Malakai1981

I dig those markers, also the Malifaux 5 mat is what I'm looking for look-wise in a mat. I've never bought a mat before and have no idea what is best to get as far as what they are made of. I want something that's durable and won't roll up on me.

Just checked out mats by mars. I can't decide between https://matsbymars.com/collections/24-x-24-mats/products/mats-by-mars-abandoned-city-tabletop-wargaming-play-mat-1 or https://matsbymars.com/collections/24-x-24-mats/products/mats-by-mars-bustling-city-tabletop-wargaming-play-mat . What do you think is more Malifaux-esque? Still getting a handle on it's aesthetics and style. I know Goth, I know Horror, and I'm fairly familiar with Steam Punk, but Malifaux is it's own world. I'm hesitant to grab up any new terrain before I have a feel for it; though the mat is something I will be getting right off.

Thank you for the link Mutter but your images appear to be down, however I can see the one at the bottom and those look quite nice. I may have to "borrow" that o

You forgot to post your link Mutter. Looked at some Plastcraft stuff. Frankly it's not as cool and far more expensive. I'll probably end up grabbing something from them but not much. It's just not moody enough. I'll keep looking around for other things that I can snatch up. I do have GW's Garden of Morr and 4 Citadel woods along with a Pegasus Games cathedral (I'm not using cities of death sets as they are too sci-fi) so I'm not totally without a start. Still bummed about the Terraclips. It looked cheap and fun. -Malakai

Wow, didn't see that coming. It looks like an excellent set! You'd thing that Wyrd would have found a company to replace WWG by now. Luckily I'm not completely bereft of terrain but was REALLY looking forward to doing a bit of one stop shopping and concentrating on just my models for once. Honestly Wyrd, those sets were beautiful. Please bring them back or something similar. It's a big selling point for people, like me, who are looking to get into Malifaux from scratch. -Malakai

Thanks Pyrflamme. I would like to try and find something that is aesthetically pleasing when it comes to markers and tokens. I know it's a mechanic of most every tabletop game but they have always seemed to detract from the ambience of the board that your lovely scenery and painted models have worked hard to achieve. A necessary evil but I'll see if I can't get creative with them when I understand more about them. Speaking of scenery, and this question should probably go in the terrain section, but since I'm getting a lot of really great tips I wanted to ask a question about Malifaux's Terraclip sets. They really have the look and feel of what I'm looking for in a gaming board intended to represent a Victorian English(ish) looking city. I had intended on buying all three of the sets: Buildings, Streets and Sewers of Malifaux. My question is I was wondering if just one set of each would be enough to cover a proper 3X3 table? Once again thanks so much for all you guy's kind help. -Malakai

I had imagined on getting card protector slips for my cards but I've never played a card game before. Can you suggest a good company? -Malakai

Your work is truly amazing! You're one of my very first "Malifaux inspiration painters." -Malakai

I will definitely be getting the Seamus and Pandora boxes right off as that is what my friend and I will play. Leveticus just seemed like a nice box I might get down the road. As far as being pulled into one faction I'm not really worried about that. Don't get me wrong I will definitely expand the factions I get but I'm not limiting my model purchases to stats or sometimes even factions (though I will be wary not to expand past models that I am unable to field unless they are really cool of course!). You now yesterday was a bit of a revelation for me. I've been playing GW stuff for 15 years. With the grim dark aesthetic moving away from the models, the realization that putting together hundreds of models that look basically the same (and who's looks are not that great), I sat back and added up what it would take to finish of all of my armies. If I threw in the towel now but still wanted to complete them the cost, as I'm sure you can imagine, was embarrassingly high. And I don't even play AoS! This wasn't a hobby anymore, it was a money pit that had become a job. It was killing the painter in me and I was rarely even playing, just buying more stuff. Of course I was aware of Malifaux models, I'd scoped them a few times and was impressed. Victorian Gothic Horror is one of my favourite genres; still I had my job to go to. When my friend asked me to paint a miniature for her and to help her pick it out (she's a goth, horror fan like me) I had a chance to REALLY look at the models. Each one of them is unique. It's like always painting a character model, but in a genre that I feel very close to. I had the feeling that the sculptor was allowed to really express their selves when sculpting and/or imagining them from scratch. Today I'm in the midst of packing up all of my GW stuff, sorting terrain and some few items that will be useful, and putting it all in my hobby closet. I'm not joking. I want to be excited to paint models again than for no other reason than they are dark and they are beautiful. Still no dice? We'll see how that works out. Edit: Oh yeah, I meant to ask. What is the deal with only being able to play the Carver under certain circumstances? When I first saw Malifaux models before I decided to get into this game he was the first model that stuck out to me. I'll still buy him but would be nice to know why I can't play him too. -Malakai

