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A U R O R A : T H E S I L H O U E T T E M A G A Z I N E Table Of COnTenTs volume 2, issue 4 Shades in the Night... 2 Editor’s Message About the Authors 3 The Whos and Copyright Information Alfie’s Tenners 5 Graphic Novel set in Gear Krieg by John Bell Support on the Way 10 Rules for Heavy Gear Blitz by Gareth Lazelle A SilCORE Character Sheet 12 Character Sheet for SilCORE RPG by Heilemann The Adventures of Manitoba Smith! 13 Comic for Heavy Gear by John Bell Core Injection: Variant RPG Rules 14 Rules for SilCORE RPG by Oliver Bollmann Victory at Cangames 2008 16 Battle Report for Heavy Gear Blitz! by Brad Bellows Messages from the Pod 25 Official DP9 Material by John Buckmaster Submission Guidelines 28 How to Submit Material to Aurora Article Suggestions 29 What Aurora is Looking For Volume 2, Issue 4 all material © - see About the Authors
From the Editor... No battle plan survives contact with the enemy -- Law of Combat #43 Strategy. Tactics. Game plans. Crazy frantic redeployment after a lucky shot takes out your point gear on the first turn of combat. That last one was always my specialty, really... I had dice that loved me and the number of ‘head shots’ I inflicted from maximum range (there may have only been two ever, honestly, but even that was enough to gain a reputation) became something of a legend. And then it was time for my opponent to scramble. Not counting luck (as fate can be fickle) there are several ways to approach the tactical map of striding Gears or lighting Exos. For some players it is akin to the gambits of the chess masters, with a sequence of moves planned down to entice and trap the opponent. The other end of the spectrum is the turn-by-turn thinker, who examines the board, and moves their pieces based on what they see at that moment, thinking only of maximum impact for their units for this turn, or at most, a few turns ahead. And then there are those who have no long-term plan but take as long as a chess master -- again, that would be my specialty. Not such a great reputation compared to the head shot one, though. Over time players tend to gravitate towards a few strategies, using certain units or weapon types, learning how to do that thing very well. Law of Combat #17: Professionals are predictable, it’s the amateurs that are dangerous. For they will try things that you never would expect. Of course, the grizzled veteran who has had time to master every unit and every tactic in the book can be quite the challenge as well (and darned adaptable too!). It’s great here at Aurora to hear of games played. Of the feints and counters, and even better of the strategies and the thoughts and the intents behind each move, each unit choice, and each deployment. We have an extensive report from CanGames 2008 in this issue that does just that, a fireside chat and battle story with the commander sharing his insights. (And an honest commander too, seeing that some of their maneuvers were glitches in the ruleset of the time). So pull up a chair in the officer’s mess and have a listen-in. Welcome to Issue 2.4. Oliver Bollmann Aurora Magazine Editor A U R O R A : T H E S I L H O U E T T E M A G A Z I N E sHaDes In THe nIGHT Only articles stamped “Official” are considered to be from Dream Pod 9 for Tournament or similar reasons. Some official material will be noted as optional, and are therefore treated as “Officially Optional”. Said another way, consider the material in Official articles the same though published in a DP9 book. Articles stamped Test Drive indicates that the rules being presented are in testing. The rules are not official -- yet -- and being considered for later publication as Errata or are products in development. DP9 would appreciate feedback on their use, but they are not to be considered official. Note that they may change at any time or never be seen again. Anything not so marked is a fan submitted rule not regarded as official and does not change the games or the DP9 game-universes as written in the books. Optional rules should only be used if all players agree upon their inclusion before play. Volume 2, Issue 4 2 all material © - see About the Authors
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