Discussing BWs

[Gorb]

I miss those kind of Boardwars. Sure, things got stupidly over the top and it became something of a powergaming contest, but it was fun.

[Kaito]

uh, dont know what you're getting at. We're talking about the HW BW, no? I didn't really participate much in the original galwars. The fleet BWs generally tend to become "My peni---fleet is bigger than yours!!1" at some point, and more so the more people play, I think.

edit: ah, I browsed a bit back and saw that you told him galwar finished. Well, yes, the homeworld one didn't afaik. But it was fun as long as it lasted ^^

I just realized how many freakin boardwars lestaki made. And that the recent lack of interest was probably because lestaki ceased to post new ones. ;/
(no, I'm not suggesting we get things done ourselves, I'm going to poke him now :D )

[BmB]

Well Galactic War was pretty character driven, I think that solved it to a degree.

[Panzer General]

I like fleet board wars, but not the ones were you have 20 or 50 ships, unless they are fighters.

[Lt Psyco]

and IIRC homeworld skirmish, the first one was pretty epic, and I was the least damaged because of my friggin tactics. cloaking vagyr BC with command corvette

[OhJohnNo]

I may start a BW myself when these ones are finished. Anyone ever watch Sea Monsters with Nigel Marvin? :idea:

[undefeatable]

NOTE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO POST THIS WEEKEND AT A HOTEL WITH MY DAD AND THE COMPUTER WILL NOT LET ME GO INTO ANY THING BUT THIS SORRY :( . and has the meeting started yet?

[Panzer General]

and has the meeting started yet?
Yes.

[undefeatable]

Sorry about holding it up it lets pm and look at this but try to look knights and it bring's up a sign saying that i need the owner's code to look at it this sucks

[OhJohnNo]

Alright, how's this for size:

Nigel Marvin has just visited the 7 most dangerous seas of all time. However, his passing through has caused a time disturbance that is sucking all the monsters from those seas into one area. So, monster armies now duke it out against each other. :p

You construct your army around a points-based list inspired by Skirmish II (Thanks Quaetam). An army is built of monsters from the same era - e.g, you could choose to build an army from the Cretaceous epoch, consisting of Mososaurs, Xiphactinus, etc. Yes, they would magically have intelligence, and would act like a proper military force. These forces would simply try to kill each other.

EDIT: Almost forgot, I would be ref, as the god of natural disasters.

Whaddya think? Sound wacky enough? :D

EDIT II: There is probably some confusion over what I mean. Nigel Marvin visited these eras in his travels:

Ordovician
Devonian
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Eocene
Pliocene

Yes, he travelled in time. Examples of creatures he encountered:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f0/Seamonstersanimals.jpg
:D

[Peter]

I haven't watched it, but I have a book about it. Sounds strange but interesting.

[OhJohnNo]

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=mourizze&view=videos&query=Sea+Monsters

Some interesting bits of the series. Obviously best to watch in numerical order. :dance:

EDIT: So, being a newbie to Boardwars, I ask this question: Should I wait for the other Boardwars to finish before posting this, or should I just get it up now?
EDIT II: Did I scare everyone away with my pictures of monsters? :muffy:

[Quaetam]

I'd say wait until the others have died down. History has shown that when people post new boardwars while others (especially successful ones like Saphyra and Spacefarers) are in progress, the new boardwar tends to die down quickly. If you wait until the current ones end, you will probably get a lot of attention. This also will give you more time to plan and refine the boardwar itself.

[undefeatable]

Can i be i squidbilly

I've got a idea it's like trek's but bigger with fleet's and planet assault's anyone think that would be cool?

[OhJohnNo]

Um, Undefeatable, are you talking to me about the squid guy? :confused:

[Panzer General]

Oh,John,no!, it might depend on the bw.

[OhJohnNo]

Hmm... I'll take Quaetam's advice and wait. Saphyra and Spacefarers would muller my first attempt at BW Genesis.

*Oh,John,no! wonders where everyone went - and asks how to change font colour*

[Quaetam]

/me wonders where everyone went

=

/me wonders where everyone went

[undefeatable]

Okay this is just brainstorming so bear with me on this.

Here's my idea for a boardwar(And it does not have zombie's)

You have a fleet of up to 10 ships and some ground troops.
There's 2 solar system's and around 15 planet's (not counting moons)
All are inhabited by a race of warlike lizards that call themselves the thorians.
Your misson is to wipe them out before they become too big a threat to your empire.
But you are not alone.

Does that sound cool?

[Panzer General]

I think it is cool. I would like it more without the lizards, and just fighting eachother.

[undefeatable]

the lizards will play apart in the story

[OhJohnNo]

Hehe, when these current BWs are over, it looks like I'm gonna have some competition. *puts on TV presenter voice* Who would you vote for: Space lizards... or Sea Monsters? ;)

[Gorb]

Or clan wars with advanced magical grafts fighting for their masters who in turn duel in deserts and on mountain peaks in search of ultimate power?

Yeah, you guys have got competition alright.

[Master Chief]

I've also got another idea I'm working on. Sounds like the section's going to be pretty busy for a while, nice. :)

[Panzer General]

Sounds like the section's going to be pretty busy for a while, nice.
There is nothing wrong with that.

