The Crash Room

Legionnaires

2012-01-24T10:15:00.000-08:00

I've been really liking my Legionnaires. They get in the way and occasioanlly kill stuff. And they feed my Spawning Vessel which I also have done.

Scythean

2011-12-22T11:05:00.000-08:00

The Scythean is one of the staples in Legion. He's the cheapest beatstick melee beast we have along with the Angelius, and is also one of the best thanks to reach. I don't use it in every list, but the ones where I do I'd really miss him if he came out. It's been a while since I painted a Legion heavy and it took a bit of extra work to get the colours looking like my older models. I knew which colours to use, but couldn't remember exactly how I had mixed them or how many layers I usually did. I just kept at it until it looked "right".

War Chiefs

2011-11-18T16:32:00.000-08:00

I've been enjoying the War Chief with my Warmongers a lot. He's not super awesome but he's decent at 3 points. With a medium base Veteran Leader is actually a useful ability, since you can actually see through small bases to see it. I pretty much never run two of them. The only reason I have two is becuase they were so crazy good in MKI. But if I was painting one I might as well do the other.

Spawning Vessel

2011-10-17T13:56:00.000-07:00

The Legion Spawning Vessel is pretty solid in MKII. I don't use it in every list, but if you're playing more infantry heavy it trundles along behind pumping out lesser beasts and tilting the attrition game in your favour. I have found that it's something you always take the maximum unit for. The minimum unit suffers becuase it is both slower and has a smaller range, two issues that compound with each other to make it not really work. The only other downside is painting seven models and only getting three points out of it.

Kaya vs Thagrosh - Kill Box

2011-10-17T08:56:00.000-07:00

Circle vs Legion 35 points

So we got lazy and played another Kill Box scenario. Didn't want to go searching for the new ones and just wanted to get playing. We played this one with Death Clock. This is where we both have 30 minutes to complete our game, and if you run out of time you automatically lose. I like having a set amount of time to play but was having trouble with set turn lengths.

Circle:

Kaya, the Wildborne
Feral Warpwolf
Feral Warpwolf
Pureblood Warpwolf
Argus
Wolves of Orboros (10 man squad) with unit attachment
Shifting Stones

Legion:

Thagrosh, Prophet of Everblight
Typhon
Carnivean
Shredder
Warmongers (5 man squad)
Legionaires (10 man squad)
Shepherd

Set Up:

I won the roll and decided to go first. The Wolves were placed on the far right while Kaya and the Warpwolves took up the centre. The Argus hung off to the far left. With advance deployment the Stones were placed in front of the Ferals.

On the Legion side, Typhon and the Shepherd took up centre placement while the Warmongers faced down the Warpwolves. On the left flank Thagrosh surrounded himself with the Legionaries and the Carnivean with the Shredder following close.

Circle Turn 1

The Argus casts its Tracker Animus on Feral 1 and then moves into the woods. Feral 1 warps to increase Armour and follows the Argus through the woods. On the other side of the board the Wolves run forward to mas around a rock further up the field.

Kaya moves into the Stones and casts Occultation on the Wolves to get rid of some Fury. She then casts Tracker on Feral 2 and Soothing Song to get rid of some built up Fury. The Pureblood warps for Ghostly and runs just in front of the Stones. Warpwolf 2 riles for 3 points of Fury and runs to the woods. With the rest of her battlegroup in the trees, Kaya is teleported there by the Shifting Stones.

Legion Turn 1

Thagrosh starts the turn. He casts Fog of War then Draconic Blessing on the Legionnaires and Spiny Growth on the Carnivean. He uses his free animus to cast Spiny Growth on himself then moves up the field.

The Legionnaires run in front of Thagrosh to surround him. The Carnivean follows up behind them while the Shredder, after going Rabid, follows behind to cast Tenacity on Typhon. The Warmongers run straight up the centre. Typhon riles for 2 Fury and then follows them with the Shepherd close behind.

Circe Turn 2

Kaya is able to leach to full Fury and decides to drop Occultation on the Wolves. This turn becomes mostly about redeployment as nothing seems to be in the right place.

The Argus gives Feral 1 Tracker and advances through the forest. That Feral warps for Armour and then follows the Argus through the trees.

On the other side the Wolves run forward to set up a flanking maneuver.

Kaya gives Tracker to Feral 2 and advances through the trees. This Feral also warps for Armour and advances through the trees. The Pureblood cautiously follows after making himself Ghostly. The Stones teleported closer to Warpwolf 2.

Legion Turn 2

Thagrosh leeches to full Fury and upkeeps both spells.

The Warmongers run to the midpoint of the board to threaten the Pureblood. Typhon advances and sprays this Warpwolf doing a total of 12 points of damage. The Shredder goes Rabid and advances forward so it can put Tenacity on Typhon.

The Legionnaires run forward towards the woods with the Carnivean following them. This beast stops to spray at the Pureblood as well, doing 11 more points of damage. It then gives itself Spiny Growth.

Thagrosh then advances, gives himself Spiny Growth then puts Tenacity on everything in range. That lets the Shepherd move forward to remove the Fury from Typhon.

Circle Turn 3

Kaya leaches to full Fury.

The Stones heal the Pureblood. The roll was low but they manage to add back 1 point of Spirit. The Pureblood then gives himself Spellward and moves up to spray the Legionaries, killing 4 of them.

The Argus moves back to give Tracker to Feral 2. That allows this Warpwolf to warp for Strength and charge a Warmonger and kill it.

The Wolves continue to flank around the right side of the board. With Kaya's activation to moves toward the trees and grabs both Feral 2 and the Pureblood with Spirit Door.

Legion Turn 3

Thagarosh leaches to full Fury and continues to upkeep both his spells. With their Vengeance move the Legionaries move toward the Stones until they can get a good charge on them. They manage to destroy one Stone and injure another.

The Carnivean sprays the Ferals, while one is unhurt the other suffers 9 points of damage. Typhon moves forward to unleash its spray and kills the Pureblood. Kaya reeves the Fury.

Thagrosh casts Spiny Growth, Tenacity on the Warmongers, Shepherd and Shredder and then moves forward to the rock and casts Spiny Growth on the Carnivean. The Shepherd moves beside Thagrosh and takes the Fury off the Carnivean. The Shredder goes Rabid and puts Tenacity on the Shepherd.

The Warmongers string out through the middle to face off against the Wolves.

Circle Turn 4

More of the same. Kaya leaches to full Fury and the Wolves continue their flanking run around the outside of the table.

The Argus puts Tracker on Feral 1 and then advances. Feral 1 advances through the trees to throw the Carnivean at Thagrosh. The throw doesn't do any damage to the Carnivean due to Spiny Growth but Thagrosh does take 4 points and both are knocked down.

Kaya advances to pull Feral 1 back with Spirit Door and then Heals Feral 2 for 2 points.

Legion Turn 4

Thagrosh leaches to full Fury and upkeeps both of his spells. Both he and the Carnivean stand up. The Legionnaries run around the trees.

Typhon advances and sprays Feral 2 for a total of 11 points of damage. The Carnivean uses its spray on the Stones but does not harm them.

Thagrosh advances and puts Spiny Growth on Typhon and on himself. He gives Tenacity to one of the Warmongers.

The Shepherd advances and takes the Fury off the Carnivean. The Shredder goes Rabid and gives Tenacity to another Warmonger then moves behind Thagrosh. The Warmongers finally charge and kill 4 of the Wolves.

Circle Turn 5

Kaya leaches to full Fury and I realise I'm running out of time and really need to make what I have count.

The Wolves use their Power Swell and charge into the Warmongers and Legionnaries. They manage to kill two of each group. The Argus gives Tracker to Feral 1 and then charges to kill two more Legionnaries.

That last throw against Thagrosh was so effective that Feral 1 decides to to try it again. However, Typhon is a more difficult object to throw. He's reduced to trying to use his claws to get through the beast. He does manage to do 8 points of damage.

Kaya gives Tracker to Feral 2 and then Heals him for 2 points, feats and Heals him for 8 more. All that Feral 2 manages to do is to advance to prepare for the next turn.

Legion Turn 5

Thagrosh leaches to full Fury but doesn't upkeep anything this turn. The legionaries use their Vengeance to move into the Wolves but aren't able to do anything to them. The Warmongers, on the other hand, charge and kill two more Wolves, then the Legionaries are able to bring one down with their regular attacks.

Thagrosh casts Draconic Blessing and Spiny Growth on Typhon and then sprays Feral 2. He doesn't do anything to the beast. Typhon moves to Feral 1 and does 9 points of damage and the Carnivean kills Feral 2. The Shepherd removes its Fury.

The Shredder goes Rabid and puts Tenacity on itself then moves to stand behind Typhon.

Circle Turn 6

Kaya leeches to full Fury. Unfortunately, Feral 1 frenzies and can only hit Typhon for 6 points.

The Argus charges the Shredder and kills it, Kaya uses Spirit Door to bring both the Argus and the Feral back to her position. The Wolves kill another Legionnaire and wound some Warmongers. Then my time runs out and Legion wins with the Death Clock in effect.

Afterword:

Myantek: Once again, I get boxed in by terrain. I can move through it, thanks to the Argus, but I can't see through it. That's a bit of a disadvantage when facing Legion.

I really should have been more aggressive with both the Wolves and the Ferals. Then trying to manage when to use a Power Attack and when to charge in was a balance that I wasn't doing. I need to play more often to really make the best use of that. The Carnivean with Thagrosh scares me. It can certainly bring in the damage and with Death Shroud in effect the Ferals have to warp for Strength just to get their base damage. Circle has no trouble hitting things, it's the actually damaging something that can be tough. The two-handed throw is pretty effective with them though. It's good for things that I know I just can't punch through and then Kaya can pull them out of danger if need be.

Defenstrator:

Well Thagrosh did what he's supposed to, grind down the enemy. Things were going well while I had the Legionnaires and Warmongers to screen my beasts. Once those got killed or dragged away to stop the Wolves from charging me in the back I wasn't able to beat up on the Warp Wolves without risking a counter charge. Unfortunately for Myantek she took one turn too long to get them into position. This let me spray away and kill off the Pureblood at range.

I like the list, but it would have a harder time if the scenario forced the army to spread out more. That would leave more holes for Cricle to exploit, and decrease the strength of the brick formation.

Absylonia

2011-09-11T10:17:00.000-07:00

Absylonia has been a lot of fun. I've pretty much only been playing her tier list which is pretty different. It's taught me how to get the most out of Shepherds, since with no troops to speak of your beasts have to do all the work. Absylonia only has 6 fury so that's a 12" bubble that your beasts can force in, so you have to learn how to use the range extension abilities of the Shepherds. In general it's solid, and can be downright mean if you go first. The biggest problem is upkeep hate, which negates Absylonia's chief strength, her great upkeep spells.

Stingers & Forsaken

2011-07-29T16:12:00.000-07:00

I wasn't too sure what to make of the Stingers at first, but these days I rather like them. I can have them lurk behind a heavy beast, ready to aim and spray off any small bases sent in to tie ti up. Or I can use it like a cruise missile, shreaking in to do a POW 12 + 4d6 to a living target. Doing 26 points of damage on average is enough to even put the hurt on enemy heavies.
The Forsaken is my third which I painted up for my Absylonia teir force.

Legion vs Circle

2011-06-29T00:01:00.000-07:00

Rhyas vs Kaya - Killbox, 35 Points

It's been a long time since the last battle report. Myantek and I have finally gotten round to another one. Wanting to make it straightforward we played the scenario Killbox and just had at each other.

Army Lists

Legion

Rhyas, Sigil of Everblight
Carnivean
Nephilim Soldier
Shredder
Blighted Nyss Swordsmen - Leader and 9 grunts
Blighted Nyss Swordsmen Abbot & Champion
Blighted Nyss Striders - Leader and 5 grunts
Blighted Nyss Striders Officer & Musician
Spawning Vessel - Vessel and 4 grunts
Shepherd

vs

Circle

Kaya the Wildborne
Feral Warpwolf
Feral Warpwolf
Pureblood Warpwolf
Wolves of Oboros - Leader and 9 grunts
Wolves of Oboros Chieften & Standard
Shifting Stones

Scenario

Killbox

Mark the center of the table and center a 24" square area there with its sides parallel to the table edges. That is the killbox. Starting on turn 3, aplayer automatically loses the game if he ends his own turn with his warcaster/ warlock outside the killbox. Victory is by killing the enemy warcaster/ warlock, having the enemy warcaster/ warlock leave thekillbox, or (if time expires) having the most army points of models (not including fleeing models, wild warbeasts, or warrior models with less than CMD 1) inside the killbox.

Also we were doing times turns of 10 minutes with one 5 minute extension during the game.
Setup

I won the roll and elected to set up first. The strength of my Rhyas army is in melee and I wanted to close the distance relatively quickly. I set up with Rhyas and the Shredder in the centre with the Swordsmen around them. Behind them was the Vessel while the Carnivean and Soldier set up to the right in the trees.

Myantek put her Pureblood on my left with Kaya and the two Ferals flanking her in the centre. The Wolves set up behind the forest.

After this the I advance deployed the Striders on my right flank in the forest while Myantek advance deployed her Shifting Stones in the centre in front of Kaya..

Turn 1

Legion

Rhyas casts Occultation on the Swordsmen and Rapport on the Carnivean before advancing. The Swordsmen run into the centre while the Shredder walks up and puts Tenacity on Rhyas. The Spawning Vessel moves forward and camps out behind the Swordsmen, although it's starting to lag behind. The Carnivean, Nephilim Soldier, and Striders all run up the right side, waiting to ambush anyone who moves into the forest. The Shepherd runs forward and takes position behind the Carnivean.

Circle

The Pureblood turns Ghostly and advances behind the hill. Feral 1 runs beside him warping for +2 ARM. The Argus gives Tracker to Feral 2 and advances into the woods. Feral 2 warps for +2 ARM and runs into the woods. Kaya casts Occultation on the Wolves and advances to the Shifting Stones. The Wolves advance to support the beasts while the Stones change formation to block LOS to Kaya.

Turn 2

Legion

Rhyas reaves the the fury and upkeeps Rapport. The Striders make the first move and line up to CRA the Argus for 10 points, then Reform back into the forest. The Carnivean puts Spiny Growth on the Soldier and moves forward to spray Feral 2, but misses with a boosted to hit roll. The Swordsmen then run and spread out, blocking the charge lane to the Carnivean. The Shredder moves up a bit and puts Tenacity on Rhyas again while the Shepherd advances and uses Condition to take the fury off the Carnivean. Rhyas then advances and puts Spiny Growth on the Carnivean. The turn ends with the Soldier just riling for 2 fury and the Spawning Vessel advancing some more.

Circle

Kaya reaves all the fury and upkeeps Occultation. The Argus gives Tracker to Feral 2 again and advances towards Kaya. Feral 2 warps for +2 ARM and charges the Swordsmen in front of the Carnivean, killing 2. The Vessel is out of range to collect Corpse tokens. Feral 1 warps for +2 Str and does a Push power Attack on the Pure Blood, shoving him forward and inch The Pureblood now has the movement to get through the onstructive part of the hill while Ghostly, so he advances and sprays, killing 2 more Swordsmen but missing the boosted attack roll on Rhyas. Kaya then activates anduses Spirit Door on Feral 2, heals the Argus for two points, uses her feat Wild Mastery to grab fury off her beasts, uses Spirit Door on the Pureblood, casts Soothing Song, and heals the Argus a bit more. The Shifting Stones then heal the Argus for 3 points.

Myantek had used her extension this turn but still ran out of time before she could move the Wolves.

Turn 3

Legion

Rhyas reaves to full and upkeeps Rapport. The Striders advance and shoot the Argus through the forest for 5 points before reforming back to the Swordsmen. Rhyas casts Dash, Spint Growth on the Carnivean, and advances forward a bit. The Swordsmen chrage/run with one making it to the Shifting Stones and killing one. The Shredder advances and puts Tenacity on Rhyas. The Carnivean puts Spiny Growth on the Soldier and advances forward to spray the Argus for 12 more points but bounce off another Shifting Stone. The Soldier advances up behind the Carnivean.

Circle

Kaya reaves full and upkeeps Occultation again. The Shifting Stones teleport back and are joined by the retreating Argus. The Pureblood turns Ghostly and advances to the front Swordsman, mushing him. Feral 2 warps for +2 SPD and to my horror is just withing charge range of Rhyas, managing to just reach with the 1/2 inch melee range. Boosts to hit at MAT 9 due to Kayas Pack Hunters ability, and misses. The second attack does hit Rhyas for 12 damage. She boosts to hit with the third attack, and misses again. Feeling thoroughly robbed Kaya Spirit Doors Feral 2 in front of her and casts Soothing Song. Feral 1 advances and riles for 2 fury while the Wolves shuffle up.

Turn 4

Legion

Rhyas reaves and upkeeps Rapport again. The Nephilim Soldier casts Massacre on the Carnivean and advances into the trees in front of the Wolves. With its free chrage the Carnivean goes barreling into the Pureblood. It's assaulting spray hits the Pureblood but misses Feral 2 behind it. The Carnivean then tears apart the Pureblood. Rhys casts Dash, uses her feat, and camps some fury. The Swordsmen, including the Champion and Abbot chrage Kaya and Feral 2. Kaya is missed with all attacks but the Feral is cut down. The Striders advance to support the Soldier.

Circle

Kaya reaves and upkeeps nothing. She also starts the turn and advances into and kills the Abbot, Chapmion, and a Swordsmen. The Wolves chrage and kill another Swordsmen but can't quite get to the Carnivean. Feral 1 chrages the Carnivean now that the lane is clear and promptly rolls double 1 to miss the attack. It attacks some more and mauls the Carnivean but it's not enough for the kill.

At this point time runs out. With both warlocks alive it comes down to points, which I win becuase of the death of the two Warpwolves.

Afterward

Defensstrator

I would have won even if Myantek had killed the Carnivean, but by only 1 point, so a pretty close game really. Not to mention that it was only due to luck that Rhyas wasn't torn into little pieces. I really thought I was far enough back, but it's hard to tell with that tiny control area.

So, stuff I learned. If you're taking the Spawning Vessel either put aside the 3 points for the whole shebang or don't bother. I got two corpse tokens all game. The problem of taking the minimum is that it doesn't move fast enough to keep up and the range is shorter, with the two problems compounding with each other. Also, I realised afterwards I could have moved and feated with Rhyas first, then used the Massacred charge attack into the Pureblood to place the Carnivean at the back of its base and in range of Kaya. I'm pretty sure MAT 8 and boosting could have finished the job. Instead I relied on the Swordsmen, and even the Champions MAT 8 just couldn't do the job.

Myantek

I feel like my dice deserted me. C'mon! Rhyas was standing right there! The Feral should have been able to tear her apart. I had a pretty good set up for Kaya. She was able to send beasts out to atack and then bring them back into a protected zone and away from stuff that could really do them harm. (Though the Carnivean should have been at least mostly dead... stupid dice.)

The only thing that I didn't like about my game is that I kept running out of time before moving my Wolves. They eneded up behind some trees and out of it when I had intended that they jump out and attack something. I just never got the chance.

Aiyanna & Holt

2011-06-17T14:29:00.000-07:00

These two show up in a lot of my lists. Whether playing Cygnar or Mercs being able to ignore things like Safe Passage, Wind Wall, etc, plus being able to shoot incoporeal models, is just great. Plus they are one of the few damage buffs Cygnar and Mercs have access to. Holt adds some nice shooting as well. Hard to complain about RAT 8 handcannons.

The colours reflect the armies I have. Purple and grey for my Highborn, and blue and yellow for my Cygnar.

Storm Gunners

2011-05-31T12:17:00.000-07:00

These guys were nice to finish off. With them done the Stormblades are at last complete. They lack the Cygnus that the regular Stormblades have so I painted the quater panel on the shoulders for colour. This also helped to set them apart as the special weapon troopers they are. This not only makes them more characterful, but is actually pretty helpful when keeping track of everybody on the battlefield.

Long Gunners

2011-05-26T13:55:00.000-07:00

So, these guys have been like a millstone around my neck. They just took forever to do. On the bright side, now they're done and it's another full infantry unit for the army. I'm finding the Long Gunners a bit erratic in MKII. With the right caster against the right opponent they can be great, blasting infantry and jack alike. But with the wrong warcaster or against the wrong army they have often proven to be a complete waste of points. I can see why people like Gun Mages better, they're just more consistent. Plus I feel Aiyanna & Holt are almost mandatory for any list with Long Gunners just to make sure your investment isn't shut down by things like the Choir or Wind Wall.

