Primeval Abyssian - WIP eldritch/extra-dimensional wargame

[TheBlueShoggoth]

I finished this new diorama using two abandoned sculpts. It depicts the last two members of alien races (Oraawqae and Yukesae) fighting on the dreaded worm-shores of Faelharn. I figure it's better to use these sculpts for something, rather than just throwing them away.

[TheBlueShoggoth]

Been a while since I psoted a proper update, so here we go...

[tnjrp]

[crikeymiles]

Wow!  This is powerful stuff.  Very hard sci-fi and very unique.  Did you publish the rules already?

[TheBlueShoggoth]

I'm still working on a ruleset and I've been experimenting with a ton of different ideas - stuff that can represent all the crazy physics and other-dimensional stuff, but still be fast and fun to play. What i can say is that it will focus on the Commanders and have some resource management and the ability to manufacture units in-game via factories. The old videogame Total Annihilation is the closest reference point I can think of.

[crikeymiles]

Nice.  I enjoyed Total Annihilation. Had a sort "your avatar on the battlefield" thing going on.

Will it be on a hex/square board or just on an open table?  I have a 3x3 space board for X-wing, (black paint and toothbrush-spray star-scape) and I'm already imagining these weirdos floating around it.    I'm guessing that movement will be very non-standard, if you're playing with physics-based ideas?  Lots of teleportation or portals?

[TheBlueShoggoth]

Open table for sure, you will be able to go absolutely crazy with battlefields due to the other-dimensional nature of the game, so you can have floating terrain and stuff that would defy (our) physical laws but is totally ok in the Ether. I've left it open ended so terrain builders can really do whatever the heck they want, no matter how weird or crazy.

Movement will probably be standard, I did try doing 3d movement with bases that can be adjusted using jacks, but it just didn't work out well at all and wasn't feasable! There is a lot of weird otherdimensional stuff, especially with the Commanders.

I suppose you could have tables in space to, but space is white, the inverse of ours, with stars of blue, purple and pink. Allthough, that said there is an area called "the shattered lands" where cracks lead to other spaces and cause all manner of anomolies so I suppose you could have normal black space "spilling" in too..

[Hoser]

Would be nice to see a progress report on these figs. Hurry up, I'm raring to throw a bunch of money at you to get some!

[FierceKitty]

I like the idea with the alternate laws of physics.

Want some of my dice? They observe alternate laws of probability.

[TheBlueShoggoth]

Would be nice to see a progress report on these figs. Hurry up, I'm raring to throw a bunch of money at you to get some!
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I'm afraid this is one of those "Itll be done when it's done" projects. Can only take my time and won't be using any crowdfunding sites and I have to deal with personal health issues and other xrappy real life stuff that often get in the way of me making progress. Theres also the SF web series i've been working on lately that has admitedly taken some time away from this, but I do plan to get back to things soonish. Thankyou kindly for your interest, it means a lot.

[tnjrp]

Not sure if the rules at alfa stage yet but if they are you should look into recruiting play testers and/or third party developers even. That'll help some down the line.

[TheBlueShoggoth]

Heres what I've been working on, I know it's not the wargame but film making means just as much to me and it is sort of related so heres some pics :

[Hoser]

Amazing stuff!

[TheBlueShoggoth]

Thanks! the aim is to create a puppet based web-show that takes you into one of my worlds along with the characters that live in it. I have a plot/story for it too. It's sort of inspired by those old gerry anderson shows, but with the lovecraftian horror look.

[von Lucky]

Talented stuff - make sure to keep us posted (I can see some of that becoming miniatures).