From: Randy W. Wolfmeyer <rwwolfme@a...>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 11:23:45 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: FMA Skirmish and convention
Hey everyone, an announcement and then a quick question for those in the know: I'm planning on running a game using FMA Skirmish (the old beta rules from way back when) at the Milwaukee Gamefest (http://www.advantageconvention.com/Gamefest_Milwaukee.htm) in a couple of weeks (July 9-11). My game will be about 2pm on Friday, July 9th if anyone is around and would like to join in. I'm going to be playing on the castle I made (http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~rwwolfme/projects/castle_done/Castle.html) last year. The setup is that the evil dictator of some backwater planet rules with an iron fist. One of the greater powers (in this case NSL, because that's figures I've got) has decided to overthrow the tyrant for the good of his oppressed people (sure), and has sent a small assault force to dispose of the dictator while he sleeps in his castle on a cliff by the ocean. The dictator however, has been in league with various corporate forces who have sent additional firepower to insure the dictator will not be taken captive and spill the beans about their little arrangement. To complicate things further, the U.N.S.C. caught wind of the operation and has sent a team to capture the dictator to ensure a fair trial (and block the ambitions of both the corporation and greater power). I ran this game last year, but only with my friends, but it took some interesting turns. I'd really like to play with some other people this time around, especially anyone from the list. Okay, the questions: What is the current status on FMA Skirmish? Does it look like it will be a real game anytime in the near future? Is that what it's going to be called? When I list the event, I want to make sure people aren't afraid to try it because they haven't heard of the rules before. I really like the skirmish rules, better than anything else I've seen for this kind of game, and I'd love to help sell more copies of it, if there were copies of it to sell. Any suggestions on how to list the event to get more people interested? Are there any hints from the playtesters to help make the game work better? I've been playing it with 5 players with 6-8 figures per player.