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Title: Palaeo Diet – Game 7 Dances with Wolves 31st Mar new Game
Post by: Vagabond on December 06, 2017, 08:49:23 PM
Palaeo Diet – Game 1 – The Hunt

The Shell Clan a small Neolithic band of Hunter/Gatherers need to go hunting. The sea shore was providing slim pickins, shell fish are not very filling, and meat was called for.

This is my 1st game using the rules. I have read some of Nic’s game reports and it seemed to me that the rules and concept of the game should provide the sort of fun and slightly chaotic games that I like.
I am posting this here because I don’t have the necessary mammals for it to qualify as historical enough for the Age of Myths Gods and Empires which is where I would have liked to post it because to my mind it seems to fit into that category.
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The Shell Clan is watching the Food move slowly westwards, they have been driving them for three new suns across a desolate landscape and the Food is slowly getting weaker. On this new day the sun will rise and the Clan will make their move.
Their only hope of survival in this savage land is to use their one big advantage over the wild things roaming the plains and that is their brains, and so they had a plan.

The females of the clan were adept with a sling and had a good supply of rounded river stones. They would push the Food into the arms of the men, who were clumsy and stupid but strong and brave

Tohana and Kee’Ak the males would move around the beasts and hide, then the smart ones Ayah and Luana would drive the Food on to them and into the trap. I know it’s not a very clever plan but it could work.

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Tohana and Kee’Ak are seen here circling around the Food.

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While Ayah and Luana are driving it into the trap.

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Kee’Ak has worked his way round in front of the Food and Ayah pelts the Beast with stones from her sling and it starts to lumber forward towards Kee’Ak. I love it when a plan comes together.

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The Food comes within range and Kee’Ak throws his spear – and MISSES. Oh bugger that thing has big horns.

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In the background you can see the Beast that Kee’Ak missed didn’t gore him but is lumbering away from him and towards Ayha.
In the foreground Luana has pelted her rump steak with stones and wounded it, causing it to run from her.

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The Beast is getting close to Ayah, she slung stones at it and so it turns round and moves back to Kee’Ak. It must be getting dizzy right about now.

1st Rule of Hunting “Make your prey dizzy”

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It doesn’t look as if anything has happened here but Kee’Ak has charged forward, but failed an activation, the Beast has attacked him, it’s horns missing vital organs by a fingers thickness. The beast backs away and Kee’Ak attacks again, the beast roars at him and Kee’Ak retreats away from the ferocious sound and they both end up where they started.

2nd Rule of Hunting “Stick your prey with the sharp pointy thing before it sticks you”

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Luana drives her beast towards Tohana, well this was the plan.
 
3rd rule of hunting “Always follow the plan”
 
It charges forwards and attacks him but causes no damage, he responds with a wicked blow from his trusty stone axe and gives it a wound. The Beast moves back and Tohana has run out of activations and lets it go.

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Luana tries to attack the Beast but she fails an activation and it attacks her first, the fighting is fierce, first one strikes, then the other, back and forth. The beast finally sticks her with one of it’s horns and that nasty looking mould line causes a jagged wound.

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In the other hunt Ayah has pelted the Beast with sling shot but this only makes it angry and it charges at her, fortunately it fails to move far enough to make contact.

4th Rule of Hunting “Always stay calm”

Rather than run away she pelts it, yet again missing and it attacks her but she dodges nimbly aside.

5th Rule of Hunting “Practice more with your slingshot”

Kee’Ak lopes towards the fight to help Ayah and the beast reacts by moving away.

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Tohana rushes to aid Luana but fails an activation and the beast attacks Luana before he can get there. This is getting serious, the Beast is no longer behaving like Food as it gives her another wound and she drops to the floor.
 
6th Rule of Hunting “Don’t fight creatures bigger than yourself with a knife”

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Tohana wounds the beast and in return the beast wounds him before backing away, narrowly missing Ayah in the process.
I keep the wound counters for the figures on their Stat Cards but I haven’t made any for the Dino’s so they are on the table, it takes 4 wounds to kill a Giant Grazer and so one more and he is down and the clan can feast.

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Ayah fails an activation and the beast attacks her but doesn’t do any damage. She however sticks it with that little sharp pointy knife and causes the final wound that kills it.
 
7th Rule of Hunting “If you must use a knife use a sharp one”

In the background Kee’Ak moves in and attacks the other beast behind Ayah and wounds it. The fight continues until the beast moves away.

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Tohana fails an activation over on the left side of the board and so the beast attacks Kee’Ak wounding him, then Ayah charges into the fight but the beast backs away, she pelts it and it changes it’s tiny mind again and attacks her causing a wound. Kee’Ak is back in the fight and fails his attack but the beast backs up and they decide to let it go. They both have a wound and another could prove fatal.
 
8th Rule of Hunting “Don’t play with your food”

The game scenario calls for the clan to gather 4 food units and one of these Giant Grazers is worth 4 units so a win but at a cost, all the clan are wounded and Luana has 2 wounds which could prove fatal.

