To Hott Or Not To Hott (Now with Pictures of HoTT elements)

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To Hott Or Not To Hott (Now with Pictures of HoTT elements)
Tweet Topic Started: Jul 27 2011, 11:54 AM (4,186 Views)
v_lazy_dragon	Jul 27 2011, 11:54 AM Post #1
Enforcer Posts: 7,569 Group: Admins Member #3 Joined: Jul 24, 2008	Ok, well I've been stewing on my fantasy figures and gaming. I definitely want to carry on with my Dark age stuff, but I'm also being tempted by some more typical 'high' fantasy and late medieval stuff. I'm currently leaning towards a rules-set which can be used for both... has anyone had any experiance of Hordes of the things? Edited by v_lazy_dragon, Aug 10 2011, 03:55 PM.



tinker	Jul 27 2011, 04:56 PM Post #2
CEO of "Rat-on-a-Stick" Industries Posts: 9,394 Group: Admins Member #11 Joined: Aug 4, 2008	None. But I have the ruleset and wanted to use 'em. ave you been to the Yahoo Group?



v_lazy_dragon	Jul 28 2011, 07:01 AM Post #3
Enforcer Posts: 7,569 Group: Admins Member #3 Joined: Jul 24, 2008	Not yet Tink, but I'm planning to. The other idea I had was to play SOBH, but with larger 'unit' bases counting as 'figures'



capthugeca	Jul 28 2011, 07:10 AM Post #4
Mutant Posts: 7 Group: Members Member #275 Joined: Feb 1, 2011	Yes, I have played HOTT a fair bit. I like them. They are fun and pretty simple. Do you have any particular questions? Hugh



RavenFeast	Jul 28 2011, 06:23 PM Post #5
Mutant Hunter Posts: 1,451 Group: Members Member #5 Joined: Aug 3, 2008	IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT'S HOLY: IF YOU MUST GET HOTT, GET THE SECOND EDITION! It's translated from Barkerese into English. And it's free -> www.wrg.me.uk/HISTORY/HOTT2.pdf It's 16.59 Megs, so it may take a while to download. Other options: Song of Blades and Heroes - pretty good game PDF for only USD$5.00, but the stick measuring mechanic got old fast. One Page Fantasy Skirmish (modified) - It's what I currently use for Viking games and - wait for it - it's free! Edited by RavenFeast, Jul 28 2011, 06:25 PM.



tinker	Jul 28 2011, 06:41 PM Post #6
CEO of "Rat-on-a-Stick" Industries Posts: 9,394 Group: Admins Member #11 Joined: Aug 4, 2008	Do ya like HotT Al? It will be a fun game for you to teach Emma, Xander! I like the armies of Sticks and Stones I've seen, and I want to attribute those to http://www.matakishi.com.



RavenFeast	Jul 28 2011, 07:46 PM Post #7
Mutant Hunter Posts: 1,451 Group: Members Member #5 Joined: Aug 3, 2008	A long time ago, I tried to translate HOTT 1st edition from Barkerese to Casual American Gamer. I figured I could write code for programming in COBOL II and RPG 3, so how hard could it be? I gave up. Of course, that was back in high school, before the interwebz was available commercially. And we walked 100 miles uphill through ten feet of snow. Both ways! And battled commie allosauruses from space the whole time. Dern kids have it easy today with their cellphones, end of the cold war and global warming. Git off my lawn!



tinker	Jul 28 2011, 08:07 PM Post #8
CEO of "Rat-on-a-Stick" Industries Posts: 9,394 Group: Admins Member #11 Joined: Aug 4, 2008	"Git off my lawn..." Made seeing "Gran Torino" and having Clint Eastwood utter those words priceless to me!



v_lazy_dragon	Jul 29 2011, 09:11 AM Post #9
Enforcer Posts: 7,569 Group: Admins Member #3 Joined: Jul 24, 2008	Thanks guys - I've got the 2nd edition downloading now. I've had some issues getting into SOBH, tried it several times... and it's never really worked for me. Not sure why, but there it is. I'm also thinking about going down the 'unit basing' route, although that will be a first for me. Heck, I may even try writing my own if I don't on with hott.



