Hi,
My Name is Helmut Fritz. I think a short introduction is in order as I do not have a ´reputation´ as Patrick has .
I am a Harn fan right from the 80s. I have run a HarnMaster RPG campaign for seveal years in the beginning of the 90s.
When we started to build my current house I had to quit several hobbies and role playing was one of them. Several years ago I found time again but sadly the glorious RPG times were over. I found a new group and started with tabletop gaming. Currently I play Battlelust (with medieval scenarios, not Harn related) and Napoleonic 15mm.
I earn my living as software architect and currently are involved in a very big projekt.
What I can offer to the projekt is the following:

- an active Battlelust group for playtesting and rules consulting
- I have written two tabletop rule sets (a 6mm mass combat system which was of course never published and an extension to Armies of Arcana (a warhammer like tabletop) which made it at least to the official web page of the publisher)
- my experience (and that of my group) as wargamers which have played dozens of systems (and read even much more)
- my capabilities as software developer (possibilities are tools and simulations to check point values)
- passable Harn knowledge (I own nearly everything official, also I do not have everything in my mind as I do not game master anymore.
- perhaps I can provide photos of miniatures and 3D CGI for rules examples and artistic reason (you can see some of both on my web site)

I hope this gives you a rough impression of me and my background.
I am really curios what will be the result of our efforts but I am shure that we will succeed under the enlighted guidance of our product manager .

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Proud to be born in the one single terran city mentioned in official Harn: Nuernberg the city of Casp of Hauser!

Hello,

As for introductions Patrick knows of me but Helmut you do not.
I have been a Harniac since the 90's and have run several Harn Campaigns although most have been short-lived due to many factors. I have had the Battlelust rules for a long time but only recently have I gotten into Miniatures and played with the rules. My interest started with Mordheim and moved on to Warhammer Fantasy 6th edition for a bit and is now firmly entrenched back in Mordheim and in Warhammer Ancient Battles.

I found that I like Battlelust for a lot of the same reasons that I like Mordheim. The progression available to your models and the individualism of the fighting is what entices me. What I disliked about it was, like several of CG's early attempts at non-boardgame rules, it lacked cohesive structure and clarity so I was immediately stymied by the rules and put them down instead of charging through.

What I can bring to the table is a considerable understanding of game design and development, a strong understanding of the Harn world, both official and stuff never published and a passion for early medieval/dark ages history and gaming. I haven't got a playtest group yet but am working on that while I work on my painting. I currently run a Mordheim league and have run several Mordheim tournaments in the past couple of years but would love to see this game gain some prominence. I think that with the right combination we could make Battlelust a cult favorite like Mordheim, just with a smaller fan base.

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Chris Van Tighem
"Ever Stalwart"