Warboss Spleenstabba
04-08-2010, 05:19 PM
Hello everyone, and welcome to Shattered Verse. Shattered Verse is a brand new tabletop scifi war game that is being released at the end of this May. Shattered Verse was created by Adam Isherwood, (of Capitan and The Lost System Online Campaign fame) and promises to be the next best thing in wargaming. We understand that wargaming is an expensive hobby and that many wargaming companies (who shall remain nameless and we sincerely respect, and do not attempt to slander in any way) have been draining the pockets of consumers with price increases during these worldwide, tough, economic times. They even go so far as to threaten fan (their own loyal customers and enthusiasts of their products) sites with lawsuits who are not even remotely infringing on their IP.
In addition to this, the setting of many sci fi war games on the market today a honestly quite depressing with their lack of hope or progress, and an omnipresent dark persona. In many of these universes xenophobia, hate, and fear dominate the universal outlook and horrifying wars are started simply because of these shortsighted opinions . It is of out opinion at Shattered Verse that during the tough times of this global recession wargaming should be FUN! We are trying to create a universe where free of such a pessimistic outlook on life, where hope, progress, peace, and fun thrive.
Shattered Verse is a fundamentally a space opera, where while there is war (I mean there has to be it's a tabletop war game after all ) ,there is also life and happiness. The people (including a wide variety of aliens) within the Verse enjoy talking about their favorite bands, going to sporting events, and even just sitting down in a bar, full of a huge variety of people of different race, religion, and political outlook, and having a refreshing pint. Shattered Verse intends to be not only a fun universe to play in, but also one of, if not THE MOST INEXPENSIVE TABLETOP WAR GAME IN EXISTENCE . The game is played on the 15mm scale (though it can easily work at nearly any scale, be it 6mm, 20mm, 25mm, or 28mm) this 15mm scale makes it cheaper than the other war games out there as you can buy a basic squad of infantry of 22 soldiers for $10 , as opposed to the ridiculous $44 dollars you would pay for only 20 infantry from some other scifi wargaming companies, our decision on the 15mm was all about keeping the cost down for you the consumers .
The 15mm scale also allows us to tap into the enormous scifi miniature market already out there. We are not a miniature producing company, we simply write the rules and background for your games and give you the freedom and creativity to use whichever models you want. We do, however, make suggestions on appropriate miniatures for our units. Like the ones from our friends at: Ground Zero Games ( http://www.groundzerogames.net/ ), Critical Mass Games ( http://www.criticalmassgames.com/ ), Khurasan Miniatures ( http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/ ), Rebel Miniatures ( http://www.rebelminis.com/ ), and Brigade Models ( http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/ ) to name just a few .
Here is are some brief descriptions to the background of Shattered Verse:
THE VERSE, AN INTRODUCTION
The Universe is big; think the greatest mind of your species, think of their comprehension of the term big. That would have less impact than a grain of sand falling into the Sahara. Inside the universe is an ancient society simply known as the Verse.
The Verse spans greatest part of the Universe, it is built up from a multitude of worlds, cultures and species, each one as diverse as the next. However this society is crumbling, by a political war of a gigantic scale; this war is known as the Shattering.
Earth and its human, for thousands of years have been oblivious to this war. However amidst a terrible war, which would lead to their own genocide – they have caught the attention of the Verse, who decided to intervene.
Now Humanity has been dragged into Verse Society and is been pulled in all directions by the political groups. These political groups are known as the Shard Factions.
The year is 2196.HTM (Humanity Time Measurement) and the universe is still shattering.
Copyright © 2010 Adam Isherwood
VERSE HISTORY 101
The Conqueror of the Verse: Neo Xandra
While mankind comprehended the possibilities of the wheel, a titanic war - beyond human comprehension was coming to a close. Neo Xandra’s conquest had ravaged the known Verse; she fought for absolute unity – to end the notion of conflict from the face of existence. However some saw her as dictator and fought against her regime but regardless, all fell against her and her grand armies might.
