Popular Post Kyle Posted December 12, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Hey Wyrdos, This week, Waldo started shouting about needing a Gatekeeper, something about being a Gozer, and there being only Zuul. Once we explained to him that we were going to be talking about KeyWORDS and not KeyMASTERS, he disappeared in a puff of frustrated smoke. Him being gone works out for us, though, because we’ve got a lot to talk about this time around! Last time we spoke, we asked you what parts of M3E you wanted to hear about, and we’ll certainly touch upon as many of those as possible in future articles. This week, we’re going to take a look at every existing model in the game and which Keywords they possess. This list includes all of the models from M2E. There will be more models to fill in gaps in M3E, but we’ll cross those bridges when we get there. As a reminder, in M3E, your Leader can hire any models that share a Keyword with them, as well as any Versatile models, at their listed Cost. They can also hire models belonging to their declared Faction, albeit at +1 Cost. Totems are not specifically noted on this list but can only be hired into a Crew that contains their Master. Versatile models are denoted with asterisks after their names. Crews can be led by both Masters and Henchmen, both of which have been noted below, along with any secondary Keywords that those models can hire without penalty. As you look through this list, you’ll see a few models that have undergone name changes, which are noted where applicable. And, not that it’s needed to be said again, but just in case: M3E is still in beta-form, and details are always subject to change. To find the list of models, head on over to our website! 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar43 Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 im confused on what a "versatile" model is, none of them have it listed as key word or note... EDIT - ignore me, models marked with * on the list. I should of read that first instead of jumping into the list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedeadclaw Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Versatile models can be hired within faction at no penalty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caedrus Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) Versatile is analogous to 'Mercenary' in M2E. Hireable within faction by keyword Edited December 12, 2018 by Caedrus Edited for clarity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flinroz Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Polar43 said: im confused on what a "versatile" model is, none of them have it listed as key word or note... It says in the article that Versatile models are noted by an asterisk by their name 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWHSD Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 19 minutes ago, Caedrus said: Versatile is what would be 'Mercenary' in M2E. Hireable by any. I don’t think it quite matches up with M2E Mercenaries. It looks like any model in the declared faction can be hired but if the model is not either versatile or sharing a keyword with the crew leader they will cost an additional soul stone to hire. A model that shares a keyword with the leader can be hired for the printed cost regardless of faction. A versatile Outcast model isn’t going to hireable into a Neverborn crew. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezramantis Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Missing the faction change notation behind silurids, gupps, and spawn mother. I scanned neverborn 5 times and thought they were missing entirely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Wallace Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 There are some nice possibilities here. And I see everyone gets a last name now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scatterbrain Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 Wow. Definitely food for thought. Answers some questions while raising others. 😉 I'm going to mull it over in my Scatterbrain for a while before making specific comments. Thanks to @Kyle for posting this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Curran Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 These are really nice changes that will work well for the franchise. I hope this really turns into a BIG, popular game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solkan Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 Dual keyword Henchmen in that list: Kudra Acharya (effectively) - Academic, Elemental Sammy LaCroix - Kin, Wizbang Old Major - Pig, Beast Spawn Mother - Swampfiend, Beast Hinamatsu - Qi and Gong, Puppet Benny Wolcomb - Bandit, Plague Toshiro Katanaka - Retainer, Ancestor Manos Panagakos - Retainer, Ancestor "Retainer, Ancestor" is basically Yan Lo's buddies, although they're Ressurectionist models, so it's Ressers with a bit of Ten Thunders. "Bandit, Plague" is all Outcast; "Kin, Wizbang" is all Bayou; "Academic, Elemental" grants access to one model (Thomas Rafkin). But Old Major and Spawn Mother are both Bayou models plus 20-some out-of-faction Beast models. Plus the Spawn Mother can bring in Bad Juju. And they can take non-Master Gremlins. 🙃 TLDR: Do we call them "Animal Planet" or "Wild Kingdom"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJoyInGaming Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 Reva can take the Wanyudo?! Interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haagrum Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 Intrigued that Barbaros is now an Outcast, but saddened that he specifically can't be hired into Neverborn. Nice to see Hayreddin and Killjoy back, though... I might need to get an Outcast crew in M3E. Alternately, a rogue Nephilim group led by Lilith and/or Barbaros would also be a lot of fun. Also, my Neverborn and Nephilim will really miss having Mr Graves around. Almost as much as it'll hurt paying more for the Nephilim twins in Pandora. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tors Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 Lilith, Collodi, Spawn Mother, Silruids, Gupps, Barabos, 3 Knights become 1... seems like Neverborn had way to many models Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yool1981 Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 Thx for sharing the list. I like the idea of themes driving the game. As do many people, I think NB took an enormous hit for this edition, which I am not entirely comfortable with (see below). But hey, "c'est la vie". If the game is even better than before, I'm OK with the changes. I am surprised to see that Broken Promises let us get upgrades increasing the recruitment pool and then, the next book shrinks it. Are there planned upgrades or card abilities increasing the recruitment pool in M3E? For example, just before the M3E announcement, I bought journalists for Pandora and Austringers for Lucius... I cannot even imagine what the McMourning players must think. When M3E was announced, I made a list of models that