Discussing BWs

[Lestaki]

Don't worry about the birdmen. They inevitably kill themselves before it becomes an issue. ;)

No required reading, aside from the thread rules whenever we make the thread. :p You could go and look over GW2 if you liked, but it's dropped off the page and so I can't link to it, and you don't have to anyway.

Incidentally, me and Sev should have our fantasy BW OOC thread up by some time tommorow. In theory...

[Akranadas]

Suicidal self-exploding birdmen? Wtf?

Don't worry about the birdmen. They inevitably kill themselves before it becomes an issue.

Oh these Mandrakian will be alot tougher, more cunning and deadly. Why blow yourself up when you can de-construct your enemy with nano-machines?

[The Shadow]

Incidentally, me and Sev should have our fantasy BW OOC thread up by some time tommorow. In theory... Fantasy BW... WTF? Anyways this time I not here to kill it. Sad...

[BrianGeneral]

Me neither.
Should we start new BWs in late June, when most schools' exams are over?

[Erikjust]

maybe my race should be a knight who runs around hitting everbody in the head wht a rubber chicken that ain´t powerplay :P

[BmB]

Maybe it should be a self-exploding suicidal poisonous 1337 superduper huge ghost pirate robot ninja nanorubber chicken?

[Lestaki]

Mhmm, sounds... interesting. Incidentally, Erik, it's pretty easy to power play with a character like that. Power play generally doesn't have to make sense, it's practically the definition. :p If I posted saying my knight teleported onto a capital ship and slaughtered everyone with his chicken in one post, that'd be power play. But I think you already knew that. ;)

[Erikjust]

ohh well as long as i don´t use the killer rabit, the holy handgrante and the monter of arrrrgghhh.

but then again i could always use the french men and throw whit cows.

but then again maybe not

[BrianGeneral]

Just like Tyranids.:p
But well, bugs also got defeated in some cases.

[TheLoneKnight]

Chaos Goat Throwers > French Cow Hurlers.

[Weavern]

Goat throwing viking ship > all else :p

Get in gear and release galactic war 3!

[Sword_Monkey]

Ok so I know GW3 isn't on the horizon quite yet but I realise I shall probably miss the start, so Vindicorp, and the Gaians shall pop in sometime after it starts.

[TheLoneKnight]

Guys, guys. GalWar3 probably isn't going to kick off until this big fantasy roleplaying thing Sev and Lestaki are cooking up comes out. :p

Incidentally, Sword Monkey, I might have something vaguely interesting to post for your "Zoo" thread in the near future.

..if I ever finish it, that is.

[BmB]

That means there'll be time enough for me to get into one of the other boardwars meanwhile? I usually prefer to only play one at a time.

[Lestaki]

Considering I'm not a fan of running two BWs at once, and neither is Sev (though I'll play in more than one all day... :p) that's a pretty certain yes.

Edit @ Brian, below: Err... sorry?

[BrianGeneral]

So we should announce when will be next BW starts?

[Erikjust]

DT 3 starts this week if anybody is interested

[Warmaster Death]

cool

[crawford'n'co]

IM HOME!!! Yep, I'm still alive. Been away all weekend (as if you didnt notice that ^^). Alright, about the Narakathid
Generally, we like to feast on your flesh.... If you dont give us meat and errr, more meat, we will be forced to come eat your brains... yes well when i get more time and more info 'bout 'War3 ill give more info on the Narakathids.

[Kaito]

hmm.. never played a boardwar, guess i'll look to participate in one of the next, if the theme is ok :)

anything i should .. know? :duck:

(except those plasma-beam-sharks and killer rabbits with holy handgranades :P)

[TheLoneKnight]

If you read the stickies at the top of the forum, or just skim through a couple of the threads, you'll probably get a good idea of how it works.

Welcome to Boardwars, by the way. I was afraid we'd never get new members that weren't invited now that the Last Post feature no longer allows people to see the occasional interesting thread we've got in here. :(

[AMARDA]

Thats a real shame. This place is great.

They say this place has been on the chopping block before, but lucky for us they haven't got rid of it.

[Weavern]

Dont complain, you're lucky enough to be here :p Many people lost their freetime to acquire passage back here.

[Kaito]

i, for once, read a sticky before i posted :P
i meant besides that.. guess not xP

[AMARDA]

Well you could read some of the old boardwars.

[Akranadas]

I Demand Ground Battles in GW 3. You know you want to see what the Mandrakian's can cook up on the ground.

[Weavern]

Those of you wishing for a new post display for this subforum you can subsribe to the subforum and will be alerted for each new post.

[Klaus88]

I also demand ground battles. I want to see Arkanadas jaw hit the ground when he sees how many soldiers the reich can throw at him :D.

And i also demand that we not have a stupid limit of a couple of hundred ground soldiers per side alright? We should have millions of soliers.

[Akranadas]

Dark Matter Catapults

[BrianGeneral]

And maybe sea battles, which is also fun and never did before IMO.

[Klaus88]

Massive amounts of artillary and tanks anyone?

[BrianGeneral]

Landing barrages from the sea/from the air>tank/artillery columns.;)

[Klaus88]

Orbital bombardments>sea ships.

[BrianGeneral]

But we're talking about fightings on a planet right? If it's Orbital Bombardment then it'll return to space fighting:p

[Ardias]

There is a big problem with sea ships in that they are too easy to spot and sink too fast, that and since you can go from continent to continent a lot quicker by air there really isn't any major point to them when you look at it.

BUT

Submarines! Metals, gems, other cool crap at the bottom of the oceans. Submarines are harder to detect and they're faster, and can serve as a sort of sneak attack. Say you beat an enemy back from space and ground, and you think they left. Thats when a couple subs pop up and start nuke your cities. Modern subs can stay submerged for months at a time, in the future it wouldn't be unlikely for them to go under for years at a time, put the crew into cryo at the bottom of the ocean and wait it out.

Loads of possibilities there.

[Klaus88]

That's assuming that there are two fleets to actually fight with each other.

I mean if you're resorting to using sea ships then you're likely desperate which means that you likely don't have a fleet.

OH OH OH! there is ONE major advantage to sea ships. They can carry a lot of goods (like foods, metals, weapons stuff like that) faster then you could carry the same amount on land (its true you know a lot of trade still flows over the oceans even today.)

[BrianGeneral]

In terms of speed, planes are faster but more vulnerable.
And as for Submarines, it's not unknown that they can use as cargo ships......Just like Japanese did in WW2.
(Also there're stealth ships like Sweden's or France's, so surfaced ships can still do something in fighting;))

[Akranadas]

Why use ships? Mandrakian would use skimmer craft gunships

[Lestaki]

Ground battles WILL be in three. I dunno about ships as in navy, I'll discuss that one with Sev. The exact mechanic for ground battles is as yet unknown.. :p We've got at least one "story" ground battle planned to set the scene, but that isn't the same as a competitive battle.

Heya Kaito, welcome aboard. The best way to learn to BW is by doing, and it's pretty easy to pick up the ropes. Have fun now. :)

As for the last post thing, I swear the change happened at least two months ago. We're still alive in here. I doubt it's really much to worry about.

[Ardias]

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/supremecommander/screenindex.html

Has some interesting ground image battles, a very epic feel.