Final Rule of Hunting “Only kill what you can eat”

Or should that be “You only eat what you can kill”.

This was intended to be a trial game just to test the rules but I enjoyed it so much that I have decided to run the Shell clan in the rules based campaign, trying each of the scenarios and see how they go on.

So to round up, I did not have a Clan leader and had not given anyone a trait before the game but the campaign rules provide a recovery chart and an advancement system.

Luana had 2 wounds but a good roll on the after game chart means she survived and is able to take part in the next hunt although is lame from the leg wound and can not move fast.

Tohana only had a little scratch and recovers quickly with no ill effects.

Kee’Ak’s wound was more serious and if he had had any traits he would have lost them, but he is OK for the next hunt.

Ayah’s wound was also a little more serious than was first thought and she also is going to be lame and slow in the next hunt.

Tohana was the only one to recover without a penalty and so he gets the man of the match award and gains a trait and becomes Alert. A useful trait for a hunter on the edge of survival.

The game lasted about 2 hours, I had spent some time creating a reference sheet and pretty much have everything on 2 sides of A4.

I found the rules worked well, they are not too long and I had 2 reads through before the game and obviously referred to them but apart from a few things they are clear and easy to understand.
I have since played another 3 games and enjoyed them all.

If you are still here - Thanks for reading.
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 1 – The Hunt
Post by: Vampifan on December 06, 2017, 10:24:00 PM
Oh boy, I thoroughly enjoyed that. What a blast!  :D :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 1 – The Hunt
Post by: Barry S on December 06, 2017, 11:06:08 PM
Thanks for posting it!

I really enjoyed the report. 

Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 1 – The Hunt
Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on December 07, 2017, 05:43:11 AM
Great report and a really nice looking set-up. I really must paint some minis and give this a go!   :-*
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 1 – The Hunt
Post by: Lost Egg on December 07, 2017, 08:15:49 AM
Great game I enjoyed reading about it :D
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 1 – The Hunt
Post by: Irregular Wars Nic on December 07, 2017, 09:53:04 PM
Lovely write up, thanks!

Where are your dinos from?
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 1 – The Hunt
Post by: Vagabond on December 08, 2017, 03:38:21 PM
Cheers guys, thanks for taking to time to let me know you enjoyed it, I have a couple of other games that I will probably post up.

Oh boy, I thoroughly enjoyed that. What a blast!  :D :D :D :D :D

Glad you liked it, you gave me so much inspiration when I got back into war gaming 5 years or so ago with your zombie adventures and game reports that it's nice to know you approve. :)

Mi Lord having seen your simians (I think it's OK to say that between friends ;)) I have received them and some Neanderthals for xmas. Need to sort out Mammoths, been checking poundland but no luck so far. :'( :'( may have to spring for the DeeZee ones, that'll put a hole in my budget.


Where are your dinos from?

Nic the Dinos were from Poundland a few years ago. 6 - hard plastic for £1:00 what's not to like, spray black and dry brush. I just need to find some mammoths now.

Nice set of rules you have written - the AI works well although it's a bit frustrating when the prey won't stand and fight like a man but just wanders off when it feels like it lol lol and then when you catch up with it - almost always it gets to strike you 1st.  :'(
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 1 – The Hunt
Post by: pacarat on December 15, 2017, 08:27:17 PM
Very nice all around- AAR, terrain and figs.

I just picked up these rules and will be trying them out with my mammoth hunt stuff.
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 1 – The Hunt
Post by: Doug ex-em4 on December 16, 2017, 05:19:48 PM
Don't think you can avoid my attention by hiding away on the Other Adventures board :D

Much more interesting than I thought this would be  - obviously down to your AAR. Passing over the casual sexism at the beginning and the appalling treatment of animals, I have to say, a very enjoyable read.

Isn't there a toyshop in Darkest Derbyshire which sells toy elephants you could make into mammoths?

Oh, and another rule of hunting is "don't take a knife to a tusk fight".

Doug
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 1 – The Hunt
Post by: Vagabond on December 17, 2017, 01:08:15 AM
Very nice all around- AAR, terrain and figs.

I just picked up these rules and will be trying them out with my mammoth hunt stuff.

Don't forget to post your thoughts and game report. I would certainly like to read it. I'm impressed you already have a mammoth hunt set up.


 Passing over the casual sexism at the beginning and the appalling treatment of animals, I have to say, a very enjoyable read.

Isn't there a toyshop in Darkest Derbyshire which sells toy elephants you could make into mammoths?

Oh, and another rule of hunting is "don't take a knife to a tusk fight".

Doug

I quite like a bit of casual sexism especially when it's aimed at my own sex :D  
No animals were harmed in the making of this movie,  hum - no mammals I mean!!!