Yet as inevitable has her victory was, fate took a far stranger turn. On her victory parade, as she stood before an audience of billions – every civilised race across the verse was there to witness her moment of triumph and to hear the future of the Verse under her rule – she made a very different speech.
She proclaimed the immediate dissolve of her army and her self-imposed exile from Verse society. She told the stunned billions that they were not ready for what she had planned for them and pleaded to them to maintain the peace till her return. Sadly, as the years went by – her wishes were never met.
The Shattering
Without her iron grip over her subjects, they argued and squabbled over the governing of the abandoned Empire. As the years rolled by, the Empire split into three political groups – each one having their own opinion on the future of The Verse. As the arguments grew in temperament, it was not long before the arguments became aggressive, than violent and so begun the shattering.
The three political took arms against each over and became the Shard Factions: HAVEN, SANCTUM and FRINGE.
The Shard Factions
HAVEN believes in continuing Xandra’s great work and has picked up where her army had left off. They have formed a Utopian federation. Only through war can peace be truly gained.
SANCTUM worship Xandra. Only through the devotion of the entire Verse will bring her back from her exile. Their followers aim to convert the entire Verse to their vision.
FRINGE has come to the realisation that Xandra is never coming back and are trying to go back to the ways things where before her conquest. They stand for independence and freedom and renounce Xandra the Tyrant.
Copyright © 2010 Adam Isherwood
If you are interested in Shattered Verse and want to find out more (while Shattered Verse Vol. 1 will not be available until the end of May, and our website is not yet up and running) feel free to check us out on our forums: http://shatteredverse.proboards.com/index.cgi ( WHERE YOU CAN DOWNLOAD A FREE [i][u]COPY OF THE SHATTERED VERSE QUICK START RULES )or our personal youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/ShatteredVerse1 You can also PM me here on the forum or all of us on the official Shattered Verse Forum and Youtube channel. We at Shattered Verse are all about catering to you the fans, ultimately this is your game, your hobby, and your universe, so if there is anyway we can help you enjoy your Shattered Verse experience more, whether it be a rules dilemma, suggestion, or any other questions or comments, please feel free to let us know and we will be sure to respond to you as soon as possible. ALSO LOOK FOR US AT THIS YEARS SALUTE IN THE UK AND NEXT YEARS ADEPTICON IN THE U.S. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL THERE .
In addition to this, the setting of many sci fi war games on the market today a honestly quite depressing with their lack of hope or progress, and an omnipresent dark persona. In many of these universes xenophobia, hate, and fear dominate the universal outlook and horrifying wars are started simply because of these shortsighted opinions . It is of out opinion at Shattered Verse that during the tough times of this global recession wargaming should be FUN! We are trying to create a universe where free of such a pessimistic outlook on life, where hope, progress, peace, and fun thrive.
Shattered Verse is a fundamentally a space opera, where while there is war (I mean there has to be it's a tabletop war game after all ) ,there is also life and happiness. The people (including a wide variety of aliens) within the Verse enjoy talking about their favorite bands, going to sporting events, and even just sitting down in a bar, full of a huge variety of people of different race, religion, and political outlook, and having a refreshing pint. Shattered Verse intends to be not only a fun universe to play in, but also one of, if not THE MOST INEXPENSIVE TABLETOP WAR GAME IN EXISTENCE . The game is played on the 15mm scale (though it can easily work at nearly any scale, be it 6mm, 20mm, 25mm, or 28mm) this 15mm scale makes it cheaper than the other war games out there as you can buy a basic squad of infantry of 22 soldiers for $10 , as opposed to the ridiculous $44 dollars you would pay for only 20 infantry from some other scifi wargaming companies, our decision on the 15mm was all about keeping the cost down for you the consumers .
