The Black Templars have been beaten back once more.
Foolish Astartes, they certainly under-estimate the strength of our faith. We don't need power armour or boltguns, our faith is our shield, our creed our weapon!
In another news, I got rid of the Orks. Yeah, that was a short love affair. Traded them in for a bunch of Eldar for Kat. She now has pretty much all she needs.
I'll also not be going to the GTS after all... poos.
Unfortunately, I lack the resources to complete my entire force in the time required. So yeah. I may still go and spectate, but that'll be the full extent of my participation.
terça-feira, 9 de fevereiro de 2010
domingo, 10 de janeiro de 2010
Sons of Sanguinius, rejoice!
There was a tournament this past Saturday, and I took my trusted 1st Volistad Scratch Regiment to the battlefield once more. I meant to give them a much needed rest as I work on my Blood Angels, but as it is, I had to send them back to the front.
The tournament went ok. Two rounds. The first round had me facing the same Necron player I fought this past week. Again, I managed to beat him, but it was a hell of a close call. He took two Monoliths which proceeded to wreak havoc on my lines, but I tried to ignore them and roll with the punches, and just take down his Warriors and Destroyers. On the very last turn, I was so badly mauled that it was up to my three Chimeras to do the brunt of the shooting, and bring down the last few Warriors. That forced the Necron player to phase out, and victory, a very hard, painful victory, was mine.
The second round had me fighting the Tau. I hadn't met the Tau in the battlefield since the very year they were released back in 3rd edition. Since I knew I had no chance to outshoot the Tau, even with my numerical advantage, I played for the objectives. I managed to take 3 of the 5 objectives, but by that stage my force was seriously depleted, while the Tau had only taken a few casualties. In the last turn, the Tau player went agressively for the objectives, and his superior firepower managed to dislodge me of all three. At the final whistle, he held one objective, and I held none. So, a defeat.
I guess I had one coming eventualy. My winning streak was beggining to feel weird.
Also, good news! Codex Blood Angels is coming out in April!
At last! I mean, Codex Angels of Death was awesome, but we shared it with the Dark Angels, and it was all the way back in 2nd edition. By 3rd edition, we had a puny, disgusting 20-page panflet pretending to be a codex, something that pissed me off severely at the time. Then, in 4th edition, we had a bloody PDF! It was beggining to look like GW had given up on the Sons of Sanguinius and instead decided to focus on Smurf Marines and Emo Marines. The release of the Space Wolves codex gave me hope, and now it's finally come to pass.
About damn time!
The tournament went ok. Two rounds. The first round had me facing the same Necron player I fought this past week. Again, I managed to beat him, but it was a hell of a close call. He took two Monoliths which proceeded to wreak havoc on my lines, but I tried to ignore them and roll with the punches, and just take down his Warriors and Destroyers. On the very last turn, I was so badly mauled that it was up to my three Chimeras to do the brunt of the shooting, and bring down the last few Warriors. That forced the Necron player to phase out, and victory, a very hard, painful victory, was mine.
The second round had me fighting the Tau. I hadn't met the Tau in the battlefield since the very year they were released back in 3rd edition. Since I knew I had no chance to outshoot the Tau, even with my numerical advantage, I played for the objectives. I managed to take 3 of the 5 objectives, but by that stage my force was seriously depleted, while the Tau had only taken a few casualties. In the last turn, the Tau player went agressively for the objectives, and his superior firepower managed to dislodge me of all three. At the final whistle, he held one objective, and I held none. So, a defeat.
I guess I had one coming eventualy. My winning streak was beggining to feel weird.
Also, good news! Codex Blood Angels is coming out in April!
At last! I mean, Codex Angels of Death was awesome, but we shared it with the Dark Angels, and it was all the way back in 2nd edition. By 3rd edition, we had a puny, disgusting 20-page panflet pretending to be a codex, something that pissed me off severely at the time. Then, in 4th edition, we had a bloody PDF! It was beggining to look like GW had given up on the Sons of Sanguinius and instead decided to focus on Smurf Marines and Emo Marines. The release of the Space Wolves codex gave me hope, and now it's finally come to pass.
About damn time!
segunda-feira, 4 de janeiro de 2010
Foe vanquished
Victory over the Necrons!
A very underwhelming battle against the Eternal Ones, in which the superior volume of fire of the Imperial Guard made short work of the xenos. My biggest loss of the game was when a heavy gauss blast blew up one of my Leman Russ tanks, taking 15 guardsmen with it. Other than that, I found that the Necrons have an undeserved reputation as a terrible foe. Sure, they're annoying, what with the Veil of Darkness and We'll Be Back and all, but by the time they were finally in range to start shooting, they'd already lost most of their numbers. The Monolith can easily just be ignored, and their assault forces fall like any others in front of massed lasgun fire.
