Bring on the pain!
Alright! That’s three new Forge Father sculpts and a prone marker locked in - great work!
Alternate sculpts add more variety to your Forge Father team whilst the prone marker is a fun and characterful piece that helps denote a knocked over model:
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To continue the Forge Father theme, we’re now hunting down this hulking MVP – Yurik “Painmaster” Yurikson:
$400,000 – Yurik “Painmaster” Yurikson, Forge Father Guard MVP
Yurik Yurikson is notoriously difficult to interview. He doesn't like to talk about how he got into DreadBall, or how he found himself slumming it as a Free Agent for almost a decade before rejoining the Midgard Delvers, or how he once took down three opposing guards with a single Slam. In fact, all Yurik wants to talk about is how much he hates “Brickbat” Vognar, long-serving guard with the Manglers...
This would be another amazing milestone number achieved and we’ll be able to fund Yurik “Painmaster” Yurikson – a Forge Father Guard MVP. Often described as the “Iron Ancestor of the DreadBall pitch,” Yurik suits up in full DreadBall armour in anticipation of a chance encounter with “Brickbat” Vognar.
If we hit this goal, we’ll be able to sculpt Yurik and include him in Jack and Striker!, rounding out our 8 Season 2 MVPs!
As we enter this final week - let's get him in!
What do you think?
Heath has produced this great piece of concept art for the Denton Dazzlers Cheerleaders as a possible future stretch goal!
Much like the action on the pitch, DreadBall Cheerleading is a physical sport in its own right and, if Catalina Luvan’s right hook on Goblin Stunner Kruela Dancov is anything to go by, it can be just as bloody. For the most part, DreadBall Cheerleading Troupes belong to individual Stadiums rather than specific teams (though some wealthy Corporation owners employ their own as well) and gone are the days of the Pom-Pom – Cheerleaders instead wear energized Flexire skirts and carry sophisticated ‘shields’ that shimmer with trails of bright colours, team logos, point-scoring explosions and half time advertising. They also make great protection when the crowd starts getting rowdy and begin throwing things…
Jake already has the in-game mechanic for the cheerleaders nailed on and these models will be used in game, so let us know what you think!
PS: There are now only 145 pre-Christmas shipping guaranteed Striker! packages left so if your mates or club members are thinking about getting in on the game, now is the time to get them to do it!
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Comments
Creator On The Lamb Games on September 24, 2012
Upped our pledge alittle, really looking forward to seeing this crazy concept Heath hinted about..
Creator Andy Marshall on September 24, 2012
@mantic - if it is possible to do the buy 2 get 2 free offer on all keepers, I would *really* appreciate it - as someone with the Jack deal, I know I'm going to get some stuff sooner, other stuff later, and I have no need for the z'zor and female corp keepers until Q2 when their respective teams arrive anyway.
Please? :)
Creator Andy Marshall on September 24, 2012
I hope this stuff arrives enough before Christmas so I can get it painted for Christmas to play with the kids!!
Creator Andy Marshall on September 24, 2012
@mantic - thanks for clarifying that - I only joined this campaign around the 200k mark, so must have missed out on the alt human / orc scuplts (and prob other things too!).
I can see what you mean about Season 1 and 2 keepers being manufactured separately... it's a bit frustrating, but I understand your reasoning.
@David Laughing Ferret - I imagined the mechanical knee joints and boots were more to get the extra jumping height!!
I still think prone minis are a bit un-needed and would much rather something else.
I understand that putting minis on their sides can lead to chips, but being plastic it's pretty unlikely. Also, it's nothing simple counter next to the mini can't denote.
Creator Plug Uglie on September 24, 2012
unless they are free i dont want them. nice concept tho.
Creator Charles Beel on September 23, 2012
I would say prone players wouldn't stay prone for long. And likely wouldn't be more than 1 or 2 prone at any one time. My understanding would be if the player was knocked down in a slam on the opponents turn it wouldn't be till your turn that you'd use an action to roll to get up. Many people wouldn't want to lay a figure down, the paint could be damaged or it may loose where it was placed since they are bigger sideways than the hex. Personally I don't see that I would need more than one prone marker per team.
