Last week of the journeyman, we get the chance to swap our caster. Barny was definitely going in the box for a while, I was flipping to either Rask or Jaga. The new shiny won over the competitive wonderbra.
I weighed up either a second Posse or the Swamp Horror, ultimately the I didn't think a third Heavy would trde well enough against anyone with reasonable hitting multiple units. End List:
Jaga Jaga - Wrastler, Spitter, Snapper (Bull, not the fish), 2x Posse (Max), Feralgeist, Swamp Gobbers
I wanted a Totem Hunter to put Gravewind on, but Jaga alas is a Warbeast point short. When the Vault hits these shores and Bone Shakers my wallet I'll flip this to the Tier and sneer at the Spitter.
First game of the night was against ye old Mercs.
Damiano - Rover, Mule, Steelhead Halberdiers, Steelhead Cavalry, Alexia + Risen, Piper, Silly Wishnails
I win first turn, Jaga deploys in the centre with Posse either side and beasts in the middle with Jaga.
Across from my friendly flag go the cav, the Jacks go off centre to the left, then the Halberdiers/Alexia occupy the left side of the board.
After the initial advances overall positions don't change to much, Gravewind goes on the Wrastler while Escort is up. Damiano has Warpath going.
Top of two, Jaga moves to the flag and Spinies get out on two Posse on the left unit and one on the right. The Spinied Posse run up to jamming positions, the cavalry are hemmed out by Terrain from ignoring the jammers, the beasts and three of each unit hang back.
The Steelheads charge into the right Posse, killing two. The Steelheads advance into the left jamming Posse, they CMA but fail to kill either. Alexia and the Risen move over, Damiano puts Dead Eye on the Mule and Death March on the Steelheads. Mule moves up, crit devs the Spitter and knocks a back Posse into the Snapper. Bottom of Merc 2 I score a point.
Jaga heals the Spitters mind, feats and sits on the flag. The Right Posse kill four of the Cav after Cold Blooding, they bounce along giving Dark Shround to each Posse as they attack.
Left Posse go in, two of the Steelheads tough out, one of them goes and engages Damiano/Silly Wishnails and the Mule. Spitter walks over after Shaking, shoots Alexia but low damage roll doesn't threaten her destruction. Wrastler takes out half the Rover.
I'm in a good jamming spot, the Mercs scrabble against the Posse for a bit, but Alexia falls to the Spitter and Jaga sits on the friendly flag. A last ditch Crit Dev by the Mule throws the Gobbers into Jaga, but they don't hurt her much.
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End spots.
As is always the case on Tuesdays, my tsunami of sloth washed away notions of changing the table or scenario. In this case when I lost the die roll it also meant I stayed on the same side.
Paul-Why-Did-I-Make-A-Cannoneer-Instead-Of-A-Sentry once more rocking the original Makeda.
pMakeda - Molik Karn, Gladiator, Cannoneer, Nihilators (Max), Beast Handlers (Min?), Agoniser
Surprised by the lack of Mr Puffy Pants, but it was a tricky proposition to get Molik in with the required Battle box involved.
Molik went on the left and the Nihilators screened next to him. The Cannoneer went on the right facing the gap in the Obstructions, Makeda and the rest of the stuff went in the centre.
I put Jaga in line with my friendly flag facing the Cannoneer (you know, the opposite side to Molik Can). Posse bunched up in the front lines with Beasts behind, Feralgeist on the far left where he blew a loving smooch to Molik, attempting to signal his desire for a future relationship between the pair of them.
The Skorne run forward very aggressively on turn one, though functionally keep the same spread as their deployment across the table. Defenders Ward goes on the Nihilators, Savagery gravitates to Molik, as it always does.
The Nihilators threat 13" with Savagery, so Jaga moved up toward the flag, then I used her COntrol area to make a line with my Posse about 14.5 from the front Nihilators. I think I got Jaga about 19 away from the Cannoneer, which gets to 18 with it's Cannon when Rushed. Jaga put Gravewind on the Wrastler and threw on Escort, her favourite party dress. The Gobbers clouded her and the Snapper put Spiny Growth on her. The other Beasts ran up a short way, constricted by my Posse line. The Feral Geist ran to be next to the left unit of Posse.
Makeda feats, upkeeps her spells and everything runs in to try to jam. Molik hangs around the enemy flag, the Cannoneer runs up a bit.
Jaga counterfeats, Makeda's brief hope of her feat mattering dissipates. Jaga moves up to the friendly flag, Spinies herself. Bullsnapper Spinies the Wrastler. Left Posse Cold Blood, take out a bunch of Nihilators which move in to engage the enemy Nihilators and the Gladiator. Right Posse charge a couple Nihilators as well, two of them run to stop the Cannonner getting to Jaga. Gobbers Cloud because.....Gobbers. Feralgeist runs to be just within four inches of the enemy flag. I score a point.
A single Paingiver I got with a reach attack from a Posse comes back with Makedas feat. Makeda moves up a bit, puts Carnage up. Nihilators clear out their undead enemy fellows, The Cannoneer aims and lobs a shot at a Posse in the pathway to Jaga, explodes him into a purse. Paingivers screw around, put Enrage on Molik. Molik charges a Posse, brutalises him, side steps forward, hits another Posse to bounce into the Wrastler, maxes out Fury attacking the Wrastler, takes out its mind before his final attack misses and pushes him back with Gravewind after some Spiny damage. I'd hoped he got pushed out of contesting the flag range, but sadly he was a few min in.
Right purple Gators scream Cold Blood, one charges Makeda and flubs it, another kills a pair of Nihilators, last Pair charge the Cannoneer and do not terrible damage. Left Bone Posse Cold Blood, two of them kill some Nihilators, the other two charge Molik and crank damage rolls, leaving him on three boxes. Feralgesit runs toward Molik, declaring his stalker level love affair. The Spitter, which I have mocked so often, charges Molik, boosts to hit, kills him. Molik is then Bound by the Feralgest. Wrastler charges the Cannoneer and buries him after a few bought attacks. Gobbers plonk a cloud in front of Jaga.
The below picture happened while we were trying to figure out the puzzle. I've plenty of Posse and Molik belongs to me, photo taken after the last Nihilator charged in, he was placed a few inches below the enemy flag. Reasoning that the long game was unplayable for Skorne at this point, we tried to work out how to get the Gladiator to Jaga.
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In order for the Gladiator to potentially get to Jaga, the following needs to happen:
Gladiator needs to be Rushed and get Savagery
Purple Posse in front of Makeda/Gladiator needs to go away
Controlled Molik needs to be killed for the Gladiator to past the gap blocked by the Terrain
The way it could have happened:
Nihilator charges the Posse on the Gladiator, hopefully kills it
Paingiver up the back charges Molik, goes to maximum Reach not going past the Terrain and rolls good damage
makeda throws the relevant spells on Gladiator
Goes onward
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It played out as the Nihilator scratched the forward Posse for two, the Paingiver missed Molik, Paul conceded.
