LordFezzington Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Apologies if this is too vague, but does anyone have any recommendations for a Crew/Master for a total noob (me)? Flicking through the rulebook, the game obviously has A LOT of strategic depth and synergies. Just looking for pointers on a Crew that would be relatively straightforward to run in order to learn the game. Note this doesn't mean I'm looking for the 'easiest' Crew to win with, just one that's not mega-complicated. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadaka Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 I would say pick a faction then. Guild=Lady Justice Arcanist = Ramos Res = Shamus Neverborn = Lilith Outcasts = Viktorias Ten Thunders = Misaki Gremilin I know nothing about in 2e If i had to pick just one Lady Justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Pick the master/crew that you like the look of the most and learn with that. Either way you will need to learn the master from the get go if you at some point decide to get another one so might as well do it straight away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 I second the recommendation to just pick a crew box that you like the look of unless you have a specific play style that you favor. You can learn to play the crew as you go and for the most part anyway you go will have competitive options (keep in mind though that some crew boxes may require additional purchases to really be playable). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeregrineFalcon Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Just to echo what everyone else said. Look at the box sets and artwork. Choose a handful of your favorite. Then take a few minutes and just look at the rules for their master and see if its something that interests you. Go with that one. The beauty of this edition is that you really can't make a wrong choice when considering balance. Each crew plays well and offers a lot of variety even when starting to move out of the crew box. If you have specific questions feel free to ask here. People will help clarify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypoking Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Pick something you'll enjoy painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddy4count Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 another vote for a crew box you like As long as the models appeal to you then you're going to have more fun assembling and painting them. Since the concept is that each crew should be well balanced with the others it isn't that big of a deal which one you start with. The crew box gives you 30 +/- soulstone size list to jump into the game which you can expand upon later. Or if you decide you like the idea of a different crew down the road you can get that box set too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordFezzington Posted January 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Thanks for the responses people. Aesthetics/character was always going to be the main factor anyway. My biggest problem is that I want them all! I should hopefully be getting a demo game at my LGS in the next couple of days so I'll get to see a couple of crews in action before I decide. I'll be sure to let you know who I choose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoeIsMe Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 im in the get the crew you like the look/fluff of... each crew has its own very unique way of playing, most of which are rather intuitive once you put them on a table a couple times... but for just plain straight forward, Lady Justice is rather no-frills.... which is good and bad in its own ways.... --Woe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordFezzington Posted January 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Just got a great deal on Seamus' box online, so looks like I'll be starting as a filthy Resser! Though I imagine I'll have to buy another crew from my LGS to support them too. Nothing to do with my obsessive personality or anything... *wink* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Congrats! Seamus is lots of fun right out of the box, and a great master to learn the game with, since he's hard for your opponent to put in the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessarion Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Glad you managed to get a good deal. Chiming in a bit late but I agree with all the others who say to just pick the models you like and that seem to click with you. I started off playing Viks (because hey, swords and guns!) and worked my way through most of the Outcast masters (I don't have a problem, I can stop anytime I like) but I spend most time now playing Gremlins. Being a short female I have a natural affinity with little angry things that attack kneecaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboy30672 Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 @Ellessarion: Death From Below! Yeah, FauxPas, the balance between the factions seems very... well... balanced, for lack of a more appropriate term! No one faction wins more than any other, though more strategic and acutely diabolical players usually have the edge. I, like a lot of us here, got into Malifaux first and foremost for the models and painting them. They are GORGEOUS, which is why they are much like that advertisement for Lay's Potato Chips: "You Can't Have Just One"! I started with Sonnia Criid, because I love painting fiery effects and the Witchling Stalkers were just too deliciously creepy. Then I have just slid over to pick up Pandora, and I have never had more fun painting a model than with painting Teddy! And I love getting the greenish-glowy effects with the Sorrows! I think I might actually have nightmares after painting Baby Kade and Candy, so I'm looking forward to that. But, yeah, no faction is better at winning. Players are. This game's models just are much more aesthetic an original than any I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordFezzington Posted February 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 @Monkeyboy: Guess what I bought from my LGS before my Seamus box has even arrived. Yep, the Sonnia crew! Gorgeous minis - especially Sam Hopkins - though I will say they're a sight fiddlier to assemble than the GW stuff I'm used to. All put together and a little paint on Purifying Flame and a Witchling Stalker so shouldn't be long before they see some game time. Thanks for all your input guys. Will probably start a painting progress thread now that I actually have some models, but feel free to keep the advice coming. Might help other newbies out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hargus56 Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 My wife and I are getting the same sets. Paint them up and learn the game, my next purchase is going to be the McMourning Box Set. From what I have read Nurses work great with Seamus's Crew and Mcmourning runs Witchlings to some success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtUnliving Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 FauxPas, you got two boxes? Excellent for demos when it's their time. Welcome through to Breach, hope to keep your soul. The first master is always The One, imo, and I'm glad you got someone as powerful and cool as Seamus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordFezzington Posted February 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 That's right HtUnliving, couldn't just sit and wait for Seamus. In fact I'm still waiting! My Sonnia crew is half-painted already, hopefully should get my first game in on Friday. Excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboy30672 Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 How did your first game go, FauxPas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordFezzington Posted February 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Really enjoyed it, was only a 20SS game and we just played Line In The Sand with no Strategy. Just gave me a chance to familiarise myself with the mechanics etc. I took Sam and 3 Witchlings and my opponent had Barbaros, a Young Nephilim & 3 Terror Tots. Couldn't compete with the extra movement in his crew, especially when I lost a Witchling. I had 2 Scheme Markers at the end, but he managed to lay the 4 to win 3-1. Still, I learned a lot - like Nephilim can move all over the place really quickly! And my Crew can't... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuttleboy Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Terror Tots are quite possibly the fastest mini in the game. Glad you enjoyed the game and were able to pull a win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordFezzington Posted February 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Terror Tots are quite possibly the fastest mini in the game. Glad you enjoyed the game and were able to pull a win. I lost... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuttleboy Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Doh! Read the scores backwards...sorry you lost. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordFezzington Posted February 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Still had fun though. Blasting apart Nephilim with Sam's Rapid Fire was mighty satisfying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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