1 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:12,840 Hello everybody. Welcome back to the Chronicle In 2 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:14,920 Podcast. This is Josh, your host, and 3 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:16,120 today it's a bit of a special one. 4 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:20,600 It's only a little mini mini SODE mini episode that will fill 5 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:25,520 the gap between now and the next podcast coming out, which there 6 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:30,320 are quite a few actually. There's been a bit of a sort of 7 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:32,640 research and activity of me contacting people. 8 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:35,760 People weren't coming on to the podcast having a chat, so I hope 9 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:39,320 you've enjoyed those in more, more of a higher frequency than 10 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:41,560 before. I just found that, you know, 11 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,280 doing podcast chatting with people is really enjoyable. 12 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:46,920 It's a really nice social break from everything else happening 13 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,320 here. And of course it's less time 14 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:51,720 consuming than making videos now. 15 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,280 Video production is very time consuming. 16 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:57,320 I talked to my patrons about that every now and again in the 17 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:03,480 Weekend Ramble or Weekend Natta, about the pros and cons of doing 18 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:05,120 videos. Yes, it's a really great 19 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:09,160 creative adventure and pursuit of mind that, you know, making 20 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:13,880 videos is really enjoyable, but wow, you know, it sinks so much 21 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:15,360 time. And I think the last couple of 22 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:18,520 videos I did on the YouTube channel, you know, they can take 23 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:20,880 up to 10 hours in post production. 24 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,000 So that's not including the time that we have. 25 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:25,960 We're filming it when playing the games. 26 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:32,800 So that has taken a bit of a, you know, a bit of a set back 27 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:34,760 for me. But that's OK, We'll have. 28 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:36,760 I've got some other things planned that I want to do. 29 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:42,160 And this month is Man of War, month of March, so this month I 30 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:46,280 want to bring some Man of War content to the channel and a few 31 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,480 other things that I had planned as well. 32 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:51,840 So I hope you enjoy those. And in the meantime I want to 33 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:58,640 promote good old Cameron. Cameron is a patron of mine and 34 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:03,320 a good friend and he's from the US and he's really passionate 35 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:06,560 about man at war. So he had toyed with the idea of 36 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:11,640 setting up his own YouTube channel and making videos and 37 00:02:11,640 --> 00:02:16,040 which he has done. Now his YouTube channel is 38 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:21,000 called Krakens Wake and there will be a link in the podcast 39 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:22,560 show notes that you can go down there. 40 00:02:22,920 --> 00:02:25,720 Please check that because it's got a lot of other affiliated 41 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:29,520 links as well, either link to the Chronic Command or the 42 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,200 guests that we have on each show. 43 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:34,960 So you can always check out their other content on different 44 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:39,080 platforms, this one being solely on YouTube. 45 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,240 So Kraken's Wake, it's a it's a new channel, only has 48 46 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:46,640 subscribers and two videos. But and he's got his video how 47 00:02:46,640 --> 00:02:52,040 to start collecting Mana War. And because it's only a video 48 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:56,120 visual kind of medium, I said to Ken please send me the audio and 49 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:59,600 I'll stick it in for you on the on the Chronic Command podcast 50 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:03,960 so it can reach a far wider, greater audience all around the 51 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:05,600 world. And that way I can direct you 52 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:11,120 back to the YouTube channel. So I would offer that to him as 53 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,120 a as a thank you for making that video. 54 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:14,480 I think it was really entertaining. 55 00:03:14,920 --> 00:03:17,920 I learned a lot from it as well because of things about Man of 56 00:03:17,920 --> 00:03:21,080 War that I didn't even know in terms of resources for people 57 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:27,880 who want to start playing this really fun game set in the in 58 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:32,080 the Wamer world around about I think 4th edition around that 59 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,840 that era. I think it's 1992 when that came 60 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:40,080 out from memory, 1990, two 1993. That's still a fun game today. 61 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:44,240 It hasn't really aged over time and still regarded as one of the 62 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:48,400 classics of the specialist games that some people got to play and 63 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:49,960 some people didn't and they missed out on it. 64 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:54,720 So it's kind of one of those specialist games that I think 65 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:57,920 has a lot of interest from people and they're curious about 66 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:01,280 it. So this is one way where you can 67 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:06,960 get to hear Cameron talking about it and how he got into Man 68 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:08,640 of War and how you can do it today. 