Iesthir

So I finally started painting my MB:P miniatures (and by "started painting" I mean making bases and spraying primer on them), and as with all my miniatures from board games I would like to paint them as close as I can to their art. Previously I've done that using game cards or web pages as  reference, but in MBP cards/dasboards have only part of the image and I can't find page images for all MB:P miniatures...

And then I got enlightend! I do have art book for MB:P. It's big and it does not fit on my desk, and I would hate to ruin it by accidental paint splashes, but maybe, just maybe there is somewhere MB:P art book in PDF that I can use as reference!

So I know, first world problem, but do anyone know if Monolith provided PDF version of MB:P artbook? Or maybe someone has it and would be nice enough to send it to me?

PS. If there is PDF copy of Conan art book I would also really appreciate it since Conan is next in line for painting... 🙂

50$ for faction box seems like really good price. However, while content is abundant, for me, as previous Conan backer, it's not that stellar...

I fully understand all Monolith arguments thet they presented on facebook, but I feel that combination of really high funding goal, no SG, short campaign, reusing old sculpts (we'll see if other faction boxes will look better) and high cost for all new content (4 faction boxes 50 each, 20 for core box + at least few second life kits) will make this KS really hard for them.

I read all the updates. so I know that it's more pick what you like KS and not buy it all KS, I know why they are reusing old miniatures, why funding goal is so high etc. but the truth is, that most people will not know this things. They probably hop on the bandwagon, so initial few days will be great and then they start asking for SG, questioning funding goal etc... When you add to that that las update on Batman KS was 2 months ago... Well, I wish them luck, I hope it works, but it looks like it may be really hard Ks.

So any new news from Trick Track live? Or is everything already on Monolith facebook page?

On 10/17/2019 at 9:15 PM, Matt John S said:

Indeed. Fred had something come up and could not do it but promises to reschedule.  

So, any news on new date?

I like it. I like it a lot in fact. Ofcourse I need to see more details (prices for Universe boxes etc) but as an idea I like it a lot.

I'm not familliar with Batman versus mode (well obviously I know the basics but not the specifics of it) so I'll need to ask: Is there only one mission/way to win ("Last man standing") or are there other scenarios/missions in this mode?

I only hope that Monolith will produce new content for Conan KS (new miniatures, new boards etc.) so I won't have duplicates, or that Monolith will provide upgrade packs of some sort...

I'm also really excited about this Second Life initiative... So many possibilities! I would love to see agreements with CMON (Zombicide, Massive Darkness, Blood Rage, Rising Sun even Rum'n'Bones or Trudvang Legends eventually... - Maybe it's that big partner mentioned in FAQ... At least I hope so!) and Kingdom Death - It would be nice to have another use for those miniatures...

So I'm planning to have few games of MB:P with friends next week, and I was looking for good video tutorials or rule summaries that I can send them so they can learn game before we play. And then I thought: Why not ask on The Overlord?

So, do you know any good rules summaries and/or video tutorials in English?

So what is Mecamorphosis? I think I can safely assume it's a board game, possibly based about mechs. But can you tell us more?

On ‎11‎/‎29‎/‎2018 at 8:48 AM, ukdane said:

+1 for Compendium II news in English please. 

I guess now, that Monolith lost Conan license, Compedium II in English is not happening. At least not till 2020. They may publish it in PDF form, but they cannot do any physical Conan related products till the end of 2019.

My compendium finally arrived! Bend but not creased so fortunately I'm all good.

21 minutes ago, Doucefeuille said:

I think you make confusions. MB:P was produced by Monolith and created by Mythic Games (and now Monolith own the rights and will continue to devellop it). But for JoA and Solomon Kane there are Mythic Games only.
Conan and Batman are Monolith games.

No, I perfectly know what I'm talking about  Mythic Games created all 3 games: Mythic Battles, Joann of Arc and Solomon Kane. They developed mechanic for all three of them, and instead evolving single mechanic, they made 3 vastly different, but smart and working mechanics (at least in MB:P and JoA. We can't say for sure about SK just yet). And that was my point.

Who produced the game (MB:P in that case) and who owns the rights to the game does not matter in this case. 

