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I'm proposing an IRE playtest day at Dark Sphere (in London). It's somewhat hypothetical until I've got a release (or have imminently got a release), but I am personally available on the following Saturdays:

25th June (at an absolute pinch. I've already got a clash on this day, but if I cancel one of them, I could still just about do both the IRE event and my evening commitment).
9th July
16th July
23rd July

The format, will be primarily about testing IRE, so won't be that heavy on story. It's also likely to be just a two game day in order to give people more time to play (given they'll be using a new ruleset) and also open up time for discussion on the day.

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The 2016 IGT is now done and dusted, with several reports and photo galleries in. We're looking for our next event!

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The 2016 Inquisitor Grand Tournament is now booked for 9th April at Warhammer World in Nottingham.

Event Pack: http://www.mediafire.com/download/6ali9680lq9oldz/IGT+2016+Event+Pack+V1.01.doc

We have three standard tables and Zone Mortalis (http://warhammerworld.games-workshop.com/wp-content/uploads/feature-tables-Zone-Mortalis.jpg) (woo, scary catacombs!) booked as our feature table.

More details once Cortez gets them to me!

Confirmed IGT attendees:
Cortez
Greenstuff_Gav
Holiad
Lord Borak
MarcoSkoll
mcjomar
Van Helser

Possible IGT attendees:
Mike Blake
Shard0808

Cancellations:
RobSkib (& goons)

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Original post:
Right, as it's coming up to the end of November and nothing is booked for December, it looks like we've had all our events for 2015. With that in mind, it's not a bad time to start looking ahead to 2016. That way, we might actually have an event before the middle of the year...

We can also open up discussion as to location. I believe WHW will remain viable, particularly as GW actually seem to be going back to their roots a bit with some of their recent announcements and articles, and I felt Dark Sphere proved to be very good as well.
If anyone wants to nominate other venues, then do go ahead. I'd suggest that what'd be most useful is venues in other well connected cities, expanding our footprint rather than just having a mess of options all in the same place.

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1) I presume we want another Inquisitor Grand Tournament at some point in the year, in which case we need to discuss who we want running it. That could potentially be me again, but I'm not yet committing to that.

But whoever it is, I think if we're keeping the three round format, I'd suggest a slightly re-adjusted timetable - taking a few minutes off the game rounds again to encourage slightly more snappy play (a couple of people commented that they might have become a bit too long) and instead using it to buy a little more slack in the schedule when it comes to lunch and score tallying time.

Unless people have radically different ideas, I presume the IGT will remain at its current home of WHW.

2) I'm still slowly planning Legacy to follow up on the events of The Saint in 2011, which I hope will be a fairly large narrative affair.
This is probably going to be a WHW event too.

3) Anything you guys can think of. I've run or co-run the last three events, so an opportunity to step back and attend as a player wouldn't be unwelcome.

I believe Van Helser has had plans for an event for a while, although I don't know where he is with those.

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Also, I've been thinking a bit about event organisation following Lachesis. While we did get a couple of new players along, this was considerably fewer than had expressed interest.

I may be wildly off-base here, but I'm almost wondering if ticketing for certain events might help. Personally, I find the psychology of actually having a ticket in hand is quite powerful when it comes to helping me commit to attending something, rather than have second thoughts at the last minute (particularly for events I've not been to before, which is when my introvert side is most likely to have its reservations).

A modest entry fee might help with this commitment (as well as help event organisers get a more solid idea on definite numbers) and probably wouldn't be a huge deal for most people on top of transport/accommodation/food. As for what the money does... well, I could see it potentially funding some cool "roleplaying" prize (voted on by the other players) or helping improve the event (paying for fancier printing, props or the like), but I wouldn't personally have any trouble knowing that it's just going to buying the host a beer for the hours of work they've put in organising everything.

Of course, it's also possible that other people think that's a terrible and unreasonable idea.

I'll tentatively put myself forward to run the next IGT. Although my organisational skills are fairly dire so it would probably be a good idea if someone else booked the tables as I can pretty much guarantee that I'll forget until it's too late.

Aye, Put me down for the IGT as well. I need to have a game.

Quote from: MarcoSkoll on November 30, 2015, 03:41:07 AM

I believe Van Helser has had plans for an event for a while, although I don't know where he is with those.

Yes, I do have an idea for a campaign day. It has been a while since I've seen the notes I wrote for it last year, but I still remember the basics. I would need to have an idea of what warbands people intended to bring, as there is a forces of order/disorder theme attached to it. I am open to any venue, as I will have to travel regardless (unless I can convince a half dozen of you to plan summer holidays to the Highlands...).

As I said on Skype the other day, a ticketed event may be a good way to ensure there are fewer last minute drop outs, but it may also lead to some people refusing to sign up in the first place. I would say that trialling advance tickets for the IGT which traditionally has required an entry fee is probably the best way to see if it works. Take cheques or paypal payments in advance for a reduced fee of say £8, and charge £10 to folk turning up on the day. That £2 difference might just encourage early bookings.

Regardless of what event comes first, I will need a couple of months notice at least to arrange time off work and make travel arrangements.

Ruaridh

Quote from: Lord Borak on November 30, 2015, 10:51:56 PM
Aye, Put me down for the IGT as well. I need to have a game.

well, that's me out for the best painted again :lol:

to paraphrase Field Of Dreams ... if you book it, i will come!

Sounds good. I don't mind WHW nor the price tag.

Quote from: greenstuff_gav on December 01, 2015, 05:49:15 PM
well, that's me out for the best painted again :lol:

Mid 2016 right? I'm not sure I can can commit to such a short deadline. You're safe........ for now ;)

Quote from: Van Helser on December 01, 2015, 02:22:14 PMI would need to have an idea of what warbands people intended to bring, as there is a forces of order/disorder theme attached to it.

It depends on whether by "disorder" you mean "evil" or "rebel", but I've certainly got concepts for warbands that aren't entirely within the law. I've still got that Xanthite concept* to work on and I will get around to Haynlin Hursh** one day (both of whom I plan to approach in dual scale).

* Although I've only really nailed down the concepts for two of the characters - an Inquisitor who's got some basis in the Roger Delgado Master (a highly intelligent telepath with very grey morals, but in this case not quite evil) and a melee based Slaaneshi Daemonhost.
** A past/future Inquisition agent who was on a ship that had a warp travel mishap and thus arrived thirty-ish years before she left. Between her falsified cover identity on the ship's cogitator and escape from the "purification" of the ship, many Inquisitor believe her to be a dangerous heretic/traitor - and it's difficult for her to disprove that, seeing as she didn't know who her Inquisitor was and her Inquisitor doesn't (yet) know who she is either.

