Heroscape: Age of Annihilation is here! Back it on Haslab!

[Shurrig]

Originally Posted by TerminX

my group will definitely play some games before I get started painting & I figure I'll just prioritize the ones people like using the most. may look odd for some games but it is what it is

very intimidated by the blimp in particular though if I'm being honest

My thoughts as well! I’m an artist but I despise painting with a passion, but in life we make compromises with the things we love. Also yeah I didn’t even think about how difficult that’s gonna be! I hope CZN is removable from the dirigible…

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by bradtato

As much as smaller offerings would’ve been beneficial on the consumer end, that’s not what the campaign is about. It’s about probing overall interest in an ongoing relaunch, where we’re inevitably going to get the smaller offerings so many people are itching for right now, but if it doesn’t fund, there will be no offerings, large or small.

To be more technical, the campaign is about probing interest in a $250 set of figures and terrain. I don't honestly think a $250 bundle would sell well on the shelves of Target, so it's fairly miraculous IMO that it's sold over 1800 copies already in this form.

I think this IP is plenty viable. I question its viability in this form. The campaign will show if I'm right or wrong in doing so.

[chas]

I have seen the light! I have taken the pledge. Hallelujah! Amen.

[Master Roshi]

Is this dude from Knaves of the Silver Scimitar supposed to be a grut?

[Son of Arathorn]

Originally Posted by Master Roshi

Is this dude from Knaves of the Silver Scimitar supposed to be a grut?

Good eye! That's a Grut if I've ever seen one. Fangs, underbite, Klingon forehead ridges, punk-rock haircut? Grut.

[Majora's Incarnation]

Originally Posted by Son of Arathorn

Good eye! That's a Grut if I've ever seen one. Fangs, underbite, Klingon forehead ridges, punk-rock haircut? Grut.

I made a similar suggestion, since the Dawn Raider Syndicate is connected to the classic Heroscape factions, showing that sort of evolution of the various groups that were summoned and what some of them decided to do in the aftermath. We've already got a Marro, a Soulborg, a dwarf, and a Primadon, it would match up well to include Grut Orc pirates who dropped affiliations during their time on Valhalla.

[Son of Arathorn]

Originally Posted by Majora's Incarnation

I made a similar suggestion, since the Dawn Raider Syndicate is connected to the classic Heroscape factions, showing that sort of evolution of the various groups that were summoned and what some of them decided to do in the aftermath. We've already got a Marro, a Soulborg, a dwarf, and a Primadon, it would match up well to include Grut Orc pirates who dropped affiliations during their time on Valhalla.

"Grut army: terrible health plan, no sick days, hazardous work conditions. Gregnak sick of dinosaur-obsessed upper management! Gregnak will become independent contractor with Dawn Raiders! Be own boss! Set own schedule! See kids more often..."

[UtahScott]

Pretty sure this is an accurate transcript of the HeroScape: Age of Annihilation trailer...




Thormun:

We thought the wellsprings were a blessing.
We thought they gifted us with the powers of God: visions of the future,
armies summoned from distant galaxies.

We were wrong. The wellsprings bring our world nothing but pain, nothing but suffering and endless destruction. Driven to war to protect them from the clutches of Utgar and his minions, the Valkyries came together in a fleeting moment of hope.

But my visions of the future drove me to despair. I gave up everything the wellspring provided--the strength, the armies, the visions--until I saw my own home reduced to ash. Until I heard the whispers and rumors of our Valkyrie, and other wellsprings. Not knowing where those allegiances would fall drove me even further into madness.

Driven by revenge, I can no longer sit idly by. If I do nothing, I will lose more than my home. I will lose everything, the world reduced to the memory of a flame.

You can be a hero, or a pacifist, but you cannot be both. Peace is but a dream in Valhalla, a dream I can no longer seek. I will carve my name into my enemies, and everyone will know who stands against them.

My world no longer needs a scholar or a historian. It needs a hero.

[Good Pig]

So is Thormun going to be a playable character? Discuss.

[chas]

That Thorman. Such a kidder.

[quozl]

You can be a hero, or a pacifist, but you cannot be both....

My world no longer needs a scholar or a historian. It needs a hero.

I really hate this part because I disagree with it so much. Pacifists, scholars, and historians can be heroes.

[Yodaking]

The added hassle of offering ala cart, thus having to sort and ship different sized packages, would indeed complicate things some and increase some labor costs. However, the real world product research and marketing data they would receive would be worth a great deal more to a company like Hasbro than those increased labor cost. Say they had each of the 5 factions available for individual purchase via add-ons. At the end of the campaign they would have real data on which factions are more appealing to the market. 5000 vs. 3000 vs. 2000 vs. 6000 vs. 4000. This tells them to produce more of teams 1 & 4, while less of teams 2 & 3, when they take this to retail stores. It's a huge financial win for them if they don't produce all 5 sets in the same quantities, then see some sets sell out while others sit on the shelf and collect dust. When a set sells out rapidly, that's lost sales due to lack of product. When sets sit around and go unsold, that prevents re-orders for new product.