WMHC2: Durgen’s Dastards 750pts

by Kyle “X” Stratford

First up is the Driller. Durgen was having difficulty flexing his mechanical muscle. In my past games with the Rockram as my one and only jack I was afraid of putting it out in front and having it get smashed before I could do anything with it. But by keeping the Rockram safe in the back ranks I was limiting its usefulness by blocking charge lanes and just getting in its way with other models. With two heavy’s I’ll be much more comfortable knowing that whatever happens one of my Jacks should be able to beat the pulp out of something. The Driller can really take down a heavy target if it can hit with it’s grip attack which then allows all drill attacks against the same target to hit automatically. That would be really nasty.

Where are they now: Haight

Thirteen Questions with Haight

1 Where are you now?
I’m in my studio room. Which also functions as my office and game room.

2 500pt Mangled Metal/Tooth & Claw. What do you field?
Tough choice. I’m still a big fan of The Best Goddamn Mangled Metal Lists Ever, Period, particularly in MK1. Though i’m a full blooded daisy eating elf player now, i’d probably still go with Haley. At 500 points, i’d take the thunderhead, thorn, and rowdy for sure. For the last jack i am not sure, and i may downgrade one of the characters to make room for a better jack.

I don’t play MK1 with the Ret.

3 Which warcaster or warlock do you hate the most?
Mark 1 ? Epic Vlad. Not because he’s “broken”, but just because a single mistake against him can equate to a lost game. He has a very unforgiving curve to opponent’s, and a feat that makes mistakes easy to capitalize on. When I see Evlad across the table, I know I’m in a position where I must play a perfect game, or expect to lose.

WMHC2: Confederated Cygnar 750pts

by Jason “Gorilla” Bick

“Well, Major, let’s go inspect the troops and then get out there and find some trolls.” Kraye swings his boots down from the desk and stands up.

“Remember your place in this detail, Captain. You’re my Support, not my Commander.” The Major states with a scowl, brushes the dirt off his desk and walks out into the corridor.

Kraye smiles and rubs his chin, “Dang these nobles can be arrogant, I’ll have to remember to watch myself out there with this one especially.”
He follows out of the room and heads down into the courtyard where the detachment and its warjacks wait, eager to hit the trail.

Initial Impressions: Malifaux pt 2

One thing that struck me about Malifaux, much like Warmachine & Hordes, is there’s no strict “good guy”. Sure, there’s someone nominally on the side of truth, justice, and the Malifauxian way, but in many ways they’re just as dodgy or corrupt or generally bastardish as the guys they’re opposing - they’re just less blatant about it.

The Factions

There are four main factions, and within each there’s three subsets or themes, so much as with our more familiar Privateer products, you’ve can mix and match within your faction or you can go with a specific character’s personal thematic. There’s also a merc faction; some of the mercs are probably actually the closest to good guys we’re going to see, but there’s downright evil mercs too, so it’s balanced out.

WMHC2: Irusk’s Ironfangs 750pts

by Ken “CygnarWarlord” Sieffert

Uhlan Kapitan Stradov reigned his in mount near Kommandant Irusk’s. “Sir, we have encountered what is left of Kommander Zerkova’s forces. It looks like the trolls did a fair bit of damage.”

Irusk’s ageless face showed neither like or dislike of this news. Many years on the field of battle had taught him to accept loss as an opportunity to snatch victory later. “Have Zerkova’s litter brought to me as soon as she is able to present herself.” The Kapitan snapped a salute and wheeled his horse about leaving Irusk with his thoughts. He unrolled a map tube and laid it out across the pommel of his saddle. He traced his lean fingers across the velum finally stopping to point at a valley about ten leagues from his current position. He pondered the layout of the field of battle in his mind. He played out scenario after scenario. Of course, he had many battle reports of the way the trolls fought.

However, the trolls seemed to fight unpredictably with seemingly unorganized leadership. What they lacked in leadership they more than made up for in savagery. Raising his eyes from the map he saw Zerkova approach with her head bowed in shame. Her remaining forces trailed after her bandaged and wounded. She herself wore her arm in a sling, a testament of a leader willing to lead in battle but lacking in the experience to know when discretion was the better part of valour.

Comic Natterings: Speechless

My dear Lost, many among you partake of the joy of the printed funnybook, and share my esoteric fondness of d-list characters. While some many not recognise my avatar as being that most maligned of d-listers Wilbur Day, a.k.a. Stilt-Man, I’m sure you mourned on some level his passing due to a rocket-propelled explosive to the crotch in the early days of Marvel’s Civil War event.

This morning, while munching my breakfast cereal and waiting for the sun to rise high enough for me to take picks of the models I finished last night, I can across the below thanks to Brian Hughes @ Again With The Comics, from Amazing Spider-Man #611.

… I’m not sure I can even think of the right words here.

Where are they now: PPS_Ed

Thirteen Questions with PPS_Ed

1 Where are you now?
Living room of my Seattle apartment watching my wife play a wonderfully violent video game.

2 Do you foresee any potential legal trouble resulting from people Grinding in public?
Only if they are underage (14+).

3 Can you explain, with examples, how the heck the “man-sized” rule works for the Covenant? Does it block LOS to large bases? Can a small base screen it in Mk I? Is it only slammed half distance by small and medium based models? Can it hold objectives requiring a large base? And seriously, what’s up with the priest dude’s hat?
Don’t we have a forum for these kinds of question? And that isn’t a hat, it’s a bottle opener.

Initial Impressions: Malifaux pt 1

I’ve mentioned my love of skirmish games in the past – games usually involving only a handful of models, where each is significant, where each matters. Prime examples would be GW’s Necromunda and Mordheim games, both of which were pretty bloody awesome, even if they’re currently not in general production and you have to get your bits and bobs from their online store.

Well, until Privateer makes me squeal with glee by releasing an Iron Kingdoms squad-based skirmish game, preferably with a character development system of some sort, I have to look at other options.

Enter Malifaux.

WMHC2: Morghoul’s Malevolence 750pts

by Scott “Killraven” Macneil

Pain. Terror. Surrender.

It is a delicious thing to see in the eyes of a target, the slow eddy of their soul freed from a hapless body. Morghoul had witnessed countless other souls freed by his hand, hundreds of round eyes wide open in sheer terror at the unknown destination in front of their very face. Far too often, and to his complete delight, the Lord Assassin was the very last face those eyes ever saw before they passed wherever laid before them.

The Morrowans cried pitifully at the touch of a single blade, of the dozen of swan heralds he had slain in the past month not one had enough fortitude avoid a plea of mercy in less than a minute. Their devotion to technology, their deafeningly useless guns, their lumbering ineffective warjacks, and their foolish pride was a small shield against such an artist as himself. He could strip flesh away in such thin layers that he believed he could fill a library, tomes, each masterfully scribed page taken from the hide of this fat sack of meat on the ground before him.

Where are they now? PPS_DC

Thirteen questions with PPS_DC

1 Where are you now?
The destination.

2 If we distract PPS_Simon with a length bamboo, a box of matches and a bucket of custard, what are the chances of your pinching HIS army and mailing it out to a lucky individual?
Which army do you want?
I already have Trollbloods, Menites and Iosans… any Circle laying about? Hee hee - Gday

3 Being the master of all that is infernal, does the D in DC *really* stand for Dante?
It *really* stands for David, but only my mom and telemarketers call me that.