Garryth, Blade of Retribution vs Old Witch of Khador

[Parental Guidance: Explicit Lyrics LOL] More apologies - not much messy audio this time, but got too excited and didn't get any pre-game army configs (since we were using the same lists anyway), and just jumped right in ahead with Pat's first turn.  Played 35PC of SR2012 Supply And Demand - Patrick Palma's Garryth, Blade of Retribution against Kim Navarro's Old Witch of Khador.

Major Markus "Siege" Brisbane vs Garryth, Blade of Retribution

[Parental Guidance: Explicit Lyrics LOL] More apologies - same dumb audio with windy nearby fan. 35PC of SR2012 Supply And Demand was played - Patrick Palma's Garryth, Blade of Retribution against Louie de Guzman's Major Markus "Siege" Brisbane.

Model Modification: Magnetizing RoS Wrath Jack Kit

Louie de Guzman of Cygnarian Cat Lover wrote a tutorial detailing how he magnetized a Retribution of Scyrah Wrath warjack kit.

Today I will write about how to magnetize the new RoS Wrath jack kit. The kit includes parts for the Banshee, Sphinx and Deamon. Compared to the old jack kit (Phoenix, Manticore and Hydra) I find the new jack kits easier to magnetize, mainly because the arms are bigger and it allows me to place stronger magnets than in the old one. Less parts to swap out as well, this is always good as it saves on labor and the amount of magnets used. I'll also be making a video on how to magnetize the old jack kit so stay tuned for that.

Model Modification: Magnetizing RoS Wrath Jack Kit on Cygnarian Cat Lover

Major Markus "Siege" Brisbane vs Old Witch of Khador

[Parental Guidance: Explicit Lyrics LOL] Apologies in advance - parts of the audio was really messy (there was a fan nearby). We played 35PC of SR2012 Supply And Demand - Kim Navarro's Old Witch of Khador against Louie de Guzman's Major Markus "Siege" Brisbane.

Schizo - April 14, 2012

John B's Retribution of Scyrah vs Rob's Cygnar

Jacky's Retribution of Scyrah vs Kim's Khador

Jacky advancing his Retribution forces to clash against Forward Kommander Sorscha

Louie's Cygnar vs Dick's Cryx

Garryth's Retribution advancing to challenge Venethrax

Schizo Geeky Games Night

Outfight, Outflank, Outlast!

Bunker - April 13, 2012

Jacky's Retribution of Scyrah versus John G's Khador

Taks' Mercenaries versus Kim's Khador

Melo's Khador versus John B's Retribution of Scyrah

Major Markus "Siege" Brisbane vs Vladimir, the Dark Prince of Umbrey

35PC SR2012 Outflank, Outfight, Outlast game between Louie de Guzman's Major Markus "Siege" Brisbane and Kim Navarro's Vladimir, the Dark Prince of Umbrey! [Parental Guidance: Explicit Lyrics LOL]

Post-game clarifications: Louie was right - he could have shot at the Gun Carriage regardless if it was behind woods or not.  I didn't bring my Wrath book, so we just ruled that the Battle Engine "can hide" behind woods safely in our game.

Privateer Press, it would have been nice if you included a Battle Engine Rule Summary card in addition to the stat card that comes with the box.

Questions, comments and criticism welcome.

Lightning Warfare: Storm Surge 35pts - Part 2

Second part of Louie de Guzman's (Cygnarian Cat Lover) comprehensive article about his most recent list of renown - Storm Surge.

Welcome back folks. In my last post I began my discussion of the 35pt "Storm Surge" list that I made. I tackled three parts of the list, pStryker, the Lancer and the Stormguard unit. This post will continue the discussion, we will discuss the Arcane Tempest Gun Mage unit, the Defender and lastly the Storm Lance unit.

Lightning Warfare: Storm Surge 35pts - Part 2 on Cygnarian Cat Lover

Kim's Vladimir, Dark Prince of Umbrey vs Taks' Gorten Grundback

35PC SR2012 Outflank, Outfight, Outlast game between Kim Navarro's Vladimir, Dark Prince of Umbrey and Taks Arguelles' Gorten Grundback! [Parental Guidance: Explicit Lyrics LOL]

Sanctifier

The Sanctifier is employed in battle to ensure the spirits of the righteous are ushered to Urcaen; as battle wears on, it becomes a vessel for Menite souls, fueling its power even as it protects the righteous.

Sanctifier on Privateer Press

Reckoner

The Reckoner was heralded as the first warjack entirely of Menite design. It lights the way for the faithful with its cannon as it charges across the battlefield and then smashes anything still standing with its club.

Reckoner on Privateer Press

Castigator

Based on the same design as the Reckoner, the Castigator brings Menoth’s Fury to its enemies with its flaming fists and the ability to ignite the surrounding air with flesh-cremating heat.

Castigator on Privateer Press

Winter Argus

The savage winter argus stalk the dark, frozen hinterlands of the Scarsfell Forest and Blackroot Wood, prowling under cover of great northern storms. Gouts of gelid breath freeze the argus’ victims in place until the pack closes in for the feast. Though feared by many, the creatures are prized by northern druids for their savagery and the supernatural cold they can manifest to cripple the enemies of the Circle Orboros.

