tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68663459872476527992024-03-13T09:04:48.375-05:00+++Afterimagedan Starship Combat Blog++++++A Battlefleet Gothic and Firestorm Armada Blog+++afterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866345987247652799.post-29041936933153031662016-01-31T00:41:00.001-06:002016-01-31T00:48:31.984-06:00Sorylians vs Aquans 1000<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
Had a great game tonight! Tested some of my favorite fleets. Things started pretty poorly for the Sorylians but in the end, a disordered Sorylian cruiser squad killed 2 damaged Aquan tier 1s in a single activation... Lesson from this game: DO NOT let Sorylians line up double broadside. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aquan Hydra lines up a 4 arc shot but pays for it later... See the checkmate lining up for the Sorylians?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is after this carrier died. Joel placed it in the debris field as a burnt out hulk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the doom of the Aquan fleet: the Sorylian cruisers line up double broadside on the Aquan tier 1s and, even disordered from the gas clouds, kill them both. GG!</td></tr>
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afterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866345987247652799.post-91187320835824389052016-01-23T12:11:00.001-06:002016-01-23T12:11:02.592-06:00Pathogen 2<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>Alright! Finally time to make a mold of this beast. Here's how it turned out. <br/>
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The plan was to be able to make one cast and have everything needed to make the model with some customization. I have yet to make a cast of it but I'm pretty sure it's going to work well. It's more a matter of how clean the casts are and how much flash comes along with it. Hope you like it!</div>afterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866345987247652799.post-36032295328358915242016-01-21T09:46:00.000-06:002016-01-21T09:46:00.483-06:00Pathogen 1Do you like the idea of a Pathogen fleet but don't have models to use for it?? Same here. I'm working on sculpting Pathogen model that I will attempt to make casts of. Here's my first crack at it.<div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the progress! The hope is to make a resin kit with a decent amount of tentacles that you can glue into sockets to vary the ships. The spines give it a slight triangular look when looking at it from the front seeing as there are 3 of them.The tentacles are stuck in with sticky tac at the moment. </td></tr>
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afterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866345987247652799.post-54507458776738145422016-01-11T12:17:00.001-06:002016-01-11T12:17:06.483-06:00Sorylian Ships At Their BestI just wanted to post this photo of a moment in our game last night. A dying Sorylian Falx managed to do 7 total damage in one turn due to excellent positioning, AND end its turn in the gas clouds for protection.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Port guns and torpedoes did 1 damage to the Marshal, starboard guns did 2 damage to the Tyrant, starboard torpedoes did 2 damage to the further cruiser, killing it, did 1 damage to the farthest Missionary up top, and 1 damage to the closer cruiser by boarding. THIS FALX ONLY HAS 2 HULL POINTS LEFT. This is why Sorylians are amazing. Weapon shielding, huge weapon systems on both sides. Wow. This was one of those moments ESPECIALLY being on the receiving end, when I realized how excellent Sorylians are when used well. </td></tr>
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Sometimes you don't have a game table with enough space for a 4x6 board. So we used a pool table! It's almost 8 feet long and about 44 inches wide. This game was played with two objectives worth 8 TV in the middle of the table. We also tested the ability for infantry leaving transports to occupy buildings the same activation as disembarking. Because of the size of the game, we allowed units to not deploy within range of the command element.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here a view of both army's deployments. The Directorate have 2 core heavy tanks, 2 squads of medium tanks, 2 APCs with full squads, sweepers and sergeants, and 5 buggies. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Dindrenzi Federation has 2 heavy tanks with a designator tank, 3 mediums with a designator tank, 5 Levo recon skimmers, 2 drop turrets, and 2 skydrop pods, one fearless with a sergeant and 3 gun teams, one with a sergeant and 3 sweepers. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sky drop markers deployed by the Dindrenzi and the recon moves are made.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Directorate tanks move forward. The Dindrenzi Nyx drop down and take the objective. The Dindrenzi mediums advance and damage the Directorate tanks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Directorate APC moved forward and moved their troops into the objective. The Directorate heavies move onto the hill and light up the Letos. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Directorate mediums move up to engage the Dindrenzi heavies after they advance to join the party. The APC decides to make its way toward the enemy to have some use.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a crazy dice roll. Apparently, there was a little crater in the pool table. Check out that balance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The directorate APC advances to prepare for a dropoff next turn. Damage from the Directorate mediums kill two of the four Nyx bases. Hard target and cover is fantastic. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Dindrenzi turrets drop down and rain HELL on the Directorate Patriots. 4 bases died. Barrage weapons are amazing. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pod drops and they storm the objective, not losing anyone but booting out the remaining Patriot! The Desolators kill half the squad in overwatch,. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the other side of the table, the Dindrenzi tanks push forward to attack the APC, killing it and 2 Patriots.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the final picture of the game. It was really close at the end there but the Dindrenzi were able to take the objective on the left and survive enough to take the objective.<br />
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Dindrenzi: -10 Directorate: 7<br />
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Keep in mind, this was not a normal game with the regular objective setup. Also, we were testing the ability for squads of infantry to disembark and embark a building in the same activation. This ended only in turn 2, mainly because of this change. It would have been a turn 3 game otherwise. </td></tr>
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I hope you like the battle report! Please let me know if you have any recommendations for next time. Most games we play are not on a pool table...afterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866345987247652799.post-12467102643172157662015-12-10T23:42:00.003-06:002015-12-10T23:42:54.587-06:00Tutorial: Painting Made Easy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hey folks. I'm one of those people who isn't all that great at painting and even if I was, I would rather get models finished than take forever on them and only have 2 out of 25 painted. So, I like simple schemes. Paint schemes are made simple by a few things:</div>
