Outlast
The only downside of that last team game was it left bedraggled and out of it. I had a short break, then it was the master semi-finals into the God Botherers.
A whole bunch of things basically encourage my list choice:
- I (mistakenly) thought that el'Parbinger faced Azahul, a more experienced Pig player than myself, earlier in the tournament and won, thus leading me to believe he had experience against Arkadius and knew what to do
- Menoth isn't a strong matchup for me as a player at this point, feels like it's been forever since I played against them
- Arkadius doesn't really want Harbinger. Awe and Martydom both make Pig rampage hard.
- Rask has plenty of units for the scenario
Minion Army - 75 / 75 points
[Theme] The Blindwater Congregation
(Rask 1) Rask [+27]
- Blackhide Wrastler [16]
- Boneswarm [7]
- Boneswarm [7]
- Boneswarm [7]
Bog Trog Mist Speaker [0(4)]
Bog Trog Trawler [3]
Gatorman Witch Doctor [0(4)]
Swamp Gobber Chef [1]
Totem Hunter [0(6)]
Croak Raiders (max) [16]
Gatorman Bokor & Bog Trog Swamp Shamblers [10]
Gatorman Posse (max) [16]
Swamp Gobbers Bellows Crew [2]
Sacral Vault [17]
Hissing scathingly at:
Protectorate Army - 75 / 75 points
[Theme] The Faithful Masses
(Harbinger 1) The Harbinger of Menoth [+24]
- Devout [9]
- Templar [15]
- Hierophant [3]
Allegiant of the Order of the Fist [3]
Allegiant of the Order of the Fist [3]
Champion of the Order of the Wall [8]
Champion of the Order of the Wall [8]
High Paladin Dartan Vilmon [0(6)]
Paladin of the Order of the Wall [4]
Paladin of the Order of the Wall [4]
Paladin of the Order of the Wall [4]
Rhupert Carvolo, Piper of Ord [4]
The Covenant of Menoth [0(4)]
Horgenhold Forge Guard (max) [16]
- Attendant Priest [3]
Idrian Skirmishers (max) [15]
- Idrian Skirmisher Chieftain & Guide [0(5)]
Table wise, we have a load of forests on one side, a central obstruction, a hill on the right and another obstruction on the extreme right.
The plan on my end is to just contest the side zone as clearing all of Harby's dudes feels unfeasible, set stuff on fire to force the double Martydom and do a slow grind out scoring on my flag and throwing Shamblers away to contest.
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Menoth 1: The ranting fanatics run up the board fairly evenly. Idrians lean toward the left against their prey, being the Croaks.
Kicking Monks are on the board. Am sad. Much dissapoint.
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Minion 1: I put Fury on the Totem Hunter and run him far left to see if I can avoid the purification bubble. Seems unlikely.
A handful of the croaks move up to die and get fire going on some enemy solos. I land Darts on both the Paladin and the Champion, only for the oil to be Shield Guarded. Oh yeah. Templar's do have that rule. Waxed testes.
I move up the Admonitioned Boneswarm next to these Croaks behind the obstruction, it's a model I'm not phased about losing so that's something.
Rask moves up the centre and feats, shoots the right kicky monk and paralyzes him.
The Vault rolled max souls, so it advances and takes a shot. Snake eyes, Kicky Monk takes a half step back out of range.
Dammit Vault, THAT WAS NOT THE PLAN.
Posse Dirge out of habit and toe the right zone, with a Boneswarm escort (As in, it's travelling alongside and chilling out rather than solisciting).
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Menoth 2: Idrians move around, they get some shots but roll ineptly (No Vault, this doesn't mean we're okay) and kill a Croak. I opt not to trigger admonition to engages a few of them before they repo back.
Harby moves behind her theme wall, stretches that mighty 20 inches and makes me regret the failed trigger just before, alas Totem Hunter is also is range so upkeeps go away.
Kicky monk goes next to the building contesting my flag.
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Minion 2: Not going to lie, this isn't really a game where a lot happens every turn, I'm be lazy and short form it.
I'm an absolute moron that failed to deploy all my models, my opponent graciously offers to let me plonk them in the back which I do. Just.....the smartest of people.
Totem Hunter runs way up the side to try to get to the back field.
Croaks flail at things a bit with fire sticks.
Rask, a Posse member and the Vault fail to kill the kicky monk by dint of tough and martydom.
I also do the wrong Posse prayer so they don't get as far up the board into things as planned.
No dead kicky monk, no score.
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Menoth 3: A Champion gets the distance to kill Totem Hunter. My brain cells headbutt each other to death in an attempt to wipe out the parts being inept.
half the croaks get shot down, Menoth score their flag. Harby feats. Most Posse die.
0-1.
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Minion 3: I walk a shambler in, it dies to remind me that Harby has feated. My god I wished I was allowed to drink at this con.
Rask + Vault + Posse fail to deal with kicky Monk again.
Shamblers and junk move into the left zone, Wrastler goes up in the hope of at least eating something. Bone swarm goes in front of him to draw the Templar in.
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Menoth 4: Templar goes in, rolls like hot flaming garbage and doesn't kill the Boneswarm.
Rask gets charged by a Paladin and a Champion, I stupidly transfer damage to mess up the Wrastler before needing to call to sacrifice Shamblers anyway.
0-2
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Minion 4: I kill the Templar. Woot. Vault fails to hurt the things that attacks Rask, he used Call to Sacrifice to walk away at the expense of his merry fellows, because he's a dick.
I stationary the left Champ. It's something.
I fail to even contest, 0-3.
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Round 5: When in doubt, remember your jumping like a horse hero.
Menites grind away, there's a muckup where the left Champion activation has to be re-wound due to the Stationary.
0-4
Alright. When in doubt, sod it, kill the damn leader.
Wrastler pops a couple Idrians to feed the vault and make way.
Bokor walks forward, boosted 12 to Stationary Harby who has no anti-magiuc tech up, after which the Vault has max souls, maybe a Rask shot, three or so Croaks.
Or......I can miss the 12. Damnable averages!
The follow up plan to roll hard 18's turned out to not be a good redundancy, Menoth get their 5th control point and I flop to the ground. Blergh. Awful showing, filled with regrets for how shonky my play was.Good thing Batinator is amongst the friendliest of men and put up without a complaint in sight.
Reeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaallllyyyyy needed to have the Bog Trog Trawler in my deployment space instad of ambushing. Would have dragged the right Kicky monk away and bam, the plan is actually on.
