Car Wars 5e Vehicle Design

beetle496 · 12-17-2019, 11:22 AM

Bumping this thread because I am hoping to host a couple CW 5e games as a way to promote the 6e KS.

I don’t think I can use any of the 5e cars as-is since only design one has gunner, and gunners are so important to 6e play. I am also going to try and figure out how to give players a choice of one of two weapon configurations for front mount, and one of two choices for secondary weapons.

If anyone has thoughts about how to lightly edit 5e play to look more like what we have seen so far of 6e, please offer suggestions!

43Supporter · 12-17-2019, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by beetle496

If anyone has thoughts about how to lightly edit 5e play to look more like what we have seen so far of 6e, please offer suggestions!

Many moons ago, someone posted the unpublished CW5 "design system"; perhaps someone around here still has that?

RogerBW · 12-18-2019, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by 43Supporter

Many moons ago, someone posted the unpublished CW5 "design system"; perhaps someone around here still has that?

Reverse-engineered:

http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=46297

Expanded from there:

http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=50124

beetle496 · 12-19-2019, 05:34 PM

Thanks for the 5e links, but what I am really asking for is this:

Anyone playing 5e? How would you adapt it as a setting the scene for 6e?

Designing the cars is not really my main question, as I think I can pretty much figure that part out. And really, for my purposes, it does not have to be perfect.

I am very rusty. I have never played 5e (even though I bought the books whenever I found them for sale). I would guess my last game was in the 80’s. I have no idea how much I have forgotten!

beetle496 · 10-22-2021, 06:37 AM

LOL, it was funny to me to come across this old post of mine!

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Originally Posted by beetle496

Anyone playing 5e? How would you adapt it as a setting the scene for 6e?

Even with the KS delays, I never did play 5e. I only got as far as buying a few match box cars that came with guns. I never was able to track down enough 5e kit to be comfortable cutting up my originals. The part that would have required some thought was designing cars where a gunner was a core asset, but I never even came close to starting that part of the exercise.

But it is all good now, since I have my 6e DA in hand!

12-17-2019, 11:22 AM	#1
beetle496 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Frederick, MD	Re: Car Wars 5e Vehicle Design Bumping this thread because I am hoping to host a couple CW 5e games as a way to promote the 6e KS. I don’t think I can use any of the 5e cars as-is since only design one has gunner, and gunners are so important to 6e play. I am also going to try and figure out how to give players a choice of one of two weapon configurations for front mount, and one of two choices for secondary weapons. If anyone has thoughts about how to lightly edit 5e play to look more like what we have seen so far of 6e, please offer suggestions!

12-19-2019, 05:34 PM	#4
beetle496 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Frederick, MD	Re: Car Wars 5e Vehicle Design Thanks for the 5e links, but what I am really asking for is this: Anyone playing 5e? How would you adapt it as a setting the scene for 6e? Designing the cars is not really my main question, as I think I can pretty much figure that part out. And really, for my purposes, it does not have to be perfect. I am very rusty. I have never played 5e (even though I bought the books whenever I found them for sale). I would guess my last game was in the 80’s. I have no idea how much I have forgotten!