[BrianGeneral]

Use a planet as conflicting zone among races due to something special?

[Akranadas]

I will start the development of Mandrakian ground units then, remember as an eldar race I can have Highly advanced tech.

[The Shadow]

I'm back! (with heavy austrians accent.) I really don't have anything to add so...

[Sword_Monkey]

Hey Shadow, and Ark don't go too high.

We need some kind of limit, or guideline for Elder technology, and we are only just Elders after all.

[Akranadas]

Well I am personally going for super dooper ubber moster ray gun that will turn everything it hits into puppies.

[Sword_Monkey]

Oh ok, for a second there I thought you were going to powergame, no problems.

[BrianGeneral]

Heh.

Limiting population/allies can be good ideas.

[crawford'n'co]

Giant the-person-who-gets-shot-turns-into-a-puppy gun?!??!?!? WTF?!?!??! After talking with Omega the end, Feil, and Andkat, There is going to be a sequel / resurection of Hellgate. It will be started soon, once we get some ideas on the plot. Ideas on new plot or sequel stuff is helpful.

[below_you]

Hey everyone I'm back, I've had to travel like mad for work for the last two months. It's nice finally being home. So what boards are good to join right now?

[Sword_Monkey]

Keeper's game has an interesting system, then there is the big one at the moment, currently running: Rize of Azear, about a big rebellion against 'Azear'. Then there is Discovery of Terrial/Terrail 2 which you rpbably have the gist of already from the last one.

Only Rise has really started yet. But more are welcome they say.

[BrianGeneral]

My exam will end this week, so I'll put my effort back into BWs. BoMv4 will be revived by all efforts, and I'll start the real Mecha BW in a few weeks.
(Look out for currency. It'll be kinda important for buying stuff inside.)

[Warmaster Death]

id like to finish BFM, gives me excellent expansion to my Tabletop fluff commander.

[BrianGeneral]

Me too.;)

[crawford'n'co]

ARGH!??!? What about hellgate? Why does no one care about hellgate?!?!? ARGH!!!

[Lestaki]

I care about Hellgate. But as a rule, no one cares about a BW until it's up in the forum, in front of us. It's hard to care about something that we, sequal nontheless, know next to nothing about. Andkat's answers to my queries are generally "need to talk to Fiel" or varients, for a start.

[Sword_Monkey]

Yes we care nothing for a BW that does not exist yet, except GalWar 3....

And I also care for Hellgate, I have a character in mind, which reminds me to actually write something down about him before I forget.

BTW when will it be up?

[crawford'n'co]

Pretty soon. Were just waiting for Omega or Feil to get the thread up.

[Langy]

Stickied.

I just got back from... well, let's call it an extended medical leave of absense. I haven't had computer access for a month or two (I'm still rather disoriented time-wise), not even at a library or anything.

Anyways, I approve of the idea of this thread.

So... how y'all been doin' without me?;)

[TheLoneKnight]

You were gone? :p

Seriously, Langy, don't ever leave us again.
I didn't know what to do - I couldn't even roleplay a single post I was so worried about whether or not I'd have a mutant dwarf to kick around anymore. :(

[Langy]

Well, I may be a bit sore in some spots, but I'm still as ornery as ever - you'll still have that mutant dwarf to play around with, I assure you. I'm not nearly that easy to put down completely!

[TheLoneKnight]

/me makes a note to use a steel bar next time, wood doesn't seem to cut it

You'd be amazed at how much inane whining and arguing is going on these days, Langy. So much hostility!

I don't remember this board being so disgruntled when I first got here. :(

On the bright side, while they're busy squabbling I'll be replacing you as Super Grand High Marshal Captain Mega Dude of the Boardwar forum.

Then I will do a victory jig fairly similar to this.

/me commences victory jiggery

[below_you]

Every once and awhile I have to go on long trips for my job, so when that's going to happen i guess i'm going to have to try to get you guys to pull the slack on my charactors, until I get back. Stupid need for oil and natural gass.

[Red Fox]

I have a way of solving that. We find a large natural gas deposit and borrow down parralel to it then we get some sap to light dig into the next tunnel and light a match. WHOOSH (http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j25/RedFoxMerc648/bomb.gif) Problem sloved :D

[Klaus88]

Woo Hoo! We're starting to get an influx of new Boardwarers along with some older ones who a have been away for a while! A good omen!

[BrianGeneral]

Yeah, what we need to care about right now is how to keep them in BW.

[Red Fox]

I think we have plenty of new player friendly BWs up. its our job to make them into good players.

[Lestaki]

Damn, my first sticky ever (however phyrratically, as this is a community effort) and Loni's spamming it! ;) Nah, luff ya really, Loni. That's why I'll be trying to stop your evil plans at every turn...

Oh, and welcome back, Langy. I'd lost faith, but lo, our lord returns from the darkness. :bow2:

Nice to see the influx of new people, aye. We should whine in forum issues more often... actually maybe not...

[Sword_Monkey]

Langy?...Lets see.....ah yes the boardwars moderator...wait we have a mod?

J/K Welcome back, hope you had a nice time.

And how come we only have one active mod?

Whine, whine, whine.

[Klaus88]

Because we're very insignficant.

[omega the end]

:O

We are not! If it wern't for us there would be no imagination outlet and the forum would be swamped with Emporer vs Snotling/monkey/Horus/Jessica Simpson/Darth Mual/Darth Vador/ Abbodon/Aun'Va/ etc etc....!!!

Oh and welcome back Langy.

[crawford'n'co]

Its..... its...... ITS ALIVE!!!!! RUN IN TERROR!!!! :jaw: Ahoy Mutant Dwarf. Welcome back Langy. Wait a second, the last time I remembered you, you were a few millimeters shorter..... Ok, so whos in for hellgate?

[Sword_Monkey]

Me

[omega the end]

Me, most likely.

I hope there are a few differences though...
MORE DEMONS!!!!!

[BmB]

Hm... Maybe everybody will recon the lack of daemons in the last one and join the forces of evil while I join the humies to get more allies, how ironic.

[Sword_Monkey]

Go Angel blooded soldier! (Half-angel)

[Klaus88]

Me!

I hope we DONT get any angels!

[omega the end]

Yeah its Hellgate not pansy-get-together-pussy-pearly-gate jeez.... :P

[Lestaki]

Aye, angels wouldn't really... fit with hellgate. I'm in when the threads up. *pokes the collective hellgate team*

[crawford'n'co]

I..... Hate...... Angels. This is HELLgate not HEAVENgate. "Stop POKING ME! I'm not part of the Hellgate team. *cough*yes i am*cough*" Feil, comon already, get the thread started.

[BrianGeneral]

Just get a berserk Devil to eat them all up. Finished.;)

[Akranadas]

Well, I may be a bit sore in some spots, but I'm still as ornery as ever - you'll still have that mutant dwarf to play around with, I assure you. I'm not nearly that easy to put down completely!

Well you know, not much, became a mod, blew mandrakians up and am now stalking people in the new bw. Tis Good!

[BmB]

Actually, angels could make a nice addition if done right. Y'know, bastardize it like you did with the concept of hell and daemons etc.

[Rusty]

Ooo... And you get nice junior moderator thing! I don't. *criez!*

-Rusty

[Sword_Monkey]

Hmm no angels, or at least they aren't really that welcome..

