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In Broken Creatures, gladiators of the catacombs decide to fight back against their captors. Episode 27: http://www.breachsidebroadcast.com/e/chronicles-27/

Hey Wyrdos, This week, Waldo decided to visit the gym. Two hours later, he came back disappointed (or thoroughly confused) because “all the ghosts there had already been exorcised.” So, while we cancel his membership, let’s take a look at what Wyrd stuff is releasing at the end of November! THE OTHER SIDE STARTER BOX - Court of Two vs. The Guild WYR40012 - $100.00 The Other Side 2-player Starter box is the perfect steppingstone to get into The Other Side. Containing everything needed for 2 players to get started playing as soon as possible, including a step-by-step quick start guide, walking the players through how to play. Additionally, if you want to dig deeper with the stories and games through the Breach, this box set includes stat cards for all models included so they can be played in Malifaux Third Edition. Includes: Sonnia Criid, 6 Gatling Gunners, 3 Guild Mages Kirai Ankoku, Ikiryo, 9 Enslaved Spirits, 3 Gwisin Game Tokens, Fate Decks, and Measuring Tape for each player A Quick Start Guide that will teach you how to play The Other Side in minutes SAMANTHA THRACE WYR40301 - $15.00 Allegiance: Guild Can be used in Malifaux as an Alternate Dashel Barker BINH NGUYEN - WYR40351 - $15.00 Allegiance: Court of Two Can be used in Malifaux as an Alternate Datsue Ba EMBRACE THE EMBER - WYR23910 - $40.00 Reva Cortinas, Luminary Kaeris, Reborn Deacon Hillcrest BEST KEPT SECRETS - WYR23928 - $45.00 3x Nexus, One of Many Lucius, Dishonorable Cavatica Piece Together your Fate in a brand-new way with these 1000pc puzzles that feature incredible artwork from Malifaux. TITANIA UNLEASHED JIGSAW PUZZLE - WYR19001 - $18.00 THE MASTERPIECE JIGSAW PUZZLE - WYR19002 - $18.00 WYR11601 - $75.00 In Vagrantsong, a cooperative and story-driven boss battler, you will take on the role of a Vagrant trapped on a supernatural ghost train. Face off against ghosts lingering on the train (called Haints), adjust your playstyle with Skills and Junk acquired along the way, and uncover the secrets of the Silver Ferryman in this spooky and challenging adventure. 6 Playable Vagrants 23 Unique Scenarios Tons of ways to customize your character with Skills and Junk cards A spooky good time -- Please note that these are expected releases for November, and due to the current global shipping situation, release dates are subject to change. While these releases are currently forecasted to deliver on time, it has been a unique challenge to predict any changes. For the latest updates on potential release date adjustments: sign up for our newsletter, keep an eye out for news posts, and visit the Upcoming Releases page. Thank you for understanding!

Hey Wyrdos, This week, Waldo decided to go to the library. While we were thrilled to find out he knew what a library was, when we found him eating all the cooking books, we were just as confused and unfulfilled as his stomach. At least he was quiet about it. So, while we clean up what’s left, let’s take a look at something brand new coming out! Over the 15+ years, we here at Wyrd Games have created hundreds of miniatures and characters, each with their own stories that have helped shape the worlds of our games. To look back at these periods of time in our alternate history, we are celebrating by bringing some of those moments to life in epic fashion with the Iconic line of sculpts. Each Iconic box includes a large-scale, high-quality model that showcases a pivotal moment in their story – in this timeline or the next. To start, we are stepping through the Breach to witness a moment in Malifaux history. Without further ado, here is a look at the first Iconic box, Scorch the Soul: Scorch the Soul features Sonnia Criid in the Yellow Crypt after she has captured a sorcerer who has tapped into the magical aether emanating from the world of Malifaux. Turning their power inward, Sonnia sears their minds and turns them into something else entirely: a Witchling Thrall. This Iconic box includes this incredible piece of art of Sonnia breaking an Arcanist mage down as a 75mm sculpt that will look fantastic painted up and showcased on your shelf. This model will come in unassembled hard PVC so that the fine details will be kept without the complexity of building a large model. Some (but not all) Iconic boxes will also include a playable version of that character that is fully compatible with Malifaux Third Edition. Included in Scorch the Soul is a preassembled and Malifaux-scaled version of Sonnia that is ready to hit the table. An M3E stat card for the original Sonnia will also be included. Let’s take a look at the difference in scale by comparing the two: While most of the Iconic line will be coming out in 2022, Sonnia’s Scorch the Soul box will be reaching local game store shelves this December! You’ll be able to pick up this piece of Malifaux history for just $55! Stay tuned, because we've got a video of the ever-talented Angel Giraldez painting up this Sonnia coming soon! We’ve got a lot more of these Iconic boxes coming, so keep an eye out for future Waldo’s Weeklies!

