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.
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....
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
Rotgut wrote: 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.
Axony, our British based faction is Cats & Dogs. The Heavy Brigadier is an English Longhair and the Devon Brigadiers are Devon Rexes.
Rotgut wrote: 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.
Axony, our British based faction is Cats & Dogs. The Heavy Brigadier is an English Longhair and the Devon Brigadiers are Devon Rexes.
Ah I see them now. Pretty awesome! I'm going to download the quick start rules later.
Nice to see a miniature company based out of Florida!
Rotgut wrote: 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.
Axony who is the "Britan" of the setting is populated by Cats and Dogs. =)
Rotgut wrote: 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.
Axony who is the "Britan" of the setting is populated by Cats and Dogs. =)
GAMA has ended from what I've heard, I'll see if I can't pry any more pictures out of the OTL crew once they're back at HQ.
I can't remember where I saw it (facebook or what not), but there was something EFT related called Endless Dungeon Builder, it was just a picture in their display case, but I don't know for certain.
The 2ndEd Rulebook is currently planned to just feature the original 8 Factions, with new units added. CoE will be released initially as an eBook, before being compiled into a second printed book.
Likely this second book will also contain the core rules as well for players who are only interested in gaming with those factions.
Cyporiean wrote: The 2ndEd Rulebook is currently planned to just feature the original 8 Factions, with new units added. CoE will be released initially as an eBook, before being compiled into a second printed book.
Likely this second book will also contain the core rules as well for players who are only interested in gaming with those factions.
Does this imply that this future book will contain the other factions that have been hinted at as well?
Cyporiean wrote: The 2ndEd Rulebook is currently planned to just feature the original 8 Factions, with new units added. CoE will be released initially as an eBook, before being compiled into a second printed book.
Likely this second book will also contain the core rules as well for players who are only interested in gaming with those factions.
Does this imply that this future book will contain the other factions that have been hinted at as well?
What sort of company only releases one faction in a book?
The Wardens are the official On the Lamb Games volunteers and event organizers. Wardens volunteer their time and effort at their local stores and conventions, promoting and supporting On the Lamb Games products. If you’re interested in having some fun, socializing with your fellow gamers, then it might be time to take up the mantle and become a Warden. Are You Ready to Join Our Ranks?
Requirements 1) An understanding of Brushfire and/or Endless: Fantasy Tactics, and the ability to teach others to play this games. 2) Three digital photos: One of yourself, and either two Brushfire Warbands or two 6 Crystal Parties for Endless Fantasy: Tactics; all models should be painted. 3) Join DakkaDakka.com to participate in the official On the Lamb Games forums.
Expectations As a Warden, you are expected to run one Brushfire or Endless Fantasy event a month. Campaigns, leagues, and any other event you can come up with are accepted and encouraged, both Brushfire and Endless have great rules for Campaigns, and you’re always welcome to use your own campaign rules.
Wardens have a semi-official voice of On the Lamb Games, they represent the company. This means that when you say something, you must realize that in a lot of ways you're speaking as though your word comes from us. Of course this is always important when it comes to politeness and courtesy, but also when it comes to discussing rules. Wardens should also strive to be upbeat and energetic when talking about On the Lamb games
Be Knowledgeable! At your events, you’re the official voice when it comes to the rules. We understand that everyone has slightly different interpretations of the rules, but we expect Wardens to know our games, and know them well enough to teach them. If you’re unsure about a rule, check the rulebook. If you’re still unsure, make a ruling and ask us after the event.
Be Active in the On the Lamb community. Part of being a Warden is helping people when you can. We want you to be as active as possible in your local communities, but we also ask that you be active in the online community. DakkaDakka.com is the home of the official On the Lamb forums, and we would hope that you’re able to participate in this awesome community, sharing your knowledge with other players.
My stuff is not ready yet to apply, but my second Bruhfire starter is ordered, so it shouldn't be that long.
I have a question though: there is no mention of a reward or compensation system, which we usually see in that kind of volunteer program. Not that it would stop me from running demos and leagues, but I could do the same thing without the one event by month pressure coming with the official title, and the various requirements. I assume there is one, and it's just not put forward, but having a confirmation would be nice.
Cyporiean wrote: We've heard that blurry pictures were the best way announce a new faction.
Bees/wasps? You have my attention.
Also congrats on being picked up by The Warstore. They are a great company, and have really been good about grabbing the smaller companies items lately.
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Alfndrate wrote: The Wardens are the official On the Lamb Games volunteers and event organizers. Wardens volunteer their time and effort at their local stores and conventions, promoting and supporting On the Lamb Games products.
If you’re interested in having some fun, socializing with your fellow gamers, then it might be time to take up the mantle and become a Warden.
