Grinding on Some Blue Meat

 

I finally finished building and got some paint on my MDF Terrain

Kais woke suddenly. He felt nauseas and the world was spinning. Someone had drugged him! As he went to support himself to get up he realised he was outside and exposed in the underhive. As the fog in his brain cleared he realised just how exposed. He was stark naked, his cold blue abs (and much more) were glistening in the damp air.

"Where the fuck am I" cried out Dave. "Fuck me what the hell is going on" Chimed in Skag.

Stepping round the corner Kais saw he wasn't alone. Not only were his fellow crew members here equally as naked but so were more gangs. The pale cheeks of Delaque just visible in the distance. "Quick we need supplies and to get out of here" called out Kais. Both Dave and Skag cried in unison as the turned to face him "Ohh for the love of the Emperor my eyes!"

Sometimes you got to stop when its useable and come back to it later when the inspiration hits.

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My lowest 3 have changed as it wasn't lowest rating but lowest rating when naked aka without weapons, gear or armour. Now that we have the set up you watch how it all unfolded below, you can even see me making good use out of my lookout:

Into the Cauldron

 

Dave

Numeriel had gone into town to meet the new recruits Draik had found. Two of the locals, Skag and Dave. From the description they would be more than suited but it was best to meet them first. As she approached the tavern she noticed how desolate the streets were, only the scurrying of feet off in the distance. Opening the door as the warm air greeted her so did Draik. 

Local Recruits

Sitting at the largest table in the middle of the room Draik was not one for discretion. Next to him were two men whom seemed more than happy with the Feast provided. Skag seemed to have no care as his cyborg arm ripped apart another greasy crustacean. Dave seemed more mannered at least, quietly sipping on his beer whilst he waited. Numeriel sat and talked but she dared not eat the food, these Monkeighs were so unclean that surely this food would be poison. The conversations went well however, she felt confident in these men and their skills would be well suited. With that they left back for camp however the streets were not so empty as one man waited for them on the road out of town.

 

Standing there casually with a bolter at his side, he called out "Heard your looking for some helping hands".

Lyborick

To which she replied "Yes but we have found the workers and have nothing more to pay". 

Skag

"Worry not miss for I will help you rid these vermin for free, it would be my pleasure" Lyboric grinned.

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Well heres the link to latest Battle Report were you can see Dave in action:

Skag was then Hired shortly after. Then seeing as I kept missing out on Juves as Venators cannot get them but was rolling them in the settlement recruitment each week our kind Arbitrators gave me a free Hunter with a random profile. Of course I rolled the worst of the 4 profiles and got a character that is not good at moving, shooting or close combat. Instead they are good with computers... Maybe a helpful stat in modern life but not great in gang warfare. So about came Lyboric, hes another old man with a bad leg and a bolter...

Following that I played a rematch vs Slaanescher, however we weren't at Daimon's so its back to a classic battle report and photos.

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Numeriel had heard of the genetic monsters created by the covens of the underhive but now to hear one was loose was both a blessing and a nightmare. It was down in the sewer so it might get messy and surely she wouldn't be the only one interest in it.

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So I was facing Slaaenscher again and we were going to try the Khimerix hunt, winner being whoever kills the beast. With it only appearing when someone rolls an injury dice, the more injury dice rolled in a round the more chance of it appearing.

Well I got priority and took the first shot of the game, wounding a juve with my lascannon who had started in the open, this immediately caused the Khimerix to appear, the khimerix then rolled ones to kill the juve before quickly becoming the focus of everyone. I took some wounds off it but it was the Slaanescher bounty hunter that dealt the blow to remove its last wound and seriously injure it. I thought this would be game over as she could then coup de grace. The game could have lasted half a round but Keira however refrained as the bonus exp would then be wasted on a non-permanent member. All she had to do was get someone else to charge it. This however gave me more chances to shoot it. By the end of the first round it had 4 flesh wounds out of the 5 it could take before dieing. It then rolled recovery, anything but a seriously injured result and the monster would bleed out resulting in a draw. Thankfully we got the beautiful snap result.

