"Torn Armor: A 28mm fantasy squad-based skirmish game" Topic

Hi, I'm Alyssa Faden and I am currently kickstarting Torn Armor, a fantasy squad-based miniatures skirmish game:
kickstarter.com/projects/1471855235/torn-armor

Torn Armor is a fantasy skirmish miniature game based on the rich lore of "Torn." It features anthropomorphic creatures such as cat, mouse, monkey, and rhino-headed creatures in their desperate defense of their homeland against the Spartan-like "Sisk" invaders.

Each side is beautifully brought to life through 39 expertly crafted miniatures, ranging from the 20mm "Mu" (mice-men), through to the lumbering war golems that tower a spectacular 60mm on the game board.

Miniatures are pre-assembled and unpainted.

Currently the core-set includes:

Looks very interesting. Out of curiosity, how big are the hexes on that map?

I thought it was very interesting as well, so much so that it is the first kickstarter I have funded. So obviously, I hope it makes it, and it's off to a good start so far.

The combination of a Greek inspired fantasy army against non-cute anthromophic animals seems like a great idea. A copy of the rules has been posted at the kickstarter page. It's not too radical compared to other skirmish games, but it does have a fairly unique dice mechanic for combat.

Best of luck, Alyssa!

Hi, new here but trying to help out this project has led me here.

@ordinarybass- The hexes, according to Alyssa on the gameplay video are 5"

Thanks!
Maybe I just found a new use for my Battlemasters mats…

For folks who may be on the fence, they just posted a link to the rules for free.
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Three new pledge levels have been added, should you want just the minis (with or without the LE Minotaurs) or if you just want the rulebook etc.

Okay, so here's an update.

The collaboration is with Reaper Miniatures. here's what Alyssa put up on the KS update.

"Reaper Miniatures has given us the greenlight to add their Clockwork Dragon as a Torn Armor unit; complete with unit card. When we hit 60k, we'll even create a new map set and special scenario. Of course, this gives us an excuse to introduce the "flying units" and "breath weapon" rules =D
The best part of this? The first 500 backers to pledge $75 USD or more (the game or any combination of add-ons and pledge levels) gets the Clockwork Dragon FOR FREE with no extra shipping."

That's one of the new dragons from the Bones range. Nice!

Also as part of the "The Battle for An Gearesdan" game for backers there is this:

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Your mission, should you choose to accept it …
Get a friend (or more) to pledge to the Torn Armor kickstarter. Have them post in this update and mention your name and what faction THEY are fighting for. You might want to choose your friends wisely ;) Your friends can pledge ANY AMOUNT (even $1 USD), but if they're in the first 500 backers and pledge $75 USD or more, then they'll also get the dragon.
The kicker? For every friend you bring on-board that also pledges $75 USD or more, we'll throw in $10 USD worth of add-ons for you AND YOUR friend (you choose what you want independently), free of charge. You can use this $10 USD towards something that costs a greater amount.
But act quickly, because we're running this phase of the battle for just the next 3 days!"

That was put up yesterday so it's now less than two days. So $1 USD is all you need to pleadge and it will influence the game as well as help this fledgling company. If you pledge $75 USD+ then both you and I (if you decide to be referred by me) will get the extra $10 USD of stuff as well as the Dragon.

A few other things in the update:

"A few new things to introduce you to:

I've been asked a few times to show the maps … these will be online shortly. Thank you for asking.
I've been asked to share some words on the background to the Torn World and why these two factions are fighting. You've got it!!! I think we got so caught up in the Kickstarter that we forgot that you guys and gals need to know this type of thing. Consider it added within the next 24hrs.
We posted a new play-through video on our kickstarter page. Jack won again, which in hindsight makes the Sisk look weak. Rest assured that it's simply that I roll terribly (I do in table-top games as well :( ). So we're going to do another one this weekend and will switch sides =D
You are going to see a new pledge level get added tonight called the "Retail Special." It's going to be insane value and is intended for brick'n'mortar establishments, but is not restricted to that. You'll want to take a serious look at the value wrapped into it :)"

That last one you can help with too by informing your local LFGS or any others not so near about the Retailer Pledge level to help get the game into the stores. Alyssa added the comment when I mentioned shops over here (UK, and maybe rest of Europe?): "I'm really hoping we can waive EU shipping rates if I can get enough backers over there".

There ya go folks.

So, some more updates. The behemoths have been unlocked early and will be made from resin with a few metal parts on the War Elephant.

Also there are mini stretch goals, the first, Winged Hussars mercenary unit, has been unlocked. They will be available as add-ons, too.

Check the Kickstarter page for the pictures.

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There quite a lot of updates to add so I'll just post the links. In a nutshell, there are more maps in the core set now, extra minis as mini stretch goals, a little competition to make a map, also a prize draw every day from today until the end of the KS.

3D terrain is being made by tectoniccraftstudios.com

Tor Gaming is allowing use of it's warehouse so that Torn Armor can be sent bulk therefore removing the EU tax or whatever it is.

Here are the updates.

