Malifaux Harlow Marshall Law League – Week 2
Summary Of Games:
Winner Loser Score Territory Lost
Winner - James Evans (Lady Justice) vs James Broadwood-White (Ramos) / 6-2 Lost: Abandoned City Block
Winner - Matthew Best (The Dreamer) vs Phil Staker (The Ortega’s) / 8-0 / Lost: Research Facility
Draw - George Hellard (Viktorias) vs Michael Parkinson (Von Schill) / 2-2 / Sewers – Salted
Mountains - Salted
Outline of games:
James vs James – Lady Justice vs. Ramos
Strategy:
Lady Justice – Distract
Ramos -
Incident report dated the 5th February, reporting officer Marshall Haines.
The mission briefing for this date was surprisingly vague. We were briefed again by Lady Justice, who kept it incredibly brief. We would advance through the abandoned city block (James’ territory) towards the Bayou (my territory). We were to engage any enemy forces as necessary (Distract strategy). No big buy at this meeting, must still be recovering. We did have someone else, sat with the witchlings. They seemed a lot more responsive and attentive with her around, must be one of the handlers I’d heard about.
People who work with the stalkers, magic users of some sort. Now I understand the need to use a little magic every now and again, it helps give us an edge over the Arcanists. I still can’t bring myself to trust those who use it to much, even if they are part of the Guild.
We moved through the city block mostly safe. We had to scare off a few miscreants, but we were heavily armed so nothing we couldn’t handle. We sent this one guy packing, there was something a little odd about him. The stalkers were sniffing around him, I didn’t realize until the handler sent them after him. Lady Justice told us to follow them, knowing how the stalkers go after magic. We followed them through the streets of the city block, we turned a street at there they were.
Standing there was one of the Arcanists, with a selection of constructs. We use constructs here, but ours are different they are powered by steam and clockwork. Theirs are powered by magic, something which is so dangerous. The leader, the only one we saw that looked even vaguely human. He sent a swarm of spiderlike constructs, something that tunneled through the earth beneath us and a steamborg. A steamborg, I’ve only read the reports about them, never faced one in person. They are meant to be monstrous opponents in combat, survivors telling of how they kill.
It charged Lady Justice. I thought even she was going to die. This monstrosity swung its claws at her and she blocked it. Not only did she block it, she managed to bring her great sword round and gutted it. It fell in a smoking heap on the floor in front of us.
The spider constructs died too, not sure how as at the time I was too busy trying to avoid the tunneling thing. It eventually emerged and was cut down.
At this point I was feeling pretty confident. We outnumbered them anyway and at this stage we outnumbered them even further. I think we were too overconfident, that was our problem.
The Arcanist joined the fight.
He summoned something in the middle of us, which went straight at Lady Justice. He targeted her, sending bolts of flame at her. She fell and fell hard. It took a lot to put her down, but we couldn’t check on her when she did. You must understand, with the danger this guy presented we didn’t have time to check our fallen we had to deal with him. We rushed him, even the Guardian. The witchling Handler also went for him too, holding another big sword. We thought that between the two of them they could take this guy down. We were wrong, it was a brutal fight.
We tried to take this guy, especially after what he did to her, but his magic was defeating us. If it hadn’t been for the sound of our oncoming reinforcements I don’t think we would have survived. I don’t know if he managed to escape us, or we let him go because we were unable to keep hold of him, but the fight had left us.
We checked our fallen, Lady Justice was alive but gravely wounded.
Matt vs Phil – The Dreamer vs The Ortegas in the Village
Strategies:
Matt - Treasure Hunt / Schemes: Grudge (Santiago) / Break Through Both Announced
Phil -Contain Power / Schemes: Hold out / Bodyguard (Mama Ortega) Both announced
Winner - Matt 8 - 0
Summary:
The sun beat down heavily over the field. Nino, standing in the shadow of the tower, shifted nervously, sweat dripping from his brow. Glancing round he felt his resolve strengthen as he saw the grim determination in the faces of his family.
Suddenly, in the distance between one of the ramshackle huts and a low stone wall a movement caught his eye. He could make out a shambling figure.....made out of stitched tighter cloth....skins...he couldn't tell but a shiver went up his back as without warning a dark threatening fog started to emit from the figure. Soon all sight of the creature was gone. 'The Dreamer' giggled to himself as one of his friends moved forward and blew out fog around him. With a childish shriek of joy he flew forward to stand next to the hut. His other friend shuffled forward to stand next to the wall and produce yet more of the strange ominous fog. Behind them all a strange round, blue figure with a D on its pointed hat laughed and skipped behind them.
Dammit, no shot. Nino sighed and, holding his gun ready for the first sign of movement, followed Santiago's lead and moved directly towards the fog being careful not to get too close. Determined not to let any of the Neverborn past him. This was guild work and Nino was determined to prove himself ready. Perdita saw Nino and Santiago move forward towards the bend in the stream and closer to the now fully obscured area by the huts.
Swearing quietly to herself she motioned Franciso, Mama and the obnoxious guild lawyer to try and flank creatures to be able to get a decent shot. Still no sight into the fog,
Perdita knew this wasn't good but kept moving and tried to keep the worry from her face. The fog gradually drifted away in the airless heat to reveal the terrifying sight of the neverborn monsters. One of the 'stitched ones' shuffled out from the cover of the huts to the side of the stream, but before anyone could get a shot at it more of the fog rose to enshroud the creature.