Thank you guys so much. If I do get a strategy deck would it be possible to share with an opponent or will they need their own? Also if you're interested I'm looking into Pandora for the Neverborn, Seamus for the Resurrectionist and possibly Leveticus for the Outcasts. I have read that they are not as straightforward for beginners as say a Guild army would be but I have always chosen my armies by the look of the miniatures first (this is especially important for me in Malifaux, their background secondly, which I had a chance to look over some last night and I really liked their style and only lastly do I worry about winning. I'm it it to paint minis that I like and have fun. That's it. Not losing all the time IS a bonus but not required.

Hello, I'm a new player and happy to be finally moving on from the shackles of larger companies. I'm so new to Malifaux I've never played a game nor ordered a miniature. A friend of mine was asking me to paint a model for her and came upon Malifaux. As I had a closer look at the models I knew I was switching systems. Even my friend who has never gamed in her life wants to have a go at the game with me. So please keep in mind that I will be also ordering for my friend. If it's something we can't share during a game (like Fate Decks) please let me know. We can share rulebooks, no problem. Anywho, I would appreciate some help on buying the books and decks that I really need to get properly started. I'm not trying to get into this as inexpensively as possible, not saying money is no object but I'm used to wargaming so this isn't my first rodeo. In other words I'm not one to be found replacing a proper Malifaux deck with a regular deck of cards. Not that there is anything wrong with it, it just isn't my style. I I'm one of those anal-retentive guys that bought the special limited edition ruler and stuff like the for the games I used to play. Still I do want to know why I'm buying it. Not knowing any of the rules has me somewhat confused and being new I found some of the item descriptions a little too vague as to their relevance to normal games of Malifaux (ie, is this book a required supplement or do you have to have your opponents permission to use rules in it etc? So OK now that you have endured my rambling and took it as pure enthusiasm and excitement and are still willing to help let's get on with it! #1 The Malifaux 2E main Rulebook and the Rules Manual. Am I to understand that the rules manual is a compact book without background like the smaller rulebooks GW used to put into their Warhammer boxes? Is it necessary? It says it has an expanded index. In what way has it been expanded? Are those rules covered elsewhere in another book? #2 Not interested in getting the starter set. I don't want those models. I would like to buy a box of Neverborn and one of Resurrectionists. #3 Other rulebooks: Crossroads, Ripples of Fate and Shifting loyalties. Are these campaign books that come with rules that may be used in regular games of Malifaux or are they compartmentalized for when you are only playing in that campaign? Help me out here. Why do I need them? As far as more fluff (And I do want to know all I can about the Malifaux world) but I'm at a loss as to how close a relationship are they to the core game. If I need them I'll get them but I want to know why. #4 Decks: Arsenel Decks for Resurrectionist and NeverBorn, Generalist Upgrade Deck, Generalist Upgrade Deck 2, Shifting Loyalties Campaign Deck, Schemes and Strategies Deck (will I require a second for my opponent?). #5 Fate Decks: I know I need two, one for myself and one for my opponent. They have the Arcane Fate Deck, The Arcane Fate Deck(Black), Evil Baby Orphanage Fate Deck, Bad Ink Fate Deck, Classic Fate Deck and Seriously Twisted Fate Deck. Am I right in my assumption that a Fate Deck is a Fate Deck and any Faction can use anyone of them, that they are not specific to Factions? All of these Fate Decks here are merely cosmetic in their differences? Thank you for any help or advice you can lend. Again, really very excited to start working on models that I can enjoy being a painter again instead of an assembly line worker. -Malakai -Malakai