noahsheck

I concur

I have to be honest; I am leery of Hamelin. It may be for no better reason than that I like to think of myself as a special snow-flake.

I have been playing for a little bit now. I have been using two masters: Tara and Von Schill. I think that I want to expand outwards. I was thinking of Leveticus, but I am not certain, looking at his card, exactly how he works. Is Leveticus much of a summoner? I mean, Alyce can drop scrap and he can turn it into abominations. They can turn into desolation engines, that’s not nothing. Does he use his ability to die and return to stand in the front ranks and fight? His damage track is a little wonky. In short, how does he really work?

I like Hannah. I tend to put in either the Strongarm Suit or Lazarus as the other big hitter (I’ve actually only used Lazarus once, but I think I’ll keep him). I like Hannah because I also use the librarian and she makes a good relay for the librarians spells. She can punch things up pretty good too when the time comes, though I’ve never had her survive the ensuing retaliation.

I have not tried the new upgrades (I just bought the book and the cards this weekend). What I really work hardest on him is I Pay Better. Loyal, For Now is basically his primary skill. I use every card every turn; low cards are discarded for a free focus and high cards are cheated. It essentially negates cover and lets me chest damage almost whenever necessary. The other go to ability is his ability to charge through terrain.

So: we have been playing 50 ss games. I have basically been using the starter box plus Hannah and the Strong Arm Suit (I’ve been using the librarian, but I bought all the first stuff at once and I can’t remember whether she came with the starter box). I have begun to experiment recently with Lazarus and Hans. I also just bought a couple of new pieces and Tara, so soon I will be able to break out a new master. One of my opponents bought in pretty big on Ten Thunders. He has a significant number of models, but he’s been using Shen Long. He has mastered the trick of pushing a model (usually that ghostly suit of armor) into position, souping it up, and sending it to kill the bejesus out of something. The third of us played Guild in 1st edition. He has a pretty broad selection of models. He is VERY focused on killing, often to his detriment.

Me and a pair of friends have started playing Malifaux. All of us have played wargames before, so conceptually, learning a new one is not a super long stretch. I went with Outcasts and bought the Von Schill Box. I have since found out two things: 1 - The general consensus is that Von Schill is not that strong. 2 - He has stomped all over my opponents. Here’s my question. What am I missing? I’m not that much better than these guys. Is he just easy to learn, cutting down my learning curve and putting me on a temporary perch until they figure the game out better?

I am brand new to this game, and still learning, but Von Schill is the only master I have used. I can't imagine taking him without Engage at Will - I use that all over the place.