http://www.blackfive.net/main/2009/08/robin-sage.html
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Added by Nathan on August 21, 2009 at 8:42pm —
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Steven Pressfield has a series of videos about war in Afghanistan, as he says, ancient and modern.
http://blog.stevenpressfield.com/vblog/
By the way, 'Gates of Fire' rocks.
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Added by Nathan on June 16, 2009 at 10:30pm —
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I have a bit more appreciation (intellectually at least) for this
Michael Yon post about the applicability of tracking since I recently finished reading
The SAS Guide To Tracking.
Even though our stakes in airsoft are decided by mere ballistic plastic I believe that tracking and observation should be an important part of the game. Engage…
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Added by Nathan on May 12, 2009 at 9:00am —
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,518128,00.html
I'd like to think of Firefight! as a poor man's Tactical Conflict Assessment Framework (TCAF). ;)
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Added by Nathan on April 27, 2009 at 2:30pm —
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The
operator card has been updated to reflect the latest state of the rules including weapon maintenance and the ammo subsystem up for play testing.
I tried to keep everything on one side of the card but things started to get too crammed thus diminishing the card's overall usefulness.
There are now two files; front and back. I split the op card sheet out to two separate files because printing consecutive pages from the sa…
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Added by Nathan on April 25, 2009 at 8:24pm —
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This is written in developer-speak so it's not written in stone and isn't exactly pretty and it is known that it will take some tweaking to be show ready. Of course any feedback is much appreciated.
A weapon is always considered to be in one of three ammunition states:
High: The operator using the weapon can use as many physical magazines and types as he wishes. And he may dip into his "out of game" BB supp…
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Added by Nathan on April 25, 2009 at 6:00am —
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Just wanted to let everyone know that the Operator Card has been updated to reflect the latest state of Firefight!
http://firefight.ning.com/forum/topics/operator-card-sheet
For Solus there will probably be a back side to the card to make tracking things easier.
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Added by Nathan on April 9, 2009 at 7:57pm —
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I've been tinkering with the site and the Firefight! logo. The graphics at the top are a work in progress as I tinker with ideas.
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Added by Nathan on February 8, 2009 at 10:01pm —
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Just wanted to stop in and and mention that "disease/virulent elements" is all but wrapped up and will soon be ready to go for the Solus campaign. We're on schedule to finish disease this weekend.
Here's the rundown on the
disease card. It's a tri-fold card which means that a lot of information can be packed onto it allowing the unveiling of information as things unfold.
On the front fo…
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Added by Nathan on February 7, 2009 at 8:30pm —
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I just want to pop in and mention that we've got a working title for the next Firefight! campaign.
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the center cannot hold
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed ...
--W.B. Yeats
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Added by Nathan on January 19, 2009 at 7:00pm —
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For the last week I've been sifting through a little over 2,000 pictures that Matt has given and allowed us to use in the Firefight! manual. (I have a new found love for iPhoto)
The pictures are of his and his unit's efforts in Iraq so needless to say that they're outstanding. Each time I make a new pass I fine "just one more" that I think I can squeeze in. Just wait till you see the Iraqi Cowboy.
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Added by Nathan on December 20, 2008 at 8:00am —
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I just wanted to say that we're still on the move and to say that we learned a lot from the last Joe game. There were a lot of eyes on the system and a lot of questions were asked. And that's a good thing.
I just finished up refining and clarifying the language surrounding burning Fate Points and acquiring new Edges.
One suggestion that came out of player prep for the Joe game was to include examples in the book. Examples are on the way but they'll be available here on the site as PDFs instead…
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Added by Nathan on November 17, 2008 at 1:30pm —
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For a while now I've been looking for new footwear for airsoft and other outdoor activities. I started playing airsoft in black Altama boots. Fit wasn't bad but they suffered in the traction department and after a while the sides started to sag becoming uncomfortable around the ankle area.
Last year I purchased a pair of Wellco tan GI boots. Initially, I was thrilled because the ankle area was nylon canvas and did not/could not rub. Also, traction was much, much better. No longer was I pawing m…
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Added by Nathan on October 12, 2008 at 11:38am —
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Added by Nathan on September 29, 2008 at 6:30am —
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Last weekend we playtested the new toolkit framework for Medical kits. It worked beautifully. I played as a "Jack of All Trades" medic so I got to see how it worked from the Operator side of things. Today we finished the toolkit write-up and it is now included in the book.
I also want to note that we've got a professional editor with live-action gaming experience lined up to look at Firefight! Campaign before going to print. This is a huge boon.
Next up: Disease.
Just got feedback from…
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Added by Nathan on September 28, 2008 at 4:00pm —
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Just wanted to let you all know that the site's theme is in flux till I get something put together. So, for now, it's GAME OVER.
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Added by Nathan on September 5, 2008 at 9:15am —
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This is really cool. We've been
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Added by Nathan on August 26, 2008 at 6:08pm —
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Just to let you all know that we're still chugging along, we've just finished back-porting the new general toolkit concept into medical treatment. The biggest impact is on how medical kits are used in the game.
Under the old system medical kits were used up immediately when used as part of a failed medical test. Now, medical kits provide Smarts (1-3) specific to medical treatment. Once the kit's Smarts are all used up the kit is used up.
This approach gives a bit more flexibility in play and i…
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Added by Nathan on August 25, 2008 at 10:24pm —
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We've been quiet recently but it's because we've been working hard on the Firefight! rulebook.
We're expanding the idea of toolkits for the game. The general gist that we arrived at is that a toolkit provides X number of Smarts that may be used to retry a failed skill test.
A bit of playtesting is in order to see if this can be back-ported into the use of medical kits. I want to make sure that there aren't too many exceptions in the rules to be memorized.
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Added by Nathan on August 24, 2008 at 7:53pm —
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With the core of Firefight! solidified we've moved on to bringing in all the things that help round out the game.
Appendix B will include subjects such as disease and radiation and how to handle them in the game. These things help make events less about 'run and gun' and more about worrying about an actual in-game environment.
These things will be helpful for post apocalyptic settings or even more realistic modern battlefield games. Just ask anyone who island hopped all the way to Okinawa or t…
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Added by Nathan on July 27, 2008 at 9:47pm —
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