Creator Yoki Erdtman on September 23, 2012
I'm not interested in cheerleaders, and even less so in prone players. Seriously, when would such a figure be used? My players will be individually numbered and feature customized paint jobs, should I then replace them with generic prone figures, and try my best to remember who this prone figure represents?
Creator Andrew Spindler on September 23, 2012
Also, does dec 2012 seem a bit too ambitious? Three months for all of this to be done and done?
Creator Talarius on September 23, 2012
Earlier in this thread I said I would never paint a male cheerleader, but that doesn't mean I'm against them being sculpted; they're just very low on my list of priorities. Same could probably be said for female cheerleaders probably as it'll probably take me a decade just to paint the teams themselves! I was actually a cheerleader for two years within my high school marching band: we were the "obnoxious" cheerleaders as opposed to the "normal" cheerleaders, but it was a blast. If you sculpted something like that... I might have to paint it after all!
Creator Andrew Spindler on September 23, 2012
Could some one point me to where the rules for the VIPs are? I'm new to miniatures and don't know how they fit in.
Creator crveatch on September 23, 2012
@Mark
I'm worried that "though some wealthy Corporation owners employ their own as well" is leaving the door open for team squads later. Hopefully they mean MVP cheerleaders.
Creator Malochai, Exiled in Torment on September 23, 2012
@Crveatch; Mantic say IN THIS UPDATE, that 'DreadBall Cheerleading Troupes belong to individual Stadiums rather than specific teams (though some wealthy Corporation owners employ their own as well)' ...
Creator crveatch on September 23, 2012
Oh and please make the cheerleaders work for the league and not team specific. To make a set per team might be the final piece of fluff that breaks the camel's back. Show us an alien cheerleader and set a price for the bundle then laugh as the money rolls in.
Creator Robert Wheeler on September 23, 2012
I like the looks of the cheerleaders, and I don't care if a few are male. In competitive cheer at least a third are male. All collegiate teams use both sexes. The guys do the lifting, throwing, and catching. Only small town non-competitive cheer or the pros use all females for sex appeal.
On a separate note, I would love to see the next two teams, and I don't care if they would ship even later then the season 2 stuff. As one person said, go ahead and nickel and dime me for these little things just show me the next two teams. :)
Creator Doctor X on September 23, 2012
I like the idea of prone markers too. Dunno if they need to be extra sculpts because it might add too much expense. Knockout tokens might be cool. I like the look of the concept model though.
Creator Doctor X on September 23, 2012
I like the cheerleader just the way she is.
She DOES have a touch of the ol' Fallout about her as Tasker said, but if I understand the game fluff correctly, this is a game that has its roots in starship cargo holds where guys were tossing around used arty shells. And, the Smackers are described as former space pirates. So, yes, we have the sleek and shiny corporation team, but there must be some rust and soot in this world.
Creator crveatch on September 23, 2012
The NBA has male chearleaders and so does the Baltimore Ravens. I don't see why DreadBall should not. Whoever said a pyramid of all girls is easier never thought how much strength it takes to be on the bottom of one of those. I like the sculpts, but where is the Spirit Kick pose? It's one of the most common cheerleading moves and could be quite a violent move as well.
That said let's stop teasing and make these an available extra already to up the pledge total. Also give a prone pack to add on. I'm pretty much begging you to nickle-and-dime me until the end of this kickstarter so we can get more stuff in there.
Creator Jazz -White Rabbit of the Obsidian Order on September 23, 2012
My major problem is that it's bikini armour: if they actually do need to wear armour then having large holes like that is going to make it worthless and if they don't need the armour then as others have said why are they wearing them? I'd expect something more sleek and sci-fi, like a cybersuit or something.
Creator Tasker on September 23, 2012
Have to agree. Love the drawing of the Cheerleader but hate the fact that she's wearing armour.
Just because it's the future doesn't mean she has to look like she's out of one of the Fallout games.
Creator David Laughing Ferret on September 23, 2012
Love the cheerleader concept with the holofields, I imagine they could change color, spell words, etc. very cool: brilliant in fact.
