strange aeons PBF (Play By Forum)

[Sheerluck Holmes]

Having been the one to suggest the forum games being played on the .45 Adventure forum, I thought I would give it a go myself for a SA game.

 This will be a trial to see if it works, and if it does I might continue to run them.

 The game will be a "Fight" scenario - fairly simple to test the waters so to speak.

This is the map I will be using (yes I know it is small, but I hope to have bigger ones in time):



I will need two players - one Threshold and one Lurker (duh!  )

I am waiting to hear back from LAFer "brotherAkkyshan" as he was the first to show interest in playing, and once I do, I will ask for another player or two. I don't know which side brotherAkkyshan wants to play as yet, so the prospective player could play either side.

Those wanting to play will need to provide me with their side's log sheet, and a photos of the minis they want to use for the game. An individual photo of each mini is needed.

 Please don't send me the log sheets and photos until you have been chosen as a player 

 I will edit those photos to fit in on the map.

 Once I have all the things I need I will post the set up under a new thread and take it from there.

 Players will issue orders and I will roll the dice and post results.

So... who wants to play?

[Sheerluck Holmes]

Ok - this game is open to anyone, so first in best dressed for which side you want to play.

[Malebolgia]

Ooooh! I'll volunteer as Threshold player. How's this for a start?

Character - Johnny Wong - Two .45's - Command (Free) & Two-fisted (5 BP / 6 BP)
Agent - Dirk Diggler - Double Barrel - Heroic (2 BP / 4BP)
Agent - Angus McKenzie - Tommygun - Tough (2 BP / 5 BP)
Total: 9 BP / 15 BP

Character - Johnny Wong


Agent - Dirk Diggler


Agent - Angus McKenzie

[Sheerluck Holmes]

Sold - that is the Threshold player.

 Any takers for Lurkers? The Lurker player must have at least four figures in the 'team', but more can be taken if you can pay for them in your 15 BP.

[Sheerluck Holmes]

Malebolgia - seeing as you are the first (and only one) to join the game you can choose which side of the map to set up on - you have the initiative for the game. 

I have added a grid to the map - you have the choice of any of the 'A' column (any row within 'A'), or and of the 'T' column (again, any row).



Only one figure can be placed in each square, and you can occupy any square on the map except for the ones with the big grey square tomb stones in (i.e. like the one in 'F1'), or those with tree trunks in them (i.e. like the one in 'H6').

Note on map movement: think of each square being 1'' of table top space - thus a .45 handgun has a range of 10 squares.



 Figures in a square with other features count as having light cover depending on LOS etc.

[Sheerluck Holmes]

A lot of people have looked at the topic, but so far no one wants to play the Lurker side.

 If you want to play and don't have photos of minis, I hope we can sort something out.

 If you don't want to play, but can provide some photos for someone else to use, please post the photos to the thread.

 I can dig up a cultist if someone needs photos to play, but I only have one painted so far.

[Uncle Mike]

Interesting idea.

[Malebolgia]

Okay, here's my deployment:

Johnny Wong - A8
Dirk Diggler  - A3
Angus McKenzie - A13

Here are my lurkers:

Cultist leader
http://www.paintoholic.nl/images/cultist_leader.jpg

Cultists
http://www.paintoholic.nl/images/cultists.jpg

Cultists
http://www.paintoholic.nl/images/cultists2.jpg
High Priest
http://www.paintoholic.nl/images/elitecultist1.jpg

Cultist with knife
http://www.paintoholic.nl/images/elitecultist2.jpg

Suicide Cultist
http://www.paintoholic.nl/images/suicide.jpg

Deep Ones
http://www.paintoholic.nl/images/deepones1.jpg

Mummies
http://www.paintoholic.nl/images/mummies.jpg

Scrawny Ones
http://www.paintoholic.nl/images/scrawny.jpg

Formless Spawn 1
http://www.paintoholic.nl/images/formless_spawn.jpg

Formless Spawn 2
http://www.paintoholic.nl/images/protoshoggoth.jpg

Tcho Tcho
http://www.paintoholic.nl/images/tchotcho.jpg

Werewolf
http://www.paintoholic.nl/images/werewolf.jpg

Snakemen
http://www.paintoholic.nl/images/serpentmen.jpg

Conglomerate
http://www.paintoholic.nl/images/conglomerate.jpg

I can do individual photos if necessary

[Sheerluck Holmes]

Okay, here's my deployment:

Johnny Wong - A8
Dirk Diggler  - A3
Angus McKenzie - A13


I can do individual photos if necessary

Awesome, thank you.    Lovely painting too buy the way 

Ok - if anyone wants to play the lurkers and doesn't have figures/photos, please create your list from the choice of lurkers above (15 BP, so I wont expect to see werewolves etc for this game) and let me know which 'figures' you want to use I will prepare the images for play.

[Malebolgia]

Why don't you play the Lurker, Sheerlock? Then we play a game, show the crowd how my agents blow your Lurkers away and then we swap sides for match 2

[Sheerluck Holmes]

Hmmm - tempting, but then I will be making the rolls for both sides... unless we use an online die roller that sends the results to both of us to ensure there is no cheating 

 I will give it another day and then take up the role of the Lurkers to get a game going... so I will draw up my lurker list while I wait 

Your set up:

[jnr]

There some pictures of lurkers on my Blog that may help, http://jnrpaintshop.blogspot.com/

[Sheerluck Holmes]

There some pictures of lurkers on my Blog that may help, http://jnrpaintshop.blogspot.com/

 Awesome - thanks Jnr.

 So now there are plenty of photos for people to use as Threshold Agents or Lurkers in a game 

 Most of the work for the game will be done by myself, so no need to worry about the mechanics - all prospective players need are to submit orders for each turn.

[Malebolgia]

@Sheerlock: Oh, I don't mind you rolling the dice and being the Lurker. I have faith Lurkers don't cheat .

[Sheerluck Holmes]

Excellent... then it looks like I am the lurker player for this game.

 I will post the game set up ready for your orders for the first turn later today my time in a different thread.

 My intention in the turn results to use less game talk and more description of events.