The 6+ Save

Back in the game, Back in the mix

Been too obsessed with board games and card games

but the recent purchase of some Imperial guard is getting the 40k juices flowing again, ill -try- to actually post some progress on the army as it gets going.

Its Mech Guard, you know. that old leaf blower garbage that used to be the rage like 4 years ago or whatever

but ill enjoy it and guard is fun to paint, mostly. 

woo!

 -KingHue

BAM

DAMN, ITS BEEN TOO LONG.

Anyways, yes. Ive been playing and painting plenty of warmachine lately and its been enjoyable, definately a learning experience with every game, just wish i had more stuff to use!

As far as the league at the LGS goes, its been really fun, i did have to switch to Protectorate of Menoth for the remainder of the league because of some money issues and the store not carrying alot of things I needed, its really a hassle to have to order everything. Plus Hordes is a little too much for me, much too agressive while i perfer the attrition style of Warmachine. 

Protectorate has been crazy enjoyable, i really do love all of their fluff and theme of the whole army, Crazy religious fanatics lighting everything on fire, fuck yeah! 

I really need to take some pictures of the army, plus Hessian has been working on his Khador army as well, and hes doing damn good in the league, constant wins while im the exact opposite. 

But heres what people really want to read, How does Warmachine compare to Warhammer40k? Well, theres plenty to hit on but ill stick to the basics of it all. 

• Warhammer is based about the Hit-Wound-Save system while Warmachine has no real save mechanics aside from Tough which is essentially a feel no pain roll. 
• The pace of Warhammer is slower with tactics based solely around Out-shooting or Out-fighting (?) your opponent, or simply completing objectives. Warmachine has some of these components but the idea of a Caster kill makes the game much more decision based.
• Tactics play a stronger role in Warmachine along with synergy and planning, while in Warhammer a lot of it can be planned for, but there is plenty of randomness in 40k, i find that a lot with my Grey Knights.
• Overall speed and feel. the smaller size of Warmachine games make it feel like every unit needs to serve its purpose, there doesn’t really feel like there’s the “spam” effect going on that 40k seems to reek of now a days. Balance is key in Warmachine, not Chimera Spam Leaf blower, but there’s always Bane Thralls.. ( looking at you Cryx )

Thats all ive really got to say for now, thanks for reading. 

So im taking a lil break from Warhams40k because im pretty burnt out of the game

Grey Knights are boring and dumb, and while winning is cool and stuff i dont have the models or the will to play different more enjoyable lists.

So instead I’ve decided it would be a good time to get into Warmachine again.

There is a league starting up tomorrow at the FLGS and me and Hessian are going to be joining in, He is playing Khador and Im bringing Legion of Everblight. 

Looks incredibly promising. I think im burnt out because of the long game times, lately ive been enjoying shorter more action packed games in all respects, not just table top, even Video games. (street fighter, League of Legends: Dominion, TF2 Arena) Situations where skill can triumph over army comp. 

But dont worry! im still making that Guard army and actually have plenty for the army already, pretty dumb. 

As for Warmachine and all that, ill be posting more regularly about it and maybe posting pics of the models I’m painting for it. since painting is a big part of the league. 

Sorry for the lack of action, been busy with tons of bull.

Anywho, few weeks ago Hessian got his chance to run a 2K point tournament at Pair a Dice games, unfortunately he decided COMP sounded fun. Hurr. But I bitched out and made a comp list for grey knights because I’m a huge tool and ended up doing pretty damn good, winning the tournament overall and had 100% comp legal list. Grand Master - Psycho and Rad grenades BroChamp Vendread MultiMelta HF w/ psyflame 10 GKSS 2x psycannon and Hammer, in a rhino 5x GKT with 2x Falchion 3x Halberd 10x GKT 2x psycannon, brobanner, 2x Hammer, 7x Halberd Stormraben with Lascans and MultiMelts Dread with 2x Autocanns with Psybolt Dreadknight with Sword and Heabyincin

I forgot to take pictures cause I’m a huge noob but ill give a quick breakdown of my games.