Harlan Versh

2011-01-31T13:44:00.000-08:00

Been a while since I posted. Familyand Christmas were an excuse for December, but for January I've just been too lazy to get all the photos off the camera and too busy playing video games to do much painting.

Harlan Versh is a fun guy to play and was pretty fun to paint. He has my standard merc leather coat with black hat, with purple from my Highborn force and blue and yellow from my Cygnar. My hardest time was with his face, and I can't say that I'm really that pleased with it. I may go back and try to touch it up at some point.

Thunderhead

2010-11-29T13:04:00.000-08:00

I had been saving the Thunderhead. There were a few other things I had planed to paint first and it was going to be my treat for finishing them. But I really felt like painting it, and the first rule of getting stuff painted is paint the stuff you want.

It was a pretty straightforward project, mainly being like my other warjacks but there just being more of it. The exception was all the lightning coils which took a long time to indiviually highlight.

Storm Smiths

2010-11-08T16:02:00.000-08:00

I've been enjoying the Storm Smiths. When I just ran one he never seemed to do much, but when I run all three they seem to have a critical mass. They can kill enough annoying troops and disrupt enough jacks to have a eal impact on the game. There isn't much metal on them so they are a lot more blue than the rest of my army.

Legion vs Circle

2010-11-08T07:21:00.000-08:00

Lylyth vs Kaya - Destruction, 35 Points

Been a long dry spell since the last battle report. We've mainly been playing Warmachine so we decided to give our Hordes forces a spin.

Legion

Lylyth, Herald of Everblight
Carnivean
Seraph
Seraph
Shredder
Shepherd
Shepherd
Raptors-Leader and 4 Grunts

vs

Circle

Kaya, The Wildborne
Feral Warpwolf
Feral Warpwolf
Pureblood Warpwolf
Argus
Wolves of Orboros- Leader and 9 Grunts
Wolves of Oboros Cheiften and Standard
Shifting Stones

Scenario

Destruction

Summary: Players attempt to destroy two objectives on the opponent's side of the board.

Place four large based objectives 14" from the back and 14" from the side of the board, with one at each corner. Each player's objectives are non-living friendly Faction models. Each has DEF 5, ARM 20, and 20 damage boxes as well as the following qualities: 360 degree front arc; does not activate; cannot move, be moved, or be placed; does not suffer continous effects, cannot be knocked down or made stationary, cannot be targeted by attacks or damaged on the first round.

The game would last for 80 minutes.

Victory Condition

Players earn 1 control point for each of their opponents structures they destroy. The first player to earn 2 control points immediately wins the match.

If time runs out before a player has won the match via scenario or assassination victory, the player with the most control points wins. If control points are tied, the player with the most points left wins.

Setup

The structures are placed on the table. The large bases are represented by four of my Cygnar jacks.

I set up first with the Raptors on the far left behind the crater, the Carnivean in the centre with Seraph 1 beside it and Shepherd 1 behind that. Lylyth and the Shredder lurked in the forest with Seraph 2 on the far right supported by Shepherd 2.

Myantek set up with a refused flank with the Wolves Oborus in the centre with the Pure Blood to the right. The two Ferals, Kaya, and the Argus were further right opposite Seraph 2. The Shifting Stones advance deploy 6" in front of them.

Turn 1

Legion

The timer is set and starts counting down the 80 minutes. The turn starts with the Raptors running and then taking their free move to get 23" up the board. And for the last time I note, since errata has just been released that changes this rule so that you can't get the free move after you run. All the beasts run forward with the Seraphs keeping the rear of their bases in the trees. Lylyth moves behind the forest and puts Spiny Growth on the Carnivean and Tenacity on the Seraphs. The Shredder advances beside Lylyth and puts Tenacity on her. The Shepherds run behind behind the Seraphs.

Circle

Feral 1 takes +2 ARM and advances into the Shifting Stones. Feral 2 becomes Ghostly thanks to the Pure Blood's ability and runs through the crater. The Pure Blood also turns Ghostly and walks into the centre of the crater to get cover. The Argus advances and puts Tracker on Feral 1. Kaya then puts Occulation on the Wolves to give them stealth, which won't do anything against the Seraphs but will stop the Raptors from shooting them up. She then advances beside the Argus. The Wolves advance through the crater to support the Pure Blood and Feral 2. The Shifting Stones then teleport Feral 1 forward.

Turn 2

Legion

Lylyth leaches everything. The Shredder puts Tenacity on Lylyth. Lylyth Slipstreams and advances into the forest, dragging Seraph 2 forward 2". She shoots Feral 2 for 2 points of damage and then casts Parasite on it, automaticly hitting thanks to the Witch Mark on her bow. With Feral 2 now at -3 ARM thanks to Parasite, and Seraph 2 now within 10" of Feral 2 thanks to being Slipstreamed up by Lylyth, Seraph 2 aims and unloads 4 shots into Feral 2. I'm expecting it to disintegrate under this onslaught but the rolls are terrible and Seraph 2 hits once for 11 more points of damage.

Seraph 1 Slipstreams and moves to drag Lylyth back. Shepherd 1 takes the fury the Shredder. The Carnivean moves behind the Seraphs. On the opposite side the Raptors charge the structure but role low for 14 points of damage.

Circle

Kaya leaches to full and upkeeps Occulation. She advances and casts Spirit Fang at Seraph 2 but misses, then heals Feral 2 for 1 point. Feral 2 then warps for +2 SPD and charges Serpah 2, killing it. The Wolves charge Seraph 1 and use the Power Swell for an extra die of damage, hammering it down to 6 points of life. Feral 1 takes +2 ARM and runs forward. The Pure Blood becomes Ghostly and advances.

Turn 3

Legion

Lylyth leaches full and upkeeps Parasite. She activates first, heals Seraph 1 for a point, Slipstreams, moves and drags Seraph 2 out of engagement with the Wolves. She then feats and shoots at Feral 2, and somhow misses. She buys another attack and hits. By doing this I screwed up, becuase I somehow got confused in my head over which Feral I had shot up the turn before. I should have shot Feral 1 and put Parasite on it since my idea was to kill both of them in one turn.

Needless to say the Carnivean charges the wounded Feral 2 for free thanks to Lylyth having shot him with her bow. The assault spray attack hits both Ferals, and the Carnivean casually tears apart Feral 2 and casts Spiny Growth. Shepherd 1 charges the Wolves and kills one, trying to tie them up. The Shredder goes Rabid, advances through the trees, and kills two more. Seraph 1 then advances and pumps three shots into Feral 1, leaving him with just his body. Shepherd 2 then advances and heals the Seraph for a point. The Raptors destroy the structure and then use their free move to advance towards the other one.

Circle

Kaya leaches to full. The Wolves charge and kill Shepherd 1 and the Shredder. Lylyth reaves a fury. The Pure Blood warps for +2 Strength and charges the Carnivean, hurting it badly and destroying its Mind, but taking 7 points of damage in return from Spiny Growth. The Argus advances and casts Tracker on Feral 1, giving it pathfinder and 360 degree LOS. Kaya then advances, heals Feral 1 for five points, uses her feat, and then heals it for five more points. Feral 1 then warps for +2 Strength and charges the Carnivean, and thanks to Tracker is able to engage Seraph 1 in its rear arc. Burning the rest of its fury it finishes both the Carnivean and Seraph 1.

Things are looking bad, with Lylyth so close to two heavy beasts with nothing to support her except a Shepherd, but then the alarm goes off and time is called, meaning Legion wins on scenario.

Conclusion

Defenstrator

Tight game. I had expected to kill both the Ferals in one turn, which would have left only the Pure Blood to properly tear down the Carnivean. The Wolves might have done it eventually but by then the Raptors would be at the next objective. Unfortunately I screwed up, and that left Feral 1 alive which not only finished the Carnivean, but thanks to Tracker was able to destroy my other Seraph at the same time.

The thing that probably hurt me the most was that I was going for the mission objective. Since I was 10 points down in that fight Myantek was just able to power through me, hoping to kill my army and then just destroy the unguarded structures. Luckily for me this wasn't a four turn game or she probably would have.

Myantek

I needed one more turn. I could've won with one more turn I think.

Looking at this scenario, and Defenstrator's army, I felt I had two choices at the beginning. Only the Wolves can act independantly. They could've gone for the post on the right of the board, trying to get through the Raptors, and then using Power Swell on the charge at the objective. I probably could have tied up the Raptors for a bit, but they would've been too far away for Occulation and there's no guantee that they would've destroyed the objective on one charge. The other choice was just to go through Defenstrator's army on the other side. Clearing out some of the heavies and leaving either Lylyth or the objective undefended. I went with the second choice.

It almost worked. The Raptors had been unable to destroy the objective on the charge so my Wolves had free rein for two turns. Keeping a Seraph occupied (almost killing it too) and allowing my heavies to clear out his heavies. If I'd been able to get to my next turn and kill Lylyth it'd be insta-win. Or the Feral or the Pureblood could probably have destroyed the objective in a turn and that would have brought a tie, that I think I would have won due to killing more stuff. That's assuming that the Raptors wouldn't have been able to destroy the second objective but I think that's a fair assumption.

Stormguard

2010-10-16T19:27:00.000-07:00

Finished my Stormguard up. Unlike the Stormblades there's no handy Cygnus on the shoulder, so I quartered it to get some colour on. Also, the Stormguard are supposed to be an elite group so it helps make them stand out from the Stormblades. I also trimmed the top bar off the leaders weapon, as it was just way too bulky. I think the exposed coil looks alot sleeker.

Anastasia

2010-09-01T14:12:00.000-07:00

I've been using Anastasia with Epic Stryker alot. Combined with his feat you can really tear the guts out of your opponents army, and people have started to go out of their way to kill her. I find that trying to bring her on a table edge hasn't worked out that well. Better to hide her in the middle of the army right opposite the enemy warcaster, and use her Acrobatics to get where she needs to. She has some Llael purple on her but unfortunately none of the army scheme's terracota.

Epic Eiryss

2010-09-01T13:22:00.000-07:00

Epic Eiryss is both handy on the battlefield and a dramatic looking model. Unfortunately there's that whole chimney thing. So that had to go and I built up the base with cork and gravel. She's a bit of an experiment in brown, but I like the raw leather look for my mercs cloaks/coats, and the rest of her didn't seem conducive to brighter colours.

Defender

2010-09-01T13:12:00.000-07:00

I've been getting alot of use from my Defender lately. I had been running the Centurion alot but felt he was underperforming alot of the time. With his high cost and gimpy shield he needs to be in just the right list to be worth it. The Defender on the other hand has been great. Doesn't need alot of support, is doing something all game, and can still do the job in melee.

Alt. Journeyman Warcaster

2010-08-31T22:52:00.000-07:00

I painted my first Journeyman a long time ago. Being the type who hates to repaint miniatures unless the need is truely dire I decided not to dip him, and instead buy the alternative Journeyman model to paint in my current colour scheme. I had some trouble with her sword. The join to her hand was bending and it eventually just fell off. I've reglued it a few times since then. I really should pin it but both her hand and the sword are rather small, and I'm not sure if I have a drill that's quite small enough.

Epic Stryker

2010-08-31T15:07:00.000-07:00

EStryker was a pain to put together. The two arms are seperate pieces and the sword with hands attaches onto them. It took a couple tries to get it to work, and a couple reglues to get it to stay. One of which was after I had finished painting him.

Being mainly armour he definately exemplifies the heavy metal look I am going for with my Cygnar army. The Menoth jack on his epic base is done in the colour scheme of a friends army. Nothing like some healthy rivalry.

Back to the Grind

2010-08-31T15:05:00.001-07:00

Wow, I feel the guilt. Sure we bought a new house and moved and did all kinds of stuff, but I really could have done some updating on the blog. It's been ages since I did a battle report and I plan to do that after PAX 2010. In the meantime I'm going to start catching up on all the painting I've been doing.

Ol' Rowdy

2010-05-31T12:16:00.000-07:00

I really like Ol' Rowdy. It's a great model and fun to play on the field as well. I spent a bit more time blending the blue and yellow than on my other jacks. He's a character and should stand out a bit, but mainly it's because of the huge open area on his right shoulder. Those big squares needed extra work to stop from looking choppy.

Field Mechaniks

2010-05-31T11:57:00.000-07:00

May has been pretty busy. We bought a townhouse and went to Paris for a week at pretty much the same time. Still I've managed to get some painting and games in.

The Field Mechaniks are an odd group being both very wussy and not that great at fixing things. Still, I take them in jack heavy lists and they were a small easy unit to do. Their colour scheme is a bit different from my usual Cygnar since they don't have much metal on them, and with the green skin I didn't want too much blue. Blue cloths are scattered around the models to tie them in with the army and the Chief has the yellow accents as well.

Nemo

2010-04-28T07:46:00.000-07:00

I've been playing Nemo alot lately. He's kind of addictive to be honest. After a few games where you're throwing around 11 focus it's kind of hard to go back to the typical Cygnar casters 6 focus. I also love his new model. When I saw his art in Escalation I fell in love with its sweeping curves but badass nature, and so the squarish model he ended up with was a real disappointment. As soon as I saw the new Nemo I had to have him, and he's been painted ahead of other warcaster models I've had far longer.

Araln Strageways

2010-04-28T07:25:00.000-07:00

Arlan is currently my number one solo. I haven't used the Squire for months, but Arlan is always there. While not giving focus directly to the warcaster, he helps power my warjacks, and when needed can fix them or make them immune to free strikes. I've even used his spray a few times of late.

Older Highborn Stuff

2010-04-20T09:37:00.000-07:00

Putting up the Talon reminded me that there are a bunch of figures that I painted for my Highborn army that never saw the light of day. These are old figures but I decided to put them up for sake of completeness. There is also a group shot of all my mercenaries so far.

The Nomad

The Mule

Battlegroup and Army

The Talon

2010-04-19T16:46:00.000-07:00

I took a small break from my Cygnar stuff to paint up my Talon. We've been playing a bunch of new players lately, and this has meant alot of battlebox games. Since some of them play Cygnar I have been playing my Highborn against them, and wanted a fully painted battlebox set. I also painted up the matching light wreck marker for my merc force as well.

Cygnar vs Retribution: The Revenge of Vyros

2010-03-23T12:09:00.000-07:00

Nemo vs Vyros - Kill Box, 35 Points

Things have been busy with Spring Break and the kids, not to mention painting and playing games, but we've finally gotten around to writting up another report. I decided to take a jack heavy Nemo list while Myantek is sticking to her Dawngaurd army.

Army Lists

Cygnar

Commander Adept Nemo
Squire
Thunderhead
Ol'Rowdy
Lancer
10 Stormguard
Journeyman Warcaster

Retribution of Scyrah

Dawnlord Vyros
Manticore
Griffon
Dawngaurd Invictors
Invictor Officer & Standard
Dawngaurd Sentinels
Sentinel Officer & Standard
Arcanist
House Shyeel Magister

Scenario

Killbox

Mark a 24˝ square centered on the table parallel to the board edges. This is the kill box.Victory ConditionsAt the end of each player’s own turn, starting on the first player’s second turn, a player loses the match if he ends his own turn with any friendly warcaster or warlock not within the kill box.If time runs out before a player has won the match via scenario or assassination victory, break the tie using only the assassination and secondary tiebreaker rules outlined in “Victory & Tiebreakers.” For the secondary tiebreaker, count only the army points’ worth of models within the kill box

Setup

I set up my Cygnar first. Working from left to right, I put the Lancer on my left flank with Rowdy beside him. Junior stood behind them. The Stormguard formed a line in the centre with Nemo and the Squire behind them. The Thunderhead held the right flank.

Opposite them from left to right were the Sentinels + Unit Attachment with the Magister beside them. The Griffon and Vyros held the centre but were back a bit. In front were the Invictors + UA with the Manticore opposite the Thunderhead.

Turn 1

Cygnar

The Lancer and Thunderhead are assigned one focus. The Stormgaurd run, while the Journeyman advances behind them and casts Arcane Shield on them. Rowdy runs forward for free. The lancer and Thunderhead both run forward while the Squire advances. Nemo advances into the Kill Box and cast Deflection and then Electrify on the Thunderhead.

Retribution

The Invictors run into position. Vyros casts Mobility, advances and then casts Inviolable Resolve on the Invictors while the Griffin advances alongside him. The Arcanist advances and gives the Manticore a focus point with Power Booster. The Manticore then runs forward in front of the trees. The Sentinels run forward with the Magister behind them.

Turn 2

Cygnar

Nemo puts 5 focus on the Thunderhead after grabbing a point from the Squire, and then upkeeps electrify. The Stormguard advance followed by the Journeyman who recasts Arcane Shield on them to give Nemo a power token. The Lancer and Squire both advance with the Lancer putting itself in cover, followed by Nemo who advances and casts Chain Lightning through the Lancer into the Invictors. Their armour is up to the task and it does nothing. The Thunderhead then advances and unloads on the Manticore, but bad damage rolls result in only 8 damage to its power field.

Retribution

Vyros puts 3 focus on the Manticore and upkeeps Inviolable Resolve. The Arcanist activates first,advances to the Manticore, and gives it Conetrated Power. The Invictors advance and use their mini-feat Extended Fire to get +4 range. They have a mediocre round putting only three damage on the Lancer and killing just two Stormguard. The Sentinels, Magister, Vyros, and the Griffin all advance. The Manticore spends a focus to give itself +3 STR and then charges the Thunderhead. It combo-strikes the Thunderhead for 12 damage. Electrify goes off and pushes the Manticore back 2 inches, although the POW 14 hit does nothing. The Thunderhead loses no systems.

Turn 3

Cygnar

Nemo puts 4 focus on the Thunderhead and takes one from the Squire. The turn starts with Nemo activating and casting Disruption Field on the Thunderhead, before following up with another Chain Lightning on the Invictors. Like last time the Lightning bounces off. The Thunderhead does better, moving up and pounding the Manticore into the ground with two focus left over. The Stormguard charge and run, killing an Invictor, with Ol' Rowdy running into position behind them. The Journeymen casts Arcane Shield again.

Retribution

Vyros put 1 focus on the Griffon and upkeeps Inviolable Resolve. The Invictors advance, fail to kill the Stromguard tying them up in melee, do 3 more points to the Lancer, and manage to kill another Stormguard with their shooting. Vyros casts Mobility and charges the Arcanist, cleaving him in half. The Griffon runs to engage the Thunderhead while the Magister runs to the centre. The Sentinels advance around some more, still keeping out of charge range of the Stormguard.

Turn 4

Cygnar

Nemo puts 5 focus on the Thunderhead and grabs the last one from the Squire. The Thunderhead then walks out of combat with the Griffon, takes 2 points of damage from the free strike, and then starts shooting. At the end the Griffon is still there, although its Right Arm and Movement are both crippled. Nemo sends yet another Chain Lightning through the Lancer at the Invictors. Even with boosting damage and getting 7 hits he only kills one.The Stormguard charge and kill two more Invictors. Ol' Rowdy runs. the Journeyman casts Arcane Shield once again on the closest Stormguard. The Squire and Lancer advance.

Retribution

Vyros upkeeps Inviolable Resolve. The Invictors retaliate, killing 2 Stormgaurd and doing 6 more points to the Lancer. The Sentinels edge forward a bit more, content to let the Invictors handle things. The Magister casts at the Lancer and does no damage, but is able to push it back 2 inches. The Griffon advances into melee range of the Thunderhead and does nothing. Vyros casts Mobility, charges the Thunderhead, and destroys it single handedly.

Turn 5

Cygnar

Nemo puts 5 focus on Ol' Rowdy. Nemo aims and shoots Vyros for 2 points of damage, then Locomotions Rowdy 3 inches. Rowdy charges Vyros but is 1/4 inch short to get into engagement range, and so his activation ends (ouch). The Lancer advances and kills an Invictor. The Stormguard retreat back. The Journeyman advances up to cast Arcane Shield on Ol' Rowdy to try and help him weather the oncoming storm.

