TimH

I'd go with Christopher Lee for Nicodem. I just imagine the character with a very deep voice for some reason. Kevin Michael Richardson for Sommer Teeth. Dee Bradley Baker as the voice of Lord Chompy Bits. Ziyi Zhang as Kirai Tim Curry as McMourning

Rezzers are generally avoided for intro games (they are a bit complicated and need extra models). The book 2 masters are all a little on the complex side compared to book 1 so I'd avoid them as well. I'd say go with either the Viktorias or Perdita. Both boxes are fun for new players on account of all the models being unique characters, Viks have some complexity from their dual master role but are otherwise a straightforward close combat battlegroup, Perdita is a nice simple but strong set. The reason for avoiding Sonia is that she is such a counter to Rasputinas play style in a beginner game, Pandora adds all the complexity of morale duels, Zoraida has all sorts of strange stuff going on and Lilith would require a few extra models.

To clarify... When you say all models are unique you mean that any model used in a given game can't be used in another game but can be used multiple times in one game. E.g. Game 1 Rezzer uses McMourning and takes a Shikome to go with Rogue Necromancy. Game 2 the Rezzer takes Kirai. He can't summon Shikome mid game as it has already been used but he could take multiple seishin. This correct? Regardless it is an interesting concept, if me and my friends had more models we might give it a try.

Yeah I'd forgotten about the rare 1 restriction. I understand it is a fun list you are after but for a list to be fun it does still need to be playable. Kirai's abilities are relatively useless without any spirits to sacrifice to them. For fun low seishin Kirai I'd recommend about 2-3 seishin then take healing flip spirits like datsue-ba, whatever agressive models take your fancy, and avatar kirai. Ignore Kirai's summon spam potential and just go for the fast manifest using 'In the Spirit World' turn 1 and 2, and sacrificing Ikiryo to attempt multiple activations on it if need be. Manifest turn 3 and then play the list super aggressively from there out.

The main problem with deviating from the 5 seishin kirai list is that Kirai needs the seishin to function. Without the seishin you are effectively relying on getting enough kills to generate all the seishin you need for her without ever relying on kirai herself to procure your kills. Without a solid seishin shield kirai wont be going anywhere in case she is sniped and similarly she is unlikely to summon many other models. At 10SS's the 5 seishin are hardly expensive so there really is next to no reason to not take them. To compare to other masters it would be similar to take Colette without any showgirls, Dreamer without any nightmares etc. What you take other than your couple of seishin can actually vary a lot but you really aren't likely to win many games without a few of the little guys. If you are set on a non seishin heavy list though I'd recommend something like 2-3seishin (just so she does have a little bit of shields) hamelin, nix and then either a desperate merc (similar role to seishin) or jack daw. If you go for the merc you might want to try taking an alp to try getting some sort of production system going.

I'm not certain whether it is a bug with the wyrd website or a feature to prevent linking but the hyper link supplied results in wyrd's 404 error page not found (with a lovely picture of teddy I might add). The link does however lead to the page you want it to if people place it as the web address. You should probably get rid of the hyperlink though unless you can get it to work. Going to watch the video now, hope its a good one Edited with thoughts on the video Very nice. The video supplies pretty much everything a battle report should. A little bit of amusing fluff, both players thoughts on their strategy/game plan with an overview of what went well and what went poorly. Some nicely painted models and a good show of the usage of terraclips terrain in an actual game. A few points of constructive criticism though. -Sound was a bit loud. Was well balanced within the video but compared to other youtube videos it was noticeably louder with the identical sound settings. -Lighting could do with some work but as is the video is watchable, better lighting would simply allow better appreciation of the work you guys put into painting your models. -Camera was a little shaky. Perhaps try a stand? In a similar vein I'd recommend leaving the camera taping whilst you guys play so that you can include any amusing moments (notable black/red joker flips) when editing the video together at the end. These are just little things that might improve it, but great video keep the good work up!

I believe 'rivalries' relating to Zoraida come mostly from within her own faction. Lilith has a respect/envy of her on account of of Zoraida being a human whose attunement with Malifaux rivals that of her own. Pandora's personal goals appear to be partially in conflict with those of the other Neverborn but this seems to be more a rivalry amongst Pandora and Lilith/Nytmare (Lord Chompy). As Mudge mentioned it is hinted that she was an item with Leveticus. It is also hinted that she might be the one that Jack Daw is hunting for. So you could go with an outcast crew centred on Jack+ the hanged or alternatively a Kirai crew with the same focus.