This means it came down to priority, she had the members she wanted in charge range so I had to get priority and kill it with my first activation, I wasn't in range to charge but with a lascannon surely it would be easy. Just to be safe I did a group activation with my leader. And well anything but the snap results were now needed.

So with my useless lascannon that still hasn't taken anything out of action wasted I moved onto shooting the new guys bolter. 

And with that clean and decisive kill the game was over, I had some winnings and exp but neither of us had lost a member and the game was over after1st activation of the 2nd round, pretty sure I had spent more time unpacking my stuff. At least I was able to level up Sir Jonas and got Munitioneer when rolling on the Savant table. I was happy with that but basically everything on the Savant table is good anyway.

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The beast was dead but Numeriel had seen the followers of 'She who thirsts' and wasn't going to allow them to escape. She moved to cut them off at the next junction, they wouldn't be leaving these sewers so easily.

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So we agreed to play another game, a classic tunnel fight to the death. She had more members out of recovery so didn't need the bounty hunter inducements and it would be a closer fight. Worst of all a Death Maiden with a falsehood meaning they could not be targeted for the first 2 rounds of the game.

Seeing as she kept starting with Juves in the open I went to get my Headshot with the lascannon, that once again seems to only seriously injure people..

It turned into a bloody brawl in the open but due to my high toughness and good recovery rolls my hunters kept standing back up. However it came to round 3 and Death Maiden was eyeing up the charge on Numeriel and I needed the first activation to stop it. And well I did get priority and fired my lascannon straight at the Death Maiden, I hit but rolled a 1 to wound. My champion activated but could only deal a single wound with his pistol. Sure with her pinned at least I could live.. but she had spring up and 2+ initiative. So in she charged. I parried the over charged Plasma pistol but it still hit and like that my overly expensive wet noodle was out of the game. Thankfully Darius was able to get the counter charge and the kill but it was going to be a close fight. 

Except it wasn't as the dice started to go my way, especially the injury dice with skulls showing up. My squad were raking in the exp and tables quickly turned. Not to mention a juve who tried to charge across the gap and failed the initiative check.
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After it was all cleaned up, I was able to capture a wounded cultist by the name of "Salaala Serpentbane" and was able to level up 3 of my regular hunters. Sadly Lyboric and Kais both got intelligence upgrades (wooh so good with computers...) but Darius nailed it with a toughness increase so hes now t5.

Not to mention that Draik has finally joined the squad.

Leaders in recovery for the next match but it shouldn't matter as the next round is a special round involving only our lowest value gangers. For me that is Darius, Kais and Dave. I would feel confident but its a 5 way free for all and having the best gang only puts a target on your back.

Wellywood Wargaming

 

Numeriel heard word that there was a cult devoted to 'She Who Thirsts', they must be destroyed for their own sake without hesitation. She tracked their movements to the Gunk tank and made for an ambush. She left Prospero behind with Darius telling him to guard her but really he still seemed shaken by the beast. 

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Numeriel realised she could not do this alone. She would need to hire some of the locals, there were more threats than desired.

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And with that fat pay check we have hired Dave:

And also brought back Farsheed as our in house Doctor:

Covid's Lance

 

Numeriel gazed over the edge of the processing plant. The surrounding sump swamps would be easy to monitor while the abandoned buildings and scrap would provide the resources needed for base camp.

She should get a solo shot

"Everybody gather round...., we have some clean up to do before the hunt can begin in earnest. We must be ready for the beast" Numeriel called out. "Dale, Perseus and Kais I need you to clear the surrounding area of any critters that may have taken up residence here and reinforce the buildings where you can." 

"Draik I need you to go make sure our presence here is undisturbed, appease the guilds as need be". Numeriel thought for a moment. "Numa, you and I shall go into town to find clues about the beast and begin setting up shop, we need to ensure we have the provisions for the hunt so find us some work"

Prospero Numa was a mysterious figure, their body guards Sir Jonas and Darius never stray far. Though Numeriel could feel that Prospero likely had little need for them, for while Numeriel could not control the Empyrean like many of her kind she could still feel it and Prospero's presence could certainly be felt more than any other mortals.

