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  1. I started with Tara, so I 100% support learning to play with what you like to look at! As another note, I've been away a while, but I'm planning on getting back to writing more articles and updating the file more. If I haven't already responded to your post from above, fear not! I will do so when I am not writing from a tiny phone screen.
  2. Thanks for all of the feedback. I haven't played Parker before, so I figured I might be off base with him from just reading his card and the tactics I've been able to find =P. I've updated the table based on your feedback, let me know what you think! Great tips! I guess it also helps that since you have so many duplicate models on the field, you get to know their rules pretty quick. Their's less of that "I'll activate this guy... let me look at his card for 45 seconds to remember what my options are"
  3. Hey all, thanks for your feedback! I actually debated something like this, and ended up going the easy route of lumping them all together as the generic "Casting damage". Based on your feedback, and others below, I'll update the file! I haven't played against/with him before (since he was so maligned before his buff). What do you think his top 3 should be? If I remember correctly, I was sort of stretching to find 3 things he focuses on when I was going through all of the masters. It was just her use of scrap markers for Railwalking, but I'm going to replace it with Force Multiplier as Bengt recommended below. I think the Railwalking is realistically covered by Mobility anyway. Resource manipulation is definitely a filler. I was trying to figure out the best way to get all of the different resource interactions into the sheet, but it ended up as a pretty bloated category. Any recommendations for how to improve it are appreciated! :). I've also gone through an updated the sheet based on your suggestions. Do we think there should be a "Flexible" category to cover masters like Kaeris? Thanks for the feedback. I've updated Perdita, let me know what you think of the new ratings! Thanks! I've updated Shenlong, so let me know what you think!
  4. I'm writing a series of articles on picking your first master, and in my most recent one I put together a Spreadsheet that rates each master on which areas they focus on. The idea is to have a "quick reference" guide to the playstyles of each master as a first step in the Master choosing process. Since I don't have experience with all of the masters, I would appreciate any feedback on the ratings I gave . My article explaining the categories can be found at http://tabletopical.com/picking-first-malifaux-master-part-2/, and the spreadsheet can be found on Google Docs here. Let me know what you think! Ken
  5. Ahh, I remember this article from back in the day. Good call! I gave the article it's own paragraph at the end for extra reading on the topic! Any good tips for saving time in your Hamelin play? The whole rat engine really takes up alot of time! Also, I played a game with Jack Daw the other day, and I agree with your point about there being a lot of thinking involved. I feel like I spent more time staring at his and his crew's cards than actually playing the game! I think that I'll like the puzzle of him though, so I'm excited. I agree that the Vics are a great way to start and learn the game! I personally don't like that playstyle too much, but I totally see the appeal of just deleting something off the table at a moments notice :). Thanks for the compliments on the articles as well, I'm really trying to figure out the best way I can share what I know, and help people getting into the game! In other news, I wrote a new article in my "Picking your First Malifaux Master" series here. I created a Spreadsheet that shows what each of the masters focuses on, so I'm hoping it will be a good resource for newer players! I do want it to be community driven though, so let me know if you disagree with any of the ratings for your favorite masters!
  6. Inspired by your comment, I wrote up a blog post this morning with my thoughts on how to pick your first malifaux master. As nerds we're pretty smart, and doing a "one size fits all" master recommendation for everyone seems to be a disservice for getting people the master that they'll truly enjoy. http://tabletopical.com/picking-first-malifaux-master/
  7. As much as I love the fluff and model for Levi, I think I'll be waiting a bit before starting him up. I'm resisting the urge to branch out into other factions as much as possible until I get and play everything in outcasts. I know Levi would be a slippery slope for me lol. I have his cards though, so maybe I'll look them over and see if I get inspired ? Nothing ever really jumped out to me in ressers. I do like the look of Reva though... I've played enough miniatures games to realize that I need to pick factions/miniatures that I like the theme of, as well as the mechanics. Whenever I just get what people recommend, I play a few games, and then get bored. Playing the less beginner friendly masters also gives me a puzzle to solve, which I enjoy more than winning. You will all be happy to know that I had a very good holiday in the minis department, so I will in fact be starting Jack Daw! I also got a bunch of other Outcasts models, so I'm thinking about testing them out and writing up some in depth stuff on them!
  8. You are all the devil. Seriously though, I'm going to wait until after the holidays to decide whats next for me to write as far as masters go. I'm expecting to get a box or two of Malifaux stuff, so those will probably be my next articles :). In other news, I've conscripted a few local gentlemen to guest post as well, so everyone can look forward to more than just my boring crew box reviews!
