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Miniatures Adventure => Call of Cthulhu => Strange Aeons => Topic started by: LidlessEye on January 04, 2010, 05:50:08 PM
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The first expansion for Strange Aeons is complete! Shocking Tales of Madness & Mayhem, Issue No. 1 brings you brand new eldritch content, including:
- New weapons for both Threshold and Lurker use
- Promotions for experienced Threshold agents, including access to new skills, companions and experimental equipment
- Nine completely new Lurkers, plus those we've previously released via our website
- Our first piece of Strange Aeons fiction
- A sheet of counters to help you keep track of game effects, and some of your new Lurker minions
This 32-page full-colour expansion will be priced at $16.95 CAD. In addition, we'll initially be including a free miniature with the book: the Suicide Cultist!
(http://www.strange-aeons.ca/img/mini/st1_dcover.jpg) (http://www.strange-aeons.ca/img/mini/SA-P02.jpg)
UPDATE: Now available at our Online Store (www.unclemikesworldwide.com)! Shipping commences Jan. 15.
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Oh my!
well done chaps, that looks fantastic, i will of course be placing my order as soon as it's physically possible to do so :-*
regards
jim
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Great, that's a must have! Can we pre-order it?
I need to get an order in soon as well, real life meant I haven't been able to order much since the initial releases :-[
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I`m planning to put it up for pre-order on the website around Jan 15th, though I may do it sooner if Mike doesn`t mind keeping track of the preorders for a few extra weeks.
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I should have a firm release date by the end of the day, once I've squared it away with the printers. Just gotta brave the snow...
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Awesome! I've been looking for an excuse to pick up these rules, and now seems like the time to do it!
BTW: How hard would it be to shift the campaign to Victorian London?
Keep up the good work...
Steve
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axabrax:
shifting the setting to victorian london would require so little work even i could do it ;)
regards
jim
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Well, if you just want to change the weapons up, it's fairly easy. If, on the other hand, you're looking to introduce some completely new game mechanics, it could easily take a year or so develop... :-X
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Not keen on the suicide cultist personally, not a great sculpt or concept sorry. Far better and more grizzly ways to be rent assunder by the dark ones than any explosive that man to conjure up.
;)
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commander vyper, you are assuming that when he hits the button he explodes,
it could be equally likely his sacrifice summons some gribbly, drooly horror in his place >:D
regards
jim
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A suicide cult now too? Any word on cultists armed with rifles and shotguns? I found the first two poses to be easy to modify into having clubs and bigger handguns, but I need a marksman. :)
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"Nine completely new Lurkers,...."
Hey,
please can you be so kind and post the names of the Lurkers, so that I can start buying and assembling the minis,
because now I have time ;)
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New Lurkers are as follows: Giant Vermin, Swarm, Mad Scientist, Rogue Threshold Character, Rogue Threshold Agent, Henchman, Suicide Cultist, Tcho-Tcho, Hybrid, Shambler and Fire Daemon.
And Bako, have models for the Cultists with Shotgun and Tommy Gun...out in a month or two...
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New Lurkers are as follows: Giant Vermin, Swarm, Mad Scientist, Rogue Threshold Character, Rogue Threshold Agent, Henchman, Suicide Cultist, Tcho-Tcho, Hybrid, Shambler and Fire Daemon.
And Bako, have models for the Cultists with Shotgun and Tommy Gun...out in a month or two...
Sounds good :D
Are shamblers comparable to dimensional shamblers
and what to compare a Tcho-Tcho?
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axabrax:
shifting the setting to victorian london would require so little work even i could do it ;)
regards
jim
I think weapons would be sufficient and some tweaks to the background. I can't really think of any "special" rules that would be necessary. What were you thinking?
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Loki,
tcho-tcho are humans, usually of a depraved cultisty type, somewhat similar to the Hmong in vietnam.
wikipedia entry at...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tcho-Tcho
regards
jim
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Our artist's Tcho-Tcho rendition is rather unique, but any short and unpleasant looking fellows should do the job. They come unarmed, so you can give them whatever weapons you like, but they're actually fairly effective without.
In regard to the Victorian setting, this is my project and still very much "in development". I have a lot of crazy ideas, but there's no saying what will actually make it into the final game at this stage. Much research and playtesting still to be done. I'll start up a new thread once I'm further along, so you can all fling your brilliant Lurker suggestions at me :D
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And Bako, have models for the Cultists with Shotgun and Tommy Gun...out in a month or two...
I know, I'm a harp! >:D
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Awesome awesome awesome! I will surely order these. 8)
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Should be back from the printers mid-next week. Rather than take pre-orders we will try and get them in the shop early...see how she goes...
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Should be back from the printers mid-next week. Rather than take pre-orders we will try and get them in the shop early...see how she goes...
w00t! Lookin' forward to this expansion and more SA goodness.
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Hope to be taking orders very soon...
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Shocking Tales #1 is now available to order at www.unclemikesworldwide.com! Shipping will commence this Friday.
We've also created a special offer, the "Seduction of Innocence" deal, which bundles the expansion together with the Core Rulebook plus a miniature pack of your choice for $49.95 (basically means you get the minis for half price). Great for anyone that's held off buying the rulebook, or perhaps has a friend looking for their own copy.
