tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80608277623839035152024-03-14T00:12:37.051-07:00The Commissar's Duty LogBattle reports, modeling, and organizing wargaming days in Western Japan! We specialize mostly in Warmachine/ Hordes, boardgames and 40K, but if you're looking for gaming in Japan, we can help you find a group to play with!Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-10627732191502380612020-04-15T00:55:00.001-07:002020-04-15T00:56:50.494-07:00Oblivion: A PrologueHello, again, everyone! Well, in the time since my last post, things around the world have changed rather rapidly, haven't they? Sadly, with the current Corona virus pandemic, getting some games in is going to be impossible... for those of you who are computer minded, there are several virtual platforms that can allow you to play Warmachine, Hordes, and even Blood Bowl (I hear) on line! Sadly, I am not so savy with the tech side of things, and so will not be taking part in such games. Japan has yet to receive any sort of stay-at-home orders, so the Fukuyama Gaming Club is still able to meet and play, but of course, we are trying to decide if we should or not. Anyway, the next meeting isn't until May 6th, in the week long holiday of Golden Week.<br />
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Luckily, before the pandemic really got started, we of the Fukuyama Gaming Club had begun the new Warmachine/Hordes narrative campaign, Oblivion!!!! Woo-hoo! So, to take your mind off of the stresses of 2020, join me as we start off the decent into madness and damnation that is.... OBLIVION!!!<br />
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<b>Oblivion Campaign</b><br />
Yes! I have been looking forward to doing any of the wonderful campaigns that come out of workshops of Privateer Press! Allow me to set the scene...<br />
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Long, long ago, Thamar the dark twin made a deal with a devil (literally) to save humanity from the Orgoth. Now, the devil is due, and true to her nature, Thamar, with help from her brother Morrow, is going to try and weasel her way out of payment. Of course, in the meantime, gates to the demon realm are being assembled, heroes are taking to the field, and all Hell is breaking loose!<br />
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The campaign is designed for between 2 and 4 players, though 4 is the best. The 4 players break into 2 teams... the Guardians (good guys) and the Corrupters (bad guys). The campaign has them fight through 5 rounds of battles, the end of which is a giant free for all that will decide the fate of Immoren! This story begins with three prologue skirmish battles, all played against the same opponent and keeping track of wins and losses. After the Prologue has been completed, the players play through 3 tiers of increasingly large battles, with wins and losses determining the scenerio for that players next battle. In each tier, every player must play their scenerio as the protagonist, and it can be against any other player as the antagonist, even their own teammate. And finally, as I mentioned, everything comes to a head in a four person mega battle for the sould of Immoren! Dun-dun-DUN!!!<br />
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So...let us begin!<br />
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<b>Prologue: Scene 1</b><br />
On a dark night, two patrols stumble upon each other in the woods. Fighting breaks out as the two frightened teams lash out against their perceived enemies.<br />
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First, we had to seperate into teams... DTB and his Grymkin teamed up with moi, Kommissar Koala and my Protectorate on the side of good, so we are the Guardians. Leland (with several guest appearances) with Cygnar and Sarge with his Cryx became the Corrupters. Then, we had to go head to head against one of the members of the other teams... I faced off against the Leland conglomerate, and DTB took on Sarge.<br />
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<b> Grymkin - </b>Piggybacks (maximum)<br />
Piggyback Officer<br />
Cask Imp X 2<br />
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<b>Cryx - </b>Bane Warriors (minimum)<br />
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<b>Cryx - </b>Cephalyx Overlords<br />
Cephalyx Mindslaver and Drudges<br />
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Okay, so I know what you're thinking... Kommissar, you said that there was a Cygnar team? What's with the two Cryx teams? And you would be correct! Sadly, the day that we started the campaign, Leland was out of town, and so the Cryx team using the Cephalyx that I was facing was actually being run by a new member of the Fukuyama Gaming Club, TG#1.<br />
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Being used to 75 point battles, this little 30 point skirmish was awfully quick!<br />
Grymkin Vs. Cryx - Piggybacks are too strong for these little games, and quickly overwhelmed the Banes that swarmed them. <b>Victory for Grymkin</b><br />
<b> </b>Menoth Vs. Cryx - I foolishly moved the Errants up much to far, only to get mulched by the<b> </b>Drudges that were waiting for me. <b>Victory for Cryx</b><br />
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So, were are now tied, 1-1 for each team!<br />
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<b>Prologue: Scene Two</b><br />
Routed, the losing team breaks and runs until they come across another of their own patrols and team up, returning to the scene of the origional skirmish. Alas, the opponent has also received reinforcements, and is ready to get back into the fray.<br />
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Now, all the prologue scenes are supposed to be played against the same opponent, but we decided to switch it up and change our foes, so for this scene, I take on Sarge and DTB faces against TG#1.<br />
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<b> Grymkin - </b>Piggybacks (maximum)<br />
<b> </b>Piggyback Officer<br />
Lord Longfellow<br />
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<b>Cryx - </b>Cephalyx Overlords<br />
Cephalyx Mindslaver and Drudges<br />
Orin Midwinter<br />
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<b>Menoth - </b>Exemplar Errants (maximum)<br />
Exemplar Errants Officer and Standard Bearer<br />
Elias Gade<br />
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<b>Cryx - </b>Bane Warriors (minimum)<br />
Bane Warrior Captain and Standard Bearer<br />
Bane Knights (minimum)<br />
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So, this mission, the losers from last round have to try and get three models off the board from the opponents deployment zone to win, while the winner from last round have to keep them from doing that. Because of the new pairings, it was loser Vs. loser and winner Vs. winner, so we randomly determined that TG#1 and I were the losers.<br />
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This round the point costs went up to 35, but still pretty quick games!<br />
Grymkin Vs. Cryx - As the Piggybacks slaughtered the Drudges, the Overlords panicked and made a beeline for the escape zone. <b>Victory for Cryx</b><br />
<b> </b>Menoth Vs. Cryx - Several Errants had almost made it off the edge of the escape zone, but<b> </b>realizing their brothers were still in trouble returned only to be destoryed.<b> Victory for Cryx</b><br />
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Yikes! I've lost both of my games! Team scores are now 1-3, in favor of the Corruptors!<br />
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<b> Prologue: Scene 3</b><br />
Chaos ensues as the two forces continue to spar across the moonless night. Finally, the two forces face off in a pitched battle. If the defender from the last round (the loser of the first round) managed to get all three models off the board during the last round, they recieved three intelligence tokens that could be used to either re-roll one of their own rolls, or force their opponent to re-roll one of their rolls! Eep! Also, as this is the final round of the prologue, each army had to select a solo to be their "Commander" for the round. If the Commander falls, the game is lost!<br />
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With this round, Leland had finally returned! Yes! So, back to our original pairings, DTB and Sarge and me with Leland.<br />
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<b> Grymkin - </b>Piggybacks (maximum)<br />
<b> </b>Piggyback Officer<br />
Hollowmen (maximum)<br />
Lanternman -> the commander for the round<br />
Hollow Holden<br />
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<b>Cryx - </b>Bane Warriors (minimum)<br />
Bane Knights (minimum)<br />
Bane Riders (minimum)<br />
Bane Lord Tarterus -> the commander for the round<br />
Scrap Thralls X 6<br />
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<b>Menoth - </b>Exemplar Errants (maximum)<br />
Exemplar Errant Officer and Standard Bearer<br />
Exemplar Errant Seneschal<br />
Elias Gade -> the commander for the round<br />
Vassal of Menoth<br />
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<b> Cygnar - </b>Piper of Ord<br />
Sword Knights (maximum)<br />
Lynus Wesselbaum & Edrea Lloryrr<br />
Archduke Alain Runewood -> the commander for the round<br />
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Trencher Engineers<br />
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Well... these lists are certainly a bit more hefty than they have been! This is a pretty straightforward round, kill off the opposing commander and win the game!<br />
Grymkin Vs. Cryx - The Bane committee was just too much for the Grymkin, especially with the Vengeance on the Bane Riders. <b>Victory for Cryx</b><br />
<b> </b>Menoth Vs. Cygnar - The Errants ALMOST had Runewood... they left him with only one health<b> </b>box, but in missing that last one, left themselves vunerable...<b>Victory for Cygnar</b><br />
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<b>Conclusion:</b><br />
Awww, man! I lost every single prologue battle! Still, good times were had by all, so I guess its fine. The final team score is Guardians 1, Corruptors 5 (yikes!!!) A resounding victory for the bad guys! Luckily, this has no bearing on Tier 2, but from here on out, victory or defeat will decide what our next scenerio's are, so we'll all do our best to come out on top!<br />
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Stay tuned! The Oblivion Crisis in Fukuyama continues soon!<br />
Stay safe, wash your hands! So says the Kommissar!Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-72339663682974064142019-12-25T22:03:00.000-08:002019-12-25T22:03:03.751-08:00A Triumphant Return Welcome all! Merry Festivus! It is so good to be back! I know you're all wondering where I have been for the last year, and I wish I could give you the whole story... but I am under orders. All I can say is that I was on a mission for the Emperor, and though long and hard, that mission was a success! All is right with the universe, and I am free once more to continue with my Duty Log! Huzzah! And I can think of no better way to resume my duties than with a review of our long awaited Japan Open Warmachine/ Hordes Team Championship! This year was another successful event, with much fun and camaraderie for all, but this year we had several big changes. The biggest change was that this year, for the first time, the JOTC was held in November! A lot of thought went into it, but it seems like it was a good change for everyone... not too hot, fewer other obligations (like Sports Festivals and such), all in all a good change!<br />
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But before we get on with the tournament... <br />
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<b>Announcements - </b><br />
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This year, for the first time, Japan sent a team to the Warmachine/ Hordes World Team Championship in Brussles! It sounds like everyone had a great time, and did their best! So, a round to thanks to DTB, Micho, Kirill, KT, and M for representing Team Ronin Onigiri!<br />
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<b> </b>Also, the next meeting for the Fukuyama Gaming Club will be December 28, which is a Saturday... pretty close to the end of the year madness that plagues Japan, but if you're free and looking for something to do, drop on by and get a game in! January turned into a scheduling nightmare, so our first meeting of the next year will be February 2nd.<br />
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And now, on to the JOTC!<br />
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First, let's take a look at our teams for 2019! Due to a defective camera drudge, we were not able to get any individual army photos... but fear not! A requisition for a new drudge for next year has been filed, and this mistake will not happen again... with that in mind, here are the teams!<br />
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<b>Team Dead On Arrival</b><br />
Two members of the last few years' Band Of Heroes teams have reformed with a new member into this new group from Osaka!<br />
<b> </b>Chikua, with his Cryx army, using Lich Lord Venethrax and Asphyxious the Hellbringer<br />
<b> </b>Genki, with his Cygnar army, using Captain Kara Sloan and Major Victoria Haley<br />
<b> </b>Tabibito, with his Trollblood army, using Kolgrima Stonetruth and Madrak Ironhide, Thornwood Chieftain<b> </b><br />
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<b>Team Grim Evil Robots</b><br />
This team, you guys... ugh! Three members of Team Ronin Onigiri that fought at the World Team Championship, all together here to try and muscle their way into a JOTC victory!<br />
<b> </b>DTB, with his Grymkin army, using The Heretic and The Wanderer<br />
<b> </b>Micho, with his Mercenaries army, using Cognifex Cyphon and Exulon Thexus<br />
<b> </b>KT, with his Convergence army, using Iron Mother Diretrex and Axis, the Harmonic Enforcer<br />
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<b>Team Hand of God</b><br />
Another great team from Osaka, some of our favorite guys came together to make an appearance at the JOTC!<br />
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Kaerumaat, with his Minions army, using Sturm & Drang and Lord Carver BMMD, Esq. III<br />
<b> </b>Sencho<b>, </b>with his Protectorate army, using The Harbringer of Menoth and Thyra, Flame of Sorrow<br />
Vrada, with his Khador army, using The Old Witch of Khador and Vladimir Tzepesci, Great Prince of Umbrey<br />
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<b>Team InterRegional</b><br />
My very own team! The other two players were both new to the JOTC, but very experenced players... Kirill himself was on Team Ronin Onigiri at the WTC, and Paul is also an exceptional player... so, lots of pressure for me!<br />
<b> </b>Kirill, with his Skorne army, using Dominar Rasheth and Supreme Archdomina Makeda<br />
Paul, with his Mercenaries army, using Fiona the Black and Ashlynn d'Elyse<br />
Kommissar Koala, with her Protectorate army, using the Testament of Menoth and High Exemplar Cyrenia<br />
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<b>Team Kyushu</b><br />
Our Kyushu team, back again! We're always glad to see this great team come up to join us!<br />
<b> </b>Ryo, with his Infernals army, using Omodamos, The Black Gate and Zaateroth, The Weaver of Shadows<br />
Zwiefel, with his Cygnar army, using Colonel Marcus "Siege" Brisbane and Captain Jeremiah Kraye<br />
Yamanaka, with his Mercenaries army, using Ashlynn d'Elyse and Magnus the Traitor<br />
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<b>Team Trick Or Treat re:Universe</b><br />
It just wouldn't feel like the JOTC without our favorite team, Trick or Treat, from Osaka! These guys really bring the fun with them!<br />
<b> </b>Niwaniwa, with his Retribution army, using Issyria, Sibyl of Dawn and Garryth, Eye of Vengeance<br />
Redobii, with his Grymkin army, using The Dreamer and The King of Nothing<br />
Enzo, with his Circle of Oroboros army, using Krueger the Stormlord and Baldur the Stonecleaver<br />
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<b>Team Enjoy and Exciting</b><br />
This is a team of heavy hitters, and no mistake! A mix of Hiroshima and Tokyo, this team is definately here to win!<br />
<b> </b>Rantei, with his Skorne army, using Dominar Rasheth and Makeda & the Exalted Court<br />
Souichiro, with his Convergence army, using Axis, the Harmonic Enforcer and Aurum Lucanum Athanor Locke<br />
Tetsu, with his Mercenaries army, using Ashlynn d'Elyse and General Ossrum<br />
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<b>And Now, a Word from Our Sponsors</b><br />
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We would really like to give a shout out to our sponsors, as well! We had a huge amount of prizes donated by some really generous companies! From mats, zones and measuring sticks to gift certificates, our sponsors really game through for us!<br />
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<b> - playmats.eu</b> - <a href="http://playmats.eu/">playmats.eu</a><br />
Playmats gave us several mats and zone sets! <br />
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- <b>Frozen Forge</b> - <a href="http://frozenforge.com/">frozenforge.com</a><br />
This year Frozen Forge came through again with several beautiful sets of magnatized measuring sticks!<br />
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- <b>Discount Games, Inc.</b> - <a href="http://discountgamesinc.com/">discountgamesinc.com</a><br />
Discount Games also came through for us again with a huge gift certificate for each member of our winning team!<br />
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A devastating round for my poor InterRegionals team... we had gone in with very high hope. I, for one, was sitting on a team that would get me as close to the top as I had ever been! Expectations were high! And then all three of us were dealt second/ third round brutal assassinations... oof!</div>
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Taking the pass, we kind of knew that we were out of the running as far as finishing towards the top was concerned, but we turned it into a chance to me to get a game against Kirill, so that was amazing! I've never gotten to play against him before, and he gave me a lot of good advise, that hopefully I will put to use in Round 3! (I was, of course, slaughtered in that game, but in the nicest way possible, haha!). </div>
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Winners for the round - Dead on Arrival, Enjoy and Exciting, and Team Kyushu! </div>
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What a great round! In our battle against Hand of God, I got to get a game in with Kaerumaat and his Minions army. I've never gotten to play against him OR against Lord Carver, so I was super excited. He was a great opponent, and with ten seconds left on his clock took a swing at Cyrenia, but she managed to tough it out with one health point left, and with that, his clock ran out, leaving me the win! </div>
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<b>Team Enjoy and Exciting WINS!!!!!!</b></div>
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Woot! Three of my favorite players, all together in one team! Good job!</div>
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And finally, the winner of the painting contest....Vrada, with his Khador army! Well done!</div>
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Thank you everyone for making this another great Japan Open Team Championship! Again, I humbly apologize for the disturbing lack of photos... the new drudge should arrive in plenty of time for next year's battles! Until then, keep gaming!</div>
Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-30215063573369593672019-01-14T18:05:00.004-08:002019-01-14T18:06:46.639-08:00AAR - Bumps in the NightHappy New Year!!!!<br />
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Did everyone have a great vacation? I had so many, many plans for my two weeks off, like getting my Exemplar Errants completely painted, taking part in the traditional Japanese big cleaning of the house, more blogging since I fell behind a little bit last year (oops, sorry, everybody!). Sadly, a dislocated thumb and a slipped disk in my spine made sure that I did nothing but a lot of sitting at my kitchen table, unable to do anything but sit still and pray for a miracle! No painting, no blogging... no nothing! And well just in time for real life to return. Curses! At least my second half was around to help with the poliwogs, or else I would have been completely out of luck!<br />
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A few weeks before the end of the year, the Fukuyama Gaming Club had our last meeting of 2018, and we got in some great games. Leland and DTB look like they're heading to Osaka for a tournament in the middle of January, and are really working hard on getting their lists ready for a good fight! We didn't just get in some Warmachine/ Hordes practice, though... oh no! Take a look at what got thrown down on the board!<br />
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That's right! The Thorns of the Briar Queen, the ghostly warband from Shadespire (or actually Shadespire's expansion, the Night Vault) is now mine! Muahhahahahahaha! This time, Sarge, DTB, Leland and I got in a four player game of Shadespire. I'm not totally sold on multiplayer games yet, but I could see how it might be fun. At the moment, I don't think we're quite getting 3 or 4 player games just right. <br />
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This month, DTB and I paired off for a Warma/Hordes battle, leaving Sarge and Leland to their own battles, and was I in for a surprise! Instead of pulling out his tried and true Trollblood army, he threw a whole new bag up on the table... one with swirling purple patches... and I knew that DTB had fallen to the Defiers! Perfect! My Menoth worshipers were just dying to get their hands on these heretical nightmares! But in reality, I love love love the Grymkin, and was super excited to see a new army across the board from me! I guess DTB wanted to surprise everyone, so he put the army together and painted it up without telling anyone, until he had a fully painted, complete army up and ready to go. Amazing!<br />
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<b>Army List, Grymkin:</b><br />
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<b> </b>Defier - The Child<br />
<b> </b>Cage Rager<br />
Skin & Moans X 3<br />
Rattlers X 3<br />
Crabbits X 2<br />
Gremlin Swarms X 3<br />
Lady Karianna Rose<br />
Death Knell<br />
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So, this is the Dark Menagerie theme force, which is pretty much like most Heavy Metal themes. Ultra beast heavy, no units, and a couple of solos are what DTB has to work with, but in return, the theme allows him to take Gremlin Swarms, usually not acceptable in the theme force, and the Gremlins get Serenity, that will help him with Fury control. Also, all non trooper models that can carry corpse tokens begin the game with one, so his Skin & Moans and the Death Knell are already tough coming out of the gate. The good news for me and the bad news for DTB is that while the Gremlin Swarms would be devastating to most armies, my force is literally awash in magical weapons, so getting rid of them won't be AS tricky as it could be for most opponents.<br />
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<b> </b>Warcaster - High Exemplar Cyrenia<br />
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Exemplar Bastion Seneschal<br />
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High Exemplar Gravius<br />
Visigoth Rhovien<br />
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This is the new Exemplar Interdiction theme force that I wanted to try out, along the the brand spankin' new caster, Cyrenia! Woo, is she a great addition to the Protectorate! I've only played her in a few games, but MAN!! I love her! This theme gives me the benefits of having all warjacks (so, only the Judicator, who already has it naturally.... sigh) Blessed on all their weapons, meaning that they will ignore spell buffs to ARM and DEF, and also gives me a +2" on my deployment zone.... now, usually that would be invaluable to me, but this army is surprisingly fast! Cyrenia has a spell to move her troops along, and Gravius also has an action he can take that also gets Exemplars moving... but still, I'll take it!<br />
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We came up with the Mirage scenerio, so that means two large, unit scoring zones, one on each side, with an objective in the middle of it, and three flags across the center of the table. This is going to be a difficult scenerio win for DTB, because wow, Dark Menagerie does not get a whole lot of models and NO units! DTB started with a Gremlin Swarm off to the far left, next to the Blue Rattler and Blue Skin & Moans (did that thing skin a Trollkin???) Lady Rose was off the line just a bit behind the S&M, and next came the White Rattler and the White S&M protecting another Gremlin Swarm<b>, </b>the Black Crabbit hiding behind The Child, and the Glimmer Imp on the other side. Next, the Death Knell, the White Crabbit and the Red S&M and Red Rattler lined up, with the Cage Rager on the end.<br />
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Yikes!
I know the Judicator is an amazing 'jack, but I don't know how I feel
about having only ONE warjack in the whole army! Still, Cyrenia has
other things she need to do with her focus, so I guess we'll try and
make it work. I had to use a couple of proxies in this battle since I
haven't quite gotten all of the new models yet, so I have Kreoss 2 as
Cyrenia, Durst as the Cinerator Officer, and Reznik as the Exemplar
Warder... bear with me, haha!<br />
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Cyrenia and her Judicator in the center. To their left, I placed the
Cinerators and Gravius (he's going to help them along since they're SO
SLOW!!!) To the right I had the Mechanik behind Cyrenia and the Warder
next to her, then the Bastions with their Seneschal behind them. Since
DTB doesn't have any advanced deployment, I went ahead and put out the
Errants and their Seneschal in the middle of the field. <br />
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<b>Our Story:</b><br />
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On
a mission to Tower Judgment, Cyrenia, followed by her interdiction of
Exemplars, came upon a small girl standing in the shadows of a copse of
trees. Smiling at the little girl to try and calm her, Cyrenia knelt
down and extended a hand to lead her from the darkness. The little girl
regarded her quietly for a moment. "Are you a one of Menoth's?"<br />
"To be sure," Cyrenia replied. "Are you lost?"<br />
A
dark light flashed behind the child's eyes. "I'm not lost. Dolly's
with me." Behind her, something huge began to push through the trees.
The girls features twisted in a horrible grin. "And Dolly HATES the
worshipers of the false one!"<br />
Cyrenia moved back towards her
forces as Dolly loomed behind The Child, and the Exemplars prepared
their weapons as the chittering, moaning horde of Grymkin appeared, ready
to rend them all until they joined the Wicked Harvest.<br />
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<b>Round 1, Grymkin:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh, man, they're coming!</td></tr>
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The
Glimmer Imp ran 12" to in front of the rubble. The Child put on
Tantrum, then Abused the White S&M for 1 damage and also Abused the
Blue S&M for one damage. The White S&M then ran behind the
lake, and the Blue S&M followed it. The White and Blue Rattlers ran
to keep up with their buddies. Lady Rose ran to just behind the White
S&M. The far left Gremlins ran over the wall, the middle Gremlins
ran behind most of the pack, while the Black Crabbit walked behind Dolly
and then Lept to next to the Glimmer Imp.<br />
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The Red S&M moved next
to the objective, while the White Crabbit walked forward and then Lept
into the zone. The Cage Rager ran 8" to lip the zone. The Red Rattler
also ran to the objective with its buddy. The far right Gremlin Swarm
moved between the S&M and to finish up, the Death Knell walked 6",
then repositioned into the zone.<br />
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<b>Round 1, Protectorate:</b><br />
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Cyrenia
started off as she likes to do, giving Heroic Call and Inviolable
Resolve to the Errants before moving forward and casting Dash. The
Warder moved forward next to her before the Errants moved up, shooting A
WHOLE LOT at the White Crabbit and failing to kill it. The Errant
Seneschal moved onto the flag, the Bastions ran forward, and Gravius on
the other side moved behind the cloud and gave Desperate Pace to the
Cinerators. The Judicator moved forward and sent two rockets at the
Grymkin. They deviated since the target was too far, but managed to
kill Lady Rose! First blood to me! Woot! And then I forgot to make the damn thing get it's second bound... damn! Cinerators ran into the
middle of the table, and Rhoven & Co finished to round by running
forward.<br />
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<b>Round 2, Grymkin:</b><br />
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In the maintainance phase, DTB moved the Cage Rager due to Tantrum, and the Gremlin Swarms removed two fury from the S&Ms, and then round 2 began! The Glimmer Imp ran to the flag and stared down the Errants giving them a -2 DEF. The Black Crabbit moved and Lept to the front of the zone. The Child Abused the White S&M for 2 damage, then healed the White Crabbit, fixing all of its aspects, and then moved forward. The Red Rattler charged an Errant, killing it and triggering Berzerk... sigh... my poor Seneschal hanging onto the flag, and no one close enough to die for him...three more lost their lives to the Rattler...that thing is scary!<br />
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The White S&M charged over the lake to an Errant, killing it, but it was TOUGH thanks to Heroic Call! Yes! But, sadly, he died to the monster's second attack. It bought another attack on the next Errant, and the Errant WAS TOUGH!!!! Woohoo! And it died on the S&M's last attack. The White Rattler ran up to another Errant, while the Cage Rager moved to the edge of the zone. The Red S&M walked in front of the objective, and the White Crabbit walked and the Lept into the cloud, biting an Errant, but could not break his armor! The Blue Rattler moved behind the lake, put up it's animus "Still As Death," which gave it Countercharge. The Blue S&M walked behind the lake, and the Grymkin finished up with the Death Knell moving forward next to the objective.<br />
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<b>Round 2, Protectorate:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stand strong, guys! They're only as scary as they look!</td></tr>
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Well, to start, I forgot all about my Vengence movements and all the good stuff that I got to do in my maintenance phase... what a waste!!! That's okay, it's my first time with this army. I'll have to remember in the future, though! The surviving Errants pressed forward, putting damage on the Red Rattler, White Crabbit, White Rattler, and killing ONLY the Glimmer Imp... What???? How did I only kill one tiny solo! Rhoven moved forward and shot Cleansing Fire on the Gremlins scoring the Flag, but MISSED on a roll of two 1's. Sigh. Gravius ran around to the wall behind the front lines. The Cinerators made a charge order, putting the pain on the White S&M before the Officer used his Defensive Formation ability and allowed them to use a second order in the activation, falling into a Shield Wall for more DEF on DTB's activation.<br />
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The Bastions charged the Cage Rager and the Red Rattler, bringing the Rattler down to 3 damage and giving 6 damage to the Cage Rager. The Warder charged the Rattler (I had to murderize that thing!), finally killing it. The Judicator moved forward, bombing the Blue Rattler, leaving it barely alive (and again, I FORGOT THE SECOND BOUNCE!!!) Finally, the Mechanik moved up behind the Judicator just in case, and Cyrenia stepped forward to...... BEEPBEEPBEEP! Time over!<br />
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<b>Conclusion:</b><br />
Victory for the Grymkin!<br />
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The Child giggled maniacally as her monsters tore through Cyrenia's Exemplars as though they were untrained chaff. Unwilling to risk more of her brothers-in-arms, the High Exemplar sent the signal to withdraw, a vanguard taking the brunt of the retreat as the monsters continued their depraved games. "Go hide behind your wall, little knight," she heard the voice of the Child call over the wails of the dying. "We'll see you soon enough."</div>
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A very fun game with DTB! The Grymkin play style is still a little unfamiliar to me, and I had a great time learning just how devestating a Rattler on the lose could be! I made a lot of mistakes, forgetting important rules and tricks of my models, but most of them I'm using for the first time, like the Errants, and I'll pick it up soon! I'm looking forward to more Defier Vs. Menoth fights in the future! Thanks, DTB!!! </div>
<b> </b>Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-3991103530897117342018-12-04T18:16:00.002-08:002018-12-04T18:18:04.139-08:00RNR - ShadespireAt the beginning of October, the 6th Annual Japan Open hit the streets of Fukuyama, and everyone had a great time! But even though it was amazing, it is kind of nice to have the pressure off! I have to admit, having to focus on tournament training for the past six months to the exclusion of side games and goofing off, I was going a little stir crazy! Now that it's December, it's time for having some fun and not worrying about lists, painting, and tactics. Phew! In fact, there's a little something that I've been hoping to get going in the Fukuyama Gaming Club, and hopefully we'll get a chance to do it (and I'll let you in on the secret then!) in the next two months!<br />
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Now, I'm a commissar who enjoys a surprise now and then. And the last meeting of the FGC before the tournament had a little gem... As we were setting up, DTB told us that after our first game we were going to have to walk down to the train station to meet a new player who wanted to see if they wanted to join the group. So down we went, and who through the crowds should appear, not a new player as we had thought, but our old friend Javi! OHMYGOSH!!! Javi is a former member of the FGC, way way back when we actually used to play on the floor of my apartment! Oof, I can't even describe the backaches! *shudder* While he played a great game with his Retribution army, he was even better known for being one of the best Warhammer 40K players that I have ever known. Like, in my whole life. Several mentions in White Dwarf Magazine, and a powerhouse in tournaments all over Japan and Europe, and through it all, he is one of the best sports that I have ever had the honor to play against. In fact, this is going to bring us to another installment of....<br />
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<b>Don't Be A Jerk</b><br />
Yes, with Javi's triumphant return to Fukuyama, I was reminded of one of my favorite stories of playing against a jerk. Let me take you back, long long ago, to a Warhammer 40K tournament here in Japan at a local civic center. DTB and Javi were both there, fighting it out for the Emperor, but DTB's final opponent was a little... off. Lots of complaints, grumbling, things like that. In true DTB fashion, he made several amazing deviation rolls in a row, and then suddenly, his die vanished. Poof. Just like that. After the game was over, he found it tucked INSIDE a piece of terrain. Ugh. A little suspicious, but hey, no one thought too much about it. Well, the tournament went on, and that guy and Javi made it to the finals. <br />
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There was only one problem... Javi had to catch a train in a few hours, and as anyone who has played 40K knows, games can take much, MUCH longer than that! So, it was agreed that their game would finish at a certain time. After only two rounds, it was already clear that Javi was going to prevail. He offered to leave the game as it was, claiming the victory... but this guy... THIS GUY... refused, insisting that everything was about to turn into his favor, and becoming increasingly aggressive towards Javi. Four rounds in, Javi finished wiping the board clean. Ah, if only this guy had agreed to finish the game early... his loss would have been somewhat less complete...Anyway, angry about his defeat, he proceeded to put his fist through the wall! He put a hole in a wall in a public building because he lost a game! So now all anyone can remember of him was his multitude of hissyfits, that he hid someone's dice because they were "lucky"(allegedly), and that he was a bad sport. Long story short, don't be a jerk.<br />
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Anyway, Javi wanted to bring his Warmachine force on his trip, but it was a little to much to try to bring his Retribution army with him from Spain and still convince his company that he was coming for work. Luckily, there's a whole bunch of games that are easy to play as a pick-up, and so I got my first ever game of Shadespire in with Javi while DTB and Leland got some tournament practice in, and I have to say, for being out of Games Workshop for a few years, it was pretty fun! Let's take a look!<br />
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<b>Shadespire:</b><br />
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This was actually a pretty easy game to just run through. Each player has only a couple of models, depending on the faction they use, each with some special abilities. You also have a deck of cards that control things from what your goals are to upgrades for your models. The trick to becoming a great Shadespire player is to make a killer deck. Of course, I borrowed a pre-made deck from DTB along with his Steelheart's Champions while Javi used his Garrek's Reavers.<br />
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<b>Warbands:</b><br />
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There are 12 different "Warbands" in the Shadespire game, each with different abilities, faction specific goal cards, upgrades, and benefits... let's take a quick look at the different bands you can use as you battle your way to the top!<br />
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<b> Garrek's Reavers: </b>5 models. Human worshipers of Khorne, the Blood God. They are crazed berzerkers, so they don't use that much armor, prefering instead to bathe in the blood of their defeated enemies. Of course.<br />
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<b>Steelheart's Champions: </b>3 models. Once long dead heroes from across the realms, Sigmar has collected their essence and re-animated them as immortal fighting machines, the embodiment of all that is heroic and good.<br />
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<b>Sepulchral Guard: </b>7 models. Skeletal undead that retain their memories of their former existance, they have devoted themselves to the service of the God of Death in hopes that at some point he will see fit to free them from their horrible existance.<br />
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<b>Ironskull's Boyz: </b>4 models. An Orruk warband, they like fighting and fighting.... and some more fighting. Really, that's it. Oh, make sure that you put at least a little red on them as you paint them up... never forget, the red ones go fastah!<br />
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<b>The Chosen Axes: </b>4 models. Originally the defenders of Shadespire, these Dwarven mercenaries feel shamed that Shadespire has been cursed, and are determined to destroy the curse, free Shadespire, and redeem their honor.<br />
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<b>Spiteclaw's Swarm: </b>5 models. Like all Skaven, Spiteclaw leads his clan in deviousness and looting, hiding in the shadows until he can swarm over unsuspecting victims, either to steal all they have or enslave them into service.<br />
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<b>The Farstriders: </b>3 models. Another group of Stormclad Eternals like Steelheart's Champions, the Farstriders are in Shadespire searching for a cure to their ailment of slowly losing their humanity the longer they fight as Eternals.<br />
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<b>Magore's Fiends: </b>4 models. Two words... Chaos Marines. These are worshipers of Khorne, determined to hunt down all the warbands of Stormclad Eternals, drowning the Mirror City in blood until Khorne himself looks down in favor on them.<br />
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<b>Stormsire's Cursebreakers: </b>3 models. Yet more Stormclad Eternals, the Cursebreakers are a group of wizards! That's right, they can all use magic, and not only that, they get stronger when they do!<br />
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<b>Thorns of the Briar Queen: </b>7 models. Once a death mage of unimaginable power, the Briar Queen's soul has been trapped beneath Shadespire for centuries, leading her to madness. Now, the god of death has released her to protect the Mirrored City.<br />
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<b>Eyes of the Nine: </b>6 models. Devotees of Tzeentch, the Lord of Change, these demons are searching for relics around Shadespire in order to connect the Mirrored City and the Realms of Chaos, allowing Tzeentch to rule.<br />
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<b>Zarbag's Gitz: </b>9 models. Goblins and Squigs, these little Grots are in infestation that can never be truly gotten rid of. Accidentally falling into the pleasure gardens of the former rulers of the Mirrored City only to find them overrun with fungi and Squigs, Zarbag is determined to bring as many of his kin as he can into the city.<br />
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<b>The Story:</b><br />
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All good games have a back story, and Shadespire is no exception. Long long ago... no, longer than that... nope, keep going.... There you go! Long long long ago, Shadespire was a wonderful city that made a miraculous substance called shadeglass, which could trap the essence of people as they died, thus preserving them in the glass and keeping them from descending into the realm of the dead. As you might imagine, this REALLY pissed off the god of death, who decided that to simply kill everyone would be to easy a punishment, and instead inverted the shadeglass, making the Mirrored City a trap from which none could escape! Trapped in its own reflection between the light and the dark, the inhabitants cannot leave, which means that they can't get back to the realm of the living, but also can't get out to the land of the dead either. They're just... stuck there! Forever! Some warbands, like the Stormclad Eternals, are searching for a way out. Others, like Khorne's boys, just want to kill stuff. And even more just want to snatch what they can, like the Skaven and the Gitz. <br />
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<b>The Setup:</b><br />
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The players start by taking turns picking out and laying down a board. There are a whole bunch of different boards to choose from, and they all have different layouts, thing like traps and obstacles and starting spaces and the like. The spaces on the board are hexes, and these will count for movement and range for weapons. You can lay the boards down however you like! The only restriction in that 4 hexes have to be completed where the boards touch. Then, objective hexes are randomly arranged around the completed boards.<br />
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Once the boards are set, the players set their two decks of cards: one deck is for objectives, goals that you will complete in order to get points that lead to your eventual victory, and a second deck is full of upgrades for your models and actions that you can take at the end of a round. The decks get shuffled, and then each player draws three objectives and 5 upgrades/actions. Finally, the players take turns placing their models on the boards in designated starting hexes.<br />
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<b>Begin!</b><br />
Game play is fairly straightforward... there are three rounds in the game. Each player will take 4 actions per round. There are a lot of actions to choose from, and while Warbands with only three models have an easy time deciding on what to do, those with five, six, or even seven models will have to decide which models to activate each round. Some of the Warbands have special rules that will let you sneaky move extra models each turn, and that is going to be a really important perk for larger bands. Some potential activations each turn are:<br />
<b> - </b>moving, once per model per round (each character has a movement stat that tells you how many<br />
hexes they can go)<br />
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damage each attack will do)<br />
- charging (if you charge with a character, you can't make any other attacks with that model)<br />
- drawing a card (you can choose to discard a card and draw a new one instead of taking an action)<br />
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After one player takes a turn, there is a chance to use any of your card actions. These cards can give bonuses to your next activating model, deal sudden misery to one of your opponents, cause a cave-in of shade glass, heal your models, or various other effects. Some cards are general cards, others are Warband specific. Again, this is where the tricky part of the games comes in... it's so important to build a good deck for your team!<br />
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At the of the round, when all players have taken 4 turns, it's time to see who gets some glory! Collecting glory points is the goal of the game, and whoever has more at the end of the game wins! You will get a glory point for each enemy model you destroy, but also at the end of each round players have a chance to get even more. For each of the three objective cards that you drew at the beginning, you will receive glory points for accomplishing. Easy objectives, like, "Hold objective marker 3" and the like, will give you only one glory point. More difficult ones, like, "At the end of the round there are no enemy models in your area" are worth three, and incredibly difficult ones, like, "Murder all other models on the board" are worth 5!<br />
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Once each player has gotten their glory points for completed objectives, you can use them like money for any upgrades you've drawn from your upgrade/action deck. Some of them can be used by any of the models, and some are model specific, but they all are helpful! You can get new attacks, more wounds, better defense, all kinds of upgrades! But again, it all goes into the deck you build for your warband, so make sure to put in a lot of thought as you select cards for the decks!<br />
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<b>Conclusion:</b><br />
