Sol_Sorrowsong

I expect the Damned will be a good disruption piece, charging into the middle of a group so other heals can ping damage and the following turn it can leap away if needed to avoid retribution. That and shove aside on attacks can really mess with enemy positioning without giving up much of your own.

On 5/24/2020 at 5:10 PM, Stranglelove said:

@Sol_Sorrowsong Awesome work, especially Ashes and Dust. For Imgur, copy and paste the Direct Link of the image into the comment form and it should auto-fill.

Thanks for the suggestion and praise. I really like the pink in your bases and the sword on Silent Knight, very cool!

May Painting

Ashes and Dust trio and two more Lyssa proxies. I also painted proxy ice and fire golems, but they aren't Wyrd models so I'm just adding them to show off, because I think they came out really well.

Quite an elemental kick for me recently.   

9+6+2+4+4 = 25ss

19 hours ago, D-solad0r said:

How did you make the table?

I am talking about the base, the watered one

 

It is a mat, I think https://matsbymars.com/collections/malifaux-mats/products/mats-by-mars-swamplands-tabletop-wargaming-play-mat.

7 hours ago, GremlinDaycare said:

 Can you guys fill me in on any wholesome tidbits of Malifaux lore?

Like when Molly and Kirai form an unbreakable bond of friendship and loyalty when they visit the Greylord?

I've been away from painting here for a bit but here are two bokor and a proxy lyssa from one of Wrath's wraiths.

http://imgur.com/a/iiWEGDt

12 minutes ago, muraki said:

Looks like we can solve the mystery of this 2017 gencon pic!

They kept that under the hat for a long time!

1 hour ago, LexLock said:

I think Euripedes (much like Fae with underbrush) is going to be countered pretty hard by crews that can ignore his Pillars with flight/incorporeal/leaps because his crew is quite slow and relies on slowing the enemy crew in order to keep up.

I think it does reduce their effect but I found Euripides crew has a pretty good reach even though they are base 5 with only a few movement tricks.  They all hit pretty hard so a lone scheme runner is likely to take a boulder or ice pillar to the face, even if the model can't get close to it. Most can't fail more than 2 Mv duels without being on the brink of death.

Going back to @Takoa's question, I look to bring a couple of models in Euripides crew that I don't need to get cute with.  Even if its a Gigant, which can do great tricks, I might have one on the side that is going to just flank a bit and lob rocks into the middle as needed.  Having some easy options in the crew that are just going to move x2 or move and concentrate on turn 1 will get rid of a lot of headache trying to overproduce on the first turn.

Euripides is often my first real model to go T1. Generally, we don't see T1 alpha strikes and there should be enough terrain around that my models aren't getting wrecked from across the board already.  Even more important if they are in danger, since then I want some LOS blocking pillars up.  Going with Euripides early T1 isn't bad because it gives me intuition to get a feel for what I will draw and how much of The Old Ways I'll need to push things through.  Since Euripides doesn't benefit from Frozen Vigor himself, I'll put up forward ice pillars that will be blocking T2 or later T1 for my opponent or will be in range of my models that move or move x2 so they will get the heal/shielded.  I generally create 4 pillars with him T1 using old ways, and then walk up the board a bit for T2.

If I need to bait out a couple more significant models to get an idea where my opponent wants to go then I'll use that gigant or other schemer or the Primordial Magic to give incorporeal and then move off to where I'll want incorporeal next turn before I unleash the pillars.

(I want to point out here that PM actually has great actions, even if overlooked often. While I usually hide it dashing 10" between models to give incorporeal, using the tactical action twice after Euripides or Cyclops' have placed pillars next to several models gives 2 dmg to everyone so if Euripides hasn't dealt enough dmg from MV duels, then this will be a good extra ping! The second sneaky move is charging a friendly that has shielded if you have a low tome for a free card. Not often, but I'll take 1 wound for a card most of the time.)

I have come around to Lyssa as a great runner over the Bultungin. They are super squishy but when used in terrain to hide and gain concealment they wreak havoc with their lure and stagger.

So adorable!  I'm looking forward to working on this! Will edit with finished work.

Edit: Added Picture.  This would have been much easier if I could find a printer, but here is my digital attempt!

If I recall correctly, there was a portion of TFW podcast with Wyrd devs where they talk about this scheme removal of All tokens from an individual model. Not that it was necessary to remove all tokens from all models.

Logically, it is a difficult strat to score full points on anyways, because most people have one or two designated killers so some points are lost here and there regardless.  I think if you started from 0 after scoring, it would be very difficult to get more than a couple points and furthermore, there are simpler ways of writing those rules.