UPDATE! Our live streams on Friday and Saturday will begin at 11am EST, not 10. Sorry for the mixup. We'll see you then.

Our friends at The Dice Tower just opened up their copy of Vagrantsong. Who doesn't love a good unboxing video?

Liege of Games was kind enough to give Vagrantsong a rundown of how it plays on their YouTube channel. Check it out!

In part one of Against the Wind, a desperate man comes to visit the revered scholar, magician, and arcanist Sandeep Desai. Episode 139: http://www.breachsidebroadcast.com/e/tales-of-malifaux-139/

Hey Wyrdos, This week, we tried everything we could to distract Waldo so we could get some work done. We tried covering him in bees (but he ate them), building a cardboard maze in the warehouse (but he flew over it, then set it aflame), and gave him a tablet to play mobile games (but he ate that, too). What ultimately worked, though, was handing him some crayons and this coloring page: Print out this Vagrantsong art piece to color to your heart’s content, just like Waldo! To make it a little easier to print, the PDF can be found here. Why, you might ask? For one, it’s the perfect time of year to color up something spooky. But even if you’re not in the Halloween spirit, it’s worth a shot because we’re running another CONTEST. How to participate: From now until November 8th, download or print the Vagrantsong coloring page, color it with your preferred tools of the trade (digital, crayons, markers, pencils - whatever you want!) and post it on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram with the #vagrantsong hashtag so we can find your entry. Make sure that we can see the post so you qualify! When the contest ends (on November 8th), we’ll search for all of the entries with the #vagrantsong hashtag and draw a random winner, who will be receiving a physical copy of Vagrantsong (when it releases). We can’t wait to see your creativity shine with this spooky coloring page! We are running so many contests and giveaways right now! Here’s a quick rundown of every contest that you can participate in: Vagrantsong Coloring Page Contest (which we just covered above) Beneath the Baumwood Contest: give the One Shot a review on DriveThruRPG before October 31st for a chance to win a Toil and Trouble box, or a Beware the Lights box. Rotten Harvest Gleam Contest: there are tons of ways to sign up for this giveaway for a chance to win one of the Rotten Harvest Zoraida boxes. Our Annual Rotten Harvest Painting Contest: There’s still time to submit your spooky and scary painted minis, but we’re getting close. Get those submissions in while you can! If fancifying your fridge with that lovely piece of art doesn’t strike your fancy, maybe these brand-new desktop and mobile wallpapers will! We’ve got a bunch of options, so let’s take a look: So many to choose from. Which one will be decorating your phone or desktop? Your favorite trainhopper or spooky ghost? Don’t forget! This weekend, we are doing TWO live streams on Twitch for AwSHUX on the official PlayWyrd channel! Here’s what we’ve got planned this weekend: Friday, October 22nd at 11am EST: Bayou Bash Live Play! Join the Wyrd team as we all try to outshine our opponents in our chaotic and combative racing game on Tabletop Simulator. We’ll be playing a full game and chatting with the community, so join in on the mayhem. Saturday, October 23rd at 11am EST: Vagrantsong Live Play! Join the Wyrd team as we face off against one of the early Haints in the game, Maco Joe, on Tabletop Simulator! This is a sneak peek into what our spooky boss battler has to offer, so make sure to tune in! We'll be doing giveaways during both streams, so make sure to follow us on Twitch and join in on the fun this weekend. Vagrantsong is currently slated for a November release. Don’t forget that if you pick up the game before January 31st, 2022, send in your proof of purchase to us for a Skelly Man Pin and a free Bonus Scenario to add to your campaign. Preordering your copy today guarantees that you get them when Vagrantsong officially launches!

