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Ran our second round of the local competition, continuing with my existing Rebel skirmish force. This time, the battle was against another Rebel force, led by Princess Leia. The competition was fierce, and I started off on the defensive. The opponent’s army was heavy on Scouting, and Leia hands out lots of dodge tokens. That made it a very fast attack force, and in the first round I had lost 2 of my 6 units. With my units on the defensive, I managed to control the battlefield with the A-A5 Speeder truck and started to strike back. Unfortunately, I believe…
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In our ongoing Extinction Curse campaign, we have been having a challenge in the group dealing with mind control – specifically charm, dominate, etc. type spells and effects. The group is investigating the existing of an old cult, which worshipping an ancient evil, fond of taking over minds and influencing actions. The group, especially the fighter and barbarian, have been being rather frustrated. As a GM, over the years I have developed a mixed bag of feelings on charm effects – on one hand, I really dislike taking player control out of the hands of the player. I would really…
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Haven’t posted much recently on our active Pathfinder campaigns, though both are still going strong. This weekend is our next Extinction Curse session, with the Carrion Crown continuing next week. Despite the upcoming Superbowl, the story will continue (seems no one is really interested in the football teams). For the Extinction Curse, the group is exploring an ancient cultist dungeon under the town, searching for an artifact that the Xulgath army is demanding. If successful, and willing to turn it over, the town will be spared. If not, the Xulgaths will attack and attempt to destroy the town. During the…
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Evolving our Warfare Wednesday activities to try out a new game (new to me) of Malifaux. Not very familiar with the mechanics and background, but I have seen the figures in the store. As I understand, it is fundamentally a steampunk skirmish game, with a card draw mechanic rather than dice. Looks intriguing, and definitely more interested in a small scale game compared to another large army game. Will see how well it works out tonight, from watching a few videos, the play seems non-intuitive, but I understand the logic.
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Highlighting a bit of my son’s force with the Galactic Republic, as his entry into our Skirmish league. With some encouragement, he has been racing to paint his entire force, and managed to complete all figures except 1 in time (a single solo white primed rocket clone). He opted to paint them in the color scheme of Obi-wan’s personal guard, and as a full unit they look really good. Most are painted in a basic pattern – prime black with a heavy white drybrush, then black templar for the gear, and a light orange for the colors. If necessary, some…
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Started the skirmish league this weekend, which was a lot of fun. Both my son and I managed to get a game in, and conveniently play at the same time against new competitors. In my case, it was Rebels vs CIS, George was playing Clones vs Rebels. For my game, the Rebels held their own and ended up with a slight loss. The game came down to points with an Elimination mission, both sides with 4 units killed. Ultimately, the Droids were victorious by a margin of only 20 points. However, after the game I realized that the Droid army…
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Continuing our Carrion Crown campaign this weekend, with episode 4. Last time, the group set off to continue the trial of the Beast, and found themselves in Hergstag, beset by wights. Despite the fight turning deadly (we lost Francisco the Gunslinger), the group was victorious. Can they continue their investigation, and perhaps find some useful clues to the Beasts innocence? Or continue proving the guilt of the creature?
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Finally had a chance to take a complete photo of my competition team, all shiny and freshly painted. Referencing the army list I shared previously, I managed to go thru and paint up most of my rebels, including about twice as many of the troopers as required. This force is all set for the competition, which starts at our local gaming store on Saturday. Leading the army is of course Jyn Erso, perhaps a bit more unusual choice given options of more famous heroes and jedi, but one that fits into my general theme. And most straight forward, was inexpensive…
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