Weekender: Diesel Does D&D, Dropfleet In the Studio & Eternal Crusade Interview
October 24, 2015 by lloyd
Welcome to more from us here at Beasts of War as we settle down for another Weekender! We're getting properly stuck into some awesomeness concerning Dropfleet Commander and the video game, Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade...
News Round-Up
We've picked out some of the news items we think you should catch up on from this week...
- Vin Diesel Does Dungeons & Dragons - The action move star sat down with Critical Role and the Nerdist to play a session of D&D.
- FireForge Get Medieval Russians Ready - If you're looking for some surly Medieval Russians then the new plastic kits and characters planned by FireForge look great.
Dropfleet Commander
We get stuck into learning loads more about Dropfleet Commander with Simon from Hawk Wargames. We've had a chance to get the game onto the table and find out a bit more about how it plays.
News also hit this week concerning the contents of the Starter Box which will be on Kickstarter. We have a chat about what you could be getting in your set.
Eternal Crusade Interview
Chatting with the Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade team we got to learn about how the game is going right now and where they see things going in the future.
That also means we have a...
Big Prize!
...where you could win a whole mountain of stuff by commenting on this episode. You could win...
- A game key and 4 Character Slots
- 10 Codes up for grabs! Beasts of War Captain Packs worth $120!!!
- 120,000 + 25% Bonus RTP to Spend in the Rogue Trader Store for a total of 150,000 points
- Instant access to Closed Alpha (Steam key will appear on Founder Sheet upon purchase)
- Arkhona Vanguard Title
- Exclusive Founder Lounge Access in Forum
- Reserve Character Name
- Guild System (Coming Soon)
- Other Unique Items
That is quite a lot of stuff and it could all be sitting on your PC soon. The game is looking like it's going to be fantastic to play.
Kickstarter Focus
We also have three Kickstarters that we think you should be paying attention too.
- Swords & Sorcery - Go dungeon delving with immortal heroes brought back from the brink of death to fight an ultimate evil.
- Super Dungeon Explore: Legends - Chibi adventures with a Gauntlet twist. This game looks great for new players getting into dungeon delving and Legends adds even more narrative.
- Headspace: Cyberpunk RPG - Ever wanted to play a game where you share each others skill sets? This RPG sounds like a fascinating way to approach the Cyberpunk genre with loads of character driven options.
Competition Winner
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Happy Weekend!
Is it just me or is Ben the BoW Holly (from Red Dwarf)? Great addition!
Firrrrs- Oh prizes?
Well this is embarrassing….
tshh, you’re slacking, you didn’t even get the usual amount of thumbs downs!
Looking forward so much to eternal crusade, looking great as is and getting better each time,
Also yeah, that Vin Diesel D&D is nice to hear about, deffo giving it a watch.
Looks like they went nuts on lens flare on that Von Diesel game. Obviously we all need more lens flare in our battle report.
I’ve heard some good things about Eternal Crusade, it’ll be interesting to see where the game goes since the change in the goals of the game since the last time i looked into it.
Justin would obviously be Sten the first (and only)
Mammoth Herder… No question!
You beat me to it!
Eternal Crusade looks good, I just waiting to get my hands on it.
prizes again ?
Wow ten winners! Who will they be???
Eternal Crusade looks interesting. I’ll probably play it when it’s released, or sooner if I’m lucky enough to win!
From a performance point of view the DM was great, but a performance is what it was and the players were his audience and passengers in his story. They could easily have been removed and the experience would have been much the same. 10/10 for style, but as roleplaying experience it’s very definitely not for me.
Watch Critical Role where he runs his regular game with all voice actors! That’s where the real role playing shines!
I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt until I get a chance to see one of their usual sessions, but the emphasis you place on voice actors isn’t reassuring me that these are great performances rather than great roleplaying.
I’m not sure where you draw the line between performance and roleplaying, but to answer your original concern: on Critical Role, Matt (the DM) lets the players get into whatever trouble they want. It’s pretty much free from railroading.
Yeah gotta agree with Redben.I think a lot of groups go through DM’s and players go through the stages of voices and needless sound effects. There not really needed, The DM didn’t really seem to drag the story along to much
The best GM’s are those engage the players by giving them as much free rein as possible and letting them drive the story. Much like a sporting official, you don’t notice the good ones. I came away with an appreciation for the Matt’s voice skills and comfort in front of the camera, but if that is typical of his sessions I’d never want to play in one.
And to reiterate something from my previous two comments, I’m happy to accept that this isn’t representative of his usual sessions given the restrictions it was ran under. It’s just that this is the specific session we’re discussing.
Horses for courses really. Every group likes to roleplay different ways. But yes, it felt that Vin Diesel’s session was done for show rather than participation (which, it was, lets face it) and obviously it was run differently from the Critical Role series. It is difficult to setup a ‘normal’ D&D game in that situation with limited time and a brand new person to a group who is supposed to be the center of the action.
Matt pretty much performed a show and told a story so something happened for “TV” to avoid having 30mins of Vin feeling awkward and going “ummm… I might ummm…” while he looked intently at his character sheet with everyone staring at him, waiting with bated breath and inflated expectations. In the perfect world he (Vin) would have had a couple of good sessions with the same group and got comfortable with gaming as ‘one of them’ before they filmed anything. Still, was interesting to watch, and achieved its purpose of promoting D&D to a few more souls.
I think it was designed to be promotional more than anything else (obviously) but, I think it was meant to be enjoyed in the same way that an old Arnie movie is meant to be enjoyed… with a great deal of cheese cake 😀
Thanks for your time about Sword & Sorcery guys, you are great!
If you have any questions about the game… I’m stick around
😉
Interestingly on Jonathan Ros Vin shared the story that he used to play a D&D Witch Hunter back in the day and that he had shared the story with the writer in a conversation about gaming and several years later he received a script! So I think that means the new film is the first based upon the life of a rig character.