Time to make a new character then...

[Akranadas]

Ooo... And you get nice junior moderator thing! I don't. *criez!*


oh, thats not for here, It the dawn of war area.

I only problem I see with hellgate is that there will always be the same charater types.

[BrianGeneral]

My exam is nearly over and I'll start the planning/drafting of the Mecha BW as soon as possible.
Any plot ideas? (Though I have one in mind.)

[The Shadow]

Hmm... I just made up a idea for a BW and I would like to know what other people think.
Well here it goes:

Fall of Gargaresh (Working on name)

BW is based on medieval world with magic, knights and maybe possibly other races.
In the strat you are a group of knights/mages/mercs/adventureres/peasants/treasure hunters/etc. (Or a mix of these) In the strat you have 1-5 chars (min is 2, unless you really really want a lone hero). There are no uber-powered people who can kill an army all by themselves. They can be better than the "common" enemies, but still not uber-l33t-of-doom chars. You groups can be good, evil or neutral.

In the strat of the BW you are all visiting a king or someone else (possibly a powerful mage) That sends you on a mission. Groups can join togehter or fight against eachother (There is a big reward for completing the mission.) Treachery, mutiny, fights, etc. everything allowed!
In as the BW goes on you encounter wars/ambushes/evil minions/flesh eating killer rabbits/etc.

So this is the basic idea. It still needs some polishing (much polishing). And I need to figure out the details and such. (If anybody is willing to help, PM me. I don't mind :) .)
So what do you think?

[Sword_Monkey]

Sounds like a classic storyline, I want to see a truly clished BW, not the weird Lovecraftian stuff we always seem to evolve into in Fantasy boardwars here.

Damsels in distress, Dragons, Evil lords, Dying kings, Orc warbands. And all that jazz.

[below_you]

I got called out for an emergency repair that might take most of this weekend. So if I'm not posting you all feel free to move my charactors along.

[Rusty]

How 'bout a HOMEWORLD II: AFTER SIEGE OF HIIGARA kind-of boardwar. You can be Hiigaran, Tobari, Frerrn Agregate, Nalthoran, Vaygr, ... And you all fight a common enemy (Perhaps the T-MAT?).

[Sword_Monkey]

That would require me at least to have played the game...

EDIT: Also I am camping out tonight and so I am not going to be able to update stuff. Even though its only one night I am saying this because I am overdue to post on Terrial and Azear. Sooory.

[Lestaki]

I haven't got past mission three on Homeworld yet, though I will at some point... really... ;) Likewise could be a bit tricky for me, therefore. Some Relic boarders we make...

[Red Fox]

I actually plan on starting a HW Before the Exile board war where you can be Taiidani Turanic Higgarian and even Bentusi but id need to find more old ship information. Also a HW1 board war wouldn't be too bad. A HW board at all would be nice.

[AMARDA]

I want a mecha BW, but thats maybe because I have been watching to much Full Metal Panic!

[Sword_Monkey]

MUAHAHAH Another Full Metal Panic fan to add to the ranks, Me, and BrianGeneral have too, watch Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid too, it is a short second series but full of the same fun as before.

[AMARDA]

Yeah Ive got it now, unfortunate The Second Raids so short but its really good. Unfortunately some episodes don't work due to disk damage, but beggars can't be choosers I guess.

[below_you]

Hey everybody I'll start posting again tonight, sorry it took so long but i ended up in Texas this weekend working 26 hours straight. I hate my job, but i'll get everything caught up soon.

[Sword_Monkey]

Woot more people return! Ne faces old faces, everythin rocks, now all we need is a good BW j/k.

[AMARDA]

If any one wants a map made they can ask me, I will be happy to making any maps you desire. Just tell me the approximate locations for important things, scale and names.

[Sevorak]

I'd like to put a question to all you guys, if I may: in Fantasy-themed (or just plain Fantasy) boardwars, how many of you can't abide the presence of guns in the lands of elves, dragons, gryphons and the like? And who's the opposite; are there any among us who cite the presence of firearms as virtually necessary for their enjoyment of a good Fantasy BW, for whatever reasons - hell, maybe you just like to blast the smirk of graceful elves' faces with a good blast of black powder, ^_^.

Anyways, it's something of a pet curiosity of mine - and since everythin' seems rather quiet here in the discussion thread (and in the boardwars themselves, :(), I just thought I'd ask before someone comes up with something vaguely interesting, and it's rude to interrupt and ask.

For my part, I have something of a pathological hatred and paranoia when it comes to guns in Fantasy; for myriad reasons that might outwardly appear to make little sense - indeed, they seem somewhat insufficient even to me, to explain my stance on the matter - as to why I dislike their presence so much. So, everyone - what's your preference, and why?

[Lestaki]

I like guns. :p

[Klaus88]

It's fun to watch the prissy graceful uber elves get blown to pieces by cannons and musketes:D.

[AMARDA]

You need guns in fantasy just as much as you need swords, in my opinion at least. I don't know why however.

EDIT:

Please help me out with this, thanks.
http://wiki.hwcommunity.com/w/BoardWars

[Klaus88]

Uuuhhhh.... Looks pretty complete to me. maybe a link to some of our better boardwars?

[TheLoneKnight]

I like guns in fantasy settings, myself. BUt not rapid-firing machineguns or silly crap like that - I like the real guns. Muskets and horse-drawn cannons. Bayonets. Firing lines and leapfrog-styled retreats. :D

I don't demand guns in fantasy, of course, but I've never seen an effective argument against having at least basic blackpowder weapons in a fantasy setting.


Edit: You might like to include some actual information on Boardwars. Perhaps some of the better ones, examples of what a Boardwar is like and how it is run. S'pose you could even mention people who offer their help to budding Boardwarriors in creating maps or giving advice.

[Klaus88]

Yeah I think the limit of fesiable gun tech is rifled precussion muskets.

Any kind of breech loader (at least in large numbers) ruins the whole idea.

[AMARDA]

Well I wouldn't be asking if I didn't need any help. I have been up all night and am not writing or thinking well at the moment.

[Lestaki]

I did a basic potted summary of what a BW is in the wiki. Maybe Langy could give us a bit of help with our ancient history? ;)

Edit: @ Loni

S'pose you could even mention people who offer their help to budding Boardwarriors in creating maps or giving advice.
:p

[BrianGeneral]

I've also did something inside, check that.;)

And Sev, are Dragons hard to balance?

[Red Fox]

I personally like guns in fantasy but only up to the point of the revolver. I can do a board war with out but as long as you can still use bows im good. Oh yeah and if i can't find some way to fit dragons of anytype in i usualy wont do it.

/me is a dragon mainiac

[Warmaster Death]

im a man who feels that as a race,when teh human race has a Black powder musket, the Dwarves are Developing the next stage.
but by the same token, the elves are jsut masters at everything, even though they arnt really that Phisicly storng, their skill makes u for that.
orks just looking like a 40k ork, big, green strong, basic intelligence with a crapload of punch.
well they should also be one step behind the standard firearms wise.

but my opinions change and evolve more frequently than Tezeench's underpants.

[The Shadow]

No guns in a fantasy BW. It ruins the whole idea of it being fantasy. (Except that it is in the history of the BW, that they have black powder then that is ok.) (And dwarfs could have muskets and that kind of things 'cos they are more advanced technologigally than humans.)

