6/3/2012
- RedBrick,
the people who are now publishing the Fading
Suns RPG have indicated that
they have "recently negotiated a
license for a revised Noble
Armada space miniatures game".
This was further clarified that the
new edition of NA isn't
on their active development radar, so
it won't be out for a while and also
in terms of miniatures use, you can
use your ACTA:NA
starships. The NA rules
are designed for different style of
play to ACTA, so there's
no conflict. They are not doing
starship miniatures; just the NA
rulebook to play with them.
11/7/2010
- Mongoose Publishing will be
releasing a new edition of their A
Call To Arms game based on
Noble Armada in February
of 2011. It will use the same
background and miniatures but the
rules will be based on ACTA.
Additional ships and miniatures will
be added. Additional Updates
will be found at the A
Call to Arms SCN
page.
 11/10/2003
- Holistic Design's website has
not been updated yet, but I have seen
a couple auctions for the Noble
Armada Basic Intro Pack up for
auction on ebay like this
one.
8/9/2003
- Checking the Holistic Design's
coming soon page, the Noble
Armada Basic Intro Pack is now
slated for a September release.
While
at GenCon, I asked about future
miniatures, and they stated that
nothing was imminent, though they are
looking at packaging some of their
minis in blisters instead of the boxed
sets per customer request.
5/17/2003
- Holistic Design has announced
that available in July will be the Noble
Armada Basic Intro Pack:
The
"classic" Noble Armada 48
page basic rulebook, 20 ship display
sheets (4 never before available to
the public!) and a brand new
set of cut out counters (ship
tokens, missiles, boarders, etc.) are
all now available in one "intro
pack" at a fantastic value! Now
you can try out the original basic
Noble Armada - Holistic's highly
acclaimed starship combat game of
broadsides and boarding actions in
space - for about the cost of a
paperback! Compatible with Fading Suns
roleplaying.
 7/23/2002
- The Noble Armada Expanded
Edition rulebook and Ships of
the Line miniatures pack have been
officially released are now available.
The new Expanded Edition
rules incorporate fighters, magic,
stealth tech, living ships, alien races
and RPG interaction to the basic Noble
Armada game of broadsides an
boarding actions.
6/17/2002
- Lots of updates on Holistic Design's
website. The computer game version
of Noble Armada is now due
this Fall, more information here. The
Noble Armada Expanded Edition
rulebook is now due in July:
A Starship
Miniatures Game of Broadsides and
Boarding Actions
Royal houses vie
against rival fleets and pirates for
supremacy of the Known Worlds. Noble
Armada is a unique miniatures experience
— a game that appeals to beginners and
veterans alike. The Expanded Edition
rulebook includes complete rules for
playing starship battles between human
and alien factions in the distant
future, featuring over 25 starships,
from frigates, fighters and carriers to
the massive dreadnought. Includes new
rules for the quantum-tech ships of the
alien Vau Hegemony and the living ships
of the metamorphic Symbiots, as well as
rules for casting psychic powers across
the void and details on using Noble
Armada starships in sci-fi roleplaying
games, including Fading Suns.
CONTENTS:
1: Basics
2: Ship Movement
3: Ship Combat
4: Boarding Actions
5: Example of Play
6: Advanced Rules
7: Fighters & Carriers
8: Occult Powers
9: The Vau
10:
The Symbiots
11: Optional Rules
12:Tactical Tips
13: Scenarios
14: Ship Construction
15: Roleplaying Noble Armada
Appendix:
Jumpweb of the Known Worlds
Introduction to Fading Suns
Glossary
Ship Display Sheets & Game
Components:
Counters
Ship Occultist Display
Ship Displays
#512, ISBN 1-888906-63-4, $25.00
Also
due in July is the Ships of the Line
miniatures pack: Classic
Noble Armada spaceship miniatures and
other materials for use with the Noble
Armada Expanded Edition rulebook or any
spaceship battle game. Includes 32
plastic spaceship miniatures and stands,
four 20-sided dice, four 17x22 hex map
playing surface pages, and 240 counters!
Compatible with Fading Suns roleplaying.
#513, ISBN 1-888906-64-2, $25.00
5/13/2002
- I was wondering the status of the Noble
Armada Expanded Edition listed as
an April release but I hadn't heard any
word on it yet, so I dropped Holistic
Design a note asking the status and
got this back:
Actually
the book is slated to go to the printers
this week. We should have finished product
on store shelves in about 4 weeks. Sorry
about the delay.
1/25/2002
- Holistic Design has posted their
release schedule for the first half of
2002 and included are a couple interesting
items for Noble Armada:
APRIL-- NOBLE
ARMADA EXPANDED EDITION
Complete in one book, all the rules needed
for playing Holistic's starship combat
game of broadsides and boarding actions in
space. Includes all new rules for Symbiots,
Vau, Vuldrok and Kurgans. Compatible with
Fading Suns roleplaying.