If Justin had a past life then it could only be the 1960s, working in the airline industry…
If only there was a 1960s airline game
Awesome vid guys, loved seeing Vin diseal on geek and sundry and hyped for 40k: eternal Crusade
But @dignity an attack bike is a two person vehicle.
So who will be in the sidecart?
His mammoth 😉
He needs a sidecar just for his mammoth?….
he got bored of herding it, he transports gary the mammoth around now 😛
I thought the DM was excellent in the d&d clip. But the throne and light was awkward. I’m using that reason for vin diesel being a bit embarrassed.
Is it the weekend yet? It is… Yippee!
Here’s hoping the Dropfleet KS can tempt me…
“Chase me… chase me…!”
Dropfleet – that is what I am looking forward to 🙂
I love the way eternal crusade is going, I have kept away from world of Warcraft because I know I would get wrapped up in it, I don’t think that I’ll be able to stay away from this though!
My lad will love this new 40K adventure, still plays Spacemarine!
that giveaway is absolutly rediculus, and i love it
OMG OMG OMG!!! If I don’t win, I’lll have to sell some of my actual 40k stuff so I can get a captain pack. That game looks awesome!
should be good to see eternal crusade develop, pretty ambitious 1000 players at a time, planetside 2 had the same sort of thing and in the early days it was utterly epic, dropped mad stacks of cash on that game lol prolly end up doing the same on eternal crusade no doubt
Can’t wait for dropfleet but headspace sounds rubbish, if sharing abilities is the core of the game, arnt all players just playing the one character?
There will most likely be mechanics in place to make sure that you don’t end up just all feeling like the same character mechanically, but that’s not really the point – it will be up to you as a player to make sure that your character feels individual and different from everyone else, just as in real life.
Even if everyone in a D&D group was a Wizard for example you could still be vastly different characters with their own way of thinking, their own way of approaching a problem, their own paths and history.
There are a number of different archetypes in the game which give you a set of different ‘moves’ that no-one else will most likely be able to do. The skills that you then possess will then most likely be able to pass between players but only when they’re emotional states are more settled and in tune with each other.
I still need to do a bit of reading around the game but from what I have seen so far the emphasis on character driven story telling over simple mechanics makes this something to watch.
If you want to see a game with the same Apocalypse mechanic in action I suggest Sagas Of The Icelanders from ItMeJP on Youtube. They had a great session with some Youtubers, and coincidentally the ex-level designer of Eternal Crusade as the GM.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToxWZIjttoY
two wonderful Kickstarters
So little money
Headspace seems like a gamification of the Sense8 Netflix series.
It’s same kind of idea with the shared minds and skills, but Sense8 is not really cyberpunk or about technology. Come to think of it, Sense8 could make a really cool board game.
lol I have my battle system terrain just waiting for my avp set to come through my portal in to my dungeon set.lol Great minds think a like. heheh
Hey yo! Anyone interested in a fast past bloody rpg? Have a look, the betas on its way soon! http://www.bloodyquest.com/
I would love to win a key
Happy weekend
Bring on DropFleet can not wait till the Kickstarter and the Boot camp next weekend..
Vin Diesel wasn’t half bad in Saving Private Ryan. 🙂
I think Justin is right when he said making the world smaller. European politics in that period was a much more encompassing than just you and the countries near you. Have a read about the Holy Empire and the Haspburg family and the political machinations of the papacy . Even the War of Roses had European overtones with France and Burgundy getting involved.
As for Russia or whatvwascthe area of Russia at that time have a read of theSwedish–Novgorodian Wars , all is interesting stuff
Nice episode, but please stop showing nice kickstarters, I don’t have enough space to store all my games and keep on buying…. Curse you! ;P
Fab show as always guys. VD D&D looks great show. Eternal crusade just awesome. And brill prize lady luck please shine on me
So excited for Dropfleet, cannot wait for the Shaltari to be unlocked because I will be pledging for the big time
Wondering what other new faction is it going to be included liking the idea of missing spacebound civilisation suddenly turning up.
Don’t forget that Vermintide is out now ,it’s like left 4 dead against skaven
It’s got to be my turn to win something!
Honestly, i can’t wait to see more of vin diesel playing d&d. It really is a thing of getting back into it like myself having not done rp for about 3years and suddenly today we’re going to playing only war.
Eternal Crusade is looking good so far. It will be epic when they figure out how to scale it up to 500 vs 500 on one map! I’m sure there’s FPSs out there that already have 64 vs 64, so there’s progress to be made and they’ll be pushing new boundaries for sure…
Loving how ‘Sword and Sorcery’ is looking – have to agree with Warren about the Undead Master, really looks the part!
Eternal Crusade looks fun, not really my type of game but I am always up for Multiplayer fun (Although I could probably give Justin and Warren both a run for their money on Suicide Runs)
Can’t wait for Friday DropFleet kickstarter, great idea on the game tester, pledge level!
Can´t wait for full version of Eternal Crusade
The Vin Diesel d&d was pretty awkward hehe. Good job on the show guys, I liked the variety this week.
@warzan
Knights vs Predator right here…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YRD8jAk274I
That should give you some inspiration 🙂
The Eternal Crusade interview looked very much like a competition to not say ‘Planetside’, Game looks like it has potential though ;).
Really looking forward to the drop fleet commander Kickstarter. Gonna have to get in on that!
Blatant pick me! Pick me! post. Oh, and happy weekend guys!
Really looking forward Ethernal Crusade. Waiting this game since years 🙂
And hope soon or later they will put tyranids for a co-op map 😀
I’m definitely going to preorder those Russian medievals. They just look too awesome.
Plus they will be really useful for a myriad of other things like a Rus/ Viking warband for Saga.
Can’t wait to see them becoming reality!
Ah @dignity SPOILER on Outlander! Seriously man 😉
Justins previous life. 33 ad. Judea. Ex leper
I really enjoyed playing Space Marine, which looks a lot like Eternal Crusade, but eventually bored because you can only use Space Marines in MP. Would really love to try playing Eternal Crusade..
