Silas Cordell

I don't have the book/cards in front of me, but I don't think the Mindless Zombies become part of your crew, even while you are activating them. I believe you need Avatar Nicodem to do that, but then they'll count against you, too.

Unfortunately, I am not going to be able to make this event. I do not feel at all well, so I"m staying home.

I am pre-registering for this event.

I believe that damage flips can be cheated by default, unless they say otherwise.

Lady J: Greatsword, apply directly to the forehead.

Fun fact

There English, Irish, American, East Asian and African masters to date

None are French

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Forget Perdita is Mexican or Spanish

Not a master, but wouldn't Lucius be French?

What: Dead of Winter Achievement Day

Where: The Game Castle in Londonderry, NH

When: Sunday, Feb 24th, from noon until 6pm.

Who: You, obviously

Why: To impact the future of Malifaux. Also, fun and phat loots.

$5 entry fee, to be divided based on number of players.

I intend to come down for this; hopefully I'll be able to.

I'm gonna go out on a limb here (rimshot) and say that he must have broken his leg pretty badly at some point.

What: Dead of Winter Achievement Day

Where: The Game Castle in Londonderry, NH

When: Sunday, Feb 17th, from noon until 6pm.

Who: You, obviously

Why: To impact the future of Malifaux. Also, fun and phat loots.

$5 entry fee, to be divided based on number of players.

With the Governor asking everyone to be off the roads after 7 pm, this is being delayed until Sunday. The time on Sunday will be 12 to 6 pm.

I haven't gotten many games in yet, but I'm getting the impression that Sidir really needs the extra bit of synergy with McCabe to make him worthwhile most of the time.

So, there's a large snowstorm scheduled to hit tomorrow. When I first heard about it, it didn't sound too bad, but it keeps getting worse. This event may be bumped to Sunday.

I will update as soon as I can tell what the weather is going to be like.

What: Dead of Winter Achievement Day

Where: The Game Castle in Londonderry, NH

When: Friday, Feb 8th, from 4 pm til 10 pm

Who: You, obviously

Why: To impact the future of Malifaux. Also, fun and phat loots.

$5 entry fee, to be divided based on number of players.

PP does have the con pretty well wrapped up, but it's a Steampunk con. Malifaux can (and will) find a place there.

iWall sounds like a new Apple product...

I've selected the strategies for the Saturday tournament.

Round 1: Treasure Hunt

Round 2: Beatdown

Round 3: Line in the Sand

I'd also like to add that while painting is not required, I do have a certificate for best painted, so it is worth something.

Speaking generally strategically (ie, not Malifaux specific), ceding the initiative is a bad thing unless you are unsure what your opponent is trying to do. Maintaining initiative, and forcing your opponent to react to you, are strong factors in winning games.

That said, it's not an area I'm particularly strong in.

For the event I'm running, that being the Saturday Tournament, painting is not required, but proxies are not allowed.

All strategies will be shared, and selected from the new Gaining Grounds document.

That's covered by the "friendly crooligans ... affected by this spell" part in the second clause.

How else can you read that part?

Auras don't normally effect the model generating them, so even though it says "friendly crooligans," it would not normally effect the casting model. However, if the "including this model" clause is meant to mean the whole spell (rather than just the obscuring trait) it would.

I don't think it's clear from the wording, might need a ruling.

Friday

What: Dead of Winter Achievement Day

Where: The Game Castle in Londonderry, NH

When: Friday, Jan 25th, from 4 pm til 10 pm

Who: You, obviously

Why: To impact the future of Malifaux. Also, fun and phat loots.

$5 entry fee, to be divided based on number of players.

But you can't flip the BJ if it has already been flipped... Not that I actually believe that it should be taken into account, mind you.

My point is that if you have to flip, the action will always be legal, as the number of wds is not fixed. Only actions that cause a fixed number of wounds become ineligible.

You can't attempt an action that inflicts a flat (i.e. not variable) number of Wd on the caster if those Wds would reduce the model to 0 Wd remaining. In this case, you wouldn't be able to attempt the spell if the Lost Love only had 2 Wd left.

But since you don't choose which effect you want (ie, which spirit you'll summon) until after the spell is successfully cast, shouldn't you be able to cast it as long as you have more than 1 wd (the minimum required)?

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I don't think this is correct. The rule forbids actions that, if succesful, are guaranteed to inflict enough WDs. The fact that the action may fail is not enough uncertainty to the killing, though if it can be resisted, then that is enough. Causing a variable number of wounds is also enough if the minimum amount is not enough to kill. Not quite sure if the chance of getting a Black Joker is enough. Especially if Black Joker has already ended up in the discard or if the player has it in his hand...

Yeah, after checking the FAQ, I think you're right. I was thinking of the chance of resisting.

The Black Joker shouldn't ever effect this, because anything that causes a variable number of wds (when you could flip the BJ) is always legal.

I was under the impression that a model can not do any actions that kill it? Or is that just in regards to wd's?

My understanding is that an action is only forbidden if it is guaranteed to inflict enough WDs to the model to kill it. Spells are always legal because you could fail the cast. Once the action has been declared, then the model may end up killing itself.

Quick update: we have confirmed prize support from both Wyrd and the Warstore, who always makes a strong showing at Templecon. I don't have details of what the support will be yet, but there will be prizes!