[undefeatable]

Hell's yeah. Anyone who wants to name a planet in mine PM me /me like's the color

[Quaetam]

I have a few ideas myself I won't reveal to the public yet, but I still say we should wait for the current BWs to finish.

[Panzer General]

I have an idea or two in mind as well.

[undefeatable]

I think three at a time should be the max.

[Captain Elson]

So no round 2 awe maaaan....

[Quaetam]

If you mean Skirmish II round 2 I could certainly whip that up sometime in the future, but not for a little while. Hell, people seem to have abandoned Round 1.

[Captain Elson]

Hooray!!

We have unsettled business you and, wait a minute, no we don't you did destroy me, well unless you count 2 fighters and a worker a threat against a heavy cruiser....

[undefeatable]

A round two to what??

[typhoonoftempest]

/me is going to be less lazy with Skrimish

[Quaetam]

Sounds good, just don't forget Saphyra ;).

[Lt Psyco]

Homewrld Skirmish II, it's fun and IIRC in the first one I was the last to post and since I had the least amount of damage I think I technically won, but then again we never did finish it... poor thing just sitting on a shelf abandoned and collecting dust.

[undefeatable]

/me is going to refine his boardwar over the next few weeks

[Peter]

I too, have a few ideas as well, including a Boardwar that focuses on your character gaining strength over time... Sounds like we'll have fun!

[OhJohnNo]

Okay this is just brainstorming so bear with me on this.

Here's my idea for a boardwar(And it does not have zombie's)

You have a fleet of up to 10 ships and some ground troops.
There's 2 solar system's and around 15 planet's (not counting moons)
All are inhabited by a race of warlike lizards that call themselves the thorians.
Your misson is to wipe them out before they become too big a threat to your empire.
But you are not alone.

Does that sound cool?

Or clan wars with advanced magical grafts fighting for their masters who in turn duel in deserts and on mountain peaks in search of ultimate power?


I too, have a few ideas as well, including a Boardwar that focuses on your character gaining strength over time... Sounds like we'll have fun!

Well, we can multitask... :p

[undefeatable]

I can't i have a tiny brain thanks to DOW

[Gorb]

I too, have a few ideas as well, including a Boardwar that focuses on your character gaining strength over time... Sounds like we'll have fun!A Boardwar that focuses on your character gaining strength over time . . . . so, basically like every other character-driven Boardwar in the history of this subforum?

:p

[Peter]

No, not really... More intensive and stuff, but you'll see. </mysterious music>

[undefeatable]

Okay here's just a hint of mine :).

Thorian info

The thorian's are race of lizards that love war and have been raiding nearby systems to fulfill their bloodlust.

The average thorian is about 6 feet tall and around 300 pounds each and is easly angered and use's a crude projectile weapon's.

They are cold blooded so they must be around heat almost constanly. To combat this short coming the thorian's have developed a system in their engines that recycles heat to keep them alive during warp travel.
But this had a unexpected consequence there ship's now have lower heat signature then most ship's and thus has given them a advantage during their raids.

Haha i've got some good stuff instore in mine.

[noname0112]

yo, just greeting you guys... its been a long time since i have visited this section or the forums. just passing by anyway, checking in how you guys are doing. kinda interested to join what you have now but, probably il just save it for later. got a busy week you see.

[undefeatable]

join us on the dark side

[OhJohnNo]

yo, just greeting you guys... its been a long time since i have visited this section or the forums.
I find your lack of faith disturbing. ;)

Come join us in Spacefarers, you can enter any time you like, unless the rules have changed. :)

[undefeatable]

Here's another idea i have.

toy war's

each player has a army of toy's like army men lego's ect.
Army men troop's are stronger than lego's but lego troop's can rebulid themselves.

it pop'd in not my head does it sound cool?

[OhJohnNo]

How about just a Lego Star Wars Boardwar?

[undefeatable]

Good idea.

I thought you where sleeping?

[Peter]

That would be interesting... however, my advice is to keep your focus on one or two boardwars at the same time. One, if you are the Game Master. It helps you to keep things organised.

[undefeatable]

I know

/me mutter's under his breath "buzz kill"

To john LOL

[Panzer General]

How about just a Lego Star Wars Boardwar?

YES!

[undefeatable]

Panzer how'd did you make the word so big?

[Panzer General]

It is above Bold, Italic, and Underline!

[undefeatable]

thank you

[Panzer General]

Your welcome!

[undefeatable]

/me trow's a banna at john

[OhJohnNo]

Whoops, sorry Undefeatable, I just deleted some of my posts... and now it looks like you double-posted. :nervous:

[undefeatable]

Okay here's what i have so far with my Boardwar.
Note it's going to be a few week's before it's up so thing's might change.

The thorians are a race that thrives on war and have been raiding nearby systems to fulfill their blood lust ever since their new emperor Xa'tee took power.
The thorians breed very fast but very few ever make to adulthood do to the warlike way's of their poeple
Thorians evoled on a volcanic thus giving them a natural resistance to most heat based weapon's.
The thorians have a strict caste system the largest caste being the warrior caste the smallest being the worker caste.
The thorian's are cold blooded so they must be around heat constanly. to combat this short coming the thorian's developed a system in their engines that recycles the heat from the enginge to keep them warm durring the sunless day's of warp travel needed to reach there prey.
But this had a unexpected consequence their ship's now have a much lower heat sigature then most ship's and thus has given them a advantage during their raids.

