Protect and Survive

[Kikuchiyo]

Kikuchiyo, of course you have! If most other people suggested it, I would say they were completely mad, but I have no doubt that you could pull it off, judging by your 6mm fantasy project.

It?s actually a cool idea, you could keep the ranges as written and get a much closer figure scale to table scale ratio.

Lol, it's a toss up between this and trying silver bayonet

[Dean]

I?m with Pattus, 6mm for a modern setting would be really interesting in terms of weapons ranges.

For me the difference between the 5 range of rules and things like Silver Bayonet is the campaigning aspect.  So it depends on whether you are thinking a handful of interesting battles or a longer term thing?

[Dean]

Was digging through my pile (very small pile, cos I?ve been very good since picking this all up in 2023, just saying) and found an Otherworld big cat that was out of scale for its original purpose.  I think it looks good as a giant Jaguar though.  Plus another Copplestone mini.

I also realise I haven?t posted here my other bits and bobs of animal opponents. 

[sleep when Im lead]

I think most people get into the PA thing through computer games, mostly Fallout and mostly Fallout 4. If you listen to what Bethesda have said recently, which is something along the lines of why have a two hundred hour campaign when the players are going to spend all their time building settlements. Or words to that effect. People will scour the world to find a little more glue to slightly improve a rifle. All of them have some sort of crafting system. If you took crafting the last of us, fallout and for a dumbed down system, Atomfall you won't go wrong. Maybe even a random creature creation system would work.

[Dean]

Easter long weekend means game time!  Our intrepid Squad are off exploring again but once more run into some lowlifes claiming that this is ‘their’ land and wanting to pick a fight.  Unfortunately for the bandits a skirmish in rocky terrain with them wanting to brawl against guys with SMGs didn’t go so well!

[Sakuragi Miniatures]

I think most people get into the PA thing through computer games, mostly Fallout and mostly Fallout 4. If you listen to what Bethesda have said recently, which is something along the lines of why have a two hundred hour campaign when the players are going to spend all their time building settlements. Or words to that effect. People will scour the world to find a little more glue to slightly improve a rifle. All of them have some sort of crafting system. If you took crafting the last of us, fallout and for a dumbed down system, Atomfall you won't go wrong. Maybe even a random creature creation system would work.

Why would I want to build a settlement? I just need a safe place to deposit my stuff from time to time between exploration runs.

[Sakuragi Miniatures]

Was digging through my pile (very small pile, cos I?ve been very good since picking this all up in 2023, just saying) and found an Otherworld big cat that was out of scale for its original purpose.  I think it looks good as a giant Jaguar though.  Plus another Copplestone mini.

I also realise I haven?t posted here my other bits and bobs of animal opponents.

I need those beautiful boars in my life, where did you get them?

[Dean]

EMP Games via North Star - https://www.northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=19040

[Dean]

Turn 5 saw the Squad waylaid by a pack of Lynx, including two of the wily creatures outflanking them.  It left one dead and one injured, so more dangerous than the two legged enemies we fought yesterday!

Full details on the blog - https://horrendousgaming.blogspot.com/p/5-klicks-from-zone.html

[Kourtchatovium104]

Interesting report on your blog! 

[Dean]

Thanks!

[Sakuragi Miniatures]

EMP Games via North Star - https://www.northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=19040

Thanks! I need these for gaming. The boar is God's perfect killing machine. An intelligent creature with weapons in it's face, ignores pain, sprints, climbs, digs and swims. And it's low to the ground so unlike a bear, you may not see it until it's too late.

[Rick]

Thanks! I need these for gaming. The boar is God's perfect killing machine. An intelligent creature with weapons in it's face, ignores pain, sprints, climbs, digs and swims. And it's low to the ground so unlike a bear, you may not see it until it's too late.

You forgot that it's got good camouflage for it's preferred habitat, likes to hide in ambush positions and will eat almost anything! 

[Daeothar]

Well, they used to be dedicated carnivores, but along the way, they decided to get practical and go omni. Like a mirror to us humans, who went from herbivore to omnivore.

Shudder to think what would be the result should pigs find themselves in an environment that forces them to evolve their intelligence... 

[Rick]

Well, they used to be dedicated carnivores, but along the way, they decided to get practical and go omni. Like a mirror to us humans, who went from herbivore to omnivore.

Shudder to think what would be the result should pigs find themselves in an environment that forces them to evolve their intelligence... 

If we did go from being herbivore to omnivore we did it a very long time before we were recognisably even apes. Interestingly enough, Chimpanzees and Hominids were both omnivores but chimps developed in areas rich in fruit so evolved a shorter intestine whereas the hominids developed in areas where root vegetable, nuts etc were more plentiful so evolved a longer intestine to deal with the more fibrous food. But both chimps and hominids hunted prey animals as well.
Interesting anecdote - we used to keep a few animals when I was growing up, puppies and lambs, on escaping from a large hut through a small hole in the wall panicked and were never able to find their way back. Piglets, if they were discovered, immediately ran back to the hole and got back inside - even very young they are smart. Second - newborn piglet smells of bacon, I kid you not - conflicting messages right there!