69 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:12,400 So please look forward to listening to that in just a 70 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,560 moment. But before we get there, I just 71 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:16,920 want to announce something as well or a couple of things 72 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,560 actually. One is that now I am a an 73 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:25,880 affiliate with Rosemary, Rosemary and Co artist brushes 74 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:29,680 and they're a company out of youth the UK in West Yorkshire 75 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:33,840 and I've been using the brushes for a long time. 76 00:04:33,840 --> 00:04:36,080 I really liked them. I think they're probably my go 77 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:40,360 to brush, and they have been for a couple of years now, at least 78 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:45,960 since discovering. They have a website where you 79 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,480 can order directly from them, because usually I'd go to the 80 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:51,920 art art shop and try to buy whatever was there on the rack 81 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:54,120 and that kind of thing. So I've been ordering those 82 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,920 directly through them. They're actually handmade in the 83 00:04:56,920 --> 00:05:02,160 UK and they're made with. I usually get the series 99 84 00:05:02,840 --> 00:05:06,640 brushes, they're a sable brush, but they've got like a range of 85 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,760 Kolinsky brushes. They've got like sable synthetic 86 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:14,280 brushes, which I've tried and they're quite good too and yeah, 87 00:05:14,280 --> 00:05:17,360 that there. And I think also the artist Opus 88 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:20,800 Brush Brush, they're actually made by Rosemary and COVID. 89 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:23,800 So you know, they're very, very high quality, very expensive. 90 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,840 I really like their brushes a lot, but their price range is 91 00:05:26,840 --> 00:05:31,160 just a little bit too, too, too out out of range for me because 92 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:34,680 of the volume of miniatures that I paint, you know, on a daily 93 00:05:34,840 --> 00:05:37,560 day-to-day basis. I'm looking for a the brush 94 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:40,200 that's going to weather the storm of you know, me painting 95 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:42,040 for eight hours or more each day. 96 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:46,280 So Rosemarie and Co have been sort of my go to for that and I 97 00:05:46,280 --> 00:05:49,080 do like their Sable blends because they're like a cheaper 98 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,600 option and they're all very affordable, they're all really 99 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:55,680 priced really competitively. So now I'm affiliated with 100 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:59,960 Rosemarie and Co artist brushes. I want to extend this 101 00:05:59,960 --> 00:06:03,840 opportunity that if you next time place your order please use 102 00:06:03,840 --> 00:06:11,440 the unique affiliate code which is crown that's CROWN 2024 two 103 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:16,600 024 and every time you purchase something through Rosemary Co on 104 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,960 their website if you use that affiliate code, it gives just 105 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:23,880 gives me a little slight you know a few cents in my little 106 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:27,280 bucket of change that will accumulate over time and then I 107 00:06:27,280 --> 00:06:30,000 can use that to purchase my own brushes. 108 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:33,520 So use in a way you're helping the show and and helping me out 109 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:36,720 in a little bit of a slight kickback. 110 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:39,760 So I'm excited about that because I, you know, you know, 111 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:42,040 I'm obviously vouching for their product because I know it's 112 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,040 really good. I've been using it for years now 113 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:47,160 and I don't see myself ever changing. 114 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:49,480 I do buy the occasional other brush like Tamiya. 115 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:54,360 I bought a few of those as well and I bought Windsor and Newtons 116 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:56,320 in the past and I've never been satisfied with them. 117 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:02,560 Rosemary Co have just been the the sort of a staple name and 118 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:06,880 brand that I trust and I like using and I, you know, I use 119 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:09,600 them on my painting videos as you've seen and I've talked 120 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,320 about it. So that's that's one bit of 121 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:14,200 snippet of news. So if you want to help out the 122 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:18,120 show, next time you order brushes, try out Rosemary and Co 123 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:21,440 They've got an extensive range of acrylic brushes there, which 124 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:24,920 like synthetics and sable brushes and Kolinsky Sable 125 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:29,560 brushes that will be really good and really priced affordably. 