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2013/03/19 02:08:53
Subject: Brushfire News and Rumor Thread - Plastics!
Since it has been over a month since the last post in the old Brushfire N&R Thread, I felt that it was a good time to start a new one.
On the Lamb Games is at GAMA Trade show right now, giving demos of Brushfire and Endless Fantasy Tactics. They're also apparently announcing new things
ANIMALS GO TOWAR, SECOND EDITION!
ON THE LAMB GAMES ANNOUNCES NEW EDITION OF BRUSHFIRE =HISTORIA RODENTIA=
Palm Coast, FL. March 19, 2013—On The Lamb Games is proud to announce the new Second Edition rules for its BRUSHFIRE tabletop miniatures game.
The public will get their first look at the BRUSHFIRE Second Edition rules in April through a semi-open playtest, allowing players to become familiar with the changes while providing feedback that will help On The Lamb in making final adjustments to BRUSHFIRE Second Edition before going to print. We will be following a process similar to the ENDLESS: FANTASY TACTICS beta.
The BRUSHFIRE Second Edition rulebook will be released to the public in early 2014. All tournaments, leagues, and release events that make up On The Lamb organized play will adopt the new edition on its release.
More information regarding the BRUSHFIRE Second Edition rules will be announced as it becomes available. This and other news items can be found at www.onthelambgames.com.
Brushfire Second Edition FAQ Spoilered Below:
Spoiler:
BRUSHFIRE Second Edition FAQ
What is Changing from First Edition to Second Edition?
Very little of the core mechanics of BRUSHFIRE will change. Squads will still be created on the fly, Activations will be alternating, Heroes will have levels and talents, and Armies will be enlisted using the 3-Resource System.
Some special rules will be simplified or clarified, and the Primary Stats will receive a name overhaul to help new players understand what they mean. These will be Melee Skill, Ranged Skill, Evasion Skill, Vitality, Tactics, and Heroism.
Hero Talents and Boons have received an overhaul for clarity and consistency. Each Hero will now have 1 Passive, 1 Heroic, and 1 Tactical Talent tree.
Tactical and Heroic Actions have also been changed for consistency. Heroic Actions will now always target Allies and require a roll vs the highest enemy Heroism. Tactical Actions will now always target Enemies and require a roll vs the target’s Tactical Skill.
What does this mean to current BRUSHFIRE players? All currently released models will continue to be usable in 2nd Edition. The base cost in Food for models will not change, nor will their Primary Stats change. 9 Factions will be available to BRUSHFIRE Players with the release of Second Edition.
What are some of the most important changes to Heroes? Every talent and boon have been rewritten to add clarity/balance. While each Hero continues to have the same role on the battlefield it did previously, a few will have slightly different abilities.
What are some of the most important changes to Troops? All troop abilities have been reworded to add clarity, and in several cases change how the troop works in relation to its army and equipment. Many troops have had their abilities and equipment reformatted into a more standardized format to make things easier to understand at a glance.
Will many models change in resource cost? Certain models that have a large amount of Standard Equipment will see Gold and Lumber costs added in addition to their Food cost. Other models and many Accessories and equipment will see a cost drop in Gold/Lumber. Food has remained untouched.
Are any of my models going to be ‘Squatted’ in Second Edition? No, all BRUSHFIRE models will still be usable in the new edition, some will just work differently.
Am I going to have to buy a bunch more models in order to stay competitive? No, we actively strove to make sure that the models could remain true to their factions as well as offering players the ability to field the models they want and still remain competitive.
There are models coming out that I was planning on getting. Should I hold off until BRUSHFIRE Second Edition is released? Not at all. Upcoming models released prior to Second Edition will be great additions to BRUSHFIRE armies. The only thing you'll be missing if you get the model now is the Second Edition stat card, which will be available in upcoming Army Card Decks.
Will my favorite model be stronger or weaker in BRUSHFIRE Second Edition? That depends largely on what your favorite model is; some models will become stronger, while others will be more accurately balanced.
Will I be able to use my current model cards? No, with the release of Second Edition all new stat-cards will be packaged with the models. We will release Army Card Decks in addition to our current single card replacement service.
When will BRUSHFIRE officially move to Second Edition? The current plan is for a printed copy of Second Edition to be released in Q1 2014.
What does BRUSHFIRE Second Edition mean for organized play? With the release of Second Edition, we’re hoping to also introduce organized play, including Tournaments, Campaigns, Leagues, and Megabattles! In addition, we will also be starting our volunteer program, the Wardens. Wardens will serve a gaming store or area, and they will be responsible for organized play in the area.
Where can I catch my first glimpse of BRUSHFIRE Second Edition? We will hold a semi-open playtest of BRUSHFIRE Second Edition starting in April 2013. This will be a process similar to ENDLESS: FANTASY TACTICS’ playtest period.
Is BRUSHFIRE Second Edition still in the early stages, then? No, we’ve been working on improving BRUSHFIRE since its original release in 2010. By going to a full Second Edition rather than just a minor 1.X update, we are able to get all of our players on the same page and introduce a bunch of great new options. We are also planning on greatly improving the quality of the rulebook with better formatting and more colorful art.
Where can I find additional information on BRUSHFIRE Second Edition? Keep an eye on our Website, Facebook, or DakkaDakka Forums. We aim to release more information as we go forward.
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2013/03/19 02:21:45
Subject: Re:Brushfire News and Rumor Thread - News from GAMA Trade Show
I thought the new faction will be Vespuccia wich's flag was up at the main page for a while now... hang on... there is two new nameless flags now and the Exomorphism flag... which reminds me to the Elder Sign (it has one more branch but otherwise the same).
