Posts by MingTheMirthless

Haha - change of plan - just seen the calendar - I'll be down late Sunday afternoon instead doh!

OPR Patch Notes

"For our main battle games, we are changing the Shaken rule to be more forgiving, and give players some extra choice. In this new version, Shaken units are still able to act normally, but they get -1 to Quality and Defense rolls, halve their movement, and can't seize objective markers. Units may choose to spend their activation idle in order to stop being Shaken, but don't have to."

"For our skirmish games, we are changing Wound Checks and Rout Tests, again to make the game more forgiving, but also slightly less deadly. In this new version, units are not Stunned anymore, but are Shaken instead, with Shaken working as described above. This also means that when units fail a Rout test, they are Shaken instead of Stunned, and are only Routed if they were already Shaken.

This change has a bigger impact on the skirmish games, as it means multiple things. Since units are now Shaken instead of Stunned, you can't auto-kill them by charging them or hitting them with a shooting attack, so the game is a little less deadly. It also means that units that are charged in melee and take wounds will actually get to strike back (if they are not Knocked Out), which makes the game more balanced.

Note that since Shaken is now less painful than before, the cost of morale and morale-related rules has been changed, so many units across the board are now slightly cheaper."

There's some small language changes to make other things clearer too..

I do like the fact they've taken years to do such small updates. Rather than outright change.

or ?

Zero progress on painting - Attempt #2 to get last few rooms done this week.

Will be down Friday with some models, and some spares.

They're here..

Made my smile this morning after being unable to move after a long week on the road.

Just a few bits to mount and dress from the bits box and will be done. First project in new house this week, assembling the room tomorrow, (Pain willing)

I didn't even know this existed - epic scale?? Curious, but overloaded with other bits

Haha.. Dragon Rampant Orc proxies still work for me. Fighting 3 models proved very challenging.

Not going to forget Ian's bemused face due to the asthetics

Need to get my head around Courage and Wound rolls.. more practise. Not rolling 4 ups for 50% of 12 dice, and rerolling lower Command rerolls was a fun adventure!

The random roll for actions definitely tickles a good spot.

I've got some Hordes minis somewhere that would thematically suit Dragon Rampant more. I need to look into traits a little more.

With OPR - I cannot commend ian highly enough for tactical consistency with medic AOE & artillery. He also had some massive dice rolls

Conscript meat shields need dealing with. Good choice.

Trying something different with my Orcs - there was a plan to seize the points - yet again the Orc Leader didn't perform. Though they did hit an unholy number of ranged shots - Ian's troops shrugged them all off.

Being remote bombed before acting definitely hurts performance.

Adapt and thrive.

Git gud.

Random Events *that may need additional models*

*One Large/Dangerous Monster* ASSAULT EVENT

*D3+2 "Zombies"/"Swarm" ASSAULT EVENT

*Bounty Hunter ASSAULT EVENT

*Mercenary ASSAULT EVENT

*Artifacts/Treasure EFFECT EVENT

*Wandering Doctor SUPPORT EVENT

*Gladiator ASSAULT EVENT

A little light reading with the radio on - can't hang the shelves as planned as the 'ol back pain is playing up again.

This OPR setup Kind of reminds me of Blood Bowl leagues - over time if they survive there's a lot of perks and quirks

There's also the addition of random events every round.

OPR Grimdark:FF Campaigns 3.2.0

Campaign Type

Game Limited - D6+4

Point Limited - D6+4 VPs

Time Limited - D6+4 Weeks

Endless - Divide VP / Number of Games - Give Warband 'Rating' - also allows other Warbands to Drop In/Out

Initial: 200 pt Warband (Can hold 40pts back, only one Hero Initially) - all need individual names.

Per Game:

Winner: 2 VP +20pts + XP per unit

Loser: 40pts + XP per unit

Campaign Steps

1. Mission Setup

• Roll for *Special Objective - 6 Options (Reroll if invalid)

2. Play Mission

• +50pts max opponent Warband difference
• Underdog Bonus !!
• Random Events per round (36 Options - some additional models for flavour required - to add to second post)

3. Check for Casualties

• Routed units are not casualties
• *Normal Units Casualty 1 = Dead 6 = Recover & +1 XP
  
• **Hero Units 1 = Injury Trait 6 options -5pts 6 = Talent Trait 6 options +5pts
  
• Traits can only be earned ONCE
  
• Permadeath or Sit out D3 games and lose all XP?

4. Earn Experience

• Not casualty: +1 XP
• defeat unit: +1 XP
• defeat hero: +2 XP
• +5xp = +5 pts and ADD trait
• Normal Unit Charts & Hero Unit Charts
• No Unit may exceed 30 XP

5. Upgrade Warbands

• Spend Points/Sell Gear/Buy Gear

6. Recruit Units

• Up to 3 Hero Units can be in a Warband, but only one can be added per Recruit phase
• Regular Units - only limit is points available. +10pts can be recruited with +5XP.
• Disband Unit - losing all XP & Upgrades (Or all Warband and additionally lose all VP & Points)

And repeat and repeat.

Will need a roster per player, and a sheet of results.

Doesn't seem that much.. and I can always keep a log.