The average thorian is around 6 feet tall and about 300 pounds with a thick green hide that can stop a bullet in its tracks and is very easly angered.

Mature thorians have a red crest on the top of their head. These mature thorians are usually field/fleet commander's do to their battlefield experience.

If you want to see the thorian ships let me know.

[Panzer General]

It brings Zathura to mind.

[undefeatable]

Yes but they don't have to hunt for things to burn

[noname0112]

il just post a character sheet... i am somewhat interested but, i cannot promise if i can actively stay online or active.

[undefeatable]

Space pirates.
nuff said

[Panzer General]

My house dosen't have internet right now because of constroction work.

Edit: My house now has internet.

[Panzer General]

Which Homeworld game shoud I play first?

I assume it is Homeworld.

[OhJohnNo]

Hi guys, just quickly informing you that on Tuesday, I will be leaving for Wales and not coming back until late Sunday. The chances of me being able to post during that time are small at best. So we had best get a move on in Saphyra to a point where I can safely leave off, as I don't want anyone else controlling Terechyn. I don't have a problem with someone else controlling the Cardassian Legate, however. :)

[typhoonoftempest]

given the direction that the spacefarers BW has gone, it would be fun to join in and end everything.




then the banning will come... :(

[undefeatable]

would anyone play a 40k BW?.

[Panzer General]

Since I have never played 40k, you would have to make it esey for me to understand or i Can't.

[OhJohnNo]

Well, I am a fan of 40k, so I would. Panzer, Undefeatable's Orks in Spacefarers were from 40k, as is his new ship.

[Panzer General]

Well, I am always open to a fleet bw.

[undefeatable]

I was thinking about a ground one that takes place on a forgeworld

[OhJohnNo]

Why not both? Simply use the ships from BFG in space, and the units from WH40k TT on the ground. However, actually building the armies would be a problem, you'd probably need a simple points system to work out army sizes.

[Panzer General]

Both.
I wonder what will hapen?

[undefeatable]

I like how you think john.

EDIT: I have no idea how to put in a point thing but i shall scan the board wars of yesteryear for one.

To the idiotmobile

[Panzer General]

I would love a fleet BW. (If possible were I could use a Star Wars fleet.)

Spacefarers is a ship BW, not a fleet BW

[Raver]

Hey people.

Boardwars seems to have some life in it at the moment, so I might start something up. Thinking more a ground-based one, than a space-based.

Does anyone have any particular preferences as to what I'll include in it?(such as universe, storyline etc). I've already got a few ideas in my head.

[Panzer General]

Are you talking about 1 or 2 persons per person, or armys?

[Raver]

Probably solo characters. But if it is a epic boardwar then these people could, hypothetically command armies :P

[undefeatable]

Halo BW???

[Raver]

Im open to a Halo-themes BW. Ill write it up nice and epic. Any other suggestions before I start?

[Panzer General]

Star Wars.

If you do Halo, i will need some help if I join. That is if I join.
But if you do make a Halo BW, I will learn something about Halo.

[undefeatable]

Im cool with a starwars one. For mandalore!!!

[Raver]

We could have a star wars/halo mashup if you want

[Panzer General]

star wars/halo mashup
What would happen?

[typhoonoftempest]

what would happen is that Cortana will shout 'ITS A TRAP!' instead of Ackbar.

[Panzer General]

Of course, I have no clue who is Cortana.

[undefeatable]

She's the hottest computer ever

[Sobansa]

Halo dude, halo. I'd be interested, a mashup would be interesting. Jedi vs Spartans. I'd be on the Jedi side.

[undefeatable]

I would be mandalorians or imperial remnant

[Master Chief]

Definitely Halo ;) A crossover would be cool as well, I'd of course be a UNSC soldier, Spartan II or ODST.

Oh, and Cortana is a highly advanced sentient, aka "smart", AI.

[OhJohnNo]

I'd drop in with my Dalek armada and exterminate you all! :D

Where is Captain Trek?

[undefeatable]

In my 40K BW hows about players just use the point value from the codex of their chosen army to a set limit?? :D EDIT: idk but i'm waiting on him to post

[OhJohnNo]

Sounds like a good, simple solution. :)

[undefeatable]

I shall have a OOC thread up within a week or three

[Panzer General]

I await its arivial.

[Raver]

what would happen is that Cortana will shout 'ITS A TRAP!' instead of Ackbar.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Wow, the internet finally made me laugh

[Panzer General]

Boardwars seems to have some life in it at the moment.
Music to my ears! :jig:

[Peter]

As soon as either of the current boardwars die, I'll be starting mine as well assuming that I get it done :).

[Panzer General]

2 alive BW, and 3 in the making.
Intresting!

The great asembly line of the BW section. :bump:

So, Peter, what is your BW about?

[OhJohnNo]

I've given up on the Sea Monsters BW...

