Brennon Meiners of Warlord Sports commissioned a great market study of the medieval combat sports and live action role-playing. The results were astounding. Roughly 1/3 of all Americans are aware of medieval combat sports. There were many other interesting findings.
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Friday, December 4, 2009
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Open Battle Gaming™ Book Schedule
The monolitic book has now been split and resplit. The final layout for the books as they are expected to be published now looks like:
Battle Gaming: The New American Sport
Ship Date: March 2010
~200 pages
This is a how to play American style battle gaming book. Players are taught the Open Battle Gaming™ System for battle gaming. A system that easily transfers itself to Amtgard, Belegarth, Dagorhir, Darkon, HFS. The book includes safety guidelines, battle scenarios, how to make your own battle game kit, basics on sword work, strategy on the battle field, what to expect, and where to play.
The Battle Game Weapon Guide
Ship Date: May 2010
~200 pages
This book is a comprehensive weapons construction manual. All weapons will conform with the Open Battle Gaming™ Rules for Padded Weapons. It includes detailed information about both retail and commercially available materials, what tools are needed and how to use those tools. It has complete instructions for building: round sword, flat blade sword, hand ax, round mace, flanged mace, stick/staff, pick, war hammer, pole-arm, throwing dagger, throwing ax, sling, javelin, and rock. Shield instructions include solid foam design, plywood backed, and curved. Specialty instructions are included for making foam weapons look like wood, adjusting weight and balance, and making weapon belt clips and hangers.
The Battle Game Archery Guide
Ship Date: June 2010
~75 pages
Archery provides its own set of problems in battle gaming. This book covers archery use and safety in the Open Battle Gaming™ System. Included is selection of bows and crossbows, how to maintain a bow, safe conduct of archery on the battle field and construction of arrows and a quiver.
The Coaches and Referees Guide to Battle Gaming
Ship Date: Q4, 2010
~200 Pages
A comprehensive book about running battle games based on the Open Battle Gaming™. This book includes topics such as scheduling, site selection, site logistics, game selection, game progression, and dealing with problem people. It also looks at the larger items of starting your own club, forming a non-profit, managing your liability, and running leagues and tournaments.
All books will be avialable through my commercial website at http://www.liveactionbattlegaming.com/.
Battle Gaming: The New American Sport
Ship Date: March 2010
~200 pages
This is a how to play American style battle gaming book. Players are taught the Open Battle Gaming™ System for battle gaming. A system that easily transfers itself to Amtgard, Belegarth, Dagorhir, Darkon, HFS. The book includes safety guidelines, battle scenarios, how to make your own battle game kit, basics on sword work, strategy on the battle field, what to expect, and where to play.
The Battle Game Weapon Guide
Ship Date: May 2010
~200 pages
This book is a comprehensive weapons construction manual. All weapons will conform with the Open Battle Gaming™ Rules for Padded Weapons. It includes detailed information about both retail and commercially available materials, what tools are needed and how to use those tools. It has complete instructions for building: round sword, flat blade sword, hand ax, round mace, flanged mace, stick/staff, pick, war hammer, pole-arm, throwing dagger, throwing ax, sling, javelin, and rock. Shield instructions include solid foam design, plywood backed, and curved. Specialty instructions are included for making foam weapons look like wood, adjusting weight and balance, and making weapon belt clips and hangers.
The Battle Game Archery Guide
Ship Date: June 2010
~75 pages
Archery provides its own set of problems in battle gaming. This book covers archery use and safety in the Open Battle Gaming™ System. Included is selection of bows and crossbows, how to maintain a bow, safe conduct of archery on the battle field and construction of arrows and a quiver.
The Coaches and Referees Guide to Battle Gaming
Ship Date: Q4, 2010
~200 Pages
A comprehensive book about running battle games based on the Open Battle Gaming™. This book includes topics such as scheduling, site selection, site logistics, game selection, game progression, and dealing with problem people. It also looks at the larger items of starting your own club, forming a non-profit, managing your liability, and running leagues and tournaments.
All books will be avialable through my commercial website at http://www.liveactionbattlegaming.com/.
Will Open Battle Gaming™ be OGL?
I continue to do research into the licensing issues around Open Battle Gaming™ and the use of the Open Game License. I believe that my previous lawyer was not skilled enough to make a valid evaluation of the situation. I have located a new lawyer and I am now putting together the as much background information on the subject (this saves money with the lawyers).
