Tag Archives: Campaign

BFG Campaign: Encounter At Vestibius

BFG Campaign: Encounter At Vestibius

Greetings! The following is a narrative battle report for a game I played recently with MBS forum member Ulric the Grey. Enjoy! The planets of the Vestibius system hung in their orbits around their star. Dozens of large transports clustered … Continue reading

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Introducing the Armus Incursion: A BFG Vassal Campaign

This post is intended to establish the groundwork for the setting of the 2016 Man Battlestations BFG campaign, the Armus Sub-sector. The intent is to provide those participating in the campaign a common frame of reference with which they can … Continue reading

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Dystopian Wars Batrep: Prussians vs. Britannians Campaign Battle

Introduction Time for another DW Battle Report! This time around, it is a rematch of the game I had played a week before between myself and Last Rites. This time around, however, we were going to be playing within CDR-G’s … Continue reading

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The Battle for Savo

Welcome to the second installment of my reporting on the Firestorm Armada campaign I have been running for myself and a friend of mine. This battle actually happened a couple of weeks ago, but I’m a bit behind on my … Continue reading

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Battle for the Storm Zone: A Firestorm Armada Campaign

Prologue Commander Jenks paced nervously across the bridge of the Terran cruiser San Francisco. His cruiser had just shunted in to the Maybach system, along with the rest of Task Group 22.1, which at the moment included  the other  two … Continue reading

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Firestorm Armada Campaign System Part 3: Version 0.9 Ready!

It took me longer than I had initially anticipated, but I have finally gotten my Firestorm Armada campaign rules up to a playable level! You can download them here: www.manbattlestations.com/hostedfiles/fa/MBS_FA_campaign15nov14.pdf Now, that’s not to say that these rules are done; … Continue reading

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Firestorm Armada Campaign System Part 2: What’s in a Name?

So, as I continue my effort to convert the BFG campaign system to Firestorm Armada, one of the things I’m having to come up with is names for things that were previously very Grim Dark. Specifically, the BFG campaign system … Continue reading

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Firestorm Armada Campaign System Part 1: Differences

As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve started a project to convert the Battlefleet Gothic (BFG) campaign system for use with Firestorm Armada (FA). This post is going to deal with a few specific problem areas that will need … Continue reading

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The Battlefleet Gothic Campaign System

Not long ago, I put up a post discussing the various aspects and different types of campaigns you might typically encounter. This time around, I want to focus a little more on one campaign system in particular, which is the … Continue reading

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Line Ahead: Naval Wargaming and Campaigns

Line Ahead: Naval Wargaming and Campaigns

It’s been far too long since I’ve made a Line Ahead post! This is a topic I’ve been wanting to tackle on the blog for a while now, but I was spurned on by Landlubber’s post on the forums about … Continue reading

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