Us wargamers tend to be a fickle bunch. How many toy soldiers do you have sitting on a shelf or stashed away somewhere that haven’t seen battle in a long time? Whether it’s that new model smell, the fresh modelling/painting challenge or simply some cool new rules, the latest releases always have a strong lure. There are others reasons too that a model, unit or army can sit unused. For example, if you see yourself as a competitive player you may find yourself gravitating towards the ‘better’ models, the models you know you can get to work. You may have a preferred play style or a local gaming scene that favours certain types of models.

At different times I’ve found myself in this rut, where I get caught up in the new releases and neglect my old toys. I think I’ll use my Legion of Everblight as an example as there are four quite forlorn looking warlocks sitting on my shelf. In the run up to the Irish Masters I almost exclusively used the three warlocks that were leading my lists – Saeryn, Absylonia and Kallus. These and their respective armies are tightly packed into my army case as they see a lot of tabletop time. They were definitely chosen for competitive purposes and because they fit my preferred melee-focussed play style. After a bit of reflection I realised that these warlocks have dominated my games since MkII of Hordes was released. It’s easy to see why Saeryn has gotten a lot of play – she is one of Legion’s best warlocks and one of the best warlocks in the game. She and Absylonia share something in common – an affinity with beast heavy forces, so you can see my play style coming through there. Kallus is the new kid, a curve ball in my list selection. Again he’s melee focussed, but this time he favors a force made up mostly of infantry.

Glancing again at the shelf it’s clear why two of the warlocks, Lylyth and her Epic version, are sitting there. Both are ranged focussed warlocks and while I have a lot of ranged troops it really isn’t my preferred style. I like charging and power attacks. That’s not to say my armies never include ranged options (it’s hard to resist the Striders!), but I’m not excited by the idea of a ranged heavy force. Since this article is about those neglected toys maybe I should give them a try… I might learn something.

The third shelved warlock has two things in common with the Lylyths – she is Fury 5 and is also a bit one dimensional. Rhyas must be terribly jealous of the attention I lavish on Saeryn. She should fit my play style, right? She’s a melee centric warlock, but Rhyas is a warlock I haven’t taken the time to figure out. I think I’ve fielded her only three times. Maybe I’m being put off by the Fury 5 stat.

The final shelved warlock is Thagrosh1 and I think he’s there for a different reason to the others. I overdosed on him in MkI and haven’t managed to get back to him. He has all of the right ingredients – melee focussed with a high Fury stat, so there is really no excuse not to revisit him.

If I look at my other factions I see both versions of Irusk, Epic Butcher, Sorscha, Harkevich and Fiona hav all been neglected. They’ve all be shelved for different reasons, but now is the time to get them out to play. How am I going to do this? I’m going to roll a die of course! Here’s my D10 chart -

Whenever I have a friendly game or campaign coming up I’m going to roll a D10 and start building my force from there. As these neglected warcasters/warlocks see more play I’ll either reroll on the chart or remove them entirely.

Maybe it’s time for you to reinvigorate your gaming by bringing some of your neglected toy soldiers out to play…
Until next time,

Owen

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Here’s my force (built using the excellent EasyArmy.com) -

I wanted to have a mobile army with a good combination of infantry, tanks and artillery. I also wanted to help protect my tanks from aircraft, hence the mobile AA guns.

Here’s Peter’s army -

We decided to set this battle in Somerset, one of the contested areas on the current campaign map. We played the Cauldron mission with Peter’s infantry force defending from my mechanised infantry.

After Action Report
The 101st were dug in on the outskirts of Kingsbury Episcopi with both tank and artillery support in close proximity. The German forces approached from the south with reports coming in of mechanised infantry approaching fast along with Panzer support. The Airborne artillery came under rocket attack almost at the same time the Panzers opened up on the Shermans and Fireflys. While the artillery were unscathed one Firefly was disabled and another bogged down attempting to maneuver to return fire. One Panzer was knocked out by return fire and German tanks moved to better conceal their position. Over the next few minutes they knocked out the remaining tanks while rockets continued to rain down on the Anti-tank platoon.

In the meantime half-tracks began to approach from the South-west and South-east. Those in the South-west skirted around the town and moved quickly to connect up with the other German forces. The mounted troops int he South-east moved to threaten the artillery. In the meantime more allied armour arrived from the south, catching the Panzers off guard and wiping them out. More German forces began to arrive as the mounted infantry attacked the Anti-tank position. Their assault was initially repulsed by focussed defensive fire, but the Germans regrouped and took the position.

In the south a bloody fight broke out between Airborne infantry and recently dismounted German forces. The Americans overcame their foe, including killing the German commander, but took heavy casualties. The Shermans and Fireflys that had destroyed the Panzers moved to fire on the German infantry who were just moving into the fields to the east of the town. The troops holding the town took the opportunity to engage the enemy and routed them. The allied armour fired on two approaching AA guns, taking them out. The Germans withdrew from the field having taken significant casualties.

That was a fun game. Peter won out 4:3. We spotted early on that he had left one of the objectives barely defended. I could have pushed aggressively for it, but it might have been a very short game. As it was I really enjoyed the game. Somehow I even like Flames of War when I lose!

