PolishSausage Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 I have been looking through my collection and adoring the avatars I have painted over the years. Is there a chance they will ever be usable again or are they just paperweights, ready to retire to the world of D&D adventures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehMik Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 They can be used as Emissaries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adran Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 They will also be usable as their Avatars, the rules for which will be in the campaign rules for the 3rd book. (A few may not work here, as they will need to be on a 50mm base, So Raputina, and colette, don't work or need rebasing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishSausage Posted April 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 They can be used as Emissaries. What is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Mathonwy Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 What is that?Each Faction gets, in the next book, a 10SS Enforcer with a 0-cost Upgrade for each Master in the Faction and you can use the Avatars to represent them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrflamme Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 To expand on the earlier comment, in the most recent beta for the third and upcoming book, each faction got one 10 SS enforcer, which has multiple 0 cost upgrades available to it. There is one 0 cost upgrade for each master, and these upgrades are specifically restricted to only being taken if that master is leading the crew. Dual-faction masters have only one upgrade which is also dual-faction, but the emissaries themselves are single faction, so while the upgrade remains constant, you'll have to take the emissary of your declared faction if you decide to take one. In addition to the master upgrades, the emissaries carry a general theme of gaining a stacking condition when gaining VP from the strategy. This stacking condition provides them with a regeneration-esque healing ability, and can be consumed for a large effect. There is also a generic Emissary upgrade available to all factions and exactly the same among all factions (but with a different name in each faction). This generic upgrade gives minions + to attack duels in an aura, and gives the Emissary a (0) action to discard a soulstone to draw two cards, then discard two cards (cycling). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishSausage Posted April 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 and is it official that I can use my avatar in place of those Emissaries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrflamme Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 It is, yes. They will be releasing specific models for the Emissaries later on, but as far as I know the avatars will continue to be valid to use as Emissary stand-ins even after release, so you can continue fielding your avatar models in regular play. You may also be interested to know that there will be avatar rules in the game as of book 3, but they are limited to a new system of campaign play which Wyrd is rolling out. The campaign features weekly events, persistent injuries, and persistent upgrades/loot as well as a barter system. This includes the ability to buy avatar upgrades for masters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirial Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 If you want to know how the Emissaries are going to look, this is the Arcanist one: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Laughing Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 They will also be usable as their Avatars, the rules for which will be in the campaign rules for the 3rd book. (A few may not work here, as they will need to be on a 50mm base, So Raputina, and colette, don't work or need rebasing). Avatar Rasputina is on a 50mm. You might be thinking alternate-pose Rasputina, who is on a 30mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adran Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Avatar Rasputina is on a 50mm. You might be thinking alternate-pose Rasputina, who is on a 30mm. She was on 40 mm. Or else I just badly based miine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 She was on 40 mm. Or else I just badly based miine. Avatar Rasputina was 50mm base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Pandora was at some point on a 40mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Laughing Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Pandora was at some point on a 40mm. Mine is on a 50 (though admittedly I didn't assemble or base her as I bought her off a friend). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Mathonwy Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Mine is on a 50 (though admittedly I didn't assemble or base her as I bought her off a friend).I believe ZFiend means this (the original) Pandora:http://theminiaturespage.com/news/pics/2006/jan/732988b.jpgThis one is the one on the 50mm:http://www.w6-tabletop.at/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/PandoraAvatar.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalkris Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 I believe ZFiend means this (the original) Pandora:http://theminiaturespage.com/news/pics/2006/jan/732988b.jpg This one is the one on the 50mm:http://www.w6-tabletop.at/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/PandoraAvatar.jpg aPandora was always on a 40mm, custom base and all, but yes, she would need rebasng nowadays. ~Lil Kalki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzarcastic Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Campaign rules, Avatars, and Emissaries. Is that primarily what's in Phase 3? (NOTE: This is not intended to parse as snide or harsh. Campaign rules are the thing which intrigues me most in Malifaux, so getting around to those is a big draw.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hateful Darkblack Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Those are the main things. Plus the Band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetid Strumpet Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Well every faction got a few new models. A group of mercs with one member per faction who are members of a band is one set of models. Ressers for example got: The Carrion Emissary Lizzy Lovelace [Hannah's sister, and Traitor to the Friekorps] (as a note this might not be her final name, and she was also known as missingno during the play test) Sloth [Resser Band Member] The Forgotten Marshal [Traiter to the Guild Marshals] Hayridden(sp?) [Traitor to the Nephilim] Neverborn got: The Mysterious Emissary Wrath [NB band member and the henchman leader of all the band] Changlings Corrupted hounds Bunraku Every faction got a similar amount of models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Mathonwy Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Hayridden(sp?) [Traitor to the Nephilim]Hayreddin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzarcastic Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 So, 5-ish models per faction with a focus on crazy new rules stuff and dipping into other factions' tricks? Sounds awesome! Thanks for the info - as someone very new to Malifaux, the details of a lot of things which most people talked to death ages ago are a little opaque to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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