Game1 GK vs CSM ( I win with a massacre ) Annihilation Highlight: Termies fucking rip everything up, rolling many 2s on psychostroke nades for instant win.

Game2 GK vs Tau (Another Massacre GKs win) Sieze Grounds Highlight: He markerlighted my stormraven down to a 6+ save and I made that shit, ain’t the name of the blog for nothing.

Game3 GK vs CSM (I win in 3rd objective) Capture and Control Hightlight: He tank shocks my termies and they break. Grand master completely rips shit up all game and never died the whole tourny.

Got first overall and got myself a Valk for that Guard army.

Sorry we all kinda died.

(cept me)

But but but, I am back! and with incredible news!

I decided to make a new army, one that will win me something no matter what.

A traitor Imperial guard army, with a nice paintjob, freehand work, and various amounts of detail work, so ill always have a chance at that best painted.

And guess what internet, its fucking Leafblower guard.

stay tuned for more on my greatest army ever (and some battle reports)

Game.. 5? Spearhead/Annihilation - GreyKnights vs. Blood Angels feat. Seth

• He has turn 1. and Seth and some BROS deepstrike off the table (real) DEAD.
• YEAHHHHHHHHHHH
• Kill his stormraven and bros because power weapons and str 8 tell feel no pain to fuck off.
• He gives up turn 4
• WINNER 2-1-2

Game 6 - Dawn of Wars - GEEKAYS vs. Vanilla Vulkan’s 

• Drop pod w/ Stern Vulkan guard shit on me Turn 1
• We battle! Nullzone and stupid fucking dakka dakka dice face roll my army
• My dice roll like shit
• Homebrew Vulkan and CROWE fight to the death. Vulkan wins. Crowe stays worst HQ.
• I lose to bullshit dice. doesnt matter how good i play when the dice arent on my side. 
• 2-2-2 (lol)

Game 7 - Spearhead - Annihilation (derp) - Gks vs. Drunk Orks

No pictures. fuck this game. so annoying. i won. 3-2-2.

That was the bay area open.

On to real things.

2k in about a week. Working hard to get my army ready and rocking. My current list is a little ridiculous and dumb, prolly wont win anything but i can try at least.

Stay tuned for more. 

Well as everyone knows, many of us here at the 6+ Save went to the Bay Area Open last weekend, and as many of the others have said it was a blast! At the end of the tournament I was directly in the middle of the pack with a score of 3 wins, 3 loses, and 1 draw, and I’m pretty proud of how I did. In fact I am proud of all of us that went and how we did, considering it was our first big tournament. But boy was it an experience, and I can honestly say that I am sick of playing Dark Eldar with my Tyranids! So while I was up there I vowed to do 2 things. Number 1 was finish painting my Tyranid army and the 2nd thing was to get my Night Lords going again. My plan with the Night Lords is to make a Pre-Heresy army, and use the Blood angels codex for the rules. And I’ll be giving this army the whole treatment; good paint job, nice bases, an awesome display board, and a bunch of fluff that I’ll be writing up for it. Speaking of fluff, here’s some of the background that I’ve written for the army’s captain:

Taron, The Reaper of the Fraxus System:

A Terran from the beginning of the Great Crusade, he has taken in many of the tenets that the Night Haunter has taught his sons and used them to great effect. Before the coming of the Night Lords Primarch, Taron was a brutal and effective Captain from the beginnings of the Great Crusade, and the arrival of Conrad Curze has only sharpened those qualities to a razor’s edge. Though he is utterly cruel and focused in his work as a soldier of the Great Crusade, he is not without the companionship and brotherhood inherent in many of the Space Marine Chapters. He has founded close bonds with many of the Terrans that he has fought with over the many centuries of the Great Crusade, and though few of them are still left in the armies of the Night Haunter, his bonds have never been stronger with those that still remain. One such bond of significant note is that with the chapter’s oldest living member, Chravex the 4th company’s techmarine. When Taron is not engrossed in his duties as the Captain of the 4th, he seeks the wisdom and guidance of the old veteran. Another of Taron’s closest brothers is Thearok, and though he was recently interned in one of the chapter’s suits of dreadnaught armour after the battle of Drethmor V, Taron still seeks his longest companion’s company when he is awakened. Though Taron seeks the companionship of his fellow Terrans, he is very suspicious of those marines that have been recruited from the Night Haunter’s homeworld. Taron holds the utmost respect for his Primarch and gene-father, but has inhibitions about the Nostramean unsavory, yet effective, acts of cruelty on the battlefield. But there are a few that he has gotten to know and respects, so Taron does not object to their inclusion in the glorious times of the Great Crusade, but the feeling of suspicion that he feels does not easily go away. Taron received his title as the Reaper of Fraxus System while his company was still fighting alongside the Night Haunter. The title was given to him by the Primarch himself after Taron sought and killed the leaders of the 5 Noble houses of the Fraxus system’s corrupt ruling class. After Taron assassinated each of the 5 leaders, he strung them up on the highest point on the capital planet Fraxus III for all to see, thus leading to the subsequent surrender of the entire Fraxus system. The title gives Taron great pride and serves to remind him the value of determination and focus, and the effectiveness that fear can hold in battle. 

Well that’s all I’ve got right now, but I’ll be sure to write up more as I think about it. So what do you guys think? How many of you have written fluff for your armies?

SO

As you have heard we went to the BAY AREA OPEN up in northern California.

In a nutshell: It was fun, enjoyable, and overall well done.

Anywho, on the the real reason why you are reading this! Battle Reports!~

Game 1 - Dawn of War/Annihilation - Grey Knights vs. Tau

(No pictures sorry)

• I went into the game a little groggy from lack of sleep. 
• He wins first turn and SHITS ON EVERYTHING with Broadsides
• Blacksun filters on fucking everything kill my army by turn 2. 
• I make some terrible plays (like walking my termies up)
• I lose by turn 4. 0-1-0

Game 2 - Pitched Battle/Capture and Control - GK vs Dark Elderps

• Average Dark eldar hue. Some raiders, venoms, and ravagers. 
• Well hotdog. He wins the roll and just moves everything. hardly shoots. 
• I get a free turn of shooting and rip the majority of his little boats UP.
• He retaliates with some awful rolling and stunned results.
• I continue to kill everything and Some purifiers and truborn battle mid field. (i lose all my termies to mishap ;A; ) 
• turn 6 he misses an assault with some witches and i win (oh yeah) 1-1-0

Game 3 - DawnOfWar/Seize Ground - GeeKay vs. Normal Elderps

• WRAITHGUARD, AVATAR, ELDRAD, SPIDERS, AND WRAITHLORDS. (oh gosh)
• He wins roll, makes me go first (fuck). Crowe and some BROS deploy, everyone else walks and termies deep strike. He deploys FemDrad and Wraiths.
• Crowe and Puris do a swap and crowe rolls up (hard). Puris set up shop and kill like 2 wraiths.
• Suddenly warwalkers! Purifiers die to hails of ninjastars/lazers. Doesn’t do much aside from that. 
• We duke it out and i kill all his spiders and bikes, cant kill Lords or Avatar (fortune). Crowe battles The Avatar, Wraithlord, and Femdrad all at once and loses. 
• I suck at rolling dice and lose the win, making it a draw. 
• Damnit Fellas. 1-1-1

Game 4 - Spearhead/Capture and Control - BigOl Greys vs. Vanilla SpessMarines

• Hes meched up. Fucking Ridiculous.
• I win first win roll and take it. Set up in this weird ass formation and shoot his predators and stuff. STUNNED STUNNED STUNNED. no kills. zzzzz
• He shoots and doesnt do much. (just wait) 
• Termies fly on in his backfield and shoot a razorback, killing it. I kill a pred and some other razorbacks. 
• His whole army turns around and shits on the termies.
• Long story short we shoot at each other for 4 more turns and the game ends in a draw. fuck.
• Ugh. 1-1-2

It was enjoyable but diving head first into the (big)Tourny scene wasn’t exactly the best idea. Still fun however. Stay tuned for part 2 this weekend (im so lazy).