were in danger of not being played in Neverborn anymore. That's a lot of invalidated purchases and / or pain jobs (I have one colour scheme per faction I play)... In red, not playable anymore In orange, only via henchmen In green, via master or in-faction In black, no news LYNCH Old Key Word – DARKENED · Jakob Lynch · Hungering Darkness · Gwyneth Maddox · Mr Graves · Mr Tannen · Illuminated · Stitched Together · Beckoner · Depleted LILITH Close to Lilith in Game or Fluff · Lilith · Cherub · Barbaros COLLODI Old Key Word – PUPPET · Collodi · Vasilisa · Hinamatsu · Hodgepodge Effigy · Bunraku · Marionnettes · Mysterious Effigy · Stitched Together · Wicked Dolls · Lucky Effigy · Brutal Effigy · Arcane Effigy · Coryphee · Shadow Effigy · Carrion Effigy · Mannequin LUCIUS Old Key Word - GUARDSMAN · Captain Dashel · Master Queeg · Guild Sergeant · Guild Austringer · Guild Guard · Guild Hound · Guild Investigator · Guild Pathfinder + Traps · Guild Rifleman · Mounted Guard · Warden Old Key Word – MIMIC · Mr Graves · Mr Tannen · Beckoner Guild Lawyer · Terracotta Warrior · Ferdinand Vogel & Beast Within PANDORA Old Key Word – WOE · Journalists ZORAIDA Old Key Word – SWAMPFIEND · McTavish · The First Mate · Bayou Gator · Wild Boar Old Key Word – WP <=4 (Most Common hires) · Nurse · Papa Loco MOST COMMON MERCENARIES · Anna Lovelace · Aionus · Hans · Johan · Lazarus · Sue · Freikorps Trapper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetitDalek Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 Thank you for the list, it helps greatly with purchases and planning 😀 Hoarcats are December, yay! I wanted them for my Raspy, but waited for their M3E keyword before buying. I wonder if they won't be a pride anymore as they are listed simply as 'Hoarcat'. In that case the base size will probably shrink too. Can someone precise if I understand Lilith correctly? Declared faction: Dead Man's Hand Hiring pool: Any Nephilim (probably without Nekima?). Versatile Neverborn. Restrictions: Cannot be hired as a second master into Neverborn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorUndead Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 I'm guessing "transmortis" is going to be the keyword for Albus Von Schtook? (I hope I didn't misspell his name) I'm curious as to Euripides' keyword as well. Savage, maybe? I hope we'll find more about new models soon-ish (since we already had some nice previews I'm not too worried about that, though I'm guessing the upcoming weeks might have smaller articles with the holiday season) Small question though : since Nicodem will have "mortuary" as keyword and only his vulture, mortimer & gravediggers have this keyword, does this mean hiring any undead model will cost the extra +1 (even if it says "can hire Undead Resurrectionist Minions and Undead Resurrectionist Enforcers if Leader")? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptnFab Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 I was wondering that too. I know he's in the Dead Man's Hand and all, but it seems like Nicodem would be pretty hamstrung. Great to see the list though anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellomurse Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 Any chance upgrades will be discussed? I'm wondering if you'll be able to broaden hiring pools by getting upgrades. The example that comes to mind is Marcus, wherein many people, myself included, would have out of faction beast models that are now no longer for hire; an upgrade could fix that similar to broken promises upgrades that expanded hiring pools. I also have a question regarding the hiring of a second master. Would hiring a second master (or henchman) give you their keywords to increase your hiring pool? I see the word Leader mentioned, so probably not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clockwork_Fish Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 Happy to see that Last Blossom was expanded to include pretty much all the models that logically should be Last Blossom. Poor Arcanists though, lost their Raptors to Guild. And it looks like the Soulstone Miner is moonlighting for .... Ma Tucket. Yep, Malifaux’s greatest scientists and sorcerers once again outwitted by swamp folk. Surely they will soon throw off the shackles of their Guild oppressors, he said as he fed diced mage bits to his new pet bird. 😇 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellomurse Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 Just noticed that it says the following. I presume this is mistyped, otherwise hiring pools just got a whole lot bigger. "As a reminder, in M3E, your Leader can hire any models that share a Keyword with them, as well as any Versatile models, at their listed Cost. They can also hire models belonging to their declared Faction, albeit at +1 Cost." Either this should have been typed as -any versatile models in their faction, at their cost- or versatile models just became available for every master from every faction. It would be kind of fun to make a list including all of the horsemen Now Barbaros is hirable by all factions except for neverborn?!?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikodemus Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 I immediately filed that to the "obvious typo" folder. Not that it wouldn't be amusing for everyone to run a horseman list. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 5 hours ago, PetitDalek said: In that case the base size will probably shrink too. I don't think I've changed any base sizes going from M2E to M3E. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primate Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Hellomurse said: Now Barbaros is hirable by all factions except for neverborn?!?! No, just outcasts. That clause is to stop him being hired via keyword by Nekima, presumably. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortarion Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 Thank you for the list. Since I like to play thematic crews, things look pretty much like I suspected. No big changes. Except for thematic Lucius... Woah... 5/9 Mimics now unavailable to him if I count correctly, and a sixth has become non-thematic. Which leads me to a question. In the list, there seems to be pretty large differences in thematic hiring pools. Many masters have around 7 models with the same keyword in addition to themselves and their totems. Marcus have 8-9 in addition to making in-faction beasts versatile. And then there are masters like Lucius with 4 models and Nellie with 3. I guess this will be adress somehow before the release of M3E, so it would be interesting to know more about that. Will they get lots of new models? Will they get upgrades allowing them to hire other keywords? Or are they actually stuck with the option of using generic in-faction versatile models or paying the non-thematic tax? A future weekly feature on the fate of the thematically impaired masters would be good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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