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2018/01/23 15:44:57
Subject: Re:Conquest! The new fantasy wargame from Para Bellum and Allessio Calvatore
Sarouan wrote: Hm, this is really impressive. An intriguing background, good miniatures, good material, good price, mass battle rules, Cavatore involved...Looks like the beginning of 2018 will already be harsh to my wallet.
Now I wonder what they will propose for the support of the player community...no matter the game, if you are the only player in your town, it will end in a sad way.
Well @Sarouan I posed that exact post to Para Bellum as a question asking what their future plans for community support would entale...
They made it clear that they want staff in every country running events and it would be nice to have community volunteers make up a % of that. Ofc much of this is dependent on market reactions and will be solidified in the first year of release but as a side note: I have just been sent (completely by suprise may I add) a two player starter set and additionally, a unit of Steel Legion and Brute Drones! And I will be conducting Demo days around the South of the UK as soon as they are prepared
Is the starter you received in HIPS plastic? Can you ask if you can show us some pics of the bare assembled plastic alongside a space marine or something?
Thanks Davidian, it is fun to have a DakkaDakka connection to the game.
2018/01/23 19:18:05
Subject: Re:Conquest! The new fantasy wargame from Para Bellum and Allessio Calvatore
Sarouan wrote: Hm, this is really impressive. An intriguing background, good miniatures, good material, good price, mass battle rules, Cavatore involved...Looks like the beginning of 2018 will already be harsh to my wallet.
Now I wonder what they will propose for the support of the player community...no matter the game, if you are the only player in your town, it will end in a sad way.
Well @Sarouan I posed that exact post to Para Bellum as a question asking what their future plans for community support would entale...
They made it clear that they want staff in every country running events and it would be nice to have community volunteers make up a % of that. Ofc much of this is dependent on market reactions and will be solidified in the first year of release but as a side note: I have just been sent (completely by suprise may I add) a two player starter set and additionally, a unit of Steel Legion and Brute Drones! And I will be conducting Demo days around the South of the UK as soon as they are prepared
Is the starter you received in HIPS plastic? Can you ask if you can show us some pics of the bare assembled plastic alongside a space marine or something?
Thanks Davidian, it is fun to have a DakkaDakka connection to the game.
No problem it's my absolute pleasure. This game has really gripped me by the danglers and I'm honoured to be able to demo it in the UK
The starter set I received is high quality resin. Like super high. These are obviously proof of concept castings that are being used for promotional purposes now. I haven't seen the Hips yet but I've been told they will be exactly the same as these.
I'm sure one of the guys will show off some pics soon.
The rank and file infantry we saw earlier... We thought maybe limited poses/single pose to keep costs down. Turns out, there are 4 legs&torso, arms and heads with every set apart from the spire archers. They have only 2 body options but that's made up with extra arm variants... Almost every mini is 5 to 7 components.
If you'd like to keep up with my progress, you can follow my project log if you like.
The bases are all 25mm diameter so that should give you an idea of scale. I understand the size now. Doing this in 28mm would be difficult or they'd have to compromise the design over detail/strength.
Yeah, a larger-scale, ranks-and-flanks wargame with plastic models at apparent affordability near Historicals level, combined with four factions out of the gate, a cool background that's refreshingly original (coolest looking concept for elves I've seen in some time), with a ruleset that look pretty decent?
"we expect to hit the market hard."
"we'll be around a long time, don't you worry."
"we could take part or we could take over, the game will decide which "
"We are here to introduce you to a new strategy battle system that will provide seasoned wargamers and new-to-the-hobby cadets with a fun, easy to play and yet deeply tactical table-top wargame.
Although we are all mature adults and hobby enthusiasts , we are scared of the monster in our cupboard. We are scared of the dark side of the moon. We are scared that somewhere in North K they have stolen our plans and are trying to create a Brute. We are scared of the scale of the project. But it’s because we care. We care about the hobby. We care about your budget. We care if you didn’t sleep well last night and if your paintbrush has lost so many bristles that you need a new one. We care about your car, your toothbrush and if your significant other ever finds out about how much you spent for all the models in your storage.
That is why we, a ragtag group including gamers who’s ‘proper’ jobs are artists, sculptors and writers, have grouped up with Riverhorse studios to bring you the game we call Conquest. That is why we have toiled for hours upon end, going over every little detail of the miniatures to impress all gamers, including ourselves.
We have made the Clone heads bigger, then smaller, then bigger again just so that it could match the image in the head of their perfectionist creator. We painted the Brutes a million different colour schemes to find one that would be more pleasing on the eyes. We have changed the bases so many times that we have lost count. The size of the Men-at-arms sword has ranged between that of a small dagger to a mighty Scottish claymore. We have spent hours playtesting the game again and again, so much that when we see a modular table we feel nauseous. We have debated the use of pink colour on one of our most vicious units and even though it looked fabulous we decided against it.
We have literally bled in order to prepare and display our work. But we have managed to endure this and carry on doing it because we are addicted. Addicted to the hobby. There is no time left over, because we love the smell of miniature plastic in the morning. Our kids don’t see us and our girlfriends go as far as Central America to get away.
It is our Passion that will not allow us to let this baby go. Bear with us, because the scale of what we are striving to achieve is immense. This is going to be a good one."
