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Post subject: Maksim's Blog:  Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:24 pm |
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Hi Jimbo and Gang,
| Quote (Jimbo @ 15 Feb. 2006 (20:43)) | | Quote (MaksimSmelchak @ 15 Feb. 2006 (03:41)) | | I'm not overly fond of DBM, but I like DBA and HOTT a lot! |
Hi Maksim (and everyone else)
Talking about HOTT, reminded me of a project that I worked on when HOTT first came out, a Techno Dwarf Army
From the following articles on my website:
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/art4.html
HORDES OF THE THINGS
HOTT already caters for the Techno-Dwarf with element definitions which cover most aspects of this medieval technology. Airboats covers various machines, whilst Flyers could encompass Leonardo's flying machines. Use Behemoths for those armoured landships and other machines of war. Artillery can cater for bombards and cannons, and for the handgunners use Shooters. |
Very cool list, Jimbo!
*** Are they all 28mm scale miniatures? ***
| Quote (Jimbo @ 15 Feb. 2006 (20:43)) | The following army list is only an idea of what a HOTT Techno-Dwarf army should be, please change at will and according to taste.
HOTT TECHNO DWARF
Behemoth General (armoured landship) @ 4 AP
Artillery (dwarven cannon) @ 3 AP
Shooters (dwarfs with arquebus) @ 2 AP
Blades (dwarfs with axe or warhammer) @ 2 AP
Flyers (dwarf mini helicopters) @ 2 AP
Alternatives: Airboat (dwarven airship) @ 3 AP, or Sneakers (party of dwarf adventurers) @ 3 AP
Check the original article for background information on technical innovation by Dwarfs. |
I like it.
*** Have you ever played HOTT with this army? ***
Our local HOTT cmapaign will be delayed for another few weeks. The host is upgrading his computer and wanted to wait to start until he has new computer capabilities.
I'm still having thoughts over which army I should bring. I'm thinking about undead, dwarves or elves at the moment.
Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:58 pm |
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We've been playing a series of HOTT games between British colonials and mythical Arabs:
Brits have:
Lots of shooters!
Old Armoured car as hero.
Old female Tank as behemoth
Two sopworth camels as flyers
One priest as cleric.
Lancers as knights
Dragoons as riders.
Arabs have:
Lots of horde.
Dervishes as warband.
Heroes including a genie.
Carrion as flyers
Magicians.
Beasts.
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MaksimSmelchak
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:44 pm |
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Hi Markco,
| Quote (Markconz @ 17 Feb. 2006 (19:58)) | | We've been playing a series of HOTT games between British colonials and mythical Arabs: |
Sounds cool!
| Quote (Markconz @ 17 Feb. 2006 (19:58)) | Brits have:
- Lots of shooters!
- Old armoured car as hero.
- Old female Tank as behemoth.
- Two Sopworth Camels as flyers.
- One priest as cleric.
- Lancers as knights.
- Dragoons as riders. |
I haven't had much luck with bow or shooters.
*** How are they working out for the Brit. player? ***
| Quote (Markconz @ 17 Feb. 2006 (19:58)) | Arabs have:
- Lots of horde.
- Dervishes as warband.
- Heroes including a genie.
- Carrion as flyers.
- Magicians.
- Beasts. |
Sounds cool. Horde can be a regenerating mess. You almost have to corner their entry point to defeat them.
Magicians never seem to do much for me. My dice rolling always fails to allow them to ensorcel heroes.
Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
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Jimbo
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 11:31 pm |
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| Quote (MaksimSmelchak @ 17 Feb. 2006 (19:24)) | | *** Are they all 28mm scale miniatures? *** |
It was a planned army and I was going to do it in 15mm.
I purchased a whole lot of 15mm miniatures at this time, but very few bits ever got painted.
The article was something I wrote and the HOTT aspect was something I added to the end.
*** Have you ever played HOTT with this army? ***
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Can't remember if I ever did, I do remember playing HOTT with cardboard bases trying out different armies, but it is years and years since I played HOTT.
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 6:18 am |
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MaksimSmelchak
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:28 pm |
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Hi Markco,
| Quote (Markconz @ 17 Feb. 2006 (21:38)) | | Quote (MaksimSmelchak @ 17 Feb. 2006 (19:44)) | I haven't had much luck with bow or shooters.
*** How are they working out for the Brit. player? *** |
Shooters do have problems against heavy infantry (unless you are in difficult ground), especially blades.
However, shooters are also my favourite type! Good factors against everything and they can attack without danger of a negative outcome in your turn and the enemies.  |
Cool. The HOTT combat resolution tables are very different from DBA.
Bow has a different use in DBA than shooter's do in HOTT.
Blade seems really good unless your opponent has some type of cavalry.
And knights are pretty weak in HOTT, but good in DBA.
