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by Grizzle
Sat Oct 13, 2018 10:49 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Joined units and other questions.
Replies: 35
Views: 28976

Re: Joined units and other questions.

Hi Rob, I've been doing a bit of brushing up (painting and rules :P). I was watching the Anglecynn vs Ysian battle report you and Tim did on youtube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_5VsAodPAU And I noticed something at around 50:10. Once the mantichora is finished killing off the Waelwulf unit, y...
by Grizzle
Sun Oct 07, 2018 8:37 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Joined units and other questions.
Replies: 35
Views: 28976

Re: Joined units and other questions.

Hey Rob, I thought I'd put this question here rather than create a new thread. So my new question is: On the Ysian muster where it describes the scavenge action for the Nithings, it states that they must be within 2" of a combat action to do so. I probably missed the memo on the muster updates...
by Grizzle
Tue Oct 02, 2018 9:16 pm
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge
Replies: 136
Views: 118566

Re: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge

Rob Lane wrote:Looking great grizzle! I love the skin tones! Excellent work my friend.

Cheers
Rob


Thanks Rob, it took me a while to get to a tone I liked.

I've now got far more painted than unpainted in my Ysian collection; starting to look like progress. :P
by Grizzle
Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:57 pm
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge
Replies: 136
Views: 118566

Re: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge

Finally finished the Abhorrents (and Death Abhorrent):

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by Grizzle
Sat Sep 29, 2018 7:54 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Joined units and other questions.
Replies: 35
Views: 28976

Re: Joined units and other questions.

Hey Rob, I thought I'd put this question here rather than create a new thread. So my new question is: On the Ysian muster where it describes the scavenge action for the Nithings, it states that they must be within 2" of a combat action to do so. I probably missed the memo on the muster updates,...
by Grizzle
Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:55 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Throwing my toys out of the pram....
Replies: 26
Views: 16466

Re: Throwing my toys out of the pram....

Grizzle you've beaten my trolls before, bloody naked swordsmen sorcerer women grrr But yeah the trolls are difficult I'll admit that but turns out I've got the leiptrolls wrong (my bad) it's not game changing but may find something to swap them out with or change my tactics with them And I'm quite ...
by Grizzle
Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:14 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Throwing my toys out of the pram....
Replies: 26
Views: 16466

Re: Throwing my toys out of the pram....

Brightblade wrote:Any way my co-player says he has a cunning plan for our next battle with Grizzles Ysians, my co-player is an experienced war gamer, so if with his cunning plan he still can't beat them then perhaps they are invincible...


To be fair, I've yet to best his trolls.
by Grizzle
Mon Sep 17, 2018 6:52 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Throwing my toys out of the pram....
Replies: 26
Views: 16466

Re: Throwing my toys out of the pram....

By the way, quick strike really helps out those two-weapon units. ;)
by Grizzle
Mon Sep 17, 2018 12:59 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Throwing my toys out of the pram....
Replies: 26
Views: 16466

Re: Throwing my toys out of the pram....

Oh, by the way in the invocation "wrath of Kernunnos" it states that the unit affected can charge a unit of the invoker's choice. Does this override the normal restrictions on frenzied units needing to charge the nearest unit? As an example of a contextual exception. Anyhow, I'll give it a...
by Grizzle
Mon Sep 17, 2018 12:53 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Throwing my toys out of the pram....
Replies: 26
Views: 16466

Re: Throwing my toys out of the pram....

Basically to the end of working out better strategies and that we played our combats and results correctly. I think if we introduced more tactical fidelity into our games (such as retreating, or is it withdrawing? as a reaction) I would imagine frenzied units become less threatening if they are led ...
by Grizzle
Mon Sep 17, 2018 12:42 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Victorious Attack Reform for reactive unit.
Replies: 9
Views: 7742

Re: Victorious Attack Reform for reactive unit.

Would a counter-charge reaction count for this as part of a counter-engage? Yes, if it's a Counter-Charge . It's a Charge action . Cheers Rob Ok, cheers Rob, that is how we were playing it, but I wanted to confirm. Luckily I've only had the one situation against some Anglecynn where I kept breakthr...
by Grizzle
Mon Sep 17, 2018 12:31 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Victorious Attack Reform for reactive unit.
Replies: 9
Views: 7742

Re: Victorious Attack Reform for reactive unit.

Just to highjack this a little: In the example given, could the Troll Konung have performed a breakthrough reaction if he also becomes triumphant as well as victorious in order to engage another enemy unit if he were no longer engaged or beset? And to add to this, if he were frenzied, would he then...
by Grizzle
Mon Sep 17, 2018 12:29 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Throwing my toys out of the pram....
Replies: 26
Views: 16466

Re: Throwing my toys out of the pram....