Hey Wyrdos, This week, Waldo is headed to AwSHUX (which is next weekend, so he’s getting a little ahead of himself). On his way, he is smashing just about every freshly carved jack-o-lantern that he can find. Nobody tell him that AwSHUX is a digital convention. That hammer and our router won’t mix. So, while we follow Waldo from a safe distance, let’s take a look at what we’ve got in store for AwSHUX this year! For the first time, we are teaming up with the fine folks at Shut Up & Sit Down for their digital convention, AwSHUX. Stop by our digital booth, join us for some livestreams, and chat with us about our board games! Here's our online schedule for AwSHUX: Friday, October 22nd at 10am EST: Bayou Bash Live Play. Join the Wyrd team as we all try to outshine our opponents in our chaotic and combative racing game on Tabletop Simulator. This event will be live on Twitch at twitch.tv/playwyrd Saturday, October 23rd at 10am EST: Vagrantsong Live Play. Join the Wyrd team as we face off against one of the early Haints in the game, Maco Joe, on Tabletop Simulator! Warning: there will be spoilers! This event will be live on Twitch at twitch.tv/playwyrd During both events, we’ll be giving away copies of Bayou Bash, Vagrantsong, and Darkness Comes Rattling, so make sure to stop by! After each event, we’ll be on our Discord channel where we’ll be answering questions about our latest board games and chatting with our community! Get together with other community members to play either Bayou Bash or Vagrantsong on Tabletop Simulator during AwSHUX! Use our looking-for-game Discord channel to find a group! If any rules questions pop up, feel free to ask! Either our amazing community will be able to answer questions, or there’s a great chance that we’ll be around, too. We’ll see you there!

In the latest episode of Chronicles, The Nature of Souls, the Lone Marshal searches for a way to free his wife from the sinister voices that plague her. Episode 26: http://www.breachsidebroadcast.com/e/chronicles-26/

Hey Wyrdos, After just getting back from Origins, we found that Waldo got into the Halloween spirit by decorating the office with bones. Once we realized he had no interest in (or knowledge of) the holiday, we found his collection to be less humerus. While we figure out where to put this skeleton crew to rest, let’s take a look at the latest Through the Breach One Shot: Beneath the Baumwood! In Beneath the Baumwood, being at the wrong place at the wrong time will lead the Fated into a dark and unsettling past. To escape its arboreal clutches, players will have to work their way through various riddles brought to them by the Baumwood’s denizens. Accompanied by the Oberling, a curious and dubious spirit, the Fated will slowly uncover what happened in these woods long ago… and if they’re lucky, they might even escape with their lives. Beneath the Baumwood is a brand new One Shot adventure that can be sprinkled in any Through the Breach campaign at a moment’s notice. With its creepy setting and spooky characters, this is the best time of year to journey into these shifting woods! You can download the PDF of Beneath the Baumwood RIGHT NOW for just five bucks on DriveThruRPG. Head over there to download your copy of this wicked adventure today! AND if you leave a review of Beneath the Baumwood on DriveThruRPG between now and the end of October 31st, you may be one of two lucky randomly drawn winners! We will be giving out a Rotten Harvest Toil and Trouble box to one winner, and a Beware the Lights box to another! Beneath the Baumwood features characters in the upcoming Rotten Harvest Malifaux boxes: Toil and Trouble and Beware the Lights. These Swampfiend alt models will only be available at your local game store for a limited time, and once they’re gone, they’re gone forever! Keep your eyes peeled later this month, as they’ll be vanishing off store shelves faster than you can carve a pumpkin. And don’t forget: we are currently running a Rotten Harvest painting contest! From now until October 31st, you can enter in your most spooktacular submissions. We can’t wait to see what’s in everyone’s bag of tricks and treats for this year’s frightening painting contest! With FOUR categories this year, there are a ton of opportunities to scare away the competition! Head over to the forums for the full details (including all the details on this year’s prizes)! We'll see you there!