QuoteAs I said on Skype the other day, a ticketed event may be a good way to ensure there are fewer last minute drop outs, but it may also lead to some people refusing to sign up in the first place.

That is of course the compromise here.

But while the IGT is a natural test bed, it's perhaps the event that least benefits. It doesn't need a lot of prep work and scales easily, because much of the material needed is brought by the players themselves.

For a narrative event, which usually has one organiser producing the distinct majority of the materials needed, not having clear numbers usually means a lot of wasted work - scenarios, plot lines, NPCs and props that were prepared for hypothetical players. That's where being able to count ticket numbers will be most beneficial.

Quote from: MarcoSkoll on December 02, 2015, 08:55:25 PM

Quote from: Van Helser on December 01, 2015, 02:22:14 PMI would need to have an idea of what warbands people intended to bring, as there is a forces of order/disorder theme attached to it.

It depends on whether by "disorder" you mean "evil" or "rebel"

Weeeellll, "disorder"  in this case is probably more accurately represented with characters that are  extremist in outlook. It's possible that a Xanthite could be trying to hold things together while a Monodominant is trying to exterminate everyone involved. Having a bit of pre-warning as to what warbands are coming would let me roughly split people into one of the two camps.

Ruaridh

Fair enough. I haven't got a lot of outright extremist concepts on hand, as "kill everyone who disagrees with me" sidesteps a lot of moral questions I'd rather answer, but dependent on the plot one or other of my characters could probably find the motivation to be an antagonist.

So what kind of dates are we looking at for these events? We used to have the IGT around April sometime (usually near Easter), or we could hold it in the summer again like last year.

The IGT has been all over the place. It started as December, then skipped 2010 because it got pushed back to about March/April, skipped 2014 due to lack of interest, and ended up at the end of May last time because we didn't even start thinking about it until mid February.

My vote would be to put it in March (which GW will start taking bookings for sometime soon) as that gets it on the schedule and leaves the rest of the year free to put other events in as and when they're ready.

My work seriously limits time off at Easter and outright bans it during December. So sometime other than then would be awesome :D

Easter Sunday is on March 27th next year. What weeks in March will you be unavailable Lord Borak?

April 2nd'd be great for me but not the 16th but otherwise i'm generally good :)

Quote from: Cortez on December 16, 2015, 09:25:26 AM
Easter Sunday is on March 27th next year. What weeks in March will you be unavailable Lord Borak?

Well, any date other than Easter weekend should be fine by me.

Is there a confirmed date? I can normally drag a few extra goons along with me. I mean it this year though, no more disappearing into the wilderness.

Not yet, but it'll probably be a good idea to get one sorted.

Current options are:

March: 12th or 19th

April: 2nd or 9th

(Easter Sunday is the 27th March this year)

I think I can probably be free for any of those GT dates.

In other news, I've been in the mood to work on my Inquisitor2 project recently, so I may be interested in getting people together at Dark Sphere for some playtesting some time.

(As an aside - Gav, perhaps we should pin this thread and unpin Legacy until such a time as I'm ready to run it?)

you're not the boss of me!*

as an aside, i may have a Space Marine Campaign Day i can run but unless we can find 30 odd GW NPCs it'll have to be at Dark Sphere :lol:

*i stickied both! that'll learn you!

Have diaried the dates and am standing by for confirmation

Quote from: greenstuff_gav on January 15, 2016, 09:46:39 AM

as an aside, i may have a Space Marine Campaign Day i can run but unless we can find 30 odd GW NPCs it'll have to be at Dark Sphere :lol:

Colour me interested. I will get my Alpha Legionnaire finished in the next couple of months. Probably do have at least 30 GW models for NPCs myself...

Ruaridh

I'm up for the Marine Campaign as well. I should have mine done by then :D.

Just tell me what date you choose for the IGT and I'll see if I can get it off. I'm off weekends anyway but they do like me available 7 days a week! The IGT is at Warhammer world isn't it?

Yup, the IGT is at WHW.

We'll definitely be doing more events in London now we've started to get that sorted, but I think we'd only move the GT if they kicked us out.

Quote from: Lord Borak on January 16, 2016, 07:07:06 PM
I'm up for the Marine Campaign as well. I should have mine done by then :D.

Just tell me what date you choose for the IGT and I'll see if I can get it off. I'm off weekends anyway but they do like me available 7 days a week! The IGT is at Warhammer world isn't it?

Let us know which of the four dates I posted the other day is best for you. No one else has said they have any issues so far.

n.b. if anyone (who would like to attend) does have an issue with any of those dates let us know in this thread or I'll just pick one of those dates and see if WHW is free.

March 19th maybe an issue for me, depending on my sister but otherwise i should be good for the rest!

Quote from: greenstuff_gav on January 16, 2016, 10:13:53 PM
March 19th maybe an issue for me, depending on my sister but otherwise i should be good for the rest!

That's good to know, thanks.

I think 2nd April is probably the most likely at the moment (depending on WHW availability as it's during the school holidays)

plus it's my birfday on the 4th so noone can tell me no!
am hoping to have a few things to offer as prizes; a couplea metal kits and a resin sculpt!

So, are we settled on the April 2nd date then? It'd be good to have it sorted out properly amongst ourselves so we can get requests in as soon as WHW open up the April calendar (most likely, the start of February).

No ones objected to it so I think we should go with it.

Kind of missed all the updates, but April would be better for me. More time to request time off, and no clashing with the 6 Nations (Scotland have just got good enough to raise hopes we could win it, which is exactly what they do before they crush my dreams).

Ruaridh

Apologies for the late notice, I've just learned that the 2nd of April would clash with RSPB members weekend, so I won't be able to make that date.

Is the 9th April ok for you Holiad? How about everybody else?

I believe I'm free on the 9th, yes.

9th shouldn't be a problem for me, although I may still be grumbling about the RSPB changing the entire schedule of Member's Weekend in a misguided effort to be cool.

To poke this along, WHW are taking bookings for April now. Did we have anyone who couldn't do the 9th?

Just as a reminder when the booking is going in, it needs to be clear we need a full day session, not the standard half days they do these days.
(That shouldn't be a problem though. From what I can tell, it's just done that way to stop people booking up an entire day when they're only going to play one game. Unoccupied tables are a bigger deal now their gaming area has shrunk).

I've got it in the diary!

Ditto, I'll have to clear it with the Mrs first though!!

If it's easier for you Cortez, I'm happy to handle the table booking. I'm just not looking to run the whole thing. (However, I can certainly send over any behind-the-scenes files like the scorecard printouts if you tell me where you want them).

As an aside, what about a feature table? We've used Spyral Prime and Zone Mortalis before (and I know I've used Vigos Research Station at an Ammobunker event).