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Honestly, that's it. Let me show you on my Aquan Prime models from Firestorm Planetfall (suuuuch an amazing game):<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here they are! Well, 4 out of 5 and I'm not even going to use these 4 Aquan interceptors... Here's how to start. Get those models out and clean them up. You can use an exacto knife or whatever knife and carefully shave off the mold lines. You may need clippers to clip off weird bits from the mold making process. Then, I used crappy walmart grey primer that cost next to nothing and I sprayed them lightly, not in a freezing environment, aiming as upright as possible, and keeping it thin. This keeps the detail intact. Primer helps the paint coat well.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the cheap purple we will start with. Cheap Folk Art from Walmart with a couple black paint drops to darken it. Be careful because black paint goes a really long way when mixed with stuff!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Here's the model I'm going to be showing you. After priming and gluing to its base, I painted it purple with two layers of the purple I showed you and made sure it was entirely dry in between. Layer them lightly to keep it smooth. This picture shows it with the purple still a little wet. This step is called the base coat.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are the other paints I will be using. From the left: NOT Nuln Oil. It's basic red with a few drops of black to make a deep red. Basic blue called Enchanted Blue from the old Citadel line. Citadel Thunderhawk Blue, Citadel Mephiston Red or some basic red. All of these paints can be cheap stuff from Walmart but may use two layers. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the purple, use the dark red and pick up some part of the models that will be that color. On my Aquans, I paint the ribbed parts and the guns. This paint is still wet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next is the grey-blue. Pick out a few panels on the model. Remember what you chose and why so you can use this same mentality with your entire army. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now I use the standard blue. I am only going to use it to detail some of the weaponry. I chose the blue missiles on this model.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now on to the silver. I used Citadel bright silver which I did not show in my picture with paints before. I paint the engines and little sliver parts.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here too, and the little doors or whatever they are on the bottom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now on to a not so common addition to this paint scheme. I drybrush the entire model now with a light silver. This is actually not a common trick but it makes these models like a little sparkly and alien. Generally, I would drybrush the purple with a lighter purple right after the base coat. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now one of the secret weapons of making miniature painting easy. It's the black wash. Some people like dark brown wash but I always use black. Basically, you paint on the black wash with a larger brush, covering the entire model. You just need to make sure there are no clumped up area. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now the wash is dry and you can see, it muffles the color a bit. Some people will not like what this does to the model, but a later step helps bring the vibrancy out again. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here it another tactic that adds some spice to your models. Metallic paint! Cheap stuff from Walmart. Before these metallics, I'm going to base the model and varnish it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let's get to basing. White glue that base up on the top.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Let the sand roll over the wet glue.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">After the sand is TOTALLY dry, paint it brown. I like to paint it over with the brown watered to about milk consistency. May take a few layers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">While it takes forever to dry, I glue more bases laying around.<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Still more drying to do so I worked on some Aquan APCs. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Here's the dried brown. Drybrush it over with an ochre or tan color. Paint the sides with the brown you used.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Take a clump of the static grass and shove it in the glue, not hard enough to feel the glue with your fingers, but enough to clump it up. I use two colors. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">While the base dries, paint metallic blue on the bubbles areas. After it dries, drybrush/overbrush a lighter metallic blue over the bubbly parts. Then, when that's dry, paint it with a lacquer varnish to give it shine. Also, paint the stand black.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Here's the finished model! I changed the cockpit to red and washed it black. Hope you like it!<br /></td></tr>
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afterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866345987247652799.post-49368082218920356832015-12-08T22:08:00.001-06:002015-12-08T22:08:35.947-06:00Working on Aquans!Hey all! Got a fantastic deal on some used Aquans to match my 2 player box set stuff and also some Dindrenzi. I've been painting both. Here are some of the Aquans!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's what u have done so far. Check the resource section of this blog for the paint scheme. I'm really excited about Aquans currently and love how they play. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the original paint scheme when the models arrived from the original owner and I was really wowed by the look of it. After asking him how he did it, I replicated the scheme and now have a while bunch of stuff in this scheme. </td></tr>
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<br />afterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866345987247652799.post-42139085945931948542015-10-30T00:21:00.001-05:002015-10-30T00:25:19.843-05:00Sorylian Bol'Vuk'Ra "Battle Bathtub"<div dir="ltr">
Here's the finished Bol"Vuk"Ra. Took forever to paint all those big lizards but it helped to glue in the center lizards later on. Hope you like it!</div>
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Hey all! Sorry for the massive delay. I'm working on Planetfall Sorylians. Hope you like them!</div>
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<br />afterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866345987247652799.post-25355376562225210342015-04-08T14:49:00.003-05:002015-04-08T14:49:21.902-05:00Dindrenzi Paint SchemeI'm currently working on painting Dindrenzi and also Sorylians. I'm trying to get some good OSL on my Dindrenzi. What do you think? Go with the orange glow on the prow guns or just go without it?<br />
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<br />afterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866345987247652799.post-88176093541759105082015-03-13T22:29:00.002-05:002015-03-13T22:29:38.830-05:00Terran Alliance Painting ProgressCurrently working on Terran Alliance and working out colors. Here's what I have so far:<br />
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<br />afterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866345987247652799.post-16094693156838475842015-03-04T21:42:00.001-06:002015-03-04T21:42:40.102-06:00Directorate New SchemeFinally, some time to work on space ships! I have changed my paint scheme from the black and white looking ships in the pictures to the dark greyish blue. I'm also moving away from the "Eclipse Corporation," stolen from Mass Effect, but going with a pure Directorate scheme. Stay posted for more!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Direcotrate Dominance Carrier. Pretty much my favorite ship. I love how weird it looks. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are next on my agenda. Subjugator Heavy Cruisers. Also, you can see a little part of the Interceptor flight token. I only have a little bit more silver to do to complete the tokens.</td></tr>
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<br />afterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866345987247652799.post-80046561612505299182014-08-17T16:53:00.001-05:002014-08-17T22:27:16.073-05:00Tale of 4 Firestorm Armada Gamers 1<div dir="ltr">
Hey everyone! I've joined a tale of 4 games group on the Spartan Games forum with my Firestorm Armada Sorylians! Here's what I am going to paint for part 1:</div>