Until next time,

Owen

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Last post about the tournament… promise! Here are some photos from the day…

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Photos and videos to follow tomorrow…

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I won the starting roll and opted to go first. I cast Tow and dragged the ‘jacks forward with a trample. Strakhov was mor cautious, putting Superiority on his Juggernaut and charging up into a wood with his ‘jacks running into position. Phil buffed the armour of his beasts and cast Shadow Pack with pKaya. He cautiously moved up. I reckoned he had just placed Kaya in harms way so in my second turn I tried to slingshot Beast-09 in for the assassination. Below is the result of my efforts…

Beast-09 was probably 20″ from Kaya at the start of the turn. He was towed into position along with the Marauder, which then charged the Gnarlhorn, but came up just short. Strakhov charged Beast-09 to give him the extra distance as I wanted to catch Kaya in his feat. Before he swung at Beast-09 he cast Superiority on him in the hope the improved DEF might cause me to miss! It didn’t and I did six points of damage to my own ‘jack! Strakhov feated just catching Kaya in it. Now it was Beast’s turn to do his thing. He charged into Kaya, who had one Fury, and used his Murderous imprint. He punched her with his fist causing 16 points of damage. She had to transfer that as it would have killed her outright. Beast swung with his axe, but missed. With his final focus he swung again, this time causing a critical hit (stationary, woot!) to the effective DEF 18 warlock. This attack caused 15 damage, leaving her alive with one point of damage left.

On Phil’s turn he proceeded to tear Beast-09 apart with a heavily buffed Warpwolf. He then sent the other Warpwolf barreling into Strakhov, one-shotting the Khadoran ‘caster! Thankfully Phil had forgotten to beast out with Kromac and needed to use his feat before he moved to do so. Kromac smashed into Karchev, but somehow left the man in the machine fully functional. Kaya ‘teleported’ next to Laris to try to dish out more damage to Karchev, but barely dented him.

On my turn Karchev cast Unearthly Rage and punched Kaya, killing her. He then swung Sunder a couple of times at Kromac and that was game over. Here’s how the battle field looked in the end.

This is a brutal format. I’m looking forward to the Shenanigans the guys get up to on Sunday!

Until next time,

Owen

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This post presents a five game escalating campaign that is designed for two players, one of which should be a Gremlins player. It is named after and based on this excellent story (also performed in this episode of the Aethervox). If you haven’t read/listened to this story I recommend you do. Like all of the stories performed on the Aethervox, both the storyline and voice acting are excellent.

I based the campaign rules on a multi-player campaign/league designed by the guys at Seattle Wargaming. I’ve adjusted it to suit the back story.

CAMPAIGN RULES

Crew Selection: At the start of the campaign, each player must select a single Master or Henchman Leader to represent himself for the duration of campaign. This character will be the only Master or Henchman Leader available to the player for the duration of the campaign. During the campaign, players are free to hire any Henchmen (non-Leader), Minion, Totem or Mercenary available to their chosen Master. Crew composition is not fixed and may change from game to game.

Encounter Size: The campaign will consist of five Scraps played over five weeks – one campaign game per week. The Week 1 Scrap will be played at 20 Soulstones. Each week thereafter, the Encounter size will increase by 5 Soulstones (E.g. Week Two 25 Soulstones, Week Three 30 Soulstones, etc.).

Strategies: As the games are loosely based on the ‘The Other White Meat’ story the each week’s game features an encounter between the Gremlins and another faction.

Gremlin meat is a delicacy and an addiction. Several Guild* members have acquired a taste for wild Gremlins, i.e. those not bred in captivity, and seek any opportunity to hunt for them. This campaign is based around some Guild minions taking some unsanctioned R&R to indulge their strange taste while on official business in the Bayou. (* Any other faction will do!)

Week 1: The Hunt. In this game the Gremlins are being hunted as game at their village by off-duty members of the Guild. The strategy for the Gremlins is Escape and Survive and the Guild have the Slaughter strategy. Note: No Masters or Henchmen are used in this game.

Week 2: The Hunters become the Hunted. The Gremlins seek out their attackers at their encampment. The strategies are reversed from those used in Week 1 and Masters/Henchmen may be used.

Week 3: Payback. Both sides seek to bring as much destruction to each other as possible, the Guild Masters seeking revenge for what they perceive as an unprovoked attack and the Gremlin trying to force their hunters from the Bayou. The strategy for this week is Shared Slaughter.

Week 4: Fresh Meat. The Guild minions (without the knowledge of their Masters) are starting to move their ill-gotten meat from their camp back to Malifaux. The Guild have the Supply Wagon strategy while the Gremlins have the Deliver a Message strategy.

Week 5: Fallback. If the Gremlin’s successfully delivered the message in the Week 4 game the Guild have the Turf War strategy, representing them withdrawing from the Bayou. If not they may flip for their strategy as per a normal game. The Gremlins have the Contain Power strategy as they seek to punish the leaders of the Guild for the crimes their troops perpetrated.

Schemes: Players are restricted to General Schemes. During the campaign players may not select Faction Specific Schemes or Master Specific Schemes.

Stash: When a player wins an Encounter, the difference between the winner’s Victory Point total and the loser’s Victory Point total is the number of Soulstones placed into the winner’s Stash. This is the only means by which Soulstones can be placed in a player’s Stash. Soulstones in a player’s Stash may be used in two ways: 1) for additional Campaign Points; or 2) to increase the number of Soulstones a player may spend in a subsequent Encounter to hire his Crew.

If a player has Soulstones in his Stash, each Encounter he may expend up to 4 of the Soulstones from his Stash to increase the number of Soulstones he may spend hiring his Crew. For example, on Week 4, a player with 6 Soulstones in his Stash can reduce the Soulstones in his Stash to 2 in order to spend 39 Soulstones to hire his Crew. If a player intends to expend ‘stashed’ Soulstones in this way, prior to the completion of the Hire Crew Phase the player must announce to his or her opponent the number of Soulstones he or she intends to expend.

