I wanna scenario

Will anybody here admit to reading Star Fleet Battles? I vaguely remember
seeing a scenario called something like "The Valka Episode".

The "Valkha Episode" was in Starfire. it was the scenario where the Khanate
Battlecruiser Valkha broke into Terran space-essentially a rehash of the
WWII Bismarck tale..

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Guilty!

How about "The Lone Grey Wolf"? In which a Klingon dreadnought is trapped deep
within Kzinti space. I can hunt up the scenario descriptions later if there's
an interest, and there *ought* to be some OCR software at the new jobsite...

I never did play any of the SFB campaigns so I can't comment on the
playability, but it did look reasonably balanced and entertaining.

> --- Nyrath the nearly wise <nyrath@clark.net> wrote:

There is a SFB mini-campaign based off of a B-10 I believe that has to
travel through 3 different enemy held territories to get home. On the way
they get jumped by Lyran, Kzinti, and Hydran I believe.  THe B-10 might
have been a different ship but it was a very enjoyable game.

That Chuk Guy
> The "Valkha Episode" was in Starfire. it was the scenario where

> On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Nyrath the nearly wise wrote:

> Will anybody here admit to reading Star Fleet Battles? I vaguely
I believe the mini-campaign you are referring to is "The Lone Grey
Wolf", about a Klingon C8 dreadnought trying to make it home from deep in
Kzinti space after negotiations take a turn for the worse. The "Admiral Kang"
makes it safely back to klingon space.

As someone already said, "The Valkha Episode" was a Starfire scenario in
"The Stars at War" scenario book. This had a followup "what-if" scenario
dealing with the planned Orion attack on the Terran shipyards at Galloway's
Star. In the historical outcome for the first scenario, the Valkha dies.

I can't remember the name but there is a Renegage Legeion Leviathan (Fasa's
capitol ship Boardgame) module based on this also.. I'll try to dig it up this
weekend and give you more details.

Michael Johnson Micron Internet Services Techincal Support
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I think you're referring to "The Lone Grey Wolf", in which a Klingon
dreadnought has to get back home from deep inside Kzinti space. I've played it
a couple of times and it's a fascinating, very challenging
mini-campaign
for both sides.
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> s666@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca wrote:

Yes, you are all correct, I'm having an Alsheimer's moment. (I managed to dig
up my SFB manual after I posted)

The Klingon player gets one dreadnought. The Kzinti gets six pursuing forces,
from a battle cruiser to a freighter. Six scenarios are played. 1d6 is rolled
to determine which pursuing force is in this scenario. If the roll indicates a
force that has been already destroyed, that scenario is skipped. Every 20
turns, an additional pursuing force is rolled for.

Any Kzinti vessels captured by the Klingon become Klingon escorts. Each
captured vessels starts with the Klingon prize crew being unable to operate
the weapons. Inbetween each scenario, each prize crew has a 50% chance to
figure out how to fire them.

Ordinance may not be replaced inbetween scenarios, and only limited damage
control is available.

At the end of turn 40 of the last scenario, an overwhelming Klingon relief
force arrives and destroys any Kzinti

That would be "Wake of the Kraken" Great module

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I have played in both the Red Claw Express and Operation Unity both were fun
when if you have a couple nights that can be strung together.

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I believe the scenario pack was called Flight of the Kraken or something

along those lines.

> s666@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca wrote:

> I believe the mini-campaign you are referring to is "The Lone Grey

I stopped playing SFBs a while back, I don't remember this one...

> As someone already said, "The Valkha Episode" was a Starfire scenario
scenario
> dealing with the planned Orion attack on the Terran shipyards at

In the original edition (Starfire -- Task Force Game #1,cr1979),
scenario #5, (page 14), the Valkha lives to break though to scenario #6.(Also
on page 14) it encounters a convoy...

I have been playing SF awhile...

> Michael Llaneza wrote:

I ran this as a PBeM once some years ago (okay, on the order of 7 or 8). It
played out well. IIRC the Klingon C8 managed to escape back into Klingon space
(although beat to a pulp).

Mk

It sounds like an excellent convention scenario.

Hint, hint, hint.

(Don't mind me.... it's on the brain.)

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> "Davis, Jonathan E (CRD)" wrote:

Doan look at me, I'm already embroiled in prepping a
big FT scenario for next year.  ;-)

> (Don't mind me.... it's on the brain.)

Yeah, ditto here.

Mk

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> "Davis, Jonathan E (CRD)" wrote:

> Indy wrote:
Doan look at me, I'm already embroiled in prepping a
big FT scenario for next year.  ;-)

> I wrote:
It's a good idea that someone else can run with. I'm busy with my own plans
also.

Babylon 5 Wars has a similar mini compaing in thier Showdowns book. Post EA
civil war, one of Clarks Omegas goes roque. Faces a series of greater and
greater threats as it is hunted down. This could be played using ESFB rules.

