Anarchy Offline - Coloured streetlights + a portal to the Shadowlands (Page 37)

[matakishi]

I may as well start early.
Anarchy Online is a science fiction MMORPG that I've been playing for 12 years now. I've always wanted to transfer the world (well, some of it) to my tabletop and I've decided that now's the time.

I'm working on a set of rules that will allow players to form a teams of four characters from an available pool of six professions. There will be two competing teams with goals set by the scenario and a horde of NPC nasties for them to combat as well as each other.

Because AO is a video game I'm concentrating on fast play and team interaction. There will be buffs and equipment so that professions can help each other and support professions will be a viable and fun class to play.

I've ordered most of the initial figures I need, more on them as they arrive, and I'll be posting the designs for the buildings I'll be making pretty soon.



This is just my placeholder thread so I start working on the designs rather than other stuff

[commissarmoody]

Looking forward too seeing what you do with this.

[OSHIROmodels]

Bloody hell Paul, you're getting in early 

Can I book my game place now 

cheers

James

[Onebigriver]

Bloody hell Paul, you're getting in early 

I know, it's disgusting how well organised he is, and he completes projects! The nerve. Making the rest of us look bad. 

[NurgleHH]

Hi Paul, great. I hope I'm allowed to come again. And this time I want to play the game.

[matakishi]

Actually, in this case, I'm posting so I feel obligated to do something since I don't want to be in the same situation as last year where my enthusiasm for the entire hobby left me. I don't have much enthusiasm at the moment but with a little progress here and the usual great level of encouragement from LAF I hope to muddle through.

Anyway, enough with the negative waves, onwards...

I'm after some nice desert troops if anyone has a suggestion. Don't want Guard but maybe some if the 'not' proxies.

[matakishi]

You're always welcome Dirk!

[Eric the Shed]

Looking good Paul

[Mason]

Setting the stall out early or what?
 

Good idea, Paul, a bit of encouragement can go a long way, so here is some:

Looking forward to seeing your progress, sir!
 

[Malebolgia]

Awesome. Your projects are always the best!

[Malamute]

Sounds interesting, I've never heard of the original game, so intrigued as to what this will develop into. Great to see you back in the saddle so to speak

[Elk101]

I was going to lead with the 'bloody hell' comment but James beat me to it. If it's half as amazing as 2013's game it will be pretty damn amazing!

[Dewbakuk]

I'm after some nice desert troops if anyone has a suggestion. Don't want Guard but maybe some if the 'not' proxies.

What style?

Whiffwhaff did some a little while back, not sure who bought them though.
Void 1.1 Junkers now sold by Scotia Grendel.
Star Wars prepaints. Tuskan Raiders obviously but Jedi etc with their robes might be an option.
The Artizan WW1 Arabs look like their guns wouldn't be that hard to swap to make this:

[matakishi]

Thanks for those, I've ordered some Ironclad Sanwar figures as being pretty close to what I want. Their leader looks like a particular pet owning profession from the game so I got to order a giant Reaper Bones beholder for his pet while I was shopping.

I do like finding stuff for projects

So far the player characters and most of the trash stuff, guards, mutant spiders etc have been sourced. The PCs won't arrive until after Xmas but some of the bit players should turn up fairly soon and painting can commence. There'll be an interruption while I paint up some juju Man stuff for some new scenarios (particularly when my wicker man arrives) but I hope to start on some buildings soon as well. My Afghan stuff will work for the primitive areas ans my Off World Colony will be usable too but I want to make a set for the 'civilised' part of the planet too.

As a start, here are the Engineers' robots, one Clan (yellow), one Omni-Tek (blue) they'll need rebasing on 80mm circles. Engineers will be a playable profession, they use their robots to do their dirty work.

[AKULA]

Looking forward to one of your Projects as usual Paul.