Electric

Ramos comes with swarms of mechanical spiders, a giant steampunk spider cyborg, and synergizes well with more giant robot spiders. It's really no contest. Rasputina and Kaeris would have an awesome fire-and-ice thing going on, but... it's probably going to be Ramos.

You know what? I'm pretty sold. I'm definitely going to start with Kaeris. After that? Probably Rasputina (fire and ice!) or Ramos (lightning and... fire? Eh, they've got steampunk in common). After that... we'll see. It depends on how much I decide I like this game. I'm still open to any other starting advice you might be able to offer me.

Today at my wife's birthday party, a friend of mine gave me the Malifaux pitch. I'm intrigued. I got some positive feedback on the Infinity forums, where I mostly hang out these days (Infinity is my favorite game), and I decided to take the plunge and make an account here so I could get the opinions of the people who are really in the know - the people who definitely play this game and love it enough to hang out on its boards. In addition to generally reading what you think is so awesome about this game, I'd particularly like deciding which faction and Master to start with. I'm most interested in the Arcanists (I dig the steampunk style, and I like that they are both semi-heroic and union agitators) and so far, I'm most interested in Kaeris, because I think her steampunk wings are awesome. Also, she sets things on fire. That said, what else can you tell me about the Arcanists, and Kaeris in particular? Are there any Masters she has good synergy with so I can - as I wrote above - buy that Master's starting box and a few models they share to expand my collection quickly? I should probably tell you a little about my preferences here, so you can help me out. I like factions that are fast, strong, and mobile. I prefer having awesome models - and spells that make my guys more awesome - to having powers that make your guys less awesome. Toughness is less important to me than speed and power. I've been known to enjoy both durable factions (Blood Angels in 40k, ALEPH in Infinity) and glass hammers (Everblight). Thanks in advance. I'm looking forward to learning about this game.