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« on: September 16, 2011, 11:29:45 pm » |
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You know, ever since I've been a part of the Mantic fandom, Cyporien has been there faithfully supporting them. She doesn't talk much about 'Brushfire', always tastefully and appropriately when she does. I kind of associate Brushfire with Mantic in my mind now:)
Anyways, I was wondering about using Brushfire minis for KoW. I don't know if they are 28mm or if that even matters since we aren't talking humans, and I know the bases are different.
But, I love Samurai stuff, and the Ribenguo stuff looks Great! So either as KoW 'Human' proxie models, or, (fingers crossed) an official Mantic/Brushfire joint supplemental army list for the On The Lamb armies...?
I bet this has come up before, but I have missed the thread somehow...
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« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2011, 11:41:41 pm » |
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I have some Brushfire mini's, and I'm a fan. (Berserker Hamsters for the win).  However the minis are on the larger side of 28mm, and because they are made of metal, would be quite expensive to make a Mantic sized army out of. Some smaller allied units might be interesting though. I haven't seen any fan made lists for them in KoW yet. |
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« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2011, 12:58:11 pm » |
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I'm happy to support any idea that sells more of my miniatures  I imagine when Mantic release a Beastmen army Brushfire will be suitable for that sort of thing, and unlike another company's games, I'd be happy to use our resources to help Mantic 'Fill In Gaps'. I know one thing Ronnie was discussing for the Human army was almost exactly the same as what we had planned for an addition to Mare-Civitas.. |
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« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2011, 01:50:48 pm » |
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« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2011, 02:17:24 pm » |
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Thank you very much Cyporien and Darsc Zacal! I have been reading the 2 page free starter download rules for your game, and it looks very well designed. Though, I realize the full rules are a bit more developed(I peeked at the Ribenguo Shogunate tactics page and saw a bunch of interesting looking rules!) Definitely I am going to get the book and the Ribenguo Shogunate starter first, but I need another nation so I can start doing small demos. Which faction do you think would be best as a foe and to show off the game besides the Shogunate ? The starters are pretty nearly balanced in terms of resource points yes? Sent an email to Glen Fong at The Armchair Adventurer about carrying On the Lamb games and minis, but he will probably wait to reply to me until I come to the store. Was looking on the internet for nice 25-28mm feudal Japanese terrain, I saw some very nice buildings by http://www.johnjenkinsdesigns.com/28JAP.htm. Does anyone know any other manufacturers? Hope the weekend treats you all well, and that you get some great gaming in! Gerry |
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« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2011, 02:36:26 pm » |
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We use Ribenguo, Aquitar, and Mare-Civitas (Rotating) when we do convention demos. While all of the starters are intended to be balanced to one another, Vandalands(Lack of Range, works better when you use their army rule and take three starter sets against one...), Axony(Where did that cat come from?!), and Zabar(This army costs How Much?!) can have some issues that might scare off new players.
I love John Jenkin's stuff, and plan to get some of it at some point. At the moment I'm using Armor Cast and home made stuff on our Ribenguo themed demo table.
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« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2011, 04:25:39 pm » |
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Hi Cyporien,
Sounds great! I'll be picking up those three sets and one or two of the rule books for starters, sometime in the next two weeks. Thank you for your help!
Gerry
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« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2011, 04:31:37 pm » |
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Great, let me know if you have any more questions. We're always happy to help  |
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« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2011, 06:25:07 pm » |
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Thank you very much Cyporien and Darsc Zacal! I have been reading the 2 page free starter download rules for your game, and it looks very well designed. Though, I realize the full rules are a bit more developed(I peeked at the Ribenguo Shogunate tactics page and saw a bunch of interesting looking rules!) Definitely I am going to get the book and the Ribenguo Shogunate starter first, but I need another nation so I can start doing small demos. Which faction do you think would be best as a foe and to show off the game besides the Shogunate ? The starters are pretty nearly balanced in terms of resource points yes? Sent an email to Glen Fong at The Armchair Adventurer about carrying On the Lamb games and minis, but he will probably wait to reply to me until I come to the store. Was looking on the internet for nice 25-28mm feudal Japanese terrain, I saw some very nice buildings by http://www.johnjenkinsdesigns.com/28JAP.htm. Does anyone know any other manufacturers? Hope the weekend treats you all well, and that you get some great gaming in! Gerry Let me just say as an owner of the ribuengo shogunate warband it is an excellent set. |
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« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2011, 10:42:38 am » |
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Hey... Brushfire for WARPATH?
When the rebels come out I bet they will fly around making lots of friends like Ewoks and stuff... If you all make rules for archaic weapons and armor and point values, we can use our warbands as native resistance fighters! We won't even really have to rebase them, right?
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« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2011, 05:13:39 pm » |
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