I'd add they have their new Ruins of Dras'Shiel (http://warhammerworld.games-workshop.com/2016/02/01/battle-over-the-ruins-of-drasshiel/) table for AoS. It's an outside bet, but I could see it as being the dilapidated grounds of a fallen noble's palace, or maybe an upper hive arboretum where the spire dwellers can go to get a hazy (but nonetheless very expensive) view of the stars through vast viewing windows and the thinnest layers of smog.

(Actually, I'd love to play Inquisitor on their Goblin Town board, but I don't think that's available at the moment).

Knowing myself all to well, it would definitely be better for you to book the tables as I'll forget or do it tomorrow (and as we all know tomorrow never comes). As for the feature tables, Spyral Prime is always useful for inquisitor as is zone mortalis, so pick one if you fancy (even if just for half a day, although we should be able to use it each round with the tournament format. I'll pm you my E-mail address for all the printouts etc.

Fine by me. I'll try to contact them tomorrow (Monday) and get a booking for April 9th. I know that doesn't give people much remaining time to object but no-one has yet and I think everyone so far has either confirmed or hopes they can be there then.

Cortez
Greenstuff_Gav
Holiad
Lord Borak
MarcoSkoll
Mike Blake
RobSkib (with a goon or two)
Van Helser

... that's eight plus any goons, and with the possible hope we might get a few more*, so I'd say that means probably three regular and a feature table (I'll see what they've still got available, and make a reasoned decision).

* I know Kaled would like to make it to at least one event this year and there's maybe a couple guys on Facebook that might take the bait.

my regular pair (Steve and Adrian) can't do 9th but i'll be good for it

Right, I rang them ten minutes ago and our booking has gone in. (We'll see how my name gets spelt this time).

Three standard tables and, as Spyral Prime was already booked, I chose Zone Mortalis (woo, scary catacombs!) as the feature table.
All day from 1000, Saturday 9th of April.

Once we've sorted out a few more specifics (my current assumptions as far as player/table numbers assumed it'll just be 54mm, but do correct me) and if there are no objections, I'll set up a Facebook event page and try to coax a couple of the guys I know are over there out.

did the Zone Mortalis board have walls? i rememberthe Wraithguard scenario didn't...
if there's walls i'd be interested in it for my scenario :)

Zone Mortalis D-16 West:

(http://warhammerworld.games-workshop.com/wp-content/uploads/feature-tables-Zone-Mortalis.jpg)

It's a 6x4 board, made up out of the 1' square FW tiles, each of which can be swapped around or rotated to your heart's content.

So it has many walls. Not so many doors, so I think you'll have to bring some if you want them, but it makes for a nice maze. (To be honest, it seems to suit Inquisitor far better than it does 40k!)

EDIT: Something I forgot to add earlier. We got the standard "That many people going for lunch will probably get staggered meals" warning. With that in mind, I'd resuggest the compromise about slightly shorter game rounds than last year so as to have more time for scoring and eating.

This is very tentative, but would anyone be able to make it to Hemel Hempstead (in Hertfordshire) for Saturday 23rd April?

I'm currently trying to see if I can drum up any interest in Inquisitor with my local gaming group, and depending on what response I get, I might look into running something for their next open-gaming day.

I'm expecting it's too close on the tail of the IGT and Salute to be viable for most people, and it may not happen anyway, but I thought I'd at least ask.

Flights and trains booked. I'll be at the IGT.

Can't do the 23rd though Marco.

Ruaridh

What sort of times will this thing run from? Are people getting there early? Will it run into late evening? I was just wondering if it's worth booking a room somewhere.

Our events at WHW normally run for the standard 10 to 6 opening hours. (Usually with a little leeway at the start while we set things up).

That's become stricter since their remodelling though, as the entrance is now via the store (they used to be able to close the store separately), so there's no opportunity for overrunning or having a pint and a meal in Bugman's afterwards.

On that note, you may want to bring a packed dinner or look up nearby pubs/restaurants (there are several choices) depending on your transport arrangements.

Quote from: Van Helser on February 18, 2016, 07:33:01 PMCan't do the 23rd though Marco.

I would have been a little surprised if you did.

It's all hypothetical at this stage, anyway. It'll be great if I could get people at the club interested, but if I can or do, I'm not really expecting it to be overnight. If I lure in enough of the members for games or I thought it would help lure them in, then I'd love to use an open day or two for mini-events but we'll have to see where that all goes.

If you added a "possible" list, you could put me on that.
I'm very tempted to turn up (not least because it gives me an excuse to swing by my parents to say hi - plus an added excuse of being able to pick up some left over bits/minis I left with them for safekeeping), but not 100% that I could confirm.

What would the rules/setup be for this one?
I remember one of the parts was a bit where players would write up scenarios - is that still a component?
Cheers!

Quote from: mcjomar on February 22, 2016, 02:14:49 PMIf you added a "possible" list, you could put me on that.

Indeedy do! I've updated the list(s) to the following.

Confirmed IGT attendees:
Cortez
Greenstuff_Gav
Holiad
MarcoSkoll
RobSkib
Van Helser

Possible IGT attendees:
Lord Borak (pending confirmation from the missus)
mcjomar
Mike Blake
RobSkib's goons

I've also moved people to the Possible list if they've either said they need to confirm or haven't responded since we nailed down an exact date.

QuoteWhat would the rules/setup be for this one?
I remember one of the parts was a bit where players would write up scenarios - is that still a component?

Cortez hasn't yet provided an event pack, but this is the pack from when I ran it last year (http://www.mediafire.com/download/tc2bx92p3abyt3r/IGT+2015+Event+Pack+V1-0-1.doc)*.

But yes, it still involves a GMing component (although one format change I made last year did mean that there can be a couple of byes on that, to go either to attendees who want to sit out, those who turn up late, or if necessary, by random ballot).

*I made a couple of format changes from previous years, which to summarise were:
- A three round format, rather than four rounds. This meant some GMing byes, but it gave longer timeslots and meant no-one had to GM twice. (And at the very least, those people did get to play for the entire day).

- No entry fee. Given there's no 54mm range any more, it's hard to guarantee everyone would actually want vouchers.

- I removed the limit on how many characters players could bring. Previously, you were limited to three for the day, but that seemed unnecessary for an event without a linked narrative, and if players feel changing characters or even warbands would make for a better game, why not?

- By extension, players were also allowed to enter any Inquisitor model for the Painting and Modelling round. Previously, it had been limited to one of their three for the day, but that no longer made sense once they could use any characters.
Personally (I was joining in, but had excluded myself from the official rankings for fairness), I entered one of my INQ28 models, although the play on the day was all 54mm.

(In theory, that did mean attendees could re-enter models that had previously done well, but I thought that wasn't worth ruling on; models will generally be less impressive the second time, and it's all a casual event anyway.)

