Dirty Rat Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Most awesome tournament. Ever. Played old friends and had a ball. Well run as per normal. I feel as though Ive been 'Mind Wared'. My brain hurts. So much to do and keep track of. Just to wind down Im listening to Led Zeps 'Kashmere'. very applicable to the tournie. A long slog. Cant wait for the batreps and photos. 40k at its best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolemai Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 What was the comp score for that? 53? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morticon Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 48/60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morticon Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 Games were: 1: vs. Tau 2: vs. Orks 3: vs. Daemonkin 4: vs. Sisters/GK 5: vs. Daemonkin/Daemons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonaides Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Aargh, the suspense!!!!!! Your readers want to know...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frater Cornelius Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Games were: 1: vs. Tau 2: vs. Orks 3: vs. Daemonkin 4: vs. Sisters/GK 5: vs. Daemonkin/Daemons Well, does not sound quite as bad as it could have been. Sisters might've been a bit of a pain considering how much armour you had. Still, the last combo looks nasty. It immediately makes me think of an Invisible Houndstar *shudder* (keep calm and apply Imperial Knight to the affected area). Anyway, I am interested what sort of lists you faced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolemai Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 It's quite possible the SoB/GK list is the one in post #60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morticon Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 sorry guys- work taking up most of my time! But yes, it was the list from the post above. Also, all the lists were STELLAR. Really different. Cannot wait to tell you about it and show you the pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHelion Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Don't worry, Mort. We understand how that goes! Not all of us can spend all their hours online like I can. Just get to it when you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frater Cornelius Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Mort! How dare you have a real life full of important and social things to do! How dare you have a family you love and support! Oh wait... ...carry on :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morticon Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Some teasers.... Game 1 vs. :http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6921_zpsb0crkqt9.jpg http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6920_zpspioc3xsg.jpg <_< he took first turn.Game 2 vs. :5 scouting battle wagons - he took first turn.http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6929_zps7xpb2zwf.jpg Game 3 vs. : http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6936_zpstecoqwur.jpgand missing from that list is "Aanggrath the Unbound"interlude:http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6949_zpsuhfstwvl.jpgGame 4 vs. : http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6951_zpsejebr9co.jpgGame 5 vs. :http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6961_zpsi1o3ngb7.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frater Cornelius Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Those are some nifty conversions, except the Tau player, that is :D By the way, I like the paint job on the Sicaran. Red, Black and Gold mesh pretty well. ... wait a minute *looks at the German flag*. Hell yeah! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonaides Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Come on... we've been waiting for actual days now!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morticon Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Sorry i've been so pants! Gonna put up the pics, and fill out the missions when I can! Game 1: Tau Cant remember exactly what was in the list but.... They had the Tau formation of Riptide and/or broadsides giving Pref Enemy. with missiles 2x 3 of those - tank hunter and rerolls. Bleh. commander with bling Shadowsun 3x Riptides 2x Devil fish 2x 12 firewarriors 2x 15 or 20 kroot 3x3 suits with bling lots and lots of drones He won first turn and set up as such. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6920_zpspioc3xsg.jpg http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6921_zpsb0crkqt9.jpg http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6922_zpsfigs8btx.jpg I responded like such. I knew though, it was going to be a bit of a rough first turn. I put mephy in the pod, and i put the chappy with the terms - who infiltrated forwad (WL trait). I wanted them on the board to draw fire. In retrospect, I should have had mephy there too.I took loads of fire and lost all the terms and i think 2 razors. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6923_zpsgibmrr6h.jpg I was really worried now. Already so much gone. I moved up where i could, and concentrated on one flank, and on the mission points at hand. I got very lucky with a hit on the orbital on the broadsides - killing all 3 and their drones. Then, I took two casualties from one of the 3man suits and 1 (maybe two?) casualties from another broadside squad. The BS failed morale!! Whoo hoo. sicaran i think immobed itself <_< http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6924_zpsetmoxjeq.jpg I take some fire in return, but nothing toooo heavy. His kroot come on. one on the left flank, and one on the right flank. The chappy survives the fire from the kroot. Mephy however, doesnt. He goes down cheaply. In my turn, everything comes on - i vape the kroot on the left, and the chappy engages on the right- vaping them. