Hagisman

I gave reactive to my Pathfinder from Dashel but disliked that I had to kill him. Hoping to avoid that messiness 

Rules as Intended I would think its equal parts likely suppose to be:

• Skill at 0ss
• Equipment at 1ss

Also you could compare Equipment versus Skills that give out actions. Pneumatic Legs is one of the most expensive upgrades as well which makes me lean slightly towards it being a skill with a SS cost. Its a pretty good ability especially for models like Mounted Guard who could Leap 10.

From the list we have equipment that gives actions:

• Can o' Beans - 1scrip, 1ss
• Clockwork Seeker - 5scrip, 1ss
• Flammenwerfer - 4scrip, 1ss
• Katanas - 2scrip, 1ss
• Ancient Scrolls - 4scrip, 1ss
• Greatsword - 6scrip, 2ss
• Relic Hammer - 5scrip, 1ss
• Gatling Gun - 7scrip, 2ss
• Those who Thirst - 7scrip, 2ss

From the list we have skills that gives actions:

• Expanded Palate - 2scrip

I found that Changelings benefit from being near Nino or Freikorps Trappers for the range so they can get their "overwatch" shot on moving targets. While Riflemen have good range their threat range is not nearly as big as Nino's.

Seeing how a friend of mine runs his they also need a good position with LoS.

Anything with the minion characteristic. Pretty much and the Doppleganger is good to have as well.

Just a short list:

•Riflemen

•Pathfinder

•Guardian

•Warden

•Hunter

•Watcher

•Death Marshal

Looking through all my Guild models I own I only see Dashel's ability. Any other models that can for Guild? Even Mercenaries would do.

What metals they are plastic, just one of the original plastics I thought:
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That is definitely my bad. I've never run her card. Also that is sweet.

1. Hunters - These guys just control the board and because of their against models that haven't activated yet and their push at the end of turn they are auto includes for me. They are really strong melee models as well that can give out slow at range.
2. Guardians - Mini-Francisco and I use the term mini loosely. He is an auto include for me in Make them Suffer due to his High armor Df trigger. Also putting Defensive +2 on a model like Perdita increases the chance of her getting her defensive trigger. As well as a heal 2 if I am lucky.
3. Pathfinder - Unless Make them Suffer is on the table. Only summons that I can bring to any Guild crew in faction. Also the reset trap to 6 inches has fouled up my opponents a lot.

I don't know if I would dedicate 7ss+7ss+5ss worth of models to guard for power ritual.

Then again Trapper has the range. Too bad only Abuela can make him a family member and again its only temporary.

I just wasn't a fan of Indiana Jones growing up I guess. Also I dislike the idea of having cavalry in Malifaux, I don't really know why. I think it stems from the idea that McCabe can jump off his horse, but Lone Marshal and Mounted Guard cannot.

Wastrels interest me as an alternative to Guild Guard. Sidir didn't impress me from when I went up against him, but I do like him on paper. Ruthless is also an ability I like having especially with opponents in my area using a lot of Manipulative right now.

sniper nests are not fun in Malifaux. See the current discussion of it in the rules section of the forum.

I've done it a few times but most of the time there is some version of lure on the table. 

I'm not sure if I am in the minority on this one, but I just like everything inside the C. Hoffman box.

• Hunters, great movement shenanigans. Also their Chain Harpoons are some of the best in Guild for giving out slow especially if the model hasn't activated yet.
• Guardian, a hardy minion model that typically is great to take to deny Make Them Suffer, imo. Gives out Defensive +2 to models that doesn't go away until his next activation.
• Watcher, a low cost model that has a high walk and can fly. Also it can deny models cover and if used properly could also give Perdita LoS to models that are hiding behind blocking terrain.

Yeah, the Pistolero was the lowest soulstone model I could think to use. Very situational I agree, but typically I don't see many boards that have cover near the edges.

I could see with Reconnoiter on Corner or Flank deployment having 2 pistoleros and throwing them into the corners while Nino holds back in the deployment zone. But again it all depends on the board.

So I was playing around with a simple combo for denying Power Ritual. What do you guys think?

• Standard Deployment, Nino and Pistolero are placed in each corner.
• Nino can draw LoS to Pisolero to activate his Spotter Ability.

I'm definitely not that this is a solid plan, but I think it could hinder my opponent as they will have to deal with Nino. Currently I wish there was another Long Range Family member to help keep hold of that corner, but right now there isn't that I could find.

So your problem is that the Ht of the structure and the Ht of the Railing/Wall are not taken into account?