Regarding the event pack; are we changing anything from last year or do we think it worked ok regarding the number of rounds etc.?

Taking a very rapid skim through, I might end up being one of the ones with a 'bye' for the GM portion, as I don't have confidence in my rules knowledge as yet (plus I'm pretty rusty) - I'd probably end up winging some of it, or getting it wrong and just guesstimating alternative rules/rolls for things.
Plus I don't currently have any great ideas for scenarios in my head - at least nothing particularly deep, puzzle-ey, or challenging in the mental logic, and twisted hoops area that (to me) characterizes good Inquisitor storytelling.

As someone whos taken best gm 3 years running, you dont need deep but fun and interesting handouts work wonders!

Quote from: Cortez on February 22, 2016, 03:31:30 PMRegarding the event pack; are we changing anything from last year or do we think it worked ok regarding the number of rounds etc.?

I'd recommend changing some of the timing. The longer rounds were good to let games run more completely, but some may have been a little too long. Taking back a few minutes of each and using it to pad out the available time for lunch and results calculation would probably be smarter.

I'd suggest something more like:

•   1000       Doors open.
•   1010        Registration begins, Inquisition Quiz distributed.
•   1030-1210    Game One.
•   1220    Models submitted for Painting & Modelling competition.
•   1220-1330   Lunch and Painting & Modelling voting
•   1330        Inquisition Quiz collected and models can be collected from the Painting & Modelling competition.
•   1330-1510    Game Two.
•   1520-1700   Game Three.
•   1700-1745    Free time. Some Chapter Masters view this period of free time as an unwarranted luxury at best and a dangerous distraction at worst. (Okay, really results calculation)
•   1745       Results and Awards.
•   1800       Doors close.

Quote from: greenstuff_gav on February 22, 2016, 04:14:59 PM
As someone whos taken best gm 3 years running, you dont need deep but fun and interesting handouts work wonders!

I'm not exactly sure exactly when you think you got three consecutive victories in (the Best GMs as I recall them since 2009 were Adam, Ruaridh, Nicholas, me and you, and I think there were only two GTs before that) :P, but I will agree that the time I won, it was one of the most basic scenarios I've ever run.

All three of you are trying to escape an impending explosion, one of you is responsible. Find out who/don't get found out.

i was midst of a low blood sugar, i'm sure i had two best GMs and 3rd place 3 years running :lol:

you're marked by the players so making sure you keep the pace going; even glossing over confidently when you don't know the rule in question helps; Inquisitor is about having a good game rather'n a Win At All Costs affair!

Well, there's that.
The only time I think I did well was, sadly, at 28mm using some zombies and other crafted NPCs to run an investigation scenario as the intro using a single PC on his part (ganger/merc with a lasgun).

"There have been disturbances in the underhive, strange movements, and whispers of the undead. PDF reservists have gone missing. You have been sent to investigate the situation."

'braaaaaaaains'

(Don't worry, it does get a little more interesting later on in the scenario).

It helps that he enjoyed playing Necromunda, and I guess I got bonus points for rebooting the scenario when he got clobbered  - I waved it as unconscious rather than dead outright, and segued into the next bit so he could enjoy the game instead of feeling bad about getting klunked - he rebounded from it quite nicely, and (if there'd been a second session) set himself up for more story later on.

Just wondering if anyone is going to create a Facebook event? I can do one if needs be.

Ruaridh

I intend to, but it would be best to have an up-to-date event pack for that!

One event pack coming up:

https://www.mediafire.com/?rxe6xgpr47b3aai

Let us know if you think it needs any changes Marco.

It does need a few more tweaks. It's still got some 2015 dates in it, some things are a bit out of context or out of date (like talking about the format as newly updated or the stuff about WHW's former lack of adequate air conditioning) and Appendix 1 is still my contact details and last year's forum links.

Editing up last year's file and changing a bit of the blurb, I think this is probably closer:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/w70a4oye74l8s4s/IGT+2016+Event+Pack+V1.doc

... although if you want to add more contact details or something (such as any FB event page if we start one), feel free.

(Like last year, I've locked this to stop it being accidentally edited, but it's not password protected).

Drat thought I'd found all the dates.

Ok, I've added my Email address should anyone need to contact me:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/6ali9680lq9oldz/IGT+2016+Event+Pack+V1.01.doc

p.s. I'd never even noticed the bit about the lack of air conditioning before.

Right. After a bit of a delay, I finally booked my train tickets last night.

Looks like, more or less as usual, I'll be on the 0731 out of St Pancras, and the 1928 on the way back, so if there's anyone else on those trains, give me a heads up and we can try to meet up.

Just had a thought - last year we had those rather excellent leaflets on display, but not many were taken. Plenty of folk had a look at them, but I got the impression that people weren't sure if they were allowed to take one away. Would a sign explaining that we're holding the IGT and what Inquisitor is all about in simple terms, before suggesting people take a leaflet for more details, be a good idea? How many of the leaflets are kicking around as it stands?

Ruaridh

It sounds like a reasonable idea. I'd personally suggest that it was generic, rather than specific to the IGT, so we've got something for any event - although I suppose there's no real reason both versions couldn't be made.

If we want to do signs/posters, I've still got a high-res version of the Conclave logo around:
(http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy3/MarcoSkoll/Miscellaneous/Conclave-625.jpg)

It's not quite identical to the logo at the top of the page, but unlike the one at the top of the page, I have it in high resolution (8x the dimensions above) and I have the original files, so it's suitable for printing (it's all from the old 'Clave t-shirt project that never reached fruition) and could be adapted to go on a white background without too much difficulty.

There's also a textless version:
(http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy3/MarcoSkoll/Miscellaneous/ConclaveI-150.jpg)

As far as available leaflets, I think I have about half a dozen left, but running off a few more is fairly trivial.

Here's a rough draft for an abbreviated description. I'll likely mess around with it more, but I've pulled some key phrases from the leaflet and trimmed it down to about 150 words:

QuoteInquisitor is a narrative wargame set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

Unlike its older brother, Inquisitor is not about the front-line of mud and gas and behemoth engines. Instead, it is set amongst the internal and domestic complexities of the Imperium, where the Holy Inquisition wages shadow wars against subtle and insidious threats (even if they come from with its own ranks); a world where good and evil, right and wrong all merge into indistinct shades of grey.

Contrasting many tabletop games - where players field balanced 'armies' in an attempt to claim victory - the Inquisitor ethos is one of semi-competitive storytelling. It is wargaming for poets; part skirmish and part RPG, offering players the freedom to both envision and play a cast of characters with their personal drives, prejudices and heroics.