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33 minutes from announcement to first order! Yup, we've got you hooked now ;)
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Wow! Fast response! I'll have the first batch of orders sent out on Wednesday so you guys can get it a little sooner... :)
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Order placed as well!
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I apologise for not ordering earlier :'(
due to the time difference i was at work when the announcement went up and had to wait until i got home. In my defence i did order within about 20 seconds of reading this announcement ;D
regards
jim
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Knew we could count on you Jim! Make sure to take a good look at page 27 when you get your copy ;)
Seems our most loyal fanbase is in Britain. Maybe I should move out there and set up a field office. Anyone know of any decent positions for a graphic designer/editor?
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Scott, you going to post it to TGN or should I?
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Oh yeah...so ordered this one 8). We'll be playing next week again and this will surely come in handy (knowing Canada's mailmen...I'll have it by tomorrow afternoon ;)).
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Order placed--looking forward to reading the rules and giving them a whirl. Ordered the fate deck too as it sounded like fun...
Steve
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Orders have been sent...hope you guys get 'em soon! :)
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Woohoo! Cheers Mike! You're the best Cultist Leader out there 8)
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Got my copy all ready, no reason not to use my flame thrower agent now, but it also means I need send away for an other Artizan Thrilling Tale flame thrower cultist.
Only took 5 days from Canada to the UK.
(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg115/jnrmack/107.jpg)
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Received Shocking Tales today and it looks really, really cool!
The layout and design are topjob, like the rulebook. It uses the same great style and reads really well. There are some great eye catching pictures in it and the spoiler for the next book looks super...can't wait for that one!
If you're wondering if you should get it, I'd say you should, because:
1) It offers new options in terms of weaponry. It has new basic weapons (Torches, Battle Axes, Bows, etc.) and it offers special stuff. The special stuff is restricted to experienced groups, so the book offers a lot if you have experienced Agents and you want to spice them up. The special stuff are animals (dogs, horses and a falcon!), special weapons and gear (tezla gun, martian heat ray) and skills to match them.
2) It has a lot of awesome lurkers. It offers more options to field when you're playing the Lurkers, so you can get more varied matchups. All of them are terrific and I have some excellent ideas for miniatures (how's this one (http://cgi.ebay.com/Large-Fire-Elemental-51-R-D-D-Desert-of-Desolation_W0QQitemZ350162338440QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item51874d4288) for the Fire Daemon eh?).
3) More scenarios. This will keep you going with more awesome scenarios. It gives new options, which is good in the long run.
4) The story reads really well and adds a lot of atmosphere to the game.
5) You'll get a free suicide cultist...who can't like that!
6) You'll support Mike, so he'll make more new stuff.
We'll be playing Strange Aeons next Saturday again and I want to try some of the new stuff. When I read the game used horses, I started painting an Agent on horse. But considering we're starting with a new Threshold list, I'll do a Conglomerate and the Suicide Cultist first ;)
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I echo Mal,
had a look throguh and it's fantastic. Mikes Byakhee transatlantic delivery service managed to get it to the UK in under a week, that's got to be via some sort of blasphemous gate spell.
working on flaming demon and suicide cultist as i type :D
regards
jim
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Thanks for the early praise guys. Mike and I were quite proud of the final results on this one, even more so than the main rulebook, and are gratified that it's been basically flying off the shelves since release! Of course this means we have to start working on the next one faster...
On the front of flamethrower-toting cultists, I'm kind of partial to Pulp Figures' Gasmask Cultists myself:
(http://www.strange-aeons.ca/temp/gc_flame.jpg)
This fig is actually the genesis of the flamethrower rules, as I bought it about two years ago and harassed Mike incessantly :D
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Looking to make a group of lurkers the TchoTcho, would Pygmies fit the gender or would they be to small, as i seen these on the net http://www.fighting15sshop.co.uk/pygmies-of-the-lost-world-158-c.asp
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They should work fine...remember, it's your game now. Any models that both players agree on will work.
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Also, thanx for the kind words. Mal and Fairoaks, if you guys are ever in Canada you can stay at my place...and I'll sleep on the couch!
Shocking Tales #2 will be even crazier!!! Rules for Ghosts and about 15 more Lurkers...at least 4 Special Agents...2 full Black Dossier Case Files...more fiction...
and if we can squeeze it in: rules for mobs and multi-player games...
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My copy arrived today as well, just about to sit down with a coffee and have a read :)
Nick
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Mine arrived in not so sunny California yesterday evening. Looking forward to reading this weekend...
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Mine arrived in the cold northern Germany :D
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Arg, blasted US Customs is probably holding mine up... :(
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Well, I'm counting down the days until my "Seduction of Innocence" package arrives. The anticipation is really getting to me now - I've chewed both legs off!! I must admit that I haven't been this excited about a new game for many, many years.
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Just finished painting the suicide cultist I got with STM&M, he's going to make an appearance on a tabletop soon!
(http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo139/Auton_album/Cthulhu/SuicideCultist.jpg)
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Great job. I love using the suicide cultist.
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Kaboom!!! :-*
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Sold!! Looking forward to getting it!
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Is the second button the gag-flag?
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perhaps its a panic button ;D
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Mine arrived earlier this week. Really top-notch. I especially liked the first part of the Cult of the Thirteen (if I remember the title correctly). Can't wait for issue 2! In the meantime, I guess I need to work up to that promotion!