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The Kool-Aid Man is NOT cool! He's a public menace, DESTROYING walls and buildings so he can pour his sugary juice out for people!"- Linkara on the Kool-Aid Man
htj wrote:I break my conscripts down into squads of ten, then equip them with heavy weapons and special weapons. I pay 1pt to upgrade their WS, BS and Ld, then combine them into larger squads when deployed. I've found them to be quite effective.
Before unveiling the Conan character, we want to make it last a bit! For now, I will only reveal the prep sketches quickly thrown on paper by Adrian Smith so we can choose a pose. We made our choice. What's yours?
Xavier Collette joined the team of artists and offers us today the first draft of his vision of King Conan for the Conan: Hyborian Quests boardgame. Of course, he will draw the same character on feet, so that we can make a miniature out of it!
We promise that next week, we'll show you the final version.
Vacations are over, so we can post again our traditional Monday picture.
Let's start slowly with a guard, pretty much cannon fodder. You'll have 10 of those in the base box.
A little "WIP" of the Demon from the Outer Dark, sculpted by Stéphane Nguyen and based on a concept artwork by Adrian Smith.
This Monday, you didn't get your traditional weekly update. So, we're catching up today! Drawn by Adrian Smith, meet Khosatral Khel, an almost invulnerable golem-like creature. Not really the kind of guy you wanna meet in a dark underground tunnel...
We're in the middle of the holidays and you are not very numerous, so we slowed the pace a bit. But in September, we'll hit hard again!
Meanwhile, here's an early figurine I'll let you follow the steps. This is the first Pict, sculpted by Stephane Simon. Actually the second, since he also sculpted the infamous Shaman Zogar Sag!
Here's a new WIP for Valeria by Yannick Hennebo, based on Adrian Smith's concept. A swamp demon is also being sculpted by Stephane Nguyen and Jacques-Alexandre Gillois should start a Conan soon.
New announcements will follow!
Yes, I know, today's Wednesday. But since we're back from Gen Con, my body tells me it's Monday. And Monday means Adrian Smith's update Art of adrian smith !
Here is the princess, the famous one from the first Pictish village scenario, to those who played the game. But she's also the generic princess you can find in numerous short novels by Robert E. Howard. In the game, she will be used regularly as an NPC in many scenarios.
The first Pictish warrior by Stephane Simon based on a concept by Adrian Smith ( Art of adrian smith ) is finished! Stephane will now take care of the 2-handed weapon wielding Pictish warrior, and then the Pictish archer!
Monday is a day we'll make you love!
You've already seen the beginning of Valeria's sculpture by Yannick Hennebo, here's now her concept by Adrian Smith
Looks like Stephane Simon started working on a second Pict...
In the base box, there will be five of each.
Who is this strange character Stephane Simon started sculpting this weekend?
This time, the question is no longer permitted. If you do not see who this character is... by Crom! It's just not possible...
Great Scott! Time flies! We've let you down a little lately... But it's just because we've been working like crazy to get everything ready. The proof picture. And we have tons of stuff like that in our drawers.
In case you wonder who the sculptor is: his name is Rafal Zelazo.
A new sculptor joined the team! Well, he's actually not a beginner, since Arnaud Boudoiron was one of the first Rackham sculptors who, among others, made the first Dirz, the troll, etc. Good old memories ^^. After a career in euro comics and American comics, he returned to his first love.
For his first Conan piece, he brilliantly carved a crossbowman. Upcoming: the giant snake!!
Here at Monolith, we still have a few tricks up our sleeve. Such as Georges Cl4renko, one of the artists we haven't presented to you yet. Georges will be illustrating all of the maps for Conan Hyborian Quests. For the moment, he has finished two out of four, the first being the Pictish village that some of you have seen during live demos. I'm pleased to reveal a small portion of the second one to you today: the tavern. Anybody who's played an RPG before will feel right at home here. The tables and chairs are still missing, this simply because they will be represented by 3D models so that the players can joyfully beat each other senseless with them!
This is looking amazing as hell. Picts by Stephane Simon... oh yes, don't mind if I do. Surely these must be made available in resin; only boardgame plastic would be sacrilege.
Well, they have still have to settle the image rights issue with me over using my physique for the sculpt of Conan...
So, a few more weeks.
We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't. - Frank Howard Clark
The wise man doubts often, and changes his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubts not; he knows all things but his own ignorance.
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Azreal13 wrote: Well, they have still have to settle the image rights issue with me over using my physique for the sculpt of Conan...
So, a few more weeks.
Ah, I feel your pain brother; I bet you're stuck for long hours at the negotiation table when you'd rather be out slaying and pillaging, eh? I went through the same type of thing when Mierce Miniatures acquired the rights to sculpt Druc, the Meat-Hulk.
We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't. - Frank Howard Clark
The wise man doubts often, and changes his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubts not; he knows all things but his own ignorance.
The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!” Professor Brian Cox
Erwan, Loïg and me, after a very long discussion, decided to delay the kickstarter opening to the first week of January 2015. But, and it is very important to underline it: there will be no delay on the release date. It will be at the latest GenCon 2015.
We could of course open the KS as soon as september, but then the miniatures would not be all sculpted, or worse, they wouldn't be as good as we want them to be. As we already wrote elsewhere, we want the best scuptors for this project. Well, it happens that some of these "top sculptors" will not be available before october for one and november and december for the others (they are already busy because of other major KS).