As it is, this was the last game I played with my trusty 1st Volistad Scratch Regiment.
The GTS is in a couple of months (early March) and I've got to get busy with my Blood Angels. There's a tournament at Homem Azul this coming weekend, and there my veteran marines will fight their first battle in almost a decade!
In the meantime, I've got a lot of painting to do.
A very underwhelming battle against the Eternal Ones, in which the superior volume of fire of the Imperial Guard made short work of the xenos. My biggest loss of the game was when a heavy gauss blast blew up one of my Leman Russ tanks, taking 15 guardsmen with it. Other than that, I found that the Necrons have an undeserved reputation as a terrible foe. Sure, they're annoying, what with the Veil of Darkness and We'll Be Back and all, but by the time they were finally in range to start shooting, they'd already lost most of their numbers. The Monolith can easily just be ignored, and their assault forces fall like any others in front of massed lasgun fire.
As it is, this was the last game I played with my trusty 1st Volistad Scratch Regiment.
The GTS is in a couple of months (early March) and I've got to get busy with my Blood Angels. There's a tournament at Homem Azul this coming weekend, and there my veteran marines will fight their first battle in almost a decade!
In the meantime, I've got a lot of painting to do.
quarta-feira, 30 de dezembro de 2009
Hasta la vista, baby (and other such oh-so-original Terminator references)
Hmmm... I've got a battle this next Saturday against Necrons.
Funny how in all these years of playing 40K, I've actually never faced Necrons before. Should be interesting. I'm trying to decide whether to take my Imperial Guard and shoot the Necrons into scrap metal, or take my Blood Angels and chop them into pieces.
Also went to Homem Azul today, and well... it got the best of me... I couldn't help myself! Those Vanguard Veteran Asssault Marines are so... so nice and shiny. So pretty... So, yeah, I got them and spent all afternoon drooling on how awesome they'll look as Assault Veterans. I'll be spending the day at the store tomorrow with Kat and I'll start working on them.
I've also started work today on my standard bearer (the old 2nd ed. model) and my first Assault Veterans (old lead Assault marines). Unfortunately, the gold for the standard bearer's helmet was messed up, and he currently looks like his head exploded into gold chunks. Tomorrow I'll try and fix it.
So that's pretty much it.
If anyone has any constructive advice on how to melt Necron flesh on the battlefield, I'm at T-Minus 3 days for the battle.
Funny how in all these years of playing 40K, I've actually never faced Necrons before. Should be interesting. I'm trying to decide whether to take my Imperial Guard and shoot the Necrons into scrap metal, or take my Blood Angels and chop them into pieces.
Also went to Homem Azul today, and well... it got the best of me... I couldn't help myself! Those Vanguard Veteran Asssault Marines are so... so nice and shiny. So pretty... So, yeah, I got them and spent all afternoon drooling on how awesome they'll look as Assault Veterans. I'll be spending the day at the store tomorrow with Kat and I'll start working on them.
I've also started work today on my standard bearer (the old 2nd ed. model) and my first Assault Veterans (old lead Assault marines). Unfortunately, the gold for the standard bearer's helmet was messed up, and he currently looks like his head exploded into gold chunks. Tomorrow I'll try and fix it.
So that's pretty much it.
If anyone has any constructive advice on how to melt Necron flesh on the battlefield, I'm at T-Minus 3 days for the battle.
terça-feira, 29 de dezembro de 2009
After-Action report
Submitted for your approval;
The Volistad 1st Scratch Regiment was notified that unknown hostiles would make a move to take and hold a cluster of buildings in the Fatimus sector. A task force was dispatched to secure the objectives and deflect any attacks.
The task force consisted of Colonel Cesarius headquarters staff and command vehicle, along with two platoons of guardsmen (three squads each), a squad of veteran guardsmen in a Chimera APC, a squad of Stormtroopers in a Chimera APC, an armoured Sentinel walker, and the Emperor's most blessed Leman Russ MBT's, "Avenger" and "Zerstorer".
(Note: Commissars, Engineseers, Psychers, assassins and other specialized staff were deemed non-essential for the mission. The Basilisk "Crossbow" was held back due to the dangerous close-combat nature of the battlefield, and the two regimental snipers are currently under investigation for incompetence, after three engagements without a single kill, even in such target-rich environments as when facing Tyranid hordes)
Upon arrival, forces were deployed. Platoon A and Colonel Cesarius' HQ secured building 1 on the left flank, platoon B secured building 2 on the right flank with support from the Stormtroopers. The remaining forces deployed close enough to counter-attack into building 3, in the center of the battlefield.
