Nordviking
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Has this RPG been scrapped ?
So has this died ?
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Fritz_Brown
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I don't think so. I think it is merely a victim of Hunter's circumstances. Witness all the stuff shifting to Avenger/Comstar while he was out.
Hopefully, this will be back up in the queue, soon.
Hopefully, this will be back up in the queue, soon.
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Malenfant
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Was anyone really interested in it to start with? Its board didn't seem to get much traffic ever.
(I've still never heard of the books)
(I've still never heard of the books)
Nordviking
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You should read them. The best Military Sci-Fi I have ever read
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Malenfant
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Oh, that'd explain why I've never heard of them (that said I don't even recall seeing them on the shelves of the local bookshops anywhere either) - I can't stand Military Scifi
Er, who's the author again?
John Ringo can write pretty well, and I love some of his books (the first three books of the "March to the XXX" series (only, not the 4th book, which went downhill fast)). However, there are others of his books, of which the Legacy of the Aldenata series is a good example, which just strike me as rather adolescent day dreaming. Reasonably well written at times, but something that really seems like it came out of an adolescent's day dream or a teenage RPG campaign.
Ron
Fritz_Brown
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Mal, the other reason you may not have heard of them, is they're not labelled "Legacy of the Aldenata". They are Ringo's series of books related to the Posleen invasion: A Hymn Before Battle, Gust Front, etc.
They are not the best mil sf IMHO, but they are fun. I prefer the March books - possibly because they are co-written with David Weber.
They are not the best mil sf IMHO, but they are fun. I prefer the March books - possibly because they are co-written with David Weber.
That right there is why I didn't know what that game was for a good while despite knowing about the books. Sure Posleen Invasion is a bit boring but it's easy to remember and what most people know the books as.
It doesn't help that's it's one of the titles on the QLI titlebar that's vanished since Hunter last posted without a reason why.
I don't mind military reading fiction or non, but this series struck me as a bit over the top, esp. once he brought in the rejuvanted SS panzermen. SS panzers are a munchkin WWII wargamers wet dream. Give me a unit of Italians or early Russians for a challenge instead please.
The Hinterworlds Rambler
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What utter claptrap! Everyone drafted indeed! Preposterous! The dream of a madman.
Jewels Mk II
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A silly, but fun read of a series
Minor nit. Everyone was not drafted in the Legacy of the Aldenata books.
Everyone with prior military service, at least in the US, was called back into service.
There was large scale call ups in other countries, including those with mandatory government service requirements, but there were plenty of people out of uniform. The people who grew the food, operated the factories, ran shops, and were in denial over the oncoming hordes and ended up as alien field rations.
Fritz_Brown
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Casey, I think you boofed the quote - I didn't ask for a unit of Italians!
Fritz_Brown
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Oh, jiminy, and I blamed it on Casey!
linkage to this Slush Pile/Baen fanfic?
Erm, I didn't quite either, but I do prefer playing say Italians or even early Russians over SS Panzers in a WWII game. Both are non-elite and often poorly equipped and/or lead armies but still viable with good play and some luck on the dice. Fielding SS crewed Tiger IIs with the not-a-shot-trap Henschel turrets is as cheesy as WWII gets, and it's invariably the WWII munchkin player's first pick. They’re usually the ones wearing Waffen SS (Tour) t-shirts in public. I’d rather play a game of Ogre as the Ogre cybertank.
So when I read the excerpts from Watch on the Rhine where the remaining living SS Panzer crewmen are rejuvenated to the peak of health and given near-future versions of said uber-tanks...suspenders of disbelief snapped clean in two. The ad copy didn’t help either. "Watch On the Rhine is perhaps the most unbiased, and brutal, look at the inner workings of the Waffen SS in history. Meticulously researched, it explores all that was good, and evil, about the most infamous military force in history using the backdrop of the Posleen invasion as a canvas."
Even though in this case they are underdogs of a sort and while it's certainly fun for some, it's just not my cup of tea.
Righto, we must settle this by playing a virtual game of WWII French vs. Italians!Originally posted by Fritz88:
Oh, jiminy, and I blamed it on Casey!
1) sets up battlefield with shiny figures
2) rolls dice, wins initiative
3) both sides proceed to take their figures off the board and pack them up
4) shakes hands with Fritz88 and shares a bottle of virtual wine
Draw! (no problem)Fritz_Brown
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That might make all the difference, eclipse.
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