Posted By MJ;-) on May 20, 2011
INTRODUCTION
If you have some mad painting skills, you’re the type to pour hours and hours into each miniature you paint, you’re the type that wet blends dozens of shades and highlights into a miniature…
…Then this tutorial is not for you. I suggest you move on with life, lest reading this actually makes your painting skills worse.
Posted By MJ;-) on May 4, 2011
CHAPTER I – 15 POINTS
Just over a week ago, the Endless Gaming Slow Grow league began, and in typical SG fashion, started at the 15 point level.
I managed to get 3 games in, all using Iron Lich Asphyxious (if you’ll recall from my first post on the subject, I’m hoping to log some Venethrax playtime as well, but mostly vs. Hordes opponents). During the 3 games, I lost twice to two different Khador players and won against a Retribution player. At this point, the details of the games mostly escape me, so I won’t bore you with blow-by-blow battle reports. But I will wax philosophical about my lists and games.
In the first game I brought:
Iron Lich Asphyxious
> Nightwretch
> Nightwretch
> Slayer
> Skarlock Thrall
Pistol Wraith
Bloat Thrall
The game was a close one vs. eSorscha. Towards the end, we had whittled each other down pretty considerably and it became a slugfest between Sorscha and Asphyxious. Because of an intervening wall giving us each +2 Def, we both wiffed a lot, but in the end, Sorscha brought the Iron Lich down. I believe it took about 3 player turns of ‘Caster-on-’Caster dueling to end it, though.
For the second and third games, I decided I just didn’t have enough infantry-clearing ability, so swapped the two solos (Pistol Wraith and Bloat Thrall) for a min-sized unit of Bane Thralls.
The only thing to report about Game 2 was that I had about as bad of dice-luck as possible. Seriously. I don’t like to pin losses (or wins for that matter) on dice, but when your opponent comments mid-game that your dice rolling is so bad it is painful for him to watch, you can at least blame SOME of the loss on Lady Luck (or lack thereof).
Game 3 vs. Rahn of the Retribution was another game of attrition. This time, though, luck was on my side and I was able to pull out a win in the end. pAsphyxious’ feat is powerful against Retribution – the POW 5 damage roll is usually something you almost forget about because it is so ineffective. However, vs. lower ARM units, that POW 5 can sure take a chunk out. Sure, you may need 7s or 8s to kill a model, but if you can roll two dice a dozen times, you’re usually going to get some kills; in low-point games, those “few kills” add up to quite a bit.
Guess that’s it for “Chapter I – 15 Points.” The League has escalated to 25 points, so I’ll be posting about my 3 games from this week shortly. So Stay Tuned!
Posted By MJ;-) on April 25, 2011
Asphyxious
PREFACE
With Terminus and Venethrax moving into the northern reaches of Immoren to recover a lost athanc hidden millennia ago by the Old Witch, Zevanna Agha of Khador; and with Malathrax securely sequestered in Asphyxious’ compound, he and Deneghra could return to larger-scale schemes and plans. But first, Asphyxious needed Deneghra to return to where she had encountered the Old Witch to significantly cripple, if not wholly drive out, the Khadoran forces she first encountered. Then, with that potential thorn removed, Asphyxious could continue plotting his ultimate rise to godhood…
INTRODUCTION
A Slow Grow (SG) league is starting today at Endless Gaming (EG) in Raleigh. I plan to play Cryx for this six-week league; however, since I’ve played Cryx for some time now, my intention with the SG is to expand my Cryx repertoire by focusing on a couple new Warcasters, Units, Solos, and hopefully a ‘Jack (or two). As with many other Slow Grow leagues, this one will escalate from 15 points (one week) to 25 points (two weeks) then 35 points (two weeks) and finally an “optional 50 point” level (one week – if not up to 50 pts, then continuing at 35 pts is also fine).
So what is a Cryx Player to do?!? Read on to find out… (more…)
Posted By MJ;-) on April 19, 2011
Well, I seem to be a tad behind these days, seeing as how I already have the sixth Top Ten compiled… Well, onto #5!
1. Lonelymonk of The Monks Cave gives a good rundown of setting up and maintaining a wet palette
2. Broken Zealot Painting gives some more instruction into Speed Painting Quality Results (SPQR). This has ME written all over it!
5. Lux at BoLS gives a good tactica for Legion of Everblight Striders (and a little about the Deathstalker). Hmmm… that makes 2 Legion links in a row; trust me, it has nothing to do with my recent return to playing Legion…
Posted By Lankira on March 18, 2011
So, Templecon came and went more than a month ago and folks are still talking about the cupcakes I fed the Press Gang (and a couple extra of the Lost Hemisphere boys). Not bad for something I managed to bake in a couple hours, if I say so myself. What’s the secret? Rum Buttercream frosting. Yes. Rum + Butter + sugar + cream. But, it’s all in the technique.
The ingredients are simple:
After the cut: How to put it all together.
Posted By MJ;-) on March 15, 2011
Posted By MJ;-) on March 2, 2011
1. Lux over at BoLS gives some solid advice about slamming, and why “killing” isn’t always the best answer to victory.
2. Nice discussion at Lost Hemisphere pertaining to how one should approach building smaller lists.
3. Nice article about the posability of Retribution Heavy Jacks.
4. Protagonist at Lost Hemisphere takes a long hard look at some Circle models. I’m definitely looking forward to future parts.
5. Good human flesh painting tutorial over at BoLS (although the initial image in the article gave me shivers). (more…)
Posted By Lankira on February 22, 2011
50 point Steamroller. By the book, no alterations. None. This is a standard two list format.
Starts at noon. $5 entry going to sci-fi, so they can take cards.
Prizes will be certificates (best in faction if available) and steamroller coins. Treasure chest prizes will also be available.
Hope to see you there!
Posted By Lankira on February 22, 2011
The battlefield is a chaotic place. One moment, you may be back-to-back with your comrade at arms, and the next moment, you stand alone against the enemy as your friend lays dying at your feet. Or you may find that you’ve got something in common with the fellow shooting back at you as a third and common enemy crests the hill, only to be back trading shots when the greater threat has passed. So be on guard, lad, but be hopeful. You never know when you might find yourself in the company of Unexpected Allies.
Posted By MJ;-) on February 21, 2011
Time for another Top 10!
1. An amazing paint job by Deacis of Blighted Crusader that features an alternate scheme for the Protectorate (Black. It’s the New Black…).
2. McCryx at McCryxian Domination discusses some of the ins-and-outs of the early stages of a game, particularly delving into why one should or should not try to be the first player (or second for that matter).
3. Ron at From The Warp discusses what a difference using “high quality brushes” has made for his painting routine (and admits to how wrong he was believing they’d be no better than standard/cheap brushes). The article also has several good links to other discussions of brush quality.
4. BoLS rolls out a Protectorate logo sheet (printed on decal paper = symbol decals. BoLS also has Cygnar and Khador sheets, but alas, no Cryx yet…)
5. Fledgling (and “veteran”) bloggers would do well do read N++’s discussion of how to blog. As a writer myself, I use many of these tips in my day to day job outside of my blogging persona. (more…)
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