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Armchair Warrior
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Boarsgate 2.0 Jul 8, 2018 1:24:41 GMT

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Post by Armchair Warrior on Jul 8, 2018 1:24:41 GMT

Thanks to everyone who helped me put my Gen Con masters lists together, Now it’s time to come window shop the Narrative Event!

Description:Come join us for a new narrative event similar to Boarsgate at Lock & Load 2017! Bring a 50-point list to play in an 8-player vs 8 player team event. Be ready for surprises during the match!

[/i]I’m playing in the Sunday Narrative Event at GenCon with a couple other guys in my gaming club (one will likely run Minions, and the other Grymkin or Cryx).

So come window shop my 50 point lists. Take chip shots in from the side. Pull up a chair and stay for a while, and tell me what you[d drop if you were playing in this event.

In terms of casters, I want to bring one who meets the following criteria:

- Survivable (I’d prefer not to die to an early assassination)
- Helps makes smaller point costs list unbalance because of how they contribute to the fight (either personally, or via spells/abilities)
- Someone I’m already comfortable playing

I think I’ve narrowed down my field to:

Karchev (Jaws)
Butcher 3 (Winterguard)
Vlad 1 (Armored Korp)

I’m also toying with Sorscha 1 and 3, and Vlad 2, but I think I’m most excited by the above 3. My list ideas.

Karchev

So Karchev is simply a bully in smaller games. I also miss playing him since I put him down when Jaws got nerfed. I want a survivable caster and a survivable army, and this seems to be the epitome of both. My smart money says that Sorscha 0 will be available at the con which opens up 13” threat ranges on Karchev’s jacks, and on his own good self.

Theme: Jaws of the Wolf
3 / 3 Free Cards 50 / 50 Army

Karchev the Terrible - WJ: +30
- Juggernaut - PC: 13 (Battlegroup Points Used: 13)
- Juggernaut - PC: 13 (Battlegroup Points Used: 13)
- Marauder - PC: 11 (Battlegroup Points Used: 4)
- Marauder - PC: 11
- Marauder - PC: 11
- Marauder - PC: 11

Sorscha 0 - PC: 0
- Rager - PC: 10
Greylord Forge Seer - PC: 0
Widowmaker Marksman - PC: 0

What I like about this? Fun as hell! 13” threats. 7 ARM 20 jacks although I could see dropping a Marauder to a Berserker to fit in mechanics. Gaspy 3 brought a bunch of Slayers? Bring it!

Next up, Butcher 3

Kommander Zoktavir, the Butcher Unleashed - WJ: +22
- War Argus
- Ruin - PC: 17 (Battlegroup Points Used: 17)
- Kodiak - PC: 13 (Battlegroup Points Used: 5)
- Marauder - PC: 11

Kovnik Jozef Grigorovich - PC: 4
Sorscha 0 - PC: 4
- Marauder - PC: 11
Winter Guard Infantry - Leader & 5 Grunts: 6
- Winter Guard Rocketeer - PC: 2
- Winter Guard Rocketeer - PC: 2
- Winter Guard Rocketeer - PC: 2
- Winter Guard Infantry Officer & Standard - Officer & Standard: 0

A butcher delivery system with sprays for days, and 12” jack threats, and Butcher who can bring it from downtown if you leave a charge target nearby.

And finally, Vlad 1 Bombers. The idea behind this one is to just pound the crap out of everyone from downtown.

Vladimir Tzepesci, The Dark Prince - WJ: +28
- Victor - PC: 34 (Battlegroup Points Used: 28)

Gobber Tinker - PC: 2
Man-O-War Suppression Tanker - PC: 0
Man-O-War Suppression Tanker - PC: 0

Man-O-War Bombardiers - Leader & 4 Grunts: 16
- Man-O-War Bombardier Officer - PC: 5
Man-O-War Bombardiers - Leader & 4 Grunts: 16
- Man-O-War Bombardier Officer - PC: 5

So, what do you think? And...What would you bring?

Last Edit: Jul 8, 2018 1:43:49 GMT by Armchair Warrior

Ganso
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Boarsgate 2.0 Jul 8, 2018 5:07:38 GMT via mobile Armchair Warrior likes this

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Post by Ganso on Jul 8, 2018 5:07:38 GMT

I would recommend not to sweat the narrative event.

With narrative points the way they work, your strategic foresight will literally be hand waved away

Bring something yanky and fun. It's a long event, so make sure you enjoy each activation. That said, Vlad with shitton of bombers sounds great!

sand20go
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Boarsgate 2.0 Jul 8, 2018 15:50:50 GMT

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Post by sand20go on Jul 8, 2018 15:50:50 GMT

What Ganso said....but what about one of the Strakovs? Get on a flank and simply shut it down with overrun and long threates....or be "that guy" plugging out Armor piercing shots and then scooting away with Repo. Having fun with Boarsgate sounds like the best idea.

PS. Vlad1 sounds too easy to assissinate if distance is denied/worked around with ambushing. I would prefer stealth or tank.

maxtermynd
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Boarsgate 2.0 Jul 8, 2018 20:43:08 GMT via mobile

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Post by maxtermynd on Jul 8, 2018 20:43:08 GMT

The Boarsgate scenario is a lot of fun. Really anything you want to bring should work, but keep a couple of things in mind:

- the map is one huge wall that goes along the center of the board with weak points all along it where the objectives are. You can position things on the wall if you're the defender, so shooting can be pretty viable. See my two AFGs that I parked as turrets:) But if you're the attacker long range shooting isn't as good.
- there will be lots of things that swing dice math in weird ways, like flipping a coin to either get snp or the reverse on your next attack.
- have a resilient caster or things that can block for them. The objectives are scored by touching them with your caster and they're in the middle of the table.

That's about it. Personally I like the look of Karchev, but any of those will do.

smoothcriminal
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Boarsgate 2.0 Jul 8, 2018 22:16:16 GMT

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Post by smoothcriminal on Jul 8, 2018 22:16:16 GMT

Out of your lists I would pick Karchev or B3 depending on what I'd like more for non-efficiency reasons.

I would bring

V2 AK:
- reasonably tanky caster that hangs back
- answers everything out there that Khador can answer
- 2x shocks, 1x demos with baldy, 2x kovnik is exactly 50pt
- mows look cool on table

or

B3 and lots of shooty wg dudes:
- B3 answers even more than V2
- you can have 9 rockets under 50pt
- I imagine wg mortars will do a lot of work on a big table
- dudes in hats look cool on table

Last Edit: Jul 8, 2018 22:17:51 GMT by smoothcriminal

Armchair Warrior
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Boarsgate 2.0 Jul 8, 2018 23:02:17 GMT

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Post by Armchair Warrior on Jul 8, 2018 23:02:17 GMT

I actually don’t the scenario is “Boarsgate” per se, just “similar”. I think I’m more excited for this event than the Masters. I do find that Butcher and Karchev personally solve a lot of problems, and have always been among my favorite casters. Man, I hope S0 is available at the Con!