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The Pavilus Binary War / Campaign Introduction

« Last post by Ruckdog on October 13, 2024, 06:14:47 pm »

Hi all!

I've started a project that I've had on my gaming bucket list for a long time: A map-based campaign that combines several game systems!

Specifically, my friend Matt and I have started a campaign set in the Horus Heresy that is using Legions Imperialis for ground battles, Aeronautica Imperialis for air battles, and Battle Fleet Gothic for space battle.

The setting for the campaign is the Pavilus Binary, a two-planet system.



I am playing the Solar Auxilia, while my friend Matt will be playing a Salamanders Space Marines force.

Lots more to come! Thank you for stopping by.

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MBS Media / Re: MBS Podcast Episode 88: 2024 Event Review

« Last post by Kelly on October 04, 2024, 03:43:47 pm »

Either audio or video is fine, I prefer the podcasts as they can be listened to anywhere, but I also enjoy picture heavy videos after I get home, but more content of either is always good.

Lots more I want to say on the topic of joined campaigns! The one I've been working on for LI/BFG/AI has been going really well so far.

...looking forward to campaign talk!

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MBS Media / Re: MBS Podcast Episode 88: 2024 Event Review

« Last post by Ruckdog on September 30, 2024, 10:19:21 pm »

Sorry for the double-tap...I'm still experimenting with ways to get more bang for my content-production buck. Would it be worth a disclaimer at the start of the podcast episode that its also going to be a video when I post an episode as both?

Lots more I want to say on the topic of joined campaigns! The one I've been working on for LI/BFG/AI has been going really well so far.

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The Shipyard / Re: Homeworld first pass

« Last post by Kelly on September 25, 2024, 11:55:48 pm »

From the Scout expansion to the campaign, here are stealth fighters for both the Kushan and Taiidan fleets.


These are the same designs as the regular interceptors, just molded in clear plastic… if the original tokens were hard to tell apart at arm’s length, these were impossible.  Several tries with washes and I have the outlines picked out in ink; well, most of the outlines as since these are translucent, I had to take out several lines that were showing through and blurring the details more than I liked.

I considered trying blue and red ink for the two sides but the red was tending towards pink, again from diffusing through the model, so plain black will remain.

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MBS Media / Re: MBS Podcast Episode 88: 2024 Event Review

« Last post by Kelly on September 25, 2024, 11:53:11 pm »

I did not realize how picture heavy this episode was going to be, so this one needed a view after the listen.

Enjoyed the breakdowns, and from the closing I think that smaller scale land games are really well suited to linkages with naval games because a smaller scale allows a larger scope of game, and naval games naturally have larger scopes than most ground based alternatives.  Apart from amphibious landings or shore operations though, I am not really familiar with many games that deal with many units based on both mediums on the same table apart from Dystopian Wars.

For ground and naval games across different tables, I also have not seen many published campaigns that have a great deal of integration between the two areas either.  For example the following is from the two paragraphs dealing with land campaigns in Warlord Games’ Black Seas…

Or you might play a campaign which uses Black Powder to resolve land battles and Black Seas to resolve sea battles.  Such a campaign probably needs an umpire, who would have the role of working out what the impact of the two kinds of battle would be.

…not the most defined system that I have seen, and I would be glad to hear of any others that have more detail.

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MBS Media / MBS Podcast Episode 88: 2024 Event Review

« Last post by Ruckdog on September 22, 2024, 06:03:01 pm »

https://traffic.libsyn.com/manbattlestations/MBS_Podcast_Ep88.mp3

Better late than never, Andy is back with an overview of a couple of gaming events he participated in earlier this year! First up is a local Star Wars Armada tournament he played in back in January 2024, followed by an event overview of the Richmond Open, a regional wargaming convention held in May 2024.

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MBS Media / [MBS YouTube] Event Review

« Last post by Ruckdog on September 22, 2024, 05:34:04 pm »

https://youtu.be/ivNlDJ1bnUM

Better late than never, Andy is back with an overview of a couple of gaming events he participated in earlier this year! First up is a local Star Wars Armada tournament he played in back in January 2024, followed by an event overview of the Richmond Open, a regional wargaming convention held in May 2024.

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News and Rumors / Re: 2024 Great Wargaming Survey

« Last post by Kelly on September 13, 2024, 02:12:26 pm »

None of the analysis has been released yet for 2024, but I did hear on the last Wargames, Soldiers, and Strategy podcast that while the numbers this year were slightly down, there was a new high of 46% of the respondents being under the age of 40 so I am looking forward to see whether any of the results are shifting.

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The Shipyard / Re: Homeworld first pass

« Last post by Kelly on September 13, 2024, 02:11:37 pm »

Here are the last of the regular ships from the expansion, Kushan and Taiidan cruisers.


These were not as quick to paint as the other capital ships as the level of detail in the molds are not constant across the lines, the Kushan cruiser in particular (right) had even more elements on the hull than either of the carriers did.

I realize all of the sample pictures have been flat on their pedestal bases for sizing comparisons so far, so here is a more dramatic view of a portion of the Kushan fleet so far…


…and of the Taiidan fleet.  Their destroyer is probably the most faithful conversion from the screen to three dimensions out of all of the pieces in the set with its dorsal spines, and is definitely my favorite.


After the fateful decision to travel down the road of paint and sorrow, I had to work out a conversion plan to allow for traditional 1/8 inch acrylic rods placement to keep the handling and wear of the paint to a minimum.  Except for the Taiidan salvage corvette as it is easily the worst model from the entire range, all of the other designs have taken to the balance drilling well and now these can be used with any other 1/8 inch base setup, and are in-line with my standard storage.  (250)

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News and Rumors / Re: Dropfleet Commander 2.0

« Last post by Easy E on September 09, 2024, 01:13:57 pm »

Oh.  Interesting.