[GZG] [OFFICIAL] Little contest for FT "unknown fleet".....

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't have time to do a write-up just now.  But my theory is that they are
a previously unknown race who live inside the GZG wormhole as guardians
of the time tunnel....

 

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Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 15:35:40 +0100
From: Ground Zero Games <jon@gzg.com>
Subject: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Little contest for FT "unknown fleet".....
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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