27 minutes ago, Doucefeuille said:

And I am not sure that it's a bad idea to devellop THS through different games. Like for role playing game. The D20 system or Chaosium system are still the same, but different RPG use them.
We could see the differences between Batman and Conan and how the THS fit perfectly for the Gotham city chronicles with some improvements and changes. Not the same feeling than for Conan, and for both games a great feeling, a strong story-telling!

I understand your point of view, but comparing RPG games to BoardGames in my opinion does not prove your point. Tabletop games are more constrained in their nature than RPG. In RPG mechanic is just tool to work your story with players, and in all RPG books I've read there is always sentence that says that DM may change/break rules if it fits his adventure/scene better. Can you imagine Overlord in Conan changing rules because it fit's him better? Not really, since in tabletop games rules have fundamentally different role.

Better analogy would be comparing THS games with computer games in my opinion. For example with FIFA (basically same game every year with slight changes in mechanic) or even better, Assassins Creed (different setting in every game but same mechanic with slight changes). I don't know if you played Assassins Creed but I did. And first 2-3 games were new and enjoyable then they became more and more boring in terms of gameplay...

11 hours ago, Tichy said:

Still waiting for the tome in Germany. Has anyone there got it yet?

I'm in Poland. so slightly further away, and nothing here yet.

I do not deny that Buffy would fit well in THS. However personally I am against it.

It may  not be really wise from business stand point but I would prefer to reserve THS for Conan and Batman series only (so 2 franchises, 3 games for now). Mechanic works and is great, however I don't see myself buying more games based on it beyond Conan and Batman (I still have hard time buying Batman, since Conan with updated mechanic is coming next year). I would prefer to get new mechanics for future projects.

In that sense I really like how Mythic works: They made 3 games so far (Mythic Battles, Joann of Arc and now newly announced Solomon Kane), each with different mechanic.

3 hours ago, Bremic said:

I have seen a lot of different solutions for how to store the bits for Conan, and all of them required a lot of extra boxes and stuff, and all of them involved taking out minis or something. It would be nice if this game was one of the very few where you didn't have to spend ages figuring out how to store it.

I agree. Game is KS Exclusive and there are two simple pledge levels, so Monolith have opportunity to design storage solution for all-in pledge to accomodate game + all expansions + all sg into 2-3 big boxes.

7 hours ago, eduguima said:

Hi sorry to hijack the topic, i'm just curious, are the expansions being reprinted too or only the base game?

I think that all expansions will be reprinted during KS, either as Stretch Goals or as Add-ons. I mean, there is no reason not to do this, and it is almost certain that Claustrophobia will be another successful campaign.

However, if you have base game and hope to buy only expansions it will be unlikely because:

1. Normally during KS to get add-ons you need to buy base game (that was the case in all KS I backed)

2. They probably will not be compatible with previous editions (different card backs, different tokens, and probably core rules will be changed)

2 hours ago, SentMa said:

Hello,
they left yesterday and the day before yesterday for what I know.
Frenchs began to receive them yesterday morning.  :)

Should we expect tracking/notification, or are they sent by standard post?

On 29.01.2018 at 9:04 PM, Iesthir said:

Very interesting development! Mythic Games sells Mythic Battles so basically game that give them their name. I wonder what will be their next project then?

And finally we got answer to this question: Mythic Games next project will be miniature board game based on Solomon Kane!

That is also what I'm hoping for. New stand-alone core box (or two, like in Batman campaign) and upgrade pack for old box if rules changed dramatically.

2 hours ago, cruehitman said:

I don’t want to see holding back when it comes to art and sculpting. Nordic and Greek Mythology had adult content yes, when it comes to violence and even some nudity. There’s too much worry about offending people. So for certain units and artwork, have alternate versions we can choose from during pledge manager.

I see your point of view, and I agree that art/sculpting that should not be limited (unless it is funded by government - so basically everyone's - money, but that separate debate for other topic).

However I do feel that your proposition is not feasible. Alternate miniatures still need to be sculpted, alternate illustrations need to be painted, molds need to be made etc. That costs money, and, while during KS people who want alternate versions/less nudity are very vocal and persistent, they tend to be minority of backers, so it simply may be too expensive to do.

Basically what I'm saying is: Don't count on alternate versions and don't have high hopes for them, but ultimately it is Monolith that has all the data and it is Monolith that will make final decision.