I don't think we do toyshops anymore up here :'( :'(

Too true about a knife and a tusk fight, these girls meant to let the men do the fighting while they slung stones, Nics rules mean things don't quite work out as you expect. o_o

Shouldn't you be working on your game report rather than enjoying yourself on the forum. :D ;) ;D

Thanks for the nice comments as well :)
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 1 – The Hunt
Post by: Doug ex-em4 on December 17, 2017, 12:35:59 PM

I quite like a bit of casual sexism especially when it's aimed at my own sex :D
 

Your own sex is not something we need to know more about.... :o



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Shouldn't you be working on your game report rather than enjoying yourself on the forum. :D ;) ;D

I would, but no-one's interested :'( :'( :'(


Doug
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 1 – The Hunt
Post by: dinohunterpoa on December 18, 2017, 01:05:28 AM
I am posting this here because I don’t have the necessary mammals for it to qualify as historical enough for the Age of Myths Gods and Empires which is where I would have liked to post it because to my mind it seems to fit into that category.

PRICELESS!!!  lol lol lol lol lol

BTW: great scenery, minis and AAR as usual, Vagabond!

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Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 – The Predator
Post by: Vagabond on December 19, 2017, 05:49:23 PM
Just thought I would post up my 2nd and 3rd games of Palaeo Diet and the ongoing story of the Shell Clan, both quite short but enjoyable encounters.

Palaeo Diet – Game 2 – The Predator

Following the successful hunt and recovery of all the hunters, even if 1 or 2 of them were slightly slower than they had been. The Shell Clan have decided to sacrifice a goat to whatever deity looks over them. Don’t worry they will eat it after the sacrifice. Waste not want not, although I don’t suppose that phrase had been coined then.

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Here the Clan is gathered round prior to making the sacrifice, the sacrifice scene has been cut for the squeamish.

The 2 females are recovering from previous wounds and are both unable to run but can still move at a sedate walk.

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There is a blood curdling roar of a Sabre Tooth Cat, obviously drawn by the smell of blood.

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The Clan form a line with the 2 sling carrying females on the out side and the men in the centre in front of the goat.
They plan to draw the big Feline to them, hoping to wound and slow it down with sling stones before the men rush in and finish it off. Yet again they come up with a plan, and a slightly better one than last time.

The Clan fail a number of activations and the great beast advances in fits and starts. The A.I. system for animal control worked really well here. Sometimes it would advance quickly and sometimes it slowed, but always moved towards the clan.

At this point Ayah slung a stone at the big Cat and missed, she really does need to practice. It reacted with a loud roar.

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You may think nothing has happened but when a creature roars all the hunters have to react and they all failed 1 die roll so stepped back 3” maintaining their respective positions to each other but leaving the goat unguarded in front.

It was a bit like the film when the Officer called for 1 volunteer to step forward and the whole platoon stepped back except the rookie who remains in place. ;)

On the far side Luana slings a stone at the beast misses but it retreats a little, unnerved by the attack.

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Ayah then hits and wounds him and this causes him to flee away and now out of missile range. Go Shell Clan Go, they all start laughing and grinning as the tension leaves them and the big cat is defeated.

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Oh no they didn’t think it was going to be that easy – did they.

He soon recovers and returns to the attack. Luana sends another sling shot his way and the big cat takes his 2nd wound, one more and he is done for.

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His reaction to being hit is to charge forwards and attack Ayah, covering the last few yards quickly he inflicts a wound, but she is still on her feet. As she had already activated she does not fight back.

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However Kee’Ak attacks the beast, although in moving into range the beast reacts and attacks him 1st it fails to do any damage. Tohana looks to be guarding the goat, I can’t remember why he didn’t attack as he was nearest.

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With a massive spear thrust Kee’Ak causes the final wound and the beast dies providing a further 3 food units and a very fine pelt, maybe Ayah can wrap up warm she does look a bit chill to me.

A very successful episode in the on going saga of the Shell Clan.

The after game checks showed that:-

Ayah recovered from her wound but still has a gammy leg.

Luana has fully recovered and can skip and run with the best of them.

Kee’Ak who killed the beast becomes Alert.

Tohana did very little but still remains Alert.

Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Now on Game 2 – The Predator
Post by: Vagabond on December 19, 2017, 06:12:13 PM
Palaeo Diet – Game 3 – The Interlopers

The climate was getting colder and the Shell Clan were moving slowly south towards the sun.

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It was late in the day and they were searching for somewhere safe to stay the night when they came upon another group of upright bipeds, similar to themselves, but also quite different.
In game terms I treated the pygmies as pack predators so that the A.I. system would work.

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The Shell Clan has adopted what was becoming their usual formation when facing danger, the females with the slings on the outside and the men with the brawn and better close quarters weapons in the centre. The one thing they seem to have learned from the 1st encounter with the Grazers is to stick together when faced with danger.

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Luana fails an activation but the Pygmies remain calm, watching to see what these strangely coloured people will do. She lopes forward and this also elicits no aggressive response. She then did what most peoples do when faced with an unknown race or culture. She tried to kill it.
Her sling shot was deadly accurate and she caused 2 wounds on Agume, he promptly dropped down dead.

