tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post8947414073711962972..comments2019-08-29T09:29:19.615-07:00Comments on The Prydonian Chapter: Day of the DaleksMartin Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05003428642599537927noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-65431827221266309882016-05-30T07:49:00.016-07:002016-05-30T07:49:00.016-07:00Yes everyone found the game enjoyable. My novel is...Yes everyone found the game enjoyable. My novel is an early Target version, perhaps later ones did not have the map or illustrations. Anyway I think the curved driveway is necessary for play balance.<br />Thanks again for the scenario. <br />Next years convention's theme is "Taking Flight" so am pondering what I will run.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590494857947846393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-85573504315340535862016-05-27T14:15:18.270-07:002016-05-27T14:15:18.270-07:00Wow! That is really, really great to see someone e...Wow! That is really, really great to see someone else playing my game. you've done it really well, I hope everyone enjoyed it.<br /><br />Incidently my novel doesn't have a map. However there is a moment in one of the episodes where the Brigader is looking at a perspex map. Can't remembe rif the drive is curved ...Martin Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003428642599537927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-16866796929299189912016-05-26T20:54:46.311-07:002016-05-26T20:54:46.311-07:00A friends blog gives an AAR here withe pictures:
h...A friends blog gives an AAR here withe pictures:<br />http://miniature-mayhem.blogspot.ca/2016/05/cangames.html#comment-form<br />Lord of the Western Keephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239419127196171915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-68458696959572396672016-05-26T07:58:04.886-07:002016-05-26T07:58:04.886-07:00I did however make the car roll for "hitting ...I did however make the car roll for "hitting a rabbit hole" that would end its move. Do you have the novel? There is a map of the grounds, the driveway is not curved and there is a back gate, plus railway tracks entering the tunnel.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590494857947846393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-3749934572081997762016-05-25T12:15:01.198-07:002016-05-25T12:15:01.198-07:00Thanks that is what I did. UNIT won, the Daleks d...Thanks that is what I did. UNIT won, the Daleks did not deploy any units at the rear of the house and styles escaped over the back lawn in the diplomatic car and climbed over the wall on turn 6. Pictures at <br />http://s1233.photobucket.com/user/BrianH61/library/Cangames%202016%20Daleks?sort=3&page=1<br />Lord of the Western Keephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239419127196171915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-19270949549798250812016-05-23T09:16:28.852-07:002016-05-23T09:16:28.852-07:00Yes, unless there is other terrain on top (like bu...Yes, unless there is other terrain on top (like bushes and trees) the lawn is considered good going for both the Land Rover and the diplomatic car. <br /><br />Who won?Martin Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003428642599537927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-89452003840797989072016-05-23T08:31:12.070-07:002016-05-23T08:31:12.070-07:00Played the scenario for a second time all 8 player...Played the scenario for a second time all 8 players had a good time. One question came up if the diplomatic car drives over the lawn is it considered good going (12")?<br />Lord of the Western Keephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239419127196171915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-75564866481362251082016-05-13T09:06:47.534-07:002016-05-13T09:06:47.534-07:00I was thinking: Dalekenium Bombs