Inquisitor is your chance to tell the dramatic, daring (and sometimes clumsy) stories of these unsung heroes... or villains.

is it possible to have a slew of photos from different people?
just thinking a mix of the best figures'd help as there are very different styles around, some love blanchian works, some hate that style for example!

I'm not sure the sign itself needs pictures on it (there's already quite a few to look at in the leaflets).
My inclination would be to keep it fairly simple - a logo, some fairly large print text, maybe style the thing with an suitable but unobtrusive border or background.

Anyway. Three possible versions of the 'Clave logo to go on white paper. My personal thinking is probably #3, as #1 is a bit hard to read and #2 is a bit too demonic with that "glowing black".

(http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy3/MarcoSkoll/Miscellaneous/Conclave%20logo%20-%20Black%20625.jpg)
(http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy3/MarcoSkoll/Miscellaneous/Conclave%20logo%20-%20Black2%20625.jpg)
(http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy3/MarcoSkoll/Miscellaneous/Conclave%20logo%20-%20Black3%20625.jpg)

i agree, but maybe fill in the skulls eye sockets as that's a bit unnerving too! :)

unrelated note, i has a slew of goodies to donate to the prize pool :)

A fair call. Versions #4 & 5 then:

(http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy3/MarcoSkoll/Miscellaneous/Conclave%20logo%20-%20Black4%20625.jpg)
(http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy3/MarcoSkoll/Miscellaneous/Conclave%20logo%20-%20Black5%20625.jpg)

I think my bet is on #5 now.

Throwing it into a very basic mock up, you might get something like this:

(http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy3/MarcoSkoll/Miscellaneous/Sign%20draft1_800.jpg)

It could probably be prettier, but I'm not a graphic designer.

Version 5 is my favourite by a fair margin, although I actually liked the 'glowing black' from version 2. The text is good as well, but I would like to see some sort of quote on it. Maybe not the clichéd 'EYHBTIAL' line, but something like that.

Looking through the first few pages of the LRB, I find several possibilities.

Quote"You accuse me of being a madman. What right have you to judge what is sane and what is not?"

Quote"I have fought with the shadows on the edge of your vision.
I have seen the faces that laugh at you in your nightmares."

Quote"I have entered the realms between worlds where there is no time or place.
I have clashed with creatures the sight of which would sear your soul to the core."

A quote isn't a bad idea. I prefer the second of those, as it fits thematically better with the rest of the text.

On which note, I've tweaked the text again:

QuoteAway from the frontline of mud and gas and behemoth engines, there is still war.

Amongst the internal and domestic complexities of the Imperium, the Holy Inquisition and their allies wage shadow wars against subtle and insidious threats (even those from within its own ranks) - conflicts where good and evil, right and wrong all merge into indistinct shades of grey.

This is the world of Inquisitor, Games Workshop's 2001 narrative wargame.

Built around semi-competitive storytelling, Inquisitor is wargaming for poets. Innovative, unique and flexible, it combines RPG and skirmish elements to offer players the opportunity to envision and play a complete cast of characters, complete with all their personal drives, prejudices and heroism.

Inquisitor is your chance to tell the dramatic, daring (or sometimes clumsy) stories of such unsung heroes... or villains.

Rather than telling people what it's not like (e.g. "Unlike its older brother", "Contrasting many tabletop games"), I've pruned that down, which takes about 20 more words off the count. The leaflet can handle the specifics.

That gives us something like this, depending on whether the quote looks better before or after the text:

(http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy3/MarcoSkoll/Miscellaneous/Sign%20draft2a_600.jpg) (http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy3/MarcoSkoll/Miscellaneous/Sign%20draft2b_600.jpg)

That looks good. I would go for the first option.

Agreed, the quote looks better at the top. I can't quite place my finger on it, but there just seems to be something off with the second design. Whether it's that it's jarring to be suddenly drawn in character like that, or just that the line length matches up better with the logo than the main body of the text, I can't decide, but it is better at the top. Definitely the right quote though, and I can't find anything thematically better.

#5 is best version of banner.
Quote at top is best positioning.

I think it's just fine in it's functionality, I could prettify it a little, but my computer is going in for a service tomorrow and then I'm away on holiday.

The quote at the top is my preference too, but I thought I'd try it both ways.

If anyone has any thoughts on the main text, feel free to chip in with those too. I did briefly consider "there is still only war" for the end of the first line, as the whole sentence is an attempt to sort of play on the famous "grim darkness of the far future" tag-line (mixing in that "mud and gas" line from the Eisenhorn foreword), although I felt it wasn't entirely true to the spirit of Inquisitor (which is not only about war).

I'm also not certain that "Games Workshop's 2001 narrative wargame" is necessarily quite the best way to describe it; I'm not sure I'd describe Necromunda or the like by release date, for example.
I'd sort of like to keep "narrative wargame" (as that's the genre the rulebook uses to describe itself), and wouldn't mind working in "Specialist Game", but at the moment my attempts to combine the two...

... well, I mean, something like "the narrative wargame from Games Workshop's Specialist Games range" isn't catastrophic, but it sure has the word "game" in it a lot.

There's a new table, Boralis IV, at WHW:

(http://warhammerworld.games-workshop.com/wp-content/uploads/shrine-world-gaming-table-8-crop.jpg)

Unless there's a rabid call for it, I'm not going to try and amend the IGT booking at short notice, but it definitely looks like it has potential, so I think it'll be worth a closer look when we're up there next week!

Marco.

I've got the scorecards/registration cards etc. printed off, I'll print off some spare copies of the event pack and I've done an Inquistorial quiz. Is there anything else I need to do/bring for this weekend?

Also do we know how many people are definitely coming? There's seven confirmed attendees (including myself) and three unconfirmed attendees + possible goons.

I'm 100% attending (provided I don't crash on the way there). I even have the OK from the wife!!

Just be aware that I haven't played an Inquisitor game in over a decade.

You were already on the confirmed list. Try not to crash on the way  ;)

I'm definitely attending now, bar unfortunate circumstances on the drive.

I've not played an Inquisitor game in about... well, over half a decade anyway, so there's that.

Quote from: Cortez on April 05, 2016, 06:51:36 PMI've got the scorecards/registration cards etc. printed off, I'll print off some spare copies of the event pack and I've done an Inquistorial quiz. Is there anything else I need to do/bring for this weekend?

Certificates? If you're still in need of some, here's the designs I used last year (http://www.mediafire.com/download/9pdtukhan48va9c/2015+IGT+Certificates+release.psd).

It's a Photoshop PSD file - at a pinch, it can be loaded in GIMP, but won't have the adjustment layers* - and you'll need the Vibrocentric font (http://www.dafont.com/vibrocentric.font).

