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2011/12/07 20:49:18
Subject: [Brushfire] N&R - 1/19 - Jacques of Martinique: AdeptiCon 2013 Fantasy Model - pg. 23
What is Brushfire? A skirmish game from On The Lamb Games, featuring a historical fantasty/parody setting using animals to represent history's greatest armies.
How many models do I need? A standard game is 100 to 200 Resources, which is around 10 to 20 models depending on the models you choose to play with.
Resources? Is that not just Points? In a way, but Brushfire uses 3 Resources for its point costs: Food (FD), Lumber (LR), and Gold (GD). Food is used to buy troops, Lumber and Gold are used to upgrade their equipment or purchase Siege Weapons and Fortifications. Resources always start out equal so when you play a 100 Resource game each player has 100 FD, 100 LR, and 100 GD to spend on your army. Some armies have abilities that allow them to shift resources from one type to another.
Do I need to get some sort of codex or army book? No, the Brushfire rulebook includes all rules (and base sizes) for eight factions.
What factions are in the rulebook? Aquitar - Based off Napoleonic France
Axony - Based off Napoleonic/Zulu Wars England
Chugoku - Based off Three Kingdoms Era China
Civitas - Based off of Spain/Italian Conquistadors/Explorers
Ribenguo - Based off of Warring States/Meiji Restoration Japan
Scyzantium - Based off of Persia and the Ottoman Empire
Vandalands - Based off of Napoleonic and Medieval Germany/Prussia/Scandinavia
Zabar - Based off of Zulu Africa and the Boers
How much of that is currently released? As of June 2012..
Aquitar - 5 Troops, 2 Heroes, 1 Non-Unique Exemplar.
Axony - 3 Troops, 1 Hero.
Chugoku - 1 Troop, 1 Hero | 2nd Troop and 2nd Hero being sculpted.
Civitas - 4 Troops, 1 Exemplar, 1 Hero.
Ribenguo - 3 Troops, 1 Exemplar, 1 Hero.
Scyzantium - 1 Troop | 2nd Troop and 1st Hero being sculpted.
Vandalands - 3 Troops, 1 Hero | 4th Troop being sculpted.
Zabar - 2 Troops, 1 Hero.
What do I need to get started? Pick a faction that appeals to you and get their Warband. Each of the Warbands contains a 25 point army, a Hero, Quickstart Rules, and 3D10; everything a single player needs to get started for only $35
How can I try it for Free? Head over to WargameVault, and download the PDF Quickstart Rules and Paperfire miniatures.
Can I use Paperfire in an official Tournament? No, you'll need proper Brushfire miniatures for all On The Lamb Games sponsored tournaments.
What is Historia Rodentia? Historia Rodentia is a sourcebook for Mongoose Publishing's Legend (RuneQuest II) roleplaying system, allowing adventurers to create characters suitable for and explore the world of Brushfire.
Honey Badger Barbarians?? They need to have some kind of special rule...maybe ignoring a wound or failed moral (or wahtever you may call it) test...because everyone knows "the honey badger dont give a xxxx".
Whats my game?
Warmachine (Cygnar)
10/15mm mecha
Song of Blades & Heroes
Blackwater Gulch
X wing
Open to other games too
2011/12/07 22:45:45
Subject: [Brushfire] The Mongoose is out of the bag...
Mad4Minis wrote:Honey Badger Barbarians?? They need to have some kind of special rule...maybe ignoring a wound or failed moral (or wahtever you may call it) test...because everyone knows "the honey badger dont give a xxxx".
The named Honey Badger's WIP abilities are:
Doesn't Care - Immune to Fear, Poison, Fire
No, Really, He Doesn't Care - At the end of an activation in which he has received damage, !xele Rolls a d10. if the result is at or under his current VY he will restore all VY lost this activation.
They may get toned down..
Still planning on a shirt with him that says "Doesn't give a ****!"
Cyporiean wrote:Mongoose Publishing has issued their 2011 ‘State of Mongoose’, and in it you will find the announcement that On The Lamb Games will be updating the Battlefield Evolution/Starship Troopers game system and adapting it to the Brushfire setting.
What does this mean for Brushfire players?
Current and future players of Brushfire will get a new way to play, and a second system to use their models in. The Brushfire skirmish game is not going away, and in fact we are working on additions to it. What will happen is Mongoose will be handling production of the miniatures and the printing of the as of yet untitled mass battle game. This will mean that its much easier for players of both games to acquire models. While several units will be re-sculpted to handle the transition to non-metal casting, no unit from Brushfire will be removed from play and their will be nothing saying you cannot use older models.
What will be different in this new game?
The biggest difference is the change in focus from skirmishes between warbands and small expeditionary forces to full on warfare between armies. Fans of major battles, such as ‘The Battle of the Ice’ or ‘The Massacre of Cordoba’ will be able to more easily recreate them on the tabletop. The initial book for this game will focus on the same area as the Historia Rodentia sourcebook for Legend: Aquitar, Civitas, Scyzantium, and Vandalands. These factions will be feature expanded rosters bringing in troops from Khonshu, The Knights Bubonic, etc. Axony, Chugoku, Ribenguo, and Zabar will not be part of the initial releases, but will receive quick lists to allow players to easily convert their Brushfire armies over. These factions are not being dropped, we just won’t have the space needed to properly fit them into the core book without doing an inadequate job. Players of these factions can look forward to Highland Folds, Honey Badger Barbarians, Sohei Frogs and so much more.
What does the future hold?
