Talismaniical

This blog post and thread are my heroes right now since I didn't get to go to GenCon this year (and I thought, rather silly like, that I'd get the book after I ordered Reva).

ALLISON DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADE!!!!!! Through the Breach models coming across into fully fledged Malifaux minis! SIGN ME RIGHT THE FRICK UP. Those of you speculating on the other reporter with the black hair being a henchman/enforcer, if you haven't read it, go pick up Through the Breach: In Defense of Innocence (Penny Dreadful). She's Allison Dade, importante reporter NPC for the story. She's got stats in there and such, so you can ramp up your speculations from there. She's the one with the writing pad if I didn't describe her well enough. XD

I also have lost Cassandra's arm to my carpet... if anyone has any tips for that other than the Pantyhose Vaccuum one.

While now I've got some great advice for Colette's wood bases... I've ALMOST finished my set for Molly's box and a pair of Doxies. The Absinthe sign was a test run to see if it worked, but it's WAAAAAY too big and my rapid growth league starts this saturday, so I probably wont remake it for a while. I don't know if I want to make them more gray or more brown yet... I kind of like where they are, (minus that I need to add more flocking)... If anyone is up for giving their opinion, the main crew color is going to be pastel purple and the base edges will be repainted at some point.

Out of what you have there, Molly and Kirai are both also summoners (not as intense as Nicodem, but still up there), so you'd end up inclined to buy more models eventually. By SS count, Kirai is probably not going to be a good choice here since her box set is ITTY BITTY in terms of SS, so you'll probably end up buying a decent number of things to start filling out points. I can't comment on Yan Lo or Tara personally, but from reading their tactica on Pull My Finger, they seem less needy for other additions. Also, totally go read Pull My Finger's tactica pages for masters you're interested in. Most articles will talk about models that are good additions to the master and why, so you can start to reason out if you need something based on how you want to play OR just see how long the list of "you should get these too" are and compare. Link A Dink for that is here. Malifaux is also one of the few games in which you don't have to buy a lot to get started OR to play for a decently long time. If you have a local group that plays (at an LGS or otherwise), definitely talk to them about what kinds of events they're running so you can get a count of how many SS you'll need to play a game. There's a list of the max Soulstones in a box set here: Link A Dink to help with that end of the decision.

I imagine they'd absolutely suck in combat, but just impose some negative flip on enemies or a positive flip to friendlies in a bubble around them. Something obviously useful but can be overcome, you know? So they keep missing getting murdered for snooping just barely, but every bad guy in the world finds them irritating, like DC's Lois Lane

That was entirely the reason I was willing to look into Hank! lol Miss Step seemed easy enough to add some frills to. I know this isn't the Miniature Matter's forum, but if you have pictures of it, I'd be super thrilled to see it. Thanks for all the quick answers everyone! The league I'm joining starts next week so I was expecting to have to miss out on a weeks worth of points waiting for an answer.

I'm all for adopting Frau here. Let's do it.

Hodgepodge, cool awesome great super! That bottom thing... Who in the whatsits frickersnacks? All I know is I want these balloon skull blobber flies....

"Sir! Ma'am! Comment?" - Reporter's shoving camera's and microphones into your face as a distraction from what's actually happening. Noooo Lady J is totally fine, that Gremlin definitely did NOT just wipe her off the board behind me. She's clearly just stepping aside to let her Death Marshal's do their job, and they are just fabulous aren't they? How do you feel towards the Death Marshals and their brand of justice? *cliche awkward smile and laugh* Comment on that? Sir? Ma'am? Like those crowded scenes in movies where every reporter in the world has gone and shoved themselves right into the person they want to talk to in a heaving mass. Maybe even make it a bubble when in engaged range with another reporter model to represent them ganging up on the model to ask questions and get answers. Or maybe "Get the Scoop", push 3" towards enemy model if that model is moved via walk, charge, or push actions. (A model being placed would represent them slipping out of the reporter's sight to me.) While within 3" of target enemy model they give +CA to something else? Or maybe Get the Scoop would just be them choosing a model at the start of the game to get pushes towards said model to represent them following one guy because he's their only lead on a GREAT story, (Maybe even allow them to push out of engaged when engaged with the model they've chosen to represent the reporter slipping away before the target can stop them from getting their story?) I'm getting carried away. I LOVE THESE MODELS.

Resurrecting this over a month later.. Starting Colette as well soon and I had a quick question... Is Hank actually really good for her crew? I prefer to stick to themes and fluff only (losing with grace every time, of course), so I've only bought her box set and some coryphee (soon Angelica... SOOOOOOON) for the time being and I'm a bit nervous about being as flimsy as a wet paper bag on the table.

Looks good nonetheless! I think the wall is coming together nicely. I'm pretty sure having to start and then let things dry is just part of sculpting, so no worries. May I ask what's on the guy's neck? Not the collar, the white stuff.

THIS. I actually do love that there are people who can speak up and say they haven't experienced things that I have or others have (I think I had a way too long paragraph about it in my most recent post?). I'm happy that there are places where people feel safe. But, facts are that anything can happen anywhere and it's good, even for people who are comfortable where they are, to be aware of other situations. Everything we learn about each other and each other's experiences is a chance to grow and improve our relationships with people everywhere. The only reason some people's commentary on things being fine for them is treated as anecdotal is because, in a good number of cases, most of us who have experienced negative situations have been told that it doesn't happen because X person's place is fine. I use girl because, to me, it's friendlier and less aggressive to use less formal language if possible. I find people respond poorly to formality in sensitive topics. Until I feel like it's necessary to speak firmly, I stick to the gentler terms.