On 3/9/2020 at 9:23 PM, Maniacal_cackle said:

Just a note that leaders don't count for Let Them Bleed, so it was always Pandora and Candy.

Serena and Candy I think you meant, but good catch! I guess it doesn't double up as well with Assassinate as I thought it did, but still a more difficult scheme than expected.

I played a game of Symbols with assasinate (both), claim jump, runic binding, leave your mark (pandora), and Let them bleed (Parker). It was Parker vs Pandora ending 7-5 for Parker.  Parker (4 strat, 2 assassinate, 1 bleed) to Pandora (2 strat, 2 assassinate, 1 leave mark).

The strategy was pretty straight forward with Midnight stalker getting free reign of the backfield after escaping Teddy.  Pandora got an easy point on Leave your Mark from being shot by Parker in the center but Parker's crew kept spread to the flanks, shooting in so Pandora's crew spent more time chasing and killing than staying in the center to scheme for the second point. 

The Let them Bleed scheme is actually more difficult to score the first point than expected. By the time Parker got the second highest health model down to half (Serena Bowman), Pandora had been killed, so now it moved to Serena and Candy (who was untouched).  In the end, Parker only got the end game point for hitting everyone but Candy.

I like the new schemes, but this one is definitely trickier than imagined so take heed when it is in the pool. Especially against healer teams.

I think Aesthetic is the biggest starting point. Get some cool models, paint them up, and find a game. A little searching can give you a basic overview of each crew's modus operandi, which is important more if there is some playstyle that you dislike more than enjoy so you know what to avoid.  Finally, as any hobbiest knows, once you get one, you'll find another you like, and in this game it is generally a good idea to start within the same faction. Models between keywords do get used by others sometimes or you can even take both masters in a list. Some synergize better than others, but since your top picks so far seemed to include 2 neverborn models, I'd choose one of them to start with.

On 3/1/2020 at 11:25 AM, dannydb said:

I'd recommend my sandeep tactica on this forum 

Link Here

10 minutes ago, TeamLift said:

Played a game yesterday. Used the info from this thread to pick a crew because it's been a while. My opponent (mei fang- arc) conceded at the end of turn 3 from the inability to gain anymore vp with the position of his models vs what I had left to combat them. Was 3-2 but could've been 6-3 if it played out.

8-0 if you were in a tournament!

Bokors again, hope to get them finished in short order. Then Envy or some Oxfordian mages.

Failed this month 😆.  Got almost done with Bokors but will need to finish them next month. 0ss @Caedrus  D'oh!

On 2/24/2020 at 5:58 PM, Rufess said:

Boring Conversation is a great control aura that I always want to activate before most of enemy models activation.

What is the order of Chatty and Boring Conversation, or is it up to the opponent?

Depending on your painting prowess, I still think the man on the donkey could fit.  He seems like he'd tie in with Aionus and a smokey black/gray donkey and gear with a grim looking little man on top could have a cool mix between the void and these timeless old men.

19 hours ago, solkan said:

Edit:  English causes 🤕.  

 

Edit: English clauses 🤕

FTFY 😂

4 hours ago, Antinea said:

Started my Firebranded. Initial idea was a saturated green and a desaturated purple as base colours. But somehow it doesn't look great. Any way to improve that, ideally without having to strip everything?

I get a bit of Link cosplay from these, which is kinda cool. I really like the pop of light purple, awesome color. I think if you add OSL from the flames to yellow it up a bit you'll have it. You could also dry brush the cloaks with some other color to give them a tinge away from that deep green if you desire.

@Caedrus I've got a wendigo and one acolyte left from the raspy box, but they both got a bit chewed by a puppy so haven't gotten much love yet. Need to green stuff some areas pretty heavily.

Might paint up a couple of gatreaux bokors instead for zoraida. So I'm in for 14ss this month!

@Antinea those firebranded look pretty awesome in white primer even. Such cool models!

Here is my acolyte for January. I'm noticing a small paint blob I need to brush over, but he's done. @Caedrus 7ss for January. Raspy and the other acolyte flanking, now that I can reveal her from December and the contest.

On 1/28/2020 at 12:38 AM, OhRlyeh said:

Prospectors are amazing with First Mate to feed his Leap/Strike every single turn. I almost always take FM and I never take him without a prospector. 

Could you explain this synergy in more detail? I've never thought about a prospector for anything more than collecting soulstones.