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Organization Thread
« on: October 01, 2016, 12:55:56 pm »
Greetigns! The purpose of this thread is to work through the organization of the campaign, as far as the details on what rules we are going to use, when we start, when we stop, etc. As such, it is based off a similar thread from the first campaign:

http://www.manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?topic=1163.0

Here is what I'm proposing to start:

Rules: BFG Campaign Rules

Method Of Play: Online using Vassal, though if there are two or more participants who are local to each other, they can play their games "IRL" as well.
-Note, there are now other options that could be possible ways to do campaign games, such as BFG Armada on the PC, and BFG Leviathan on mobile. However, it will be challenging to use these options and use the campaign progression mechanics from the tabletop rule book. I thought we could at least discuss it, though.

Eligibility: This campaign is open to members of MBS. Since the forums will be the main method of reporting results and tracking fleet status, participants will need to be members of the forums to post.

Start Date: I'd like to get this started before the end of October, say by 15 October soon!.

End Date: I figure we should let the campaign run at least 4-5 months. So, that would put us into March, maybe April.

Location/map: I am thinking of re-using the same subsector map from the previous campaign, though I'm also considering making a smaller map if we end up having fewer players participating.

All of the above is negotiable! Please let me know what you think below.
« Last Edit: October 26, 2016, 09:01:09 am by Ruckdog »

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Re: Organization Thread
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2016, 02:49:45 am »
Vassal is fine! I can also play on Armada and Leviathan for a different experience, though I think it'd be really hard to implement correctly.

Leviathan is very close to the TT game, but it's not quite the same, and many options/"rules" are missing. Also, naturally, there are only three fleets available.

Armada is an entire different beast altogether. Fun, but, not the TT at all.

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Re: Organization Thread
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2016, 08:04:37 am »
I am fine with Vassal as well, but I don't want to discount the other two options out of hand as they do potentially offer another way to participate in the campaign for those that have issues with Vassal or would prefer Armada or Leviathan. In my view, here are the pros and cons:

BFG: Armada (PC game)
PROS:
-Pretty looking.
-Good selection of factions.
CONS:
-Does not play like the tabletop at all (real-time vs. turn-based)
-High cost of entry for those that don't own the game already.
-Not compatible with the tabletop campaign system (crew/ship upgrades do not match, impossible to adjust point values for units, etc)

BFG: Leviathan (iOS/Android app)
PROS:
-Low cost of entry (inexpensive app that plays on most mobile devices)
-Rules are very close to the tabletop game. Not a perfect match, but close; I would argue close enough.
CONS:
-Only 3 factions
-Multiplayer matches are limited to 1000 points
-Like BFG:A, the campaign rules are not represented, meaning that leadership, crew upgrades, etc wouldn't be accounted for.

To be honest, I think that Armada is probably more trouble than its worth. However, I think Leviathans has real potential, as long as the players using it are willing to run one of the fleets offered by the app and are willing to put up with not having some of the benefits such as the crew/ship upgrades and leadership represented in their games.

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Re: Organization Thread
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2016, 09:02:08 am »
I haven't seen a lot of folks joining up just yet, so I've removed the drop-dead start date for the campaign. I'm thinking of posting further afield, perhaps in the BFG Facebook list, to try and get some interest.

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Re: Organization Thread
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2016, 11:50:17 am »
With my renewed GW interest, I'm more game to run a Khornate or Space Wolves fleet.

I haven't played Leviathan, but it does interest me, especially if smoother than Vassal.

My time sucks however, until maybe post Turkey Day

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Re: Organization Thread
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2016, 08:17:50 am »
I'm still looking to get a new campaign started up again! I'll send out another ping after Thanksgiving.

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Re: Organization Thread
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2017, 11:10:42 pm »
Do we have a plot for the sector we will be battling over?  I've written a few 40k RPG campaigns and if I know what factions are being played I'd be happy to write up some fluff.

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Re: Organization Thread
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2017, 12:18:23 am »
Do we have a plot for the sector we will be battling over?  I've written a few 40k RPG campaigns and if I know what factions are being played I'd be happy to write up some fluff.

First of all, welcome! I'll update the first post to add you to the list. My plan right now is to re-use the sub sector map from the first run of the campaign. These blog posts should help you out on the background 😉

http://www.manbattlestations.com/blog/2016/04/23/introducing-the-armus-incursion-a-bfg-vassal-campaign/

http://www.manbattlestations.com/blog/2016/10/13/bfg-campaign-closeout/




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Re: Organization Thread
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2017, 10:30:04 pm »
Just been reading the campaign rules for appeals as I'm playing a spacemarine chapter can I appeal for spacemarines or do i appeal for in?

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Re: Organization Thread
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2017, 11:52:25 pm »
Just been reading the campaign rules for appeals as I'm playing a spacemarine chapter can I appeal for spacemarines or do i appeal for in?

Good point. It makes very little sense for you to be appealing for SM reinforcements! Unless someone here has an alternative appeals chart for SM fleets that we can all agree on, I think your appeals are going to be limited to just refits and reinforcements. 

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Re: Organization Thread
« Reply #10 on: January 23, 2017, 12:49:44 am »
I'd be happy to just have reinforcements and refits but if the rest of the group have other ideas happy to hear them.