tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post5056638953308340674..comments2024-03-28T12:39:04.081+00:00Comments on Vampifan's World of the Undead: My ATZ Campaign - Day 50 - Who's Laughing Now? Part 2Vampifanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-35765441603944393252011-12-11T21:06:46.547+00:002011-12-11T21:06:46.547+00:00EPIC doesn't even come close! We've lived ...EPIC doesn't even come close! We've lived and breathed these characters for so long. A sad day indeed.Zombie Adhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01927366159778203819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-52768518856020479842011-10-26T14:10:36.934+01:002011-10-26T14:10:36.934+01:00@apeekaboo. if you thought it was intense reading ...@apeekaboo. if you thought it was intense reading about it just imagine how intense it was playing it! You have no idea what's going to happen once you roll the dice.<br /><br />Have no fear abour Sunny - he will be back... with a much stronger posse!Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-83995391624154618922011-10-25T21:42:38.422+01:002011-10-25T21:42:38.422+01:00Wow, that was super intense!
I've just finish...Wow, that was super intense!<br /><br />I've just finished reading the four last batreps. What a grand finale this batrep was! The story was well narrated, with just enough explaining of the rules to keep me informed of how/why things are happening the way they do, but without stealing the focus from the actual story. Personally, I like the current style of how the stories are told.<br /><br />I'd love to see Sunny cheat death and come back for revenge, more sinister than ever! "Sunny's rising..." Can't wait for that movie. ;)<br /><br />Cheersapeekaboohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869874686875469384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-58381986856194127432011-10-22T21:46:28.777+01:002011-10-22T21:46:28.777+01:00@Mike. Many thanks for the kind words. Doing inter...@Mike. Many thanks for the kind words. Doing interior detail for buildings is rewarding but, oh man, it is time-consuming! Only do it if you have the time and the desire, because as I discovered when building my police station, it can become too much of a chore.<br /><br />I'm sure that my future batreps will become less rules intensive and more of a narrative. I'm looking forward to doing things differently.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-23406179002720830182011-10-22T17:00:49.246+01:002011-10-22T17:00:49.246+01:00Friggin' outstanding batrep! It was like watc...Friggin' outstanding batrep! It was like watching a movie or reading a good zombie-post-apoc novel. Your terrain and figures are absolutely awesome, as always. (Sometime in the future I WILL start detailing out the inside of most of my buildings; I have to after seeing how good yours look). Glad to hear Sunny may be back as a smart-zombie-nemesis, although that makes me fear for your remaining survivors.<br /><br />I think writing up the batreps without so many (or any) rules references would be fine. You've given us a great library of material to pour over already! Thanks Vampifan!ConfusedDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259339508453423111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-42144860986932172942011-10-21T10:58:34.990+01:002011-10-21T10:58:34.990+01:00@Irqan. I'm glad you liked it!@Irqan. I'm glad you liked it!Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-9288106840535013602011-10-21T10:43:33.296+01:002011-10-21T10:43:33.296+01:00Outstanding! A great read, great suspension, good ...Outstanding! A great read, great suspension, good fun!lrqanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317347167166315984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-12410411486380908952011-10-21T10:43:16.809+01:002011-10-21T10:43:16.809+01:00@6milphil. I would love to visit Salute, either as...@6milphil. I would love to visit Salute, either as a gamer or just a visitor. The problem is, because i live so far away from London up in the North East of England the travel costs meke such a journey far too expensive to consider. <br /><br />@Ambassador. Not one vote to let Sunny rest in pieces! He'll be back! More evil than ever and with a fresh posse of Killer Klowns. Be afraid!<br /><br />I have plans to make a much larger warehouse than the one I have now. Putting a skateboard park in it is a great idea. Making it a new base for Sunny and co. would be just so evil!<br /><br />@The Extraordinarii. Thanks for your comments and vote. Have no fear, Sunny will definitely return.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-78388739377836765122011-10-21T08:22:09.278+01:002011-10-21T08:22:09.278+01:00Awesome Vampifan, what a great read, very entertai...Awesome Vampifan, what a great read, very entertaining, I vote for a Sunny comeback !!The Extraordinariihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17677851630585684035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-73734605932508148802011-10-21T04:58:47.486+01:002011-10-21T04:58:47.486+01:00The idea of Sunny coming back chills me. That must...The idea of Sunny coming back chills me. That must mean he's a keeper. Clowns are scary enough, but evil or killer clowns, super creepy. Now, extra smart ZOMBIE killer klown -- that's just neo-maxi-zoomed extra-free KREEPIE!<br /><br />I may have nightmares just thinking about it. And I thought Pennywise was bad!