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Author Topic: Rogue star ,osprey sci fi skirmish rules  (Read 73148 times)

Offline nicknorthstar

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Re: Rogue star ,osprey sci fi skirmish rules
« Reply #15 on: November 08, 2015, 10:05:41 AM »
We've not started to move on the design side yet, but the initial discussion was that we'd make figures based on the artwork, like we did with the Wizards in Frostgrave. I don't know anything about the game right now.

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Re: Rogue star ,osprey sci fi skirmish rules
« Reply #16 on: November 08, 2015, 10:24:40 AM »
I think a lot of PF's work would fit the aesthetic too.

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Re: Rogue star ,osprey sci fi skirmish rules
« Reply #17 on: November 08, 2015, 10:33:44 AM »
Incidentally, I'm now wondering if "Skirmish Gaming in a Science Fiction Underworld" might possibly extend as far as accommodating space pirates. I've had an itch to do some sort of vaguely Captain Harlock-inspired pirate crew for a while :)
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Re: Rogue star ,osprey sci fi skirmish rules
« Reply #18 on: November 08, 2015, 01:24:31 PM »
We've not started to move on the design side yet, but the initial discussion was that we'd make figures based on the artwork, like we did with the Wizards in Frostgrave. I don't know anything about the game right now.
Here's hoping you use different sculptors. More modern miniatures, especially if you are planning plastics, would be awesome.

Looking forward to seeing the rulebook.

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Re: Rogue star ,osprey sci fi skirmish rules
« Reply #19 on: November 08, 2015, 05:19:54 PM »
Beautiful cover. This looks pretty damn amazing (and I'm saying that from the cover art). Reminds me I need to actually play Frostgrave too. Bought the book months ago.  lol

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Re: Rogue star ,osprey sci fi skirmish rules
« Reply #20 on: November 08, 2015, 05:24:01 PM »
Here's hoping you use different sculptors

I really like the Copplestone Frostgrave figures and would be more than happy to see scifi equivalents. Their look has been part of the appeal of Frostgrave in my view, but I realise everyone has different tastes :)

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Re: Rogue star ,osprey sci fi skirmish rules
« Reply #21 on: November 08, 2015, 10:19:26 PM »
Just marking this now so that by release date it hasn't dropped off my radar! I'm already using frostgrave to play 40k narrative games, but this could be even more perfect!
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Re: Rogue star ,osprey sci fi skirmish rules
« Reply #22 on: November 08, 2015, 11:12:40 PM »
I think I've just found my 40th birthday gift (which is in october) , now to convince the wife!  lol
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Re: Rogue star ,osprey sci fi skirmish rules
« Reply #23 on: November 08, 2015, 11:51:44 PM »
Here's hoping you use different sculptors. More modern miniatures, especially if you are planning plastics, would be awesome.

Looking forward to seeing the rulebook.

~Eric

I have to echo this, unfortunately.  The plastics look brilliant, but not one of the Frostgrave sculpts wow'ed me.  The wizards/apprentices were pretty cool, but the rest of the range was tremendously underwhelming.
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Offline jamesmanto

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Re: Rogue star ,osprey sci fi skirmish rules
« Reply #24 on: November 09, 2015, 12:11:26 AM »
Cool. Maybe for my next project I'll do some Firefly type gaming.

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Re: Rogue star ,osprey sci fi skirmish rules
« Reply #25 on: November 09, 2015, 02:16:36 AM »
I don't mind the SoBH mechanics and would certainly look at 28mm fig sets similar to those released for Fistful of Kung Fu. 

Offline Hatemonger

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Re: Rogue star ,osprey sci fi skirmish rules
« Reply #26 on: November 09, 2015, 03:09:55 AM »
I just hope it's not SoBH in yet another regurgitated form.
It has "Andrea Sfiligoi" on the cover. Has he made anything other than SoBH variants?

Based on the tagline, I'd assume it's just "Fistful of Kung Fu Laser Guns".

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Offline Longstrider

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Re: Rogue star ,osprey sci fi skirmish rules
« Reply #27 on: November 09, 2015, 03:23:26 AM »
The 6mm game looks to be Horizon Wars according to Amazon, and like Frostgrave departs from the OWG printing style.

I quite like SoBH, so I'd be fine if Rogue Star was a good variant thereof, but I'd also be curious to see something alse from Andrea too.

Offline Commander Roj

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Re: Rogue star ,osprey sci fi skirmish rules
« Reply #28 on: November 09, 2015, 08:34:27 AM »
The 6mm game looks to be Horizon Wars according to Amazon, and like Frostgrave departs from the OWG printing style.

I quite like SoBH, so I'd be fine if Rogue Star was a good variant thereof, but I'd also be curious to see something alse from Andrea too.

I love a bit of micro armour Sci-Fi, but I am not fond of stomps robots as a feature of it. Still, I have not yet found a rule set that gets it right for me. I will certainly give it a try, minus the mechs.

Don't know about Rogue Star, I may have to wait for some reviews. I am gearing up for Fireflyish games with Pulp Alley.

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Re: Rogue star ,osprey sci fi skirmish rules
« Reply #29 on: November 09, 2015, 06:08:41 PM »
Osprey are doing a 6mm sci fi game aswell!? Jesus, they're planning ahead, i was looking into 6mm just last night and wishing osprey had a ruleset i could rely on other people playing.  lol

 

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