Erm... okay... it seems you might have been playing Breakthrough wrong though - I don't really know, but by the questions Grizzle is asking, it may be why... Cheers Rob Yeah, that's partly why I was asking. Although, in Bright's examples in the game we played, he actually charged multiple units one...
by Grizzle
Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:14 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Joined units and other questions.
Replies: 35
Views: 28976

Re: Joined units and other questions.

Cheers, thanks for the answers rob. I think a lot of the issues are, beyond the known ones to do with index problems, when a person has an intuitive notion that they should either have more options or feel that a situation is more lethal than expected, but that's a human thing :P. I remember you sa...
by Grizzle
Mon Sep 17, 2018 6:57 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Victorious Attack Reform for reactive unit.
Replies: 9
Views: 7742

Re: Victorious Attack Reform for reactive unit.

Icchan wrote:I don't think you can react to a reaction.


I meant if he was the one reacting. I may have mistyped.
by Grizzle
Sun Sep 16, 2018 8:44 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Victorious Attack Reform for reactive unit.
Replies: 9
Views: 7742

Re: Victorious Attack Reform for reactive unit.

Just to highjack this a little: In the example given, could the Troll Konung have performed a breakthrough reaction if he also becomes triumphant as well as victorious in order to engage another enemy unit if he were no longer engaged or beset? And to add to this, if he were frenzied, would he then ...
by Grizzle
Tue Sep 11, 2018 6:14 pm
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge
Replies: 136
Views: 118566

Re: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge

HughB wrote:Loving those abhorrents. Inspiring me to get mine built and painted. Good work.


Cheers Hugh, I'm hoping to get them on the table soon and see how they fare.

Look forward to seeing yours. :)
by Grizzle
Tue Sep 11, 2018 11:56 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Breakthrough Frenzied Units
Replies: 6
Views: 6140

Re: Breakthrough Frenzied Units

So to be sure that I am playing correctly, I may not be of course, a Unit can only perform a Breakthrough action if they have completely destroyed the unit they charged into, if at least 1 member of the unit remains the breakthrough action cannot be performed. Is this correct? Good question, becaus...
by Grizzle
Mon Sep 10, 2018 4:14 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Joined units and other questions.
Replies: 35
Views: 28976

Re: Joined units and other questions.

Cheers, thanks for the answers rob. I think a lot of the issues are, beyond the known ones to do with index problems, when a person has an intuitive notion that they should either have more options or feel that a situation is more lethal than expected, but that's a human thing :P. I remember you say...
by Grizzle
Sun Sep 09, 2018 10:45 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Joined units and other questions.
Replies: 35
Views: 28976

Re: Joined units and other questions.

Oh, one more question: Exalt tokens and exalted tokens are two different things, correct? So you have exalt tokens as a category of token i.e. blood, frenzied, exalted, strong, swift...etc.. And then the exalted token itself is a representation of the heart state being exalted while also being an ex...
by Grizzle
Sun Sep 09, 2018 10:43 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Joined units and other questions.
Replies: 35
Views: 28976

Joined units and other questions.

So I had a game recently against a fellow Darklands player and a number of different issues arose which I wondered if I could get some clarification on. I'm not sure if these have been asked before, but a search didn't give up much information. So firstly: My Augur Drune attemped to cast Mutate onto...
by Grizzle
Sat Sep 08, 2018 9:45 am
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge
Replies: 136
Views: 118566

Re: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge

More Abhorrents:

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by Grizzle
Tue Aug 21, 2018 8:00 pm
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge
Replies: 136
Views: 118566

Re: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge

First two Abhorrents done:

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by Grizzle
Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:49 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Kindred Musters Update - 1st July 2018
Replies: 55
Views: 37507

Re: Kindred Musters Update - 1st July 2018

Its a fair point. The brute corruptors could be in the fleshdrunes command but would have to bind to a brute unit or a drune brute unit at which point their ubiquity doesn't matter. So - superfluous rule? Oh yes, I forgot about their bind to the brutes! Good point, although as you say, the compel s...
by Grizzle
Sun Aug 19, 2018 10:34 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Kindred Musters Update - 1st July 2018
Replies: 55
Views: 37507

Re: Kindred Musters Update - 1st July 2018

On the Ysian muster (and I'm not even sure this is a mistake) but why would the Flesh Drune have Influence (Brute Corruptor) when he only has an authority of 35? The Corruptors are 33 so he would never be able to muster them in his command as a mainstay (or singularly as a common) since he would nee...
by Grizzle
Sat Aug 18, 2018 10:29 am
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge
Replies: 136
Views: 118566

Re: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge

Jeff wrote:I like your purple there Grizzle.


