On The Lamb Games http://www.on-the-lamb.com/content Baaahhh! Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:37:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 New Brushfire Stat Cards http://www.on-the-lamb.com/content/2012/02/13/new-brushfire-stat-cards/ http://www.on-the-lamb.com/content/2012/02/13/new-brushfire-stat-cards/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:07:51 +0000 Emily Fontana http://www.on-the-lamb.com/content/?p=402 We've recieved our first batch of new stat cards! These will be going into Aquitar Warbands from now on, with the rest of the line being updated over the next few months. All new models will also contain this style of stat card.

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Historia Rodentia, the Brushfire Roleplaying Sourcebook for Mongoose Publishing's Legend RPG is now up for Preorder!

 

US – $19.99 – http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/us/rpgs/legend/historia-rodentia.html
UK – £9.99 – http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/rpgs/legend/historia-rodentia.html

 

Historia Rodentia is a supplement for the Legend roleplaying system. It provides background and mechanics for playing in the Brushfire universe, a setting where animals live and war like humans of the 19th Century. Unlike standard roleplaying settings that focus on a small band destroying monsters and exploring dungeons, Historia Rodentia sets adventurers on the world stage, navigating political intrigue and fighting wars with thousands of lives at stake. The flavor of the world mixes equal parts real history with animal adventure stories like the Redwall series, The Secret of NIMH, or An American Tail. The setting is appropriate for adventurers of all ages, but an enjoyment of history and parody is a great asset.

The first Legend Supplement covers the area of Eutheria, a continent much like that of Europe, and features 21 playable species.

Changes from Legend
Very little of the core mechanics have been changed from Legend to Historia Rodentia, but a number of new features are included in this book:
- The different species that an adventurer can be, requiring falling within a certain size bracket to ‘take’ that species during character creation.
- Magic is unknown in Historia Rodentia except to frauds and charlatans. To replace magic, Tactical Abilities, Politics, and Exemplarism are detailed in this book.
- Organizations expand upon cults and guilds, covering major political, military, religious and scientific institutions in the Brushfire universe.
- A focus on firearms is also a change from Legend as weapons technology from the 19th century is very different from the exotic black powder weapons of the medieval age.
- Four new advanced skills have also been added, two each paired to Politics and Exemplarism. These skills play off the military and political scope of Historia Rodentia helping adventurers command soldiers and call in favors from their allies.

Included Species

  • Agamid
  • Anole
  • Badger, European
  • Capybara
  • Chipmunk
  • Gecko
  • Gerbil
  • Gopher
  • Hamster
  • Hedgehog
  • Jumping Mouse
  • Marmot
  • Mole
  • Mongoose
  • Monitor Lizard
  • Mouse
  • Rat
  • Sand Lizard
  • Sardan Pika
  • Shrew
  • Weasel

Included Factions

The Empire of Aquitar | The Civitan Trade Alliance

The Scyzantine Empire | The Vandalands

Included Modules

  • Politics
  • Exemplarism
  • Tactical Abilities
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Historia Rodentia

For 2012 we’ve got several things planned and put into motion. First up is “Historia Rodentia”, the supplement for Mongoose Publishing’s RPG “LEGEND”. Legend is a d100 system based on the classic “RuneQuest” system, and Historia Rodentia is the first supplement to cover roleplaying in the world of Brushfire. Players will be able to create characters from the nations of Aquitar, Civitas, Scyzantium, and Vanadalands. Future books are planned to cover the rest of the world. Historia Rodentia will be released in May by Mongoose Publishing in both softcover and PDF.

Mysterious Project: EFT

2012 will also feature our first non-Brushfire related release since Legendary Realms in ‘08. While we’re keeping the project under wraps for now, you can expect to see previews and a ton of information after GAMA Trade Show in March.

New Game: WARCLAW

Our last currently planned release for 2012, and the biggest release of the year for us, is our other joint project with Mongoose Publishing: “WARCLAW.” A new take on the Brushfire setting and moving from smaller skrimish matches to large all-out-warfare; Warclaw is a new miniatures game using a revised version of Mongoose’s “Starship Troopers” and “Battlefield Evolution” game system. Much like how their release of “A Call to Arms: Star Fleet” resculpted the Star Fleet line of miniatures, you can expect the same for a number of Brushfire releases. You’ll be able to use models from either line in both systems, but Mongoose’s resources will allow us to produce higher quality models and alot of stuff we wouldn’t be able to otherwise release for sometime. The Initial factions being covered by Warclaw will be Aquitar, Axony, Civitas, The Federated States of Vespuccia, Scyzantium, and Vandalands. Each with a number of new units and classic Brushfire units. An exact date is not set for Warclaw, but playtesting is underway and its looking like an end of year or early 2013 release.

Brushfire

So where does this leave our flagship, Brushfire? In a good place in our opinion. We’ll be continuing to support Brushfire with new releases, and with Mongoose’s Warclaw line you can expect to have a lot of options for your armies. While Ribenguo, Chugoku, and Zabar are not currently part of Warclaw, that just means we’ll be focusing on giving them new releases while Mongoose handles the rest of the factions. We’re also planning on doing a major update to the stat cards later this year, switching to a double sided playing card size card that is a little cheaper to produce and easier to manage. With the release of Warclaw, we’ll also introduce a few new playable factions to Brushfire.

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Shrew Hussar/Carbineer Blister (1 Model) – $14.99
Shrew Hussar/Carbineer Squad Box (3 Models) – $44.99
Sand Guard Blister (1 Model) – $14.99

Prices are not set in stone and may change (up or down) once the final costs come in, but by preordering you won't pay a cent more. In addition, anyone who preorders a Shrew Hussar/Carbineer Squad Box will get an additional Shrew Hussar/Carbineer included!

IMG_1410 326086_197325657009135_144306465644388_450549_1360712098_o IMG_1416 Shrew Carbineer

 

 

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