That being said, Vikings have less nudity than Greeks (because of cold in the north probably ), and current sculpts follow this trend.

Personally I would welcome and hope for miniatures similar to Serpent Clan from Blood Rage, but it seems like Monolith is going for more realistic depiction of Vikings. But after Conan and Mythic Battles Campaign, and seeing Batman previews I do feel that Monolith is really, really good at grasping heart and soul of source material, even if it is not really popular decision in mainstream (vide Conan nudity issues). So I believe that they whatever they will do I will like it, and I hope that they will keep this attitude during their next campaigns (specially Conan ).

44 minutes ago, Tastypuppy said:

Will the 2019 Conan Kickstarter campaign feature another standalone  core game box/either updating the current one or offering something new altogether? Or will this kick starter offer expansions only to the current core game?

I'll quote myself from another topic:

On 5.02.2018 at 12:20 AM, Iesthir said:

Not many things are clear right now, since it seems like Conan is really early in development. I mean, you still can vote what expansions you want to be included and a lot may change before KS. However, as far as I know it is not a reprint. More like Conan second edition.

 

From what I gathered and remember, we can assume:

• New expansions - Obviously, since there is vote for them in the forums
• New rules for Overlord vs Overlord - it was mentioned that 2019 Conan will have same Overlord vs Overlord system as Batman
• Revamped rules - Rules for Batman are basically same as for Conan but with few tweaks to fit them better in Batman setting and with few improvements for base system. Improvements will be implemented in new Conan as far as I know.

That is all that is known for now. If someone can add something to this list - it would be great.

 

Personally I think that there will be:

• New core box with two books of Skelos
• New expansions
• New SG
• Old core box as add-on, possibly with Kings pledge box
• Old expansion as add-on
• Upgrade Kit for old core box as add-on - only if changes in rules will need upgraded components to be implemented in old core box.
• No old SG

That would be most sensible from business side of things. People who already have Conan will buy the game and not loose anything (loose, as in: double the content of current edition), and new people will get full KS experience and possibility to buy old stuff.

 

As for old SG, I assume that they will be absent, since Monolith said very clear that they will be available only during original KS, as a reward for original backers who believed and funded the game. If they appear it would be as a re sculpt (highly unlikely, since a lot of community already have most of them) or as add-on.

 

Personally I hope that there will be less Conans in Conan

I don't know if it's just me, or is it picture fault, but her face looks like zombie.

6 hours ago, Carquinyoli said:

Mi initial idea is getting only the base game + SG (maybe 1 expansion). I live in Spain. So according to what you said, shipping "should" range 30-40€, right? just to have an idea.

 

Campaign will most likely be in USD, since all previous Monolith campaigs were in this currency. Let's assume 40USD for shipping, and that's about 32EUR (current exchange rate), so basically 30-40EUR is more than enough for shipping.

13 hours ago, x_fiddle said:

It would be nice if it was a more concise edition than MBP. I love MBP but bloody hell it takes up SO MUCH room on the shelves. Maybe an all-in of half the size and cost would be a much more manageable project with room to grow in another Norse based Kickstarter or other mythologies if the demand is there.

You can squeeze Base Pledge, Hera, Poseidon and all smaller expansions except Manticore in Hera and Poseidon box, it is quite barbaric for miniatures but they fit. However I agree that it would be nice if the game was more squeezed.

Assuming that MB:R will be KS Exclusive, it would be nice, if it was planned around storage. I wouldn't mind not getting boxes for separate expansions if it would mean that whole game neatly fits in 2-3 boxes.

5 hours ago, Jahzir said:

Batman Beyond would be an awesome addition

I agree.

I wonder if we will get generic civilians/hostages

It depends on few things, mainly on where are you based and how many stuff do you get.

Let's take Mythic Battles as example: I ordered 2 big boxes (base game + SG), 2 smaller boxes (2 big expansions) and few small ones (3-4 small expansions). Shipping from France to Poland was 46$ and this is quite standard shipping price for the box of this size and weight.

If you order only base game + SG shipping should be around 30-35$. Joan of Arc (similar sized game) have shipping around this, and I believe that original Conan also have similar shipping cost (I can't find pledge summary for it thou).

I would love to have rules for more than 2 players. But I guess it depend on how will rules/gameplay of new edition differ from previous one.