Re: [GZG] More re: [OFFICIAL] Little contest for FT "unknown fleet".....

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On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 10:39 AM, Ground Zero Games <jon@gzg.com> wrote:
> Following the stuff just posted, I can't post a pic of the ships here
> due to the list restrictions... but I've also sent this to Dean at
> SCN, to Bill at TMP and of course to Paul to put up on the GZG site,
> so if you check any one of them for a news posting in the next few
> days you should be able to see the pic of the ships.
>
> Jon (GZG)
>
>
> .................
>
> Recently we previewed a NEW fleet of Full Thrust Starships which as
> yet has no name, nation or race attached to them! Basically, I had
> the idea for the ship designs and wanted to do a couple, but had not
> decided who they should "belong" to in the GZG-verse.
>
> So, as I still haven't made up my mind on it, I thought we'd run a
> little impromptu contest for it!
>
> What we'd like you to do is to send us your ideas for the name and
> background of the new fleet; while it needs to fit somewhere into the
> GZG-verse background (as used in FT, DS and SG), it doesn't have to
> be a nation or power that we've already mentioned in canon; you can
> do any of the following:
>
> 1) A nation that exists in the GZG-verse canon which doesn't already
> have it's own fleet, examples being (but not limited to) the Dutch,
> the Indonesians, the PAU, the LLAR etc..... If you're going this
> route, what we would be looking for is some background fluff on ship
> and fleet design philosophy that fits both the style of the minis and
> the position of the nation/power in the 'verse.
>
> 2) A NEW human nation or power of your own devising, set within the
> GZG-verse but not already mentioned in canon - for example, a
> breakaway group of outer colonies - in this case, we'd like some
> background as to how and why they turn up with a fleet of rather
> high-tech-looking ships....
>
> 3) A new ALIEN race that fits the look and feel of the ships - if you
> go this way, some background material on their fleet design and
> technology would be helpful, though you don't have to go into a full
> set of separate rules for them at this stage unless you want to of
> course!
>
> So, it's a pretty open brief - feel free to send us anything from a
> couple of hastily scribbled paragraphs to a whole sourcebook!
>
> If we feel that an idea is right for the new fleet, then you'll get
> the credit for coming up with it, PLUS a FREE fleet of the ships as
> they are released (this may come in several batches as we produce the
> various classes).
>
> We reserve the right to make use of any and all entries in whole or
> part as we see fit, and to edit, alter or amend any chosen winning
> entry as necessary; if we end up using partial ideas from several
> entries we'll try to ensure that all those contributing to the
> finished product will get a selection of free minis in some sort of
> proportion to the stuff we use.
>
> All entries should be submitted directly to me by email, to
> <jon@gzg.com>, preferably as attached Word files or PDFs. Please put
> "GZG Mystery Fleet Contest" in the subject heading of your email.
>
> There is no set closing date - we'll keep it open until either we get
> an entry that we really like, or we come up with something ourselves!
> So get thinking....
>
> Best,
>
> Jon (GZG)
> www.gzg.com
>
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