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More info on the FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING! link

Okay,

So this has been 3 or 4 weeks in the making: FREE SHIPPING WORLD WIDE.
Why did we not launch with this? Well the simple truth is that shipping out of the US is $40 USD a box, minimum. If we had ended up we a few backers here, a few over there, and x-amount over there, we would have been eating a lot of costs … it would have hurt … so we opted for the shipping fees. It turned a few people away, but it made business sense.
But here we are 2 weeks into the Kickstarter and we have a sense for where people are located. Aside from anything, it is a THRILL to see people crop up in Poland, the Netherlands, Spain, New Zealand, Australia, and so many awesome places. Seriously, can you imagine how cool it is to be talking to gamers from the world over? It's like the old pen-pal system, but HERE and NOW.
One thing that has emerged is that we have a lot of backers in my good old country of England. Love you guys, love that the gaming community is so strong there. But what does this mean?
Well the England is right there in the EU. Theoretically if we could ship enough boxes to England, then we could do it en-bulk, we could warehouse everything and ship out to the rest of the EU from there. Shipping to anywhere in the states – for one of our boxes – is about $15. USD Shipping from England to France or Germany is about $15. USD All it requires is for us to have enough orders from the EU and a location to ship from.
Enter Tor Gaming. (http://www.torgaming.co.uk/rd/)
They kindly offered to be that central shipping point and warehouse, so suddenly we have some options. Which then ties in to the fact that we've had a lot of backers from the EU!
Now we can ship a pallet from America to England, cover import costs (!) and ship out (at American comparable rates) to all EU backers. Are you kidding me? The game just changed right there.
So that's what we're doing!
So what about the non-EU backers? WORRY NOT!
The simple truth is that you guys rule and (New Zealand, Australia) you tend to get shafted when it comes to any type of game. So here's what we're doing for you, we're covering your shipping at our expense. Yes it will eat into the cost vs. pledge level, yes it may mean that we have to eat a little ourselves, but honestly getting you a kickass game for you to play at a reasonable rate is worth it.
What about those folks with "Free Shipping!" promo codes (you have been watching and listening to the podcasts and interviews right guys and gals?), again, worry not. All "free shipping" promocodes will be converted to $ add-on value to apply to add-ons.
Promocodes: Sometimes I post a podcast *cough* link *cough* that reveals something about the game, Torn, or a promocode. Just saying *cough* link *cough* 1:31:19 Seg6: Let's Kick It!- Torn Armor
So what abut the add-ons?
Honestly? We have it covered as well. Our biggest concern two weeks ago was shipping odd-sized parcels to a bazillion different countries, but that's not going to happen, and the Tor collaboration allows us to mitigate a lot of our business concerns. We can waive the fees on the add-ons and still be comfortably positioned.
So watch the video, I go all out there, but at the end of the day we are thrilled to be at this point at to be able to offer you Free Shipping, we really are.
Please – help us spread the word. You've been fantastic, you are our voices "out there." Help us let people know that import and shipping costs should not be an obstacle to them getting in on this great Kickstarter!
~ Natalya & Jack

Update time again. Here's an overview of the recent updates.

Mini-stretch goals every 5k have unlocked Winged Hussars, Buckles & Sebastian, two leader units (one Sisk, one Maychian), AND FOUR more maps.
A third behemoth has been announced and concept artwork shown for "Moriarty's Bell," the Gnomish Assault Platform.
Rules and unit cards have been posted. Paper miniatures so you can start playtesting have been made available! Feedback is already coming in.
All shipping fees have been removed for anywhere in the world.

Also four minis from the center stage miniatures kickstarter for Torn World have been made available to be produced in resin. They will added to the All Stretch Goals pledges or as add-ons. If you're already getting those minis from CSM then you can contact Alyssa and they will be replaced with something else.

Here's what the pledge levels look like at the moment.

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More things will be added every 5k and there are still plenty of those Reaper Clockwork Dragons available free at pledges of $75 USD or more.

More details of those little stretch goals and add-ons.

At 45K two more maps will be added as well as four more terrain tiles: walls, barricades, rocks and trees.

At 50k small siege weapons to be added for the Sisk and Maychians.

At 55k, custom dice to be available as add-ons as well as additional unit cards.

At 60k unlock more units and variable miniatures (heads, arms, poses, etc).

Extra dice have been added as add-ons.

A new pledge level for the core miniatures, the two minotaurs and all stretch goals and the minotaurs have been made available as add-ons.

Several things to update here.

The first and biggest is Torn Armor has reached and passed it's funding goal! But there's more time to push it further to reach more stretch goals and unlocks.

With that in mind here are a few of those goals.

At 50k a siege weapon, Ballista with 3 crew for the Sisk and a Hwacha with 3 crew for the Maychians were added to the stretch goal pledges and as add-ons.

At 55k custom faction dice will become available and variable unit cards will be available so you can vary the units more. "The units in Torn Armor are "named," they are not generic units, but specific named creatures and people. What does this mean? Well that you could have another hoplite unit with slightly different abilities! So we are going to provide additional unit cards so you can field veteran versions of the core units (of course, each will cost additional gold to field in the battles). "

At 60k variable poses will be unlocked to go with the different unit cards. Also a special Clockwork Dragon scenario and map will be added.

At 65k 3D resin terrain will be unlocked.

There's also a collaboration with Boardgamegeek in the form of a contest to win a free copy of the game. link

Another collaboration is that at pledges of $35 USD or more you get a free set of paper terrain courtesy of Fat Dragon Games.

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And another thing… The third behemoth unit is unlocked available for $40 USD and stands at approximately 120mm tall. it's also available with the other two behemoths for a total of $100. USD

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The Maychian skirmish golem has been reduced in price to $15 USD

Okay, it's in to the last 48 hours and the 60K stretch goal has been achieved. So that's the variable poses and the map and scenario for the dragon.

At 65k 3D resin terrain will be available as add-ons.

The Battle for An Gearesdan will determine which of the two units, the Sisk Myrmidion or Maychian Kyala felis archers will be added to the stretch goal and add-ons.

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It's in the last 24 hours now so if you're waiting to pledge you don't have a lot of time to decide.

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3D render of the Hwacha.

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