Since it was my first game, and Javier is a great guy, he decided not to completely stomp me into the ground! We had a great time, and I'm looking forward to getting my own Warband together! I'm thinking the Thorns of the Briar Queen look like great fun, though it will be interesting to see how effective 7 models are in a four turn round! Shadespire seems like it's going to be a great little palate cleanser between larger games, or as a nice pick-up while we wait for early morning stragglers! I've been interested in the Age of Sigmar recently, but I don't have the extra time to devote to a whole new game system, so this is a nice way that I can just dip the proverbial toe into that world! Cheers!Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-37883732522214680402018-11-01T03:09:00.000-07:002018-11-01T03:09:32.442-07:006th Annual Japan Open Warmachine/ Hordes Team TournamentWelcome, welcome, welcome! I know you have all been as excited as I about the tournament, and finally... finally it is here!!! That's right, once again, the Rumble Round the Ramparts, the Clash at the Castle... Last weekend, 22 players for 7 teams assembled from all corners of Japan... well, almost all corners... from Kyushu, Osaka, Tokyo, Hiroshima, Okayama and Fukuyama at least! A mighty battle reigned, but at the end, only one team stood above all others! We were expecting a typhoon to blow through and disrupt everything, but in the end, the weather was amazing... sadly, due to the warning of the typhoon, the sports festival at my poliwog's kindergarten was moved from Saturday straight on to Sunday. NOOOOOOOO!!!! Kindergarten sports festivals only last half a day, but half a day was two rounds of a three round tournament, and that means that I had to withdraw from my team, and our fearless alternate, The Kid, took my place. Thanks, Kid! Good luck! I managed to arrive perfectly in the down time between round 2 and 3, and since we had only 7 teams, one team each round had a by round, and I managed to catch a game with the guys stuck with the pass.<br />
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<b>Team 0.3 Ton (Saijo) </b><br />
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Our good buddies out of one of the suburbs of Hiroshima City, this team is made up of classmates from the local university. These guys are some of the loyal members of our sister group, the Saijo Gaming Club.<br />
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Beru, with his Cygnar army, using Captain Allister Caine and Commander Coleman Stryker<br />
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Ryosangata, with his Retribution army, using Issyria and Vyros, Incissar of the Dawnguard<br />
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Tetsu, with his Mercenary army, using Ashlynn d'Elyse and General Ossrum<br />
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<b>Band of Heroes (Osaka)</b><br />
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The Osaka Troll trifecta returns! Three amazing players, with amazingly painted armies, have banded together to make sure everyone knows the power of the Trollbloods! Since players on a team cannot use the exact same caster, the Band of Heroes members each use a different incarnation of Doomshaper!<br />
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Daizo, with his Trollblood army, using Doomshaper, Rage of Dhunia and Captain Gunbjorn<br />
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Genki, with his Trollblood army, using Madrak, Great Chieftan and Doomshaper, Dire Prophet<br />
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Tabibito, with his Trollblood army, using Grim Angus and Doomshaper, Shaman of the Gnarls<br />
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<b>Dhunholy Alliance (Fukuyama)</b><br />
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My intrepid team. Sorry for not making it to the fight, but luckily The Kid from the Saijo gaming group was there, just waiting for a team to jump into! He fought bravely for the Dhunholy Alliance!<br />
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DTB, with his Trollblood army, using Kolgrima, Winter Witch and Madrak, Great Chieftan<br />
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Sarge, with his Cryx army, using Goreshade the Cursed and Asphyxious the Hellbringer<br />
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The Kid, with his Convergence army using Forge Master Syntherion and Axis the Harmonic Enforcer <br />
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<b>Eternal Journeymen (Tokyo)</b><br />
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This year only one team made it from Tokyo! We were glad to see them, especially since Mitchell is one of my favorite people to play against OF ALL TIME!!! Good luck, boys, and thanks for coming all the way to Fukuyama... it's a long trip!<br />
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Aoichiro, with his Convergence army, using Aurum Locke and Eminent Configurator Orion<br />
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Mitchell, with his Cephalyx army, using Cognifex Cyphon and Exulon Thexus<br />
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Yamazaki, with his Legion army, using Fyanna, Torment of Everblight and Anamag<br />
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<b>Signs and Portents (Hiro-saka) </b><br />
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A mix of two Osaka players with the strongest player from Saijo, Signs and Portents is the team to beat at the tourney this year! These are very, very good players who make very few mistakes, and know your army better than you know it yourself!<br />
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Rantei, with his Skorne army, using Dominar Rasheth and Makeda & the Exalted Court<br />
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Kimtaku, with his Cryx army, using The Witch Coven of Garlghast and Wraith Witch Deneghra<br />
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Vladamir, with his Khador army, using Old Witch 2 and Vladimir, the Dark Champion<br />
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<b>Team Kyushu (Kyushu)</b><br />
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Another team from far far away, the Kyushu team is made up of great veteran player and a couple of newer additions to the gaming world. We were happy to have them, and hope the new guys had fun and stick with it!<br />
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Hai! Yamanaka-desu! with his Mercenary army, using Magnus the Traitor and Ashlynn d'Elyse<br />
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Zweifel, with his Cygnar army, using Major Prime Victoria Haley and Major Victoria Haley<br />
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<b>Trick or Treat (Osaka)</b><br />
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Triple Grymkin! Squee! I love love love Grymkin armies, and I have been in love with Enzo's army since he showed up with it last year! I was super excited to see it again!<br />
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Enzo, with his Grymkin army, using Zevanna Agha, the Fate Keeper and The Child<br />
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JC, with his Grymkin army, using The Wanderer and The Dreamer<br />
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NiwaNiwa, with his Grymkin army, using The King of Nothing and The Heritic<br />
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<b>The Tables:</b><br />
We had some really great tables set up this year... last year's tables were already amazing, but we got a couple more mats, a lot more terrain, and there were some amazing themed tables ready to turn into hellish battlescapes!<b> </b>Twelve tables were prepared, nine of them as thematic masterpieces. We tried to throw in some tactical importance as well when it came to choosing tables... some were fairly open terrain, while others were very hard to navigate. Here are some of our favorites!<br />
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The Beach -<br />
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Pretty neat, huh? I love this new mat! We toyed with the idea of making the ocean side of the map rough terrain, but in the end decided that that would be too much. <br />
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This is one of the super wide open ones. Anyone with a colossal or a gargantuan probably would want to take this board. There was some debate with the wheat field terrain pieces if they should be rough terrain or forests, but most of us decided to use it as a forest. Just cause, you know... funny!<br />
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Orgoth towers are always fun terrain. Add a million forests and you've got a battle that's bound to get bogged down!<br />
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A little table dedicated to the Circle Oroboros, who did not make an appearance this year! Those pesky ley lines were harnessed on the dais in the upper right corner, with a wizard's tower near the middle.<br />
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Nope, your eyes aren't tricking you, the board is tilted! This mat was made before pre-measuring was allowed, so to make sure that you couldn't just eyeball distances, the mat was designed to be slightly off center.<br />
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After that, we had the four main warmachine faction tables (Cryx, Cygnar, Khador and Protectorate), and then three "basic" mats. The most hated mat of the day? Khador (of course, haha).<br />
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Khador -<br />
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It was just too hard to maneuver around the positioning of the big gun in the back and the ammunition crates and extra shells. So much hate!<br />
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<b>Our Gracious Sponsors:</b><br />
No tournament is complete without prizes. And for us, we had some amazing gifts from several great companies! <br />
<b> - Privateer Press <a href="https://privateerpress.com/">https://privateerpress.com/</a> </b><br />
<b> </b>Privateer Press donated several models, templates, markers, and etc.<br />
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<b> - Broken Egg Games <a href="http://www.brokenegggames.com/">http://www.brokenegggames.com/</a> </b><br />
<b> </b>This is an awesome company that makes incredible products. They offered a massive discount<br />
<b> </b>and convention exclusive items TO EVERY PLAYER!!! Amazing!<br />
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<b> - Discount Games Inc. <a href="https://www.discountgamesinc.com/">https://www.discountgamesinc.com/</a> </b><br />
Discount Games gave us gift certificates to the three members of the winning team!<br />
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<b> - Frozen Forge <a href="https://frozenforge.com/">https://frozenforge.com/</a> </b><br />
<b> </b>Frozen Forge also gave gift certificates for the three winning members!<br />
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Thank you so much to all of the sponsors! The tourney wouldn't have been a success without you!<b> </b> <br />
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<b>Round 1 - </b><br />
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And now, on to the gaming! Yeah! Here are the match-ups for the first round!<br />
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0.3 Ton VS Eternal Journeymen<br />
Dhunholy Alliance VS Team Kyushu<br />
Trick or Treat VS Signs And Portents<br />
Band of Heroes takes the pass this round<br />
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This round, we used the "Pit 2" Scenerio.<br />
Good games were had all around... Dhunholy Alliance, my poor team, managed to get three wins out of the round, even though I wasn't there, so good work, boys! The Kid really jumped in with both feet! DTB's battle was a long semi-bloody slog, where no units were fully destroyed on either side, and the only solo death WAS THE PATROL DOG!!!! Hahahahahahahaha!<br />
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Winners for the round - Eternal Journeymen, Dhunholy Alliance, and Signs And Portents!<br />
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<b>And Now For Something Completely Different:</b><br />
No, no Monty Python today! After the end of the first round, teams headed out to find themselves some rations to keep their energy up into the next round, and our intrepid TO Leland took a look at the armies to determine the prized Best Painted Army! Some (but sadly, not all) of the armies up for the honor:<br />
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Enzo's Grymkin -<br />
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The Kid's Convergence -<br />
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That's all for now! Tune in to find out who will take home the coveted Best Painter award!<br />
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<b>Round 2 -</b><br />
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As the JOTC is a three round tournament, round 2 is mega important as it will determine who is going on to the championship game! The match-ups for round 2!<br />
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Dhunholy Alliance VS Signs And Portents<br />
Eternal Journeymen VS Band of Heroes<br />
0.3 Ton VS Team Kyushu<br />
Trick or Treat takes the pass this round<br />
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This round used the Mirage scenario, which is also one of my very favorites, though it can lead to a brutal and quick finish for teams that are not used to scenario play. This scenario uses two circular zones and three... yes, that's right, THREE flags!!!<br />
Dhunholy Alliance managed to scrape out another round victory, with DTB and The Kid wresting victory from the hands of our enemies. Surprisingly, Sarge lost his game, but since it was a team effort, the Dhunholy Alliance was rocketed into the finals! YES!!!<br />
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Winners for the round: Dhunholy Alliance, Eternal Journeymen, and 0.3 Ton!<br />
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Round 3 -<br />
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Well, well, well... the whole last week before the tournament started, the Dhunholy Alliance was working out strategies, match-ups, anything to help us take our game to the very top. Then, I was out, and it looked like all of out hard work went out the window... and then The Kid swooped in and saved the day, helping lead our team all the way to the championship table! That's right, we're in the finals, baby!<br />
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<b>Championship: Dhunholy Alliance VS Eternal Journeymen</b><br />
Trick or Treat VS Band of Heroes<br />
<b> </b>0.3 Ton VS Signs And Portents<br />
Team Kyushu took the pass round this time<br />
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As the fates of all lay in the dice on the table, I had finally arrived in time to cheer my teammates on in their games. I ALSO got to get a game in with Zweifel from Team Kyushu, a relatively new player who had a by this round. He was a super nice guy, and we had a great game, but sadly for him, he was unaware of the AMAZING POWERS OF THE TESTAMENT OF MENOTH who walked through his front line and smashed Haley 3 in the face repeatedly until the submitted. A big pile of souls reclaimed from his fallen comrades gave him so many shots at her that it was almost impossible that she would survive. And she did not. VICTORY!!!!<br />
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Winners of this round: Trick or Treat, Signs And Portents, and.....<br />
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<b>Results - </b><br />
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<b>Eternal Journeymen WINS!!!!!!!</b></div>
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Yes, the Tokyo team pulled out a victory over our very own Dhunholy Alliance! In an amazing 2-1 victory, they really proved that they deserve to be the Team Champions of Japan! In fact, only The Kid managed to pull out a victory for our team, so it was a GREAT thing that he was our alternate! Good Work, Kid! Thanks again!<br />
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Taking second place, DHUNHOLY ALLIANCE!!!<br />
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<br />In fact, only The Kid managed to pull out a victory for our team, so it
was a GREAT thing that he was our alternate! Good Work, Kid! Thanks
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Arriving in third place, Signs And Portents!<br />
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Amazing work from this very strong team. The second and third place standings all came down to points, and Signs And Portents has just too few to squeek out the second place spot. A very strong showing from these guys... I know they'll be back with a vengence next year!<br />
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And finally... the winners of the Painting contest!<br />
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Taking Bronze - Rantei with his Skorne army!<br />
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Taking Silver - Mitchell with his Cephalyx army<br />
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Taking Gold - Vlad with his Khador army! Congratulations on this great army, Vlad!</div>
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<br />And finally, because I can never get enough of this army and how amazing it looks, the Commissarial award (this blog's best painted category), here are more shots of Enzo's great Grymkin army!<br />
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And with that, the 6th Annual Japan Open Team Championship is officially closed! Thanks so much to everyone who came to take part, and especially to Leland for taking over the TO position. It went great! I can't wait to see everyone again next year!</div>
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<b>Working Hard or Hardly Working</b><br />
What's a vacation without a little painting, am I right? Okay, no I did not bring my models with me all the way to the other continent, but I did do some for a stress relief after returning home... I give to you the last of my Paladins! With him out of the way, a single model stands between me and two fully painted lists in October... well, I guess a single character with two models. The Champion of the Order of the Wall is the last to go, with both his mounted and dismounted forms. And then we shall be complete!!!! Mua-hahahahaha!<br />
<b> </b>Working Hard: Paladin of the Order of the Wall<br />
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Man, I love these models. This is hopefully the last one I'm going to have to paint though, since even with the Paladin theme force, three seems to be the limit. Add to that Dartan and the Champion, and my TOM list is simply lousy with Paladin strength!<br />
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WIP: Champion of the Order of the Wall<br />
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There he is! The last of the models for this year! A few more painting sessions and he should be all finished!<br />
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<b>Announcements:</b><br />
This is it! October is literally right around the corner, and so it is time to start seriously turning our thoughts towards the upcoming 6th Annual Japan Open Team Championship! It'll be held October 7 in Fukuyama at the community center behind the castle! Spaces are starting to run out, so NOW is the time to register your team! After the tournament will be a nomikai (drinking party) and the 8th will be a free gaming day. And remember, if you couldn't find a teammate, let us know and we can help match you with a team, or you can be a stand-in in case we have a no show. And at the very least, you could get in some games during the free day! So hurry and register, it's going to be great!<br />
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Right. Well, with that out of the way, it is time for trip details! I saw lots of good people... ate lots of good food... enjoyed being in my home country for a welcome change of pace... and got to hang out at some amazing places, two of which were our local gaming stores. The area I live in is called the Rogue Valley (I know, it's the best name for a place to grow up, right? Guess that explains my love of pirates, haha!) and in the valley are a collection of several smaller towns. The two biggest each have a gaming store... Fun Again Games<b> </b>in Ashland, which I visited with my dear Inquisitor, and Astral Games in Medford. So today, let's take an in depth look at one of our friendly neighborhood gaming stores, Astral Games.</div>
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<b>Snap Inspection: Astral Games</b></div>
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Astral Games... if I still lived in town, they would be taking a whole lot more of my paychecks than they rightfully should. Since I don't, I make sure to drop a significant amount of cash there whenever I find myself in town.<br />
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Astral was opened years and years ago by this guy...<br />
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Aaron. Aaron is one of my best friends from many many years ago. More years ago than I care to remember, to be honest, haha! We even were housemates for a while before I made the big move across the ocean. He opened Astral Games in it's original location in 2008. After doing amazingly, he relocated it to it's current location... near the local college. Oh man! What THAT a good decision. Since he moved there, he's doing so well that he was able to rent out the whole space NEXT TO THE SHOP, and doubled the size of the place, adding a video game corner, since, you know, college kids literally within walking distance! So here we are, years since the new location opened, and Astral is one of the strongest gaming shops I know! Allow me to show you around!<br />
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First off... introductions!<br />
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Astral Games is now staffed by a whopping 5 people. Here, you have almost the whole team. From the left, Sean (Board Game Specialist), Aaron (King of All He Purveys), Emily (Magic Specialist), and Crystal (Store Management). A delightful crew! Not seen here is Josh, the Warmachine Specialist... I just missed getting him in this shot! Too bad!<br />
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The shop is separated into several areas to ease your ability to find stuff! First up, as I already mentioned, the video game room!<br />
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So, here we have the video game alley. You can hang out on these comfy couches for $5 for the whole day. The. Whole. Day. They have all kinds of systems and all kinds of games, so go nuts! On the right, we have rows of card/ board game tables, and way WAY in the back are a couple of Warmachine/ Hordes tables! But that's not all!<br />
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The room is topped off with a couple of arcade games, and two (that's right, TWO!!) virtual reality consols! Haha, I want to try it! These bad boys are $5 per hour, and they next time I'm in town, you can bet that I'm going to try it!<br />
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Warmachine tables! And a bunch of people to play with! It's like a dream come true! More on the Warma/Hordes community here in a minute!<br />
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Back in the main room, you are confronted with a veritable wall of board games! So, so many board games to look at. There's only about ten or so that I'm desperate to try, but it's a little too hard to carry them back to Japan, so I'm going to have to try resist the urge to buy them! Also in this corner are a couple of displays for magic, Monster Hunter, and a couple of other card based games and accessories for them, like card mats, carrying cases, and so on.<br />
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Woot! Who doesn't like plushies! Also, comic boxes, and on the top shelf is art from local artists. This was a part of the store that I didn't know about before this trip back home, but Astral Games is doing a whole lot of partnerships with local artists, which is an amazing thing! Art prints, leather dice bags, and a whole bunch of other items are on sale, giving local artists a great stage to offer their goods to more people!<br />
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New comics! Once a week (Wednesday, I believe) the new comics are unbundled and rolled out onto the racks! It's been a long time since I liked any comics enough to collect them, but after an incredibly long hiatus, Neil Gaiman has restarted his Sandman series, and I'm back in the game! I managed to be just in time to snag the first one, but looks like I'm going to have to play catch up from here!<br />
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The center floor space is given to many many displays of Funzo Pop figures, and my mind is blown by how many there are! From comic book characters to cartoons, movies and games, any characters that you might be into are probably in Pop form. I even managed to score a Death Pop from the old Sandman comics (mostly due to the fact that Aaron and I and a group of friends went as the Endless in New Orleans one memorable Halloween). <br />
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Ooooh, now we're getting closer to the good stuff! Warhammer from Games Workshop, the gate way drug to wargaming! Like most people, I'm sure, I began my wargaming life in the 40K universe when I was sold a Grey Knights army and my friends started teaching me how to play. Since then I've worked on several Warhammer armies... a Sisters of Battle army I got from the previously mentioned Inquisitor, a Lizardman army for the Fantasy game, an Escher gang for Necromunda, and a Norse Blood Bowl team. I turned away from Games Workshop for a couple of dubious business decisions they made, but now the company seems to be rectifying it's former mistakes, and the Nighthaunts from the Age of Sigmar game are calling my name! In a seperate room from the Warmachine tables, there are several Warhammer tables set up with some really spectacular terrain!<br />
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Ahh, yes! There it is! The Warmachine/ Hordes wall! Woot! While I have dabbled in other games, Warmachine is where my heart lies! I was lucky on this trip to meet the Warma/Hordes group that meets here once a week, and man, am I jealous! Once a week! The Fukuyama Gaming Club only can get together once a month! I can't imagine how good we would get if we could meet more often. And not only that, but there seems to be a whole lot of events, like Caster Drafts, Tournaments, and possibly narrative leagues? Not to mention that they have a whole lot of members. I didn't manage to get a game in, but several of the players have multiple armies, and I was offered a loan of a Menoth army, but alas, due to timing I wasn't able to work it out. Now, thought, I have that most important of assets, contacts! Thus, when I come into town next, I'll be able to get in some games for sure!<br />
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Believe it or not, this isn't everyone! Jealous! I'm looking forward to having some good times with these guys next time! <br />
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<b>Conclusion:</b><br />
Since this is the first ever Commissarial Snap Inspection, let me explain the rating system. The spectrum ranges from "Warp-storm Spawned Disaster" to "Imperial Excellence" with several middling levels in the middle that include "Industrial Hive World" "Inquisitor Hang Out." And now, drumroll please...<br />
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Astral Games will receive the grade of .... "Imperial Excellence." Congratulations, Aaron! This store is amazing, roomy, friendly, full of goodness, and has a strong customer base of people that enjoy gaming and having fun. Until next time, Astral! I'll be back to spend all of my money next time!<br />
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If you want to check it out for yourself, you can find out more here! <a href="http://www.astralgamesonline.com/">www.Astralgamesonline.com</a>Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-66945823896394891352018-07-21T02:02:00.004-07:002018-07-21T02:02:44.501-07:00Widower's Wood, The FinalWell, well, well! My trip to the USA is looming ever closer! I can't believe that in just a few short days I'll be on a plane and heading out for a long trip home... gonna get some games in with some old friends, gonna do some shopping, and eat lots of my favorite snacks! But I'm most looking forward to spending a lot of time with some of my favorite people. Before I can get on that plane, however, I have a little more Commissar business to take care of... and at last, what you all have been waiting for, the Fukuyama Gaming Club finally took a swing at the final chapter of Widower's Wood!<br />
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To tell the truth, I was a little sad to see the game come to an end... seven chapters and three kickstarter exclusive missions, and I never got tired of the game. I had such a good time playing! I'm really looking forward to playing the Dead Men Walking expansion sometime next year, and I'm debating whether or not to pick up the Undercity game that is the urban parallel to our swamp romp. For this final chapter, Sarge joined us, making it so that no one had to double up on a character, and we could all focus on beating up on some immortal booty!<br />
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<b>Announcements:</b><br />
The Fukuyama Gaming Club will be meeting next on July 22 and August 5. I myself will be absent from both meetings since, you know, America! So come and get a game to fill in my absence!<br />
October is fast approaching, and with it the Japan Open Team Tournament, so make sure that you are registered and ready to go, since space are filling up!<br />
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And now... drum roll, please... the final chapter of the Widower's Wood campaign. I know you've been waiting with baited breath, and here we finally are, at the knife's edge between success and failure. The characters have been upgraded as far as we could get them... the players are on edge and ready to roll... the dice have been promised first born children for good rolls in the game... and... GO!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Invincible Deathless, Invincible Schmethless</td></tr>
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<b>The Story So Far:</b><br />
As our last chapter ended, the characters had successfully interrupted the ritual that Rasheldonak was performing to resurrect an immortal Deathless. As the group was sharing a high five on a job well done saving the swamp, one last prayer from a dying Mist Speaker cracked the seal on the the Deathless' prison, and he appeared. The good news... Rasheldonak I guess took a blow to the head and realized what a mistake he made. Full of shame, the Gatorman Witch Doctor strode forward to banish what he had summoned, but bad news... he can't control the Deathless, and to show its displeasure at Sheldon, it promptly cut him in twain. Oops, well, that's what you get when you try to control and ancient evil! Time to send it back to sleep!<br />
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<b>Chapter 7, More or Deathless:</b> <br />
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Time to get to work! So, the Deathless, living up to his name, is in fact immortal, unless you can tempt him to come over to the Druid Stone circle on the opposite side of the board from where he starts. As he passes over the Druid Stones, he becomes vincible, and it's time to lay the smack down! Once he's not invincible, you roll a dice, and then place that much XP on the clock tile. Each time the Deathless activates (and if you pull an Impending Doom event card you roll a dice and remove that much XP). When the XP runs out, the Deathless is once more invincible, and then the whole thing starts again with you having to lure him across the stones. The good news is, he hates everybody on the board, so he'll kill Gatormen just as much as he will the heroes. In red priority rounds, he'll target villains first, and in blue rounds, he'll target heroes first. While it seems that we'll never get him across the board in 10 rounds, he will move the direction of anyone who attacks him, so I think it's time for Skarg to show off his ranged attack skills! And in addition to the big baddie bearing down on us, we also have to worry about Stranglevines and Cane Leeches! Truly, a finale of epic proportions is in the making! Let's get to it!<br />
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Round One - Our old nemesis, Menacing Ripples! DTB and Leland tied, spawning 2 Gators in our place. Olo started us off by throwing a glue bomb in the Bog Trog/ Gator space, killing the Trog and gluing the Gator in place! Vaskis stepped in to help out, killing one of the buddy Gators, before Skarg burst out the big guns and killed a Trog and a Gator. Agata FLUBBED her first attack! Gah! But she did kill one Gator on the second attack! The villain action had a Gator charge at Olo!! Oh no! Luckily, Olo's poisoned glands were working in fine form, and killed off the Gator.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brave little Croak staring down an eternal Deathless</td></tr>
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The next round brought another Menacing Ripples, and Leland took the Gator this time. Olo moved into the swampy area and used his Fettershot Rifle into the Deathless and Gators surrounding him, killing the Gators! Yes! Awesome work, Olo.... oh no! Those undead eyes are turning your way! Look out! Vaskis noticed a couple of Shamblers heading our way, and shot a Chain Lightning at them, killing one. Skarg moved up one square and shot the Deathless TWICE IN THE FACE!!! Too bad it's invincible, that was great shooting. The good news, the Deathless moved twice, once after each shot, leaving little Olo out of the line of fire next round. The bad news... he's literally standing in the square with Skarg!!! Agata put her sights on two Gatormen and sent both of them off to Kossok.<br />
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Skarg, Skarg, Skarg... the Boss event card activated the Deathless, who attacked Skarg twice for 3 damage... ouch! Olo moved up to try and keep the Trogs at bay so they wouldn't distract the Deathless, but on his villain action he got charged twice! Luckily, he had some traps handy to get one of the Trogs, and the other one missed him! Vaskis followed suit, but missed his charge attack. Then, the Deathless again attacked Skarg, dealing another damage, leaving Skarg stumbling with only one left. Skarg then decided to get the heck out of Dodge, but he got caught on the free strike, and went down in Olo's square! Nooooooooooooo! Hang in there, Skarg, we're gonna help! Seeing her buddy in arms go down, Agata moved in and slammed the Deathless closer to the stones.<br />
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Olo took his action to revive Skarg! Phew, it's lucky that he had an alchemical restorative on him! Vaskis continued his attempt to keep the Shamblers at bay, shooting more Chain Lightening into the bunch, knocking down 2 and outright killing one! The Deathless stood and moved up into the space NEXT TO THE STONE!!! So close, but how are we going to get him to move onto the stones themselves... <br />
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Skarg moved out of combat (taking no damage this time!) killing a Gator and a Trog cowering in the forest, trying to keep the path for the Deathless clear. Agata Hoofed It into the forest, killing off the last Trog and Shambler anywhere near the Deathless. <br />
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A Perilous Journey card brings out some Cane Leeches, but we're going to try and ignore them for now... Sadly, Olo is in a bit of a pinch... trying to get out of trouble, he dropped a Corrosive Slime bomb in his own square, since he's immune to poison, and amazingly DID NO DAMAGE!!! Oh man! How is that possible! Let's hope he's slippery enough to survive! Vaskis moved into Agata's square, on the other side of the stones from the Deathless, and cast Razorwind, hitting him and causing him TO MOVE ONE SQUARE CLOSER TO VASKIS, STRAIGHT INTO THE STONES!!! Yesssss! He's vulnerable! Let's go! We rolled a 4 on the dice, so we've got 4 Deathless activations to get this done! Then, to show off a little bit, Vaskis used his Hand of Glory to knock down everything in a square next to him, so of course he knocked down the Deathless and the Trog standing with it.<br />
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In the villain action, the Trog stood up, and a Shambler charged the Deathless! Hahahaha! Take that! 3 damage from the undead villain on our right! Thanks, Shambly! The Deathless, on his turn, stood and killed both the Trog standing with him and the Shambler that just shanked him in the guts with its bony fingers! Skarg took aim and shot the Deathless twice for 4 damage, leaving it with only 3. As the Deathless moved toward Skarg, Agata used Pursuit to get out of the forest and into charge range of the villain! Then... the moment we've all been waiting for... our Queen of Carnage, the great finisher, charged the Deathless! With the Finisher ability, she'll roll an extra dice against models that are already damaged, so all she has to do is hit! First attack... makes it! Three dice on the damage... and she rolls a zillion, which means SUPER DAMAGE! So, that means two points on the Deathless... one attack to go. She hits... and does the final damage, winning the game!<br />
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<b>Conclusion:</b><br />
<b>VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! </b><br />
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With the threat to the Widower's Wood vanquished, our valiant heroes go their separate ways. But as Olo returns to his nest, his mate, and his polliwogs, a human is waiting for him, an old friend in need of his help... a professor from the university in Corvis...<br />
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And thus, we can't wait to play the expansion, Dead Men Walking. I'm so looking forward to it, but with the tournament and everything coming up, I'm not sure when we'll get to it. I promise, you'll all be the first to know! Widower's Wood was a great game, and I think could have a pretty high re-playability. All in all, I give this game and its campaign a flat 9.5 out of 10! Go play it, people! Enjoy!<br />
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Well, that's all for now. Hopefully I'll be able to hit up a computer in the States to keep you up to date on all the good gaming I'll be having, but if I can't then it's going to be a couple of weeks until next time! Fear not! Another Duty Log will be up in the not too grim future! Until then, keep facing forward... you never know when the Commissar will be along!<br />
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<b> </b>Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-84521896332907589682018-07-07T22:43:00.001-07:002018-07-07T22:43:17.227-07:00AAR - Fishing for CryxJune has brought with it summer.... Oh, Japanese summer... my immortal enemy. Heat, humidity, cottonmouth snakes, poisonous centipedes, and bees that can quite literally kill you. Oh yeah, what's not to love, right? Luckily for us, there was also another meeting of the Fukuyama Gaming Club. And luck was with us, as Sarge made his second appearance this year! And then she promptly left us again as Leland was stuck at work all day at his school's sports festival. Ugh! Well, we missed having him, but were glad to see Sarge again! We were really hoping to get another board game in, but as our friend The Kid says, we've entered "War Season." With Boundless Charge and the Japan Open coming up quickly, side games are being pushed to the, well, side, and tournament prep is taking over. In a great use of time, all three of us managed to get two games in! Sarge Vs. Kommissar, Kommissar Vs. DTB, and DTB Vs. Sarge... and we did it all in time to grab dinner before heading home! SUCCESS!<br />
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My first match of the day was against Sarge, and it was a pretty good game! I'm still working to get comfortable with my Tristan list, and am once again tweaking it to see if I can get a little bit of a better fit before go time... All of my units are pretty set, but I seem to have a little bit of a revolving door on what 'jacks I'm going to go with. I felt comfortable enough with the new set I used in today's game, but... I'm not sure if I'm totally happy with it. We'll see. My next game was against DTB, and though I lost again, I did feel a bit more comfortable with the list, and I managed to spear me a big ole' bear!<br />
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<b>Announcements:</b><br />
The next gaming days for the Fukuyama Gaming Club are July 22 and August 5!<br />
Registration for the Japan Open Team Tournament in October is rolling along! Make sure that you reserve your place if you're want to join!<br />
And now, the big news... in just three weeks, my polliwogs and I are going to visit family in America! Yeah! Because of this, August may see some breaks in our regular posting schedule... and content! I may not be able to get any games in , but I will definitely be visiting some of my favorite local gaming stores, and they may find themselves with a write up in the Duty Log!<br />
Look forward to it... that's an order!<br />
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For the first time in... boy, maybe three years, I finally got a game in with Sarge! Woot! The last few years he hasn't been able to make it up our way for anything except the Japan Open, which he has been running. It is a long way from Fukuyama to Iwakuni, and if he brings up some of the boys from the base, there are a lot of restrictions on them, especially that they have to make curfew (and I really mean HAVE TO.... the American military does NOT mess around with that kind of thing). But the last two meetings he has made it up, and much fun was had! I decided to take one more turn with Tristan to face off against his new Cryx army... sadly, Menoth is not a great match up against the undead horde!<br />
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<b>Army List, Cryx:</b><br />
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Warcaster - Goreshade 2 (Goreshade the Cursed)<br />
Desecrator<br />
Death Ripper<br />
Defiler<br />
Skarlock Thrall<br />
Wraith Engine<br />
Bane Lord Tartarus<br />
Scrap Thrall X 2 (that's 6 thralls, y'all!)<br />
Bane Warriors (Maximum) X 2<br />
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Bane Riders (Maximum)<br />
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This list uses the Dark Host Theme Force, which will give Sarge's Bane models prowl (they'll get stealth when they have concealment) and he'll also get 2 4" fog clouds, which of course, will help his prowling Banes!<br />
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<b>Army List, Protectorate:</b><br />
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Warcaster - Sovereign Tristan Durant<br />
Reckoner X 2<br />
Templar<br />
Crusader<br />
Purifier<br />
Redeemer<br />
Daughters of the Flame<br />
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This is, naturally, a Guardians of the Temple theme force, which will give my Daughters of the Flame the ability to Ambush (and let me tell you, that has really come in handy a few times!) and the Temple Flameguard will gain Tough and can't be knocked down when in B2B with models in their unit.<br />
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<b>Setup, Cryx:</b><br />
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<b> </b>We ended up rolling the Spread the Net scenerio, so that means we had a unit scoring zone in the center of the board, and a Jack/ Beast scoring zone on each side of it, and flags on opposite sides from the 'jack zones. Sarge set his two fog clouds touching each other right next to the obstruction on the edge of the middle zone, and then proceeded to flop down that giant awful monstrosity of a Wraith Engine right in the middle! Next to it on the left, his unit of Black Banes, with the Defiler on the outside and the BLT (Bane Lord Tartarus) a little behind them. In front of the Engine came Goreshade and his Scarlock, with the Colorful Banes next to them on the right. The Desecrator and the Bane Rides came next, with the Death Ripper finishing out the right flank. Behind everything, six Scrap Thralls brought up the rear...okay, I know in the picture it looks like five Scrap Thralls and one blue marker, but use your imagination! Haha!<br />
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<b>Setup, Protectorate:</b><br />
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I started with my Temple Flameguard in the Shield Wall order in the middle of the board. Behind them, the one of the Reckoners started far on the left to try and deal with the Bane Riders that were going to be charging at me. Then, the other Reckoner, the Redeemer, Tristan, and the Templar lined up with the choir filling in where they could fit. On the hill behind the wall of Flameguard I set the Crusader, and finally the Purifier on the edge. Usually I would then take the chance to set up my Daughters with advanced deployment, but since they have Ambush now, and Sarge has, like, a million Bane Warriors that are going to KEEP COMING BACK TO LIFE, I think they'll Ambush.<br />
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<b>Our Story:</b><br />
After stealing the sword of Nyssor, Goreshade and his troops are hastening back towards the Thornwood to reach the relative safety of the Cryxian tunnel system. <b> </b>Under cover of night, the eldritch was moving in the direction of Bainsmarket, when suddenly a force of Flameguard from the Protectorate appeared before him, cutting him off from his destination. Several Scrap Thralls that had been following his Wraith Engine shuffled forward and informed him that more Flameguard were moving up on all sides, trying to catch the Cryxians in a net of spears. Sovereign Tristan Durant was in the lead, having had a vision from the Creator of Man commanding him to stop the undead horde before they could escape. If Goreshade was to keep his prize and reach safety, he was going to have to cut that net open and lose himself and his forces in the looming woods.<br />
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<b>Round 1, Cryx:</b><br />
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The Desecrator accumulates for one focus (stupid rule! What does it think it is, a Cyrissian?) Then it ran 10" into the fog. The Colorful Banes ran next to the Desecrator. The Black Banes ran behind the obstacle. The Defiler ran in front of the Black Banes, between them and the rocks. The Bane Riders ran into the left zone, while the giant Wraith Engine ran between the two units of Bane Warriors. The Skarlock did a little cross and ran to the other side of the Wraith Engine. Goreshade moved up and cast Occultation on the Riders, and BLT ran behind the Colorful Banes, and the Scrap Thralls moved up to not be left behind.<br />
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<b>Round 1, Protectorate:</b><br />
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To start things off, the Flameguard moved forward and got into three groups of Shield Walls. Tristan moved up and FORGOT TO ALLOCATE FOCUS!!!! Haaaaaaaa, okay, this is going to be a long game. He put Inviolable Resolve on the Flameguard and then hung his head in shame for the rest of the turn. The Light Reckoner moved up, followed by the Choir who put Battle Prayers on the Dark Reckoner, the Redeemer, the Purifier and the Crusader. The Dark Reckoner moved up and.... just stood there, looking intimidating. The Redeemer took three shots with it's very inaccurate rocket and managed to kill one Bane Warrior! Yeah! First blood to me! The Templar ran to join Tristan to give him some of the good Shield Guardness, and the Crusader ran behind the Flameguard. Finally the Purifier ran into the right zone.<br />
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<b>Round 2, Cryx:</b><br />
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The Desecrator accumulated again, then inched forward and shot at the left hand group of Flameguard, killing 1 and leaving behind a cloud of corrosion. The Bane Riders ran forward to block both of my Reckoners, which is going to be a huge pain in the butt... how am I going to get into the zone now? The Defiler moved to the edge of the right zone, spraying the right Flameguard shield wall with acidic goo. They all survived, but 2 got stuck with continuous corrosion. The Black Banes ran forward, spreading out, and the Colorful Banes followed suit in the central zone. The Death Ripper nudged forward to lip the zone. BLT moved into the fog, and the Wraith Engine moved a smidge closer to the zone.<br />
