This is Not a Test

Warband Contest

Greetings wastelanders! My favorite thing about This Is Not a Test, and adventure skirmish games as a whole, is the fun of building the warband. Our hobby is about miniatures and there is nothing more rewarding than finding unique miniatures, converting and painting them up, giving them cool names and an exciting backstory, and then playing with them on the tabletop. Planning and assembling your warband is probably the most key experience of This is Not a Test and I wanted to showcase this to the world by having a bit of a contest. A contest where you show off your warband to the world and give a quick snippet of their backstory.

The Contest

Each participant is asked to provide a single group shot of their warband and a paragraph about their history and adventures. Are they cutthroat raiders, heroic peacekeepers, mangy mutants, or something even more exotic? I see this contest less as a competition and more of a celebration of the humble warband.  

Why Have a Contest?

Two reasons. First, I like looking at pictures of cool miniatures and hearing about their adventures. Second, I want to showcase the creative nature and unique vision of the This Is Not a Test community to the world as a whole. This is Not a Test is not a huge license or brand. By having such a rich expression of the hobby to show off, my hope is that we can inspire others to join in on the fun.

Contest Requirements

Each participant must provide the following:

  1. A single high-quality shot digital photograph of the warband.

  2. A description of who/what the warband is and a little about their background. Somewhere between 500-1500 words should be good. We needs more than names, but less than a novel.

Warband Eligibility Requirements

  1. Each warband must be a legal build from the This Is Not a Test rulebook (first printing) or a supplement (Absolutely Dangerous, Kickstart the Wasteland, etc.).  

  2. Each warband should be worth 400 Barter Scrip and no more than 12 models.

  3. A warband may be made up of miniatures from any manufacturer, but no more than 50% of the warband can be from a single manufacturer, except miniatures from World’s End Publishing or Black Site Studio.

  4. All miniatures must be fully painted and appropriately based. Note that every level of hobby skill is welcome, so they don’t have to win painting contests to be entered!

  5. Warbands and miniatures must be intended and appropriate for playing This Is Not a Test. So, you can’t enter warbands intended primarily for other games.

Winners

To encourage a diversity of entries, three overall categories have been determined:

  • Visual Impact – This category is for the amazing converters and painters.
  • Narrative – This category is for story crafters.
  • Wild Card – This is the category for the submission that may not be the most pretty or eloquent, but still manages to surprise or amaze us.

Contest Intent

Like we said up front, while this is a contest, its not a pure competition and as such, we are keeping it casual. The categories are simple, and we encourage all levels of hobby experience to enter. Once we have received all the entries, they will be posted online, or some form and we can all enjoy each other’s hard work.

Prizes

It’s not a contest without prizes and this one is pretty good. Ben Galbraith has bravely volunteered to design some unique wasteland deck cards for each winner. Currently, the intention is for this to include a custom face card, but Ben has final say on what the card can be. These will be designed to compliment the existing wasteland deck design, but will be unique.  

Signing Up

The contest will run from August 2nd to August 16th. Once your entry is complete, send your photo and write up to ben.galbraith@blacksitestudio.com with the Subject: TNT Warband Contest Entry. Make sure you include your name so we can identify you. Make sure the images are nice quality.

 

Additionally, feel free to post in the Black Site discord in the TNT Warband Contest here

NOTE: Only entries emailed to the above address will be entered into the contest. The discord is just public place to share your warband and their story!

 

We look forward to seeing your entry!

 

Note: We reserve the right to change or alter these rules at any point.