A good weekender 40k looks amazing
I’m very interessted in one of those game keys. Especially since the sequels to Warhammer 40.000 Space Marine will never see the light of day. 🙁
I’m really looking forward to seeing how Eternal Crusade pans out!
If Justin had a past life it would have been as a French Renault FT tank driver during world war I. Having been trapped within a tight noisy space, driving a tin can being pounded by enemy fire, and being French, will explain everything about why Justin turned out to be Justin.
+1 for entry into the Eternal Crusade draw. 🙂
Wow that is a good competition. I would love to get one of those keys, my painting time has taken a knock at the moment because of problems getting things to the middle east.
Nice episode, especially the Dropfleet Commander discussion. Also: I’m curious if Eternal Crusade will be any good…
The new Warhammer game looks fantastic! It sure has been long since we last had a good 40k game. ☺
Justins previous life
Alexander the Greats Chief Eunuch.
Eternal Crusade sounds great.
Eternal Crusade, another game that I can prove how crap I am at PvP!!
Justin’s past lives?
Caveman that had an aversion to loinclothes and was the first to invent headwear ( a small rock held on with plentiful mud).
Roman Centurion number 3548 – not much to report here, but he did trip over his sandal once.
Was present at the Battle of Hastings – as a turnip in nearby field.
Victorian Londonium town – piemaker with a proudly never washed apron.
;P
Somehow missed seeing that W40k game before! sounds fun, keen to give that a go some day!
Eternal Crusade definately appeals to me. Will probably be playing it non stop.
Eternal Crusade looks a lot better than the last time it featured on BoW, and the scope seem more practical. As an old WWII online veteran I can say a wide open map can lead you to getting lost (however it does open up a lot a tactical options), The Swords and Sorcery KS looks nice as well and like many have said “so many good kick starters, so little money”, But I will be going in for the Dropzone KS (can’t wait till next weekend). Good luck all on the prize draw.
Dropfleet looks good…
god im so hyped for dropfleat comander :3
Hm, I an not sure about Eternal Crusade. It looks already a bit dated, the blood effects are just cartoony and there is no destructable terrain (yet?). I also wonder if it going to be a DLC fest, pay for this armour, pay for this class, pay for a larger inventory etc. pp.
The S&S Kickstarter looks very interesting, but it’s really hard to keep up with all these KS games if you are on a budget 🙁
Well I see @dignity in the XVII century Poland. He would be working as a innkeeper in the so called Herdlands. The place on the, at that time, Eastern frontier of the Polish – Lithuanian Commonwealth where most of the modern Ukraine is located nowadays. It was a dark and gritty period of history. With the Cossacks rebellions, outlaws and more and more powerful lords weakening the king. The inn would be called the “Under the bald goat” and would lie on the crossroads of a not so safe merchant route. The innkeeper would be known to be of Scottish origins (some Scottish mercenaries were being hired back then). The people who know that he deserted from the army are already dead but everyone knows that you should NOT mess with the innkeeper. His name would be Gospatrick and he would know many stories that worn travellers like to listen while sipping ale during cold and long winter nights.
On another note, the Dropfleet looks superb.
I have not heard earlier about the Eternal Crusade 🙂 Hmmm, ok I am in.
Looking forward to eternal crusade coming out
Awesome!
Now I have a valid reason to buy a new graphics card. Lets hope the wife see’s it that way too.
i soooo want the 40K key.. awesome looking game
Justin, definitely medieval past life.. he just fit
Iam in on the dropzone kickstarter cant wait
I look forward to Dropfleet. The ships are so shiny.
i’ve had mixed thought for eternal crusade, but it seems to be shaping up quite nicely since nathan came on board. with that in mind i wouldn’t mind winning a code for this and giving it a go!
It has jumppacks! I can’t wait to bob around dakka dakka everything.
Eternal Crusade looks like great fun, looks like you can have different chapters/warbands etc, although only saw Ultramarines and Dark Angels in the video, im guessing there will be others? although ill be playing the Dark Angels, hope theres going to be an option to have the dark angels robes 🙂 . Looks like its going to be a great game
Great show today, Dropfleet Commander looks very interesting and Eternal Crusade sounds like a fun action game to play.
looks like theirs tyranids in eternal crusade, but not as a playable race? Shame as i think that could be rather fun, either way looks like the game is a lot of fun anyway
Also will have to go and watch D&Diesel now 😛
The Drop Fleet is one of those games that a group of my friends are in to it. Really like the look of the 40K video game, looks like it could be lots of fun,
Massive reflection in Brendon’s eyes when he’s full screen – loose the glasses maybe?
Justin was in a previous life a chicken wrangler from inner germanic tribe circa A.D 425. I would no doubt play as a chaos raptor ….night lords son!!! jy’hea
My wallet is screaming at me that I cannot afford another Kickstarter… My brain, on the other hand, is wondering how many months I could live off of canned beans
Liking the look of Dropfleet. Musk keep an eye on the kickstarter next week. And the kids are liking the look of Super Dungeon Explore.
Justin spent his previous life hosting the crystal maze.
Dropfleet Commander looks amazing.
I’ve really not been interested in computer games for years, I do enjoy Hearthstone but that’s really quite a different thing. Now perhaps it’s the inner 40k nerd in me, but 40k Eternal Crusade really does look good. It’s the sort of game that I worry about trying because I have a feeling I’d get hooked very quickly.
The werewolf sculpts of Ares are awesome, have looked for a long time for something like this. It reminds me a lot of Falble 😉
I think Justin would probably once have been a Saxon poacher… and accidental assassin of King William II of England.
A bit like the Emperor, I am speechless…
And this week no Warren comment to correct on Dr Who, ah missing that segment 🙂
Will the Eternal Crusade have a free to play option?