I spent significant time searching the internet for references to OGL and who were using it. I found that there is at least one company that is using it to license a game that is not based on the Wizards 3.5 System. I read and reread the text and it appears that the license is generic enough to do this.
I then search all the case law databases for references to OGL. I found that there is no case law at the state or federal law involving this license. That would indicate that if any suits have been filed they have been settled out of court.
The deadlines are looming to get Open Battle Gaming™ out the door, so there will be a decision soon.
I spent significant time searching the internet for references to OGL and who were using it. I found that there is at least one company that is using it to license a game that is not based on the Wizards 3.5 System. I read and reread the text and it appears that the license is generic enough to do this.
I then search all the case law databases for references to OGL. I found that there is no case law at the state or federal law involving this license. That would indicate that if any suits have been filed they have been settled out of court.
The deadlines are looming to get Open Battle Gaming™ out the door, so there will be a decision soon.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Play Testing is Complete for this Year
There will be no Battle Game play testing on October 24th, 2009 in Fort Collins. It has been cancelled because of conflicting activities. This pretty much finishes up this seasons play testing. I do not expect to host any more battle game activities until March 2010.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
More Play Testing on October 17th in Fort Collins, CO
Battle Day and Weapons Construction Workshop, October 17th, Fort Collins, CO
There will be another play test activity for the book "Battle Gaming: The New American Sport" on October 17th at Lee Martinez Park in Downtown Fort Collins. Directions are below.
The schedule is as follows:
- 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Weapons construction in the basement of the River Rock Cohousing Community House located adjacent to Lee Martinez Park. (Directions below)
- 12:30PM - 1:00 PM Lunch and Feedback, I will provide sandwich bar
- 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Battling. We play test specific scenarios
- 3:00 PM - free fighting time
I hope that you will come and participate. You can help shape the book that is likely to shape the future of this sport.
What to bring:
Any and all Amtgard/Belegarth/Dagorhir weapons. The system in the book is inclusive to all these weapon technologies. You may also wish to bring armor as we will be doing some play testing with armor.
If you are attending the weapons construction workshop, please consider bringing some supplies. I have many supplies which I will happily donate, but my supply chest is not bottomless. Typical stuff such as foam camping pads, pool noodles, tape, cores (PVC pipe/kite spar/fiberglass rods) and cloth are always useful.
More Information:
Additional information can be found at www.OpenBattleGaming.org, or by calling Dave Graham at 970-484-4577.
Directions:
Google Maps: Lee Martinez Park in Downtown Fort Collins
Fort Collins is located about 60 miles from Denver.
- Take I25 to Exit 269B which is CO-14 also known as Mulberry Street.
- Follow Mulberry Street approximate 3.5 miles and turn right onto Riverside Ave. This will be the intersection just after you pass the rail road tracks.
- Riverside Ave will become Jefferson St.
- Go across where it intersects with College Ave. You will now be on Maple St.
- Go four blocks and turn right on to N. Sherwood St.
- Follow N. Sherwood to the end (it ends in the park) and then turn right and go down the hill and park by the ball fields.
- Walk directly south to a fire lane (gravel) and follow it up hill to the east and you will be at the back of the River Rock Community House. Look for signs.
- Look forward to seeing you there.
Please note there will be no play testing on October 10th, instead more effort is being put into getting a larger crowd out for October 17th.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Licensing Problems for Open Battle Gaming System
My lawyer has issue with the Open Game License v1.0 that was published by the Wizards of the Coast. The plan is to look at the various options and perhaps create a new License. There will be no general rules published to the Internet until this issue is worked out. I hope to have it cleared up by the end of October.
Positive Player Feedback on System and Book
Quote from one of the September 5th playtesters:
"I really like the way your system works. I had a lot of fun and I think that the way you have the rules set up makes for a more diverse system of play, without having to introduce a class system for players. and your instructions were well put together. Helping my friend make his sword was much easier with your instructions than with the tutorials i tried to use (the ones which produced my clubsword)." - John
http://board.belegarth.com/viewtopic.php?f=130&t=32658
"I really like the way your system works. I had a lot of fun and I think that the way you have the rules set up makes for a more diverse system of play, without having to introduce a class system for players. and your instructions were well put together. Helping my friend make his sword was much easier with your instructions than with the tutorials i tried to use (the ones which produced my clubsword)." - John
http://board.belegarth.com/viewtopic.php?f=130&t=32658
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