<br /><br />Oh, and about the indoor skatepark idea -- the first level of the original Tony Hawk game was inside a warehouse and it rocked. It (and the great punk/rap soundtrack) were what got me hooked on that whole series.Christopher Sheetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342699523009720571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-25876200222697529082011-10-20T23:38:11.834+01:002011-10-20T23:38:11.834+01:00Stunning stuff, you really should put on a demo ga...Stunning stuff, you really should put on a demo game at Salute2012. Spread the infection so to say...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-81859462785388186102011-10-20T20:09:20.157+01:002011-10-20T20:09:20.157+01:00@JP. That sums it up nicely!@JP. That sums it up nicely!Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-88101925536813779722011-10-20T10:34:39.956+01:002011-10-20T10:34:39.956+01:00@Mikko. I hear what you're saying and I agree ...@Mikko. I hear what you're saying and I agree with you wholeheartedly.<br /><br />@Simon. Many thanks. A lot of people find clowns creepy so having a phobia of them is understandable.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-76846522535232599732011-10-20T09:06:31.648+01:002011-10-20T09:06:31.648+01:00Very nice as usual. All those clowns are creepy. I...Very nice as usual. All those clowns are creepy. I could definatley understand Gaps new phobia of them. Great report and I agree probably the best so far.Simon Quinton https://www.blogger.com/profile/18001946192905517180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-29816085281600407642011-10-20T07:59:23.450+01:002011-10-20T07:59:23.450+01:00Great batrep Bryan! Really enjoyed reading it, not...Great batrep Bryan! Really enjoyed reading it, not least because of the demise of Angie. No, no, I didn't hate her or anything, Team Vampifan has just been so amazingly lucky (as well-armed as they are, most encounters just end in a turn or two with all enemies dead or OOF) that's it's been almost boring at times - no one likes their protagonists invincible, least of all in a zombie story. Angie's death gave the whole thing that cool "nobody's safe" vibe. She died for the drama. Very good job, and would love to see Sunny back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-16759733447799891402011-10-19T20:37:29.428+01:002011-10-19T20:37:29.428+01:00@Werewolf8. An indoor skateboard arena? Now there&...@Werewolf8. An indoor skateboard arena? Now there's an idea worth considering.<br /><br />@Doug. If you closely analyse that batrep you'll find quite a few things that Team Vampifan did wrong. But that's what made the game so enjoyable. As I said, they will learn from their mistakes. Of course, you're right about the dice rolls as well. If they go against you, as they certainly did with Angie vs. Sunny, then there's not much you can do about it.<br /><br />I now know that Sunny will be returning. Everyone wants him to come back! But I'm uncertain about whether to bring him back as a human or as a Smart Zombie. If a Smart Zombie, then I'd agree with your idea of making him a Smart Smartie with even greater intelligence. The whole idea of Team Vampifan having an arch-nemesis as evil as Sunny appeals to me greatly.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-2545708729649560582011-10-19T17:52:01.003+01:002011-10-19T17:52:01.003+01:00I know double post but didn't see the comments...I know double post but didn't see the comments for Sunny.<br /><br />I say yeah bring him back but as a Smartie, and not your ordinary Samrtie either but genius Smartie, some how he has retained all his previous intelligence, add this to the fact that he is undead will make him a real terrifying foe. As a Smartie he can easily mingle in with regular zeds or use his "brains" to manipulate the living to do his whims, and with his makeup possibly even pass as living (barring close inspection, of course).<br /><br />I know for my Mackinac Island Campaign I have a Smart Smartie (granted e still has limited dexterity, and a limited vocabulary, but he is smarter then a regular Smartie) that the survivors living on the Island have allowed to "live" since he does various odd jobs for the community in return for his continued survival, he also has proven to be a valuable ally when he went on a salvage mission, he was able to mingle in with the undead and then draw them away from the party with diversionary noises, and then move on when surrounded without being attacked, so they could load everything on the ship without worries of being overrun by the undead (granted there are always those few stragglers that don't follow the diversion)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15489223839111201068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-12496627909000187992011-10-19T17:50:16.980+01:002011-10-19T17:50:16.980+01:00maybe they should build their own skate park INSID...maybe they should build their own skate park INSIDE! only way to be safe in these troubled times. good report as usual vamp. very fun read.Werewolf8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16658973836239815007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-25558567854394166202011-10-19T17:37:44.100+01:002011-10-19T17:37:44.100+01:00Team Vampi forgot rule #1 when in any combat, Alwa...Team Vampi forgot rule #1 when in any combat, Always have someone watching your 6. If they would have remembered to do this Angie might have survived, then again as you know that isn't always be a guarantee, it all depends on your dice rolls.<br /><br />Hopefully Vampi can find some replacements to fill in the gap that Angie's loss created, if you ask me Vampi will need at least three new recruits to even be close to equaling what her worth was.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15489223839111201068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-26266039475251186312011-10-19T16:41:08.464+01:002011-10-19T16:41:08.464+01:00@Colin. I. Am. So. Sorry!
