Innocent bystanders in .45 Adventures?

[Argonor]

Hi, everyone.

The other day I got my copies of 45A and Dragon Bones from Rattrap, and I could not resist writing up some rules for the erratic behaviour of non-combattants who get in the way of the fighting teams.

If anyone would like a copy to playtest/use, please mail me at nck@post.tele.dk and state whether you prefer word2k or rtf.

Rich: If you want them, please also request per mail - then you can do whatever you want with them :-)

Any comments/suggestions also welcome in this thread later on :-)

[Operator5]

I'd love to see what you have done with civilians. The next book out in March will have some scenarios covering the rescue of civilians and it can be quite the challenge (especially when they may be trying to kill you).

[Prof.Witchheimer]

The next book out in March

Next book? Tell us more

[Operator5]

I'm currently hard at work on the next book that we'll be releasing for .45 Adventure. The book, titled The Gargoyle: Death Soldiers of the Jade Hood will be out early next year.

This one will contain all the rules for character advancement. But don't expect a Mordheim syndrome where a few players play lots of small games and rack up tons of experience while other players languish behind them. There will be information in the book on setting up campaign guidelines. And as with the current rules, not every scenario will call for you to use all your models. So building an army of guys won't mean you get to use them every game.

Along with character advancement, will be some information on setting up linked scenarios. How do you move from one chapter to the next? How do I create linked scenarios when I only have minimal terrain and/or figures? Do I need to create a story with action for every game?

There will also be information on a sample campaign setting set in the fictional city of New Commerce. There will be details on the city, its denizens (and the Rogues Gallery that should be out soon will detail some as well), and things that are going on that players can set up games around.

There will be some new abilities and new archetypes including the 1/2 Grade Mook and, since part of the scenario will take place in New Commerce's Chinatown, a Tong Assassin!

Finally, it will contain a several linked scenarios that players can use or modify to fit their own games.

[Argonor]

, since part of the scenario will take place in New Commerce's Chinatown, a Tong Assassin!
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Looks as I might have to buy some of Bob's Tong Gangsters, too  :twisted:

[Mo]

Looks as I might have to buy some of Bob's Tong Gangsters, too  :twisted:

There is no good reason not to own Pulp's Tong Gangsters. They are some of his best figures.

Marc

[Argonor]

There is no good reason not to own Pulp's Tong Gangsters. They are some of his best figures.

Marc

I'm not saying, there is.... I just wasn't going to let my players loose in Asia at first, but in Egypt... and I'm trying not to mortgage anything I own to raise funds for the figs I need... But the craving...THE CRAVING...MUST BUY.... Hey! Get those straps away from me!!!  

[Operator5]

You have to buy them.

God wants it. It says so right at the top of the page.  

[Prof.Witchheimer]

Well, chaps. The God, the Bob and the Tong Gangsters. This mix is dangerous :twisted:

Rich, that sounds good, i'm looking forward to see it one day. You know since Berlin, i'm a fan of 45A!

BTW, how about a superhero archetype?

[Grimm]

Operator5 will there are Cultistīs in the rules ?
and what  abaut  tentacled Things ,Lost World and ancient magic and..............................                    

cheers Grimm

``You know since Berlin, i'm a fan of 45A! `` I made that  :mrgreen:

[Operator5]

BTW, how about a superhero archetype?

Superheroes are still some time off. I'd like to do a whole superhero game. New powers and stuff. But I've already got the team working over time right now and if I dump anything else on them, they might rebel.

 ::

[Grimm]

argonor I have read the Rules and I like them ,I will testing them next game .
But i am not sure if they work well withe all the tabulations why do you didenīt use a scatter dice ?
The screaming rules are cool : )

grimm

[Argonor]

i am not sure if they work well withe all the tabulations why do you didenīt use a scatter dice ?
grimm

I'm not quite sure, what you mean by 'tabulations'? That I use a random result listed in a table? If yes, I wanted to do something with the d10 and not indirectly suggest that 45A players should purchase dice from you-know-whom. If a scatter dice works for you, please use it and let me know the result   (When I state: 'Runs in a random direction', it theoretically could mean 'use a scatter dice'. But it could also mean 'spin a bottle' or 'place a squirrel on the table, and see which way it runs' :mrgreen: )

Anyway, I'm very interested in feed-back, as I want to hone the rules down to something perfectly playable, that causes a lot of mayhem and doesn't slow down gameplay too much!

[Operator5]

But it could also mean 'spin a bottle' or 'place a squirrel on the table, and see which way it runs'

Now THAT is what every game needs: a squirrel running around the board knocking things over.  ::

[Argonor]

Excactly, and you can feed it pines in the process, getting cool trunks for palm trees  ::