A quick update

I just wanted to do a post to give you a quick update on the progress of the Narrative Campaigns pdf.

It's almost finished (Yay!), I'd probably say that it's 75% done and so I'm hoping that I'll be able to get on the blog in the next week or so. Here's what's done and what needs finishing ......

• Front cover - complete
• Page template & layout - complete
• Main text - complete
• Example images - 80% complete
• Example campaign - 20% complete

So, I've just got a bit of graphics work to do and the example tree campaign and it'll be all done.

I'm still after some decent hi-res pictures to pad it out, so if you think you've got some pics that might do, drop me a line at colcorbane@gmail.com.

Keep your eyes peeled guys, it's coming real soon and once it's done, I'll get back into writing up the map campaign rules.

Front Cover Sneak Peak

Apologies for the lack of updates recently, work and home life have been pretty manic lately. On the plus side, I have managed to make some progress on putting together the Narrative Campaigns Source Guide pdf during my lunch breaks.

As part of that process, I've just finished working on the layout template and I managed to get the front cover completed today. So, here's a sneak peek of the front cover .....

I would have preferred a more Giger'ish / 40K'ish background, but beggers can't be choosers. Big thanks to John over at Plastic Legions for providing the map pic and taking the time to rephotograph it so it was easier for me to work with.

Hope you like the sneak peak guys, more coming soon!

More maps for the showcase

Two more maps for the showcase, this time a computer based node campaign and a Mighty Empires map with some scratch built hives ...

Thanks to SK (Citizen Nick Hobby Center) for submitting these. As always guys, if you've got a map you'd like share, drop me a line - colcorbane@googlemail.com

Another map for the showcase

I just added another map to the showcase contributed by Gewaltatron, it's another excellent example on of computer generated vector image map. Vector image maps are easy to update making running and tracking the campaign quite simple.

If you've got a campaign map you'd like to share with the community, drop me a line at colcorbane@gmail.com.

I need a little help guys

I've been thinking about GoC quite a bit recently, especially where it's going and what I need to do on the project. As I've mentioned in the past, one of the things I want to do is make a pdf version that's easier to follow than this blog format and can be printed out so that players can use it away from their computers.

My original plan was to finish the blog version and then turn it into a pdf version but I've been thinking about that and the downside it that it'll be a long while until the pdf comes out and it'll be a hell of a job to convert what will be a massive blog into a pdf when I get to that stage.

I've decided that I'm going to do it in parts and publish individual pdfs of the various sections as and when I get them completed. Hopefully, this will give people something usable sooner and make putting the final pdf together much easier as all I'll have to do is compile the various pdfs and pull it all together.

So, over the next couple of weeks, I'm going to be reworking the Narrative Campaigns section so that I can finish the section and make a Narrative Campaigns pdf. There's a few things that I could do with a little help with guys ....

• Can you have a read through the Narrative Campaigns section and see if I've missed anything, I welcome any additions, advice or constructive criticism.
• I need ideas for the Narrative Suggestions page, they can be generic or race based, just add them in the comments.
• Finally, I need some help with graphics for the pdf. If any of you are graphical guru's or have experience in putting pdf's together and would like to help out, please drop me a line at colcorbane@googlemail.com.

Thanks in advance guys, hopefully with your help, The Going on Campaign guide to Narrative Campaigning pdf will be coming out real soon.

Col Corbane

Moving forward ....

I thought I’d take a moment of take you all through where I see GoC going in the future. What started as a ‘hobby burnout’ project has seriously grown into a titanic project. Initially, I thought I’d just give a brief overview of campaign and a simple set of rules people could play by. Overtime, this initial vision has warped out of proportion with the realities of typing it up. Ever section I type makes me aware that there’s so much more I could write about that section and I’m often dismayed that I haven’t included everything I wanted in the section. Essentially, it’s become a balancing game between getting the information out there for people to use and making it as comprehensive as I possibly could.

