Ikvar

Hehe, it would help if you could elaborate a bit

A new question, this time about LOS. In the picture below, where the guy on top of the cliff is 3inches away from the side, but both figures can still see more then half of each other- would there be LOS? would they be able to shoot each other?

I am a hechman with a lot of players, and with a lot of players comes many random questions. However I am also a very busy man, and sometimes I am asked questions that I simply dont know the answer to, or are not certain enough to give a confident answer to them. So instead of letting them wait for weeks, until I have time to look through all the rules, I thought I would make this thread to ask all of you wonderful people! - And in an attempt to also give something back to you guys, I will be updating this first post with the questions and asnwers I get through the thread. So in time this post will hopefully be able to help some of you guys in return! __________________________________________ Q. When does poison activate? A. Poison condition is resolved in the upkeep phase, which is after all models have activated but before you begin the next turn. Q. If a character stands at a vantage point(on a cliff), can other characters shoot at him aswell? A. Vantage point works both ways. if you can see them, they can see you. Q. Can you buy models and upgrades for you SS cache? A. You can not spend your starting cache on models or upgrades. Q. How exactly does cheating on a dmg flip work? A. You can cheat a damage flip just like a duel, as long as the flip is not subject to a negative flip. the card you place from your hand replaces the flipped card. Q. How does focus stack and what is the effect? A1. You can stack focus all you want, just remember it is removed at the end of the turn. A2. 1+ focus gives 1+ to one action, 2+ focus gives 2+ to one action etc. Q. When does the 4inch rule apply concerning the vicinity of two scheme markers, and would you get VP if two SM were closer to each other then those 4inches. A. You can not place a scheme marker within 4inches of each other with the interact action, but if the scheme marker drops from anything else then an interact action, these rules would not apply, and you would indeed get VP even though they are within that lenght. Q. How exactly does the rules for Vantage Point work? A. If the model is HT2, and there are 3inches to the edge, there would be no LoS period. However if the Model was HT3, and there are 3inches to the edge, there WOULD be LoS, in which case LoS would be drawn from the characters base ignoring the cliff, and measuring in a diagonal line downwards instead of horizontal. If any line passes through terrain(other then the cliff), of which the targeted model is within 1inch, the target will still get cover, but if any line can still be drawn to the base of the target there will still be LoS making it a valid target. Q. When does conditions stack? A. Conditions only stacks if they have a number+ in it, and they have the same name- Poison +1 will therefore stack with poison +2, making the condition +3. the slow condition will however not stack, as there are no number+ in it. Q. What exactly happens if you loose a horror duel? Current activation ends. If you are affected by a Horror duel outside your activation (like by an attack spell) then you will forfeit your next activation. Q. When do you get cover, if you are already within 1inch to the cover? There must be at least one LOS line that passes through the covering terrain, before you get cover.

Thank you so much for all the great replies! I might still not agree on the voting, again compared to the rest in my category, but at least I have a better understanding of why it happened, and what I can do better next time. I really and truly appreciate some of your detailed explanations, and you can rest assured that I have read everything, and will try to improve on what you guys mentioned

Greetings everyone! I was one of the participants in the Rotten Harvest, in the "things that goes bump in the night" category, but to my disappointment I didn't even place in top 3. But instead of getting to upset about it, I am now looking for some advice of what I did wrong. I was nr.10 with the legendary gluttony, and I honestly think that with the amount of details and advanced Techniques(gore threads, blood running from his cleaver and intestines, the high amount of free hand painting etc), I deserved to be in the top 3. But the things that I know were not perfect were things like the picture itself, I am still a noob at all this, and taking pictures of the miniature and editing the background out were more difficult then I thought it would be... which is sadly very clear in the picture :/ As I also wrote in the entry, I furthermore did a major noob mistake in trying to do such a big project in only a month, which meant that the blending and overall finish was not nearly as good as I would normally do, but the time simply ran out. But even with all that, I am still at a loss as to why I didn't place in top 3, compared to the rest of the competition in my specific category(sorry if I am offending someone here). So please just be brutally honest with me, I really want to learn so I can improve my skills (please click on the link to see the original and bigger picture... no idea how to do it otherwise^^) http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad355/Ikvar/collage9_zps1c4be0e8.jpg~original Little edit: I just want to clarify that I am only talking about the category I was placed in with all of this, in no way am I comparing myself to the work of art such as the "Jealousy" entry ^^

I was just wondering if anyone knows when we will be seeing a new crew creator for m2e?

