Pirates

[connahr]

I've dicided to make a BFG addon, sub game type thingy

Pirates, it revolves around Pirates

some of the things i'm putting in is like small points games, light cruiser and escort heavy fleets, some unique ships for Pirates and other races (adeptus Arbites in the case of imperials), new senarios and a few other things

any ideas are welcome

[horizon]

Cool,,
Feel free to use everything from me posted in this thread, including links.

http://www.forum.specialist-arms.com/index.php?topic=5211.msg49235;boardseen#new

[connahr]

Progress so far

Points limit of 1,000 - this would be the largest scale battle allowed representing a major assault on a pirate base/major raid/rival pirates coming together for battle over territory

New ship - Adeptus Arbites Oppressor Class Strike Cruiser: essentially a more support role oriantated version of the Punisher

new upgrade CQB (close quater battle) experts - well re-wording of an exsisting special rule and turned into a upgrade option, gives a baording bonus

plans for two new forms of space station - Pirate and Imperial Anti-Piracy base......maybe a tau one too

[connahr]

heres the new strike cruiser, what do people think?
(apologies for the messy format, seems tables don't paste properly)

Oppressor Strike Cruiser (0-3)

Ship type   hits   speed   turn   shields      points
Cruiser   6   25cm   90⁰   1      190
armour      weapons          range/speed     strength/firepower     fire arc   turrets
6/5+ rear      Port launch Bays          Fighters/bombers            2                     -   2
         Starboard Launch bays         Fighters/bombers            2                     -      
    Dorsal Bombardment cannon   30cm            4               Front/left/right
   Prow Lance battery                  30cm            3                      front

[connahr]

heres a teaser of another new ship.....but lets see who can get the reference

A small and extremely fast ship, the        is popular with captains running their own small shipping business in a system, even venturing to nearby systems their close enough. Because of its numerous small compartments this vessel is also used for smuggling, in fact it is believed that nearly all examples of the vessel are used for smuggling at some point or another with the Captains using legitimate cargo as a decoy. Thanks to their speed, small size and manoeuvrability        are extremely hard to hit, even attack craft struggle, especially if the crew are mad enough to pull a “crazy Ivan”. Needless to say this ship is a common sight, despite its age.

whoever guess correctly will be titled space cowboy of the week

[Jimmy Zimms]

OH OH OH OH [jumps up and down]

[scuy]

Firefly

[Jimmy Zimms]

Oh I suck again!!!!

[Lord Duggie The Mad]

I love this idea, sounds like a blast.

How about writing up some background for a pirate captain with a cybernetic parrot?  Please, oh please, oh please!

Anyone ever heard of the group Alestorm? I can't think of more appropriate music!  Pills, Duggie, pills are good...

Seriously though, sounds like you're on to a great idea.  I played a couple of pirate games recently and thoroughly enjoyed it.  I know that you can take escort carriers to flesh out the attack craft a bit but one thought I had rattling around (I sent one of the trained squirrels to chase it down but it's gone MIA) was a special flagship with a complement (complement; grammar WIN) of assault boats might add some interesting flavour to a pirate fleet.  Nothing crazy like the Jovian class, but a single ship of battlecruiser size could be an interesting addition to larger pirate fleets. 

You could make this a special objective for the adeptus arbites - destroying/capturing it netting extra bonuses in the same vein as a space marine venerable battlebarge. 

Enough random babblings for now.

Cheers,

LDTM

[connahr]

well space cowboy of the week is scuy

alhtough i also plan on doing a milenium Falcon type ship called something like millenium aquila??

pirate character with cybernetic parrot, you sir are a gentlman and a scholar

for attack craft carriers i've thrown in the enforcer and of course there are the two Adeptus Arbites ships

[scuy]

Thanks Connahr, shame they didn't keep that show alive.

[connahr]

i know its so quoteble too
been whatching agenst of sheild (Joss Whedon does this too) and i swear its got a bit of Firefly in it.......something about the fighting a cowboy followed by "this is like the old west" reminded me of Firrefly

anyway i went very off topic there

i think i'll make this "guess the reference" a regular thing

[harec]

Hey Connahr,
As you can see in experimental rules site, I am in the business again, maybe next week I will post the first draft of my skirmish idea, I hope it is useful for you .

Maybe you would be interested In a join venture? 

[connahr]

sounds like a plan, i'll try and e-mail what i've got so far

[harec]

We can check maybe we can create a goggle group or something to work together whogever wants to join.