So, what does it mean for you guys, well, I’m certainly not abandoning the project, I’m just reconsidering how it’s developed. I’m going to aim to get all the basic sections done, so people have the information they need to play campaigns. Once this is done, I’ll be going back to add additional pages and edit the ones that already exist. So what does this mean for you, well currently the sections have been added in a logical order, so it’s easy to follow the information, but when I start going back adding sections, they’ll be coming through in an illogical order blogwise. Also, any editing of pages won’t appear in your readers, so you’re going to have to come and check the project log to find out what pages have been updated. I’m sorry about that guys, it’s simply the downside to using a blog format for this project. I’m also going to be making some changes to the appendix sections, mainly dropping the scenarios section. The simple fact is that there’s far better resources out on the web for scenarios and when you combine that with the Battle Missions book etc, the section has become redundant.

Thanks for sticking with me on this guys, hopefully together we can build one hell of a resource.

All the best

Col Corbane

Gearing up

Well, it's been a while since I last updated GoC with life getting in the way and GoC getting put well and truly on the backburner. I hoping now life is sorting itself out, I'll be able to start getting sections added.

A big plus is that with my new job, I've got net access at dinner time and I eat my lunch at my desk, so theoretically, I've got five hours a week of dead time that I can dedicate to GoC, and so that's the plan. The other advantage of my new job is that I've got access to a wealth of design and publishing tools, which means in the future, I can look at publishing a pdf version of GoC.

So, good times ahead, keep your eyes peeled for more sections coming soon.

GW Legal say Yay!

Sorry it's been a while since the last update. With all the GW cease and desist notices in the air, I thought it'd be a good idea to run the project by them before I put to much work into it.

Well, it's been a little while, but they've got back to me and other than a few small suggestions to make sure I stay on the right side of the IP TnC's they've given it the nod. Now it's important to say that this isn't an official sanction of the project, it's still a very unofficial project. What it is, is confirmation that as long as the project continues as it's started and I don't source any of it directly from any GW publications, we'll be fine.

So, expect more sections on running a map campaign coming real soon.

Project Diary - Launch Day

Well, welcome to my latest mad creation - Going on Campaign.

If it's your first time here, which it probably is, then read the preface first and use the table of contents on the right hand side to get around. I welcome your input, your suggestions, ideas, scenarios, maps and pics, so please feel free to add your comments.

I'm also after links, so if you'd like to add me in your blogroll, I'll make sure you get listed by return. I'll add the blogroll as soon as I get my first requests. If you do add me, give me your blog address in the comments on this page. I'm just trying to get as much of the community involved as possible, so if you can help in anyway, please let me know.

I've put in place the basics and the narrative campaigns section. I'll be adding the map campaigns section next.

Hope you enjoy the project.

ColCorbane
Corbania Prime

Project Diary - October 09

OK, so this is my monthly post I get to myself to rave about new additions and bitch about what not going right. I'm going to be posting once a month, on or after the 1st of each month.

So, I had an idea, in the bath actually. I thought there's nothing really for 40k campaigns on the web, only bits and bobs, so why don't I put something together on a blog. That something together, became a reference to all the stuff out there, then I thought there's no way I can find all that stuff and it'd be all messed up anyway. So, that something became this beast. Over time, I'm hoping to build up an extensive collection of campaign rules, maps, narratives, scenarios and anything else that's related. Hopefully, making this an excellent resource for 40k campaigners.

I launched a week ago, and I've done a ton of work. Not much in the way of campaign rules, but I've got more of the introductions and admin pages sorted. These needed to be done first anyway, without them, I can't add submitted campaigns and scenarios. It's a choir, but it's done now and I can get on with the good stuff. I've also added a sample ladder campaign and some sample scenarios, check out Preparing to strike and let me know what you think.

I'm also chuffed that I managed to add a header which I'm quite proud of and I've also installed the Disqus commenting system, so it's easier for you guys to add your thoughts and discuss the various pages. Another nice one is the fact that Admiral Drax has come on board to help clean up my writing with his ubber English skills. Here's hoping he enjoys editing my stuff as much as I enjoy writing it, there's going to be plenty.

Well, that's it for October, I'm off to write some of the fun stuff.

ColCorbane