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That is really freaking cool. Reminds me of the Enchantment Creatures from MtG they did a while back, they looked all "cosmic-y" too, I love the style. I was going to ask why they looked normal-ish from one side, but the explanation is perfect. I love the idea.

The.. blue ribbon? Like, all "prize" animals win "blue ribbons" at county fairs or such. It's a fairly common concept, I would think, although perhaps a bit American based?

Ah yeah, it's sweet, for sure. But it doesn't require taking multiple Mannequins, right? Can't you achieve similar results with one or two, as you could with say, four? I guess, unless you really split your forces up, but then I feel like you're just heading for a land of hurt with Showgirls. They aren't exactly made for brawling.

I don't see the problem with either of these points But I do think Mannequins are kind of funny. I guess you could use them to block LoS to things or just be in the way sometimes, but I don't know that they are models that exactly allow any shocking tricks. And using them as mobile Scheme Markers for Showgirls hardly seems worth it for 4ss.

Wait, you're not ok with gambling, but you're ok with playing Malifaux? Isn't playing Malifaux like gambling with your time and frustration (Darn BJ)? That is still interesting to me, does that mean you won't play in tournaments at all? Or that you play but deny any prizes? You... like old McMourning? uhhguughhguu He's such a chowder head.

They might, they certainly seem like the kind of cool cats to do such a thing. But I wouldn't bother asking. Almost all of my 10T stuff is 1.5e, and I have grown quite use to simply having books open while I am playing. But I also come from gaming with 40K or such, where books are always the norm, as appose to Warmahordes or such where cards are the definitive answer to tracking information. I just don't find cards strictly necessary to playing the game, helpful maybe, but not required. Although if you don't have the book with Yan Lo in it, that could be much more of an issue

You're just jealous you don't suck as hard as me. Yeah, I think everyone agrees that mobile apps enhance things. Just look at Warmahordes, which includes damage tracking and everything, it removes a lot of the fussing about tracking information for players with a smart phone or tablets. Although they charge way more than 10-15$. It's like 5-7$ for all the stats of a single faction, and I think you can bundle all of either Hordes or Warmachine into one purchase for like 25-30, and then both games completely for around 45-50 or something? Granted if you're only interested in one faction, it is only like 7$ to get all the use you need out of the App. So it's fairly pricey for the convenience of everything, but it includes all completely new releases as they come out, and all that jazz. So I imagine a lot of Warmahorde players who own the complete app don't necessarily buy into the new books? Although I prefer having books to go through rather than an app, especially when showing something off to new players.

Sidir's blue bother? lol I wonder if there is any fluff on where Sidir is from, or like, any connections he has outside of the obvious McCabe ones, that could be interesting to learn about?

Well one is linked to 10T, and the other isn't. Soooo easy choice, if ya catch my drift. But in all seriousness, Zoraida is probably far less prone to cause anyone head-aches. Brewmaster is a can of worms you don't want to open with people who are likely to get aggravated when you are able to shut down their things. And especially if they are just learning to play against him, they could easily fall into mistakes that make him far more likely to seem abusive. Zoraida on the other hand is kind of nasty, but not going to make someone feel like they are locked into a bad spot. But I don't play Gremlins, let alone with either of those masters. I have seen Brewmaster with Gremlins before, but never Zoraida, I'm not even sure what a Gremlin crew led by her looks like, more Gators or Swamp creatures I guess? Moral of the story is, pick Brewmaster, and make people cry. Because land destruction is fun, and that's what Wizards never understood.

IF THEY DON'T MAKE MODELS, THEN I WILL ! And I'll use them in Malifaux, just try to stop me! I was really excited too, because I forgot I clicked the monday preview, back when I read the title and knew it was for TtB, so when I tabbed over to this I was like "What is that sweet looking new critter!?" In other news, that gremlin's hat is woefully small. It might be a sweet skull, but it has almost no height to it, I doubt he is getting any gremlin ladies with that.

That is pretty impressive for non-dominant hand. I would think writing would be enough of a challenge, I don't even what to know what my left hand produces with a brush.

Hey man, AoS isn't that bad Although to be fair, it is grossly less structured, and not as much a game as it is a miniature hobby now, with a slight game behind it. Either way, Malifaux is certainly an amazing game and I don't know that I've ever really had a bad game (Even losing). Sounds like you already started playing though, so I'm sure you already know about that As for the Neverborn? I'm sorry. Poor choice of leadership, but there is no chance they'll ever get rid of the 10T.

You guys see what those are.. right, I'm not the only one?

Jeez Luise, now you're just making mini-Misakis, they all have Stalking? Mad mobility? But utterly useless in combat? Lol. At least I hope they aren't as useful as Misaki in combat at that rate, then my world would be shattered.

