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Didn't have my math straight, but I knew it was possible, so changed up the order above, thanks for pointing it out. If you go for a list like this you either go big or go home so getting the masks are really important. Though there isn't much straight up card draw in the crew, attacking Noxious lets you cycle cards with memories of blood (the once per turn can be done once per model, so you should be able to cycle up to 4 cards from attacks from shamen), as does Nekimas bloody banner trigger. Should be enough to get you the masks you need for the shamen, though not 100% guaranteed. (and you may need to ditch high cards for lower masks) The card draw from ancient pact is really helpful there as well as it also contributes to the pool of cards you may cycle. Using a SS for cards in turn 1 and 2 if you don't have a couple of masks on hand is essential to make a list like this work. Another neat trick you could do is hire a wicked doll to have it put adversary(nephilim) on the noxious to put your shamen on flips. But I don't know how to fit one in the above list.

Here's an example of using Vasilisa in the grow engine. Grow strong (Neverborn) Size: 50 - Pool: 5 Leader: Nekima, Broodmother (Nek) Totem(s): Blood Hunter (Pig) Hires: Terror Tot (tot1) Terror Tot 2 (tot2) Black Blood Shaman (S1) Ancient Pact Black Blood Shaman 2 (S2) Ancient Pact Vasilisa (V) Noxious Nephilim (NN) Terror Tot 3 (tot3) Ideal activation order Turn 1: Pig makes corpse near NN S1 charge NN-gives tot1 token-makes 2 corpses. S2 charge NN-gives tot2 token-makes 2 corpses V puts out a scheme-use scheme to make tot1 take grim feast and turn into young(Y1) Nek gives token to tot2 to grow it into a young(Y2)- makes 2 corpses and summons tot4 Y1 use grim feast to gain a token Y2 use grim feast to gain a token Tot3 and tot4 use grim feast to gain token. NN makes corpse Turn 2: Pig makes corpse near NN S1 charge NN-gives tot3 token to turn into young(Y3)-makes 2 corpses S2 charge NN-gives tot4 token to turn into young(Y4)-makes 2 corpses Y1 use grim feast to turn into mature(M1) Y2 use grim feast to turn into mature(M2) V puts out scheme-use scheme to make Y3 gain token from grim feast Y3 use grim feast to turn into cavern(C3) Nek gives token to Y4-makes 2 corpses and summons tot5 Y4 use grim feast to turn into cavern (C4) If everything goes smoothly (which is quite uncertain it will I may add!), you now got 4 sz3 minions in play Edit: Math didn't check out, so had to change up the order.

If you really want to play the grow-game, you probably should bring Vasilisa to get that 2'nd grim feast on a young nephilim. (She also has "move along" that bumps mv up to 7. With df/wp 6, armour +2, and one of the best self heals in the game, she brings tankyness to a very squishy crew.)

Wow! So much great stuff😲 Love the bright and vivid colours you're using. My favorite is the first mate though, he really stands out👏

Oh! What? February you say? Is January over already? No, seriously, sorry for the delay. My house is a mess and currently a lot to do at work. I blame all the gremlins from last months challenge! There were sooo many... (But very well painted, I must say👏) But, that doesn't mean I don't have time for painting, right? And what a great time for painting it is! Almost magical, you could say! Check out Wyrd's competition: https://themostexcellentandawesomeforumever-wyrd.com/topic/160699-winter-painting-competition-cast-a-spell/ I'll need to come up with something clever this time, and I got some ideas, but not quite sure if I'll be able to actually see it through with my house in it's current state. Anyone else planning to participate? And that brings me to this months topic: Competitions. Do you participate? Why/why not? What makes a good/bad competition?

Then you got more work to do😉

Can't see you in there, but did some changes so you should all be able to see the sheets now.

That's odd... I'll look into it

Well... Started renovating part of the house last week, so been a bit busy. Though most of my hobby gear is blocked off by all kinds of junk, I did manage to get some painting done. I'll follow up with next months challenge pretty soon, I swear!