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1 Broadsword Dreadnought</div>
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1 Xiphos Carrier with 2 SRS tokens</div>
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2 Plumbata (I have the other 3 done)</div>
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5 Reapers</div>
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3 Kontos</div>
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The bulk of the rest of the fleet is near done and I am happy with how they look. I will post some pictures of progress when the time comes.</div>
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Voidstalker: Aquan Prime Hydra<br />
Eclipse: Aquan Prime Charybdis<br />
Shadow: Aquan Prime Namazu<br />
Aurora: Aquan Prime Chironx<br />
Solaris: Aquan Prime Isonade<br />
Hellebore: Aquan Prime Chimaera<br />
Aconite: Aquan Prime Barracuda<br />
Nightshade: Aquan Prime Kappa<br />
Hemlock : Aquan Prime Snapper<br />
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Void Dragon: Aquan Prime Manta or Aquan Prime Poseidon<br />
Dragonship: Aquan Prime Triton<br />
Wraithship: Aquan Prime Tsunami or Aquan Prime Storm<br />
Shadowhunter: Aquan Prime Remora or Aquan Prime Pirahna<br />
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Explorer: Relthoza Brood<br />
Custodian: Relthoza Nexus<br />
Protector: Relthoza Assassin/Huntsman<br />
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Hero: Relthoza Venom or Relthoza Scarab<br />
Emissary: Relthoza Gila or Relthoza Bane<br />
Merchant: Relthoza Swarm<br />
Defender: Relthoza Nidus<br />
Castellan: Relthoza Widow<br />
Warden: Relthoza Wolf<br />
Orca: Relthoza Stinger or Relthoza Drone<br />
Orbital City: Relthoza Weaver<br />
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Kedorianafterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866345987247652799.post-73012498545657139492014-01-03T21:30:00.000-06:002014-01-03T21:36:02.557-06:00Draco Sector Campaign Turn 1 End<span style="font-family: inherit;">+++Draco Sector Campaign Completion+++</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">During the end of 2013, I ran into some major setbacks to my hobby time and, honestly, interest. It was hard to focus energy into the game when my grad school work picked up so heavily, combined with the fact that my internship started and my baby girl was near to arrival. So, this is my formal apology for not holding up my end of the bargain with this campaign. I plan on trying again at some point and recruiting more people so that we can keep each other accountable to getting the campaign work done. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">RESULTS: Significant Imperial Victory. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Imperial Battlefleets, the Adeptus Mechanicus, and the Space Marines were successful in destroying the budding daemonic presence in Ephesus, which halted the powers of Chaos in the sector. It will take years before the planet of Ephesus will come back into compliance, but the Imperial forces in the sector are more than up for the job. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Throughout the turmoil, the Space Marines on San Guisuga raised up their arms in the defense of humanity and brought their might to bear on the Chaos forces of Ephesus. Not only were their fleets successful in driving many of the Chao vessels out of the sector, but they landed the bulk of their force on the surface of Ephesus, to continue their domination in land battles of Epic ;) proportion. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">EMERGING POWERS: Orks and Eldar</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On the surface of Persephone IV, the Orks push forward and make great strides toward forming a mob. If more victories in future skirmishes continue, the Orks will have a substantial force, capable of causing significant havoc on the system. Who knows, maybe even acquiring some Imperial vessels to form a fleet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Eldar from Craftworld Mymeara, though suffering heavy losses, have seen recent victories, and have come to be a desperate ally of the Imperium, who has benefitted greatly from their assistance in the space around Ephesus. The Eldar have brought a significant wound to the Chaos fleet and have allowed for the Imperium to fill the cracks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The fate of the Draco Sector is far from determined, with constant warfare, strife, and rebellion. Many fear that the sector could be lost altogether if a force large enough the damage the Imperial Navy presence there arrives. The Eldar have proven to be an ally of convenience to the Imperium in this recent campaign, but the Eldar are known to switch allegiances at a moments notice. They cannot be trusted. How will the Ork uprising resolve, considering the Storm Troopers on Persephone IV have not been able to quench the growing havoc? What about the Tyranids? Though Genestealer Cults have reared their ugly heads, the feared Hive Fleet that may or may not be lurking in the Veiled Region has not appeared. Does it even exist?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Will the Draco Sector ever return to it's rightful place as a servant of the Imperium? Time will tell. Time... and war...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here are some of the write-ups that were sent in that I would like to share with everyone:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The deck shook violently and the blinding flash of the massive lances of the Devastation class cruiser "Typhon" filled the starboard view, towards the planet, as all batteries fired again. isolated from most of the tremors by the inertia dampeners of his command throne, warmaster Caska watched the impacts of the lance and weapons battery fire as his fleet continued their bombardment on the mining world Epitaph. Yes, thats it, this feeling, thought Caska. havoc and suffering, and no way to escape for the victims. and this was just the beginning, these few pityful souls are nothing compared to the countless billions that will be slaughtered once the plan unfolds....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">then the orbital platforms around the planet joined in, overrun by the chaos forces and now used against their creators and former masters. lance and weapons battery fire raked the planet, just as the assault boats returned to their carriers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">the planet was surrounded by four cruisers and a squadron of three escorts, all guns punding the planet. only one ship was designed to be on active patrol, the Slaughter class "Belial".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">+in the void between the planets of the Epitaph system+</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Just as "Belial" slowly turned around to head back sunbound on its patrol, as its scanners were slowly blocked by the planet, a small energy signature appeared on the offside of the planet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">as it was not detectable by "Belial", and the other ships crews were too busy with the bombardment, the signal went unnoticed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">+bridge of the Endeavour CL "Marius"+</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Admiral! we made contact! they are in orbit around Epitaph. i count signatures of four cruisers and three escorts." as the transmission was sent, captain Madras former stiff concentrated face turned into a broad grin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"we got the basterds. and looks like this is going to be a pretty big surprise for them there..."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"this is Kurov, contact confirmed. full speed ahead and engage!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Madras didn't need to repeat the order, his crew already had turned up the engines and the Endeavour cruiser slowly picked up speed. the Dominion class battlecruiser which was the second part of the strike force was slower, but the powerful engines managed to accelerate the ship to an impressive speed regardless.