Retribution

Vyros upkeeps Inviolable Resolve. Vyros wrecks Ol'Rowdy with solid damage rolls. The Griffon advances to screen Vyros. The Magister misses the Lancer while the Invictors kill a Stormguard. The Sentinels sense their moment and run.

Turn 6

Cygnar

Nemo moves and shoots at Vyros through the doorway, but the shot misses. He then hits Vyros with a Chain Lightning spell that bounces off the Dawnlords armour. His second Chain Lightening misses. The Journeyman shows his mettle by advancing and shooting Vyros, reducing him to 6 points of life. The Stormguard charge and wreck the Griffon. The Lancer is less effective and does nothing except tie up Invictors. The Squire advances and blocks the door.

Retribution

Vyros upkeeps Inviolable Resolve. Vyros casts Mobility, advances, and destroys the Lancer. The Invictors advance and kill a Stormguard. The Sentinels charge and kill 2 Stormguard, at which point the final survivor fails his CMD check. The Magister advances and does 3 points of damage to the Squire, dragging it 3 inches forward.

Turn 7

Cygnar

Nemo advances up the stairs, shoots at Vyros again, and again misses. He casts Chain Lightning twice but doesn't even kill anyone as it bounces off their ARM. The Journeyman makes the unwise decision to kill a Sentinel.

Retribution

The Sentinels kill the Journeyman while the Magister casts and misses Nemo. The Invictors advance. Vyros casts Mobility, charges Nemo, and one shots him.

Afterward

Defenstrator

Well that was kind of brutal. I was doing ok there for awhile. The Stormguard were stymying both the Invictors and the Sentinels and the Thunderhead was doing ok. But then I made my first big mistake in not moving the Thunderhead back far enough when shooting the Griffon. I was paranoid of giving it cover from the Thunderhead when I should have been paranoid of what Vyros could do to it. My second mistake was trying to charge Vyros with Ol' Rowdy instead of just destroying the Griffon. With the Flank bonus gone Rowdy probably would have survived Vyros beating on him. It also didn't help that I just couldn't roll above a 7 for damage with my Chain Lightnings. I figured I could cut down the Invictors with just the shear volume of fire, but with Inviolable Resolve on them that just wasn't happening. I should have recognised that as well.

Myantek

The rest of my army did a little better this time but, again, Vyros was the go to guy to get things done. He does have other spells in his list... I just haven't managed to figure out a use for anything but Invioable Resolve and Mobility. I think I have to do a bit of experimenting. On the other hand, I finally won a game! Yay!

I don't know if the Magistar really fits with this army. I'm thinking of dropping him and maybe adding in one of the Eirysses, maybe a Soulless or two. I've actually been playing at 33 points because of what I've got built but I don't think it's been making that much difference. I've got a little room to play.

Stormclad

2010-03-23T11:31:00.000-07:00

My Stormclad is now done. I had thought about doing some converting on him but didn't bother in the end. I left the banner off because 1) I think he looks better without it and 2) I had already used it on my Centurion. Like the Centurion I quartered the centre panel since there was no embossed Cygnus to paint.

Stormblades

2010-03-23T11:14:00.000-07:00

I've had the Stormblades finished for a little while now, but I wanted to finish the unit attchment before I posted them. And then it took a while before I got around to photographing them. But they're done now and came out pretty much how I planned.

Hunter

2010-02-24T10:14:00.000-08:00

Here is my Huneter all painted up. I'm sure I'll get another one at some point, but I can't say that he's so good that I'm in a rush. This model also reminds me to be humble. I like to think of myself as a decent painter. But as the squashed blob that is supposed to be a Cygnus on the Hunter reminds me, my freehand painting stinks.

Retribution of Scyra vs Cygnar: The Rematch

2010-02-21T23:01:00.000-08:00

So Defenstrator wanted a rematch... Apparently he beat me too quickly last time and wanted to try again so that I could give him a challenge.

Retribution vs Cygnar - 35 points Kill Box

Retribution

Dawnlord Vyros
Griffon
Manticore
10 x Dawnguard Invictors with Unit Attachment
10 x Dawnguard Sentinels with Unit Attachment
Magistar
Arcanist

Cygnar

Captain Victoria Haley

Charger
Charger
Squire
Centurian
Lancer
Sword Knights
Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team
Field Mechaniks
Captain Arlan Strangeways

Set Up

The board was set up the same as last time. Three hills made up the left hand side of the board and two copses of trees made up the right side of the board with a whole lot of nothing in between.

I learned from the last game that it was best to have Vyros stay a little further back so that was the sum of my plan going into this game. This time I won the roll to go first ('cause that'll make all the difference).

The Manticore and the Arcanist would take the left flank and the Sentinels would take the rights. The Griffon stood around to act as Vyros' personal shield and the Invictors were placed close to the middle so that I could have the possibilty to go to either side dependng on Defenstrator's deployment without a lot of repositioning. The Magistar hung back with Vyros.

On Defenstrator's side the two Chargers set up to face down the Manticore with the Mechaniks backing them up. Strangeways and the Centurian set up beside them and the Lancer stood on the far right of the zone. The Sword Knights and the Squire screened Haley in the centre of the field.

Retribution Turn 1

Vyros hung on to all his Focus this turn.

The Invictors and Sentinels both ran forward up the field with the Magistar and the Arcanist following behind them.

Vyros cast Mobility and then Inviolable Resolve on the Invictors and then moved into the Kill Box zone. The Griffon moved in front of Vyros to act as a shield and the Manticore moved up onto the hill to lay down some covering fire.

Cygnar Turn 1

Haley took 1 Focus from the Squire and then gave 3 Focus to each Charger.

Charger 1 moved forward and attempted to shoot the Manticore but was short so Charger 2 ran forward.

The Sword Knights ran forward. Haley followed behind then and cast Arcane Shield on the unit.

The Black 13th moved forward to the trees and attempted to shoot the Sentinels but were out of range. The Lancer followed behind them.

Strangeways moved forward and gave a Focus to the Centurian. The Centurian used the Focus to run up the field with the Mechaniks following behind.

Retribution Turn 2

Vyros upkept Inviolable Resolve and gave 3 Focus to the Manticore.

The Invictors moved forward and used their mini-feat to kill off the Sword Knights. The Sentinels ran through the trees to set themselves up for the next turn and Vyros moved in behind the Invictors.

The Griffon moved in front of Vryos. The Arcanist and the Magistar moved in behind them. The Manticore shot Charger 1 for 6 damage.

Cygnar Turn 2

Haley upkept Arcane Shield and took 1 Focus from the Squire. She then gave 3 Focus to the Centurian, 1 to Charger 1 and 3 to Charger 2. She then moved forward to shoot and kill one of the Invictors after using her feat.

The Black 13th moved forward to shoot the Sentinels killing 5 of them in total. The Sword Knights charged the Invictors to kill 7 of them.

Charger 1 moved forward and killed the Arcanist but missed on shooting the Invictors. The Centurian charged the Manticore and managed to do 23 points of damage. Charger 2 moved forward to shoot the Griffon for 9 points but did nothing to the Invictors.

The Mechaniks moved in front of Haley and then failed to fix Charger 1. Strangeways, the Squire and the Lancer simply moved forward.

Retribution Turn 3

The Sentinels made their move toward the Black 13th with Vengeance. Vyros dropped Inviolable Resolve and assigned 1 Focus to the Griffon. He used his Feat, cast Invioable Resolve on himself and then cast Mobility. He killed one Sword Knight and the Focus was assigned to the Manticore.

The Sentinels charged the Black 13th and the Sword Knights and... sucked? Nothing on the Black 13th and 2 dead Sword Knights (giving the Manticore 2 more Focus). The dice did not go my way. The Magister followed the Sentinels' lead and also accomplished nothing. The Invictors were able to do 7 points of damage to Charger 1.

The Griffon charged Charger 1 for an additional 8 points but wasn't able to take it down. The Manticore gave itself a boost in strength and tried to take down the Centurian but only managed 13 points of damage.

Not a stellar turn for the Retribution.

Cygnar Turn 3

Haley gave 1 Focus to the Lancer.

The Sword Knights and the Black 13th moved in to finish off the Sentinels and the Invictors killing most of them.

The Lancer moved up and Haley cast Chain Lightning through it (using a reroll from the Squire) to kill the Magistar, 2 more Sentinels and a couple of Sword Knights.

The Centurian killed the Manticore and did 14 points to the Griffon. The Mechaniks fixed pretty much all the minuscule amount of damage I'd been able to do up to this point. Strageways gave a Focus to Charger 1 who then shot and damaged the Griffon. Charger 2 actually missed.

Retribution Turn 4

So we probably should have called the game at this point. The chance of me winning were very slim. However, we'd forgotten to keep track of the amount of time we'd been playing so we decided to see just how long it would take to kill Vyros. (Or Haley... It's not impossible.)

Vyros upkept Inviolable Resolve on himself.

The Griffon was completely ineffective at this point but it could still flank things so it moved forward on the hill.

Vyros cast Mobility and charged the Centurian. The Centurian wasn't destroyed.

The Sentinel that refused to run away managed to kill a Sword Knight and the Invictors charge Charger 2 for 8 points of damage.

Cygnar Turn 4

Haley taunted Vyros with the amount of Focus she could still throw around. She gave 3 to the Centurian and 1 to each of the Chargers.

The Centurian failed to kill Vyros by only doing 7 points of damage. Charger 2 does manage to destroy the Griffon. Of course Vyros now has cover frm the wreck marker and is in melee, so Charger 1 didn't manage to kill him either.

The Mechaniks failed to repair the Centurian but returned 5 points to Charger 2. Strangeways repaired another 6 points.

Haley moved up and cast Arcane Shield on the Centurian. The Squire moved onot the hill and the Black 13th mopped up the last of the Invictors and the Sentinel.

Retribution Turn 5

Vyros upkept Inviolable Resolve and laughed at the Arcane Shield. Taking the adage, "If you want something done right, do it yourself" in mind he destroyed the Centurian since the rest of his army was gone.

Cygnar Turn 5

Haley gave 3 Focus to both Chargers.

The Mechaniks pulled back and Vyros killed 2 of them for daring to leave combat. The crew chief did manage to fix 2 points of damage to Charger 1. Strangeways pulled back as well, and Vyros murdered him also.

Charger 2 aimed and shot Vyros for 8 points, but didn't take him out. Charger 1 aimed and missed. The Black 13th moved in front of Haley to shoot at Vyros but not a single shot hit him. The Lancer moved up behind the Black 13th and the Squire moved forward to block the charge lane to Haley.

Retribution Turn 6

Vyros upkept Inviolable Resolve and walked over to Charger 1. He almost destroyed it but decided to save a couple of Focus to act as armour.

Cygnar Turn 6

Haley gave 3 Focus to Charger 2 and 1 to the Lancer.

The Squire ran forward.

Charger 1 moved out of the way so Vyros destroyed it with a free strike. Charger 2 had a clear shot and took it. It did just enough damage to finally kill the Dawnlord.

Afterword

Myantek

Apparently, the rest of his army was the only thing holding Vyros back. Things started to go a lot better for me once Defenstrator had killed most of my other models. The lack of performance from my Sentinels was a little disappointing. They should really be better than that.

Defenstrator

Wow. I was doing really well there with minimal casualties and a strong position. Little did I realise that the slaughter of his army would send Vyros into a killing frenzy so destructive that I was starting to get worried that he'd work his way over to Haley. With the Centurion down shooting was my only way to kill him, and so I had to keep exposing models to free strikes just to deny the +4 DEF bonus Vyros was getting for being in melee. Between that and the cover granted by the wreck markers of the Centurion and Griffon I had a terrible time finally putting him down.

Cygnar vs Retribution of Scyrah

2010-01-31T12:37:00.000-08:00

Haley vs Vyros - Kill Box, 35 points.

It's been awhile since we put up a game. Between the Hordes MKII field test and holidays we were just pretty busy. But now we can get back on our regular schedule.

Cygnar

Captain Victoria Haley

Squire

Centurion

Lancer

Charger

Swordknights (full)

Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team

Field Mechaniks

Captain Arlan Strangeways

Retribution

Dawnlord Vyros

Manticore

Griffon

Dawnguard Sentinels

Dawnguard Sentinels Unit Attachment

Dawnguard Invictors

Dawnguard Invictors Unit Attachment

Arcanist

Battle Mage

Scenario

Killbox

Mark a 24˝ square centered on the table parallel to the board edges. This is the kill box.
Victory Conditions
At the end of each player’s own turn, starting on the first player’s second turn, a player loses the match if he ends his own turn with any friendly warcaster or warlock not within the kill box.
If time runs out before a player has won the match via scenario or assassination victory, break the tie using only the assassination and secondary tiebreaker rules outlined in “Victory & Tiebreakers.” For the secondary
tiebreaker, count only the army points’ worth of models within the kill box.

Setup

I won the roll to go first. On the left flank were the two Chargers with the Centurion to support them. Behind the Chargers and Centurion were Strageways and the Mechaniks. The Sword Knights held the centre with Haley and the Squire centre right. The Lancer held the Swordknights rigth flank with the Black 13th taking cover behind it.

On the opposite side Myantek set up the Sentinels on the left supported by the Griffon. Vyros was centre left beside the Griffon and the Invictors were setup beside him. On the right was the Manticre with the Arcanist behind it and the Magister on the right flank.

Turn 1

Cygnar

Haley assigns focus to all the warjacks and they all run to the centre hill. The Sword Knights run onto the hill as well while Haley and the Squire advance behind them. Haley puts Arcane Shield on the Centurion. The Black 13th run to the left flank.

Retribution

Vyros assigns focus to the Manticore. The Sentinels run and pair up. The Invictors advance but their guns are just short of the Lancer. Vyros casts Mobility and advances, then puts Inviolable Resovle on the Sentinels. The Griffin advances up beside him. The Manticore advances and thanks to Mobility is in range of the Lancer which is shoots and hit, but only does 2 points of damage. The Arcanist and Magister advance behind.

Turn 2

After some eyeballing and measuring of control area Haley pulls one focus from the Squire, upkeeps Arcane Shield, and assigns the Chargers 3 focus each. The Charger #1 moves into the centre and is in range of Vyros. Two solid shots leave him almost dead. The second Charger moves into the centre and is in range. Vyros dies.

Afterward

Defenstrator

Well that was a sudden ending. My original plan was to give the Chargers 1 focus each and have them gun away while slowing down Myantek's army with Temporal Barrier. But then she put Inviolable Resolve on the Sentinels, which pushed their armour up to the point where that wasn't practical. I then decided to hammer the Griffon and try and deny it's use to Vyros, but realised that Vyros himself wasn't that far beyond the light warjack. Thanks to the Chargers Powerful Attack the shots hammered home and that was game. While a good demonstration of why it's a bad idea to leave your warcaster to exposed it didn't make for a satisfying game, so we're planning a rematch quite soon.

Myantek

Huh, the Chargers have guns. Kinda forgot about that. I had intended to put Vyros behind the Griffon but then when the time came to actually place the light 'jack totally forgot where it had been supposed to go. Vyros seems to be a front line caster, but maybe not that far to the front.

Sentinel

2010-01-19T14:39:00.000-08:00

I wasn't sure if I was going to bother painting my Sentinel or not. But then in Prime he recieved Shield Guard and became worth my time.

The Black 13th

2010-01-19T14:05:00.000-08:00

Here are my Black 13th. They jumped ahead of alot of stuff. They're a small unit, which was nice after the 12 Sword Kights, can fit into almost any list, and are a dead solid unit.

Haley

2010-01-19T13:48:00.000-08:00

The Cygnar army continues. Here is my alternate version Haley.

Centurion

2009-12-30T14:07:00.000-08:00

This model involved a fair amount of conversion. I extended his ridiculously short spear, added some piping to power the piston action, and pinned the banner from the Stomclad on top.

Sword Knights and Unit Attachment

2009-12-30T13:34:00.001-08:00

December has been pretty busy with all the usual holiday stuff. I did manage to finally finish my Swordknights and the UA though. I've been working on this unit off and on for about three months so it's nice to get them out of my hair at last.

Vyros vs Striker

2009-11-27T18:28:00.001-08:00

Retribution of Scyrah vs Cygnar – 35 Points

Still no Hordes field test so it’s Warmachine again. This time we’re actually doing a scenario – No Man’s Land.

Retribution

Vyros

Griffon

Manticore

Phoenix

10 Invictors with UA and Soulless Escort

Arcanist

Magistar

Narn

Cygnar

Stryker

Centurion

Lancer

10 Long Gunners

10 Sword Knights

6 Storm Blades with UA

Rupert

Set Up

The table had two hills on the left side with a stand of trees beside them. The far right of the table was a large skull hill with a ruin on top of it.

Defenstrator won the roll to go first so he placed the Long Gunners just behind the hill with the Lancer beside them. Stryker and the Centurion were in the middle of the board and the Sword Knights and Storm Blades formed a block on the right of the field with Rupert.

On my side I placed the Invictors below the hill with their jack marshalled Griffon and the Soulless Escort beside them. Vyros took the middle of the table with the Manticore a little behind him and the Phoenix beside him. The Arcanist, Narn and the Magistar were to the right of the deployment zone.

Cygnar Turn 1

Stryker gave 1 Focus to the Centurion and to the Lancer. The Centurion used the Focus to run forward to the skull hill. The Sword Knights ran forward to surround the Centurion and the Storm Blades followed them. The Long Gunners ran onto the hill and the Lancer ran through the trees.

Stryker cast Snipe on the Long Gunners and Blur on the Sword Knights before moving behind the Storm Blades. Rupert followed him and piped Dirge of Mists to give the Sword Knights +1 DEF and Terror.

Retribution Turn 1

Vyros assigned 2 Focus to both the Manticore and the Phoenix. He then cast Mobility and moved forward.

The Invictors ran to the hill and the Soulless Escort moved into the trees.

The Manticore walked forward and shot at the Sword Knights but missed. The Phoenix walked forward to shoot the same unit but it also missed. The deviation on its weapon wandered off harmlessly.

Narn moved in front of Vyros, the Arcanist moved behind the Phoenix and the Magistar moved up beside it. The Griffon followed up behind the Manticore.

Cygnar Turn 2

Stryker upkept Snipe and Blur and assigned no focus.

The Long Gunners attaked the Griffon with two Combined Ranged Attacks but only did 11 points to remove its generator.

Stryker cast Arcane Shield on the Centurion and Snipe on himself before moving behind the Sword Knights and shooting the Manticore. He didn’t do any damage to the Myrmidon but he did disrupt it.

The Centurion walked out from the skull hill and activated its Polarity Field to prevent charges. The Sword Knights moved toward the Manticore and the Storm Blades fanned out between the Centurion and Stryker. Rupert continued giving the Sword Knights +1 DEF and Terror. The Lancer moved behind the Sword Knights.

Retribution Turn 2

Vyros gave the Phoenix 2 Focus.

The Magistar gestured toward the Centurion and moved it forward 1”. It was a critical hit so the ‘jack was now knocked down. Narn moved toward the Manticore and shot the Sword Knights but missed.

Vyros cast Mobility and then cast Inviolable Resolve on the Invictors. The Arcanist encourage the Phoenix to do +2 DAM and then the Myrmidon walked forward to the Centurion. It did an uninspiring 8 points of damage.

The Invictors tried to shoot the Long Gunners but discovered they were short on the first volley and switched to the Sword Knights where they were able to kill two Knights.

The Griffon simply moved forward. The Manticore moved forward to engage the Sword Knights. Following the example the Phoenix had set, it did no damage.

Cygnar Turn 3

Stryker upkept Arcane Shield and gave 3 Focus to the Centurion. The ‘jack immediately shook off being knocked down.

The Lancer moved forward to engage the Manticore and did no damage. The Centurion attacked the Phoenix for 24 points, removing the energy field and both arms. The Sword Knights charged the Manticore, Phoenix and Narn. Most of them did no damage but they did manage to disable the Phoenix. The Storm Blades charged the Manticore for a total of 12 points of damage. Rupert changed his tune to give the Storm Blades Tough and Fearless.

Stryker chose to use his feat to give his army Invincibility and cast Snipe on the Long Gunners. The Long Gunners shot the Invictors some more and killed 5 of them.

Retribution Turn 3

Vyros upkept Inviolable Resolve and chose not to assign Focus.