[Lestaki]

I added some more stuff to the new section, particularly about GW. ;) May I suggest that someone from Battle for Medrengrad summarize what it was actually about, for the layman? Considering I've never played in one, I didn't know to edit in. Just whether it's army or character based and the setting would be nice.

And I still demand that Langy adds some stuff about the BWs of yonder days. :p

Edit @below: That's quite depressing.

[AMARDA]

Wow, this things getting to be one of the most informative articles on the site. And you spelled my name wrong.

[BrianGeneral]

Sorry. Will be done.;)

And, I'm too anxious to note down the story of all 3 threads, so it's a bit long......I expect other BWs can also do the same, but just summary.:p

[Warmaster Death]

well illb e gone from tomorrow till the end of the week.

boys camping trip (should read chopping down dead trees, drinking soft drin and lazing around)

Aint life fun.

[The Shadow]

Hey! Why I'm the last one in the Boardwarriors list (In relicwiki)? I consider this to be an attack against my (soon to come) ultimate empire over the world! :p :P

[BrianGeneral]

As I wrote, the list wasn't alphabetical. :p

[Warmaster Death]

hey, thanks for the mention, didnt think id rate up there.

anyway, im going top be a stubborn prick as usual, and ask the following:
how do we get the Battle for Medrengard v4 back up and running?

[BrianGeneral]

I'll deal with that after the draftes of Rite of Chaos(the name of the Mecha BW) had finished.

[Warmaster Death]

Fair enough.
you can tell its my favorite story cant you, so yeah good to hear its on the back burner not the bin.

[Sword_Monkey]

Woop nice list BrianGeneral, good to see non-senior members on the elitist project that is the RelicWiki...


As for guns in fantasy, are you crazy!?!? Guns are mechanical machines of destruction amde in the modern age, not a fantasy setting. The Mag weapons of Azear are a good replacement, I mean who uses gunpowder when you can use magic?

Guns go against the whole point of fantasy to me, there should be magic and elves and dwarves, no one-hit-kill bang-sticks.

Have fun camping Warmaster, I shall be doing the same in a weeks time then off to Spain afterwards, so I won't be around for about 3 or 4 weeks in a weeks time.

[Sevorak]

And Sev, are Dragons hard to balance? Ah, anything's easy to balance as long as you have the appropriate counter. ;p

[BrianGeneral]

In my sense, Dragons are normally majic-resistant and need to be hit millions of times by arrows or melee weapons......Or you're thinking about Harry Potter or Anti-dragon shields? :P

[Sevorak]

Yeah; that tends to be how I have them, also. They do, however, tend to be rather rare and generally disinclined to kill you unless you really piss them off or steal from them. Generally, though - if we're talking in a boardwar sense - if you're pitting your players up against a dragon to begin with, they should at least be stupidly elite and be able to at least stand some vague semblance of a chance against one. ;p. Otherwise they, like...die. ^_^. But yeah - enchanted weapons and the like tend to have their uses against dragons (they'd practically be a necessity) - as well as specialized equipment and powers, in addition to PC's being damn tough in the first place. If you've fought Klauth in Neverwinter Nights, you'll have a fairly good idea of what I'm talking about when you need to kill the things. Unless you were one of those people who were a priest and simply used the 'Harm' spell on the poor guy. ;)

And no - Harry Potter, for all its widespread fame and entertainment value does not, in my opinion, have a very good approach to dragons, or the potency of adult, horrifically elite and potent dark wizards, for that matter. ;P.

[Sword_Monkey]

nah you just need a good system, or suitably experienced players.

You could create a very in depth system and commamd players to use it strictly, and not make up their own gear and so forth.

Or use an existing system (I am still waiting on that Dungeon and Dragons BW) Then gear and stuff wouldn't be a problem.

Or just let experienced players go on by themselves. (Not recommended :D)

[The Shadow]

I'm just asking that could I add you to my messenger list. (All those that have the adress in their profiles.) I won't add you before I get permission.

[Sevorak]

Add me if you wish; I've no problems with it. *shrugs*. I'll stick my address up in my profile; been meaning to do so for awhile anyway, in case anyone idly decided to talk to me.

[TheLoneKnight]

I don't mind anyone from the forum adding me on MSN. I don't think you really need permission, though, since anybody who didn't want you talking to them could simply block you.

[AMARDA]

You canhave my MSN

[BrianGeneral]

Mine as well.;)

[Langy]

Sure, you can put me up. Just, if I forget who you are on MSN, expect me to block you until I remember. And if you message me just to chat, especially if I have myself set to 'busy', then expect me to forget who you are real quick:p

If you have an actual question or something specific to talk about, however, feel free to contact me.

(over 90% of my MSN contacts are currently on my 'blocked' list:p)

Anyways, I *may* add some stuff onto the Boardwar page of the Wiki. Maybe. Or maybe I'll just be too lazy for it:/;)

[AMARDA]

List has been put into alphabetical order.

[Lestaki]

Add me if you like.

[Sword_Monkey]

Add Lestaki? Thats a no no, why'd ya wanna talk to Lestaki. /sarcasm.

Anyways is the idea of a D&D BW a good one?

[Lestaki]

I don't know the rules and am not inclined to learn on short notice. ;)

[Sword_Monkey]

Anyone else? It will be an elitist gathering, it won't necessarily need dice, but the equipment and classes are all there to be played around with.

[TheLoneKnight]

Oh Em Gee, dice (http://www.ekkaia.org/rpg/dnd/hitdice.php)! :jig:

That being said, I could possibly at some point in the future perhaps maybe be vaguely interested in one way or another despite my lack of numerous equipment and spell listings.

I've got a few D&D books, but most of them are centered around the DM's tools - monsters, storyline, setting, etc.

Also, I played Neverwinter Nights. Does that count? :p

[Red Fox]

I actually play D&D every friday and have some DM experience. Have about 10 books or so including the core set and my friend has alot. The main problem with it is the Dice system which would have to be on the honor system and we all known how that might turn out.

[Sword_Monkey]

Well I was just meaning if you have a weapon that does D12 against some crappy NPC, you may well kill them in a slash or two, but if you have a shuriken then your gonna need some poison, we dont have to roll, this is after all roleplay not science.

But as Lone has shown dice aren't hard to get a hold of, plus I think we can be pretty honourable...

And the Feat/Spell/Class/Prestige/etc lists from WotC website can help alot.

As for books you name it I have downloaded bought it.

[TheLoneKnight]

With a random dice generator the DM/DMs could roll for the players, I suppose.

Then again, if it's in a Boardwar, you might have to rely on the honour system. I think this kind of thing would be better suited for mIRC with some buddies or something.

Regardless, you could allow only people who you trust to play if you're relying on the honour system.

Just remember whenever you use a dice generator to reload the page every so often - otherwise you get alot of the same results.

[Sword_Monkey]

Hey I trust most of you lot....(It's that Lestaki fellow you need to be careful around)

Oh well I am bored and need something to discuss, anyone up for discussing Inquisitor BW again?

[Klaus88]

I'm going to restart the old Cult of Chaos boardwar.

[Sword_Monkey]

Is Imrix around? I'll go ahead and PM him.