There is no pike in HOTT, but it is pretty formable in DBA.
| Quote (Markconz @ 17 Feb. 2006 (21:38)) | | [In fact they are so good we use the recommended rules on 'The Stonghold' site, where they only have 200p movement and warband have 300p movement. |
I'll have to take a look at the optional Stronghold rules.
| Quote (Markconz @ 17 Feb. 2006 (21:38)) | | [Remember to stick something behind the unit you are shooting at so it can't retire (if you can of course!) - that way you only need to beat it rather than doubling it. |
I've heard that the optimal way to do this is with a super unit such as a deity or a dragon that can fly over enemy units.
My cavalry never seem to do the job as they always seem to hit the end of the world... I mean the board! 
| Quote (Markconz @ 17 Feb. 2006 (21:38)) | | Quote (MaksimSmelchak @ 17 Feb. 2006 (19:44)) | | Magicians never seem to do much for me. My dice rolling always fails to allow them to ensorcel heroes. |
I'm making an army with magicians to try them out. My opponent doesn't like using them, but I think they have potential. |
I made an army with all spear and two magicians. It worked out very well, but the magicians didn't do a whole lot other than constantly push back enemy behemoths. Enemy heroes are generally several pips above magicians in die resolution factors so the odds of ensorcelling a hero are very low.
And... there's the running water rule, which makes it near impossible to ensorcel a hero.
I've switched back to using heros, but I get frustrated that it's not possible to have a foor hero in HOTT, only a Mounted hero.
Shabbat Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
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MaksimSmelchak
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:51 pm |
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Hi Jimbo,
| Quote (Jimbo @ 17 Feb. 2006 (22:31)) | | Quote (MaksimSmelchak @ 17 Feb. 2006 (19:24)) | | *** Are they all 28mm scale miniatures? *** |
It was a planned army and I was going to do it in 15mm.
I purchased a whole lot of 15mm miniatures at this time, but very few bits ever got painted.
The article was something I wrote and the HOTT aspect was something I added to the end. |
Hmmm...
*** What scale are the miniatures in your photographs? ***
They look more like 28mm than 15mm...
| Quote (Jimbo @ 17 Feb. 2006 (22:31)) | | Quote (MaksimSmelchak @ 17 Feb. 2006 (19:24)) | *** Have you ever played HOTT with this army? ***
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Can't remember if I ever did, I do remember playing HOTT with cardboard bases trying out different armies, but it is years and years since I played HOTT. |
OK.
The local gaming club I got involved with, MWSS (Miniature Wargaming Society of Sacramento), has bunch of Phil Barker fans so I've been playing a lot of DBA and HOTT.
Here's a link to the MWSS club:
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/M_W_S/
There a rea lot of photos in the galleries that are nice including a number of DBA, DBM, and other historical games.
Shabbat Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:06 pm |
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| Quote (MaksimSmelchak @ 18 Feb. 2006 (15:51)) | What scale are the miniatures in your photographs?
They look more like 28mm than 15mm... |
They are 28mm._________________ Jimbo
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Mojarn Piett
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:26 am |
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*** What is the general opinion about HOTT? ***
I purchased the rules out of curiosity and to me the movement rules seem overly complicated and, if I may add, rather badly worded. Now I'm not a native speaker but I'd still rate my understanding of written English as "4" on a scale from 1 to 5. 
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MaksimSmelchak
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:31 am |
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Hi Mojarn,
| Quote (Mojarn Piett @ 20 Feb. 2006 (06:26)) | | *** What is the general opinion about HOTT? *** |
Well, it's a good game, with a horribly written set of rules. Most folks seem to agree with that appraisal of the game.
Most of the updates seem to primarily concern the wording of the rules rather than actual game play mechanics.
| Quote (Mojarn Piett @ 20 Feb. 2006 (06:26)) | | I purchased the rules out of curiosity and to me the movement rules seem overly complicated and, if I may add, rather badly worded. Now I'm not a native speaker but I'd still rate my understanding of written English as "4" on a scale from 1 to 5. |
Once you understand the movement rules (easier to see than understand from reading), they aren't so bad... in fact, they work pretty well... Jervis might say elegantly.
English wasn't my first language either, but I would say it is my dominant language now... at least, I speak it more than any other language I know and... I rate my English comprehension as a 5 out of 5 and I STILL find Phil Barker's rules very confusing.
Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
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MaksimSmelchak
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:16 pm |
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Hi Guys,
I just got back from an interview for a local Arts and Culture magazine... they're interested in profiling the gaming community. It was pretty cool.
I dropped a few links to add into the article and Epicomms might be in the article.
Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:26 pm |
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Cool! A little free publicity never (or hardly ever  ) hurts. 
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:28 am |
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| Quote (MaksimSmelchak @ 22 Feb. 2006 (20:16)) | | I dropped a few links to add into the article and Epicomms might be in the article. |
Cool! Thanks Maksim._________________ https://www.cybershadow.ninja - A brief look into my twisted world, including wargames and beyond. https://www.net-armageddon.org - The official NetEA (Epic Armageddon) site and resource.
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:56 am |
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Any publicity is good! 
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