Are You Ready to Join Our Ranks?
Requirements 1) An understanding of Brushfire and/or Endless: Fantasy Tactics, and the ability to teach others to play this games.
2) Three digital photos: One of yourself, and either two Brushfire Warbands or two 6 Crystal Parties for Endless Fantasy: Tactics; all models should be painted.
3) Join DakkaDakka.com to participate in the official On the Lamb Games forums.
Expectations As a Warden, you are expected to run one Brushfire or Endless Fantasy event a month. Campaigns, leagues, and any other event you can come up with are accepted and encouraged, both Brushfire and Endless have great rules for Campaigns, and you’re always welcome to use your own campaign rules.
Wardens have a semi-official voice of On the Lamb Games, they represent the company. This means that when you say something, you must realize that in a lot of ways you're speaking as though your word comes from us. Of course this is always important when it comes to politeness and courtesy, but also when it comes to discussing rules. Wardens should also strive to be upbeat and energetic when talking about On the Lamb games
Be Knowledgeable! At your events, you’re the official voice when it comes to the rules. We understand that everyone has slightly different interpretations of the rules, but we expect Wardens to know our games, and know them well enough to teach them. If you’re unsure about a rule, check the rulebook. If you’re still unsure, make a ruling and ask us after the event.
Be Active in the On the Lamb community. Part of being a Warden is helping people when you can. We want you to be as active as possible in your local communities, but we also ask that you be active in the online community. DakkaDakka.com is the home of the official On the Lamb forums, and we would hope that you’re able to participate in this awesome community, sharing your knowledge with other players.
Bees/Wasps will be featured rather nicely in the Cult of Exomorphism. While Ants are the primary troop for CoE, 'The Queen in Yellow' (one of the planned hero options) will augment the army to make it a bit more Wasp/Bee heavy.
I'm sure I've asked this before, but what part of Florida are you in? We also suffer from the no LGS within an hours drive issue.
Cyporiean wrote: Bees/Wasps will be featured rather nicely in the Cult of Exomorphism. While Ants are the primary troop for CoE, 'The Queen in Yellow' (one of the planned hero options) will augment the army to make it a bit more Wasp/Bee heavy.
I'm sure I've asked this before, but what part of Florida are you in? We also suffer from the no LGS within an hours drive issue.
Im about an hour north of Tampa. Armada Games is the closest store to me.
Brushfireon facebook wrote:Otter Ashigaru concept sheet by Heath Foley, the first planned Plastic Troop for Brushfire, coming Q4’2013/Q1’2014. More details to come closer to release.
Nice models! I need a few boxes for my Asian themed Skaven army.
For some more info on the plastic Otters, we're currently working with Bob Naismith (I believe) who is sculpting these digitally, and we're looking at a few companies to produce the models for us once we get everything situated.
For those of you that are sad your favorite model didn't get first in line for plastics, fret not we've got a few that we really wanted to get done first, and then move on from there. The biggest contenders were those with a lot of options, lots of bits, old sculpts, or things that people would need hordes of.
Usually not a fan of the anthro armies but my word if that Jotnar turns out anything like the concept art I think I'd probably have to get at least one if only for painting it, actually that whole faction looks interesting.
Kroothawk wrote: Don't forget to post this on the Skaven forums, they might be interested and might need hordes
So 'd it'd be good if the next thing we were planning is plastic hordes of anthropomorphic Rats with Pikes & Shields?
No, I am serious. I will use several boxes for my Skaven straight out of the box. Fitting the look better than GW's ape head night runners. Adding an alternative tail to your kit would only be a bonus, not necessary. But I wouldn't say No to rat ninjas or rodent sohei
Kroothawk wrote: Don't forget to post this on the Skaven forums, they might be interested and might need hordes
So 'd it'd be good if the next thing we were planning is plastic hordes of anthropomorphic Rats with Pikes & Shields?
No, I am serious. I will use several boxes for my Skaven straight out of the box. Fitting the look better than GW's ape head night runners. Adding an alternative tail to your kit would only be a bonus, not necessary. But I wouldn't say No to rat ninjas or rodent sohei
Longer Answer: The Rat Raider's current sculpt is crap for plastic, so they will be getting a resculpt.
To be fair, its far from the worst figure in the range, just one of the oldest we have... and anything that is done in plastic will be resculpted and get the Foley Treatment.
C and D are brilliant. The pose and the pauldron look great, too. I'm very excited.
On an unrelated note: was I the only one who saw the Mantic-style design sketch and immediately assumed the model would look totally different. Like, naked mole rats with hammers different?
On an unrelated note: was I the only one who saw the Mantic-style design sketch and immediately assumed the model would look totally different. Like, naked mole rats with hammers different?