But that sounds good, I've been'a'cravin for 40K BW for some time.

[Klaus88]

Gee thanks Sword Monkey that's saves me the trouble of letting him know [/ Sarcasm]

Seriously I doubt Imrix will be interested if I'm running the boardwar.

[Sword_Monkey]

Oh snap, an I'd just sent it too, oh well he can make the decision for himself

[Klaus88]

Cult of Chaos thread is up.

http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=97948

[Carni45]

I've had an idea for a BW, i've been comtemplating this for a while.
The Gladitorial arena of the Steel planet.
Basicly, when you think gladiators, you think nets, spears, disgraced fighters and brutal fights to the death (well, i think those things).
Now put that in the middle of the future, where the basic gladiator is armed with Blade, Shield and Shotgun, and where instead of facing animals, you face genetically altered beasts of the pit, captured alien monstrosoties, and each other.
The Arena Craves blood, will it be yours?.

Basicly, everyone starts off basic, i arrange what will be fought, who will fight who, and such and such.
There will be an experiance based system, not figured how it will work, but it will be made so there is no such thing as "Short cuts".

Thoughts, Comments, Baseball bats of appreciation?.

[Sevorak]

As a vaguely interesting side-note, being rather bored and masochistic tonight, I've decided to tell anyone who's interested a few snippets of my concept for my new GalWar III race: the Vetheren Empire. Far from being a tech-centred, advanced, spiritual alien race of elders - remarkable for their abilities and strange, imconceivably mystical technology, the Vetheren (being essentially humans) are perhaps remarkable because of their ideology: they're a dystopian vision of future humanity.

A reactivist philosophy bred from a society of forgiveness, excessive personal freedoms, rights and second chances - the Vetheren Empire was born from the ashes of that society. They're a harsh, authoritarian vision in which second chances are reserved for no one - they work on the philosophy that the only good dissident is a dead one, and that the deaths of innocents are a necessary price to pay for vengeance against the guilty. They've eked out a remarkable kind of equality - those with riches and influence are still at the total, merciless command of the all-pervading Vetheren army; certain wings of which inspire terror and deal with any subversive elements in society quickly and ruthlessly.

The civil rights movement is dead; protests are met with guns and heavily-armoured gatling tanks and absolutely no mercy. Non-lethal weaponry is virtually non-existent; they've long since stopped finding a use for it since anyone resisting arrest is often shot in non-lethal locations regardless; and for significantly aggravated incidents of assault and anything higher, the punishment is death... or internment within living torture engines whose only purpose is to prolong the agony of the Punished for as long as possible.

Coming soon to a boardwar near you. ;)

[Sword_Monkey]

Remarkable...:D


I am nearly gone on my hols, I have signed off on all the BW's I am in, 'cept Hellgate, which kinda bores me and I don't many people noticed I had stopped posting.

I should be around tomorrow maybe a for a minute the day after but I'm effectively gone.

Have fun people!

[Lestaki]

See yas, Monkey. Come back soon, soldier. That's an order! :p

Carni, I officially hit you with a baseball bat of appreciation. Do that BW!

[BrianGeneral]

Ah, as a sidenote I'll leave tomorrow for a 3-day camp, so I'll post as much as possible beforehand.

[Carni45]

I will create the BW soon, i have some sort of EXP system thought off, its basicly like in RPG games, Certain creatures give out a set number of EXP.
Proto-list
Small Pit beast: 25 EXP
Pit beast: 50 EXP
Beginner Secutor (Thats the name of the basic Gladiator): 75 EXP
And so forth
Comments please, Baseball bats of appreciation or desicration are welcome.

[TheLoneKnight]

I'd be interested in seeing some of the things players would recieve for leveling up and what not, but if it's done well I think it could be a hit.

What kind of equipment, classes (if any) and such should we expect?

[Red Fox]

Hmm a Whitewolf system might work where you use Xp to buy stats and other things.

[TheLoneKnight]

Keeping track of stats like strength and agility in a roleplay-driven boardwar would probably just muck things up, though. It should probably be geared more towards new weapons and technologies, each with different attributes.

For instance, instead of getting Sword Lv1, Lv2, Lv3, you might add different attributes to various weapons - stats that have nothing to do with how strong they are, but rather how they are used in roleplaying.

A sword that secretes a muscle-and-nerve-numbing poison that affects the immediate area, or a two-handed zweihandr type sword that has a series of inner chambers designed to tune themselves to a certain frequency causing the blade to actually vibrate, allowing it to cut through things it might normally not.

Or you could use different ammunition, genetic and mechanical enhancements for the gladiators. Vehicles for teams of gladiators, even.

If you wanted, you could even remove XP altogether and replace it with currency - a bounty on the head of other combatants and creatures.

Also, just for the sake of mixing it up, perhaps include non-standard scenarios; The gladiators are sent out into a waste followed by hovering cameras where they have to track down and kill other gladiators that have escaped (their loyalty to the patrons stemming from explosives planted inside their bodies), or to assist in military actions. Perhaps they're even accompanied by an official representative, a slaver or something.

Heck, you could even have them trying to escape only to discover that their "escape" was an elaborate trick to get them to fight harder than ever before for the amusement of spectators watching the battles play out.

Just having them constantly fighting different creatures in arenas might eventually get dull. Toss something in to make it more interesting once and a while. :D

[The Shadow]

How about a mutiny? When somebody becomes the aren grand champ, he could make a choice to try and lead the other gladiators to freedom or something... Just a idea.

[Carni45]

The bounty idea seems alot less tedious and annoying.
The mixing idea is something i had in mind, but all i could think of is crowd riots where it seemed to be boring, so they decided to take things into there own-hands...only to end up being gunned down by chaingun turrets in the arena.

Vehicles, only in non-arena combat, yes i expect fighting in the streets of the city the arena is in, if you get a high price on your head (i don't know about amount), then for your own protection, you can claim an exo suit, you still fight in arena's but if one of you has an exo suit then your most likely going to face ALOT bigger things and such.

Seeing as the countryside on the planet is a near inhospitable wasteland (like the city), then the only vehicles that can take the terrain one are quad bikes and 4x4 vehicles, even sandrunner creatures.

And also, just for more pure interest (well i think so), Gladiators that are deemed 'bad performers', will be implimented with a neural spike, it works like this.
"The better you do, the more likely you will get it out".
"The worse you do, well i hope you like shock treatment".
It's orginally designed for convicts...and your all convicts, but it only goes for ones put in the legions, not the gladiatorial arena.

Oh yeah, on one previous question, equipment, this is futurisitic, however, your still going to have swords, shields and things, laser and gauss weaponry are damned rare here, and if you have one your seen as either wealthy or with a big price on your head. A basic Gladiator starts with:
Combat shotgun
Battle shield
Combat blade
Later you can choose to get rid of these and have different weaponry, an example would be flamethrowers (who are more a risk to everyone, not just the enemy).
Classes would be chooseable later on, but im just thinking of forgetting classes and things now.

Thoughts?, suggestions (Please give some), cricket bats?.

[The Shadow]

Sounds very good! Just wait a little, I'm going to get those cricket bats from my warehouse *leaves*.

[TheLoneKnight]

Well, Carni, even in real life there were different "classes" of Gladiators. Some wore little armour and used short swords and buckers, while others had the always-unusual trident and net.

