Tuesday, September 19, 2017

More JML - 25pt Battle Report

This past Friday we moved up to 25pts, meaning that if I want to stay ahead on painting, I need to get my act together this week.

I played a fun game, even though it was small, so I'll do a report.  At 25pts, I had:

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

JML Progress!

I finished my Pistol Wraith, so here are some pics of that.





And the whole 25pt force I'm ready to field:



We met last Friday and I played 2 games at 10pts (battlegroup + Canker Worm for me), and lost them both!  The Skorne box still makes a lot more sense to me, although I'm no fan of Xekaar.  Clearly I need to learn to Cryx a bit better.  A couple shots from my games:








I'm currently 1-4 for the league, but at least I'm ahead on painting.


Until next time!

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Skorne vs. Ghost Fleet: Initial Thoughts

Ghost Fleet is a Cryx theme list that debuted last year, was unlocked sometime over the winter, and has been tearing up the meta at a very high level this spring and summer.  It's strong into a lot of matchups, and plays a pretty different game from many lists, which means you have to have a specific plan for dealing with it.  That means both having a list that can handle Ghost Fleet, and a strategy for winning against Ghost Fleet with that list.

I realise that this post is a little behind the times, since Ghost Fleet has been a powerhouse for a while, but these kinds of thought experiments are fun for me, and maybe Skorne doesn't have a lot of information out there yet (I don't follow the FB group or LormaHordes very much).  Anyway, here's my take:

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

I Hope You Enjoyed Your "Labor Day," Mortals

For there is no such day in the Nightmare Empire!  The baleful light of the forges of Skell never dims, and their clangor never quiets!

Ahem...

As I said last week, I'm starting up Cryx in a very casual JML with a few good friends.  I don't know Cryx as well as I know Skorne, or even Retribution, but they're cool, and I felt like trying something new.

Why Cryx?

Mostly, I really like their look.  They have some of my favorite models in WarmaHordes, and I have been having a lot of fun painting them so far.  In particular, I like the necromechanika look.  Zombies with machine parts, robots with bone parts, ghosts with pistols, it's all great.  I also like some of the core mechanics in Cryx.  Debuffing enemies is fun, and using the souls of slain enemies as robot and spell fuel is awesome.  Cryx should also play quite differently from both Skorne and Ret, which will be great when I want some variety.

My list so far:

Saturday, September 2, 2017

CID Battle Report: Primus Jalaam vs. Ashlynn D'Elise (75pts)

Hey everyone!

Welcome to my first battle report since I crawled back into the blogosphere.  This is a CID battle report, so probable spoilers for the upcoming Skorne Warlock, Primus Jalaam, and for proposed changes to Ashlynn 1 after the break.

Friday, September 1, 2017

Primus Jalaam: Thoughts

Primus Jalaam is the new Warlock for Skorne coming out as part of PP's 12 factions of Christmas promotion.  He's still in development, but what I've seen looks pretty interesting, so I'm going to sketch out my thoughts, and try to make a list or two.  This is a CID model, so probable spoilers for Jalaam after the cut.  I'm talking about the 08/31 Update version (things may change).