Comp 59 - Help Wanted

[Stoof]

The theme is - Help Wanted.

Convert a hired gun or sword for a specific warband, gang or setting.

Go! You have six weeks, comp closes Sunday 16th November.

Normal rules apply except where they don't.

Have fun!

Spoiler: Original post

I call upon the spoooky spirits of @katfezza as our winner of the ghostly Comp 58, along with 2nd place @Pagumb and 3rd-whether-he-likes-it-or-not-getting-the-suggestion-anyway-for-being-fast @CaptainDangerous to submit themes for Comp 59!

You can try and wheedle out of it Cap but I'll just trawl your plog to create a bespoke one and you'll get the glory anyway (it'll probably involve YakBaps). Ha!

Poll up when I get the three suggestions, hopefully have it end this weekend then we can kick off the comp.

 

[katfezza]

Hmmmm, how about "There's a storm brewin'"?

Whether literal weather conditions, preparing to storm a castle, a character named Storm, a stormtrooper, or anything else that springs to mind.

Assuming there hasn't already been that one of course.

 

[Pagumb]

Sure it's been done before but how about:

"Help Wanted"

Convert a hired gun/sword for a specific warband, gang or setting.

 

[CaptainDangerous]

How about:

“Send in the Clones”

Create a true blood, vat born, muscular, bearded alpha clone. Or invent a cheap knock off clone variety of your own
*cough* like the trolls *cough*

P.s. I know which one gets my vote!
…too soon??…

 

[=][=SW1=][=]

Lol ... Whatever it ends up being I'm going to attempt actually entering for once.

 

[Stoof]

Poll up!

 

[rustedchrome]

Ooooh!!! I voted and I have JUST THE RIGHT IDEA for it!! So y'all better pick it!

 

[Trafalgar Law]

I've got ideas for two of them, which means the other will inevitably get picked...

 

[Biggle_Bear]

A ‘Stormclone’ wielding a heavy piece of machinery for a weapon as a proxy for a pitslave!

Edit: @Stoof can we add that as a forth theme suggestion? Just all in one. I fell in love with my own idea. As a very very specific theme. Make a Stormclone to use as a pitslave, maybe allow for some other gladiator style mercenary if we really have to let people chose their own setting.

 

[Stoof]

If your suggestion matches all of the themes then it automatically fits whichever is chosen, no need for a special category. It's like a comp cheat code!
Normal rules - you still shouldn't start until the theme is chosen. By which of course we mean you shouldn't announce you've started until the theme is chosen, because frankly how would we ever know (until the crushing guilt eats you alive from the inside out).

 

[Biggle_Bear]

(until the crushing guilt eats you alive from the inside out).

It will feast for a year before it reaches the surface!

 

[=][=SW1=][=]

Argh ... Just had some random ideas for one of them and possibly an expansion of the Mankfester setting. You know now I have an idea it won't get picked.

 

[Stoof]

The theme is Help Wanted as proposed by @Pagumb - go for it!

 

[rustedchrome]

Yay!! Time to assess the bits situation!

 

[Pagumb]

The theme is Help Wanted as proposed by @Pagumb - go for it!

I'm already feeling like a winner...feels weird.

 

[Punktaku]

Hey! That’s the one I voted for! Wait…. Did I have an idea when I cast that vote? I think I did. Pretty sure…

 

[Ben_S]

This is probably the easiest, though I don't have anything in mind yet.

 

[Biggle_Bear]

I suggested it as a joke but I might still make a clone with industrial machinery. I have a suitable mini and the only other idea is to kit bash a scummer.

 

[Biggle_Bear]

A Grenadiers à Cheval unless I can help it

• Biggle_Bear
• Jun 9, 2025

Or a generic mercenary from this guy

 

[Trafalgar Law]

I've got my plan for this one. It's a bit more ambitious than my usual fair so we'll see how I get on.