Your classes might reflect the kind of training the Gladiator went through, or perhaps who owns him (ie; Gladiators being traded between Lords and getting access to different types of unique equipment).

I dunno, I suppose they're not horribly necessary. It might be an effective way of preventing someone from being a bloodthirsty barbarian that can spit through steel and pilot tanks like he was doing it with his mind, though. :p

[BrianGeneral]

I'm back.
I assumed that you guys will still run RoC when I left but......ugh.
After settling down I'll get the ball rolling.

[Warmaster Death]

damn it all the the warp!

my internet is screwed now, so i wont be on for a while.
but as usuali shall return, so for now i guess youare going to have to enjoy the fruits of my lack of being here.

see youguys soon! (hopefully)

[TheLoneKnight]

Hey guys, I'm toying around with an idea - I don't know if I'm interested in creating it quite yet - but it's a sort of "Mystery" Boardwar. It would require a moderate attention to detail and you'd actually need to USE the maps and lists that are given.

That being said, I'm currently trying to figure out how large the house would be (currently a larger sort of house. Ten rooms or so, two floors and a basement. Maybe an attic), and minor niggling content stuff like why the people are there and what limitations there should be on players (not a whole lot so far; pretty much just creating your own characters).

I've got a decent enough system for it, though, and if made I plan to run it so that metagaming, unintentional or otherwise, is as limited as it could possibly be. Player histories would be private and the murder scenes would be posted by me and only me - no implications on who the murderer is.

It's a sort of "WHO'S THE MURDERER!?" sort of thing where dialogue and freakout attacks are encouraged. Same goes for phobias and the like. But bear in mind: I haven't decided to make this yet. Lestaki might try to steal it from me, but it's still not quite solidified in my mind.

So that's why I'm coming to the rest of you; I'd like some new perspective on ideas and things to put into the possible-boardwar. Types of rooms, size of the house, why the characters are locked inside, solutions for problems that might arise with the setup, that sort of thing.

P.S. - It's not being made yet, damnit!
/me looks at SwordMonkey
Edit: Odd that my idea coincides with Warmaster's leaving... Coincidence, or is it!?

[Lestaki]

Lestaki might try to steal it from me, but it's still not quite solidified in my mind.
I resent that accusation! Loni would make my life far too miserable if I ever stole his idea.

[TheLoneKnight]

That, and if you did I'd have to make my Boardwar more interesting by demanding all characters' names include -essa. :p

[Warmaster Death]

well thankfully i return, seeing as my internet is alive and working once more.
so no more rejoycing at my absence...well maybe a little bit more.

[TheLoneKnight]

Since you left nobody but Lestaki and I have posted in this thread. Nobody even had ideas or a seeming interest in the mystery thing. :(

I suppose I'll join one of the threads that are going to start up soon, or something.

[The Shadow]

I just manages to read your idea and I love it! Please make it! Please!

Edit: And I'm kinda out of ideas sooo... (But you can PM me if you want.)

[Lestaki]

It must be said that generally the burden of a good idea lies with the GM's execution of that idea. I mostly judge a BW by what I see when it is posted and ready to play.

That said, it's a good idea, so make this one! :p

[crawford'n'co]

Gah, I hate my internet's spasmadic crashes. couldnt get online all yesterday. There seems to be a deluge of new boardwars lately. So that other boardwars dont get crushed, I think we should concentrate on the ones we have now. Oh and By the way, If any of you play homeworld 2, and would like a tournament, I have one going over in the Homeworld Series section.

[Sword_Monkey]

'Lo peeps, just popping in to say hi, and hope everyoine is enjoying the summer as much as me.

I may post a bit tomorrow as I have some spare time, but I am off to Spain part way through Tuesday for another two weeks of internetlessness.

**Lets out sigh of relief, due to absense of GalWar 3 thread** whew.

[Gorb]

So, I'm a newcomer to Boardwars.
Can anyone point me to a thread which I can learn things from, or can someone give me a rundown of the rules here?

[Lestaki]

The basic rules: http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=29346
It's all pretty straight-forwards stuff, really. Basically:

Don't powergame and do stupid over-the-top stuff.
Don't act on knowledge that you have but your characters wouldn't (metagaming).

All the stickies have pretty useful stuff in them, and are a good place to start. After that, your best bet is to join a BW and learn on the fly- you'll soon get the hang of it. Oh, and welcome. ;)

[Gorb]

Thanks Lestaki.

Hang on.

*blank*

Sword Monkey said something . . . ah, I can't remember.

[c-web]

Me and Grewican are making a bw called skool days expect a bigger teaser somtime soon.. :popcorn:

[Kahn]

Hey Gorb, make yourself at home.

BTW would anyone be interested in a HW based BW? And before you say that it has been done a million times, I think that I can make it interesting.

[Kaito]

*raises hand*
would be my first hw boardwar, as I've only been in two so far, not that surprising :)

ps: but i think someone would need to give me extra lessons if it's point based or something.. I don't get that stuff ^^

[Kahn]

I think if I put points in there it would be a simple matter of points used to 'purchace' your equipment.

[Sevorak]

I'd be interested, having never participated in a HW BW, and having thoroughly enjoyed the games (you are talking about Homeworld, right? ;)). Whether I'd join or not would be uncertain... but sure, I'd be interested.

[Kahn]

Yea Sevorak, I am talking about Homeworld :p Well I suppose I will go put some of the basic fluff stuff together for it, maybe an introduction to in in the next day or so. . .

[Lestaki]

Alas, Homeworld is not my forte. I think I got to about mission 4 with about 2 fighters in tow, then gave up. :p Some other time, maybe.

[Kahn]

Ah yes but Lestaki, the joys of Boardwaring are much different than those playing the game.

[Kaito]

so do you want to do it person based like a marine squad or fighter pilots, or more fleet based?

[Red Fox]

A possiblility of both. I will help if you guys give me information with a point based system. We all start as Corvete pilots or Figther Squardren leaders till we wind up Supreme commanders of all other races. BTW i call bentusi if they're in. :p

[Sevorak]

I call Kadeshi if they're abouts. ;)

[Kahn]

Actually I was going to start with something a little simpler than multiple races, at least at first. Probably something along the lines of a Carrier with its strike group, with the people as the pilots. Mission based/RP/strategic something along those lines.

Like I said the basics will be up sometime tonight or tomorrow. and the point system I use will be so simple you will be astonished at its ease of use.

[c-web]

sad to admit it but i never played hw :( sounds good enough to drownd out my little teaser post...

[Kahn]

Wow, I am truly surprised at the response, I didn't know you guys had never played a HW boardwar. I have played dozens and loved every one of them.

A little 'teaser' as C-web would say, as to the nature of the HW boardwar.

You are pilots of the Hiigaran Imperium (pre-exile) the Far Jumper has not been found, and only the Bentusi have theirs, Debates are going around in the Galactic council about the war that is being fought between the Hiigaran people and the Taiidani. You of course are given a wage (your points) with which to purchase passage and a ship (passage gets you free fuel and food) you will then be formed into flight groups (depending on how many people show up) who will then be sent on missions by the Captain of the ship (that would be me of course).

