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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: robh on January 18, 2015, 12:27:12 PM
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Andrea Sfiligoi has launched a KS campaign to fund a selection of 28mm Myconid/Mushroom Men character figures and a rulebook. The book contains rules specific to the Funghi figures but also a number of changes/enhancements to the base SoBH rules. The changes are explained in one of the first updates.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/9742092/fightin-fungi-28mm-fantasy-miniatures/description (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/9742092/fightin-fungi-28mm-fantasy-miniatures/description)
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Base pledge figures are pretty cool for any Fantasy game but amongst the stretch goals are some wonderful ideas for Dungeon Monsters. Sporelings and a Sporeling colony, Myconid versions of ogres, zombies and a Beholder.
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COOL STUFF! The Fungus Fighters are certainly imaginative creations. GREAT WORK!
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Nice, those guys are pretty cool-lookin' might have to take a closer look at that KS...
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Backed! Love me some fungus. Hope we hit the stretch goals so that I can do a whole army.
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Andrea Sfiligoi is a great guy...I highly recommend working with him. He will not disappoint with his kickstarter!
Mike Demana
www.firstcommandwargames.com
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Now this is tempting. Love the mushroom guys.
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Couldn't resist such quirky figures, and Andreas rules are always fun
Regards
Jim
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I'm a fan of most of Andrea's rules, but this one is way outside of my wheelhouse. I hope it does well though!
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These figures are cute, but way outside of my interests. I, too, am a big fan of Andrea's games but I've always been puzzled at how he is able to consistently ignore and delay many rulebooks and supplements that would generate real revenue (the long-overdue Song of Hammer & Forge, as well as the nearly completed Song of Armies & Hordes) in favor of passion projects like this, which are much, much more niche in focus.
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Campaign is growing steadily with 5 stretch goal figures unlocked so far, Some interesting new goals revealed (Beetle Rider cavalry and bizarrely some obviously "female" funghi)
Personally I really dislike the SoBH school of rules and have backed this only for a few figures to use as variant D&D myconids. The inclusion of a miniatures only pledge is a good idea that all KS should follow.
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I don't mind the SoBH rules, my only beef is that it is often hard to actually kill other figures. The figures look really fun, and the new concepts that have been added are pretty awesome.
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Quite a lot in the comments section today about the changes introduced into the old SoBH rules (generic rule changes not specific to the funghi). Pretty much looks as if this is a v2 of SoBH.
PDF playtest rules will be available to backers before the campaign ends and will include other races such as elves, dwarves etc as well as the funghi.
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It will be interesting to see the changes and additions to the rules.
One other thing, there is a backer-stretch goal:
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Let me introduce our intrepid Halfling truffle hunter, Andrea Underoot and his trusty pig mount, Davey Snoutbottom. He will be available if we are able to get 200 backers of this project before the end of the campaign. If we reach this goal, Andrea and Davey will be provided free to all pledger of Lord of Fungus and higher and other backers may get him as an Add-On for $8.00. Another nifty feature is the rider and pig will be separate models so you can use the pig on its own. We are currently at 122 backers, so we only need to find 78 more people and Andrea and Davey are yours!
I think the pig would look better with a WK halfling rider, but perhaps the finished sculpt will look better than the concept? Regardless, some more free stuff for the higher pledgers is always a nice thing.
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For backers looking to get enough figures to make "units" for Fantasy Battle games the KS now includes figure bundles at reduced prices:
10 x Multi Option spear/sword Infantry +$25.00 (singles are $4 each)
10 x Zombie Fungus +$25.00 (singles are $4 each)
15 x Sporelings +$25.00 (singles are $2.50 each)
These can be added to any of the pledges including the $1 level. There is mention of the Archer and Larger Sporeling figures getting bulk deals also.
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I think the concept art on the Kickstarter has better poses than its resulting sculpts though there is a few gems. It would make quite an excitable warband..
SoBH is a fun set of rules ...
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Have to admit, as a result of them re-organising the stretch goals and dropping one of the best looking pieces I have pulled my pledge for this.
Seems to be giving in to the pressure of backers who want to steer the figure release towards mass battle units.
Lost my interest and support completely.
