Life has been hectic and a pile of shit lately, hence no updates. I dd want to share one thing though. I finished the slayer helljack I was working on. I still have to get 2 more sets of shoulders so I can create swapped parts to switch between helljack models.
here is a pick!
I read a handful of gaming blogs, many of the warhammer 40K. One thing that I see again and again is Space Marine Hate. Oh they are cheesey, over powered, blah blah blah blah blah. I will say this up front I play Space Marines, Codex marines in fact, I have never walked over my opponent due to a cheese filled list. Why? Because I am not a douchebag. I have seen other army lists that are so cheese filled they should come with crackers but I notice these don't get the same amount of hate because they are xenos lists. The popular theory that Xenos is harder to play. I cry FUCKING BULLSHIT! You know the difference between Space Marines and Xenos, Space Marines are well rounded. They do nothing amazing and everything OK. They are the Mario (ala Mario Kart) of the 40k universe. I have noticed that each Xenos race has a specialty and is devastating as long as you use their strengths. Dark eldar hit hard, fast and often but have shitty defense. Tau have AMAZING ranged capability but suck in hand to hand. The list goes on.
I feel that players of 40k in particular really want anything else to blame their loss on than their own playing. It wasn't my fault the dice hated me, it wasn't my fault that army was OP and cheese, or it wasn't my fault that army is just stronger and more bullshit. Grow a pair and shut the fuck up and play better next time.
Also I am not defending cheese lists, what I am saying is hate the douchebag moron who created it, not the army itself.
Space Marines do not create cheese, bad players do.
My Cryx army is coming along nicely, I have a few ideas for more pieces I want and the style of undead horror I want to unleash. I recently picked up a Helljack kit. I noticed that you get 1 torso and legs set and they give you the different heads and arms for two different Helljacks. That way one kit can give you various options. Now this got the gears in my head turning. Instead of buying three kits, making three different Helljacks: the Slayer, the Reaper, and the Corruptor. I am going to use a group of small magnets and instead have one chassis that I can switch out arms and legs on. Thereby having an option of three different helljacks whenever! I have assembled the slayer arms, and the torso and legs. I also began basing and shall begin painting shortly. Now for pictures!
I am deciding to go with the Slayer configuration first since I am excited about open fist Helljacks and the applications there of, like hurling opposing models at others!
Looting isn't only ok, it is encouraged.
Attackers patiently wait their turn to strike.
Towns people cry out for warriors to save their town, yet charge those warriors an arm and a leg for staying at the inn or buying supplies.
There's always a young child or old man stuck in a cave/mine/dungeon/forgotten tower/etc... in need of rescue who somehow made it safely to the deepest(or highest) part you can barely survive with an entire party.
Monsters generally carry loose change or some form of currency.
Full arsenals of weapons and potions fit nicely into ones pants.
Party members magically merge into a single being between battles or cut scenes.
As a rule ever demon overlord or crazy person wants to rule YOUR world.
People often become giants when exploring the wilderness.
You can carry a massive steel sword and shield but only a limited quantity of tiny potion vials.
A bunch of the rifts group decided to flake out on the game tonight, so instead the group that was remaining and Seer K and I all played the Ravenloft board game. The game plays like a modified version of the 4th ed D&D system, in a very self contained and smaller way. Everything you need to know is in 1 slim book and there is a second book full of scenarios. The basic classes of 4th ed are represented: Fighter, Ranger, Rogue, Cleric, Wizard. This board game will kill you. The expectation is that you will loose most of the time. The monsters are only 50 percent of the damage. Pretty much each turn you draw an encounter card that is 70 percent bum fuckery and 30 percent punch in the gut. I believe that this helps to keep that horror aspect of Ravenloft alive. After all this is the setting where going in you know you are in a bad way. Ravenloft is not the lang of hugs and puppies oh no it is the land of shadows and screams. Just the way I like it. I give the game 4 out of 5 skulls. The only reason it does not get 5 out of 5 is there learning curve is not friendly andI am already wishing there were more options.
I have also been playing a bit more dungeon fighter online (server: cain character: vraxus) as I don;t have the money for wow and my computer graphics card seems to want to have a heart attack at random points while playing it.
I suggest DFO for a sometimes distraction if you like loot and arcade beat em ups like final fight and such. DFO gets 3 out of 5 skulls.
I read through the warmachine rule book last night. It looks like a game i could get into. Especially since the basic game size is pretty small. I am a big fan of miniature games that only required 5-8 models. Instead of 50-80. It makes playing the game on a budget a whole lot easier.
I decided to go with the undead army, since I am in fact a big fan of undead in general.
Reading the fluff for this force I am reminded of the Phyrexians from Magic The Gathering.
Seer K returned from Adepticon ( a HUGE warhammer 40k tournament.convention) and he brought swag. Such delicious wondrous swag. I received three terminators with thunder hammers and storm shields which means they hit harder and are better armored. I also gained a few more lightning claws. (the only thing better than punching through people is tearing through them) and luckily it was just the number I needed, although I might still keep a look out on a deal for a few more. I now have 8 assault terminators. Which in my humble opinion are the best kind. I enjoy shooting my enemies with righteous bolter fire but nothing says "Die Heretic" like ripping someone to shreds all up close and personal.
I also worked more on my Venerable Dreadnought. I started with a pretty basic conversion but it just keeps snowballing. I will upload a picture once it is done. I now added a close combat weapon the the model and certain anime fans may get a kick out of the weapon is used. The Lance of Longinus from "Neon Genesis Evangelion". It just made sense to me for a space marine to wield it.
I look forward to a good day of painting tomorrow.