126 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:34,680 And please use that Crown 2024 affiliate code. 127 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:37,120 So that sort of kicks back to me in the long run. 128 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:40,440 I really appreciate that. Second thing I'm going to bring 129 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:44,280 to advertising, I think on the YouTube channel, and I'll 130 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:47,560 mention here every now and again as well, is that my sister told 131 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:50,040 me yesterday that she started her own little business with her 132 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:54,960 boyfriend, my sister's graphic designer, and a really good one 133 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:58,280 by trade. And she's a fabulous 134 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:03,080 illustrator, an artist and you know either pencil and paper or 135 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:07,280 a digital creations. And she has created her own 136 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:12,760 company called Meek Co. It's based in Australia and the 137 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:16,000 products they sell are all made in Brisbane, Australia. 138 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:20,400 So these are really funky looking design T-shirts and yoga 139 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:24,160 mats. So she's just started. 140 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:26,320 So three weeks ago she launched this thing she only told me 141 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:27,640 yesterday. I didn't even know about it and 142 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:32,960 I said, well how about I, you know, use your company name and 143 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:35,880 the products you sell. I wear them on the channel. 144 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:39,320 You know, I can we can use her as a sponsor and it's, this is a 145 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:41,600 nice gift for my sister because she's just starting out and I 146 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:44,680 know how hard that would be. She hasn't sold anything yet on 147 00:08:44,680 --> 00:08:48,360 her Etsy store and she wants to get her own website where she 148 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:51,400 can sell it herself. And you know, get out of sort of 149 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:56,040 these third party middleman type things like Etsy and go on her 150 00:08:56,040 --> 00:09:00,760 own and start developing her brand, which is really cool. 151 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:02,840 And honestly, I think the designs are fantastic, 152 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:08,000 absolutely amazing. So I have to feature those on 153 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:13,160 the channel and I'll leave a link again in the show notes so 154 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:14,960 you can check that out and check out her designs. 155 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:16,880 Even if you're just curious to see what it looks like, what 156 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:19,160 they look like. They're all very unique. 157 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:23,200 She made them all herself. She drew those out herself and 158 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:27,720 and really cool, vivid, you know, hip looking designs and 159 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:30,640 colours and stuff like that. So yeah, I'm excited about it 160 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:35,120 and I'm looking forward to wearing my sister's very own 161 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,680 specifically designed T-shirts from Nick Coe. 162 00:09:37,680 --> 00:09:42,080 So yeah, go and check them out and have a look and maybe it's a 163 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:45,080 nice gift for somebody out there, Maybe it's a nice gift 164 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:48,680 for your partner or for yourself, you know. 165 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:54,120 So they're the two sort of stimulus of news for the Crown 166 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:57,880 of Command and we have some exciting guests lined up. 167 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:04,080 I'm having one with AX Gangs Workshop studio White Dwarf 168 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:07,720 editor in fact this week. So look forward to that. 169 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:12,200 I'm really looking forward to speaking to him about his time 170 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:17,440 at Gangs Workshop and how that led him to where he is now and I 171 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:23,840 hope you guys will enjoy it too. So and finally if you weren't 172 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:28,080 aware as my last guest wasn't he was, he was aware of my YouTube 173 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:30,920 channel that wasn't aware of my podcast, which is interesting I 174 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,760 thought, I sort of assumed that everyone knows about the the 175 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:36,840 two. But in in this case my last 176 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,080 guest wasn't aware that I actually had a podcast. 177 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:42,160 So he he gets the chance of going back and looking and you 178 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:46,360 know, re listening to a lot of those classic interviews I had 179 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:50,960 with previous GW guys or you know, guys in our community and 180 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:53,920 that kind of thing. So if you are not aware, yes, 181 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:59,080 there is a YouTube channel called Chronic Man Games and on 182 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:02,320 there you'll find battle reports of various different game 183 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:07,480 systems like Lamma 5th edition, 4th edition, Wamma's 40K, Second 184 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:12,600 edition, Man of War of course, and countless other things. 185 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:14,080 I think. I think there's some 186 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:16,320 confrontation content on there as well. 187 00:11:16,680 --> 00:11:22,120 Blood Bowl featured on their advanced hear request, one of my 188 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:24,960 favorite games playing solo run throughs of that. 189 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:29,560 So if you weren't aware of it again, just go to YouTube, just 190 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,480 punch in there on the on the search engine kind of command 191 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:34,000 games. It'll pop up straight away. 192 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:36,840 We'll check the links here in description of this podcast to 193 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:40,760 find those as well as anything else that we mentioned here or 194 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:44,000 affiliated with podcast at all. So. 195 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:46,960 So you've got some things to do this weekend guys. 196 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:50,440 So I hope you enjoy that and I'll I'm going to shut up now so 197 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:52,880 you can listen to Cameron talking all about Man of War and 198 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:54,720 how to how to get into Man of War the game. 199 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:56,840 So guys, thanks again for your support. 