Inquisitor Grand Tournament 2013 - 30/03/2013

[DapperAnarchist]

I'm provisionally there, at either scale - my 28mm warbands are coming along nicely.

[Kaled]

I'll be there - as an atheist I don't have any issues with the date you've chosen!

I'll be playing at 54mm. I could bring 28mm if necessary, but 28mm doesn't really do it for me.

[MarcoSkoll]

I'll be there - as an atheist I don't have any issues with the date you've chosen!

Hooray for us heretics!

I want to go one better than my 2nd place in 2011!

Beyond simply trying to retain my title, I wouldn't mind "Best GM" to round out my collection.

[Keravin]

I think the date and other events rule it out for me.

[Heroka Vendile]

Hoping to get down to this one having missed everything this year. Currently the 30th looks clear for me so fingers crossed.

There was an updated article just recently on the GW website for the Events team and "Feature tables". It'd be cool if we could request the Zone Mortalis board, plus we've used Dheneb Capitalis a few times before in the past and I recon Helsreach Bridge could work pretty well too. Obviously they don't suit everyone or all possible scenarios, but there's always a little bit of fudging scenarios and terrain to fit on the day (unless like me at the IGT2011 you bring your own Space Hulk tiles for terrain).

If we can swing them being included in the 8 tables it still leaves 5 of the usual city ruin and countryside setups we're usually given - and I don't recall there ever being more than 5 games going on at once during a GT (or any event of ours really).

[MarcoSkoll]

... we've used Dheneb Capitalis a few times before in the past and I reckon Helsreach Bridge could work pretty well too.

These are both eight-by-six tables, so probably too large to be used to their full potential in most 75 minute games.

However, I would absolutely love to get my hands on the Helsreach Bridge table (along with an assortment of the normal Necromunda and Cities of Death terrain) in the event the Warhound was ready to grace the table - if I want to run the game where it's mobile, twice as much table space (particularly with a large river bed where there's no buildings to get in the way) would definitely come in useful.

[Heroka Vendile]

Personally for a scenario on the Helsreach Bridge board, I would run something along the lines of a nighttime road block at one end of the bridge as part of a surprise attack on a convoy/lone vehicle. Focusing the game mostly on the bridge, I've less interest in the other half.

[MarcoSkoll]

Sounds cool, although I'd worry that darkness alone wouldn't completely compensate for the lack of terrain over that end of the board if a character with Nightsight, infra-goggles, warpsight* or similar turned up.
*Although interpretations here may vary. In my mind, their "sight" isn't based on light, so lack of it doesn't have any bearing on their ability to "see". (Any more than a place being dark would stop you hearing). Whether they can still sense light levels or colour is up for debate, but as an astropath's senses are often described as more keen than sight, one could reasonably assume so.

What I have in mind is the other way around, mostly in the city end (although with extra buildings). The river/bridge half of the table would be used to give the Warhound a bit more space, and maybe as the escape route if the game got that far.

[MarcoSkoll]

As an addendum to my comments on Skype, Ruaridh, even if you don't find an excuse to join a game or two during the day, I should be around until about 9 in the evening. So do at least bring some models.

[AdrianP]

Count me in, will book it off work and... Grab a lift from Gav again.. I hope.
Was bouncing a few ideas around with Gav a few months ago regarding a scenario to run so just need to get it written down.

I can do 28mm and 54mm but would rather the 54mm.

[Van Helser]

Update time!

I am in the process of finalising the briefing pack and hope to have it available for download very soon.

I have begun updating the front page with the names of those folk who have shown interest in attending so far too.

On the subject of acquiring special tables, I can get in contact with the Events Team and see if we can book specific tables.  I see Helsreach is popular, any others I could attempt to book?

Ruaridh

[dirkthe1]

Well I intend to come this year (finally), even though I'm still yet to pl

ay a game- apart from a few hypothetical situations with a few models to get an idea of the rules. I'm in hampshire (farnborough) if anyone is ever down this way- I did look on the list but couldn't see any nearby.

54mm as that's all I have!

[Van Helser]

Great to have a new face joining in.

I hope you can find a fellow player before then, but fear not, we have had complete novices join us at Grand Tournaments before, and place fairly respectively in the standings too.

Ruaridh

[Simeon Blackstar]

Hi folks,

I'd love to come along, but I'll have to find out whether I'm on placement over that period first. I should find out by the end of the month - I'd best start trying to get a warband back together! 

[Koval]

You should totally join us if you can, dude, it'll be a laugh.