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The little guys were obviously not expecting this and two of them took to their heels and ran away. One is made of sterner stuff and moves forward to attack Luana.

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Zanga the brave has moved close to Luana but could not make contact and then when Ayah makes her move towards him he responds by also running away. Tohana and Kee’Ak move up along side the females.

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A quick shot showing the poor Pygmies all in flight from these aggressive incomers.

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The Pygmies have reacted to the hunters with Zanga going back onto the attack and you can see here he has been shot dead, again by the deadly Luana. To do this she rolls a 6 to hit and then a further 5 to hit again, causing 2 wounds which is a kill. Twice in 2 turns she has rolled a 6 followed by a 5, what a woman.

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Tohana now runs forward and in a ferocious fight bashes the little fellows brains out with that dam big axe of his. He didn’t have it all his own way and took a blow to the head wounding him sorely.

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The last man standing decides to leave before something nasty happens to him. Maybe he has friends nearby?

Another successful encounter for the Shell Clan

Ayah’s leg has now healed and she can move normally.

Tohana suffered a blow to the head this leaves him slightly deaf and he ceases to be alert.

Kee’Ak no change and is still Alert.

Luana with her accurate shooting gains a trait and with a good die roll becomes a Hunter.

They also gain 6 bulk of food. Although I’m not too sure of the ethics of this decision on my part. :o :o

If you are still here - thanks for reading







Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Now on Game 2 – The Predator
Post by: Lost Egg on December 19, 2017, 06:32:06 PM
Another fun sounding couple of games, thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: Barry S on December 19, 2017, 09:35:14 PM
Palaeo Diet – Game 3 – The Interlopers
If you are still here - thanks for reading

Thanks for sharing  :D
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: Vampifan on December 19, 2017, 11:00:46 PM
All hail Luana! What a gal!  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

I enjoyed those two batreps even more than the first one, which is very high praise.  :D

More please, Vagabond!  :D
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: dinohunterpoa on December 19, 2017, 11:55:20 PM
All hail Luana! What a gal!  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

+1 !!! :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

From the Teutonic origin, the name "Luana" means "graceful warrior maiden" !

From the Hawaiian, means "enjoyment"!

And from African and ancient Greek means "maiden from the moon" - and let's not forget that in Ancient Greece the gorgeous Artemis, Goddess of the Moon, was also the Hunting Goddess!  ;)

BTW: "Palaeo Diet" looks like a very nice and healthy diet set of rules that led to very enjoyable games... and the minis and scenery of the "time period" also seems very appealing to me...   Hummmnn... hard to to resist the call of the hunt to this one!  lol



Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: Irregular Wars Nic on December 20, 2017, 10:24:29 PM
Thank you! I'm really enjoying these reports. Looking forward to following the exploits of the Shell clan as the continued to struggle to survive.

One question: why did you use the pack predator roster for the pygmies rather than the hominid roster (in the 'Predator' scenario)?
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Now on Game 2 – The Predator
Post by: Vagabond on December 20, 2017, 11:45:36 PM
Another fun sounding couple of games, thanks for sharing.

Cheers, I did enjoy both these games, probably because my clan all survived.
Thanks for sharing  :D

You're more than welcome.

All hail Luana! What a gal!  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

I enjoyed those two batreps even more than the first one, which is very high praise.  :D

More please, Vagabond!  :D

Hopefully when I unpack my Christmas presents I should get some mammals on the table, mammoths, and goats can't be too hard to paint can they. lol lol

+1 !!! :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

From the Teutonic origin, the name "Luana" means "graceful warrior maiden" !

From the Hawaiian, means "enjoyment"!

And from African and ancient Greek means "maiden from the moon" - and let's not forget that in Ancient Greece the gorgeous Artemis, Goddess of the Moon, was also the Hunting Goddess!  ;)

BTW: "Palaeo Diet" looks like a very nice and healthy diet set of rules that led to very enjoyable games... and the minis and scenery of the "time period" also seems very appealing to me...   Hummmnn... hard to to resist the call of the hunt to this one!  lol


How come you know so much? You're like a walking encyclopedia.  :D

This actually is all your fault, when I saw the Dino's in the pound shop my first thought was, Dino Hunter, I must have a game of that, the great white hunters are ready I'm just waiting for a quote, they said Price on Application. I'm hoping I can afford them. lol lol

Thank you! I'm really enjoying these reports. Looking forward to following the exploits of the Shell clan as the continued to struggle to survive.

One question: why did you use the pack predator roster for the pygmies rather than the hominid roster (in the 'Predator' scenario)?

