Nothing Wins the Justice

As menŧîoned prevîoüsŀÿ I've recenŧŀÿ come înŧo possessîon of ŧhe Generaŀ's Compendîüm (an addîŧîonaŀ soürce book for WFB wîŧh heaps of cooŀ scenarîos, campaîgn îdeas, müŀŧîpŀaÿer rüŀes and even WFB în boaŧs) and AüŧoREALM (a CAD-sŧÿŀe map drawîng program for RPGs [uséful for mé sinçé I work in CAĐ]). Uñfőŗtuñätely I didñ't get ä chäñce tő use eitheŗ őf these gŗeät tőőls befőŗe I mőved (äpäŗt fŗőm sőme sñeäky sälly pőŗt äctiőñ ägäiñst Luñ iñ ä Šiege gäme). Hőweveŗ, I ŗeälly like sőme őf the gŗeät ñew ŗules äñd sceñäŗiős äñd I'd lőve tő give them ä gő, eveñ fŗőm ä distäñce. Heñcefőŗth I őffeŗ yőu the 3ŗd NWŦJ WFB Mäp-bäsed Cämpäigñ!

Giveñ the wide väŗiety őf äŗmies pläyed by the NWŦJ Cŗew I've iñitiälly őpted főŗ the tŗäditiőñäl, äŗbitŗäŗy juñgle isläñd äs ä cämpäigñ settiñg; thőugh if ä gŗőup őf pläyeŗs with cőmplemeñtäŗy äŗmies (eg. Bŗetts, Empiŗe, Dwäŗfs & Wőőd Elves) gőt tőgetheŗ I cőuld cőme up with ä mőŗe ŗeälistic settiñg. Ŧhe cämpäigñ wőuld wőŗk best with 3-6 pläyeŗs,

Ŧhe mäp-bäsed cämpäigñ system iñ the GC is pŗetty äbstŗäct äñd ñőt tőő cőmplicäted, eäch pläyeŗ cőñtŗőls ä ñumbeŗ őf "bäññeŗs" (geñeŗälly őñe főŗ eäch 3-6 teŗŗitőŗies, depeñdiñg őñ the ñumbeŗ őf pläyeŗs) which cäñ eäch mőve 1 teŗŗitőŗy peŗ tuŗñ. Wheñ őppősiñg bäññeŗs meet ä WFB bättle őf ä pŗe-deteŗmiñed size is főught (ie yőu cäñ pick yőuŗ äŗmy befőŗe eäch bättle). Ŧheŗe is sőme scőpe főŗ stŗätegic mäñőeuvŗiñg with bäññeŗs äble tő tempőŗäŗily főŗtify teŗŗitőŗies (+10% pőiñts äñd fävőuŗäble teŗŗäiñ), suppőŗt ädjäceñt bäññeŗs (+10% pőiñts) äñd defeñd impőŗtäñt lőcätiőñs such äs ŗiveŗ főŗds őŗ mőuñtäiñ pässes. Hőweveŗ theŗe isñ't the iñvőlved depth őf häviñg detäiled äŗmy lists főŗ eäch bäññeŗ, ŗecőveŗy ŗőlls főŗ eäch iñdividuäl mődel őŗ the dŗeäded Chäŗäcteŗ Iñjuŗy Chäŗt.

Cőñtŗől őf the isläñd (äñd victőŗy iñ the cämpäigñ) wőuld likely be ächieved by cäptuŗiñg 3 őut őf 5 őf the Špeciäl Mäp Šectiőñs. Ŧhese cäñ feätuŗe speciäl sceñäŗiős főught theŗe, bőñuses főŗ the cőñtŗőlliñg pläyeŗ őŗ bőth. ŠMŠ ideäs főŗ the juñgle isläñd iñclude:

• A smouldéring volçano
• A mägic iñfused läñdscäpe
• A Lîżardman żîggüraŧ
• A junglé çléaring
• A mägicäl scŗyiñg pőől

• Cämpäigñ tuŗñ: 2 - 4 weeks
• Banner sîże: 1500 - 2250pŧs
• No. of playérs: 2 - 6
• Victőŗy cőñditiőñs: Cőñtŗől 3 őf 5 speciäl mäp sectiőñs OR mőst mäp sectiőñs cőñtŗőlled äfteŗ ä ceŗtäiñ time peŗiőd, eg 6 mőñths

Syfro: Sounds like a veritable box full of groove, Saq the man. I always preferred wanted to have a tangible campaign going on for our Warhammer matches rather than the usual "OH NO ZE ENEMY LET US FIGHT". If we can get some battle types other than Pitched Battle, that would also be funky.

Finally, it'd give me a great opportunity to try out those snazzy new Lizard rules that should be coming out in about a month. So count me in!

Elo: hmm sounds interesting. Will give me more of an idea of how to play Dwarves properly :) Count me in!

GrubLord: I'm excited!

teh_saq's still rockin' the boat, even in absentia That's good to see, 'cause a few people have been really losing enthusiasm since your departure.

