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Post by Dr Dave on Apr 22, 2014 16:44:40 GMT
Since there seem to be a few of us playing Warmahordes on a fairly regular basis now, I wondered if there would be any interest in a mini-campaign/league over the next little while? I'm quite happy to organise, admin it, if people are interested. Let me know.
Dr. Dave
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Post by comstar on Apr 22, 2014 17:24:44 GMT
Hi Dave I'll say yes As you know I can field several different factions and can lend forces if required Cheers Matt
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franm
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Fran Mendoza
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Post by franm on Apr 22, 2014 17:33:31 GMT
I'm in.
Fran
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Post by chillatbmth on Apr 22, 2014 17:51:28 GMT
Interested
is this third time lucky for a club project?
I prefer Skorne but can field Farrow, Trollbloods or Cygnar as well
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Post by Dr Dave on Apr 22, 2014 18:12:35 GMT
I don't know. Does this count as a club project? This seemed like the most appropriate place to put the idea out there though.
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Post by chillatbmth on Apr 22, 2014 19:24:17 GMT
Does this count as a club project? Why not - if the purpose is to get people playing together, some of whom may not normally play against each other with any system - novices welcomed, with someone with a vision in charge. Before your and Fran's time we warmachined ourselves to death with leagues, multi-players, ladders, handicaps, a couple of tournaments etc. But that created a us and them within the club ie. those that WarmaHorded and those that did not. I'm happy to get out the troops about once a month and take part in some project where each game is about more than straight caster kill. My preference is for narrative linked campaigns. Happy to leave all the leg work to you and any co-opted support.
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Post by Dr Dave on Apr 22, 2014 20:14:54 GMT
My goal was for a narrative linking a series of games, with scenario suggestions over and above caster kill. Played in a series of "seasons" lasting a few weeks to a month, where people could play as many games as they wished. I will be trying to come up with some sort of system that rewards players for playing, but doesn't mean that the player who plays the most games has a huge advantage. Ideally, there will be some way for players to "sit out" seasons if they want to/need to by reason of playing other games/real life/etc without a huge penalty. I'm gonna try and come up with some more concrete ideas over the next few days, and then will see what people think.
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franm
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Fran Mendoza
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Post by franm on May 14, 2014 13:32:57 GMT
Just wondering,
Is the big game for late June going to be the kickstart of this project?
In order to prepare for the event I would like to see if we can decide a few things in advance like, who is playing what, how many points do we want for each band, etc.
Regards, Fran
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Post by comstar on May 15, 2014 7:50:01 GMT
Just wondering, Is the big game for late June going to be the kickstart of this project? In order to prepare for the event I would like to see if we can decide a few things in advance like, who is playing what, how many points do we want for each band, etc. Regards, Fran Makes sense to me
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Post by Dr Dave on May 20, 2014 7:22:41 GMT
I think we could certainly make it so if people wanted. In fact, it sounds like a very good idea indeed. Will get working on how this is going to work shortly.
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Balgin
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Raphael
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Post by Balgin on May 20, 2014 17:47:50 GMT
Is the big game for late June going to be the kickstart of this project? There's going to be a big game in late June?
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Post by chillatbmth on May 20, 2014 18:10:34 GMT
Is the big game for late June going to be the kickstart of this project? There's going to be a big game in late June? Your not the only one who does not know - it is a secret that why we don't know
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franm
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Fran Mendoza
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Post by franm on May 20, 2014 19:16:10 GMT
It's not like we were keeping it secret or anything. Honestly I thought it was common knowledge. Raph, you can still join in defense of the Motherland.
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Post by comstar on May 20, 2014 21:38:08 GMT
More the merrier
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Post by Dr Dave on May 28, 2014 9:12:11 GMT
Right, campaign idea.
Each player registering for the campaign can nominate a faction which he will use during that campaign. However, they MAY change factions during the campaign (representing commanders being lured to the other side, betrayal, deal making and general skull duggery). If they choose to do this, they may continue to use either their original faction models, OR their new faction, but any faction points scored will go towards their newly declared faction. (So if I start as a Cygnar commander, and am lured to the side of the trollbloods, I may still use my Cygnar models, but any points will from that point forward count towards the Trollbloods final score)
The campaign will be played on an ad-hoc basis. So no forced dates for games, you can arrange them as you wish. Each period (week/month/fortnight) will have a specified scenario, which can be played instead of a stand up fight, based on what is going on in the campaign. You may play this instead of a standard battle, and are encouraged to do so. In the event of a disagreement between the players over whether to play the scenario or not, the scenario will be played.