Thanks Jeff, I'm slowly improving as I go.

I think... :lol:
by Grizzle
Thu Aug 16, 2018 4:26 pm
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge
Replies: 136
Views: 118566

Re: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge

Bow drunes done:

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by Grizzle
Fri Aug 10, 2018 12:26 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Attack move as a reaction.
Replies: 10
Views: 8671

Re: Attack move as a reaction.

That has answered a few questions, but I would imagine that you need to keep Frenzied Units seperate from friendly none Frenzied units unless they stand the risk of attacking both friend and enemy.. I was very impressed with my Freawulf's five 40mm characters taking down your 100mm Abhorrant in two...
by Grizzle
Fri Aug 10, 2018 10:33 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Attack move as a reaction.
Replies: 10
Views: 8671

Re: Attack move as a reaction.

OK, thanks Rob, that's cleared up some of my misinterpretations/confusions. Not becoming wearied (how did I miss that one as a Ysian player?) along with counter-engaging, frenzied units suddenly became terrifying. It took a while for them to get there (in playtesting terms) but I'm very happy with ...
by Grizzle
Fri Aug 10, 2018 9:39 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Attack move as a reaction.
Replies: 10
Views: 8671

Re: Attack move as a reaction.

OK, thanks Rob, that's cleared up some of my misinterpretations/confusions.

Not becoming wearied (how did I miss that one as a Ysian player?) along with counter-engaging, frenzied units suddenly became terrifying.
by Grizzle
Fri Aug 10, 2018 8:27 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Attack move as a reaction.
Replies: 10
Views: 8671

Re: Attack move as a reaction.

Fairy nuff... Cheers Rob Actually Rob, upon further reading I do have a couple of questions regarding attack reactions in general. Firstly, I gather that a reflex attack reaction and using an attack as a reaction are two different, distinct things? So in a recent game with Anglecynn vs Ysians, I ha...
by Grizzle
Tue Aug 07, 2018 4:21 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Initiative
Replies: 16
Views: 14453

Re: Initiative

BUMP... Bringing this thread back to life.. Can only one attempt at Retaining the Iniative be made by each player during a game? Or something else.... Off the top of my head from last time we were playing, I think each mustered champion in a unit, commander & the general can retain once each, y...
by Grizzle
Tue Aug 07, 2018 8:44 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Kindred Musters Update - 1st July 2018
Replies: 55
Views: 37507

Re: Kindred Musters Update - 1st July 2018

*EDIT*

Odd, I don't remember quoting myself. :lol:
by Grizzle
Tue Aug 07, 2018 8:39 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Kindred Musters Update - 1st July 2018
Replies: 55
Views: 37507

Re: Kindred Musters Update - 1st July 2018

Looking at the Albainn muster, should the Savage & Feral Oghuruc's fist weapons get quick strike?

Would the Goghu also get quick strike on it's fists? Or is it being a lumbering lump of rock mean it's too slow to do anything quick? :D
by Grizzle
Mon Aug 06, 2018 4:31 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Attack move as a reaction.
Replies: 10
Views: 8671

Re: Attack move as a reaction.

No need to answer this now, had a good read and I think I understand it now per the attack action sequence and the attack move sequences for beset (attacked) warriors on page 190-1).

Plus it's compulsive for the feral units anyhow.

In other words: found what I was looking for.
by Grizzle
Wed Aug 01, 2018 2:56 pm
Forum: Finished Models Gallery
Topic: JerzyK's minis
Replies: 110
Views: 134830

Re: JerzyK's minis

These are amazing!

Keep it up, it's good inspiration to improve my own painting.
by Grizzle
Mon Jul 30, 2018 9:10 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Question about the hound master option for battle drunes
Replies: 2
Views: 4018

Re: Question about the hound master option for battle drunes

I've had the exact same thought when I looked at that option, let's hope it's a yes!
by Grizzle
Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:24 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Attack move as a reaction.
Replies: 10
Views: 8671

Attack move as a reaction.