The 15mm scale also allows us to tap into the enormous scifi miniature market already out there. We are not a miniature producing company, we simply write the rules and background for your games and give you the freedom and creativity to use whichever models you want. We do, however, make suggestions on appropriate miniatures for our units. Like the ones from our friends at: Ground Zero Games ( http://www.groundzerogames.net/ ), Critical Mass Games ( http://www.criticalmassgames.com/ ), Khurasan Miniatures ( http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/ ), Rebel Miniatures ( http://www.rebelminis.com/ ), and Brigade Models ( http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/ ) to name just a few .
Here is are some brief descriptions to the background of Shattered Verse:
THE VERSE, AN INTRODUCTION
The Universe is big; think the greatest mind of your species, think of their comprehension of the term big. That would have less impact than a grain of sand falling into the Sahara. Inside the universe is an ancient society simply known as the Verse.
The Verse spans greatest part of the Universe, it is built up from a multitude of worlds, cultures and species, each one as diverse as the next. However this society is crumbling, by a political war of a gigantic scale; this war is known as the Shattering.
Earth and its human, for thousands of years have been oblivious to this war. However amidst a terrible war, which would lead to their own genocide – they have caught the attention of the Verse, who decided to intervene.
Now Humanity has been dragged into Verse Society and is been pulled in all directions by the political groups. These political groups are known as the Shard Factions.
The year is 2196.HTM (Humanity Time Measurement) and the universe is still shattering.
Copyright © 2010 Adam Isherwood
VERSE HISTORY 101
The Conqueror of the Verse: Neo Xandra
While mankind comprehended the possibilities of the wheel, a titanic war - beyond human comprehension was coming to a close. Neo Xandra’s conquest had ravaged the known Verse; she fought for absolute unity – to end the notion of conflict from the face of existence. However some saw her as dictator and fought against her regime but regardless, all fell against her and her grand armies might.
Yet as inevitable has her victory was, fate took a far stranger turn. On her victory parade, as she stood before an audience of billions – every civilised race across the verse was there to witness her moment of triumph and to hear the future of the Verse under her rule – she made a very different speech.
She proclaimed the immediate dissolve of her army and her self-imposed exile from Verse society. She told the stunned billions that they were not ready for what she had planned for them and pleaded to them to maintain the peace till her return. Sadly, as the years went by – her wishes were never met.
The Shattering
Without her iron grip over her subjects, they argued and squabbled over the governing of the abandoned Empire. As the years rolled by, the Empire split into three political groups – each one having their own opinion on the future of The Verse. As the arguments grew in temperament, it was not long before the arguments became aggressive, than violent and so begun the shattering.
The three political took arms against each over and became the Shard Factions: HAVEN, SANCTUM and FRINGE.
The Shard Factions
HAVEN believes in continuing Xandra’s great work and has picked up where her army had left off. They have formed a Utopian federation. Only through war can peace be truly gained.
SANCTUM worship Xandra. Only through the devotion of the entire Verse will bring her back from her exile. Their followers aim to convert the entire Verse to their vision.
FRINGE has come to the realisation that Xandra is never coming back and are trying to go back to the ways things where before her conquest. They stand for independence and freedom and renounce Xandra the Tyrant.
Copyright © 2010 Adam Isherwood
If you are interested in Shattered Verse and want to find out more (while Shattered Verse Vol. 1 will not be available until the end of May, and our website is not yet up and running) feel free to check us out on our forums: http://shatteredverse.proboards.com/index.cgi ( WHERE YOU CAN DOWNLOAD A FREE [i][u]COPY OF THE SHATTERED VERSE QUICK START RULES )or our personal youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/ShatteredVerse1 You can also PM me here on the forum or all of us on the official Shattered Verse Forum and Youtube channel. We at Shattered Verse are all about catering to you the fans, ultimately this is your game, your hobby, and your universe, so if there is anyway we can help you enjoy your Shattered Verse experience more, whether it be a rules dilemma, suggestion, or any other questions or comments, please feel free to let us know and we will be sure to respond to you as soon as possible. ALSO LOOK FOR US AT THIS YEARS SALUTE IN THE UK AND NEXT YEARS ADEPTICON IN THE U.S. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL THERE .