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Dystopian Wars 3.0 Changes

Dystopian Wars 3.0 Changes

Introduction A full year after Spartan Games went under, the open Beta test for Warcradle Studio’s new version of Dystopian Wars has finally arrived! There has been a lot of discussion and rumor surrounding the changes that are coming to … Continue reading

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Hurricane Season Scenario 4

Hurricane Season Scenario 4

Prologue Miami Harbor, Federated State of Florida Jenkins Approached Commander Wales. “Sir, systems nominal, the Portsmouth is running as smooth as the day she completed sea trials.” Danny nodded. “MacCannon took good care of her, and it seems the shipyard … Continue reading

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Hurricane Season Scenario 3

Hurricane Season Scenario 3

Prologue Port Stanely, Falkland Islands The days dragged, it had been a month since the Falklands incident.  The pain had dulled, but the memory of his failure was still sharp. “I’m not a prisoner here, but this isn’t exactly the … Continue reading

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Summary from the 4 May Warcradle Q&A

Summary from the 4 May Warcradle Q&A

Introduction Warcradle held a Q&A session today via Facebook and Twitch, where they put out all kinds of new information and some new renders as well. You can find the original video here, and below I’ve summarized the notes I … Continue reading

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Hurricane Season Scenario 1

Hurricane Season Scenario 1

Prologue South Atlantic, off the Cape of Good Hope INBS Kaga, Flagship of the Blazing Sun Carribean Strike Force The waters off the Cape of Good Hope were an expanse of storm-tossed deep blue, domed with an oppressive grey overcast, broken by … Continue reading

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Revisiting Hurricane Season

Revisiting Hurricane Season

This is the first of what will probably become a series of posts on me and my friend Matt’s play-through of Hurricane Season, the first campaign book for Dystopian Wars that came out way back in 2012. I have to … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the Revised Ningjing

Thoughts on the Revised Ningjing

Yesterday, Warcradle posted up some new renders  on their official Facebook page of the Ningjing battleship design they have been working on for Dystopian Wars (DW). The changes to the design are both dramatic and subtle; clearly a lot of … Continue reading

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Dystopian Age Model Previews

Dystopian Age Model Previews

As I discussed in my previous post, Warcradle made a big announcement last Friday about their plans for the future of the Dystopian Wars setting, which is now being heralded under the banner of the Dystopian Age. Unfortunately, I got … Continue reading

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The Dystopian Age

The Dystopian Age

Greetings! Yesterday, Warcradle Studios published a video and a blog post detailing their plans for the Dystopian Wars setting, which they aquired from the fire sale that resulted from the shuttering of Spartan Games. The blog post and video are … Continue reading

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Thoughts on DW Flashpoint Campaign Maps

Thoughts on DW Flashpoint Campaign Maps

One of the neatest new additions to the DW 2.5 book is the Flashpoint Campaign system. As the book describes it, this system provides a framework for conducting an expansive map-based campaign that will allow players to gain and lose … Continue reading

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