Those leaves really adds some colour and vibrancy to the crew, binding them together thematically👍 I'd also love to see the tokens here, even if they aren't actual models😉

@Moinetbeard Seriously impressive output🤯 And very well painted to boot👏 Guess I should get to putting some work in on my own stuff soon😆

@ProrokLebioda Those are damned great! So vibrant colouring and great shading! I agree that it's nigh impossible to make the blade appear "living" without altering the sculpt or some serious freehanding, but I don't think it's really that important. If you look at the artwork for Marathine (Kastore's living blade), it doesn't have that "living" look either. Hope you'll be joining us for the 2023 challenge as well? I'd really like to see more of your work😉

Being sick half of december have made me fear I wouldn't finish in time, but i came through in the end just at the doorstep of 2023! So here they are, the insidous madness:

PLEDGEFORM Click here PLEDGE SPREADSHEET Click here MONTLY SOULSTONE REPORT FORM Click here SOULSTONE TABULATION SHEET Click here

Well here we go! A new year with new possibilities🎆 Kicking it off with January! With the long awaited realease of Madness of Malifaux, we are sure to see some intersting new models coming out in the year to come, and most likely some Kimon for The Otherside as well. Which leads me to this month topic: What are you truely looking forward to for 2023? New models? Some old projects, you just haven't gotten to? Or just GETTING IT DONE! For me it's all of the above... 😆 For January I'll be continuing on my nightmare crew. Only Dreamer insomniac, widow weaver, coppelius and Bandersnatch left now. Don't think I'll get them all done by the end of the month, but it's getting close. And since I am posting this in 2022, I'll finish this off by wishing you all a happy new year! See you in 2023😉