Soulstones not expended to hire additional Crew accumulate throughout the campaign. After a player finishes the fifth Encounter, ALL unused Soulstones in the player’s Stash are cashed in for additional Campaign Points (SEE below).

Campaign Points: For each Victory Point a player earns during an Encounter the player receives one Campaign Point. A running total will be kept on the Master Campaign Sheet. At the end of Week 5, unused Soulstones in a player’s Stash are cashed in for Victory Points at a 2 for 1 exchange (i.e. 2 Soulstones = 1 Campaign Point). At the end of Week 5, the player with the highest number of Campaign Points is the winner.

‘Earning a Name’: Crews typically include both hardened veterans and relatively new recruits who have yet to earn a name for themselves. A model that costs 4 Soulstones or less and does not possess the Unique, Totem, Summoned, or Insignificant characteristic, may ‘earn a name’ by accomplishing a notable feat during an Encounter. If such a model accomplishes one of the feats listed below and is not killed or sacrificed during the Encounter in which the model accomplished its feat, the model has ‘earned its name.’ A ‘named’ model gains the Unique characteristic, a title, the name of player’s choice, and the associated bonus. ‘Named’ models are recorded on the Master Campaign Sheet and the owning player’s Campaign Roster.

•Killer: A model that kills an opponent’s model with a value of 8-10 Soulstones, with a melee strike, a ranged strike, or a spell, gains either +1 CB or +1 CA for the duration of the campaign. The bonus is added to the characteristic the ‘Killer’ used to remove his victim’s last wound.

•Thug: A model that kills an opponent’s model with a value of 11 Soulstones or greater, with a melee strike, a ranged strike, or a spell, gains +1 Wound for the duration of the campaign.

•Hitman: A model that kills an opponent’s Master or Henchman Leader, with a melee strike, a ranged strike, or a spell, gains either +1 Melee Expert, +1 Ranged Expert, or +1 Casting Expert. The type of bonus received is based upon the characteristic the ‘Hitman’ used to remove his victim’s last wound.

To “kill” a model, the attacker must remove the target’s last wound with a melee strike, a ranged strike, or a spell. All other abilities or actions that cause wounds, damage, death or sacrifice do not count towards ‘earning a name.’ A model forced to flee off of a table edge is not “killed” for the purposes of this rule.

A model may earn multiple titles and keep the bonus from each title. However, a model may only gain the bonus from each title once, even if the model uses a different attack type to kill subsequent victims. Once a model ‘earns a name’ it is noted on the player’s roster and the model may be used in subsequent Encounters. A ‘named’ model’s Soulstone cost is NOT increased. ‘Named’ models may not be summoned. Remember, ‘named’ models have the Unique characteristic, so they are subject to injuries (SEE below).

Injuries: If a Master, Henchman, or a Unique Non-Totem Minion is killed or sacrificed during an Encounter and not on the board at the end of the Encounter, the owning player flips once on Injury Chart to determine the extent of the model’s injuries. This flip may NOT be Cheated, re-flipped, or modified in any way. The model’s injury is recorded on the Master Campaign Sheet and the owning player’s Campaign Roster.

Injury Chart

Black Joker: Dead* -This model may not be used in any subsequent campaign games
One: -1 Wound for the remainder of the campaign
Two: -1 Defense for the remainder of the campaign
Three: -1 CB for the remainder of the campaign (flip: odd = -1 melee CB; even = -1 ranged CB; joker = player’s choice)**
Four: -1 Movement for the remainder of the campaign
Five: This model may not be used in the next week’s Encounter***
Six: -1 Movement for the next week’s Encounter
Seven: -1 CB for the next week’s campaign game (flip: odd = -1 melee CB; even = -1 ranged CB; joker = player’s choice)
Eight: -1 Defense for the next week’s Encounter
Nine: -1 Wound for the next week’s Encounter
Ten: Full Recovery
Eleven: Full Recovery
Twelve: Full Recovery
Thirteen: Full Recovery
Red Joker: Terrible Scars –model receives Terrifying 12 (if the model already has Terrifying 12 or better, increase its Terrifying characteristic by 1 point)

*A Master or Henchman Leader cannot “die.” Instead, if a player flips a Black Joker for a Master or Henchman Leader, the model gains Terrible Scars (SEE Red Joker).
** If the model does not possess a ranged weapon, then the model’s melee CB is reduced
*** A Master or Henchman Leader treats a Five as a Full Recovery.

Aside from one’s Master or Henchman Leader, a player is not required to use an “injured” model in subsequent Encounters. However, since the model is Unique, a player whose roster includes an “injured” model may not hire an “uninjured” version of said model. A model with an injury that lasts “for next week’s Encounter” only suffers its penalty if it is hired during the week following its “injury.” Afterwards, the model is fully healed.

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I’ve really been enjoying these guys. There are 18 models in the Puppet Wars box and I like the sculpts. I thought the puppet artwork in the original rulebook was great and the transition to models has been executed very well. Here’s the first ten models –

I just need to paint the last eight now…

Until next time,

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During Game 3 of the Masters I benefited from someone else’s bad luck. Tomek couldn’t roll a 7 on 2D6 about seven times in a row and ultimately gave me the win. When I killed Terminus I literally leapt for joy and when he failed the Tough check I shouted ‘Yes!’. I don’t think there’s a sportsmanship element there. I was celebrating my win, rather than celebrating his loss.