@Gnotta. Thank you. I t...@Colin. I. Am. So. Sorry!<br /><br />@Gnotta. Thank you. I think Hannah will prove to be a good second in command. <br /><br />As for Sunny, the message is coming over loud and strong - he will be back!<br /><br />@Joe. Yes, it was a bad result for Team Vampifan and it's true it could have gone worse but, oh boy, that was a lot of FUN to play! Big Sil is going to need a lot of watching. He's borderline psychotic at the moment and now that he's hit the bottle he could easily flip into full psycho mode.<br /><br />And yet another vote to bring back Sunny. Yes, he will be plotting his revenge on Team Vampifan but his sights will be set firmly on Big Sil.<br /><br />I quite fancy changing the way I write up my batreps to a full narrative style with no more rules references. Maybe not next time but soon. I think I've covered most situations in the rules in my previous batreps to warrant a change of style.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-9802730411995955902011-10-19T16:09:06.992+01:002011-10-19T16:09:06.992+01:00Wow ! I'm gobsmacked, what a great batrep, one...Wow ! I'm gobsmacked, what a great batrep, one of your best, if not the best. It wasn't as a bad a result as it could have been, but it was bad enough. Big-Sil on the bottle too, he's going to be a liability isn't he ?<br /><br />My vote goes for keeping Sunny alive, he'll make a good archenemy for team Vampifan, always in the background, plotting his revenge, hehe.<br /><br />Great photos, as always, showing a lot of detail, missed last time. <br /><br />it does read more like a story than a wargame report too.Zabadakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649765350412145174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-16085969287394956852011-10-19T14:33:03.489+01:002011-10-19T14:33:03.489+01:00You've done a great job here, really dramatic ...You've done a great job here, really dramatic and entertaining Batrep.... <br />I'm happy Hannah survived but sorry about Angie, looks like it isn't a good thing to be a girl in team Vampifan!! :P<br />About Sunny... He MUST be back to seek revenge!! ;)<br />Well done!Gnotta'https://www.blogger.com/profile/09014358275137751458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-60320432104734971272011-10-19T14:24:53.268+01:002011-10-19T14:24:53.268+01:00Oh
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NNNNNooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...Oh<br />My<br />God!<br /><br />NNNNNooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!<br /><br />NOT ANGIEEEEEE!!!!!!!colinmnashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342098641859314933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-49880375087684593052011-10-19T14:18:10.884+01:002011-10-19T14:18:10.884+01:00@Luckyjoe. Very cinematic, I'd say! I'm ce...@Luckyjoe. Very cinematic, I'd say! I'm certain we have not seen the last of the Killer Klowns. They WILL be back again some time and when they're least expected.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-34456761540881652122011-10-19T14:05:18.444+01:002011-10-19T14:05:18.444+01:00Great batrep! The loss of Angie makes the game mor...Great batrep! The loss of Angie makes the game more dramatic and real. I say either bring back Sunny, or have a friend (the rest of the Killer Klown) or a relative of Sunny's declare a vendetta on Team Vampifan - "The Revenge of the Killer Klowns: This Time It's Personal". How cinematic would that be? :)Luckyjoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09572819691139763475noreply@blogger.com