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Hey folks.

I have written a source book for the Wreck-Age RPG/miniature game which will be Kickstarted in the next week. In preparation for the campaign I will be releasing information about the setting, but I also wanted to show off some terrain that I made for my own personal games.

Some quick background: the book examines the Southern California region, known in the setting as Shangri La, which is comprised of small communities of people living on the waters of the Pacific in rickety floating towns grafted together from flotsam and anything else that can bob in the water.

For this model I envisioned a pirate craft that needed to be swift, but have a formidable offensive capability. The fore and aft .50 cal machine guns provide stopping power and the stowed ladder and boarding axes indicate that the crew is fond of getting up-close to their victims. This model does not have any game rules (yet!) but is an example of the type of watercraft which call Shangri La home.

I'll be posting announcements of the upcoming campaign in the News & Rumors forum, but for now I hope you enjoy the preview pictures of a Shangrilese pirate craft.



Very soon the reclusive nation of Shangri La will be revealed, expanding the known territory in Merika's resurgence.

Shangri La exists on the flooded remains of the massive megalopolis known as Greater Los Angeles, and ruled with absolute authority by a grand council which has sought to keep their nation hidden from outsiders for over a century.

Comprised of floating city-states cobbled together from the wreckage of old watercraft and any buoyant materials obtainable, the Shangrilese are a hardy people who often make a living plying the waterways of the Washed Coast as pirates and slavers. Such bands often carry their watercraft overland to avoid their enemies and what little lawful authority exist in the region.

Below we see one such crew of pirates on their way to the water who had the misfortune of garnering the attention of a pack of local mountain lions. Colloquially dubbed Morongo Lions, the fierce mountain lions native to the south-western parts of the Merikan wastes are particularly feared for their aggression, strength, and fearlessness around humans.

Morongo lions are fully capable of killing a man with a single bite from their powerful jaws before leaping away with their prey held tightly in their maw. It is not uncommon for trade caravans to be ambushed by prides of lions who make short work of the boar teams before retreating to bloodily feast in the rocky foothills.

For this unfortunate gang of pirates the best they can hope for is a long, hot slog through the barren wastes of Mojave--all the while hoping that the two boars previously sacrificed were enough to satiate the unseen predators at large.

That boat is awesome man!! Probably gonna go down as one of my favorite things on the site. Creativity through the roof

Very cool!

Thanks guys!

This was a fun project that was made easier with a trip down to the local railroad modeling store. Those shops are gold mines for fun bits to add to gaming projects!

Really cool!