* They're very basic adjustments though, so can be done directly to the background layer. My adjustments were Levels (with Midtones set to 2.00), then Hue/Saturation (at -50 Saturation), but what works best depends on the printer being used. Most printers overdo greys, hence why I lightened up the mid-tones.

Also, there's a deliberately all-white layer on the top of the file you need to turn off. (PSD files save full resolution previews. You notice the difference less on files with lots of layers, but in this case, it's saving the background layer, and then what's basically a preview of the background layer, nearly doubling the filesize. I can't find an option to turn the previews off, but throwing in an an all white layer makes the preview filesize much smaller).

You probably want at least some form of computing power to add up the scores, even if it's just a calculator.

QuoteAlso do we know how many people are definitely coming?

The list is as up-to-date as I know about; what is now eight names who've said they'll be attending.

I'm not completely certain about RobSkib, as I've not heard from him recently (although he has been quite active over on Carthax). I've pinged him over on Facebook, and I'll let you know as soon as I do. I'm pretty sure about the other seven though.

As far as the maybes, I expect Mike Blake is a "no" (he hasn't been on the 'Clave since we'd finally nailed down a date), Rob's goons will probably depend on Rob and Shard has yet to confirm.

~~~~~

As far as things I will bring, I will try and provide a few more leaflets, and hopefully a decent sign too. I'm currently planning on reducing the size of the 'Clave logo - with one new draft and a slightly older one (without the stylised title) experimenting with putting the logo at the bottom.

(http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy3/MarcoSkoll/Miscellaneous/Sign%20draft3b_600.jpg) (http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy3/MarcoSkoll/Miscellaneous/Sign%20draft3_600.jpg)

Personally, I think the logo works better at the top, but it might seem less arrogant at the bottom. Comments on a postcard, gentlemen.

I prefer it at the top.
Looks better that way to my eyes.

Quote from: MarcoSkoll on April 06, 2016, 02:21:10 AMI'm not completely certain about RobSkib, as I've not heard from him recently. I've pinged him over on Facebook, and I'll let you know as soon as I do.

Errrm... Rob somehow thought it was next week, he's trying to see if he can re-arrange at short notice.

Unfortunately, Rob isn't going to able to make it; the mix-up on dates means the goon he was supposed to be getting a lift from isn't available. (It does at least mean we've averted any mix-up with him turning up a week late though).

~~~~~

In slightly better news, I've printed out several more leaflets, and have a a reasonably successful test print for a sign. There's possibly a couple of tweaks to make regarding fonts or font sizes, but I think it's fairly finalised:

(http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy3/MarcoSkoll/Miscellaneous/IMG_2868_800.jpg)

The poster is looking good.

My bag will soon be packed. I have a bunch of Russian goons in my miniatures case if anyone needs to populate their table with NPCs.

I'm looking forward to some games tomorrow.

Ruaridh

Well I've made it home ok.

Thankyou to everyone who came and I hope you all enjoyed it.

Van Helser won 1st place and best Gamesmaster.

Lord Borak came in 2nd and won best Hobbyest.

and I came in 3rd and won the Best Player award.

I particularly enjoyed the antics of Gav's Kommissork, if there was an award for most fun character he'd have won it.

just got home!
thanks Cortez for organising and running things :)

didn't get alot of pictures but got an indepth painting and modelling article to write!

I am also home (actually, I have been for a while, if I'm honest, even with the train delays).

It's a bit of a change to have not been running the event; I think the last time I had no involvement in the running was the 2013 Autumn Conclave!

I enjoyed the day in general.

We had some interesting antics in my game (with Inquisitor Mordechai ripping the leg off the Sentinel with his power fist, then promptly realising that it would then fall over...)

It was nice to have done well in the painting competition - although it eventually turned out I'd actually come third to Ruaridh (by a margin of just one tick box!), I am entirely happy to admit defeat there; it was always going to be tough for Calleigh to compete against the models which could justify fancy colouring effects and detailed freehand, and I'm honoured to have managed to have held up so well.

Lunch worked out reasonably well with the slightly stretched timings (we were a little late, but got away with it).

Gav's game was an interesting concept, although if I am brutally honest, wasn't hugely enjoyable for me.

By way of feedback, I think it could have worked well had I brought along different characters*, or perhaps even if Holiad and I had switched objectives, but Inquisitor Rhodes' warband was already quite modestly armed before the scenario confiscated all their firearms, and they were then largely left to face down Inquisitor Awchus' naturally melee/psychic oriented group (and their much more aggressive objective) with little more than harsh language.
(I had brought along Maya, but she didn't manage one successful attempt to use an offensive psychic power between risky actions, test fails and the one attack she did cast not connecting with its target).

* Inquisitor Skoll's warband (were it ready) would have worked rather well as he has rather more hand-to-hand specialists in his employ, but Riemann's warband would have had one character completely sidelined (Evelyn doesn't do close combat. At all. She resorts to point blank lascarbine fire instead.) even if both Martejja and Daniela can mostly handle themselves in a brawl.

While a simple concept, Lord Borak's scenario was an entirely satisfactory way to wrap up the day for me, partly due to the opportunity to beat up loads of misguided redemptionists (the instruction "make sure their leader is dead" went down well with Daniela, who took the first available opportunity to shove a krak grenade in his gob), partly due to the sheer abundance of injuries to left arms.