200 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:58,880 I really appreciate it. Thanks again for listening and 201 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:03,400 bearing with me and enjoy Man of War and how to get into it. 202 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:24,600 Here we go. Man O War is a tabletop strategy 203 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:28,360 game featuring naval warfare at the 1 to 1200 scale in the 204 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,880 Warhammer Fantasy Seven. It was released by Games 205 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:36,720 Workshop in 1993, discontinued a few years later, and the rules 206 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:38,920 and models have remained out of print since. 207 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:42,960 The purpose of this video is to show how it's still possible to 208 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:46,800 collect and play this game 30 years after its discontinuation. 209 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:50,360 The Core Box set naturally contained everything needed to 210 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:53,320 get started playing the game. It contained a black and white 211 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:57,680 rules, manual dice, 12 plastic war galleys, a magic deck, a 212 00:12:57,680 --> 00:13:01,440 mana war card deck, and a staggering amount of cardstock 213 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:05,840 components, cardstock terrain templates, charts, range, 214 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:09,960 rulers, counters, and markers. The rule book had six fleet 215 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:17,200 lists, Gratonians, Empire, Hi Elves, Dark Elves, Orcs, and 216 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:20,120 Dwarfs. The core box set was followed by 217 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:23,160 the Plague Fleet supplement, which had fleet lists for all 218 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:26,440 four of the Ruinous Powers, as well as Chaos, Dwarfs and 219 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:29,440 Scathing. The box included Chaos Terrain 220 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:34,080 and Scenarios and more than 500 individual cardstock components. 221 00:13:34,680 --> 00:13:37,800 Following Plague Fleet was the Sea of Blood expansion, which 222 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:41,920 introduced rules for sea monsters, flying units, the use 223 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:45,160 of allied fleets, an updated fleet list that included N 224 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:48,560 ships, the Dwarf Dreadnought and several specialist Imperial 225 00:13:48,560 --> 00:13:51,200 vessels, the Hell Hammer and the Iron Fist. 226 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:54,560 The amount of materials needed to play Man of War may seem 227 00:13:54,560 --> 00:13:56,800 intimidating if you're not willing to drop a paycheck on 228 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:59,120 eBay. Fortunately, all of these 229 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:02,400 components have been scanned and are available online for free. 230 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:05,720 Your single greatest resource is the Warhammer Man of War 231 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:08,680 Facebook group. Join the group and navigate to 232 00:14:08,680 --> 00:14:11,560 the file section. There's a huge list here that 233 00:14:11,560 --> 00:14:14,480 includes fan made rules, sale patterns, and other inches. 234 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:19,920 The first file you want is titled Manawar Community Rule 235 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:23,520 Book, produced by Jonathan Haar. This is all three rule books 236 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:26,640 compiled in a single PDF. You may be tempted to print this 237 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:29,080 file and assemble it with sheet protectors in a single rule 238 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,280 book. I can advise against this as I 239 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:33,920 learned that it will leave you with a three ring binder several 240 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:37,000 inches thick and so heavy that it requires its own table to 241 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:39,520 use. A more practical option is to 242 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:41,920 load the file on the thumb drive, take it to an office 243 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:45,920 supply store and have it printed in three spiral bound books. 244 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:50,360 I had these rule books printed and bound for $20 American each 245 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:54,280 at a local office supply store that for another $7.00 could 246 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:57,120 mail it to me so that I need never leave the comfort of my 247 00:14:57,120 --> 00:14:59,480 basement. If anyone knows of a less 248 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:01,880 expensive option, please let us know in the comments. 249 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:05,400 The next file that would be very nice to have but certainly not 250 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:09,640 necessary to play would be the A4 Mana War Community Annual. 251 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:13,320 This is a compilation of White Dwarf articles about Mana War, 252 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:17,840 including a painting guide, tactical advice, battle reports, 253 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,000 and instructions on building 3D terrain. 254 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:24,880 The file also includes question and answer interviews with Andy 255 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:28,480 Jones and all the Citadel Journal articles about Mana War, 256 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:32,240 including special Magic rules for many of the fleets and rules 257 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:35,160 for an Undead Sleep models for which were never produced. 