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Kurovs strike force proceeded a slight turn port, away from Madras', in order to create a formation which will leave no room for the enemy to escape. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">as Segmentum Tempestus fleet command stated that they have other pressing matters, it was put into the hands of Kurov himself to protect the travel route for the valauble convoy, so, by the emperor, he will! Kar Duniash High Command has sanctioned the fleet of Kurov departing for Segmentum Tempestus in order to ensure the safe return of the convoy, so he was bestowed with the full might of his assigned fleet, with which he will bring the Emperors wrath upon the traitors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"my lord! multiple signals incoming! unidentified vessels closing in rapidly!" an officer shouted. Caska turned his blood red colored eyes away from the view of the burning craters on the planet surface and gazed on the tactical screen. there were two groups of signals, both showing just two single craft.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">he let an angry snort out "bah! those are just some small patrol groups, nothing big, we can deal with them with the offside batteries and maybe a few bombers. those imperial cowards would not come in such small numbers if they plan to be a threat to us. those are just some hopeless last-stand patrol ships."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">as the engaging ships all simultaneously let loose of their torpedoes, he quickly realized that his evaluation was grossly miscalculated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">these were bigger ships than expected.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">a LOT bigger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and the size of the rapidly approaching torpedo salvoes was worryingly large.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"SOUND FULL ALARM THROUGH THE FLEET! WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">just as the sirens wailed throughout the ship and the comms jumped to life, the first salvoes impacted the Murder class cruiser "Zahgurim", ripping massive holes in the hull and almost destroying it outright in the first blow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">at that point, the "Marius" has already been in gun range and had opened up with a massive broadside, destroying all three present iconoclast destroyers in a single sweep and leaving nothing but shattered pieces and drifting clouds of fuel and plasma in its wake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"yes, looks like we caught them with their pants down.", the second in command aboard the "Marius" remarked. Madras permitted himself a little laugh, then he proceeded to yell orders through the ship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">at the same moment the torpedoes were launched, the two strike forces also had launched their attack craft waves, both the Dominion class and the Dictator class had launched Bombers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">by the time the "Typhon" was swung around to engage Madras' strike force, the "Zahgurim" detonated in a massive blast, ripped apart by the imperial bomber waves, and the Styx class heavy cruiser "Apophis" had recieved significant damage by hits from the Dominins weapons batteries and lances.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">the Slaughter Class cruiser had his engines on full speed ahead, hurrying to support the remaining murder class cruiser in combating Kurovs strike force.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">on the other side of the planet, the Styx was destroyed just as it had picked up speed to escape the close quarters firefight, and was left a drifting hulk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The furios, but also very much enraged Warmaster Caska had brought his ship in the rear of Madras strike force and opened fire with all guns, as well as having wave after wave of bombers attacking the two ships, causing massive damage and ultimately forcing both ships to retreat, which they successfully did, avoiding destruction. Caska swung his ship around, eagerly awaiting his enemy to come around the planet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">on the other side, things did not turn out in favour of the Chaos forces. both weapons platforms on that side, as well as the Slaughter class cruiser which retreated in the last moment with massive substantial damage fell to the guns of Kurovs ship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">just as he swung the ponderous vessel around the planet, the still drifting wreckage of the Styx class heavy cruiser approached the asteroid field neighboring the planet Epitaph. the Chaos forces aboard the boarded nearby orbital laser platform could only watch helplessly as the disaster unfolded. the heavy hull smashed into the asteroids, which ripped it apart, and destroyed the containment of the still hellishly glowing plasma reactors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">the ship vanished in a plasma explosion of epic proportions, engulfing half of the asteroid field as well as entirely eradicating the orbital platform nearby.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">as the blinding flash decreased to a sickly glow of burning metal and molten asteroids, Caska turned again his gaze towards the inferno, when suddenly a massive shape broke through the debris.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">he looked down the torpedo tubes and gun barrels of an imperial Retribution class battleship, untouched by the cataclysm, protected by its massive shield generators.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and it came under full speed towards him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">he felt his face going cold.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">with a skin pale as ivory, he screeched with painfully nervous voice "turn around! get us out of here!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">there still was a fully operational murder class cruiser, the "Asmodeus", which rushed towards them to aid their warmaster, but going up against a full grown imperial battleship was even then a very daring plan. if not suicidal, since from the positioning, the battleship was able to catch one ship each with a full broadside. this was not good, thought Caska.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">as if his mind had been read, the "Mjölnir" opened fire, its broadsides lighting up bright like a deadly sun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">the heavy impacts pounded on the shields of the "Asmodeus" and the "Typhon", until they gave in under a crackling noise that echoed though the ships and a sudden light flash. they recieved several heavy impacts, but remained largely intact. Caska saw that they now turned out of the broadside arc, so they will be out of danger for a short time while the battleship turns, giving them itme to restore the shields and prepare a counterattack.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">just then a blinding light reminded hin of the existance of the powerful dorsal lance batteries on the Retribution class.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The impact threw everybody aboard "Typhon" off their feet and sent them flying in all directions. the hits were directly into the shield generator banks, obliterating the devices themselves, robbing the "Typhon" of all possible defensive capabilities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"......RETREAT!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">it took Caska a brief moment to bring the word over his bleeding lips, but he knew he had no choice. having just two cruisers, and one of them not a gunboat but a damaged carrier, and completely without shields, was not a postiton to combat a fully operational imperial gunnery heavy battleship. he lost this battle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">as Caska had retreated, and seeing that the mighty battleship slowly turned around to bring its guns to bear on his ship, the captain of the "Asmodeus" wisely decided that a last stand against a Retribution battleship was not a good idea with a damaged Murder class cruiser and chose the tactical retreat too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Instead of pursuing the fleeing ships with his ponderous vessel, Kurov decided to meet with his own ships and let the rest of his fleet deal with the escaping Chaos forces.