These devices ar...I was thinking: Dalekenium Bombs<br /><br />These devices are designed to destroy Daleks and are magnetic but have a short fuse. They cannot be thrown, they must be placed. A guerilla must enter melee with a Dalek and score a hit on 4+ (does not matter if they score a wound) to attach a bomb to a Dalek. The guerilla may attempt to jump clear before the explosion by making an agility roll, if successful they then move 1D6” away (this may or may not get them out of the blast template).<br /><br />Dalekenium range: placed, Str. 6effect: blast 4’’ 1D6 hits within 2”, 1D3 hits within 4”Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590494857947846393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-31487675526528264742016-05-12T11:33:02.870-07:002016-05-12T11:33:02.870-07:00I just count the dalekanium as explosives that nee...I just count the dalekanium as explosives that need to be placed and can't be thrown and explode at the end of the turn. The special rule I should add though is that they can be stuck to a Dalek, otherwise they could move away.<br /><br />I do need to redo my photos. A job for half term I think.Martin Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003428642599537927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-34754694814939520732016-05-12T09:24:03.529-07:002016-05-12T09:24:03.529-07:00Did you create special rules for the Dalekanium bo...Did you create special rules for the Dalekanium bombs or just use the rules for placing charges?Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590494857947846393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-65913173510096845862016-05-11T12:54:21.186-07:002016-05-11T12:54:21.186-07:00That reminds me were you going to post a picture o...That reminds me were you going to post a picture of the open topped Land Rover with a SFMG in the back, both by Assault Group that you painted for this scenario? Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590494857947846393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-11467029239336582642016-05-11T11:17:17.584-07:002016-05-11T11:17:17.584-07:00I will improvise using a UNIT Land Rover by Corgi ...I will improvise using a UNIT Land Rover by Corgi with a removable back canopy and a HMG / auto cannon from a Humvee in the back (no room for crew). You can see a picture of it and the test game at:<br />http://s1233.photobucket.com/user/BrianH61/library/Day%20of%20The%20Daleks%20Test?sort=3&page=1<br /><br />Will likely give UNIT a bazooka next time.<br /><br />Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590494857947846393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-63234657195092767502016-05-10T23:54:56.482-07:002016-05-10T23:54:56.482-07:00I don't think the 70s GPMG mount had a fancy n...I don't think the 70s GPMG mount had a fancy name. The really annoying thing is you can't get a proper model of a 1970s Land Rover in 28mm, with or without the gun. You can buy every British AFV, even ones liek the Fox that never saw action, but not a Land Rover.Martin Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003428642599537927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-6783716786496247682016-05-10T15:28:01.888-07:002016-05-10T15:28:01.888-07:00Thanks WMIK or Land Rover Wolf, was it around in t...Thanks WMIK or Land Rover Wolf, was it around in the early 1970s?<br /><br />I agree about the bazooka stats, and that it should really be a Karl Gustav. But I think the 2" mortar makes a certain amount of sense for this scenario, UNIT is on security detail not expecting Daleks so is armed with normal platoon level weapons. Only if they were expecting something like the Daleks would they be getting out heavy weapons like the 81mm mortar. Plus in our test game with the Daleks and Ogrons arriving from all sides the 81mm mortar was not that useful as its minimum range of 18" meant it did not get that many shots before the enemy was too close. Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590494857947846393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-89795906869476300042016-05-10T13:49:16.969-07:002016-05-10T13:49:16.969-07:00The WMIK (got it right that time) is the modern na...The WMIK (got it right that time) is the modern name for the system that mounts a machine gun on a Land Rover properlt, as opposed to what the BBC did.<br /><br />However if you go down the line of using only what actually appeared on the screen you are on a slippery slope. The 'bazookas' for example really are bazookas from WWII and would have stats much worse that the ones in the rules. The would struggle to knock out any contemporary tank. The stats though are about right for a real 1970s antitank weapon such as the Carl Gustav.Martin Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003428642599537927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-12302877029749415492016-05-10T12:36:17.949-07:002016-05-10T12:36:17.949-07:00WIMK? Is that like the Saracen FV603 or FV432?
