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Author Topic: AM(Almost)A - Author of A War Transformed - New Weird WW1 game (Osprey)  (Read 25732 times)

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Re: AM(Almost)A - Author of A War Transformed - New Weird WW1 game (Osprey)
« Reply #45 on: August 28, 2023, 09:05:27 AM »
So how (in broad terms) do the manifestations work?
https://www.northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=17566

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Re: AM(Almost)A - Author of A War Transformed - New Weird WW1 game (Osprey)
« Reply #46 on: August 28, 2023, 09:27:02 AM »
So how (in broad terms) do the manifestations work?
https://www.northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=17566

As players fight, they gain manifestation tokens. These tokens are exchanged for dice, which are rolled in the hopes of reaching a target number, with that number scaling up for the more dangerous creatures. You can roll up to six manifestation dice at a time, with the more dice you roll increasing your chances of getting the creature you want, but the more dice you roll, the greater the chance of rolling a mishap.

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Re: AM(Almost)A - Author of A War Transformed - New Weird WW1 game (Osprey)
« Reply #47 on: August 28, 2023, 06:51:05 PM »
Ooo yes, I like that - risk/reward. Cracking stuff. What sort of strange things are we talking about?
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Re: AM(Almost)A - Author of A War Transformed - New Weird WW1 game (Osprey)
« Reply #48 on: August 28, 2023, 07:43:13 PM »
Wonder if there’s going to be scope for a Cthulhu worshipping band?

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Re: AM(Almost)A - Author of A War Transformed - New Weird WW1 game (Osprey)
« Reply #49 on: August 28, 2023, 08:20:35 PM »
Wonder if there’s going to be scope for a Cthulhu worshipping band?
Definitely.

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Re: AM(Almost)A - Author of A War Transformed - New Weird WW1 game (Osprey)
« Reply #50 on: August 28, 2023, 08:22:37 PM »
Ooo yes, I like that - risk/reward. Cracking stuff. What sort of strange things are we talking about?
AWT-004 - Manifestations https://www.northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=17566
Figures to use in A War Transformed.
Six different creatures, one for each level of Manifestation, summoned by your Platoons Witch.

Snatcher : Pixie.
Beguiler: Banshee.
Haunter: Krampus.
Prowler: Dark Wolf.
Devourer: Troll.
Crusher: Frost Giant.


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Re: AM(Almost)A - Author of A War Transformed - New Weird WW1 game (Osprey)
« Reply #51 on: August 28, 2023, 09:21:46 PM »
Wonder if there’s going to be scope for a Cthulhu worshipping band?

Yes, choose Cthulhu related monsters as your manifestations.

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Re: AM(Almost)A - Author of A War Transformed - New Weird WW1 game (Osprey)
« Reply #52 on: August 29, 2023, 10:50:44 AM »
I said to North Star's Kev, let's take a picture of the Frostgrave Wizards with the A War Transformed figures.

They look pretty good.

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Re: AM(Almost)A - Author of A War Transformed - New Weird WW1 game (Osprey)
« Reply #53 on: August 29, 2023, 11:32:50 AM »
Wonder if there’s going to be scope for a Cthulhu worshipping band?

In addition to what other people have said about choosing the Lovecraftian creatures for manifestations, some of the available children of Dagon miniatures out there could make for great Coveners (cheap and cheerful warriors equipped with CC weapons - webbed hands make it tough to cycle the bolt on a rifle!)

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Re: AM(Almost)A - Author of A War Transformed - New Weird WW1 game (Osprey)
« Reply #54 on: August 29, 2023, 02:52:50 PM »

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Re: AM(Almost)A - Author of A War Transformed - New Weird WW1 game (Osprey)
« Reply #55 on: August 29, 2023, 07:13:14 PM »
Dr Everett on that page reminds me of the Crowman from the orginal wurzel gummidge  ,
He needs to be leading a squad of scarecrow or Morris dancer themed trench raiders  lol

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Re: AM(Almost)A - Author of A War Transformed - New Weird WW1 game (Osprey)
« Reply #56 on: August 29, 2023, 08:02:01 PM »
Dr Everett on that page reminds me of the Crowman from the orginal wurzel gummidge  ,
He needs to be leading a squad of scarecrow or Morris dancer themed trench raiders  lol

Crooked Dice Mummermen. They have a lot of folk horror types.

Woodbine have some armed Morris dancers.

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Re: AM(Almost)A - Author of A War Transformed - New Weird WW1 game (Osprey)
« Reply #57 on: August 29, 2023, 08:21:33 PM »

Crooked Dice Mummermen. They have a lot of folk horror types.

Woodbine have some armed Morris dancers.

Gripping Beast also carry some armed Morris dancers from Woodbine Designs

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Re: AM(Almost)A - Author of A War Transformed - New Weird WW1 game (Osprey)
« Reply #58 on: August 29, 2023, 08:35:55 PM »
Dr Everett on that page reminds me of the Crowman from the orginal wurzel gummidge  ,
He needs to be leading a squad of scarecrow or Morris dancer themed trench raiders  lol

Scarecrows. You could use them as Harrowed, and the Crowman as a Cunning Person.


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Re: AM(Almost)A - Author of A War Transformed - New Weird WW1 game (Osprey)
« Reply #59 on: August 30, 2023, 04:13:29 PM »
Kev Dallimore has put a gallery together of the figures he's painted for A War Transformed.

Have a look: http://nstarmagazine.com/A_WAR_TRANSFORMED_1.htm


 

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