Also, I came away with some number fewer leaflets than I arrived with (I think that number was 5, although I don't trust my maths while I'm this tired). That's not as many as we got rid of last year (although I forget how many of those were pilfered by our own players), but we had a much less optimal position in the hall, so it may be that the sign had some success (there were certainly people reading and discussing it).
There's no real reason I can't see to keep it.

~~~~~

Anyway, looking forward to the future, I will at some point want to push on with an IRE test day at Dark Sphere. I'll schedule that when I'm close to (or actually have) a satisfactory V0.2 draft, which will leave us with a bit of time to discuss theory and spot kinks in advance of the actual day.

Legacy will also be happening at some point, although exactly when depends on if or when I find time to push on with Leander (as the plot is focused around a major conflict, Leander and Helane will be partially representing the favour of Imperial commanders), or decide to rewrite parts.

I had a good time chaps so thanks for that. A bit disappointed I didn't get to take any body parts as trophies or peel some heretics faces off but otherwise good fun! Especially when two girls blew them selves up whilst trying to put a krak grenade on my Radical inquisitor - after the same Inquisitor backhanded another Inquisitor out of the way to get to a Marine.

The Sentinel was by far my favourite piece of the day though!

Personally, I found the scenario's limit on ranged weapons a nice change from the large amount of anti-psyker effects and characters in inquisitor, but then again I wouldn't actually consider those reasonable to use at a scenario level. More problematic for me was the random objective location, since it gives a big edge to the warband that finds the objective first. As it was inquisitor Rhodes only gained a slight edge, but if either of us had discovered the inquisitor on the first marker we checked it would have been close to an auto-win.
An enjoyable day none the less, and apologies to player numbers 2,5, and 6 for putting their characters into a G.K. Chesterton story. :-\ I was really stuck for ideas, but you all made it work considerably better than I expected. ;D

Back home after a long day of travel. Delighted to have won both the GM award and the overall crown. Who knew getting players to get brains in jars to solve coded messages would be so entertaining?

I will get a write up for my blog before too long. I got a good few pictures that will need to be sorted and presented too.

Thanks all for making it another good event, and cheers to Stephen for organising this year.

Ruaridh

My hand up as player number two, with my introduction of Inquisitor Mordecai into the Carthax sector.

Apparently he's involved with the mixups connecting to Lord Inquisitor Hartmann (I'm afraid my ears aren't always good so if that's wrong my apologies), and has had the misfortune to get involved with a certain Space Marine, the identity of which is apparently unknown to him (!), not to mention getting in the way of the Red King (and having followers who enjoy krak grenades rather too much, clearly - cue benny hill mad sax soundtrack). Finishing up with the altercation regarding the Graveel Hedgemony (or possibly some Gravel Hedges, according to a Commissork!), and Verena being shaken like an errant schola girl.

I'll comment more on the above in the game report section of these boards I guess, though if reviews are requested I guess this thread would be the place for them?

Massive thanks to Cortez for organising all this!

I quite enjoyed seeing a fully articulated sentinel and well lit rhino chassis, plus refreshing my acquaintance with a certain valkyrie we all know.

Hopefully I'll be able to attend future events, although I'm of two minds as to whether or not Mordecai will make an appearance.
Monodominants are refreshingly direct (even when they're trying to go undercover) which makes for an interesting gaming style, but I sometimes felt slightly hampered or restricted as to how I felt one would respond to situations, tempered by age or not, especially with objectives that could potentially conflict with that ethos.

Quote from: Holiad on April 10, 2016, 01:13:26 PMPersonally, I found the scenario's limit on ranged weapons a nice change from the large amount of anti-psyker effects and characters in inquisitor

It was certainly a twist on the standard formula and such spanners in the works are often what makes an interesting game, but in a scenario with a high likelihood of combat (which your side of the scenario pretty much guaranteed), it needed more ways for characters who couldn't swing a sword to contribute.

As it was, after Maya's terrible run of luck (with a melted brain, and then ending up facing two melee fighters - when one of them would comfortably have been enough to bugger her over), I was left with no real options, despite having two largely uninjured characters remaining.

~~~~~

Anyway, it sounds like my new Power Loader was reasonably well received. It's probably generally more useful for Inquisitor than the autocannon the Sentinel debuted with last year, but was also considerably harder to make. It could have been simplified a little by just fixing it permanently in one pose, but that would have limited its utility somewhat (seeing as it will inevitably be called upon to move a wide range of different objects in future games)

As with my other vehicle projects*, it'll also now be available for anyone who needs to borrow it for games at future events.

*Well, most of them. Things will be a bit different with Leander, as she and her crew are actually my characters rather than generic military materiel, so it might not be appropriate for her to be in just any scenario, but I do plan to eventually build a conversion kit that will let her represent a "generic" Warhound.

Done a write up of the GT for my blog: http://thecarthaxianinq.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/the-inquisitor-grand-tournament-2016.html

I'll be sorting through all my photos to make up an album soon too. EDIT: now ready: http://imgur.com/a/v0MW4

Ruaridh

Although I've still got work to do on the IRE V0.2 release, I know I've promised that there will be a playtest day for it sometime soon.

This will almost certainly be at Dark Sphere. As far as dates, everything is somewhat hypothetical until I've got a release (or have imminently got a release), but I am free on the following Saturdays in a vaguely sensible time-period.

25th June (at an absolute pinch. I've already got a clash on this day, but if I cancel one of them, I could still just about do both the IRE event and my evening commitment).
9th July
16th July
23rd July

If anyone's interested, feel free to list your availability and we'll work out if this has any viability. If not, it might have to wait until the autumn, but I was already having thoughts about (finally) doing Legacy then.

As far as the format, it'll be primarily about testing IRE, so won't be that heavy on the story; it may also be just a two game day in order to give people more time to play (given they'll be using a new ruleset) and also open up time for discussion on the day.

EDIT: Also, I stress that IRE will be open for feedback in advance of the event, so the system should have any obvious kinks ironed out before we're actually trying to run an event with it!

July will be better for me.

July 9th would probably be the only one I could do, but even then I'm not sure. July's busy for me as my brother is over from New Zealand, I have weddings to go to, my birthday and my wife's birthday take place, and my summer holiday is planned.

Ruaridh

Well, I'm happy to try and accommodate that as best as possible. As it's an experimental event and the venue is pretty accessible for me, I'd be content to run it for only one table's worth of players if that's how the numbers turn out (although, obviously, I'd like to have as many playtesters as possible!)

... right, well. I had hoped for a little more interest than that.

I have to hope that, if that's down to IRE, it's more because people are waiting on the IRE draft rather than that they're automatically dismissing it. While I recognise I'm asking people to trust me a bit on what IRE will be like, it is something I have been working on for three years and I'm doing what I can to make the next release a full and robust ruleset*. It will be available for review before the event, I will be taking feedback, I will be making changes.
* I'm working towards making IRE fully usable without the original rulebook. And that hasn't just been copying and pasting - I've been re-writing nearly everything, even if the new text is going to end up saying pretty much the same thing; it lets me check and/or re-evaluate every old rule, allows me to clean up previously odd wording, forces me to word new rules clearly and should hopefully minimise copyright problems.

If it's not down to IRE... well, I can accept that a narrative-light event is of limited interest to people. While I certainly don't intend for it to be just inconsequential rubbish, I can develop it up as a more serious event if that would be more to people's tastes.

i'd certainly try a new ruleset, as i tend to learn better by playing but am currently waiting to hear about a few different things so can't commit to a date yet!

I'd be interested but it would probably have to be in July for me also.
If it's not carthax-story focused I'd be able to use my eastern fringe warband for this.
Might give me incentive to get that Tau painted.

I'm up for it in principle, but my summer's likely to be a bit busy, so I might be a bit flakey.
Those dates look doable though.

Also, as previously stated, I am bad at rules, so either I'll be a perfect gauge on how easy they are to learn, or absolutely no use whatsoever.
Or a hindrance to the whole affair.

Hmm good point. RE: rules I'm not too great either - at best I'll only be able to say how they "feel", but that's it.
Whoever is GMing will likely be the best judge.

I'll obviously be there to GM and advise. If a ruleset can't be run by the person who wrote it, then it's got serious problems.

