Oops, forgot to mention this to you guys from October! Bascially I have been unhappy with the bland missions that are the dominate driving factor of how we play 40K (including list building and style of play), so I took the bull by the horns and wrote up alternative ideas for the game, with 3 missions for Space Marines & Orks as examples. These missions are designed to be race specific and tailored to the character of the army in question (i.e. Space Marines targeting HQ & Elite units in favour of Troops, while Ork HQ units earn extra VPs for destroying things to prove how tough they are!).
Anyhow, I sent these ideas to none other than Jervis Johnson himself, pointing out I find it particular silly in the standard missions when a unit of 4 Genestealers stay on an objective to win a game instead of jumping on the nearby Guardsman and feasting when in reality the Hive mind would do the opposite.
Below is the response I got;
"It was quite eerie reading your letter, as I've just finished work on a supplement for 40K that is very similar. Clearly great minds think alike! Unfortunately it will be a while before Warhammer 40,000 Battle Missions is published, but when it is I think you'll find that it covers just the kind of thing you describe in your letter; army specific scenarios based on the tactics and strategy used by the army in question."
Read into that what you will!
P.S. Sorry Jervis if I have betrayed your trust here a little, just thought we should see what support for this idea the masses might have!
von Bolter&Chai
I posted this one on here after Conflict:Scotland this year after speaking to Jervis.
10 races, three missions per race, each mission different and designed to play to the strength/role of the army in question.
Jervis showed me some of the work in progress stuff in his workbook.
Basicly you roll a dice before the game, and whatever you roll is your game
1. army 1 mission 1
2. army 1 mission 2
3. army 1 mission 3
4. army 2 mission 1
5. army 2 mission 2
6. army 2 mission 3
von Warseer
Könnte interessant werden, in wie weit das aber dann sinnvoll und Turniertauglich wird bleibt abzuwarten.
Ich bin vor allem von der 2. Nachricht nicht wirklich begeistert, da wird es dann zum Glücksspiel was man aufstellt.
Anyhow, I sent these ideas to none other than Jervis Johnson himself, pointing out I find it particular silly in the standard missions when a unit of 4 Genestealers stay on an objective to win a game instead of jumping on the nearby Guardsman and feasting when in reality the Hive mind would do the opposite.
Below is the response I got;
"It was quite eerie reading your letter, as I've just finished work on a supplement for 40K that is very similar. Clearly great minds think alike! Unfortunately it will be a while before Warhammer 40,000 Battle Missions is published, but when it is I think you'll find that it covers just the kind of thing you describe in your letter; army specific scenarios based on the tactics and strategy used by the army in question."
Read into that what you will!
P.S. Sorry Jervis if I have betrayed your trust here a little, just thought we should see what support for this idea the masses might have!
von Bolter&Chai
I posted this one on here after Conflict:Scotland this year after speaking to Jervis.
10 races, three missions per race, each mission different and designed to play to the strength/role of the army in question.
Jervis showed me some of the work in progress stuff in his workbook.
Basicly you roll a dice before the game, and whatever you roll is your game
1. army 1 mission 1
2. army 1 mission 2
3. army 1 mission 3
4. army 2 mission 1
5. army 2 mission 2
6. army 2 mission 3
von Warseer
Könnte interessant werden, in wie weit das aber dann sinnvoll und Turniertauglich wird bleibt abzuwarten.
Ich bin vor allem von der 2. Nachricht nicht wirklich begeistert, da wird es dann zum Glücksspiel was man aufstellt.
Der Tod ist nur der Anfang