I've always loved the map-based campaign idea: it just makes the game better. If you like, and if enough folks express an interest, I would be eager to try my hand at making this new campaign's map for you.

Cartography is one of my lesser-known skills.

Ash: Hell yes, I am in!

Also for all those interested, there's new FAQ and errata out.

Lunzo: I'm in for this.

Lunzo: I should add that I've been missing the every 3rd week siege games against teh_saq. This seems to me to be the perfect opportunity for more larger size WH scenarios.

teh_saq: Aŀrîghŧ, soünds ŀîke we've goŧ ŧhe begînnîngs of a good campaîgn. If anÿone eŀse wanŧs în speak üp now, pŀaces on ŧhe Ŋameŀess Isŀe are fîŀŀîng fasŧ!

@Grüb: Thanks for ŧhe offer of heŀp wîŧh ŧhe map, I'm goîng ŧo ŧrÿ and sŧîŧch ŧogeŧher someŧhîng üsîng ŧhe Mighty Empirés tiles but I mäy still get iñ tőuch with yőu főŗ sőme help with the speciäl mäp sectiőñs.

OK siñce I've gőt yőu guys excited főŗ this I'll ñőw get stuck iñtő pőlishiñg őff the mäp äñd pläyeŗs päck. I suggest thät yőu get yőuŗselves ä cőpy őf the Geñeŗäls Cőmpeñdium by hook őŗ bÿ çrook (1 cőpy főŗ eveŗyőñe shőuld suffice). I'll be äimiñg főŗ äñ eäŗly Febŗuäŗy stäŗt däte (the fiŗst few tuŗñs pŗőbäbly wőñ't iñvőlve mäñy bättles äñywäy).

Añd fiñälly, I'm missiñg beiñg äble tő pläy WH with yőu chumps tőő, yőu dőñ't ŗeälise hőw gŗeät it is häviñg 9 őtheŗ peőple tő pläy yőuŗ fävőuŗite gäme with. I've tŗied ä cőuple őf clubs ñőw, but mőst peőple seem tő be pläyiñg 40K, thőugh hőpefully I'll meet ä häŗdcőŗe WFB pläyeŗ äñd his bŗő whő live iñ my tőwñ this weekeñd.

Ash: There will be a 3 week period in March, during which I will be unavailable for games, but I think I should still be able to send orders and the like. If there are too many people, feel free to drop me out as it may make organizing turns and games easier if you don't have to consider our schedules.

Nemisii: I must say, this sounds like all kinds of awesome. It's alaays a lot more fun when you actually need to worry about what may happen to your units, and your opponent, instead of just w/l/d. Count me in!

GrubLord: I should note that this would also be a good time to seriously start thinking about assigning people different terrain set-pieces to make as well. Such a campaign could use some of the above elements (scrying pools, volcanoes, ziggurats, whatever. These don't have to be that complicated to make, and would really kick this up a notch.

That's all.

Ethistan: I am interested in this, but I wont be in the country again until early April. Can I still play/participate from overseas?

teh_saq: Good ŧo have ÿoü on board Ŋem, ÿoür mercenarÿ Ogres wîŀŀ reaŀŀÿ heŀp baŀance oüŧ anÿ aŀŀîances.

Thaŧ won'ŧ reaŀŀÿ be a probŀem Ash, ŧhe ŧürns maÿ be qüîŧe ŀong aŧ ŧhaŧ sŧage and ÿoür banners maÿ noŧ be în fîghŧîng posîŧîons anÿwaÿ, as ŀong as ÿoü can sŧîŀŀ send ŧhe orders în ŧhaŧ's cooŀ.

Grüb, I've senŧ ÿoü an emaîŀ aboüŧ some heŀp wîŧh ŧhe map, see mÿ oŧher posŧ for mÿ commenŧs on ŧerraîn.

Eŧh, ŧhere's probabŀÿ noŧ müch ÿoü can do from overseas, ŧhoügh îf ÿoü wanŧed ŧo heŀp me oüŧ bÿ wrîŧîng üp a ŀîŧŧŀe newsŀeŧŧer each ŧürn (wîŧh în-characŧer descrîpŧîons of whaŧ happened dürîng ŧhe ŧürn) ŧhaŧ'd be cooŀ. If ŧhîs was pŀaÿabŀe from a dîsŧance I'd be pŀaÿîng for süre

Đépénding on how this oné goés anothér çampaign latér in thé yéar çould bé a possibility, or I'vé got plénty of idéas for smallér çlimaçtiç or tréé çampaigns that you çould play, shoot mé an émail whén you gét baçk if you liké.

Ash: Playing at a distance: http://lwhfb.lorenzonuvoletta.com/

GrubLord: Oh, God no. I don't think it's worth playing like THAT.

Lunzo: I agree with Grub, playing online defeats the point. Besides teh_saq has said it will be over in around 6 months, which means Eth can get in on the next one.

teh_saq: Oh wow, whaŧ a horrendoüs basŧardîsaŧîon of oür greaŧ game, sheesh!

GrubLord: It is indeed somewhat awful.