Mongoose Publishing: Rogue Trooper Kickstarter

Just found this upcoming Kickstarter from Mongoose Publishing: A fully supported miniatures game, with rulebook and full line of Rogue Trooper miniatures, straight from the 2000AD comic! We are looking to Kickstarter a brand new science fiction miniatures game based on the 2000AD comic strip, Rogue Trooper.

Rogue Trooper features a titanic clash between the Southers and the Norts, on a once paradise world, Nu-Earth. Years of war and the unrestricted use of chemical and biological weapons has resulted in the landscape being turned into a blighted ruin - but still the armies fight amidst the ruins and posioned air, each deploying more troops and secret weapons in a bid to win the strategically important planet. You can download the first draft of the rulebook here. This rulebook will always be free as a downloadable PDF, and will be constantly updated with the latest rules and models throughout the Kickstarter process and beyond.

So, why do we need your help?

Well, we have two entire armies to fund! As well as the basic infantry squads, there are a wide variety of special units, armoured vehicles and 'secret assets' available to both the Southers and the Norts. Being an 'epic' war, we would very much like to present as many different options to players as soon as possible, so you can dive right in and have huge clashes featuring Kashan Sky Legions, Blackmare Main Battle Tanks, Chem-Strikes, Lazooka teams and all the rest of the weird and devastating weaponry that is available on Nu-Earth! All the models in this range are metal and/or resin, and are supplied unpainted and unassembled.

Our Goal

We wanted to start fairly modestly with this Kickstarter, and our Goal will fund two 8-man infantry squads (one for Southers, one for Norts), and three variations of Rogue Trooper himself - one of which will see Rogue armed with a heavy Lazooka! This will be enough to start building a platoon or two and start fighting for your corner of Nu-Earth - but we very much hope you will stick with us and start unlocking some of the more exotic units! We will also produce a hardback rulebook. This will appear later this year when the rules have all been written, and you have all had a chance to make comments and suggestions on them! 

Pledging for Rogue Trooper 

In an effort to keep everything as simple as possible while allowing you to construct the armies you wish, most of the pledge levels are based around a number of 'sets.' Typically, a set will include a single squad of around 8 models, depending on their size and complexity. However, some of the really big and complex models, such as the large armoured vehicles, will count as two or more sets - this will be stated clearly for each set if they are unlocked by stretch goals and we will summarise all the sets available as they become unlocked, giving you a One-Stop Guide to the (hopefully) growing Rogue Trooper range. Everyone pledging will get a mention in the final rulebook, no matter what pledge level they come in on.