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Vol 1 - Issue 1 May 2003

Handcannon: e-zine

The First Unofi cial Warmachine E-Fanzine

brought to you by gamers, for gamers!

This Issue:

Ten Questions:

Matt Wilson

Jason Soles

Big Ass BatRep.:

Khador vs. Cryx

Scenarios:

The Harvest

Ambush!

A Walk Upon the Trail

Plus -

PGOM:

Pressganger of the Month

and

GEARMAIDEN: Pt 2

All Warmachines artwork in this pub is copyrighted and owned by Privateer Press and used with permission.

Welcome to Handcannon

Hey all, welcome to the inaugural issue of Handcannon, the i rst and so far only

IKWARMACHINE E-Fanzine. We hope to be able to i ll at least a few pages of

somewhat useful content every other month, which shouldn’t be too hard to do

with a little help from the awesome wargaming/roleplaying community associ-

ated with IKWARMACHINE and the IronKingdoms D20 campaign setting.

This months contributors:

forsakenZen - YoungWolf7 - Black_Widow

Greedo - BladesoDoom - Osuman13 - Banejack and Fenris

We would like to thank all at Privateer Press for putting out these great games

and this rich fantasy setting and also for allowing us the use of their awesome art-

work, it helps alot and allows us to focus on content, believe you me I can draw

a mean stick i gure but Matt and the boys at PP are gods in comparison, Thanks

Guys.

- Corbin “forsakenZen“ Cook

P.S. - We need a logo!

TEN QUESTIONS:

Matt Wilson

Jason Soles

01 - Please state

your name, rank and training

camp designation.

01 - Please state your

name, rank and training camp

designation.

Matt Wilson

400 lb. Gorilla

The School of Life

Jason Soles, lead devel-

oper WARMACHINE. In

theory, I am charged with

rules developement, running

playtests, and concepting new

models. In practice I share all

the developement responsibilities with Matt Wilson.

I am also a Rivet Head terrain maker and miniature

painter... And whatever else comes along...

02 - Now that that is over

with, How does it feel to

i nally have PRIME on the shelves and in the hands

of fans?

It’s over? Actually, it feels great. It’s the most dif-

i cult project I’ve ever been involved with, and truly,

I thought it might never end. But so far, the response

appears to be fantastic, and that’s really the most we

could hope for.

02 - Now that that is over with, How does it feel to

i nally have PRIME on the shelves and in the hands of

fans?

I feel great. In fact I can barely contain my excite-

ment. We all have a fair bit of our lives tied up in that

book and I am incredibly proud of it. All I could say

was, “Damn!”

03 - Is there anything you would change about the

process of getting the game out now that you can look

back upon it?

Under the circumstances that we were working under,

no. A great deal of strategy went in to how to bring

this product to market. What appear to the outside as

delays were often strategic moves. We avoided bring-

ing the game out at times when it would be obscured

by larger releases, and we made sure that we built

our line out far enough that it could be continually

supported without gaps in the schedule. I suppose the

only thing that we would have done differently, if I

could have looked into the future, is produced more.

For the last 18 months, we received a lot of resistance

to the idea of a new miniatures game, and as a start

up company, we had to take this under consideration

and estimate our production runs conservatively. As

it happened, we exceed the expectations of everyone,

including our own, and that has made our production

schedule a little bumpy.

03 - Is there anything you would change about the

process of getting the game out now that you can look

back upon it?

What a loaded question... Sure. Hindsight is 20-20

and all that. We learned plenty that will help us as we

continue to shape the game. The biggest problem we

had was the failure to accurately gauge demand... All

and all not too bad as problems go. Hope you didn’t

expect too much more of a reply.

04 - Do you feel that Privateer Press has grown as a

company and or family since its’ inception?

While I haven’t been around since the inception, I

have been arond since August and I have nothing but

respect and admiration for everyone that makes up

Privateer Press. We’ve been ‘in the trenches’, so to

speak, for awhile now and have come to rely upon

each others strengths and capabilities.

04 - Do you feel that Privateer Press has grown as a

company and or family since its’ inception?

Absolutely! We started with three guys‹ a writer and

two artists. Now...well, take a look at the credits list in

PRIME! Not everyone there is a full time contributor,

but they were all involved in some fashion. And there

are more guys working on other Privateer products,

like the RPGs, that don’t even show up there. The

core of the company is now about a dozen people,

05 - What’s the single best part of your job at Priva-

teer?