#512, ISBN 1-888906-63-4, $25.00
Notice the new rules for 4 new
fleets. Also included in their
schedule:
MAY-- NOBLE ARMADA:
SHIPS OF THE LINE
Classic Noble Armada spaceships, and other
materials for use with Noble Armada
Expanded Edition or basic Noble Armada (or
any spaceship battle game)..) Includes 32
plastic spaceship miniatures and stands,
four 20- sided dice, four 17x22 hex map
playing surface pages, and 240 counters! Compatible
with Fading Suns roleplaying. Approved for
use with TRAVELLER&Mac226;
#513, ISBN 1-888906-64-2, $25.00
 11/13/2001
- According to Holistic Design's
website, a Fading Suns
supplement, 'Space Station Cirrus
Deckplans' is at the printers and
should be available later this
month. Of note to Noble
Armada gamers is that included
in this supplement "Also includes
Noble Armada space
station rules and battle traits."
8/19/2001
- I talked with the guys at Holistic
Design
while at GenCon and they gave me a bit
of insight on the future of Noble
Armada.
They showed me some of the painted
fantasy figures they were selling, not
a bad job at all for the price ($24.95
for 5) and they hinted that painted
starships may show up someday.
When I asked what was next set of Noble
Armada
minis, they said all of the main
houses now have smaller ships
available so someday they will look at
doing larger ships for them, but the
next minis will probably be space
stations. I just went to their
webpage and to be released in October
2001:
SPACE
STATION CIRRUS DECKPLANS
A
veritable fortress in space, Cirrus
provides a setting for adventure and
intrigue in its labyrinthine halls
and trade centers. When the call to
battle stations is sounded, massive
weaponry thunders out -- opponents
had best beware. These deckplans are
designed for use with NOBLE ARMADA
or FADING SUNS, or just about any
sci-fi game. Contents: Ten 17"
x 22" poster pages, and one
Noble Armada display sheet. Approved
for use with TRAVELLER ®
#511,
ISBN: 1-888906-62-6, $16.95
Notice
that it includes a Noble
Armada
display sheet, coincidence?
7/11/2001
- I got word from Rich at Flights
of Fantasy that
the al-Malik minis showed up at his
store so they should now be available.
Also if your store uses Alliance
as a distributor, it seems that they
have some very good prices on the Noble
Armada
minis in their Summer Sales Flier.
A
set of metal starship miniatures,
including:
-
Four Odyssey class explorers
-
Four Spider class frigates
Also
includes poster page deckplans and a
ship display.
AVAILABLE
THIS JUNE - Price: $29.95
Stock
#510 - ISBN 1-888906-61-8
1/23/2001
- Holistic
Design
now has a Li
Halen Minis page
up and it includes a bunch of
pictures. Also listed are the
names of the new ships, the Cardano
galliot, Iskati frigate, Slayer
raider.
LI
HALAN SHIPS: THE AMETHYST CROSS FLEET
12
metal miniatures for NOBLE ARMADA from
House Li Halan's fleet. Four raiders,
four frigates and four galliots. Also
includes three poster page deckplans
and two new ship displays. #509, ISBN:
1-888906-60-X, $29.95
Holistic
Design's
Product Catalog and 1999 release
schedule had the following additional
items listed:
JULY
- Infestation: Symbiots vs Al-Malik
Fleets
The
Stigmata Garrison can't stop every
starship - symbiots inevitably break
through into Al-Malik space,
threatening worlds defended by fleets
of missile-bearing Symbiot ships with
metamorphing guns, regenerating huls
and inhuman marines? Includes
miniatures, rulebook, ship displays,
counters, deckplan maps.
SEPTEMBER
- Capital Ships: Symbiot & Al-Malik
The
big bruisers of both fleets get their
own miniatures set, along with some
other ships which harass enemy armadas
NOVEMBER
- Evangelical Sword: Church Ships
The
nobles aren't the only ones spreading
into barbarian space: the Church send
its priests to spread the light.
Instead of land, they want converts -
and maybe some loot besides.
Includes 2 Inquisition Rack
class frigates, 2 Avestite Halvor
class galliots, 2 Brother Battle Redeemer
class landers and 2
Courier
class Fast Freighters
The
supplement for the Symbiots and the
related minis have been removed from
the shedule having been delayed until
sometime next year. Also the
pack of the Church ships is no longer
listed on their schedule.
HD
is also working on a computer game of Noble
Armada,
they have a demo movie available if
you can handle a 24MB download.
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From
5/26/2001
- HD has announced the next box
of miniatures, the
1/15/2001
- Announced as available in February
2001 on HD's