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Post by Mehman on Dec 6, 2019 21:44:45 GMT
Hey, everybody. Due to health issues, I was away from the board for... quite some time. Now we have a new place, and it's just awesome! On the old forum, I asked about whether or not people would enjoy being able to farm during the time off between Campaigns. The rules/mechanics are currently more in line with the older THW titles, but a new set of mechanics can be created for this New Age in which we find ourselves. There's a weather chart, time chart, land table, working table, land upgrade table, etc. Crops would be the main focus at first, but animals could be introduced later. Anyway, is there still any interest in this project? It'll get completed even if there isn't, but I'll deliver the file(s) sooner (and hopefully on some pseudo-schedule) if anyone wants to be able to do this. Thanks, Meh  |
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Post by Ed the Two Hour Wargames Guy on Dec 7, 2019 0:09:02 GMT
Glad toy're back. Always interested in new stuff.
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Post by Mehman on Dec 9, 2019 22:12:36 GMT
Thanks, Ed! I'll see about getting it all together soon.
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Post by crinklechips on Dec 9, 2019 23:03:27 GMT
That sounds great. I’m interested!
Glad to see you back and glad you’re in a happy home. I bought my first (and probably last) small house a couple of years ago. I’m in my 40’s and I can tell you it’s such a relief! Renting in England has become horribly expensive...
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Post by Slorm on Dec 19, 2019 18:34:42 GMT
It's very interesting, since I wanted to develope a campaing about the evolution of a settlement, not sure if in a apocaliptic world or in a medieval world. However, I will follow this topic
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Post by easyeight on Dec 19, 2019 22:51:15 GMT
Love to see it!
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Post by Mehman on Jan 4, 2020 0:13:08 GMT
Right, everyone. It looks like the first file will be up later this month/early next month. The rules/mechanics got pushed back due to unforeseen events (eg, a car wreck).
Anyway, the document will be quite rough at first - there's no promises that it'll be a shining ruleset like official THW stuff. What it will provide is the groundwork for getting started planting crops, tending the field, and then harvesting.
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Post by crinklechips on Jan 4, 2020 15:53:03 GMT
Sorry to read you’ve had a car accident. As long as you’re okay, thats the main thing. We can wait for the rules  |
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Post by bigwalleye on Jan 4, 2020 17:29:56 GMT
Hey, Mehman! Sorry to hear about your accident. Hope everyone was OK.
I'm always interested in new rules and new takes on down-time activities. So I look forward to what you are producing.
However, I must warn you that I discussed the farming idea with several of my characters and they were universally appalled. Typical reaction: "You do realize I became an adventurer to escape from that life, don't you? Now you want me to do it in my spare time, when I'm not out there risking my neck? You're joking, right?"
I'm afraid it's gonna be a hard sell....
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Post by Mehman on Jan 4, 2020 20:34:15 GMT
Hey, Mehman! Sorry to hear about your accident. Hope everyone was OK. I'm always interested in new rules and new takes on down-time activities. So I look forward to what you are producing. However, I must warn you that I discussed the farming idea with several of my characters and they were universally appalled. Typical reaction: "You do realize I became an adventurer to escape from that life, don't you? Now you want me to do it in my spare time, when I'm not out there risking my neck? You're joking, right?" I'm afraid it's gonna be a hard sell.... My Vikings loved the idea ! Oh well, to each their own. |
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Post by bigwalleye on Jan 4, 2020 21:08:06 GMT
Hey, Mehman! Sorry to hear about your accident. Hope everyone was OK. I'm always interested in new rules and new takes on down-time activities. So I look forward to what you are producing. However, I must warn you that I discussed the farming idea with several of my characters and they were universally appalled. Typical reaction: "You do realize I became an adventurer to escape from that life, don't you? Now you want me to do it in my spare time, when I'm not out there risking my neck? You're joking, right?" I'm afraid it's gonna be a hard sell.... My Vikings loved the idea ! Oh well, to each their own. But your Vikings have thralls to do the actual farm work. Will your rules cover that sort of thing? |
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Post by Mehman on Jan 5, 2020 0:09:24 GMT
But your Vikings have thralls to do the actual farm work. Will your rules cover that sort of thing? They'll eventually cover farmhands, so... yes. Will they be called thralls? Maybe, maybe not. That's for you to decide. |
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Post by Shon Maxx on Jan 13, 2020 20:05:47 GMT
Sorry to hear about your accident .
The farming does sound interesting as I’ve used the UIC for my characters to perform menial tasks to pay for room and board, instead of in actual adventures.
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Post by sundaysoldier on Jan 14, 2020 17:08:03 GMT
Interesting idea. I can see the purpose of it for viking settlement, for instance.
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Post by cthulhukid on Jan 17, 2020 16:34:39 GMT
I always love the "Civ Building" side of survival-style games. Heck, even keeping a WWII camp up and running would interest me, so farming rules would be great and a good base to modify for other things. I support this decision!
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