Saturday 27 October 2018

Baby steps to a brighter tomorrow!!!

 Just a quick update to let you know what i have been busying my child like brain with when im not babbling on here. There have been several Y.E.P (Yay, Evidence of Progress) moments over the past week:

 Y.E.P #1:  I have been thinking about my new fast play pike and shotteeee(ish) system and have made some progress in putting the rules together. The test games have been positive and i have gone down the 'simple is always better than 10000000000 rules to simulate the same thing' route which is going well, but i am attempting to leave enough 'meat' on the bone of rule (which is not a thing i know before anyone starts :-)) to add character to the troops and shires without loosing the core of 'good tactics over spammy list gaming*....god i hate spammy list gaming!).

Y.E.P#2: I have almost finished basing up my first shire force:


A little pic of the Fossestershire force as it stands, i had to do them first as i already had the troops to do the curmudgeonly old bastards (they are stuck in the past so i had a good excuse to use up some medieval bits for the militia troops). Mr Philotep made the suggestion of using flags which got the ol' brain (such as it is) ticking over. Paint was a no go considering how small the flags would be and an experiment with sharpies left rather a lot to be desired!. So in the end i went with the old standby of tape. The flags are strictly table top standard but they work ok for what i'm after.

Y.E.P#3: The recent ebay haul has payed for the following:


 A big thank you to all who had a cheeky bid on my sales page (more delightful bargins finishing Monday if your interested) and Mr Otep who relieved me of a large quantity of El Cid goodness (thank you sir!). This gives me all of the basic troops i have been needing to sort out the Shires (and a few other bits too).

 So, all good at the mo, onwards to basing Crivenshire methinks!.

.....'till next time....




* Spammy gaming: Pouring over army lists looking for rules loopholes and combinations of troop types that will give any advantage in a game with no regard for game balance, your opponents fun or the tone and flavor of the force you are picking.

14 comments:

  1. Most indubitably looking forward to your 'Powder Wars' rules, and have been thinking about your ideas re. the Powder Barons, or guilds. Might even be a source of the title 'Wars of the Powder Barons' or 'Ye Olde Pyke and Powdah'. I would have suggested 'Black Powder' but some bugger stole that.

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    1. Maybe 'none more black (powder)' just to give warlords legal team something to do?.

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  2. Those bases look awesome Mr Sprinks - well worth the work mate.
    Like his Duc-ness I'm looking forward to the new look games and rules.

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    1. Cheers mate. The bases don't take too long now I have fallen into the 3 bases =1 unit trap! :-)

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  3. AH!!! Zombie Dogs.
    Flags are generally..unless your running along a "more or less historical accurate" path which means hunting down legally copiable sources to copy and use, a doddle. Bung "medieval Clip art" into Google pics (you can then specify with adding Dragon or whatever) copy (remember Copyright), paste, then using whatever Editor, colour, re-size, mirror Image (usefull for making both sides of a flag/Banner) print, cut out and stick. Once you´ve got the one fianl Version you can save tons of time by simply printing off loads of em. I´ve built up a massive amount of printable flags and Banners..medieval, ACW, Bodstonia etc.

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    1. ps...I forgot ..Flags /Banners with writing on are a pain...the mirror Image Ends up..well, mirrored. Ok if the writng says just AA. Good for car driving troops or ones trying to Keep away from the brandy but bad even if it´s for an army who admire a popular swedish Pop Combo.
      Also..aint done it myself, but the flags can be made interchangeable. Simply wrap the flag around a thin tube which can be plopped onto the flagstaff.

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    2. Great tips Paul, great to get such a masterclass from one so tallented!. I will probably stick to tape (get it?!) just to get stuff on the table but I will be following your advice later to spruce things up. I think because I'm not too sure on the sort of look I want I will sit with it before raiding the web once I have more set ideas.

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    3. You are improving a lot Sprinks, flags and new bases give tour armies much more consistence and made units much easier to recognize!,
      I totally agree and secund the use of paper flags,cheap, nice and detailed, and less wieght for thenfigure to carry...
      Net Is full of material...

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    4. "stick to tape"...groan :-)
      Thanks for the compliment. Talent is learned and I learnt 99% of whatever from the interweb, mainly Blogs. Just writing the above (the stuff about flags) and with a Connection to your idea of gaming, gave me an idea for a new angle on painting medievals...

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    5. Thanks sceavus, glad to know they are having the desired effect. I am rather taken with them. And Paul I'm intrigued to see your idea.

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  4. Great! Nice to see some progress! Wish you luck!

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    1. Thanks mate, I just hope I make of through it!.

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  5. Hello from under the rain (Rain in Lyon after 4 months without a drop)!! I am quite happy to help you get some space for new recruits :)
    It's great to see your first new army with flags, I think they really look better that way, in my taste I mean ;)
    Oh, and that giant bear is scary !!

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    1. Thanks Phil, glad they are to your liking. There's a story to the bear...

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