I actually enjoyed the Vin Diesel Dnd session, mainly because the DM was amazing. Definitely going to check out the dropfleet kickstarter. I dont like the idea of the rogue trader points, make it feel like the game is pay to win if you have to buy them. Swords and Sorcery looks amazing, might pledge that as well. Super dungeon looks okay not a hgue fan of the chibi look but I like the dungeon crawling side of it. Did not like Headspace at all, cyberpunk isnt my thing
Looking very good taking a feel from the gear of war style play to make a 40k game
The Vin Diesel D&D episode is really cool. Matt Mercer is an excellent DM, I have learnt alot from him by watching Critical Role.
Nice kickstarters
Eternal Crusade is sounding great.
I think Justin would have lived in Victorian London, dressed similarly to the attire he wore in the Wolsung demo game as some kind of dodgy pimp or as a leader of a pick-pocket gang. Why not donate the funds to “Child’s Play”? Its a charity that helps disabled children play games such as DnD style games, video games etc.
Eternal Crusade looks really interesting, although it is an MMOTPS (Massively Multi Player Third Person Shooter). Are the Nidds going to be a playable race in the future or are they just there for cannon-foder/mass-killing?
Justin’s past life: Calgon the second to last, and slightly less famous, witch hunter.
I really enjoyed todays show in parts, some of it was not for me computer gaming has simply past me by since they did away with joy sticks to use. However I have nothing but admiration for those with the gift of bringing to life such incredible games. 1st player, multi player whatever whatever it is thingy. So may have skipped a little of it, but I know there are thousands out if not hundreds of thousands of people who love this type of games play and anyone anywhere that decries such a following for the sake of it not being a game played on a table, and this morning I spoke with a couple of folks in person over a coffee that are of the opinion that this is the wrong place for such a game review, “Der the clue is right there, as in GAMES review!!” Anyway some people exist that you and I aren’t ever going to reach.
Chris and Victoria
@chrisg Surprised to hear about peeps not seeing computer games as a valid game. John, Justin and Llyod have certainly made reference to it, an they talked about adapting World of Tanks to a table top wargame. Lloyd used it for research for the look of his Russian Dust Tanks no less, sounds more like some peeps being overly protective about locking gaming into just tabletop.
Seems to me that PC and tabletop gaming are more feeding each other than taking anything away from either side, at least these days.
Hawk wargames shut up and take my money
Warhammer Eternal Crusade sounds awesome!
i’ve pledged to sword and sorcery had been thinking on cancelling but i watcg the weekender andm now committed again.
On D&Diesel: agreed, it would have looked far nicer if the GM had been on the throne, but it’s obvious why Vin Diesel was put on it – he’s the title player. Matt Mercer definitely steals the show with his versatility just like with his own show Critical Role. On a side note, two of the players here, Laura and Travis, are also players on that show and appear to be playing the same characters they do on there, albeit at a lower level so it makes me wonder if D&Diesel is part of the Critcal Role continuity (set before the Critcal Role show started airing) or is unconnected and they were only using those characters as a ‘signature’ or promo for Critical Role; if it is, then it’d be interesting seeing Diesel’s character crossing over for a guest appearance on that show at some point.
On Justin’s past lives: Roman Senator named Justinius Dignitius
On the 40k MMO: looks good so far. Any idea if you can pick your Chapter/Legion/etc, or is it limited to Smurfs and Black Legion? Would want to play a Thousand Sons sorcerer if I played it 🙂
I may be tempted to get into Eternal Crusade. really kind of tempted.
I like the sound of SDE becoming more narrative focused.
That DM is brilliant love watching his stuff
Really starting to get excited about Dropfleet 🙂
I am following Eternal Crusade since the beginning. It is looking impressive! If I get one, I will play with the Black Legion. 🙂
looking forward to Dropfleet commander kickstarter
Dammm thats a great price to give away.
Probably one of my favorite Weekenders.
Really Excited about dropfleet, can’t wait till the kickstarter starts. And who hasn’t been wanting a proper 40k MMOFPS since forever! for a while the development had some up-and downs but now really starts to show the possibilities.
Good job guys!
Eternal crusade is looking really cool.
Another fab show.
All this flurry of activity around dungeon delving has re-ignited by love for it (from ye olde WHQ days), so I’m a bit torn between Dungeon Saga and Super Dungeon Explorer at the moment – do I go down the “true to the style” Dungeon Saga route, or do I go down the quirky SDE route?
And Dropfleet certainly has the juices flowing a bit too….
Oh the decision! #geekworldproblems 😀
Eternal Crusade certainly appears to have come on leap sand bounds since the last time I looked at in-game footage!
40K video game! Looking pretty good too!
I’m really liking the look of Dropfleet, although like the ground game, its the PHR that I am looking forward to most.
In his past life, I think Justin was a junior Eunuch for Cleopatra.
every time i see more of eternal crusade the more and more i want it
Cannot wait till next week for the Dropfleet kickstarter. Its going to be another expensive year it seems. Also would like to play the 40k game… seems interesting.
Thanks guys !
Good Morning Folks, sorry about seeing the show late, but had to get the house ready for the game to marrow morning ( football American way ). My home city is playing in London, have the family coming over to the house to watch with Da. But I digress Eternal Crusade would be cool running around the place that I have gamed since Rouge Trader. to fight the good fight to bring the light of the Emperor to the cosmos and destroy the enemies of Mankind. If the game doe’s awesome maybe as a guild we could have a battle cruiser to use as a base and do drop pod attacks to the surface or a guild thunderhawk gun ship , just think of it BoW shoulder pads for the hole guild like Deathwatch. Great show will try to see the XLBS tomorrow before the game, Go Buffalo ( Home of the real chicken wings ) 🙂
That DM is awesome :o)
Go check out his regular show on Geek and Sundry – Critcal Role 😉
Love the idea of dropfleet every time you guys mention it! Will definitely be looking at the Kickstarter next week 🙂
Also intrigued by Eternal Crusade – looks like they are getting something much more polished noe
D&Diesel, gotta watch that one, thanks for the tip!
Eternal crusade is just what we allways waited for. As an avid Planetside and Planetside 2 player, all we ever wanted was an MMOFPS based on 40k in the grand scale of Planetside 2. So with eternal crusade, all our hopes are with them :). I also like the way the go for the F2P with Orks and the Horde mechanics.