Yea, me too.

I have already purchased an elevation map of South-Eastern Ohio, near
where my Grandmother lives. It has many rolling hills, sunken roads, woods,
farm houses, barns, oil wells, farmland, coal mines, strip mines, orchards, a
landing strip (small plane) and Wayne National Forest. Perfect terrain for a
DS2 scenario. I plan to sculpt the hills to match the actual elevation map.
Then place forest and buildings to match much of the terrain. Elevation
changes in the area are on the neighborhood of upto 350' (~100 meters), more
than enough to hide tank groups.

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Brian Bell bkb@beol.net
http://members.xoom.com/rlyehable/ds2/

Uh...

Are you having problems with your Grandmother, Brian?

Jon

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No. Did I forget to mention that my Dad's house is there also? (I'll teach
him to shoot me in the back in the King of the Hill FT game...).  ;-)

Actually, I thought about doing it for Battletech, when I played. But never
got arround to it. The hills are tall enough to hide Mechs.

Most terrain just feels artificial. Either it is too sparce or it is set up
with an eye to provide tactical advantages. I thought that terrain based on
actual terrain would be interesting. The area is beautiful. I could go there
to better model the terrain. And it is varied enough that it should present a
challenge.

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Brian Bell bkb@beol.net
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Elevation
> changes in the area are on the neighborhood of upto 350' (~100

Well, I'd be glad to do it, but you guys always put GZG-ECC too darn
close
to COLD WARS(also in Lancaster at the Lancaster Host Resort- March
10,11,12)
. Now if you'd move the dang thing to mid-April, I'd be more than glad
to work something out <g>.
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> Uh...

We now make a wonderful "Granny with Shotgun" figure in the 25mm "Rednecks"
range.... ;-)

Jon (GZG)
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WIMP! I ran two scenarios at ECC III and I'm going to run three at Cold Wars,
plus a BOM playtest! <g>

-Mike

> "Robert W. Eldridge" wrote:

> Well, I'd be glad to do it, but you guys always put GZG-ECC too darn

> "Robert W. Eldridge" wrote:

Priorities, my good man, priorities!

:-)

Mk

I have been experimenting with converting actual terrain (Digital Elevation
Model) to a 3D graphic view. I did an overview of New Haven Ct for Los that
came out quite nice. If you are interested in seeing what this would look like
for the terrain you are talking about send me the Lat Long of the center or
corner points you are interested in and I will see if I can gen something up.
The DEM data is 30 meter data so I generally have to artificially pump up the
terrain to make it look right.

Bob Makowsky

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Mike,

I didn't see your games in the Cold Wars PEL. When are you running them? I'd
love to get into one if I can. As to the WIMP part, I do COLD WARS,
HISTORICON, and FALL IN, I'm the "Coordinator" for our own Convention
"SOUTHERN FRONT", and this year I"m also doing "The Successors" Campaign" at
JodieCon. Not exactly wimpy in my book<G>. I suppose I could just move to
Lancaster, but I moved down to North Carolina from New Jersey a dozen years
ago to get away from snow (which lent an interesting irony to the
all-time
record 20-inch snowfall we got about a month ago.)<g>. GZG-ECC will be
too
close next year - my wife has some strange objection to me being away
two weekends running, but maybe the year after I'll be able to swing both.
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> "Robert W. Eldridge" wrote:

> Mike,

I'm running two games on Saturday. First is Charlie Company "Mai Vay or the
Highway" (S-54) from 1000-1400.  Then I'm running a SGII Vietnam-era
scenario (Thanks again to all those who helped getting the conversion
straight.) from
1400-1800, "Ambush at Nhi Vinh" (S-151).  I also submitted another CCo
scenario
for Sunday 1000-1400, but they mistakenly (So they say. <g>) did not
place it in the PEL. I've been promised that "Misty Mountain Hop Y2K" is going
to included
in the on-site book.  Please, feel free to join me for any of the above.

> As to the WIMP part, I do COLD WARS,
Campaign" at
> JodieCon. Not exactly wimpy in my book<G>.

Certainly not in my book, either. But please, don't misunderstand my comment.
It was meant as humor. I don't know you personally and it's certainly none of
my business how you engage in this hobby. <g> BTW, when is "Southern Front"?
Did Pete just move the date of "The Successors"? I might be able to make that
one.

> I suppose I could just move to

WIMP! <g> You're missing out on gaming for a little snow!

> GZG-ECC will be too

COMPLETE WIMP! You actually listen to your wife regarding gaming!
<beg>
Look man, next time she's bringing you your beer, just slap her around and
TELL her how it's going to be. <g> Seriously, though, I can well understand
your decision; I had to bail on the "Kanev" JodieCon just a few weeks ago
because of the wife. Good luck in getting to ECC V!

-Mike

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