Hi Nic, next up is the Rock clan, I think that was their name. They are based on 1,000,000 years BC the film with Ms Welch, she was in the shell clan. I painted and named the figures a couple of years ago, and checking them out I realise I spelt Luana wrongly and some of the others names don't match up either. :'( :'(

Hominoid roster!! Well I know I said I was going to play through your scenario's but I'm sort of an old fashioned wargamer and I just got carried away with my own little story and didn't refer to your scenario's and totally forgot you had a section for hominoid AI. o_o
I expect I'll get sent back to the factory for reprogramming if I don't toe the line ;)


Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Now on Game 2 – The Predator
Post by: dinohunterpoa on December 21, 2017, 12:22:31 AM

How come you know so much? You're like a walking encyclopedia.  :D


I've already had my share of "Luanas" in my life!  lol

This actually is all your fault, when I saw the Dino's in the pound shop my first thought was, Dino Hunter, I must have a game of that, the great white hunters are ready I'm just waiting for a quote, they said Price on Application. I'm hoping I can afford them. lol lol

I have a mantelpiece wall full of memories from several dinosaur safaris (and the scars that come with the territory), but about 3 years ago the current GF said I should "stop slaughtering that lovely creatures" and get another hobby, so my trusted DB .450 NE is getting rusty and dusty somewhere in the attic these days... All I have been shooting lately is at Talibans and other like-minded folks in out "SpecOps TV Tabletop Series"... and I must confess that I miss the chirps and whistles of the Velociraptors in the morning!  :D   

So the idea of putting on a fur bathing suit, grabbing an obsidian spear and teaming up with some old and trusted friends really appeals to me...  ;D




Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: dinohunterpoa on December 21, 2017, 02:18:49 AM
And it should be said that Luana From The Shell Clan has learned to use her deadly sling with Daryl Hannah From The Cave Bear Clan in the 80s!  :D

(http://c7.alamy.com/comp/BPCXA8/daryl-hannah-the-clan-of-the-cave-bear-1986-BPCXA8.jpg)


Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: pacarat on December 21, 2017, 03:37:58 PM
Enjoying the batreps, keep them coming!

If you're looking for suitable hominids, I highly recommend these old Ral Partha figs (modeled after a Frazetta painting). There's also a few Metal Magic figs in there too.

(https://i.imgur.com/7WdV4GW.jpg)
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: Vagabond on December 21, 2017, 05:33:59 PM
Cheers Pacarat, these look good and I did have a search through the UK Ral Partha site but didn't find them. But did find some animals so not a wasted journey.

For Hominids I have some of the Lucid Eye figures the Simians and Neanderthals to paint but it's more the animals that I'm interested in now but I bought a few for Christmas, not as many as you have by a long way. ;)

Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: Vagabond on December 21, 2017, 05:46:45 PM
And it should be said that Luana From The Shell Clan has learned to use her deadly sling with Daryl Hannah From The Cave Bear Clan in the 80s!  :D

(http://c7.alamy.com/comp/BPCXA8/daryl-hannah-the-clan-of-the-cave-bear-1986-BPCXA8.jpg)




I don't think I came upon this film before but I do remember trying to read the book and didn't get far with it. Just watched a couple of clips and it's a similar feel to the book. I didn't like it. :-[

Daryl was much better in Kill Bill in my opinion. ;D
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: dinohunterpoa on December 21, 2017, 07:40:22 PM
Cheers Pacarat, these look good and I did have a search through the UK Ral Partha site but didn't find them. But did find some animals so not a wasted journey.

For Hominids I have some of the Lucid Eye figures the Simians and Neanderthals to paint but it's more the animals that I'm interested in now but I bought a few for Christmas, not as many as you have by a long way. ;)


For Hominids the Lucid Eye figures are the way to go IMHO. The Ral Partha Hominids are OOP but surface very often at Ebay; they are small, really 25mm scale.

I've seen their Stone Trolls as huge, scary and bad sculpted  :o primitive hominids on tabletop:

(http://ironwindmetals.com/store/images/chaoswars/98-325.JPG)

Ral Partha has a page of pre historic animals, I guess they're the ones you've mentioned:

http://ironwindmetals.com/store/index.php?cPath=271_316 (http://ironwindmetals.com/store/index.php?cPath=271_316)

(http://ironwindmetals.com/store/images/fantasy/DF-183.JPG)


I really like the Fenryll ones:

(http://fenryll.com/img/p/2/5/8/258-thickbox.jpg)
(http://fenryll.com/img/p/2/6/2/262-thickbox.jpg)
(http://fenryll.com/img/p/1/2/6/4/1264-thickbox.jpg)


 ;)

Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: dinohunterpoa on December 21, 2017, 07:42:34 PM
Daryl was much better in Kill Bill in my opinion. ;D

A katana is waaaaay sexier than a sling IMHO!   lol
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: Marine0846 on December 21, 2017, 08:39:55 PM
Have really enjoyed your three battle reports.
Will have to pick up the rules.
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: Vagabond on December 22, 2017, 12:05:01 AM
Dino those ironwind minis are nice. The fenryll mammoths are a bit out of my price range.

Thanks for the links.

Have really enjoyed your three battle reports.
Will have to pick up the rules.