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Which one was your favourite sculpt, the fungus queen or the spore colony? I thought the fungus queen as a bit out of place, what with the rather not fungus look... I kinda prefer the new options of the Enoki ranger and the grasshopper cavalry is a cool idea. I don't find it is catering more and more to building big units, but why would it not? They can raise more money if people buy more miniatures.
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No offense but to pull support over 1 figure? :( Its your choice, but I wish you would reconsider. There's alot of good stuff in there including the background pdf. Just unlocked the Enoki ranger and are working on the Fungus king! Its 54mm tall. Check it out!! Also, only 32 backers from the Halfling and pig mount backer goal.
Background pdf:
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One thing I would like to find out is why MATANAGAR is always spelled in all caps?
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4 days to go, and we are just shy of 14k, which will unlock the fungi eye fungus (kinda like a fungi beholder)
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Right now, for the $100 pledge you will get:
1 x Limited Edition Amazon Fungi
1 x MATANAGAR! (Big!)- counts a 2 choices for extras
1 x Spore Monster (Big!)- counts a 2 choices for extras
1 x Spore Monster Heavy Infantry
1 x Enoki Ranger
1 x Fungus King (Big!) – counts a 2 choices for extras
1 x Worm Rider – counts a 2 choices for extras
1 x Sporebomb Launcher - Counts as 3 choices for extras
1 x Puff Sporbomb
1 x Axman
1 x Slinger
1 x Sporespear
1 x Martial Artist
1 x Oaken Spear
1 x Drummer
1 x Archer
1 x Multi-Pose
1 x Spell Caster
1 x Zombie Fungus
1 x Vampire Fungus
1 x Fungus Monk
1 x Sporeling
1 x Greater Sporeling
18 x Additional choices of above miniatures
Total 41 Miniatures + PDF and PRINTED version of the Fightin’ Fungi Rules + Tales of the Sun kissed Vale RPG and Background Suppliment
Not a bad deal, if you ask me!
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We are currently only one backer away from 200, which means a free halfling on pig miniature for the higher levels:
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Also, two new stretch goals have been revealed:
Rotting Heart Master of Mushrooms available at $22,000
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Swamp Lion available @ $24,000
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We are well over 15k now, which means the pillbug cavalry has been unlocked. This is quite exciting for me, as it is what I have been anticipating most from the campaign!
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FYI, rider and bug will be separate, so the critter can be used as a big, ugly bug!
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Halfling onna pig unlocked!
Grasshopper Fast Calvary unlocked!
Almost at the Fungus Controlled Goblin Zombie unlock!
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42 hours to the end. $18508
Until now: for $100 you obtain 48 miniatures and 2 books with rules and background
More miniatures to unlock...
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This sure has been picking up steam. A week ago I was wondering whether we would reach even the pillbug cavalry.
I wonder if Robh will put his pledge back in, as the figures he initially 'wanted' will likely be unlocked before the end. ;D
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I wonder if Robh will put his pledge back in,
Absolutely not.
Without the Spore Colony the whole basis of the set I wanted as a D&D encounter set has gone.
As I said before, I really dislike the SoBH rule engine so this was only ever about figures I could use elsewhere. Glad for those that have pledged that it has picked up in the last few days.
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17 hours to the end. $21134
Until now: for $100 you obtain 50 miniatures and 2 books with rules and background
More miniatures to unlock...
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Absolutely not.
Without the Spore Colony the whole basis of the set I wanted as a D&D encounter set has gone.
As I said before, I really dislike the SoBH rule engine so this was only ever about figures I could use elsewhere. Glad for those that have pledged that it has picked up in the last few days.
Ah, so it was the Spore Colony you were after. I saw this comment in the past day by Damon, the project creator:
For those who are still lamenting the loss of the spore colony. I have decided that piece needs\deserves to be big and resin, almost like a terrain piece, which now makes it outside the budget for this project. It will make an appearance again in the next kickstarter as a add on terrain piece for those who want it. Yes, you must wait, but it will get made bigger and better in the end.
Thank you all,
Damon
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Just under 12 hours to go, current contents of the $100 pledge level:
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52 metal figures + rules for $100!
We are about $1500 away from the swamp lion fungus:
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This last day has been quite exciting!
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One hour to go, and the swamp lion fungus has been unlocked... can we reach the fungus paladin before then end???