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6925_zpsoiomrqjg.jpg I keep going for the points, and trying where i can to mitigate the fire of the big boys. My birds do well to reduce the amount of wounds, and the bikers wind up boosting a lot to grab objectives rather than shoot. My big tac gets caught up in combat with the riptide, who was heavily wounded, and survives numerous rounds of combat with my axe sarge. I wind up shooting and fighting where i can, and the birds help thin the numbers considerably. My placement allows me to avoid the main skyfire guys and stay alive where possible. His cheeky devilfish winds up contesting the tech site, meaning I'm prevented from getting the secondary. I do however get the primary and the tertiary. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6926_zps8m2qmgrm.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morticon Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Game 2 vs. the 5 scouting battlewagon ork list.I cant remember everything that was in the list, but it started off like this: 3 Warbosses on bikes- 1 with lucky stick 1 painboy on bike 1 mekboy with field on bike 5x scouting wagons 20 dudes with klaw nob 20 ard boys with klaw nob 2x grot squads. 1x 30man boy squad (i think) 6-8 or so Nobs with weapons 4 meganobs 15 lootas 1x Deffkopta (ICs go here) and scout He got first turn. Deployed like suchhttp://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6927_zpsfuperqkn.jpgzoom http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6929_zps7xpb2zwf.jpg http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6928_zpswjxrikqo.jpg First game and player turn.....Turn ONE~!!!!!!! This absolutely blew my mind. He didnt shoot, he just boosted EVERYTHING into range. I couldnt believe how insanely fast this list was. 12" scout. 12" move, 6" boost - it was literally in my face turn one. Turn two everything would just total me. Hoooooowever - there was one thing that my opponent didnt account for - http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6930_zpsckadth6y.jpg did i mention my list has lots of melta? My list had buckets of melta in it. Around 12 if i'm not mistaken. In turn one, the BA counter offensive was sickening. I blew up 3 of the 5 wagons and inflcted serious casualties elsewhere. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6931_zpso2oovgs9.jpg lots, BA on the counter offensive... He tried to take me out where he could, but didnt manage to kill anything noteworthy. Most of my list was still off table anyway. The bulk of the points anyway. When it came on though.....he hurt even more. It was bottom of turn 2 and the ork horde's back was already broken. Sure there were threats - concerns needing to be dealt with -but the damage inflicted was heavy http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6932_zps0lcivqqc.jpg The fact that i had so much mobile firepower still alive meant i could bring a lot of hurt to the enemy, yet. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6933_zps1glylybu.jpg orks trying to push through.... The orks pushed through, trying to kill what they could, where they could, but they knew it wasn't looking good. Not when I still had mephy, a chaplain and 5 terms still in the raven - ready to jump out. Termies on clean up... http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6934_zpsrkr7hqc4.jpg noms... they got stuck in. Really, from this point on- it was pure clean up. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6935_zpszasgatcz.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morticon Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Vs. Daemonkin - Aangrath the Unbound + 2 Thirsters (plus the lord that turns into a thirster). List: Something stupid. Aangrath the Unbound 2x Thirsters - both with bling and sillyness 1x Chaos lord -that when you kill him - turns into a thirster. 1x Daemon Prince 2x 10 or so Cultists Chaos Chosen Land Raider I completely lucked out here. There was a roll off in fact as to who i would be playing, as two players had the same score. I thought i was unlucky to play the Aangrath player - until i realised that the mission special rules were possibly the BEST, BEST match up for me under these circumstances.It allowed me to burn the tech site- and send one of his units off the table till turn 4 - no doubt that was angraath. I got first turn too. I came down in my pod- and made a terrible tactical choice of trying to kill the prince rather than the raider with the meltacide squad. No idea why. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6936_zpstecoqwur.jpg it failed and i got countered into oblivion. The thing was though, that i was very mobile so was focusing on the mission at hand, getting every available point I could - siphoning the plasma and getting the maelstrom objectives where possible. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6937_zpsjobwcxb7.jpg bad choice of targets on my part...i went for the princes, hoping to take them down a bit before they started flying -not realising that theyre probably not going not be flying much anyway. Really poor form on my part. Should have used the melta for what theyre good at- killing land raiders. I failed to get off one wound <_<Thankfully, it was either a lucky las cannon shot or the orbital (think it was the orbital) that saw me stun the raider. At least it was stuck for a turn. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6938_zpslcmb2v61.jpg damned flyign things...He moved his beasties out, as you can see in the pics above, the one on the left to engage centrally, and the one on the right to take out the pod and guys -making very quick work of them. I lost the pod (raider i think!!), the guys and a razorback,Thankfully however, I had a stellar counter attack in my turn - the Raptor didnt come on, but the raven did- which meant i could position it, and then start taking control of the center. All along though, i was racking up the points, keeping an eye on the first and second missions. I destroyed the one thirster on the left. By turn 3, he moved his thirster bottom right and... http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6939_zps5xlxr6zx.jpg Took aim on these guys...... http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6940_zpsxmowxvru.jpg with his raider full of possessed! He assaulted the mens and wiped them out. Thanfully- turn 3 my support came in. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6941_zpswyxylv1g.jpg With the Raptor, the Raven, the Terms, Mephy and crew- i totally destroyed the center and the remaining BTs. I even had to deal with a 3rd thirster thanks to the wargear http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6942_zpsmcnottad.jpg Then Aangraath arrives late to the party - angry that he's been held up. My opponent made the huge mistake of deciding to strike him in when he was sent off board (as per the mission). This meant that he had to land in turn 4! Meaning he could only charge turn 5. Opponent was not happy. It took a few turns of shooting, and I took 1 or two wounds off of him, but that was it. Angry jumped around, while my army moved around grabbing points and mission objectives. I wasn't too fussed. The mission went on to turn 7, but by that turn I was well, well in the lead. A fun game, but not particularly threatening as a result of Angry being off board. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6943_zpso6brzdfl.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morticon Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 vs. Sisters of the Sacred Beard. I really enjoyed this game. The opponent is a very solid player, that always brings tough, tough lists. He cleaned up last year at Vets, but lost out because of composition. This time round he brought a super high comp list that was super hardcore too. Looked something like this:JacobusLevel 3 Libby10x Terms - various bling20x Sisters - some bling1x Immolator20x Sisters - some bling1x Immolator5x Dominions - 4meltas 1x Immolator10x Repentia 10x SeraphimRavenExorcistDreadknight - sword, pack, incinerator, psycannon. Imperial bastion network thingy So- we set up- i was ready to kick some ass, and my opponent managed to seize on me. I was not happy. It was also a victory point mission, meaning I had to kill stuff of his. He had guys in the bastions, guys off board, and 2 big sister squads. It wouldnt be easy.He wound up playing uber aggressive, and actually moved his Knight right into my lines on the bottom left. Added to my woes, he cast some powers, and actually suffered Perils on the first of what would laterbe two models -he rolled a 6 on both of them, granting him a 3++ <_< The knight especially. This meant the knight had a 2++ <_< http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6951_zpsejebr9co.jpg In my turn, i boosted my bikes that were on the bottom left far away from the knight. I moved away generally, leaving one stunned razor behind to take it in the face. What I did do however, is drop a pod on the doorstep of the bastion- meaning the guys couldnt get out. I shot where i could - doing some damage here and there. The orbital bombardment went off- hit the building, the turret and the libby on top of it - libby was wounded, and failed his save. However, he had precog, and the reroll saw a 5+ <_< I was bleak. I had chosen to bring down my pod with combat squaded units- that way i could try hold the door up for as long as possible and keep multiple threats open. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6952_zpsb8zowppt.jpg The seraphim approached from the top right flank. Thankfully his raven didnt come on this turn. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6953_zpsbrorpika.jpg This is where most of my army repositioned to, away from the Knight. It allowed me a more central place from which to work. The lascannons tried to take some shots at the vehicles across the way - taking out an immolator or two and stunning the exy over the course of the 2 turns. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6954_zpsqiszrrby.jpg You enjoying your bunker? He maneuvered around- shooting where he could, and sending the knight in to take care of the pod and the guys. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6955_zpskw3yjdqr.jpg So, in turn 3, I dropped another one down. Pretty much infuriating him. His other term squad finally got out of their bunker. My raptor had come on blazing away at his seraphim, and his raptor returned the favour. THe knight went up to engage with the pod guys, while the Doms came in on the bottom left flank to take out the razor. The razor squad, with the support of some long range las, eventually wound up wiping out the Doms and the vehicle. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6956_zpsvflaiwvc.jpg http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6957_zpslqpqeuws.jpg Thankfully i didnt go down! But by this stage, my terms, and mephy and crew were all out on the board. I had LOADS of melta to bring to bare and LOADS of guns on the table. I took out the repentia, (who had charged my sicaran) i took out the Knight, the Exy and even shot up the raven. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6958_zpso6dsuh5b.jpg http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6959_zpsorpqkhha.jpg I charged in to the bunker, eventually wrecking its face too. The game ended turn 4 or maybe 5 (it was the only game i was short on time), and the opponent could do little to come back from not getting enough along the way. It ended with a solid victory in my favour. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6960_zpsl38efvc3.