(Interest Check) Mordheim (Crunchy Warband management/Narrative Combat)

[shengami]

Hi~~!

Sooo, I've been working on a thread that contains the rules/lore/details HERE. Check it out. It's a bit of a read, but it's all there. Well, mostly. There's a couple bits still under revisions. But I wanted to get an interest thread going. Also, need to put up the NPC warbands, but need to rebuild them. Cheers!

Briefly:
Medium: Partially Discord/Partially E

System: Homebrewed. The Warband management side is crunchy. The combat missions are narrative. There's lots of room for RP during down time as well. This is something I built on my own, so I don't mind feedback. If the system scares you off, let me know why.

Inspirations: Mordheim (tabletop game from Games Workshop), Mordheim: City of the Damned (video game), as well as a lot of other games that are based in managing a small group of characters as a unit. It's one of my favorite genres. BG3, Kingdom Under Fire, XCOM, Bloodbowl, Necromunda, and many others. This is why the mechanics focus is on the warband management side, not the missions. This is also why everything is turn-based.

GM Approach: I will be customizing aspects to each player warband, I have seeded the Dramatis Personae of the setting with plot hooks. There is a central plot. I expect the game to take IRL-time 2-3 years. So, I need people to be willing to invest time and be reliable. I have put, and will continue to put, a lot of time and investment into this. While I get that IRL life is important, I value communication and have built things into this for it. But I also expect you to invest some energy here. Please?

Forum: This game will explore some of the gritty, grim, dark fantasy tones of the Warhammer Old World setting, so I will be putting it in Extreme. Spicy content is welcome, but will not be a narrative focus. I'd ask that you keep such content to the threads that will be designated for it and respect others On/Offs. Please make liberal use of Trigger warnings and Spoilers. please, get consent for any and all spicy scenes from prospective partners. I'm going to be reasonable, but fairly intolerant. That all said, I'll also be happy to play with some of the absurd and comical aspects of the setting as well. Greenskins are a faction here...

As always, communication and consent are my keywords. Those who know me, know I am serious about it. Several people have helped me playtest aspects of this. I would ask those of you who did and are interested to read the thread carefully. Things changed between alpha, beta, and now. Some of you might want to reuse the warbands you rolled up with me, they may need tweaking. Just keep that in mind.

If you are interested, drop a message stating who you are, what drew you in, and what factions you might be interested in. Questions about any aspects of the game are also welcome.

I want 6-8 warbands, so I'd like to see at least 6 people interested.

Cheers!

P.S. The image linked above is the property of a particularly litigious company, so I am going to be careful and acknowledge that is an official image from Games Workshop for the original tabletop game. It is used here, hopefully, under fair use laws. If not, I'm happy to remove it.

[CurvyKitten]

Plants flag of interest!!!

[Rashol]

Oooh... I don't know whether to be interested or run scared. 

If I do this I might have to have 300 warbands on back up because I struggle to get to the end of a paragraph these days. So a competitive writing game will be an extreme challenge...

[shengami]

Hi Curvy! You should still try to answer my questions. Some people have reservations about what others are interested in.

Hey Rash. I can see that being a real issue, yeah. Having a backup idea would probably be an idea, but the game is set up such that losing does not necessarily mean you get nothing or never grow. You can still escape with loots and advance. That said, writing the pays attention to details and Mission goals is part of the system as well.

But I figured that system was going to be daunting for some! I plan to be experimental, open, understanding in the early game.

[Terian]

Yeah, I've got an idea or two, I'll take a stab at this when I can shake an hour or two free to do something.