The Invictors ordered the Griffon to charge the Lancer but it missed. Vyros charged the ‘jack and was able to do enough damage to leave it with 2 points. He then used his feat to give the Manticore Perfect Execution. The Invictors moved forward and the Soulles Escort trailed behind toward the Griffon. Unfortunately they were still too far back to do anything.

Narn charged the Sword Knights and killed one. He then leapt over all Defenstrator’s Cygnar to engage Rupert and a Storm Blade. The Arcanist charged a Sword Knight and killed it with his wrench. The Magistar charged and killed another Storm Blade but missed the second. These three models managed to fill the Manticore with Focus. The Myrmidon used one of those to give itself +3 STR and then killed two Storm Blades and two Sword Knights.

Cygnar Turn 4

Stryker assigned 3 Focus to the Centurion and dropped all his upkeep spells. He then moved in beside the Storm Blades and cast Earthquake to knock down the Griffon, Manticore, Vyros and the Lancer. The Strom Blades surrounded the group of fallen Retribution and shot Vyros with their POW 14 ranged attacks.

Afterword

Myantek

I was utterly unimpressed with my ability to judge distance with my Invictors. I made the mistake of trying to get involved with a shooting war and failed miserably. Once I saw the Long Gunners were going for a hill I should have put my shooting unit on the other side of the table. They probably could have done something to the Sword Knights. I’m not sure about jack marshalling the Griffon to them either. I thought that with Vyros’ small amount of Focus that I could save him some grief by taking the light ‘jack on. Next time I think I’ll leave it in Vyros’ battlegroup.

Vyros, on the other hand, is more of a beat stick than I’m used to. I’m going to have to be careful not to overextend him and leave him defenceless. Narn’s the same. I could get used to those two.

Defenstrator

Well that was a pretty straightforward game. I got to shoot stuff up and switch up various upkeeps with Stryker, and finished it with a classic pop and drop. One thing I liked was the straight forward nature of the army. With only one UA and one solo I felt I had a good sized force. With two reach jacks flank even came up a bit, although the damage output of the superior Stormblades overshadowed the Sword Knights. I do have to say that Myantek’s army was one that Stryker is suited to fight. I fought another Retribution force with this army and Mage Hunters tore it apart, since Blur did nothing and their shooting unit had Stealth which I could do nothing about.

Siege vs Kaelyssa

2009-11-08T11:54:00.000-08:00

Cygnar vs Retribution of Scyrah - 35 points.

Myantek and I played a straight caster kill game. I tried out Siege again with a slightly modified list, while she loaded up on jacks to bulk out her army.

Cygnar

Major Markus "Siege" Brisbane

Squire

Reinholdt

Defender

Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team

Trenchers (Minimum)

3xGrenediers Weapon Attachment

Officer and Sniper Unit Attachment

Trencher Cannon Crew (Chain Gun Proxie)

2xStromsmiths (Stormguard Proxie)

Captian Maxwell Finn (Journeyman Proxie)

Retribution of Scyrah

Kaelyssa, Night's Whisper

Phoenix

Manticore

Griffon

Chimera

Dawnguard Invictors

Dawnguard Invictor Officer and Standard Unit Attachment

Souless Escort Weapon Attachment

Arcanist

Setup

The game was caster kill. On eah side was a small hill, with a forest in opposite corners and rough terrain and a building in the centre. Myantek set up first and put the Phoenix on the left flank with Kaelyssa central and the Chimera, Manticore and Griffon on the right. The Invictors were behind the Griffon while the Arcansit supported the Manticore

I set up with a Stromsmith and the Defender facing off against the Phoenix, Siege/Reinholdt/Squire centre right, and then the Black 13th and other Stormsmith. The Trenchers, Trencher Cannons, and Finn were advance deployed in front of them.

Turn 1

Retribution

The Griffon and Chimera are assigned 1 focus each. The Phoenix advances forward while the Griffon and Chimera run to the centre building. Kaeylssa casts Phantom Hunter on the Manticore and advances. The Manticore and Arcanist advance as well while the Invictors run into position on the hill.

Cygnar

The Defender is assigned 1 focus. Trencher Cannon #2 shoots at the Invictors but is just short and the deviation hits nothing. Trencher Cannon #1 shoots through an opening in the building at the Chimera but also does nothing. The Defender advances but is still shot is still short of the Phoenix. The Trenchers Cautiously Advance while the B13th run up behind them. Bothe the Stormsmiths adavnce forward, with Stormsmith #2 moving inot the forest template. Finn moves in ahead of him. Siege them goes and advances, puts Foxhole on the B13th, and manages to shoot the Chimera, only doing a point of damage. Reinholdt and the Squire move up behind him.

Turn 2

Retribution

The Chimera Apparates around the corner of the building. Kaelysaa upkeeps Phantom Hunter and assigns 2 focus to the Manticore and 1 to the Phoenix. The Phoenix advances and shoots Stormsmith #1. The Invictors begin by using their mini-feat to gain 4" of range. They then advance and kill one of the crew members of Trencher Cannon #2 and 2 Trenchers. The Manticore advances as well and with a bit of luck manages to kill 3 Trenchers with unboosted shots. Kaelyssa arcs an Arcantrik Bolt at the Trenchers through the Chimera in order to try and force a CMD check, but it misses due to them being Dug In. She then feats with the Vanishing, meaning that models in her CTRL area have Stealth and cannot be charged. The Chimera then retreated to safety behind the building while the Griffon advanced to screen the Invictors.

Cygnar

The Defender recieves 2 focus and Siege pulls 1 focus off the Squire. Finn advances and guns down two Invictors which are out of range of Stealth. Trencher Cannon #2 kills another non-Stealthed Invictor. Reinholdt reloads so that Siege can shoot twice this turn. Siege casts Mage Sight and shoots twice at the Manticore. The first shot misses while the second does 8 points to its generator field. The Defender follows up with a boosted shot at the Manticore which destroys its generator. The B13th are trapped behind the Trenchers and can't get close enough to get a shot at the Manticore, so the Trenchers throw Smoke to block LOS. Stormsmith #2 Disrupts the Manticore while Trencher Cannon #1 shoots, but with Stealth the shot misses and the AOE scatters to hit nothing.

Turn 3

Retribution

Kaelyssa upkeeps Phantom Hunter and assigns 1 focus to the Phoenix. The Chimera Apparates back around the corner again. The Arcanist advances and fixes 5 points of damage on the Manticore putting the field generator back on line. The Manticore aims, shoots, and kills Stormsmith #2. The rear Invictors move up and then the unit shoots at Finn, who makes three tough rolls but then fails his fourth and dies. The Phoenix runs to engage the Defender but is not engaged himself due to reach. Kaelyssa then arcs Arcantrick Bolt through the Phoenix and makes the Defender Stationary after doing 6 points of damage. The Griffon moves up beside the Chimera.

Cygnar

Siege pulls a focus from the Squire and then assigns 3 focus to the Defender, which then spends one to shake off Stationary. Reinholdt lets Siege shoot twice. Siege feats with Breach which halves a targets ARM on its first hit, casts Explosivo on himself, and vaporises the Manticore. The Explosive 3"AOE kills the Arcanist and 1 Invictor. Siege's second shot does 8 points to the Griffon, although 6 points of that are just the generator field. Trencher Cannon #1 shoots the Chimera and does 13 points to it. The Trenchers then Assault the Chimera and Griffon. Their attacks overwhelm the Chimera and scrap it but the Griffon hangs tough behind its ARM 18. The B13th advance and Ryan kills 4 Invictos with her 4" template. The other two B13 manage to pick off the Invictors officer. The Invictors test against CMD for caualties and pass. Trencher Cannon #2 misses the Invictors and its AOE bounces off since they are out of Siege's CTRL area. The Defender pounds on the Phoenix and manages to cripple its open fist.

Turn 4

Retribution

Phoenix is assigned 3 focus and regenerates 6 points of its power field. Kaelyssa moves to the building, gets line of sight through the gap, and Arcantrick Bolts the Defender for 6 more points. The Phoenix hammers the Stationary Defender but doesn't manage to cripple any systems. The Griffon manages to kill the Trencher Sniper. while the Invictors aim and pick off Ryan and Watts.

Cygnar

Siege pulls a focus from the Squire and then assigns 3 focus to the Defender, which then spends 1 focus to shake off Stationary. The Defender keeps pounding on the Phoenix but only manages to cripple its cortex due to the shock hammer. Trencher Cannon #2 manages to kill an Invictor. While Lynch, the remaining B13th member, picks off another Invictor. Trencher Cannon #1 tries to hit Kaelyssa but unsurprisingly misses. Reinholdt lets Siege shoot twice. Siege then Ground Pounders Kaelyssa for 8 points and then shoots into combat to pick of the Phoenix. The Squire stands in front of Siege. The Trenchers all bounce off the Griffon.

Turn 5

Retribution

Kaelyssa casts Phantom Hunter on herself and advances into the open. She shoots Siege for 8 points of damage. The Invictors miss the last Black 13th member while the Griffon impales another Trencher.

Cygnar

Siege assigns 3 focus to the Defender. Reinholdt lets him shoot twice. Siege aims but his first shot misses and his second only does 4 damage. Trencher Cannon #1 misses and the AOE hits nothing. The Defender walks over and misses its boosted attack, buys another one and hits with its second boosted attack, killing Kaelyssa.

Afterward

Defenstrator

Well I did alot better than game than I did against Indy, but then again I didn't have to deal with Mage Hunters either. I also kept Siege back more this game which let his shooting come more into play. I have to say that Reinholdt + Siege seems kind of wrong. It's one thing to get even another hand cannon shot. A range 14" POW 14 after Ground Pounder just seems like insult on top of injury. He did a huge amount of damage to Myantek's army by himself.

The Trencher Cannons yet again did almost nothing. The first one got the one good hit on the Chimera while the other killed 2 Invictors. Not a 6 point return in my opinion.

The B13th gutted the Invictors but their DEF 15 wasn't enough to save them from return fire. I had planned to use Trencher smoke to have their Prowl give them Stealth, but the Trenchers were all occupied. In the past I have used Gorman as a dedicated smoke provider and I think I may again in the future.

The Trenchers were alright vs lower ARM but that ARM 18 Griffon proved too much for them. Again they seemed a bit too expensive considering how much they added to the fight.

Myantek

Too many Myrmidons. It's all I have together for the moment (and still so the next game is more punishment for slacking on building) so I made due. Unfortunately there were too many times were I felt hamstrung by lack of Focus; either on Kaelyssa or on the 'jacks.

The Phoenix is truely an awesome Myrmidon. This was my first opportunity to field it and I don't think it'll be the last. I don't know if it's really the best 'jack for Kaelyssa's force as I've really enjoyed the shooting from the Manticore. I certainly don't need a Chimera and a Phoenix in the same army. So for the 'jack I'm least impressed with is the Griffon. I'm still looking for how to use it.

The Arcanist and the Invictors didn't disappoint but I'm not sure about the Souless Escort. I don't think the Invictors are the best unit to attach him to, especially considering Defenstrator's lack of offensive magic. Once I get the Sentinals built I think the Souless will get more use.

All in all, I think this battle was closer than it looked. The only thing that was really doing damage was Siege. It had turned into a grindhouse and I was slowly being ground down.

Siege vs Adeptis Rahn

2009-11-02T20:54:00.000-08:00

Cygnar vs Retribution of Scyrah- 35 point battle

Indy and I have had a few more games now and started to try out some of our less used stuff. This battle had a fair amount of proxied models in it

Cygnar

Major Markus "Siege" Brisbane

Squire

Reinholdt

Defender

Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team

Trenchers (6)

2xGrenedier Weapon Attachments

Officer & Sniper Unit Attachment

Trencher Cannon Crew (Chain Gun Proxie)

Captain Maxwell Finn (Journeyman Proxie)

Eiryss

Retribution of Scyrah

Adeptis Rahn (Holt Proxie)

Phoenix

Manticore

Mage Hunter Strike Force (10)

Force Commander Unit Attachment

Dawnguard Sentinels (6)

Officer and Standard Unit Attachment

House Shyeel Magister

Arcanist

Setup

The scenario was No Man's Land. A strip 8" wide goes across the baord. Starting at the beginning of turn 3 if you do not have models in the strip and you opponent does you lose the game.

The battlefield had a rise on each side along with a forest template. In the centre were rock formations and a building which bisected the battlefield. On the far left was Finn (played by Junior), then Siege and his posse of Reinholdt and the Squire behind a Trencher Cannon. On the other side of the building were the Defender and Black 13th, with the Trencher unit and second Cannon in front of them. Eiryss held the far right.

The Retribution had the Mage Hunters opposite Siege with the Manticore centre and behind them. Rahn (Holt) is in the centre with the Sentinels and Phoenix further right. The Arcanist and Magisters are behind the Sentinels.

Turn 1

Cygnar

Siege assigns 1 focus to the Defender. Finn runs to the far left while Eiryss runs to the far right. Siege & Co. advance along with Trencher Cannon #1. Siege casts Mage Sight in front of the Mage Hunters to discourgage them from advancing too far. The Trenchers Cautiously Advance, which lets them move and Dig In, while the Defender runs up behind. I forget to move the Black 13th for some reason.

Retribution

Rahn assigns 1 focus to the Manticore. The Sentinels run. Arcanist advances and gives a focus to the Phoenix. The Phoenix runs. Rahn moves into control range with the Phoenix and casts Chain Blast at Eiryss. It misses due to stealth but the blast catches her. A bad damage roll means that she only takes 2 damage points. Rahn then casts Polarity field on the Sentinels and camps on 1 focus. The Magisters advance as do the Mage Hunters, who then proceed to shoot straight through the building to kill the Sniper and a Trencher.

Turn 2

Cygnar

Siege assigns nothing as it turns out I ran my Defender just out of range. He also grabs a focus from the Squire. Eiryss begins by backing off and shooting a Disruptor Bolt into the Phoenix. Reinholdt gives Siege the ability to shoot twice, and then Siege advances forward to Ground Pounder the Mage Hunters into submission. The dice are against me though, and even when boosting all my attack rolls I only kill 2 Mage Hunters, although one is the Commander. Sieges second shot then proceeds to miss the Manticore. Trying to kill them while he can, and knowing they ignore camped focus, Siege casts Rift at the Mage Hunters. It misses due to Stealth and then manages to perfectly deviate so that the AOE hits no one. Trencher Cannon #1 then shoots at the Mage Hunters but also misses with its AOE. Finn runs forward to help take the heat of Siege. On the other side Trencher Cannon #2 kills a Sentinel. The Trenchers Cautiously Advance and pump CRA death into the Sentinels, killing 5 and doing a wound to the Officer. The Defender aims and shoots the Officer, but a terrible damage roll leaves his target at 1 wound, which means the remaining 3 still have Vengence. The Black 13th advance and Lynch picks off a Mage Hunter with Snipe.

Retribution

Rahn assigns 3 focus to the Manticore and the remaining Sentinels advance 3" due to Vengence. The Mage Hunters kill two Trenchers, bounce off Siege, and box Finn, but the good Captain makes two Tough rolls and survives. The Phoenix advances and Combusts, incinerating two more Trenchers. The Sentinels follow up and charge, killing two more Trenchers, who fortunately pass their CMD check. The Arcanist puts Concentrated Power on the Manticore, giving it +2 to melee damage rolls. Rahn then uses Arcane Alignment (his feat) and uses Telekinesis to move the Manticore and Magister #2. Magister #1 advances and shoots Siege with a Force Bolt, hitting due to the extended range and boosted attack roll granted by the feat. Siege is not hurt but is dragged 3" towards the Magister. Magister #2 attempts the same but misses. It is still enough. The Manticore, now in range, charges Siege. The first boosted attack knocks him down to one wound, but the second boosted attack misses and the game goes to round three.

Turn 3

Cygnar

Siege has been dragged out of range of both the Defender and the Squire. All he can do is camp on his focus. Finn stands up and manages to miss the Mage Hunters standing in front of him with his machine gun. Trencher Cannon #1 shoots at the Mage Hunters but again its deviation catches nothing. The Squire advances to provide benefit to Siege again. Siege feats with Breach, meaning that all enemies in his control area are at half armour against the first hit. He then opens a can of whup ass on the Manticore, using all his focus but managing to scrap it. Reinholdt shows uncharacteristic bravery and runs to try and block access to Siege. On the other side of the battlefield Eiryss Disrupts the Phoenix again while the three remaining Trenchers only manage to kill one Sentinel. The Black 13th use Black Penny to pick off the remaining two. Trencher Cannon #2 manages to miss the Phoenix while the aiming Defenders shot goes wide of the Arcanist.

Retribution

Rahn assigns nothing due to disruption on the Phoenix. The Mage Hunters end the game by first doing 11 points of damage to the Defender, and then a single point to Siege.

Afterward

Not to take away from my opponent, but I really didn't play well that game. The idea was to make the Cannons effective by making them effective RAT 9 with Siege. But the Cannon that was +2 RAT was auto missing due to the Stealth on the Mage Hunters. I forgot to move the Black 13th first turn and that hurt as well. They might have been able to finish off the Sentinels or put more of a hurting on the Mage Hunters. Plus running the Defender out of Siege's control area was just careless. That said I'll do a quick run down on the units.

Siege- Kicked ass. I had some bad luck on hitting the Mage Hunters, but he still killed more than anybody else in my army and single handedly destroyed the Manticore. I thought I was safe advancing him and sure enough the Mage Hunters did nothing. I didn't count on suddenly being dragged forward, something I will have to watch out for against Rahn in the future.

Trencher Cannons- Did almost nothing. On the one side it auto-missed and on the other it got one shot off against a decent target before everything was engaged. They didn't die, which is something, but I can't help but feel that their survival had less to do with positioning and more to do with how unthreatening Indy found them.

Finn- Lived which is something, but didn't do a whole lot either. He's pretty easy to kill aside from those tough rolls.

Eiryss- Was solid. She Disrupted the Phoenix and was able to count as being in No Man's Land while circling around to get a money shot on Rhan.

Reinholdt & Squire- were both solid. I have to say that I would dump the Squire before Reinholdt with Siege.

Defender- Didn't do alot, but part of that was because out of three rounds he was only in Sieges control area for the first.

Black 13th- I forgot to move these guys first turn and they still accomplished more than both of my Cannons combined. Hard to argue with that.

Trenchers- The UA was nice becuase it meant that the Trenchers were always Dug In. Unfortunately being Dug In didn't mean much against the Retribution army. The Mage Hunters didn't care, the Sentinels go for melee, and the Phoenix has Combustion. It would be probably better against another army, and it did mean that Rhan wasn't casting Chain Blast at them. I did find that having the UA means you are unlikely to smoke though. If you Cautious Advance then making a regular combat action is all you can do after Digging In, so it felt like I didn't really have smoke at all. The Grenediers were nice and I can recommend them. Not because I used their pathetic AOE, but because they have one and are cheaper than regulr Trenchers. If you want to bulk out a Trencher unit always buys them before paying 11 points for the full 10 Trenchers. Because of them and the UA I was able to have a ten man unit for 12 points that had two AOE attacks, a Sniper, and an Officer, compared to ten ordinary Trenchers for 11 points.

Stryker, Squire, and Battlegroup

2009-10-29T14:06:00.000-07:00

So after having my Cygnar box for years I have finally painted Stryker. I did the Squire at the same time because he is easy and gets used pretty often. The silver metals were done with GW paints. Boltgun Metal was washed with Badab Black, then highlighted with Boltgun Metal, Chainmail and Mithril Silver. The bronze was Privateer Molten Bronze highlighted with Brazen Brass, then washed with GW Ogryn Flesh. All the metals were then washed again with Badab Black. The blue is a base of Necron Abyss, highlighted with Mordian Blue and a Mordian Blue/Enchanted Blue mix. The Yellow is a base of Macharius Solar Orange covered with Golden Yellow and highlighted with Sunburst Yellow.

Battle Box Battle II - Kaelyssa vs Ashlynn

2009-10-23T19:06:00.000-07:00

MK II Retribution vs Highborn Covenant

So I'm still putting together my Retribution force and still learning to play Warmachine so we stuck to the simple yet again. Defenstrator is testing out his various warcasters under the new MK II rules as well so it's a learning experience for both of us.