In a campaign game recently I played Eoin’s Nemo2 list and was well outplayed. My dice luck was horrible in that game, but not to the extent that it made a tangible difference in the game. In that situation I was fine. I may have cursed at my bad dice, but as I was losing anyway I was okay about it.

Last night’s game was a different story. In that game Ethan and I had polar opposite dice. His were (for the most part) on fire and mine were truly awful. Unfortunately, in a close game it made a big difference. My losses were huge and I had to try two ‘Hail Mary’ assassination runs to finish off Rayvyn. I wasn’t as karmic in this game as I had been in the last. I really felt the impact of the bad dice and this had a negative effect on how I played. It was a good game, but I became a little ratty towards the end. I definitely shouted ‘F*ck’ at my dice at least once! Ethan remained a consummate gent.

So there are three different games with three different behaviours. I try to be good at every aspect of the wargaming hobby and while I enjoyed all three games I need to ensure my opponent does as well. I need to accept that bad luck is sometimes part of a game that involves dice!

So? What’s the secret to remaining calm? I obviously don’t know the answer to that, but I suspect recognising the ‘symptoms’ is the first step…

Until next time,

Owen

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Sounds like the name of a really bad 80′s hair band (were there any good ones?)! I finished painting these before the tournament in Belfast last week, but didn’t have a chance until not to take proper photos. I speculated on what good assassins the Eliminators would be under Epic Vlad’s feat, but I underestimated how good they’d be in scenarios. In any scenario that asks you to contest a flag or zone they are amazing. Under his feat they are SPD10, so that’s a 20″ run and once there they are DEF18 (or 20 if engaged in melee). Also, as a unit of two models they are never ‘below 50%’ as they are either 100%, 50% or 0%! There’s not a lot that can easily deal with these guys. Anyway, here are the photos -

Until next time,

Owen

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Game 1

In game one I faced Mike Marchal and his Makeda2/Molik Karn bullet list. I played poorly in this game and it started with the wrong choice of ‘caster. I went with my Karchev list, but presented a juicy target after I over extended to drop some Destroyer bombard shots onto Makeda2. Mike seized the opportunity and put Karchev down (needing all five of his Fury on top of the initial attacks!). Mike was a fun opponent, but I hate the Molik bullet. It is decidedly unfun. Oh, the scenario was Incursion, not that it mattered.

Game 2

In this game two battle engines faced off against each other. I played Stuart and his Madrak2 list. This time I used my Vlad2 list (vowing not to take Karchev out of the case for the remainder of the day!). This game went a lot better, but my dice luck was terrible. This contrasted quite badly with Stu’s very good dice. The scenario was Close Quarters and again it didn’t come into play. The key moments were when three Blood Furied Pygmy Burrowers destroyed an undamaged Gun Carriage (as revenge for it killing three of their comrades on turn 1) and when three Kayazy Eliminators and the Drakhun, under Vlad’s feat couldn’t take down the War Wagon (I rolled snake eyes on two Elimiator attacks), leaving it on 1 damage! The War Wagon blasted a Mechanik near Vlad, knocking my warcaster down. He was finished off by the Pygmys. I rarely feel like my dice beat me, but in this instance they played a major part! Stu was a great opponent as always and he went on to win the tournament.

Game 3

My fortunes changed in Game 3 when I faced Niall’s Khador. He used Butcher1 (proxied using Butcher2 model) and I stuck with the Vlad2 list. The Gun Carriage really shone in this game, dropping AoEs onto Winterguard as they advanced and then dropping the Butcher to only four boxes with some insane (Hand of Fate assisted) damage rolls. The Drakhun (under Vlad’s feat) charged in to seal the deal. I felt a little bad for Niall (who is also an eVlad player) as the game was over at the top of turn three. One of my favourite moments was seeing the Marauder (with Assail) slam the Juggernaut into the Destroyer to open up the charge lane for the Drakhun. It was a fun game with very low attrition on both sides. The scenario was Demolition and I managed to grab two vital CPs too.

Game 4

Anthony and I play a lot of games and it’s not that long since I faced a 35pt variant of the Madrak2 list he fielded here. That time I used MAcBain and assassinated him with Elimiators, but this time around my only focus was on the scenario, which was Diversion. With the Kayazy Elimiators I had a strong way to contest that far zone and control the flag. I won the starting roll and opted to go second as I wanted to have the first chance to score. And that is exactly what happened. Kayazy’s that can run 20″ on Vlad’s feat are an amazing thing. The other unit cleared out the Fennblades around the flag and Wyshnalyrr (who is great with Vlad) grabbed the flag. Anthony began scoring on the next turn and this became a very tense game. Again it looked like my dice had let me down when I failed to kill the last Burrower contesting my zone, but as Anthony couldn’t quite manage to finish off Vlad the CPs swung in my favour and I won the game 4-3. Again the Gun Carriage was awesome.

Here are the final standings -

I was amazed to get 4th place after such a terrible start. I also picked up a painting prize (randomly award; you just needed a fully painted army). Well done to all who took part. It was a fun day’s gaming.