  9. I've definitely noticed the various opportunities across the factions to get you bought into other factions.. as a Tara player, I now own ressers for summoning with Karina. As a Misaki player, I now have 10T models... The first hit in a faction is always free I guess...
  10. I reallllyyy like Teddy. So what you're telling me is that I can buy Dreamer, get Teddy, and then still defend it to my wife as "No I'm not starting a new faction, this can all be used together!" ? I need to buy Levi...
  11. i was being tempter by Dreamer, so its probably for the best that I bumped him down the list.
  12. I've now moved Jack up on my Amazon wish list.. Look what the two of you have done...
  13. I wish I was even close to that with my painting! You guys are like the little devil on my shoulder whispering 'Buy more models!'. Now that you mention it, I've liked jack's aesthetic since i started playing back in 1e... Maybe I'll do Jack's crew box review next and get nice an comfortable with the cards to see if I would like him..
  14. I'm glad you guys are reading through these enough to actually catch these mistakes! I can totally feel your pain with Voracious Rats! I'm particularly bad at anything that requires me to remember things outside of my activation (I think I'll steer clear of becoming a pro Jack Daw Player with all of those auras in his crew...)
  15. By popular demand, I've done a review of the Brotherhood of the Rat models. I may have went a bit overboard in the descriptions, but this is what happens when I don't have a master to write about!
  16. Thanks for all of the tips! I'm constantly finding new uses for the void wretches, and the fact that they're incorporeal opens up a lot of tricky moves that can catch an opponent off guard! I also really enjoy Hannah for all of the reasons you mentioned. I just got a Librarian, so I'm excited to play her with her big robotic sister You are correct! This is what happens when I don't have a peer checker! I'm fixing the article now.
  17. Valid point with the Stolen. I've updated the post to be more clear. I think I'll maybe do a review of the Brotherhood of the Rat box, and then stress it's importance a bit more in the Hamelin article. Thanks for looking over the article!
  18. While he isn't the most beginner friendly master, the article for Hamelin is up! Hamelin Box Review I've also started linking to all of the reviews in one central place here. On the Docket for the rest of this week: "Beyond the Box" Article for Tara - I like how the article name flows! Add soulstone ranges to each of my crew box reviews (Including Hamelin's... woops...) For the Beyond the Box article I think I'm going to stick to just discussing models to expand to 35 and 50 points (Like Seadhna recommended), and general tactics rather than going into Strats and Schemes (Since those might be getting updated in GG2017). I can go back in once GG2017 is out and either add them in, or just make a third article that focuses on that. Outside of the crew box, anyone want to weigh in on the models they like or fun tips and tricks with Tara? I would love to include some of your mad skills in my article later this week.
  19. Who says Unicorns need to be My Little Pony like? https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Dark_Unicorn_(4e_Race)
  20. Since we already have a donkey, I vote Camel Cavalry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel_cavalry
  21. Thanks for the feedback! I love the idea of mentioning how many soulstones the box is in the review! I was thinking that it might be a good idea to do "After the Box" Articles that go over what models to buy next, and some of the more advanced stuff like schemes and strats. Which way do you all think is better? I want to make sure that these beginner articles don't end up being too long, and I also don't want to step on PullMyFinger's toes too much, since that is already such a great source of info.
  22. Thanks for taking a look at the articles! I mostly chose these two boxes because they were the first 2 that I picked up after returning to the game after taking a long break (I used to play back in first edition). I saw the recommendations to stay away from these two masters, but I don't mind getting my face stomped in for a few games while I learn a more mechanic intensive master. What really drew me to them was the theme anyway! I plan on doing these reviews for all of the Outcast masters I can, and then maybe expanding out to other factions. I might have other people write the articles for masters that I'm not super familiar with (Although these are pretty basic, so I think I can get enough information from PullMyFinger and here if I need to). Good points! I also picked Tara because of her mechanics and theme (burying people and Cthulu monsters? Sign me up!). I had a bit of an advantage when restarting the game, since I played in first edition, so I may have been able to pick up the more complex mechanics more quickly than other new players. I like the idea of adding a section of things to keep in mind! I'll add it to my list of things to improve I agree with your point about probably switching factions (Or going back to another game) if I started up again with one of the more straight forward masters. I played Circle Orboros in WarmaHordes for a long time, so I think I am a glutton for punishment when it comes to trying to wrap my head around a playstyle.
  23. I recently started a blog, and one of the things that I want to do is to try and write some relatively quick overviews of the crew boxes. In the future, I'm hoping that I can write some more in depth articles for the masters as I get more comfortable with them. These are mostly meant for people just starting the game. Misaki Box Review Tara Box Review What do you ladies and gents think? I'm up for any constructive criticism or ways that you think I could improve the articles. Thanks! Ken
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