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Goreshade moved up, and using the arc node of the Defiler he shot the Purifier with an Abyssal Gate, dealing 8 damage and moving the light 'jack out of the zone and facing backwards... ugh! Stupid Goreshade! The Scrap Thralls continued to shamble forward like good little zombies, trying to keep up.<br />
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<b>Round 2, Protectorate:</b><br />
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Ambush! Aha! I remembered! Yes! Okay, pack up the game, I already won! Oh, no, wait, that's right... let's keep going. The Flameguard pressed forward, charging into the mass of Bane Warriors... while 3 died in a corrosive mist, they managed to kill off 2 Warriors. The Choir got their activation right! yay! and put Battle on the Light Reckoner, the Redeemer, the Crusader and the Templar. Then, the Light Reckoner killing the Bane Rider up in it's face, as did it's Dark brother. Tristan lipped the right zone and cast Manifest Destiny! Oh my gosh, you guys, I'm getting my activations right this game! This is going great! The Redeemer shot BLT for 2 points of damage and killed another Warrior. The Crusader ran forward to guard Tristan's left, and the Templar did the same in the zone on Tristan's right. Finally, the Daughters charged into the Black Banes, killing 4. Sadly, as this is the bottom of the 2nd round, Cryx will score a Control Point for the left zone that I couldn't get to thanks to those meddling Bane Riders!<br />
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<b>Round 3, Cryx:</b><br />
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The Black Banes retaliated against my Daughters, killing 5 of my girls... and then the Officer used his mini-feat, bringing back 4 of the Banes I killed.... NOOOOOO!! BLT then charged the middle huddle of Flameguard, putting 4 damage on the Captain. Then the Colorful Banes had their chance, putting 24 damage on the Redeemer and killing 4 Flameguard... oof! The Bane Riders ran forward to get in the way again, and then.... then the worst. Goreshade moved forward and FEAT!!! Damn! Those 6 Scrap Thralls that were shambling in the back? Goreshade killed all six of them and used their corpses to revive EVERYTHING THAT I KILLED LAST TURN!!!! No! Nonono! The Desecrator moved into the left zone to torment me, and the Skarlock moved into B2B with the Flag... giving Cryx another 2 Control Points... 2 to go to win the game... I've GOT to disrupt his control game, or I lose at the end of my turn!<br />
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<b>Round 3, Protectorate:</b><br />
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The Flameguard started my comeback by killing 3 Banes. Then, the last remaining Daughter killed one Bane and knocked down another. Tristan moved up and cast Manifest Destiny, and then FEAT!!! Then, he took Veritas, his trusty spear in hand, and killed a Bane Rider, and cast Hand of the Creator to heal 3 points to all models in his control area. So, I realized my mistake... the Redeemer couldn't get a focus from Tristan's feat because it's Cortex was broken... I should have cast Hand of the Creator first instead of Manifest Destiny, and then cast Manifest Destiny after the feat... live and learn!<br />
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The Choir moved up and prayed for Battle on both Reckoners, the Redeemer and the Templar. Both Reckoners again killed the Bane Riders that kept harassing them, the Light Reckoner edging around to try and get closer to the zone, but he's not going to make it this turn to stop the Desecrator from getting another control point... I MUST make it to the Skarlock at the flag! The Templar charged the Defiler and killed it, along with one Bane Warrior. The Purifier killed the Bane in front of him, then used his Overtake ability to move up to the next Bane... killed it and Overtook again, then killed another and Overtook again! Wow, MVP for the game! He didn't make it to the Skarlock, but he got within 4" of the flag, so the Skarlock can't get a point from it this turn! The Crusader ran into the middle zone to keep it safe from scoring, and the Redeemer knocked down one of the Bane Warriors attacking him... Cryx scores 1 more Control Point... one left until game over!<br />
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The Black Banes spread out into the right zone. The Wraith Engine FINALLY did something and charged the last remaining Daughter, killing her and spawning a Machine Wraith, which then took over the Purifier, forcing him to move out of jamming range of the flag. 2 Control Points and the game to Cryx!<br />
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Victory for Cryx!<br />
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Tristan fought valiantly, but with Goreshade and the Bane Officer's abilities to reanimate the fallen, he was being overrun... quickly it became apparent that he was not going to be able to hang on until the rest of his trap was sprung, or risk the lives of his remaining men and women. Though it hurt deep in his soul, Tristan signaled his last few troops to fall back, clearing the way for Goreshade to escape.<br />
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A punishing blow for Menoth, but a fun game nevertheless. I really enjoyed my first game against Cryx in many many a year! Long long ago we had two Cryx players, but the Dark Lady had to return to Spain, and our other player got a new job that really ate into his playing time, and he had to stop coming. <br />
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Thanks for the game, Sarge! Next time, the light of Menoth's holy flames will prevail!Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-19228932818512872392018-06-22T02:55:00.003-07:002018-06-22T02:55:20.859-07:00RNR - Call of CthulhuOn May 20th, we had the latest meeting of the Fukuyama Gaming Club, and would you believe it, we had a surprise! There I was grabbing a coffee with DTB before we started, when some jerk grabbed my bag from the chair next to me, threw it onto the table and flopped down. I was just turning to give whoever it was a quick jab to the snoot when lo and behold! Sarge! He and DTB had been plotting to surprise me, and did they do a good job! It was super exciting to have Sarge back for a meeting. He's a great sport, whether winning or losing, and for me that's one of the most important things about having a good game. If you're winning and your opponent whines the whole time about what they should have done, or that the dice are against them, or things like that, doesn't make a fun game. Also, if you're losing and your opponent can't stop gloating, or is STILL complaining about how some minor event didn't work out in their favor, also not a fun game. With Sarge, you don't have to worry about any of those things. He's a strong player, but knows how to make a game fun, win or lose!<br />
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With Sarge joining us, we had a great opportunity to play a few games that we haven't had a chance to for a while... DTB and I managed to get in one tourney practice game while Sarge and Leland took a nice slow game to get Sarge back into the swing of things. He used a new (for him) faction, Cryx! Wow! All these years, he's been the Cygnar fan boy! Talk about jumping ship! I guess he finally realized what we've always known about Cygnar... they're just a bunch of poser bullies (hahaha). He did do a bit of Cryx painting during his time as a Press Ganger, though, and it was nice to see a few of his older models find their way back to the table! Like this lovely Deneghra! Fall victim to her deviousness!<br />
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The final chapter of Widower's Wood took place, and finally, a game that we've been waiting to play for over a year! One of our very favorites, a kickstarter from several years ago, Cthulhu Wars! I've only gotten to play this twice before, but I really enjoyed it every time! But before we get into this unholy diversion...<br />
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<b>Announcements:</b><br />
A couple of things to keep in mind... the next few meetings of the Fukuyama Gaming Club will be held on June 24 and on July 22.<br />
The Japan Open Team Championships are still taking registration for the tournament on October 7. Four teams have signed up, which means that only half the slots are still open! Hurry up and register before all the spaces are taken!<br />
And don't forget about Boundless Charge in Osaka!<br />
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So! Cthulhu Wars, by Petersen Games. As I mentioned, this was a kickstarted that DTB got involved in a few years back, and though it took a while to get to us (as most kickstarters do) this was well worth the wait. This is a strategy game set in the universe of H. P. Lovecraft. Each player takes control of a cult of one of the Great Old Ones, starting with only the human cultists and eventually making their way to summoning monsters and eventually, the Great Old Ones themselves. You have to set up a power base, summon your monsters, open portals to the outer planes, and balance between cooperating with the other players and stabbing them in the back as you seize power!<br />
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<b>*Standard Disclaimer*</b><br />
I adore the Cthulhu mythos. I've read all of the original Lovecraft stories, and I enjoy a variety of Cthulhu games and internet goodness (I'm looking at you, Calls For Cthulhu). But please, please forgive me if I spell something wrong. It happens sometimes, just roll with it!<br />
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That's right! The board is the Earth! We're all going to rampage around the map, taking control of areas of land and sea as we expand our power bases and struggle for supremacy. Let's get started!<br />
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Four factions were selected for today's game, and we decided to stay with the four main factions just to keep things simple since it had been such a long time since we played. Cthulhu, Nyarlathotep, the King in Yellow and Hastur, and Shub-Niggurath will be facing off for control of this plane!<br />
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Let's start with the big man/ octopus himself, Cthulhu! Eric took control of this biggest of baddies. Little backstory for those of you who don't follow the mythos... Cthulhu is a cosmic entity that is entombed, both dead and alive, in an underwater city called R'yleh somewhere in the South Pacific. "In his house at R'yleh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming." He may be sleeping, but his influence can still be felt by us hapless mortals, in the form of unnamed anxeity and other subconsious discomfort. In Cthulhu Wars, Cthulhu is accompanied by Deep Ones, Shoggoth, and Starspawn. This faction uses the special rule that they can bring out Cthulhu CHEAP!!! It's easy to get him on the board early in the game, and if he dies, hey, no big deal, you can always bring him out again, super cheap!<br />
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Everyone's favorite Commissar (yes, that's me!) took control of Shub-Niggurath, the Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young! Now, I know that there is some debate going on whether or not Shub-Niggurath and the Black Goat of the Woods are the same entity, but for THIS GAME, they are indeed one and the same! In the original stories, Shub-Niggurath is only mentioned by name in several incantations, but she gets expanded on in later mythos.... plus, she's either The Only or one of the only female Great Old Ones, so... #feminism? She's accompanied by Ghouls, Fungi from Yuggoth, and Dark Young. This faction's special rule is that they can bring out multiple creatures during a spawning action instead of the normal one.<br />
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DTB took control of the yellow faction... THE CHEESIEST FACTION IN THE GAME!! No, really! This faction has TWO Great Old Ones! Yeah, that's right... the King in Yellow and Hastur have teamed up to bring devastation to the planet! Okay, so the King in Yellow MAY be an avatar of Hastur, but still! The King in Yellow is a vague masked fellow (whatever you do, don't take of the mask!!!!), who uses a mysterious play about himself to break humanity's fragile little minds. Hastur... the Unspeakable One... the original Him Who Is Not To Be Named... I think that says it all. The two deities are joined by Undead and Byakhee. This faction uses that devastation for several benefits, but their special rule is that they can do that instead of getting Elder Signs... if this is a good idea or not is up to you!<br />
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Finally for today's game, Nyarlathotep, run by Leland. Nyarlathotep is an Outer One, which is slightly different than a Great Old One, and actually then puts him directly in Hastur's cross hairs, seeing as how Hastur is currently at war with the Outer Ones! So this should be a good battle, then. Nyarlathotep uses music to draw in his cultists, confounding their minds until they are his willing slaves! He is accompanied by Nightgaunts, Flying Polyps, and Hunting Horrors. This faction can move two spaces for each move action instead of the normal one (cause, you know, they all can FLY!!! Yes, even his human cultists!).<br />
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Cthulhu Wars is a strategy game that sees the players gathering power and then using that power to take actions until everyone is out of energy, and finally gaining points for certain accomplishments. The first player to 30 points wins, more or less... more on that in a second. So, let's take a look at the way the game works.<br />
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<b> </b>Step one, gather your power! There are a couple of ways to get power. For example, you get one for each cultist you control on the board, or each gate to the outer realms that you control. Plus each faction has their own special ways of gaining power. Shub-Niggurath can get power from each Dark Young on the board as though it was a cultist, and Cthulhu gets a power for any ENEMY controlled gate in an ocean area! Anyway, everyone counts up how much power they have, and the person with the most will go first AND gets to decide the turn rotation for the round.<br />
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Next, the Ritual of Annihilation! In turn order, players get to decide if they are going to spend power to enact a Ritual of Annihilation... and the amount of power that it costs raises as more rituals are completed. So, the first person to do it will only pay like, seven power to enact the ritual, while the fifth time will cost, maybe, 10, and so on. By enacting a ritual, you will receive an Elder Sign. Each Elder Sign has a 1, 2, or 3 printed on it, which you want to keep hidden from the other players. These are extra points that will be added to your total at the end of the game, and can actually push someone past the original person that first made it to 30 points! But be careful! Performing too many Rituals can actually end the game early!<br />
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The third phase of each turn is the Doom Tracker... which, in a Cthulhu game, as you can imagine, is important... basically you get points that advances your token along the doom track, and the first to thirty points wins (thirty plus elder signs, that is. You can be the first player to reach thirty points and still lose the game if another player is close and has more elder signs!). You get two doomy points for each controlled gate you have, plus if you enacted a ritual of Annihilation. <br />
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Then, it's time for the good stuff! Spending all that power that you've been collecting! Yeah! Players take turns spending power to do all sorts of things... moving around the board, recruiting cultists, spawning monsters, building gates, casting spells, and summoning your Great Old One are just a couple of the things that you can do. Also, battling against other factions, which is a huge amount of fun! Naturally this is where most of the cunning needs to happen, especially because not everyone will have the same power to start with, or one player will be trying to accomplish something that takes a lot of power... but once you're out, you're out, and you can't influence the board anymore... so part of the strategy is trying to decide if you want to blow all your power and risk letting the others run wild over the board with you unable to stop them, or if you want to hoard your power and be the last one to have an action.<br />
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Our game started out pretty simple... no one bought a ritual, and we all started with out six cultists and a gate in one area on the map.<b> </b>The Great Cthulhu faction gets a little boost early on in the game (I mean, the game is named after him, sooo, I guess it's okay?) and immediately gets one of their six spell books. Then everyone started spreading out and opening gates, trying to get a little more power for next turn. Nyarlathotep, aka Leland, threw the first punch by putting out a Nightgaunt to steal a yellow cultist! If one of your monsters is alone in a space with someone else's cultist, you can spend a power to steal the cultist and then during the next power up phase, you return it in exchange for one power.<br />
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Round two saw the rise of that sneaky blue Nyarlathotep, who quickly took control of the power up game! Coming in first with power again, they stole another cultist, this time from Great Cthulhu! The Black Goat started living up to their Thousand Young title and their gates started spewing forth monstrosities from the outer realms, including a Dark Young, which counts as a cultist for controlling gates and gaining power. But the real power play this turn was the Yellow Sign faction, summoning the first of the game's Great Old Ones, the King in Yellow! Of course, he started the desecration game straight off, desecrating Scandinavia...oops, sorry about that, Elsa!<br />
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Nyarlathotep AGAIN takes control of the power gathering stage, but this time, the rest of us fought back a bit. DTB and I both did Rituals of Annihilation, gaining elder signs... I came away with a 2, which is totally respectable! Then that rascally blue demon STOLE ANOTHER CULTIST!!! One of the yellow ones again... hmm, do I sense that intangible rivalry from the actually Mythos taking place on our board? Nyarlathotep and the King in Yellow sniping at each other? This cannot just be a coincidence! In retaliation, the King in Yellow desecrated North Asia! Take that, Crawling Chaos! The Black Goat decided to start throwing some punches of her own, and made war on a Cthulhu held area, killing a cultist and stealing a gate in the process. And then, the second Great Old One of the day, Great Cthulhu, made his debut!<br />
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Great Googly Moogly! For the third turn in a row, Nyarlathotep took the first turn... damn! The the great chaotic Outer One made the table, and then took his posse off and chased down the King in Yellow... they did mighty battle, but while the King managed to kill off a Polyp, most of everything got pushed around. Great Cthulhu consolidated his power in the South Atlantic. And for the second time this turn, a mighty portal opened on Earth, and the Black Goat, Shub-Niggurath came forth onto the board!<br />
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Finally, the empire of Nyarlathotep crumbled and the King in Yellow rose to the top in the power game! Shub-niggurath and Great Cthulhu both took another Ritual of Annihilation, and this time I only got one! Oh noes! I was really hoping for a 3! The King in Yellow then decided not to forgive Nyarlathotep and chased him down for another BATTLE!!! Nyarlathotep has a couple of rules to help in battle, but even still, the King in Yellow managed to take the upper hand... and then a Thousand Young Ghoul showed up and pushed all the remaining troops out of the square. Cthulhu's posse is becoming almost unmanegable in the South Atlantic... and then takes a swing at the battered Nyarlathotep! Guess he made himself a bit of a target by taking the early lead! After the battle, Cthulhu used one of his spell books to take everyone left of his huge mob and disappeared into the ocean... this is a great power! Everyone of his in his square can disappear into an ocean space, and then reappear ANYWHERE THEY WANT!!!!! Aaaahhhhh!<br />
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<br />Battle!!! Battlebattlebattle! This was a turn of everyone Vs.
Everyone else! To start, Cthulhu and his mob took on Shub-Niggurath
with her 2 Dark Young and 3 Cultists (usually Cultists don't have a
battle score, but the Black Goat has a spell book that gives them a
fighting score of 1). Cthulhu did end up winning our battle, but he did
get pushed around quite a bit.. Nyarlathotep and the King in Yellow went
at it again, and then, I made my horrible mistake... so, I wasn't even
really thinking about how the King in Yellow needed to get into one of
my squares (where I had a mighty massive force) to desecrate in order to
get his last yellow sign, but he couldn't penetrate my defenses... and I
foolishly sent a ghoul into the area of their battle after they were
done and like an idiot I pushed the King in Yellow INTO MY SQUARE WITH
SHUB-NIGGURATH!!!! So of course, he desecrated West Africa before I
could stop him, and got his final spell book! Argh! What a mistake!<br />
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The
King in Yellow takes the first turn and wouldn't you know it, they
summoned Hestur! All the Great Old Ones are on the table! Actually, I
can't believe that none of them got killed during the massive battle
turn last round! Cthulhu AGAIN took aim at Shub-Niggurath, and though
he won again, (the Black Goat is a lover, not a fighter, after all), I
managed to hang onto enough power that I had complete control of the
board at the end of the turn, and so was able to steal a couple of
gates... and with that, the game was over! And with the stolen gates
giving me an extra 2 points each and a pocketful of Elder Signs, I had
enough points to outstrip the others and secure the win!<br />
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<b>Conclusion: </b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm gonna sing the Doom Song now!</td></tr>
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Victory for the Black Goat with a Thousand Young!<br />
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This
is a super fun game, and we had a heck of a good time playing it. It's
always nice to have Sarge show up for a day of good times! We hope he
can come again sometime soon! For everyone else, see you in Fukuyama on
June 24th, and don't forget to sign up for the Japan Open Team
Tournament! Spaces are going fast! Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-86403324632753876652018-05-21T23:58:00.003-07:002018-05-21T23:58:52.662-07:00Widower's Wood, Chapter 6Well, dear friends, Golden Week is behind us! For those of you in Japan, I hope you had a fun holiday, full of great games! For those of you NOT in Japan, Golden Week is a collection of four national holidays (this week it turned into five since one of the days fell on a Sunday, and we therefore also had Monday off as an exchange). These include Showa Day (an observation of the previous emperor's birthday), Constitution Memorial Day, Greenery Day (an observation of the Meiji emperor's birthday), and Children's Day (let's be honest... it's Boy's day...). The Fukuyama Gaming Club wasn't able to hold a meeting, but I did get quite a bit of painting done! The Ogrun Bokur and the Witch Coven that I got from DTB on a painting exchange are done/ almost done, and looking good if I do say so myself! Also, the two choir members that I'm working on to bring my choir up to a full unit are done except for their bases and the missing scroll cases. And... AND! Good news, look what came in the mail!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks, PP!</td></tr>
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That's right! I got the scroll cases from Privateer Press in the mail the other day, and my choir will be complete before the next meeting of the FGC! Right behind that, my last Paladin of the Wall is 95% finished, leaving the Champion's horsed and unhorsed versions and the Sanctifier's base as the only models left to paint up (plus two more trade models for DTB) before the tournament in October! Which brings us to...<br />
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<b>Working Hard or Hardly Working</b><br />
That's right! I've been hard at work, and considering that one of my pollywogs recently stopped taking his nap to get him ready for the big transition to elementary school, getting painting time is pretty hard! Luckily, I have an awesome partner, who, while not a gamer, is super understanding of giving me hobby time, and kept the little nipper busy so I could get to work! So, today, I give you a WIP, the Witch Coven of Garlghast, and a completed model, the Ogrun Bokur.<br />
WIP, Cryx - the Witch Coven of Garlghast:<br />
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I am having so much fun working on these models. My biggest problem was having too many ideas about what I would do with them. Really, I could paint up three different versions of these models, and still have left over images in my head. DTB wanted them pretty close to the studio paint scheme, so I'm trying to reign in most of my creative impulses, but I had to put just a little touch on it. You know, cause it's me.<br />
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Working Hard, Mercenary - Ogrun Bokur:<br />
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I'm very pleased with this model. Very very very pleased. Again, DTB asked for the finished look to mirror the studio paint scheme, but I really like the Merc scheme, so it was pretty easy for me to keep to that. Anyway, he's looking good, and I hope DTB will like him just as much!<br />
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<b>Announcements:</b><br />
The Fukuyama Gaming Club will be meeting next on June 24 and July 22.<br />
The Japan Open registration is underway, so sign up to save yourself a space in the tournament! The first team has been registered, so there are only 7 slots open!<br />
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And now.... something everyone needs to know about.... BOUNDLESS CHARGE!<br />
Yes! There are two major tournaments for Warmachine/ Hordes in Japan each year. The first is of course the Japan Open which occurs in October in Fukuyama. The other is Boundless Charge! Some of our very favorite people put a lot of work into this tournament every year, and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND it if you're looking for a great time. Consider it an order from the Kommissar!<br />
So! Here is all the information you need to get started on registering for this amazing event!<br />
- Boundless Charge is taking place July 15-16, 2018 in Osaka<br />
- This is a 32 player OFFICIAL STEAMROLLER EVENT<br />
- There will be 5 rounds played over the course of 2 days with a yummy dinner after the end of<br />
the first day.<br />
- No Divide and Conquer rule. This means that you can bring 2 lists if you like, but only one is<br />
necessary. Also, if you bring two lists, you don't HAVE to play both...only one is acceptable.<br />
- Armies MUST be assembled, but do not have to be painted. (Front arcs MUST be marked).<br />
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If you have any questions, want to register, or just want to check out any extra information, check out the tournament website, here: <a href="http://boundlesscharge.com/">http://boundlesscharge.com/</a><br />
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And now... the main event. Along with our tournament practice for the month, we at the Fukuyama Gaming Club took on the next chapter of our continuing campaign, Widower's Wood. This was the next to last chapter! Oh noes! There's only one chapter left! So before we embark on the soon to be finished adventure, let's take a look at how completely amazing our characters have become!<br />
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Agata - Queen of Carnage<br />
Agata has come a long way since Olo found her almost murdered by Sheldon in the wreckage of her tribeal village. She's come across a Bone Fetish, Phylactery of Venom, and a Feral Charm, all items that help her become an even more total badass in melee combat. Her abilities include:<br />
Crusher, Finisher, Pig Farm, Pigheaded, Combo Strike, Side Step, Waylay, Hold the Line, Meat<br />
Thresher, Powerhouse, and Dismember.<br />
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Skarg - More Voracious than Ever Before<br />
Skarg... what can I say... Skarg will never change. And he never needs to. He has received no items at all, but that has more to do with the fact that Skarg never had a player to control him, but got a bit tossed around between us. He's finally come to rest in the capable hands of DTB, but that is a recent development, and so he kind of got overlooked every time we got an item. His abilities are:<br />
Adjust Aim, Sharpened Spikes, Crackshot, Hunter, Lookout, Survivalist, Marksman, Targeteer,<br />
Arcing Shot, Quick Shot, Bow Master, Fast Reload.<br />
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Vaskis - Savior of the Wood<br />
Though Olo has taken the lead in the fight to save the Widower's Wood, it's Vaskis who is sort of guiding him through what needs to be done. The Blackclad is so close to fulfilling his mission of rescuing the swamp. He got Article 1185 and the Hand of Glory to help bolster his somewhat lacking melee skills, as he is the bait character, leading enemies into range of the two fighters. His abilities are:<br />
Aegis, Blood Trade, Cloak of the Predator, Stay Death, Affliction, Raging Wind, Storm Sorcerer<br />
Blood Boon, Harvest, Bleed, Sunhammer, Chain Lightening.<br />
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Olo - Hero of Widower's Wood<br />
They say that the best leaders don't want to lead, but take up the role when they hear the call. This is Olo. A humble croak hunter, he has become the defacto leader of this group of heroes, and he still wants to try to help the Gatorman Witch Doctor that started all this mess if he can! What a great guy! He picked up an Oroboros Dagger, Improvised Traps, and a Fettershot Rifle, as well as taking the first steps down the Scion's Path... His abilities are:<br />
Ambush, Wily, Outrider, Extra Turtle Shells, Backstab, Corrosive Slime, Trailblazer, Bounding<br />
Leap, Acrobatics, Vitriolic Fire, Poison Gland, Animosity: Gatorman.<br />
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And with that, we're ready to dive in to this exciting chapter!<br />
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<b>The Story So Far:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's him.... Rasheldonak at last!</td></tr>
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As our last session ended, our valiant heroes had stopped two Mist Speakers from completing a ritual to absorb more power to help Sheldon, the power crazed Witch Doctor who is trying to subjugate the whole of the Widower's Wood. The amazing tag team of Skarg and Agata took down both of the Mist Speakers and then turned around and destroyed the Orgoth monument that was the focus of the ritual. Following the trail the Mist Speakers left, finally....FINALLY the team has found Sheldon. Several Bokors and Mist Speakers are surrounding another Orgoth Monument, and casting a ritual to awaken a Deathless trapped by the Blackclads beneath the stone. So here is Sheldon's big plan... or should we say, Sheldon is the Deathless' plan... because I'm betting the poor Witch Doctor is actually being controlled by the timeless evil he's helping. Well, time to stop an undying evil from taking over everything! Agata, Olo, Skarg and Vaskis....GO!!<br />
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<b>Chapter 6, Sheldon Dun: </b><br />
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Yeesh, okay, this looks a little rough! So, the heroes start all the way to the right, and down at the left side of the board is a broken stone monument with two Bokor and two Mist Speakers doing the ritual, and below them is Rasheldonak in the ritual circle. There are also two blue and two red bone piles... and you can't enter or attack someone in the ritual circle while a bone pile of the color priority for the round is in play.... ugh! Okay, step one, destroy bone piles. Rasheldonak is controlling the ritual to bring out Lord Thandul! On his activation, we roll a die, adding plus 1 for each Bokor and Mist Speaker still in play. If the roll and the addition are 4-7, 1 XP is added to the clock tile... if it's 8 or more, 2 XP are added. Also, if an Impending Doom event card is drawn, we also roll a die, and the rolled number is added to the Clock in XP. Once there are 10 XP on the clock, the DEATHLESS SPAWNS!!! Dun-dun-DUN!!<br />
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Oh man! Look at all the villians we are going to face this game! Plus, next to Sheldon is a Tatzelwurm... that's right... the Wurm we didn't save a few chapters ago! If we had managed to save it, the Wurm in this chapter would be less powerful. Alas our failure!<br />
So, to win this chapter, we have to incapacitate Rasheldonak and break the ritual circle. Simple, right?<br />
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Round One - IMPENDING DOOM!!! NOoooooooooo! Luckily we rolled a one, so only one XP got put on the clock, but it's not the way we wanted to start out! Olo charged the Trog right in front of him, and after he killed it used Quick Work to take a shot at a Gatorman, but didn't do any damage. Skarg Hoofed It to move 2 spaces, but in his villian action, two Trogs charged Olo! Luckily, Olo laid some Improvised Traps, and trapped both of them! Agata decided to start in a whirl of action and charged the Viper Tatzelwurm in front of herself, side stepped into a Trog, and then Overtook straight into the last occupied Trog square. To end the round, Sheldon does some oogie boogies, and 2 more XP go on the clock...<br />
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Next round... the Boss event card! Man! We can't catch a break! Another XP goes onto the Clock! Olo broke away from Gator central and threw a Vitriolic Fire Gourd at the red Mist Speaker, killing it! Go, Olo! Alas, his villian action was BAD, sending two Gators at Vaskis for 2 damage, and a Trog at Agata who missed. Vaskis left combat and shot a spell back at the Gator who hit him, killing it as well! Finally, Vaskis gets his magic to work! And following the trend was another bad villian action brought Skarg down to his last two wounds. Skarg decided to take matters into his own hands, killing both Gators with shots from his bow, while Agata killed both Trogs and used her Overtake to move onto the bone pile, ready to destroy it next turn. In her own villain turn, the Warbeast Tatzelwurm protecting Sheldon was going to charge Agata, but she used her feat card Staredown, terrifying it so much that it changed it's mind. Sheldon continued the ritual, putting another XP on the clock.<br />
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Another Boss card... another XP. Great... This round was a bunch of tries and fails. Olo tried to punch the Bone Pile he was on... no go. Vaskis charged a Gatorman, missed. Skarg did make his move on a Trog and Gatorman that were harassing Olo and finished them off, so that was good! And Agata did manage to break up the bone pile that she was standing on! One down, three to go! The next round things started turning around for us... Vaskis took a shot at the surviving Mist Speaker, dealing one damage to it. Skarg moved onto the bone pile and missed his attack on it, but spent a re-roll to finish destroying it. Two piles to go!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keep the ritual going no matter what!</td></tr>
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The next event card is one of our favorites... Buzzard Beetle Swarms! All the heroes came out alright, but two Gators went down to the feisty little buggers! Olo moved closer to the Orgoth Monument and threw two Vitriolic Fire Gourds on one of the Bokors, killing it! Man, Olo is getting work done today! Vaskis, upset that everyone else was killing all the big baddies, moved over one space, took another shot at the Mist Speaker that survived him last time, and killed it! Wow, good work everyone! One Bokor left to make our lives troubled! Agata managed to turn one of the Trogs that was stuck in her square into fish sticks, which she promptly snacked upon to heal 2 points, but one Trog avoided destruction... sadly, Sheldon's turn brought up the total on the clock to 9! We HAVE to kill Sheldon or get him out of the Ritual Circle or else the Deathless will come out next turn!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yummy fish snacks!</td></tr>
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Olo used his Backstab ability to clear out 2 Trogs, freeing up Skarg for his turn. Vaskis broke up the last bone pile, and we can finally beat up on Sheldon! Skarg took two shots at Sheldon, but the Gatorman was pretty tough, and only took 2 damage. Agata then charged Sheldon and did 4 damage with 2 attacks, and then used a feat card to Throw Sheldon out of the circle with only 2 health left! Yeah! No ritual this turn, unless the Villian Action turns against us! Which... of course it does. Sadly, it starts by activating Sheldon, who runs back into the circle. I thought we were out of luck, but Vaskis had a trick up this black sleeves! He put Watcher on Agata, letting her take an attack against an enemy that moves into her square, so as Sheldon entered the square, she took a swing and.... KILLED HIM!!! Oh my gosh, it was a magic moment! No Sheldon, no ritual, NO DEATHLESS!!! How did we luck out of this one?? Amazing! Now all we have to do is break the ritual circle and we'll win the chapter!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stay down, ya Gator fool!</td></tr>
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So! Round 7! Event card... Impending Doom... no. No no no. Nonononononononono! How is this possible! Damn! So, the final XP goes onto the clock, and the Deathless spawns on the Orgoth monument. We were so close to no super baddie, and we tripped at the finish line! Olo moved up and killed the Trog standing on the circle. Then Vaskis walked into the circle and with his amazing intelligence score, destroys the circle. Game Over!<br />
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<b>Conclusion:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey, high fives all round?</td></tr>
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Victory for us! Yay! Almost a super victory, but not quite. This was a super team play, though... it could never have worked without all of the characters with our super coordination! One chapter left to go (I wonder what would have happened if we didn't summon the Deathless!) I'm sure going to miss this game when it's over! 13 XP to all of us, and we might as well spend it all since next time is the last!<br />
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To finish up today's post, we'll bring you the next in our continuing segment, a look inside the Mardi Gras Gators!<br />
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<b>Gallery:</b><br />
There is no reason more that I wish I could play more than once a month than that I now cannot spare the time to play games with my Gatorman Minions army. I love playing these gators, and I love painting them. <b> </b>But right now, I only have 12 times to get two army lists ready for a tournament, and I can't spare the time! Sigh! One day, right?<br />
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Today, I present to you the first of the huge based models that I ever attempted, the Sacral Vault!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Orgoth soul sucking machine</td></tr>
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Phew! This thing was a BEAST to paint, but I loved it! It was so much fun, and it has so much detail that I never felt bored while it was in progress. Piles of bones and skulls, candle bunches, vines and dead gator bits cover practically every flat space across the model! Now, I'm pretty proud of my stone work... I use it on the bases of my Menoth army, so I felt pretty confident going into this model because of that. What I was most concerned with was the glowing, spectral faces in the central pillar. I wanted them to have a supernatural glow, but I've never tried that effect before... and I didn't want it to be the greenish glow of the studio paint scheme, because that kind of thing seems a little Cryxish to me...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glowy faces = evil, right?</td></tr>
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Purple was of course, a natural decision since it's one of the Mardi Gras colors, and it doesn't have associations with any other faction (okay, I painted this before the Grymkin even got teased, so it NOW has another connection, but it didn't at the time!).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey man... you okay?</td></tr>
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Poor schmuck. That's what he gets for adventuring around Gatorman infested swamps. I tried to paint his pants a little vaguely, as though whatever color they were is now grimy and swamped... was he a mercenary in olive green? 5th border legion? Cygnar blue that saw too much use? I guess we'll never know!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Details galore</td></tr>
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Privateer Press does such a great job with detail work. These "decorations" were fun to paint too... One of the first things that I fully painted on my own waaaaay back in the day was a Norse Blood Bowl team (Games Workshop). And those guys used a LOT of bone work... I've always loved doing it, and I think I'm pretty alright at it.. and this vault has soooo much bone!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Push, boys, push!</td></tr>
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I've mentioned before that I love doing interesting things with bases. For this model, I decided that even these two burly gators could not push that giant stone monument through the swamps without it getting stuck in the mud... so I decided to create a hastily thrown down bridge that they slap down in front of Vault as they march to war.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Popsicle sticks at their finest</td></tr>
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I wanted to keep it kind of rough, because they aren't making a bridge to last the ages, just something to support the weight of the stone as it moved to the next battlefield... so, I intentionally made sure that they were not nice and straight, but roughly hewn and not evenly spaced.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We're getting a-head.... see what I did there?</td></tr>
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No sacrificial alter is complete without a bloodthirsty, cold blooded priest cutting the heads or hearts out of victims, and this one is using the blood to power the amazing powers of the Sacral Vault.<br />
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Well, that's it! I hope that you enjoyed the Sacral Vault! I enjoyed painting and playing it! The next meeting of the Fukuyama Gaming Club will be on June 24th! See you then!<br />
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<b> </b>Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-71691266964655636432018-05-01T01:44:00.003-07:002018-05-01T01:45:33.973-07:00AAR - Cygnus ReconWelcome again, everybody! April 1st was a busy busy day, let me tell you! April Fools Day combined with Easter, and me with a couple of pollywogs led to an interesting holiday (did anyone else wrap up grapes like chocolate eggs? Cause it's pretty funny!). But on that same day, the Fukuyama Gaming Club held its April meeting! Luckily we managed to get through several rounds of Warmachine/ Hordes and another chapter of Widower's Wood without anyone trying to prank anyone else. Phew! A win, in my opinion! Sadly, we did have a little happening that I would like to take this moment to talk about for the good of the wargaming community at large. Let me explain...<br />
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In an effort to help me complete my lists for the upcoming Japan Open Team Championship Tournament, DTB found someone on ebay selling two Choir members for my Protectorate of Menoth army, since I only needed two figures and therefore didn't want to buy a whole new unit and get stuck with three extra models. The models were being sold as is, out of package (no big deal), and there was a picture of them, much like this (but not yet painted).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks okay, right?</td></tr>
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At the April meeting, DTB handed them over to me, but there was something wrong... Something. Very. Wrong. Here... a view from behind...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hmmm? What the heck?</td></tr>
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Now, those of you who don't play Menoth may not notice, but as you can see, there is a little dimple in their backs... Choir members do NOT go unprepared into the fires of battle, you see, but carry scrolls of prayers to Menoth in cases hanging from straps just above their butts. Like this guy here, from my already painted unit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tada! Scroll Case to the rescue!</td></tr>
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And this brings us to my new segment...<br />
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<b>Don't Be A Jerk</b><br />
Seriously, man. Don't be a jerk. For the good of the whole wargaming community, just don't. From players throwing hissy fits because they start losing a game to sellers trying to be sneaky to make a few extra bucks, the jerks really can put a damper on a good gaming experience. Could it be an innocent mistake? Yeah, I guess it could be, but who are we kidding? That seller on ebay KNEW that the models were missing pieces, and he tried to cover it up. Ergo, "sold as is" without mention of missing bits or a photo of the back of the models, where there are clearly parts missing. Missing parts is not as big a pain in the butunkus as it used to be, so for the right price I may have bought these anyway. That's not the problem. The problem was this dude was being intentionally devious, and that's not cool. Remember, kids...it's just a game, and we're all trying to have a good time, so think before you decide to ruin it for everyone.<br />
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Anyway... parts have been ordered from the Privateer Press Online Store, and should be here soon, and then my Choir will be in good shape. Painting on them is really coming along! They should be finished by the next meeting of the Fukuyama Gaming Club. (Actually, they're finished now! Surprise!)<br />
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<b>Announcements:</b><br />
The Fukuyama Gaming Club will be meeting on May 20, June , and July! Come join us!<br />
The
Japan Open Team Championship is still accepting registration for the
upcoming Tournament in October! Sign up as a 3-person team, or as a
single, and we will help place you in a team!<br />
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All
this brings us to today's battle! BATTLE!!! Between the fighting
Greenies of Leland's Cygnar army and Kommissar Koala's (that me!)
