BillyGB

I only played warmahordes for a while and then wanted something a bit different and with less models. Malifaux fit the bill perfectly. I like the game and the models the fluff is a big cherry on top. The quikiness appeals. I have just started playing Saga as well. I think these 3 games systems will be it.

Cheers for the help. Sorry if i have confused issues at all.

Sorry to res this thread but i forgot to say thanks to Ausplosions. So Thanks! and Also, as to 3c. Ausplosions says that an attack flip is only from weapon strikes and not from spells. On page 18 of the little rule book it says that spells that need a resist or have the symbols next to them are attacks! Are these different types of attacks? How are you meant to tell the difference as on the card for the ability it just says attacks. 2 new beginner questions: At the end of turn when you discard cards and redraw your hand. What order does it go in (though i gues its not that big an issue)? Do you: A) discard unwanted cards from your hand into the discard pile. Draw new cards from the remaining deck. Then shuffle discard pile into deck ready for next round. Do you mix in discard pile with remaining deck (and shuffle), discard unwanted cards from hand forming a new discard pile, then draw hand for next turn. C) or do you mix discard pile, remaining deck and discarded cards from hand and then draw new cards. Second question: Defensive triggers: Marcos has a defensive trigger that he can swap places when charged. Does he have to win the duel to activate this or is the act of being charged trigger enough? Do defensive triggers only ever work when the defender has won the duel?

Look at wiki pull my finger. Lots of very useful info written by players. It has stratagies, model tips and answers lots of questions. The dreamer has a lot of Errata so you will need to check that out when you use him and also 'Buried' rules have errata as well. You will need to read these before you start using him. The dreamer/lord chomps seems to be generally recommend not to be a starter master. Though, i started with dreamer (as i didnt check out the forums first and just liked the models). I have found him fun to play even if i am not using him well. Which rule book have you got? you can start with the small cheaper book as it has all the rules in. Personally i preferred the malifaux 1.5 book as it has stats for models from each faction in (not all models but 3 masters and a range of other models for each faction) this meant i could see what the opposition models abilities etc were before i played them. But this is personal preference as you can just start with the rules and ask to see your opponents card....but 1.5 has fluff in as well, which i like. Anyway, the dreamer mainly uses Nightmare models, such as the stitched, as he can bury/unbury them. The box set is a fair starting point. You may wish to look into getting Day dreams (when you start playing the Dreamer) as they work really well with the dreamer and increase your options for mobility and unburying. I am not the most experienced so cant say much else. Coppelius can summon Alps and i have just ordered some. I am not sure how effective they are but as they are summoned you are getting models on the board for no SS cost. You can also use the Teddy as the dreamer makes him a nightmare and lets you ignore the number limitation so you could have more than one. I have also just got one of these as i like the model though from what i have read he may not be the most effective for the SS points. I see you have Lilliths Avatar but no Lilith. I believe you can only use the Avatar if you are playing the same master. So at the moment you wont be able to use the Lilith Avatar. I have asked daft questions on here and the community is generally very helpful and understanding of daft questions. So dont be afraid of asking (if you cant find it by searching).

Would Kade work with a dreamer crew? Take a teddy that can be buried, you can unbury teddy and call him over to wherever Kade is to make it harder for your opponent know where a big beatstick is going to be (and make teddy a lot more manoeuvrable)

Sorry more daft questions. 1) Disengaging strike against a model with terror. Does the model making a strike have to make a terror test? From the terror rules (P57) it doesnt seem so, as the model making the strike isnt activating. Is this correct? 2)Also, Kaeris inflicts a wound when hit. Is this considered simultaneous so the damage is calculated on Kaeris and the model attacking gets one damage? or if the model hitting is on 1 wd would they die and not inflict any damage? 3)Spells. Spells that dont have the or symbols. Even though there is an enemy target of the spell are they not considered ranged / melee spells? For example, deepest fear or abduction from the stitched. 3b)So can be cast from melee? 3c)and models that can force on attack rolls (thinking of cassandra), does this affect these spells? Thanks.

Thanks. I couldnt see it in the model errata download.

I have rulebook 1.5 and was looking at future purchases and was thinking of the teddy. However, when look at his stats and information there is no cost against his spells. Are they free to cast? not even taking a (0) action? So you just try and cast them at the beginning of its activation? or is it a misprint?

The Dreamer is generally considered one of the harder and none newbie friendly masters to play. Saying that, i have started with him and enjoy using him. Have you got experienced players that you can play intro games with? This helps a lot. There are a few players at the club i play at who helped me through the first few games (have only played 3 or 4 games) As to cade and candy. They arent the best to go with the dreamer as they are Woe's. Dreamer works better with nightmares whom he can use some of his abilities/spells on (ie he cant bury and unbury woes). I belive Pandora works better with Woes. Teddy, he can use and he ignores the number restriction so you can have more than 1. I am going to get one as i like the model though, from what i have read, there are other models which are more effective than the Teddy (such as lelu and lelitu). I am not very experienced playing malifaux in general but this is what i have read and understand. If this is incorrect please could someone correct this.