The best part is getting to work with some of the

most creative people I have ever met. I am continu-

ally amazed by the talent we have pooled. ...Oh...

And getting paid to write games about steam powered

Matt cont...

Jason cont...

with several other regular contributors, and quite a bit

of part time help.

automatons tearing each other to bits...

06 - Which of the initial four factions is your favorite?

Why?

05 - What’s the single best part of your job at Priva-

teer?

That’s a tough call and really depends on my mood.

Most likely my favorite is Khador. It is a deceptively

difi cult faction to play and has a considerable num-

ber of dirty tricks up its sleave... With the capacity to

inl ict damge totals stretching easily into the 30s...

Answering email interviews, of course. But the second

best part is...well...I got make my dream-game. If you

could design a game, create the designs for the minia-

tures, and then employ a world class group of sculp-

tors (including the legendary Mike McVey) to sculpt

everything you imagine, how would you feel? Really,

I can’t think of anything cooler.

07 - Where there any units/models you would have

liked to see make the initial release that didn’t?

06 - Which of the initial four factions is your favorite?

Why?

Digging huh? There is a lot of stuff for Menoth I re-

ally wish we had room for... Some dark and terrible

things... There are also some great warcasters on the

way for Khador that we had to postpone for space rea-

sons. It’s too early to say much more at the moment.

Sorry.

This is such a tough question for me because I de-

signed all of them, so at some point while I was work-

ing on them, each one has been my favorite. However,

for play, I’d say I am usually a Cygnar player. I’m

not sure if I’ve defaulted to that or if I really am more

attracted to them. I think because they are the bar

against which all things are measured, they seem to

appeal to me.

08 - Describe the reception Privateer has received from

convention goers and staff.

I am always blown away by our reception. We have

a great time at shows. It is always good to hear what

people have to say about our work and they aren’t shy

at conventions. Meeting new people is one of the best

parts of the job.

07 - Where there any units/models you would have

liked to see make the initial release that didn’t?

There are some really kick

ass models that we held

over for our next cycle. Se-

riously, we had enough ma-

terial to double the size of

PRIME, but it would have

taken a great deal longer to

i nish a book that size. We

have concepts for new war-

casters that will blow your

collective minds. There

are troops coming that will

add new dimensions to the

game, and of course, there

is a host of new warjacks.

I’m not disappointed that

these didn’t make it into

PRIME, but I am really

looking forward to the next

installment of WARMA-

CHINE.

09 - Besides Warma-

chine, What is your

second favorite game to

chine, What is your

second favorite game to

chine, What is your

play?

I’m a big fan of Pagan

Publishing’s ‘Hills

I ’m a big fan of Pa gan

Publishing’s ‘Hills

Rise Wild’ board game.

Rise Wild’ board game .

The best shoot-em-up-

back-woods-lovecraft-

hillbilly-mutant game

ever. The last roleplay-

hillbilly-mutant game

e ver. The last roleplay-

ing game I played was

i ng game I played was

Nightfall Games’ ‘SLA

Nightfall G ames’ ‘SLA

Industries.’

10 - Where do you see

Privateer in the industry

10 - Where do you see

Privateer in the industry

in the next year?

We will continue to

spread WARMACHINE

to the masses along

We will continue to

s pread WARMACH INE

to the masses along

08 - Describe the recep-

tion Privateer has received

from convention goers and

staff.

spread WARMACHINE

to the masses along

spread WARMACHINE

to the masses along

spread WARMACHINE

with greater numbers of

Iron Kingdoms role-

playing books. We have

In general, it’s great.

People are very generous

with their praise of the

products, and we never tire

of hearing it. We always

try and keep a level head

so that we don’t overlook

mistakes‹they happen‹ but

there isn’t much that is better than seeing a group of

people standing around a table enjoying the product of

your labors.

a lot of plans for the

future that I cannot wait

to see come to light.

There is plenty more on

to see come to light.

There is plenty more on

the way!

That’s 10 questi ons, so

I’m signing off.

That’s 10 questions, so

I’m signing off.

That’s 10 questions, so

Cont. on page 8...

Jason Soles

Lead Developer

WARMACHINE - Privateer Press

09 - Besides Warma-

chine, What is your

second favorite game to

chine, What is your

second favorite game to

chine, What is your

second favorite game to

play?

second favorite game to

play?

second favorite game to

I’m a big fan of Pagan

Publishing’s ‘Hills

I’m a big fan of Pagan

Publishing’s ‘Hills

I’m a big fan of Pagan

Publishing’s ‘Hills

Rise Wild’ board game.