Winter Argus on Privateer Press

Succubus

Products of generations of Everblight’s manipulations, succubi are fonts of blighted arcane power. To create each one, a specially selected Nyss is brought to the spawning pools and ritually bathed in the blood of a warlock. It emerges as something no longer wholly Nyss, attuned to the warlock whose blood actualized its second birth. This ritual empowers each succubus as an amplifier of its warlock’s own gifts. With their every thought and action these creatures carry out the will of their masters and the dragon itself.

Succubus on Privateer Press

Vladimir Tzepesci, Great Prince of Umbrey

Reclaiming his long-denied birthright, Great Prince Vladimir Tzepesci rides his warhorse Vsada into battle to defend the lands of Umbrey restored to his family. He wields weapons of the ancient Tzepesci horselords, carrying a spear in one hand and the mace Huntsman in the other. Should strength of arms alone prove insufficient, Vladimir lashes out with dark sorceries, the blood of kings that runs in his veins lending him the strength to secure victory.

Vladimir Tzepesci, Great Prince of Umbrey on Privateer Press

Lightning Warfare: Storm Surge 35pts - Part 1

Louie de Guzman of Cygnarian Cat Lover wrote a comprehensive article about his most recent list of renown - Storm Surge

Today I plan to talk about a list that I enjoy using at 35pts. I've named it "Storm Surge", I got the name after I played it against several opponents and noticed that the list just moves forward regardless of the army type I'm facing. Much like a real life storm surge in where a wall of water just keeps moving forward regardless of what's in its path.

Lightning Warfare: Storm Surge 35pts - Part 1 on Cygnarian Cat Lover

Conquest

The Conquest is a walking mountain of steel bristling with some of the most powerful weapons ever used on the battlefields of the Iron Kingdoms. The deafening roar of the colossal’s steam-fed engine is punctuated by the staggering percussion of its devastating guns, which unleash a punishing barrage of shells able to reduce warjacks to slag and annihilate entire enemy formations. Deployed to the front lines, the Conquest brings unrivaled firepower to Khadoran battlegroups.

Conquest on Privateer Press

They Chew Children Up

From Privateer Press: In our debut Privateer Video Insider, Chris Walton and Doug Seacat talk about the Cryx Kraken colossal!

Schizo - April 3, 2012

With Holy Week on the horizon, Schizo opened up its doors for some more WARMACHINE/HORDES gaming!

Jacky's Garryth versus Chase's Skarre; John B using John G's Khador versus John G using John B's Retribution!

Swapping armies! John G using Retribution going up against John B using Khador!

Terrain clarification - important before any game begins

Khador all around us! Commander Stryker fighting off Orsus Zoktavir's assault

I had tried to get another video battle report in my game against Louie's Stryker1, but sadly the audio went bad on some of our takes (more trial and error).  Well, we were playing with stressed time since Schizo had to close on 11PM, and we skipped some end-of-turn insights.  Maybe we'll get better on my next attempt.

Game Essentials: Dice Lore

Louie de Guzman of Cygnarian Cat Lover wrote an article about being the master of your cuboid random number generators.

"You do not choose the dice, the dice choose you..."

Dice is an essential part of the game, it can give you victory or deny it to you. It is for this reason that one must understand the dice in order so you may rely on it during your times of need. Those who do so can call themselves the master of certain dice. This post will tackle little know and understood world of dice lore.

Game Essentials: Dice Lore on Cygnarian Cat Lover

Supreme Kommandant Game Result March 2012

Kim Navarro (PG shink1m) of Supreme Kommandant has updated his personal blog of his recent game results for March 2012.

Kommander Sorscha vs Constance Blaize
Kommander Orsus Zoktavir vs Priestess of the Flame Feora
Kommander Orsus Zoktavir vs Garryth, Blade of Retribution

Gaming at Schizo, March 2012

Gaming night at Schizo

Khador versus Cygnar

Louie's Cygnar versus Jacky's Retribution of Scyrah

Thornfall Alliance versus Cygnar

Lost Hemisphere Paint The Target March 2012 Results

Here are some local entries to Lost Hemisphere's Paint The Target for March 2012.

"Zionson was naughty and submitted Rorsh and Brine as well, which I admit looked awesome, but I wanted to show off his Razorback crew more. I really like the model, and the glyphs on the bases in particular are very nicely done."

"Every time I get one of these I kinda want to go on a gaming tour of the Philippines. This one’s from Shink1m; someone explain to me why the heck we don’t see more Koldun Lords on the tabletop?!?!?!"

Lets hope we get a stronger showing for their April PTT.

APRIL CHALLENGE: Officers & Gentlemen (& Ladies)

Grunts make up the backbone of any army – storming the trenches, charging the lines, every digging the latrines – but you can bet there’s always someone lurking nearby ready to yell at them for not doing it right, or who’s managed to specialise to the point where Command thinks that doing the grunt work is a waste of resources, so they get to lounge around being all ‘elite’ while the real work is done by the regular soldiers. This time around, we want you to paint up some of those stuck-up bastards.

During the month of April, paint a model that is NOT a warbeast, warjack or grunt.i.e., a warcaster, warlock, solo or UA

Lost Hemisphere March 2012 Paint The Target