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Well I played another game of Munda and well the starting roster has changed again. The gang has been split in half and I am going to have to work my income up to hire anyone else. This was meant to be a practice game trying out possible gangs for the campaign.

While having a crew of 4 vs a crew of 13 (A crew of 9 and he played a tactics card to get 4 more scum) did make things hard and while I lost really badly I won't take to much away from it as I rolled so many 1s.

I didn't take the lucky dice tray with me and it seems I left my luck at home with it. Any action I tried to get my leader to take resulted in them rolling a one or a two. Can they shoot nope, they miss. Try again it missed but it strayed into someone else ohh wait 1 to wound. Can you do some parkour... nope one to do a flip. In fact my opponent said ohh that flip would be really cool, just roll again... I rolled a 1 on the encouraged reroll. As such the only lesson I will take from that game is that I need to buy new dice.

We have our 4 starters in Numeriel, Prospero Numa (The Accountant), Sir Jonas and Darius while our other 2 Champs in Perseus and Albertus Draik will need to wait until I have hired Kais and Dale as I need to make sure I have just as many 'ganger' class characters as I do any other type. 

I got some Armourweave from the Blackmarket

Numeriel has a had some major upgrades, now coming in at 550pts over half of my starting 1000 but gets to swing around her custom Drukhari gun which counts as a lascannon with suspensor, her modeled on grenades are now flash grenades and her targeting system allows her to ignore light cover and make heavy cover not as effective, I got Reflec shroud on the starting line up but sold it for Armourweave which is cheaper and better.

And then Covid Struck.

I twiddled my thumbs for the first week but thankfully got a good payout on the first week and was able to hire Duckfoot Dale.

Goop

At first the Weather was nice and I wasn't so lethargic so me and Phoenix did some terrain stuff outside, not much was achieved. 

Paint - Hot Glue - Painted Mixed with PVA = Sump Sea

For my 2nd week I asked to play the Solo Play mission that GW released when Lockdown happened in the UK. It went a little something like this:

What they were going to fight but its to big

Numeriel had sourced several sightings and reports of the beast around a nearby Power station. This seemed reasonable as it could have been attracted by the heat of the generator. It would certainly present some problem, the only way in and out from their floor was through a single access elevator. She called Dale over, they were going to need the extra man power.

They exited the elevator into what appeared to be the main storage bay, her and Sir Jonas braced to cover while she got Darius and Dale to secure the room. The accountant was still fumbling about in the elevator however, Numeriel went to confront them about staying quiet when the floor of the Elevator imploded and creature leapt ontop of Prospero. It was smaller than Numeriel had hoped for and a sickly grey colour at that. As it pinned down Prospero you could hear forge in its chest building up but there was no stream of molten energy erupting from its jaws only a sulphuric belch. Darius saw his chance and charged in heroically only to be swatted aside instantly collapsing in a nearby pile of empty crates. Thankfully Jonas was ready and unloaded 2 heavy plasma blasts into it. This left a massive open wound on left flanks, blood dripping to the floor. Numeriel saw his chance and aimed for the head but the beast was quick and dove back down into its tunnel, her shot only catching its flicking tail.

Tactics

It wasn't gone though, she could hear it beneath the floor boards, and seeing how easily it wrecked the elevator it could easily come up at any moment. They were in its territory, it had nowhere else to go, it must attack. Numeriel eased her rifle onto her back and drew her power sword comforted by the soft orange glow of the Aeldari relic. Then in a screech she was covered in blood as it burst forth and ripped Dale in two before her eyes. The beast was quick but she was quicker before it could even let go of Dales detached torso she cut its arm off then plunged her blade into its exposed neck.

Dead Duckfoot Dale

It had all happened so fast, but looking at it now Numeriel could tell this wasn't the beast she sought. She had never known any of its kind to be such a sickly grey and clearly it could not even heat itself properly to attack them. Turning away from the sorry sight of Dale she went to check on the others. Prospero had seemingly passed out in the excitement and Darius seemed fine except for a few bruises. Slicing off the head as proof, they set about working their way back up the elevator shaft.

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Dale died before he hit a game vs a real person and well at least I got enough credits to hire in Kais, lets hope he lasts longer.

Both in and one already out