258 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:38,840 Full color productions of the special magic cards can also be 259 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:40,880 found in the Facebook Group Files section. 260 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:43,440 Once you've downloaded the files, you can just print them 261 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:48,240 out on 110 LB Cardstock. After you've gotten the rules 262 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:50,800 printed, another step will be printing off the card components 263 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:52,920 needed. Go into the File section and 264 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:54,920 find them. All of the components needed are 265 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:58,200 here, but you can get started by just printing what you need like 266 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:01,040 the turning templates and the range rulers and maybe ship 267 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:03,320 templates and counters. If you plan on using the full 268 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:06,920 size templates there are many different ways of making the 269 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:09,280 card components. If you have a color printer that 270 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:11,320 can handle heavy card stock you can use that. 271 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:13,800 Or maybe you can print them on paper and laminate them. 272 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:17,600 I printed mine out on a decent quality photo paper then used 273 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:20,640 spray adhesive to affix the paper to cardboard from cereal 274 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:22,960 boxes. I cut everything out once it 275 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:25,040 dry. You can reduce the volume of 276 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:27,600 templates you need to print and the amount of tablespace you 277 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:31,240 need by going to the Esoteric Order of Gamers website and 278 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:33,720 finding the plain card sized ship templates. 279 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:36,240 Print them off and place them in card protectors. 280 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:39,640 This way you can use a dry erase marker or a grease pencil to 281 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:42,000 track damage and crew instead of using counters. 282 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,240 These cards also feature some additional information on them 283 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:48,280 like fields of fire and special damage charts which are not 284 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:49,760 included on the original template. 285 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:53,520 While you're on the order of Gamer's website, download, print 286 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:56,240 and laminate the rules summary as a quick reference guide. 287 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:59,120 It's invaluable when you're ready to start assembling your 288 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:00,640 fleets. You'll have to decide if you 289 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:04,720 will insist on original models or if you'll use proxies and 3D 290 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:07,119 prints. Original models are still 291 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:10,440 available, but of course they come at a premium. eBay is the 292 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:12,760 easiest and most expensive option. 293 00:17:13,319 --> 00:17:17,079 With shipping you can expect about $30 American per squadron 294 00:17:17,079 --> 00:17:20,000 or Manor warship. On Facebook Marketplace, 295 00:17:20,079 --> 00:17:22,880 particularly the Manor War Group, they can often be found 296 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:26,560 for 20 to 30% cheaper. I'd recommend those setting 297 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:29,720 aside a small pile of cash so that you can leap on large lot 298 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:31,200 vibes no matter where you're shopping. 299 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:34,200 Another option for collecting is taking advantage of all the 300 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:36,240 excellent 3D prints that are now available. 301 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:39,360 If you don't have access to a 3D printer, you can search for 302 00:17:39,360 --> 00:17:42,320 ships on Etsy. There are multiple Etsy stores 303 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:45,720 that have copies of these models by Forest Dragon, which are some 304 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:48,440 of the best proxies that I've seen for Bretonians and high 305 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:51,920 Elves. This store called Minis and 306 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:56,120 Board Games has a lot of ships, including Orcs, Dwarfs, Nergal, 307 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:59,120 Bretonians, but if you want to order an entire fleet from here, 308 00:17:59,120 --> 00:18:01,520 be sure to check that he's got all of the ships. 309 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:05,040 He doesn't have the Orc Hulk or the Patonian Galleon right now, 310 00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:07,240 for instance. He'll also want to have a close 311 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:11,000 look at the sales because he has ships and sales from multiple 312 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:14,240 different STL designers and they don't all match yet. 313 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:18,240 Another source for some models is Malbox, which is run by a guy 314 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:22,720 who's online name is Dreadax. He's French, but he's a really 315 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:26,560 nice guy and super helpful. He's the top contributor over on 316 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:29,760 the Sea of Claws group and has tons of pictures of Man of War 317 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:31,560 tournaments that he hosts over in France. 318 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:35,120 His shop is notable for having this Lizardman fleet that was 319 00:18:35,120 --> 00:18:38,800 sculpted by Louis Guggenberger and there's also a fan made rule 320 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:41,680 set for them available in the Facebook group file section. 