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Post by tonsha on Sept 3, 2010 5:48:52 GMT -9
Bonjour mes amis!! finally got back after my hols. Had a lovely time. Forgot to take any games though - which was particularly annoying when we got stuck in the tent in a 2-day downpour. Most of the games we could cadge off the holiday reps had pieces missing. It was totally unlike me, as I normally take a bag of stuff with (UNO, various cheapass games, etc.). Still - it got me thinking. I HAD been planning to take along my Song of Blades stuff. Completely forgot in all the rush of course, but it got me thinking about a PORTABLE version of SBH. So I ended up imagining a set of 'flats' rather like the the old Cry Havoc game and knocked this up: The intention is to make the base sizes to scale (I've made the squares 25mm, 'Big' figures 40mm octagons, cavalry 25mmx100mm, etc.) The great thing is they are totally rules agnostic - you could choose whichever ruleset you want. Just so long as you somehow keep track of 'skeleton #1' separately from 'skeleton #2'. The only problem I've got now is how to identify when a figure is 'fallen'..... DaveA
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Post by old squirmydad on Sept 3, 2010 6:33:52 GMT -9
The only problem I've got now is how to identify when a figure is 'fallen'..... DaveA Make them double-sided, have a greyed out version of the art on the underside with the word FALLEN stamped across it.
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Post by onemonkeybeau on Sept 3, 2010 7:11:46 GMT -9
This is an awesome idea Dave!
Do you have any plans on doing more?
onemonkeybeau
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Post by tonsha on Sept 3, 2010 12:31:26 GMT -9
old squirmydad: Youknow - that's an awesome idea...but might be tricky in a cramped situation. But I'm thinking I may do stand up tokens for 'fallen' and 'transfixed'. I'm thinking a bit like the 'under fire' stand ups that Mel did for Guncrawl... @beau: You betcha I'm gonna do more!! These aren't finished yet, but I want to do elves, knights, Trolls, Ogres, Dragons - you name it!! ...and then I want to do flat terrain features as well! Building layouts, woods, streams, dungeons (oh wait! I already did those!!), Temples, castles, stone circles. You name it. (AND don't forget I need to finish off those ZOA figs too!) ..but where am I gonna get the time?!!!! OK, Dave: FOCUS! Finish off the ZOA first, Then finish off the undead flats. What comes next guys? I fancy: 1. Elves (to battle undead) 2. Goblinoids 3. Knights (Good & Bad) ...in that order. Any other preferences? No cavalry as yet - got to figure out how to do those... DaveA
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Post by Parduz on Sept 3, 2010 12:49:11 GMT -9
I think this is a great idea. As you said, they have infinite uses. May i suggest to "sacrifice" some of the beauty for some instant recognization? What i mean is: what do you think to make a dull, less colorfull background for the chits, and use the same "color tone" for a specific army? (so, as esample, gray stones for the undeads, green grass for the elves, brown ground for the good humans and black/red lava for the evils...). Just an idea... ... i'll wait for this work. Thanks for you efforts! -edit- ...and a layered PDF to hide the numbers, if not needed?
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Post by tonsha on Sept 4, 2010 4:28:49 GMT -9
Parduz: Some great ideas here. Thanks very much. I had thought about creating an SVG template (in Inkscape) to provide others with the ability to create their own sets. Different background layers would be essential for this. As for layered PDFs... I'm not sure I can do those straight from Inkscape. I'd need to learn Scribus. How about a layered PSD or XCF file instead? DaveA
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Post by Sirrob01 on Sept 4, 2010 6:03:18 GMT -9
scribus currently has a bug init that prevents layered PDF view/print from working correctly you could do tokens for fallen etc printed on transparency and then cut out, might be a bit of a pain to pick of the chit. These are looking really good especially to use as a portable version
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Post by tonsha on Sept 6, 2010 21:49:36 GMT -9
Quick update: I'm progressing well with the template files. I've done the 25mm Squares and the 40mm Octagons so far. Each file has 8 background textures (Lava, Sand, Dirt, Ash Waste, Stone Rubble, Grass, Dungeon, Battlefield). These templates will allow anyone to create flat counters for themselves and tailor them to whatever they need. Unfortunately, the files are pretty big (i.e. 30-40MB), so I will create a set of 'faction' PDF files using the backgrounds and figure layouts I prefer. Hopefully, this will give you all the best of both worlds. Sirrob01: Thanks for the comments - and the heads up on Scribus. I guess I'll delay even longer before playing with it. Yeah the transparencies do sound fiddly. I think a kind of mini 'stand-up' marker (sort of like a figure but basically just a flat board with the words 'Fallen', 'Transfixed' or 'Wounded') will work best. In SBH you wouldn't actually be able to MOVE the counter until you had removed the marker, so these should be perfect...just not entirely flat.... DaveA
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Post by Sirrob01 on Sept 7, 2010 2:43:58 GMT -9
Tonsha this is the bug that needs addressing Jabbro originally lodged it: bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=8490At least it has been assigned . The standup markers sound like they could be nice just for a normal game.
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Post by scarecrowking on Dec 30, 2010 12:38:46 GMT -9
The Undead are spiffy! Any updates on further sets?
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Post by tonsha on Dec 31, 2010 1:41:27 GMT -9
The Undead are spiffy! Any updates on further sets? Hi! I've not made any progress with these, as I've been focussed on the Fearsome Adventures game. But I am going to progress these and provide more armies. So stay tuned!! DaveA
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Post by labrat on Dec 31, 2010 5:27:53 GMT -9
These are similar to the top-downs I did for Bellicose Fantasy Battles... only much more colorful. It has given me ideas for completing the line of top-downs for our game. If anyone is interested, they are free to download. sanitystudios.com/bellicose/miscDownloadsNice work Tonsha.
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Post by scarecrowking on Dec 31, 2010 15:03:38 GMT -9
Good to hear, I really like them! I googled Fearsome Adventures, but didn't see anything listed. Any 411 you can slip us?
I have the top-downs from Sanity too. I stop by the site occasionally and check for more. The elven guard and the archmage are my two favorites from the ones that are up.
-Brian
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Post by labrat on Feb 13, 2011 15:02:00 GMT -9
I need to do more. It would be nice to have one of everything to play the game with. And it would be nice to have them in color as well.
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