u/that-bro-dad

Hey folks,

This is an exciting week in the Brassbound Universe. A little over two years after starting on this project, I'm feeling a lot better about calling Brassbound "done". I'm happy with the balance, I'm happy with the models, and am happy with the layout.

This week we released what I anticipate to be one of the last major updates to the core rulebook which includes

* Guidance on setting up the battlefield, building armies and the general strategy

* Updated building instructions

* A new "How to order your army" document which will give you more units than you can field in a single battle; allowing you to try out different combos

You can get the rulebook for free, as always, here:

https://brodadbrickworks.itch.io/brassbound/devlog/1571251/welcome-all-new-players-brassbound-130-is-here

I do have a small ask; please consider logging into Itch and leaving an honest review. I want to know what you like and what you don't. From what I can tell, you have to do this from the desktop version of the site, see the attached image.

Everyone who enters a review (regardless of the rating) will be entered for a chance to get a free copy of our follow-on game, World War Jötunn.

That's all for now,

Paul

The Brassbound Universe takes place in an alternate early 20th Century. With that in mind, I imagine that many of the companies that in our timeline made tanks and airplanes could have made Brassbounders instead. I've already established in the lore that the Renault company made Brassbounders for the France analog, and I thought it might be neat if Supermarine made Brassbounders for the Great Britain analog. The net result is a very different vehicle - while the Renault Brassbounder is slow, tough and plodding, the Supermarine offering relies on speed to survive.

What do you think?

First photo shows the Supermarine design, second shows the Renault design

I'm a sucker for monochrome :)

https://brodadbrickworks.itch.io/brassbound/devlog/1571251/welcome-all-new-players-brassbound-130-is-here

Hello everyone!

I'm delighted to announce a major release today; we've got a new rulebook aimed at making it even easier to get started. We've got a new "how to order your army" document that will allow you to order the parts you need to make several different armies, all for under $40 with shipping. We've also got a revamped "solo mode" document so you don't even need a partner to play with.

It's never been easier to get started with Brassbound!

Photo taken by Gemotox and shared with permission

- Paul

Early versions of the Supermarine Stinger featured two claws, a pair of Merlin inline engines, and flanked the cockpit with air-cooled 0.303 machine guns. It was, however, a design based on immitating the much more successful Renault Mle 1919. Although able to lay down much more fire, the 0.303 rounds lacked stopping power against anything larger than juvenile Jötunn, and aiming required aiming the entire Rig at the target, which was not practical in battle circumstances. Shown in "boccage camo"; production variants would follow the established 'One Claw, one Cannon' model established by the Gauls ...

Photo credit to Gemotox from the Discord Server

Hey folks,

Please consider adding a review / rating on this website featuring Brassbound: Adamantine Dawn:

https://inventoriumweb.com/#descubre

Speaking of, Brassbound: Adamantine Dawn version 1.30 should drop this week. There are lots of changes, mostly aimed at making it easier to get started. No core rule changes. I expect that this will be one of the last updates for the base game.

Knights of the Air will be next, with support for an Airplane Fabricator and possibly solo mode too.

Crucible of Heroes, our RPG is now playable. If you'd like to be included in our closed play test, please let me know.

That's all for now,

Paul

Based on this image

https://www.reddit.com/r/WarplanePorn/s/E7Vd6iMVdc

Feedback welcome

Hello everyone,

There have been a few times in past where I've felt like we were in a "golden age" in terms of progress. And if I'm being frank with you, I think we're in one now.

We have not one, not two, but three playable games at the moment.

Knights of the Air version 0.90 was released this week. It features all new missions and lays the groundwork for even more updates to come. I'm very excited and hope that you will be too! Download it here, for free:
https://brodadbrickworks.itch.io/brassbound-knights-of-the-air

Brassbound: Adamantine Dawn is getting an update. With the influx of new players over the last few weeks, my focus has been on accessibility. While I'm resisting temptation to fidget with the core mechanics, I am adding a bunch more information about how to setup the board, how to build your armies, and the general strategy. This isn't quite ready for prime time yet, but if you want a preview, head over to our Discord server: https://discord.gg/fwwK2VTwY

Crucible of Heroes: our RPG set in the Brassbound Universe is playable! Now that the core mechanics are ironed out, we're fleshing out the details of the game. If you want a sneak peak, send me a DM and we can chat about providing you with access.

We also passed 4400 downloads this week, and have over 200 members on our Discord server. I'm so overwhelmed with the amount of support you all have provided. Thank you.

If you want to continue to support my work, you can find my storefront here: https://ko-fi.com/bdbrickworks

All proceeds are used to support other independent creators to provide content for our community.