Hopefully the rules shouldn't be too hard to learn though. It'll all be available for review before the event, and much of it is broadly the same as it ever was - I'm even doing a colour coded version of the rulebook, where any of the rules that are broadly the same as the the old rules are greyed out to make it easier to pick up on what's changed.

Still, while I can definitely tell people what the rules are, getting to grips with how they work is why I want to play-test them. (Although I suspect that things like the new close combat system, regardless of the simplicity or complexity of the mechanics, will take players some time to master strategies for. That's one area that's going to play very differently).

But on that note, no, there won't be a hard requirement for the players to provide in-depth critique (although it would obviously be very welcome). Primarily it's about me getting to see how the rules work with a wide variety of characters, players and in-game circumstances, rather than just in whichever theoretical circumstances I can think of.

~~~~~

Anyway, it's sounding like July is probably best for most people. It's also easier for me, so that's pretty settled.

I can probably manage July.

Maybe.

I'll certainly try to, because I'm rather interested in this new rule set. I wouldn't worry too much about a plot. With Legacy as well at some point, I wouldn't mind a story-lite event.

Are the still any plans for this event?

How easy is the dark sphere place to get to from victoria station and just to throw a spanner in the works how easy is it to get in/around in a wheelchair? Id like to come even if only to say hi and see ypu all again :$ and show off my finished warband.

I do still want the IRE playtest day to happen, but pushing on with the rules development has been a bit slow recently. Partly that's because feedback on some of my discussions has been a bit thin (which is a bit demotivating, I'll admit), but I've also been messing around with other projects too. (Amongst other things, trying to develop my computer modelling and animation skills).

I'll get back to you lot with new dates when there's something more concrete to test.

Quote from: jediknight129 on July 11, 2016, 02:04:39 AMHow easy is the dark sphere place to get to from victoria station and just to throw a spanner in the works how easy is it to get in/around in a wheelchair?

The public transport from Victoria is:
- Take the Circle or District line to Embankment and then change to the Bakerloo line for Lambeth North.
- Take the 148 bus (from Victoria Street) towards Camberwell Green until, again, Lambeth North.
In either case, it's then about 400 metres down Hercules Road.

I'm guessing the bus is probably the better choice if you need to travel with a wheelchair. It's got no changes, and Lambeth North tube station didn't strike me as being very wheelchair accessible when I came through.

However, the store isn't exactly hugely wheelchair accessible either, as I recall it has (internal) front steps and is a little tight on space inside. (Although probably not so tight that it's impossible).

Would it be possible for you to release an Alpha version of the new rules so we can look at it properly as a whole and do some initial testing of our own? That way we might be able to give you some better/more useful feedback.

Has anyone got another event planned or in the works? It would be good to get at least one more conclave meet in the autumn if this doesn't happen.

Quote from: Cortez on July 12, 2016, 09:10:02 AMWould it be possible for you to release an Alpha version of the new rules so we can look at it properly as a whole and do some initial testing of our own?

Maybe, but quite a lot of my full Alpha version lives in a scrawled notebook and several poorly annotated spreadsheets; a huge portion of the rules-writing effort is working out how to explain those ideas concisely and clearly.

There's certainly loose ends I could leave loose - the effects of grappling don't necessarily need to be rock solid yet, and it's probably not vitally important that I decide how 100+ stats (or modified stats) will work with the inverted success margins at this stage - but there are other areas that I can't leave poorly explained, such as the process of Engaging in close combat.

I'll see what's possible though.

QuoteHas anyone got another event planned or in the works? It would be good to get at least one more conclave meet in the autumn if this doesn't happen.

Well, I've still got Legacy in the works, but if I'm honest with myself, me working on two events at once probably means that neither will happen very soon!

Is anyone up for something to happen in say october/november a campaign day or similar somewhere up north? I could start writing and venue finding if there was interest. Maybe WHW could host us idk.

I wouldn't mind another day up at WHW. It would have to be a weekend though and I'm away late Oct and early Nov.

I'm definitely up for another event this year. WHW is probably the best option although we do need to be careful about non-GW models (we had complaints a couple of events ago).

Just thought I should chime in and say that it's pretty unlikely I'll be able to make it to another campaign day this year.  Unless you all fancy coming to Inverness for a game?  ;)

Ruaridh

Quote from: Cortez on July 31, 2016, 08:25:44 PM
although we do need to be careful about non-GW models (we had complaints a couple of events ago).

That was a pretty extreme circumstance; an unpainted model (in a resin that GW have never used) left amongst a table full of P&M entries, Gav's first founding project, my vehicles and lots of other things that we'd deliberately set out for people to take a closer look at.
The staff can't normally tell third-party, scratch-sculpts or conversions apart - and I'm not even sure they necessarily care that much unless it's pretty blatant. I did once get asked about how I'd made my NPC guardsmen, but I wasn't told to stop using them.

~~~~~

Anyway, I am, as always, provisionally interested in an event. I know I've potentially promised to run some, but you'll have to give me some time to work out how feasible that is.

I'll do some planning dependant on my health and my holiday (will give me something to do on the plane anyway) and the complaint was my fault If I recall with the mini being a mostly 3D print custom job with the rest being cast off a 3d print.

ok, sorry I was ill and in and out of hospital/the country. I will be ringing WHW this week to see about an event in the early part of next year on Friday.

provisionally what are people like for dates in March?

I don't currently know of any commitments I have for Saturdays in March - however, WHW only normally open up bookings two calendar months ahead (plus the current one, of course), so they're not currently booking past the end of January.

I can't do late march but other than that I'm game for a game (see what I did there?). Most weekends I'm free if given enough notice to warm Mrs Borak.

I've got no commitments for March at the moment.

I have no currently known march related commitments.
I'd have to double check.
Depends what specific date, probably.

Radu and Borak want a marine campaign day so am finishing it up; each player will need 1 marine and there will be somewhat co-operative missions; anyone up for that?

Apparently I had better begin work on one or two other projects if I want to participate.
My current projects will keep me busy until January at the earliest, however, so I'm hoping this might be scheduled for next year sometime?

I won't be available on the 24th/25th Feb or 4th/5th of march due to family birthdays, should be free till the end of march but then on holiday from the 1st of April.
How late into march does your schedule jam up borak?
The 11th/12th good?

I'm free whenever really. As long as I have enough notice I can make a weekend free without much grief from the Wife. I don't work weekends either so work is no problem. Unless drinking is involved........  ::)

Drinking is involved, right?  :-\

For some reason replies never got to me despite having clicked the 'notify' button - so we are talking 2017 now, right?

Is there a date/venue, even possible or probable? Thanks

It seems we are flicking between threads, here's the most up to date info
http://www.the-conclave.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2687.30