Rathnard Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) Hey look, I've started a blog! http://rathnard.blogspot.com.au This is actually my second blog post (not including the mysterious and positively ancient test post), but the first was not Malifaux related at all so I thought I'd wait until this one before making any sort of announcement on these here forums. Anyway, in case you haven't yet clicked through, I've put down my initial thoughts and experiences with Jakob Lynch. Let me know what you think! Edited December 31, 2013 by Rathnard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathnard Posted October 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 New Blog entry, this time about Zoraida; http://rathnard.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/rathnard-does-neverborn-zoraida.html Any feedback you might have would be awesome. Otherwise, I'll keep filling this thread up with my own posts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 I clicked on it and was debating what to post here as it loaded. I got as far as: "It's not pink enoOH HOLY **** THAT'S BRIGHT" After my initial wimpy shock, I had a nice read of both posts. Nice analysis, and I say that as someone that doesn't have much interest in the Z. But I really did like the Jakob one, I should probably get him on the table now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathnard Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Continuing my streak of actually publishing something once per week, here's Lilith! http://rathnard.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/rathnard-does-neverborn-lilith.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathnard Posted December 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Okay, so much for my one post per week streak. It's been 2 months but hey - it's another blog post! It's a big one too; http://rathnard.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/rathnard-does-neverborn-pandora.html Pandora this time. Let me know what you think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 That was a pretty nice little rundown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathnard Posted December 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 That was a pretty nice little rundown. Thanks Mindshred - it took me a while to figure out what I wanted to say about her. Which probably contributed to it's length. Anyway, new blog post. For me, 2014 is going to be the year of the terribly named Rainbow Challenge. http://rathnard.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/the-rainbow-challenge.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sklertic Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Cool idea, just be careful not to overcommit and burn out. Sometimes less is more On a sidenote, your Zoraida blogpost just convinced me to buy myself a new years eve present in the form of Zoraida and a voodoo doll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathnard Posted January 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 First game of the year is down. Funnily enough, Zoraida was the First Master to be ticked off my list for the challenge. So I suppose this is another Zoraida post. http://rathnard.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/slumming-it-with-zoraida.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathnard Posted January 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 And the Rainbow Challenge continues! This time it's Seamus with a crew of children, which somehow makes him even more disturbing. http://rathnard.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/all-cool-kids-play-seamus.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathnard Posted January 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 A new bog post in record time, this time about the Viks! http://rathnard.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/rivers-of-blood-viktorias.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathnard Posted January 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 A new bog post in record time, this time about the Viks! http://rathnard.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/rivers-of-blood-viktorias.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathnard Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Well it's been a few months since I updated this but now that I'm on a bit of a holiday, I managed to get a new blog post up. Hopefully they'll come a little more regularly from now on. Although if this year has taught me anything, it's not to make any promises on that! With the end of the year comes the end of my Rainbow Challenge, and it didn't go quite as well as I was hoping. http://rathnard.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/end-of-rainbow.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathnard Posted December 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 For what it's worth (I know there's a bunch of you ), here's the next part of me finishing up the Rainbow Challenge - thoughts on Molly, Von Schill and Leveticus.http://rathnard.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/those-left-behind-molly-leveticus-von.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpectreEliteGaming Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 Done for the year, huh? I thought my Levy was pimp'n til I saw yours. I got the top hat on Levy (that you have on Schill) to compliment his pimp cane. You're right about Schill - I find he works best as support or VP denial with a "ragtag elite" crew tacked on top of a small Von Schill hit squad - JD can work the same way. The entire crew doesn't always have to be all freikorps or all tormented to be really good. Trapper x2 is never a bad thing. Also, if you're worried about waif hunting, double up on your anchors instead of having fatty double digit anchors - especially if you're forced into a scheme marker heavy game - perferably with some scary pull for deterence - hunters are king probably. Few people actually go after the waifs and there are also some good fatties that your opponent won't want to pull towards them, anyway (Howard). I just play Levy aggressively focusing on VP denial - as Levy you really need to aim to prevent your opponent from racing a 10VP game. If you try to play cagey you will lose Levy's innate advantage. Even if they do kill a waif or two they are investing a lot