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"Robert Singers" <rsingers DeleteThis @finger.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> As I haven't been hanging around in any seedy GW retailers I'm a bit
> behind
> on the blandization of the GW range, and I have an urge to create some
> cross over miniatures for a d20 modern day.
>
> Can people comment on what GW fantasy plastics could be tooled up with
> firearms.
>
> I had thought about converting Night Goblin spears to rifles with a bit of
> green stuff but there must be a host of things that could be tooled up
> with
> some plastic guns or something.
>

The current Orc range for WHFB is simple as pie to convert to ORKs
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Robert Singers wrote:
> As I haven't been hanging around in any seedy GW retailers I'm a bit behind
> on the blandization of the GW range, and I have an urge to create some
> cross over miniatures for a d20 modern day.
>
> Can people comment on what GW fantasy plastics could be tooled up with
> firearms.

Uh... d20 modern day? Why would you use WFB plastics? Or are you just
using the term "fantasy" generically?

Imperial Guard has a really good variety of figures that could represent
various nations. If you expand out to the Forgeworld line ($$$!) then
you have even more variety.
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"Richard Busby" <richbusby RemoveThis @hatespam.bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> Robert Singers wrote:
>> As I haven't been hanging around in any seedy GW retailers I'm a bit
>> behind on the blandization of the GW range, and I have an urge to create
>> some cross over miniatures for a d20 modern day.
>>
>> Can people comment on what GW fantasy plastics could be tooled up with
>> firearms.
>
> Uh... d20 modern day? Why would you use WFB plastics? Or are you just
> using the term "fantasy" generically?
>
> Imperial Guard has a really good variety of figures that could represent
> various nations. If you expand out to the Forgeworld line ($$$!) then you
> have even more variety.
>

Kroot could also make a fun, non human race.
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> "Richard Busby" <richbusby RemoveThis @hatespam.bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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>> Robert Singers wrote:
>>> As I haven't been hanging around in any seedy GW retailers I'm a bit
>>> behind on the blandization of the GW range, and I have an urge to
>>> create some cross over miniatures for a d20 modern day.
>>>
>>> Can people comment on what GW fantasy plastics could be tooled up
>>> with firearms.
>>
>> Uh... d20 modern day? Why would you use WFB plastics? Or are you just
>> using the term "fantasy" generically?
>>
>> Imperial Guard has a really good variety of figures that could
>> represent various nations. If you expand out to the Forgeworld line
>> ($$$!) then you have even more variety.
>>
>
> Kroot could also make a fun, non human race.

I guess I'm hung up on the stated 'd20 modern day' statement. That
implies real life combatants, not sci fi aliens (at least to me).

Now if you wanted to make a Shadowrun type thingie, they WFB would be a
great source of Vampires, Zombies and Dwarfs to load up with guns.
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Hey,

On Jan 19, 3:24 pm, Robert Singers <rsing... DeleteThis @finger.hotmail.com>
wrote:
> an episodic skirmish game using full RPG combat rules.
> Urban Arcana with tooled up fantasy monsters is one of the basic
> settings

Ah. I wondered about the Fantasy <-> Modern thing myself.
I recommend the Fantasy Empire Militia Regiment box set.
Each Militia sprue of 4 leg/ torsos -

http://uk.games-workshop.com/storefront/store.uk?do=Individual&code=99...202004&

- includes 2 Crossbows and 2 Muzzle Loaders.

Left-over bits, like the longbows, could uparm additional figs.

HTH.


Playa
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Between saving the world and having a spot of tea Richard Busby said

> Uh... d20 modern day? Why would you use WFB plastics? Or are you just
> using the term "fantasy" generically?

Well you see the guys I game with are fond of Warhammer Quest. I like
it for about half and hour and then I find myself wishing I wasn't
driving so I could drink myself insensible.

So I figured I'd use d20 modern and the scenery, tiles, and miniatures
we have and make an episodic skirmish game using full RPG combat rules.
Urban Arcana with tooled up fantasy monsters is one of the basic
settings, as is Shadow Chaser (think Buffy). Fits perfectly with a
diverse mini collection. Structuring your game so it runs like the
average geek TV series makes it fit into an ad hoc gaming session of 2-5
hours.

So for example the first game will see a bunch of Heroes with the
occupation students working at a Wild West theme park.

So obviously we can use Foundry Cowboys of which we're well supplied. I
can by some of Eric Hotz's White Wash city buildings
http://www.erichotz.com/whitewash.html for scenery.

Each player can pick a mini and a Hero I've prepared earlier. Each hero
will have a list of some things they know that comes with it.

They'll start on the far table edge to the gate. (They’re packing up)

Then I’m think a few Zombies appear. They have to fight them with
improvised weapons.

After that combat they can make a choice of running for the gate in
which case it will be a big zombie bash, or to investigate which will
lead to being able to overcome a couple of noncombat challenges such as
finding ammo for their guns, then a couple of small combats followed by
a boss monster.

Next game could be going out to an Uncle’s farm to investigate some
missing stock. Is it rustlers? Well yes but they’re a small tribe of
Goblins that has slipped through to the world and tooled themselves up
with shotguns etc (w00t a job for me old Grots).