But one big problem I have with the drawing is the armor. She's not playing the game or being shot at in combat, so why the multi-layered metal knee & boot armor? It looks clunky & like it'd be harder to move, which would get in the way of her job. Honestly it makes her look more like a 'post-apocalyptic' cheerleader than sleek sci-fi cheerleader, so I think it's pulling away from the concept and feel of the game... if she was cheering at Thunderdome, then ok, but this setting feels less feral than that. She could have fabric padded protection for some of the more crazy stunts, but the segmented combat armopr (even in the limited few locations) doesn't work in my opinion.
Creator Kelly Shane Kuciemba on September 23, 2012
Please ditch the cheerleaders!!!!! Anything else please!
Creator Casidhe on September 23, 2012
sorry, not meaning to com across as riled up :o)
Creator Anton Kuchman on September 23, 2012
Love the cheerleader concept, a ok with male/alien cheerleaders (both could be extras with a gender/species choice since people are so riled up about it) and cannot wait to see Jake's writeup on the ingame effects of coaches and cheerleaders =)
Creator Casidhe on September 23, 2012
Why no boys? They make it more interesting than just T&A women, and don't make us female backers feel left out. They don't need holo-skirts, and TBH I'd prefer them not topless, but that's just me.
Ideally I'd prefer the other prone markers to any sort of cheerleader, but if we are going to have them, I'd like a figure I can appreciate too...
Creator Talarius on September 23, 2012
I agree with many of the people who've already postd here: I'd much rather see additional Veermyn sculpts as a stretch goal before cheerleaders, although the concept sketch does look good. I will never paint a male cheerleader model, so that would be wasted on me, btw.
The Pom-Pom and skirt idea looks quite difficult to pull off. I know that Infinity has Hacker models that use clear plastic with sci-fi computer interfaces printed on, but iirc, these are flat pieces of plastic. Yours would be curved and even domed!? That strikes me as a challenging manufacturing problem, so I will wish you the best of luck in advance. :-)
Creator Zoatibix on September 23, 2012
I don't mind what gender the Cheerleaders are - I mean who knows what genders some of the Alien races even have - as long as they are well sculpted. Hoping for some kind of dance of mini-game.
Creator Vinsssounet on September 23, 2012
The shields are brilliant and I look forward to paint them.
Need all the poses, obviously ;)
If they are to be part of this KS I suggest them as mere add-ons, like the acrylic pitches, without stretches maybe, (even if it makes them more pricy), as I can see a lot of people not looking forward to them.
Afraid they would slow down things !
Creator cheetor on September 23, 2012
The cheerleader design is really nice, even though they dont really interest me overall.
I definitely think that the cheerleaders should include both sexes (and more in the case of aliens with less Terran reproductive cycles). Why wouldnt they?
Creator Kevin Riddle on September 23, 2012
female only cheerleaders please
Creator Gareth Tilley on September 23, 2012
Love the cheerleader concepts, especially the electro-poms, but I'd prefer to see Season 2 Full Rosters and Coaches as stretch goals before them.
Creator Ken Thronberry on September 23, 2012
Intrigued & excited about the prospect of Dreadball cheerleaders...both as a part of the gameplay, & with the prospect of painting them.
Creator Chris on September 23, 2012
>>>>>>
Alessandro Pietro Saullo
@ Chris - Male cheerleaders? No no please no!!
Kris P
Cheerleaders, and PLEASE NO GUYS. Not being sexist (does that make sense when I'm male myself..???) but male cheerleaders wouldnt fit the theme IMHO.
Females are more athletically flexible and would be much lighter for cheeramids.
>>>>>>>
I take it you haven't seen many male dancers then? I confess to only having seen male cheerleaders on the internet (which also informs me for 3 decades women weren't allowed to participate), but male dancers I have seen perform. The latter are of course oddly popular with women...
And it is the future, one would imagine corps want every $ from everyone and that includes women.
Creator Kevin Riddle on September 23, 2012
@Vinsssounet, I just picture one of Jabba the Hutt's dancers, Oola, not bad, Yarna, uhh, not so much
Creator WWaSP on September 23, 2012
Great concept art.