It is unthinkable for us to do without their talent and use instead less experimented artists. And, since we don't need funds to sculpt our miniatures, it seems to us completely useless to block for four more months the backers money.
Again, it is imperative for us that the players back us based on evidence and not on empty promises of quality. We are paying very expensively this quality, so we want our potential clients to be able to see it for themselves before they make their choice and thus before spending their first dollar.
The temptation to surf on the current "Conan" buzz was obviously strong, but we are still perduaded that taking our time to do things well is the key to the success of a project so ambitious. I imagine easily that some among you will be disappointed by this delay, but be aware that by doing so, it is our money and not yours, that we chose to block.
Conan is a game with an enormous cash-burn, and with this decision, we only postpone the moment in which we will get our money back. I assure you that it would have been much easier to take your money based on promises and keep it in our pockets 4 months before starting production. Even better, we could have used it to pay the game development without taking any risk. Some people here know how much this choice seemed easy and tempting. However the Bombyx brothers and me decided to set ourselves apart with an irreproachable conduct (as the kickstarter model leaves the door open to many types of scams which I imagine are most of the time unintentional) and it was thus decided to stay the course and distance ourselves from that choice.
One last thing : Since we have now three more months before us, I can guarantee you that there will be at least one campaign in the base game box.
Is there any clarification yet on exactly what they mean by "32mm" scale? Is that a measurement to the eyes, ie a normal human would actually be around 34-35mm tall?
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Yodhrin wrote:Is there any clarification yet on exactly what they mean by "32mm" scale? Is that a measurement to the eyes, ie a normal human would actually be around 34-35mm tall?
This is a common misconception with Conan. The models wont be 1/32 scale but rather they will be 32mm tall from base to eye level, or at least a "normal" human will be
Also, since I don't think anybody has posted these yet, I'll just leave them here
Pirate sculpt in 3D by Gaël Goumon
Beginnings of a giant model by Arnaud Boudoiron. We're hoping to have this one for Essen next month.
An example of the scenery that will also be in the box! By Grégory Clavilier.
Thanks Panzar, that's a shame as it means I'll probably only pick up a couple of models rather than the whole whack(I try and aim for 30-31mm to the eyes on "average human male" models, so all my figs are broadly comparable). Might still grab that shiny Necromancer and a few characters to use as "tall people" if they're made available in proper resin though.
"Your society's broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No, lets blame the people with no power and no money and those immigrants who don't even have the vote. Yea, it must be their fething fault." - Iain M Banks
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"The language of modern British politics is meant to sound benign. But words do not mean what they seem to mean. 'Reform' actually means 'cut' or 'end'. 'Flexibility' really means 'exploit'. 'Prudence' really means 'don't invest'. And 'efficient'? That means whatever you want it to mean, usually 'cut'. All really mean 'keep wages low for the masses, taxes low for the rich, profits high for the corporations, and accept the decline in public services and amenities this will cause'." - Robin McAlpine from Common Weal
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Conan by Monolith
October 13 · Edited
REH fans already probably know this amazing illustration from Brom representing Conan and Belit. We are very proud to announce that we have the rights to use it for our game and to make beautiful models out of them!
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Conan by Monolith
October 14 · Edited
We're thoroughly preparing Essen, which starts in two days. A table is devoted to Conan on the Asmodee booth (thank you to them ). Before leaving, let me give you one last picture of what is being prepared by Elfried...
Can't wait for this to get going, this is the one KS on the horizon that I am perhaps looking forward to more than any other. Some of the names they have involved, that they want to make a 'true' reflection of the source material etc. - it's all really exciting!
Sounds like there is going to be a lot of stuff on at Essen this weekend, in amongst this, HQ25, Aliens vs. Predator previews and a lot more - wish I was going!
Pacific wrote: Can't wait for this to get going, this is the one KS on the horizon that I am perhaps looking forward to more than any other. Some of the names they have involved, that they want to make a 'true' reflection of the source material etc. - it's all really exciting!
I hate that scales of mins are getting bigger. This has stopped me from getting into more than one KS. But I will make an exception for this one. After all, IT IS CONAN. The quality of the minis is blowing me away.
Automatically Appended Next Post: I am really excited about Conan and Belit miniatures by Brom. This KS is getting better and better.
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October 18
Conan video preview on BoardGameGeek!
Conan demos are running wild at the Essen fair. Very international demos, with German, French, Italian... and American players. Eric Martin from BoardGameGeek (BGG), who covers the Essen fair for the renowned website, honored us with a video presentation of the game. In full English, of course! You can watch the video by clicking on the link below. A good opportunity to also discover details about Conan: Hyborian Quests on BGG, with discussion forums on the game. The second link allows you see just the Conan video on Youtube.
Conan by Monolith
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Lors notre séjour à Essen pendant lequel Goreto, Itaï, José et Jamie n'ont pas arrêté de faire jouer le public international (merci à eux !!!), nous ne vous avons pas dévoilé grand chose. On reprend donc le rythme avec notre premier Conan par Stéphane Simon !
During our stay in Essen during which Gihrmay, Itai, José and Jamie have not stopped playing the international public (thanks to them!), we have not revealed to you much. We therefore take the pace with our first Conan by Stéphane Simon! (Translated by Bing)
Ken Oakley wrote: I hate that scales of mins are getting bigger. This has stopped me from getting into more than one KS. But I will make an exception for this one. After all, IT IS CONAN. The quality of the minis is blowing me away.
Automatically Appended Next Post: I am really excited about Conan and Belit miniatures by Brom. This KS is getting better and better.