All the traits and random events definitely add flavour, and I suspect some character/model attachment.

Anyone interested??

There was an interestingly named board game being played - but again I forgot to picture - so via Board Game Geek here's - how did it go? Maybe they need a bigger boat?

What was the second game? My mind's gone blank

We had one painter, one conversational interloper..

And another random Grimdark Firefight game. "Alpha Legion" Vs "Mirthless Orks"

In this game the line "Crit Happens" was definitely valid.

A Goblin Champ was used to add some cheap "Waaagh" (aka War Cry aka speed boost" functionality. But failed to do anything else after standing in the corner of the battlefield staring at his gear.

Said champ was stupid enough to deploy in the open - and 'somehow' survived a direct unmissable shot. The Gretchin hordes ran across the field, one group downing a marine in the first round.

The next turn the Ambushers arrived - the marines assaulting and slaughtering a Sniper Ork Commando on his first ever mission, however the dice decided it would continue to be impossible to make any defensive rolls, and then rolled high on the wound roll - instant death.

The was also absoutely some VERY VERY high shooting rolls from all the Orks and Gretchins - Alpha Legion went from holding 3 of 5 objectives, to having only one man standing.

After knocking down another ineffective and toothless Ork the valiant last Legionary took 9 shots, and laughed it off.

It could have been a win for the Alpha legion less the crit fails, if could have been an annihilation victory for the Orcs, but the low pair rolls returned after a spate of 6s!?

More scenery is more good - more varied Ork lists to come - and maybe some tweaks to the Alpha Legion load out. For once Medic trait barely came into play.

Time to look at Campaign rules...

Gretchin .. *evil cackle*

Being the wonderfully co-ordinated meat Popsicle that I am, I decided to bring an alternative army down Friday that wasn't the Mirthless Orks.

And then dropped the box on the table, incorrectly by about 5 degrees, turned - and the whole box smooshed onto the floor.

This is part of the Chaos Slaanesh/Emporers Children derivative force - I built from my OTT Chaos Army Collection - The other half Is a Chaos Khorne/World Eater Derivative.

They were all repainted/built in my late 20s early 30s - and were used until I stopped playing 8th.

24 Models of various units survived unscathed.

28 models required a single item to be reglued

23 models had 2 or more items to reglue/pin.

Which got me thinking - that's almost 1/3rd 1/3rd 1/3rd

How do I mark up the survivors? The newly healed? And the seriously wounded?

THE 'UNDEFEATED'

THE 'HEALED'

THE 'RUINED' - I gave up at this point after reattaching all heads. I couldn't leave my troops headless. Armless yes, but headless no.

I asked the girlfriend who was painting pictures how I could possibly mark up these 3 groups...

And she chucked some acrylic metallic marker pens at me.

So I did this to one shoulder pad, and then a whole bifurcated side colour.

Shiney and lush was the result.

Whilst I will be cracking back open the mega-scenery project - these will be the first victims of my sonic cleaner in the new work area.

Zenithal, and highlights in metallic inks (pink vs purple again) - orange weapons.

20 years on almost I want to see how quick and well I can redo them. I even know how to thin paints

But how to note the 3 groups? Pink/Purple for the "UNDEFEATED" - Orange First/Arm for the "HEALED" - Orange Leg/foot for the 'RUINED'?

They'll still go back into original 'squads' but this will add a little more variety.

Then there's the matter of some Jump pack orcs, some goblin artillery, and two blood bowl teams. But hey that's a post for another day...

Not tried that yet - unpacking finally this month - so am rereading Dragon Rampant first.

EDIT: just found free PDF via Sally 4th - but really makes me think of the Crooked Dice model site..

Which has an Island Priest House - just released for example..

Are you using "Pulp Alley" rules or am I mis-thinking?

Knowing that the Alpha Legion Marines were more powerful the Mirthless Orks brought some Jetpack Orcs (Proxy Gorka Ork used), The Boss assembled with a War Banner & War Cry, and a triple Gretchin Horde - with a pistol upgrade (4 shots for 3 Gretchin)

Each marines Regeneration & raw skill meant that hitting them wasn't hard, but hurting them was. And the dice gods shone on the marine saving rolls.

An ambush to the rear of marine lines swung back and forth - but no points were held

With a rumbling Waaagh the Gretchin took heavy losses, but sprinted across the battlefield to contest a second point while holding another.

For 3 jetpack Orcs, and 5 gretchin, eventually "No Teef No Glory" came true - 1 marine was finally taken out from 5 - Orks needed but failed to swamp marines to win.

'Alpharius' victorious - a last minute return contest of objectives - 1 held objective each, two contested - death count to the superior smaller team.

Next time this may become a campaign!

No Problem - I've bagged up some Slaaneshi marines. 6 model list.. or Orkses

Sure - if you want a box of Chaos Spesh Marines to experiment with just ask. What time works for you?

"Dork Angles" successors??

Don't stress it - but thanks for reply If I can skip a session due to sore back, long work week is more that understandable.

Amongst all Andy's posts (reposts?) I don't see this night.

Would love to chuck some dice around again?

Didn't make it down Sunday as my back decided to freak out. Anything go down?

Have we lost picture peoples?