That's all for now,
Paul

There are plenty of good ideas and suggestions that didn't make it into the core Brassbound Adamantine Dawn rulebook. That can be because they were broken, added complexity without fun or just didn't fit the setting. Last night I wanted to try out a pair of changes I've had bouncing around my head for a while.

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The first is a change to the way Advantage and Disadvantage work. Advantage simply adds a dice (no removal after rolling) and Disadvantage simply takes one away (to a minimum of one).

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The second was changing how cover works. I changed it so that targets In The Open are attacked with Advantage, targets In Cover get nothing, and targets Not Visible get Disadvantage. The idea was to buff basic units and nerf powerful things like the SPG.

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I had a chance to play three matches in about 45 minutes. In all three cases, the match was done by turn three effectively. It was absolute chaos. Ultimately, I don't think these rules will see the light of day. They make the game go just a bit faster than I want it to. I'm fine with it ending in a bloodbath, but I'd prefer that to be by turn six or not at all.

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Anywho, I got a really fun picture out of it which was a Brassbounder that had the rare opportunity to double attack a rifle squad. Because of the changes in rules, it got to rule three primary attack dice. All three hit. It then used it claw to finish off the one remaining model.

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The remaining four photos show the battlefield progression over time. The second photo is the setup of the battle, the third is the end of round one, the 4th is the end of round two, and the 5th is the end of round 3.

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The point of all this is that this is a game about creativity. If you have cool ideas for house rules, try them out! If they work and make things more fun, please share them

There is such great part usage here! I also absolutely love the colors. What do you like the most about this army?

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-265714/ThatBroDad/nasa-xf-14-voidcat/#details

Hey folks,

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This is your weekly Brassbound Universe update.

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This was a really productive week from a development perspective. I've had a bit of an epiphany about future directions for Knights of the Air and am excited to share them with you. To start with, we've got two new missions coming in Knights of the Air 0.90. First is a mission to liberate a Zeppelin squadron from deep behind enemy lines and second is a mission to protect the Renault factory from an all-out Jötunn attack while they evacuate the Brassbounder prototype. Those missions are in testing now and I hope to release them in about a week.

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We've also explored two future directions I'm really excited about; a cooperative mission where two players work together to level up ace pilots, and an "Aircraft Fabricator" so you can make your own aircraft!

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On the the ground, I'm continuing to work on lowering the barrier to entry by creating more pre-canned Army Lists. I'm also tweaking the model designs ever so slightly to give you more distinct units from the same underlying models!

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There has never been a better time to be a part of our community and I'm so glad you're here!

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That's all for now,

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Paul

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This is not a build challenge entry.

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Rather, this is an expansion upon something I made for the build challenge. It uses more pieces but I think it looks way cooler

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Features swing wings and detachable missiles

Inspired by this image I saw a few days ago:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ImaginaryStarships/s/lrV2AP6z55

Inspired by realism! Features a micrometeorite shield on front, a pair of rotating hab units to provide artificial gravity, a pair of solar arrays for auxiliary power if the nuclear reactor, which is shielded from the crew area and serviced by two heat sinks, was to fail. Finally we have a propellant tank and a drive cone aft. Everything you need for a long haul space mission with nothing you don't!

To help make it even easier for new folks to get started, I'm making some small tweaks to the unit instructions for Brassbound.

I'm trying to both use fewer unique parts and also give you more options for army building.

For example, I'll give you instructions for two tanks but four turrets, so you can outfit them as Tanks or SPGs. Similarly, I'll give you 6 bases for Squads, 12 soldier models, and a bunch of weapons so you can outfit them as you see fit.

All of this will require me to regenerate the PDF, so I thought I would stop and ask if you all think anything else is missing that I should add?

One suggestion was more guidance on scenery and terrain.

Made for Brassbound: World War Jötunn

Model design is mine.

Soldiers are from BrickMini

https://brickmini.com/collections/nano-soldier-figures/products/nano-soldier-figures-dark-red

Hello everyone,

This has been an eventful week! If you haven't already, please go check out my interview with Tell Me About Your Game:

https://youtu.be/LI58tv5pKIs?si=yLS1T1FFfxzL-Qe5

It was really cool to talk about our community and all the cool stuff y'all do.

Here's what's coming down the pike - not one but two new missions for Knights of the Air. I'm prototyping them now and hope to have them published for internal review in the next week.

I'm also working on a sort of Second Edition for Brassbound. It's bigger, more complicated, and more expansive. I'm taking it in chunks though, starting with an all-new Unit Creator. One thing you have told me again and again is that you want more of the early story. So that's what you'll get; something that picks up right where Knights of the Air ends.

The best place to see what we're working on is the Discord Server as frankly it's much easier to share files there. Come check it out, you won't regret it: https://discord.gg/UWdRet6Q9

In the meantime, enjoy this photo of a Pact B-47 Brassbounder in the snow on patrol....