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They were running straight into the net.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All was going even better than according to plan, Kurov thought and smiled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They have no idea whats coming their way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Aboard the "Typhon", Caska was slowly cooling down from his rage. he has survived, he thought, and his plan is working out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">except for losing several good vessels and their crew. but sacrifices must be made for the success of the bigger plan, he thought, and grinned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Almost everything going according to plan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They have no idea what will be coming their way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Finn (FistusMaximus)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After the defeat of the Imperial Fleet that ambushed him, Malikai recovered from his wounds and gathered even more pirates mercenaries and followers to his unholy cause.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Landing on the Daeth World of San Guisuga for some dark reasons ha began to dig, and dig and dig...and summoned two gargantuan daemon beasts to protect the site of the excavation from orbital assaults (those were counted as laser batteries on the planet :) )</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He was foretelling because, apparently, the Imperial Navy had no intention to let him persecute his plan: another battlegroup appeared above the planet, led by the Retribution class battleship "Admiral Cassius", with the Lunar cruisers "Lady Friederike" and "Steel Paladin", followed by the Dictator cruisers "Holy Halo" and "Gaze of Saint Sabbath", surrounded by a score of cobra cruisers....they engaged bitterly with the fleet of the Arch Enemy, comprised by many fast and deadly Devastation, Murders and led by an old and infamous Repulsive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Imperial fleet, determined to deploy troops on the planet to capture and execute the Sorceror Malikai, went all ahead full to the planet, from any direction, creating an impressive wall of torpedoes in the meanwhile.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But the chaotic corsairs made swift repositioning using the planet gravity well, avoiding the brunt of the warheads and pouncing as a wolf pack upon the "Admiral Cassius", broking the great, ancient ship in two pieces, after minutes long barrages.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Seeking venceance, the Cobra Squadrons commanders approached fast into the midst of the chaos fleet, destroying a murder and crippling another with pointblank torpedo hails. The Cobras, however, where all destroyed by swarms of bombers, broadside fire and enemy torpedoes. They did, however, buyied some precious time for the "Holy Halo" and "Steel Paladin" to enter the low orbit, gun blazing and dropships making planetfall!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">While the daemonic beasts tryied ineffectively to repel the two Imperial cruisers, the Chaos fleet blocked the "Lady Friederike" and the "Gaze of Saint Sabbath" into a deadly grip. Lances and teleport attacks made short work of the two Imperial ships, left hulking adrift...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the last stages of the battle, the loyalist ships dropped even more troops on the planet, only to disengage when the full might of chaos was to fall upon them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-stefano-andrei</span></div>
afterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866345987247652799.post-53024086133060032752013-06-04T12:16:00.003-05:002014-01-03T20:48:19.251-06:00Draco Sector: Campaign Turn 1 Results<div>
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In the last century, the planets in and around the Draco Sector have been experiencing turmoil in the form of riots, and in some instances, outright rebellion. The Imperial forces have quickly put the uprisings down, but there have been undercurrents of unrest and a push against the governing authorities. There has been a theme of dread and a concern of some impending doom it appears the populace has been made aware of. Astropaths have been experiencing psychic turbulence and often experience haunting nightmares that have led the representatives of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica into a panic, trying to uncover what might be causing such a disturbance in the warp.<br />
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A dark terror is rising on Ephesus. The Imperium is unaware of the daemonic being that sleeps within the planet's core. Inquisitors have been sent to the sector to find out why there has been nothing but silence from the once compliant mining world. There is more than just rebellion on Ephesus; there is outright corruption and daemon worship there. The conflict has grown heavily in high orbit around Ephesus between the arriving rebel fleets and the Imperial fleets, including smaller contingents of Bakka made vessels. Ess'g'ull'ich, a daemon prince of Chaos, has been rallying forces from throughout the sector to congregate on Ephesus and form up as a fleet and army under the banner of Chaos. Steel Legion Imperial Guard forces have been all but eradicated from the surface of the planet, but hope still remains while the Emperor's light shines. Ess'g'ull'ish, in collaboration with a Chaos Sorceror Malikai, have been sending forces to hold back the hammer that is the Imperial fleets that have bear bearing down on them. Chaos has not been successful in procuring the human sacrifices it needs to awake the sleeping beast below, primarily because of the victories won by the might, steel, and faith of the Imperial battle-groups.<br />
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Adding to the chaos that has been ensuing in the sector, Ariel, a balanced world, ripe with human resources and minerals, has seen a greater increase of Dark Eldar raids upon the surface. Because of the looming threat from Ephesus, the Imperium has not been able to send as much aid at it needs to to prevent the world from being stolen by xenos hands. Dark Eldar have not only taken countless captives, they have been so successful that they have gone beyond their hit and run raids and the planet has become a slave factory under their tyrannical and cruel rule.<br />
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The planet of Persephone IV, implanted with Ork fungus that it is constantly struggling to beat back, has luckily not seen difficult attacks on their citizens and the Imperial Guard, combined with a small presence of Inquisitorial Storm Troopers, have been able to stem the tide of an Ork uprising. How long will this hold out?<br />
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There have been persistent rumblings from local small Rogue Trader conglomerates that Craftworld Mymeara is making its slow journey through the Veiled Region and has come under assault of Necron fleets that have arisen like undead from the dark abyss. It has come to the mind of the Inquisition of the Ordo Xenos on Persephone IV that the smaller and less vain and xenophobic Eldar of Mymeara, knowing their history with Exodite and Corsair Eldar, might actually be a desperate partner in the struggle against the daemonic might of Chaos, the endless, lifeless legions of the Necrons, and the rising mob of the greenskins. The Imperium is winning, but the margin of victory is thin.<br />
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<b>End of Turn 1 Results:</b><br />
Imperium vs Chaos Winner: Imperial Navy/Battlefleet Bakka<br />
