MonPoc Conversion - Return of The Creature That Ate Sheboygan!

Imagine one giant monster - using fiery breath(!!!) as well as brawl, blast and power attacks to smash the city of Sheboygan. That's the role of one player. The other player fields an army of units to put the menacing behemoth down before it can wipe the town out.

Return of The Creature That Ate Sheboygan is my mod for Monsterpocalypse using MonPoc rules and miniatures but set in the world of the eighties mega-game, The Creature That Ate Sheboygan (produced by Strategic Publications Inc.)

In this game the monster can have the ability to set buildings on fire, the flames spreading from building to building according to wind drift.

There's a custom board, fire markers and do-it-yourself 3D buildings to round out your MonPoc building collection to total 21 smashable, flammable edifices.

Grab the file here - The Return of The Creature That Ate Sheboygan (2.7 Mbs)

You'll need a pdf reader for the instructions. Get Adobe Reader here

MonPoc mapping tut and tiles!

So finally this project is done - I've put together a tileset of simple jpegs to be used to make MonPoc maps of your very own as well as a tutorial on how to use them with The Gimp - a free graphical editing program.

My aim was to get those of you who can't use or afford Photoshop to be able to start mapping.

So these tiles come from a coupla sources - the really sexy ones are made from photoshop files kindly released for general use by Ben Ruiz. An awesome digital artist, his website is at http://www.benruiz.net/ . All tiles where I used his work are named with _ben at the end. Basically I imported his photoshop psd files into paintshop pro, merged layers and saved 'em as jpegs for easy use.
The other tiles I cut from Jugglervr's homebrew 2-player map available here : http://forums.monsterpocalypse.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7458
Jugglervr has also put a photoshop-friendly map template on the web including photoshop layered-tiles made by Ben Ruiz too - it's awesome and is here - http://forums.monsterpocalypse.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7503

To get The Gimp, go here : http://www.gimp.org/downloads/

Grab the MonPoc jpeg tiles and Gimp tutorial here : MonPoc jpeg tiles n Gimp tut.rar
File size:2.03 MB

The Monsterpocalypse comes to Paris!

Man, I just love the idea of giant monsters battling it out around world-famous landmarks.
So here's the MonPoc Eiffel Tower map.

I checked Google Earth to see what the area was like and was pleased to see that there were areas with lots of trees for cover and a central, open part with the buildings in two rows, all close together. Good rampaging territory...

Naturally, The Eiffel Tower has its own abilities and I've included a building card and rubble counter:
Basically, once destroyed, your monster can grab bits of steel wreckage to use as a club when brawling. This grants 1 extra Bonus die for one attack - regardless of hit or miss. Then that bit is useless and your monster will need to run back and grab another bit. Feel free to pick up a girder in the middle of advancement - you don't need to start or stop next to the tower to grab a hunk of steel.
And there's the "Spire" skill too.







I've included a cut-out, do-it-yourself model of The Eiffel Tower. It's the one in my photos. You'll notice the base is about 3 squares wide - wider than standard MonPoc buildings but hey, this is the Eiffel Tower! It actually does have a very wide base in real life. It's pretty much the right size for the board - the tower is actually 320 metres tall - roughly 5 times taller than your average MonPoc monster!

Naturally you can find models of the Eiffel Tower on the web - eg. http://www.happymall.com/france/Metal.htm (current March 13 2011) You're aiming for about 6 inches high.

Recognized around the world as a symbol of Paris, the Eiffel Tower was built for the Paris World Exposition, held in 1889 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. Named after its designer, Gustave Eiffel, plans for this 320-meter tower and its steel structure and unconventional design encountered initial resistance from devotees of Paris's historic streetscape. Today, it is a designated World Heritage Site and one of the top sightseeing destinations in Paris. Until the Monsterpocalypse.

Grab the file here : MonPoc Eiffel Tower Map.zip
File size: 35.42 MB

Get your maps while they're hot!

Monpoc rocks - we all know that.

We like it so much that we'd like to see monsters tearing up our home towns, right?! Maybe other places that could use a good stomping too... Downtown Abu Dhabi? Baghdad?

My home town is the Gold Coast in Queensland. It's a world-class beachside city, full of high-rises and tourist hotspots. Great - let's throw in some giant monsters!
Mission accomplished - here's my first MonPoc map - "Q1"

Q1 was, until very recently, the world's tallest fully residential high-rise. 78 floors. Naturally it's the centrepiece of this beachfront map and, as such, it has special abilities compared to other high-rises. It's stronger and gives more power dice on destruction. I've added a special skill, just for Q1 - "People Power" - it benefits those who secure and protect the structure.

Check it out. It took about 5 hours to make. Download it, print out the 6 A4 pages, glue them together or onto cardboard and tear up downtown Surfers Paradise.

Here's the link to download from fileserve - http://www.fileserve.com/file/ZsBBDzn