If you're interested in seeing what's inside a box of Vagrantsong, check out Quackalope's unboxing video:

In part two of A Line Drawn in Fire, the disagreement between Kaeris and Ironsides comes to a head and threatens to bring down the union from the inside. Episode 138: http://www.breachsidebroadcast.com/e/tales-of-malifaux-138/

Hey Wyrdos, This week, we are resting up after having just got back from The Best Four Days in Gaming™ because another great tabletop convention is just around the corner. It has been too long since we met up with our incredible community while at a convention, and it was great to finally be back. While at Gen Con, our amazing volunteers helped us bring new Wyrdos into the community by teaching them how to play our many games. This year we went all out, and the response from everyone who stopped by was well above and beyond our expectations. Vagrantsong flew off the shelves in seconds, we sold out of the pre-release of Other Side’s Starter Box, and introduced a ton of new players into the world of Malifaux. Similarly, Malifolks from around the world showed us that there’s still plenty to be excited about during our webstore sale. We couldn’t have done any of that without your help. Whether you volunteered at one of our booths, stopped by to say hello, or scooped up a title box during the websale – thank you for keeping it Wyrd. But here in the office, we’re just getting started. Next week, we’re headed to Ohio to meet up with our friends at the Origins Game Fair. Here’s what you can expect from us in Columbus from September 30th to October 3rd: Bayou Bash Learn to Plays Vagrantsong Learn to Plays Through the Breach Character Creation Sessions Through the Breach Adventures: Ghost House and Beneath the Baumwood Quick Demos of Malifaux and The Other Side Because we’ll be at Origins, there won’t be a Waldo’s Weekly next week. So, in the meantime, make sure to join in on the conversation about everything Wyrd on our Discord and A Wyrd Place. Are you headed to Origins this year? Let us know! We can’t wait to see you there.

In Shadow of Fallen Leaves: Keeping the Secrets, Ten Thunders assassins carry out an impeccable murder. Episode 25: http://www.breachsidebroadcast.com/e/chronicles-25/

Actually, no. You will get a Miss Hapen for each $100 spent. We understand that our international community prefers to pool their purchases with friends to reduce shipping/taxes, so we are trying to accommodate that. This goes for physical Gen Con purchases and webstore purchases during the Gen Con sale.

Hey everyone, Some of you might have noticed that we have some strange names in our upcoming release list in our previous Gen Con 2021 post. Well, we’d also like to give you a little peek into what’s inside those boxes. Behind the Trigger If you managed to catch Household Gamer’s reveal on Perdita and Ophelia, you’ll already know plenty about them and their new friend, Sly. In case you missed it, you can find their content reveal video here. Now, for the next two reveals, you’ll just have to wait to find out more information about how these Master titles play on the field. But don’t worry, the wait won’t be long - we’ll have a video uploaded to YouTube next week that will take a look at these next two boxes (and more). Best Kept Secrets A Twisted Tale These boxes and those already listed in the Gen Con 2021 post will be available at the convention in Indianapolis and on our webstore during the Gen Con Sale.

For those wondering: Mature Nephilim alts in the style of the Deepest Depths box will be available later this year. We'll have more news about them soon.

Hey Wyrdos, This week, Waldo wanted to go scuba diving. Once he realized that he’d need to take lessons, the pressure was too much. Deep down, he realized it wasn’t for him. So while we hold our breath, let’s take a look at this year’s Nightmare Edition models! If you’re new to us or Malifaux, every year (right around this time) we release alt models for an existing crew box. These Nightmare Edition models are a celebration of the weird, wild, and wicked, and are only made available at certain times of the year. So far in Third Edition, we have skipped ahead in time to take a look at Malifaux 1988, and explored uncharted seas with Brine and Bones. This year, we’re venturing beneath the ocean waves and down into the Deepest Depths. That’s right; Nekima and her Nephilim crew are receiving the Nightmare treatment this time around. But unlike our previous Nightmare boxes, this one won’t just be exclusive to Malifaux. More on that in a bit. First, let’s take a look at Adi Adara, the alt version of Nekima, and the incredible new design for their Malifaux stat cards. At her side (and replacing the Blood Hunter) is The Lagan, a group of terrifying and bloodthirsty eels guarding their latest catch. Under the sea, the Terror Tots have been replaced with adolescent and fully aquatic Trenchlings. Once they’ve grown up a bit, those little horrors become Reefdwellers, and are now responsible for protecting Adi Adara’s underwater kingdom. These unassembled miniatures won’t just be climbing atop the Malifaux shores, though. On Earth, Adi Adara and her oceanic infantry will also be joining the battle in The Other Side. Inside this Nightmare Edition box, you’ll also receive unit cards to replace characters in the Gibbering Hordes. In The Other Side, Adi Adara counts as a Stormsiren, the Lagan and Trenchlings each count as Egg Clutches, and the Reefdwellers count as Morphlings. The characters are on the same base sizes for both The Other Side and Malifaux, so you’ll be able to include them in both games faster than the tide rolls in. You can get your hands on this year’s Nightmare Edition box either at Gen Con or on our webstore during the big event. Gen Con starts September 16th and ends the 19th – just a few weeks away! And if you can’t make it this year, make sure to head to our webstore on Wednesday, September 15th. We’ll see you there! Our friends at Customeeple are joining our pool party with some brand new terrain. This sunken pirate ship is perfect for players who want to duke it out as Mary “Blacktongue” Bonnet and her undead pirates against Adi Adara and her black blooded mermen. You can pick up this fantastic terrain and all sorts of Malifaux-themed tokens right now on their webstore.

