-=The Ultimate HeroScape Experience=-FEEDBACK REQUESTED

[elphiecoyle]

-=Ultimate HeroScape Experience=-

Objective: To Create the “Ultimate HeroScape Experience” – A quick & easy way to set up, heavily reducing wait times, deepening HS’s strategic and tactical elements whilst maintaining its core values.

Essentially creating the way HeroScape should be for people over the age of 16.

Setting Up:

Modular Maps by Gary Lasq (http://heroscape.glasq.com/mops.htm) – These premade large sections of map can be connected and rearranged to create new maps with ease, no more spending half the night with mates arguing over what’s “fair”.

Pre-Drafted Army Cards by Conclave Creations – E.R.S. Div & YOU! (example sheet coming soon) – Create premade, effective armies to your likings and stock of figures. Use The Synergy Charts by Ryougabot (http://www.heroscapers.com/oldgaller...ing_charts.pdf) and The HexTreme Spreadsheet by Bixby (http://www.heroscapers.com/community...ead.php?t=6173) to reference and calculate the armies. To create cards simply copy-paste an army from the “Army Creator” tab of HexTreme into a blank spreadsheet, give it a kewl team name, rinse-repeat and print.

In Game:

HeroScape Elite Ruleset by Conclave Creations – E.R.S. Div (http://www.heroscapers.com/community...=5606&start=15) – A level above the Master Ruleset for very experienced players. In particular these rules enable every character to “level up” multiple times as they gain experience from battle.

Command Cards by jbbnbsmith & Malechi (http://www.heroscapers.com/download/index.php?dlid=229) – Command Cards add real tactics to HS and really do make order markers a thing of the past. Many different types of actions are available and definitely take it away from the “move-attack-repeat till end” style of game.

Quests of HeroScape by Teamski and Malechi (http://www.heroscapers.com/download/index.php?dlid=228) – Tired of the same old “wholesale slaughter of opponents” games, and don’t have the time or impetus to create scenarios? Using Quest Cards make it a different game every time and actually allow you to strategically plan your game not just try and stay out of the line of fire the longest.

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Each of these enhancements add something great to game, but together they truly do create the Ultimate HeroScape Experience. I’m certain if you’re looking at this page you’re looking for something more, and with a tiny bit of your effort (of printing the extra gear) “Ultimate HeroScape” will fulfil that need.

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Post all comments/recommendations or requests to use/adapt these rules here:

Or email:

heroscape@conclavecreations.com

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Conclave Creations – E.R.S. (EliteRuleSets) Div.
“Creating the Ultimate HeroScape Experience”
Elphie Coyle – Core Designer.
Pumpkin_King & Friends – Game Testers.
Free, Fan Produced Supplement. 2007.

Much Kudos to Gary Lasq, Ryougabot, Bixby, jbbnbsmith, Malechi & Teamski for all wanting & actually creating fantastic enhancements to HeroScape.

[southwest ninja]

Originally Posted by elphiecoyle

I’m certain if you’re looking at this page you’re looking for something more,

i was actually looking here cause i thought i was clicking the link below. good guess though

[elphiecoyle]

lol there's always one in the crowd.

[brickman1444]

Nice stuff, I like how you are adding multiple custom ideas. Just make sure you keep that simplicity that you are looking for.

[elphiecoyle]

Yeah, that's why i'm restricting the number of mods that would make the grade.

The hope is that it takes a wee while to prepare, but the end result is a deeper, more fluid HS experience.

[elphiecoyle]

Any more feedback in relation to the mods used and/or the synergy between using them all?

[elphiecoyle]

I hope to post links on this topic to my other customs and soon get some first class customs that would fit this style of game.

[EyeOfSauron]

I like the way you have brought these different add-ons together.

Two comments:

1. You could clearly indicate which of the add-ons are actual changes to the rules of HS and which are just "meta" rules that don't change the official rules, just augment them, e.g. Modular Maps & Quests.

2. I'd be careful with the copyright you put on the bottom. That's the kind of thing that could get you a lawyer letter from Hasbro. I'm working on a d6 Legends RPG version of HS and I'm being sure to explicitly state that it is a "free, fan produced supplement".

[elphiecoyle]

thx Sauron,

1. Could u shed some more light on which of these could be classified as a *change* to the rules not just meta? It seems like a very fine line between the two distinctions.

2. thanks heaps for that line: "free, fan produced supplement" it is now considered part of the ruleset and always was its intention and shall be on all future free, fan produced supplements.

[EyeOfSauron]

Originally Posted by elphiecoyle

thx Sauron,

1. Could u shed some more light on which of these could be classified as a *change* to the rules not just meta? It seems like a very fine line between the two distinctions.

I guess in my mind the line is pretty distinct...if it impacts basic mechanics of the game it is a "change" (ie HeroScape Elite Ruleset, Command Cards). If it just provides a conceptual way to build scenarios or draft armies, then it is "meta" (ie, Modular Maps, Quests).

Maybe I'm oversimplifying because I haven't read all the enhancements in depth...

[elphiecoyle]

once again thx for the feedback.

From my perspective, given ure input, all the enhancements are conceptual changes, providing alternate ways to the basic rules of HeroScape. eg:

Modular maps: changes the idea of having premade maps (and therefore scenarios)

Elite Ruleset: adds in leveling and extra abilities.

Command cards : replace order markers

Quests: replace scenarios

Draft cards : replace drafting

Have a squiz at the enhancements, even a game, it'll increase ure satisfaction in this already kewl game.

[elphiecoyle]

Any other thoughts?