Signalling to move, Perdita strode across the stream and over to the dirt road, She knew they were spreading out but she had to risk it. Silently she prayed that they would be able to take these monsters down. Mama, Franciso and the lawyer crossed the stream but Perdita was still ahead of them. Without warning the earth near by started cracking and out of the depths two creatures emerged. A grey skinned monster in old, dusty clothes.
Hunched over but long limbed and odious in appearance. As soon as he appeared he darted towards Mama and Francisco, seemingly to float across the lush grass. Once up close, the creature lashed out at Mama Ortega, paralyzing her where she stood. The creature turned and struck at Francisco, ripping his eye from his head. The bloody eye in its hand stared at its former owner before bubbling and melting through the grey bony fingers and onto the grass below. As the molten eye hit the grass a light blazed and a diminutive figure stood looking dazed but with malicious intention in its eyes.
The other creature pulled itself free of the earth...it was a Teddy. The blue oversized stuffed toy ambled forward towards Francisco its huge maw filled with needle sharp teeth. With a snap off its mouth it growled at Francisco but couldn’t hurt him.
Nino grinned. A target. He settled his sights on the back of the blue Teddy, drew in a breath and fired. Hit. The rifle clicked and another shell snapped into place. Shot two hit as well with a puff of stuffing. Nino grinned and waited for the beast to fall. Instead the bullet holes started closing and the beast barely registered them.
Suddenly out of the gloom a small boy flew out to land near Nino and Santiago. Nino and Santiago paused in surprise, before they could regain their composure the boy started fading out of sight with a gleeful chant 'here he comes my playful pup, be careful or he''ll eat you up. He's Lord Chompy bits but don't worry you'll give him the shhhhhh....' Suddenly, grey skinned muscles rippling, a four armed monster appeared in front of them, red eyes glowing with malice.
With barely a pause the beast turned on Nino and bit deep into chest, teeth ripping flesh from his body with a gush of blood. Swaying, Nino looked up, weak from the sudden trauma there was little he could do as the fanged mouth descended towards his head......... Blood dribbling from his mouth, Lord Chompy Bits turned towards the other pitiful human before him. He bit again, enjoying the hot blood flowing over his mouth and down his throat....but he didn't die.
This human was stronger than he looked. Chompy rumbled with laughter, at least he could have some fun. Meanwhile, the stitched one scrabbled around in the bank of the stream and rose holding a battered iron chest. The blue creature in the conical hat gestured and the Stitched one was pulled towards it.
The rest of the battle went in a blur that Perdita, even months later, could barely put together. The four armed beast, Chompy bits, tore Santiago to pieces and then move up the hill next to the tower to watch his kindred tear the rest of the Perditas to pieces. Francisco fell to the strange long limbed beast as did the lawyer. Perdita remembered the towering Teddy looming over her before darkness took her. From what she could piece together later, Mama had tried to run but had been chased down by the mob of creatures.
With a low moan, and a tear running down her face Perdita quietly swore revenge for her family. Satr player - Pretty hard as i feel that the whole crew did well. I would have to say that the Stitched ones for denying any shooting threat.
Chompy for almost taking out 2 models in 1 turn. Damn hard to kill. I would have to say that it did feel that the Ortega crew really struggled as they are ranged and the stitched ones pretty much can negate that.
Mike vs George – Von Schill vs The Viktorias in the old fortress.
Strategy: Shared Deliver Message
It all started in a quite winters evening, upon a sleepy mountain top in the district of Harlow, the Victoria's were camped just outside the stone keep that have stood before the great breach was re opened, while dusting off their wounds and injury revived from that days earlier scrap unbeknown to the two sister Von Schill was on the prow, he has crawled out from his sewers from behind the stone keep, looking to deliver a message to one of the Victorias.
His two scouts were already ahead in the watch tower with the enemy crew in there scopes, it was the perfect ambush with Von Schill in position it was time to spring this trap and see how they would react.
It all started with a lonely shot that awoken the mountains, this could only mean one thing the Friercorps were in town. It would be a fight like no other for Victoria and her motley shambles of a crew. They rush to their feet while getting shot at from the front trying to find out were the enemy were also looking for a leader to deliver a message of peace and friendship, instead.
Of bullets and blades, bishop rushed forwards looking to deal some in rage and frustration in the situation he was in it was helpless as by the time he was staring face to face with he's first and last enemy, he has already Seen the first Ronin laying on the ground lifeless and them girls were tough believe me!
He threw a few punched but it was in vain he was never going to win the fight. Mean while one of the other troopers had made it through to one of the sister on the other side of the rocky out crops, but before he could utter a word she run her swords through he's wet body leaving it on the ground to rot away in the harsh world of Malifaux. Just like bishop outside the watch tower, Taylor was on the other side of the watchtower swinging her hammer for the life but she was taking a lot of wounds for it she was determined to take every last on of these foul troopers with her swinging her hammers high she knocked Johan of he's feet looking like certain death but before she could deal the final wound.
He's friend the Librian came to his rescue but paid for it with her life, this brought him time to pull out he's pistol and send her back to hell!!!
Mean while one of the other Ronin seeing that her dear friend bishop was laying dead on the floor was looking to seek revenge but unfortunately for her she met the same bloody end as he did just seconds before Von Schill was within spitting distance of one of the sisters when she evaporated if you could use that world, to be with her twin as they ran away while the last Ronin covered there retreat, bowing for revenge, this left Von Schill angry for he thought he was going to win this battle but he knew that one day they would return to seek revenge!
Leaving her no option but to ransack The mountain tops for all the supply before leaving it to burn so no one could use this desolate place as well as collapsing the sewers so no one could following him to he's next victim. Leaving both salted.