Xenos Winner: Dark Eldar</div>
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<b>++Rewards for Use in Campaign Turn 2++</b></div>
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Triumphant Admiral: Imperial players may take the following admiral with the following special rules in place of the regular admiral in an Imperial Navy, Battefleet Bakka, or Adeptus Mechanicus fleets in games of 1500pts of greater:</div>
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The vessel with the Triumphant Admiral adds +1 to any boarding actions. This does not stack with other boarding bonuses. If the vessel the Triumphant Admiral is on receives Bridge Smashed critical damage or the ship is destroyed, the Triumphant Admiral has been killed. The awards the enemy player +1 campaign point that should be reported in the submitted information. </div>
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Sacrifice Frenzy: Dark Eldar may re-roll the result of one boarding action of their choice per 750pts of the game's set point value.</div>
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Undying Resolve: Any game won by Craftworld of Corsair Eldar in campaign turn 2 awards them an additional +1 campaign point.</div>
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For more into on the Draco Sector Campaigin, go to the following link:</div>
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<a href="http://afterimagedan.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-draco-sector-specialist-games.html">http://afterimagedan.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-draco-sector-specialist-games.html</a></div>
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<b>Keep those submissions coming! More into on the planets of the Draco Sector to come.</b></div>
afterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866345987247652799.post-34118116787402904292013-05-07T17:05:00.002-05:002013-06-04T22:10:08.121-05:00The Draco Sector: Specialist Games Global Campaign IntroWelcome to the Draco Sector: Specialist Games Global Campaign page! In this post, the groundwork and backstory for the campaign can be found, as well as the starting map. This campaign is for anyone who plays any of the Specialist Games in the 40k realm by Games Workshop. Campaign rules near the bottom!<br />
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<b>+Credit+</b></div>
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I would like to thank Bix from "The Veil's Edge" for making the backstory and fantastic maps for the Draco Sector. It makes this campaign possible. Please stop by and thank him at <a href="http://theveilsedge.blogspot.com/">The Veil's Edge Website.</a> Bix has done a lot of work to make this setting awesome and it is ripe for a campaign. He has also stated his intention to continue writing the story of the Draco Sector and may even incorporate the events of this campaign into the storyline!</div>
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Let's begin with the backstory:</div>
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++<b>Galactic Position++</b><br />
The Draco Sector is located far to the galactic south along the rimward fringe of the Segmentum Tempestus, at the very edge of the Imperium. The Segmentum Capital at Bakka is many months warp<br />
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travel to trailing and the sectors southern reaches border the wilds of The Veiled Region, where the Astronomican fades to but a whisper.</div>
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<b>++History++</b><br />
Imperial archaeologists have found compelling evidence of widespread human settlement in several of the sectors systems, estimated to date back possibly as early as M23. Early Administratum records show that the region entered the Imperium during The Great Crusade, after the prevelant pre-imperial human power, the Coricyn Dominion ceded its territories to an Expedition Fleet of the God-Emperor; compliance was completed and the sector formally recognised in 950.M30.<br />
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The Draco Sector was so named, after the stable warp corridor known locally as the Dragons Spine that spans its length; it was divided into five sub-sectors centered around the translation points of the spine, these were Typhon, Scatha, Glaurung, Fafnir and Laverna; the sector capital at that time was established on the old Coricyn home world of Bellerophon.<br />
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During the Heresy the sector remained in loyalist hands and reletively unscathed despite uprisings along the Typhon Sub's border with the Vulturnus Gulf; this greatly benefitted the region in the Great Scouring that was to follow. As resources in the fractured Imperium were at a premium, the Draco Sectors largely untouched infrastructure was able to capitalise on the supply demands of the counter offensive, bringing great wealth and power to its noble houses and corporations.<br />
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For the next four millennia, the sector enjoyed prominent status within the Segmentum and basked in the Golden Age of the Imperium. In M35 a warp storm of epic proportions erupted in the Laverna Sub tearing apart the local star Moloch and swallowing most of its surrounding system; the loss of these mining worlds cost millions of lives and robbed the sectors industrial powerhouses of a rich supply of raw materials. The aftershock from the storms birth also disrupted warp travel in the region for several centuries effectively cutting off the Laverna Sub and severely hampering trade throughout the sector. The storm that brought so much calamity still rages to this day and has become known as the Nimbus Tormentum.<br />
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In M36 the sectors fortunes were in steep decline, the rot of heresy set in and during the late years of The Age of Apostasy in a period known as The Plague of Unbelief, the sector capital Bellerophon was the centre of an uprising in support of the heretic Cardinal Bucharis. The revolt plunged the whole sector into bloody conflict and both the Glaurung and Fafnir Sub's were lost for over a decade. The heresy was eventually quelled a year after the death of Bucharis by Imperial forces returning from fighting on the Hive World of Vaust in the Segmentum Pacificus. Bellerophon never truly recovered from the onslaught.<br />
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The Draco Sector today has regained some of its status through moderate stability and good trade, although still a shadow of its former glory; it has many heavily populated and important worlds. Like so much of the Imperium in these dark times of the 41st millennium it must ultimately fend for itself against a myriad of threats from without and within its borders. Dark Eldar raiders are an increasing peril, striking frequently from their accursed webway portals and The Laverna Sub has ceased to be, having slipped from Imperial control; it has become the Laverna Marches, a lawless stretch of space, travelled by Rogue Traders, home to Pirates and far worse. </div>
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In the last years, the planets of the Draco Sector have been experiencing turmoil in the form of riots, and in some instances, outright rebellion. The Imperial forces have quickly put the uprisings down, but there have been undercurrents of unrest and a push against the governing authorities. Some say that there are looming Chaos forces lurking in the sector, possibly in the form of a Chaos fleet, and their proximity has been causing these seemingly daemonicly-inspired uprisings.<br />
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There has been a theme of dread and a concern for protecting against some impending doom it appears the populace has been made aware of. Astropaths have been experiencing psychic turbulence and often experience haunting nightmares that have led the representatives of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica into a panic, trying to uncover what might be causing such a disturbance in the warp.<br />