Interdiction of the Dawn Protectorate army! Leland has done a really
good job of getting his models painted up, and they're looking pretty
good! The last couple of games he's been running the same Heavy Metal
theme force list, which is a great idea for a new player to really get a
feel for how the army works together. I seem to be in the habit of
switching back and forth on my two armies to get some good practice in,
so today I decided to run with my Testament of Menoth list since Tristan
had a chance in March... and I was still a little mad at Tristan for
performing sooooo badly last game, hahaha! We rolled the Recon II
senerio, but OH NO!!! We forgot to bring any zone markers!! Thank
goodness I had these little brackets from waaaaay back in the day, so we
tried pretty hard to make to rectangular zones, and agreed to be pretty
lenient when it came to "is that guy in the zone or not" moments.<br />
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<b>Army List, Cygnar:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stryker Heavy Metal, reporting for duty!</td></tr>
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Warcaster - Stryker 1<br />
<b> </b>Lancer<br />
<b> </b>Ironclad X2<br />
Ol' Rowdy<br />
Trencher Journeyman Warcaster<br />
Charger X2<br />
Alison Jakes<br />
Cyclone<br />
Sword Knights (Maximum)<br />
Runewood<br />
Field Mechanicks (Minimum)<br />
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This
is a Heavy Metal theme force, so Leland is going to get +2 to his
deployment zone, and his solos and mechanics gain Reposition 3".<br />
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<b>Army List, Protectorate of Menoth:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peasants and Paladins</td></tr>
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Warcaster - Testament of Menoth<br />
<b> </b>Avatar of Menoth<br />
Reckoner <br />
Sanctifier <br />
Choir of Menoth (Maximum)<br />
Idrian Skirmishers<br />
-Officer and Guide<br />
Deliverer Skyhammers (Maximum)<br />
Paladin X3<br />
Champion of the Order of the Wall<br />
Dartan Vilmon<br />
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This
list is a Faithful Masses theme force, so all my heavy warjacks will
gain Hand of Vengence (if a friendly warrior model dies within 5" of a
heavy jack, it gets +2 Melee and Damage rolls for one turn, and I can
put a wall template anywhere within 20 inches of my deployment zone. Also, with Dartan in the list, all Paladin solos will gain Righteous Vengeance (if a friendly models dies in 5" of the Paladin, they get a 3" move and a melee attack in my maintenance phase.<br />
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<b>Setup, Cygnar:</b><br />
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Ohhh, those brackets are going to be hard to keep in place! Anyway, Leland set up at 9" due to his benefit from the theme force. He had Runewood and the Sword Knights all the way to the left, with the Lancer next to them. Then came the Trencher Journeyman Warcaster with his two Chargers. Next, the light colored Ironclad (Hulky), Ol' Rowdy, and the Dark Ironclad (Rusty), and the last on the skirmish line, Jakes and her Cyclone. Behind the line, Stryker set up behind Rowdy, and the Mechanics unit spread out next to him.<br />
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<b>Setup, Protectorate:</b><br />
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Before setting up any of my models, I set out my wall between me and the left side zone, hoping my Deliverers would be able to use it for a little protection to shoot their rockets off from. Then, set up time! The Deliverers went behind the wall, with the Reckoner in the middle. Dartan, one of the Paladins and Tom took the center, with the Sanctifier, the other two Paladins and the Champion of the Wall finishing off the line. Behind the Champion I put the Avatar, and the Choir spread out behind to give their chants to all the 'jacks. Then, since Cygnar had no Advanced Deployment this game, I went ahead and set my Idrians next to my objective on the right side to balance out my firepower with the Deliverers on the left, and made the Sword Knights their prey.<br />
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<b>Our Story:</b><br />
Ever since his near death during the invasion of Sul, Stryker has harbored an almost obsessive hatred of the Protectorate. Returning from a mission along the Dragon Tooth River, the red headed warcaster decided to take a detour and do some reconnaissance on the border of Protectorate held lands. However, the Harbringer had seen his deviousness and sent her protector, the Testament of Menoth, to confront him and eject him from the holy lands.<br />
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<b> Round 1, Cygnar:</b><br />
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Jakes moved forward and put Energizer on the Cyclone to edge it forward just a bit. Rusty (the dark Ironclad) ran to the edge of the zone, and Rowdy ran up next to him. Stryker moved into the cloud (COWARD!) and cast Snipe on the Cyclone. He then channeled Blur onto the Sword Knights through the Lancer, and Arcane Shield onto the Lancer itself through its own arc node. The Cyclone moved up and put down 2 covering fire templates. The Lancer ran until just outside of the zone. Runewood gave the March order to the Sword Knights, giving them Pathfinder before moving up behind the forest. The Sword Knights then ran up behind the Lancer. The Black Charger ran to the back of the forest, while the White Charger ran next to the Sword Knights. The Trencher Journeyman walked up and used Dig In. To finish up, the Mechanics ran up behind the line.<br />
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<b>Round 1, Protectorate:</b><br />
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The Idrians kicked things off by moving up and using 3 combined ranged attacks to kill off 3 Sword Knights (wow, good job guys!) before Repositioning back 3". The Deliverers moved up behind the created wall and did one 6 man CRA on Rusty for 6 damage. Two more CRA's went out, but missed. The Champion ran forward around the lake. Dartan and the Paladins moved up and used Stone and Mortar Stance to gain additional ARM against the bullet barrage that's certainly coming. The Sanctifier and the Reckoner ran forward as the Choir came behind them and prayed for Passage on them to make all the 'jacks untargetable by ranged attacks. TOM moved forward and cast Cloak of Ash on the Idrians.<br />
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<b>Round 2, Cygnar:</b><br />
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The Mechanics, showing bravery in the face of danger, moved forward and healed Rusty for 3 points, then repostitioned back 3". The Cyclone took 4 shots at the Deliverers, managing to kill 2 of them. Jakes then moved into B2B with her lovely 'jack and cast Sidekick. Striker moved behind the gobbers from the Mechanic team and arced an Arcane Blast into the Idrians, killing two, and triggering Hand of Vengence on the Avatar and the Sanctifier and ALSO triggering Righteous Fury on the two Paladins on the right (sadly, they look like they will not get to use the extra 3" move this gives them, since they are BLOCKED IN BY THEIR OWN FRIENDS!!! Yeesh! I have got to stop blocking in my own models, I do it literally ALL THE TIME!!! Runewood moved behind the Sword Knights and made sure they still have their Pathfinder. The Sword Knights then bravely ran into the cloud....uh, okay... going straight into the charge range of the Idrians who have them as Prey? Alright! Come at me, man! The Trencher Journeyman took the opportunity to move toward the forest, putting Fire Group on his Chargers. The White Charger then move laterally toward the forest, shooting at an Idrian but missing twice! The Lancer edged forward a little, looks like he might be getting into position for something devious next round! The Black Charger moved into the zone and shot the Champion 2 times dealing 6 damage! Ouch! Hulky (the light Ironclad) moved around the forest, Rowdy ran for the flag, and Rusty ran up next to Rowdy.<br />
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The Idrians pressed forward, jamming up the Sword Knights and making sure that they wern't going anywhere, while managing to kill off 2 of them in the charge. The Deliverers killed off the entire Mechanic crew with 3 seperate CRA's and also put 3 damage on Stryker! Woot! I'm coming for you, Red! The Paladin paling around with Dartan ran forward into the forest, and Dartan followed him, much to the ammusement of Leland... don't worry, Leland, you'll see what's coming soon enough! Sadly, Rowdy has Counter Charge, and when Dartan finished his movement 5" from him, it triggered, and he unceremoniously squished the High Paladin into goo... oops! Forgot Rowdy had that! That's a punishing blow, but it doesn't ruin my plans! The other two Paladins also ran up, one of the getting into the forest too. The Champion ran into B2B with the flag, and even though he's surrounded by some heavy hitters, I think he'll be okay. The Avatar moved up and used Menoth's Gaze to keep everything in 8" of him from being able to move away, hopefully keeping a lot of the models that I have painstakinly positioned safe. The Sanctifier decided he didn't need to wait for the Choir to charge Rowdy... if only he had waited! He did manage to do moderate damage, but he could have really put the hurt on! Then, the Reckoner got super excited and forgot to wait for the Choir ALSO!!! Do'h!!! He did a little tiny bit more damage, but if those two idiots had waited for their Choir to boost them, they could have taken Rowdy out! Rolling their eyes, the Choir picked up their robes and ran to catch up with their wayward charges... TOM moved forward and brought back a Deliverer in B2B with Rusty and also brought back an Idrian in the back of the circle of death that the Sword Knights got themselves into.<br />
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<b>Round 3, Cygnar:</b><br />
Leland by now had realized his danger... I think I'm pretty well set up for TOM's feat turn next round, where all my models in his control range will become incorporeal! That means that he's looking at 2, possibly 3 (one horsey) Paladin charges, as well as possibly one or two heavy warjacks closing in on Stryker. He's got to kill off all the things I got in charge range or risk an assasination run. So! To start, he let all upkeep spells except Sidekick go down. The Black Charger shot at the purple Paladin and killed him. The Lancer then unhorsed the Champion, but being a dragoon solo, he was replaced by his unmounted self, so Leland has to try to kill him again! Jakes moved forward and shot one Deliverer. Her Cyclone then wound up, getting 3 attacks and killing 2 Choir members and 1 Deliverer. Stryker edged up and used his FEAT!!! Everything is going to be super hard to kill next turn, but I think I'm still in a good position. Rusty left combat (taking no damage from the free strike) and charged the Reckoner, and BEAT IT UP! Holy smokes! That was a lot of damage! Rowdy then helped finish off the Reckoner... ugh! The Trencher Journeyman shot the Champion for 3 damage, but he's still up and running! The White Charger shot 2 Idrians, while Runewood killed another. Hulky jiggered forward just a little. The Sword Knights moved around trying to break free of the Idrians (one died from a free strike as he left combat), managing to kill 2 Idrians.<br />
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<b>Conclusion:</b><br />
Draw!<br />
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Stryker, overconfident in the back field, was suddenly surprised as the Testament's forces began to close in on his position... suddenly, with the cold realization that Menoth's troops had begun to take the upper hand, Stryker signaled his troops to withdraw, and return to Cygnarian soil. Silently, the Testament watched them leave. The Harbinger had told him it would be so, and so it was. Glory to Menoth.<br />
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Well, that makes this game a draw! But I was in a super good position for the next turn. With Stryker's feat up I'm not sure that I could have killed him in the feat turn, but I could have really put pressure on him! I'm pretty pleased with how I did except for letting the heavy 'jacks getting away from the Choir. I did a good job remembering Hand of Vengence on my heavies and Righteous Fury on my Paladins, so that's a good improvement! Thank you for the game, Leland! I had a good time!<br />
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One thing I did notice was that I forgot to take a lot of up close photos this game! Oh noes! To make up for it, here is a little show of my Mardi Gras Gators! Enjoy!<br />
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<b>Gallery:</b><br />
Today we'll take a look at one of the models from my Mardi Gras themed Gatorman Minions force. Sorry, no Farrow for this Commissar, it's gators all the way. I went to school in New Orleans long long (oh my god was it THAT long ago) before the Minions forces were released. When it came time to chose my Hordes faction, I was debating between a Circle of Oroboros (fiercely protested by DTB, who was absolutely against my using Circle for some reason...) and Skorne. But just before I had made up my mind (let's be honest, it was going to be Circle, if for no other reason than to spite DTB, HAHA!) the Minions forces were released, and all debate was DONE! <br />
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First up in this new feature, my favorite of the Gatormen warlocks... Maelok the Dreadbound!<br />
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Sorry... not the best picture quality, but you get the idea... so, we have here a Dreadbound created by Caliban. This is a sort of zombie of a powerful bokor that keeps his powerful mojo, but is completely dominated by the bokor that created him. So! The rotting corpse of a magical gator? Awesome!<br />
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I gave the gator hide a little bit of a more light finish than most of the gator skins that I've been working on to kind show that the skin is fading the longer Maelok has been dead... also, the inner flesh that is visible through the cuts and tears in his skin are mostly red/pink, since the skin does flap back to protect it from the ravages of decay, but the open flesh around his mouth I wanted to be a bit darker, like rot had really started to set in and the meat "had turned."<br />
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He's wearing a Bog Trog skin loincloth, haha! No wonder the Trogs hate the Gatormen!<br />
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Man, those candles were a pain in the booty! I wasn't sure how to keep them looking like they were actually lit and causing a glow, but it worked out okayish. I am super proud of my bone work, however... and I think the fleshy bits came out alright, too! Again, visible flesh on the outside is darker due to the rotting taking a firmer hold, fleshy bits on the inside are more reddish as they are more protected from decay.<br />
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And a final look at the base work... naturally, I'm trying to do a swamp base for them, so I have some muddy ground and a LOT of water effect to try and make it look like Maelok is trudging trough the bayou. I may have mentioned before, while I love the basic "dirt and small rocks" bases that most people use for their armies, I have never liked it for myself... I really enjoy making unique bases for my armies in any game (my Warhammer fantasy army had snow bases!) For most of my Gator army, the base will end there, but Maelok is an undead fiend risen from the grave by fell magics, and so I put a little "zombie glow" around his foot in the water... all the undead in this army will use it! So, Swamp Shamblers, the Blind Walker, and a few of the new models that I don't have yet are going to use this basing techinique... an easy way for my opponents to know what models are undead, and which are just COLD BLOODED!!! Mua-haha!<br />
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That's it for today! Join us, May 20, for some Fukuyama Gaming Club shenanigans!<br />
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<b> </b> Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-33482026821139307152018-04-11T01:10:00.000-07:002018-04-11T01:10:48.340-07:00Widower's Wood, Chapter 5.5In the March meeting of the Fukuyama Gaming Club, we had several great games between Cygnar, the Trollkin, and the Protectorate of Menoth! We're getting closer and closer to the 6th Annual Japan Open Team Tournament, and that means it's getting down to crunch time! Since the FGC only meets once a month, that means that there are only 5 more meetings (we already had our April meeting!) until go time, so we are really trying to get our lists into fighting shape. Luckily, I think that my lists feel pretty good where they are, and so they don't need any more tweaking... just a LOT MORE PRACTICE!!! We didn't just do some practice runs and call it a day, however... oh no we did not! There's always time for our current side game, Privateer Press' kickstarter game, Widower's Wood!<br />
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Speaking of Kickstarter, I wanted to just give a shout out to our buddies over at Word Forge Games who have a kickstarter LIVE RIGHT NOW!!! That's right! It's a 15mm skirmish wargame where the players control armies of drone tanks, and attempt to outmaneuver their opponents. It looks like a ton of fun, and if you check out the kickstarter page, you'll find a bunch of great videos on how to play. The tanks themselves are resin models, and looks pretty sweet! It'll ship anywhere in the world, so no worries there! Anyway, for more info, check out the kickstarter page here -> <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wordforgegames/armoured-digital-miniatures-wargame/description">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wordforgegames/armoured-digital-miniatures-wargame/description</a><br />
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<b>Announcments:</b><br />
Fukuyama Gaming Club will meet again on May 20! We hope you can join us!<br />
Also, don't forget to register for the Japan Open! There is only space for 8 teams, so it's first come first served! Remember, the Tournament is on October 7th in Fukuyama city, Hiroshima Prefecture!<br />
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<b>Working Hard or Hardly Working:</b><br />
In a mere five models, both of my lists will be fully painted! Add to that several models that I'm working on in trade for DTB like the Witch Coven and an Ogrun Bokur that I'm enjoying working on, and my painting table is in great shape! The Bokur and the Coven are almost finished, and I've started on the two Choir members and the Paladin solo. When the Choir is finished I'll throw the Champion of the Order of the Wall dragoon solo up there, and then I will be COMPLETE!!!!<br />
WIP: Ogrun Bokur<br />
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This was actually a pretty fun solo to paint. At first I thought that it was going to be a little difficult, but I really enjoyed it. It's nice to step away from the purple and grey of the Interdiction of the Dawn (my Menoth army) and try something new!<br />
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WIP: Choir of Menoth<br />
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I never thought that I would ever paint another choir member again. This was quite literally the first unit that I painted way back 12 years ago in Mark 1... the unit that made me decide to use Menoth instead of Cryx, actually. I had been debating between the two factions, but the Choir models are what pushed me over the edge to the Protectorate. In 12 years of playing Warmachine, I've only ever used a minimum unit of them... but my Tristan list uses 6 'jacks, and I can't protect them all with just four Choirboys, so here two more sit... it'll be interesting to paint them up just to see how much my painting has improved over the last decade, haha!<br />
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Which bring us, finally, to our continuing saga of Olo, our valiant Croak hero, and his merry band, trying to save the Widower's Wood swamp from falling under the control of a water fearing, crazy witch doctor, Rasheldonak... Sheldon to his friends, if he had any before he ate them. Today, we took a crack at chapter 5.5, the last of the Kickstarter exclusive goodies that I got as part of my swag... that is to say, the unlocked stretch goals from the Kickstarter. There are two more that I got for the Dead Man Walking expansion, but we're going to take a break once we're done with the main campaign, and might come back to the expansion in half a year or so after we get a few different games in. The campaign is so close to being done, it's kind of exciting! After this exclusive chapter, there are TWO CHAPTERS LEFT!!! We haven't lost a chapter yet, though it's been a close thing!<br />
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<b>The Story So Far:</b><br />
After managing to escape from the Feralgeist ambush, the heroes have been closing in on Rasheldonak's ritual site. But the Widower's Wood is a place full of old magic, and on their way, they stumbled upon an old Orgoth relic. Some Bog Trogs, under the orders of Sheldon, are trying to conduct a ritual on the stone head that will make it easier for Sheldon to complete his own. And easier for Sheldon means harder for us! Looks like we<b>'</b>ll have to beat up on some Troggy tail! As usual, I took on Agata, my porcine princess, Leland took on Vaskis, and it looks like DTB will take both Olo and Skarg from now on (Leland has become "Villain guy" and I'm "Rules and Events", so it saves time for DTB to take the extra character).<br />
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<b>Chapter 5.5, Orgoth Ruins:</b><br />
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Okay, so right there in the middle of the board is a broken stone monument, and that is the focus for today. And at the bottom of the board, there are two Mist Speakers (one red and one blue). Now, the head has 8 wound tokens on it, but the Mist Speakers on their activations have a 2/3 chance of taking one of those wounds, adding it to THEIR OWN health, and putting an XP on the head. The other 1/3 of the time all heroes have to make a hazard roll as the magic goes crazy! Once the Mist Speakers have stolen all of the wound tokens from the head, they will try to escape and take all that magic to Sheldon. If even one of the Mist Speakers escapes, we lose... Our plan seems to be to kill off the Mist Speakers as fast as possible, since they could become WAY too powerful if they take a lot of the wound tokens. Add to that the fact that every XP on the head gives any undead villains (ie, Swamp Shamblers) +1 ARM, making these relatively easy to smash baddies a bit more of a threat, and the chapter becomes much more difficult to manage as the Mist Speakers do their work. And each time a Bog Trog is incapacitated, the stone head turns it into a knocked down Swamp Shambler.. ugh!<br />
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Round one kicked off with High Water as the event card, but that won't bother us so much this turn, so good time to have that one. Olo charged the Viper Tatzelwurm near him to grab a bit of extra movement on his way to the side quest. He managed to kill it off, and was quickly followed by Vaskis using Wings of Air to make a longer move and set up his money maker, Sunhammer! Sadly for our favorite Croak, the villain action for both of the them has all the Bog Trogs going after Olo! Olo spawned a villain in 6.....Vaskis spawned a villain in 6... Skarg spawned a villain IN 6!!! Yikes! To try and help out, Skarg charged into the mass of baddie heading for Olo, and hit a Viper Tatzelwurm so hard that he reached down it's throat and ripped out it's heart, which he feasted upon to heal his left over wound from last game.<br />
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And then, Agata also spawned a villain in 6....Whaaaaa? What the heck, dice! She then used her feat card Hoof It to make it into the Sunhammered square. Then, time for the two Mist Speakers. One of them caused all the heroes to take a hazard roll, while the other one took one of the wounds off of the monument.<br />
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Round 2 pulled the Boss event card (eep!) One more damage from the stone head, one more hazard roll... and it's only round 2 and there are only 6 wounds on the head! Plus, all Shambers have become +2 arm! Olo spawned a villain... in 6! Hahaha! And followed that up by getting to the side quest card! Yeah! 6 XP to us! It was a Feral Charm...mmmm, Agata want! I may have a chance at the end of the game to try and convince the group to let me take it! Vaskis charged the Tatzelwurm in the forest near him, taking 2 hazard rolls (oops, sorry for the 2 damage, Leland!) as he left the occupied square, and managed to kill it! Woot! His villain action sent a +2 ARM Shambler after Olo, but Olo is pretty slippery, and the shambler is a rotting pile of goo and missed. Skarg also Hoofed it to move out of his total mess so he could shoot the blue Mist Speaker. Agata moved out of her square, taking TWO HAZARD DAMAGE!! Wow, we are not doing well with the hazard rolls this game! Using her great strength Savagery which lets her take an attack at every model in her square for each attack she makes, she cuts down one Viper Tatzelwurm and both Bog Trogs, who immediately become Shamblers. With her second attack, she killed one of the spawned Shamblers, as well! Then during the villain action, she used her Feat card Pursuit to move another square. And to finish the round, during the Mist Speaker action one more wild blasts of energy flooded the board, but none of us took any damage, and another wound left the head.<br />
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Round 3 brought another Boss Event card again! One more wild energy blast, one more wound from the head! Half way to the finale! Olo charged a spawned Swamp Shambler, but with a +4 ARM and resilient flesh (needing double damage to hurt it, since, you know, it's a zombie) it only got knocked down. Vaskis went after the second Side Quest since he was right there, but didn't make his INT check to actually find the item hidden in the bushes. During his villain action, BOTH Mist Speakers drew off a wound from the head, bringing it down to the last two! Skarg moved into another empty square and shot the blue Mist Speaker again. Agata used another of her great strengths March to charge through the rough terrain at the Red Mist Speaker, doing double damage twice! Yeah! Go, Slaughterhauser of my heart! Only one damage left on the red Mist Speaker. That Mist Speaker hit Agata with an attack during it's activation, but failed to damage her (phew!), while the blue Speaker took one more wound from the head.... last one to go!<br />
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Olo moved out of the Shambler square without taking any damage! He then turned and threw a corrosive slime gourd at the zombie, but missed... Vaskis tried again for the Side Quest, this time making the roll and finding a Hand of Glory (knocks down all enemies in your square or an adjacent square once per chapter). That's pretty good for Vaskis, since he always is the bait that leads the horde of baddies away from the action! And I'll never say no to 6 more XP for finding the Side Quest.<br />
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Skarg held and aimed, which lets him shoot the Mist Speaker 2 times! One shot did double damage, but the other missed... oh well, we can't all be Agata, Skarg. Don't worry, we won't hold it against you! He spent a feat card to deal the final damage to the Speaker, leaving us with only one Speaker with only one damage left! Come on, Agata! Aaaaaaaaaand..... Agata smacked that Mist Speaker in the FACE!!! And then, snacks upon his fishy flesh to heal 2 of her wounds. Now all that's left is the stone head!<br />
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Olo's spawn continued to throw villains at Vaskis' square! The Blackclad looks like he's going to be overrun soon! Then Olo moved into the forest and threw a Vitriolic Fire gourd at the head, dealing double damage! Then, Vaskis used his newly found Hand of Glory to knock down all the villains in the square next to him, which is good, because he really has a TON of guys who want to eat him! Skarg held and aimed again, taking two shots and dealing 3 damage to the head. Only three damage to go, but oh no! Olo is in trouble! The Villain Actions have brought a horde of villain on his head, and Olo goes down!<br />
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Come on, Agata! The Great Finisher takes backs her title as she takes two attacks at the head and deals the last 3 damage! Game over!<br />
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<b>Conclusion:</b><br />
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Victory for us!<br />
<b> </b>Looks like Skarg and Agata are neck and neck for being MVP! Actually, this chapter I felt like we were in pretty good shape the whole game! We never seemed to be losing control, and we still had 7 rounds until the event cards ran out. Now that the kickstarter exclusive chapters are over, let me say I really enjoyed them! They were a great way to pick up some extra XP, for sure! I wish that they had had a little more impact on the main game itself, but I know that would be difficult. Bottom line, they were a lot of fun, and I'm glad that I picked up the kickstarter!<br />
And Olo graciously handed over the Feral Charm to Agata! Yes!<br />
Next meeting will be on May 20! Come down and get a game in! <br />
<br />Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-24852743523611489202018-04-05T02:08:00.001-07:002018-04-05T02:08:05.359-07:00AAR - Standoff SNAFUWell, well, well... Spring has arrived in full force! And with the warm breeze has come, for the first time... the information for the 6th Annual Japan Open Team Tournament! We are officially getting underway, and here, in a Duty Log exclusive, is all the information you need to join us! That's right, it's almost time for the Crash at the Castle... the Rumble 'round the Ramparts... <br />
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<b>Japan Open Team Tournament:</b><br />
Date: Sunday, October 7th, 2018<br />
Location: Fukuyama Civic Center, behind Fukuyama Castle<br />
Time: Doors open at 9, Registration at 9:15, First round begins at 10:00<br />
Players: 8 teams of 3 players each (24 participants total) will battle it out for the Championship.<br />
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Cost: 4500 yen per team (1500 per person) This amount will include the fee for renting the room, all mats, terrain and zones that will be used in the tournament (provided by the Fukuyama Gaming Club), as well as prizes and trophies. After the tournament there will be a dinner party for those who wish to attend, more details on that to follow! Also, there will be an open gaming day the day after the tournament at the same location (October 8th), which will cost 500 yen per person (you absolutely do not HAVE to come to the open day, but we'd love to see you there!).<br />
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Armies: This tournament will be played according to the 2018 Steamroller rules, so make sure you check that on the Privateer Press site to see what requirements for army creation are. EACH PLAYER must bring 2 75 point lists from their corresponding Factions (team members do not need to field the same faction, but both lists for every player must be from the same faction). These lists MUST be submitted by email to the Tournament Organizer by Midnight, Monday October 3rd, and each player must bring a written or printed list to be made avaliable for your opponents. <b>ALL MODELS IN BOTH LISTS MUST MUST MUST BE PAINTED AND BASED WITH FRONT ARCS MARKED AS PER THE HARDCORE RULE SET.</b> There will be no exceptions, unpainted models will forfeit the match, so PAINT YOUR MODELS!!!<br />
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Teams: This is a team tournament. Teams will consist of 3 player. Teams may assemble themselves, or, if a person needs help finding a team, we can assist them in finding teammates. If you would like to participate and need help being place on a team, contact the tournament organizer. There will be no geographical restrictions on teams so a team can include a player from Tokyo and a player from Fukuoka (for example). <b>TEAMMATES MAY NOT ASSIST EACH OTHER OR OFFER ADVICE WHILE BATTLES ARE IN PROGRESS.</b><br />
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Prizes: Trophies/medals will be awarded to each member of the top three teams, as determined by Steamroller 2018 criteria. There will be additional prizes for "Best Painted" and "Best Sportsmanship", as well as a special prize for our most unlucky team.<br />
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Contact: To register or make any inquiries, please contact the following people...<br />
Eric Perez - Tournament Organizer -vigilantecowboy@hotmail.com<br />
Daniel McCartney - English Coordinator - rodserling@hotmail.com<br />
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<b>Working Hard or Hardly Working:</b><br />
I am pleased to announce that finally... FINALLY... Sovereign Tristan and the remaining 4 Deliverer Skyhammers are FINISHED! And because I wanted to be done DONE with Deliverers, I also finished the Delieverer Arms Master and the 2 grunts for my unfinished Deliverer Sunburst Crew, leaving the actual Sunburst itself as the final Deliverer model left for me to paint!<br />
Working Hard: Sovereign Tristan Durant and 4 Deliverer Skyhammers<br />
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And with that, both of my warcasters for this year are complete! Now, just a few solos left to have 2 fully painted lists. With the Skyhammers finished, the Testament of Menoth's list is only a few models from completion! The Champion of the Wall (mounted and unmounted), a Paladin solo, and 2 Choir members are all that's left to reach full paint!<br />
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<b>Announcements:</b><br />
The Fukuyama Gaming Club is meeting next on May 20!<br />
Also, our buddies down at the Saijo Gaming Club in Hiroshima City will be meeting April 15<b>.</b><br />
But even more important, get your teams together and register for the 6th annual Japan Open!<br />
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And with that, let's take a look at one of the epic battles that we had at the March meeting of the Fukuyama Gaming Club. This month we had a standoff between one of the newest Trollblood warlocks, Kolgrima Stonetruth, the winter witch, and Sovereign Tristan Durant, who recently became a fully fledged warcaster for the Protectorate. I had really high hopes for this battle...I'm super interested in all the new Northkin stuff that's coming out for the Trollbloods, so I was really happy to face this army, which also included the new Lookout models! Tristan is also one of my favorite of the Protectorate warcasters as far as story goes... that whole "good guy trying to save as many as he can in a bad situation" kind of thing really calls to me. Unfortunately...this was definitely not one of my great battles. Not by a long shot. As DTB said, "You were your own worst enemy." Yeah, it was really.... not pretty... Well, you'll see. We ended up with the Standoff scenario, and sadly, since DTB gets to add +1 to his starting roll due to his theme force, he won the starting roll and chose to go second.... NOOOO!!! I like going second! Dang!<br />
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<b>Army List, Protectorate of Menoth:</b><br />
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Warcaster - Sovereign Tristan Durant<br />
<b> </b>Vanquisher<br />
<b> </b>Reckoner X 2<br />
<b> </b>Repenter<br />
<b> </b> Revenger<br />
Redeemer<br />
Temple Flameguard (Maximum)<br />
- Officer and Standard Bearer<br />
Daughers of the Flame<br />
Choir Of Menoth (Minimum)<br />
Phyrrus, Flameguard Hero<br />
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Okay, so first of all, we noticed after the game was completed that this is actually not a valid list... too many points... oops! Not that it helped me, haha! Phyrrus is floating in there for no good reason. He just tagged along with the rest of the Flameguard. Any-hoo, so this is a Guardians of the Temple theme list, it will give me Ambush for the Daughters of the Flame (who also have Acrobatics and Anatomical Precision, which will make them devestating in the backfield, especially against Trollkin since they can't make Tough rolls!). Also, my Temple Flameguard will get Tough and cannot be knocked down in B2B.<br />
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<b>Army List, Trollblood:</b><br />
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Warlock - Kolgrima Stonetruth, the Winter Witch<b> </b><br />
<b> </b> Runebearer<br />
Glacier King<br />
Pyre Troll<br />
Scattergunners (Maximum)<br />
- Officer and Standard Bearer<br />
Pyg Lookouts (Maximum)<br />
Bushwackers (Maximum)<br />
- Officer and Moarter<br />
Sluggers (Minimum) X 2<br />
Pummler Crew<br />
Thumper Crew<br />
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Ahhh, nostalgia... this is a list that reminds me of a lot of DTB's old Mk. 2 lists (and my old lists, to be honest), which means LOTS OF DUDES!!! This is a Kriel Company theme force, which gives DTB a +1 to his starting roll, and all of his warrior models can see through other friendly warrior models to draw line of sight and he can shoot through them and all kinds of stuff... something about being unable to accidentally shoot his own models, or something that sounds a bit cheatery to me...<br />
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<b>Setup, Protectorate:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We fear no Witch!</td></tr>
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I started by placing a skirmish line of the Temple Flameguard (and the illegal Phyrrus model) as far forward as they could go, with the Revenger on the right side of them to try and get my arc node as far into the field as it could go. Behind the Flameguard were the three heavy 'jacks, the two remaining light 'jacks, Tristan next to the Vanquisher, and the Choir mixed in to get as much coverage as possible while still maintaining formation.<br />
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<b>Setup, Trollblood:</b><br />
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DTB started by banging down a GARGANTUAN right in the middle of the board... ugh! In front of them went the Scattergunners in a skirmish line, with the Pummeler Crew on the right flank, and one unit of Sluggers between the heavy gun and the Gargantuan. On the other side of the Scattergunners, Kolgrima set up next to her Pyre Troll and Trollsus. Left of the flaming troll was the second set of Sluggers, and finally the Thumper Crew.<br />
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<b>Advanced Deployment, Protectorate:</b><br />
My Daughters of the Flame have advanced deployment, but since the theme force grants them Ambush, instead of normal deployement, you can choose to have them come onto the board from any table edge (except your opponent's deployment zone), in any of your maintainence phases. So, I'll keep them back for now!<br />
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<b>Advanced Deployment, Trollblood:</b><br />
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The Lookouts went right in front of the ice wall near the central rectangular zone, while the Bushwackers hid behind the forest on the left. Mighty Pygs, out in front! Have I mentioned lately that I love the new Lookout models? They are DELIGHTFUL! How can I actually try and take out that dude hanging out in the
snowman? Privateer Press really does a good job on their models...<br />
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<b>Our Story:</b><br />
The Northern Crusade has ended. Tristan, in his new role as Sovereign, was sent to escort several unis of Flameguard from Lael back to the heart of the Protectorate. As he and his forces passed through the last of a winter storm, they were ambushed by the Winter Witch, on one of her many patrols to protect her fellow Northkin and their territory. As the standoff between the two leaders intensified, a skimrish between the two was the only possible outcome.<br />
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<b>Round 1, Protectorate:</b><br />
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The Flameguard ran toward the edge of the zone and broke into 3 groups in B2B. Phyrrus, ignorant of the fact that he shouldn't be there, ran to join the far right group. The Revenger ran into the fog. All of the other 'jacks ran to the edge of the zone, except the Vanquisher, who is S.L.O.W. and wasn't able to keep up, though he ran as far as he could. The Choir moved up behind them and put passage on the Revenger, the Vanquisher, and both of the Reckoners. Tristan moved up behind the Vanquisher and cast Inviolable Resolve on the Flameguard through the arc node on the Revenger.<br />
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<b>Round 1, Trollblood:</b><br />
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The Bushwackers took the lead by moving into the zone and taking 2 combined ranged attacks into the Revenger for 13 damage... Yikes! Not a good start for me! The Lookouts moved into the forest in the middle zone, while the Sluggers on the right ran forward. The Pummeler Crew moved up and took a shot at the Flameguard, but missed... they were awfully far away! The Scattergunners ran into the zone, and the second set of Sluggers also ran, as did the Thumper Crew. Trollsus moved behind the wall, and put Harmonious Exaltation on Kolgrima. The Glacier King used his Frozen Ground animus before charging the Vanquisher, which of course failed... the big frozen dummy! Kolgrima cast Freezing Mist twice to make two cloud effects that would block line of sight to her troops and cause a -2 to attack rolls from living models that enter the cloud. Cause it's cold... then she moved up behind the wall, before casting Vanish, letting her move in front of the wall before ending her turn.<br />
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<b>Round 2, Protectorate:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ohhhh, the horror... THE HORROR</td></tr>
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Okay, this is where my defeat of myself began. Turn one was a standard, strong turn. Turn two is more of a ... well... you'll see. The Temple Flameguard moved up a little and got into two large shield walls, and Phyrrus joined them. Tristan moved forward and cast Manifest Destiny, giving an additional die on melee and damage rolls, drop the lowest die, to his whole battle group. Then... FEAT!!! Immediately, all his 'jacks gain 1 focus, and Tristan gets one focus from each of his 'jacks! Yowza! Using that extra focus, he cast Hand of the Creator on the Revenger to heal it for 3 points, and then cast Cleansing Fire at the Bushwackers, but missed. The Choir moved up and put Battle on the Vanquisher, Redeemer, and both Reckoners. Okay, so far, so good, right? Well, this is where it all goes wrong...The Revenger moved to the edge of the zone... my poor sacrificial lamb... The Repenter used all three shots, and managed to knock down 1 Scattergunner and killed a Slugger... but I completely forgot about Manifest Destiny, and could have done so much more! The Repenter flamed another Scattergunner, but even though it caught fire, it was tough and so was just knocked down. The Vanquisher missed his shot against the Scattergunners because I forgot about Manifest Destiny again, while the Reckoner on the left did 10 damage on a shot to the Glacier King (again forgetting Manifest Destiny, so it could have been even better), and the right Reckoner completely pasted a poor little Pyg Bushwacker. So, round 2, I paid for Manifest Destiny but didn't use it even a single time in six activations, didn't do anything useful with the Revenger except leave it out in the open to die, and FORGOT TO AMBUSH WITH THE DAUGHTERS!!!! Nice!<br />
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<b>Round 2, Trollblood:</b><br />
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Okay! So, there is a guy on fire, he's knocked down, and therefore cannot make a tough roll...all I need is a 3 or better to kill him off...DOUBLE ONES! Haha, of course.<br />
The Thumper Crew scooted up and took a shot at the Flameguard, killing two by pushing one through another before slamming into the Repenter. But wait... if only I remembered my own rules! And I quote "Inviolable Resolve - target model (ie, my Flameguard) cannot be moved by a push or a slam." Wow. So that's two spells that I spent the focus for but didn't remember to get any of the benefits for. Sometimes I disappoint myself! Oh well... I didn't remember at the time, so to the Creator of Man those two boys go! The Scattergunners moved into the zone and opened fire! They failed to kill the Standard Bearer, but did put 7 damage on the Redeemer. The Glacier King aimed at the Repenter and did 6 damage, then reloaded and did another 10! whaaa! That's not good! The Lookouts moved up to the very edge of the forest and opened fire, somehow managing to miss absolutely everything!<br />