Retribution

Kaelyssa, Night's Whisper

Chimera

Griffon

Manticore

Highborn Covenant

Ashlynn D'Elyse

Vanguard

Talon

Mule

Set Up

Defenstrator set up the table and left a lot of open space on it. On the near left there was a small ruin with a stand of trees near it. The trees were mirrored on the far side. On the right the was a large hill with a set of ruins on top of it.

The roll to go first was won by Defenstrator but he elected to go second so that left me trying to figure out where to set up. The Manticore was placed on the far left by the trees and Kaelyssa, the Griffon and Chimera were placed on the other side of the trees.

On Defenstrator's side the Vanguard was placed closest to the trees. Ashlynn, the Talon and the Mule all lined up beside it.

Retribution Turn 1

The Chimera Apparated its full 2" forward before Kaelyssa gave one Focus to all her Myrmidons. She then walked into the trees and cast Phantom Hunter on the Manticore. The Mymidons all ran forward to the top of the trees.

Highborn Turn 1

Ashlynn gave one Focus to all her warjacks and then cast Quicken on herself. She moved forward and shot the Chimera for 8 points. The 'jacks all ran forward with the Talon staying behind the Mule and the Vanguard moving in front of Ashlynn.

Retribution Turn 2

The Chimera once again Apparated its full distance forward. Kaelyssa gave three Focus to the Manticore and then walked through the forest. She cast Rift through the Chimera and did 10 points of damage to the Vanguard. This probably would have been just the right time to use her feat but I forgot.

The Chimera and the Griffin then moved back out of range while the Manticore shot at the Vanguard. Unfortunately its shot fell short.

Highborn Turn 2

Ashlynn chose to upkeep Quicken and then gave one Focus to all her 'jacks.

The Vanguard charged the Chimera and shot it with its gun for just one point of damage. Ashlynn moved forward to attack the light Myrmidon as well and also did just one point of damage. She then cast Admontion on the Vanguard.

Retribution Turn 3

The Chimera Apparated forward and Kaelyssa assigned 3 Focus to the Manticore and 1 to the Griffon. She cast Arcantrik Bolt through the Chimera at the Vanguard to do 2 points of damage and render it stationary.

The Manticore blasted away at the Talon and managed to wreck it in two shots. The Griffon charged the Vanguard for 5 points and the Chimera retreated to the trees.

Highborn Turn 3

Ashlynn upkept Quicken and then gave 2 Focus to the Vanguard and 2 to the Mule. The Vanguard immediately shook off stationary. She then used her feat Roullette, which forces all models in her control area to add two extra dice to their attack rolls and then drop two chosen by her controler. She then moved around to attack the Chimera leaving the Myrmidon with one point of damage.

The Vanguard attacked the Griffon for 5 points and the Mule shot the Manticore for 9 points of damage.

Retribution Turn 4

Kaelyssa assigned 3 Focus to the Manticore and 2 to the Griffon.

The Manticore returned the Mule's fire doing a total of 8 points of damage on two shots. The Griffon flailed uselessly at the Vanguard. The Chimera moved out of combat and was wrecked by Ashlynn on the free strike.

Kaelyssa cast Phantom Hunter on herself and, with the Chimera out of the way, was able to move out of the trees and shoot at Ashlynn. Unfortunately, she missed. She used her feat.

Highborn Turn 4

Ashlynn continued to upkeep Quicken. She gave 1 Focus to the Mule and kept the rest for herself.

The Mule moved forward but thanks to the Stealth of The Vanishing couldn't see the Manticore. The Vanguard continued to attack the Griffon, doing another 3 points of damage.

Ashlynn cast Admonition on the Mule and then moved toward the Griffon. She attacked the Myrmidon for a total of 10 points of damage.

Retribution Turn 5

Kaelyssa upkept Phantom Hunter and gave 2 Focus to the Manticore. She then moved into the forest and cast Arcantrik Bolt at the Mule. She hit it easily. However, she did not do any damage to make the 'jack stationary.

The Manticore backed up amd shot at the Mule for 2 points of damage on two shots. The Griffon continued to whiff on the Vanguard.

Not exactly my best turn.

Highborn Turn 5

Ashlynn continued to upkeep Quicken and chose not to assign Focus.

The Mule shot the Manticore for 13 points of damage, taking off both the Myrmidon's arms. At least one of the heavies knows how to use its cannon. The Vanguard continued in epic battle against the Griffon doing 1 point of damage.

Ashynn knows that the best way to get something done is to do it herself. She moved in on the Griffon and wrecked it.

Retribution Turn 6

Kaelyssa upkept Phantom Hunter and kept all her Focus for herself.

The Manticore shot the Mule for another point of damage.

Kaelyssa lined up Ashlynn and shot her for a total of 13 points, leaving a single wound on the enemy warcaster.

Highborn Turn 6

Ashlynn continued to upkeep Quicken, she gave 2 Focus to the Mule and 1 point to the Vanguard. At this point Defenstrator remembered that the Vanguard not only has a shield, but can perform Shield Blocks and probably should have stood in front of Ashlynn for some of Kaelyssa's shots.

The Mule shot Kaelyssa for 15 points, leaving just one wound on the warcaster. Ashlynn moved in front of the trees to shoot at Kaelyssa and missed. As the shock fades the Vanguard simply ran into the trees to engage Kaelyssa.

Retribution Turn 7

Kaelyssa dropped the upkeep spell and didn't bother assigning any Focus. Instead she cast Rift on the Vanguard. The spell destroyed both arms and caught Ashlynn in the blast. With enough focus to boost the damage Kaelyssa was able to do 1 point of damage to the warcaster. It wasn't a lot, but it was enough. Kaelyssa was caught in the area of the Rift as well but no damage was done.

Afterword

Myantek

OK, I got lucky. I thought I was done for when the Arcantrik Bolt bounced off the Mule. Everything was going OK until that point and then the dice just failed me. On the bright side, Defenstrator's dice failed him to leave Kaelyssa with the one point. His forgetfulness worked in my favour as well. I didn't realise that the Vanguard could stop shots like that. I was hoping to kill her that turn.

Defenstrator

So boys and girls, what's the first rule when it comes to winning games? Remembering what your models do. This was the second time I had used the Vanguard in MKII, and I was all excited that I would be able to stop a shooty enemy warcaster from just pegging Ashlynn. So what do I do? Forget about it in the crucial moment. It's especially galling because it wasn't like the Vanguard was the full two inches away or anything. No it was right next to Ashlynn. It could have knocked that shot out of the air with a flick of its wrist. That left me vulnerable enough to be finished by Myantek's long shot at the end, and that was game.

It was all fun though. We had lots of manuevering on both sides and it was interesting to see how things played out. The Manticore continues to impress me as an all around solid warjack. Smashing my Talon at range made me wary of it and it was engaging the Mule in a solid gunfight. Like Myantek I thought the turning point was when her Arcantrik Bolt bounced off, preventing the Manticore from simply coming in and smashing the Admonished Mule. But instead it came down to a messy gun and magic fight in the centre. The Talon on the other hand hasn't been impressing me that much, and I think absorbing the Manticore's fire was about the best role for it.

Legion Army Oct 15, 2009

2009-10-15T22:13:00.000-07:00

With MKII coming I've started to concentrate on my Highborn and Cygnar armies. My Legion army which had been my main focus is going on the back burner for awhile until I get more painted from my oter armies. This is the group shot of where I am so far.

Raptors

2009-10-13T12:10:00.000-07:00

I have finally finished my Legion of Everblight Raptors. These took a looong time to finish, but they are done now and I can move on to other things.

All the paints are GW. The Ulk hair was done withVermin Fur, washed with Devlan Mud wash, and highlighted with Vermin Fur and a mix of Vermin Fur and Vomit Brown. The leather is Scorched Brown highlighted with Snakebite Leather and Bubonic Brown, aand washed with Devlan Mud wash. The skin is Rotting Flesh washed with Thrakka Green wash and highlighted with a mix of Rotting Flesh and Privateer Morrow White. The base is cork that was based with Codex Grey and highlighted with Fortress Grey and Privateer Morrow White.

Garreth vs Kraye

2009-10-11T12:22:00.000-07:00

Retribution of Scyrah vs Cygnar - 35 points.

Like Myantek my friend Indy has started a Retribution army. We gave it a try a couple of times with the MKI rules and were eager to see how things played in MKII. My army had alot of stuff I wanted to test out now that we had the final rules as well.

Armies

Cygnar

Captain Jeremiah Kraye

Centurion

Sentinel

Grenedier

6 Trenchers

Trencher Chain Gun

10 Swordknights

Swordknight Officer & Standard

Gun Mage Captain Adept

Gun Mage Captian Adept

Retribution

Garreth, Blade of Retribution

Chimera

Gorgon

10 Dawnguard Sentinels

Dawnguard Sentinel Officer & Standard

Souless Escort

10 Mage Hunter Strike Force

Mage Hunter Strike Force Commander

Arcanist

Ghost Sniper

House Shyeel Magister

Nayl

Setup

On the far left is a hill, with a forest template on each side. In the centre there are various ruins that give cover with the remains of a temple on the for right.

The GMCAs were set up on the left flank, with the Grenedier, Centurion, Kraye and the Sentinel in the middle. The Swordknights are to their right but still central, with the Trenchers Advance Deployed in front of them. The Chain Guns are Advance Deployed on the left and right flank respectively.

On the other side the Mage Hunters are on the left opposite the GMCAs. The Ghost Sniper and Arcanist lurk behind the forest with the Gorgon beside them. Garreth is central with the Chimera and Sentinels centre right, along with Narn and the Magister.

Turn 1

Kraye assigns 1 focus to the Centurion. The Trenchers advance and Dig In, with the Sword Knights behind them. The Chain Guns advance and Dig In as well. The Grenedier advances to the far left Chain Gun and spams AOEs at the Mage Hunters, killing one with the blast. It then uses its free move from Iron Horse to back away. Kraye casts Full Tilt on the Centurion and advances. The Centurion runs forward while the Sentinel runs to the right flank.

Garreth gives a focus to both the Gorgon and Chimera. He casts Mirage on the Sentinels and advances. The Sentinels run but stay out of the Trenchers 10" range. The Ghost Sniper moves up and does 3 points to the Centurions 5 coloum. The Mage Hunters then advance and start lighting things up. One of the left Chain Guns crew are killed and they cripple the right arm (with Piston Spear) on the Centurion. Nayl runs to the ruins while the Magister advances behind the Sentinels.

Turn 2

Cygnar

Kraye upkeeps Full Tilt. The two GMCAs Snipe and kill one Mage Hunter. The Sentinel moves up and shoots Narn point blank. The Centurion advances and uses the Magno Shield to deny charges. The Grenedier advances to the left Chain Gun, spams some AOEs at the Mage Hunters but hits nothing, and moves away again. The Trenchers throw smoke because I don't dare shoot the Sentinels at this range due to their Vengence. The Sword Knights manuever behind, while the two Chain Guns put down Covering Fire.

Retribution

Garreth upkeeps Mirage, gives the Gorgon 2 focus and the Chimera 1. The Mage Hunters kill the left Chain Gun but can't roll a 9 to kill either of the GMCAs. The Ghost Sniper does 3 points to the Centurions 1 coloum. The Arcanist gives the Gorgon +2 to melee damage rolls. The Gorgon then advances and destroys the Centurions shield with a combo-strike. Garreth advances and shoots a Trencher. The Sentinels charge/run, killl a Trencher, and tear off the Sentinels shield. The Magister shoots at the right Chain Gun but misses.

Turn 3

Cygnar

Kraye upkeeps nothing and assigns no focus. The Trenchers advance and kill a Sentinel; the Sword Knights charge and kill 3 more, but can't get past to get at the ones behind. The GMCAs continue to aim and Snipe off two more Mage Hunters. The Chain Gun returns fire on the Magister and does 2 points of damage. Kraye advances, feats, casts Guided Fire and Mage Sight. He shoots twice at Garreth, but only hits once. The Sentinel does nothing, bouncing off the effective ARM 17 of the Sentinels. The Centurion does nothing, his crippled weapon sucking out. The Grenedier advances to the Trenchers on the left and shoots three times at Garreth. It hits twice, reducing Garreth to 1 wound.

Retribution

Garreth upkeeps nothing and assigns no focus. Vengence activates on the Sentinels and they kill 2 Trenchers and 4 Sword Knights in retaliation. The Arcanist gives the Gorgon +2 melee damage again and it combo-strikes the Centurion for 3 more points of damage. The Ghost Sniper advances and does 3 auto damage to Kraye. The Mage Hunters miss the GMCAs again, but hit Kraye for 3 more wounds. The Chimera advances and whacks the Sentinel for a bit of damage, while the Sentinels and Souless reduce it to one damage box. The rest of the Sentinels kill another Trencher and 2 more Sword Knights. Then Garreth aims at Kraye and knocks him out of the saddle with two boosted shots.

Afterward

I learned alot this game, about a variety of things.

The Chain Guns didn't accomplish anything this game. In the future I think I would put them together to maximise Covering Fire. As it was the Mage Hunters picked off one and the Covering Fire on the other wasn't large enough to prevent the Sentinels from moving in.

The GMCAs killed 3 Mage Hunters, not a good investment for 4 points. The Black 13th would have been far better in this role due to the large amount of firepower they have. Plus due to Prowl they would have had Stealth while in the woods, making them immune to the Mage Hunters return fire.

The Sentinel had a moment of glory when it killed Narn, but then was just beaten up by the Retribution Sentinels. With its low POW it couldn't do anything in melee and basicly just killed half his points. Also, Privateer should not give two different units the same name as it becomes confusing when writing battle reports.

The Centurion didn't accomplish much at all. Once its main weapon was crippled it wasn't able to perform effectively and was tied up by a jack worth half its points. Using the Magno Shield was aggrivating because I was always forced to give up the initiative if I wanted to use it.

The Trenchers I misused. I should have had 3 of them smoke and have everything else taking cover behind the 3 sacrifices.

The Sword Knights also didn't work well. I didn't need the meat shields since I had smoke, and the UA did nothing since I didn't have a jack for it.

The Grenedier was my best performing jack. Iron Horse let it get around its short range while staying safe, and it put out a decent amount of firepower, nearly getting the caster kill. It can make Guided Fire worth casting.

Kraye had a hard time. Guided Fire plus Mage Sight is great, but it also costs five of his six focus. His main trick is Full Tilt plus Feat on a heavy, and if I only have one heavy I better have a way to fix it in the army so I keep that option open.

MKII Battlebox Battle

2009-10-11T11:29:00.000-07:00

Cygnar vs Retribution of Scyrah - 11 Point Battlebox Battle

Privateer Press has shown off its awesomeness as a game company and released the MKII rules early as a PDF so Warmachine players can get back to playing. We decided to give Myantek's new Retribution force a test. Since Myantek has only ever played Hordes she wanted to ease into Warmachine, so we decieded to start with a classic battlebox battle. While there isn't an actual Retribution starter box Privateer has put up a suggested starter force.

Cygnar

Commander Coleman Stryker

Ironclad

Charger

Lancer

Retribution of Scyrah

Kaelyssa, Night's Whisper

Manticore

Chimera

Griffon

Setup

This was a basic caster kill scenario. On the left was a tree template with a hill to the right. Temple ruins provided some cover in the centre.

Turn 1

Cygnar

Stryker puts Arcane Shield on the Ironclad, Snipe on the Charger, and Blur on the Lancer. Everyone walks.

Retribution

Kaelyssa and all of her jacks walk up as well.

Turn 2

Cygnar

Stryker upkeeps everything, gives the Charger 3 focus. The Charger leads by moving up and shooting the Chimera for 10 points of damage with its first shot, blowing off its force field but not crippling anything. It's second shot missed with triple ones. The rest of the battlegroup moves up some more.

Retribution

The Chimera recieves 1 focus and the Manticore recieves 3. The Manticore leads, moving up and shooting to cripple the Charger's gun. The Chimera regenerates 3 field points and moves up. Kaelyssa then casts Arcantrik Bolt at the Ironclad, but bounces off. She then feats, meaning all of her models have stealth and none of them can be charged.

Turn 3

Cygnar

Stryker upkeeps Blur and Arcane Shield, puts 1 focus on the Ironclad and 3 on the Charger. The Ironclad moves behind the Charger and does a Push power attack, shoving it forward an inch. The Charger then walks up to the Chimera and starts whacking away. Unfortunately it only hits with two of its four attacks, but manages to cripple its right arm. The Lancer moves up and Stryker moves beside the Ironclad before feating, giving all his models +5 ARM.

Retribution

Kaelyssa gives the Manitcore 2 focus and the Chimera 1. The Chimera Apparates out of combat with the Charger, backs up, and regenerates 1 point to its field. The Griffon moves back away from the Lancer. Kaelyssa casts Backlash on the Charger and pulls back as well. The Manticore also pulls back and shoots the Charger, crippling its melee weapon and doing a point of damage to Stryker with Backlash.

Turn 4

Cygnar

Stryker continues to upkeep Blur and Arcane Shield, and gives each jack one focus each. The Charger does the Slam power attack against the Chimera, knocking it back into the Griffon, and knocking them both down. The Griffon takes no damage but the Chimera loses both its Arc Node and Field Generator. Stryker moves up to shoot the Manticore, but finds his pistol is just out of range. The Ironclad and Lancer both run forward.

Retribution

Kaelyssa upkeeps Backlash and gives 2 focus to the Griffon and 3 to the Manticore. The Griffon shakes off the knockdown in the maintanece phase. Kaeylissa then shoots the Charger, doing minimal damage but another damage point to Stryker. The Griffon then moves over and whacks the Charger as well, leaving it with 1 point left on its damage grid and doing another point to Stryker. The Manticore moves to unengage itself with the Lancer but takes only 1 point from the free strike. It's first shot does 7 points of damage to Stryker, but its second one misses.

Turn 5

Cygnar

Stryker drops all upkeeps and puts 3 focus on the Ironclad. The Lancer walks up close to Kaelyssa. Stryker channels an Earthquake through the Lancer, knocking her down. The Ironclad then charges and can't get base to base, but is just within the 1/2 inch melee range. It is enough, and Kaelyssa is squashed flat.

Afterward

Defenstrator

That was an interesting game with alot of back and forth. I really liked how the Charger handled himself. Even while getting beaten up he kept dishing out the damage and making it impossible to ignore him. I probably could have been more aggresive with Stryker as well. If he had moved up a bit further he could have been alot more of a pain with the Disruption effect on his pistol.

Myantek

I thought I was doing pretty well until I forgot to move Kaelyssa back a bit. So far, Retribution plays a lot differently than my Circle. I'm not used to doing quite so much shooting. Still, I have to practice the Focus mechanic a little more, I'm not used to planning out what all the models have to do in a turn, just what I want my warlock to do.

Saeryn

2009-08-21T13:13:00.000-07:00

I finaly finished the details on Saeryn so here she is. The pose is a blatant copy of a Saeryn that I saw on the Privateer Press modelling forum. I'd give credit but I can't remember their name. At any rate I think the change of pose with her about to throw the knife and covered face really helps her match Rhyas's ninja look.

Shadow of the Valley Round 3

2009-08-19T20:39:00.000-07:00

Legion vs Circle 500/750 points

So first we played this scenario with epic Kaya and epic Thagrosh then we decided to try it with different warlocks. Circle's only other choice is Morvahna so that became Morvahna vs Absylonia. I won the first game, Defenstrator won the second. The first game was satisfying; the second game was... not. That led us to try one more time to have a go at this scenario. Really, a two turn game with new warlocks on each side tells us nothing. This makes it best out of three.

Background and Special Rules

Really? I have to write them out again. I think you can follow the link above if you need the details. Basically, it's the chase out of the Castle of the Keys from Metamorphosis. Circle's in pursuit so they get an extra 250 points and advance deploy. Legion gets 150 points of beast reinforcements in Turn 3. Plus they get first turn.

Army

Legion

Absylonia, Terror of Everblight
Typhon
Carnivean
Shredder
Shepherd
Vassal + 9 Archers
Legion Archer Officer + Ammo Porter attachment

Circle

Morvahna the Autumblade
Warpwolf
Pureblood Warpwolf
Tharn Ravager White Mane
Tharn Ravager White Mane
Beast Lord + 5 Ravagers
Tharn Ravager Shaman attachment
Huntress + 9 Bloodtrackers
Huntress + 4 Wolf Riders
Lanyssa Ryssl, Nyss Sorceress

Set Up

The table was set up with three small rock formations along either side just at the edge of the deployment zones On the left of the board was a large rock formation and on the right was a stand of trees.