I have been painting up my Dreamer/LCB box set and I happily set about painting the stitched but when it cam to coppelius...I just didnt enjoty painting him. Dont know why as i dont dislike the model (dont love it either). Also, surprisingly to me, i didnt really enjoy painting LCB either. I really like the model and i usually like painting models that are like that (large monsters with definition and skin). Needless to say i am not happy with how it came out so may have to strip it and start again. So what models did you love and hate painting?

Just to check. If you had two poison tokens on you and used a soulstone would it prevent only 1 tokens damage or both? Thanks

Thanks for the replies. Hopefully i will get the hang of it soon.

Hello, Have a couple of daft questions if someone could help. Poison. - I have a dreamer crew and coppelius. He has poison 2 on his long-clawed fingers. So the opponent gets 2 poison counters on him, is this on a successful hit or only when damage is caused? At the end of the round the opponent gets 2 wounds (1 per poison counter) and removes 1 poison counter. End of the following round he gets another wound and removes the last poison counter. A total of 3 wounds. Is this correct? or is it 2 wounds at the end of the round then remove all counters? If a model has been poisoned and has 2 counters on him and another model with poison 1 hits him it will stay at 2 poison counters (and not increase to 3)? Damage prevention - Can you cheat this? In the manual i cant see where it says you cant (but doesnt say you can either). I know you cant cheat healing flips. Thanks

Day dreams are totems...and companions. Can you chose which to apply?

I had a few things wrong then. The main was that i thought i had to companion at the beginning of the game and they were then tied all game, but from what you are saying i choose to companion each turn. So if Dreamer is buried and i want to leave him buried then the daydreams arent companioned so would go individually in turn? Thanks for the help and links. I have read and printed out the errata but as the dreamer is my first and only caster (so far) i am learning with him and will probably have a few questions.

Hi, I play the dreamer (well, once so far) and have a few questions. If i companion 2 daydreams with the dreamer do they companion with LCb when you bury dreamer and unbury LCB? If not, when you bury the dreamer, do the 2 daydreams still activate simultaneously? or seperately? (as they are companioned with the dreamer not each other) On a stitched together, does rotten contents affect friendly models? Thanks

how do you activate all nightmares simultaneously ?

Thanks for the response. Thats good, we did those rules correctly. I havent got any alps yet so i did the healing. Will put them on my shopping list....but i want a teddy!

Hi, I played my first game a few weeks back using some borrowed Viktorias. Learnt some of the basics and enjoyed it. Though we played slaughter on a relatively open board, I won but not sure if thats as it suited the Viks more than my opponents Marcus. Anyhoo, 2nd game i used my dreamer (bought before much research) on a fully built terraclips board (3 sets...amazing. Thanks to leon at Harlow games club). Played against lady justice and i assume her standard crew (one had an eagle or some bird). Game took a while as we both had numeroues rule checks but absolutely love this game. Have a few rule questions... When i unbury a nightmare, do they just join my activation order? or can they not activate until next turn or do they activate straight away? When a Stitched together dies and uses cannot die.....he comes back on 1 wound, if he is then killed again does he simply stay on 1 wd? and then i have to remove him at the end of the round? Coppelius....seriously, is he this good? I get two heal flips per eyeball used? how many eyeballs can he carry? and do they carry over into the next round if he doesnt use them? Anyway, just to say the game was very tight and by teh sixth round i had my 4vp for delivering the message, we only had two models left (my coppelius and his dude with a bird). We got a 3 on a flip so the game ended on turn 6 and i won, but very close and fun.

Hi, I posted this in the neverborn forum this morning but after 90 odd views no one answered. So this may be a better place to ask: Are there updated cards for the dreamer, LCB etc? and if not, will some be coming out and when? I bought dreamer as my starter box and would like it all on a card to make it more readable for a beginner. Thanks

Hi, I am new to the game and have picked up dreamer. Have looked at and downloaded the errata for him and LCB. But are there going to beupdated cards that can be downloaded? and if so is there any time frame for this? Sorry if this is in the wrong place. Thanks

Hi, Belated hello. I am new to malifaux. Picked up a Dreamers boxset as i liked the models but have been advised it isnt necessarily the best master to start wwith. Played my first game last night (using a borrowed Viktoria crew) and enjoyed it. I live just outside north london.

I had my first game last night. Enjoyed it. I used a borrowed Viktoria crew, plain boxset. My opponent was using Marcus boxset plus a bunny. We got the slaughter encounter and then left it at that so that i could get the basics. I am not sure how much this suited one crew over the other. I won without losing a model. Those ladies (and their friends) do hit hard . I enjoyed it though my oponent had only played 6 or so games before so there was a fair amount of stopping and looking up rules. A question my oponent had, if someone could help: he has a bunny that has magical extension (it says he can cast 1 (1) spell that Marcus has on his list). Can he also cast spells (0) action ones instead of the (1)? or is it just (1) action spells?

Thanks for all the responses. I bought a pack of day dreams to go with him. I plan to have my first game on tuesday night and i have been offered a Viktoria crew to have a game with so i can get the basics before using the dreamer.

Thanks for all the replies. If i can get to the shop this week i will get a seamus box but if not will give the dreamer a go. I do like the models, i have been a painter for a long time (though not a very good one) but only actually started playing any games (warmachine) in the last 2 months or so. So i am not too worried if i dont get to play them too often. I looked on pull my finger but the tactics for dreamer seem to be suggested before the errata.