Primeval Abyssian - WIP eldritch/extra-dimensional wargame

[TheBlueShoggoth]

Hej, I thought I would post about a wargame I am working on - as far as I see there is no true non-humanoid alien wargame existing and it is my favourite niche and because it is not catered for I am making it myself! I have about twenty one different factions in the works, but so far only working on the first two at current. It will be a skirmish game that lets you play with a few models all the way up to small forces around 20-30.

The main protagonists are the Tolathians, and here are the master-casts I got from Troll Forged :


And the second race which are called the Luuran :


here is a painted Tolathian Wisp too :


The setting is called the Ether, or Etherium - a manufactured dimension created by ancient races which are long-extinct, that acted as a sort of "lifeboat" to survive some greater cataclysm. Unlike our universe, the Ether has no gravity so most creatures tend to float about. Physical laws and elements are somewhat different too.

The first products I hope to create are the two "strike forces" which are the equivilent of a 40k battleforce or warmachine battlegroup - with a minimum of everything you need to start playing the game. I am not sure what else to say about it at current - so if you are interested and have any questions - -please ask and I shall try and reply as best as I can.

I hope this doesnt come across as spamming - as I intend to stay on this forum and post, but I feel it easier to post about things I work on myself so I can converse with people on a subject I am comfortable with.

[einarolafson]

Your idea sounds interesting!! Please tell us more!!

[supervike]

Really love the look of them, sounds very interesting indeed.


Are they available for purchase?  I love bizarre minis.

[TheBlueShoggoth]

Oh yes, they will be available for purchase - a long way before I get to that stage as I am doing everything myself, bar the mould-making/casting. And I'd rather take my time with things and make sure it's all as best as I can do so I sadly cant tell you any release dates - but there will be two strike-force boxes which will be expanded with other units in time, and then other races will get the greenlight

[TheBlueShoggoth]

here are some work in progress greens :


Tolathian Mammatus - they are used for "stormforming" a planet to suit Tolathian living conditions by useage of particle-reconstruction of the planetary atmosphere. After this has been achieved - they are used as a heavy support type unit.


Jequerita Fissel - unfinished master for the Jequerta race - a species of Agressive re-foliating cosmic plants!


Karuthrax Trouper - Still needs quite a lot of work! tough, dwarven species.


Master of Unlife - Abyssal Drone. Theres parts on this I want to resculpt, biomechanical drones from a cosmic-graveyard outside reality called the Necroverse!

[Yggdrasil]

I like the idea with the alternate laws of physics.
Will this be shown in the rules?
And will it be a skirmishbased game (something about 3-15 Miniatures) or will it be more 'armylike' with tons of miniatures per side?


The miniatures look great although the first two races look a bit similar from a far distance.
I really like the WIPs of the Tolathian Mammatus and the Jequerita Fissel.

Looking forward to see more of your work!

[TheBlueShoggoth]

I like the idea with the alternate laws of physics.
Will this be shown in the rules?

Yes! HQ's/commanders will be able to take advantage of the different physics - the advanced ruleset will have stuff for "eldritch terrain" too - allthough that's still very WIP!

And will it be a skirmishbased game (something about 3-15 Miniatures) or will it be more 'armylike' with tons of miniatures per side?

The average model-count is about 20 models, it likely wont go over that. A gamer would be able to play with as little as five or six models though (you only need 1 hq and 1 infantry). 20 or so models would be around 400points which is the "standard" game size.

As an example list :

LS:
Carrier Of The Runes (30 Points)

Specialised:
3x Enhanced Ones (45 points)
3x Storm Bearers (60 points)

Infantry:
5x Wisps (50 points)
5x Wisps (50 points)

Fast Strike:
2x Lightning bolts (80 points)
2x Lightning bolts (80 points)

=395 points

The miniatures look great although the first two races look a bit similar from a far distance.

Yeah, it's sort of my "style", I tend to like thin, wirey gangly floaty things haha. I think once people see more of the unit variations/poses they'll see the differences - but yeah there is a similarity I agree, it's to do with how life evolves in the Etherium - so there is a reason for it

[Profane Creation]

Sounds pretty nifty actually!


Keep us updated on this, I'm rather intrigued; the miniatures are shaping up to be something special.

[TheBlueShoggoth]

Sounds pretty nifty actually!


Keep us updated on this, I'm rather intrigued; the miniatures are shaping up to be something special.

Thankyou Sir! I will update again next weekend when I get some pictures of the finished Tolathian Strike-force. Still have to do the Luuran one - and then ill send them both to Troll Forged to get the first product-previews - some of which ill send to a few buddies, others painters and of course a couple I shall keep for my greedy little self.

[DowVooVoo]

I LOVE the minis WANT NOW!!!!! Good luck can't wait for more. Thanks

[Operator5]

Very interesting idea. If there is no gravity, will the game be more 3 dimensional gaming or stick to 2 dimensional?

[TheBlueShoggoth]

I LOVE the minis WANT NOW!!!!! Good luck can't wait for more. Thanks

Thank's very much for that, it's this sort of enthuisasm for this kind of thing that drives me to get this out there! much appreciated - I shall get pictures of the finished tolathian strikeforce next time I get access to a camera.

Very interesting idea. If there is no gravity, will the game be more 3 dimensional gaming or stick to 2 dimensional?

I'm HOPING so! it's something I want to do - but I'm really unsure how to do it model-wise, although iv been playing with the idea of bases which have built-in jacks that raise or lower the figure off the base - allthough that's very early days.

[matakishi]

This all looks very wonderful. It's so nice to see something that isn't 'Orks in Space'
I'm looking forward to being able to buy some of these.

[TheBlueShoggoth]

This all looks very wonderful. It's so nice to see something that isn't 'Orks in Space'
I'm looking forward to being able to buy some of these.

Thanks mate, appreciate that - yeah, one of my main passions was I am just sick to death of "conventional" sci-fi aliens in wargaming, and often they always use the same archetypes again and again which leads to little diversity. I grew up with weird monsters since my first exposure to them were things like Daleks and Gell-Guards from classic dr who at the age of 4 - so it was sort of embedded in me at an early age but always found it next to impossible to find stuff like that, so hence I am DIYing it!

[Crudeboy]

I am... quite intrigued by this, and am eagerly waiting to see more.