Well, considering Heath is *our* Artist, its more that your used to seeing OTLG-Style design sketches. :p
They really should have had Heath design the Ver-myn, they would have actually looked like Rats then.
Great concept art. Personly i think something like a kettle helmet or flat top nasel helmet would look better. Sort of like the ones the bretoian men at arms wear.
More stuff I'm going to have to keep on the prowl for. Going to need those otters. Probably a capybara too. Any other aquatic mammals I might have missed?
We'll need to have them all unite against the ever swelling ranks of oceanic monstrosities that are continuing to surge onto my tinkering table.
At the moment, the face makes me think more of a lion than a rat. I think the front of the face might look more ratlike if it was more pointed - either by changing the slope of the nose or by moving the front edge of the lower jaw further back.
For the upcoming printed release of Brushfire Second Edition we’ve made a number of changes to the layout of the book from first edition. The biggest of these is the change to 8.5x11 page size over 6x9. This change, along with the additional units per faction and expanded fluff greatly increases our costs to print. After much discussion among the team we’ve decided to split the current eight factions into two books, allowing us to keep the entry price for Brushfire’s rules $25*.
Brushfire =Historia Rodentia=
Softcover Book 1 - $24.99*
-Rules
-The Empire of Aquitar
-The Civitan Trade Alliance
-The Sultanate of Scyzantium
-The Vandalands
Brushfire =Journey to the East=
Softcover Book 2 - $24.99*
-Rules
-The Axon Protectorate
-The Lizi Dynasty of Chugoku
-The Ribenguan Shogunate
-The Great Kingdom of Zabar
Current owners of the second Edition PDF will be grandfathered in and have access to both PDFs. A third book will become available for playtest purchase in a few months, but will not be retroactively added to the current purchases.
We know a number of players prefer the ‘One Book to Rule them All’ format, Late next year we will release a POD Hardcover Tome edition of Brushfire
Brushfire - Complete Second Edition
Hardcover POD Book Tome - $99.99*
-Rules
-The Coalition of Alexandreta
-The Empire of Aquitar
-The Axon Protectorate
-The Lizi Dynasty of Chugoku
-The Civitan Trade Alliance
-The Cult of Exomorphism
-The Federated States of Vespuccia
-The Ribenguan Shogunate
-The Sultanate of Scyzantium
-The Vandalands
-The Vandalands-Ordenstaat
-The Volk-Ursal Republics
-The Great Kingdom of Zabar
I'm cautiously holding my squees inside, waiting on the answer.
Injection Molded Plastic, rather then Resin/Restic/PVC
*starts paying close attention*
I've been reading through the brushfire rulebook that came free with the SWKS, quite interesting.
Any chance of an equine faction with ponies, pegasi, unicorns, alicorns, nightmares etc.? Not sure if they're small enough for the setting, but it would be really cool, and they work quite well as anthro.
So far only Impact! has delved into this side of things (making rather a lot of cash and getting publicity for their KS over on EQD: http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/10/impact-miniatures-kickstarter-updates.html).. it worked out rather well for them, with a significant spike in kicktraq stats on the day they added the pony pledge level.
I'm cautiously holding my squees inside, waiting on the answer.
Injection Molded Plastic, rather then Resin/Restic/PVC
*starts paying close attention*
I've been reading through the brushfire rulebook that came free with the SWKS, quite interesting.
Any chance of an equine faction with ponies, pegasi, unicorns, alicorns, nightmares etc.? Not sure if they're small enough for the setting, but it would be really cool, and they work quite well as anthro.
So far only Impact! has delved into this side of things (making rather a lot of cash and getting publicity for their KS over on EQD: http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/10/impact-miniatures-kickstarter-updates.html).. it worked out rather well for them, with a significant spike in kicktraq stats on the day they added the pony pledge level.
i suppose there could be a fanbase out there waiting for sparklelord and his army
Any chance of an equine faction with ponies, pegasi, unicorns, alicorns, nightmares etc.? Not sure if they're small enough for the setting, but it would be really cool, and they work quite well as anthro.
We don't want to deal with hooved creatures, as they generally lack a way to hold weapons.
Any chance of an equine faction with ponies, pegasi, unicorns, alicorns, nightmares etc.? Not sure if they're small enough for the setting, but it would be really cool, and they work quite well as anthro.
We don't want to deal with hooved creatures, as they generally lack a way to hold weapons.
you could incorporate knife-eye attacks (though i'll resist the urge to use another dr mcninja image)
Any chance of an equine faction with ponies, pegasi, unicorns, alicorns, nightmares etc.? Not sure if they're small enough for the setting, but it would be really cool, and they work quite well as anthro.