Until next time,

Owen

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I will be running a 25 Point Warmachine/Hordes Tournament on Sunday, 13th May in Gamers Hub, Maynooth. Full details are:

What: Steamroller 2012 Tournament
Where: Gamers Hub, Maynooth
Date & Time: 13/05/2012. 11am hard start, registration begins at 10:30 AM.
Entry Fee: €10. There are only 12 places available.
Points: 25 points, one list. List must include two warcasters/warlocks and their battlegroups. Lists must be written out.
Restrictions: Maximum of 3 points may be spent on a single unit/solo/attachment. If a solo is added then that maximum is reduced to 2 points. All other points must be spent on battlegroups. A list may not include two of the same character. Note: Reinforcements will not be used in this tournament.
Timing: Death Clock – 37 minutes per player.
Tie-breakers: For the tournament, if there is no outright winner, Control Points will be tiebreaker. Second tiebreaker will be Army Points.
Scenarios:The scenario for each round will be randomly chosen.

Prizes will include best general, 2nd place and a few spot prizes.

See you all there.

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There you have it. It was a high attrition campaign in the end. Here’s what’s left of my starting army -

Saeryn, Omen of Everblight
Kallus, Wrath of Everblight

A close campaign finish in the end with me just edging out Phil by 3 games to 2. I think I could still just about field a viable 35pt force. I’m not sure Phil could do the same! I really enjoyed all five of the games. Having a campaign setting, even a simple one, really puts an extra importance on every game. The attrition style campaign also plays quite well with the current SR2012 character restrictions as fielding characters can be a disadvantage (it’s easier to replace a Legionnaire grunt that a member of the Blackfrost Shard!).

I hope you enjoyed watching the videos of this campaign.

Until next time,

Owen

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As we’re playing five 35pt games my starting force was 140pts (5 x 35pts x 80%, excluding Warbeast points). Here’s how my army is faring after four games -

Saeryn, Omen of Everblight
Kallus, Wrath of Everblight

There’s only one option for me going into the last game! It has to be Saeryn… with a load of beasts.

Until next time,

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I’ve used Karchev a lot in MkII and for this tournament I decided to go for a pretty straightforward list with him. I always enjoy fielding him and fielding ‘jacks is what Warmachine should be all about. Warjacks that get towed halfway across the battlefield before the activate is just a beautiful thing to behold!

Points: 25/25
Karchev the Terrible (*5pts)
* Beast-09 (11pts)
* Destroyer (9pts)
* Destroyer (9pts)
* War dog (1pts)

Tow followed by Bombard shots to the face is the order of the day. There are some subtleties to this list, but very few. For opponents who can’t deal with armour it is a horrible list to face. It doesn’t have any really terrible match-ups, though I’d avoid armies with lots of weapon masters unless I was sure I could first strike them. I’ve played Bane Thrall heavy lists enough to know how they work, but this list could struggle a little against them. I can probably ignore most other stealthy things! Oh yeah, armies with lots of Disruption would be best avoided too!

My second list has all of my new toys in it!

Points: 25/25
Vladimir Tzepesci, the Dark Champion (*5pts)
* Marauder (7pts)
* Sylys Wyshnalyrr, the Seeker (2pts)
Gun Carriage (9pts)
Battle Mechaniks (Leader and 3 Grunts) (2pts)
Kayazy Eliminators (Leader and Grunt) (3pts)
Kayazy Eliminators (Leader and Grunt) (3pts)
Man-o-war Drakhun (without dismount) (4pts)

I only finished painting this list last night and unlike Karchev I have no experience using Vlad2. This is a trickier list in some ways. Vlad’s feat coupled with the Elimiators and Drakhun is formidable. Transference is superb for those second swings from the Kayazy. The Battle Mechaniks are there for two reasons – the main one is to keep the Gun Carriage in the game; the second is as a meat shield! That brings me on to the Gun Carriage… Hand of Fate makes it superb. Those 4″ templates should hit now and cause a lot more damage than expected. The Marauder is a ‘jack I quite like and with Assail it can create some havoc! With all of those tasty upkeeps Wyshnalyrr is there to give me a free one and maybe help if I decide to cast Razorwind.

So there you go, my planned lists for the Belfast Brawl laid bare.

Until next time,

Owen

Note: I might change my lists before Belfast Brawl so my opponents shouldn’t bank on those being final. Mwahahaa!

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• Me: Butcher1, Beast-09, Devastator, Juggernaut, War Dog, Great Bears, Kayazy Eliminators x 2, Max unit of MoW Shocktroopers, Widowmakers, Marksman, Koldun Lord
• J: Thgrosh1, Typhon, Ravagore, Shredder, Stinger, Throne of Everblight, Max unit of Legionnaires, Striders and UA, Shepherd, Anyssaa Ryvaal

The Scenario
Close Quarters (SR2012)

The Key Moments

• Me getting completely out of shape on my left flank!
• The Ravagore successfully dropping a shot on a Great Bear (Volkov), killing him and two Widowmakers and setting the other two Great Bears on fire!
• Kolsk making at least five tough rolls and slowing up the Legion right flank only to die to fire!
• The Kayazy being eliminated – they stalled the Legion left flank a little, but didn’t do much else!
• A failed charge from Beast-09 on the Ravagore, despite being pushed by the Juggernaut
• Legion failed to kill off Beast-09 and on the Butcher’s feat turn they took out the Throne and Typhon. Khador picked up a CP, but this left the Butcher very exposed.
• After a few ranged attacks from the rest of the army, Thagrosh, after a failed attempt from the Ravagore to throw a MoW at the Butcher, charged in and failed to kill him by two boxes.
• The Devastator and Butcher finished off Thagrosh.

