LPL Season 9 Rules - vote share bonus points rule amend (item 10a), 20 April

[Captain Blood]

So a "big think" is not necessarily a big woman?

The big thing can be any large, relevant object modelled to scale in with the figures - a large vehicle, creature, structure - anything.

(But not a great big email address )

[Nord]

Would a piece of terrain qualify as a big thing, more specifically a building?

[Captain Blood]

Would a piece of terrain qualify as a big thing, more specifically a building?

Hi Nord.

Afraid not. See my earlier reply on the other thread...

It's a fine line. It shouldn't really be a piece of out-and-out scenery like a hill or a house. (You can include these sorts of things by way of a backdrop of course, but the big thing should be a gaming item rather than 'scenery')
It could however be a relevant structure like a siege tower or a crane. It's difficult to be definitive about where to draw the line. If anyone is in any doubt, please check via PM and I'll let you know whether - in principle - your big thing qualifies for the extra bonus points.

[Stéphane]

Hi ! just a question about the round 5 (animals)
Donkey and Mules count like camel and will be accepted for animal, or count like horse and will not be accepted for animal ?

Stéphane

[Captain Blood]

Donkeys and mules are not horses and so would count for the bonus points.

[Klener Zorn]

hah if i manage to finish the 15 miniatures i have on my desk in the next 3 days im in

[Freelancer]

With the animal round, it says they can not be humanoid. Does this mean anthropomorphic animals are out?

[Captain Blood]

With the animal round, it says they can not be humanoid. Does this mean anthropomorphic animals are out?

Anthropomorphic animals are acceptable providing they are obviously animals - eg. Redwall-style armed mice or similar.

However, humanoid shaped aliens (such as Kroot) for instance, would not count for bonus points. Because although they have some animalistic physical traits, they are essentially humanoid-like bi-peds not animals.

If in doubt, pm me to check any specific suggestion.

[Klener Zorn]

Anthropomorphic animals are acceptable providing they are obviously animals - eg. Redwall-style armed mice or similar.

However, humanoid shaped aliens (such as Kroot) for instance, would not count for bonus points. Because although they have some animalistic physical traits, they are essentially humanoid-like bi-peds not animals.

If in doubt, pm me to check any specific suggestion.

how is it with Ork Squigs ?

[Captain Blood]

how is it with Ork Squigs ?

I don't think it's really an animal is it? It's a form of small orc.

[Klener Zorn]

I don't think it's really an animal is it? It's a form of small orc.

i wuld argue it is an animal because it doesnt posess any high form of intelligence and orks use it to ride on it
also its not in any way human or humanoid !
so animals are only animals that really exist ? so for example purple worms or unicorns are not animals ? How about  Wargs ? i mean they were able to talk in the Hobbit novel and thus are not really animals either
but im not entering this year anyway....so i dont mind

[Captain Blood]

Well, as you say, it's a bit academic anyway... But, for the record, I would say there are lots of fantasy animals which are obviously animals: unicorns, wargs, dragons, griffins, mumakil, hippogriffs and so on... All very obviously animals - albeit imaginary.

GW (and GW-style) 'Ork' things, in all their various shapes and sizes, are not - in my humble opinion - animals. They are Orks.

We could probably agree they are 'creatures' though

[Drachenklinge]

I also recall a discussion that orcs are mushrooms of some sort - at least the GW ones. So they aren't even animals but belong to another biological  "dominion" 

[Klener Zorn]

GW (and GW-style) 'Ork' things, in all their various shapes and sizes, are not - in my humble opinion - animals. They are Orks.

lets just agree to disagree then

[Captain Blood]

Dear LPL participants...

Just a brief reminder of one particular rule:

'Your backdrop may be a single colour, a gradient, or a scenery setting including terrain pieces'

The use of photographic backdrops was disallowed a few LPLs ago, as there was some concern over some post-production fiddling with images to 'comp' in photographic backgrounds. Which was not felt to be entirely fair...

However, I do realise the rules are slightly ambiguous as they stand. So I am amending them to read: 'Your backdrop may ONLY be a single colour, a gradient, or a scenery setting including terrain pieces'.

There are one or two entries amongst the first three rounds of teams submitted which DO include photo backdrops.

Obviously we don't want to make things difficult for people. So all those round 1 - 3 entries already made will be allowed to stand, with or without photographic backgrounds.

But for future reference, do please bear in mind from round 4 entries onwards - no photo backdrops allowed. Only neutral / plain/ graduated backgrounds (in any colour you like!) and / or physical terrain and scenery.

Thank you  

Richard