On the Legion side, from left to right were: Typhon, Shredder and Absylonia in the middle with Archers beside her and the Carnivean and Shepherd by the final clump on rocks.

Circle set up as far forward as possible with advanced deploy. A White Mane on the far left with the Bloodtrackers, the Pureblood and the Warpwolf with Morvahna and Lanyssa on the far right. Ravagers and the second White Mane were in the trees and Wolfriders spaced themselves out within the line of the army. The Ravagers then got to move ahead through the trees thanks to the Shaman. Wolfriders declared they were Hunting Archers and the Bloodtrackers took Absylonia as their Prey.

Legion Turn 1

Absylonia began the turn by casting Playing God on the Carnivean, Spiny Growth on herself and then burning 2 Fury before moving forward.

The Carnivean gave itself Spiny Growth and charged the Ravagers. It used the spray assault but managed to miss both the Ravager and the Wolfrider Huntress.

Typhon gave itself Enhanced Healing and then inched forward. The Shredder moved to Absylonia the Archers stayed still and the Shepherd moved into the lee of the rock.

Circle Turn 1

Circle began the Great Flank Around. The Wolfriders (except the Huntress who stayed near Morvahna) all ran around the outskirts of the army with the Bloodtrackes on the left and the Ravagers on the right supported by the White Manes. After witnessing the spray of the Carnivean Morvahna moved back slightly and cast Regrowth on the Wolfriders and Revivify on the Ravagers.

Lanyssa moved into the forest and cast Winter Storm, removing Eyeless Sight, All Terrain and Wings from nearby blighted creatures. The Warpwolf moved out from behind the trees and riled for 2 points of Fury while warping to increase armour. The Pureblood moved with him and riled for 3 points of Fury.

Legion Turn 2

Absylonia pulled the Fury off her beasts to replenish her full stash then chose to upkeep Playing God.

The Archers moved forward towards the Ravagers and aimed a Concentrated Volley at them managing to kill one of them and wound a second.

The Shredder went Rabid and charged one of the Wolfriders but missed. The Shepherd tried to hit a Wolfrider but missed as well.

The Carnivean walked menacingly toward the Ravagers and started attacking them. While inflicting major wounds to two of the Ravagers the beast only managed to kill one of them. It ended its activation but giving itself Spiny Growth.

Absylonia pumped herself up by giving herself Glide, Barbed Hooks and Brutal Damage before charging , and killing, one of the Wolfriders. She then cast Tenacity on herself.

Typhon gave itself Enhanced Healing and moved toward Absylonia.

Circle Turn 2

Whew. Turn 2 and Morvahna's still alive. Yay! She reaved full Fury off the beasts and then Regrew the slain Wolfrider. She also upkept Regrowth and Revivify.

The Ravagers that weren't tied up with the Carnivean charged the Archers and killed 7 of them. The one that was attacked by the Carnivean managed to damage the beast.

Lanyssa failed to cast Hunt on Absylonia so the two Wolfriders that were close enough to throw their javelins at the warlock only managed to do 3 points to her.

Morvahna advanced and cast Harvest. The Pureblood and the Warpwolf advanced to get into position to do something.

Legion Turn 3

Absylonia got full Fury but the Shredder had to test. It managed to pass Threshold and did not Frenzy. She upkept Playing God and the first of the reinforcements arrived. A Seraph and a Raek came on the board behind the Ravagers.

The Seraph moved into Abyslonia's control zone and shot a Ravager (getting 5 extra attacks), all those shots go to waste as it only kills one Ravager and wounds the Beast Lord. The Archers CRA into the Ravagers to kill a second Ravager this turn and wound the Beast Lord a little more. The Carnivean shuffled around the Ravager to wound the Shaman and finally killed the leader. The Raek charged a White Mane and did a little damage.

Typhon gave itself Enhanced Healing and moved in front of Absylonia to breath on Lanyssa, killing her. Absylonia cast Tenacity on the Shepherd and the Shredder and gave herself Spiny Growth.

Circle Turn 3

Morvahna pulled in Fury and upkept Regrowth and Harvest, no sense keeping Revivify when most of the unit is dead.

The White Mane shuffled around to attack the Seraph but missed. The Ravager attacked the Carnivean, but missed. A Wolfrider charged the Shepherd and a second charged the Shredder and misse. Bit of a pattern with the Tharn this turn... The other White Mane simply ran to the rock.

The Pureblood moved closer to the Warpwolf and gave him Ferocity and Spurs. Morvahna moved into the trees and cast Wurmwood at Typhon, managing to damage it even if the beast healed itself. That just left the Warpwolf to charge Typhon. He hit with his first attack! He hit with his second attack! Throat Ripper tore into the beast! Some great regeneration rolls on Defenstrator's part left Typhon not dead at the end of the Warpwolf's assault. It still had 8 points left. At least it was knocked down.

Legion Turn 4

Absylonia leached for full Fury but was forced to leave some on the Shredder, Raek and Typhon. Within the Shepherd's range the Shredder could be forced to Frenzy on the Ravager, but missed. The Raek passed its Threshold test. We then both forget that Typhon is knocked down, and it Frenzies on the Warpwolf, doing 4 points. The reinforcements for the turn were a Nephilim and a Teraph.

The Raek did a bit more damage to the White Mane while the Archers, after moving behind Absylonia, shot the second White Mane for a small amount of damage and kill one Bloodtracker. The Nephilim killed a second Bloodtracker and the Teraph's shot at the White Mane missed and deviated harmlessly.

Absylonia mutated to do Brutal (boosted) Damage and attacked the Warpwolf. While she hurt him for an impressive 17 points of damage, it was not enough to kill him.

It took a charging Seraph to take out the last of the Ravagers and the Carnivean attempted to take out the Warpwolf. Unfortunately it's spray misses both the Warpwolf and Absylonia.

Circle Turn 4

Morvahna leached to full Fury but was forced to leave one on the Pureblood. The beast passed his Threashold check and Morvahna chose to upkeep Regrowth and Harvest.

The Wolfriders began their charges. One charged the Shepherd and killed her, those on the Archers and Absylonia missed and the Wolfrider on the Teraph did a measly one point of damage. The final Wolfrider ran back to Morvanha. Those that had charged then got out of the way.

The Pureblood moved forward, hoping to get into range to power up the Warpwolf but he was just a little too far back. The Warpwolf attacked Absylonia and did 6 points of damage, but the second 6 point hit was transferred to the the Teraph.

I had one last thing I could throw at Absylonia and hope for the best. The remaining White Mane charged Absylonia and cleaved her in twain with his giant axe.

Afterword

Myantek

I'm not used to my Warpwolf charging things and failing to kill them. It's a little... unsettling. And I should get used to putting Knock Down counters on stuff that's knocked down. All that stuff with Typhon Frenzying couldn't have happened because it would've been knocked down. Oops.

Actually, I probably could have been a little more aggressive with my force. I was a little gun shy I guess after the last game where Typhon managed to win it before it even began. In my defense, it was my first time playing with the White Manes, Wolf Riders, Lanyssa and Morvahna. I kind of like this force though. I could see playing it regularily.

Defenstrator

Well that game was alot more satisfting than our previous one, but oh boy did I mess up. On the final round I took the fury off the Carnivean and Seraph, figuring I would get three boosted to hit and damage rolls with Typhon to wipe out the Warpwolf when I used the Shepherd to direct Typhon's frenzy. After the fury removal I announced such, to which Myantek replied Typhon only gets one attack. I look her straight in the eye and agree with her, becuase he does. He's only got the one weapon and I know that. I just had a total brain freeze moment and forgot it for some reason. Typhon is still full of fury so I have him frenzy anyway, but it's a bad damage roll and just scratchs the Warpwolf. So instead of having Typhon rip the Warpwolf apart or just toss him he instead does virtually nothing.

The true irony of the situation though is that we both forgot that Typhon was actually knocked down, and if he frenzied could do nothing. If either of us had remembered I would have taken the fury off him for sure, and my next mistake would have been prevented. So if something gets knocked down be sure to remember to put that knockdown counter by it right away. It could cost you the game if you don't.

I then didn't get lucky and put the Warpwolf into Torpor with the Shepherd, meaning Absylonia had to boost her to hit rolls. This ended up puttng me in a awkward position becuase my last attack roll missed. Instead of killing the Warpwolf and reaving his fury, Absylonia was sitting there with one fury and I was faced with a horrible choice. I was one fury short to cast Blight Field to stop the Warpwold from using fury, so I could either go for it and hope that my last attack hit and killed it and I could reave the fury, or I could hold onto the last fury point and hope to survive the turn. I chose the latter and it almost worked, untill the White Mane charged in and rolled a fifteen for damage. Still, even with the mistakes it was more fun than our previous sudden death game. I don't think we will feel the need to come back to this scenario a fourth time though.

Shadow of the Valley Round 2

2009-08-15T20:12:00.000-07:00

Legion vs Circle - 500/750 points

A couple of months ago Myantek and I played the scenario in No Quarter No. 23 called Shadow of the Valley. We played Epic Thagrosh vs Epic Kaya and Myantek won that game. But we decided to have a rematch once Absylonia was released in which Myantek would use Morvahna since she was the other warlock that was at the battle.

Background

Shadow of the Valley represents the battle between the Legion of Everblight and the Circle Orboros that's presented in Metamorphosis. In it Morvahna the Autumnblade has pursued the Legion forces from the Castle of the Keys, through eastern Llael, and to the borders of Rhul and Ios. The army has been extended beyond their reserves and reinforcements, leaving the slower elements behind. The Nyss and thier dragonspawn have been caught in a valley and Morvahna beleives that she can deal the Legion a fatal blow.What she doesn't know is that the valley has been chosen as a rendezvous point for the Legion. Reserves, led by Absylonia, are fresh dragonspawn and the newly transformed Thagrosh the Messiah. She attacks and hundreds of drawnspawn swarm from the mountains, inflicting horrible causualties to the Circle army. Only the timely intervention of Kaya the Moonhunter allows Morvahna to escape.

Special Rules

The Circle army is 750 points and all Circle models gain the Advance Deployment ability to represent the army close on the heels of the Legion.The Legion player begins with only 500 points, but beginning on round 3, the Legion player can put an additional 150 points of Legion warbeasts into play at the start of the Maintenance phase. The warbeasts start in contact with the rear edge of the Legion player's deployment zone. They may activate the turn they are put in play.The table should be moderately to heavily covered with terrain features consisting of only forests, hills and rocky ground.

Circle Army Composition

Warlocks: Either Morvahna the Autumnblade or Kaya the Moonhunter

Warbeasts: Any except for elemental constructs.Units: Any except Shifting Stones and elemental constructs.

Solos: Any except for Senty Stones

Minions: Brun Cragback & Lug and Lanyssa Ryssyl.

Legion Army Composition

Warlocks: Absylonia, Ryhas, Saeryn, Thagrosh the Messiah or Vayl

Warbeasts: Any

Units: A maximum of two units chosen from Blighted Archers (and UA), Blighted Swordsmen (and UA), Blighted Legionnaires, Striders, Warmongers and Warspears

Solos: Any

Minions: None

Beginning: The Legion player deploys first and takes the first turn. Players deploy their forces 10" from the table edge.Victory Conditions: The player with the last warlock standing wins.

Legion

Absylonia, Terror of Everblight

Typhon

Carnivean

Shredder

Shepherd

Vassal + 9 Archers

Legion Archer Officer + Ammo Porter attachment

Circle

Movahna the Autumblade

Warpwolf

Pureblood Warpwolf

Tharn Ravager White Mane

Beast Lord + 5 Ravagers

Tharn Ravager Shaman attachment

Huntress + 9 Bloodtrackers

Huntress + 4 Wold Riders

Lanyssa Ryssl, Nyss Sorceress

Set Up

The table was set up with four stone rock formations in each board quarter. A rough terrain template was placed in the centre right while a forest was put centre left. The Legion set up in between the rock formations with the Archers + UA on the left, Typhon in the middle with the Shredder beside him and Absylonia behind them, and the Carnivean plus Shepherd on the right.

The Circle set up using advance deploy in an encircling position. Both White Manes, Morvahna, Ryssal, and the Warpwolves set up in and behind the forest. The Bloodtrackers held the centre with the Ravagers beside them. The Wolf Riders were scattered with one neside Morvahna, one one in the forest, one in the centre, and two on the right. This set up was a little deceptive however because the Ravagers recieved a free move before the game started due to the Shaman. This placed them in the difficult terrain and cutting the Legion off on the right.

Turn 1

Legion

Typhon went first and activated his Excessive Healing animus before waing forward to screen the Archers. Absylonia put Playing God on the Carnivean, then put its Spiny Growth animus on herself before moving up near Typhon. The Carnivean then puts Spiny Growth on itself and moves up. The Shredder puts Tenacity on itself and screens Absylonia. The Archers don't move, waiting for something to come into range, while the Shepherd follows the Carnivean.

Circle

The two White Manes run up the left flank while the Ravagers run up the right, with Wolf Riders supporting both sides. The Bloodtrackers walk up the centre, not wanting to get caught before they can Ambuscade. Morvahna then casts Regrowth on the Wolf Riders, moves up, and then puts Revivify on the Bloodtrackers. The Warpwolf puts ARM +2 on itself and places itself to screen Morvahna, while the Pureblood shifts over beside it.

Turn 2

Legion

Just as I'm about to start the carnage in the middle I realise the Archers might be in range of Morvahna. I measure as best I can from Absylonia but it's too close to tell. I decide to go for it. Typhon charges the Warpwolf and is just in range with reach. He Pitches the Warpwolf 4 inches into Morvhana who falls down and trasfers the collateral damage. Typhon sprays Morvahna twice and the game is suddenly over.

Afterword

Defenstrator

Well that was really quick. I had expected Typhon to knock Morvahna down as set up, not do the deed himself. And I was lucky he did because when I measured afterwards the Archers would have moved foward and been about a quarter inch short of Morvahna. I actually had no follow up. This was quite different from my original plan to keep up the defensive animi on the beasts, grind down Myantek's force, feat to heal the beasts, and then grind some more while wating for my reinforcements on turn 3. On reflection I would have prefered that because win or lose it would have been more of a game. We were just getting started when it was over. Due to the sudden death we have decided to play yet another rematch and see how the same armies play with Morvahana holding a bit further back.

Myantek

Typhon is a dirty cheat. Amongst all the rule breaking Legion models the damn thing breaks two or three more. I lost because I was half an inch too far forward with the Warpwolf. I figured that it could survive a charge from Typhon if it had to but at least I could protect Morvahna. I didn't realise that it could be flung with unerring accuracy towards my warlock.

Typhon

2009-08-07T00:31:00.000-07:00

Typhon is done at last. This model has taken me forever to do so it's a real weight off to finally have him done. The colour scheme is the same as my other Legion beasts, Catachan Green to Camo Green and Scorched Brown to a Vermin Fur + Blazing Orange mix. But to try and make him a little more special I stratiated the green heavily and highlighted the brown up into an orangish hue.

Krueger vs Saeryn, Break the Line

2009-08-06T21:01:00.000-07:00

Krueger vs Saeryn, 500 points

Armies

Circle:

Krueger the Stormwrath
Woldwarden
Woldwarden
Woldwryd
Shifting Stones
Shifting Stones
6 Druids of Orboros
Wayfarer

Legion:

Saeryn, Omen of Everblight
Angelius
Seraph
Seraph
5 Raptors
Forsaken
Swamp Gobbers

Scenario

We played Break the Line from the Steamroller 4 rules. Basically it's a control the board scenario. A player wins by controlling 2 zones on his or her side of the table and one zone on the opponent's side.

Set Up

I won the roll and elected to go first. Krueger got placed close to the centre of the table by some trees. The Woldwyrd settled in slightly behind him with a Woldwardan on the far edge of either side of his control area. The Druids hid behind the hill on the far left of the table and the Waywafer took up a position on the far right. When the advanced deployment phase came the Shifting Stones were placed in front of each of the Woldwardens.

Defenstrator set Saeryn up directly opposite Krueger with the Angelius in front of her. The Swamp Gobbers settled in behind her while both Seraphs were placed by the hill on the left of the board with a Forsaken to follow them. On the far right of the table the unit of Raptors were placed behind the ruins.

Circle Turn 1

Woldwarden 1 moved forward into Shifting Stones 1 and put up Undergrowth with the second Woldwarden doing exactly the same thing on the other side of the board.

Krueger cast Skyborne and Wind Storm before moving in front of the trees. The Woldwyrd followed him and was riled for 1 Fury.

The Wayfarer moved up beside Woldwarden 2 and the Druids ran to Woldwarden 1.

Legion Turn 1

The Raptors moved forward onto the hill near the mid-line of the board.

Saeryn cast Respawn on the Angelius and moved forward. The Angelius ran to the ruins.

The Seraphs moved onto the hill and riled for 3 and 2 Fury respectively and the Forsaken moved up to remove the Fury from Serpah 1.

The Swamp Gobbers moved up behind Saeryn and let off a smoke cloud that concealed Saeryn and only touched the Angelius.

Circle Turn 2

So far things were going OK for me. It's pretty much what I expected when battling Defenstrator. I knew I wasn't going to win based on scenario because I couldn't hold a zone on my side from the Raptors so I had to make him hurt this turn. I came up with a plan, started to put it into effect and then screwed up. I finished my turn looked at the table and thought, "Guess this will be a short battle report." Anyway...

The Woldwyrd moved up beside Woldwarden 1 and cast Arkane Killer on it. Krueger cast Skyborne and moved in front of the Woldwyrd and cast Lightning Tendrils on Woldwarden 1. He then cast Windstorm again and let loose his feat. It missed Saeryn, did 2 points to Seraph 2 and 1 point to the Angelius.

The Shifting Stones teleported Woldwarden 2 to the ruins. It attempted to cast lightning at the Seraphs but was just sort. Instead it riled for 1 point and cast Undergrowth. The Druids ran from the Raptors into the trees and the second set of Stones teleported Woldwarden 1 into the ruins.

The Woldwarden then started pounding on the Angelius. The first blow did 12 points! The second blow... missed. Damn. I was hoping for the chain attack to send the Angelius flying. I guess I might as well kill it. Two more hits and the Angelius went down. Only to Respawn 3 inches away. Staring directly at Krueger and liking its lips.

Legion Turn 2

Serpah 1 frenzied! It attacked its buddy and did 15 points taking out Seraph 2's Spirit and Mind! Defenstrator complained about Krueger's feat.

Saeryn moved into the ruins and cast Breath Stealer at Krueger and missed. Defenstrator complained about Krueger's Sky Borne. She then took out her knives and threw them at my warlock doing 2 points of damage.

The Angelius moved in on Krueger and boosted its hit roll. It hits, boosts damage, and Krueger dies. In one blow. Even if Saeryn hadn't hit him. Defenstrator said it had an equal chance of missing. I'm not so sure on that.

Afterword

Myantek

Sigh.

So there are a bunch of things I could have done that I only realised once I finished my turn and shook my head in shame. Placing storm templates in the Angelius' way so it wouldn't be so easy to get to Krueger. Making the other Woldwarden go second and trying to Chain Lightning the Respawned Angelius. I only had to do three points. I might have at least forced Saeyrn to spend some Fury to heal it. I could have moved the Stones and had the Woldwarden trample over to block Krueger. I could've listened to Defenstrator explain Respawn and realise that when I killed the Angelius it was going to come back, away from the Woldwarden and be able to do something.

I still had another turn before Defenstrator was going to be able to win by scenario. I could've made better use of it.

Defenstrator

To be fair, I really did only have an even chance of hitting Krueger. With Sky Borne he is effectively DEF 17, so the Angelius needed an eleven on 3d6. To be honest I was on pins and needles that last turn. One Seraph was useless, the other half dead, meaning Saeryn and Angelius were the only things that could get him. When Saeryn flubbed Breathstealer and damage roll for the knives I thought the game was up. Luckily for me the dice broke my way and Kruger ended up impaled. If I had rolled a ten or less it would have been Saeryn's turn to be standing in the open waiting for death. So I felt this one was tighter than it looked.