The Result
Khador wins by assassination, but only because J’s dice deserted him at a crucial moment. It was a fun game, though I completely messed up my deployment and movement in turn one. That said Khador and the Butcher can weather a storm as they close on the enemy, which helped as I made quite a few mistakes. I think I’ll stick with the Butcher for casual games for a while – he’s fun!

Until next time,

Owen

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Army Name: Kaya2
Circle Orboros
35+3 points, 15 models

Kaya the Moonhunter +3 points
* Laris
* Pureblood Warpwolf 9 points
* 2x Warpwolf Stalker 10 points each
* Druid Wilder 2 points

Shifting Stones 2 points
* Stone Keeper 1 point
Shifting Stones 2 points
2x War Wolf 1 point each

Additional Rules: Eligible for Call of the Wild, tier 1

I haven’t painted the models in bold yet. The Stone Keeper is assembled and primed – it’s a GW Wood Elf Eternal Guard limited edition model. Nothing like the original Stone Keeper (which is a stunning model), but I think it’ll fit with the Celtic aesthetic of what I’m working on. Here are some shots of the army so far.

Warpwolves
It’s natural to start with these guys are this is where the army began. It was a shame to see them sitting in boxes unassembled – Confrontation had some gorgeous sculpts, but unfortunately I never got into the fluff and the rules were confusing!

The warpwolves are the focus point of this army. The original Confrontation make great proxies. Here’s a painting guide for the Pureblood, which I really enjoyed painting.

I’m using the models below as Stalkers. They definitely don’t have the long sword, but at least they are armed with blades slung under their forearms. Here’s a
painting guide for the.

Kaya the Moonhunter and Laris
Choosing Kaya was tricky until I saw this limited edition sculpt from Studio McVey. I took my time painting her and am quite happy with the result.

Laris posed a different challenge. I had bought a Warg from GW several years ago with the intention of using it as the basi for converting an Alter Nobel for my Wood Elves. That never happened, but at least it provided the body for this conversion. I had some plastic dire wolf heads lying around, so a little green stuff later and this was the result.

Shifting Stones
These were the easiest proxies ever. It’s not often you find ‘models’ in your back yard. I used some green stuff, distressed using another stone, to create the Ogham (Old Irish language) markings. One unit has Blood written down the edge; the other has Gore.

War Wolves
These are from Otherworld Miniatures. They are a really good proxy for War Wolves as they are nice a big!

That’s the force so far. I have the ‘Stone Keeper’ on my painting table at the moment and I have a few models I’m considering for the Druid Wilder.

Until next time,

Owen

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• Me: MacBain, Nomad, Wyshnayllr, Max unit of Seadogs with Mr. Walls and 2 Riflemen, Alexia and the Risen, 2x units of Kayazy Eliminators, Hawk, Grogspar, Rockbottom, Doc, Gorman



• Anthony: Madrak2, Bomber, Impaler, Max unit of Fennblades and UA, Max unit of Krielstone Bearers and UA, Pyg Burrowers, Fellcaller, Chronicler

The Scenario
Diversion (SR2012)

The Key Moments

• The Fennblades overextended slightly to reach the frontline of pirates
• The massive flanking maneuver by a unit of Kayazy Eliminators, who survived 25 attacks from the Burrowers and eventually made it into melee with Madrak
• MacBain’s feat protected the key solos, Alexia and some models who ran to engage the Bomber and Madrak
• Under Madrak’s feat his force tore through most of the pirates and narrowly failed to take out the Nomad (which had Failsafe upkept on it)
• Hawk used acrobatics to get into melee with one of the Seadogs and killed him (he was in the way of the Nomad and was boxed in!). Then she killed a Fennblade
• The Nomad took down three Fennblades after making room for MacBain’s charge lane
• Alexia charged Madrak and her Risen took care of the possible last Grim Salvation targets
• She went through all of her attacks, sacrificing 10 Risen and managed to force three transfers out of Madrak
• Three Kayazy Eliminators charged Madrak dealing a good bit of damage
• MacBain swooped in to finish the job (just)!

The Result
Madrak2 is so hard to kill, but he did eventually fall under sustained pressure. In other news, I love Kayazy Eliminators! They are so fast and just lept across the battlefield, until the time came to charge. I think they deserve some paint now… Yes, yes I broke my rule about playing with unpainted models. In my defense I realised 30 minutes before the game that they were also Allies, so I could field them in a Merc force. I was too excited by the prospect to pass them over.

Until next time,

Owen

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• Me: Butcher1, Beast-09, Devastator, War Dog, Great Bears, Widowmakers, Marksman, Koldun Lord, Alten Ashley
• J: Barnabas, Wrastler x 2, Snapper, Max unit of Gatormen, Min unit of Gatormen, Viktor Pendrake, Thrullg

The Scenario
Sacrifice (SR2012)

The Key Moments

• Beast-09 and Great Bears narrowly failing to kill one Gatorman to control the zone
• The min unit of Gatormen holding off the Khadoran left flank
• The flying Wrastler doing 11 points of damage to a knocked down Butcher
• The Butcher taking out that Wrastler and Beast-09 nearly finishing off the other one (under the feat)
• Failing to kill the Thrullg!
• The Thrullg finished off the Butcher

The Result
The minions win be assassination. It was a fun game and J played very well. I probably committed too much to my left flank and I think the Widowmakers and Marksman were underutilised. I didn’t quite understand how threatening the Thrullg was. I won’t do that again. Oh, and flying Wrastlers are cool!

