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Could always add them as a spur of the moment decision

Love these guys. At first glance aside all the other stuff Abys has I was a bit "meh" (I also have a personal issue with horses that probably contributes to this) but they quickly became one of my favorites and I use them in at least half my games if not more. Horses look great, too, and I'm just in love with the detail on the edge of the cloak.

I sometimes, albeit rarely, hire the Hooded rider in Neverborn. The damage mitigation is, as has been mentioned, not-so-great anymore but the ML attack is decent and some crews can use the stronger late game option as well as the marker removal. The (0) has seem some use with Cricket Bat Dreamer (Pulling him out of engagements and making him a nightmare with Serena) and Titania (Sort of the same deal there). It's a niche pick for sure but not completely unplayable by any means. Probably a tad overpriced all things considered.

Happy to see more Twisted Alternatives stuff! This'll be a "vote with your wallet" pick up for me, for sure! I'll likely never play it but it'll be a fun paint night activity.

The Arcanists have clearly reverse-engineered Rollins' super-advanced-technology. With the power of tires they shall be unstoppable!

I wasn't offering up performers as a fix, upgrade, enhancement, or model to be included alongside the X-7: just a thought on something that could appear in a "Crossroads story encounter part 2" scenario pack as an alt alongside a possible upgrade of some sort.

I wasn't going to pick this model up but I really want to paint it

I wouldn't mind a rare x Nephalim or Half-Blood Archer. It always sort of bothered me that Lilith's totem is the only Nephalim who seems to have mastered the art of archery that aside some ranged not-damage would be great, too! The Neverborn page on the main site describes the factioan as having a number of models with long-range magical effects that can be used to sow chaos and confusion among the enemy's ranks. The possibility for Slow seems appropriate: as would more stuff like what the Insidious Madness has.

If I got to pick I'd like a "part 2" scenario box featuring some alts (Like I said: performers would be cool. Sure they have alts already by their mercs so meh) as roadies. You could package an upgrade (or maybe two) that reflect what may have happened or changed in the story since we last left off: that may be cool. So far @Rob Lo's "Oxfordian Mage Treatment" idea is my favorite but really anything would be fine with me. It's just nice to see more options and some people are really passionate about the X-Roads 7 and it would be nice to see some more down there is it's a really cool concept that I think can be expanded on.

You can't lead a Scrap with Mortimer: 50 stone games may only be led by Masters (Small Book pg 76: Determine Encounter Size). Wrath's Lead Singer ability specifically allows him circumvent this rule. This is fact does make Wrath a "special case", as you put it. New books are all about more options - This being different, and how they shouldn't be anything else, is just what you want. Some people want different things: that's okay. It happens.

I believe he didn't get an upgrade (or two) because Wrath does not possess the Master Station as that seems to be the common denominator here. I'd certainly like to see more unique-to-Henchmen upgrades, be they for leading crews or otherwise, and aside from that think an upgrade for Wrath would be neat. To some extent I think it's much less about what the (perceived) intent around it is and more about what people want: If the community at large wants some X-7 love and makes that known I'm sure we'll see a little something down the (cross) road: I for one am all for it. Even another small scenario kit or something that continues their story, maybe with some alt performer "roadies" or something.

I really like how, despite the high number of technological advancements, humanity and tradition seem to be so important to Abyssinia: they really define their technology rather then being defined by it. It's a really cool theme and I look forward to getting them on the table and reading more about their fluff!

I really like this idea and I hear more people express that they don't like the Marcus aesthetics then anything else.

Very cool stuff!

Got my 2nd of two orders today - great turn around time by the Wyrd folks - I swear it gets faster every year! All the wave 5 stuff I've seen, mine or otherwise, has looked great: lots of detail, very minimal mold lines if any at all, and east to put together, too! My only compliant, minor at best, is that some of the stat cards (especially the ones packaged like the Miss model) get bumped or scratched during transit. Maybe they could be sandwiched in some cardboard or something in the future?

Yeah I wouldn't need or want the other stuff on there and some opacity to the wound circles is fine to offset any accidental wound math. Would just help track them in the card is all.

I am unwilling to admit that I would buy an entire crew box over again if it had alt sculpts.... wait... No I'm not Side Note: Alt Dreamer coming with a card that had the extra WDs on the card would be really cool.

Molly has enough appearances in themed outfits that she should have her own alt pack! At minimum she needs a "back to work" sculpt. Maybe one with a "count-as" card for a reporter.

I struggle a little with tracking his Beacon action use - especially earlier in the day based on my caffeine intake. Given he is common enough at tournaments I have made myself a small index card with the Beacon stuff - It's in a sleeve so I check off boxes as he uses the beacon stuff, follow along with the TNs, and wipe it clean at the start of the next round. Perhaps something to be said for the fact that I hardly need to keep track of anything like that for anyone else but it helps me quite a bit as the "Gotcha" of my short-term memory not being able to keep up is probably the hardest part for me. YMMV.

Lynch and Yan-Lo sculpts for the latest art for them would be really cool. A "Pre-Death" Toshiro may also be neat - perhaps with alt Punk Zombies.

Oh I totally forgot about those! A coppelius + Alps Krampus twisted alternatives would be neat. Plus it'd be a way to get Alps that isn't the Dreamer box.

Lynch based on the book 5 art (It's pretty amazing and I can't un-correlate the existing sculpt with Dead Man's Hand.... plus the awesome Alt HD needs a new friend, right?) Grown-Up Dreamer and Day-Dreams representing his teenage angst Mysterious Emissary: I'm not a fan of this model - something more like a grown up version of the old metal effigy would feel more Neverborny to me.

You dig giant robots.... I dig Giant Robots... We Dig giant robots.... Gonna have to paint some flames on this

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... I really really enjoyed the stories in this book. When I first flipped through it I was disappointed at the lack of Vignettes for the Masters and a general "all together now" story. What a knee-jerk reaction that turned out to be! All the stories advanced the plot, indicated major shifts in power within the factions, explored aspects of everyone's characters, and were fun and exciting to read! It's nice to see the current Governor General expanded into such a smart, dangerous, and powerful figure. Hopefully we get to see the story of Parker stealing the hanging tree sooner rather then later as that just sounds like it'd be a riot to read. I believe the old Governor General wanted it gone as it blocked the view of his home from the portal but I can't recall getting an opinion from the current Governor General.

This one, for whatever reason, I'm not 100% sold on sculpt-wise. I can't put my finger on why, though. Will have to proxy it a few times and make sure I really like it before buying it.