JML - 30pt Battle Report

Hello dear readers.  Between three weeks ago and just now, we decided to switch from the 2016 JML rules to 2017, which has you add models in 15pt intervals.  Since people were sick or busy over the intervening weeks, we decided to add just 5pts to take us from 25 to 30.  I was running:

Bane Witch Agathia (*29pts)
*Reaper (13pts)
*Slayer (10pts)
*Canker Worm (9pts)
*Deathripper (6pts)

Pistol Wraith (5pts)
Warwitch Siren (4pts)

Carrion Thralls (Leader and 9 Grunts) (10pts)

Total: 28/30pts

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:

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!

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:

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:

Arise, Blog!

Hey everyone!

It's been a couple months since my last post, and I've been very busy this past spring and summer.  To be clear, I'll probably be very busy this fall as well, but I'm full of energy and could really use some distractions right now, so let's see how this goes.

I've made a few lists for both Retribution and Skorne, but I haven't actually played either faction all summer, so I'll have to see how they do.  I am very excited for the Imperial Warhost theme and spoiled Immortal Host theme, and I'll talk about those a bit in a later post.  My Ret collection is a lot more diverse, and I'm looking forward to putting them on the table as well.

But what I'm doing right now is starting Cryx.

See, over the summer we decided to have an ultra-casual JML among friends, and I decided to try to play Cryx for the occasion.  I've always thought the Cryx models looked very cool, I liked the fluff pretty well, and finally, I enjoy the eeeeevil debuff-oriented playstyle.  So I got myself the battlegroup, and I've almost got the first 25pts of models painted (I'll post pics soon, but not today).  That means I'm ahead of the curve, because what I mean by ultra-casual is that we're about 5 weeks into week 1 of this JML, and really digging the relaxed pace and chance to hang out.

So in addition to my Skorne and Ret thoughts, I'll have a couple of updates (maybe even battle reports once we reach the 50pt level or so) on this JML with Cryx and where I want to go with the faction when we're done.

Finally, I'll *try* to get back to the Twitter account I created to live tweet Adepticon a year and a half ago.  I'm @pgrexy.

That's it for now.  I have terrific intentions and a fool's hope that I will be able to keep up with the blog this time.  Talk to you (hopefully) later.