The Warsmith
01-02-2010, 04:25 PM
Welcome to the fantasy version of a tale of (finally)
I thought it was about time a competition cropped up to force this lazy old 40K community to try its hand at the wonder that is fantasy!
I know not many of you won't have the time, interest or financial means to start a whole new army, but remember that Astro is a big community and a handful of people is all we need. This includes new members who are welcome to participate provided they can postpone the purchase of their first miniatures till when the competition starts.
I think this project has the means to become a major one since it will keep increasing over the months and we can have plenty of time to discuss every aspect of the hobby regarding these armies! Battle reports aren't necessary, since I know you guys can't always get games in, but if you have any, go for it!
I hope this will spur on more people to join!
Cheers and looking forward to your enthusiasm,
- The Warsmith (who didn't shamelessly edit Silver's one)
Astro Tale of Fantasy Gamers
Greetings, fellow Astronites. After a good long time, and a long search for volunteers, it is here! The tale of fantasy gamers!
Competition starts:
8th February 2010
Deadline:
8th August 2010
This time frame of 6 months will allow the participants to start new armies from scratch and build them up to a sizable amount at the end of the competition. Their progress will be measured at the last day of each month within this time frame, and points will be awarded to them respectively in the following categories:
Army expansion: Force Organization Chart per month
February: A 500 point list, a 1500 point list & a 2250 point list (all legal in GW eyes), 1 hero
March: 2 core
April: 1 Hero, 1 core
May: 1 Hero, 1 core or special
June: 1 special and 1 rare or core
July: 1 special or 1 rare
August: 1 lord and one slot of your choice
Participant has expanded his army as required: 6 points
Participant has expanded his army by only 1 of the required slots: 3 points
Participant has expanded his army by 1 or more not-required slots OR a mix of required and not-required slots OR by 3 or more required slots: 1 point
Participant has not expanded his army: 0 points.
Painting:
90% - 100% models painted: 5 points
60% - 89% models painted: 3 points
25% - 59% painted: 1 point
0% - 24% painted: 0 points
Minimum amount of paints on model required to count as "painted": 3 (except february and august)
Furthermore at the end of each month, each participant has to publish a paragraph of at least 500 words as a reflection about the progress of his army during the course of that month. This can include explaining why he bought that particular unit and not some other unit as an expansion to his army this month; what tactics he is going to focus on, why he has given this troop those particular upgrades etc. These "reports" might manage to be published in future releases of the Astro Fantasy magazine, so please mind the punctuation and grammar! :)
Bonus points:
Fiction: +2 points, if the participant has written a piece of fiction (750 words minimum, 1000 words maximum). If 750 words are not reached, 0 points are given. If 1000 words are exceeded, only 1 point is given.
Conversion: If either an hero, a single model-unit/monstrous creature or at least 5 models of any core are significantly (head, arm/weapon, feet/torso) converted (basing doesn't count), +1 point is awarded for each converted core/hero.
Official List of Participants
(in chronological order of signing up):
Name: The Warsmith (I will simply be setting an example, won't actually be alotted points.)
Race: Orcs & Goblins
Army Name: Grukrag's 'Ardnuts
Name: Tall
Race: Vampire Counts
Army Name: The Horde of Countess Bella Lugosi
Name: Ossai
Race: Vampire Counts
Army Name: Host of Drak von Slekk
Name: Aeth
Race: Warriors of chaos
Army Name: Pending
Name: Japhelio
Race: High Elves
Army Name: Arrows of Anar
Name: Vulpus Rex
Race: Warriors of chaos
Army Name: Banagher Aislinn's Warkin
Name: Faileas
Race: Wood Elves
Army Name: Pending
Name: Skarfang
Race: Warriors of chaos
Army Name: Lord Kalek's Brotherhood of Iron
Name: LoganVivisected
Army: Beastmen
Name: Warherd of Cyoeraeth
Name: Honsou
Race: Empire
Army Name: n/a
Remember folks - competition starts in a week, so hopefully enough time for you to grab a hero model and an army book!