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The sectors Imperial forces stand ever vigilant against the encroaching darkness, bloodied but unbowed, hoping against hope that this, The Time of Ending is not as many have prophesied, humanity's last stand. But with the increasing alien and heretic threat, has the Time of Ending begun?</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Campaign Turn 1 is the month of May so get those games started and submitted! More updates and videos soon to come!</span></div>
afterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866345987247652799.post-33310598298873290102013-03-09T12:14:00.000-06:002013-03-09T12:15:21.736-06:00Deliverance - Perseus Sector Part 2Here is the second video of the Perseus series! This video was made in partnership with Helios Ravensnest and <a href="http://youtube.com/fearlessgames">Fearless Games</a>. The entire series is posted <a href="http://afterimagedan.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-doranpor-and-perseus-sectors.html">HERE.</a><br />
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The planet Tarith has been taken by Dark Eldar and what is left of Battlefleet Perseus has been sent fleeing. The Adamant Light, an Armageddon Class Battlecruiser flees for its life, only to meet up with another Imperial cruiser. This video was based off of our <a href="http://afterimagedan.blogspot.com/2013/02/battle-report-4-imperial-navy-vs-dark.html">Battle Report 4: Imperial Navy vs Dark Eldar</a>. Let us know if you have recommendations or requests for the next one!<br />
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For all Doran'Por and Perseus sector videos, please click the "Doran'Por and Perseus" link at the top of the blog!<br />
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<br />afterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866345987247652799.post-24150107027901342702013-02-26T14:14:00.001-06:002013-02-26T14:14:22.245-06:00Various Ships Update<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are some Imperial Transports that I have been working on. They are made from Firestorm Armada transports and they have antenna added to them. The one in the center back is supposed to look like the bridge. These will be primed up and painted soon with a couple other lovely surprises. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three are the start of 3 new strike cruisers for the Salamanders fleet (was going to be Raptors but the green looked more salamanders). I am using two sets of parts from an alternate parts ddealer, resin caster GW parts, and some launch bays. These will be carrying a whole bunch of Thunderhawks. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally I will not have to use stand-ins anymore for a Retribution or torpedo Dauntlesses! I really like how they turned out. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Armageddon curves right around the asteroids, and Dictator and the Cobras enter the board and launch everything they've got. 10 torpedoes total and 4 bombers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Corsair push forward and cause 3 damage to the Armageddon while the Torture fires on the Cobras, killing one of them. The bomber attacks the Cobra but fails to damage it. The remaining 3 Dark Eldar fighers destroy the 4 Imperial Bombers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The remaining Cobra disengages. The Armageddon takes a damage from moving through the blast markers. Both cruisers shoot the Corsairs and kill one of them. Torpedoes fired from the cruisers do one damage to the Torture. Where the cruisers ended up after moving is shown in the following picture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Dark Eldar move into near point blank range and fire upon the Armageddon, which braces against 1 hit from the Corsairs but takes 2 damage from the Torture. The Torture's bombers hit the Armageddon causing 2 damage. The Armageddon is now crippled.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cruisers fly away from the Dark Eldar and exchange some fighter and bomber attacks. There is a missing picture after this one where the Dark Eldar fly up right behind the Armageddon and fire upon it, causing 1 damage which is braced. Bombers from the Torture also hit the Armageddon causing 1 damage which is braced.</td></tr>
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afterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866345987247652799.post-39826105563105518712013-02-19T10:48:00.002-06:002013-03-09T11:42:52.675-06:00The Doran'Por and Perseus Sectors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I first noticed the battle reports that Helios Ravensnest from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/fearlessgames?feature=watch">Fearless Games</a> was doing on his youtube channel in late 2011. I was fascinated by the way he did his battle reports, with video, storyline, and narration. So I struck up a conversation with him. And now, quite a long time later and a few more battles into the Doran'Por series, we have decided that my game group would make some videos that intertwine and would take place in the Perseus sector, the closest sector inward toward the center of the Imperium. Here are the videos in order so you can access them easily. Hope you enjoy our nerd fun videos and your Battlefleet Gothic motivation increases!</div>
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<b>The Battle of Doran'Por (Doran'Por Sector)</b><br />
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The newly formed "Son's Of Horus" have stolen the Second Planet killer that Abbadon had built. Now they plan to show off their power and finish what their late Warmaster started, and they have chosen the Tau Sept world of Doran'Por as their first victim. Will the tau stop the Chaos forces from destroying Doran'Por? Will the Ad Mech's support be enough to turn the tide? Stay tuned.<br />
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<b>The Kalous Run </b><b>(Doran'Por Sector)</b><br />
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After the lost of their Sept World, the Tau have decided to leave the Doran'Por Sector to find a new Sept world so they may rebuild. Only 4 more supply ships need to reach the fleet, and once they do they can head out. But the Eldar have other plans in mind....<br />
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afterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866345987247652799.post-17345529420255968772013-02-19T10:42:00.000-06:002013-02-19T10:49:31.537-06:00The Conflict of Perseus - XeticHere is the first video of the Perseus series! This video was made in partnership with Helios Ravensnest and <a href="http://youtube.com/fearlessgames">Fearless Games</a>. The entire series is posted <a href="http://afterimagedan.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-doranpor-and-perseus-sectors.html">HERE.</a><br />
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The Tyranid fleet enters the Perseus sector and draws near toward the planet Xetic. The Carcharodons are all that stand in their way. This video is based off of our <a href="http://afterimagedan.blogspot.com/2013/01/battle-report-3-space-marines-vs.html">Battle Report 3: Space Marines vs Tyranids</a>. Let us know if you have recommendations or requests for the next one!<br />
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<br />afterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866345987247652799.post-87576076527834206492013-01-26T23:37:00.002-06:002013-01-26T23:37:45.499-06:00Making BFG:R Tyranids 2<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are some of the emergent drones being worked on. I am having to fill their mouths with hot glue to fill it up, then I move on to cover the whole top part and texture it. I am making 6 of them. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are the Juvenile hives. The one on the right is about where I want it to be with the hot glue but I will be adding some green stuff afterward. I want these to look like a step up in the evolution of a hive ship, from an emergent drone, tons juvenile, to an adolescent. Some day I will make an adult hive. </td></tr>
