Omenbringer

which she can have up to 3 of.

I have often wished Wyrd would release a quick start set of rules (just the mechanics not the encounters) for the game. Perhaps they will once they are 100% sure the core rules are the way they would like them.

I must second Xango's comment, the books are definately worth the money.

Would like to see C. Hoffman's crew next.

As chaosobscuros said she can only take (currently) Bayou Gremlins when she is acting as the crews master.

As for help, try running Ophelia with as many Bayou Gremlins as you can fit in the crew, dont even worry about other Kin models. Use the gremlin gunline strategy clustered tightly around Ophelia, until your opponent attacks them in melee. If they dont kill them with one hit then they auto-trigger "Squeel!" and run away to attack again (hopefully triggering "Dumb Luck" in the process). It is rather entertaining and amazing how much damage little bayous can do with this.

Love the new pictures, was the dusty look intentional. It just fits them so well.

I up for calling them gremkins.

Already asked Here. And answered in the FAQ.

Also next time you might want to post this in the rules forum.

My favorite combo from Rising Powers is Ophelia (love them Gremlins) with as many Bayou Gremlins as she can hire.

These look incredible. Love the crisp colors, however, could we talk you into some Close Ups?

Perhaps one of these here:

Possible Lost Love proxy #1

Possible Lost Love Proxy #2

To bad you cant include them with the arcanist Soulstone Miner to really completet the Dune theme.

Weird Skatch is going to be diabetic by the time we capture him in the box.

@ Karn:

Agreed, we will just have to wait for a Rules Marshal.

@ ProdigalPunk:

The Performers are a good example of how I think the Mercenary Characteristic might be ignored. Since they have the secondary characteristic of Showgirl it should allow them to be hired as either of these characteristic types. In short, in faction models hire them as Showgirls (ignoring Mercenary), out of faction have to hire them as Mercenaries.

I would say that there is a similar argument when Colette hires Renagade Steamfitter Johan who is both a Mercenary and an M&SU Member. In this case she can hire him as a M&SU member instead of a Mercenary and use Union Labor to avoid the SS markup.

At any rate, this is all opinion until someone official weighs in...so I guess I'll add some reese's to the cookie trail that karn is leaving.

Amazing, where did you get that showcase?

I agree with Twizz666, the pictures are very well done. I especially like the Woes.

Hello, As I'm also quite new to all the photography bussiness, I'd love to hear some advice from you.

I made a simple lightbox, according to some wikihow page, and took these pictures http://rajcze.homelinux.net/fotky/figurky/malifaux/neverborn/ Although it's taken with some 'point and shoot' camera (Canon PowerShot A590) - it has quite decent setting abilities, and I'm sure, it's not even close to what can be done with it.

And yes - i know i should buy a tripod, but all the $$$ is in my Malifaux minis :-D

Your depth of field and focus are very good, the only thing I would recomend based on your pictures is more light. I would it in front, slightly below the model. I am betting that two lights in this position, one favoring the right side and the other on the left would produce some dramatic results.

Great job on the dreamer and lord chompy bits, though I wish your lighting/background was better. It seems to be washing out the models a fair bit.

Like I said earlier, the wording is confusing and not as clear as it could be.

Based on the rules on Page 44 of Rising Powers, under the minion block, bullets 2-4, Viktoria's For Money rule implies she is still hiring them as mercenary models, although without the additional Soulstones because they are within faction. Since she is hiring them as Mercenary models (the only way she can take them) the Freikorps Mercenary rule comes into effect and denies her the ability to take them since she is not a freikorps model herslf.

I have put a PM in to Weird Sketch to come take a look at this thread and hopefully levy a decision or comment.

Yes, exactly. But if the mercenary tag counted as "hired as a merc", then von schill wouldn't be able to hire non-freikorps outcast mercs, due to the freikorps rules.

So, merc tag isn't equal to "hired as a merc"

So the viktorias can hire both the freikorps and other mercs.

Yes?

Except, as I have already mentioned above, Von Schill also has a rule (Special Forces Leader: Freikorps) that specifically allows him to hire any Mercenary model in addition to the Special Forces (freikorps) models when he is the crews master. When he is not the master (acting as henchman) then The Freikorps Mercenary Rule takes effect restricting the crew to only hiring friekorps models. I am really not sure how to explain it any plainer than this.

Also, the Viktoria's can only hire two of the Freikorps models without Von Schill because of the new Special Forces Rules on Page 34 of Rising Powers. If they didn't have the additional Special Forces (Freikorps) characteristic then she would be able to hire as many as she wanted because they are mercenary models.

Yes they are gremlins, however since they are not bayou gremlins they aren't affected by the Bayou gremlin specific spells such as "flip for it" and "Reckless Abandon".

But von schills rule says "freikorps and mercenary models", which implies a differency between the mercenary tag and "hired as a merc". Otherwise, von schill would only be able to hire friekorps, and thats silly.

First, for clarification all Freikorps models have both the Mercenary characteristic and the Special Forces: Friekorps charateristic. The first allows any master to hire up to 2 of them, the second allows crews containing Von Schill to lift the limit from 2 to as many as they want.

The hiring restriction when Von Schill is acting as the Master is there to restrict the Outcast faction models he may hire to only Mercenary and/ or Special Forces: Friekorps. Without that distinction in his rules, Von Schill would only be able to hire Friekorps. However, since he has the additional caveat of being able to hire Mercenaries (like the convict gunslinger) as well it opens a few more models up to his crew without giving him access to things like Gremlins, Pigs, the Desolation Engine, etc. All the henchman have a similar hiring limitation.

These aren't Bayou Gremlins, they're kin gremlins.

Nice job regardless, though the pictures aren't enhancing your hard work.

My recomendation would be Steel washers from the local DIY store, they should be able to hide under the base and give a decently strong bond with the magnets in the model(assuming of course rare earth which it sounds like you have).

Since I actually have the books sitting in front of me here are the relevant texts;

Rising Powers, Page 193, Von Schill

Friekorps mercenary: If a friekorps model is hired as a mercenary, no other model may be hired as a mercenary unless they also have the friekorps characteristic.

Also under Von Schill on the same page;

Special Forces Leader (Friekorps): A crew led by this model may only hire friekorps models and mercenary models. A crew containing this model may ignore the two Mercenary model limit.

And from Book 1, Page 96 under Minions:

You may only hire Minions from within your chosen faction or up to a maximum of 2 Minions with the mercenary characteristic. If you are playing an Outcast crew, you may only hire outcasts, including any number of Mercenaries.

And lastly, Book 1, page 189, Viktoria

For money: Crews containing this model can only hire Mercenary models during scraps. This model may join a crew with any other master in a brawl, but reduce its crew's available Soulstone Cost by 5

I would say that it does leave a little room for confusion because of the "hired as a mercenary" part under the Friekorps mercenary rule.

However if I had to make the decision at an event, I would have to say that no Viktoria can not hire Von Schill. My reasoning is that Mercenary is a characteristic of the model regardless of who hires them. It doesn't drop because an in faction model hires them into their crew. I would also say that the first part of the For Money rule on Viktoria emphasizes this point. Keep in mind I am not a Rules Marshal, I am just offering my take.

Aside from what's already been mentioned she can hire Jack Daw (and the Hanged as long as Daw is in the crew). He is a Mercenary.

More rats and perhaps another Rat Chatcher instead of the Mercs.