Several of my friends play Malifaux and I'm strongly considering jumping in. I've done a bit of research and have had their help in sorting my way towards a Master that would be enjoyable for me to play, while not stepping on anyone's toes. The two factions that I find visually appealing are The Arcanists and The Guild. One friend already has Rasputina, so I'd kind of like to not consider her. When considering the Guild, two of my friends own Lady Justice and another owns the Ortega Master (Perdita?). That leaves Ramos, Marcus, Lucius and Sonia as potential Masters for my first crew.
The Wild West feel of The Guild is nice, but I think I'd rather land in the Arcanist realm. To that end, I'm leaning Marcus (based on Visual cues), but having read the Tacticia and several other threads on Marcus I see that many players don't really like him.
So my initial thoughts with Marcus were to pick up Him, 2 Razorspine Rattlers, 2 December Acolytes, Molemen, Silurids and Waldgeists.
This should give me a dedicated Defender for Marcus in the 1 moleman I'd field. And the rest would be a highly mobile strike force. A bit of Guerilla Warfare.
At 25 points I was considering
Razorspine Rattler, 2 x December Acolytes and a Waldgeist.
At 35 points I was considering
2 x Razorspine Rattler, 2 x December Acolytes, Waldgeist and a Moleman
At 50 points I was considering the 35 point list + 3 x Silurids
So, if one or several of you would advise me on the viability of my plan and direction I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks,
Malexin