• So you have the issue of the Structure is technically Ht4 with a Ht1 Railing/Wall, there are multiple ways to look at this. All of this is in the Defining and place terrain section of the rulebook, but falls under the complex terrain rules that you and your opponent define:
  • Height of the Structure is considered Ht4, the Ht of the Railing is considered Ht5.
    • There is nothing that states that Ht value of a model is changed based on how tall a vantage point is.(Correct me if I am wrong I couldn't find anything in my 5min skim of the rules for Height). So technically if you had a Ht2 model on a perch behind a Ht5 piece of terrain while standing on a Ht 4 vantage point he could not see over it as his height is 2 where as the terrain is 5. This is impossible/Not useful at all for anyone.
  • Height of the Vantage Point is considered Ht4, the Cover is considered Ht1, but just so happens to be on Ht4 terrain.
    • This has its own problems. Ht2 model has to be within 2 inches of the ledge to shoot over it. You have to be within 1 inch of terrain to get cover. Therefore if you are within 2 of the ledge, but outside of 1 inch of the cover you do not benefit from cover. This is passable.
  • Height of the Vantage Point Ht5 and consider the Cover as part of the Vantage point.
    • This means that a model on top of say a Ht5 Vantage Point is always considered in Cover as he is always within 1 inch of cover. This will cause confusion as no matter where your model is it will be getting cover so long as it stays on the top of the terrain. As an added benefit Vantage Points without railings will also get cover unless attacked from a model on a piece of terrain the same height.  This is probably a good way to deal with the cover issue.

Confusion has been reached and I need some Advil and a stiff drink to recoupe.

Dashel and the Pathfinders are my go to right now for my campaign list. Positive flips within Dashel's  along with the clockwork traps +1 to Sh is amazingly good.

However you have a few major disadvantages in both of your lists as far as I can tell(I don't play McCabe so I don't know everyone of his attacks).

1. You don't have anything that attacks Willpower.
2. You don't have any Cast actions.
3. You have nothing that can hold off charging models.

I would also think about adding Queeg to the list for the extra 0 actions combos well with Pathfinder. I'd drop 1 rifleman for Queeg. Add Watcher for dedicated scheme running and Greed for some Ca vs Wp that you need. You still don't have anything that likes Ml, but hey your playing at 35ss.

• Dashel (Leader)
• Queeg 7ss
• Riflemen x 2  10ss = 17
• Pathfinder 6ss = 23
• Greed 8ss = 31
• Watcher 4ss = 35

Then you will be at a total of 35ss.

Checkout Wave 3's book there is a Guardian that has writing on it. Specifically a good one involving Justin and Aaron. 

@Winterscook and I had a score 6 to 8. Winterscook won. Dashel and his retinue lost due to a Watcher being engaged from both sides by an Oxfordian Mage and a Blessed of December.

So I would have 0/6/-2 and Matt would have 3/8/+2

Damn it man! Tuesday is when Fallout 4 comes out, have you no soul?!?!

I'm on the fence about it needing an FAQ. It clearly singles out a model by name. But I understand where you are coming from. In the sense of yes it is an ability that calls out a model by name, but it is specifically for models that are not that named model. 

In both Pre and Post Manifest he can treat two suits as if they were the other. Pre Manifest he basically gets 3 schemes instead of 2, but can only score 2 of them.Manifested he can stop models from attacking him and take controll of them if they fail a Wp Duel that he sets the TN for.

He also gets a pretty decent Melee attack that does more damage against Models which are engaged by an other friendly model.

As far as I'm concerned the Premanifestation is a lot better than the Manifested trait. I constantly have games where I made mistakes in scheme selection. But being able to go after 3 schemes instead of 2 is awesome.

Imagine revealing protect territory and then doing plant explosives. Well, you have The Judge as your bodyguard target as well. You don't get scheme markers as dropped as much as you'd like, but the Judge hasn't been targeted at all by turn 4. Reveal the Judge is your Bodyguard and you can likely get 3 points.

My only problem with the Retro Fate deck is that the Red Joker and 11 of s look too similar. Because the 11 is a Jack.

Yeah, when I listening the upgrades did effect a bit. Francisco's for instance they did mention a couple of times that "even though X henchman was Yss he would be Y+Zss cost model if we added that necessary upgrade."

There was also a lot of this model is just good on its own.

As the days go by these breaks in the rules become noticeable. In my meta we've realized that technically single pieces of terrain such as a house that you can go into count as being within 1 inch of terrain no matter where you are in the house. Even if you are standing in the middle of an empty room. Because the house is the terrain piece. not the individual walls.

Recently I've been trying to use more Mercenaries with Lucius and maybe Perdita, specifically because how a friend of mine uses Collodi with the Freikorps trapper.

In one particular game I wrecked face with Envy and Hans. Which I might add to my Lady J crew if I ever take her out again. What do you guys typically take from the Mercenary pool?