I've lived in five different states in the US and I've been going to conventions in those states and others for a good number of years now. In all of these locations, I've had some level of negative experiences. No, I pinky swear I don't find the dirtiest store I can and go snooping there. (In fact, the dirtiest part of my current store is this one woman who came in three weeks ago and dropped such a massive load that the bathroom has just never been the same... No matter how much bleach, it's tainted forever. FOREVER.) In a good majority of my own situations, no one had noticed what happened or didn't even realize it was a problem in the first place, in the same way that a good number of people have gone "I've never seen that before, what are you talking about, that doesn't happen" or "but isn't that GREAT? Someone thinks you're attractive!". But even when people are witness to things or are informed about something that happened, sometimes, they've already made their own opinions. I've been told a lot of "get over it" and "it could have been worse, so drop it" type things over pointing out things that bothered me. I know other girls who have been told that they're lying or that it's natural because "boys are boys" and "boys can't stop thinking about their weiners, you know! haha!". Among other things. As I said earlier though, the responses closely aligned with the phrase "Where is that? That doesn't happen here" or "YOUR place is bad" tend to not be beneficial ( I know that you specifically didn't intend to offend with the question, this is more of a blanket statement to hopefully help others understand and approach the topic differently). There isn't a location where no bad things can ever happen. There's always the chance that someone, somewhere in the room, can do anything. There's always a chance that one person is actually kind of a douchecanoe in certain situations. Be proud of where you are being free of the problems others have experienced, but never stop being aware that it could happen. I, and I'm sure others, are extremely happy to know that some of you haven't experienced what we have, just don't let that block you from understanding and being honestly aware that there's always a chance of bullhonkey happening. Just because bad things can happen, doesn't mean you can't still have fun. On the subject of "Awkward Flirting", yes, that could have been his way of trying. However, saying that falling into his lap on accident would be "bad for you, good for me!" doesn't really... feel quite like "I'd like to take you on a date, Girl I've Met, and get to know you". Mostly the "bad for you" part. If you want to flirt, putting in that the target of your flirting wouldn't enjoy being closer to you is a bit.. uh... well, it makes most people cringe, for lack of wanting to go into detail as to what everyone close to me thought when they overheard the phrase and looked in my direction. Maybe it was a flirt in poor taste, but when I cringed and recoiled and my boyfriend immediately put on his Angry Eyebrows, the guy kept going with it and talking awfully loudly about it being great for him. An entire room full of CCG players, three full 8 player D&D tables, and two full 8 player Pathfinder tables, as well as the working staff don't need to know how much pleasure you'd get if a girl fell on your lap and how much she'd not like it. I think Cegorach pretty much nailed the whole thing though. I'm gonna go ahead and add that being "held sacred" is just as frustrating. If I go into a store once a week and at minimum one person in the course of my first 30 minutes there points out how special I am for being there, it's not making my day any better. Being "held sacred" has led to plenty other issues, such as being treated like absolute garbage when asked not to be treated that way OR, the greatest moments of my life, being told that I'm a slut for "leading someone on" because they were nice to me and a few weeks later, I didn't ask them out on a date. Also, being treated as a sacred creature of legend is a form of sexism IF it's based on gender, not the worst level of it, but still is it by definition. Which is why I say that it's more of a matter of awareness. Obviously there ARE girls who like being treated special (at one point, I thought it was awesome, until the slut incident), and by all means, totally continue as such. BUT it takes very little to figure out who's enjoying that kind of behavior and who isn't. Even the polite "I don't like this, but just smile and nod" facial expression can be pretty easily seen through. It also requires all of us, if we are uncomfortable, to speak up more. I wont say I did the right thing by not speaking up. I should have. I talked my boyfriend out of losing his shit. I should have let him speak if he wanted to. I should have done a lot of things that I didn't. Thank you for replying! It's really good to know that I can go offline and there are still people around who speak up on the behalf of others. I actually got kind of used to opening my big mouth, writing essay length posts to try and politely explain or discuss things (I am so sorry to all you slow readers), and being harassed off of forums. I expected to wake up to a ban or eighteen pages of "UGH, YOU PEOPLE. RUINING MY HAPPY LAND WITH YOUR SHENANIGANS!". Okay, I think I've written a college paper on this at this point. Lemme just.. uh... *slowly clicks submit reply*

I think LunarSol pretty much answered that in their post (snipped it here, but definitely go back to it if you'd like to read it). Being aware and paying attention so you DO catch it when someone could really use a hand in a crap situation or just being kind to them afterwards are all you really can do at the end of the day. By being kind, I don't mean like... bowing for someone and opening every door and going way out of your way all silly like. I mean just, say, example here, when I've been in a group of people and one completely ignores me, having just one person bring the conversation back and pointedly look at me for a response is one of the best feelings. Or when someone makes a buttawful comment, someone else even just gives the offender a look (not a violent look, just a "Come on, dude..."). I know it's EXTREMELY hard to figure out what's happening when sometimes (there are a few times where me and BF get home and I comment on someone having said something or done something that he didn't even notice), but knowing that someone will notice what happened somewhere in the room 75% of the time is lovely. No one is 100% Ever Vigilant. It'd be unfair to expect such. Just like it's the little things that hurt, it's equally the little things that help the most. I just hope that maybe some of what I've posted in this thread helps.