of time into it so it really isn't too bad of a thing to lose a waif late game provided your positioning is sufficient with the other waifs or a sac-jump. If I take out a key hitter at the expense of a waif, I'll still consider that a win. Do as much denial and disruption as possible as fast and as often as possible. If you want to play Levy defensively, you should just swap him out for JD instead - similar gameplay but in a passive way and your answer to an anti-kill marker-heavy scheme pool. I like your blog, I'd love to see more battle reports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadeton Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 Very nice! I'm glad to see that Von Schill has started to click for you since our disastrous first game (he has for me too). I love Molly's play style, especially compared to the more ridiculous 'pure' summoners like Nicodem and the Dreamer. She's devastatingly powerful when wielded effectively, but her in-your-face style (and its accompanying restrictions) balances her nicely, in my opinion. I look forward to discussing Leveticus and his revolting nonsense at length in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathnard Posted December 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 Thanks for the comments guys! I'm definitely aware that Levi is good. But even if it's tough to deal with, the Waif thing still doesn't sit right with me. Mind you, like most of my games this year it's only after one game with him. So it's initial impressions only. With more experience my opinion of him may well change, though sadly I wasn't able to devote the time to that this year. That said, I'm sure Kadeton will have more than a few things to say about Levi when we next get a chance to chat. The second game really helped me see how Von Schill can work. So while I don't think he's useless, he's still not a Master that excites me. When it comes down to it I'd much prefer to reach for another Outcast Master. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 I didn't yet have to time read the blog but I just wanted to pop in to have a look at your amazing crews. They did not disappoint! I love the tophat on Von Schill! That's amazing. Also the helmets on the Freikorps look great. I really like your painting and conversions a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathnard Posted December 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Thanks Zfiend, I really appreciate that - coming up with odd-ball colour schemes and conversions are one of my favorite bits about the Hobby. Anyway, here's part two, featuring my thoughts on the last three Masters I managed to play this year - Jack Daw, Misaki and Hamelin; http://rathnard.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/those-left-behind-jack-daw-outcast.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Once again I went in for the pictures and damn. Hamelin was amazing! What are you using the Depleted as? The hats were great! Also I absolutely loved your Torakages. Amazing color scheme. Ototo was funny as hell flying around with his Tetsubo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathnard Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Thanks again. The Depleted are my Guilty. Basically as 40mm models it's hard to mistake them as anything else in a Jack Daw crew, and the Depleted models looked pretty guilty of something so I figured they fit the bill. Misaki's crew was my "I haven't painted enough pink lately" crew. I'm pretty glad I went in that direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpectreEliteGaming Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 You're absolutely right about JD. One of the things I think most strongly about the game is that he is a top tiered master that suffers tremendously only from being underplayed. Regarding your discussion about being more "hitty" - I find polarizing yourself completely to either an aggressive fear heavy crew or a defensive tarpitty crew is the best options - give that a try. The most important thing to remember though is whether you play aggro/defense you are still a control master... you don't just go into a "hitty mode" heehee. My favorite master too, though I play Levy more. I just can not bring myself to bring a non-summoning master for Recon. If only more people knew about the awesome that is Daw. You play him well and all your opponent says is "omgwtf" haha. You win over the mind battle of opponents and frustrate them - way better than "tit for tat" annnnnnd playing disruption puts you into a better mindset so you never stray from gaining VPs because you're too busy smashing face or summoning, for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadeton Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 You play him well and all your opponent says is "omgwtf" haha. Heh. I think this usually happens with all the underplayed (generally the unreleased-in-plastic) Masters - I've seen it with Jack, Collodi, Tara, Hamelin, Brewmaster, Ulix, etc. The first time you really see what an unfamiliar Master can do pretty much always results in an OMGWTF moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpectreEliteGaming Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Heh. I think this usually happens with all the underplayed (generally the unreleased-in-plastic) Masters - I've seen it with Jack, Collodi, Tara, Hamelin, Brewmaster, Ulix, etc. The first time you really see what an unfamiliar Master can do pretty much always results in an OMGWTF moment. I see what you mean - when I see play or when I play it seems like Levy, Viktorias, Jack (and soon to be Brewy) are the most prone to omgwtf. a Viktorias board wipe is almost enough to ragequit even the toughest wargamers Other factions are more telling in their abilities - even Neverborn. They all seem to have a certain idea about them. Those damn outcasts though - nothing but a hodgepodge of ridiculousness 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathnard Posted January 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Honest to god, this is going to be the final post for my Rainbow challenge...at least until I play one of the Masters I never got around to in 2014. http://rathnard.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/end-of-rainbow-awards-time.html Heaps of pictures too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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