I'm posting this just as a clarification that I've been playing this right. The subsection of the 6.20 attack action 6.20.2.1.1 states that an attacked unit can do attack move, shoot or invoke as a reaction rather than just attack. I had a game recently where my brutes had performed a run action to ...
by Grizzle
Sat Jul 28, 2018 3:11 pm
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge
Replies: 136
Views: 118566

Re: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge

Finally done one of the models which caught my eye originally a long time before I got into Darklands: http://i68.tinypic.com/729ma0.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/2hgtua8.jpg http://i66.tinypic.com/sm53px.jpg http://i63.tinypic.com/2wm1h60.jpg
by Grizzle
Fri Jul 27, 2018 4:09 pm
Forum: Other Topics
Topic: Your darklands index needs you!
Replies: 32
Views: 39821

Re: Your darklands index needs you!

I second Geoff on the PDF. Warning: mild rant below. On Wednesday I played with a friend of mine and it felt like we were (well my friend certainly was) at the end of our tether with the rules. The problem is not necessarily just the index, but also there are structural issues and layout flaws. A go...
by Grizzle
Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:56 pm
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge
Replies: 136
Views: 118566

Re: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge

Corruptors done:

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by Grizzle
Mon Jul 16, 2018 6:17 pm
Forum: Ysians
Topic: How do you use your brute corruptors?
Replies: 1
Views: 10389

Re: How do you use your brute corruptors?

This is a very late reply to this thread given I've just received my corruptors. I've also only had one game with them so far, so my experience is probably much less than your own. However from what I've seen and given their rules I think I would probably use them in a unit of 3 with supporting goad...
by Grizzle
Mon Jul 16, 2018 3:57 pm
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge
Replies: 136
Views: 118566

Re: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge

Finished the other 5, didn't realise until after that I hadn't added blood to their swords:

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by Grizzle
Fri Jul 13, 2018 10:27 am
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge
Replies: 136
Views: 118566

Re: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge

Here are the first 5 of the Melusine unit: http://i65.tinypic.com/vy5mpu.jpg & http://i64.tinypic.com/2vkx0lj.jpg I'm not sure I did my best work here, I kept going back and finding some detail or other I'd missed, getting a little impatient towards the end (however I'm also sorting out a lot of...
by Grizzle
Wed Jul 11, 2018 6:55 pm
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge
Replies: 136
Views: 118566

Re: 2018 - One hundred Minis Challenge

Alex (ÉgB) wrote:Great job on the Hulk! I do like that head... might have to get it when it appears as a component one day and switch out my normal Druc head!


Cheers!

Yeah, I like both versions of Druc, but if I had to choose I'd go for the 'hammer' head every time.
by Grizzle
Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:11 pm
Forum: UK
Topic: Midland Players
Replies: 21
Views: 30177

Re: Midland Players

Andy, Any Terrain at the club or do you need me to bring some? Ive got quite a few pieces from Buildings to Rivers and Bridges...etc I'm toying with two different Musters; Muster 1 I have all the models for, Muster 2 quite a bit will be on proxy as still awaiting the release of Kickstarter Models.....
by Grizzle
Fri Jul 06, 2018 11:13 am
Forum: Finished Models Gallery
Topic: Icchan's collection of Norse
Replies: 13
Views: 21279

Re: Icchan's collection of Norse

I'm liking these.

Nice earthy, even tones. Something I struggle with sometimes (have to resist the urge to over-highlight).

Good stuff!
by Grizzle
Fri Jul 06, 2018 6:31 am
Forum: UK
Topic: Midland Players
Replies: 21
Views: 30177

Re: Midland Players

Yeah, that's fine with me, I've got lots of models too but also play with Proxy at times just wanted to check if you did or didn't.. May get to pub earlier with my girlfriend and get some dinner, assume they serve food, then meet you outside. Yeah, proxy away. :D I will mention, though, that the pu...
by Grizzle
Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:21 pm
Forum: UK
Topic: Midland Players
Replies: 21
Views: 30177

Re: Midland Players

Hi Andy, sent you a text so you have my number too.. 1500Gold sounds good, do you play to the models you physically have or do you include Proxy? Checked with girlfriend and it should be ok for Sunday, I can get to the pub for 6pm, anywhere you want to meet, car park..etc.. I'll play with the ones ...
by Grizzle
Thu Jul 05, 2018 6:21 pm
Forum: UK
Topic: Midland Players
Replies: 21
Views: 30177

Re: Midland Players

Hey Grizzle, Club is on a Sunday yeah? What time to and from? What's your name by the way? I'm Scott. Yep, it's on Sunday. We're fairly relaxed on start times, but I normally stroll in around 5:30 - 6:00. However I could start earlier if you want? Seeing as you are coming from Lichfield. My name's ...

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