I am currently playing against someone who plays Pandora, he obliterated my Somer gunline crew last time, so this time I will be trying with a Brewmaster 10T crew. But seeing as I have never played with neither Brewmaster nor 10T I really need your help! I have thought about this setup: Brewmaster -binge- 1ss -Hold their hair back. 1ss -Running tab- 2ss Aprentice Wesley 3SS Fingers 10SS - Drinking "problem"- 2ss Moon Shinobi 2x6= 12 Dawn Serpent- 10 Fuhatsu- 10 =51 2ss left I will basically be running around with Fingers using Drinking problem to send potential enemies towards Brewmaster and the others, while laying scheme markers all over the place. I picked Fuhatsu to be my Teddy hunter seeing as he is immune to horror duels, Dawn serpent to help spread poison beside Brewmaster, and Moon Shinobies to play with Pandora and tie up loose ends. So does this setup make sense, or should I take something entirely different? And then I have some random rule questions: Aoura: - Driking problem- when it states "others" in the sentence, does it include the model itself seeing as an aura by default includes the model? Fuhatsu: Madman with a gattling gun- why does it have a ML6, when there are no TN you need to pass nor any resist other than the actual 17WP dual the enemy needs to make? - furthermore, seeing as it is noted as a ML attack, would that mean the 3pulse is its ML engagement range, so when I push someone right beside me 3inches, they wont be able to charge me as they are in my ML engagement zone? Fingers: I saw it first- seeing as there are no range noted on the skill, does it simply mean I need to be in base contact with the enemy scheme marker, place my own within 4 of the enemies and then destroy the enemies marker? - and if that is the case, then the only use for this skill is the fact that it saves me an AP for not having to remove the enemies scheme marker first? Moon Shinobi: Tiny Green Fists of Fury-When playing against Pandora, would I be able to choose going against her DF instead of her WP, even though she have the skill "expose Fears", when I am able to choose to go up against both WP and DF with the Green Fists attack?

I was trying to make a list of different crew setups earlier today, and I started to think that it would be awsome to know what some of the other gremlin players were doing with the most epic and green faction of them all ^^ So I figured we could have this thread to post all the different setups we use, and some basic thoughts and strategy for each list. I can start of with what I was playing with today: [h=3]___________________________________________________________________[/h]Som'ers Ball of Death: Master: Som'er Teeth Jones Bayou- 5x3=15ss Slop Hauler- 2x5=10ss Lenny- 9ss FRANCOIS LACROIX- 7ss Skeeter- 2ss =43ss Upgrades: gremlin-see-1ss(Francois- BUT ONLY IF THEY HAVE CONDITION DMG) Dirty cheater- 1 (Francois) Encouragement- 2ss (Somer) quality mash- 2ss (somer) can O beans- 1ss (Somer) =7SS 43+7= 50SS 4SS left from cache Strat: Make a line with the 5 Bayou Gremlins, have Lenny and Som'er behind them in the middle, and the two Slop Haulers on each side of Lenny and Som'er. Move the ball of death slowly towards the enemy, while using the skeeter and Francois to grab objectives etc. The skeeter is Francois constant companion, as it can cast "Do It Like Dis", for Francois Loose Trigger, as it is no longer build into the attack sadly. The gremlins will be able to use reckless all the time as they only take 1dmg because of Lenny, and they will even be able to use "Encouragement" from Som'er as they will get healed from the two Slop Haulers. They will furthermore get an auto dumb luck seeing as Lenny have the ram aura. Your enemy wont be able to shoot your Slop Haulers without a lot of movement as they are behind the Bayou Gremlins and wont have LOS to them, and most of the normal melee minions wont have range 2 on their melee to reach behind the line. Both Som'er and Lenny will however be able to hit them as they are both HT2 and have a melee range of 2. If the enemy think they can just zerg your lines, they will also get a very warm welcome from 3pulses of "Pull My Finger" ___________________________________________________________________________ So this is a quick strategy I thought about today, all kinds of critic are more then welcome, and I will be looking forward to seeing some of your awsome strategies ^^

For the "weather" effect you could very simply use a combination of different shades/washes. If you just want that brown old effect, I would suggest "Agrax Earthshade" for the dark creases and "Seraphim Sepia" for the high spots. If you want the effect of mold and just generally even worse kept stones, you can use a bit "Athonian Camoshade". I personally spread those kind of green tint around the darker creases you get from "Agrax Earthshade". All of these are Citadel shades btw - be careful of overdoing it though

This is exactly how I have done it with M2E, I only play "serious" games with 50ss, but all my normal demos with 30-35SS

I am 99.9% sure that this is how it works, seeing as I used my beloved Francois with this exact example in many beta discussions, and with the comment from Justin it all seemed pretty clear. - Your focus will only effect the very first action you make, and not any of the following actions even if it was part of a chain of actions. So you would only get the effect for the first attack from flurry, just like you would only get the effect for the first attack from your charge action, and any triggers such as Francois "loose Trigger".

As far as I know, Lenny is an enforcer and not a Henchman?

