Saturday, January 15, 2011
Command bunker and watch tower constructed
Picked these up from Generation X, as mentioned in the previous post. These are printed on card stock and cost me $2.50 for these two buildings, plus two barracks that I haven't built yet. I think they turned out well for paper cut-outs, and I intend to flesh them out a little more with paint.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Warmachine - Beginnings and battle report - Cryx vs. Protectorate
Matt and I set a date for our first game of Warmachine for last night (1/13/2011). I'm playing the Cryx faction and had my initial battlegroup box (Deneghra, two Deathrippers, a Defiler and a Slayer) as well as Lich Lord Asphyxious. (Thanks hoto!)
Matt was going with the Protectorate, and had a number of extra units he won through EBay auctions. Not to be outdone, I wanted some extra units too, in case he wanted to bring in his extra units. I went to Generation X in Hurst (quickly becoming my favorite gaming store) and rummaged through their half price minis. I came out with a handful of minis I intended to mod (and did : post and pictures to follow) and was able to field Captain Rengrave, the Revenant Crew of the Atramentous and a Cephalyx Slaver and Drudge Mind Slaves. I also bought some card stock cutouts (buildings and "props") but didn't have time to put them together. My battlegroup was also headless and limbless because I didn't put them together.
I bought some planks and had them cut into 2' x 4' sections and the grass mat from Hobby Lobby and we had our battlefield. I made some "hills", but they were labeled "grass burritos" because that's exactly what they looked like. I'm still honing my terrain making skills. I grabbed some rocks and we threw other miscellaneous items on the mat for cover and were ready to begin.
On to the battle...
We both elected to go with our battlegroup box units only.
As this was our first game (and my first mini game) I just went for it. I ran my Defiler unit up and attempted a sludge attack, which failed. The real point was to move in the Defiler to use it's Arc Node ability to cast Influence. I'd already moved when I realized my mistake : Influence doesn't work on 'jacks or warcasters. Oops.
I charged my melee units in to attack. My Defiler and Slayer were set on fire by his Repenter while they engaged his Crusader. My Deathrippers engaged the Repenter and Revenger. It more or less stayed like this the remainder of the match. I crippled his Crusader, but barely touched his other two 'jacks. Eventually, his warcaster Kreoss charged into the battle using his Menoth's Wrath feat and destroyed my Slayer and the smaller bonejacks followed shortly after. With only Deneghra left, I charged Kreoss and activated the Withering. She hit Kreoss hard, leaving him with one health point. Matt conceded. (For the uninitiated, if the warcaster dies, the 'jacks become inert).
It was a blast and I look forward to finishing some more terrain features and bringing more of my units into play.
Wish I'd taken pictures.
Matt was going with the Protectorate, and had a number of extra units he won through EBay auctions. Not to be outdone, I wanted some extra units too, in case he wanted to bring in his extra units. I went to Generation X in Hurst (quickly becoming my favorite gaming store) and rummaged through their half price minis. I came out with a handful of minis I intended to mod (and did : post and pictures to follow) and was able to field Captain Rengrave, the Revenant Crew of the Atramentous and a Cephalyx Slaver and Drudge Mind Slaves. I also bought some card stock cutouts (buildings and "props") but didn't have time to put them together. My battlegroup was also headless and limbless because I didn't put them together.
I bought some planks and had them cut into 2' x 4' sections and the grass mat from Hobby Lobby and we had our battlefield. I made some "hills", but they were labeled "grass burritos" because that's exactly what they looked like. I'm still honing my terrain making skills. I grabbed some rocks and we threw other miscellaneous items on the mat for cover and were ready to begin.
On to the battle...
We both elected to go with our battlegroup box units only.
As this was our first game (and my first mini game) I just went for it. I ran my Defiler unit up and attempted a sludge attack, which failed. The real point was to move in the Defiler to use it's Arc Node ability to cast Influence. I'd already moved when I realized my mistake : Influence doesn't work on 'jacks or warcasters. Oops.
I charged my melee units in to attack. My Defiler and Slayer were set on fire by his Repenter while they engaged his Crusader. My Deathrippers engaged the Repenter and Revenger. It more or less stayed like this the remainder of the match. I crippled his Crusader, but barely touched his other two 'jacks. Eventually, his warcaster Kreoss charged into the battle using his Menoth's Wrath feat and destroyed my Slayer and the smaller bonejacks followed shortly after. With only Deneghra left, I charged Kreoss and activated the Withering. She hit Kreoss hard, leaving him with one health point. Matt conceded. (For the uninitiated, if the warcaster dies, the 'jacks become inert).
It was a blast and I look forward to finishing some more terrain features and bringing more of my units into play.
Wish I'd taken pictures.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Battle field!
Hobby Lobby had a coupon for 40% off any one item, so I went and bought a battlefield for our 'jacks to fight on.
Dusting off the ol' blog...
Got a lot of stuff going on, thought I'd dust off the blog and post some more. This will be the home of all my projects, my Cryx (Warmachine) conquests, and general geeky stuff, with the occasional personal spat.
So, real quick catch up...
My son was born in November - welcome to the world Maximilian Sebastian Poynter!
Next, I was pulled back into court in December by the ex. I couldn't afford my attorney anyway, so I dropped her. It was scary, and I prepared the best I could. Fortunately, the original orders were over turned and I got everything I asked for without asking for it. I'll be divorced by June 23rd!
So, real quick catch up...
My son was born in November - welcome to the world Maximilian Sebastian Poynter!
Next, I was pulled back into court in December by the ex. I couldn't afford my attorney anyway, so I dropped her. It was scary, and I prepared the best I could. Fortunately, the original orders were over turned and I got everything I asked for without asking for it. I'll be divorced by June 23rd!
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