[undefeatable]

how's this name for my BW "Battle for Sigma Octavis VII" is that any good?. And don't give up on sea monsters john it could be very fun :)

[OhJohnNo]

Sounds good, but we may have a problem. I pose this question: How many people here have a Warhemmer 40k Codex? If I'm right, not many.

[undefeatable]

I have Codex Space Marine. And was going to send panzer basic info on units and such, so i could do the same for every body else but that would suck plot wise :(

[Peter]

Well, I don't have anything tabletop on me... Seems that these things evade my home country most of the time.

[Sobansa]

I think I can get access to a Codex if I need it.

[Sword_Monkey]

Naturally you'll only be discussing fluffy details, as copying down the stat lines is IP theft, but you guys already knew that.

[undefeatable]

Yes only the fluffy stuff will be sent if thats what you mean.

[Master Chief]

I have an Eldar Codex.

[Panzer General]

I, of course, don't have it.

[undefeatable]

don't worry panzer i'll have the info to you later today are tomorrow before the OOC thread is up :)

[Raver]

I dont have anything warhammer anymore...So, heres what I've got in the making, let me know if you want anything else thrown in or taken out.

Type: Land-based single character role playing. These characters can however, control armies, aircraft etc. I'm also thinking of having low-orbit starship combat, what do people think about this idea?
Location: Highly industrialised colony world belonging to the Elites/Humans
Sides: Human/Elites/Republic Loyalists (incl Jedi) vs Empire/Sith factions (you must take into account the staggering might of the Sith Empire at this point, being able to utilize half a galaxy worth of worlds for the war effort. I will explain more later) However the Humans/Elites are backed by a fledgling new empire built up after the Human-Covenant wars.
Time: Roughly 120 years after the Halo events.

Anything I missed?

[Panzer General]

Sounds cool.

When does this start?

[Raver]

As soon as I can get around to writing the intro. I'm also waiting to see if Spacefarers picks up a bit, people seem to be posting by Cpt Trek is neglecting it a bit.

If you want a rough estimate however, one or two days.

[undefeatable]

i need a reason for every body fighting for the planet in mine any ideas ???

[OhJohnNo]

Rabid.Gerbil, I think it sounds great! Although I think it would be better if you could choose a ship from any sci-fi.

[Panzer General]

If you want a rough estimate however, one or two days.
I can't wait.

[OhJohnNo]

How would people feel about a Primeval Boardwar?

[undefeatable]

could be fun

[OhJohnNo]

So you guys get Primeval over in the US?

[undefeatable]

No but we do have google

[OhJohnNo]

Hehe, I fail.

I'm thinking: We're the Primeval team, and we have to travel around and stop creatures coming through the anomalies. You apply for position as one of the characters, and I decide randomly on which member gets the positions. :D

[Sobansa]

Sounds like fun. For the Halo/Starwars crossover. Can I play an Sangheili Jedi?

[Master Chief]

We have Primeval here, it's on SciFi. I don't watch it, but we do get it.

Halo Boardwar sounds cool.

[typhoonoftempest]

(for halo boardwar)

shotgun!

[undefeatable]

how's about a item of unknown origins in my 40k BW??

[Quaetam]

...I'm 99% sure he didn't mean the weapon...

[Raver]

Okay, I've written up the intro post, it should set up the scene nicely.I estimate this will be posted around 12pm Sydney time :).

[undefeatable]

Can i get that in eastern us time??

[Raver]

Lol, im sure it isnt that hard to figure out the time zones. Google is your friend :)

[Sobansa]

10 PM EST

[undefeatable]

Okay

[OhJohnNo]

Quaetam,while you wait for Spacefarers to finish so you can start round 2 of your own BW, why don't you join in? :D

[undefeatable]

how about in mine its a series of battles that will put together a larger story??

[OhJohnNo]

@Unde: Perfect. :D

[undefeatable]

Im thinking a Chaos/Eldar/Necron artifact will be why everybodys there do you guys care witch?

[OhJohnNo]

Necrons would be my vote. Space Robot Zombies ftw.

[undefeatable]

Yes but some one would have to play the Necrons in the endgame, any volunteers?

[Peter]

Come on, someone post in spacefarers! We are only 200 posts away from the ultimate Boardwar Ever Created! I will buy you cookies! Anything... just please post

[OhJohnNo]

I just recently posted. Please don't tell me Trek has gone and done a Murph (a.k.a died of heart attack). *prays*

[undefeatable]

i hope he's okay

[Quaetam]

Alright, I'll contact Trek already and see if I can join. Maybe with something from Starcraft...

However, that doesn't mean we should all stop posting in Saphyra, everyone.

[Panzer General]

I can't wait for Rabids BW. :D

I don't know if I will join yours ,undefeatable. :-\

NO to the Sea BW and to the Primevil BW. :bleh:

I am now a proud Homeworld owner! :hw:

I am afraid that Trek is :sick:

Beware of MY evil army!
:borg: :borg: :borg: :borg: :borg: :borg: :borg: :borg:
:borg: :borg: :borg: :borg: :borg: :borg: :borg: :borg:
-------------:ebil:--------------

[OhJohnNo]

Whoa dude. Serious smiley spam. :lol:

Do you not like non-sci-fi BWs? :confused:

[Peter]

Primevil BW? What do you mean exactly?