We don't want to deal with hooved creatures, as they generally lack a way to hold weapons.
Hands can work with anthro-ungulates quite well.. you end up with satyr-type creatures. In fact lower hooves, upper hands is the standard you see for pretty much all hooved anthro.
Alternatively, there is mouth operated triggers/mouth-carried weapons, prehensile tails/wings, telekinesis or other, more creative methods of getting around the problem, like armor-mounted weaponry:
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Of course, it would have to fit with the setting, but if seen as a challenge rather than a restriction, the end result could be quite interesting... it would also unlock piglets, llamas, giraffe and all kinds of other adorableness.
No-one has made a mini for a flying pig yet. Pigasus Lancers/Bombers, maybe? I've also seen the more demented or left-field ideas (hamster berserkers etc) as the more interesting and iconic parts of brushfire.
Zabar is pretty much our exception faction to hooves with Rhinos, Elephants, and Hippos. But they're play/fighting style leads to them *not* using weapons/armor.
There is no magic in Brushfire, so no telekinesis.. and the only playable birds are flightless and generally mounts. We do mount siege cannons on the back of Tortoises though (manned by Anoles).
To be honest/blunt, no one in the company is a Brony (or a Furry for that matter), so we don't really have the compulsion to touch those markets.
Will all three basic books have the same rules section, followed by their specific fluff and armies? Or only the first will have the basic rules and so be "required"? If so, this seems a bit heavy on duplication, if you have rules adjustments to get out. You probably thought that over and over, but couldn't you get the first book out like you are planning, with rules and 4-5 armies, and then have the second book contains only the fluff and list for the rest of the armies, without the base rules? Like I said, I don't know anything of the discussions you had, but this seems more interesting for a completist than having three times the basic rules.
Cyporiean wrote:-The Axon Protectorate
Axony lost its "Commonwealth" qualifier? Is that because you have future plans to get factions based on the different colonies at war with Axony right now, like Bharat and "Australia"?
Cyporiean wrote:-The Coalition of Alexandreta
We have a name for AL!!! Based on the name alone, I would have guessed Ottoman/turkish/east europeans. However, looking at the map in the book instead of the one on the web, I finally saw Alexandreta, and its location seems to point to something else. Maybe Greek, Spartan, Pirates or even Atlantis.
Tonio wrote: Will all three basic books have the same rules section, followed by their specific fluff and armies?
Yes, the plan is for a player to only have to pick up one of the books, unless they wish to play with several factions across the books (or get all of the fluff). This may change, but this is how it is currently being planned.
Axony lost its "Commonwealth" qualifier? Is that because you have future plans to get factions based on the different colonies at war with Axony right now, like Bharat and "Australia"?
2nd Edition furthers the timeline to 1825AF, several of the nations have changed in the 10ish years since 1st Edition.. This will become more evident as the fluff is updated in the Playtest PDF.
The Bharat situation will be discussed in Axony, Scyzantium, and Book Three's fluff sections.
The South Sea Axon Holdings will also be discussed in Axony.. and likely in the Mercs PDF.
We have a name for AL!!! Based on the name alone, I would have guessed Ottoman/turkish/east europeans. However, looking at the map in the book instead of the one on the web, I finally saw Alexandreta, and its location seems to point to something else. Maybe Greek, Spartan, Pirates or even Atlantis.
Alexandreta is briefly talked about in the RPG, its an island directly between Khonshu and Hyperia.. and is home to scientific wonders... and monstrosities.
Injection Molded Plastic, rather then Resin/Restic/PVC
*starts paying close attention*
It's amazing how real, good plastic has this effect on people, yet so many not-tiny miniature companies keep passing up the opportunities.
I've been reading through the brushfire rulebook that came free with the SWKS, quite interesting.
Brushfire came with Sedition Wars? I don't remember that.
Any chance of an equine faction with ponies, pegasi, unicorns, alicorns, nightmares etc.? Not sure if they're small enough for the setting, but it would be really cool, and they work quite well as anthro.
So far only Impact! has delved into this side of things (making rather a lot of cash and getting publicity for their KS over on EQD: http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/10/impact-miniatures-kickstarter-updates.html).. it worked out rather well for them, with a significant spike in kicktraq stats on the day they added the pony pledge level.
Ooh! Ooh! The ponies could dress like the Serenity crew! And be zombies! Zombie space pirate ninja browncoats! With cheesecake derrieres! And power-armored snipers on motorbikes!
Or you could just keep your integrity of vision. If you're into that.
Sorry, Squig, but you already got your ponies. The next big sellout craze has to be teenage superheroes with incorrigible hair.
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Just enter the coupon 'FREESHIP2013' into the cart before checking out. Good until July 7th.
I want my chicken cavalry.
