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Hey all, welcome to the site!
Over the next months our gaming group will be running a campaign
game of A Call to Arms by Mongoose Publishing. We are all quite active
players and thought it would be cool to write up a few reports (and take a
few pictures) of our battles to promote the game and well...cause some of us
have far too much free time on our hands as well ;)
We shall be trying to complete a full campaign turn every three
to four weeks
although the occasional gaming weekend may speed that up considerably so stay tuned
for updates!
Hash - Last updated 23rd October 2006
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Players
We've been lucky enough to find several regular
players (and some occasional ones too) that live in our area of Hampshire/Surrey
(Aldershot, Farnborough, Mytchett and Bordon)
in the UK. You may recognise some of them from the
Mongoose
forums...
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Adam (Centauri)
Adam is perhaps the most sensible and easy going amongst all of us...mainly
because he has not been corrupted by the evil internet and the tool of the dark
side that is otherwise known as, "the ACTA forums". Adam has chosen Centauri for
his race choice which are renowned for their heavily armoured and armed ships
although they can lack the mobility of other races. They have some phenomenal
RAID and BATTLE level ships especially some of their variant ship designs,
making the former "Lion of the Galaxy" a formidable opponent keen to once more
take their rightful place in the galaxy.
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Burger (ISA)
Burger is a seasoned ACTA admiral having commanded
several fleets in his time including Minbari, ISA, and Drazi. He has
selected ISA for this campaign, with the iconic White Star a solid choice
at RAID level, hoping the new White Star Carrier and Gunship released in
Armageddon will give him the tactical edge and flexibility in the games to
come. If not there is always the, “my dodge will save
me” strategy to fall back on. While this may not be the most tactically sound assumption, his
domestic record remains impressive and we are generally in awe of
his ability to instantly recall obscure rulings from the ACTA forums. He
also maintains a Ship viewer for the ACTA
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Hash (Shadows)
Hash is often mocked (unfairly!) by the others as
unable to field a "proper" fleet and so has to rely on the super-manoeuvrability
and superior technology of the Ancient race known as the Shadows to achieve
victory. To prove them wrong he has searched the fleet lists...and chose
Shadows to prove one and for all he can use a proper
fleet...ok maybe the others are right! While the Shadows may indeed be an
unusual fleet to use, they are nevertheless a deadly enemy at higher
priority levels with the dreaded Shadow Ship serving as an ARMAGEDDON level
reminder of the unbridled power of the Ancients. Hash is the author of this
website and several (okay maybe two) battle reports on the Mongoose
forums...he also finds it weird to write about himself in the third person. |
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Reaverman (Narn)
Reaverman has an excellent tournament track record having been victorious with both Vorlons and Narn
although to be (un?)fair this can be mainly attributed to using “cheat codes”,
bribery, threats, and most of all, luck! He has selected the Narn
"Bat Squad" for
this campaign which include an excellent array of SKIRMISH vessels as well as
a strong WAR choice in the form of the Bin'Tak. Reaverman is also renowned
for possessing rare artefacts known as, THE DICE OF DOOM” which he picked up
from Salute 2006. In his spare time, Reaverman enjoys spending time near
alpha emitters and of course, reading up on evolution and plotting to
destroy the great "source of lies" that he prefers to call
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Tank (Earth Alliance -
Early Era)
What stories can be told about the mighty Tank?
This hockey playing, miniature loving, long lost brother (clone surely?) to Eddie Izzard has
had a rather unusual amount of "bad luck" with dice although we suspect it
may have something to do with his tendency to throw them around the room if
they displease him...which is nearly every time he makes a roll. Tank has
selected an EA fleet for the Early Era period, limiting his selection of
warships but he can take advantage of
the Sagittarius Missile Cruiser, considered perhaps the hardest punching
ship in its priority level SKIRMISH. His lack of advanced warships however
may prove to be somewhat of a problem in higher priority battles.
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Setting
The campaign is fought over the resource rich system
of Alderbordon which is described in more detail here...
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Latest News
You can take a look at the current fleet rosters
here...
Links
www.mongoosepublishing.com - Mongoose Publishing produce the A Call to Arms
space ship miniature game based on the races and fleets within the B5 universe.
www.babylon5.com - Warner
Bros official B5 site - you can get more information and official B5 merchandise
from here.
http://chburger.brinkster.net Burger's Ship Viewer and downloadable
sheets to keep track of damage to ships during play.
There are also several stores in the UK & US that store
Mongoose products including ACTA, we suggest you check out your friendly local
gaming store for details.