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Yes! Luck may be swinging my way! The right Sluggers got three shots each and loaded them into the Revenger, but came away doing only about 4 damage! The Bushwackers did 2 more CRA's (those are dangerous!), leaving 1 single damage point on the Revenger! The Pyre Troll moved into the zone and finished off the poor Revenger that I sent off die for no appreciable gain. At least he kept those guys busy instead of harrassing my other models. The Pummeler took a shot at the left Reckoner, and missed! It's an AOE, so it deviated back onto one of the left Sluggers and killed him! Woot! Kolgrima moved forward to the front edge of the zone and cast Freezing Mist two more times, trying to block line of sight and keep my guys from charging into her troops. Then, she reached way down deep inside herself and FEAT! In this feat she gets to push all enemy models in her control area 2" back and cannot make ranged attacks for one round (marked in this game by the lovely snowflake tokens DTB used!) Trollsus and the other Sluggers moved forward, and that's 2 CP's to DTB!<br />
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<b>Round 3, Protectorate:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No ranged attack for me this turn!</td></tr>
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Okay...I'm not going to lie... last round, on both of our turns, I made a LOT of mistakes. But that's okay! Never give up! I'm going to turn this game around, starting NOW!!! First thing, Daughters Ambush onto the table! I've got them staring down the backs of the Thumper Crew... not wanting to leave those poor Trolls any chance to notice their danger, they took the first activation. One girl got into the backs of the Thumper Crew, and the others spread out into the Scattergunners. Both Thumper grunts died horrible deaths (each Daughter gets 2 attacks), and 6 Scattergunners also fell.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey, did you hear something behind us?</td></tr>
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The Flameguard charged, doing amazing work and dispatching the other 2 left Sluggers, 3 more Scattergunners, and one of the Lookouts (not the snowman, thank Menoth!). Phyrrus walked into the Frozen Mist, for he fears no witchcraft, and killed another Lookout. The Repenter brutally mauled another Scattergunner, while the Redeemer ran into the zone... gotta disrupt those zones or DTB will simply win on scenerio! The Choir moved up and put Battle on the Vanquisher and the Reckoners. The Right Reckoner FINALLY REMEMBERED THAT TRISTAN'S BATTLE GROUP CAN SEE THROUGH CLOUDS and charged the right Sluggers, taking out one and putting 10 damage on the Pyre Troll. The other Reckoner watched his buddy go, remembered that he, too, can see through the clouds and followed his lead, charging another Slugger and putting 10 more damage on the Pyre Troll. And.... BEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEP! Game Over!<br />
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<b>Conclusion:</b><br />
Victory for the Trollkin!<br />
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Though his forces were finally hitting their stride, Tristan had his Vanquisher vent a blast of steam, calling his forces back from the fighting. He had no desire to risk any more of his troops to Kolgrima's magic. His mission lay to the south, and he would gladly leave the north to its native kin.<br />
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Okay... so my main missteps -<br />
1) Spending lots of focus on spells and then not using the benefits of those spells<br />
2) Sacrificing my Revenger for no return<br />
3) Forgetting to Ambush with my murderous Daughters<br />
4) Most damning of all... spending all of the game staring at Kolgrima's Frozen Mist clouds thinking, aww, I can't shoot anything, I can't charge anything, what am I going to do when in reality, ALL of Tristan's battle group has True Sight, which ignores clouds for LOS and also ignores Stealth.<br />
I roll my eyes at myself. The good thing is, I learned a lot, and I mean, a LOT this game. Next time I use Tristan, I guarentee I'll correct the problems and have a well oiled killing machine of an army, hungry for a win!<br />
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Thanks for the game, DTB! Sorry you had to put up with my bumbling, but next time, I'll give you a run for your money!<br />
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<b> </b>Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-57450351954040773202018-03-16T01:07:00.002-07:002018-03-16T01:07:59.631-07:00Widower's Wood, Ghost TrapWelcome, welcome! Kick back and relax! The February meeting of the Fukuyama gaming club was a great success! A battle between Horgle and the Trollkin against the Testament of Menoth and the Protectorate of Menoth ended with the Protectorate squeeking out a win thanks to ToM's feat... there was also a mighty struggle between Cygnar led by Stryker and the same Horgle list that faced the Protectorate, which I wrote about in the last post, where the Trollkin managed to beat the clock and take the win. And of course, we continued the fight to rid the Widower's Wood of a menacing Witch Doctor with evil dreams of controlling the whole swamp. <br />
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With the March gaming day fast approaching, work continues on my list of painting goals, but slowly. In one more session, Sovereign Tristan and the Deliverers will be finished, and the Champion of the Order of the Wall will hit the painting table! I know, I know... very exciting!<br />
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<b>Announcements:</b><br />
The Fukuyama Gaming Club will meet on March 18, April 1, and May 20! Come join to get a game! Also... exciting news! It looks as though the FGC is going to be starting a very relaxed Dredd Ball league. I don't know much about it, but I'll keep you posted as I learn more!<b> </b> <br />
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As part of the Kickstarter that I bought Widower's Wood with, most of the stretch goals were reached! That means lots and lots of goodies for me! And several of those goodies were bonus chapters for the campaign. There were two additional chapters for Widower's Wood (Chapters 3.5 and 5.5), two additional chapters for the Dead Men Walking expansion, and an extra chapter each for WW and DMW that could go in after any chapter. After each session, we roll a die, and on a roll of a 6 we would play the extra chapter for Widower's Wood. And last month, after trying desperately to save the Tatzelwurm from Rasheldonak's clutches, we rolled a 6! That means it's KICKSTARTER EXCLUSIVE TIME!!!! Woo hoo!<br />
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<b>The Story So Far:</b><br />
As we last left our heroes, they had failed to save a rare albino Tatzelwurm from falling into the clutches of the water fearing, psycho Witch Doctor Rasheldonak... who knows what devastating effect that miss will have!<b> </b>We did, however, manage to finish off the Warlock, yay! Vaskis managed to remove the collar that the Warlock was trying to fit around the Tatzelwurm's neck. Upon examining it, he has now figured out what Rasheldonak is doing. The group headed out to try and track him down before he could finish his ritual... but suddenly, they hit a dead end... a valley full of the remains of a battlefield... and there's something moving around by the bodies... Feralgeists! To fight off the 'beast possessing spirits, I took over Agata and it was my turn to control Skarg as well. DTB took on Olo, and Leland once again took Vaskis.<br />
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<b>One Shot Chapter, Ghost Trap:</b><br />
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So! There are 4 purple heavy warbeasts that are knocked down around the board, and two Feralgeists that are running around, ready to jump into the beasts and use them to kill us! In addition to the beasts, there are a number of Swamp Shamblers (dead Bog Trogs), Risen (dead humans), and some Thralls wandering around, trying to make us part of the party. We have 12 rounds to incapacitate the Feralgeists or else we lose! That sounds easy, but they are going to jump into the knocked down beasts, and so we'll have to kill the beasts, force the Feralgeists out, and kill them before they can jump into another one! All the heroes started together for the first time in a while (but Olo, with his special ability, got to start one space closer to the action. Our goal... keep the Feralgeists away from the Blackhide Wrastler. In a strange turn of events, we decided to team up Agata and Skarg this time, and let the two support characters go on their own! We'll see how it goes!<br />
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Round one started us off with the Strength of Death event card! OH NO!!! Olo led us off by bombing a few of the Risen that shambled a little closer to us, and then charged a Thrall and Risen, but missed them both... uh oh! Vaskis had his back, though, and charged and killed the Risen before using Blood Boon to cast Chain Lightening, but missed, and then used Wings of Air to move into the inert Blackhide Wrastler's space. The Feralgeists activated and possessed the Tatzelwurm and the Ironback Spitter. All in all, we're pretty happy with those, I mean, we just faced a Tatzelwurm in the last chapter, and the Spitter is at least not as bad as the Wrastler! Skarg started blasting away at the Tatzelwurm, and Agata charged over to take out the Thrall that was threatening Olo.<br />
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Vaskis decided that the best way to keep the Feralgeists from accidentaly getting into the Wrastler is to just destroy the Wrastler! To damage an inert, unpossessed beast, you must do Super Damage to take away one of it's 5 wound markers, so it looks like this is going to take a while! Skarg continued to whack away at the Tatzel-geist, doing another 2 damage! Leaving Olo to help Vaskis, Agata went to try and help Skarg, charging a Risen and a Thrall, killing both, but she in turn got charged by the Tatzelwurm!!! Luckily, she took no damage, and is ready to lay on the damage next turn!<br />
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Round 3 brought another swarm of Buzzard Beetles for our event card! Wow, those beetles are dangerous! None of the heroes were damaged, but a couple of random dead baddies went down. Olo gathered his courage around him and CHARGED THE IRONBACK!!! HAHAHA! Can you believe it! It's like when Merry Brandybuck decided to charge the king of the Nazghul! And even better, he did 2 damage! Yeah, you go, froggie! Agata let LOSE, my piggy princess! She killed a Shambler AND took down the Tatzelwurm! Yeah! The Feralgeist got bumped out into the square furthest from any of the heroes.<br />
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Olo used his new Parry ability to leave combat with the Ironback so that he could throw a bottle of Vitriolic Fire back at the giant turtle, dealing 1 damage. Vaskis killed a Thrall that got knocked down by the beetle swarms, then again used his Blood Boon (when he kills an enemy with a melee attack, he can immediately shoot off a spell), throwing Razor Wind at the exposed Feralgeist! Yea... oh... no damage. The Feralgeist made a dash for the Blackhide Wrastler, but Skarg managed to get it in his sights, and bye bye, ghostie #1! Alright! That's one down, one to go, and we're only on the 4th round! To finish the round, the Ironback started stalking Olo, following him as he moved away.<br />
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Round 5 brought us the Boss event card.... Argh! On a roll of a 6, the Ironback Spitter got 2 ACTIONS!!! So, of course, the Spitter took two shots at Olo, but that is a slippery Croak, and Olo took no damage. Vaskis shot a chain lightening at the Spitter and dealt another damage. Skarg and Agata, a little far from the action, continued to try and pick off a few of the dead masses that were spawning all around them. Agata charged a Risen, easily killing it, in an attempt to use the extra movement to get closer to where she needed to be to help out. Skarg was fine a little farther back, so that he could try to cover some of the other inert beasts when the Feralgeist got pushed out of the Spitter. And to finish the round, the Spitter continued to shuffle after Olo! Run, Olo! HE'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU!<br />
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Olo made it to the Side Quest! Unfortunately, it wasn't the continuation of the chain quest that we had started, but it turned out to be a Fettershot Rifle, which is an amazing ranged weapon! After snagging the goods, he turned and glued the Spitter into its square, making sure that it can't charge him. Skarg and Vaskis started moving around, getting ready for the next round's action, while Agata killed off a Risen and used her Overtake ability to move an extra space, trying to get into a charge on the Spitter next round. And again, at the end of the round, the Spitter moved into Olo's square AGAIN!!!! Ahahaha! Run, Olo, run!<br />
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Another Buzzard Beetle Swarm saw about half of the deadies go down as swarms of flesh eating beetles feasted upon their goopy corpses. Olo turned around, and used his new found rifle on the turtle, and KILLED IT!! Boo-ya! That's what you get for stalking! The Feralgeist got pushed out away from Olo near the Swamp Horror, and too far for Agata and Vaskis to help. So, instead, Vaskis charged into a square that had a lot of dead walkers shambling around in there.<br />
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He managed to kill off a Swamp Shambler, then used his Blood Boon ability to throw some Chain Lightening into the other walkers, but missed. The Feralgeist ran forward towards the Swamp Horror... if Skarg can't kill it this turn, it'll make it to the beast next turn and wreck some Tharn booty! So, with all our hopes riding on it, Skarg took aim... spent feat cards to get a boost to the roll... employed all his useable abilities... and shot the Feralgeist in the FACE!!! Game over, biyatch!<br />
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Victory!!!<br />
<b>Conclusion:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skarg the Marksman strikes again!</td></tr>
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Wow! Two games in a row, Skarg has taken the MVP award for sure! If that Feralgeist had made it to the beast, we may not have been able to force it out again in time to win the game! I guess my porcine heroine is starting to slip! She'll have to step up her game and take the title back from her Tharn buddy! With all the dead walkers we were bumping off, we raked in the XP, making a huge 46 total, which broke down to 12 XP each! I can't wait to spend it and pick up another great ability! We'll be playing the last of the Kickstarter exclusive chapters on March 18th, that will leave us with the two last chapters before we wrap up the campaign. Come join us if you get a chance!<br />
Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-39501180736775488412018-03-12T00:45:00.002-07:002018-04-02T01:09:36.919-07:00AAR - Negotiations BreakdownHello, everybody! Spring is finally upon us, and I cannot explain how happy that makes me. Aside from all the goodness that spring in Japan brings, like cherry blossoms and great weather, it also means that the devastating grip of coldness is finally loosening... and that means that instead of cowering under a zillion blankets on my couch, I can look forward to picking up my painting during my few and far between moments of down time. I'm zeroing in on hitting full paint status on both of the lists that I'll be using in the Japan Open Team Tournament this October... In fact, once the models on my table right now (4 Deliverers and Soverign Tristan Durant) get finished, that list will be complete! I suspect that in a mere three painting sessions (nap time is a fickle thing, and it's length varies every time) those models will be done!<br />
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This month, DTB and I had a really great game between Horgle 2 using a Storm of the North Northkin theme force and TOM using a Faithful Masses theme force. It was a great game that came right down to the wire with POM eeking out a victory right before the time ran out. But what was even better than gaining the victory was feeling like I was coming to understand how to play the list much much better. Instead of playing defensively and not really knowing what it was I was trying to do, I felt much more in control of what models needed to move where, overlapping skills and benefits (which is the bread and butter of the Protectorate), and resource management. So! Great game! Gives me a little hope for the tournament. But today, I will bring you, for the first time, a battle that did NOT involve the Protectorate! That's right, it was a rumble in Blue, Trollkin Vs. Cygnar! But first...<br />
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<b>Announcements:</b><br />
The Fukuyama Gaming Club will be meeting again at the Community Center behind the castle on March 18, April 1 and May 20. We'd love to have a couple more people join us, so if you feel like getting your game on, come on by!<br />
And in exciting news, things are starting to come together for the 6th Annual Japan Open Team Tournament! Sarge has agreed to run things again this year, and the teams are starting to form! It looks like this year's teams are going to be totally different from last year's, as Sarge has decided to do away with region restrictions! Beru and Tetsu, my partners from last year, are going to make a university team by picking up a third alumni from their school. DTB and I are teaming up and currently looking for a third player. Rantei, one of the winners on DTB's team from last year is going to team up with a couple of Tokyo players and go for the win again! More on the JOTT6 as it gets closer! <br />
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<b>Working Hard or Hardly Working:</b><br />
This month I had a very important mission... to get the models ready for my painting exchange with DTB. <b> </b>As I mentioned last time, I've taken on painting some Cryxian models for DTB's extra army, and in return, he's going to paint up two heavy jacks... the last unpainted heavy jacks in my army! That's amazingly exciting. The only jacks that are left for me to paint are the Purifier, a light jack that I'm not using this year, and the Revelator, a Collossal that I don't have yet, and won't have a chance to pick up until my next trip to the states (shipping charges on a collossal to Japan is BRUTAL!). So, I put on the speed to get those two jacks up and ready for DTB by the 18th.<br />
WIP: The Hand of Judgement and the Eye of Truth<br />
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There they are! Look good, right? These are going to look amazing! These are some of the newer models, so their lower bodies (legs and so on) are metal, but the upper chassis are made of resin, which means really amazing detail. It's up to you, DTB! Make 'em sparkle!<br />
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In today's battle, Leland brought forth his Heavy Metal theme force, lead by the infamous Stryker 1 (a war criminal against the Protectorate, if you ask me!) against DTB's new super Northkin list, a Storm of the North theme list, lead by Horgle 2! The fact that DTB is playing a Storm of the North list with a NON Northkin warlock seems a little funny to me, but it may work for him! I really like a lot of the new Northkin models, like the Pyg Lookouts that have one of the little Pygs hiding in a snowman! And the Hooch Hauler, which looks like a true beast of a model to put together and paint, but will be so amazing when done that it'll be worth it. I've never had the desire to play Trollkin, but I sure do like their models and back story. DTB rolled the Breakdown scenario, which gives them a rectangular zone scoreable by 'beasts and 'jacks in the center of the board, with a circular zone on each end, scoreable by units.<br />
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<b>Army List, Trollkin:</b><br />
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<b> </b>Warlock - Horgle, The Anvil <br />
Rok<br />
Dire Troll Brawler<br />
Axer<br />
Runebearer<br />
Northkin Raiders (Maximum)<br />
Trollkin Champions (Maximum)<br />
- Skaldi<br />
Northkin Fire Eaters X 2<br />
Northkin Bear Handlers (excellent models)<br />
Trollkin Champion Hero<br />
Volka Curseborn<br />
Storm of the North is the new theme list for the Trollkin, and it's
benefits are pretty good! You get two 4" Snowdrifts within 20" of your
table edge, you can upkeep spells on Northkin models for free (OMG, that
is SUCH A GOOD BENEFIT) and all warrior models gain immunity to cold!<br />
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Warcaster - Commander Coleman Stryker<br />
Ironclad X 2<br />
Ol' Rowdy<br />
Lancer<br />
Journeyman Warcaster<br />
Charger<br />
Trencher Journeyman<br />
Charger X 2<br />
Sword Knights (Maximum)<br />
Runewood<br />
Mechanic (Minimum)<br />
This is a Heavy Metal theme force, which means lots and lots of 'jacks! Leland is getting to use the new Trencher Jouneyman, this is the first time that I've ever gotten to see it! The benefits are ok, pretty basic but not great... +2" on your deployment zone and solos gain a 3" reposition.<br />
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<b>Setup, Trollkin:</b><br />
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Horgle, finally a fully fledged warlock, set up in about the center of the deployment zone, with the Champs and Skaldi on his right. The Champ Hero went on his left, with Rok, the Brawler and the Axer coming next, and Volka a little separate off to the left.<br />
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<b>Setup, Cygnar:</b><br />
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Stryker and Rowdy set up almost exactly opposite Horgle, but Leland put out a skirmish line of the Sword Knights in front to keep him safe-ish. Runewood went on the right edge of the line, next to the Jouneyman Warcaster hiding behind his Charger. Both Ironclads took the left edge of the line, with the Lancer behind them, and bringing up the end of the line were the 2 Chargers and the Trencher Journeyman behind them. Finishing things off, the Mechanics spread out a bit behind Rowdy.<br />
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<b>Advanced Deployment, Trollkin:</b><br />
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In response to my mockery last time, DTB brought a TON of advanced deployment this game. The Raiders went ahead of the group of 'beasts in a skirmish line, and a set of Fire Eaters went on opposite sides of the Raiders.<b> </b>The Bear Handlers still didn't deploy, as DTB decided to use their Ambush ability later on in the game, giving them the ability to come in at any place on any table edge (except Leland's deployment edge).<br />
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<b>Advanced Deployment, Cygnar:</b><br />
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N.O.T.H.I.N.G!!<br />
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<b>Our Story:</b><br />
Heeding a call from their native son, mightly Warlock of the Kin, Borka Kegslayer, Horgle brought a force of Northkin down from the Frostspires. In an attempt to honor previous Cygnarian treaties, Horgle met with Commander Stryker to negotiate for passage across a small streach of Cygnaran territories, but as tensions escalated, a fight broke out between the Raiders and the Sword Knights. All thought of dipolomacy aside, both armies races to control the strongest position in the center of the field.<br />
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<b>Round 1, Trollkin:</b><br />
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Trollsus moved forward and gave Harmonious Exaltation to Horgle. The Hero ran forward around the back of the cabin, while the left hand Fire Eaters ran into the zone. The Raiders took their lead and also ran forward into both the left hand and middle zones. The other Fire Eaters also ran, ending up behind the wall in the right hand zone. Volka ran into the forest, just a little outside of the zone. The Champs ran into the snow drifts, ignoring the cold since they're Northkin and due to the theme force benefit they ignore any penalties from the drifts. Horgle cast Solid Ground on himself and Firestarter on Rok. Then, he moved about 5" forward and and put Inviolable Resolve on the Champs. The Axer used his Rush animus on Rok, and then moved 5" to the edge of the fog. The Brawler riled and ran into the fog, while Rok ran 12" thanks to Rush to pass the Brawler as he almost made it to the middle zone.<br />
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The Journeyman's Charger (hereby known as JW Charger) moved around the forest that was blocking his view and took a shot at the Fire Eaters in front of him. He managed to kill off one and knocked down the Pyg. JW Charger's Journeyman wriggled forward a bit and took a shot at the Raiders, managing to kill 1 before repositioning back. Runewood gave the Sword Knights Pathfinder before taking a shot at the Raiders himself. Alas, he missed, and repositioned back. The Sword Knights ran forward to engage the Raiders to keep them from throwing bombs all over the field, but kept a second wave back just in case (good move, Leland!). The leftmost Trencher Journeyman Charger (Outie TJ Charger) moved up "a squish" and shot at the Fire Eaters behind the wall, also killing one! The other Trencher Journeyman Charger (Innie TJ Charger) "squiggled" forward, staying on the hill for a little defense boost, missed a shot at the Fire Eaters. Dark Ironclad moved up, followed by the Light Ironclad, and behind them, the Lancer. "Sometimes I play like I'm not dumb" our intrepid Leland remarked, and he's not wrong, this is a good start to his game! Stryker moved up, cast Arcane Shield on the Lancer, and then channeled an Arcane Bolt through the arc node on the Lancer at the Fire Eaters, dealing 3 damage. Ol' Rowdy moved up next to Stryker, while R2D2 snuggled up right behind them. The Mechanic's moved up to keep pace, while the Trencher Warcaster Dug In on the hill.<br />
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<b>Round 2, Trollkin:</b><br />
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BEARS!!! Two Ambushing bears and their Khadoran manhunter looking Trollkin handler are a terrifying sight to be seen! DTB chose the table edge near the Trencher Journeyman and his Chargers, and they will get to activate this round! The Hero ran around the cabin and into the zone, while the Fire Eaters left the safety of the wall to charge the Lancer with Assault. The big guy sprayed the Chargers, but missed. The Champs ran into the zone behind the wall the Fire Eaters had left. And then, it was time... BEARS CHARGE!!! The Handler and one of the Bears left only 1 damage on the Innie TJ Charger, while the second bear forced the Trencher Journeyman to spend a focus to take only 2 damage. Trollsus moved forward and again gave Harmonious Exaltation to Horgle. The Axer ran up behind the Raiders to support them, while Horgle moved behind the drifts, casting Ornery on himself and Rush on Rok.<br />
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The left hand Fire Eaters charged the JW Charger, dealing 5 damage on the Assault shot. Rok ran to the front edge of the zone, while the Brawler followed at a run into the back corner of the zone and riled. The Raiders looked the Sword Knights in the visor slits and fought back, killing 2. Turn over! But hark! What's this? Volka, feared leader of the Northkin, didn't activate this turn! Just hanging out in the forest, eh? His curse seems to be getting worse!<br />
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<b>Round 2, Cygnar:</b><br />
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Oh noes! Leland made a mistake that we all make.... and forgot to allocate! D'oh! Don't give up, you can get over this! The Mechanics moved up to fix some of his jacks, healing one damage on the Outti TJ Charger. The Trencher Journeyman hit the bear for 2 damage, used a focus to buy a second attack... missed. Used a focus to buy a third attack... missed... ugh! Outti TJ Charger killed off his own bear, and the Innie TJ Charger killed the other one... aww, no more bears! The Dark Ironclad walked over to the Handler, mourning his dead bears, and put him out of his misery. The Lancer then took a stab at one of the remaining Fire Eaters BUT... missed all three attacks. Runewood moved forward, giving Pathfinder to the Sword Knights, shot the Pyg Fire Eater, and repositioned back. The JW Charger moved up and finished off the last Fire Eater before putting his second shot on a Raider. The Sword Knights killed 2 more Raiders and knocked down another 2.<br />
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The Light Ironclad charged Rok, dealing 4 damage... yikes! That's a brave Ironclad! If Leland can't kill Rok off, I'm not sure the Ironclad is going to make it! Ol' Rowdy walked around the forest to get a look at the rest of the field, and Stryker moved team up with him, shooting an Arcane Bolt at a Raider and killing it as he went, and then.... FEAT!!!! To finish off, The Journeyman Warcaster cast Arcane Shield on the Light Ironclad to try and keep it alive.<br />
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<b>Round 3, Trollkin:</b><br />
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The Raiders started the round by trying to fight back against the Sword Knights, but did NOTHING!!! Stryker's feat saved the day. The surviving Fire Eaters just kind of stood around the Lancer, not doing much. Rok, much to my surprise, decided not to smash the Ironclad into scrap, but instead threw the warjack at Rowdy. He missed hitting Stryker's buddy, but the Ironclad was knocked down after the throw. Horgle moved up and put Primal on the Axer, who then charged straight into the Sword Knights, using Thresher, which lets him make one attack against every model in his front arc. He got a great set of rolls, killing 2 Storm Knights and one Raider. The Axer then bought 2 more attacks to kill off 2 more Knights. Trollsus ran forward to keep up with the action, and the Basher inched over to set up for next round....and DTB ended his turn. But WAIT!!! Who is that still hanging out in the forest??? Volka? WHAT ARE YOU DOING BACK THERE? Two rounds in a row, the Curseborn was forgotten.<br />
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<b>Round 3, Cygnar:</b><br />
The Lancer attacked the Fire Eaters, killing one more. The Mechanics went to work, moving forward to repair the Outtie TJ Charger for 3 points. The JW Charger moved into the zone and shot another Raider, killing it. The Journeyman herself moved up to hide behind her 'jack, while Runewood shot the Axer, sadly doing no damage. The Sword Knight pressed their attack, killing off two more Raiders. The Innie TW Charger moved, and took a shot at the Hero for 2 damage, followed by the Outtie TW Charger doing the same, who managed to kill the Hero, BUT the Hero is Tough, and can't be knocked down thanks to the Solid Ground spell that Horgle has had up the entire game (a good plan, since models lose Tough if they are knocked down, and that's one of the Trollkin's strongest points in the attrition game). The Light Ironclad stood up and walked forward next to Rok again... my, what a brave 'jack! Rowdy turned his attention on the final remaining Fire Eater and hits it twice, but oh no! It is also Tough! Sadly, luck can only run so long, and on Rowdy's third attack, he finally managed to squish it into a yucky blue paste. Stryker walked up next to Rowdy and took a shot at one of the upcoming Champs hiding behind the wall, dealing 3 damage. The Dark Ironclad charged another Champ, dealing 13 damage that got shared around a bit. The Trencher Journeyman Warcaster moved up behind his Chargers, and R2D2 went next to Stryker and ....... BEEPBEEPBEEP!!! Game over!<br />
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<b>Conclusion:</b><br />
Victory for the Trollkin.<br />
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As the war of attrition began to swing against Stryker, the red haired warcaster signaled his forces to stand down. If Horgle and his troops wanted to simply move through the area on their way to meet up with Borka, he would allow it, if it meant keeping his remaining warriors alive.<br />
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Great game, guys! I especially love the way a very expensive solo just kind of hung out all game. No wonder he's called the "Curseborn", his curse is so strong he got lost in the woods on his way to the fight! Ha! Thanks for letting me chronicle this epic battle! Can't wait to throw my models down on the 18th! If you're spoiling for a game, meet us there!<br />
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<b> </b>Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-31355694260860809072018-02-26T00:59:00.001-08:002018-02-28T23:28:10.736-08:00Widower's Wood, Chapter 5Happy Valentines Day, everyone! I celebrated by buying myself some lovely chocolates, and enjoyed them very much! Ahhh, chocolate holiday! And on this delicious day, I'd like to give a shout out to my favorite game couples very quickly! First... Prince Vlad Tzepesci and Sorscha from Western Immoren (Warmachine by Privateer Press)! Man, I love these two. And with as many problems as this noble Prince and common soldier faced before, it all came crashing down when he accepted an engagement to the Empress of Khador, effectively ending any chance of ending up with his love interest. Add to that the fact that the Empress knows of his little heartthrob, and being a jealous woman, sent Sorscha off to the most dangerous theatre of war that Khador was in... officially because she's a great warcaster and they needed her help there (but we all know it's because she hope Sorscha will get herself killed!) Yikes! Devious!<br />
And the other couple we'll look at is my all time favorite... brought to us by the amazing Sandy Mitchell who writes for the Black Library (Games Workshop). Yes, it is Commissar Ciaphus Cain and Inquisiter Amberley Veil. These two embody the grim darkness that permeates the year 40,000. If not for the galactic war, they could finally be together... but if not for the wars, they would never have met. Oof... Due to their respective positions, these two cannot be together, though they are clearly made for each other. Though it's pretty clear that they discretely do manage to find some time alone, anything else is just not to be. <br />
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But enough of all this romance! It's time, once again, for ...<br />
<b>Working Hard, or Hardly Working!!!</b><br />
Today, I bring to you one WIP, my second warcaster for the year, Sovereign Tristan Durant, and a set of models getting ready to go, the Witch Coven of Garlghast! I know what you're thinking... Commissar, isn't that a Cryxian model? Yup! I'm in the middle of a painting exchange with DTB. He's going to be taking care of the last two heavy jacks (after these two, I have all heavy jacks painted and ready to go for PoM!) and I'm going to paint up the Witch Coven and Pirate Queen Skarre!<br />
WIP, Sovereign Tristan Durant:<br />
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Base coat finished and all metalics washed!<br />
I love Tristan. Recently he took the spotlight as the main character in the new Skull Island Expedition book "Godless." His back story is right up my alley as one of the sane, good characters in the Protectorate. They are certainly few and far between... Tristan, Kreoss, Vilmon. Funnily enough, these are the models that I love to play with most! In fact, Tristan AND Vilmon have made it into my Faithful Masses list!<br />
Prepped, The Witch Coven of Garlghast:<br />
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Wow! One of the best parts of painting exchanging is getting to paint models that I normally wouldn't have a chance to work on. DTB is putting together a Cryx army so that we can have an army ready to go if we manage to snag a new player. So, I'm going to give these lovely ladies a go!<br />
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<b>Announcements:</b><br />
The Fukuyama Gaming Club will be meeting on <b>March 18, April 1, </b>and <b>May 20.</b><br />
And as I've mentioned before, some of our good friends from Iwakuni Air Base here in Japan went all the way over to Las Vegas to join the Las Vegas Open, and it sounds like they had a very good time. Maybe too good a time, as it turns out a <i>certain award show </i>was taking place just across the street! Oh well, at least fun was had, and everyone is safely back in Japan. <br />
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At our monthly meeting of the Fukuyama Gaming Club, we got in a few great Warmachine/ Hordes games, and also continued our trek through the Widower's Wood! Woo-hoo! We have officially entered the second half of the campaign, and we are going strong! All of the characters have picked up some amazing abilities and items that are helping us get closer and closer to Rasheldonak, the insane Gatorman Witch Doctor who is trying to complete a devastating ritual to control the swamp.<br />
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<b>The Story so Far:</b><br />
At the end of last chapter, our heroes had managed to capture several Gobbers that were running messages for the Gatormen, destroying Rasheldonak's ability to quickly coordinate his forces.<b> </b>Agata took over their interrogation, and found out that the Witch Doctor was going to try and capture a rare albino Tatzylwurm to use in his ritual. As our intrepid troop made its way to the Tatzylwurm's nest, they arrived just as one of Sheldon's Warlocks and his subservient Trogs were beginning the fight to contain the wurm. But even worse, the eggs in the nest are just beginning to hatch! We have to keep the big Tatzylwurm safe while taking down the Warlock. To accomplish this, I took over control of Agata, DTB continued to work with Olo and this time took over Skarg, and Vaskis fell to Leland!<br />
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<b>Chapter 5, Wurm on a Hook</b><br />
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Okay... well, the Tatzelwurm is in the middle, along with four egg piles in the middle. At the beginning of each round, a Young Tatzelwurm will be spawned on each egg pile that matches the color priority for the round. Mommy Wurm will attack anything within 2 spaces of herself, focusing on those who are standing in the water. Looks like we have 10 rounds to keep the Tatzelwurm alive (luckily, we don't have to save the baby Tatzelwurms as they hatch). At the beginning of round 8, if the Tatzelwurm survives, the Warlock will spawn and we can bring the hurt! If we fail to save the wurm, the Warlock will spawn when the wurm goes down. We can do this! Our plan was to try and run interference on villains moving towards the nest, but letting Mommy Wurm take care of villains that get into the water. <br />
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Round one, and the first event card of the game is PERILOUS JOURNEY!!! Yikes! And the cane leeches marker gets placed on the space with Mommy Wurm! I guess that's okay, it's not going to bother her any, and hopefully we won't be close enough for it to trouble us. Olo started things off by starting to make his way over to the Side Quest card near him. We're still trying to find the second in the chain quest that we started, so hopefully, we'll make it this time! Right away the Bokor on the board moved into the water to challenge Mommy Wurm, but we're not worried, Mommy will take care of him! On her activation, she took a snap at him... BUT SHE MISSED!!! Uh-oh, well... our plan has already crumbled, and Mommy Wurm might be in trouble. </div>
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Olo kept running for his Side Quest, but during his Villain Action card, the Bokor was activated an dealt one damage to Mommy Wurm. Skarg stepped forward to help her out by killing TWO Gatormen with his amazing bow work, and Agata took out the Bokor. Sadly, her villain action also activated some Trogs near Mommy, and she took 2 more damage! Aaaahhhhhh!!!</div>
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Olo made it! A Phylactery of Venom is now ours! Too bad that we didn't get the second card in the chain, but the Phylactery is a great card that lets you go through your feat card deck and pick one once per chapter. On the down side, he's now being chased by SO MANY VILLAINS!! Good luck, Olo! At least he's pretty slippery and has some traps to throw down. Vaskis missed a second chain lightening attack in a row, and on his villain action Mommy Wurn took ANOTHER damage! We're on the third round, and she's taken almost half of her damage! It's not looking good... Skarg helped out even more by killing another 2 Gatormen! Woot! And Mommy finally found a Trog and chomped him into chum!</div>
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To make up for his ineffective spells, Vaskis took his Article 1185 to one of the Bokor's skulking around, dealing double damage! Agata moved in to finish it off, taking another Gatorman with him. Round 5, halfway through! And the event card is... BUZZING BEETLE SWARMS!!! Uh-oh. Some of the Trogs got chomped, but so did Mommy Wurm... she's only got 3 damage boxes left...A veritable army of evil doers has begun amassing at entrance 2. Luckily, Skarg is between them and Mommy Wurm, so hopefully he'll be able to keep them under control...</div>
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Unluckily, Mommy Wurm thought Skarg was getting too close, and charged him after he killed off another Gatorman to help her. She chomped him for 2 damage. Agata moved into the nest to take her attention off of Skarg and lure her back into the water, away from the masses of enemies that want to knock her out. Before she can get to safety, she takes a charge from another Trog, but luckily it misses...<br />
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Vaskis, high on his attack on the Bokor, took a shot to try and clear out some of the mess around the nest... and on his attack and multiple re-rolls, rolled NOTHING BUT 1'S! Argh! Dice... such a fickle mistress... Agata took aim at a Baby Tatzelwurm with both of her katara, and ALSO missed both attacks! Ugh! However, she was able to use her Feat "Staredown" to keep Mommy Wurm from charging. Hahahahahaha! Agata is so unbelievably terrifying, she can keep a full grown Tatzelwurm in check by giving it a death glare! Hahaha!<br />
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Event card... Patrol! Oh Noes! The Mist Speaker, Bokor and a Gatorman move up, ready to smash into Mommy Wurm. Olo managed to use his feat "Hoof It" so that he could glue the space that the villains kept spawning in, since the mass of baddies was getting totally out of control. Skarg and Agata kept trying to clear out the nest area... and Round 8 begins!</div>
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Okay. So, mission one fail. Luckily, we can still pull a win if we take out the Warlock. Time to go CRAZY!!! I think it's time for our closer, the redoubtable Agata, to do her thing! But before she could go, Vaskis made the chain lightning finally work out on some Gatormen. Then, on his villain activation, THREE GATORMEN CHARGED AGATA!!! And down she goes. Incapacitated! Oh noes! Agata has finished every chapter for us so far, and now she's out! Luckily Vaskis is close by, and has a restorative potion, so hopefully, she can still get back on her feet. She did manage to drag herself by the hooves towards the Blackclad. But he is in trouble too, because on Agata's villain action card he takes the SAME THREE GATOR CHARGES!!! Luckily Vaskis is crazy sly, and took NO damage! Go Vaskis!</div>
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Top of Round 9, the Warlock knocked down Skarg (and also killed one of his own Gators)! Luckily, he's not out, just down. Olo threw a flaming Vitrolic gourd at the Warlock and HIT!!! Yeah! Hit with double damage! Vaskis moved up and revived Agata, who stood up with full health, ready to smoke some gator meat when her turn ran around. Skarg stood up, took aim, and shot twice straight into the Warlock's FACE!!! Boom! Dead Warlock!!! And Skarg ripped out his heart and ate it as an offering to the Devourer Wurm!<br />
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<b>Conclusion:</b><br />