The Vin Diesel D&D Session was good, the GM really sets the bar high , but then again its Mercer, he knows what he is doing. Another fun to watch GM is Chris Perkins with the Celebrity D&D at Pax.
Drop Fleet also is something really nice looking, my wife will kill me if i bring even more toys into the house. All in all a great weekender again as usual, you do a great job BoW! Thanks for the treat on weekends!
Its annoying that the Dropfleet KS runs at the same time as the next Norsgard one. Here’s hoping I get two paydays before they close!
The 40k MMO definitely looks to be a lot of fun.
Had some worries about Eternal Crusade but I must say they are slowly dissolving, a prize win would be great but I may well get myself a founder pledge soon anyway.
The game looks awesome, Love the space marines
One thing I’m wondering is, are they allowing the Eternal Crusade Alpha to be streamed by other streamers with access?
Looking forward to seeing what they do with Eternal Crusade.
Happy Saturday! Tomorrow is only Sunday! 🙂
Eternal Crusade is starting to look really good from past streams I’ve seen! And that’s cool that an Apothecary is in the game, though I doubt he’d use his Reductor to heal himself… as its more of a morticians vacuum for removing the gene seed and transferring it to a vial. [Like the vials around his belt] I’m really into 40k despite not having played a game for over 2 years. /reasons
The Sword and Sorcery is looking really nice, and it seems to be a good enjoyable game.
Agreed, Vin Diesel should be cloaked in darkness or at least have the spot light removed… I mean, give the guy some breathing room. It’s his first DnD session with them!
Alsois.s.s.s.s Dropfleet!!@@ I don’t know If I can afford another kickstarter in 2015.. LOL
Totally agree that DM really makes the experience watching that show! Looking forward to Eternal Crusade, loved Space Marine, this seams like the natural evolution of the multi-player. Would be great if they added horde modes to it though to have epic scale battles!
Justin in a past life is to good a thing to pass up 🙂 He would have been a TV star on Monty Python’s Flying Circus. He would have been the old man in the opening segment. It’s………….
The Russians from fireforge games I intend to use for Saga.
I had to comment for Justin. If I get picked for the Warhamster prize please give it to someone else, as I can not stand GW.
One of these years I’ll win something as cool as this game.
i’d appreciate winning a copy. thanks BoW!
The settings in the video game looked very 40k. The command room had a chandelier hanging above the holo-table.
Well I hope this game will be as good as it could be since the Warhammer 40k universe is so rich.
This game looks fantastic. I loved Space Marine, and the combat system looks about the same. That game pulled off the colossal feat of showing me the smurfs can be cool. I’m excited to see the game progress through it’s development.
Friarer Justin small country chruch 13th century.
i truly hope this wont disapoint me 40k game have a tnedency to desapoint me only dawn of war and Space marine so far where true war 40k game
eternal crusade looks amazing !!!!!!!!!!!
I hope i can be a Striking Scorpion ir better yet a Harlequin . That would be fun.
Love the more realistic angle that Dropfleet is going with, very cool. May get into it if they are able to do a PHR faction.
@Warren. The face you pulled when Nathan said “p*ss”! I was on the floor!
Great show guys, swords and sorcery looks awesome.
I have been dreading the day you guys covered super dungeon explore, It’s so close to my heart, I feared that you would rinse it! But the ks review you gave made me happy. I am absolutely gutted that I can’t afford to back them this time around!
What is this Hersey !!!!!
With HALO and DropFleet I too see a Lost Fleet adventure to get the fleet home. @warzan may have that one right. Of course he may be crazy but he does like some good fiction. Nero Wolfe and Lost Fleet to name a couple.
Good show guys. I think Justin would make an awesome Victorian Gentleman Inventor.
Dropfleet Commander is looking to be awesome. Can’t wait to see what the pledge levels will be. Although I might just go with the starter box. Can’t decide between the UCM and the Scourge ships.
Can’t wait for EC to release. Loved Space Marine and this is shaping up to be even better. Hope Iron Hands and Salamanders are eventually playable.
It’s great to see Ben on the show. Hope we see more of him, as well as old friends from BoW past.
Happy weekender everyone & the guys,
The dropfleet commander game looks brilliant; WH40K eternal crusade sounds excellent would be good to see a game set like Isstvan III? With thousands on marines blasting each other to bits, the figures in sword n sorcery look good, headspace sounds a bit matrix’y to me,
Great show! Thanks for entertaining us on the weekends!
Those Skype interviews and livestream in the show are very nice.
Good job.
What an awesome prize … a way to play 40K with my friends over the pond !!!! … The medieval Russians look great. It got me thinking SAGA right away 🙂 Off to watch the rest of the show .. Kickstarters!! Great work as always.
Reminded me that I really need to catch up on Critical Role! Watched Last Witchhunter this evening and really enjoyed it.
SDE kickstarter is so awesome i have every modele ever madae sofar for it and ican tell you as an guy that want to play it painted, its huuge :O
Drop fleet will be brilliant. I hope that there is some campaign mode where you can progressively develop a campaign that is fought both in orbit ( drop fleet) and on ground (drop zone).
Justin’s past life has to be set at the late 1800’s, he is a barber who specializes in sculpting eccentric beards. Being the oldy time hipster, he gets around on a Penny-farthing, wearing a top hat a little taller than everyone else.
Dropfleet sounds amazing, Sword and Sorc’ sounds great… yep, all of my money will be going to kickstarters!
Been looking at Eternal Crusade for quite a bit. Would love to win one of the packs. Thanks for the chance.
Ooh prizes!
Eternal Crusade looks amazing.
I was apparently in the minority in enjoying the third person Space Marine game on the PS3 and was upset not to see a sequel.
The Russian Knights look great and Predator vs Knights could be a really cool diversion if your imagination for scenarios for dungeon delving or AVP have been suffering.
