The twisted dark imagination of video game knock offs.

In the last few interviews Chris of Modiphius (I'm not doing the umlauts if you're not going to pronounce them anyway) has mentioned that the concept artist for the dark legion is  a swede with that dark Swedish imagination (or soemthign similiar). Awesome said I, after all we're the per capita greatest producers of metal in the world, who better to design the dark legion. I was thinking demonic faces screaming jaws and possible even some pagan mysticism (especially in Ilian) and then they started publishign pitures. And this is what we got.

This looks like a licker from resident evil.

In fact the licker is more disturbing because of the tounge.



and the other one

Right me if I'm wrong but isn't that a Protoss?

Close enough if you ask me, sure the Protoss has a more elongated face and larger eyes (more classic grey) but still, they are pretty similiar. And Protoss aren't even villains.


Not that either are bad pieces but after all this talk of the twisted imagination of a swede they give me two video game ripoffs that are neither cool nor scary. I'm a tab bit disappointed.

and the winners are...

... a total disappointment. Well maybe it's just me but the winners of the poll I mentioned last time are the following


Bauhaus - Noble Officer, Templar, Venusian Ranger
Noble officer is fine, templar is nice, but Venusian ranger? folk you do know you can get 5 of those in a box from Prodos already right?

Imperial - Blood Beret, ISF Field Agent, Wolfbane
ISF agent is fine I guess but both Blood Berets and Wolfbanes will have boxes when prodos release Imperial, why do we need more of those?

Capitol - Luna P.D. Detective, Free Marine, Veteran with attitude
Luna P.D. I can live with but isn't a free marine a veteran with attitude, do we really need both?

Mishima - Ronin, Demon Hunter, Shadow Walker
Ronin are already in warzone, demonhunters are monsters with 4 arms that are slated for release in warzone. and Shadow walkers I can live with but they are also very likely to show up for WZR in time.

Cybertronic - Technologist, Attila, Field Asset
The category of no real choices, technologist sure, no idea what that really is but sure, field asset again very open ended but sure. But Atilla? That's a cuirassier, an AI, and not the data kind or even the terminator kind but the mindless kind. Who would want to roleplay a character without personality?

Brotherhood - Keeper of the Art, Inquisitor, Sacred Warrior
Inquisitor works find, keeper of the art is good, but again Prodos already makes sacred warriors, I don't see the need for another.


But that's just my breakdown. Until next time

Survey from Mödiphiüs regarding miniatures

Lo folks, yesterday Mödiphiüs (I don't get why they have umlauts if they don't intend to pronounce them anyway, English speakers...) published a survey asking what we would like to see miniature wise from their ongoing Mutant Chronicles RPG 3rd edition kickstarter.

We were asked to pick three of the each cathegory, with the option of writing one in ourselves.
These are the choices my choices are marked in bold other choices I liked are marked in cursive:


Imperial Characters
Blood Beret
Boots & Braces Botherboy
Debutant
Gentleman of the old school
Conquistador
Wolfbane
Trencher
Bureaucrat
Doctor
Entrepreneur
Free Trader
ISC Field Agent
Prodigal
Lawyer
Special Forces
Professor

Bauhaus Characters
Hussar
Kommissar
Thrall
Member of the Esteemed Order
Beerhall Revolutionary
Blitzer
Noble Officer
Venussian Ranger
Etoile Mortant
Pilgrim
Scientist
Magistrate
Diplomat
Homebuilder
Templar
Write in: Noble Airfleet Officer (Still hoping to see them return the awesome star trek reference Luc Piquarde from earlier editions)

Capitol Characters
Sealion
Free Marine
Businessman
Freehold Colonist
Veteran with attitude
Inmate / Prisoner
Media Star
Agent
Politician
Special Forces
Luna Police Department Detective
Reporter

Mishima Characters
Tiger Dragon
Hatamoto Samurai Executive
Shadow Walker
Investigating Magistrate
Shadow Corp Infiltrator
Mercury Webway Rapid Response Cop
Triad Enforcer
Teenage Biker Gang Member
Salaryman
Temple Priest
Demon Hunter
Ronin
Sage
Noble
Ashigaru
Martial Artist

Cybertronic Characters
Chasseur
Armoured Chasseur
Mirrorman
Diana Clone
Administrator
Field Asset
Technologist
Repairman
Cuirassier
Attila

On a sidenote I have to say I found this cathegory dreadfully underwhelming with, 50% of the choices being military, 20% being mindless, and 60% being things that already have miniatures in the Warzone range, and one being freaking maintenance.

Brotherhood Characters
Mortificator
Inquisitor
Trooper
Revisor
Priest in regalia
Advisor
Missionary
Keeper of the Art
Valkyrie
Archangel

My big gripe with the whole deal is that the following entries seems very randomly thrown in there Doctor (Imperial, expected Bauhaus), Lawyer (Imperial), Professor (Imperial, expected Bauhaus), Scientist (Bauahus,expected Cybertronic), Diplomat (Bauhaus, expected Cartel, or it's main supporter Capitol), Luna Police Department Detective (Capitol), Teenage Biker Gang Member (Mishima, expected Capitol) and Administrator (Cybertronic, expected Bauhaus). Note that the expected by no means mean they would only fit in those factions only that it's the best fit I can do, with Bauhaus characters being about athourity and wellfare (Professor, Doctor and administrator), Capitol being about Freedom with it's downside beign crime (Biker) and Cybertronic the only people actually still doing science have the scientist.

But that's just my opinions, you should log in and voice your own.