This is getting better by the minute!
Automatically Appended Next Post: Deep Ones... because they live underground....
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2013/03/19 14:24:00
Subject: Brushfire News and Rumor Thread - News from GAMA Trade Show
With the Second Edition of Brushfire, a 9th faction will also be released: The Cult of Exomorphism.
Before the recorded age of mammals and reptiles, a race of insects ruled every continent. Only the mountains, through which they could not dig, remained free of their influence. These creatures are known by a dozen names; The Titans, to the Hyperians, Obakemono to the Ribenguans, Khepri to the Khonshans, and Daemons to the Rodentians. In modern times they are known as Exomorphs, for their unique exoskeletal biology. These creatures had no language of their own, barely able to mimic the sounds of ‘endomorphs’, those with internal skeletons. As each exomorph knew what his hive-kin knew, no history, culture, or art is recorded from this time. The few artifacts that remain were treated as cursed relics, symbols of demons and monsters. The first recorded is quoted at the beginning of The Rodeniad, “On the day the sky burned bright, when the heroes rose against their rulers and slew them, the lesser titans disappeared below the earth”.
Since the end of the Titanic age, they have resurfaced many times.
Troop Concepts:
Legion -
Troll -
Will-o-Wisp -
Jotnar -
Hero Concepts:
Black Queen -
Diablo -
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2013/03/19 15:02:13
Subject: Brushfire News and Rumor Thread - News from GAMA Trade Show
The bugs are something we've wanted todo since the beginning, but they didn't make the cut when we limited BFHR to eight factions. Fully written with Second Edition in mind, CoE will be out by year's end, in fact Wehr already has 2/3 of the Warband contents waiting to be molded.
Curtis Fell(of Ramshackle Games) is the Exomorph sculpts.
Space limitations, when we first started planning Brushfire we had about 20 factions thought up. After a few months of discussion we narrowed it down to the eight that are in BFHR, with plans to release that others later. I don't remember the particular reasoning for dropping the bugs, I want to say it was a concern over production costs and that with Vandalands being a for sure inclusion, we didn't want to have an even more horde based army in the initial releases.
I think they feel a little bit alien in the setting. Everyone is running around with swords and armor and technology while the bugs don't have any of that.
I guess that's where the Elder Sign comes in they are almost aliens/legends!
I wonder what the other factions are.
2013/03/19 15:38:22
Subject: Brushfire News and Rumor Thread - News from GAMA Trade Show
WhiteRoo wrote: I think they feel a little bit alien in the setting. Everyone is running around with swords and armor and technology while the bugs don't have any of that.
I guess that's where the Elder Sign comes in they are almost aliens/legends!
I wonder what the other factions are.
That's exactly what they're supposed to be like
Also throw a dart at a map, you could probably make reasonable assumptions for the other factions
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2013/03/19 16:09:12
Subject: Brushfire News and Rumor Thread - News from GAMA Trade Show
While not ever history, nation, culture, etc... is represented fully in Brushfire, major players in history have fluff and background, and probably a good bet that they have a model rule somewhere.
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2013/03/19 16:22:43
Subject: Brushfire News and Rumor Thread - News from GAMA Trade Show
I thought the Deep One joke is reserved for the Exomorphs, an there will be no mythological animals. Altough I'm not sure how I would feel about that...
I personally hope that some army will enlist raccoons(even better if they will be mercenaries) and one of those factions are themed from after the Land Down Under. Well, there are kiwis already, so a wallaby or a wombat might come along.
2013/03/19 17:10:33
Subject: Brushfire News and Rumor Thread - News from GAMA Trade Show
I suspected that there is no way Vespucchia(I can't spell this) will not have raccoons.
One of the new flags is for Volk Urssia (or something) and bears and wolves of the north are mentioned in some parts of the current rulebook, so they are coming as well... I'd like to think...
The last flag is for Vandalands Ordenstaat. I have no idea what is that.
2013/03/19 18:22:24
Subject: Brushfire News and Rumor Thread - News from GAMA Trade Show
One of the new flags is for Volk Urssia (or something) and bears and wolves of the north are mentioned in some parts of the current rulebook, so they are coming as well... I'd like to think...
The last flag is for Vandalands Ordenstaat. I have no idea what is that.
Volk Urssia is the whole reason the Valkyrie armour for the vanderlands exists, it was built to allow smaller animals fight toe to toe with the bears.
I think they are also mentioned fighting agiest Chugoku, Ribenguo and Scyzantium since they are bassicly the Mongols and Russia rolled into one.
(That has been my take on them anyway, unless someone wishes to correct me.)
As for the "Vandalands Ordenstaat" I got no clue. Maby it's suppose to be the remnants of the Knightly orders or something?
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2013/03/19 18:28:49
Subject: Brushfire News and Rumor Thread - News from GAMA Trade Show
Historia Rodentia, Legend Scourcebook (aka the RPG) from Mongoose has a ton of extra fluff for Aquitar, Civitas, Scyzatium, and Vandalands and little tidbits about the rest of the world. You may want to pick it up to get an idea on some of the upcoming things...
WhiteRoo wrote: Jacques of Martinique is the leader of the knights and currently a mercenary hero. Maybe he will get his own faction later? That would be cool!
Jacques is just the Marshal of the Order, T.C. Meles is the Grandmaster of the Knights Bubonic... But he is currently missing.
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Im sorry I never heard about any of this. Those have to be the cutest killer animal miniatures around.
I briefly looked through the webstore so sorry if I missed it but are there cats in any of the factions? Huh, that really makes me feel like a crazy cat guy.