The engagement commmenced with a massive firestorm. Orbital barrages (14 were counted) fell among our forces, but casualties fell short of their killing potential, due to the excelent network of trenches prepared by our troops. The only notable casualty was the revered Leman Russ "Zerstorer", which was regretfuly lost to the barrage. 15 guardsmen were also killed or incapacitated, including all of B platoon's 1st squad.
Soon afterwards, drop pods filled the skies. To our astonishment, our foes were Adeptus Astartes from the Black Templars chapter. What purpose could've driven them against us, I cannot imagine.
Two Predator tanks and a Dreadnought deployed on our right flank, near building 2. Drop pods containing Space Marines deployed in the center, between buildings 1 and 2. A loud scream was heard as the warp tore itself open. We saw the shapes of several Terminator-armoured marines, but without explanation, the hole faded into itself, and the elite Astartes were lost.
The opening salvo of the Templars was mostly inefective. The HQ Chimera was immobilized, and the Stormtroopers' Chimera was destroyed, but the troopers exited the vehicle without incident. A few guardsmen from platoon 2 were also lost to fire from the marines' tactical squads.
Our counter-attack was quite effective. Using volley-fire orders, a full tactical squad of Astartes was killed, and another squad was reduced to a single element. Likewise, the Stormtroopers managed to destroy one of the Predator tanks that were threatening our right flank, but lost some of their number in the ensuing fireball.
As the battle progressed, two more squads of space marines deployed in the center, near building 3. The astartes HQ staff appeared in battle next to building 2, and engaged platoon 2 in combat.
After some time, platoon 1 and the MBT "Avenger" had destroyed one further marine squad, and reduced another to three members, who took refuge in building 3. With that, building 1 was made safe from enemy action, without a single loss to platoon 1 or the command staff.
In the center of the battlefield, the Chimera that carried the veteran squad was lost to a lascannon shot, as well as the sentinel walker, who, before exploding, managed to immobilize the enemy's dreadnought. The veteran squad itself moved to reinforce building 2 and its beleaguered defenders. By this time, platoon 2 had taken serious loses, including its command squad, killed by the marine commanders.
The stormtrooper squad snuck up on the immobilized enemy walker and deployed meltabombs, making short work of the centennial war machine. However, again, the blast killed all but one of the brave troopers.
In the meantime, the enemy command staff destroyed building 2 with a meltablast, the building collapsing and taking a heavy toll on the guardsmen stationed inside. On that, the veteran squad assaulted the surviving astartes commanders and, Emperor protects, killed them to a man. Thus the remnants of building 2 were secured. By this stage, platoon 2 had a single survivor left from its original 35-man team!
In the final stages of the battle, the last surviving stormtrooper flanked the last remaining Predator tank and destroyed it utterly. Again, the ensuing blast engulfed the man, but his carapace armour saved him the a fiery end! This man, who took out two tanks and a walker, and who survived three massive explosions, is to be commended and put up for promotion.
At this, the enemy commander had a mere three soldiers on the field, hiding inside building 2. With an electrical crack and the smell of phosphorous, they were gone, and victory was ours.
Casualty reports:
Leman Russ "Zerstorer" lost in the field, crew lost.
2 Chimeras lost in the field, crew safe.
1 Sentinel walker lost in the field, crew lost.
Platoon 1, zero casualties.
Platoon 2, overwhelming casualties (90% plus).
Veteran squad, casualties negligible.
Stormtrooper squad, overwhelming casualties.
Command staff, zero casualties.
Kill count:
2 Predator tanks (one Annihilator pattern, one Destructor pattern).
1 Dreadnought walker.
30 plus Astartes.
10 Terminator astartes (lost to the warp. The Emperor's justice is infallible).
The Emperor protects.
The Volistad 1st Scratch Regiment was notified that unknown hostiles would make a move to take and hold a cluster of buildings in the Fatimus sector. A task force was dispatched to secure the objectives and deflect any attacks.
The task force consisted of Colonel Cesarius headquarters staff and command vehicle, along with two platoons of guardsmen (three squads each), a squad of veteran guardsmen in a Chimera APC, a squad of Stormtroopers in a Chimera APC, an armoured Sentinel walker, and the Emperor's most blessed Leman Russ MBT's, "Avenger" and "Zerstorer".