Wow! MVP to Skarg today, for sure! His tag team with Olo was amazing to win the game! This game was loooooooooong, certainly the longest we've had so far. It took about 3 hours to play, almost 1 hour longer than our usual game. But so much fun! I have never seen such bad luck for us with Villain actions! It seemed almost every time the worst possible villain possible was activated. The good news was we killed so many Gators, we wracked up a huge 14 XP per player, and Agata got passed the Phylactery of Venom (it's pretty in character for the Slaughterhauser to have such a thing, anyway!) Then, something exciting happened... a dice was rolled to see if we were going to play the floating Kickstarter Exclusive mission next meeting... AND WE ARE!!! Yeah! Next up, Ghost Trap! See you then!<b> </b> <br />
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<b> </b>Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-28942614548375908182018-02-05T00:04:00.001-08:002018-02-05T00:04:56.197-08:00AAR - Outlast the EnemyWelcome back, everybody! Well, we finally had our first gaming meeting at the Fukuyama Gaming Club of the new year, and we had a great time! It was very productive, and I'm pleased to announce that my decisions have been made! The two warcasters that I will use for the Japan Open Team Tournament in October are going to be the Testament of Menoth, using a Faithful Masses theme force, and Sovereign Tristan Durant, using the Guardians of the Temple theme force. Phew! It's actually a really great feeling to have that decision made. As you will see, I had a great game against DTB using Malekus, and while I liked using him and I think he could make a great army, I decided that Tristan is going to make the cut this year, and maybe I can bust Malekus out next year. I've got a couple of decisions left to make, a few tweaks to units or 'jacks, but for the most part everything is set... and my painting list is set. And those lucky models to hit the painting table are... (drum roll, please...)<br />
1 - Sovereign Tristan Durant (most important... have to have painted 'casters)<br />
2 - Paladin Order of the Wall solo (making the 3rd paladin in the list)<br />
3 - Champion of the Order of the Wall dragoon solo (which just got delivered, woot!)<br />
4 - Deliverer Skyhammers x 4 (6 already finished, 4 to go for a full unit)<br />
5 - Deliverer Arms Master solo<br />
The Deliverers and the Arm Master are a list addition I'm toying with... it's going to be probably either them or Zealots with a Monolith Bearer. My goal for next month's meeting is to run TOM with both these ideas and deciding which I'm going to go with.<br />
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<b>Announcements:</b><br />
The next meeting for the Fukuyama Gaming Club will be on <b>February 11</b>! Come play!<br />
Also!!! and this is exciting... some of our good friends from the Iwakuni Air Base are currently at Bally's Casino for the Las Vegas Open. Sarge is joining in the Games Workshop Blood Bowl Tournament, and some of the other marines will be joining in the Warhammer 40K and Warmachine/ Hordes events. Good luck, everyone! I can't wait to hear how it went!<br />
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<b>Working Hard or Hardly Working</b><br />
In this segment, we'll be looking at projects that finally got finished, WIP's that I'm currently working on, and models that are getting ready to go. And today, I present to you 2 models. One is finally complete! My first warcaster for the year, the Testament of Menoth is done! And the second model was just delivered to my door and is going to be getting put together and painted up ASAP, the PoM model from the 12 Factions of Christmas that Privateer Press put together for the holidays, the Champion of the Order of the Wall!<br />
Completed, TOM:<br />
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Aw,
yeah! He looks ready to shepherd some souls to Urcaen. I'm rather
pleased with the way he came out. My new painting technique is coming
along!<br />
Getting Ready, Champion of the Order of the Wall<br />
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Fresh
to my doorstep, the newest model for the Protectorate has arrived! I
can't wait to get started, and the model looks like a lot of fun to put
together!<br />
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This month, I was hoping to get a game in with Leland, but with this and that and some other things we didn't manage to face off against each other. Next time, I'm really going to hope for a game against Cygnar! I did get two games in against two of DTB's Trollkin lists. Both times I used my list for Malekus, but was never really able to make it work the way it was supposed to. I'm hoping with a little more time, I'll get Malekus to be the super badass that I know he can be! Gunnbjorn came out guns blazing to try and take him down, but Malekus was not afraid! I used the Guardians of the Temple theme force, which means that my Temple Flameguard cannot be knocked down while in base to base, and a Daughter of the Flame unit gains Ambush... but, I didn't use a DoF unit in this list, so alas, that will go to waste!<br />
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<b>Army list, Trollkin:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grrr, growl, snarl!</td></tr>
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Uh, okay... that's a whole lot of Troll...<br />
Warlock - Gunnbjorn<br />
Mountain King <br />
Dozer & Smigg<br />
Dire Troll Bomber<br />
Dire Troll Blitzer<br />
Swamp Troll<br />
Runebearer<br />
Janessa<br />
Dhunian Knot<br />
Whelps<br />
This is a Power of Dhunia theme force, which means that DTB can start the game with Gunnbjorn's<br />
upkeep spells in play, so he put Explosivo on the Mountain King and Snipe on the Dire Troll Blitzer. Also due to the theme force, the Dhunian Knot can calm one beast per model (so, up to three) for 1 fury... wow! Good stuff!<br />
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<b>Army list, Protectorate of Menoth:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A force full of Menoth's might!</td></tr>
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<b> </b>Finally, Malekus is on the table! I've been looking forward to this for a long time!<br />
Warcaster - Malekus<br />
Eye of Truth (proxied by the Indictor)<br />
Reckoner<br />
Vanquisher<br />
Purifier<br />
Phyrrus, Flameguard Hero<br />
Nicia<br />
Mechanik<br />
Choir of Menoth (minimum unit)<br />
Temple Flameguard (maximum unit)<br />
- Officer and Standard bearer<br />
Flameguard Cleansers<br />
- Officer<br />
This is a Guardians of the Temple theme force, so as I mentioned a minute ago, Temple Flameguard can't be knocked down while in B2B and my non-existant Daughters of the Flame unit gains Ambush.<br />
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<b>Setup, Trollkin:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready for Round 1</td></tr>
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So, when you put a bunch of beasts in your list and only one unit, your setup is pretty compact! The front line had the Swamp Troll on the left, next to the Dire Troll Bomber, the Blitzer, the Runebearer, Dozer & Smigg, and the Mountain King on the right. Behind them, Gunnbjorn took the middle, with Janessa between him and the Mountain King and the Dhunian Knot spread out behind him.<br />
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<b>Setup, Protectorate:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not the best set up in the world...</td></tr>
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Alright...so, problem number one to winning this game was this set up. Do you see this? What the heck was I thinking??? The Cleansers should have been in the middle, followed by a skirmish line of the Flameguard, with the 'jacks bringing up the rear. Did I do that? NO I DID NOT!!! Ugh. Instead, I came up with this master plan to spread my forces out as far as possible. Temple Flameguard and Phyrrus on the left flank in two groups, starting the game in Shield Wall. Next to them, the Purifier, the Eye of Truth, Malekus, the Reckoner and the Vanquisher, and the Mechanik in base to base with the Vanquisher. The Cleansers took the right flank, and the Choir spread out behind the jacks.<br />
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<b>Advanced Deployment, Trollkin:</b><br />
Hahahahahha... none.<br />
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<b>Advanced Deployment, Protectorate:</b><br />
Nicia set up at the corner of the cottage, ready to swoop in to kill some Troll!<b> </b> <br />
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We rolled the Outlast scenario, which is not that great for DTB since it consists of two zones that can only be controlled by units. There are also two flags that can be held by solos and 'casters/ 'locks. Good for me, if I can keep his beasts out of the zones.<br />
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<b>Our Story:</b><br />
As the Protectorate tried to strengthen its boarders after the conclusion of the Northern Crusade, Malekus the Burning Truth was ordered to take a force of Flameguard along the Cygnar boarder. As they neared their destination, a force of Trollkin from the north appeared, intent on the same mission. The two forces appraised each other across the field for a moment before Malekus raised his sacred flamethrower and motioned his Cleansers to destroy the army of Dhunia.<br />
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<b>Round 1, Trollkin:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here they come!</td></tr>
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Trollsus (the Runebearer) moved up and put Harmonious Exaltation on Gunnbjorn. The Mountain King and Dozer & Smigg ran forward. Gunnbjorn moved up and made a rock wall next to the flag before casting Swarm on himself. The Blitzer, Bomber and Swamp Thing ran forward. Behind them, Janessa walked forward and made a hill for Gunnbjorn. Finally, the Knotts Berry Farm ran forward to be near the beasts.<br />
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<b>Round 1, Protectorate:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forward, mighty army!</td></tr>
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The Cleansers ran forward, followed by the amazingly speedy Nicia. The Flameguard also ran, getting into B2B to prepare for Shield Guard next round. Phyrrus followed them, also in B2B to activate his special ability to ignore normal damage while he is in B2B. The Purifier, Vanquisher and Reckoner ran forward. The Eye of Truth moved up, keeping one focus on himself just in case he needs to use Orracular Vision. The Choir moved up, giving Passage to the 'jacks, and the Mechanik ran up to stay in B2B. Malekus walked into base to base with the Eye of Truth and cast Ignite on the Flameguard.<br />
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<b>Round 2, Trollkin:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brave Trolls, hiding behind a wall</td></tr>
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Gumbjorn upkept all three spells, leaving him with 3 fury. Yikes! That is not a lot! Luckily he has a Runebearer, who walked forward and gave him Harmonious Exaltation. Knott's Berry Farm spread out to cover as many beasts as possible and put Puppet Master on the Mountain King, Dozer, and the Blitzer. <b> </b>Swamp Thing ran towards the wall, and Gunnbjorn walked up after him and cast Guided Fire. I really hate that spell. DTB already rolls with unholy luck... he doesn't need a boost on every roll! And then the murder began. The Mountain King moved forward and killed 3 Flameguard. The Blitzer moved up to the wall as well and killed off a Cleanser and 2 Flameguard and Dozer killed another 2 Cleansers, right before the Bomber killed Nicia. Oof... I thought that her stealth would keep her safe... alas.<br />
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<b>Round 2, Protectorate:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No Retreat!</td></tr>
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I'm not gonna lie... I got a little frustrated at this point. Nicia's death hit me pretty hard, and add to that the feeling like I really didn't know what I was doing with all the new models I've never played in my list, I wasn't having a great time... but that's when my Commissar training took over. Never retreat! Time to regroup and fight back. The Cleansers began by setting Dozer & Smigg on fire. Take that! The Flameguard charged the Mountain King and made a combined melee attack for 7 damage. The Vanquisher shot Dozer and the Blitzer doing no damage, but setting them both on fire as well.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How's that fire, guys?</td></tr>
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The Purifier charged the Mountain King (I'm going to KILL THAT GUY SO BAD!!!) doing another 9 damage... not too bad! And, with the Purifier's special rules, setting the Mountain King on fire was a little bonus. Malekus moved up behind the Vanquisher and FEAT!!!! The Eye of Truth and the Reckoner double charged the Mountain King, finally killing it. VICTORY!!! Oh, wait... the game's still going... Phyrrus ran into B2B with the flag, and the Mechanik finished up by moving forward. And at the end of the turn, I took one CP for the central flag.<br />
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<b>Round 3, Trollkin:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Troll-venge!</td></tr>
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<b> </b>First thing this turn, fire damage... mua-hahahaha! Thanks to Malekus' feat, it has no chance of going out, so now time to roll some damage! The Blitzer takes 5 and Dozer took 6. Then Trollsus moved forward, giving Harmonious Exaltation to Gunnbjorn. The Dhunian Knot moved up and put Puppet Master on all three heavy beasts, which the Blitzer promptly used as he moved forward and took a shot for 9 damage at Malekus. Swamp Thing charged the Cleansers, killing 2. Gunnbjorn cast Guided Fire again and Snipe on himself. Then he moved up and took some shots at Malekus for another 7 damage... eep!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Galloping Whelps!</td></tr>
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The Bomber put Far Strike on himself and threw two bombs, killing 2 Flameguard and the Officer and putting 2 damage on Phyrrus and breaking the gun on the Reckoner. Then the little Whelps ran around, trying to be annoying and getting in the way in my zone! And a second CP comes my way with Phyrrus still sitting on the flag.<br />
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<b>Round 3, Protectorate:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to win on scenerio!</td></tr>
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The Flameguard started the round by killing 2 Whelps. The Cleansers charged (with Assault!). One killed one Whelp..another charged Swamp Thing... and a last one charged the Blitzer. The Purifier, ugh... I wanted to do something useful with him but I had to get that last irritating Whelp out of MY zone, so off he went to squish himself a mini-troll. Only one Whelp left on the board... the best of them all, the Party Whelp. I almost can't bring myself to kill him, he's so awesome!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Party on, brah!</td></tr>
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The Mechanik fixed 3 points on the Reckoner, fixing his gun just in time for him to shoot with it. And shoot he did, slamming Gunnbjorn for 2 damage. The Vanquisher followed, shooting Gunnbjorn as well and dealing another 6 damage! The Eye of Truth readied his massive Eye Beam, aimed at Gunnbjorn and BEEBEEBEEBEEB! Time up!<br />
(But 2 more CP's go to me!)<br />
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<b>Conclusion:</b><br />
Victory for Trollkin! Malekus lowered his flamethrower, and gazed around at the fires his Cleansers had set in the Troll flesh... but the Trolls were already beginning to regenerate their burning limbs, while his own forces were falling one by one. Finally he had the Eye of Truth send a rending blast of steam, calling his men back. If the Trollkin wanted to take on the Cygnaran troops at the border, he would let them, and follow at a distance to clean up the remnants of both armies...<br />
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MVP for today totally goes to the Dhunian Knot! The Puppet Master was so important for DTB, his already suspiciously good rolls becoming oh so close to 100%! He never even used the theme force benefit for removing fury, Puppet Master was so good! Good game, DTB! I look forward to another game against the blue horde, but next time, I'm going to win!<br />
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See everyone on February 11th!Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-33399113845623150522018-01-18T00:23:00.000-08:002018-01-18T00:23:31.503-08:00Widower's Wood, Chapter 4Happy New Year, everyone! I hope all festivities and such were satisfactory and many games were had. 2018 is starting with a bang, and I can't wait to get in my first game of the new year! Over the break I managed to get a lot of things painted, and built a few more, making me feel pretty productive! Now I just need to decide who my second caster is going to be, and which theme force I'm going to use for the Testament of Menoth! I know the tournament seems a long way away, but if you keep in mind that we only get in games once a month, it's a mere 9 meetings until go time! But before we jump into today's games, I wanted to take a moment to talk about Privateer Press' No Quarter Prime magazine, the new incarnation of No Quarter.<br />
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At the end of last month I received my second issue of No Quarter Prime, and I can't seem to decide how I feel about it. It's completely different from the old magazine. The first article in issues 01 and 02 were back story to the current timeline in the Iron Kingdoms, both to bring new players up to speed on the battles and story lines from the past, and to remind older players about what happened. But that's not all! They add new stories about what famous characters were doing during those time periods. It's been some pretty good reading! Then an article on Company of Iron, the new skirmish game of Privateer Press. I don't play COI, but it sounds pretty interesting, and a lot of what they mention in the articles can be adapted for all Warmachine/ Hordes games. And then some painting tips, color scheme ideas, the new CID information, and a final article on the newly released Theme force. All in all, I like it! Good articles, good photos, good ideas. BUT! and here is the big but... they cut a lot of the things that I liked a whole lot about the original magazine.<br />
1) And for me, most important... the Battle Report. There is no longer a battle report at all. I used to love reading about the new models and units, or about the combinations of units and abilities that I hadn't thought of before. It was a great way to learn new things about the game.<br />
2) Current Events...It was always nice to hear about the conventions and tournaments that people around the world were having. Special events like the Orange Crush Challenge also were often featured, and I'm going to miss that connection to the community.<br />
3) Painting Challenge... every month they had a painting/ modeling challenge, and though often the same few people won, it was still great to see all the different ways people had of making models look great!<br />
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All that being said, I think the new incarnation of the magazine has a lot of really great stuff, and I'll continue to enjoy reading it!<br />
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<b>Announcements:</b><br />
The Fukuyama gaming club has two meetings coming up!<br />
<b> </b>January 21<br />
February 11<br />
Save the date and come get a game on!<br />
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At our last meeting of 2017, we continued to follow the adventures of Agata, Skarg, Olo and Vaskis as they made their way through the Widower's Wood. When last we left, we had just finished chapter 3.5, a Kickstarter exclusive mission. Four chapters and two more Kickstarter exclusives left to go! We rolled a dice to see if we were going to play the floating exclusive chapter, but the roll was against us, and so we moved on to Chapter 4!<br />
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<b>The story so far...</b><br />
When last we left our amazing heroes, they had just stopped several crates of weapons from falling into the claws of Rasheldonak the crazy Witch Doctor with an insane desire to control the Widower's Wood. Instead, our valiant four took the loot for themselves, in the way of an Oroboros Dagger for Olo and a Bone Fetish for the Queen of Carnage, Agata. Leaving the banks of the river where the loot had washed ashore, the adventurers continued on to their goal. The Bog Trogs that they had helped before had revealed to them that a group of Swamp Gobbers are being used as messengers to coordinate Rasheldonak's forces. The only way to keep everyone from being overrun will be to stop the Gobbers! The Queen of Carnage of my Heart of course came to me, as did Skarg on his continuous rounds between DTB, Leland and I. Olo went to DTB, and Leland again took control of Vaskis.<br />
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<b>Chapter 4, Gobber Stoppers</b><br />
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On our board today are 6 location tokens. These are the locations that Gobbers may possibly pop up and run amuck across the area. They pop up and down all game twice a round, and are pretty much going to be a giant pain in the swamp. Also, for the first time, we have perils to face! Two event cards this time trip the perils, which in this scenario is going to be Stranglevine appearing in the tree spaces that are scattered across the board. After the first Swamp Gobber is incapacitated, the finale begins... spawning a Gatorman Warlock and two viper Tatzelworms. To win the game, we have to kill off both Gobbers and the Warlock, and we've got 10 rounds to do it in! Let's go!<br />
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Our group had to split into two teams on opposite ends of the board, so we had Vaskis and Skarg on one side, and Olo and Agata on the other. We had another amazing start, pulling the Perilous Journey card that spawned Stranglevines on a tree space near Olo... how do we always get starts like this??? Anyway... the Gobbers spawned, and while Olo made a run for the Side Quest card closest to him and Vaskis cast some magic voodoo to help Skarg kill off a nearby Trog, Agata took a charge at a Gatorman and Trog, killing them both.<br />
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Aaaaaand round 2 brought ANOTHER PERILOUS JOURNEY!!! Stranglevines popped up around Agata, but she fears NO VINES!!! She continued her killing spree, and Skarg and Vaskis followed her lead. The next round brought Swamp Gasses, but it didn't bother anyone, and Olo managed to kill off the first of the Swamp Gobbers, triggering the finale and spawning the Warlock and 2 Tatzelworms IN AGATA'S SPACE! She used 2 great powers (take down and savegery) in order to kill off both Tatzelworms, a Bog Trog, and put two damage on the Warlock, but missing an incredibly lucky Gatorman TWICE!<br />
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A Mist Speaker came within attacking distance of Vaskis and Skarg, who were being a bit overrun with trogs and gators! The Mist Speaker sprayed it's venom blast at Vaskis... and missed! But he managed to kill off both of the villians in the square with the blackclad, hahahahaha! That Mist Speaker must be afraid of the Warlock finding out about that! Hide your head in shame, Speaker! A Patrol card brought a Gator running toward Agata, but he got caught in
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incapacitated! Wow, this turn is really going our way! The Warlock took a swing at Agata but missed her, and she in turn did one more damage to him! Three down, three to go to win the game!<br />
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Menacing Ripples brought a Gatorman in the waterspace near Agata... ooohhh, it's starting to look a little desperate for our porcine heroine... I mean, she's been the finisher for us every game, but at this point, it may be a little hard for her to close the deal... she's down to 3 health, and no one else is close enough to help out! In good news, Olo got to his Side Quest, and came away with Improvised Traps, which is a perfect fit for Olo! Skarg killed off one of the Bokor skulking around, and Agata did another damage to the Warlock... 2 to go!<br />
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Skarg took out the second Swamp Gobber... that'll teach them to dodge around and cause trouble! We have three rounds to kill off the Warlock and win the game! More Menacing Ripples brought another Gatorman within striking of Agata, and even though the Warlock missed her, she took one damage from the Gatorman before dealing one more damage to the Warlock... One to go! Noticing the danger, Olo tried to make it to Agata to help out, charging a Gatorman himself for the extra movement and trapping another, but will he be able to make it?<br />
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Oooohhhh, and the answer is no...Agata goes down to an attack by the Club Gatorman... and without anyone nearby to help out, our options are a bit limited... the Warlock has only one damage left, but he had tough, so to make sure that he dies, we need super damage to make sure he goes down. I don't know if Olo can do it, but he's the only one close enough, so we have to hope for the best! On the other end of the board, Vaskis and Skarg have everything under control! Villain after villain spawns near them, but they're a great team and are killing off everything that comes near them!<br />
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Yikes! That does not look good! Round 8 event card time... Buzzard Beetle Swarms! Anyone (villain or hero) that is in a space with at least one other model has to take a hazard roll or be covered in flesh eating beetles and take a damage. Oh. My. Goodness. What are the chances that the Warlock, in a space with three characters, may take beetle damage? Nah.... But just in case, we decided to start at the other end of the board. Skarg and Vaskis were fine, though some Trogs went down to the beetles... Olo was alone, so he was fine... the two Gators made their rolls... then the Club Gatorman who knocked out Agata fell to the swarm, eaten alive in a most horrible way. Agata was already passed out, so she didn't have to make a roll. Finally, the Warlock was the only one left... DTB rolled his hazard roll... 6!!!!!!!!! AAaaaaaahhhhhhhh! The Warlock, too focused on dealing the finishing blow to the Queen of Carnage, didn't notice the beetles as they swarmed over him, and failing his tough roll, they proceeded to munch upon his soft fleshy bits until there was nothing left but a rough hide and bone.<br />
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Victory!!!<br />
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Yikes! This was a hard fight! At the end, everyone had two or less hearts... the closest we have ever been to all going down. Phew! This was also the first time that we faced a 6 heart villian, and he was tough as nails. Luckily, because of all the Gatormen, Bokor, Mist Speakers, Trogs and Tatzelworms that Skarg and Vaskis were keeping under control wracked us up a huge amount of XP! We came away with 17 each, and I can't wait to spend them!<br />
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Can't wait to get our new year started with some games this weekend! Catch up with us at the community center behind Fukuyama Castle on Sunday!Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-4108634504171424952017-12-27T23:48:00.004-08:002017-12-27T23:54:24.032-08:00A Very Trollful MenothmasDeck the hills with Wracks of heretics,<br />
Fa lalalala la la la la<br />
Feast on the flesh of a Seige Animantarax<br />
Fa lalalala la la la la<br />
Menoth's coming to purge with fire<br />
Fa lalalala la la la la<br />
Pray you don't wind up on the pyre<br />
Fa lalalala la la LA LA!!!!<br />
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That's right, it's that time of year again... time for festive songs, twinkling lights, and a deep, bone aching cold that makes you understand why ancient peoples worried about whether or not the sun would ever return. I hate the cold. But I do love the festivities! Whether you believe in the big red guy coming down your chimney with a sack full of toys, Menoth of the Wall, or even the Eternal Emperor of Mankind, there is no better way to show your devotion than throwing some models down on the table!<br />
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For your holiday enjoyment, I bring you ... a Menothmas Stand Off between the Trollkin led by Madrak 3 and the Protectorate led by the Testament of Menoth. I realized that we don't have much in the way of Holiday-ish terrain, which is a total shame, as it would lend a little pizzaz... not that there is much sold in the way of seasonal terrain, which is why I have decided to make my own for next year. As you may know, the Privateer Press store has a section of pins available, which I really adore. And every Christmas, they have a special holiday pin... for example, the Santa Butcher, the Christmas Snow Troll, or the New Year Siege. Well, one of their Christmas pins was Wurmwood, Christmas Tree of Fate, and I am going to try and make that model for a Holiday objective next year. Maybe it will be enough of an adventure to write about right here! Anyway, we'll see how it goes and I'll let you know. For this year, though, no special terrain (awww, man!). But let's have a festive throw-down and see who Santa is coming to give presents to this year!<br />
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<b>Announcements:</b><br />
Have a joyous and safe holiday season, everybody! We'll see everyone back a the Fukuyama Gaming Club on January 21 to kick off another great year of gaming!<br />
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Our scenario for our Menothmas battle came up as the stand off... Lots and lots of zones. Two circular zones for units to hold on each side, and two rectangular zones between them for beasts and 'jacks to hold. In the middle of each rectangular zone is an objective. Ugh, if I know DTB, I know at least one or two gargantuans is going to make it into this list, which is going to make it a bit more difficult for me to contest the rectangular zone on his side of the table. So, it's time to take a look at just what he's going to be throwing at my poor, oppressed Menites today!<br />
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<b>Army List, Trollkin:</b><br />
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<b> </b>Haha, yup. There it is. I guess it's just not the holidays without a giant frosty giant trying to freeze everything around it! This is my first game against Madrak 3 (that's the Madrak after he lost his giant mind controlling axe and is back to being a sane person). Actually, I kind of like him! He's got a lot of interesting rules that make him an amazing leader for his people. For example... Madrak has Shield Guard. That means he can jump in front of one of his companions and take a shot for them! Hahaha! Usually warcaster and warlocks have 'jacks or beasts near them with Shield Guard to protect them! Not Madrak, nope, he'll throw himself into danger for his dudes. Also, Madrak acts as a Kriel Stone! For any focus he is storing, he can project a Stone Aura to grant benefits to nearby Trollkin. Hey, Madrak! You got it backwards, buddy! Everyone else is supposed to protect you!<br />
Warlock: Madrak 3<br />
Glacier King<br />
Swamp Troll<br />
Impaler<br />
Boomhowler & Co.<br />
Scattergunner (Maximum unit)<br />
Officer and Standard bearer<br />
Pyg Bushwackers (Maximum unit)<br />
Mortar and Officer <br />
Fell Caller Hero<br />
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This is the Kriel Company Theme force, which means that DTB can add the Boomhowlers as a Partisan unit, he will get +1 to the starting roll, and his units can shoot through friendly models.<br />
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<b>Army List, Protectorate:</b><br />
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Look at this magnificent army! As I mentioned before, I am wavering between either an exemplar themed army or a paladin themed army to use with the Testament, so here is the Exemplar Interdiction Theme... we will see if they can save Menothmas for the Protectorate!<br />
Warcaster: Testament of Menoth<br />
Templar<br />
Reckoner<br />
Exemplar Knights<br />
Officer<br />
Exemplar Errants (Maximum Unit)<br />
Officer and Standard bearer<br />
Exemplar Errant Seneschal<br />
Warder Gade<br />
Cinerators (Maximum Unit)<br />
Bastions (Maximum Unit)<br />
Bastion Seneschal<br />
Carvolo, the Piper of Ord<br />
Wrack<br />
Mechanic<br />
The theme force gives me 2 extra inches on my deployment zone and my warjack's weapons gain Blessed! Not super helpful against Trollkin, but all warjacks with Blessed weapons could turn the tide against a Grymkin or Cryx army!<br />
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<b>Setup, Trollkin:</b><br />
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This is a pretty big army! I mean, are you going to be able to fit everything on the board? I kid, I kid. About two year ago, I was playing a Vindictus army that had so SO many models, (this was Mk. II, and Vincictus loved to have units around him, so a ten man squad of zealots, ten Flameguard, etc.) <br />
The Glacier King got dropped in the center of the zone next to Madrak, and the Scattergunners and the Fell Caller Hero went on the left of them. On the other side of Madrak went the Swamp Troll and the Impaler. Boomhowler and his buddies made a skirmish line next to the Swamper, and behind them was a line of Pygs. This army stretches from one side to the other! A little intimidating, I'll admit, but a Kommissar never retreats!<br />
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<b>Setup, Protectorate:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Save Menothmas!</td></tr>
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I'm clearly outnumbered, but I'm not worried... Trollkin are a dime a dozen, and I'm leading an army of one of the most elite forces in the Iron Kingdoms! Time to show Immoren what the Exemplar knights are made of! The Bastions and their Seneschal went in the center, my unbreakable wall! Next to them on the right went the Reckoner, and on the other side of the forest I put the Cinerators, who should be able to hold their own without much assistance. TOM and the Vanquisher went on the left side of the Bastions, and the Knights Exemplar spread out next to them, the Officer behind them. The Piper settled in near the Knights to help them with that forest ahead of them, and the Mechanik took position next to the Templar. And since the Trollkin don't have any advanced deployment today, I went ahead and put the Errants and their Seneschal in the zone, since they're speedy like that! And the Wrack got placed in the forest, within TOM's control range, but out of the way of units moving up the field.<br />
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<b>Our Story: </b>On this blessed day, the Testament of Menoth and his force of Exemplars were taking a day off from making war and enjoying decorating a Menothmas tree in a remote village on the boarder of the Protectorate. Just as they were putting on the finishing touches, Madrak and his pillaging blue ruffians appeared, hoping to disrupt the festivities with a holiday dedicated to Dhunia! As the Stand Off of holidays stretched across the field, it was only a matter of time until violence erupted!<br />
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<b>Round 1, Trollkin:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pygs hiding in the fog? Typical!</td></tr>
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Boomhowler took the lead, running forward with his men and using the Call of Defiance to keep Tough even when knocked down. The Pygs ran forward into the fog, managing to get all of them into the terrain. The Impaler riled and ran forward, and behind him the Swamp Troll walked up. Madrak walked forward, casting Fortune on Boomhowler &Co., Swarm on himself, and keeping the rest of his fury to put up a 6" protective aura (silly living kriel stone!). The Fellcaller Hero used March on the Scattergunners, and then moved up to not get left behind. The Scattergunners ran forward, ignoring all terrain thanks to March, and the Glacier King walked forward and cast Frozen Ground, making a giant skating rink around his feet.<br />
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<b>Round 1, Protectorate:</b><br />
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The Cinerators ran forward toward the zone. The Piper gave March to the Knights before walking up his full move. The Errants moved up past the zone onto the hill and took some pot shots at the Howlers coming towards them, managing to kill 3! First blood to me, then! Not something I'm used to with the Protectorate, a notoriously slow army, but I'll take it! The Seneschal and Gade moved to keep up, but had no targets for killing stuff. The Reckoner ran forward, as did the Templar, and the Mechanik followed. The Bastions ran into the middle zone and got ready to hold strong! TOM moved up until he was lipping the zone and put Cloak of Ash on the Errants to help protect them in the next round and Hallowed Avenger on the Vanquisher. To finish, the Knights ran forward.<br />
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<b>Round 2, Trollkin:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Glacier King needs a Santa hat</td></tr>
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Madrak upkept Fortune, and the round began. Boomhowler used the Call of Defiance again. The company moved forward and took some shots at the Exemplars. They managed to kill one Knight, but missed all the Errants in their Cloak of Ash. Madrak walked forward and put up another Protective Aura. He then cast Farstrike on himself and lobbed a spear at an Errant who was promptly impaled, and then cast Fortune on the Scattergunners. The Scattergunners moved forward into the central zone, and proceeded to kill off 4 Errants.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Argh, growl, smash, EAT!</td></tr>
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The Impaler moved up and used Farstrike on a boosted attack to hit a Bastion, dealing 9 damage that was spread around. The Swampie moved up again, as did the Fell Caller Hero. The Glacier King walked again, killed another Errant with his Frozen Breath, and made another skating rink. With the exception of three very cowardly Pygs, the Bushwackers moved out of the cloud and made 4 3-man CRA's, missing one, hit one but did no damage (hahahaha, suckers!) and 2 dead Errants. <br />
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<b>Round 2, Protectorate:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Errants, taking it in the teeth</td></tr>
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Vengence! But, only a 3" movement, since they were too far away for an attack. TOM upkept his spells, and the round begins. The Piper gave tough to the Knights. TOM moved into the middle zone, raised a dead Errant, and took a focus off the Wrack, which promptly EXPLODED!!! Luckily, there were no troops nearby. The Errants charged, their Standard bearer showing no fear as he came face to face with the Impaler. 5 Howlers were knocked down by making their Tough rolls, one died, and Boomhowler himself took 7 damage. The Knights pressed forward, one managing to make it's charge and the rest ran forward.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shield guard for TOM</td></tr>
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The Cinerators also charged, and one Scattergunner died while a bunch of other gunners were tied up. The Reckoner took a shot, killing another Scattergunner. The Bastions spread out in the zone, trying to be as irritating as possible. The Templar moved back to make sure TOM had some protection while the Mechanik snuggied up to it. And that makes one CP to me for completely controlling the bottom rectangular zone! <br />
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<b>Round 3, Trollkin:</b><br />
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Madrak upkept Fortune, and leeched up to his full 6 fury. The Scattergunners fanned out and killed 2 Cinerators and 2 more Errants. Oof, 2 Cinerators is brutal! Yikes! Madrak moved forward and put Fortune on the Boomhowlers. Sneaky, sneaky, DTB, getting double use out of that spell this round! The Howlers killed off two MORE Errants, knocked down one of the Knights, and KILLED GADE!!! Noooo! Not Gade! Luckily, one of Gade's friends saw the danger and selflessly lept in the way of danger, keeping Gade on the board. Phew! The Fell Caller Hero sprayed through his own friend to hit a Cinerator. His friend disappeared in a welter of gore, but the Cinerator was untouched. The Impaler made a critical hit on a thrown spear at one of the Bastions... I decided it would be better to just let that single Bastion perish rather than try to keep spreading around so much damage. The Swamp Troll, for the third turn in a row, simply moved up and looks repulsive. I guess that's what it's supposed to be doing? I don't know.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who wants to go ice skating?</td></tr>
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Anyway, the Glacier Grinch... I mean, King, slid forward a bit and punched a Cinerator so hard he wound up in the City of Man before he even knew he was dead! And to wrap things up, the Pygs made a 9-man CRA into one of the Bastions, killing him instantly as well, and a 3-man CRA into a Knight, who was only knocked down due to Tough from the Piper. And as this turn ended, DTB fully controlled his rectangular square with the Glacier King taking a CP for it, and I fully controlled MY rectangular square with both jacks holding it, giving us one control point each and bringing the total to 2-1 Protectorate favor.<br />
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<b>Round 3, Protectorate:</b><br />
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I think, with a mere one remaining Errant, it was time to let go of Cloak of Ash... also, since most of the troops had left the two jacks behind, I let Hallowed Avenger go as well. Time to start bringing some troops back! The Piper gave tough to the Knights again. The Knights charged the Boomhowlers killing two, and the most awesome of Knight Officers finished off Boomhowler himself! And I'm claiming the victory right there! Oh, no, I guess we keep going, but with Boomhowler dead, I've got the moral victory clinched! The Reckoner shot the Impaler for 7 damage, which wasn't as good as I wanted, but could have been very much worse. The Cinerators CHARGED!!! AAAAAND.... whiff on the attack on the Fell Caller Hero. D'oh! But one of the Scattergunners fell to their mighty attacks. Then the Bastions left their Seneschel to hold the zone behind them and charged the scattergunners as well AND.... BEEPBEEPBEEP... time over. Noooooo!<br />
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<b>Conclusion:</b><br />
Victory for the Trollkin.<br />
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The Exemplars did their best, but the blue skinned Scrooges would simply not budge. Finally, the Testament had his Templar vent a blast of steam, a sign to his valiant warriors to quit the field. If the worshipers of Dhunia would not budge, then he and the Interdiction would move on to find a more fitting site for their festivities.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Come on, guys, let's go somewhere else!</td></tr>
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Always fun to play against the Trollkin. I like the new Madrak, and I hope DTB had a good time with him. As for the Exemplar theme force... I liked it a whole lot. It's hard to argue with 31 high MAT weapon masters. Next month I'll give the Faithful Masses theme a whirl and then decided which list I'm going to go with.<br />
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That's it for this year! We've had a lot of fun, and I'm looking forward to another great year of gaming with the Fukuyama Gaming Club!<br />
Happy New Year, everyone!<br />
<b></b>Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-40151388592026272712017-12-07T00:51:00.000-08:002017-12-07T00:51:12.795-08:00Widowers Wood, Chapter 3.5Winter, dear friends, is creeping up upon us... and here in Japan, that means that It. Is. Cold. Brrrrr. No central heating means that inside the house it is only nominally warmer than outside. Good news for your models, I guess, since there is no danger that you may accidentally leave them near a heating vent and come back to find them a bit droopy... bad news for pretty much everything else. It's hard to work up the motivation to start painting when you don't want to leave the protection of your warm spot on the couch. Luckily I'm looking like I won't have too much to work on. I'm almost finished with the Testament of Menoth, and then I need to finish one more warcaster, a few solos, and maybe one unit, plus two and a smidgen models for DTB that I've been working on.<br />
