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Offline mikeygees

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Sven and Lar's Great Adventure
« on: March 03, 2010, 08:00:02 AM »
This project was inspired by the art work of Frank Franzetta. I wanted to create a game using Norsemen fighting their way through strange lands encountering hulking beasts and freaky inhabitants. My rules are modified Pig wars. The premise of the game is a Norse princess has been carried off by a large giant. The Norsemen must make their way to her, kill the giant, and make their way back to the boat. The Norsemen number 15, with a Wizard who brings the dead back to life on a role of 1-6 on a D12. The game is suited for 4 players: one to control the Norse adventures, one to control the 'Dwellers' who live in the ruins, one to control the 'Crog-hunting parties' in search of animal or man flesh, and one player to control the animals. Here are a few pictures of my first try at the game solo....enjoy!!

Princess Olga cries for help:


Crog hunting party:


Strange Encounters:



Slicing through a hunting party:


The Dwellers come out to play:


Go time!!!:


You'll have to play the game to find out how it ends.

Offline Hammers

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Re: Sven and Lar's Great Adventure
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2010, 08:05:43 AM »
Very cool! A real LAF game.

Offline mikeygees

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Re: Sven and Lar's Great Adventure
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2010, 08:12:46 AM »
Two more shots, one of the board and some of the terrain. The other is a Crog hunting party with 'Big Brother CRONK!'




Offline Mad Doc Morris

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Re: Sven and Lar's Great Adventure
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2010, 08:33:47 AM »
Very cool. Love the idea of mixing fantasy/mythology with history. Thanks for sharing! :)

Offline rob_alderman

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Re: Sven and Lar's Great Adventure
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2010, 10:41:29 AM »
Very cool. Love the idea of mixing fantasy/mythology with history. Thanks for sharing! :)

Really? Check out Flintloque and Panzerfauste then!  lol

No, this looks great. Truly does.  :)

Offline Froggy the Great

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Re: Sven and Lar's Great Adventure
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2010, 01:14:51 PM »
I really like that zebra-horse.
You, sir, are not allowed to attempt a takeover of the solar system until your octopus sobers up.

Offline The Rock

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Re: Sven and Lar's Great Adventure
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2010, 01:30:01 PM »
Thanks for sharing.
Who is the manufacturer of miniaturess in the photos?

Offline Lowtardog

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Re: Sven and Lar's Great Adventure
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2010, 04:27:23 PM »
I really like that zebra-horse.

I think that is a wild dog

Offline bc99

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Re: Sven and Lar's Great Adventure
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2010, 04:41:45 PM »
Very 13th Warrior-ish, a game I've been contemplating for a long while. I love it all, looks great.

Offline mikeygees

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Re: Sven and Lar's Great Adventure
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2010, 05:01:50 PM »
13th Warrior or Beowulf or Conan. The striped critter is one of two Hyenas. Other creatures in the game include Bears, Mammoths, Cave Lions, Smilodons, Dire Wolves, Terror Birds, Snakes, Shooters (Pygmies), and whatever else I'd like to include...maybe a Troll?
The Crogs are Pulp miniature cavemen, the Dwellers are Foundry savage Germans, the Norse are Foundry Vikings, the Giant is Reaper, most of the prehistoric mammels are Dee Zee miniatures, the Hyenas are Ral Partha.




Online OSHIROmodels

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Re: Sven and Lar's Great Adventure
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2010, 05:06:58 PM »
What a splendid, fun idea  :)

What sort of stats were used for the beasties, random or pre-determined.

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James
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Offline 3vilX

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Re: Sven and Lar's Great Adventure
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2010, 07:38:32 PM »
ooohhh... really liking these, who makes "big brother Cronk"?

Offline mikeygees

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Re: Sven and Lar's Great Adventure
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2010, 08:24:34 PM »
I don't remember who makes Cronk. I bought him on Ebay. I only search for Ral Partha or Reaper miniatures, so he's from one of those manufactuers.

Offline Lowtardog

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Re: Sven and Lar's Great Adventure
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2010, 08:28:00 PM »
I think he is a Ralpartha troll or ogre hadnt thought of those for cave men

Offline Thantsants

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Re: Sven and Lar's Great Adventure
« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2010, 10:05:29 PM »
Way cooool!  8)

Just bought some Citadel Norsemen for another little warband so cheers for the inspiration!

Only thing now is I want all those prehistoric monsters  >:(

especially the mammoth...  >:D

Must compliment you on your excellent scenery too!

 

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