Until next time,

Owen

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The Build Up

I played very few games in preparation for the Masters. I’ve been playing Legion almost exclusively for over six months now, so I’m very familiar with the faction and I stuck with the warlocks I know best – Saeryn, Absylonia and Kallus. I’ve had good success with all of them and they all fulfil different roles. I thought Saeryn would be great against melee focussed factions, such as Skorne, whereas Absylonia was for anyone who’s have problems dealing with armour. Kallus was my all comers warlock. Here are the lists I went with -

Army Name: Absylonia
Theme Force: Winds of Change Tier 4
35+5 points, 11 models

Additional Rules
Lesser warbeasts in Absylonia’s battlegroup gain Advance Deployment.
For each Forsaken, one heavy warbeast gains Advance Move.

This is a lovely tier list. It is exceptionally fast and mobile. There is an upkeep spell for each heavy beast and I love the versatility of the lessers for clogging up enemies and solo hunting.

Army Name: Kallus
Legion of Everblight
35+5 points, 23 models

Reinforcements: Striders, Spell Martyr

I’ve really grown to like Kallus. He adds an element to the faction that wasn’t there before – a strong troop focussed warlock. I still went with two heavies, but the plan with this list was to capitalise on Unyielding, pop the feat at an appropriate time and keep Dark Guidance in play as much as possible. That didn’t work out so well in the one game I used him in the tournament, but more on that later!

Army Name: Saeryn
Legion of Everblight
35+5 points, 19 models

Reinforcements: Raek, Deathstalker, Spell Martyr

This is my most competitive list. Saeryn is one of Legion’s top warlocks and this is a force I have a lot of practice with. The Striders are a unit I don’t often play with her, but they work really well. They’re an expensive unit, but with CRA they can deal some solid damage to whatever they need to. With high DEF they are great for slowing up low MAT units when really needed.

The Games

Game 1 was the Gauntlet scenario and I was up against Adam and his beautifully painted Skorne. He had pMakeda, two Titans, two Cyclopses, some light infantry and a bit of support. Adam is relatively new to the game and hadn’t fought Legion before. My Saeryn list was designed for fighting almost exactly what he fielded. His beasts were no match for mine, particularly with Saeryn’s feat, so I made quick work of the two titans and a Cyclops on the left flank (aided by the Striders CRAs). The Warmongers almost took down the other Cyclops on the right which a Blight Bringer centred on a Harrier cleared out most of the light infantry. pMakeda was on the back foot from then and when Adam accidentally maxed the Fury on the Cyclops a trampling Carnivean backed up by a boosted Blight Bringer finished her off.

Game 2 was the Restoration scenario, but it factored even less than the Gauntlet did in the first. I was up against Eoin, again a newish player, with Cygnar as his faction. I have a healthy respect for Cygnar and was torn between Kallus and Absylonia as my list choice, but I went with Abby. Eoin’s army was led by pHaley and it had … well … it doesn’t matter what else was in it! Absylonia’s theme force benefit allows a heavy to advance move for every Foresaken, so I moved the Ravagore and Carnivean up. Eoin had the first turn. He cast some spells with Haley, using all of her focus and then charged my Carnivean to make maximum distance. Unfortunately, this meant there was nothing fast enough in her army to move to screen her. On my turn I put my upkeeps in play, moved the Ravagore up, put up his Animus, boosted a hit onto Haley and then boosted the damage. This left her on 4 boxes. At the start of Eoin’s turn two she succumbed to fire. I think we spent longer setting up than we did playing that game!

Game 3 was against Tomek and his stunning Terminus army, consisting of a Seether, Deathjack, Blackbane’s Pirates and two units of Revenant Crew. We played the Envelopment flank scenario which is a great scenario. I went with Kallus, in part to use each list on Day 1, but also because Kallus’s feat neuters Terminus’s feat. Well that’s the theory. When the time came I forgot Kallus’s, not once, not twice, but on three consecutive turns! Terminus and his army came on fast and were in my ranks in turn two. As I had forgotten my feat they decimated my army. I saw an opportunity to grab a scenario point as Tomek only had his Seether barely in the scoring zone. I ran the Shepherd in and then tried to clear a path for the Carnivean. It didn’t quite happen – I had to trample to get to it and then didn’t have enough Fury to finish it. The Seether took it apart and Terminus tore apart my Ravagore, leaving me with only the Shredder in my battlegroup. In a do or die move Kallus charged Terminus (even though the moster was on at least ARM 24!). I managed a few points of damage with Ignite up and I prudently camped two Fury. Tomek converted a couple of souls to Focus and allocated two to the Seether. It charged Kallus and dealt 11 damage, which I transferred, almost killing the Shredder. Then it came to Terminus. He swung, and missed; then he swung, and missed again; and again; and then he hit, for a reasonable amount of damage, but Kallus was still alive. With his final Focus he swung again and dealt a tiny amount of damage. I could not believe it! Kallus had six boxes left… cut him for five of those to bring him back to full and then upkept Ignite on him. Then I started swinging. My luck was better than Tomek’s and I managed to fell him with my last Fury. I jumped for joy! Then Tomek reminded me Terminus had Tough. He rolled 4… phew! What a game. I had no right to win it!