Vin Diesel in RPG mode is cool and brave, because sadly RPG holds a stigma for some one in such a glamorous and stylish job. The only time actors usually admit to roleplay is in a bedroom and no dice are involved.
The dropfleet commander rules sound intriguing. The infinite weapon range, being managed by the sensors / heat of weapons firing sounds really cool.
The Zelda look Kickstarter didn’t do much for me.
The swords and sorcery with resurrection of fallen heroes begs one questions. Why bring back those that failed the first time around? In actual fact the story sounds enticing and the miniatures look great.
Headspace is solving a ‘problem’ in RPG that I thought was a huge part and parcel of RPG. I guess introducing shared skills does make players think hard to get the full benefit, but having a team utilising their own skills at the right times is part of the fun isn’t it?
Thanks for tons of Bolt Action content in the week. Inspired me to get some more hobby time invested.
Looking forward to happy Sunday.
Great job as always guys.
BEHOLD THE BIG GIANT HEAD!!!!!!
Maybe BoW has an Easter Island studio these days
I realy want to play dropfleet. I can’t wait the kickstarter.
I’m already an alpha version sergeant, an upgrade would be awesome.
Is still to early to say but i must admit that eternal crusade is looking pretty good
40k player for over 20 years so really looking forward to playing this game !! and YES WE NEED A BEASTS OF WAR GUILD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have to admit, Eternal Crusade looks pretty good
My weekend has been made, thanks for the content boys.
Eternal Crusade looks AWESOME!! Kinda wish we got to hear more from Katie (I think her name was). Wanted to hear more on her experiences in game. Good interview otherwise! Hope you do another interview come beta, then release!!
Vin Diesel such a champ, and while I’m hopeful the 40K MMO is great I have to be skeptical given the huge failure rate of MMOs and the quality of many GW licensed games lately. Really do hope it’s good though.
Hmm, Frostgrave Ben, Dust(bin) Lloyd, Dungeondelve Warren and Mammoth(?) Justin. Not sure I like the Talking Head (no offense meant to Ben in particular) in the background, unless it’s m-m-m-Max Headroom.
BoW’s previous announcements of kickstarters was bad enough on my wallet, but these detailed reports are deadly.
Is there an age limit to the Eternal Crusade? Is there something else to do other than take and hold?
It’s an actual story line:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_versus_Predator_versus_The_Terminator
I certainly hope they eventually expand to cover all races and factions.
Eternal Crusade looks awesome.
I am really looking forward to Dropfleet and I really shouldn’t. So many games, not enough time to play them all, but the mechanics have me hooked. This just looks too cool and solves so many of the typical space battle issues. I will back this.
Dammit.
Looking forward to Eternal Crusade’s release!
Can’t wait for Eternal Crusade. Hope I’m a winner!
I’ve been following Eternal Crusade for months! I cannot wait for this game to come out.
Why does Vin have such a massive chair? I bet the others have chair envy!
Really liking the look of Dropfleet. Problem is so many games so little time and well storage space too 🙁
Great show once again chaps
I’m going to need a second job at this rate. Well done great weekender
So much looking forward to the dropfleet commander.
While I am Happy they have finally put a 40K MMO I am not sure about the shooter. I would have taught a typical MMORPG would have been the best choice.
If you hooked up to Justins head, would you see Mammoths frolicking through lush green fields?
Came here for Dropfleet, commenting for Eternal Crusade! Looking forward to the Dropfleet gameplay, Dropzone is an excellent game and I can’t wait to see how Hawk have handled this. Plus looking forward to the Shaltari models.
The 40k game looks cool, love to play that. Fingers crossed!
Did eternal crusade used to be called dark millennium? If so I did not realise it was still goin! Looking forward to that! 🙂
Eternal Crusade looks so promising. I really hope that GW does not can 40K as they did WFB. I’d give the Alpha a try.
Epic as always 🙂
Past lives of Justin: Middle Ages, Renaissance, 17th century and WWI.
Or am I the only one who thinks he looks a bit like Baldrick 😀 😀 😀
I still havent watched the Vin Diesel Video, I cant help but think he felt silly being on that stupid throne.
I’m not sold on Eternal Crusade yeah it seem like they did a good job with the game and how it looks but as a Dark Angels fan I feel they don’t have anything unique about them just look like a green paint on power armor nothing that makes it feel like Dark Angels
Another great Weekender. It was great to see Vin Diesel doing D&D with Matthew Mercer’s group. I agree they didn’t need to put him on a pedestal as such as it felt…awkward…but kudos to Vin for just running with it.
Dropfleet Commander looks and sounds awesome – that will be a kickstarter hard to ignore.And that was a nice wee interview for Eternal Crusade; felt more confident just hearing Nathan speak about the vision behind it and found myself wanting to play 40K tabletop and Dawn of War again! Eternal Crusade is one game I have been hoping will be awesome and I have a really good feeling about it. 😀
Headspace RPG sounds interesting. I am about to run an Eclipse Phase game and I like what Green Hat Designs are doing so might have to pick up a copy and see about trying out the mechanics.
Wow would love to win one of the keys
Happy weekend and best of luck 🙂
I can’t wait to get my hands on Eternal Crusade.
An other cracking show guys but all that kickstarter news is not good for my poor wallet
looking forward to dropfleet, thinking my resistance might have to hijack a few ucm ships.
Another great weekender and looking forward to the Dropfleet Commander game.
I would like to have one Eternal Crusade Beta Access.
I am a fan of Mercer (the D & Diesel DM) and Critical Role. He was told at the last minute to cut down the hour session he had planned to half that due to Vin’s timetable, so even more impressive when you know that. I started DM’ing in the 70’s without an idea of what I was doing. Now it is so different as you have a plethora of games and GMs to use as role models on various media. You just pick the style your group wants. Of course trying to match the likes of Perkins, Lopez and Mercer can be a bit intimidating!
Eternal Crusade looks & sounds pretty awesome. I still play Space Marine and this looks to be just like it, but pumped up on steroids. I dropped out of playing 40K tabletop for various reasons but have to really give this a hard look at picking up on release. That is unless one of the prize packs finds it way to my inbox. . . (hint, hint) 😉
What are the factions available and factions in plans for FPS warhammer 40k?