T... WIMK? Is that like the Saracen FV603 or FV432?<br /><br />The 2" mortar was a platoon level weapon so it is not surprising they would have it even in the 1970s as it was not replaced until the 1980s. Too bad Harlequin / BTD did not make UNIT figure with one, but I can use some British W.W.II Airborne troops with a 2" mortar instead. Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590494857947846393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-1900798177537338952016-05-10T08:12:31.900-07:002016-05-10T08:12:31.900-07:00I think you'd have to count the 22nd century g...I think you'd have to count the 22nd century guerrillas as having lost if the doctor pursues them to switch sides. That gives some motivation for them to shoot him!<br /><br />The base movement of a Land Rover is 12", plus 4" road bonus. If it doesn't do anything else then it can move 32" a turn on the road. <br /><br />The 2" mortar appears to be the bbc props department coming up short, like sticking a GPMG on a tripod in the back of a 3/4 ton Land Rover and pretending it's a WIMK! A 2" mortar is basically a grenade launcher, so I'd agree the stats sound be like that if you want to amend things. Martin Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003428642599537927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-30993832930708218192016-05-10T07:59:52.571-07:002016-05-10T07:59:52.571-07:00Thanks, yes a 6" range makes sense. Clarifica...Thanks, yes a 6" range makes sense. Clarification on the road movement is the 4" bonus for each action or just once a turn? Also there don't seem to be any specific rules on how the guerillas use their dalakanium bombs, perhaps as a melee weapon with an agility test to see if they can jump free before the explosion? When re-watching the episode noticed the mortar is a 2" mortar, provided I can find the right figures the stats for the 3" or 81mm mortar will need to be downgraded a bit (like a grenade for effect) but the shorter minimum range than the 81mm mortar which would help UNIT in close range fighting.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590494857947846393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-80785162973902031722016-05-09T13:00:45.086-07:002016-05-09T13:00:45.086-07:00That's a good idea, very much in keeping with ...That's a good idea, very much in keeping with the spirit of the story. I'll add that, with a 6" range requirement.Martin Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003428642599537927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-50384838628713240772016-05-09T12:54:13.729-07:002016-05-09T12:54:13.729-07:00Thanks. What about the Doctor having the ability ...Thanks. What about the Doctor having the ability to convince the Guerrillas on a successful opposed intelligence test that they need to keep Styles alive?Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590494857947846393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-69005080523875763892016-05-09T09:30:02.620-07:002016-05-09T09:30:02.620-07:00On my board Stles can get off the board in four tu...On my board Stles can get off the board in four turns with a bit of luck and no interfenrece: two turns running and two cllimbs, or one turn getting into the car and three driving on the road (24" a turn). UNIT usually lose the battle but with a bit of luck Styles can escape. The Doctorm needs to be brave too; using his Luck to survive a full frontal attack on the Daleks. Martin Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003428642599537927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-13428509464845340672016-05-09T08:37:09.872-07:002016-05-09T08:37:09.872-07:00Tried a test run of the game, the UNIT side lost b...Tried a test run of the game, the UNIT side lost badly. Wondering if I made the driveway too long and winding, it takes 71" to get off the board on the road and the car only travels 16" a turn. How long was your driveway?<br /><br />Found your note about the command activation rules:<br />"A variant of the rules we usually play is to allow all of a players figures to activate every turn.<br /><br />Leader ability is then used to raise the Morale of troops a leader commands. They must be within 12 inches and in line-of-sight and only one leader can influence one group at a time."<br /><br />Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590494857947846393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-24276513413924376442016-05-06T09:22:45.180-07:002016-05-06T09:22:45.180-07:00In one of the other sections of your blog you wrot...In one of the other sections of your blog you wrote you did not use the DWMG activation system, instead the leaders leadership points were used towards morale? Would that be 1 point to all morale values of troops in the command range or just the 1 or 2 leadership points used for 1 or 2 figures to raise their morale?Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590494857947846393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-90613831951127503532016-05-02T08:07:15.602-07:002016-05-02T08:07:15.602-07:00Thanks for the rules reminder. As I am using this ...Thanks for the rules reminder. As I am using this scenario at a convention for 6 to 8 players I will use a modified activation system rather than the alternate turn sequence. I draw cards, a player gets to activate all his units (usually 2 to 6 figures) when his or her card is drawn.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590494857947846393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396242369798717692.post-23324053653717713562016-04-29T13:47:09.721-07:002016-04-29T13:47:09.721-07:00It's important to know the rules. +1 to hit la...It's important to know the rules. +1 to hit large targets like cars, so they are vulnerable. But -1 to hit someone in cover and -1 if they are lying down, so if Styles gets out and hides under the car he's 6 to hit. With a card to use as Luck that makes him reasonably safe, as long as he doesn't move!Martin Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003428642599537927noreply@blogger.com