Weekender: Blood & Plunder Interview & What’s Comming For Dropzone Commander
March 12, 2016 by dignity
Welcome to the Weekender where we're checking out some awesome news from the world of tabletop gaming this week and talking to both Hawk Wargames and Firelock Games...
Salute 2016
We kick off the show talking about what we're going to be doing when it comes to Salute this year. That means a live blog, grid walks, interviews and of course plenty of drinking over the course of the weekend.
It seems prudent to talk about some of the awesome participation games going on throughout the day too.
Blood & Plunder
We take some time out to chat to Firelock Games about their upcoming Historical pirate game called Blood & Plunder. This is sounding like a fascinating game and we can't wait for their Kickstarter.
Get your questions in the comments below as we'll be doing a Q&A with them further down the line.
News Time
- Icarus' Feral Nexus - Check out some of the best looking aliens we've seen.
- 4Ground Dwarf Terrain - See a teaser for what's on the horizon from 4Ground.
- Boromite Broodmothers & Isorians - Big lumbering mining beasts and a whole new alien-styled faction.
- The Hunter's Guild - A new team for Guild Ball comes out of the forests.
Community Painting Picks
This week saw us looking at another round of Community Painting Picks and we're once again blown away by what we're seeing. We also take some time out to view one of the best paint jobs we've ever seen.
Hawk Wargames Talk Dropzone
Hawk Wargames have also joined us in the studio to talk about Dropzone Commander to reassure you that this game isn't going to be forgotten.
We'll be finding out more about the new miniatures for each of the factions in the game.
Dwarven Forge On Kickstarter
John has been working away on our own big plastic Castle but Dwarven Forge are also on Kickstarter looking to smash down more stretch goals for their Kickstarter campaign which features the building blocks to make your own citadel.
Will you be backing this Kickstarter?
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Happy Weekend!
21 quid a box now….
For what mate?
@warzan Historical Wargaming. Resistance is Futile!
Blood and Plunder really tickles my fancy being historically accurate, esp. since nothing prevents you from adding in some fantasy if you want to.
It’s becoming very addictive lol
And then some! I just returned from a wargames show with a French Napoleonic Imperial Guard Brigade… Grow plastic mountain, grow!
On the Seven Seas and Cutlass are the only 2 pirate games I can think of
Warhammer Historical did a pirate game called Legends of the High Seas.
Letters of Marque as well, although that’s going back a ways. 🙂 Definitely great to see the Age of Piracy handled in a more serious, grounded, and historical way (not really a fan of Pirates of the Carribean, in case it wasn’t obvious). It’s also great to see a game that takes place near where I live. Did Mike say he was in Florida somewhere? Fort Lauderdale myself. Definitely seems to know his material.
I think they are in miami 🙂
Youre all lucky sods as far as I’m concerned lol
@warzan Take a look at this ‘The real pirates of the Caribbean documentary’, it’s awesome!
http://youtu.be/2PTYwxivSG0
History was never this much fun when I went to school…lol
Thanks for this!!!!!
That’s tonight’s bed time viewing sorted!
It’s the Weekend! Malifaux later but time to watch this first…
If Blood & Plunder are promising they’ll NEVER have zombie pirates – I’m sold!
“On the Seven Seas” from Osprey covers similar; but tghese guys have the whole one stop shop system that will appeal to many.
Question for Firelock: This behaviou went on for over a hundred years or more. Is there a particular timeframe you’re starting with?
Happy Saturday.
Watching while painting figures for the RAFWA Game at Salute. Hope to see you on the grid walk.
We will definitely do our best!
The gaming table potential for Blood and Plunder is massive. Scenerios of simple open seascape, beaches and coves, towns and fortresses, mountainous terrain to tropical jungles offers terrific variation. I love that this is to be historically accurate but as with dark age wargaming there’s a fair degree of myth and legend to liven things up. I dare say due to a high degree of illiteracy and subterfuge of the period there’s room for a little artistic licence. Very excited about this one!
There is a lot of Lore to explore here with a fascinating miux of fact, brag and legend.
Great to see I’m not the only one who’s excited by the prospect of all of this!!! Lol
I looked a the Dwarven Forge KS and couldn’t see the same value as the previous 3. For the $175 pledge you get 20 items in the base set. If you are in the UK like me the pledge costs $240 with shipping. So with $15 for “Free internal US shipping” and another $65 for UK shipping that’s an extra 50% added right off the bat. Then the stretch goals are very non-motivational as they are mainly Add-ons so more shipping there then it just gets way too expensive. Its a real shame as I backed all the others but… Read more »
All that Dropzone loveliness was incredible….
Thought the Skype interview worked very well.
The Skype stuff is starting to work quite well now isn’t it 🙂
It’s been a while in the making but I think we are definitely getting the hang of it.
So what’s coming for the dutch in Blood and Plunder?
Damnit, Dave from Hawk Wargames. Stop making me want Resistance!
That’s ironic, not being able to resist the Resistance lol
If my resistance fades any more I’ll be up to my eyes in Resistance.
No idea why that replied to you, rather than a fresh comment. Sorry about that. I am an idiot.
Great show loads for all as always a cold coffee show, which rates as an incredibly good show because not only did I have only one coffee I was so engrossed but I let the bugger go cold as well.
Always happy to ruin a good cup of Joe on ya Chris 😉
New DzC toys – looking forward to getting my gruppy little hands of them
Also seem like I need to set some funds aside for some pirates, @warzan don’t tell me you never played Sid Meiers Pirates! as a computer gamer?!
Nop I was too engrossed in monkey island mate 🙂
Blood & Plunder is going for historically based pirates? Hell yea, sign me up!
Warren has to stay on point? Thanks for being a bunch of killjoys …I watch this for the banter not the product commentary of which 90% is of no interest to me 🙁 I watch this for the silly banter! Oh well atleast I’m a backstager so bring on Sunday!!!
I wouldn’t worry, staying on point is not a particular strength of mine, it’s only a matter of time lol
Cool 🙂 u gotta do you man..y’kno what im sayin ? lol
If you guys haven’t already been I would suggest a visit to HMS Victory at some point just to get you in the right frame of mind. Its well worth the visit.
Love the show guys. The drop zone commander stuff looks really good.Exciting times again for it.
great show as always!
blood and sail sounds awesome! and there is so much room for expansions and different factions, can’t wait to hear more about it. What I’m very interested in are the ships, will there be 28mm scale plastic kits for them? And if so I bet there are going to be historically correct what makes it even more amazing! There is no period in History I love more!
Whats happened to the sound, not good quality.
I had no issues with the sound
Sound quality was ok, but the volume was lower than usual I assume.
Really like the dropzone stuff n fluff but I,m not in a position to get another game at the moment.
Anyone interested in the Dwarven Forge stuff, last thursday’s Critical Role had an epic battle in their dungeon set. It should be on geekandsundry.com Monday.
I wish I could go to Salute! BUT..being terrified of flying and being broke stinks.
Happy weekend Beasts.
Will some of the new products for Dropzone Commander be available at Salute maybe? I’ll ready some cash if they are!
This pirate like historical game is one of the best things that is going to happen to the industry since Rogue Trader. I do love the concept and I actually might backup the KS.
As for the new 4Ground terrain. Cool, really, but I have mixed feelings for the company lately. I am awaiting a package from them for some time now. Wrote two emails and got no reply. Had to call the get some, but not all, info that I needed. Kinda sucks when it comes to customer service.
Resistance Thunder Wagons look so Russian. 😉