Publishing’s ‘Hills

Rise Wild’ board game.

Publishing’s ‘Hills

Rise Wild’ board game.

The best shoot-em-up-

Rise Wild’ board game.

The best shoot-em-up-

Rise Wild’ board game.

The best shoot-em-up-

back-woods-lovecraft-

The best shoot-em-up-

back-woods-lovecraft-

The best shoot-em-up-

hillbilly-mutant game

ever. The last roleplay-

hillbilly-mutant game

ever. The last roleplay-

hillbilly-mutant game

ever. The last roleplay-

ing game I played was

ever. The last roleplay-

ing game I played was

ever. The last roleplay-

ing game I played was

Nightfall Games’ ‘SLA

ing game I played was

Nightfall Games’ ‘SLA

ing game I played was

Nightfall Games’ ‘SLA

Industries.’

Nightfall Games’ ‘SLA

Industries.’

Nightfall Games’ ‘SLA

10 - Where do you see

Privateer in the industry

10 - Where do you see

Privateer in the industry

in the next year?

Privateer in the industry

in the next year?

Privateer in the industry

to the masses along

with greater numbers of

to the masses along

with greater numbers of

to the masses along

with greater numbers of

Iron Kingdoms role-

with greater numbers of

Iron Kingdoms role-

with greater numbers of

Iron Kingdoms role-

playing books. We have

Iron Kingdoms role-

playing books. We have

Iron Kingdoms role-

playing books. We have

a lot of plans for the

playing books. We have

a lot of plans for the

playing books. We have

a lot of plans for the

future that I cannot wait

a lot of plans for the

future that I cannot wait

a lot of plans for the

to see come to light.

There is plenty more on

to see come to light.

There is plenty more on

to see come to light.

There is plenty more on

the way!

There is plenty more on

the way!

There is plenty more on

That’s 10 questions, so

I’m signing off.

That’s 10 questions, so

I’m signing off.

That’s 10 questions, so

Y our Cryxian force is trying to gain a small beachhead on the mainland for an upcoming large-

scale attack. You have brought only a couple of warjacks and one necro-tech to keep a smaller

proi le but you will need more forces to maintain your control of this area. There is a small village

a short distance away. Your necro-tech has reminded you that villager bodies will make i ne scrap

thralls. Your course of action is clear.

Terrain:

The board is a standard board with a small village in the

center. The village may consist of as many buildings as

the players like. The defending player will deploy his

warband and 13 villagers somewhere inside the coni nes

of the village. After the defender has deployed his forces

the attacker may deploy, with his i gures touching a table

edge, and go i rst.

Special rules:

The defender’s goal is to get the villagers to safety off a board edge. It doesn’t matter which board

edge they go off, any one will do.

The villagers have stats as follows:

SPD STR MAT RAT DEF ARM CMD FOC

4 - - - 10 10 6 -

The villagers aren’t able to attack the raiding warband (although now I have visions of The Seven

Samurai l oating around my head) but will be under the control of the defender to move as he sees

i t.

Finally, although the villagers will be used for scrap thralls in the future, your necro-tech will

require a bit more time than usual to prepare the bodies for use. You may not use villager bodies to

make scrap thralls in this scenario.

Win conditions:

There are two goals for either side of this scenario. One side is saving or killing the villagers. If

the defender is able to get over half of the villagers off the board it counts as a minor victory. If the

attacker kills over half the villagers it counts as a minor victory. The second goal is the demise of

the opposing warcaster. However, a dead warcaster does not necessarily mean the end of the game.

If your warcaster dies you may i ght on but you will have to resort to the basic cortex functioning

without any use of focus. If either player is able to accomplish their primary goal and kill the

opposing warcaster as well it counts as a major victory. If they accomplish their primary goal but

lose their warcaster in the process it is a tie.

Final notes:

This scenario can be played using non-Cryxian factions as well. It wouldn’t be hard to imagine the

Protectorate of Menoth deciding that a local village must be destroyed for its lack of reverence to

the Church of Menoth. Perhaps the attacking group (regardless of faction) believes that the village

is in fact a Cryx base of operations for the future assault. Whether of not this is true is up to the

players.

Scenario: The Harvest

or “Won’t someone please think of the children!”

by Greedo

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