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So, to chase the chill away, gather close, and listen in to the continuing tales of our heroes of the Widower's Wood, and we impart on our next step in their story... and I have only two exciting words to describe the next chapter.... Kickstarter. Exclusive. WOOOOOT! That's right, when I got my kickstarter for Widower's Wood, it came with a zillion goodies, and several of them were extra adventures, three for Widower's Wood and another three for the Dead Man Walking expansion. The Widower's Wood exclusives came with a additional chapter for after the 3rd chapter, the 5th chapter, and a floating extra that can go anywhere before the finale. We've been rolling a die after each chapter to see if we're going to play the floating chapter, but no luck so far, and so here we are, chapter 3 finished, and time to bring on Chapter 3.5, Treasure Hunt, our first kickstarter exclusive. But before we jump into it...<br />
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<b>Announcements:</b><br />
We have the next set of dates for the Fukuyama Gaming Club! Yes, it's going to be a great new year! New Year in Japan is a busy time, but this is definitely something to look forward to through the trying times ahead!<br />
December 17<br />
January 21<br />
February 11<br />
And that will bring us to the end of the winter! Also, the Saijo Gaming Club in Hiroshima City will be meeting for the last time this year on December 10. And don't forget about the Las Vegas Open January 26-28 that some of our good friends from Iwakuni Air Base will be attending!<br />
And a quick announcement about the new skirmish game from Privateer Press, Company of Iron. Now, I don't really know much about Company of Iron, but after reading No Quarter Prime #1, I'm pretty excited to learn more for one very, VERY good reason... Agata, the Farrow Slaughterhauser that I've been playing in Widower's Wood, my piggy princess, IS A MAIN CHARACTER IN COMPANY OF IRON!!! Squee! And she is known, now and forever, as the "Queen of Carnage." So, if you've fallen head over heels for our porcine heroine, you may want to check it out!<br />
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<b>The Story so far...</b><br />
Last time we met, our intrepid heroes had stopped the Gatorman ritual to raise an army of Swamp Shamblers that Rasheldonak, the power crazy, water fearing Gatorman Witch Doctor was going to use to take over the swamp. Continuing their way to find Rasheldonak, our team moves along the river in the falling rain and comes across a team of Gatormen and Swamp Gobbers trying to free crates of weapons from the muddy embankment. Certainly those would do more good in our hands than theirs, so it's up to us to get to the crates first!<br />
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As usual, the Queen of Carnage came to me (I'll bite the fingers of any who try and take her from me, HA!) DTB took over Olo, and Leland got both Vaskis and Skarg. We had quite a bit of XP saved up, so Agata picked up Meat Thresher, Skarg got Marksman, and Olo took Wily, Outrider and Trailblazer, all of which will make him "Side Quest Guy." We got the Side Quest bug last chapter, and now we must have more! And Olo is just the Croak to get them for us.<br />
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<b>Chapter 3.5, Treasure Hunt (KICKSTARTER EXCLUSIVE MISSION)</b><br />
At the bottom of the game board is a chest marker for each column on the map. As we play, these "promising locations" will be moved up their respective columns. It's us against the two Gobbers to check the locations to see if they hold either of the two chests. We need to open both chests before the Gobbers can leave the board with either one of them to win the game. Woot! This is a great chance to pick up some goodies! But there could be some trouble... reoccurring Bokors... that could be a problem... And we lose if even a single crate makes it off the board... the good news is that there are only two Gobbers, and they don't respawn after they are killed, so looks like we might want to take them out first... then we just have to worry about Bokor and Gatormen and Tatzelworms, oh MY!! Well, better get to work!<br />
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We started the game at the bottom of the board. Since we didn't know where the promising locations were going to end up, Olo took advantage of his new abilities to go after the nearest of the side quest cards, just on the other side of some impassable terrain from us. Everyone else tried to just move out towards where we might be helpful in later rounds. Round 2 brought some High Water as our event card, flooding the board and making it hard for all of us except Olo to move around... and as Olo tried to keep going towards the Side Quest, of course he got jumped by no less than two Gatormen and a Tatzelworm! Poor Olo! Agata charged another Tatzelworm, using her great power that allows her to ignore rough terrain, and smushed it into fish food!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Choppa choppa into fish food!</td></tr>
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Luckily for Olo, Skarg's got an ability that lets him shoot into a melee combat without having to worry about hitting his friends, and cleared out some of the awfulness that was threatening Olo, freeing him up to get closer to the side quest card...<br />
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Round Three saw the waters recede and the Swamp Gasses come out, making us take hazard rolls if we charge this round. A Gatorman near Agata moved a space, and the Slaughterhauser used a feat card to immediately charge and kill him, and passed her hazard roll to take no damage from the gas! Skarg and Vaskis got a little stuck in the back field, but they were doing a good job of killing Gatormen and Bokor to keep them off of Agata and Olo, who finally made it to the first side quest card. Turns out, this side quest is actually a QUEST! It's the first of a set of three cards, and it came with a ton of XP... the other two cards may show up in later games!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skarg lets loose!</td></tr>
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One of the Gobbers made it to the first of the promising locations, but after digging around for a moment, realized that there was nothing there, and the first of the six location tokens vanished from the board. And this brought us to this games' first Menacing Ripples event card... sigh. At least we didn't tie. The second Gobber tried a location chest and it vanished as well, but not before he was dangerously close to Agata, who promptly killed him for his efforts. This left her a little exposed and alone, but hey, she can handle it, right? Another Mendacing Ripples card, the second in a row! WTH? And of course, this time there is a tie... between Skarg and Vaskis! Uh-oh, they look like they could be in trouble! Vaskis is pretty slippery, though, and instead of getting stuck in a huge melee, he whisked away and checked another location for a chest that promptly vanished... three locations left, two of which have chests!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't worry, Skarg's got this</td></tr>
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Agata found herself in a little bit of trouble now, surrounded by two Gatormen and a Tatzelworm... with a Bokor just a space away, egging on the Tatzelworm and literally standing on one of the location markers... she does have her great power that allows her to take a melee attack against every character in her space for every attack she makes, but this might be a little out of her ability, and she started taking some pretty heavy damage... though she did manage to kill off one Gatorman and the Tatzelworm, leaving one in her square and the Bokor staring over her shoulder. Vaskis started making his way her direction to help out while Skarg continued to bring the pain to all the villains around the back of the board.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey guys! Nice weather, eh?</td></tr>
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Olo made it to one of the remaining markers, and not only did he find a chest in the space, but managed to break it open and found an Orboros Dagger hidden inside! Ooohh, that's a good find for Olo! It'll help him a bit in melee where he's a little bit weak. Only two possible locations for the last chest left!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loot!</td></tr>
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Round seven... only three rounds left... still one Gobber left on the board... but we're in not too bad of a shape. Except for Agata, who is in a bit of trouble. The event card gave us one we haven't seen before... Buzzard Beetle Swarms! They attack any character who is in a space with another character, making those people take hazard rolls. We all made it out okay, but it could have spelled the end of the line for Agata if she had rolled badly. Vaskis moved into Agata's square to help withstand some of the punishment she was getting.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You got this one, Vaskis?</td></tr>
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Skarg made it to the location marker near him, but turned out to be another red herring, leaving the marker next to Agata definitely containing a chest! The Bokor charged into Agata and Vaskis' space, but because of the targeting priority, he attacked Vaskis, who, sneaky little Blackclad that he is, managed to evade the attack. And lovely Agata waltzed out of combat, passing both of her combat checks, and found the final chest!<br />
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In the same action as finding a chest you can make a strength challenge to break it open, and, of course, Agata is strong as only a Farrow Slaughterhauser can be, and broke it open no problem. Inside, amazingly, the perfect loot for a Farrow, the Bone Fetish! I mean, what are the chances that she would find the card that fits her background story that well? It must be fate!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More loot!</td></tr>
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And with that, our heroes claimed the victory!<br />
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<b>Conclusion:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got a bit scattered!</td></tr>
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Bokor are sure a pain in the booty... three wounds each (guaranteeing that a single character cannot kill them in one round), beast master to push nearby beasts to greater ferocity, and a magical attack that makes you lose feat cards. But you do get a lot of XP for killing them. And we killed a LOT of Bokor this game. By the end of the game, our treasury tile was full to bursting! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yummy XP, drool drool</td></tr>
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Looks like the start of next game is going to see all of us getting some new abilities that will help turn the tide in our favor!<br />
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Anyone who's looking for a game, we'll catch you on the 17th!<br />
Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-61335794210995717802017-11-29T01:08:00.002-08:002017-11-29T01:09:09.608-08:00AAR - Reconnaissance at the BorderAnother month, another great meeting for the Fukuyama Gaming Club! With the end of the year fast approaching, it was nice to take a day away from the hustle and bustle of real life and relax with some good games! And even better news, no typhoon or bad weather to try and stop us! In fact, it was a beautiful fall day! Finally! Even in October, we were just missed by a typhoon on game day. That one was going to really disrupt our plans, but just before it hit land it swung to the South and missed the mainland by a good amount. This month... nothing. Yes! And with nothing to stand in our way, we managed to get in a couple of games of Warmachine/ Hordes, and completed another chapter in our ongoing quest in the Widower's Wood.<br />
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Leland is doing a great job of little by little painting up his Cygnar forces, and they are really staring to come together. He's almost able to field a completely painted 75 point army... I'm almost certain that that will be a reality before the end of the year! Of course, since we are a friendly club, it's not a problem to play with unpainted mini's as long as it's not tourney time (and as long as you don't mind taking a bit of heat from DTB, that is, haha!). DTB and I are continuing to fiddle around with completely new lists, and I think we're really narrowing down at least the first of two casters. After this month, I have for sure decided that the Testament of Menoth is going to be one of mine for next year's tournament... I'm just trying to decide between the Exemplar Interdiction and The Faithful Masses theme forces. I adore the Exemplars... they are why I decided to play the Protectorate in the first place, and Kreoss, the most exemplary of Exemplars, is my favorite of the Protectorate casters! But even more than the Exemplars, my heart belongs the the Paladins of the Order of the Wall. I have often debated with DTB over the years the idea of having a Paladin based army, but it was never viable since there is a field allowance of 3 Paladin solos, and no other Paladin models. Well, all that is changing! A Paladin dragoon solo is being released as part of PP's 12 Factions of Christmas, and they have been included in the newest theme force, The Faithful Masses. Imagine a bunch of chaff warriors (zealots, deliverers, etc.) and Paladins to bolster them. Yesssssss!! I've given both of them a turn, but I'm still working out how I feel... both of them are strong, good lists. I've narrowed down my second choice to between Malekus and Sovereign Tristan Durant. This month I got Tristan out, and I really enjoyed it! Next month, Malekus' turn, and then I'll make a final decision... And this brings us to, drum roll please....<br />
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<b>Announcements</b><br />
The end of the year is fast approaching! In Japan, that means that all Hell is breaking loose and we are all running around like chickens with their heads cut off, especially in my family... birthdays, anniversary, a very secular Japanese Christmas, all culminating in the busy disaster of getting ready for Japanese New Year... seems like there's hardly any time for painting, list tweaking, or playing, but we are going to squeeze in another meeting of the Fukuyama Gaming Club before the end of the year. Saijo Gaming Club in the suburbs of Hiroshima City are also meeting once more before the end of 2017! So here are the dates to save!<br />
<b>Fukuyama Gaming Club - December 17</b><br />
<b>Saijo Gaming Club (Hiroshima City) - December 10 </b><br />
Also... Some of our friendly Marines from the Iwakuni Air Base are going to the Las Vegas Open gaming convention, January 26-28, 2018! It's at the Bally's Casino, and it's going to be three days of crazy, with a veritable tide of tournaments, narrative events, seminars... in short, everything! Brought to you by Frontline Gaming, you should check it out if you're in the neighborhood, are looking for an excuse to get to Las Vegas, or would like to meet a few of the Iwakuni marines, some of America's finest!<b> </b><br />
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For our report today, I bring to you for the first time Leland's Cygnar army! At long last! Against the boys (and girls) in blue, I have decided to bring Sovereign Tristan Durant, hero of the recent Skull Island Expedition novel "Godless." Durant is one of my favorite characters in the Protectorate along with Kreoss and Dartan... the good guys for Menoth. The Protectorate is full of a lot of people who don't really care about the majority of the people in the country, seeing them as mere cogs in the wheels of faith (I'm looking at you, Feora). But those three (Durant, Kreoss and Dartan) actually care about the little guy, and will go to great lengths to try and protect them. I decided to try out another of the theme forces, the Guardians of the Temple theme which uses Flameguard units and solos.<br />
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And with that, I give you the forces for today's battle! We rolled the Recon 2 scenerio, so Warjack zones on each side with an objective on each, and 2 flags in the middle of them. I won the starting roll, and chose to go second, on the side that didn't have all sorts of terrain trouble!<br />
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<b>Army list, Cygnar:</b><br />
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Nice green paint scheme! I love it when people decide to deviate from the studio paint scheme. Keep up the good work, Leland! This is a Heavy Metal theme list, which gives Leland an extra 2 inches on his deployment zone, some free models, and solos and Mechanik's get reposition 3.<br />
Warcaster - Major Beth Maddox<br />
Defender<br />
Ironclad<br />
Firefly X2<br />
Lancer<br />
Charger<br />
Sword Knights (Maximum)<br />
Boomhowler & Co. (Maximum)<br />
Journeyman Warcaster<br />
Alison Jakes<br />
Runewood<br />
Murdoch<br />
Squire<br />
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<b>Army list, Protectorate:</b><br />
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Would you look at that army? 11 months to go until the tournament, and the only model I need to paint before then (if I go with this list) is Tristan! Yee-haw! This is a Guardians of the Temple theme force, so I'll be benefiting by my Flameguard troopers getting Tough and cannot be knocked down as long as they are in B2B, and my Daughters of the Flame will get Ambush. AMBUSHING DAUGHTERS!!!! Fear them, for they are sharp and pointy! That plus their anatomical precision ability will make them a force to be feared!<br />
Warcaster - Sovereign Tristan Durant<br />
Reckoner X2<br />
Vanquisher<br />
Repenter<br />
Redeemer<br />
Revenger<br />
Choir of Menoth (Minimum)<br />
Daughters of the Flame<br />
Temple Flameguard<br />
+ Officer and Standard bearer<br />
Pyrrhus, Flameguard Hero<br />
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<b>Setup, Cygnar:</b><br />
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Well, Leland has a little bit of terrain issues to think about in his setup, but with Archduke Runewood in there, he'll be able to mitigate the difficulty a little bit. Runewood and the Sword Knights set up on the left behind the forest, trusting in Runy's March ability to get them through in good time. Boomhowler and his boys, along with Murdoch, set up opposite them on the right, to the left of the lake, with Alison on the other side of the lake with a Firefly. The rest of the 'jacks and Maddox clumped in the middle of the table, ready to charge straight at their flag.<b> </b>And the little Journeyman, so far out of her depth, huddled behind Maddox, hoping for the Major to protect her!<br />
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<b>Setup, Protectorate:</b><br />
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Temple Flameguard in the center! In Base to Base, for all their yummy bonuses that they get from Shield Wall and the Theme Force benefits! Yeah! Pyrrhus got tucked in with them in the second line of Flameguard, ready to help out where needed. Next to them on the left I set one Reckoner, the Revenger, and the Redeemer, and on the right the other Reckoner and the Repenter. Behind the front line, Tristan set up with the Vanquisher and the Choir, spread out to catch as many jacks as they could. The Daughters stayed off the board, ready to Ambush any unwary Cygnarians that get too close to the board edge.<br />
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<b>Our Story:</b><br />
Beth Maddox, on orders from High Command, is infiltrating the border between Cygnar and the Protectorate, trying to get Reconnissance on the redistribution of Protectorate forces after the dissolussion of the Norther Crusade, when chance (or is it the will of Menoth) brought newly appointed Sovereign Durant with a force of Flameguard patrolling the area face to face with the Cygnarian warcaster. Will Tristan be able to defeat and recapture the former POW, or will his gentle spirit give her the chance she needs to escape back to Cygnar lands?<br />
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<b>Round 1, Cygnar</b><br />
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Runewood activated first, giving March to the Sword Knights to give them Pathfinder. He then moved up into the forest. The Sword Knights then ran forward into the forest. The Defender, Lancer, Charger, Beth's Firefly and Ironclad ran. The Boomhowler's did a kind of snaky dance/run to keep out of the lake, ending up near the zone behind the cloud. Alison's Firefly walked forward, and Jakes followed it, casting Sidekick on it. The Journeyman walked forward, casting Arcane Shield on the Ironclad. Maddox moved up, cast Dauntless Resolve on the Sword Knights and Snipe on her Firefly. The Squire whizzed and whirred and moved up behind Maddox.<br />
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<b>Round 1, Protectorate </b><br />
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To start things off, the Revenger, Repenter, and both Reckoner's ran. The Temple Flameguard moved forward, splitting into three groups to stay in their Shield Wall order, continuing to get their bonuses from the theme, and Pyrrhus went with them. The Choir moved up, and put passage on the left hand Reckoner and the Vanquisher. The Redeemer moved up, and shot 3 incredibly inaccurate shots at the Boomhowlers, and managed to put some damage on Jakes and kill a Howler! Woohoo! First blood to me, then! This may be the first time I've gotten to actually make an offensive on the first turn! The Vanquisher moved up behind the Shield Wall. Tristan moved up next to the Vanquisher and cast Inviolable Resolve on the Flameguard, bringing their ARM to a whopping 19, plus Tough! Holy moly, these are the toughest Flameguard there has ever been! Just wait until the Officer uses his mini feat! <br />
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<b>Round 2, Cygnar:</b><br />
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Beth upkept Dauntless Resolve on the Knights, and Jakes upkept Sidekick on her Firefly, and then Leland's turn began. The Lancer ran to the corner of the cottage near the Repenter. Beth moved up just behind the zone and cast Assail on the Ironclad, before Electroblasting the Repenter for minimal damage. Maddox's Firefly moved in front of Beth for some security. The Howlers ran forward and dug into the zone. The Charger moved forward and shot the right most Reckoner for 2 damage. The Defender walked behind the flag and also shot the same Reckoner. The Journeyman moved up "a smidge" and put Arcane Shield on the Charger. The Squire move up and cowered behind Maddox... who knew that a robot could be so afraid? The Ironclad also moved up a smidge and stood around looking intimidating. Runewood again gave March to the Knights before moving out of the forest. The Sword Knights ran around the cabin and one managed to make it into melee with the Repenter. Jakes' Firefly ran forward, and Jakes herself moved behind the Howlers.<br />
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<b>Round 2, Protectorate:</b><br />
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First things first, Tristan upkept Inviolable Resolve on the Flameguard, allocated two focus to the Reckoner that got shot up, and two to the little Redeemer that was facing an angry Firefly. Then, the fun stuff... AMBUSH!!! Oh yeah, it's Daughter time! They came in on the left board edge, ready to charge in and try and kill off Jakes... if they could do that, then that Firefly on the move won't be any more of a threat. And so they lead off my turn, 3 charging into Jakes and the other three fining Howlers to poke at. Jakes managed to soak all the damage from a combined melee attack with some focus, but the other three all killed their targets due to anatomical precision.<br />
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The Revenger moved to the edge of the forest, hopefully able to make use of it's arc node next turn. The Repenter did indeed charge Jakes' Firefly, dealing a whopping 6 damage... oh well, it's better than I expected! The 3 Flameguard groups moved up, and the officer laid down his mini feat... hello, ARM 22! Good luck getting rid of them, swannies! The Choir moved up and prayed for BATTLE on both Reckoners and the Vanquisher. The undamaged Reckoner took a shot at the Charger and did a respectable 12 damage. The Vanquisher also took a shot at the Charger, but missed. Being an AOE, it still hit a Howler and a Flameguard, doing no damage to them but setting them both on fire. The Repenter squished the Sword Knight foolish enough to get into base to base with it, and then waited for the upcoming hurt to be brought. And now, the crux of my plan, saved for last... the damaged Reckoner could see Maddox peeking out from behind her Firefly guardian. She was well within range, and she had NO FOCUS on her! I could end this game quickly, and all I needed to do was roll a 10 on three dice... which I should have been able to easily do... but did I? NO I DID NOT!!! In fact, I rolled a 4. That's right... a four on three dice. Go ahead an do the math... that's 1, 1, 2. Oh man, stupid Reckoner! Are you going to get charged by that Iron Clad next turn, and boy, do you deserve it!<br />
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<b>Round 3, Cygnar:</b><br />
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Maddox upkept Assail and Jakes upkept Sidekick, while the fire on the Howler went out without any damage, and the round began. Runewood walked forward and gave Path to Victory to the Sword Knights. The Lancer attacked the Repenter but failed to damage him, and then the Sword knights stepped up. They didn't manage all to get charges in, but several made it to the Repenter, and one made it to the Objective, dealing 9 damage to the 'jack and 5 to the objective. The Ironclad beat up on the Reckoner, leaving it with only two damage boxes. Maddox moved up into base to base with the flag and FEAT! If only she had done that before the Ironclad went, the Reckoner would be nothing but scrap! The Firefly charged in then and finished off the broke down Reckoner. The Charger took a look around and turned tail and moved back behind the safety of Beth (hahaha), and took a shot at one of the Flameguard, who proceeded to shrug the shell off like it was nothing! The Defender moved B2B with the Charger and shot the Vanquisher for minimal damage. Boomhowler & Co. let loose a bloodcurdling howl and charged several targets with their assault ability allowing them to shoot as they charged in at the Daughters, Flameguard, and the Redeemer. Boomhowler himself led the way by MISSING THE DAUGHTER HE WAS CHARGING WITH ALL ATTACKS! Oh, yeah! At the end of everything, all the Daughters were safe (it's hard to hit DEF 14 in melee) the Repenter took another 11 damage, and one Flameguard was destroyed despite being as hard as a 'jack.<br />
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Jakes took a swipe at the Daughters crowding in on her and killed two of them. The Squire, who had yet to do anything this game, continued to do nothing but cower behind Maddox. The Journeyman Warcaster cast Arcane Shield on Maddox and then hid behind the Defender. Jakes' Firefly ratcheted it's arm back, ready to put the final touch on the Redeemer, when Leland's clock went off, bringing this game to it's end.<br />
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<b>Conclusion:</b><br />
Victory for Menoth! As Maddox and Tristan finally closed, the unmistakable jangle of mounted troops floated across the field, several units of Exemplar Vengers riding to support the Sovereign and his forces. For one moment Tristan looked over his shoulder, Veritas held ready to strike. He glanced at the approaching Exemplars, then back to Maddox before lowering his weapon and mentally commanding his 'jacks to stand down. "Go," he said, pulling off his mask of office and gazing at the former POW. "Hurry! Before they get here!" Beth glared at him, expecting foul play, but when their eyes met, all she could find was sincerity. As the Daughters of the Flame and Temple Flameguard repositioned to form a protective wall around the young caster, he gestured frantically towards the distant Cygnaran boarder. "GO!" he said again, more forcefully, and this time, Beth turned, calling her remaining troops to follow.<br />
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<b> </b>Hmmm, Tristan seems like he could be a lot of fun! I didn't get the chance to feat with him, but I'm loving the ambushing Daughters and the tanky Flameguard! Thanks for the game, Leland! It's difficult to get used to playing on a death clock, but it is a necessary skill that you can only acquire one way... practice! I had a great time, and the boys (and girls) in blue...er, green.... look great!<br />
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<b></b>Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-29379417972352177062017-11-14T00:27:00.002-08:002017-12-06T00:55:56.638-08:00Widower's Wood, Chapter ThreeHey there, everyone! Sorry for the long break between posts. What can I say? When your family travels over 5,000 miles to spend some time with you, you put everything else on hold! So, a look back at what's been going on with the Fukuyama Gaming Club since the tournament. What an amazing tournament we had! I can hardly wait until next year to meet everyone again. Thanks to everyone who made it down and took part in the fun. Our next gaming day was October 29, and I tried out the first of a couple of different casters to see who my picks for next year are going to be. Right now, I'm leaning towards the Testament of Menoth and either Soverign Tristan or Intercessor Kreoss... but there are so many that I want to work with... Malekus, Durst, and Thyra are all in my "want to use" list. On the 29th I got in a couple of games with ToM, and I LOVED him! So, I think he's definitely in!<br />
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But before we get into another great year to tabletop battles, it's time for a little breather, and chapter 3 of our Widower's Wood Campaign! Our continuing quest to save the wood from the ravages of a water fearing, crazed Gatorman Witch Doctor. But first!<br />
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<b>Announcements:</b><br />
Not too many announcements this time... the next several meetings for the Fukuyama Gaming Club are as follows...<br />
November 19<br />
December 17<br />
And that takes us into next year... holy crap! Is it really that late in the year already? Ugh, where did it all go. Anyway, we'll be getting in some Warmachine/ Hordes games, probably a little more Widower's Wood since, you know, it's awesome, and possibly some other small games. Feel free to pop by and grab a game!<br />
Next... this is more of a public service announcement... No Quarter, the Privateer Press bi-monthly magazine, has changed! It is now No Quarter Prime, and it is chock full of awesome. Mine even came with a little model of Eilish, a member of the Black River Irregulars who also does a cameo in the Strangelight Workshop novel Wicked Ways, and I will NOT say no to that! Anyway, check out the new magazine (and the novels), it's good reading!<br />
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<b>The Story So Far...</b><br />
Last time, our intrepid heroes saved the Mist Speaker of a Bog Trog tribe in an attempt to convince the Trogs to help them find out what Rasheldonak is planning. As they make their escape from the Gatormen that had been herding the Trogs, the Mist Speaker tells our great leader Olo that Rashedonak's bokor's are about to start a ritual to make an army of Shamblers. So, looks like it's up to us to stop them!<br />
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We've heard that this is one of the hardest chapters, so fingers crossed that we can get through this in one piece! We'll be using two new pieces this time around, a ritual circle and some bone piles... should be some good times.<br />
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DTB retained control over Olo, Leland continues his work with the enigmatic Vaskis, and I kept on with my darling Agata and since there were only three of us this time, Skarg got handed over to DTB.<br />
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<b>Chapter Three: Bring Out Your Dead </b><br />
Once all the Trogs were safe, the Mist Speaker appeals to Olo, the group "good guy", to help liberate the rest of their tribe. Rasheldonak is using them to dig up as many corpses as possible for his Bokors to use to raise an army of Shamblers. And these shamblers will help him to take over the entire Wood! Though Vaskis was against it, the others realized that saving the Trogs will be one step closer to saving the Widower's Wood, and head further in to the wilderness to assist the enslaved tribe.<br />
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More trogs, grumble grumbel. But stopping an evil zombie making ritual seems like it could be fun! I have a feeling that the difficulty that we heard about is an unending swarm of shamblers coming to eat our BRAINS!!!<br />
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The board is set and ready, so off we go! For this chapter, our four heroes have to kill the Bokor and interrupt the ritual by destroying the circle. Once two of the bone piles are destroyed or the Bokor is taken to half his health, the finale is triggered, spawning two Club Gatormen. We've got 10 rounds to get this done, so we've got to bring our A game! To destroy the ritual circle, you need to pass an Intelligence 13 check, so we sent Olo off to take care of it, and Agata went with him to put the hurt on the Bokor as early as possible. Skarg was tasked with trying to keep the shambling horde off of our backs, and Vaskis was going to fill in as needed. Maybe this time we can actually get a hold of one of the side quest cards on the board!<br />
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Alright team! Let's disrupt this ritual!<br />
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The heroes started out in the middle of the board. The Bokor was across a square of immpassable terrain, so we would have to go around through some forests to get to him. There were two side quests on the table at opposite ends, and WE ARE GOING TO GET ONE TODAY!!! Plus, four bone piles that are going to make zombies every round while the Bokor is active and unoccupied with one of the heroes. So we need to destroy them ASAP.<br />
First off, our event card for round one! Wouldn't you know it.... I mean, could you even guess... Menacing Ripples AGAIN!!!!! Argh! The bane of last game. Okay, okay, all we have to do is not tie on the roll for who gets the spawned gatorman.... HOLY CRAP WE TIED AGAIN!!!! Hahahaha, I can't believe it! Ugh. Okay. Everyone got into position to do some damage next turn. Olo set some traps to kill anything that moved into his square, and Vaskis did the same with his new spell, the Sunhammer.<br />
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And boom! Both Vaskis and Olo managed to wipe a couple of the first swarm of Shamblers off the board. Several more were just knocked down, but it was a great start to our game!<br />
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Agata managed to destroy one of the bone piles on the way to catch up with the Bokor... with her mighty power to move through rough terrain as though it was open terrain, she should be able to make it to the Gatorman next turn! Vaskis began to lead all the Shamblers and Gators on a merry chase around the forest on the right side of the board... as long as he keeps them busy.<br />
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Piggy Power! Agata got a charge off and dealt 3 damage to the Bokor, launching us straight into the final. Wow, this is the first time that we've been this ahead of the game... third round in and we are on the final! The best thing is that though we spawned the two Club Gatormen, we don't have to kill them, just avoid them until Agata can finish off the Bokor and Olo can take down the circle.<br />
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Well, well, well.... Vaskis, as he made his way around the forests, managed to pick up this lovely gas mask! Great work, Vaskis! Our first Side Quest of the campaign! (Due to some group discussion, we changed the Side Quest to Article 1135 to avoid a rule that we wern't sure on).Skarg decided to make a run for the other side quest... we'll see if he can get there in time... six rounds to go. <br />
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Another Menacing Ripples card, and since we were out of Gatormen to spawn, one of the Gatormen closest to Vaskis activated... no problem! Vaskis has his side of the board well in hand! And with that, Olo unleashed upon the shamblers around him! Abilities and feat cards, and Olo was literally standing on a pile of dead shamblers, ready to come across and destroy the circle as soon Agata could do in the Bokor. And then he proceeded to get smashed by the Bokor and his stupid hand of glory! If he hits you, then you lose a feat card! But I need them to keep on track to kill him! DON'T TAKE MY FEAT CARDS!!!<br />
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Skarg made it to the side quest card on the left side of the table, but was not able to make the intelligence check needed to find it! Oh Skarg! Why are you so oblivious! It's right there! Sadly for Skarg, he then got jumped by several bad guys, and wound up knocked on his ass in the corner. <br />
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But in better news... it's Agata's turn to bring the pain! I was down a couple of feat cards thanks to the Hand of Glory attack, but I still think I could do it. On a nine or better on two dice, I would kill him outright. Her first attack did one more damage, but there was one more to go... and BOOM!!! Piggy power! Agata takes down that scaly monstrosity, and paves the way for Olo to do his thing!<br />
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With four rounds to go, we were ready for Olo to take a try or two to break the circle. Having the hightest initiative of the group, Olo went first. If he failed to break the circle, then Skarg was going to try to drag his sorry corpse closer to us so that Vaskis could use his restorative potion on him. But Olo, our mighty Olo, broke the circle in one try! Wow! That was an amazing roll! He needed a 10 on two dice, and DTB managed an 11! And just like that, on Round 7 of 10, the game was over!<br />
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VICTORY!!!<br />
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<b>Conclusion:</b><br />
<b> </b>Wow! For a chapter that was supposed to be the hardest of the entire campaign, we crushed it! This was by far the best game that we have had so far! We had luck with the dice, and a good solid plan to get us to the end. And! We hit a side quest! May next game go as smoothly as this one! Leland looks like he's really starting to settle in with how to use Vaskis, and my piggy princess continues to shine as the melee power house that we need her to be!<br />
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Next gaming day is November 19th! Come down to get in a game!Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-86236535782853101102017-10-19T01:58:00.002-07:002017-10-19T02:05:40.256-07:00Warmachine Hordes Japan Open Team ChampionshipFinally, the day has come! The Japan Open Team Championship has arrived! That's right, it's time for the Rumble Round the Ramparts... the Clash at the Castle... and it was every bit as amazing as it should have been. Seven teams from around Japan joined us in Fukuyama for two days of gaming and camaraderie, meals and chatting. The weather couldn't have been better, and this year everyone made it on time for the opening speech (last year the train from Tokyo was unexpectedly late and one match got started late). Sadly, we were not able to create a final 8th team, so every turn one team had a pass. Hopefully next year we will be able to fill in the final three spots! Hopefully next year Leland will be ready to join us, and our coordinator for the last 5 years, Sarge, is stepping down, so that he can take part as well... so there's two right there!<br />
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The teams for this year!<br />
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<b>TEAM ORDO NON PANTICUS </b>(Hiroshima A team)<br />
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Named for this team's disdain for anyone trying to play with an unpainted army, tied together with their enjoyment of the Warhammer 40K universe, Hiroshima's top players have become a unit fighting against the unpainted in the darkness of the far future.<br />
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DTB, with his Trollblood army, using Doomshaper 3 and Calandra<br />
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Rantei, with his Skorne army, using Rasheth and Makeda 1<br />
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The Kid, with his Cryx army, using Deneghra 1 and Goreshade 1<br />
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These guys are going to be hard to beat! Rantei is one of the best players that I've had the pleasure to play against, and The Kid is a total up and comer. Fingers crossed that we don't have to play them.<br />
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<b>TEAM TRI ARROWS </b>(Hiroshima B team)<br />
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Our team name is a shout out to Hiroshima prefecture. Long long ago, the warlord of this area was trying to convince his three sons to work together by asking them each to break one arrow. When they were all able to do so, he gave them three arrows together, which none of them could break. So, teamwork and stuff. Beru and I were both awarded the Diplomat award last year, so this is apparently also known as "Team Good Sport."<br />
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Kommissar Koala, with my Protectorate of Menoth army, using Severius 2 and Reznik 2<br />
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Beru, with his Cygnar army, using Stryker 1 and Sloan<br />
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Tetsu, with his Mercenary army, using Ossrum and Magnus 1<br />
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Woot! We're looking good and ready to roll! <br />
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<b>TEAM BAND OF HEROES </b>(Osaka A team)<br />
As the name suggests, this is a team completely made of Trollblood players. The rules for team tournaments state that teammates cannot share the same caster, so these Heroes decided to each play one version of Doomshaper plus another warlock!<br />
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Kimamana, with his Trollblood army, using Doomshaper 1 and Madrak 3<br />
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Tabibito, with his Trollblood army, using Doomshaper 3 and Borka 1<br />
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Yes, that is a Sea King. It looks AWESOME! Not only are Trolls tough, but this team has brought four... that's right, FOUR... gargantuans... yikes! Osaka A is full of very very good players. This will be a hard team to beat!<br />
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<b>TEAM SECRET WEAPON </b>(Osaka B team)<br />
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One word.... Grymkin. The secret weapon. And this team is fielding TWO Grymkin armies. For most of us, myself included, this will be the first chance to face off against Grymkin, and I can't help myself... I want to play against them so badly! Let's hope the match ups work in my favor!<br />
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JC, with his Grymkin army, using The Dreamer and The Heretic<br />
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Niwaniwa, with his Retrubution of Scyrah army, using Thyron and Ravyn<br />
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Enzo, with his Grymkin army, using The Child and The Wanderer<br />
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Enzo's paint job is OFF THE HOOK!!! I mean, WOW!!! Wow!!! Now I REALLY WANT TO PLAY AGAINST THEM!!!! Here... more photos of this amazing army...<br />
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In case you are wondering, yes, I did shake that Cage Rager... and the cages are on real chain! So they rattle around and wiggle as you shake it! Hahaha!<br />
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<b>TEAM DRAGON FORCE </b>(Team Tokyo)<br />
This is a great team. I only get to meet these guys once a year, but Daizo and Mitchell are always good for a game. I played both of them last year, and I'm really looking forward to facing off against them if we can! Daizo is a fellow Protectorate player, but for some reason he decided to bring his Skorne army this time! HERESY!!!<br />
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Daizo, with his Skorne army, using Makeda 2 and Xerxis 2<br />