Naturally this is how it would start, you gain wage with each successful mission and every so many posts Wage is used to buy better weapons and nicer stuff for your ships. It can lead to larger vessels like frigates or even destroyers, maybe even bigger ships. . .

Of course I have a whole story lined up for us so don't worry about getting too bored. :p That is a teaser since I have been slightly delayed getting the Boardwar up.

[Kaito]

>drools

[Captain Elson]

does not drool, but mouth drops on ground and wishes to die for someone has given him a chance to be a Hiigaran before the Sjet Era!

[Kahn]

Ok here people, the Boardwar is up, prepare to enjoy yourselves.

[The Shadow]

When is the GalWar 3 coming? If not soon I'm gonna make a GalWar 3: Alternative.

[Lestaki]

Quite possibly soon after the conclusion of the Complex. Geez, ladies, calm down. There are more good BWs than GW out there! ;)

[Sevorak]

After the conclusion of The Complex, a 'GalWar III discussion thread' will be posted, for the purpose of running a few things by the players, and for them to reply with criticism, opinions, and general input before the boardwar begins. It'll also be a place for players to discuss ideas and put forth questions to the GM's, to clarify things and ask if aspects of their characters/races will be an issue before it becomes an actual issue, as it did in the second.

Due to such issues - which freezed the damn boardwar for an entire day while the members waited for my return; it literally got that bad that it was literally impossible to carry on - we'll be taking a harsher stance towards powergaming this time around, in addition to being watching for it more intently. Hence part of the necessity of a 'discussion thread', so newer players to the GalWar universe will have a greater understanding of what constitutes an issue; though even the old guard won't be spared our malign, all-encompassing fiery gaze of doom that heralds total obliteration... muahahahaha... oh, right. Anyway.

We'll be watching, 'cause powergaming, other than destroying boardwars, ruins the enjoyment of everyone involved. And if no one's having fun due to powergamers, there really isn't any point in having a boardwar in the first place.

[Raxmaphyon]

Just don't get too restrictive on powergaming, because anything that gets too restrictive becomes boring and that is rather sad.

[Akranadas]

After the conclusion of The Complex, a 'GalWar III discussion thread' will be posted, for the purpose of running a few things by the players, and for them to reply with criticism, opinions, and general input before the boardwar begins. It'll also be a place for players to discuss ideas and put forth questions to the GM's, to clarify things and ask if aspects of their characters/races will be an issue before it becomes an actual issue, as it did in the second.


/me gets all giddy

Dont worry Raxmapomgyournameishardtospell the Galatic War Board wars are extremely fair with the powergaming restrictions, and you almost have free rein as long as your affect by a certain "powergaming action".

Example, from GW2... My mandrakian fleet was outnumber and being destroyed by lestaki's do-gooders so I self-destructed my whole fleet, destroying alot of his ships and crippling them. Some may call it power gaming, but I paid for it with the loss of my main fleet.

[AMARDA]

Who knows, I may even re-join in Galactic War 3. And if I do, I won't drop out halfway like I did last time. But please bear with me if exams or crap internet keep me from replying.

[Red Fox]

I'll also join this one using my race from the last considering the came in said, "WTF?" and left as fast as they came. Yeah lets try to keep the powergaming down and not resort to blowing the shit out of something too uber and make it into the story...like instead of blowing a planet up lets invade the damn thing so we can use it to ram another planet therefore blowing both up in a spectacle of ohhhhh shiny.

[Raxmaphyon]

Well I look forward to giving it a try. Since I think space/fleet baordwars are much more fun than those currently underway. . .

[Kaito]

i think i'll give it a try, too. can someone give me a link to the old one so i can see just how it works?^^

[Lestaki]

http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=83023&highlight=Galactic+War
The original OOC thread, which came after the concept thread and shows something of the race creation process and my bizzare fleet system.

http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=85897&highlight=Galactic+War
The second IC thread, when the original creator disappeared. Should give you an idea of the actual gameplay. (Sevorak fails at spoiler tags... ;))

And a potted history of the series. In GW one, the races of the galaxy had just recovered from the attacks of the mysterious and powerful Degrans when a race whose name escapes me decided to get genocidal on an innocent species. Something along the lines of a crusade was set up and they were eventually annialated.

In GW 2, the main plot involved the remergance of the Degrans, a maniacal race determined to destroy all life. They engaged the aereans and the Fantinos in their own space, did battle with the Esbason, wreaked the Reich empire in the midst of a Galactic Congress and were generally a pain in the bum. Eventually, a climatic battle was fought at the Epicentre of the old Elder empire, where an enormous fleet of Degrans was defeated by ingenuity and borderline powergaming (;)) while me and Sev faffed around with a duel against a large demon, in which nothing happened in large amounts. We eventually, deus ex machina aided, managed to bring it to a close despite hevay casualties.

Of the "New Elder" races who fought the Degrans, the Fantinos and aereans are currently at war, the Mandrakians are battered but unbowed and the Gaians have been all but annialated. Twenty years on, the Galaxy has seen the rise of new powers and is threatened by a new enemy dah de dah.

[Kaito]

o.O


'kay


O.o



edit: very much to read .. :x
edit²: i don't wanna read all that.. lol. I'll just make a new race and be a newbie IC and OOC alike ;) Still have problems with all that points though.. gotta read moar for that.. bah i'll get some sleep now first ^^

[Akranadas]

the Mandrakians are battered but unbowed

Hell Yeah, and Bitter, angry and whole host of other problems, they won't be as "Friendly" this time around.

[Kaito]

seems like this time we won't team up ;)
(who knows though..)

[Akranadas]

Well, my race is always looking for New Fuel Sources New Allies

[Kaito]

hahahaha

[The Shadow]

Les' You forgot about The Death Korps and their windows 95! (Which crashed by the way.)

Edit: I see that we have suceeded, my friends! There are lot of new boardwarriors around. :devil:

[Lestaki]

Well, technically I remembered they existed, but I didn't know whether you were going to play them this time around, so I left them out. ;)

And I think the fact that it's summer helps with the new recruits. :D Lotsa time to kill.

[Captain Elson]

wel this sounds interesting, muhhahaha hopefully i won't be destroyed to early into the fight.

[Akranadas]

Well, when it comes down to it, you have a choice,

a) enslavement - Where your race ends up being breed like cattle to fuel the Mandrakian Empire

b) Total Destruction - Where your race is destroyed and then cloned into cattle to fuel the Mandrakian Empire

c) Alliance - Where your race is "Allied" with us at a price of a portion of your race being breed like cattle tp fuel the Mandrakian Empire

So really, its a win win situation for everyone* :D

*by everyone, I mean me.

[Captain Elson]

Or, we can choose to resist and keep you away from us and stay on the other side of the Galaxy form you . Ha you can' jump through a black hole now can you huh?huh?

[Kaito]

but around *hint hint* ;)

[Lestaki]

Or we could construct a galactic alliance to destroy your hostile and agressive race once and for all. Any takers on that? :D

[Captain Elson]

I agree with Lestaki it is the best hope we have to destroy you .

[Kaito]

and then use them as fuel.

[Captain Elson]

oh, goodone Kaito

[BmB]

*Engages in a sekrit operation to disrupt Complex to end before time*
C'mon, end already! I wan' GW! Well, it definetly sounds intersting, so you saying Akranadas has some sort of Über-race? /me scared. Looks like a chance for me to reprise me first race. At least some of the tech.

