<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Citadel Circa 1985"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/7.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Citadel Circa 1985
It was an interesting year, Ronald Regan began his second term, Australlia started broadcasting on AM frequency, the Discovery Channel was invented, and Citadel released a little gem called "The Citadel Journals, Spring '85'"



What is Citadel? Any Warhammer/40k fan would mock you for such a question...

But something interesting can be found amongst the relics of forgotten times...



Let's take a closer look at the first letter...



PLASTIC!? PLASTIC IS SO STUPID!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/631653.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/631653.page GMT Citadel Circa 1985
I'm more interested in the letter asking when Rogue Trader is coming out, it would be 2 more years before that hit the stores. I wonder how word got out in those pre-internet days?

can you show us more from it?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/633383.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/633383.page GMT Citadel Circa 1985 http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/633390.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/633390.page GMT Citadel Circa 1985
George Spiggott wrote:People had been playing games in the 'Imperium of the 41st millenium' since Laserburn came out in 80-81. Rogue trader was a consolidation of that existing market.


I did not know that. I thought RT launched the whole thing.

Anyone have a copy of Laserburn and feel like doing a review of it?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/633395.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/633395.page GMT Citadel Circa 1985
The rules and figures are still available.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/633401.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/633401.page GMT Citadel Circa 1985

I'd be most itnerested in the fluff. I've lost enough SAN to GW's 80s rules.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/633407.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/633407.page GMT Re:Citadel Circa 1985 here.

There are parallels with this and Adeptus Titanicus which GW released into the existing Battletech market and Warhammer which moved into the previously abundant 25mm fantasy battles market. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/633414.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/633414.page GMT Re:Citadel Circa 1985 GW just stole a crudload of stuff from LaserBurn and Dune.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/633442.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/633442.page GMT Re:Citadel Circa 1985
Vladsimpaler wrote:I'll be darned. If I didn't know any better (which I think I don't) then I would think that GW just stole a crudload of stuff from LaserBurn and Dune.

GW stole nothing from Laserburn, check the author one Bryan Ansell (former MD of GW). Which probably makes Laserburn unique as a Sci-fi product. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/633452.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/633452.page GMT Citadel Circa 1985 40k or just a standard SF game by the same folks?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/634295.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/634295.page GMT Citadel Circa 1985
Kid_Kyoto wrote:Is there much fluff in laserburn? And is it a real progenitor of 40k or just a standard SF game by the same folks?

Dunno, I've only ever had a look through the Imperial army book and that was a long time ago.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/634328.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/634328.page GMT Citadel Circa 1985 RT "borrowing" ideas from it.

Wiki- "Some elements of the Laserburn rules, such as power and dreadnought armour, bolt guns and jet cycles were carried forward and appear in Warhammer 40,000 by Games Workshop who Ansell worked for in the late 80s onwards."]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/634345.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/634345.page GMT Citadel Circa 1985
Kid_Kyoto wrote:
George Spiggott wrote:People had been playing games in the 'Imperium of the 41st millenium' since Laserburn came out in 80-81. Rogue trader was a consolidation of that existing market.


I did not know that. I thought RT launched the whole thing.

Anyone have a copy of Laserburn and feel like doing a review of it?


You can still buy Laserburn and all the expansions. Plus figures in 15mm...

I'm sure there are other sources, but here's at least one:

http://www.15mm-md.com/Laserburn_15mm_Sci-fi.htm

Vale,

JohnS]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/634506.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/634506.page GMT Re:Citadel Circa 1985 )

I also have "The Second Citadel Compendium" which seems to be related somehow.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/634658.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/234396/634658.page GMT