Gnarlhorn Satyr

2009-07-17T08:40:00.000-07:00

This thing is big! It makes a very satisfying thunk when placed on the table. I tried for a natural colour on this model. Our local petting zoo has a herd of miniture goats that look similar to this guy... Less ramming thouugh.

Baldur the Stonecleaver

2009-07-17T08:25:00.000-07:00

I spent the longest time thinking about Baldur's colour scheme. I wanted to get the red in there, but I didn't want him looking like Santa Claus. I think I still have to work on my technique of painting black because his armour didn't quite turn out how I wanted it but I'm happy enough with the look.

This is another model that looked terrible until I finished it. Getting the green into the metal was the point that tipped it over into what I was hoping it would look like when I started painting.

Lylyth vs Kreuger - Process of Elimination

2009-06-26T13:26:00.000-07:00

Legion vs Circle - 500 points

Armies

Legion
Lylyth, Herald of Everblight
Typhon
Shredder
Shepherd
Warchief
Apostle + 3 Warmongers
Vassal + 7 Swordsmen
Gudrun the Wanderer
Swamp Gobbers

Circle

Kreuger, the Stormwrath
Warpwolf
Woldwarden
Gorax
Blackclad Wayfarer
Warder + 5 Wilder Druids of Oboros
Shifting Stones
Shifting Stones

Scenario

Process of Elimination-Divide the battlefield between the deployment zones into four 12" wide Territories running north to south. A player controls a Territory if he has one or more models completely within the Territoru abd his opponent has no models completely within the Terrirtory. For a unit to control a Territory all models in the unit still in play must be completely within the Territory. A warrior model must have a CMD greater than 1 to control a Territory. Ignore wild warbeasts and fleeing models when checking for control. A player scores one Control Point for each Territory he controls at the end of each of his turns. A player cannot score a Control Point for the same Territory more than once. Control Points cannot be scored during the first round of the game.

Starting on the first players first turn, a player wins when he has three or more Control Points.

Setup

I set up first, putting the Warmongers and Warchief on one side of the River. The rest I put on the other side with the Swordsmen in the centre, with Typhon and Lylyth to their right. The Shepherd and Shredder stood behind them, while Gudrun ended up being advance deployed behind a pillar to mencae the Druids.

Myantek set up the Blackclad on the far right with Shifting Stones 1 advance deployed in front. Moving right the Warpwolf was next along with the Gorax beside him. Kreuger was between the Gorax and the river. On the other side of the river was the Woldwarden and then the Druids, with Shifting Stones 2 advance deployed in front of them.

Turn 1

Legion

The Warmongers run forward followed by the Warchief. Lylyth casts Taint on Typhon, casts Tenacity on Typhon and herself, and moves up. The Swamp Gobbers move up and put smoke on Typhon. The Swordsmen and Shepherd then run into position. The Shredder puts Tenacity on itself, goes Rabid, and moves up beside Lylyth. Gudrun runs to the pillar.

Circle

The Druids move and use the Devouring on Gudrun. They get the Crit Knockdown but fail to kill him. The Wold warden moves up but can't blast Gudrun since he's Feigning Death. The Warpwolf and Gorax both rile and run. Kreuger puts Lightening Tendrils on the Warpwolf and casts Skybourne and Windstorm, but is just out of range of the swamp cloud. The Blackclad runs forward and Shifting Stones 1 teleport to surround him. Stones 2 make a wall between Gudrun and the Druids.

Turn 2

Legion

Lylyth leaches all but is still down 1 fury. She doesn't upkeep Taint. The Shredder goes Rabid again and walks up to put Tenacity on Typhon. The Swordsmen run out of the way and spread out. Lylyth moves up and shoots at the Warpwolf. I'm a 1/4 inch short. Her next shot is directed at the Woldwarden, and there I'm 1/2 and inch short. Typhon runs to the bridge. The Shepherd moves up. the Gobbers move up and again put their smoke on Typhon. The Warmongers charge Shifting Stones 1 and kill one, while the Warchief retreats from the Gorax to behind the bridge. Gudrun gets up and walks to engage the Druids.

Circle

Kreuger leeches to full and upkeeps Lightening Tendrils on the Warpwolf. The Druids kill Gudrun (the first time). The Gorax moves up to the bridge while the Warpwolf takes +2 ARM and runs over the river to the bridge. The Blackclad teleports near to Lylyth. He is deemed expendable and the Wold Warden shoots Lightening at him, but it misses by one.

Kreuger casts Skybourne and advances behind the Warpwolf and Woldwarden. He then feats with Storm Ravager, killing 1 Swordsmen, 1 Swamp Gobber, and doing 4 wounds to the Shpeherd. Hits Lylyth and Typhon and rolls a double 6 for damage on each. Lylyth transfers and Typhon feels the pain, although no aspects are destroyed. Stones 1 Shift to block the Warmongers from the Gorax while Stones 2 block the Swordsmen from the Druids.

Turn 3

Legion

Typhon makes a Threshold check due to Kreugers feat and passes. Lylyth leeches and cuts herself for the fury lost to transfering. I start the turn with Gudrun, who stands up and mulches 3 Druids, including the leader. The Warchief charges Shifting Stones 1 but is just short, so the Warmongers have to content themselves with destroying the rest of the Shifting Stones instead of charging the Gorax.

Lylyth then uses her feat Field of Slaughter, but it isn't enough for her to hit effective DEF 21 Krueger with either of her boosted shots. I should have shot the Warpwolf and then cast Eruption of Spines instead. But then Typhon walks over and is able to use his reach to attack Kreuger through the gap between the Warp Wolf and Wold Warden. With Typhon's MAT 7 plus the extra die to hit from Field of Slaughter, Kreuger is quickly torn aprt with multiple attacks.

Afterward
Defenstrator

Not much to be said except Reach + MAT 7 for the win. This army was a change of pace from my usual beast heavy one, and the comparitive lack of mobility took a bit of getting used to. Gudrun was great at blocking the Druids and just being a general pain. The Warmongers and Warchief on the other hand didn't do anything but wander around and kill of 21 points worth of Shifting Stones. But the man of the match is obviously Typhon. An Angelius could have reached Krueger but probably would have had a hard time closing the deal. Typhon with his high MAT and multiple attacks is perfect for killing warlocks, and reach gives him the ability to use it.

Myantek

The gap between the Warpwolf and the Woldwarden was just a little too big. I thought I was in a pretty good position for the next turn but I didn't quite count on Typhon. I don't know. I feel like there's something a little off about my Kreuger army but I'm not sure what it is. The Gorax hasn't done anything for me, but I don't know if I want to drop it in favour of something else. Something needs tweaking.

Shepherds & Shredders

2009-06-26T13:22:00.001-07:00

I should have posted these awhile ago. I'd like to claim being busy but I was just being lazy. The Shredders are from my second Legion box. The Carnivean won't be for awhile as I plan to convert him up. The Shpeherds are pretty straight forward, with only a minor conversion to one of them. I doubt I'll paint more of either unless I go for a Shredder Swarm army.

Warmongers

2009-05-26T16:09:00.000-07:00

So I finaly have painted up a unit for my Legion. Until now it has all been chracters, solos, and beasts. These guys took me about 3 months, but mainly that was because I started them in March and then kept doing other more interesting projects instead. I got so tired of having them sitting around that I just buckled down and did them. In general I am happy with how they turned out, although I think I may have mde the armour a bit too shiny and bright.

Shadow of the Valley

2009-05-12T11:48:00.000-07:00

Legion vs Circle - 500/750 points

No Quarter No. 23 had some special scenarios based on recent battles in the Iron Kingdoms. Shadow of the Valley represents the battle between the Legion of Everblight and the Circle Orboros that's presented in Metamorphosis. So, of course, we had to try it.

Scenario

Morvahna the Autumnblade has pursued the Legion forces from the Castle of the Keys, through eastern Llael, and to the borders of Rhul and Ios. The army has been extended beyond their reserves and reinforcements, leaving the slower elements behind. The Nyss and thier dragonspawn have been caught in a valley and Morvahna beleives that she can deal the Legion a fatal blow.

What she doesn't know is that the valley has been chosen as a rendezvous point for the Legion. Reserves, led by Absylonia, are fresh dragonspawn and the newly transformed Thagrosh the Messiah. She attacks and hundreds of drawnspawn swarm from the mountains, inflicting horrible causualties to the Circle army. Only the timely intervention of Kaya the Moonhunter allows Morvahna to escape.

Special Rules

The Circle army is 750 points and all Circle models gain the Advance Deployment ability to represent the army close on the heels of the Legion.

The Legion player begins with only 500 points, but beginning on round 3, the Legion player can put an additional 150 points of Legion warbeasts into play at the start of the Maintenance phase. The warbeasts start in contact with the rear edge of the Legion player's deployment zone. They may activate the turn they are put in play.

The table should be moderately to heavily covered with terrain features consisting of only forests, hills and rocky ground.

Circle Army Composition

Warlocks: Either Morvahna the Autumnblade or Kaya the Moonhunter

Warbeasts: Any except for elemental constructs.

Units: Any except Shifting Stones and elemental constructs.

Solos: Any except for Senty Stones

Minions: Brun Cragback & Lug and Lanyssa Ryssyl

Legion Army Composition

Warlocks: Absylonia, Ryhas, Saeryn, Thagrosh the Messiah or Vayl

Warbeasts: Any

Units: A maximum of two units chosen from Blighted Archers (and UA), Blighted Swordsmen (and UA), Blighted Legionnaires, Striders, Warmongers and Warspears

Solos: Any

Minions: None

Beginning: The Legion player deploys first and takes the first turn. Players deploy their forces 10" from the table edge.

Victory Conditions: The player with the last warlock standing wins.

Legion

Thagrosh, the Messiah
Angelius
Angelius
Carnivean
Shepherd

498 points

Circle

Kaya the Moonhunter and Laris
Pureblood Warpwolf
Warpwolf
Warpwolf
Argus
Argus
Huntress and 9 Tharn Bloodtrackers
Huntsman and 9 Wolves of Orboros with Officer and Totem Bearer

747 points

Set Up

As suggested by the scenario, the table top was fairly dense with terrain. Down both short sides were three clumps of rocks representing difficult terrain with more rocks littering the centre of the board. Two hills stood opposite one another near the centre of the board with small copses of trees at their points.

Legion

In a line, starting behind the small copse of trees, Defenstrator placed Angelius 2, Thagrosh, Angelius 1, the Carnivean and the Shepherd.

Circle

With the advantage of Advanced Deployment the Circle forces were further up the field. Argus 2 and Warwolf 2 were in front of the hill behind a small jutting of rock. Kaya, Laris and the Purblood were sitting on the hill and Warpwolf 1 was on the slope beside them. Argus 1 was in front of the small copse of trees. The Wolves fanned out in the rocky terrain and the Bloodtrackers were beside them.

Legion Turn 1

Thagrosh began by casting Dragon's Blood on the Carnivean, Unnatural Aggression on Angelius 2 and Spiny Growth on himself. He then moved to the top of the hill.

The Carnivean cast Spiny Growth on itself and moved forward onto the hill while both Angelius riled for 1 Fury and ran. Angelios 1 ran in front of the hill and behind the rock and Angelius 2 ran up behind the Carnivean. The Shepherd moved up onto the hill.

Circle Turn 1

At the beginning of the game the Bloodtrackers chose Thagrosh as their Prey.

Argus 1 moved up to the rocks and was joined by Warpwolf 1. The Warpwolf warped to give himslef +2 ARM. The Pureblood moved off the hill to the opposite side of the rocks while Warpwolf 2 moved along the hill and also warped to give himself +2 ARM. Argus 2 ran up the field near the rock formation near the centre of the board's short side.

Kaya moved along the hill and cast Forced Evolution on the Pureblood. Laris ran in the opposite direction of Kaya.

The Woves ran toward the hill and the Bloodtrackers ran into the rock formation.

Legion Turn 2

Thagrosh leached to full Fury and upkept both Dragon's Blood and Unnatural Aggression. He then moved behind the Carnivean and cast Glory of Everblight and then Spiny Growth on the Carnivean.

The Carnivean assaulted Warpwolf 1 with a spray attack that did 10 points of damage. Angelius 1 shot the same Warpwolf but did no damage.

The Shepherd moved behind Angelius 1 and Angelius 2 riled and ran to join it.

Circle Turn 2

Kaya leached to full Fury and upkept Forced Evolution.

The Bloodtrackers ran forward through the rocks and were followed by the Woves.

Argus 2 barked at the Carnivean and paralysed it. Kaya then cast Dogpile on the Carnivean and moved forward on the hill.

Argus 1 moved forward to the rock and barked to paralyse Angelius 2.

The Pureblood gave Ferosity to himself and Warpwolf 1. With Dogpile on the Carnivean he was able to charge it through rough terrain and for free. Warpwolf 1 was able to charge it through the terrain as well and together the two did enough damage to kill the dragonspawn. The Spiny Growth did almost as much damage to the two as they did to the Carnivean. Thagrosh reaved the Fury that was sitting on the Carnivean.

Warpwolf 2 walked down off the hill and Laris moved down behind the rock.

Legion Turn 3

Defenstrator is able to add a Nephelim, Harrier and two Shredders to the very back of his deploment zone. Thagrosh leached to full Fury and choose not to upkeep anything.

Shredder 1 walked forward toward the forest and gave itself Tenacity once it reached Thagrosh's command area. Shredder 2 went Rabid and ran forward to engage a Bloodtracker. The Harrier ran up the hill and the Nephelim ran in front of Thagrosh.

Thagrosh cast Glory of Everblight and charged the Pureblood. With reach he was close enough to attack. The first 11 points were transferred to Warpwolf 2, the second attack missed but the third killed the Pureblood in an eruption of ash.

Angelius 2 shot and killed the heavily wounded Warpwolf 1 (Kaya reaved the Fury as he died) and Angelius 2 charged the Wolves. It killed the first and then killed two more by being Ravenous. The Shepherd ran behind Angelius 2.

Circle Turn 3

Kaya leached to full Fury but had to leave 1 Fury on Argus 2. He passed his threashold check and did not Frenzy.

Argus 2 slamed Thagrosh, boosting to hit. I needed to roll a 12 and I rolled a 13. With a boosted roll to damage the Argus did 4 points and pushed Thagrosh 2 inches back towards the hill. That gave just enough room for the Bloodtrackers to Ambuscade their Prey. They rolled and passed their Leadership test to move toward the Abomination. Then it was the death of a thousand needles as the Bloodtrackers did a lot of little damage. There was one hit for 5 damage that produced a Shredder but that didn't save Thagrosh from being hit by javelins and one hit of 8 points that Defenstrator decided to transfer. Eight of the Bloodtrackers were able to Ambuscade. One was locked in position with the Shredder and one stayed back to maintain unit coherancy.

Afterward

Myantek

I initially went into this feeling really constricted. There were only two warlocks I could take and I've never played Morvahna. With epic Kaya I like to take the Woldwyrd and the Sentry Stone but no luck with this scenario. I decided to go wolf heavy with the Pureblood and two Warpwolves and then stick to Argus for the speed. I didn't expect to do more with the Argus than maybe spread out his force a little or stand in the way of something. The Bloodtrackers and Wolves are two big units that could both do damage to epic Thagrosh and cause him some trouble because of Hubris. I knew Defenstrator likes to play beast heavy, and that he'd probably be taking the two Angelius so my plan was to set my heavies on his heavies and then use the troops and Kaya to take down Thagrosh.

That's pretty much what I did. The third turn came faster than I was expecting it to so I wasn't quite in the position that I wanted to be in before I had to worry about the reinforcements. Slamming with the Argus was a bit of a gamble but I figured that if it worked I'd be in a really good position becase Thagrosh would be knocked down and if it didn't work I could still send in Kaya and Laris. I thought about trying to kill the Angelius with the Wolves (I think they could've done it) but I didn't want to give all that Fury to Thagrosh for transferring.

This was the first time I was able to get the Bloodtrackers to Ambuscade on their Prey. It was much more effective than I thought it was going to be. The girls really came through for me. Actually, as a whole I was pretty happy with this army. I could see playing it again. Although, as much as I love Argus, one of them would be dropped for a Woldwyrd.

Defenstrator

I thought I was safe, then died. This seems to happen quite often against the Circle Oboros. Tucked in behind the rocks the second Warpwolf couldn't get to me, and the Angelius blocked LOS to the Wolves and Bloodtrackers. The only one who could reach me was Kaya, and she doesn't have the power to beat Thagrosh down in one turn unless there are a bunch of enemies nearby to boost Kaya. What I didn't count on was the Argus. A decent distance away and at -4 to hit on power attacks he seemed a minimal threat, but he caught me on the slam and shoved Thagrosh just far enough to get him right into the open, where pincushion death quickly followed.

In general I was happy with how I played. I armoured up then sacrificed the Carnivean to get the counter attack and kill the Pureblood and Warpwolf 1. My goal was to kill all the heavy hitters while staying away from the troops, and then grind Myantek down under my waves of beasts. Unfortunately my first beast wave didn't accomplish anything. The Bloodtrackers were too far away for me to tie up effectively, and they basicly showed up to become witnesses to Thagrosh's death. I had made sure I had a bunch with one fury on them to chain damage onto, but never took a hit large enough to kill one and reeve new fury. Popping my feat was a possibility, as I could have used the extra movement to tie up more Bloodtrackers, but I was hoping to use it turn 4 where it would be more effective with the first wave of beasts and help get the second wave up the table. Death, of course, precluded that, but hindsight is 20/20 and I thought that was going to make it through to my next turn. I would be curious to try this scenario again with different warlocks, and perhaps we will do so in the future.

Epic Thagrosh

2009-05-07T20:51:00.000-07:00

I finaly have eThagrosh painted up. Even if I spent most of April playing Warmachine MKII he is just too cool a model to let sit there. All in all I found him to be alot of fun. It was like painting one of my beasts but kicked up a notch with all the extra detail.

His skin and bones were my standard GW Catachan Green to Camo Green and Scorched Brown to Vermin Fur/ Blazing Orange mix. The metal was Chainmail washed with Taimya smoke and then highlighted with Chainmail and Mithril Silver. The gold detailing was Shining Gold washed with Privateer Brown Ink, and then highlighted with Shining Gold and Burnished Gold. The Leather was Scorched Brown washed with Devlan Mud wash and then highlighed to a SnakebiteLeather/ Bubonic Brown mix, with a little more Devlan Mud applied in spots. The purple was Lich Purple highlighted with Liche Purple/ Fortress Grey mix and then washed with Leviathan Purple wash.

Woldwyrds

2009-05-03T08:58:00.000-07:00

Continuing on with my wolds I've added the Woldwyrds to what I've finished painting. I'm trying to keep the red as an identifying mark through the whole army. I was a little concerned about the giant red jewel of the 'wyrds but I think I like the effect.

Swamp Gobbers

2009-05-01T22:40:00.001-07:00

These are my first minions painted. They had priority since a) I take them almost every game and b) Legion doesn't have that many minions it can take. The Gobbers were a bit of an experiment on how many shades of brown I could stick on them. I wanted to keep the tones dark and dirty looking, they are Swamp Gobbers after all.

Angelius #2

2009-05-01T22:01:00.000-07:00

So I finaly have my second Angelius painted up. He was the priority in my March painting challenge because I wanted to have time to do epic Thagrosh in April. I had encountered tipping problem with my first Angelius so I mounted this one lower down. The body is directly attached to the lead weight that weighs down the base. A large pin is driven through the weight and the two halves of the Angelius's body as the main attachment. I then drove a second stabalizing pin through the tail into the side of the weight. The cork rocks were then built up around it as camouflage. I also notice that I accidently got a bit of grey paint on the tail as I was doing the base. I'll have to fix that.

Epic Thagrosh vs Epic Kaya- Contested Ground

2009-04-01T09:32:00.000-07:00

Legion vs Circle -750 Points

Myantek had only played epic Kaya a few times so this seemed the perfect match up for my second game with epic Thagrosh. I took the exact same army as my previous game.