If you're interested in playing Vagrantsong, we just did a live learn-to-play with the folks over at Third Floor Wars. Give it a watch!

In part one of A Line Drawn in Fire, Kaeris begins to chafe under Ironsides's leadership position at the Miners and Steamfitters Union. Episode 137: http://www.breachsidebroadcast.com/e/tales-of-malifaux-137/

Wyrdos, This week, things at the Wyrd office are getting awfully spooky. Rather than tell you what’s happening on the nearby tracks, let’s take a look instead. Vagrantsong is an upcoming cooperative and story-driven boss battler where up to 4 players will take on the roles of Vagrants as they try to find a way off a supernatural ghost train. Along the way, Vagrants will encounter Haints (the lingering spirits who are trapped on the Silver Ferryman), who will stop at nothing to make sure that the Vagrants lose all their Humanity and stay aboard… forever. Vagrantsong will be available at Gen Con as a pre-release and will be reaching local game store shelves later this fall. With over 20 Scenarios and 30 hours of cooperative and challenging gameplay, there’s enough content in Vagrantsong to haunt you and your friends until the Silver Ferryman’s last stop! VAGRANTSONG ON TABLETOP SIMULATOR Want to hop aboard the Silver Ferryman yourself? Well, you’re in luck! The first two Scenarios of Vagrantsong are now available on Tabletop Simulator. You can either use that link or go to the Tabletop Simulator Workshop on Steam and search for Vagrantsong to find your way onto the spooky train. Don’t have Tabletop Simulator but still want to learn how to play? You can find the Vagrantsong rule book and the first two Scenarios to read on the Vagrantsong page! Don’t worry – some of the story content has been removed to avoid spoilers for the full campaign. WHAT’S NEXT FOR VAGRANTSONG Tomorrow, Thursday the 26th, we are teaming up with Craig from Third Floor Wars to present a live stream learn-to-play of Vagrantsong! Join us at 8pm EST at https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars or on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mUcvLERsHg to learn how to play this bone-chillingly spooky adventure! There’s a good chance that you’ve still got some questions about Vagrantsong, and this Friday, Kyle will be on the /r/boardgames subreddit to answer them in an AMA! The discussion starts at 2pm EST on Friday, so mark your calendars and start thinking of questions you’d like to ask now! PRE-ORDER NOW Make sure to add Vagrantsong to your Wishlist on BoardGameGeek and pre-order your copy on our webstore today! When you pre-order, you’ll receive an exclusive Skelly Man pin (pictured below), and a free Bonus Scenario (including 2 new Skill cards!) called Fool’s Gold to add to your campaign!