Game 4 was on the morning of Day 2. I reckoned I’d be facing either Harry’s Cygnar or Ciaran’s Skorneas they each had three wins as well. When it turned out to be Harry I knew I needed to keep Saeryn in hand in case I managed to make it into the final against Ciaran. Harry had Siege, pNemo and eNemo as his Warcasters. As the scenario was Diversion, one of the radial scenarios, I thought Abby’s army’s speed could really help in challenging for the scenario. Harry went with eNemo and load of ranged ‘jacks and some support. This was a tight game, but with a good timing of my feat a solid use of terrain I managed to gain the upper hand in a game that devolved into an attrition fest. A well place Blight Field prevented eNemo from effectively commanding his ‘jacks. The game went to dice down and as neither of us had scored a scenario point it came down to army points destroyed. I had taken out all of Harry’s ‘jacks for the loss of the Angelius, a few lessers and a Foresaken. After a hard fought game the win went to me.

Game 5 (The Final!) was, as predicted, against Ciaran’s Skorne. Realistically, there was only one army choice for me – Saeryn. Ciaran went with Rasheth, three Titans (Cannoneer, Sentry and Gladiator), two Agonizers, full unit of Gatormen, Paingivers and a Paingiver Task Master. The scenario was Incursion, one of my favourites. Ciaran opted to go first. He moved up quickly, particularly with the gators, who sped up the left flank. I cagily moved up, popped Respawn on the Carnivean and pushed the Striders towards the right-hand flag. Thankfully the left-hand one disappeared. The gatormen were a lot faster than I expected. Ciaran Rushed two of them and they managed to charge the Carnivean, causing decent damage. I feated with Saeryn and put a lot of effort into clearing a charge path from the Carnivean to the Sentry. The Carnivean almost took it down, but thankfully the Angelius was able to finish the job. The Striders picked up a scenario point. Ciaran came back hard and destroyed the Carnivean… twice because of Respawn! He moved models to contest the right-hand flag too. We then began to exchange control points and whittle down each other’s forces. Ciaran definitely had the upper hand and was in good shape to assassinate Saeryn when dice down was called. We both ended the game on three scenario points each. It went to the next tie breaker and Ciaran had more army points in scoring positioned, so the win and the Masters went to him. That was another great game.

The Aftermath

Here are the final standings -

Player Name Faction Score -(SoS)-(CP)-(PC Destroyed)
Ciaran Bolger Skorne 5 -(13)-(4)-(125)
Owen Conlan Legion of Everblight 4 -(12)-(3)-(133)
Neil Kettles Retribution of Scyrah 4 -(11)-(9)-(103)
Jason Soles Protectorate of Menoth 4 -(9)-(1)-(119)
Harry Cullen Cygnar 3 -(16)-(0)-(101)
Eoin Brennan Cygnar 3 -(16)-(0)-(72)
Gerry Nolan Legion of Everblight 3 -(15)-(5)-(109)
Anthony O’Reilly Cryx 3 -(12)-(6)-(102)
Steven Coleman Circle Orboros 3 -(12)-(2)-(93)
Ian Alderdice Minions 2 -(16)-(0)-(51)
Damien McGurrel Khador 2 -(12)-(3)-(80)
Philip Culleton Protectorate of Menoth 2 -(12)-(0)-(100)
Phil Johnston Cryx 2 -(8)-(3)-(46)
Peter MeenanCryx 2 -(8)-(0)-(48)
Tomek Dobros Cryx 1 -(14)-(0)-(72)
Robert Randall Khador 1 -(14)-(0)-(61)
John Foster Khador 1 -(10)-(3)-(29)
Adam Fox Skorne 0 -(15)-(0)-(44)

I am really happy with my performance all the way through. I got lucky at times, but for the most part I felt like I played pretty well. My armies were balanced and competitive and I chose the right list for each match-up. I played five great opponents and each game was fun. It also turns out I was the most vicious player with more army points destroyed than anyone else! What more can you ask for from a weekend’s gaming. I won an Extreme Juggernaut. I’m really looking forward to painting it. Maybe I’ll bring Khador next year! Or maybe Cryx! Or maybe Mercs!

Until next time,

Owen

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As we’re playing five 35pt games my starting force was 140pts (5 x 35pts x 80%, excluding Warbeast points). Here’s how my army is faring after three games –

Saeryn, Omen of Everblight
Kallus, Wrath of Everblight

I’m doing quite well on the attrition front and my choices aren’t too severely hampered. Saeryn and Kallus are also both eligible for the next game as I didn’t lose the last game (if you lose by assassination that warlock must sit out the next game). Let’s see what the next two games bring!

Until next time,

Owen

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Enjoy!

Owen

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Orin Midwinter

Mule Warjack

I’m painting these guys to bolster my Mercs as I’m using them in a campaign being played in my FLGS. I painted the Mule to match my Nomad and I think it turned out fine (though the base isn’t finished). Not my best work, but it was a fast paint job. I’m not 100% about Orin… I think it’s the yellow. I didn’t want to paint him the standard red scheme as I’d like him to stand out from my Khadorans (who he’ll end up fighting with at some stage). Maybe a blast of matt spray will help things as it’ll take away the shine left by the washes. I’ll see.

Until next time,

Owen

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• Installation
• Terrain
• Getting Online
• Selecting Models
• Movement
• Measurement
• Templates (and Deviation)
• Marking effects

Hope it’s useful.

Enjoy!

Owen

PS I have a post with most of the keyboard shortcuts here.

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We haven’t quite figured out the fluffy context for the campaign yet, but something to do with the Circle Orboros forces trying to cut the movement of supplies north, thus isolating the Legion armies protecting the remaining two Scourge Bringer pieces would make sense.

Enjoy!

Owen

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