Nice of our to say so, I'll maybe try and post another game and go into the rules a bit more than my normal waffle so you can get a better grasp of the game mechanics. Maybe Nic could chime in if I am getting things wrong.

Probably after Christmas though.
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: pacarat on December 22, 2017, 04:00:19 AM
Cheers Pacarat, these look good and I did have a search through the UK Ral Partha site but didn't find them. But did find some animals so not a wasted journey.

For Hominids I have some of the Lucid Eye figures the Simians and Neanderthals to paint but it's more the animals that I'm interested in now but I bought a few for Christmas, not as many as you have by a long way. ;)


I picked my RP hominids up many many years ago, most out of a huge box of clearance blisters at a con. Think I paid all of $1 a blister. Not surprised they might be OOP. On another related note,  I've just painted up ten of the Lucid Eye Simians - really nice figures. Have their female tribal warriors in the queue as well.

Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: Vagabond on December 22, 2017, 10:08:53 PM
Look forward to seeing them.
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: dinohunterpoa on December 25, 2017, 03:44:55 PM

Vagabond, looking forward to see your next hunt AAR!  ;)

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/4b/9b/36/4b9b3607631830a3419a652ed364bda1.jpg)
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: nervisfr on December 30, 2017, 08:08:26 AM
Great reports Vagabond !

Give me more taste to start playing Palaeo Diet....... ;)




Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: Vagabond on December 30, 2017, 06:58:16 PM
Vagabond, looking forward to see your next hunt AAR!  ;)

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/4b/9b/36/4b9b3607631830a3419a652ed364bda1.jpg)

 lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol very funny, it did make me laugh out loud.
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: Vagabond on December 30, 2017, 06:59:49 PM
Great reports Vagabond !

Give me more taste to start playing Palaeo Diet....... ;)






Come on and post a game, I'm looking forward to seeing all your hard work on one table.
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: DavyJones on February 12, 2018, 05:34:09 AM
Great AAR. Thanks for sharing. :)
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on February 12, 2018, 06:48:22 AM
Great reports, Vagabond. Looking forward to seeing more. I must see if I can play a game sometime. I bought this set of DeeZee and Lucid Eye but haven't painted them yet!
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: Vagabond on February 16, 2018, 07:22:32 PM
Cheers Davy - the games were fun to play.

Mi Lord did you get the Cro Magnums or whatever they are called. I got the Neanderthals and simians unpainted still but my mammoths are painted along with some big cats, wolves, sheep, cattle and some other stuff.
we could surely make a game of it?
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: nervisfr on March 28, 2018, 01:47:00 PM
great report and very inspirational one.

do you have any idea to introduce flying creatures  o_o ?
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 2 and 3 – The Predator and The Interlopers
Post by: Vagabond on March 31, 2018, 03:27:47 PM
great report and very inspirational one.

do you have any idea to introduce flying creatures  o_o ?

Thanks Eric - I don't have any flying creatures so no I've not really thought of adding them. I don't think it would be too difficult, depending on the size it would be an Apex or Pack (without the pack) Predator for it's attributes, with a longer move distance I guess. You could have an egg hunting scenario with it/them defending the nest, or introduce them as a random event.
I saw a video of an eagle picking up a mountain goat, so it's quite feasible for a dino/bird to pick up a human I would think.
Cheers
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 7 Dances with Wolves 31st Mar New Game
Post by: Vagabond on March 31, 2018, 04:27:51 PM
Game 7 - Dances with Wolves

Yani explains to the clan how easy it will be to obtain young dogs. We just go into the wolves den and take their cubs, and that’s when it went very very quiet!

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/32/7162-220318183320-31998153.jpeg)
Let me introduce the Rock Clan, they lived 10,000+ years ago in Palaeolithic times, unlike the Shell Clan who you have already been introduced to. Yani and Nuponda the females are like their forebears in the Shell Clan, bright and astute, strangely Tumak and Akoba have very similar traits to their predecessors.
The primary difference is that the Shell Clan have blonde hair and live in a benign climate but the Rock Clan with black hair must have lived in a similar place to me - where it always rains and the weather is rubbish.
This is the 3rd of 3 games I've played with them so far, they have hunted and eaten mammoths and horses and now Yani has had a vision that the Clan could use animals to help them hunt more effectively.
This is the story in full that I posted on my blog.

Dances with Wolves - The Gathering

Following on from my previous post the clan had a successful hunt, no one got any more disfiguring scars they have plenty of meat and Yani felt a change in her perception of the animal kingdom and she has become a Shaman, able to commune with, and influence animals.

She’s had a vision of animals helping the clan hunt. She saw these animals as helpful wolves but as everyone knows wolves are one of mans oldest enemies, along with cave bear, cave lions, sabre tooth cats, hyenas, eagles, vultures, well it’s quite a long list but we’ve managed to reduce it somewhat in the last 35,000 years.

