EVENT
NORCON '12
July 28th & 29th
All activities will take place in Redding's Caldwell park 56 Quartz Hill Rd. Redding,
CA. 96002
If you have any questions on any of the events, Hotels near the event center
Go to
http://www.norcononline.com/
or if you want to relax and find a place to get a beer let me know, Mason at
alightinthegrimdark.blogspot.com 
This is the main Convention event hitting Redding California this year. Awesome terrian, fun people, awesome in depth tournament play, and awesome relaxed demo's of games you might be interested in and of course the legendary Apocalyspe battles!
NorCon Events list - Cost of Entry is $25
Warhammer
40K Tournament - Sunday July 31st
There will be a Rogue Trader style
40K tournament on Sunday July 30th
Apocalypse Event - Saturday July 30th
Friday july 29th at 9 pm The So Cal Crusaders will be having a Mega- Apocalypse seminar detailing the addition rules that they have come up with for their signature style of game play. Along with their club rules they will also be featuring the Tempest fugitive campaign codex’s that that will add addition rules and depth to existing armies that players will be able to use through the event.
Badab Wars - Friday July 29th and Saturday July 30th
The battle for the Malestorm draws near. A historical re-fight of the Badab Wars will take place July 29th and 30th starting at 6:00
PM.
Flames of War Demonstration - Sunday July 30th
Flames Of War is a game that allows you to recreate the battles of World War II using miniatures figurines, and so experience the war from the point of view of a front-line company commander.
Warhammer 40K Tournament event
in the 41st millenium, there is only war and the laughter of the thirsting gods...
On Sunday July 31st a Rogue Traders style tournament will be held at NorCon. This tournament will consist of three games throughout the day. Army sizes must be 1,750 points or under. If you wish to play in this event please register.
Mega-Apocalypse Event
They came from the south of the galactic plane, those known as the true chosen. Their violent god demanded that those of the pure faith to expand their domain into the realms of the lesser faiths. They took the words of their god as a mandate to bring his teachings to the fallen races of rotting galaxy. Those teachings aren’t translated in fine speeches or ritual pleasantries. The teachings of Khorne are preached on the field of war through strength of arms and the butchery of shattered souls.
The Chaos Waste Coast Wars are once again coming to Nor Con XI. The So Cal Crusaders will be along with G3 will bring Mega- Apocalypse to Redding in a stunning one day event. This year’s game will once again set a bounty on the head of the Dark General, as well as allow players to bring entire collections of painted miniatures to wage war against players from all over the west coast.
Friday july 29th at 9 pm The So Cal Crusaders will be having a Mega- Apocalypse seminar detailing the addition rules that they have come up with for their signature style of game play. Along with their club rules they will also be featuring the Tempest fugitive campaign codex’s that that will add addition rules and depth to existing armies that players will be able to use through the event.
Special Character Rules
Level 1; Imperium-gains +1 Attack, maxed out to
LD 10, has either Terminator Armor, or Artificer Armor, and Iron Halo, counts as Eternal Warrior, and may have either They Shall Know No Fear, or Fearless. Open options to current Space Marine Codex for weapons/upgrades. May also take any single Universal Special Rule that "makes sense" for his particular Chapter, and that rule will apply to any squad from the same Chapter he joins. Chaos-characters get +1 to either Strength or Toughness, +1 Attack and maxed out
LD 10. May take Marks of the Gods, normal equipment list from current Chaos Codex. They gain Eternal Warrior. If they take a Mark other then Undivided (Chaos Glory), they'll gain the basic rules for their same Troop type; ie Mark of Nurgle will grant Slow and Purposeful as well as Feel No Pain. Any unit they join of same Mark will become Fearless.
Level 2; Imperium: No increase in stats, however they may now upgrade weapons to Master Crafted for 10pts per item (includes Close Combat and Shooty). Character can choose 1 of the following; Stubborn, Counter Attack, Accute Senses, Furious Charge, Stealth or Relentless universal special rule now, and it'll apply to any bodyguard he purchases. Bodyguard may be any Infantry squad in his book. These rules of course must "make sense" for his Chapter. Pick one of the following to count as Troops/Scoring for models of the same Chapter; Devastators, Assault Marines, Scouts, Bikers, or Attack Bikes. Chaos: Which ever stat (strength or toughness) that wasn't modified +1, is now modified the +1.
WS is also gains +1. The model may now have access to older Chaos Equipment from previous Chaos Codexes, but within reasoning and it must make sense. An example would be a Collar of Khorne from 3rd/4th Edition codex. They may now purchase a bodyguard (must be same Mark), and that squad will gain Fearless as well as; Khorne (Furious Charge), Nurgle (Feel No Pain), Tzeentch (+1 to Invul, or a 6+ if no Invul exists), Slaanesh (+1 Initiative), and Undivided/Chaos Glory (unit counts as Troops).
Badab Wars Historical Re-Fight Event
From the minute I saw the new Forge World model for Lugft Huron I was hooked. The Badab War has always been one of the more interesting stories that the
40k universe has to offer. It brings a certain humanity to the Space Marines that you just never see anywhere else. Combine that with Forge World writing the books and producing what I consider the best models in our hobby and I just could not imagine a better way for my friends and I to showcase our interest in the
40k.
The goal when I started dreaming this up was to provide a nice way to keep connected to my friends in
CA and also spark an interest in marines that wasn't "which codex is best". With the amount of "counts as" going around and a desire to by many to crush their oppoenents Badab again sets itself as the perfect place to play out a storyline without suffering a tournament style pressure to win.
I hope that participating in the Badab campaign will provide a chance for people to model, paint, and game to the highest level, but without feeding the beast of competition. I also hope that eveyone taking part in the campaign will take advantage of the free form, project based, goal oriented feel for the campaign I will be running. Everyone that participates should agree that to take part means you will do your very best at all aspects of the hobby. This is truly the chance to do your best modeling, painting, and gaming. There are almost no requirements to participate other than 500 points and a leader. I look forward to seeing what eveyone puts down on the table in July.
Flames of War Demonstration Event
For years the dark storm clouds of war have been gathering on the horizon of Europe. The people of Germany, disgruntled by past indignities inflicted upon their country, are determined to regain the power and status of their proud nation. The Germany army, secretly rebuilt over many years, stands poised to conquer an unsuspecting Europe. On 1 September 1939, the storm of war is unleashed as German troops invade Poland with a declaration of war. Poland’s allies ~ France, Great Britain and the nations of the mighty British Commonwealth ~ declare war on Germany within days of the invasion. It is the opening act in the greatest conflagration in the history of human conflict. The Flames Of War are soon sweeping across the face of the globe; battles will be fought in all corners of the world. Massive armies struggle for the control of Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific with nations from six of the seven continents becoming involved in a struggle that will last for six years.
Flames Of War is a World War II miniatures game. Flames Of War is usually played by two people, one commanding the soldiers of each side.
On Saturday July 30th and Sunday July 31st you will be able to play demonstration games of Flames Of War. There is no need to sign up. Simply come on over and play!
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