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Mod Edit: Kickstarter Link!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/57306923/this-is-not-a-test-post-apocalyptic-skimirsh-ruleb


Greetings everyone. . If you would forgive me for a moment, I would like to take a moment of your time and talk about my upcoming game This Is Not a Test. It is a skirmish warband game inspired by Fallout, Gamma World, and more books, movies, and comics than you can shake a rat-on-a-stick at. It's 28mm, but works in any scale really, and features approximately 200 pages of post-apocalyptic goodness. To start things off I have started a little blog-like thing called Dispatches from the Wastes. The first topic is what miniatures work for the game, short answer they all do. I encourage you to check out my website, Facebook page, and the dispatches for all kinds of pictures, previews, and assorted goofiness. As always I appreciate comments, questions, criticism, or anything else on your mind really. I thank everyone for their time.

Links

Dispatches from the Wastes

All about This Is Not a Test

This Is Not a Test Facebook page

Picture Below: Old Line Radio - The Wasteland's Only News Source!

You had me as soon as you posted that amazing RV. I'm off to follow your blog now.

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Kudos to this. The rules look simple and interesting. Nothing too surprising from the truncated description on the website, but to me the game looks like it has a solid base on which to apply characterful and game-defining skills/abilities/scenarios/etc.

Your scenery is also very nice, and I am excited about seeing more. It is unfortunate that I likely won't have much time anywhere soon to get into TNT, but I will recommend it around the FLGS. Someone else my be interested in eventually taking the reins on a campaign, and I certainly have time to put together a gang!

Of course, I am already thinking that I could make a quick mold of some street paving, cast it in dental plaster, and smash it up for some nice ruined roadways!

The limiting factor for me personally is that I don't have a good collection of thematic terrain, although a few modern terrain pieces could help turn my extensive western and gorkamorka terrain collections into an -end of New Mexico wasteland type of game. A couple of weapon swaps, kitbashing, and a few Zinge Industries flexible ammo belts could certainly turn some spare cowboys into a thematic TNT gang.

As I have always said, desert terrain is some of the most versatile.

This looks very interesting. I'll keep my eye on it

You've got my interest. Anything that pays even slight homage to Mad Max or Fallout grabs me by the sack. Will be watching with interest !

Thanks for replies. The RV was built by me and was painted by painting virtuoso Greg Zuniga. When the book comes out, it's hidden in all of the major table shots. It gets around.

In regards to terrain, you are quite right that desert terrain is versatile and is great for that dirty wasteland feel. I would also recommend, and my own pictures reflect this, that the wasteland need not be shades of brown, but with plenty of green and yellow. No full on trees and verdant fields mind you, but patchy grasses and low lying bushes really make the battlefield pop. I do plan to dedicate an upcoming dispatch to discussing this very topic. The fun of the genre means that anything goes, so finding terrain should be a simple and fun process.

Thanks again.

The minis and terrain I'm seeing look awesome. Those NOVA pictures have an inspiring setup too.

Have been following this since I first heard about it maybe a year ago? As a HUGE Fallout fan, I can't wait!

It's been a long time coming. Been working on it for a couple of years now. I'm in for the long game, so I didn't want to rush any part of the rules, miniatures, art, etc. However, I can appreciate you anticipation. My hope is to launch within the next month.

Looks good, color me intersted.

Nice. Have you read the book by Cormac McCarthy, "The Road"? I think it's spot on for what it would be like, ugly and dark. Forget the movie The Road, it can't begin to touch the book, I picked it up during a very late nigh commute to my family, and I couldn't stop reading it until there were no more pages to turn.
anyway back to your skirmish game:

Looks great, I'm checking out the content and it looks pretty cool so far, that's a bunch of work you've put into it!

I have not seen the movie, but have indeed read the book. Man, it's a real dark ride. My wasteland tends to run slightly more zany and definitely less fatalist. There is some great scenes though, like the abandoned train, the undiscovered bunker, and swimming out to search the ship. Definitely some great terrain ideas.

This looks very interesting. You don't see a lot of 28mm post-apoc games out there.

Yummmm Gamma World. Watching this.

Ever read "Genesis of Shannara"? I thought Brooks created a very interesting Apocalyptic world. Random thought...

Color me very interested. Someone here on Dakka (Brother Vinni?) does 'not' Fallout figures in 28mm as well. I'm going to be watching this with great interest!

You had me at rat-on-a-stick. I'm in!

 Fango wrote:


Color me very interested. Someone here on Dakka (Brother Vinni?) does 'not' Fallout figures in 28mm as well. I'm going to be watching this with great interest!

I almost pulled the trigger on the whole range of those just last week. They are some nice-looking models. I had to say, 'Pace yourself, man. You go buying a whole set of those miniatures and then you are going to need retro-sci fi cars, brahmins, a subway tunnel network...' Give a wargamer a miniature...he's going to want some paint...