Points will be scored as follows.
Game Played - 1 Game Won - 3 Game Drawn - 2 Meaning you will get between 1 and 4 points per game, depending on the result.
Additional points will come from
Some paint on models - .5 Mostly painted force - .75 Painted, based, finished force - 1 Playing that periods scenario - 1 point
This should encourage some painting!
Sportsmanship award
This is a single point, awarded by the opponent or not, in secret. It is not simply for playing a game without rules issues, but for those games where an opponent went above and beyond to make a game really great. The default would therefore be that this would not be a simple given, but should be a special award for opponents who make games REALLY good fun. (I'm not sure how people feel about this one, and am happy to drop it.)
Points scored will count towards both the faction played, and your personal score.
Deciding the winners
Final score will be decided based on the number of points scored, divided by the number of games played, to produce a final score. This will result in a winning player. Total points scored for all games will be added together to decide the winning faction.
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Post by Dr Dave on May 28, 2014 9:13:18 GMT
Thoughts, comments, opinions gratefully received.
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Post by chillatbmth on May 28, 2014 19:12:44 GMT
so I could win = 3 points, play the said scenario +1 point with a cough! cough! fully painted force and collect a full 5 points and then be banned from the club . Keep the secret ballot - Balgin and I do that all the time - might explain why we take so long playing a game. Considering how many of us have Cygnar - they should win
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Post by Dr Dave on May 28, 2014 19:21:21 GMT
I think it depends on what we go for. I might decide to take my trolls for an outing...
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franm
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Fran Mendoza
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Post by franm on May 28, 2014 21:11:09 GMT
Sounds good to me.
As a player who painted most of his 40k armies on the basis of "Damn, I have a tournament in two weeks and painting adds to the total score!" I certainly approve of that. Could be what drives me to finally start some painting on my khadorans.
Don't get me wrong, it is not that I don't like painting, but I tend to fill most of my hobby time assembling models, removing mold lines, filling gaps with putty, pinning, magnetising and that sort of stuff and of that I have done plenty in the last couple of months!
Cheers, Fran
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Post by comstar on May 28, 2014 23:13:18 GMT
Choices choices Cignar, Khador, Menoth, Mercs (human and dwarf) or Cryx. Or Legion may come out for a spin! Painted Mmm that could decide it!
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franm
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Fran Mendoza
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Post by franm on May 29, 2014 0:22:45 GMT
Can I suggest that the scenarios should be picked from the official 2014 steamroller rules? files.privateerpress.com/op/sr2014/Steamroller2014.pdfThose scenarios are better balanced than the ones that were presented in the rulebook. We could come up with a plan to use some of their scoring and tiebreaker rules to decide the outcome of the campaign games. For example, an scenario victory could be worth more points than an assassination victory or instead of being worth +1 point for playing a scenario we could add to the total for each game the number of scenario points obtained. Just my opinion.
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Post by Dr Dave on May 29, 2014 6:49:25 GMT
Thanks Fran. I was certainly planning to use some of the steamroller scenarios, as well as a few others I have laying around.
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Balgin
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Raphael
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Post by Balgin on May 29, 2014 20:27:20 GMT
Considering how many of us have Cygnar - they should win Oh I was going Searforge bigtime .
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Post by Dr Dave on Jun 4, 2014 8:57:28 GMT
Right, initial signup has happened. So far, we have
Raphael - Seaforge Chaz - Farrow Matt - Mercs/Khador Dr.Dave - Troll bloods Fran - Khador (I assume)
Matt also suggested that we might have Simon with Cygnar, Jim with Khador and Tom with Cygnar.
Anyone more for any more?
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franm
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Fran Mendoza
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Post by franm on Jun 4, 2014 9:24:47 GMT
Right, initial signup has happened. So far, we have Raphael - Seaforge Chaz - Farrow Matt - Mercs/Khador Dr.Dave - Troll bloods Fran - Khador (I assume) Matt also suggested that we might have Simon with Cygnar, Jim with Khador and Tom with Cygnar. Anyone more for any more? You guessed right, I am siding with the Motherland. Could try to get my girlfriend's Cyriss army out for a spin but I am more comfortable with Khador for now.
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