Post by Court on Feb 17, 2017 10:56:21 GMT -7
March 18th - 19th.
2 games on the evening of the 18th and 3 games during the day on the 19th.
For this go around, we will have yet another comp system. This time playtesting a system for some friends from the USA. The following will be provided to you on paper from Showcase Comics when you sign up/pay. Feel free to ask any questions to me, post them here or on the FB event page.
Restrictions: Only battle-forged armies. Only 1 Lord of War. This includes Knights.
All 40k publications prior to March 1st will be legal in this tournament. We will not be using Death from the Skies. This tournament has 3 categories. All of these will be awarded individually, but will also be counted EQUALLY toward overall score.
Battle Score: Points earned in each mission.
Paint Score: Points awarded based on the Painting Rubric
Design Score: Points awarded based on the List Design Rubric
Pairings will be determined for round 1 using the Design Score from the pre-submitted lists. A +/-1 modifier will be applied to try to avoid people who are in the same club, but in subsequent rounds players will be paired with battle score first, with Design Score as the tiebreaker.
Awards for the event will be as follows
The Artisan: Best Painted (highest rubric score, votes in event of tie)
The Codicier: Best Design score (highest design score, highest battle points will break ties)
The Warmaster: Best Battle score (highest battle score, highest design score will break ties)
The Sigilite: Best combined score from battle, paint, and design
List Design Rubric
Everyone starts with ten list design points. It is modified up and down depending on how your army list answers the following questions (to a minimum of zero and a maximum of eleven):
Unit Spam-The most a single, non-independent character unit entry is repeated in your army list is (choose only one):
A. 3 times -1 list design score
B. 4 times -2 list design score
C. 5 times -3 list design score
D. 6+ times -4 list design score
Unique Units -How many total different unique unit entries does your army contain?
A. Only 1-3 unique units make up my entire army. -2 list design score
B. 4-6 unique unit entries make up my entire army. -1 list design score
Battlefield Role -How many unique battlefield roles are in your army? Battlefield roles are HQ, Troop, Elite, Fast Attack, Heavy, Lord of War, and Fortifications.
A. 3 - 4 battlefield roles -1 list design score
B. 1-2 battlefield roles -2 list design score
Example: Your list has 2 HQ choices, 3 Troops Choices, and 4 Heavy Support Choices. That’s 3 battlefield roles. Circle A.
Sources -How many detachments does your army include? CAD, allied, individual formations, individual data sheets, etc. “Decurion and Incursion” style detachments automatically count as 3 sources, no matter what they include.
A. 3 sources -1 list design score
B. 4 sources -2 list design score
B. 5+ sources -3 list design score
Example: Your list is a gladius strike force (2 battle companies + aux choice) with an assassin detachment. Total of 4. Circle B.
Factions -How many different factions does your army include? Use the 40k rulebook definitions of factions to determine this. Space Marines and Chaos Legions with different “chapter tactics” count as separate factions for this purpose.
A. 1 faction +1 list design score
B. 2 factions No modification
C. 3 factions -1 list design score
D. 4 factions -2 list design score
D. 5+ factions -3 list design score
Example: Your army includes Space Marines - Imperial Fists, Space Marines - Raven Guard, Imperial Guard, and Tau. That totals 4. Circle D.
Lords of War -Does your army include any Lord of War? What does it have access to? Circle all that apply.
A. Do I have a Lord of War in my army? -1 list design score
B. If so, does my Lord of War, as taken in the army, have any type of D-strength weapon? -1 list design score
C. Does my Lord of War have the Stomp Special Rule? -1 list design score
Example: Magnus the Red is in your army. He is a Lord of War with access to D-Strength from Psychic Powers. Circle A and B.
Independent Characters -How many models with the Independent Character special rule does your army include?
A. 3 Independent Characters -1 list design score
B. 4 Independent Characters -2 list design score
C. 5 Independent Characters -3 list design score
D. 6+ Independent Characters -4 list design score
Score will be determined in advance by the event organizer and recorded before the event. Please have army lists sent in at least a week before the tournament date. Lists can be take the day of the event, but you will incur a points penalty.
