The
Mousillon Bugle - 27/4/03
Episode 4: Corruption in the Ranks!
If I were a Jedi, I'd use
some ever-useful mind controll tricks to erase the knowledge that
this update is over 2 months late. It would be ever so convenient
to simply ignore the fact. Convenience? Bah! You people need a
sacraficial scapegoat! In that case I suppose I should provide
a long-winded and rambling excuse as to why this update is so
late. And that, dear readers is what I plan on doing. Feel free
to skip ahead of this rant if you really don't give a flying severed
head. So, to begin with, let me tell you a little bit about how
the 'Magic of Mousillon' (TM) comes about, an insight into the
creative process. Well, what usually happens is the respective
authors look to their own surroundings for inspiration. For instance,
one might be looking at an apple when a flash of inspiration will
lead to an idea, such as "A bunch of Knights that are slowly
corrupted by an evil apple". After proposing this intial
concept to the peanut gallery, such raw creativity will usually
be refined to something like "well I like it, but how 'bout
instead of an evil apple we have a prophet of Tzentch corrupting
the knights, who preaches in Maldred's name?". After throwing
ideas back and forth, liberally sprinkled with insults and affronts
to personal hygiene, a set of rules get hammered out. In fact,
the good people at Mousillon inc. have a thread that shows some
insight into this process.
http://www.strike-to-stun.com/board/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=481
While this is all well and dandy, the major
dilemna is that Tom (aka Elfinboots) is the author of afforementioned
Maldred's disciples. Obviously we've had a version available for
a considerable while (it was in the initial release lineup), but
what some of you realise through our subtle hinting (and open
forum announcements) is that it's been incomplete. Since the beginning
the idea of the Disciples is that they become slowly corrupted,
testing after each battle to see if they turn evil. Unfortunately,
we've never quite been able to agree with the mechanics of this.
So we set ourselves a deadline of *this update*. What happens
is the final decisions are up to the original author. Hence, to
make matters nice and simple, Tom gets isolated from the internet
for, oh, say, the last 3 months! So were are left with half finished
discussions and no official rulings! Welcome to Mousillon, City
of Anarchy! After much deliberation, I've decided to simply go
ahead and publish what we have. Whether these rules will be the
final version we use, or whether they'll be altered, remains to
be seen. What would be great is if you actually let us know
how you go with these. Then we can take it from there.
Oh, one other thing. Most
of the stuff from this update has been available for the last
month. Rest assured though, that new content will be coming out
*shortly!*
Warbands
The Disciples of Maldred
Well here it is! Check out what all the fuss is about. You'll
laugh, you'll cry. You'll hit the 'back' button on your browser
and forget about it. However, the fact remains: Maldred's Disciples
complete with Corrupting Influence special rules are now
available:
http://www.strike-to-stun.com/Mousillon/warbands/maldred.htm
The Mousillon Bugle
You've demanded it, we've replied. You begged, we delivered. For
all of those who wrote in and pleaded for an archive of
all four (4) issues of the Mousillon Bugle, your prayers have
been answered. You can now revisit the dizzying highs and emotionally
draining lows of the Mousillon Bugles. Witness me making a fool
of myself over and over again, all for your viewing pleasure.
http://www.strike-to-stun.com/Mousillon/villagesquare/newsletter.htm
Competition!
Gadzooks! Are you reading right? Could it really
be true?! Yes, dear readers, it is!!! Ye foul and twisted denizens
of the Inner Sanctum of Mousillon (sounds cooler than the Mousillon
E-Group) have spawned a competition so devious, it puts others
to shame. Compared to this competition, Kislevite Roulette looks
like the badmington of extreme sports! And the prize? The most
worthy reward in the universe! Nay, the multiverses! Should you
win, you will be inducted into our ranks, elevated to the position
of 'Member' of the closed membership E-group! Huzzah! What do
you need to do to win this esteemed prize? Short of selling your
soul (hey, I know a guy who could get you a sweet price!), follow
the link...
http://www.strike-to-stun.com/Mousillon/villagesquare/competition.htm
And that folks, is it for
now. It's amazing to look back at the last update, where I gleefully
state how 'on time' that update was. In my defense I did warn
you I didn't plan on making a habbit of it! But I can certainly
try. Next update will be due end of May/beginning of June, where
things should be back to normal. There's some crazy new rules
stewing in the pot, so don't give up on us just yet! As ever,
drop on by the forum to let us know how things are going, ask
any rules queries you have and generally shower us with unadultered
praise.
http://www.strike-to-stun.com/board/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=3
Until then, keep it real
(if real is a city cursed by the plague, undead legions and general
mayhem)
Phil
Mousillon Webmaster and non-Sacraficial Scapegoat
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