Its always half of what the target suffers, so if the target has a way to reduce dmg by half, you only get half of that dmg aswell- in other words, Rami would suffer 2dmg

9/1- 2014 Going to Rogue Trader this time, got new scheme cards and Line of Sight Laser to make LOS more easy and faster to determine Denmark City: København Shop: Rogue Trader Harsdorffsvej 8A, kl tv 1874 Frederiksberg C

They actually said in an early interview on malifools (I think it was), that they wouldn't do it. They wanted people to still have a reason to keep the old books, and feel proud about it :-) Edit: in response to Wyrd releasing the fluff in a single book. Sorry I'm writing this on my phone >>

I will be doing my second M2E beta demo in fanatic, and just like last time all are welcome to join! You can find Fanatic at this adresse: Grønnegade 2 4000 Roskilde Just ask for Jonas if you cant find us. - and I will soon be getting an DSLR camera so I can take some awsome pictures of the events! ^^

Hope you get an "okay", I would buy the black ones in a heartbeat :-)

I will be at Fanatic in Roskilde from 16:00 for about 4hours to demo some Malifaux M2E, everyone are welcome You can find Fanatic at this adresse: Grønnegade 2 4000 Roskilde Just ask for Jonas if you cant find us.

Thank you so much for all the kind words! It really means a lot to me, to know that I have an okay standard already so I shouldent be ashamed when I go to tournaments, and even more so as I have applied to be a Henchman- I really want to show new players how awsome Wyrds models are I would love some more constructive criticism though, as I think that is the best way to go forward. But I will definitely watch some more youtube videos for tutorials and so on

Greetings everyone, I am very new to this hobby, but I really love every aspect of it and Malifaux have become quite a passion for me in a very short time. So I thought I would start posting my painting adventure as a new player into this whole genre(with a very poor smartphone camera though >>) Lets start of with som'er, this is the very first model I painted some months ago, and considering it was my first I am quite proud of it (please click on the image for bigger and more detailed pictures^^) Then I painted some of the piggies. Wong(to big for the collage thing), I coated the fan with some green for his poison attack- dont know if that was a bad idea? And one of the latest is Ophelia. These are the first things I painted, but I am constantly learning new things and can see faults with just about every model, which I will do better the next time. So it should be fun to see where I am in a years time Edit: And I would be very happy if you guys could give me some advice of what I could do better and all that

Can anyone clarify if her Dumb and Lucky (0)action counts for 1attack, or for the models entire turn. for example if I cast it on Francois, would I be able to use his "Hair Trigger" 6times in a row regardless of what suit I draw? Secondly, can I cast Dumb and Lucky 2times in a row, so I would first give it to Ophelia herself for the trigger "Calculated luck", and then cast it on Francois for his "Hair Trigger"? Edit: For those that dont know, Ophelia got 1+ Instinctual btw.

" I had Gracie use her 0 AP Two healing flips to get back to 6" Her snooze action is an all ability though?

Thank you so much for your answers! We are going to have a match in two days, so the more questions that can be answered the better

Greetings everyone, A friend and I have just started Malifaux, but we have a few questions regarding some rules. Some of the questions might seem a bit silly, but we just want to make sure we are playing by the rules, so we wont get completely embarrassed when we start going up against other people ^^ 1. Should you flip a card BEFORE you measure for distance to an enemy, or do you only have to flip a card AFTER you a sure you will hit the target? 2. can I cast a "reactivate" skill like "Stick Em In Tha Ass" before the pigs turn, so it will get the extra turn when its the pigs turn, or can you only use a "reactivate" skill AFTER the model have already used its turn? 3. Most models have 2 turns, but can you use those two turns on exactly what you want? I have the new gremlin model Wong fx, can I use his skill "Lightning Jump" two times in a row if I dont have to move with the model? I know you can use both your AP on normal attacks, fx for 2 melee attacks if you are already in combat with another model, but it just seems a bit OP to be able to cast such a powerful spell two times in a row. 4. I know you cant charge if you are already in combat with another model, but what if the opposing model have a melee range of 3, and you only have a melee range of 1. Will I then be able to charge him, or will I be forced to move normally up to the 1 range my own model have? 5. If I summon my avatar(Som'er and Peaches), will the wounds I had with Som'er carry on to the avatar, or will I start over with my full 10wounds? 6. Can you cheat a card AFTER you win a dual? -I am forced to flip no matter what for the first attack, but what if I win that dual, but want to cheat so I can get the suit I want? 7. If you take 5damage from an attack, but have an ability that half the damage, would you round up(not sure if that is the english word for it >>) the number to 3, or would you take it down to two? And lastly a question about tactics- I play gremlins and my friend currently plays Yan Lo together with izumo. I have a tactic for everyone except izumo... what is the best strategi against that damn character?! ^^ Thanks for reading