The clan were not ever going to share their homes with wolves, and so to help them swallow this huge change in their relationship she explained that in her vision they were a new animal – a dog. When asked how they differed from wolves she explained patiently – well they don’t eat you, and quickly added but we can eat them if we get hungry. The clan all smiled and nodded their heads, this seemed like a good idea until the bombshell about how they were going to recruit these wonderful creatures.

After much discussion and suggestions, including leaving her on the ice to die in the coming winter she finally persuaded them that it would make hunting easier, and as none of the other clans had such an asset it would increase their status at the solstice clan meetings, so finally they all agreed. Well Akoba was still not very happy about it but 3 to 1 and he went along.

The wolf pack that had tried to take the horse kill from them was much reduced in numbers after the fight, and the clan tracked the sole survivor back to the rest of it’s pack and the den.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/32/7162-220318183320-32003922.jpeg)
The wolf den in the centre of the board, there are 4 cubs and 5 adult wolves. Each member of the clan starts in a corner of the board and has to capture one cub each and escape with it. I am actually using one of the scenarios from the rule book, I guess it is for 4 players which is why they start in separate corners.

I placed the wolves using a directional dice and most of them are on one side of the den.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/32/7162-220318183320-320042076.jpeg)
Akoba in the far corner has very little cover and even less once he gets closer to the den. He never wanted to do this in the first place.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/32/7162-220318183320-320052336.jpeg)
Nuponda and Tumak have much more cover and are fortunate that all the adult wolves are on the far side of the den.

Yani whose idea this was is out of our sight to the right.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/32/7162-220318183321-320061304.jpeg)
Tumak’s leg has fully healed and so he has no excuse for being clumsy – except he is naturally clumsy!

He moves forward and is so close he can hear the cubs playing.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/32/7162-220318183438-32007796.jpeg)
That’s when he slips and one of the wolves comes bounding round the rocks and attacks him, taking a big bite out of his arm. Fortunately it’s his left arm and he doesn’t drop his spear.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/32/7162-220318183438-320081627.jpeg)
First bite to the wolf but then the next 2 stabs are to Tumak and he manages to kill it.

Nuponda has made her way into the den and has picking up one of the little balls of fluff. She quickly leaves, making coo cooing noises to keep the animal quiet, strangely - soothing sounds and tickling it’s tummy work wonders and the cub remains quiet.

About now you might be forgiven for thinking these wolf cubs look very much like my Mouflon sheep kids but you would be wrong, it’s just the poor light in the wolf den.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/32/7162-220318183438-32009996.jpeg)
Akoba has not made it any further forward but in his anxiety to remain quiet has stood on a stick which makes a loud snapping sound, attracting the attention of one of the wolves which rushes over towards him.

Around the camp fire that night he would brag that he had drawn off the wolf pack to make it easier for the others. No one believed him.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/32/7162-220318183438-320101919.jpeg)
Yani and Tumak are both in the den but suddenly a wolf appears attracted by noise. It moves forward in a menacing way but does not attack.

It’s a bit confusing now (why now, you might think) because the wolf and hunters move back and forth before the wolf leaves and Yani and Tumak both pick up a cub and get out of the den and make their way to the rendezvous.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/32/7162-220318183438-320112368.jpeg)
Nuponda is making her way back to the rendezvous point when the cub made a noise, attracting one of the wolves.

Well actually Nuponda failed an activation and attracted a wolf. She is able to walk backward, slowly and the wolf doesn’t follow.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/32/7162-220318183539-32012333.jpeg)
Lots happened over in the far right hand corner, Akoba has not moved much at all, the wolf that was attracted over his way was followed by 2 others, Akoba howled, well you would with 3 wolves coming your way. It was a good loud howl fuelled with fear and 2 of the wolves ran away.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/32/7162-220318183539-320132245.jpeg)
The other one didn’t and attacked him - biting his left leg, ouch!!

He hit it with his stone club and the wounded wolf let out such a tremendous howl of pain and rage that Akoba backed away.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/32/7162-220318183540-320141594.jpeg)
Akoba decides he doesn’t want a wolf cub to play with, it means taking it out for a walk 2 or 3 times a day, carrying those silly plastic bags, picking up poo etc etc. So he turns and moves back to the rendezvous empty handed, blood streaming from the bite in his leg. He’s feeling a bit grumpy, but he did see off 3 wolves, that must count for something in the clan hierarchy he reasons.
As he continues to explain at every opportunity, the rest of the clan were only successful because of his bravery and self sacrifice, but no one takes any notice.

Back at the campsite the wounded see how badly they are hurt.

Akoba would have lost any positive traits but he hasn't accrued any yet so he's OK

Tumak recovered quickly and as he was the 1st one off the board is the man of the match and gains the Gatherer trait, which is quite appropriate as he gathered the cub most successfully.

So after a very difficult start the Rock Ugly Clan are doing well, they have food, and now 'Dogs' and providing these don't turn into wolves and eat them, the future is looking reasonably bright. To find out why they are called the Rock Ugly Clan you will need to visit the blog. ;)

However this is a dangerous era - starvation is only a meal away, death a heart beat away and a good nights sleep a life time away - life is exciting and short when you live in - Palaeolithic Times.