[OhJohnNo]

Primeval - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primeval

[undefeatable]

I thought he meant Cavemen running around hitting each other with sticks :)

[Panzer General]

Do you not like non-sci-fi BWs?
:wtf2:
How many times have I asked for a Star Wars BW?
I also use SW sips in Spacefarers.

[Peter]

Well, here is a small preview of my boardwar. Some story fluff is missing and some work needs to be done about the character sheet, but its almost done.
The Exycorans: These machines were created by the Roamers to defeat the Taesyron. Their power is unmatched even by the modern standards, and their sophisticated Artificial Intelligence enabled them to be controlled without any kind of crew. However, right after the near extinction of the Enslavers, these machines turned against their creators, and a massive war was fought. In the end, their creators won, but they were on the verge of extinction as well… and thus they passed away before they could destroy them all and the automatic repair systems slowly but surely reassembled the machines. However, a glitch in the system prevented the AIs from taking over the machines again and they were forced to lurk in the core of the ship, attempting to fix the glitch. As this glitch evolved over time, it slowly restricted the AIs from nearly every other function of the ship and now the machines lay dormant under thousands of tons of sand. Eventually, the glitch evolved into its last stage and allowed some humans to sense the Exycoran itself.

[Panzer General]

The Exycorans.

They are ships?

[Raver]

Hey people. Im aware my opening post is two days late :P. Had a massive last few days, putting the finishing touches on it now.

[undefeatable]

Dun Dun Dun

[Panzer General]

I can't wait.

[undefeatable]

OMG i've seen trek twice today

[Panzer General]

Trek is here while I right this.

undefeatable does not lie!

[OhJohnNo]

How many times have I asked for a Star Wars BW?
I also use SW sips in Spacefarers.
Ahem:


Do you not like non-sci-fi BWs
You FAIL at double negatives. :p

[undefeatable]

In the words of cheef from Arby 'n' the Chief lllolll

[Panzer General]

ok Oh,John,no!.

There are some non-sci-fi BWs that I like.

[Peter]

Panzer: They could be considered ships, but I'll explain that in the BW. I plan to make it quite interesting :ebil:

[OhJohnNo]

Crud, I've probably missed my chance, better get working on something super-quick...

[undefeatable]

Dun Dun Dun

[OhJohnNo]

Well, I've refined my Primeval BW, now you are instead opposing organisations fighting over the anomalies. Anyone interested?

[Peter]

Hmm... Not sure if I should start my BW now because I'm going on vacation in about three weeks...

[Sobansa]

perhaps

[OhJohnNo]

Wait - I had an awesome idea. My BW is now map based. :D

[Panzer General]

want to explain, Oh,John,no!?

[OhJohnNo]

It's a long story - I'll get the BW up after I've made the map, then you can critique me and suggest any changes.

UPDATE: It's up, please visit!

EDIT: On a completely unrelated note, 40k fans should look at this (http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=77717&highlight=The+almost-as-great-as-the-last+crusade) for a laugh. Pity it never finished. :(

[undefeatable]

Can anyone give me a link to the first battle for medrengard thread because i can't find it

[OhJohnNo]

Mine and Undefeatable's BWs seem to have dies out already.

[Panzer General]

This is not related to anything.


One of the greatest generals ever, can be found here


I finaly learned how to do these two things!

[undefeatable]

I may retry my BW later with a better map and backstory

[Quaetam]

That's probably a good idea. Yours' and Oh,John,no!'s boardwars aren't bad, they just had bad timing. Once the current ones finish would be an opportune moment for you two.

[OhJohnNo]

Well I'm still going to give mine an attempt, if it doesn't work then I will retry later. :)

[Gorb]

I'm kind of . . . not around til the end of the week. I promise to post then though.

:|

[Panzer General]

I may or may not going to be able to post tomorow.

[Master Chief]

Just a quick heads-up, I may not be able to post for a few days.

[Panzer General]

I won't be here much over the next 3 weeks. :cry:

[Gorb]

I'm still around, sorta.

And Lestaki's vanished again.

[OhJohnNo]

Well we don't need him anymore, we have Spacefarers II!!!

[Quaetam]

I may join that, but I'm pretty busy with the other three boardwars (I owe a post in Mayflies and I'm really busy in New Reach)

[Captain Elson]

Last time on Spacefarers: Ships, gates, drones, battles, negotiations, and deceit.

Next time on Spacefarers The Next Generation : Ships gates, drones, battles, negotiations deceit, fleets!"

[Panzer General]

I am done with camp, so I can finaly make postes rapid fire.

I just have to keep up.

[OhJohnNo]

Hey guys, what do you think of the idea of a Boardwar where youplay as the villains? Basically you select a single villain from any piece of sci-fi (or sci-fantasy like Star Wars, etc). These villains have been called together by a single guy (probabyl some Turanic Raider warmaster in the Homeworld galaxy for convenience) and he will set them a load of challenges in which they have to work together. As an example, the first challenge is likely to be the destruction of a rival clan's headquarters, so basically you, as the villains, will have to bash through a huge defense fleet, land troops on the surface of the planet, defeat a huge army, assault a heavily-defended ground fortress and finally kill the opposing warmaster.