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<br />afterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866345987247652799.post-78761074536146920482013-01-24T18:22:00.000-06:002013-01-24T18:22:19.770-06:00Battle Report 3: Space Marines vs Tyranids<div dir="ltr">
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<b>+Tyranids (current BFG:R)+</b><br />
Adolescent Hive Ship + Extra Spore + Reinforced Carapace + Solar Vanes Ld 8 = 360 + RR<br />
Adolescent Hive Ship + Extra Spore + Reinforced Carapace + Solar Vanes Ld 8 = 360 + RR<br />
5 Claw Kraken 250<br />
2 Vanguards 60<br />
10 Drones: 6 Pyrodrones and 4 Biodrones 200<br />
5 Biokraken with Tenacity 275<br />
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<b>+Carcharodons Chapter Space Marines (current BFG:R)+</b><br />
Master of the Fleet 50<br />
Ultima 450 Ld10<br />
5 Strike Cruisers (SC), all extra shield. 2 are the gun variant (GSC) 800<br />
GSC1 Ld9<br />
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The scenery was set up by Gavin as I got all the gear we needed for the battle, along with <a href="http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/proton-kinoun-apeiron">amazing creepy free ambient space music</a>. Here's Gavin's Space Marine pose:<br />
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Both fleets chose wedge so we deployed under the style B requirements. Gavin (SM) won the roll-off and chose the "north" side with the planet. <br />
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Just about immediately, I failed my first synapse roll. Luckily, the second hive was there and it held out until the last roll. At that point, I used a RR to make sure I had some good first turn control. With full control of the fleet, I pushed forward to go through a gap in the asteroids and anticipated some early conflict based on the planet being there to allow his fleet to get close with extra turning. <br />
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<b>+Space Marines 1+</b><br />
All Space Marines besides the rear Strike Cruiser squadron used the planet for the free turn. They curved around the planet and launched torpedoes and Thunderhawks, setting up turn 2 to be huge. (sorry about the blurry picture)<br />
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The Tyranid Kraken all went on All Ahead Full to get as close as possible so as to engage the next day. Each other squadron passed their Synaptic Control checks. The Tyranid batteries from the Pyrodrones and the Hive ships destroyed the Space Marine torpedo waves.<br />
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The Space Marine Thunderhawks began wading into the Tyranid Antibodies, cutting a squadron and a half down before most of them had to return to their mother-ships.</div>
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The Hunters and Strike Cruisers reloaded their ordnance while the Ultima Battlebarge and the Gun Strike Cruisers locked on. The entire fleet advances to pass through the gap in the asteroids. The Hunters burst forward, turn to their port side, and prepare for a torpedo strike.<br />
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The Gun Strike Cruisers destroy a Biokraken, the Ultima kills two more of them (that's the amazing roll in the picture above, doing 6 hits), and the Hunters kill a Vanguard and 2 Claw Kraken. Quite a turn for the Space Marines!<br />
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The Hives immediately reload ordnance and use their last reroll. After this, the Claw Kraken turn and engage the Hunters with their claws and batteries, killing two of them and causing them to brace for impact. The Biokraken fly forward and do 2 hits the the Ultima Battlebarge and knock a shield down with their batteries. The Pyro and Biodrones fire at Gun Strike Cruiser 1, knock 2 shields down, and do 1 hit. The Hive ships then fire at the same target, doing 2 hits, crippling it.<br />
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The Ultima locks on, the Strike Cruisers reload their ordnance, and the Gun Strike Cruisers fail to lock on. The Hunters navigate the asteroids and flee the Kraken claws. Their batteries happen to do a hit to the Biokraken! The Ultima, having pressed forward into the asteroid gap, kills 2 Claw Kraken (wow) and the newly launched Thunderhawks would the Kraken once (I believe this was a mistake in the game because none of the SM ships has ordnance reloaded).<br />
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All synapse passed. The Claw Kraken damages the Ultima 1 time, the Biodrone does another. Hive 1 launches Antibodies and kills the remaining Hunters (game changer). Gun Strike Cruiser 1 (currently crippled) took 3 hit and runs from Antibodies (dorsal, starboard, and port). The Drones cause enough damage to the Ultima that its shields are knocked down (the blast markers are shifted in the picture but should be against the Ultima's base). This was a dangerous place for the Ultima to be in because it allowed for all those Feeder Tendrils to attack it. This was another possible game changer: The Ultima took 8 critical damages: dorsal, starboard, port, prow, engine (now down to 8 hits left), and 3 fires (!!!). In the end phase, it repairs all the fires with a good roll.<br />
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Sensing the downfall of the Ultima Battlebarge, the Carcharodons decided to disengage. Close game! Lets' see the victory points...<br />
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Space Marines: 151.25 Victory Points (including the rerolls and the 5 points over)<br />
Tyranids: 330 Victory Points<br />
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Gavin: [not received yet]<br />
Dan: Part of the purpose of this game was, besides the campaign, to test out the Tyranid BFG:R list. There are some things that need to change about it: the Claw Kraken have more guns than claws. This is a problem. Feeder Tendrils are way to situational, and it makes the Vanguard more of a gun ship, but it used to always be a close combat ship. This needs to change. Really, the Tyranid fleet was tons of fun to play, but they aren't easy to work with. Having all front facing guns makes some of their positions really dangerous. For example, Gavin out-maneuvered me in this game and forced me to turn closer to him so he could cross my T on lock-on. This hurt like hell. The 2 hit escort rules in the new BFG:R were very simple to use and proved to be lots of fun. The Kraken feel a bit slow at 20cm movement, but the 2 hits makes them worth it. Also, we are using the original Kraken 4+ auto brace instead of shield instead of just giving them a shield. Overall, this was a great game, loved using the new Tyranid fleet, loved using the<a href="http://battlemarkers.com/"> Battlemarkers</a>, learned a lot, and loved seeing the Carcharodons do what they do.<br />
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afterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866345987247652799.post-36573400845131546012013-01-23T15:48:00.000-06:002013-01-26T23:29:32.254-06:00Making BFG:R Tyranids 1So, for BFG:R, I have been working on some new stuff for the new Tyranid ships such as the Emergent Drone ship, the Leviathan, and the Juvenile Hive ship. My goal is to use Tyranid models and pieces I already have. I plan to make all my ships on my own and not have to buy the GW models (not that I dislike them or anything...).<br />
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First, the Emergent Drone:<br />
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At this point, it is a Carnifex head with some Hormagaunt legs and the tip of a Deathspitter. I will be using green stuff and a hot glue gun for the rest of it. I thought it would be horrible at first, but I like where it's going so far.<br />
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Admittedly, this will need a lot more work than the Emergent drone but I think it will work out with green stuff and hot glue. Its an old biovore with Trygon claws and an old barbed strangler tip.<br />
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More progress to come! I am also working on a Leviathan as well. Pictures later.afterimagedanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13962116126768457216noreply@blogger.com2