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Trying to get into malifaux with my roommate, but we are unsure which factions to get.
I thought it would be fun to get armies with very different playstyles, so that we could each try them out and get a full feeling for the game. Also, hopefully, two armies that are good for beginners.
The factions I thought looked fun: Euripides, titania, nekima, dreamer, pandora, Zoraida, Marcus, Rasputina, Zipp, tara, som'er, Misaki, Asami, jedza.
The factions my roommate liked: lady justice and nelly.

Any advice for which armies we should pick? Anything we should pick up other than the core rulebook and two faction boxes?

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Well, seems like you're interested in almost all the Neverborn crews, so I would definitely get one of those! Out of the Neverborn crews, I would think Euripides, Titania, Nekima, and Marcus all provide pretty good starting experiences.

Between Lady Justice and Nellie, I'd lean towards Lady Justice. She gives a more conventional approach to the game than Nellie... Nellie has a weird learning curve.

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1 hour ago, Maniacal_cackle said:

Well, seems like you're interested in almost all the Neverborn crews, so I would definitely get one of those! Out of the Neverborn crews, I would think Euripides, Titania, Nekima, and Marcus all provide pretty good starting experiences.

Between Lady Justice and Nellie, I'd lean towards Lady Justice. She gives a more conventional approach to the game than Nellie... Nellie has a weird learning curve.

Awesome I really like all of those! Are any of those armies especially different from lady justice in playstyle or would make for a fun play experience in a match with her?

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10 minutes ago, Rainer Kannenstine said:

Awesome I really like all of those! Are any of those armies especially different from lady justice in playstyle or would make for a fun play experience in a match with her?

Nekima is pretty similar I think.

Titania brings a bunch of undead, which Lady Justice has a bunch of extra tools against. Not sure how balanced it'll be, but would be super interesting.

Marcus vs Lady Justice is a very interesting match.  Lady Justice wins the straight fight, but Marcus has mobility and tricks.

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