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morticon Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 vs. Daemonkin/Daemons. So, i'll try do my best at remembering what was what in this list. Im super fuzzy on the details -but largely because of the beer 2x Nurgle Princes.1x Khorne duder on a jugger 17x Hounds 15x Hounds 13x Hounds 8x Letters 8x Letters Skull Cannon Soul Grinder Soul Grinder 2x 3 Bikers with melta 2x 3 Plague Bearers 5 or so possessed Okay, so try two on this - last one got deleted. So....looking at the enemies list, I was legitimately worried. The (now fearless) dogs were going to be a huge, huge concern. Added to that, the soul grinders and then the flying Nurgle princes with 2+ cover were also going to be huge, huge issues. We selected our respective "elite" units as per the mission requirements- he selected his big doge squad, and I selected one of the letter squads. I then selected my tactical squad in pod and he selected one of the razor squads. The doge squad with the veteran abilities would be really, really tough to deal with. I got first turn and he scouted forward. The short board edge game may work to my favour- but we will have to see. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6961_zpsi1o3ngb7.jpg He deployed like such: ^ And like such: v http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6962_zpse5imczm1.jpg I may have gotten drunk in this game.... But this was my deployment. The sicaran was there to go full on against the Soul Grinder. I figured that 6x s7 rending tank hunter shots would take out the one, and then my melta-cide squad would take out the other, giving me the much needed First Blood. My thinking regarding setting up so far forward was to allow me a fall back area and room to maneuver in the back should i need it. Chances are I would need it. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6963_zpsvdbvfeyu.jpg The first turn, saw the meltas come in. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6964_zpsrmyti2bp.jpg Great angle of attack here - BA ready to inflict massive amounts of carnage on the enemy!! RWAR!!!!! http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6965_zpsa64lwili.jpg Turned out that massive amount of carnage was nothing. I wiffed 3 of 4 melta/grav hits, and got nothing to pen on the one that did go through. My Sicaran also managed to do nothing to the Grinder. My Damocles then blasted with the s10 orbital - over the bikers hoping to wipe a squad -and...nope nope. Nothing there either.The multimelta bikers shot off- and maybe damaged a dog. <_< Not good. Disastrous first turn. The enemy then moves forward -completely destroying the melta squad and then popping the razor squad on the left too. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6967_zpslprctjgw.jpg ignore the cents The game proceeded slowly (in terms of enemy casualties!!), with the enemy encroaching on me fast. I needed the raven and the raptor in ASAP. Things do get a bit blurry here unfortunately, but, basically I skit around trying to shoot what I can, where i can. My reserve rolls are not ideal. I think one of my birds is delayed by a turn or two - think it may have been the raptor. The Raven does get on fairly soon, and the death squad is able to get out relatively quickly. I launch them at the central doge squad, and whif a stupid amount of attacks- or he gets lucky. Either way, with S10 on meph, and rerolls and 12x S9 hammer attacks rerolled, i still manage to only take out a few dogs -and of course, theyre fearless. <_< This battle is long and protracted and takes up about 4 combat phases or so. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6968_zpsjutvbl9q.jpg on the other side, my guys move onwards, and try do as much damage as possible to the target units. I bring my pod down behind the lines of the enemy. The do precious little. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6969_zpsser1bm6y.jpg I do manage to take out one of the Princes from shooting with my raptor - which is a good thing- yay monster hunter. But, the combat that held me up in the middle has taken the bite out of my attack and allowed the dogs on both my flanks to run rampant. By the time we get into the 5th or so turn, the remnants of my term squad and meph only just make it into combat with his elite unit. They again whiff on the attack, leaving far too many dogs alive. By the end of it all, the enemy has both my elite units, and the primary objective. I manage to secure the tertiary - and get line breaker and Warlord (for a total of 9 points) He smashes me with a total of 29 - Primary, Secondary, Linebreaker and FB. http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6970_zpskjesozxj.jpg http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/Brindleysa/Veterans%202015/IMG_6971_zpsircxkohq.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frater Cornelius Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 He's like GW, teasing us with things to come until we come crawling, begging for sweet release :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlo Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 If you like red black and gold immer wait till you see my chapter :D Cool pics mort, can't wait for the write ups! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChapelXIII Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Oh boy that last match does not look like it turned out well. Can't wait to read the reports! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vel'Cona Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Dem Tau, though. So mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morticon Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Chapel- I blame the beer!!!! Didn't end too well for me :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frater Cornelius Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Chapel- I blame the beer!!!! Didn't end too well for me Well, at least you had beer ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolemai Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Was it free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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