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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: surdu on 21 January 2013, 10:46:51 PM

Title: GASLIGHT Quick Start Guide
Post by: surdu on 21 January 2013, 10:46:51 PM: In order to make it easier for newcomers to get started with GASLIGHT we wrote a quick-start guide. You can download it from the GASLIGHT Web page (http://www.bucksurdu.com/buck_surdu/g.a.s.l.i.g.h.t..html) under "free stuff." The direct link to the file is http://www.bucksurdu.com/Personal/documents/GASLIGHTQuickStart.pdf

When we combined all the previous GASLIGHT books (and added new stuff), we organized the book in a construction-set, Chinese menu format. This was to facilitate players customizing their GASLIGHT experiences. We found that players were picking and choosing activation, shooting, morale, etc. from the various supplements, so we built The Compendium to facilitate this. A number of GASLIGHT players commented, however, that The Compendium was difficult for newcomers to pick up the game. This quick-start guide was meant to address this shortcoming.

Download it. Pass it along.

Buck
Title: Re: GASLIGHT Quick Start Guide
Post by: Red Orc on 22 January 2013, 10:50:31 AM: Nice one - I was just yesterday trying to convince on of my regular(ish) gaming buddies that we should get all GASLIGHTy - this will I'm sure make it easier to convince him.

EDIT: because apparently I can't spell.
Title: Re: GASLIGHT Quick Start Guide
Post by: surdu on 23 January 2013, 10:39:09 PM: Quote from: Red Orc on 22 January 2013, 10:50:31 AM
Nice one - I was just yesterday trying to convince on of my regular(ish) gaming buddies that we should get all GASLIGHTy - this will I'm sure make it easier to convince him.

It's interesting you say that. We've gotten a couple of similar responses. What is holding your buddies back from tryinig the rules?

Buck
Title: Re: GASLIGHT Quick Start Guide
Post by: Red Orc on 24 January 2013, 09:22:29 AM: Oh, mostly inertia. And massive choice.

I've been building VSF forces, but he doesn't have much suitable (though of course Terminators with Assault Cannons = Impervious Suits with Portable Gatlings, etc). As we already play 40k and have been experimenting with Kings of War for fantasy, and also sometimes play Carcassonne and similar games, there is only so much gameyness to go around. Learning a new system always involves a certain hurdle of effort.

But the quick-start guide will help overcome that, maybe.
Title: Re: GASLIGHT Quick Start Guide
Post by: fastolfrus on 24 January 2013, 06:30:02 PM: Thanks for the direct link - the gaslight main site seemed a bit slow?
Title: Re: GASLIGHT Quick Start Guide
Post by: rob_the_robgoblin on 24 January 2013, 10:55:05 PM: This is really handy. I have a bunch of stuff ready for GASLIGHT, but need a way to 'retain' the rules in my head!