In 2012 you can look forward to more Brushfire releases from On The Lamb and Mongoose including the Legend sourcebook in May and hopefully several small supplements for it at the same time. We’ll be continuing to write on adding to and improving the skirmish game as well as the roleplaying and mass battle games. 2012 onward is looking great for Brushfire fans!
name for mass battle game = brush conflagration
I collect:
Grand alliance death (whole alliance)
Stormcast eternals
Slaves to Darkness - currently Nurgle but may expand to undivided.
2011/12/07 23:42:39
Subject: [Brushfire] The Mongoose is out of the bag...
Whoa, this is pretty big news, right? Congrats on the partnership, if I'm reading this correctly! Seems mutually beneficial (for everyone, really). Really looking forward to seeing your stuff in-person at Adepticon, and maybe trying a demo and seeing if it's for me
2011/12/08 04:13:47
Subject: [Brushfire] The Mongoose is out of the bag...
RiTides wrote:Whoa, this is pretty big news, right? Congrats on the partnership, if I'm reading this correctly! Seems mutually beneficial (for everyone, really). Really looking forward to seeing your stuff in-person at Adepticon, and maybe trying a demo and seeing if it's for me
Yeah, really big news for us
Looks like I'll be showing off two systems for Brushfire at Adepticon...
Killer news! I was happy to take part in your Black Friday promotion and loved the rules and miniatures for Brushfire. Having a partnership like this should do nothing but expand the player base for Brushfire which is great.
2011/12/08 07:38:25
Subject: [Brushfire] The Mongoose is out of the bag...
Wow! Excellent news and congratulations must be in order. Just to clarify for the slow of brain (ie. me) I can order miniatures from Mongoose for the mass battle game and they will be usable/compatible in the skirmish game (and vice versa)?
Either way, the future looks bright for Brushfire fans - great stuff!
Mad4Minis wrote:Honey Badger Barbarians?? They need to have some kind of special rule...maybe ignoring a wound or failed moral (or wahtever you may call it) test...because everyone knows "the honey badger dont give a xxxx".
The named Honey Badger's WIP abilities are:
Doesn't Care - Immune to Fear, Poison, Fire
No, Really, He Doesn't Care - At the end of an activation in which he has received damage, !xele Rolls a d10. if the result is at or under his current VY he will restore all VY lost this activation.
They may get toned down..
Still planning on a shirt with him that says "Doesn't give a ****!"
Absolutely awesome.
Whats my game?
Warmachine (Cygnar)
10/15mm mecha
Song of Blades & Heroes
Blackwater Gulch
X wing
Open to other games too
2011/12/08 14:55:18
Subject: [Brushfire] The Mongoose is out of the bag...
filbert wrote:Wow! Excellent news and congratulations must be in order. Just to clarify for the slow of brain (ie. me) I can order miniatures from Mongoose for the mass battle game and they will be usable/compatible in the skirmish game (and vice versa)?
Either way, the future looks bright for Brushfire fans - great stuff!
Yes, and vice versa. Think of Brushfire as Mordhiem to this new game's Fantasy.
The only thing that will be changing is that Mongoose will be casting the minis and printing the books (Aside from the skirmish version); Same artists, same sculptors (plus some more!). But in the meantime everything will still be available from us, and we'll most likely continue to release more specialist/alternate miniatures. I do not yet have any firm idea of when the switch over will happen, but I'll try to make sure Mongoose actually gives us plenty of time to announce it.
Since Axony, Chugoku, Ribenguo, and Zabar are not in the first book, they will be continued to be produced by us. Those four will receive temp lists for the new game, most likely as a free and very dull looking PDF with only the Brushfire units listed, and will be brought up to speed as quickly as possible. They aren't being squated, its just with what we have planned for this new game it would only make all of the factions suffer if we tried to squeeze them in as well from the start.
RiTides wrote:The "new" game sounds absolutely amazing...
And you think it might "release" in a way before Adepticon (in time to demo it, as you mentioned?)?
Doesn't there need to be more time to sculpt/cast/etc?
I'm pretty stoked about this!
Since it'll use the same models as Brushfire(I'll just need to bring More then usual), I could in theory show it off at Adepticon. We should be done/mostly done with the rules by then, and then its just fluff, art, and playtesting to deal with. No idea when the actual release will be, sometime post-Gencon is more likely.
Wow, this is excellent news. I've been hoping to see more Warhammer-scale (Mass battle? As opposed to skirmish) games out there... the only ones I know of that are still supported by their creators are Kings of War, Warpath, and Wargods of Aegyptus.
Brushfire's always been on my radar, but this announcement has bumped it up quite a few pegs.
Congrats!
2011/12/09 15:27:17
Subject: [Brushfire] The Mongoose is out of the bag...
We're still figuring out titles.. while at breakfast yesterday (yay for Bob Evans B1GB Breakfast!) Matt & I came up with a few (mostly bad) ideas...
Warzone
Warhamster 1825
Historia Rodentia: At Arms
Firezone: Historia Rodentia
Moleon Total War
Historia Rodentia: Pointy Shooty
Historia the Rodentianing
Castles and Snakes
Airship Troopers
War of Mouses
Historia Rodentia the Wargame
Historia Rodentia the Miniatures Game
Historia Rodentia: Mass Battles
Historia Rodentia: Theatre(Theater) of War
Moleon’s Ambition
A Cry For War - Historia Rodentia
War Never Changes - Historia Rodentia
Cyporiean wrote:A Squeak For War - Historia Rodentia
Fixed that for you...
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Congratz, I hope you don't get the standard treatement that other mini systems have with this company.
My money will still go to you, though.
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2011/12/10 18:38:23
Subject: [Brushfire] The Mongoose is out of the bag...