With so few days left, I'd really like to see us get alternate poses and prone markers (and possibly cheerleaders) for all of the season 1 teams. I think we have a healthy set of MVPs already. We should make season 1 as complete as possible before the deadline!
Creator Vinsssounet on September 23, 2012
Cheerleaders belonging to stadium instead of teams is a nice thought : it prevents from multiple expensive and hard to reach stretches/add-ons.
And you still may add the ones employed by wealthy teams later, cause let's admit it, we all want to see alien cheerleaders !
Creator Kevin Riddle on September 23, 2012
are there prone markers for each team? I guess I missed that
Creator Mantic Games on September 23, 2012
@Andy - Glad you like the cheerleaders! As for your other point, alternate humans and orcs were already done way back when we hit the $60K goal :-). We'll look into whether we can mix and match on the Keepers - while we can do it for the Season 1 and Season 2 Keepers separately now, it depends on how they're manufactured as to whether we can mix the two sets. To make up for it, we've made them buy two get two free, so if you don't want the Forge Father and Veer-myn ones at least you haven't paid for them! :-)
Creator Andy Marshall on September 23, 2012
I cant believe I'm saying this, but the cheerleaders look awesome.
I'd still rather see alternate sculpts for the initial 4 teams before we get prones and cheerleaders, but... they do look very cool - its the holo shields that make it for me - i hope they get pulled off well in models using clear plastic sheets...
but srsly, get alternate human corp and orc sculpts nailed first before we move on to cheerleaders - prones would be bottom of the list by far - as someone else said it can get confusing knowing which they'd replaced and we'd need a lot of them and its nothing a simple token cant fix mechanic-wise - they really are low priority.
and please can we get a mix and match on the keepers so i can get a human corp, female corp, orc and z'zor keeper in the $15 set - i dont want the dwarf and veer'myn ones and it's putting me off getting any keepers at all.
Creator Tim Geraghty on September 23, 2012
Loving the Cheerleaders. Now to makes some Marauderer, Zz'or and Veer-Myn ones!
Creator Andrew Hayford (Raging Herald) on September 23, 2012
Honestly....I love this concept a lot...I would like a team of these guys. Some cheerleaders that decided playing on the pitch was more fun then just cheering.
Creator Rowan P. C. Tritton on September 23, 2012
Personally I'd love the cheerleaders to be like the team boxsets, eight plastic models (along with 1/2 freebies in Jack/Striker) consisting of two humans and maybe one each of the game's other races... although the idea of a Veer-myn or Z'zor cheerleader scares me.
Cheers
Rowan/LSWSjr
Creator Lee Lowe on September 23, 2012
Love the cheerleaders bring them on, as mentioned on main thread I'd use these as female players! I like the main drawing, hope that will be a pose along with other 3
Creator Omphalos on September 23, 2012
The Cheerleader concept looks really great. It would definitly be perfect if you manage to do the skirt and shields in clear or coloured clear plastic, all the more if it's sold with several team logo decal sheet.
Creator PsychoticStorm on September 23, 2012
The cheerleader looks great, not that sure on the alternative poses though.
Quite interesting idea of the holopads how well will they realize on model though?
While on subject, how many prone counters on average one might need in a turn, is one enough? should we need to get more?
Creator Andrew Hayford (Raging Herald) on September 23, 2012
Yes! Moar cheerleaders!
Creator Charles Beel on September 23, 2012
Love the cheerleader can't wait to get season two and see how they affect game
Creator Thomas Sloan on September 23, 2012
Cheerleaders, look great :)
Prone markers brill
any other figures that are even not needed for play fine for me
Creator Alessandro S. on September 23, 2012
@Casidhe - Buff men in holoskirts = Nope nope nope nope....
Joking aside, I'd really prefer not to have any dudes cheerleading...
Creator Superbuzo on September 23, 2012
Cheerleaders, that´s one I will buy for sure :)
Prone markers looks promising, love the idea, buy dont know how many you would need per team. Also it may be confusing to know wich player every prone marker replaced in first place.
Creator Peder Bergenwall on September 23, 2012
Btw, really liking alt pose 2, or possibly 3.