Thinking of a small 2000AD skirmish game project

[H.M.Stanley]

Back in the day i was a big fan of 2000AD (weren't we all!)

I was bought the Judge Dredd rulebook at Xmas and was thinking about a small project along the lines of Dredd v the Angel Gang (or Dark Judges perhaps)

But then there is the option of Johnny Alpha or RT or ....

I have considered using the Pulp Alley rules for this.

Where to start? Inspire me gentlemen!

I was pricing up Dredd and the AG on Foundry yesterday.

[Dr.Falkenhayn]

yeah Strontium Dog would make a nice Skirmish Game think of Johnny+Wulf vs pretty much anything you might have in your Miniature Collection  
Sam Slade vs a Robot Horde could be Fun as well as a good old Shootout with Finny and Ray  

[H.M.Stanley]

Yup, i was adding Dredd etc to the Shopping Cart and then thought, why not Strontium Dog/Wulf/Gronk v Mutties etc?

The thing is, terrain needs to be at a minimum build (think Cursed Earth rather than Hi-Tech) and i do want to keep it very limited on figures

[Dr. Zombie]

In stead of doing Dredd you could do a game based on the excellent Judge Minty short film.

Bacically just one judge walking the cursed earth bringing law to the lawless.

[H.M.Stanley]

In stead of doing Dredd you could do a game based on the excellent Judge Minty short film.

Bacically just one judge walking the cursed earth bringing law to the lawless.

Another fine idea. I have to admit that i'm not familiar with the film

[Dr. Zombie]

It is on youtube. Drop everything and go watch it.

[Dr.Falkenhayn]

yup both SD and Minty could easily be represented with the current JD Rules,maybe use a slightly tweaked Dredd Profile for Johnny (ignoring LoS,re-roll missed Shooting Dice etc)
Could even do a Crossover:Johnny Alpha vs the Angel Gang  
makes much more Sense than the stupid incorporation of RT into the JD Universe  

[H.M.Stanley]

It is on youtube. Drop everything and go watch it.

 

I see that the Stallone film is on there too in full. I know i know ..

[H.M.Stanley]

yup both SD and Minty could easily be represented with the current JD Rules,maybe use a slightly tweaked Dredd Profile for Johnny (ignoring LoS,re-roll missed Shooting Dice etc)
Could even do a Crossover:Johnny Alpha vs the Angel Gang  
makes much more Sense than the stupid incorporation of RT into the JD Universe  

Do you know what, i like the idea of Alpha and friends against the Angels. What can i say, i'm a purist.

I'm realising that the Angels are a must and the only real decision is whether to go for Dredd, Johnny, Minty etc

How do the JD rules play in practice fellas?

[Dr.Falkenhayn]

i even played the Game with non Wargamers,it's very easy to learn:basicly you have to roll a 4+ on a D10.Low Power Characters can often perform only 1-2 Actions per Turn while more famous Characters can perform 3-4 Actions per Round 
a standard Game ranges from 300-500 Credits,that makes it difficult to deploy famous Characters.Dredd alone costs 600+ Credits while a Streetpunk ranges from 10-30 Credits 

[H.M.Stanley]

Thanks for that chap

So what is a realistic match up -v- the AG pointwise?

[Dr.Falkenhayn]

So what is a realistic match up -v- the AG pointwise?

Dredd+Lawmaster+fancy Ammo for the Lawgiver should handle the Family well  or Dredd+Med Judge+a Bunch of Rookies if you're more a competitive Player 

[H.M.Stanley]

Thanks Dr. F

Pity Foundry don't do a LawMaster. Still, 6 figures plus Bike is eminently doable 

[H.M.Stanley]

for something different you could go halo jones. Halo and Toby on a shopping expedition in the hoop.

You will need a few different drummers a rumblejack or 3 and some MAM card holders looking to get crumped. Maybe throw in snivelling earthquake the proxima centurian too.

as for terrain use germys print out sci fi corridors. (dont forget no one goes outside the hoop if they can help it.)

For a fun game use chits for the baddies (and pick up items) and when one gets LOS with halo or toby you roll to see what it becomes. THe object is to get halo and toby from one end of the board to the other in a certain period of time before hoop flex cuts them off. You could add shops into the mix and for every shop visited they rack up one VP or something. You will know what to do.

It would be very different and you only need a few figs as using chits means if they get crumped and wiped out, their activation card goes back in the random event deck to become another bunch of thugs or what not.

no one ever does halo and I dont know why because it was one of the very best stories.

Thanks for that Scurv

I must have bailed on 2000AD before Halo (discovered girlies and alcohol in a meaningful way in 1980 at a tender age ...) 

I have the latest version of Space Hulk; i was wondering if i could put the excellent terrain with the box set to good use on this project?

[Cubs]

Well, I'd certainly check out the newer Dredd film, plenty of inspiration there.

You're spoiled for choice with JD stories - whatever you want, you've got it.