tinker	Jul 29 2011, 03:35 PM Post #10
CEO of "Rat-on-a-Stick" Industries Posts: 9,394 Group: Admins Member #11 Joined: Aug 4, 2008	You'll write your own anyhow



v_lazy_dragon	Jul 29 2011, 04:19 PM Post #11
Enforcer Posts: 7,569 Group: Admins Member #3 Joined: Jul 24, 2008	Yeah... that I probably would! lol. It's worrying when people on the other side of the planet who've never met you in person know you bette than you know yourself!



v_lazy_dragon	Aug 10 2011, 08:50 AM Post #12
Enforcer Posts: 7,569 Group: Admins Member #3 Joined: Jul 24, 2008	Saxon Ceorl Skirmishers Saxon Blade or Spear General Nymph Warband



v_lazy_dragon	Aug 10 2011, 09:09 AM Post #13
Enforcer Posts: 7,569 Group: Admins Member #3 Joined: Jul 24, 2008	and some WiPs Saxon Hero (Gripping Beast) Romano-British/Welsh hero -CougharthurCough- (Salute give away & Gripping Beast viking) Scots-Irish or Romano-british Priests (Cleric unit, Gripping Beast) Saxon Hero (Foundry Thor & Gripping Beast woman) Ghoul Warbands (13th Warrior cannibals anyone? GW Ghouls & Mantic Ghouls, with a Gripping beast viking axe to make them a bit more 'dark ages'. Plaaning to have a mix of more human and degenerate types to show how people 'turn' into ghouls ) Scots Irish Spear element (Gripping Beast) Germanic/viking Spear and Blade elements (Gripping beast) Frost giant awaiting repainting (Behemoth, Alternative armies + GW Scenic) 2 more Frost Giants (Behemoth, The Foxwood Company's 54mm Viking line) Welsh Magician (Morgan is from Gripping beast, unknown Merlin) Mounted welsh Hero (Gripping beast horseman, Salute give away foot figure) the view from the hobby-room



tinker	Aug 10 2011, 04:13 PM Post #14
CEO of "Rat-on-a-Stick" Industries Posts: 9,394 Group: Admins Member #11 Joined: Aug 4, 2008	Nice collection to get ya started! Emma going to build an Army too, or ya just going to let her play with yours



mattblackgod	Aug 10 2011, 06:21 PM Post #15
Big boss warlord dude! Posts: 15,699 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: Jul 22, 2008	Nice stuff.



v_lazy_dragon	Aug 11 2011, 08:43 AM Post #16
Enforcer Posts: 7,569 Group: Admins Member #3 Joined: Jul 24, 2008	She usually plays with mine I'll probably just build a few forces from the Era, and she can field one of those, as can any other folks I game against... Here's todays WiP: not much progress, just painted some bones on some a base of Ghouls, as I was a bit distracted (see the Quar thread...)



mattblackgod	Aug 11 2011, 06:45 PM Post #17
Big boss warlord dude! Posts: 15,699 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: Jul 22, 2008	Arrrghhh! What a ugly bunch of critters!



Mr. Clean	Aug 12 2011, 12:34 AM Post #18
Wasteland Legend/Cat Skinner/Bad Speller/Super Nice Guy B^) Posts: 3,577 Group: Members Member #134 Joined: Jan 7, 2010	Very nice Xander! I have HoTT but never played it.Some day........... Brian



v_lazy_dragon	Aug 12 2011, 11:34 AM Post #19
Enforcer Posts: 7,569 Group: Admins Member #3 Joined: Jul 24, 2008	All the ghouls now have the bones painted in, and their various scars/scratches added. More updates over the weekend (hopefully!) @ Brian - Thanks for the comment. I'd be interested to hear your comments on HoTT when you play it



v_lazy_dragon	Aug 15 2011, 08:51 AM Post #20
Enforcer Posts: 7,569 Group: Admins Member #3 Joined: Jul 24, 2008	The Christian priest 'Cleric' base



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