People can either just start again as a new generic hero each time, or
they can choose to progress their Hero, and we can move on to using
gnarly minis like Foundary’s street violence range, or Mind Flayers.
And who doesn’t love putting a Mind Flayer down on the table. That's
all good for single high value villians, but I though I might be able to
get some good rent a violence mobs out of the GW plastics.

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Robert Singers wrote:
> Between saving the world and having a spot of tea Richard Busby said
>
>> Uh... d20 modern day? Why would you use WFB plastics? Or are you just
>> using the term "fantasy" generically?
>
> Well you see the guys I game with are fond of Warhammer Quest. I like
> it for about half and hour and then I find myself wishing I wasn't
> driving so I could drink myself insensible.
>
> So I figured I'd use d20 modern and the scenery, tiles, and miniatures
> we have and blah blah blah blah blah blah...

Ah OK. So some cyberpunk meets Buffy the vampire slayer. I get it.

WFB should be just the ticket for your Zombie, Skeleton and Ghostly
needs. Hero figures could pretty much come from the IG lineup, maybe
Sisters or Witch Hunters to put a few chicks into the hero lineup.
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"Robert Singers" <rsingers RemoveThis @finger.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Between saving the world and having a spot of tea Richard Busby said

>
> People can either just start again as a new generic hero each time, or
> they can choose to progress their Hero, and we can move on to using
> gnarly minis like Foundary's street violence range, or Mind Flayers.
> And who doesn't love putting a Mind Flayer down on the table. That's
> all good for single high value villians, but I though I might be able to
> get some good rent a violence mobs out of the GW plastics.
>

Nice ideas, you have zombies already, if not I suggest the zombie game and
the add on bags of glow in the dark ones and dogs.

For rent a thug there is an obvious GW range, Catachans.
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Between saving the world and having a spot of tea Richard Busby said

> WFB should be just the ticket for your Zombie, Skeleton and Ghostly
> needs. Hero figures could pretty much come from the IG lineup, maybe
> Sisters or Witch Hunters to put a few chicks into the hero lineup.

I have all of those, but I don't have fantasy race rent a mob with guns.
Hence the question. Maybe I'll just have to buy every 2e 40K grot I cn get
my hands on. They're pretty wacky.

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It was twenty years ago today, Robert Singers taught the band to play:
> Between saving the world and having a spot of tea Richard Busby said
>
>> WFB should be just the ticket for your Zombie, Skeleton and Ghostly
>> needs. Hero figures could pretty much come from the IG lineup, maybe
>> Sisters or Witch Hunters to put a few chicks into the hero lineup.
>
> I have all of those, but I don't have fantasy race rent a mob with guns.
> Hence the question. Maybe I'll just have to buy every 2e 40K grot I cn get
> my hands on. They're pretty wacky.
>
Warzone undead legionnaires?

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Robert Singers wrote:
> Between saving the world and having a spot of tea Richard Busby said
>
>> WFB should be just the ticket for your Zombie, Skeleton and Ghostly
>> needs. Hero figures could pretty much come from the IG lineup, maybe
>> Sisters or Witch Hunters to put a few chicks into the hero lineup.
>
> I have all of those, but I don't have fantasy race rent a mob with guns.
> Hence the question. Maybe I'll just have to buy every 2e 40K grot I cn get
> my hands on. They're pretty wacky.
>
Oh and don't forget Skaven. Rats with automatic weapons... now that
sounds fun.
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In article <ylLkj.54757$Mu4.12502@bignews7.bellsouth.net>,
richbusby.RemoveThis@hatespam.bellsouth.net says...
> Robert Singers wrote:
> > Between saving the world and having a spot of tea Richard Busby said
> >
> >> WFB should be just the ticket for your Zombie, Skeleton and Ghostly
> >> needs. Hero figures could pretty much come from the IG lineup, maybe
> >> Sisters or Witch Hunters to put a few chicks into the hero lineup.
> >
> > I have all of those, but I don't have fantasy race rent a mob with guns.
> > Hence the question. Maybe I'll just have to buy every 2e 40K grot I cn get
> > my hands on. They're pretty wacky.
> >
> Oh and don't forget Skaven. Rats with automatic weapons... now that
> sounds fun.
>
I'm doing something similar but very inexpensively with my RPG
group. I'm rolling up ovals of modeling clay and giving them faces,
little legs, and little arms holding automatic weapons. I'm going with
light green and light violet skin tones. I'm even going to model a
fallen 'Statue of Liberty' style head and torch.

I'm going to call it....











wait for it...



















wait...



















Planet of The Grapes!





And if any of my players ask about it - just tell them it was a
rumor you heard through the grape vine...


Myr



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Myrmidon

>>
> I'm doing something similar but very inexpensively with my RPG
> group. I'm rolling up ovals of modeling clay and giving them faces,
> little legs, and little arms holding automatic weapons. I'm going
> with light green and light violet skin tones. I'm even going to model
> a fallen 'Statue of Liberty' style head and torch.
>
> I'm going to call it....

> wait for it...

> wait...

> Planet of The Grapes!
>
> And if any of my players ask about it - just tell them it was a
> rumor you heard through the grape vine...
>
>


Surely a pun as bad as that must be a TOS violation for your ISP. I
truly expected better from you Myr. Consider yourself reported you
hippie.

Kaine
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