I started my MMO journey with Everquest. It was awesome, but also very frustrating. I then switched to World of Warcraft, which was like a never ending beer keg. I could just not get enough. I have deen away from MMO’s for about 2 years now and am looking to get back in. With my love of the 40K universe this looks like the perfect entry back into MMO’s. My only concern is it becomes a who can push which button faster game and the people who can download the macros will always win. Maybe that is always the way of the first person shooter, but I look forward to this game going live!
The russians would be perfect for a frostgrave warband.
Ahh Dropfleet, how you will hammer my wallet! Really want to see the PHR stretch goal get knocked down.
Here’s hoping Eternal Crusade continues the process of getting development back on track, I was starting to lose hope in it awhile back.
Between GW’s past behaviour, and the number of other awesome miniatures games that are either out or due out, I do find it harder to be excited for 40k. That I do still get excited for 40k despite the above though is probably a sign of how great the universe itself it, so I’ll probably check out the new game regardless 😉
I am really looking forward to the Orks in EC. 🙂
DropFleet keeps looking better and better. Super Dungeon Explore Legends is the expansion I have been hoping for. I want to keep the same heroes playing and level them up and go after harder and harder challenges. I am not a huge FPS player but the 40k hook is just what I need to keep me in it. Grey Knight Dreadnaught anyone?
Dropfleet is really starting to appeal to me the more you guys talk about it.
Not so sure until now about eternal crusade. Hopefully they do it right and it has some long time motivational factors in it, which are also doable for working people, who can’t grind 24/7.
Really appreciated Lloyds comment about super dungeon explore going the same route as 8bit video games. I thought of the same thing and found the thought quite entertaining. Hopefully they don’t drop everything in the future to upgrade the “graphics”. 😀
Eternal Crusade will be quit interesting I think.
Best wishes from Germany 🙂
I am so looking forward to Eternal Crusade, its going to be bloody and gory and everything a 3rd person 40k game should be. Been following this game since Dark Millennium being cancelled.
Eternal Crusade looks good but I want a contest for Wahammer Total War.
I’d be happy to take one! Thanks for putting this on!
Vinny D (we’re good friends) is the man. I remember ages ago Paris Hilton’s phone was hacked and a load of celebs phone numbers were leaked. Of course I tried Vin’s but I only got his voice mail. What the hell would I have said if he answered? “Erm, Hi. Do you wanna come to my house and play Hero Quest or something?” Looking back on it that’s kinda effed up.
Eternal Crusade looks good, I just waiting to get my hands on it
This game may require me to buy a new PC!
The gameplay footage from eternal crusade reminded me of the Space Marine game on the xbox 360. Which is a good thing in everyway. Suddenly I’m getting excited about it.
In a former life I reckon Justin was Groom of the Stool for henry the VIII.
I was very sceptic about eternal crusade (and The THQ one) because we have seen a lot of MMOs going down after a ½year, but hearing each friday what they are doing, makes me looking forward to the game.
p.s and I hope im not gonna be the only Eldar when i get into the game 😀
Justin, you need to watch the first 2 Predator movies. There were no Aliens (other than the illegal type in the 2nd). Only a “conflict” in the area and it was HOT. As good as your idea sounds for the Russians, I’m not sure it would get hot enough in Russia to attract the Predators. No lack of fighting, just cold at best. But, then again, I’m no expert on weather history in the Urals.
I think @dignity was Henry VIII’s beard in a previous life. That’s definitely as far as the similarity goes….
at work, so trying to get glimpses in. Vin posted a bit to facebook on this, before it came out. Would be great if Eternal Crusade was a good game! We’ll have to see!
Cant wait for more Dropfleet info. Defiantly backing the Kickstarter!
I’ve only just got around to play in Dawn of War 2, Eternal Crusade looks like it could be great to step into afterwards. Love the idea of a BoW guild.
Happy weekend. Too many kickstarters never enough money… That new 40k game is interesting.
Great show guys! This one really showed how the lines between tabletop games, board games, & video games have blurred. With each genre borrowing from the others.
As for as Justin’s past lives considering how much crap he puts up with he must have been a Groom of the Stool AKA official bum-wiper of the king. Hang in there Justin, maybe your next life will be crap free!
I want to win something.
I’m still not sure about this 40k online game but I guess if I won then id play it for sure
https://www.facebook.com/ZombieGunship/videos/961167300617700/?fref=nf
Loading the A-10 big gun just for all those that love the beast of a plane.
Dropfleet is looking good and I need to figure out if I am going to play that or Armada. So many games so little money after silly things like car repairs and keeping the lights on…
Great show guys!
The 40K shooter looks pretty cool so far. Can’t wait to see the assets all fleshed out and hyper detailed!
Not sure about the Head Space game. It just seems like an easy way for players to optimize every member of the group with no negative influencers, thus resulting in flawless ability to overcome challenges. I DO like the role playing aspect that comes with sharing feelings and perhaps thoughts, etc. as it leaves a lot of room open to explore the socio-psycho implications of when something goes horribly wrong.
keep up all the great work, great listing to beast while working
You did it again, I need to get in on the Dropfleet KS, I have never been a huge fan of MMORPG, but the Warhammer one seems one I could really get into! Great interview guys!
I have a mental image of Justin as a priest to Ra in Cleopatra’s court (think the mummy) giving her words of wisdom and advice…….in the background of the sceen would be 2 fan wielding bearded Eunuchs who look alot like 2 brothers from a life he will have in the future lol
40K game looks like it will rock but bring on the Ork’s for me…WAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!
Too many new shiney things in this ep to add to the pile of things I need to get around to playing. But I want drop fleet and I want it now.!
cant wait to support dropfleet commander 🙂 and for that matter play eternal crusade 🙂
I have started watching Critical role quite recently (last two or three weeks and at 3-4 hours per week theres a lot to catch up with, I wish I had the time and money to play a wh0k mmo fps…
the DM Matt Mercer is amazing in almost every episode not just with Vin Diesel
Great to see the Skype thingie is working! It should be cool to see some interviews with people from the gaming industry! Good work!