Hey Wyrdos, This week, after our big Malifaux Burns announcement, Waldo joined a volunteer fire department. As soon as he realized that firefighters don’t start fires and instead extinguish them, he lost interest. So, while we put on a streaming campfire video to keep Waldo occupied, let’s take one last look at The Other Side’s Starter Box before its pre-release at Gen Con! In previous Waldo’s Weeklies, we’ve shown off what the Guild looks like in both Malifaux and The Other Side, including how Sonnia plays in both games, but we’ve only covered Kirai for the Court of Two and Resurrectionists thus far. Today we’re changing that! In case it bears repeating, The Other Side’s upcoming Starter Box will be compatible with both The Other Side and Malifaux Third Edition. While the Starter Box is predominantly focused on The Other Side, each character included will have an associated Malifaux stat card so that they are playable in both games. Let’s take a look at what the Gwisin and Enslaved Spirits will look like once they cross the Breach over to Malifaux: The Gwisin are faceless, vengeful spirits. Despite having already completed their life-debt against those who once wronged them, the Court of Two have forcibly brought them back into this world to distort their need for vengeance and use that unending desire for their own whims. They have followed Kirai from Earth to Malifaux, crawling on their bellies, until their usefulness has run out. On the Malifaux table, these 6 Soulstone Incorporeal models will help keep nearby friendlies alive with Take the Hit and will make opponents question whether their attacks are worth the risk, thanks to Vengeance +2. On top of that, both the Gwisin and their crew’s Leader will be hard to take down with their Feast of Vengeance and Tear Off A Bite triggers healing them both back up. No matter what Resurrectionist crew you plan on putting on the table, there’s a lot of utility in these vengeful spirits that make them well worth the cost. On Earth, Court of Two necromancers discovered a way to bind spirits to the physical world, and keep them there, by way of anchors that bound them to the will of their necromancer. Resurrectionists in Malifaux have utilized this technique to build small forces of these Enslaved Spirits to temporarily control until their curse of imprisonment ends. At 3 Soulstones, the Enslaved Spirits are cheap Incorporeal models that can help reduce the risk of facing a Focus-heavy opponent with their Chained Ability. Even with only 3 Health, these ghosts can help score some quick points when they leave the table, thanks to their Demise (Claims of the Court) Ability, which leaves a Scheme Marker in its wake. The Enslaved Spirits are particularly helpful to have around in a Urami crew lead by Kirai, Envoy of the Court, as she can easily summon them onto the battlefield with her Join Us Ability. So, with seeing how the Gwisin and Enslaved Spirits will play in both Malifaux and The Other Side, we’ve seen everything that The Other Side’s Starter Box has to offer! Forgot what’s included in The Other Side’s Starter Box? Don’t worry; we’ve got you covered: 24 Preassembled Miniatures, which includes: Sonnia Criid - Unmasked, 3 Guild Mages, 6 Gatling Gunners, Kirai Ankoku – Envoy of the Court, Ikiryo, 9 Enslaved Spirits, and 3 Gwisin Tactics Tokens (and other tokens and Markers) 2 Fate Decks (1 Guild and 1 Court of Two) 2 TOS Measuring Tapes The Other Side bases (and fireteam bases) Unit cards for The Other Side and stat cards for Malifaux A Quick Start Guide to teach the basics of how to play The Other Side Note: Because this is a Starter Box for The Other Side first and compatible with Malifaux second (and to keep the cost of the Starter Box down), the bases included are for The Other Side. Malifaux bases are available on our webstore. The Other Side Starter Box will be available early as a pre-release at Gen Con and will be hitting local game store shelves in November for just $100. If you haven’t gotten into The Other Side yet, the Starter Box is a great way to start. But that’s not the only news we have for The Other Side this week! Both Samantha Thrace and Binh Nguyen will be receiving new sculpts in their official release. These Champions were previously only available during The Other Side’s Kickstarter, but these new sculpts will be hitting store shelves in October (and will be available as a pre-release at Gen Con). Did I mention that both Binh and Thrace will be compatible as alt models in Malifaux, too? You can play Samantha Thrace in your Guard crew, as she is an alt for Dashel Barker. Binh Nguyen can join your Urami crew as an alt Datsue Ba. These alt stat cards will be included in each box (as well as their bases for both Malifaux and The Other Side). We’ve got a lot more in the pipeline for The Other Side, but you’ll have to wait until later this year to hear about what's coming next!

