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  1. Yeah, the only way to pull of the "million corpses on turn one" thing is to take a bunch of dogs and set em up around one punk, then pull a slice and dice on all of em. Actually not a horrible strategy as you can spend the first two turns "upgrading" your army from canines to crooked men/punks/whatever else the situation calls for. It's a good "reaction" list for when you aren't sure what your opponent is rolling with.
  2. There is a store called Pandemonium Books and Games that has Malifaux, it's in Central Square right between Harvard and MIT, five feet from the subway stop for Central. I don't know if I've seen Silent Ones there, but I don't usually look for them because I don't play Raspy.
  3. See, the thing about it is it's great, situationally. When you're Nicodem, you know that the entire first half of the game you're scrounging for corpses, and when you're getting them piecemeal like that it's better to go for punks and crooked men, that sort of thing. However, when things start to go sour and you're surrounded by corpses and you've only got one high crow, that's when you pull out the rogue necro. He's a real danger, and you can trust that your opponent will be spending the next turn or so focusing exclusively on him, or else being eaten alive by him. I'd never start with him, but as a summon, he gives Nic a much needed "heavy".
  4. No Arise or Bolster, yes anything else. Reanimator draws from 6" away from the vulture, or at least I think that's how it's intended to be. It's been so long since I've used the bird, I'm so addicted to my grave spirit.
  5. Resurrectionists have no weakness. Join the dark side, my child... Ok but seriously, eat their corpses with your pig. That's a dirty trick and I hate it, so it must be good for you. Also remember that Nic's mindless zombies count as corpses, so the pig can instakill them.
  6. So people can play guild traitor Marcus, perhaps?
  7. Got it in one. They should be released in future book, in the same style as the gremlin "kin", meaning that other res masters will be able to get one or two, but a crew including Molly gets unlimited numbers of them. But yeah, right now the only crew for molly is Rogue Necro, Sybelle, and lots of belles.
  8. Oooooooohhhh, so beautiful... I never knew that errata... I usually use them for denial, let me rush a flank while a couple shafts cover it up, or spam the little beauties around a treasure chest to make my opponent's life a pain.
  9. Seb could add some nice summoning support to your army as well as being a heavy hitter, but I always prefer betty as a high-point addition to an army because she may be the most infuriating and fun to play minion in all of malifaux.
  10. A Kirai/Nicodem brawl is actually perhaps the craziest summoning combo in the game. With minimal effort, you can set up an infinite Seishin factory, and throw as many spirits as you can possibly summon at your opponent. The only challenge is striking a balance early in the game, defensively, and keeping both Nic and Kirai alive. But if you're not into brawls that are just massive spirit-fests, then you may want to switch out with Seamus. I've found McM only really works with Kirai, because he tends to bodypartify corpses, which leads to a bit of a resource squeeze if you pair him with Nic, and a belle deficit if you pair him with Seamus. Seamus pairs well with either Nic or Kirai, because he can essentially just go off kicking ass and taking names while Nic and Kirai pull their weight summoning. Even if you don't play ghost factory, Nic and Kirai work well as a team, just because of resource independence. Kirai's basic summon doesn't require corpses or crows, and her movement spell in the spirit world takes a mask, so you're not quite as strapped for crows as you are pairing either Seamus or McM with Nicodem. Nic's Fog is also very good for keeping Kirai alive, maintaining the soft cover around them. Keeping the two of them close together means that whenever one of the shambling hordes kicks the bucket, which they do frequently, Kirai gets a seishin.
  11. Personally, my Kirai strategy is to cause panic by throwing as many shikomes at my opponent as I possibly can, because I play Kirai in a very risky, front line sort of way that gives me a lot of extra seishin to play with, so I'd recommend them as a good purchase if you're an agressive player with Kirai, if you're more reserved, you'll mostly be throwing out Onryos for summons. Will you be playing a crew that can be hit by a large hammer? If yes, then Taelor is a good fit.
  12. Depends on your playstyle. Nicodem and seamus are the two complete opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of Ressers, and mostly it depends on where you want to be chuckling evilly. Do you prefer chuckling while hidden in some evil lair, steepling your fingers as you watch your foes overwhelmed by hordes of your faithful minions? Nicodem. Do you prefer chuckling after shooting/stabbing your opponent repeatedly in the face from a couple feet away, leading the charge of your somewhat smaller army of minions? Seamus. Personally, I'm a schemer, I love Nicodem and the way he plays, and I love the versatility that comes with his power. Seamus is much more durable, and has a lot more raw kickass potential, and I can see the appeal in that. Personally, I'm no fan of the dead rider, which you've got in your nic list, I'd replace that with either a whole lot of minions (dogs, crooked men, etc) or bete. Because I love bete. You also probably want to keep the Punks in reserve for summoning, they're much more effective when you res them right into the middle of a fight, rather than trying to get into close combat with your opponent. I'd replace the 3 punks with 3 crooked men, and res the punks once you get corpses. Plus, you get 3 extra stones to play with. As for the Seamus list, can't help you on that, I've never played Seamus, and I've only ever seen him played exceedingly badly.
  13. Kirai: (minimum) box 2 packs Seishin (for five) 1 Lost Love 1 pack gaki (because they show up with no effort.) Optional: 1 shikome, night terrors. Seamus: minimum: Box optional: Any other undead. Betty is fun and thematic. Molly. McMourning: Minimum: Zombie dogs, at least four. Box Optional: Any other undeads, an extra Flesh Construct, Guild Autopsies, Rogue Necro, Chihuahua. Nicodem: (minimum) Box 2 Packs Mindless zombies (probably. You could squeak by with one) 2 Packs of Dogs Optional: your favorite summoned critters. Crooked men, Rogue Necro, Flesh Construct, etc etc etc.
  14. I dunno about them fitting any kind of niche. I mean, maybe if you're really strapped for soulstones, or KNOW that you're playing guild, you might consider them, but in all other cases I'd take desperate mercenaries (cheap option) or Crooked Men (slightly more expensive option.) The crookeds are a much more versatile model, much more durable, blasty, meaning that they can hold off groups of enemies, and deal damage to those tough models that are harder to wound, and they leave corpses. Worth one extra point? Yeah, I think so.
  15. Having some unpainted models is cool for the tourney, as long as they're official Wyrd, right?
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