Entry fee is $20 with all money going into prize support, the more people that participate, the better the prizes. Soft cap at 12 players, we may be able to push to 16 players but space gets tight than. Spots will be taken first come, first serve payment and sign up at Showcase Comics before the event.
Appearance Scoring Rubric Player Name___________________________
Overall Painting – choose one - (15 possible points)
___ The majority of the models in the army aren't painted (0 points).
___ The models in the army are mostly painted at least to a 3-color standard (5 points).
___ The entire army is painted, and is painted to a 3-color standard (10 points).
___ The entire army is painted, and is painted with more than 3 colors (15 points).
Overall Basing – choose one – (8 possible points)
___ The majority of the models in the army aren't based (0 points).
___ The models in the army are mostly based, and based/flocked/painted consistently (4 points).
___ The entire army is based, and based/flocked/painted consistently (8 points).
___ Advanced Hobby Techniques – add points together (10 possible points)
Advanced Basing (a score of 8 points MUST be earned in the above section to qualify for any of these points)
0 – Majority of models are based only with flock, sand, etc or are simply painted resin bases.
1 – Added elements are present on basing throughout army – bitz, foliage, multiple layered colors, snow, etc.
2 – The entire army has the above added elements on all bases – this includes flying bases, etc.
Display Base
0 – Not present, or player using a cookie sheet, tray table, cardboard, etc.
1 – Display is painted to match army and is basic in construction.
2 – Display is planted to match army, and incorporates conversions, dynamic scenery, LED lights, etc.
Highlighting/Shading
0 – No obviously observable attempt has been made to highlight or shade the majority of models.
1 – Basic highlighting and shading is present on the majority of models
2 – The entire army contains highlighting and shading AND has multiple layers present.
Conversions
0 – No obviously observable conversions are present.
1 – Simple conversions (head or arm swaps, weapons swaps, etc are present throughout army)
2 – Complex conversions requiring sculpting, scratch building, pinning, repositioning are present throughout the army.
Characters and Centerpiece Models
0 – No models obviously standout or apart from the army as a whole.
1 – Some noticeable attention has been given to characters and/or centerpiece models.
2 – Extreme attention has been given to characters and/or centerpiece models, making them stand apart from everything else.
Total Score (out of 33 possible) _________
2 games on the evening of the 18th and 3 games during the day on the 19th.
For this go around, we will have yet another comp system. This time playtesting a system for some friends from the USA. The following will be provided to you on paper from Showcase Comics when you sign up/pay. Feel free to ask any questions to me, post them here or on the FB event page.
Restrictions: Only battle-forged armies. Only 1 Lord of War. This includes Knights.
All 40k publications prior to March 1st will be legal in this tournament. We will not be using Death from the Skies. This tournament has 3 categories. All of these will be awarded individually, but will also be counted EQUALLY toward overall score.
Battle Score: Points earned in each mission.
Paint Score: Points awarded based on the Painting Rubric
Design Score: Points awarded based on the List Design Rubric
Pairings will be determined for round 1 using the Design Score from the pre-submitted lists. A +/-1 modifier will be applied to try to avoid people who are in the same club, but in subsequent rounds players will be paired with battle score first, with Design Score as the tiebreaker.
Awards for the event will be as follows
The Artisan: Best Painted (highest rubric score, votes in event of tie)
The Codicier: Best Design score (highest design score, highest battle points will break ties)
The Warmaster: Best Battle score (highest battle score, highest design score will break ties)
The Sigilite: Best combined score from battle, paint, and design
List Design Rubric
Everyone starts with ten list design points. It is modified up and down depending on how your army list answers the following questions (to a minimum of zero and a maximum of eleven):
Unit Spam-The most a single, non-independent character unit entry is repeated in your army list is (choose only one):
A. 3 times -1 list design score
B. 4 times -2 list design score
C. 5 times -3 list design score
D. 6+ times -4 list design score
Unique Units -How many total different unique unit entries does your army contain?
A. Only 1-3 unique units make up my entire army. -2 list design score
B. 4-6 unique unit entries make up my entire army. -1 list design score
Battlefield Role -How many unique battlefield roles are in your army? Battlefield roles are HQ, Troop, Elite, Fast Attack, Heavy, Lord of War, and Fortifications.