Hey Wyrdos, This week, we’ve let Waldo do his own thing. Was it a mistake? Well, let’s watch this trailer to find out: Oh. Everything’s on fire? That seems fine. Over the last few weeks, the incredible Wyrd community has helped us reveal some of our plans in how we are reshaping the meta of Malifaux. Through their channels, we’ve been able to showcase new titles for existing Masters, as well as new models that fit multiple keywords. And we’re just getting started; community reveals will continue up to September 10th, right before we head to Gen Con. This week, we’re showing off Malifaux’s newest expansion, and the events that have transpired to bring us here. In Malifaux Burns, the latest book for M3E, the Burning Man has arrived. For the last few years, the failed experiment of the former Governor-General has been causing havoc on Earth, warping mankind from the clouds above. His portals have opened in both sea and sky, letting loose creatures that even the most imaginative minds could not fathom. His path of destruction is random and without remorse, and now he’s here… back where it all started. With this expansion, we have created new ways to play every keyword by re-designing Masters from the ground up. Not only do these titles create strengths where there were once weaknesses, but they also create questions for your opponent to ask as soon as the crew building begins. What version of Ulix is my opponent playing? Should I bring counters to his grow mechanics or his fiery pig steed? Which version fits the current pool of Strategies and Schemes? We wanted to expand the ways you play a specific keyword or crew so that they are viable in more pools and are competitive in more instances, while also making existing Masters that don’t see as much play reach the table more often, as well. Hidden information between players before the game even starts has been a staple in previous editions, such as through Upgrades and even scoring points. We’ve learned a lot from those iterations, and believe that this approach further pushes specialization of a single keyword, which keeps the barrier of entry low and tactical decisions high, while staying true to the many secrets that Malifaux has to offer. Even from a lore perspective, with Malifaux Burns, we’re harkening back to the past to take another look at how we used to tell stories on a grander scale. Like First Edition, the story in Malifaux Burns will be broad and expansive, covering the details of what happened to the 8 Masters who have been corrupted by the Burning Man’s sudden arrival. It’s the largest single story ever written for a Malifaux book (because creating new ways to play 54 Masters wasn’t enough), and we can’t wait for you to experience it. Let’s take a look at two of those corrupted Masters, and how the Burning Man is reshaping their story and how they play on the table. Ever since she and her followers fled their home in the Quarantine Zone, Reva Cortinas dreamt of darkness. That darkness was like her former prison in the attic; she was trapped and unable to free herself. But from the shadows that consumed her dreams, a voice whispered out to her. A guiding light. A brilliant flame. Like Reva, her faithful followers are guided by the newly lit lantern, unafraid of the darkness beyond. Reva’s new title is Luminary, a reflection of who she is as a leader and of the fire that guides her. While she lost her horse, she gained a vision. For Anasalea Kaeris, she always embraced the chaos that an unruly fire could create. It was the never the endless flames that burned her. The stress and strain of Ramos’ absence, the rift between the Union and the Arcanists widening, and the Guild marching in and taking out freethinkers and mages alike… it had gone on for too long, and was too much a burden for anyone to bear. When the Burning Man came to Malifaux, it was only a matter of time before she broke. As her title suggests, in the ashes of her former self, she was Reborn. The Burning Man’s arrival woke latent magic in similar ways that many have experienced when crossing the Breach for the first time. His magic rent through reality and found purchase in vulnerable minds wherever he went. Deacon Hillcrest, who joins both Reva and Kaeris on the battlefield, is no exception. If the Doomseekers on Earth were the selected few to spread the word of the Burning Man’s cleansing fire, then Deacon Hillcrest is the chosen one in Malifaux. To him, the city must burn so that it can be remade in the Burning Man’s vision. There are prophecies in those flames. Deacon is here to reveal their meaning at whatever the cost. Thanks to the keyword system, we’re able to expand upon a crew’s story without having to rely on a single Faction to pull models and ideas from. When designing Deacon, and other dual-keyword characters like him, we found a space to develop interesting mechanics that bridge the gap between multiple keywords in unexpected ways without overwhelming players in this jam-packed release. You can pick up the Malifaux Burns expansion book, the Embrace the Ember box, and more during Gen Con. The official release for Malifaux Burns and other Malifaux content will be hitting local game store shelves starting October 2021. Stay tuned for upcoming Waldo’s Weeklies, where we’ll be showing off our upcoming plans and limited releases for Gen Con!

In the final episode of Trial by Fire, we reach the conclusion of Captain Samantha Thrace's story, and we hear the court's verdict. Episode 17: http://www.breachsidebroadcast.com/e/earthside-echoes-17/