Finish a few more projects first Weeble, finish a few more projects. I will, however, casually keep telling the guys down at the shop about This is Not a Test...maybe somebody else will build the fully modeled subway system that we clearly can't live without.

deathwing wrote:
It's been a long time coming. Been working on it for a couple of years now. I'm in for the long game, so I didn't want to rush any part of the rules, miniatures, art, etc. However, I can appreciate you anticipation. My hope is to launch within the next month.

What will be offered/available when you launch the game? Rule book, models, starter set? Just curious.

Thanks

weeble1000 wrote:

I almost pulled the trigger on the whole range of those just last week. They are some nice-looking models. I had to say, 'Pace yourself, man. You go buying a whole set of those miniatures and then you are going to need retro-sci fi cars, brahmins, a subway tunnel network...' Give a wargamer a miniature...he's going to want some paint...

Am I the only one who got the "give a mouse a cookie" children's book reference? Only a father of 3 would find that completely appropriate and equally hilarious!

I totally feel you with the too many unfinished projects...I love making terrain too, so this game would keep me busy for years if I had no other miniatures game projects in the queue...as It turns out though, I have ALL of the miniatures games in the queue...

Commenting to sub.
I am definitely going to have to keep my eyes on this. With my gaming group all hating 7e 40k, I might finally have a game to use all of these painted post-apoc models with.

Eric

^you could do what I did and silently Subscribe using the button in the bottom left corner, so you can be interested without showing interest. ;-)

As long as there is shooting, burning and pillaging I'm in!

I'm a bit late to the party, but my club was one of the playtesters for this game. Overall, the club really enjoyed it. The mechanics are solid and It has a very nice campaign system that was very reminiscent of necromunda, but a wider in scope allowing for the development of all kinds of post-apoc warbands.

The club tried about 5 different post apoc rulesets before setting on TNT as our ruleset of choice for our campaign. You can see a couple of our AAR's here… http://chicagoskirmish.blogspot.com/search?q=TNT … though I don't know what changes might have been made since we played.

Very glad to see this making it's way toward publication!

Nice! Thanks for the info Elif.

Just reading the basic descriptions the system struck me as nothing amazingly new or wildly innovative, but solid, functional, and familiar without being too much of the same thing.

Personally, I think that's fine for a rule set, especially if it is paired with engaging thematic character and fluff, and seeded with a few pleasant surprises.

That's what has always kept Mordheim's charm, despite the somewhat clunky rules. I like the way This is Not a Test is being presented this far. I really hope I can get someone to take the reins on it locally. I just don't have the time to spearhead another club-oriented gaming project. Time to participate though.

 trollmeat wrote:
^you could do what I did and silently Subscribe using the button in the bottom left corner, so you can be interested without showing interest. ;-)

You beat me to it!

You'd be surprised at how many people don't know about/use the 'subscribe' feature and instead think that they have to post in a thread in order to track it!

 Alpharius wrote:

 trollmeat wrote:
^you could do what I did and silently Subscribe using the button in the bottom left corner, so you can be interested without showing interest. ;-)

You beat me to it!

You'd be surprised at how many people don't know about/use the 'subscribe' feature and instead think that they have to post in a thread in order to track it!

It's the location of the sucribe link. You have to scroll past the text and reply box to even see it.

I've been posting here for 8 years and never noticed it.

 adamsouza wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:

 trollmeat wrote:
^you could do what I did and silently Subscribe using the button in the bottom left corner, so you can be interested without showing interest. ;-)

You beat me to it!

You'd be surprised at how many people don't know about/use the 'subscribe' feature and instead think that they have to post in a thread in order to track it!

It's the location of the sucribe link. You have to scroll past the text and reply box to even see it.

I've been posting here for 8 years and never noticed it.

I had no idea it was there, because it's at the bottom of the page, where you typically find copyright info and other useless stuff. No one would ever look there.

Nobody would *ever* look there?

...I signed up ~4 months ago and I had already found it

Wait, what was this thread about again? D-: Oh, right. I started skimming the rules but am too easily distracted so haven't gotten back to it, but, by subscribing to the thread I'll keep getting reminded to properly check it out each time someone replies :-P

 trollmeat wrote:
Nobody would *ever* look there?

...I signed up ~4 months ago and I had already found it

Wait, what was this thread about again? D-: Oh, right. I started skimming the rules but am too easily distracted so haven't gotten back to it, but, by subscribing to the thread I'll keep getting reminded to properly check it out each time someone replies :-P

Exalted!

trollmeat proves that there is indeed hope for the future!

I think?

I know where the "sub" button is. LOL Been using it for years.
Had I done that, however, it wouldn't have shared my opinion that I hate 7e40K (:wink: LOL) and that I'm glad I might finally have a game to use these other models with.
It also wouldn't have given the thread a deserved BUMP to the top.

Funnily, had I not added the FIRST line, nobody would've through twice about the appropriateness of my comment.

Eric