The story will continue but it’s going to take some time before the wolf-dogs are ready to hunt with the clan. I was hoping to post a final picture showing the clan with the dogs but they still need basing. I'm such a light weight.  :D


If you are still here – thanks for reading. You may be interested to read about the mammoth hunt

https://vagabondswargamingblog.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/palaeo-diet-mammoth-hunt.html (https://vagabondswargamingblog.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/palaeo-diet-mammoth-hunt.html)

and the horse hunt

https://vagabondswargamingblog.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/palaeo-diet-hunting-horses.html (https://vagabondswargamingblog.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/palaeo-diet-hunting-horses.html)

Or then again you may not.  :D
Cheers
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 7 Dances with Wolves 31st Mar new Game
Post by: Lost Egg on March 31, 2018, 06:17:00 PM
Sounds like a fun game :D You have a lovely table set up.
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 7 Dances with Wolves 31st Mar new Game
Post by: nervisfr on April 01, 2018, 04:44:40 PM
Well done again.  ;)

some nice ideas aout scenarios for running a campaign.

We have tested the wolves gathering in demo 2 weeks ago. 3 players with 3 hunters each.
The game started cool but it's became rapidly a run to the den to be the first one who get the honor of bringing back a cub to the clan. o_o



Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 7 Dances with Wolves 31st Mar new Game
Post by: Vagabond on April 01, 2018, 08:01:00 PM
Thanks Lost Egg, every thing on the table is from the garden or home made including the mat with the exception of the trees which were home made by Lost Valley.

Eric your players must be so competitive, don't you think you should post a game so we can all see how it should be done in style, I really would like to see your mammoth trap in action.

Cheers
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 7 Dances with Wolves 31st Mar new Game
Post by: Irregular Wars Nic on April 01, 2018, 10:04:44 PM
Another cracking report. Thanks so much for posting!
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 7 Dances with Wolves 31st Mar new Game
Post by: Argonor on April 01, 2018, 10:04:52 PM
Nice set of games!

Is Paleo Diet similar to Sellswords and Spellslingers in terms of mechanics? Rolling d20 for activations, prey activation on failed rolls?
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 7 Dances with Wolves 31st Mar new Game
Post by: nervisfr on April 02, 2018, 07:54:33 AM
Thanks Lost Egg, every thing on the table is from the garden or home made including the mat with the exception of the trees which were home made by Lost Valley.

Eric your players must be so competitive, don't you think you should post a game so we can all see how it should be done in style, I really would like to see your mammoth trap in action.

Cheers

my players are not really competitors but they like to give troubles to the others buddies during a friendly game.
With the wolves scenario, one of them met a cave bear with his hunt party. At the great joy of the others players  of course...

Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 7 Dances with Wolves 31st Mar new Game
Post by: Vagabond on April 02, 2018, 10:46:09 AM
Cheers NIC, I put a link to your blog in my post on my blog, but as it's a new blog with not many readers I don't expect there was an avalanche of viewers.

Argonor, I'm pleased to see you are coming out of hibernation, hope life is good for you. I was only thinking of you recently, as I think it's about time for Argonor Revenge on the Swedes who tried to steal your honey.

It sounds as if it may be similar. You can make up to 3 activations a turn, if you are not wounded you fail on a roll of  a 1 on a D6 the Third roll is a fail on a 4 or less. Each fail means 1 animal reacts. You can also make them act by throwing stuff at them or howling, it doesn't always make them run away though.

Eric - you really should post a game they sound a lot of fun.
Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 7 Dances with Wolves 31st Mar new Game
Post by: Irregular Wars Nic on April 02, 2018, 05:02:00 PM
Is Paleo Diet similar to Sellswords and Spellslingers in terms of mechanics? Rolling d20 for activations, prey activation on failed rolls?

PDEE and SS&SS were developed independently. PDEE is d6 based and, like most Ganesha Games, allows characters to activate using one, two or three dice. Beasts react to failed activation rolls, and to other triggers such as having a hunter move too quickly in proximity, or seeing another beast attacked. Reactions are d6 rolls on reaction tables, where different triggers present a range of different possible responses.

Title: Re: Palaeo Diet – Game 7 Dances with Wolves 31st Mar new Game
Post by: Argonor on April 02, 2018, 09:32:22 PM
PDEE and SS&SS were developed independently. PDEE is d6 based and, like most Ganesha Games, allows characters to activate using one, two or three dice. Beasts react to failed activation rolls, and to other triggers such as having a hunter move too quickly in proximity, or seeing another beast attacked. Reactions are d6 rolls on reaction tables, where different triggers present a range of different possible responses.

OK, sounds a bit like the reaction tables in TUSK (which I happen to like a lot).

Thanks - I shall probably have a go at it at some later point.