321 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:44,480 You'll notice that there's not a lot of stuff in the shop right 322 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:49,120 now, but if you look over here there is 78 items behind the 323 00:18:49,120 --> 00:18:51,080 wall. You need to contact this guy 324 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:53,080 directly. Just ask around for him in the 325 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:55,840 Facebook group or the Crown of Command Discord and he'll pop up 326 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:57,640 and see if there's anything he can help you with. 327 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:02,640 If you do have access to a 3D printer, lucky dog, just go to 328 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:06,680 Thingiverse or Colts 3D, have a look around and start printing. 329 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:09,600 If you need help finding anything, just ask at the 330 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:12,560 Warhammer Man of War Facebook page or the Crown to Command 331 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:14,520 Discord community and we'll give you a hand. 332 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:16,760 The last bit to talk about is playing that. 333 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:19,400 Good news is that there are multiple options out there. 334 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:22,760 Bad news is that the best option is also the most expensive one. 335 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:25,560 Of course, you don't need a mat at all to get a game of Man of 336 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:28,560 War in it can be played on the bedroom floor just as readily as 337 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:31,080 any other war game, but something as simple as a piece 338 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:33,000 of blue cloth certainly helps with immersion. 339 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:36,520 Many folks have pointed out that a piece of crushed blue velvet 340 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:38,520 makes for a lovely seascape, which is true. 341 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:42,040 The problem with cloth is that it can shift and bunch up when 342 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:44,400 you attempt to move the miniatures on it, knocking over 343 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:47,160 models, slowing the game down, and potentially even changing 344 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:48,680 the distance between the miniatures. 345 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:51,720 The other thing is that most people don't have a four by four 346 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:54,000 piece of blue velvet laying around, and if you have to go 347 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:56,680 out and buy a piece of fabric you may as well just put that 348 00:19:56,680 --> 00:20:00,240 money to a better solution. I've also purchased a 4 by 4 349 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:03,440 vinyl mat and discovered that while it looks good and models 350 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:06,760 move easily across it, the vinyl has a tendency to hold its 351 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:10,000 shape, leaving you with dangerous swells on 2 edges of 352 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,240 the mat. This can be fixed by laying the 353 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:14,800 mat out in the sun for a few minutes to soften up and lay 354 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:17,720 flat, but that might not be an option depending on where and 355 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:20,600 when you're playing. Vinyl also picks up glares from 356 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:23,240 light pretty easily, which is problematic if you're hosting 357 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:25,360 the remote game or trying to take photographs. 358 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:29,120 Most folks I've talked to say neoprene mats like this one from 359 00:20:29,120 --> 00:20:30,920 Frontline Gaming on the best product. 360 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:34,400 They lay flat as soon as they're unrolled, Light doesn't glare 361 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:37,360 against them, and models slide across the material easily. 362 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:40,440 They also provide some cushion to help protect your models if 363 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:42,240 you drop them or knock them over during the game. 364 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:47,320 I bought the 6 by 4 mat here from Noble Knight Games used for 365 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:51,240 $55, so shop around and maybe you'll be able to find it for a 366 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:54,400 bit less than retail when it comes time to start printing 367 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:56,120 stuff out. If you don't have a Facebook 368 00:20:56,120 --> 00:20:58,960 account and don't want to get one because of a moral 369 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,480 opposition to the data collection, I get it. 370 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:04,400 I've mentioned it a few times already, but the next best 371 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:07,520 source I think will be on discord at the Crown of Command 372 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:09,960 community. This discord was set up by a guy 373 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:15,200 named Joshua Van Zandt who is a ex GW staffer turned Commission 374 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:18,800 painter, and he also runs a podcast and a YouTube channel 375 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:21,680 that has a bunch of Man of War battle reports in it. 376 00:21:22,120 --> 00:21:26,200 Both the podcast and the Discord focus on GW games from the 90s, 377 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,080 and there's a huge Man of War thread. 378 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:31,560 Just join the Discord, I'll include a server invite in the 379 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:34,720 show notes, introduce yourself, tell them what you need and 380 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:37,520 they'll get you sorted. Also, feel free to ask me any 381 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:40,720 questions or make suggestions or corrections in the comments of 382 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:42,520 this video. Thanks for watching.