesn't have the upgrade cards abilities listed, just what slot they fit. So it's def not files. Um, honestly Relicblade isn't a try-hard game. Just pick duders that look cool. I wouldn't stress too much about upgrades. You're gonna be playing one-offs or campaigns that should be at most 4ish missions long. After that, the typical issues of campaign game imbalance pops up. Content: Buddy's Enclave 
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LewdMonocle posted:Oh, it doesn't have the upgrade cards abilities listed, just what slot they fit. So it's def not files. Um, honestly Relicblade isn't a try-hard game. Just pick duders that look cool. I wouldn't stress too much about upgrades. You're gonna be playing one-offs or campaigns that should be at most 4ish missions long. After that, the typical issues of campaign game imbalance pops up. I just have that "gotta get 'em all" obsession that precludes me ever getting into a game like MtG or anything with a regular release cycle/season. X-wing was the closest I got, and when it started branching out into too many factions I just gave up, luckily that was before it got too out of hand. For Relicblade, since you can get PDFs of the cards and books I'm planning on using some of my hundreds of minis sitting in boxes to make factions. I don't love the style of some of the factions in the game and so using the Beastmen I already have for Pigs is cheaper and doesn't add to my pile of shame. Indolent Bastard fucked around with this message at 15:14 on Apr 7, 2024 |
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Ordered When Nightmares Come by Patrick Todoroff because Zona Alfa was a real nice system. On page one there's a real obvious typo that tells you the game uses "288m figure". Must be a kick in the fork when you work so hard on a new game.
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Arquinsiel posted:Ordered When Nightmares Come by Patrick Todoroff because Zona Alfa was a real nice system. On page one there's a real obvious typo that tells you the game uses "288m figure". Must be a kick in the fork when you work so hard on a new game. The scale creep is real.
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It's actually heroic 255m.
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Indolent Bastard posted:I just have that "gotta get 'em all" obsession that precludes me ever getting into a game like MtG or anything with a regular release cycle/season. Oh man, Same! Proxie all day, I wouldn't kick you out. Sadly that's a controversial take in my group. So what's the current state of sub 28mm fantasy rank and flank, are Warmaster Revolution and Kings of War in centimeters still tops? I was checking out Argatoria, it's so close to what I'm looking for except it uses base removal.
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Springfield Fatts posted:As for mass battle talk there's a free mod for the great historicals game To The Strongest! called M2 Monsters and Magic Link:http://ttsm2.co.uk/m2/. I'm a shill for the system but if you're using 40mm bases you could do a 3x2' a gridded table using 3" squares.
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LewdMonocle posted:Oh man, Same! Fantastic Battles is the coolest thing I’ve ever played for 6-15 mm. I’ve tried small scale KoW, but I kinda hate it. The rules are very clear and precise, but it leads to lots of gamey play with sacrificial units and charge blocking based on being juuuust a few mm to one side. I also just don’t think I can go back to systems where entire armies take turns punching each other without reacting.
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Great! I'll check these out.
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Gave the solo mode for Mörk Boll and after not even a half, I think I'll stick to just playing both teams because those skeletons are hot garbage (Unless I've misread their AI - entirely possible). Second turn ended with my Dawn Wood while Dawnblight United's skelly boys got bunched up and smacked up while trying to attack the boll-carrier.  After the post-score kick-off, DU ran the ball into Dawn Wood territory... Only to immediately cough it up on a strip attempt, the boll got handed off to one of my fastest Bollers while two skeletons were 'killed'. After the carrier got into DU territory with an open boller (Who has bonuses to pass attempts made to him), I decided to call it there.  I might try again, but this time with an AI team put together like a real team. +0 for all stats and only 5" of movement just makes those skeletons worthless - even when attacking, they only managed to land one hit on my players.
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There's a new edition of Laserstorm out. Earlier in the thread, impressions of the original were mixed. Has anyone had a chance to flip through this latest version?
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Arquinsiel posted:Ordered When Nightmares Come by Patrick Todoroff because Zona Alfa was a real nice system. On page one there's a real obvious typo that tells you the game uses "288m figure". Must be a kick in the fork when you work so hard on a new game. Is the system similar to Zona Alfa? I was under the impression it was more similar to Hardwired or Nightwatch, which are good but different.
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The Malthusian posted:There's a new edition of Laserstorm out. Earlier in the thread, impressions of the original were mixed. Has anyone had a chance to flip through this latest version? I really liked the reinforcement mechanic, didn't love the two-tiered unit creation system and the battlegroup stuff was overly complex. I asked if anyone could chime in on the difference and here's what I got: A Guy On WG Vault posted:The unit types have been renamed for clarity. There are solo rules and aircraft rules. Morale now offers some choice and a bit of "push your luck". There's now the option to use up to 5 Battle Groups (instead of just 3). There are "alien" units and some alien special abilities. General attempts to explain things more clearly. Also prettier.
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Heading to Salute tomorrow (i.e. one of the biggest wargaming conventions in the UK) - anything I should keep my eye out for?LewdMonocle posted:So what's the current state of sub 28mm fantasy rank and flank, are Warmaster Revolution and Kings of War in centimeters still tops? I tried Brent Spivey's "Mayhem" which tried to do new things but ultimatley I found a bit of a dogs breakfast. I enoyed the 'Rampant' system in Pikeman's Lament so I played a few games of Dragon Rampant with my Chaos Dwarfs and Undead, but by far the best 10mm rank and flank fantasy game I played was.... WHFB 3rd Edition with dice as casualty markers. I should highlight the last time I played KoW was 2nd Edition and though I use Warmaster basing I've not actually played it at all. I have heard really good things about "The Hordes of the Things" / HoTT - here's a link to a knockout campaign that someone ran: http://hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2023/06/its-hott-knockout-episode-one.html
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