Something about "The King in Yellow" maybe?Originally Posted by AsenRG
With the Lyviani following "Hidden gods", this actually gives me an idea!
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Something about "The King in Yellow" maybe?With the Lyviani following "Hidden gods", this actually gives me an idea
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Maybe.
Or rather, I was imagining the Chthulhu gods getting to Tekumel, where impending doom doesn't impress nearly as much and equally powerful entities have said that doom isn't going to happen now. That should be a shock to them
What bigger shocks they might suffer is up to the Referee's sick sense of humour.
BTW, there's a (semi-official) list with the comparative standings of legions that I just dug up. Uncle, do you see any old friends in there, and what do you think of their rankings?
Last edited by AsenRG; 03-30-2016 at 01:35 PM.
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place, and I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward." - Rocky
Barsoom! Who made the minis?
EDIT: Okay, I had to add this...
Shemek
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Mark Twain
Thank you; I am. Another day today of bed rest and fluids, and as much sleep as I can manage. Doctor tomorrow, which will be interesting. Up for a bit to get some food, and answers...I think I can only join Shemek hiTankolel's advice on taking it easy, Uncle...
Heh, even I've got the same issue at times!
My solution? I make them read the works I'm inspired by. I'll give them a synopsis for especially important ones. They're free to not bother, and suffer, too
With the Lyviani following "Hidden gods", this actually gives me an idea
Good solution - I wish I could get people here to do that. It seems that if it's not on the net, they can't be bothered. Makes for some lousy gaming, sad to say.
Precisely!
It's not a bad list, actually; my copy is in my copy of the UK 'zine that it was originally published in. ("Eye of All-Seeing Wonder")
I do see a lot of old friends - and a lot of old enemies - and it's pretty accurate. It does not have any of the new legions that were established in Phil's campaigns, though.
Yes, indeed!!!
http://www.bronzeagemin.com/
And the specific line is here:
http://www.bronzeagemin.com/miniatur...sci-fi28mm.htm
Both his 'humans' and 'mutants' - you can use them as you like; I use the humans as Tekumelyani adventurers and other people - are really fun figures. Very, very dynamically posed, when they are in base-to-base contact, it really looks like there's a fight to the finish being staged. Most figures have at least one open hand, and are supplied with a variety of weapons. (And a lot of them, too!) Casting is crisp and clean, and they assemble with a very small amount of work.
I've built entire games around these figures. The 'Loshomon Canal' Braunstein is one, and I've made a complete set of Barsoom terrain tiles and scenery for the game table for skirmish games. I have a line on some flyers, both 'classic Michael Whelan illustration' and the recent movie. (It helps to have friends with connections.)
As you might gather, I really like these figures. They are everything I want in miniatures: dynamic action, reasonable detail, and the ability to tell stories on the game table. I good use of my birthday money, I thought...
Those are nice. What scale are they, 32mm? Do they look ok next to 25mm figures?Yes, indeed!!!
http://www.bronzeagemin.com/
And the specific line is here:
http://www.bronzeagemin.com/miniatur...sci-fi28mm.htm
Both his 'humans' and 'mutants' - you can use them as you like; I use the humans as Tekumelyani adventurers and other people - are really fun figures. Very, very dynamically posed, when they are in base-to-base contact, it really looks like there's a fight to the finish being staged. Most figures have at least one open hand, and are supplied with a variety of weapons. (And a lot of them, too!) Casting is crisp and clean, and they assemble with a very small amount of work.
I've built entire games around these figures. The 'Loshomon Canal' Braunstein is one, and I've made a complete set of Barsoom terrain tiles and scenery for the game table for skirmish games. I have a line on some flyers, both 'classic Michael Whelan illustration' and the recent movie. (It helps to have friends with connections.)
As you might gather, I really like these figures. They are everything I want in miniatures: dynamic action, reasonable detail, and the ability to tell stories on the game table. I good use of my birthday money, I thought...
Shemek
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Mark Twain
Glad to hear you're recoveringThank you; I am. Another day today of bed rest and fluids, and as much sleep as I can manage. Doctor tomorrow, which will be interesting. Up for a bit to get some food, and answers...
Good solution - I wish I could get people here to do that. It seems that if it's not on the net, they can't be bothered. Makes for some lousy gaming, sad to say.
And I must add that much, if not most or all of, say, Barsoom is on the Net. Not that I care how my players are going to find those books - if necessary, I can loan the first couple of them in translation. My players also seem to prefer reading them from the net, though
Interesting - can you add some of them in the right ranks?
And could you add some funny notes on the "old friends and enemies" that aren't obvious from the descriptions, like command staff personalities?
Keep it short, of course. Only those legions that move more are of particular interest, and just knowing the names and allegiance of the legions of Phil's campaign would probably be enough!
Last edited by AsenRG; 03-31-2016 at 03:00 AM.
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place, and I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward." - Rocky
Yes, they are 32mm. I think they look fine next to modern 28mm figures, since there's a lot of variation in these; they look fine next to the Wargods of Aegyptus or Tekumel Project figures that I have. They do look bigger on the table then the true 25mm Old Glory / Ral Partha figures I have - not surprising, considering that there's forty years' difference between them!
In general, I don't have a problem with the size; I think that my Barsoomians would be taller anyway, so it's not an issue. In practice, I've found that since my 25's are the line troops, they come out for the big battles, and the 28's get used for skirmish and RPG games - so there's no practical difference for me.
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