Hello fellow Wyrdos! Keeping the tradition rolling, I (or possibly we?) want to invite you yet again to another year of monthly painting challenges through 2023, starting 1'st of January, 2023. As the year before, and the year before that, and the year before that... the idea of the challenge is as follows: Having fun painting! Motivating yourself, and encouraging others. Being part of a great, friendly community. Giving and receiving constructive advice. And, finally: Getting some pigment onto plastic! This is NOT a competition, but a way of collective motivation, encouragement and hopefully building some new friendships along the way. Everyone is welcome regardless of skill or capasity! To make it an actual challenge (against your own inner demons, timeschedule, lazyness, burn-out or whatever is holding you back), we do have some rules: THE RULES The challenge starts on January 1st, 2023. Models count for the month in which you finish them. You can finish painting a model that you started before the beginning of the month (or one that has been on your Shelf of Shame since 2013, really). A miniature is considered pledged when you have uploaded a photo (preferably lots of them!) to the Challenge Thread for each month, declared your final SS count for the month, and submitted your SS totals on this FORM. You no longer need to @ the hosts! Just go back to the first post of each month, find the FORM, and submit your totals. Try to wait to submit totals until you are FINISHED for the month! It is best if you submit the form once a month. That said, we all sometimes THINK we’re done and get an extra model in here and there. It’s fine if that happens, it will just make reading your stats a bit harder on the sheet 😊 If you’re not sure of the points value (scenery tends to be the most challenging one), then your estimate is all we need. If it’s good enough for you, it’s good enough for us! THE PLEDGE The pledge categories are the following: Tyrant: you paint at least 21 Soulstones worth of Wyrd miniatures each month Master: you paint at least 16 Soulstones worth of Wyrd miniatures each month Henchman: you paint at least 11 Soulstones worth of Wyrd miniatures each month Enforcer: you paint at least 6 Soulstones worth of Wyrd miniatures each month Minion: you paint at least 1 Soulstone worth of Wyrd miniatures each month Totem: you have maintained an average of a contribution per month ODD VALUES Malifaux Almost all models count as their Soulstone value; but Masters count for 15 soulstones. Zero cost models count for 5 soulstones. Proxies count for their proxy value. Large iconic models counts for 25 soulstones The Other Side Titans count for 25 soulstones. Commanders count for 15 soulstones. Adjunct models count for 5 soulstones. Other Wyrd miniatures: A 30mm base model is worth 5 soulstones. A 40mm base model is worth 7 soulstones. A 50mm base model is worth 10 soulstones. Markers count for 2 soulstones if they're flat, or 5 soulstones if they're 3D and fancy. Terrain Scatter Piece (5SS): A modest piece of terrain, or a small number of scattered terrain pieces. These are the spray-can and dry-brush pieces. Focus Piece (10SS): A terrain piece that represents a focal point of pride in a terrain board. These pieces require a decent amount of construction and painting. Centre Piece (20SS): A terrain piece that is a significant centrepiece to the terrain. A handmade forest, a mausoleum, or a train engine. Masterpiece (50SS): A gorgeous, unique terrain piece that makes people wonder if you get out much. War and Peace (100SS): A complete, themed 3’x3’ terrain board. MEETING YOUR PLEDGE Life gets busy. We get that. We’d all like to think the Challenge rewards those who keep their brushes damp. If you don’t meet your pledge, the process goes: Mulligan; then Buy Back; then You’re outta there! The first time that you do not make your pledge for the month, then you have used your mulligan for the year. The second time that you do not make your pledge for the month, will need to make it up the following month, by meeting the pledge for the current month, and the month you missed. If you do that, then you’re considered to have met the pledge for the missed month. The third time that you do not make your pledge for the month, then you are out of the Challenge, but you are always, always welcome to give feedback and support to your fellow painters! If you submit miniature(s), but don’t meet your pledge, then you will be moved to a pledge level that keeps you in the Challenge THE FAQ Where do I actually pledge? On this PLEDGE FORM. The link to the pledge sheet will be in the post that follows. You should also introduce yourself, tell everyone your pledge level, and perhaps your painting plans for the year in this thread. Follow it as well! What happens if I start in February or March? If you join in February or March, you still need to fill out the PLEDGE FORM, but introduce yourself in the month you start. You could use your mulligan / buy-back and still be in the Challenge. What happens if I start after March? If you later in the year, then you should introduce yourself in the thread for the month in which you start, and fill out the PLEDGE FORM. In this circumstance, you won’t be considered to have met the 2023 Challenge, BUT you can have considered yourself as having maintained a number of month’s worth of a pledge level, so you can launch into 2024 with some momentum! What is a painted miniature? A model is considered painted if it is: Based (even glued onto a black base counts); and Tournament legal. That means that if it's a translucent, based model, it counts automatically. If it is any opaque material, then the standard is: Every part of the miniature painted, and three colours minimum. Can I do it all in one go? No. While it would be fantastic for you to paint 252 miniatures in January, and then declare yourself as complete for the year, the intent is for you to paint, relax, and enjoy. It’s a long-distance event, not a sprint. Can I show you my non-Wyrd miniatures? Sure, every miniature is welcome! They don’t have a Soulstone value for completing the Challenge, but we are a richer community for seeing how your painting passions have inspired you! Where are the points values available for me to see? The spreadsheet for the monthly totals is HERE and will be posted in the link that follows as well. I guess that's it from me, but I'd like to thank @Shock & Awe and @Gheist for their contribution to the cause so far, and I'm honoured to follow in their footsteps as the host for this years challenge. I hope to see many new and old friends joining in on this years challenge when we kick it up in January! (Oh... and don't stop painitng just because it's still 2022!)

From my personal experience I'd say Transmortis. They are good at most things, and quite forgiving if you make some errors.

If you have proof of purchase, you can submit it now here: https://www.wyrd-games.net/promotions When you'll be able to download the digital copy is the big question. I really hope I don't have to wait until it physically turns up here in the outskirts of civilisation, also known as Norway🥶

Forgot to take photos, but better late than never right?