Game 275 - Arkadius vs Rahn

Hoopmon on Incoming, against the SUSSiest list ever.

Once upon time, the days were dark for Arkadius.The nights were darker. Carver was the hope of Farrow kind, Arkadius was naught but a twit with an at the time unique spell and cheap War Hogs.

Then glory happened. Some dipshit Circle dude lost a Gorax, and Arkadius surged forth into competitiveness.

This list is not from the glorious period of now, but prior to that, when I, with desperation, attempted to make good Arkadius lists by skewing every which way. I bought the models for these foolish aspirations, and promptly moved onto other things.

Then the Hoop came. A horde of models he painted, threatening an age old traditional dominance on the painting stage. The forgotten lists and their models surged forth, and lo and behold finally got the three Browns of Angry Norwegian Farrow.

Enough gibber, I made a list with 14 Razor Boars long ago, this is finally the maiden battle, games for which will be few and far in between, when there is cause for lolfests..

Arkadius (Mad Science Tier 4) - 3x War Hog, 14 x RaBo's, Brigands (Min), Bone Grinders (Min)
Objective: Arcane Wonder

 

Against the nobby elves:

Rahn - Hyperion, Chimera, Arcanist, 2x Battle Mittens, Aiyanna and Holt, SIlly Wishnailer, Sentinels + UA + Soulless, MHA, Narn
Objective: Effigy of Valor.

Ret Deploy: Sylyss will make his appearance later, when Hoops remembered him. Narn was originally eEiryss, but the model was elsewhere, so the wayward character solo returned. The league effect made Narn immune to Blasts, so I wasn't to worried about that.

Minion Deploy: Even with my +! I lsot the die roll, thankfully I got second anyway. The chunk of wood on the left is a Trench design I wanted to try out before banging out a few for the Canberra stores, hence its non-paintedness and text.

Ret 1: Literally everything runs, Rahn included.

Minion 1 Pre-feat: My RaBo's run into key spots, Narn and the MHA make it a little difficult though.

Minion 1: After the RaBo's move around, most running to offensive positions, Arkadius feats. Three RaBo's go into the Chimera, two of them miss and the last one strips off the shield. One Rabo kills the MHA, another pops Rahn, two get into the Mittens, one gets to Rahn for nothing whilst one more gores Aiyanna. I screw up one of the ones intended for Rahn, who instead charges a fellow Rabo but somehow misses. The Left War Hogs feat to advance up, the right one ends up ina spot to charge a fellow War Hog so I don't do it. Arkadius then advances and pops Forced Evo ont eh forward War Hog. What infantry I have run around to shield Arkadius.

Ret 2: Rahn feats, between him and the Mittens the nearest two War Hogs are knock downed and four innocent RaBo's are killed. The Sentinels try to make room for the Hyperion and get around the forest, it is awkward. The Hyperion walks forward and pew pews the front War Hog to death.

Minion 2: Left War Hog runs up, couple RaBo's walk into the right zone. A charging RaBo in the left zone clears the Battle Mitten toeing said zone. Brigands move up, they fail to hit anything. Bone Grinders run into the Trench. Arkadius charges a Bone Grinder, misses him. He fires two Primal Shocks at the single focus camping Rahn, I miss both boosted 7's. I scratch my head Watt style and contemplate life. The Rabos on the Chimera continue their epic duel, scratching it minimally. A Rabo walks over to the Arcanist behind the Barriers and gnaws his face off.

Minions go to 1 CP.

Ret 3: The left Mittens damage but fail to remove any aspects on the engaging RaBo. The right Mittens and Rahn knock down the forward War Hog but don't do much damage. Hyperion moves up, shoots the War Hog for a bunch. Sentinels charge War Hog and brutalise him. Chimera damages a Rabo, but misses the rest of his attacks.

Minion 3: RaBo on the left Mittens frenzies, misses. Brigands kill a couple Sentinels with a Hog Wild charge. A RaBo on the right kills another Sentinel. The Warhog charges and kills a few more Sentinels. Arkadius attempts to Primal Shock Rahn, fully boosted does four points. He then Maltreats, casts his healing spell, charges toward a RaBo to get in the zone. The RaBos on the Chimera can finally force, they beat it to death.

Minions go to 3 CP.

Ret 4: Mittens kills most of the Bone Grinders, leaving one. Hyperion charges the War Hog, leaves it on two boxes. The Sentinels kill the War Hog. The left Mitten squad finally kills the RaBo on them. Rahn camps and runs into his friendly zone, because Hoops forgot Warcasters don't contest....

Minion 4: The left most Rabo on the Chimera squad frenzies, does two points to his fellow RaBo. The other two anti Chimera RaBos go into the nearest Mittens in the zone, killing two of them. The lone Bone Grinder walks backward, Arcane Bolts a Mitten to death. Arkadius, mighty warrior that he is, charges the Mittens in the zone. Boosting attacks with Mind Control serum, he hits each one, which then goes and tries to kill the last Mitten in the zone.

First one misses.

Second one misses.

Third one never liked his "buddy" and caves in his skull.

Minions go to 5 CP, Arkadius does a little jig.

This game was silly.