Legion

Thagrosh, the Messiah
Angelius
Angelius
Seraph
Seraph
Harrier
Harrier
Forsaken
Forsaken
Deacon + 4 Riders
Swamp Gobbers Bellows Crew

Circle

Kaya the Moonhunter + Laris
Warpwolf
Pureblood Warpwolf
Wold Wyrd
Argus
Huntress + 9 Bloodtrackers
Huntsman + 9 Wolves
Wolves of Oboros Officer and Totem Bearer
Blackclad Wayfarer
Sentry Stone & Mannikins
Sentry Stone & Mannikins
Shifting Stones
Swamp Gobbers Bellows Crew

Scenario

The scenario was Contested Ground. Divide the battlefield between deployment zones into four 12" wide Territories running north to south. A player controls a Territory if he has one or more models completely within the Territory and his oppononet has no models completely within the Territory. For a unit to control a Territory all models in the unit still in play must be completely within the Territory. A warrior model must have a CMD greater than 1 to control a Territory. Ignore wrecked or inert warjacks, wild warbeasts, and fleeing models when checking for control. A player scores one Control Point for each Terrirtory he controls at the end of each of his turns. Players cannot score Control Points during the first round of the game.

Set Up

I won the role and chose to go first. My set up from left to right wasRaptors, Harrier 1, Seraph 1 with Forsaken 1 behind it, Angelius 1, and Epic Thagrosh with the Swamp Gobbers just over 3 inches behind him. Next behind the forest were Seraph 2, Harrier 2 and Forsaken 2, with Angelius 2 on the far right.

Opposite me from left to right were the Blackclad and Warpwolf, epic Kaya and Laris in the centre, and then the Wold Wyrd, Argus, and Pureblood, with the Wolves on the far right. I had no advance deploy units so Myantek then placed her Sentry Stones about a third of the way in from each side of the board, her Shifting Stones in front of the Warpwolf, and the Bloddtrackers inside the woods. The Bloodtrackers choose Angelius 1 as their Prey.

Turn 1

Legion

Angelius 1 starts the turn simply by running forward. Thagrosh activates next and casts Unnatural Aggression on Angelius 1 and Slipstream. He walks forward, Slipstreams Seraph 2, and castsDragon's Blood on Angelius 2. Angelius 1 moves to put pressure on the Bloodtrackers and runs to the rock in front of them with Harrier 1 also moving there to help screen it. Seraph 1 runs up behind them to help with the counter attack and the Raptors move up beside them, unable to shoot due to the Bloodtrackers Stealth. Forsaken 1 advances and grabs the fury off of Seraph 1. Seraph 2 now Slipstreams and advances through the forest, dragging Thagrosh forward another 2 inches. Harrier 2 riles and runs, meaning I am now running hot but I expect ot loose fury to the Sentry Stones. Forsaken 2 runs after Harrier 2 while the Swamp Gobbers advance and put smoke on Thagrsoh, who is also partially in the trees, and Seraph 2.

Circle

The Sentry Stones begin the turn. Sentry Stone 1 steals a fury from Angelius 1. Its Manniken then attacks Angelius 1 with a boosted attack and Roots it. The same happens for Sentry Stone 2 on Angelius 2.The Wolves of Oboros run up the right flank while on the left flank the Blackclad advances and casts Wilding at the Raptor leader, but misses. The Warpwolf takes +2 ARM and runs into the centre of the Shifting Stones, which then activate and teleport it into the woods behind the Bloodtrackers. The Wold Wyrd then activates and puts Arcane Killer on the Argus before riling and advancing. The Argus walks up beside the Wold Wyrd and the Pureblood moves up behind the Argus. Kaya now activates. She advances, puts Forced Evolution on the Argus and casts Mistwalker. Laris moves up beside her and riles. The Bloodtrackers feel unsupported and decide to retreat deeper into the woods while the Swamp Gobbers put smoke on Kaya and Laris.

Turn 2

Legion

Thagrosh leeches everything and recieves a free fury from the Anthanc to make him full and both Dragon's Blood and Unnatural Aggression are upkeptHe then starts the turn by casting Slipstream and Glory of Everblight before advancing through the trees and Slipstreaming Seraph 2. Angelius 2 advances, Thrusts and boosts damage on Sentry Stone 2 to kill it, and retreats 3 inches via Ravenous. Angelius 1 does the same to Sentry Stone 1. Seraph 2 then advances to a rock in front of Angelius 2 and unloads on the Wold Wyrd and Argus. I don't assign quite enough shots to the Wold Wyrd and it ends up surviving with 2 points left on its Spirit. The Argus takes 6 points of damage.The Raptors charge the Shifting Stones, wounding one and destroying another, before moving back out of the way. Seraph 1 casts Slipstream, drags Harrier 1 up, and shhots at the Bloodtrackers, killing the front 2. Harrier 1 then casts True Strike and charges out of Thagrosh's control area into the Blackclad, killing him. Forsaken 1 just moves up behind the group, bit not too close because of the Raptors, while over on the far right Harrier one runs a bit while Forskaen 2 advances and grabs the fury off it. The Swamp Gobbers then edge forward some more to put the cloud on Thagrosh. I recieve a point at the end of my turn for the Harrier ontroling the far left Territory.

Circle

Kaya leeches for full and upkeeps Forced Evolution. The Wolves of Oboros start the turn out strong by popping their mini-feat Wild Hunt and charging Seraph 2, quickly killing it. Laris runs to the right while Kaya advances and casts Muzzle at Angelius 2, missing it. She then uses her feat Call of the Hunt and teleports to Laris. The Wold Wyrd casts Arcane killer on the Argus again before teleporting off behind Kaya. The Argus then charges Angelius 2 but the rolls don't come through and he only does 6 points of damage to the currently ARM 19 beast before teleporting to Kaya. The Pureblood Warpwolf then teleports in fornt of Kaya followed by the regular Wapr Wolf who takes +2 ARM and stands beside her. The Bloodtrckers then ambuscade Serpah 1, hurting it badly and destroying its mind, while the Shifting Stones position themselves to block Harrier. The Swamp Gobbers advance forward. Things are definately heating up. While the Warpwolves didn't do anything Myantek now has most of her army near Thagrosh while he is relatively alone.

Turn 3

Legion

Thagrosh leeches for full and upkeeps Dragon's Blood. Harrier 1 frenzies and does 2 points to a nearby Sentry Stone. Thagrosh heals Seraph 1 for a point, casts Slipstream and Glory of Everblight, and uses his feat Dragon Storm (coolest feat name ever). He then advances, moving Angelius 2 forward, and sprays Blight Fire over the Wolves and Pureblood. Unfortunately they were on a hill so only one Wolf was killed, but the Pureblood was hit taking six points of damage and was set on fire. Angelius 2 then charges the Pureblood and does 31 points of damage on its Thrust attack. The Pureblood spends a fury to transfer the damage to the Warpwolf. I had totally forgotten they could do that and get the feeling I am now in big trouble. The Angelius continues attacking and manages to do six more points to the Pureblood. Harrier 2 then casts True Strike, charges, and kills a Wolf thereby breaking their unit coherencey, while Forsaken 2 advances behind.

On the left side of the board the Raptors chrage the Bloodtrackers, killing 3 of them before retreating back out of the way. Seraph 1 then moves up and attacks, but even with Glory of Everblight fails to hit. Angelius 1 then moves up and pegs off the Bloodtracker Huntress, which causes them to run. The Swamp Gobbers then move into the trees and put a cloud on Thagrosh while Forsaken 1 runs right. With all the activations done Dragon Storm takes effect. Angelius 2 manages to put another 5 points on the Pureblood, but when Harrier 2 moves and attacks it as well fails to hit. Angelius 1 and Seraph 1 both move over to support Thagrosh and miss with their shooting attacks. I get a second point for holding the inner left Territory with Seraph 1.

Circle

Kaya drops Forced Evolution and leeches to full. The Bloodtrackers run through the woods but manage to rally, contesting both of the left hand Territories. To add to that the fire goes out on the Pureblood and Myantek is all set to counter attack. The Wolves in formation charge Harrier 2, but don't manage to kill it. It is left at one wound with no Mind or Spirit. The rest of the Wolves move to form coherency and one dies to a free strike as they move. The Argus runds forward while the Wold Wyrd puts Arcane Killer on the Pureblood. The Pureblood then spends a fury on Ferocity (re-roll missed melee attacks) and uses its 3 initial attacks and 5 fury to keep buying attacks on Angelius 1 until it dies a squishy death. Hemmed in by Harrier 2 Laris attacks it, but misses. Kaya heals the Warpwolf for 2 points and casts Mistwalker. The Warpwolf then regenerates a further point and the turn ends with the Swamp Gobbers moving over to put a smoke cloud on Kaya, Laris, and the Warpwolves.

Turn 4

Legion

Thagrosh leeches. Harrier 1 frenzies and destroys a Shifting Stone. Harrier 1 still has a fury but passes Threshold. The Raptors move forward and shoot at the Bloodtrackers, killing one. They then use their second move to engage them. Forsaken 2 now charges the single Wolf of Oboros engaging Thagrosh. It spends a fury point to boost the hit, but still misses. Now I have a problem. Forsaken 1 runs to the far right to contest the zone. I then do some precise measuring and find that Thagrosh can stay the same distance away from the Wolf but circle around him towards the Pureblood. Thagrosh's base size plus reach is enough to engage the Pureblood so Thagrosh casts Glory of Everblight and kills it, using his second attack to kill another Wolf.

Seraph 1 Slipstreams Angelius 1 and shoots up the Argus for 10 points, destroying its Body. Angelius 1 now charges the Warpwolf, killing it with a single Thrust attack, from which Kaya reaves the fury. The Angelius uses its Ravenous move to reach Kaya and whacks her for 9 points of damage. Harrier 2 moves to Kaya, casts True Strike, and does 3 more points to Kaya. Lastly the Swamp Gobber edge forward some more and put the 5 inch swamp cloud down over Thagrosh. I get no points because the Bloodtrackers are contesting both the left side zones.

Circle

It's do or die time for Kaya and she leeches herself full. The Wolves seize their moment and charge Thagrosh. The first CMA whacks him for 12 points, at which point I forget that Thagrosh can make a lesser beast. But I get lucky and the second CMA misses while the third only does 3 more points of damage. Laris activates next and takes 12 points from a free strike when walking away from the Angelius. Kaya then teleports to Laris and begins to pound away on Thagrosh, but can only reduce him to 1 wound. As the last thing in range to attack the Argus seizes its moment. Unfortunately it misses its first attack and the second one bounces due its lack of Body.

Turn 5

Legion

Thagrosh leeches for full. He is standing next to a Kaya who has no fury and there is a Harrier within his control area. Kaya explodes in an Erruption of Ash.

Afterword

Defenstrator

Tight game. I felt Myantek did a good job denying me scenario points while massing her force by my warlock. A better run of luck and the game would have been hers. This match Hubris turned out to be a much larger factor. Trapped by the Wolf it was impossible for Thagrosh to escape. All I could do was kill the largest threats and brace for the coming attack. I found the spells to be about as useful as my last match. Glory of Everblight was dead solid. It didn't give me super high rolls this game but I didn't suffer any runs of bad luck with my beasts. Dragon's Blood was solid for pushing the Angelius to ARM 19. Unnatural Aggerssion on the other hand didn't do anything because Myantek just chose to withdraw and then attack something else instead. And neither of the direct damage spells were even cast.

Thagrosh himself seems to be cementing a reputation of being mad, bad, and dangerous to know. He is not a warlock your opponent can expect to survive if they end their activation too near to him, and that engenders a certain healthy repsect in your opponent. They want to get close, but they worry about moving too close and getting insta-gibbed. The rest of the army seems to be working alright, but I could definately see trading a Harrier for a Shredder. The lack of defensive spells and animi is pretty nerve wracking at times. Aside from that it seems to be working alright, although I worry about fighting lists that have a larger ranged complement.

Myantek

One more point. If Defenstrator had remembered to pop Shredders as Thagrosh got hurt I don't really think it would have changed my strategy that much. I might have saved up a Fury to heal the Argus and maybe he might have done a little damage. As it was I really didn't have the choice. It was a do or die turn. I either killed Thagrosh and won or tried to hold him off a turn and lost to scenario when the Raptors killed the Bloodtrackers to get those two zones they were contesting. Killing the Swamp Gobbers would have given him the last point he needed.

I wish I'd had a War Wolf rather than the Swamp Gobbers. When I made the army I had exactly 15 points left so I threw the Gobbers in there for completeness. The War Wolf would have been more useful (if I owned one anyway). I would have had to drop a Wolf, but I've got 12 of them.

I'm still working on balancing aggression. I think I could have done more with the Bloodtrackers. It was only my second time playing with them and I haven't really figured out their tactics quite right. Same with the Blackclad. It was the first time I played with him. I almost teleported him right to one of the Forsaken but decided to wait a turn as Defenstrator turned his attention to destroying the Bloodtrackers. Then he was dead and I'd missed my chance.

Woldwardens

2009-03-31T11:59:00.000-07:00

I've finished up the Woldwardens. They've been staring at me for a while. One of them from the moment the Woldwardens were first released and I could add it to the battle box.

Woldwarden 1

Woldwarden 2

Epic Thagrosh vs Epic Irusk

2009-03-29T08:36:00.000-07:00

750 Points- Legion vs Khador

My friend Alex (Indy on the forums) had beaten my Rhyas army last week with his no jack eIrusk army. I wanted a re-match and it seemed a good time to try out Epic Thagrosh, who had just been released this week. We both played semi-themed armies. I had all the wings I could reasonably stuff in, while his army was mostly made of Iron Fangs and Man o' War.

Armies

Legion
Thgrosh, the Messiah

Angelius

Seraph

Harrier

Forsaken

Deacon + 4 Riders

Swamp Gobbers

Khador

Supreme Kommandant Irusk

War Dog

Great Bears of Gallowswood

Sergeant + 7 Pikemen
Iron Fang Officer & Standard Bearer

Kovnik Markov

Kapitan + 4 Uhlans

Kapitan + 4 Demolishers

Kapitan + 3 Shocktroopers

Capo + 6 Kayazy

Kayazy Assassin Underboss

Scenario

The scenario was Break the Line. The board is diveided into six 14" by 16" sections. A player controls a section if he has one or more models completely within the section and his opponent has none. For a unit to control the section the entire unit must be in it, and models with CMD 1 or less, fleeing models, wrecked warjacks, and wild beasts do not count when checking for control.

Set Up

Indy won the roll and chose to go first. The Kazny were set up on the far left with Markov beside them. Then came the Demo Core who were set up behind the trees. Next were the Man o' War, with eIrusk and the Wardog set up behind them. Then came the Iron Fangs, with the Great Bears behind, with the Uhlans set up on the far right.

My set up put Harrier 1 on my far left, but not as for over as the Kazny. Beside it was Forsaken 1 with Angelius 1, Seraph 1 and Angelius 2 behind the trees. Epic Thagsoh stood in the open with Forsaken 2 beside him and the Swamp Gobbers over 3" behind. Seraph 2 and Harrier 2 were close beside with the Raptors positioned on my far right.

Turn 1

Khador

The Kazny run forward with Markov beside them. The Man o' War and Iron Fangs move forward and Shield Wall, while the Uhlans run up the flank. Irusk and Wardog then move up behind the Man o' War and casts Artifice of Deviation in the woods and Tactical Supremacy on the Man o' War. The Demo Core then run through the woods while the Great Bears run up behind the Iron Fangs. The Man O' War then take their Tactical Supremacy 3 inch move.

Legion

I begin with Thagrosh and start by casting Slipstream, Unnatural Aggression on Angelius 2, and Dragon's Blood on Seraph 2. Thagrosh then moves forward, slipstreaming Seraph 2, and ends with his base partially in the woods. Seraph 1 Slipstreams Angelius 1 and ends in the woods. Angelius 2 then runs forward to the broken wall. Forsaken 1 moves up and takes the fury off Serpah 1. Seraph 2 runs forward and Forsaken 2 move up and takes the fury off him. Harrier 2 runs forward to screen the approach to Thagrosh. Angelius 1 and Harrier 1 run to the centre of the ruin. Finaly the Raptors move up, shoot at the Uhlans doing nothing before backing off a little, while the Swamp Gobbers move up and put the cloud on Thagrosh, Forsaken 2 and Harrier 2.

Turn 2

Khador

Indy doesn't upkeep Tactical Supremacy. The Uhlans advance slightly while the Iron Fangs and Man o' War advance and Shield Wall. The Man o' War shoot at Harrier 2 but are out of range. Irusk and Wardog move up behind the Man o' War and Irusk casts Artifice of Deviation on the ruins beside Angelius 1. He then shoots Harrier 2, reducing it to 1 wound. Then Demo Core in the woods run while the Kazny run beside the wall. Markov then charges through the Artifice into Angelius 2. He gets no criticals though, and only does 6 points of damage. The Great Bears move in tight behind the Iron Fangs.

Legion

Thagrosh leeches to full and upkeeps Dragon's Blood on Seraph 2. He then starts the turn by casting Glory of Everblight and charging Markov. He smashes him once, I forget that Thagrosh has 2 intial attacks, and buy another attack to finish Markov off. Seraph 1 Slipstreams Angelius 1 and moves up, but is just out of range of the Demo Core. Angelius 1 then moves over and engages the Kazny, killing one, moving with Ranvenous, and killing the Underboss. Forsaken 1 moves over and grabs the fury off Angelius 1. The Raptors double shot at the Uhlans doing a whole point of damage, and then retreat a couple of inches. Seraph 2 moves up, kills two Demo Core, and wounds two others thanks to Glory of Everblight. The Demo Core leader is then killed by a shot from Angelius 2. Harrier 2 moves up as a sacrifice to engage the Man o' War. This provokes a counter charge from the Wardog who goes chrarging through the Man o' War thanks to Irusk, but fortunately misses the attack. The Swamp Gobbers move up and put the smoke cloud on Serpah 2, and I forget to move Harrier 1 entirely.

Turn 3

Khador

The Demo Core advance and kill Harrier 2. Irusk and Wardog advance and Irusk puts Battlelust on the Man' o War. He then makes a boosted shot at Forsaken 2 but misses. The Man 'o War charge Seraph 2 but are forced to Combined Melee Attack due to the Swamp Cloud. The first hit does 12 points of damage, but I get lucky and the second CMA misses, leaving the Serpah without his Mind. The Iron Fnags move over to screen Irusk and Shield Wall. The Uhlans run to engage the Raptors while the Great Bears run after them up the field. The Kazny surround Angelius 1 and do 6 points.

Legion

Thagrosh leeches to full and upkeeps nothing. Forsaken 1 moves to the Kazny and Blight Shrouds, killing them all. Seraph 1 moves out of cambat and spends all its fury to kill the Man o' War leader. Thagrosh feats, casts Glory of Everblight, and charges the Man o' War. I remember his second attack and he hammers them all down, but Indy actually starts making his tough rolls. It takes all of Thagrosh's fury to kill two and leave the last one knocked down. Serpah 1 then moves over and vaporises the final knocked down Man o' War. Harrier 1 runs into the far left section and I win on scenario.

Afterward

An interesting game. I played regular Thagrosh alot and it was an nice contrast. Funnily enough I didn't find his epic version to be much better in melee than the regualr version. Regular Thagosh could have done all the killing that epic Thagrosh did this game. The big difference is the wings. Terrain doesn't impede him the same way, but more importantly, neither do other models. Thagrosh is invariably behind something else, and being able to charge through and past your screening models is a big advantage. It makes Hubris more explainable because otherswise I think epic Thagrosh could dismantle armies single handedly by jumping on and destroying different sections.

The signiture spell is definately Glory of Everblight. The only way I can describe it is that it makes you feel lucky. Your rolls tend to come through for you. You aren't getting much better than average, but you hardly ever get the run of bad rolls that can screw you over. Dragon's Blood is also a solid spell. It's essentially a Legion version of Arcane Shield, and that is never a bad thing. Unnatural Aggression I was less impressed with. Now the army I faced didn't have much shooting in it, but it occured to me that even if they had shot my Angelius I wouldn't have dared to advance it since the nearby Khador models would have just torn it into shreds. So in actual play I think this spell is a bit more marginal than it looks on paper. Black Chasm and Flesh Eater both suffer from being a bit too expensive to cast with Glory of Everblight, so I didn't use them this game. Again they seem a bit situational, but more games will tell.

Hubris didn't turn out to be much of a problem, but I kept a Seraph and a Forsaken nearby epic Thagrosh the whole game just in case this came up. I think as long as you keep the initiative it shouldn't be too much of an issue, but a different army with more sacrificial models could be a real pain. I worry about both Skorne and Menoth when it comes to this.