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Nobi, with his Retribution of Scyrah army, using Issyria and Vyros 2<br />
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Another set of well painted armies and quality players behind them! While I'm not sure that I could beat any of the guys on this team, I really hope that we get matched up for a fun game.<br />
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<b>TEAM THREE DIRTY SCARECROWS </b>(Hiroshima C Team)<br />
The last of the Hiroshima teams... named because these guys are tall, extremely lanky fellows, though... I'm not sure how dirty they are, hahaha!<br />
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Baru, with his Cryx army, using Venethrax and Denegrah 1<br />
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Ryosangata, with his Retrubution of Scyrah army, using Issyria and Vyros 2<br />
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Race, with his Legion of Everblight army, using Llylith 3 and Thagrosh 1<br />
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With three teams, Hiroshima Prefecture is the most represented, followed closely by Tokyo and Osaka, so hopefully at least one of our teams can go the distance and win the day!<br />
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<b>TEAM ONE HANDED BOXER VS. THE FLYING GUILLOTINE </b>(Team Toky-oka)<br />
Okay, so there is no real place in Japan called Toky-oka. This team is a mash-up of two Tokyo players and a Fukuokay player. The name may seem weird, but it gets even stranger when you realize that one of the players literally has only one arm... so, yeah.<br />
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Aoichiro, with his Convergence of Cyriss army, using Axis and Father Lucant<br />
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Yamanaka, with his Mercenary army, using Magnus 1 and Ashlynn d'Elyse<br />
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M-saya, with his Cygnar army, using Captain Darius and Constance Blaize<br />
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I don't know this team very well. I played Aoichiro three years ago at the 2nd Japan Open (this is the 5th JO). He seemed nice enough, though a truly tough nut to crack. Not to mention, I don't think a lot of people have a chance to play a good amount against the Convergence, so it's hard to come up with a strategy to beat them.<br />
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Well, that's all the teams! Good luck, everyone! But before I go into the different rounds, time for a word from our sponsers!<br />
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<b>THE SPONSORS</b><br />
Yes! That's right! This year, the Japan Open had sponsorship from several companies who did a great job helping promote the tournament. Those sponsers are... drumroll please!<br />
discountgamesinc.com , with a $25 gift certificate for the members of the 1st team<br />
brokenegggames.com , $35 gift certificate for the members of the 1st team<br />
gamemat.eu , who, of course, donated 2 mats<br />
privateerpress.com , naturally, with pins and certificates for the top 3 teams<br />
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<b> </b>Look at that table! Full of prizes to give away... and if you can believe it, that's not even all of them! In addition to prizes for all three members of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams, everyone was also given two raffle tickets, and prizes were picked randomly throughout the day. We had 2D terrain sets generously donated by gamemat.eu, measuring sticks gifted by Broken Egg Games, some goodies from Privateer Press' Summer Rampage, one of the always appropriate Shredder plushies, the gift certificates mentioned above, and of course, as I also mention, the 2 mats from gamemat.eu. Whatever it takes, I'm determined not to go home empty handed this year!! (I didn't last year, either, as I came away with the coveted Diplomat award!) <br />
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Alright, that's all the preliminaries! Time to get down to the games. DTB and Sarge had spent a large part of the day before setting up tables, and they came out great! Observe!<br />
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I like to imagine that this table was a shout out to me! That's right, a Protectorate table! What's that you say? They had a table for almost every faction? Doesn't matter, this table was made just for me!<br />
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A nice, volcanic lava table, with plenty of burning ground terrain features! This devastated landscape is of course the Cryx table... I told them they should add a giant dragon figure, and if the game went past the 6th round, Lord Toruk would arise from the bowels of the volcano and eat everyone!<br />
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Northkin Trollblood table! You can tell DTB definitely had a hand in crafting this table! I can tell just looking at it that we may have to deal with a Northkin army next year, now that the new Trollblood Theme force for the wintery cousins to the trolls is out, along with one of the BEST BATTLE ENGINES EVER on the way (really. I mean, REALLY. A giant beer keg pulled by two polar bears? EPIC!)<br />
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These are just a few of the amazing tables that teams used to battle to the finish on.<br />
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<b>Round 1</b><br />
Here are the match-ups for the first round! Applause, please!<br />
<b> </b>Ordo Non Painticus Vs. Band of Heroes<br />
Dragon Force Vs. Three Dirty Scarecrows<br />
Tri Arrows Vs. Secret Weapon<br />
OHBVFG took the pass for this round<br />
The pass round was too bad during a tourney, but there was nothing that could be done about it. Each member of the pass team received a small gift from Sarge, 3 control points and 100 army destroy points to make up for it, and the members were able to have practice games to keep their edge... Leland took on M-saya and his Constance Blaize force with his own Cygnar army, while Aoichiro and Yamanaka took on each other.<br />
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Tri Arrows against Secret Weapon! Yes! I got to face off against J.C., using his The Dreamer force, and I was loving it! The Dreamer is one of the Defiers that I am the most interested in, so I was excited to see her in action, and I was not disappointed! I felt bad that I had to keep asking J.C. about his rules, but he was super patient with me, and we had a great game! I took on his force with Reznik, hoping make sure his beasts' Flesh Was Weak!!! That and, maybe for the first time, I might get to use Spellpiercer to hand out magical weapons to fight off the hordes of incorporeal models that were flooding at me! Sadly, Reznik was not able to overcome the tide of storybook horrors that flooded the field, though it was a pretty close battle! All I can say is that the Blood of Martyrs took three turns to kill off a Cage Rager that should have only taken one round, thus ruining my plans to disrupt The Dreamer. Alas, we ran out of time, and it went to control points. J.C. had 4 to my 3, not to mention about 30 more destroyed army points than I did, giving him the victory! Well played!<br />
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The winners for this round! Ordo Non Painticus, Dragon Force, and Secret Weapon!<br />
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<b>I've Got a Golden Ticket</b><br />
After the first round, we took a lunch break. While everyone was away, Sarge was busy looking over the armies to decide who would go into the finals for the painting competition. When the teams returned from delicious dining, the armies selected had a Golden Ticket waiting for time! All tournament members would vote on the winners after the final matches. Those teams with the golden tickets were...<br />
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Mitchell and his Cryx army!<br />
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Enzo with his Grymkin army!<br />
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Genki with his Trollblood army!<br />
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Difficult choices! All of these are really beautiful armies with very talented painters. I can't wait to see who will win!<br />
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<b>Round 2</b><br />
This year, the Japan Open had only 3 rounds, so round 2 was VERY important for deciding who was going to wind up at the Championship tables! The matchups!<br />
Ordo Non Painticus Vs. Dragon Force<br />
Band of Heroes Vs. Three Dirty Scarecrows<br />
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Tri Arrows took the pass this round.<br />
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Well, taking the pass wasn't exactly what I wanted, but it did have an upside! It was the only chance I had to play against my teammate, Beru, who is one of my favorite people to play against. I took out Severius to get a little practice against his Stryker army, and we had a rousing battle... on the Protectorate table! Hahaha! It was tons of fun. Though I did end up losing the game, it was probably the best match I had all day! Tetsu paired off against Leland, and proceeded to completely wipe the floor with our newest member... a bit of a face palm moment. Listen, you don't destroy a new player just because you can. It's just mean, and it makes them wonder if this is really such a fun game. Sorry, Leland! We'll get you a better game next time!<br />
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The winners for this round... Ordo Non Painticus, Band of Heroes, and Secret Weapon!<br />
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<b>Round 3</b><br />
This is it! The last round of the day... and on the Championship table, our very own Ordo Non Painticus! The other two Hiroshima teams have not had a great showing (though we all had fun), both of us losing both rounds (well, ok, Tri Arrows did "win" the pass round, but still). Ordo is our last hope! Good luck!<b> </b>The final matchups!<br />
<b> Championship: Ordo Non Painticus Vs. Secret Weapon</b><br />
Dragon Force Vs. Tri Arrows<br />
OHBVFG Vs. Band of Heroes<br />
Three Dirty Scarecrows took the pass this round.<br />
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I can't believe it! At the beginning of the day, I wanted to play against a Grymkin army, Beru, and Mitchell... and here in the final round, I got the hat trick of wish granting, and faced off against Mitchell's Denegrah force with Severius (thank goodness I had a practice round with Beru!). As always, Mitchell was a joy to play against. He's incredibly knowledgable about not only his own army, but the other armies as well, and he pretty much was in control of our battle the whole time... it didn't help that I forgot he had a unit of ambushing mechanithralls that got into my back field and put my 'caster on his heels pretty effectively. But, it was still an amazing game! My MVP though was the Judicator. In our last round, it took everything that Mitchell could throw at it to destroy it, due to sheer dumb luck on my part. Nightmare even charged, boosting damage while Judicator was suffering under Shadow Bind, and still only did about 10 damage total! Boom! Carrion Thralls, Mechanithralls, Pistol Wraiths, Bile Thralls, all they did was chip away when they should have been melting it to slag. Finally, in the final attack that Mitchell would be able to take against the colossal, a Bile Thrall was able to hit with an acid shot and finally the valiant machine went down. Sadly for me, my super colossal was contesting a zone and a flag, so Mitchell was catapulted into the victory with more than enough control points. So. Much. Fun!<br />
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The winners for this round... Dragon Force and Band of Heroes... and the winner or the champion table was....<br />
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<b>Ordo Non Painticus WINS!!!!!!</b></div>
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Good job, Ordo! Keeping the dream alive for Hiroshima Prefecture! In a 2-1 victory over Secret Weapon, they sealed the victory, and took home the goods!</div>
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<b>1st place: Ordo Non Painticus</b></div>
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<b>2nd place: Band of Heroes</b><br />
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<b>3rd place: Secret Weapon</b><br />
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Then, it was time for voting on the best painted army... I'm sure you could already guess who I voted for! The results for Best Painting!<br />
<b>3rd Place: Mitchell and his Cryx army!</b><br />
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<b>2nd Place: Genki and his Trollblood army!</b><br />
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And the winner is..... <b>Enzo with his Grymkin army!</b><br />
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So, here are a few more shots of that amazing army!<br />
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Look! Models specifically for the shadow arcana! Look at that Cage Rager base.<br />
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I love how he re-posed this Child model so that Dolly is holding her!<br />
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And for his prize, Enzo received one of the game mats! Congrats! Job well done!<br />
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Then, it was time for the raffle! And wouldn't you know it, I won both of my tickets! I picked up some warjack damage tokens and one of the 2D terrain sets, desert themed, of course, for the Protectorate!<br />
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As we wrap, here are a few more amazing models that came out to play!<br />
From Race's Legion army...<br />
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From Rantei's Skorne army...<br />
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From DTB's Trollblood army...<br />
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From Genki's Trollblood army...<br />
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And with that... the day was over. A big thanks to Sarge for putting on a great day for everyone!<br />
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I look forward to seeing everyone next year for the 6th Japan Open!<br />
The next gaming day for the Fukuyama Gaming Club is October 29th! Come get a game!Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-45896608861299031012017-10-06T02:02:00.000-07:002017-11-29T23:37:15.113-08:00AAR: Protectorate Vs. Trollkin - The Soothsayer AttacksOn Sunday, October 17, the Fukuyama Gaming Club braved a typhoon to hold our latest gaming day. No kidding! I live about an hour away from where our club meets. An hour to the East. And since the typhoons around here always go West to East, that means I drove straight into the arms of the storm as it crept closer and closer. Imagine me, peaked Commissar cap pulled down, making the sign of the Aquila and crying "For the Emperor" as my car slid under the cloud cover... or I guess, in more recent times, "For Menoth!" I did manage to time my trip West to get in before the worst of the storm hit, and if everything went right, I'd be ready to head home after the storm had passed (which is exactly what happened after a delicious dinner at one of our favorite places, Boogie Buns). Sadly, most of the rest of our team members live farther to the West, and therefore were unable to get ahead of the typhoon. That left myself, DTB, and Leland for the last pre tourney practice. A pretty standard meeting for us, but we were hoping the Hiroshima boys would make it so that we could get some team practice in. Oh well, no point in bemoaning random acts of nature. Three of us it would have to be. Unfortunately for Leland, this did mean that he didn't get a game in. In two weeks (as of the meeting... three days as of today!), the Warmachine/ Hordes Japan Open Team Championship is on! And so, while we had time for two games, Leland is not quite ready to take on the ferocity of a pre-tourney practice round. Next month, we'll make sure he gets plenty of game time! Thus it was that yet again, the armies of the Trollkin faced off against the might of the Protectorate, in our eternal struggle for dominance... But first!<br />
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<b>Announcements:</b><br />
That's right! Time for our new feature! Announcements, announcements, ANNOUNCEMENTS! First off... October 8th is the WHJOTC!! Finally, after months of preparation, the tournament is here! If you're in the area, stop by the community center behind the castle in Fukuyama City! 7 teams are locked in, including my own Tri-Arrows (a tip of the hat to the feudal lord who used to control Hiroshima prefecture) and DTB's Ordo Non Painticus. An 8th team of singles is being created to flush out the roster.<br />
Second ... The day after the tournament, October 9th, is going to be a free gaming day. There will be people sticking around after the tournament to get friendly games in. Tokyo, Osaka, Hiroshima... and possibly Kyushu will all be represented, so if you don't want the pressure of a tourney but do want to meet some new players, this is a good day to drop by for a game.<br />
Lastly... the next regular meeting of the Fukuyama Gaming Club will be on October 29th. Man, October is a busy month for the FGC!! We'll all be breaking out new army lists, free for the first time in a few months to just play around. Heck, we might even get in some more Widower's Wood or other board games. So stop by if you've got the urge!<br />
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And now, back to our Troll / PoM throw down!<br />
Trolls... I feel like I have played Trollkin eight zillion times recently! DTB actually was getting a little snippy with me about writing my victories against the boys in blue, which is, of course, patently ridiculous. I could count the times I've beaten DTB on one hand, while he has crushed my armies beneath his Trolly boots time and time again. So, game on, DTB! We ended up with the Breakdown scenario, so we had two round zones, scoreable by units, connected by a rectangular zone scoreable by warjacks/warbeasts. First person to have 5 more points than their opponent wins! I came up tops on the roll for the game, but I decided to choose my board edge and made DTB go first.<br />
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The forces for today's battle!<br />
<b>Army Lists, Trollbloods: </b><br />
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Oh my gosh! Calandra! I have been trying to convince DTB to run Calandra in the tournament for YEARS!!! Literally years. And here she is, in all her Trollish glory! Awww, DTB! Oh yeah, the list....<br />
Warlock: Calandra<br />
Mauler x2<br />
Earthborn Dire Troll<br />
Gudrun the Wanderer (in this game, proxied by the Thrullig)<br />
Cylena Raefyll & Nyss Hunters<br />
Champions Maximum Unit<br />
Skaldi<br />
Sons of Bragg<br />
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<b>Army List, Protectorate of Menoth:</b><br />
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I know, I know, we've seen this list a zillion times. Well, this shall be the LAST TIME!!! Mua-hahaha! After the tournament is over, it's time for some experimenting with some new armies and a warcaster or two that I've never used before. So, for the final time.... YOUR FLESH IS WEAK!!!<br />
Warcaster: Reznik, the Wrath of Ages<br />
Avatar of Menoth<br />
Guardian<br />
Blood of Martyrs<br />
Scourge of Heresy<br />
Revenger<br />
Choir of Menoth, minimum unit<br />
Idrian Skirmishers<br />
+ Chieftain and Scout<br />
Heirophant<br />
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<b>Setup, Trollbloods:</b><br />
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<b> </b>Calandra set up in the middle of the deployment zone, with a Mauler to the left and a Mauler behind. Next to the Mauler went the Earth Born Dire Troll, and on the other side of Calandra went the SOB's. Those bums, haha! The Champions went over on the right flank, and Cylena Raefyll and her Hunters went of the left.<br />
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<b>Setup, Protectorate of Menoth:</b><br />
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As I so often do, I decided to split up Reznik and the Avatar, one on each side. Between them, I set up the Scourge, the Guardian, the Blood, and the Repenter, with the choir sliding in where they fit. The Heirophant wedged in between the Scourge and Reznik.<br />
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<b>Advanced Deployment, Trollbloods:</b><br />
Finally, DTB has some advanced deployment! And by some, I mean... one. One model. Gudrun the Wanderer got placed ahead of the Hunters at the edge of the rubble pit. With pathfinder, the rubble won't bother him, so he's in a great position to get in my way.<br />
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<b>Advanced Deployment, Protectorate:</b><br />
The Idrians went out front into the pond to screen Reznik from the Hunters and Gudrun. I've never fought against the Wanderer before, and so I'm not sure how much of a threat he is, but better to be safe than sorry when it comes to caster protection. And just to add that little extra bit, the Idrians made him their prey.<br />
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Game on, Trollbloods! Let's see if Calandra can see the smack down coming her way!<br />
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<b>Our Story:</b><br />
As his forces cut a swathe of destruction in the Creator's name, Reznik moved on a small village of Trollkin on the edges of the Glimmerwood. Just as his forces were poised to sweep down on the worshipers of Dhunia, the sound of trees breaking brought him up short. An army of trolls and their kin stepped forward from the shadows of the forest, moving to intercept him. They were led by a woman, and inwardly Reznik was uneasy, as he knew it must be Calandra, a future seer and protector of the area.<br />
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<b>Round 1, Trollblood:</b><br />
The Champs started off the game by running forward, clumping together in three man groups to maintain their defensive line ability. The SOB's ran towards the middle of the board, and Gudrun ran into the rubble. The hunters ran towards the area between the middle and right zones. Calandra put Bullet Dodger on the "Pirate" Mauler (he's modeled with a treasure chest on his base), and the EBDT's animus Earth's Blessing on herself, along with Star Crossed, her signature spell. Then, in DTB's signature move, she failed a charge on the Heirophant for a little extra movement. The non-pirate Mauler (or the Boring Mauler, as I call him) riled and ran, as did the Pirate Mauler and the EBDT.<br />
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<b>Round 1, Protectorate of Menoth:</b><br />
The Idrians moved up behind the wall, and a 6 man CRA put three damage onto Gudrun. And then, of course, I made a fatal flaw... instead of finishing off Gudurn, I took shots at the hunters, killing off two of them before making a SECOND MISTAKE by repositioning off of the wall. D'oh! Oh well, time to focus! The Avatar recieved two focus from Menoth and ran into the zone on the side to head off the Champions from having access to my back field. The Revenger runs onto the hill, and the Blood of Martyers ran up behind him. The Guardian ran straight forward, and the Choir moved up, chanting for passage for the Guardian, Blood, and Scourge. The Heirophant moved and put Harmonious Exaltation on Reznik. To finish up, Reznik moved into the pond, put Death March on the Idrians, and Lamentation on himself.<br />
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<b> Round 2, Trollblood:</b><br />
Calandra pulled all the fury on the board up to her full fury score, and upkept Bullet Dodger. Gudrun charged the Idrians and killed three of them. The Hunters walked up to the wall THAT I SHOULD HAVE KEPT, keeping 3 of them back, and shoot 5 Idrians to death. The SOB's ran forward to get into position in the middle of the field, and the Pirate Mauler also ran to lip the zone. The Boring Mauler riled and ran, and the EBDT ran as well. Calandra cast Star Crossed and moved up to keep out of the kill box (some scenerio's have a kill box, which means that your warcaster/ warlock must stay 12" away from all table edges after the second player's second turn). The Champs ended up the turn by running into the left circular zone. One came up to face off with the Avatar, and the others stayed back a little to keep out of the Avatar's killing zone.<br />
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<b>Round 2, Protectorate:</b><br />
All spells upkept! The Idrians wiggled a bit in their Vengence action, and then they took their turn. Learning from my mistake last turn, I pumped two CRA's into Gudrun to wipe him off the board. Success! BUT! Gudrun had a trick up his sleeve. Once a game, when he dies, he just simply comes back to life. Yup. Full health. He's knocked down, which seems like it might be a good thing, but he has a special rule... Feign Death. So he can't be target by ranged attacks while he's knocked down. Oh yeah, or magic. Yeesh! So, he's still alive. The Scourge charged the SOB's, managed to kill off Rhudd. The Revenger moved up, just lipping the left corner of the middle zone.<br />
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Reznik, too excited to get going, forgot to wait for his Heirophant to go first (d'oh!!!) and moved up, casting The Flesh is Weak at the Pirate Mauler... and MISSED!!! Double d'oh!!! Luckily, it's an AOE attack, so it scattered off of the Pirate Mauler... and hit the other Mauler! Hahaha, okay, I guess that worked out okay. He then repositioned a bit farther back. The Guardian hauled his shiny metal butt over to the pond to cover Reznik from a charge from the missed Mauler. The Choir, a bit late, moved up to put Passage on the Blood and the Scourge. The Blood of Martyers ran into cover behind a choir member to protect itself from the super scary Mauler, while the Avatar killed two Champs and then used Menoth's Gaze to keep them from getting away. Yikes! I'm in a pretty bad way. I'm not quite sure what I thought I was doing, but it was almost completely the wrong thing to do. We'll see if I can bring things around next turn. I'm pretty sure the Avatar is toast with four charging weapon masters with two attacks each coming for him... a Mauler in prime position to charge... Gudrun with any other tricks he might have... Yeesh!<br />
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<b>Round 3, Trollbloods:</b><br />
Calandra again leeched to full fury and upkept Bullet Dodger, and Gudrun took his turn. Standing up, he punked one poor Idrian. The Hunters moved into an L shape along the wall and back, and finished killing off the rest of the Idrians. Calandra moved up and FEATED!!! Oh man, this is not going to be good. I love her feat. It's both totally in her character, and really so much more powerful than people give it credit for. Friendly models in her control range can re-roll 1's and 2's. It's sooo good. So, usually if your opponent needs 6's or 7's to hit and can't boost (like, warrior units), they will miss 3 or 4 out of 10 attacks. But with Calandra's feat, they will pretty much hit every time. Brutal! And of course, DTB made sure that everything was in her feat range, which isn't so hard since her control range is 16"! Okay, here we go... we<b>'</b>ll see what's left after he rampages through my troops. Calandra then cast Star Crossed, and put the animus Rage on the Pirate Mauler. The SOB's charged the Choir member the Blood was hiding behind (too bad they can't protect themselves!) and that poor soul died before their mighty attack! The Pirate Mauler walked into combat with the Scourge... One hit... Two hits... Chain Attack Grab and Smash... two additional attacks, and the Scourge became a crumpled can. The other Mauler, unable to run, charge, slam, or trample, in a fit of pique walked over to the Revenger and took out his frustration by utterly destroying it. And as I had feared, the remaining Champs charged at the Avatar and just like that, I was down three jacks. And DTB was up three control points.<br />
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<b>Round 3, Protectorate of Menoth:</b><br />
Oh, MAN!! That was bad. DTB is in control of all three zones. If I leave even one unchallenged, he'll pick up another at the end of my turn, and another at the end of his turn, giving him 5 and then win. So... actually, it's not possible, since there is no way for me to get a model that can contest into the left zone. I hereby conceede this game. But before I run out of time, I am going to KILL THAT MAULER!!!!. So, Reznik loaded up the Blood and the Guardian. The Guardian charged the SOB standing in the way of the Blood's charge attack. A critical hit, and the little brat got pitched over into the Mauler, dealing no damage, but getting him well out of the way. The Choir got back into formation and put Battle on the Blood, Reznik activated and put Boundless Charge on the Blood for the additional movement, and then it was time! CHARGE!!! And just like that, with the Hand of Vengence bonus because a friend died within 5", and the bonus from Battle, the Blood chopped up that Mauler into tiny little pieces, before staring down at the knocked down Son of Brag and daring him to make a move.<br />
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<b> Conclusion:</b><br />
Victory for Trollbloods! Calandra moved forward fearlessly until she and Reznik were face to face. "Leave," she said, confidence and righteousness resonant in her voice. "I have seen the omens, and you fate lies not within the Glimmerwood." She leaned toward the towering executioner, one hand reaching up to rest on one of the horses, and spoke words to the warcaster that no other could hear. Reznik gave no response to her words, but after a moment, he nodded to her, motioned to his remaining forces, and quit the field, leaving the Glimmerwood far behind.<br />
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Another great game with DTB. He's a great opponent, and is always willing to go over a game once it's over to point out my missteps and give advice on what I should have done. But, while I really enjoy playing against him, I really really hope that I don't face him in the tourney. He's had about 8 months of practice with against my Reznik list, and he knows all my tricks!<br />
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Next post.... the long awaited Warmachine / Hordes Japan Open Team Championship! Wish me luck!<br />
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<b> </b> Kommissar Koalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581251294297167849noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060827762383903515.post-26337057516033987452017-09-28T01:50:00.001-07:002017-09-28T01:50:43.911-07:00RNR - Modeling, Reznik 2Welcome, to our very first modeling post! Modeling is such a big part of tabletop gaming, and while a lot of people seem to feel that its a bit of a burden, I enjoy it almost as much as getting the models on a table. In fact, my very favorite part is coming up with a paint scheme for my forces. Currently, I have two armies, my Mardi Gras themed Gator force, which uses the purple green and gold of the festival to bring a Cajun feel to the models, and my Interdiction of the Dawn Protectorate of Menoth force, which uses purple, red and grey to invoke the image of the dawn. It takes the studio paint job of maroon, white and gold, and gives it a little twist!<br />
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Privateer Press has an amazing line of models to work with. The attention to detail is really extraordinary. My Idrian Skirmishers, for example, are practically covered in animal skins, totems, feathers, ammo belts (which are modeled to actually have about 10 little tiny bullets in them), medallions, and the like. Some of them are even pretty funny, like the Trollkin that is carrying a little piggy for a post battle snack! There are very few models in the line that I don't like, and luckily, I don't play those factions, woot! I have a priority list of the different types of models I like working on. At the very VERY bottom of the list are Warjacks... God, I HATE painting them!!! Luckily for me, DTB doesn't mind, so we have a bit of a deal worked out. He paints my 'jacks, and I paint... whatever he doesn't want to paint. I enjoy it, because get a chance to paint a lot of things that I otherwise wouldn't get to. So far, I've done some Legion of Everblight, the buffaloes for the Trollkin Long Riders, some pirate Mercs, and a few things for some different games, as well. Next on the list of painting preference, units. I wouldn't mind doing units, except that by the eighth model I get a little tired of them, haha! I have a minimum unit of Deliverers that I painted up...<br />
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A little while later, a friend of mine gave me another four so I could field a maximum unit, but I still haven't brought myself to paint up the last four! Next up, Battle Engines. I love battle engines. They're interesting, well designed, and just gosh darn fun to paint. Almost all of them are just beautiful when finished, too. I have two, the Gatorman Sacral Vault, and the Vessel of Judgment for the Protectorate. The Sacral Vault took me about two months to paint. Now, I know that seems like a long time, but my little polliwogs keep me from having any long painting time. I can sneak in a couple of hours on Sundays during nap time, so painting time is a precious, extremely limited, commodity. The Vessel is currently a WIP, the priest and the Idrian pulling the Vessel are complete, and now I'm just working on the Vessel itself. And finally, at the very top of my list, are solos / Warcasters. These models I find the most visually interesting, and since there is only one of them, unlike units, I feel like I can really take my time with them, to make them very special. And really, since the Warcaster/ Warlock is the main point of any Warmachine/ Hordes army, it's not a bad idea to really make them pop! Which brings us to our model for today! Both of my lists for the tournament in October are almost complete. This is very important, as with out tourney, there are some pretty stiff penalties for having unpainted models. While it is acceptable to play with unpainted models, someone who fields them will automatically lose their starting roll for the game. If two people on a team have unfinished models, then the team automatically loses the team roll and forfeits the right to decide match ups! Yikes! So, best to have all models finished. I already know my teammates are at full paint status, so it was up to me to finish up. My final model that needed work was the linchpin of all my plans, Reznik, the Wrath of Ages!!!<br />
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There he is! This is a beast of a model, being both a 'caster and a chariot. With horses. And three wracks. Man! This is gonna take a while. In order to make things easier, I left off the right and left wracks from the back of the chariot, or else painting them would be almost impossible! Then, I primed everything with white primer. Currently I'm using, and I kid you not, "Mr. Surface White 1000." Hahahahahaha! Every time I use it, I can't help thinking of the movie Spaceballs! When I first started painting, so, so many years ago, I used black primer for almost everything, but I have realized a couple of things. If your plan for the models is dark, then black primer is great, but white primer makes colors really pop! And also, white primer makes it sooooo much easier to see all the little details that PP has on their models. Otherwise, I get stuck holding a model, looking at a part of it thinking, "What the heck IS that?" White. Easy to see. Period. And with my paint scheme for my Protectorate forces using some bright colors, it's the way to go!<br />
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First things first, I had to come up with an idea of what I wanted the finished model to look like. Wracks are some of my favorite models to use with Reznik. Who were they before Reznik found them on his lists? What did they do to deserve the attention of the High Executioner? So, I decided that I wanted to explore those thoughts in this model. Time to order a few extra bits from the PP site!<br />
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I picked up a Khador Iron Fang Kovnik shield and a Cygnar Precursor Knight shield. I happened to have an extra Exemplar Knights Errant shield from building my Errant unit, so I threw that in there too, and boom! Three wracked heritics. I actually like the idea of adding one from the Protectorate to remind everyone that NO ONE IS SAFE from disrespecting the Creator of Man. What's that, you say? Those little troll hands? Well, I clipped them off of a Trollkin Stone Bearer. I needed the kriel stone he was carrying for a different project I'm working on. I couldn't just throw them away, so I came up with a brilliant idea! More on that later! The shields will go on the back of the wracks, around the legs of the poor souls hanging from them, demoralizing their former comrades with their suffering.<br />
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Next, base coating. This is the important time to get your painting plan set. Luckily for me, since the vast portion of my army collection is done, I already know pretty much how everything is going to work out. When I first moved to Japan, I had to buy all of my modeling stuff from on line, since I didn't know any good gaming stores. Luckily, I found Neal at the Warstore, and he has been my go to guy since then for all things. I decided the best way to go about my paints was to just buy one of the big collections. Not knowing anything about the differences between one set and another, I chose the Valejo Game Color Suitcase, which came with 72 colors and three brushes. Like I said, I'm not really sure about other makers, but I rather like the Valejo. No complaints from me. I do really want to try the Privateer Press P3 paints line, but that will have to wait. So, here we go! For the cloth, I use Hexed Lychen, Cold Grey on the right horse, who will end up being white, and Coal Black for the left horse, who will, obviously, be black. The metal plates of the armor on Reznik used Hammered Copper, and his little flappy cloth strips used Gory Red. <br />
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Choosing the color scheme for the metal bits of the chariot were a little more difficult than on Reznik or the horses... I never know what to do to break up the monotony of color. For this model, I decided to try my hand at non-metalic metals... in this case, since purple is the main color for the army, that's what I decided to go with. Also, it's a pretty good match with the gold. I knew I wanted the largest portions of the wracks to end up bronze/ gold, so I decided to use silver to break up the large portions of bronze and purple. For the basecoat, I chose Gunmetal Grey, since it's a good mid range silver. Hammered Copper went on where the gold will be, and we finished up with Bronze Flesh on the poor saps stuck on the wracks. (Oh yeah, the masks are going to be gold. The weight just adds to the suffering, I guess).<br />
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Horsey armor time! To keep from totally messing all the hard work, I'm basing all of the armor before I do any more work on the horses. Much like the chariot, it's going to be a mixture of silver and gold, so it was just a matter of deciding where to place each color. And with that, base coating is finished! <br />
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Next, highlighting number 1! I like to put on my first layer of highlight, and then do the shading mostly with inks and washes. I don't know if that's lazy or not, but hey, that's how I do it! The purple areas got a highlight of 1:1 Hexed Lychin and Bone White. Once that was finished, I put on a coat of purple ink, to blend it together and bring out the shadows.The bronze sections received a highlight of Brassy Brass, Bloody Red on the strips. Chainmail silver went over the gunmetal, and all the metal got a wash of black ink. Once it was dry, I brushed up the bronze areas with a thin layer of Brassy Brass, and the silver portions with Shining Silver. That left me with the little horses and the poor schmucks up on their wracks.<br />
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The soon to be white horse was touched up with Cold Grey, and the black horse used a 1:1 Coal Black and Cold Grey. As for the wracks, they got a wash of smokey ink to bring out all the great detain in their tortured bodies. I decided to go ahead and do their loin cloths. To push the idea of their different origins, I thought it might be fun if their loincloths had been torn off of their previous uniforms... so the Khadoran got outfitted in red, while the Cygnaran is swaddled in blue, and the fallen knight in the middle will be in white. Since the Protectorate is set in the desert, when I use white with them I like to have a yellowish cast to it. Kind of makes me think of sand, and the harsh environment of the holy land. To achieve this, I base the white parts in Bad Moon Yellow. Then I throw on a coat of Cold Grey, followed by a highlight of Dry Bone, and at long last, a final highlight of Bone White.<br />
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Poor, tortured souls. We can only hope their suffering keeps Reznik safe as he rides into battle!<br />
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Time for the armor. I already based it while I was finishing up the fabric and the wracks. For the silver, I use several different shades and brushes to randomize the look of the silver. It gives it kind of a weathered feel... I like it! For the gold, I have already laid down a base coat of Hammered Copper. A first highlight of Brassy Brass went on, and then a wash of black ink. Once that was dry, another coat of Brassy Brass went down, and then a final highlight of Polished Gold to finish the armor plates.<br />
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Woooo, shiny! Here is a man full of righteous wrath! A few final touches, and the model will be ready for basing! One of the last things I like to take care of is the red touches. I don't like to use a lot of it, because too much will draw away from the main effect of the paint scheme. The menofixes and the haft of the spear will be red(along with Reznik's prayer strips that I already mentioned), that should be enough! A base of gory red is a good place to start, with a highlight of Blood Red, and BAM!!!! beautiful red! Chains and such were next... bronze chains with the horses and the wracks, silver chains wrapped around Reznik, along with the incense burners that dangle from him. And at long last.... at long last... it was finished!<br />
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The final step for every model, basing! All of my Protectorate models are based to look like they are on the stone floor of a temple, or gathered in the courtyard in front of one. Some days I have a very ambitious plan to make a diorama with my forces, but let's be honest... that's probably not gonna happen anytime soon, haha! The base starts with Somber Grey. Next, I make the stone shapes with a 1:1 mixture of Somber Grey and Cold Grey. Next, with only Cold Grey, I fill in the stone shapes, leaving an outline of the previous color. And finally, I use Stonewall Grey and drybrush a little texture onto the stones. It adds some interest, and also blends together the two colors of the stones. Lastly, for Warmachine, all models need to have arc markings. We need to mark a 180 degree arc to show the facing for the front and back halves of the model. This can be anything, even just a slash of color, but, I like to do something a little different. On my Protectorate army, I use Menofixes to denote the front facing (i.e., where the model is looking) and both of the two marks for the 180 degree arc. I do the marks by hand, which is always tricky... sometimes they come out a little lopsided, but overall I think it really adds to the feel of the army.<br />
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With that done, the model is officially finished! Now, to customize! First of all, the shields that I had prepared go on the back of the wracks! I kind of like how it turned out! It's easy to see the effect I was going for, that these victims who protect Reznik come from all over the Iron Kingdoms. Now... for the final touch!<br />
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Boom! Hahahahaha! Where did those Trollkin hands from before get to? Why, there they are, being crushed beneath the wheels of the chariot! And what are crushed hands without a little pool of blood beneath them? I can't wait for DTB to see this!<br />
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Well, there you are! Reznik is ready for the table, in all his shiny glory! Ride forth, Wrath of Ages, and smite the wicked in Menoth's name!<br />
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