Now, before the challenge, of course, the villains must be introduced to each other - therefore, I think a meeting is in order, at some obscure space station. Here, the warmaster who called you all together will brief you on the challenge, etc. and you will sort of be introduced to each other. I think the inter-villain relations will be a cool point if I get the BW up, as everyone wants to know what would happen if two famous villains (like Darth Vader and Khan) met.

You can arrive at this station in any way you wish, really - you could come as Vader riding in a 19-kilometre long super-star destroyer, or just take the local space taxi (and then kill the driver :D). If you come in a massive starship, then yes, you do get to keep the massive starship with you, and yes, if you come with a massive army inside that spaceship, then you get to keep that, too. This is because most - if not all - of challenges will involve huge armies and space battles. Note: arriving with a fleet is out of the question (as is arriving with the fething death star or anything like that). Oh, and also, no god-like villains like the Pah-wraiths, or literal monsters like a Bloodthirster.

Now of course, it needs refining, but what do you think?

[Killer_Zero]

Sounds interesting

I would be the Arbiter(Halo 2) with an Assault Carrier

[Peter]

Sounds interesting. Like always, I think I'd bring in a self-created villian.

[OhJohnNo]

That'd be fine, so long as you give a detailed background for him. :)

[Panzer General]

I claim Thrawn!

[OhJohnNo]

So, it appears that you guys like the idea.

In that case, should I get it started or wait?

[undefeatable]

I CALL DIBS ON CHAOS *Manic laughter

[OhJohnNo]

Funnily enough Undefeatable, I guessed you might do that. :D

So I'll have it up and running in a day or so.

[Killer_Zero]

I'm gonna be Master Chief not Arbiter

[OhJohnNo]

... But you can only be a villain. Master Chief is a good guy.

I personally would go with Tartarus if I was entering with a Halo guy, but as I'm not that space is still free.

[Quaetam]

Arbiter isn't a villain either :/.

Good idea though OJN. I'm looking forward to it.

[Captain Elson]

Now I just have to create a good villain, Shivans are too much like Tyranids, they don't really have a figure in them that is evil. They all are, well from a persons point of view at least.

[Killer_Zero]

Ill be Darth Vader then

[OhJohnNo]

Rofl, the good ol' fallback.

Just so you guys know, I'll probably be some villain from the TV show Heroes (paradox I know, but it has some of the best villains out there).

[Killer_Zero]

http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=156463

would anyone be interested in joining this BW i started in 07 if I improved it?

[OhJohnNo]

Maybe, but I'd prefer it if the Tau were in there. :)

[Killer_Zero]

I am gonna remove nids and add Eldar and Tau

Necrons will be NPC

[undefeatable]

ONCE again I CALL CHAOS

[Raver]

Something I'll just leave here to let you guys know of something I'm thinking of next.

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[Killer_Zero]

Going away for 2 weeks on Friday; can someone take control of Vader and the Achilles for me?

[OhJohnNo]

I'm willing to take control of Vader for you, Killer. As for your ship in Spacefarers, I think I'll pass on that one, as being a GM is (slightly) harder than I expected... :D

[Peter]

Rabid: That is District 9, right? As for my Boardwars... I think you'll have to wait a lot. I've succeeded in overcomplicating the whole thing again.

[Raver]

Yes, yes it is.

[Panzer General]

Sorry I haven't been able to post lately. I am very busy right now.

[Master Chief]

With Saphyra and New Reach starting to die down, I've started working on some ideas for a new fantasy boardwar, most likely a PvP of some sort. We have quite a few Sci-fi boardwars right now, so I'll definitely go with fantasy, but that's all I've decided at the moment.

Also, District 9 was incredible, a boardwar could be quite interesting. Hope to see some shockwave gun action.

[OhJohnNo]

Damn, I'm going away again on Saturday, but fortunately this time it's only for one week. And it's to Wales, which I love. Still, I've only just reintroduced my character into Spacefarers, and now I've just started my own BW. This is gonna get complicated...

[Quaetam]

New Reach isn't dying down, it's reaching its conclusion ;).

Shame about Saphyra; I put a lot of effort into that one for a while. I'll give it a post today just in the hope that people will still be interested.

I haven't seen D9 yet (I should be doing so this weekend), but I'd be willing to join a Boardwar once I have.

[OhJohnNo]

Hey Quaetam, would you be willing to take control of my BW while I'm gone? I don't just want to pause it while I'm away (although that is an option) but I won't have internet where I'm going. It'll just be for a week, anyway.

So... please? :puppy:

[Quaetam]

No problem. Just PM me what you would like me to do, more or less, and I'll see what I can do.

I might join with my own villain in the meantime. Possibly a particular infested woman from Starcraft.

[Peter]

Quaetam: Nice. It would be interesting to see how it plays out.

[undefeatable]

i'm thinking of a land/space 40k BW . Would anyone play that??

[Killer_Zero]

I would Undefeatable, good idea

[Raver]

Give it a little. Let a few of the other ones finish first. I plan on bringing in a new BW once Resistance is finished.