Yeah, a larger-scale, ranks-and-flanks wargame with plastic models at apparent affordability near Historicals level, combined with four factions out of the gate, a cool background that's refreshingly original (coolest looking concept for elves I've seen in some time), with a ruleset that look pretty decent?
Somebody pinch me!
What's this about affordable prices? Is this a KS? Where do we pledge?
Automatically Appended Next Post: This all feels like an Adam Poots boardgame project.
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Yeah, a larger-scale, ranks-and-flanks wargame with plastic models at apparent affordability near Historicals level, combined with four factions out of the gate, a cool background that's refreshingly original (coolest looking concept for elves I've seen in some time), with a ruleset that look pretty decent?
Somebody pinch me!
What's this about affordable prices? Is this a KS? Where do we pledge?
That's a negative of the Kickstarter. This is going straight to retail. Should be June 3rd. It is fully funded and invested and being published by Riverhorse Studios.
The 2 player set contains 80 plastic HIPS minis (granted the abomination is anything but mini XD) and RRP is 80 Euros
Yeah, a larger-scale, ranks-and-flanks wargame with plastic models at apparent affordability near Historicals level, combined with four factions out of the gate, a cool background that's refreshingly original (coolest looking concept for elves I've seen in some time), with a ruleset that look pretty decent?
Somebody pinch me!
What's this about affordable prices? Is this a KS? Where do we pledge?
Automatically Appended Next Post: This all feels like an Adam Poots boardgame project.
Huh?
Bob, you're making even less sense than usual!
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2018/01/24 04:27:19
Subject: Conquest! The new fantasy wargame from Para Bellum and Allessio Calvatore
Like a Poots production as in, obsessive attention to design, gameplay and miniature quality and ambitious game-to-rule-all-games scope and a unique visual style and background.
People should definitely go read all the detail there, but here's some good stuff:
The Dweghom
Originally created as a servitor race by the Dragons, the Dweghom broke generations of slavery by subsuming the raw essence of War and its elemental prison.
Such power proved both a blessing and a curse. The Dweghom brought the Dragons, their remaining loyal servants and, in the end, even themselves near to extinction. Retreating into Holds like the one above, the Dweghom kept the memory of their past alive.
Warpriest
Thanes
The Nords
The other faction, the Nords, are denizens of Mannheim which is a small frozen continent in, you guessed it, the North. The end of days came and went for these hardy people. They have endured Ragnarok, their end of days, the death of their gods and the rule of ice giants, only to rise anew, stronger than ever. Led by the Einherjar, their awoken chosen ancestors, they live hand-in-hand with monsters that others dread, while leading them to raids all over the world.
Giants
Initially, I was very coool on this game - but as we learn more and more, and as we see more and more...I'm really looking forward to this.
Definitely want the humans, and the Dweghom and probably the Nord too now!
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2018/01/24 18:36:37
Subject: Re:Conquest! The new fantasy wargame from Para Bellum and Allessio Calvatore
Prestor Jon wrote: Because children don't have any legal rights until they're adults. A minor is the responsiblity of the parent and has no legal rights except through his/her legal guardian or parent.
2018/01/24 19:12:33
Subject: Conquest! The new fantasy wargame from Para Bellum and Allessio Calvatore
just noticed.... Jotun casually helping out at the harbour
And the dude's hand on the giants back like, "you go this! Doin' great buddy".
Automatically Appended Next Post: "We have the undead coming soon, savage semi-primitives with an affinity to War, oriental emperors and warlords, near-immortals who bond with the land, a magocratic cabal ruling over the barren continent that they themselves have raised… and those are just the next few."
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I don't know, these dwarves feel like someone mixed squats Kharadron Overlords with 40K orks...
Davidian wrote: "We have the undead coming soon, savage semi-primitives with an affinity to War, oriental emperors and warlords, near-immortals who bond with the land, a magocratic cabal ruling over the barren continent that they themselves have raised… and those are just the next few."
So, Necrons, Tau, and Thousand Sons?
2018/01/24 21:37:43
Subject: Conquest! The new fantasy wargame from Para Bellum and Allessio Calvatore
Irbis wrote: I don't know, these dwarves feel like someone mixed squats Kharadron Overlords with 40K orks...
My first thought was the Dwemer from the Elder Scrolls (or at least as you could imagine they might have looked)
Some of the artwork for this game is absolutely stunning, and not only that but really imaginative.
Dude, you just hit the nail on the head. I wad thinking the same thing last night. Just like the Elder Scrolls, there's elves and dwarves and other mythic gak going on but it all has its own defined character that makes it the Elder Scrolls.
That appears to be what they're acheiving here with this world building.
Really hope this is successful, not least because the world deserves a successful rank n file game that’s... well, basically that doesn’t have models designed and sculpted by Mantic. This looks great!
2018/01/29 15:19:25
Subject: Conquest! The new fantasy wargame from Para Bellum and Allessio Calvatore
Some more cheeky artwork previews. Enjoy
As ever, the gravy train is at Www.facebook.com/ParaBellumWarGames
A Nord
Automatically Appended Next Post: Not seen it yet but I'll be watching this this evening whilst I paint my demo set I already have a draft copy of the rules... Still can't wait to watch it, hehe
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