Kyle Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 Hey Wyrdos! Waldo’s decided to pick up scrapbooking as a new year’s hobby. He’s already got the shutterbug, snapping pictures of the office, all of us, and whatever else draws his attention. While we’re almost sure Waldo’s photographs of cutlery, office spiders, and cardboard boxes won’t win him any awards, we can’t say the same for this enterprising individual… Equipped with some seriously unusual technology, the Nightcrawler Network assists the Guild in collecting information on subjects of interest. Important stuff goes to the Guard. Anything left gets sold to the Tattler to fill up its gossip column. The Nightcrawler Network is a model that embodies the concept of “planning is everything.” Stealth and Extended Reach protects them from enemy Attacks. Combining that with Walk the Line and a suited Sabotage Their Plans means that a Nightcrawler Network Activation can score or deny a point or two. The most exciting thing on the Nightcrawler Network’s card is its Spy Network Ability. This allows him to draw range and LoS from friendly Camerabots. This means that his Actions can reach a far wider span of the board than their ranges indicate. Spy Network also works on Aura Abilities, meaning that each new Camerabot on the board is another Extended Reach bubble for your opponent to deal with. Summoning Camerabots has astounding range with The Network as the Action targets a terrain piece. This means that you can Summon a Camerabot on the other side of a building or forest. In Guard In Guard, the Nightcrawler Network is a much-needed tech piece. He can be a solo model counter scheming with a combination of Expert Getaway and Sabotage their Plans, or support the center with Summoned Camerabots with Extended Reach. Network Cable also helps set up Adversary (Guard) on enemy models and synergizes with Pursue. In Journalist In Journalist, his role is similar, with a higher damage threat. If the Nightcrawler Network draws LoS from a friendly Camerabot it gains a +Mask to its Network Cable Action, giving it built-in Slander Triggers. Between Slander and Chasing a Story, the Nightcrawler Network could hit for 5 damage and Distracted +1. Even if he doesn’t do 5 damage, the Distracted is useful for either Nellie Cochrane title, by either procing Slow News Day to give Stunned or to set up a False Reality Place effect. The Network is only one man, despite his claims to the contrary. How does he manage to be in so many places at once? Extremely inconspicuously-placed Camerabots artificially extend the Network’s reach. Or maybe they’re there to distract you from the cameras you aren’t supposed to see… Camerabots are noteworthy as they’re the 2nd Mv 0 model in the game. But that doesn’t mean they’re stuck in one place! From the Shadows lets them appear where they want on the board. After deployment, Get a Better Angle allows them to Place next to friendly Guard or Journalist models. Combining that with Spy Network means that a Camerabot can teleport across the board as long as there’s another Camerabot to draw LoS from. In Guard In Guard Camerabots edge out Guild Hounds as the cheapest model Dashel can Summon with Call in Reinforcements. Once they’re on the board, Flash Photography may have a low stat but the possibility of Distracted, Staggered and Adversary (Guard) is worth the attempt. Smile! You’re on Camera is the standout Action here. Being able to tell friendly Guard models to Interact is helpful in some of the new Interact heavy Strategies like Stuff the Ballots and is an innovative way to get around their Insignificant Ability. In Journalist Camerabots are an economical way to get more of what Journalist wants to see on the board. Like with the Nightcrawler Network, giving Distracted is always helpful, and Flash Photography is a great way to put out conditions in a Journalist crew. They can be seen as a budget Phiona Gage, protecting models with Extended Reach instead of Propaganda Piece. The biggest difference here in Journalist is the usefulness of Smile! You’re on Camera. Commanding friendly models to Interact for Strategies and Schemes is always useful, but Journalist makes a strong case for targeting enemy models instead of friendly models. Being able to command enemy models to Interact gives Journalist more opportunities for Chasing a Story and Breaking News to proc. Camerabots also have Exclusive Interview which means if you position correctly, they can have enemies Drop friendly Scheme Markers for Schemes such as Ensnare. That’s all for this week, Wyrdos. How will you be including the Network into your Guild crews? Remember: if you’re feeling snapshotty, post your Wyrd Games-related photos with the #PlayWyrd tag. We love to see what our community creates! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzlier Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 Holy dang, up to 4 big circles of Extended Reach is pretty cool. Also dope model for the 2 Guild crews I don't have 😮 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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