[Peter]

And I am too, starting to plan yet ANOTHER Boardwar. I hope it doesn't get too complicated like all the others I have here on my hard drive...

[Raver]

Maybe space them out a bit. Churning out bw after bw can get a bit tedious if you're GM, so much to look out for.

[Quaetam]

Indeed. That's why I've only produced one so far.

Sorry for the delay on my New Reach/Saphyra post. They'll be up in the next day or two.

[OhJohnNo]

Gah, how utterly like me to leave everything to the last minute and thus completely forget to arrange anything for my characters in Spacefarers, Lord Drant in New Reach and even my own BW. Ugh. Sorry, guys, and damn Kongregate's addictive games. :p

[Gorb]

I may be back and able to post now.

Hope so, anyhow.

[Master Chief]

So, these are my current notes for my newest fantasy boardwar.

The country of Alo was one plagued with horrors. War, drought, famine, disease, it had it all. Many said it was cursed by the Lords themselves, the shadows that in mythology had first challenged the creators of the planet Polasi, the Goddesses. One day, however, a lone wanderer entered the country, a woman with a staff adorned with a crystal that shone brighter than even the sun and the stars combined. Everywhere she went, prosperity and miracles followed, and in less than a month she had saved Alo. And then, as quickly as she appeared, she vanished, never to be seen again. However, the last night anyone saw her, a piercing pillar of light was seen in the sky, visible from all of Alo. Shooting stars burst from the pillar, spreading all over the world. Rumors abounded that she was sent by the Goddesses themselves, and when her work was finished, she went back to Heaven and the crystal was scattered across the planet.

Two hundred years later, the same meteors are now seen streaking towards the Thirteenth Papal City of Kincaid, starting a search from people the world over for the Goddess's Orb, an object with infinite power that can grant any wish and perform miracles.

Basically, the game is a PvP race for the Orb, but teams are allowed. You can partner up or go solo, whatever floats your boat. You will create a character and go in search of the Orb for whatever reason you wish--good, evil, whatever. You can come from anywhere and use any means to get it, armed with whatever you want that fits the time. Technology is very advanced in this world, with magitechnology steering the way, so have whatever elaborate magical shotguns or swords or magic or whatever. I'll give a more detailed explanation if the game is made.

There are two more important details about this boardwar: first, you must find the Orb. It will be hidden somewhere in Kincaid, and while everyone will be guided to the city, you must then search for it by using hints and clues I give out. I'll be playing in this as well, but for fairness, I will not allow myself to actually get the Orb; that'll be for you guys to track down.

Second, once someone finds it, they will be allowed to use it, and thus grant their own wishes. This basically means permission to break the rules of the game--they can create an army with the snap of a finger and attempt to conquer the world. There will be limitations of course, such as no killing other players and only making one wish every 15 posts or something, but you get the idea. The other players must then either team up to get the Orb for themselves, work alone to get it, or join the Controller for possible rewards. I want this game to be able to end, so one can win the game by getting the Orb and accomplishing whatever goals they have in mind. The main points will be to have fun roleplaying without the restrictions of having a guided story; you guys can feel free to craft your own stories of the world. Someone post that they're from country X? Your backstory can state how X invaded your home country of Y and killed your family. Creativity, freeform roleplaying, and enjoyment are what I'm trying to get from this, rather than the admittedly fenced in gameplay of Saphyra.

So, what do you guys think? Should I go through with this? Any comments or suggestions to make it better, or any questions? I think it'll be a fun boardwar, but I'd like some feedback first before I choose to make a thread.

[Captain Elson]

That is an interesting idea Master Chief, however, the one who gets the orb still has limitations on how they can use it right? They can't get mega omgwtfpwnuall laser cannons in their finger tips can they along with invincibility right?

[Master Chief]

Correct. They can powergame to an extent, but they can't become gods with it. They can only use rarely, saw every 15 or 20 posts or two or three times max, and they cannot directly injure a player character nor make themselves impervious to the player characters. They could, for example, declare themselves Emperor and turn the entire city against the players, or wish for power and become super strong, but he would still be defeatable if enough players team up. Things like that. He can't wish himself to be omnipotent, but if he recruits enough players or thinks strategically instead of just with brute force, then he could beat the remaining characters and win. I'll judge what's going on and keep things fair, but if you are more creative with the orb rather than just "make me a god blergh", then I'll give slightly more leeway.

[Raver]

Looks good MC. Havn't seen a fantasy bw for a bit, getting a bit tired of sci fi.

[typhoonoftempest]

oh, this WILL be exciting ^_^



(I think an already-familular character will be joining us, if this takes off)

[OhJohnNo]

Lol I had a vision of a guy getting the Orb and using it to give himself the power of Shoop da Whoop.

I suppose I might join, but I wish Saphyra could've finished. I was rather proud of my character on that...

[Master Chief]

Wow, wasn't expecting such fast responses. Since support seems to be positive, I'll start writing up the thread, should have it up by tonight if I'm not too busy. If not then sometime tomorrow.

And I was disappointed about Saphyra's death as well, it was my first really successful boardwar and was a lot of fun. Hopefully, Orb will be as good or even better.

