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In addition to the above - Marcus can be pretty BA with the Trail of the Gods upgrade. 4/4/6 damage and possible melee expert can dish out a ton of damage in a round!

Planning on it. I assume no Izamu for this one. Any other restrictions?

I've been running a very similar crew the last 4 games (2-1-1). Mine has looked a bit more like this most of the time: Colette (CC, AR, SG) Cassandra (PP) Myranda (IE) Howard (IE) Performer December I really like the Acolyte (although I positioned him poorly last game) over a Mannequin. The auto slow and discard is crazy. Not a lot left for cache, but normally not a problem. I think it's a good idea to stick with a reasonably static group because you learn their capabilities so much better.

Sue is another mercenary option that can add his Ring of Fire to the equation.

Thanks, I may have to check out Lilith too! I don't think I've ever played against Lilith without Nekima on the table and without a Nephilim focus so I didn't really think of her.

Lust is nice in a Viktorias crew since she can force the enemy to bunch up into nice whirlwind targets.

Thanks for the responses. Pandora does look like a fun one to try, although reading more on them I think I'm leaning toward Zoriada. The obeys and nurses can probably give you a ton of fun options with teddy. Currently I'm running Colette and really enjoying the impact prompt and doves have on Howard. The obey doesn't look as nice as prompt, but similar. I haven't actually played against Zoriada so she is a bit more of an unknown.

So I got this mystery box from a recent tournament. Seems like a perk right? Nope, just a lure to get me into some other faction! It's all a conspiracy to take my money. Anyway, it's a Miss Ery and I love the model. Can't wait to paint it. Unfortunately I don't have any neverborn to give Miss Ery the the opportunity to get out there for some hugs. And she needs that opportunity! So, who should be her partner? I don't really like the concept of the dreamer, so he's out. Who else would be a good fit for this model? Pandora? Zoriada? Those two both seem like good options. Which master would you try if your focus was to paint and play teddy?

The Freikorps Trapper is (I think) the best sniper for his points in the game. Convict Gunslingers are very good and can get off a ton of shots if you get a bit lucky. Lazarus is great. Vanessa and the Librarian have decent ranged options and bring other value to the crew.

I found Joss on ebay at one point, but that is pretty rare. I was glad I had him for my game last night!

Nope, but Hannah can help here.

I had a game about a week ago (Colette vs. Ramos) where I was pressuring him hard at the start of turn 3 with Cassandra and Miss Step. He won initiative and really had to kill Cassandra before she activated and took Southern Charm. I was prepared to defend her with cards and stones. His gunsmith, already engaged with Cassandra, switched chambers to experimental rounds and attacked. He flipped the black joker. Unfortunately for me, Cassandra flipped the black joker. So we have a tie at 6. He flips his three cards and flips a red joker of course, doing 8 damage. With Cassandra at about 5 wounds at the time stones weren't an option, so down goes Cassandra. It was that kind of game and ended as a 8-8 draw.

That might actually make Angel Eyes worth serious consideration. I've previously thought of her as just a sniper and she doesn't touch the trapper in this department (cost/benefit) or even Hans for that matter. But, you're right, she can carry I Pay Better (and use it) in the mid field. She is almost in direct competition for Rusty Alyce for this job however. I always like models with self healing and a (0) action and Angel Eyes does have both. Rusty has almost every advantage outside of that (move, bullet proof, snares, damage track, rapid fire, awesome melee attack), except that which might be the clincher, which is the ability to shoot into melee. She could be really nice playing cleanup with a trapper beside her in a Viks crew.

Why not A Bug's Life over The Seven Samurai?

The fun thing about Sidir in a campaign is that with his promises upgrade he can really shine after a few sessions. there are a ton of upgrades rolling around after a couple of weeks and Sidir will be able to give a lot of other models to WP and MI. He also has a nice set of abilities otherwise. That would be my vote!

Or you could forgo Arcane Reservoir and consider Hannah a 9 stone addition to your crew!

To some extent then you're assigning your master the task of scheme running while everyone else focuses on killing. With that level of elite crew that actually isn't a bad thing. I would guess it mitigates what I believe would be a limitation, which is Colette ability to keep up. Her walk speed + 10' prompt range + LOS requirement can make it somewhat difficult to be where you need to be to keep your team prompted. I like this. Will definitely have to try it out!

1) Mysterious - not so much the emissary himself, but love the base 2) Arcane - followed the artwork pretty well 3) Lucky - awesome rolling ball of death 4) Shadow - very nice 5) Hodgepodge - really only because it's a donkey 6) Carrion - I thought this would be my favorite when I first saw the artwork but don't really like the beak 7) Brutal - it isn't bad, but I don't really like the sword or the buckle shoes. Nobody is menacing in buckle shoes Overall they're great. I think maybe the only one I would shy away from buying is brutal.

This is a fantastic model. One of my favorites from Wyrd.

OK, thanks for the feedback. Looking forward to doing some work with this crew soon.

The first two models I add after the Viktorias are a librarian and a Freikorps Trapper in most cases. You can get both in the Hired Guns box. The Viks like healing more than most, so that librarian becomes a huge addition to your crew.

With Cabaret Choreography how many doves are you expecting to summon over the course of the game? You have a two soulstone investment in the upgrade and a possibly a card, soulstone, or artificial soulstone per dove. I would guess most folks are summoning two in the first round (one with artificial), maybe one in the second round (using artificial), and maybe one after that if you run into a round with nothing better to do with one of your prompts. Does that sound right? Your prompt is likely too valuable otherwise (or you have other AP to spend) after those summons to use it further. So you get three doves for 2 real stones and 2 fake stones (plus AP and cards). I'm curious what folks are experiencing. I haven't played Colette myself yet, so I'm interested in what you've learned.

I'd be interested in hearing what you come up with and how it works.