GASLIGHT "Kroot Wars" at Adepticon 2012

[Bowman]

It's been a week since I returned from Adepticon'12 where I ran two GASLIGHT
"demonstration" games (see under Kroot Wars). These are games where Adepticon
members walk up and play games that they find interesting. I was lucky to have 6
players for both games and everyone had a good time.

Most of the players at Adepticon are GW, Privateer Press and Battlefront
players, and on first seeing a GASLIGHT VSF game, they are sometimes confused:

Observer: Wow! That is wild! What game is this?

Me: GASLIGHT

Observer: Huh?? Er…..um……Cool! Who makes GASLIGHT figures?

Me: No one, the Kroot are GW Kroot from the Tau army and the Brits are various
historical figures. The Tanks are various VSF models and the Walker is scratch
built by putting two film canisters on top of the legs of a Star Wars toy.

Observer: But how do you know if the Walker has a gun and how the Walker's gun
works?

Me: You make it up. The guidelines are right here in the book! (I show him how
to make up the specs for a dinosaur for a dinosaur-hunt game)

Observer: Wow! That IS cool!

OK, I was having some fun with their questions, but all in all they were
impressed with a game you basically make up yourself. Especially with the
spoon-feeding of figures and units from the above mentioned games. This was new
to most of them.

It was a great weekend, and I was hoarse after both games were done (about 3-4
hours each). I am now impressed with the GM skills of Buck and Chris, who I know
run much bigger games at the HMGS cons. Thanks again for the kind gift
contributions.

[shadowking1957]

that is just brilint  i have plyed a few more gaslight this year and remeber just how good it is, love those miniatures are the red coats perrys?, I love the whole set up you have there and i so ned those martian flyers. wonderful picstures thank you

[Ray Rivers]

 

Some fantastic photos there and tons of eye candy!

Really cool. Love the robot, btw.. 

[mattblackgod]

Great eyecandy! 

[aggro84]

Fantastic VSF madness! 

GASLIGHT games always look like so much fun.

Great custom scenery pieces, contraptions and minis. Snails? 

This is my favorite photo. I'm not sure what's supposed to be happening here, but It looks like the guy is running for his life.

[marianas_gamer]

Nice looking game and glad that you were showing gamers other option.  That robot looks familiar.  Who makes him?
LB

[Sterling Moose]

Great looking game!!

That robot looks familiar.  Who makes him?

Reaper 'Chronoscope'
http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Chronoscope/latest/50063
Jeeves - clockwork robot

[Bowman]

Thanks for the compliments. I had to deal with a temperamental camera with an attitude, and the photos are not what I'd like.

As for the figures:

The Brits are mostly Perry with some Empress, Foundry and Old Glory.
Thanks for finding the Robot, Stirling Moose. I know I bought it at Hot Lead in Stratford.
The large tank and the Kroot Skimmer are OOP models from Paroom Station.
I can't remember who makes the smaller two tanks.
As stated before, all the Kroot and modifications come from GW.

Oh ya, the guy who looks like he is running from the Clockwork Soldier (robot) is actually his handler, Mike the Mechanic.

[Chairface]

Hey, please run it at Hotlead next year. There are many VSF enthusiasts there (Sterling Moose and myself included)

[Messyart]

This gives me so many cool ideas for my old kroot merc' group.. Curse you D:

[marianas_gamer]

Thanks Sterling Moose!
LB

[Sterling Moose]

please run it at Hotlead next year

I second that. 

[Bowman]

I second that. 

Hmmm......................peer pressure.   

[Mason]

 

Fantastic!
So much great VSF stuff is going up lately, I am itching to got on to it.

One question; What are the legs on the walker from?

[Jonas]

Great looking game