Also I have a little thing called 'Insanity II' in mind, wich I am going to try and start somewhere after GW3. Yes, I know the warning and it's not going to be spam anymore. No more 100% freeform. There's going to be rules, there's going to be roleplay... if you can call it that. But it may take a while to start it, because... well because I'm lazy.

[Red Fox]

Im up for lestaki's idea...Nobody makes Dracanians into fuel when they have Crancitian Trade Warpgates in their major systems...Lets just say trade easily becomes easy military acess/ Lets send a supernova core through here.

[Lestaki]

In any case, the Complex is more or less completed. Expect the suggestion thread sometime tommorow.

[Grim666]

Is GW always open to new players of it? I might be interested in joining.

[Lestaki]

Prior participation is not required, no. Despite all the fuss about it, GW is just a BW, so we don't require you to pay a subscription or register an account. ;) We have a "the more the merrier" policy, gives us more redundancy. :p

Edit @ below: Listen to the man. He knows, man. He knows.

[Red Fox]

More the merrier of corse meaning more people we have to blow up the more epic of a super race well have to fight therefore leading to a semi mutual alliance between all races to FUBAR that epic race made by the GM's then go back to killing eachother.

[Akranadas]

Hey don't try that again... my race my use organic matieral for fuel but ti doesn't have to be your race.

In GW3 they will be an spectator, waiting till someone proves their worth before they get involved in any war, and when they do, you'll know they be packing some serious fire power

[Kahn]

As it is no doubt in every Space BW

[Kahn]

Hey guys, You know how life sometimes really, really stinks, well this is one of those times, I am leaving the boards, in fact I am leaving the Internet. My country has called, and I have answered. I will be unable to be online for at least 6 months perhaps more. If someone wants to take over the operations of the Homeworld story, go for it and have fun. I am going to miss this place. But for the Greater Good of Humanity I go to soldier away my own life.

[Kaito]

o dang, good luck to you, don't get yourself in something serious man. hope to see you around sometime again... good luck

PS: do you have to serve with 15 years or is your date of birth in the profile wrong? Also, where you going to?

[Kahn]

Umm, yea the profile thing is wrong, supposed to be 1981 not 1991 typo that I never really caught. Oh well.

Can't say where I am going as they haven't told me yet, just know that I ship out in two days. I am hoping I am not going to Isreal. But hey, if that is where I go then that is where I go.

[Lestaki]

That sucks. Quite a bit, actually. Good luck, I guess.

[c-web]

yeah... :( may the force be with you dude.

*c-webslaps himself for cheasey/and orgeeky pharse*

[Klaus88]

God be with you Kahn.

ACK! Thanks Bm.

[BmB]

It's kahn that are leaving. Unless of course you just spontaneously decided that Kaito should have god with him.

[BrianGeneral]

It's nice for me that no need to do so......But in fact I want to.
Good luck mate.

[grewican]

im currently working on a BW. its called HERO'S. its about this world where there used to be many people with un-human powers, they were called gaurdians...they protected the planet from destruction..from the others who used ther gift for evil. but this mysterious force, wiped them out and they all vanished. the world fell into complete hectic anarchey. but a whole new breed of gaurdians have been born. all of them have been taken in by former gaurdians, and are being taught, trained, and disiplined. you are the new gaurdians. you start at the age of 5-10 and grow up to be 25-50.

it has a ((LOT)) of filling in and situation, but its a start

[Lestaki]

As someone ever enamoured of the child heroes, that sounds fun to me. :D A fantasy setting for it is a nice idea.

[BrianGeneral]

Ugh, I feel sad for not being a Senior Member. *cries*
Congrats Lest.

[Sevorak]

* Sevorak grins crazily, glancing around at you guys.

Yeah, congrats Les, though I've said it elsewhere already. :D Awesomeness. ^_^

Told you so.

[The Shadow]

Omg! Les a senior! Now you must leave the BW area! It is not allowed for senior members!

(Congratz by the way!)

Edit @ Ark: Mods are different, it's only ban for seniors.

[Akranadas]

What are you talking about shadow, Im a Mod and Im here!

[Sword_Monkey]

Woot at last someone hath been recognised for their contribution!

shame it was Lestaki though :p

Well done Lestaki!

[Lestaki]

Thanks guys. Shadow has a point, though.... ;) and Sevorak will not get tired of saying "told you so" for months...

[Klaus88]

Congrats Lestaki. Very well deserved.

Although I must add this, WHAT THE HELL IS THAT AVATAR YOU'RE USING?!

[Lestaki]

I needed someone young, oh-so-slightly smug and carrying a lance. He qualified. :D

[TheLoneKnight]

:(

If you weren't my buddy, I'd totally draw a moustache on your avatar.

Actually I might do that anyways. BEWARE! :D

[Klaus88]

TheLoneKnight, you are the LAST person I expected to have a pointless post like that.

[TheLoneKnight]

Maybe. I'm just insanely envious of all my buddies becoming senior members and moderators.

That being said, do you have any idea how many times on average I edit my posts? The first iteration is always crap. :D

[c-web]

cnograts lesk. will join heros

congrats lesk. will join heros

[Greenstone]

Been reading through a couple of these board wars. And well I just don't see anything quite like the old days. Nobody remains from the days when I was younger, and people trembled when they heard of the possibility of a second homeworld game.

Now everything is Warhammer this and Warhammer that. Where is the fantasy, the intruige the Space Boardwar. . . Oh there it is, Calling it Galactic war now eh? How interesting.

Lestaki, I don't think that senior member quite does it, I mean how does one become a senior member anyway? Post count? Age? Being on the boards far too long? It has to be postcount, so perhaps the name post happy member is more appropriate?

Anyway, I will now go back to lurking and dreaming of the days when my Teleron would have wiped the Shenanigans off all your races. Mwahahahah

Perhaps I shall join one of these board wars, if I get bored.

[Lestaki]

http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=92710- the senior member FAQ, full of useful infomation. :) In this instance, the relevant sections are apparantly greeting newcomers, contributing writing to the studio and contributing to BWs and the fourm at large.

And if there's nothing like the old days, then why not try and improve matters? Give us the benefit of your great experience, and run a BW of your own, or else just join a few. No sarcasm, b/w. That would be good.

[Kaito]

There really arn't enough Homeworld BW Players, so join us, and we shall rise again. lol. I'm new here but I'm here for HW so yeah, we havn't died yet. :P
Also, there are quite some fine HW Fictions in the studio. Well they need ages for an update but it'll take you quite a while to read everything anyways ;D
um yea if you're interested I may continue this (http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=99488) or make a new HW Boardwar :) (I dunno what Kahn thought of for that BW storywise so it'll practically be the same as starting a new one..)
It all depends on the people.. i'd seriously like to play one, but with like.. 3 people it's not that exciting...

[Langy]

Greetings, Doppleganger. Been a while since you've been around - at least, in this form. I hope you're not planning on continuing that whole 'I'm Exile! No, I'm Phoenix! No, I'm Greenstone and Exile died in a car crash!', etc., etc., ruse. I don't think the administration will take kindly to that:/

Anyways, keep to the rules this time and we'll get along fine. Good to see an old poster here, anyways.