A. 3 - 4 battlefield roles -1 list design score
B. 1-2 battlefield roles -2 list design score
Example: Your list has 2 HQ choices, 3 Troops Choices, and 4 Heavy Support Choices. That’s 3 battlefield roles. Circle A.
Sources -How many detachments does your army include? CAD, allied, individual formations, individual data sheets, etc. “Decurion and Incursion” style detachments automatically count as 3 sources, no matter what they include.
A. 3 sources -1 list design score
B. 4 sources -2 list design score
B. 5+ sources -3 list design score
Example: Your list is a gladius strike force (2 battle companies + aux choice) with an assassin detachment. Total of 4. Circle B.
Factions -How many different factions does your army include? Use the 40k rulebook definitions of factions to determine this. Space Marines and Chaos Legions with different “chapter tactics” count as separate factions for this purpose.
A. 1 faction +1 list design score
B. 2 factions No modification
C. 3 factions -1 list design score
D. 4 factions -2 list design score
D. 5+ factions -3 list design score
Example: Your army includes Space Marines - Imperial Fists, Space Marines - Raven Guard, Imperial Guard, and Tau. That totals 4. Circle D.
Lords of War -Does your army include any Lord of War? What does it have access to? Circle all that apply.
A. Do I have a Lord of War in my army? -1 list design score
B. If so, does my Lord of War, as taken in the army, have any type of D-strength weapon? -1 list design score
C. Does my Lord of War have the Stomp Special Rule? -1 list design score
Example: Magnus the Red is in your army. He is a Lord of War with access to D-Strength from Psychic Powers. Circle A and B.
Independent Characters -How many models with the Independent Character special rule does your army include?
A. 3 Independent Characters -1 list design score
B. 4 Independent Characters -2 list design score
C. 5 Independent Characters -3 list design score
D. 6+ Independent Characters -4 list design score
Score will be determined in advance by the event organizer and recorded before the event. Please have army lists sent in at least a week before the tournament date. Lists can be take the day of the event, but you will incur a points penalty.
Entry fee is $20 with all money going into prize support, the more people that participate, the better the prizes. Soft cap at 12 players, we may be able to push to 16 players but space gets tight than. Spots will be taken first come, first serve payment and sign up at Showcase Comics before the event.
Appearance Scoring Rubric Player Name___________________________
Overall Painting – choose one - (15 possible points)
___ The majority of the models in the army aren't painted (0 points).
___ The models in the army are mostly painted at least to a 3-color standard (5 points).
___ The entire army is painted, and is painted to a 3-color standard (10 points).
___ The entire army is painted, and is painted with more than 3 colors (15 points).
Overall Basing – choose one – (8 possible points)
___ The majority of the models in the army aren't based (0 points).
___ The models in the army are mostly based, and based/flocked/painted consistently (4 points).
___ The entire army is based, and based/flocked/painted consistently (8 points).
___ Advanced Hobby Techniques – add points together (10 possible points)
Advanced Basing (a score of 8 points MUST be earned in the above section to qualify for any of these points)
0 – Majority of models are based only with flock, sand, etc or are simply painted resin bases.
1 – Added elements are present on basing throughout army – bitz, foliage, multiple layered colors, snow, etc.
2 – The entire army has the above added elements on all bases – this includes flying bases, etc.
Display Base
0 – Not present, or player using a cookie sheet, tray table, cardboard, etc.
1 – Display is painted to match army and is basic in construction.
2 – Display is planted to match army, and incorporates conversions, dynamic scenery, LED lights, etc.
Highlighting/Shading
0 – No obviously observable attempt has been made to highlight or shade the majority of models.
1 – Basic highlighting and shading is present on the majority of models
2 – The entire army contains highlighting and shading AND has multiple layers present.
Conversions
0 – No obviously observable conversions are present.
1 – Simple conversions (head or arm swaps, weapons swaps, etc are present throughout army)
2 – Complex conversions requiring sculpting, scratch building, pinning, repositioning are present throughout the army.
Characters and Centerpiece Models
0 – No models obviously standout or apart from the army as a whole.
1 – Some noticeable attention has been given to characters and/or centerpiece models.
2 – Extreme attention has been given to characters and/or centerpiece models, making them stand apart from everything else.
Total Score (out of 33 possible) _________