Is it me or are your shows go longer every week? I know most people would like it, but I am a real beer&pretzel wargamer. I like short movies about world war 2 of another war in history, now or in the future. I like short wargames which can be played in a hour or maybe 90 minutes. I like to paint some short time, about a hour each day. I always watch the weekender on monday while I am painting. So I like the show very much when it was around 60 minutes. Painting and watching at the same time. Don’t use too much time on each content. I love the news and the kickstarters the most. The interviews are fun, your own ideas are often very great and inspiring. Talking about kickstarters, please give the Alkemy kickstarter some love. The game is fabulous. A short skirmish game which can be painted in 60 minutes, played on 60 by 60cm and a game is played in 60 minutes, enough to take some beer&pretzel. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/909359300/alkemy-blitz-miniatures-game?ref=nav_search
No Panzerfauste on the kickstarter segment? Come on this looks awesome!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hystericalgames/panzerfauste-mechanised-warfare-in-a-mythical-real/description
Eternal crusade is looking good, can’t wait to play my Space Wolf! hopefully it is a bit more of an MMO than just a multiplayer third person shooter like Titanfall.
Thanks for this awesome show guys. The Interview with Hawk Games about Dropfleet was really interesting. Iam looking forward to the Kickstarter at the End of this month :).
I would bet anything based on the way that Diesel starts the session, and the mood he is in at the end, that they re-filmed his introduction afterwards, when he seemed a lot more comfortable and into the spirit of things. He was about as emotive as Groot when the session started. Also, I enjoyed that he seemed terrified to attempt the arithmetic needed to add his roll and bonuses together.
Was the throne he sat on to hide the fact that Jessica Chobot is way taller than him? Had to be right? He is always hiding his height in movies.
Definitely throwing some money at Dropfleet. That was the most exciting part of this episode for me. Eternal Crusade is looking cool so far, as well. Unfinished, of course, but cool.
the gameplay looks really good!
I wouldn’t mind trying out a 40k FPS.
I am so excited that tau is getting all of these awesome updated models, but I still haven’t finished all the current models!!! also the game that is being developed is looking very good, though not enough tau for my tastes!
It was nice to see Ben in the show!
Eternal crusade looks like it is shaping up nicely. Really looking forward to how the other races are going to look and play.
Oh please please give me one of those sweet sweet keys
Great Show. Keep up the Work
Was on the fence about “Swords and Sorcery” until I saw this. Now I have to go through the justification of why not to get it. Over a years worth of projects lined up already is probably a good one. :-/
@brennon needs to wear a black turtleneck, against a black background. He can be BoW’s own Holly 🙂
@dignity and his past life regression… An urchin named George from the 1800’s? His desire to be a proper gentleman has stayed with him through to his current incarnation??
The Dropfleet Commander ships are looking fantastic, I’d buy them just to paint and display. Awesome work on those.
Cheers for the great show again guys.
Great show as always guys
Coming to the Weekender late this week as I was at Gaelcon. Thought you might be interested in the fact that there is a fan made Predator movie on YouTube entitled, “Predator Dark Ages” in which a Templar knight and this party face of against a predator.
Eternal crusade does look good, can’t wait til they bring in the other races, especially the eldar.
I cannot wait for Eternal Crusade, I am getting a PS4 just for that game!
Can’t wait for the Dropfleet Commander KS.
really looking forward to Eternal Crusade. Looking good even at this early stage.
Me, me, me!
Been waiting for some mmo Warhammer40k game ever since Dark Millenium got canceled, hoping this one will be as great as DM looked like!
Dropfleet looks awesome i’m hoping they get to fund it in plastic and get the Shaltari and UCM in plastic too. I cant wait to see the concept art for all the races and be interested what the campaign and crossover rules for dropzone will be like. Damn these cool Christmas kickstarters i’m too old for Santa Claus to remember me and my wallet is being foreclosed 🙂
Awesome set of prizes this week guys! Always a joy to watch on the weekends.
40k onscreen sounds great. Being down under face to face opponents are far away so would be keen for prize key to do battle with you guys!
Been eyeing the Eternal Crusade game for a long time. Would love to be a part of the development of that. Even if there are no orks at the moment, dueling it out with bolters and sword will get my marine juices flowing again.
Love to hear my name being read while squealing at home 🙂
Don’t know if the contest is still on but count me in please!
Headspace reminds me of Sense8
Can’t wait for Eternal Crusade… I’m going to try and convince all my buddies to get into it.
Have not seen much as of late on the 40K computer game that was great to see I am looking forward more and more for drop fleet comander as well great show guys
Awesome show guys , can’t wait for the 40k shows !
Hoping Eternal Crusade will live up to its expectations. Justin was obviously a spanish inquisitor named Pedro de Jamie Manrique in his past life. Loving the Kickstarter segment of the show guys, Sword and Sorcery looks fantastic. If only I didnt have around one million miniatures/projects in backlog on the painting table..
Eternal Crusade seems interesting and worth trying. Haven’t been too many good 40K games since the Dawn of War series.
Hooray! D&D Diesel!
Man, I can’t wait for Dropfleet Commander! I do hope that Hawk don’t go down the route of giving the Resistance a fleet of their own. One of the best things about the game for me is the story, and that would be spoiled by a very ‘gamey’ need to give all the factions equivalent forces.
Great show as usual fellas! The more I hear about dropfleet the more interested I become. I’m ready to drop some serious cash on the kickstarter.
What? There’s prizes …… WOOHOO 🙂
Warren can You please give me that captain pack? 🙂
This eternal crusade looks way more bad ass after this interview and makes me really want to play now. I had no idea prior to watching this video of the games new progression, it looks like a way more awesome game now. Is there gonna be dreadnought characters to play?
Is this still going?