The Warsmith, out
I thought it was about time a competition cropped up to force this lazy old 40K community to try its hand at the wonder that is fantasy!
I know not many of you won't have the time, interest or financial means to start a whole new army, but remember that Astro is a big community and a handful of people is all we need. This includes new members who are welcome to participate provided they can postpone the purchase of their first miniatures till when the competition starts.
I think this project has the means to become a major one since it will keep increasing over the months and we can have plenty of time to discuss every aspect of the hobby regarding these armies! Battle reports aren't necessary, since I know you guys can't always get games in, but if you have any, go for it!
I hope this will spur on more people to join!
Cheers and looking forward to your enthusiasm,
- The Warsmith (who didn't shamelessly edit Silver's one)
Astro Tale of Fantasy Gamers
Greetings, fellow Astronites. After a good long time, and a long search for volunteers, it is here! The tale of fantasy gamers!
Competition starts:
8th February 2010
Deadline:
8th August 2010
This time frame of 6 months will allow the participants to start new armies from scratch and build them up to a sizable amount at the end of the competition. Their progress will be measured at the last day of each month within this time frame, and points will be awarded to them respectively in the following categories:
Army expansion: Force Organization Chart per month
February: A 500 point list, a 1500 point list & a 2250 point list (all legal in GW eyes), 1 hero
March: 2 core
April: 1 Hero, 1 core
May: 1 Hero, 1 core or special
June: 1 special and 1 rare or core
July: 1 special or 1 rare
August: 1 lord and one slot of your choice
Participant has expanded his army as required: 6 points
Participant has expanded his army by only 1 of the required slots: 3 points
Participant has expanded his army by 1 or more not-required slots OR a mix of required and not-required slots OR by 3 or more required slots: 1 point
Participant has not expanded his army: 0 points.
Painting:
90% - 100% models painted: 5 points
60% - 89% models painted: 3 points
25% - 59% painted: 1 point
0% - 24% painted: 0 points
Minimum amount of paints on model required to count as "painted": 3 (except february and august)
Furthermore at the end of each month, each participant has to publish a paragraph of at least 500 words as a reflection about the progress of his army during the course of that month. This can include explaining why he bought that particular unit and not some other unit as an expansion to his army this month; what tactics he is going to focus on, why he has given this troop those particular upgrades etc. These "reports" might manage to be published in future releases of the Astro Fantasy magazine, so please mind the punctuation and grammar! :)
Bonus points:
Fiction: +2 points, if the participant has written a piece of fiction (750 words minimum, 1000 words maximum). If 750 words are not reached, 0 points are given. If 1000 words are exceeded, only 1 point is given.
Conversion: If either an hero, a single model-unit/monstrous creature or at least 5 models of any core are significantly (head, arm/weapon, feet/torso) converted (basing doesn't count), +1 point is awarded for each converted core/hero.
Official List of Participants
(in chronological order of signing up):
Name: The Warsmith (I will simply be setting an example, won't actually be alotted points.)
Race: Orcs & Goblins
Army Name: Grukrag's 'Ardnuts
Name: Tall
Race: Vampire Counts
Army Name: The Horde of Countess Bella Lugosi
Name: Ossai
Race: Vampire Counts
Army Name: Host of Drak von Slekk
Name: Aeth
Race: Warriors of chaos
Army Name: Pending
Name: Japhelio
Race: High Elves
Army Name: Arrows of Anar
Name: Vulpus Rex
Race: Warriors of chaos
Army Name: Banagher Aislinn's Warkin
Name: Faileas
Race: Wood Elves
Army Name: Pending
Name: Skarfang
Race: Warriors of chaos
Army Name: Lord Kalek's Brotherhood of Iron
Name: LoganVivisected
Army: Beastmen
Name: Warherd of Cyoeraeth
Name: Honsou
Race: Empire
Army Name: n/a
Remember folks - competition starts in a week, so hopefully enough time for you to grab a hero model and an army book!
The Warsmith, out