I dunno. I wouldn't say they don't seem bad. I probably wouldn't be comfortable if a guy said he would be fine with me falling into his lap. (As a side note, I'm a male, but the concept remains the same.) Certainly, none of the things you stated are things that I would find acceptable to do personally. But I don't come from a very typical mindset, I don't think. I wouldn't do those things with friends in casual, nor would I in public with strangers. But I'm a fairly reserved person. I really can't imagine thinking of women as being.. somehow under qualified to simply know things, like a game, or having it be explained to me by a woman. I mean, I get the obvious sexual harassment issues and how that potentially crops up as a problem (Society is not the best at making that sort of behavior frowned upon), but I really don't understand being dismissive of people for no reason, especially based on outward qualities such as gender or race. And while I agree that things may be inappropriate, I really don't know the correct solution to "minor" incidents like that. People are often want to take issue with being corrected, and, I personally am not one to aggravate issues. Like you said about just "laughing it off", if the reverse is stating the obvious (That it's not acceptable to say such things), I could easily see that blowing up in people's faces for suggesting things like that. And then you come to the stickiest part of the problem, who ends up being sided against. And I doubt the end result will typically end in rainbows and happiness, although I can't say for sure. It's definitely an issue that, while socially ingrained, is deeply related to the persons you're interacting with. I guess the best we can hope is that people are as reasonable as possible, and not simply ignorant, because that's the only avenue to alleviating the situation. And while interacting with strangers often requires slightly more tact, I see the problem when people are friends in public, and are far too casual about certain situations (Like discussing personal affairs or relations), and this, frankly, doesn't help. Because while it may be OK to discuss things like that, and perhaps with certain circles you are comfortable talking of such matters, the issue becomes that discussing it in public, it sets a tone for anyone who can overhear you, and intentional or not it lays the way for people to accept that sort of behavior across the board. Even if one only considers it a discussion acceptable with personal acquaintances, it opens the door for the larger entity to feel it's OK, and blurs the line of when it is acceptable to behave in certain ways.

Yeahhhh, about thatt...

I don't have terribly much to add, partially because I don't experience things I perceive as harassment on any sort of regular basis at my local hobby places. But I can say that the hobby shops I hang out at, there are a number of female staff members (Less than males, but still involved in hobbies) and players who frequent the store. Although from what I've seen they tend to play more of the card games and roleplaying, I don't know that I've ever seen a female tabletop war gamer. Although again, I don't have quite as much experience with tournaments or such, that draw in larger quantities of players. I mostly just go up to meet friendly faces and sometimes catch a game, often times just discuss games. Although I did note one of the women playing D&D get out some Malifaux miniatures for representation of a battle, so I suppose that implies she plays or at least owns them. Unfortunately Malifaux is altogether a game which my local (Within half an hour drive) stores seem to have very little player base, though I've seen multiple people remark of interest, there is no regular play groups. So it's hard to say if someone into the game avoids playing at the shop for their own reasons, or just because it's not an easy place to find opponents. I have known personal relations who are into games that have been entirely inappropriate people. The type that thinks any inflammatory or derogatory joke is better, because he catches more ears and raises more reaction when using them. Not exactly the type of person you want to hold onto as a friend, and as much as anyone might disagree with such opinions there is often little you can really do to change the way someone acts when they still get what they generally want (attention, it would seem in this case). Not that I can speak on his motives or life's story. On the positive side though, I did overhear a conversation at the local shop I've more recently started hanging out, regarding the general concept of harassment or sexism in the frame of sports. I don't follow sports really, so I don't know if they were discussing a specific event occurring recently or just the idea in general, but the conversation was about the power of fame and, as the one guy called it, hero worship. And how sports stars have gotten away with things many people would consider deplorable, that if they were not in positions of national spotlight they would have easily been reprimanded in far heavier ways, or the fact that even after such events (The one specifically they were mentioning was a married star being caught with prostitutes) the fact that it has nearly no impact on how people view them. Rather the opposite, when people of high positions who are regarded with esteem or looked up to, it marginalizes those unethical acts and can sometimes make more impressionable persons view them as less unethical. Although I'm sure the gaming community isn't free of this trapping, I'm glad at least that we don't have larger profile incidents, or persons inflicting that sort of positive reinforcement of negative actions. It might be more common than I think though, I know I don't follow leading tournaments for any of the games that are more popular (Magic, 40k, I really don't know games would have larger profile events). So at least I hope it isn't a big issue for gaming.

Why not make it something like a Rat-Tax. Like, all the moving parts of the Combo had an increased ss-Cost, but Hamelin had a default discount for Hiring them? Then they're more efficient for him, but slightly curbed for everyone else. Although that would be a lot of cards to errata, so I'm sure that isn't anyone's first choice for solutions.

I catch what you're referencing, but I have never seen the movie and I don't really see the connection

Why is Aaron Hamlin?!

They could just make a... super Levi.. who makes all models into Mercs lol. THE MADNESS!!

Huh? Like, make them Mercs so anyone can Hire them? What's the point in that, no one else wants Guild propaganda thrown in their face.