EDIT: I'll actually be pretty busy the next few nights, so it may be a few days before I can get the boardwar up.

[Raver]

Sounds good, remember, overcomplexity is a bad thing :p

[Master Chief]

I wasn't tired, so I stayed up and finished Orb tonight! Woohoo!

And wow Gerbil, that was a ridiculously fast first post haha.

[Raver]

I know. Thats what happens when Im at work and have nothing to do.

[undefeatable]

Okay guys i'm back but with LAGGG but i should have post's up soon

[OhJohnNo]

Yay, Undy's back! :hug:

[EricHiigaran]

So, I've been playing through Homeworld 2 once again, and a thought has struck me for a good boardwar: A Homeworld roleplay. Here's my idea:

It is 15 years since the defeat of Makaan and the Vaygr, and the Galaxy basks in a golden age of trade and peace. However, the peace is not to be. Karan S'Jet, with the approval of the Daiamid, takes Sajuuk and a fleet of colony ships and leaves the galaxy, on a mission of exploration for extragalactic life. Contact is soon lost with them. The neighboring empires take notice of the Hiigaran Navy's lack of the almighty Sajuuk, and turn an envious eye towards Hiigara. The resurgent Taiidan Empire, united at last under the strong Emperor Riesstiu VII has grown rich and industrially powerful on the new intergalactic trade linked by the Eye of Aarran, and the Vaygr, after a decade and a half of civil war, have been reunited under a nephew of Makaan, a young, cunning warlord who goes by the name of Malrek. He calls himself the Khan, the Great Khan, of the newly formed Vaygr Empire.

The stage is set for a war. A war that will consume all the galaxy between the immense might of the Hiigarans, Taiidan and Vaygr. Only one empire is getting out of this alive.


So that's the general idea, a threeway war between the Hiigarans, Vaygr and a reborn Taiidan Empire, with the players taking the role of ship and fleet commanders on each side. What do you think?

[OhJohnNo]

In truth? I want Kadeshi. ;)

Hiigarans, Taiidan and Vaygr are all very well, but there are also the Turanic Raiders (who would jump at an opportunity like this) and the Frerrn (who would take advantage of the distraction to advance the borders of their Aggregate). Kadeshi, I suppose, could be explained into it if anybody goes into the Great Nebula - then, you'd have to battle Kadeshi (which I'd happily take command of) and attempt to get out again. :)

BTW, I think this would be awesome if we made it map-based using Norsehound's map - I still plan to resurrect my Primeval map BW at some point, so it would be cool if we could see just how well map-based ones work...

[EricHiigaran]

I thought the Kushan wiped out the Kadeshi on their journey back to Hiigara. We could include the Turanic Kingdoms, though.

And yes, this idea was partially inspired by Norsehound's map.

[OhJohnNo]

Haha, it looks like you're on the opposite side to me on the Epic Debate (whether or not the Deshi were wiped out). I am not going to open another one after what happened to the last one... :lol:

[undefeatable]

Okay heres what i've got for a new 40K BW.
Basicly its a large battle between the Imperium and Chaos (might include Eldar or Tau)
on a small industrial Hive-world.
Players an chose from Imperial guard SpaceMarines Witch Hunters DeamonHunters for the defenders Traitor guard Chaos SpaceMarines Lost and the Dammed or Chaos Deamons for attacter's.
This one will have no point system.

[OhJohnNo]

I wouldn't, not with Orb stealing the spotlight at the moment. You should probably wait until it's died down a bit.

Now, is ANYONE going to post in Villains or will this be reduced to a two-person BW? :lol:

[Gorb]

It appears I get bored very easily.

Hies.

[undefeatable]

You guys seen Panzer sobansa or Qautem recently?

[OhJohnNo]

Sorry for the lack of posting yesterday and today guys - I've all of a sudden had a bout of annoyingly selective writer's block, and I can't think of anything to post for any BW except Spacefarers (and the only reason I could post in Spacefarers was because Imrix basically created an opening). :)

[Quaetam]

I'm still alive, Undefeatable :). Real life has been getting the best of me, so I didn't get to join any of the new BWs. I'll try to get back sometime soon.

[Warmaster Death]

Gents, I return from my lurking/awayness to say this;
If you need people for a survival horror/ 40k themey bw, my email is in me profile, drop me a line.

[Panzer General]

I'm here. But school has been keeping me away. :cry:

Also I might be able to acually come back to Spacefarers II, but I am 200 to 300 posts behind. So I have no clue whats going on.

[OhJohnNo]

Guys, Villains is in the middle of a resurrection! WHERE ARE YOU ALL? :p

[Crusnik01]

I could ask the same for you and Orb :nana: HAHAHAHA!

[OhJohnNo]

/me commences shaking his fist at Crusnik ;)

Orb hasn't been dead for as long as Villains. Think of it this way: if Villains can be resurrected at this stage, anything can. :D

[undefeatable]

AHHHH i have to move again so i might not be able to post for some time :( :cry:

[OhJohnNo]

I know your pain, Undy. I've lived in 10 houses so far and I'm only 14. :(

[Peter]

Well, for now I'm having enough trouble with Spacefarers. I'll try to fit Villains in, but don't count on it.