(Note: Commissars, Engineseers, Psychers, assassins and other specialized staff were deemed non-essential for the mission. The Basilisk "Crossbow" was held back due to the dangerous close-combat nature of the battlefield, and the two regimental snipers are currently under investigation for incompetence, after three engagements without a single kill, even in such target-rich environments as when facing Tyranid hordes)
Upon arrival, forces were deployed. Platoon A and Colonel Cesarius' HQ secured building 1 on the left flank, platoon B secured building 2 on the right flank with support from the Stormtroopers. The remaining forces deployed close enough to counter-attack into building 3, in the center of the battlefield.
The engagement commmenced with a massive firestorm. Orbital barrages (14 were counted) fell among our forces, but casualties fell short of their killing potential, due to the excelent network of trenches prepared by our troops. The only notable casualty was the revered Leman Russ "Zerstorer", which was regretfuly lost to the barrage. 15 guardsmen were also killed or incapacitated, including all of B platoon's 1st squad.
Soon afterwards, drop pods filled the skies. To our astonishment, our foes were Adeptus Astartes from the Black Templars chapter. What purpose could've driven them against us, I cannot imagine.
Two Predator tanks and a Dreadnought deployed on our right flank, near building 2. Drop pods containing Space Marines deployed in the center, between buildings 1 and 2. A loud scream was heard as the warp tore itself open. We saw the shapes of several Terminator-armoured marines, but without explanation, the hole faded into itself, and the elite Astartes were lost.
The opening salvo of the Templars was mostly inefective. The HQ Chimera was immobilized, and the Stormtroopers' Chimera was destroyed, but the troopers exited the vehicle without incident. A few guardsmen from platoon 2 were also lost to fire from the marines' tactical squads.
Our counter-attack was quite effective. Using volley-fire orders, a full tactical squad of Astartes was killed, and another squad was reduced to a single element. Likewise, the Stormtroopers managed to destroy one of the Predator tanks that were threatening our right flank, but lost some of their number in the ensuing fireball.
As the battle progressed, two more squads of space marines deployed in the center, near building 3. The astartes HQ staff appeared in battle next to building 2, and engaged platoon 2 in combat.
After some time, platoon 1 and the MBT "Avenger" had destroyed one further marine squad, and reduced another to three members, who took refuge in building 3. With that, building 1 was made safe from enemy action, without a single loss to platoon 1 or the command staff.
In the center of the battlefield, the Chimera that carried the veteran squad was lost to a lascannon shot, as well as the sentinel walker, who, before exploding, managed to immobilize the enemy's dreadnought. The veteran squad itself moved to reinforce building 2 and its beleaguered defenders. By this time, platoon 2 had taken serious loses, including its command squad, killed by the marine commanders.
The stormtrooper squad snuck up on the immobilized enemy walker and deployed meltabombs, making short work of the centennial war machine. However, again, the blast killed all but one of the brave troopers.
In the meantime, the enemy command staff destroyed building 2 with a meltablast, the building collapsing and taking a heavy toll on the guardsmen stationed inside. On that, the veteran squad assaulted the surviving astartes commanders and, Emperor protects, killed them to a man. Thus the remnants of building 2 were secured. By this stage, platoon 2 had a single survivor left from its original 35-man team!
In the final stages of the battle, the last surviving stormtrooper flanked the last remaining Predator tank and destroyed it utterly. Again, the ensuing blast engulfed the man, but his carapace armour saved him the a fiery end! This man, who took out two tanks and a walker, and who survived three massive explosions, is to be commended and put up for promotion.
At this, the enemy commander had a mere three soldiers on the field, hiding inside building 2. With an electrical crack and the smell of phosphorous, they were gone, and victory was ours.
Casualty reports:
Leman Russ "Zerstorer" lost in the field, crew lost.
2 Chimeras lost in the field, crew safe.
1 Sentinel walker lost in the field, crew lost.
Platoon 1, zero casualties.
Platoon 2, overwhelming casualties (90% plus).
Veteran squad, casualties negligible.
Stormtrooper squad, overwhelming casualties.
Command staff, zero casualties.
Kill count:
2 Predator tanks (one Annihilator pattern, one Destructor pattern).
1 Dreadnought walker.
30 plus Astartes.
10 Terminator astartes (lost to the warp. The Emperor's justice is infallible).
The Emperor protects.
Getting hot!
Third update of the day, man!
Ok, just realised that the GTS is in a couple of months. Argh! We need to get to work! There is no such thing as an unpainted mini on the GTS, and all my armies are currently being refited.
Tomorrow we're going to Homem Azul, best gaming store in Portugal and an awesome hang-out place. We're lucky to be good friends with Paulo, the owner. He's a really cool guy, his only flaw being that he commands forces of the Ruinous Powers. So, yeah, we're going there tomorrow to just chill with Paulo and another friend of ours, we're all going to do a painting day, co-working and helping each other.
Oh, and something important I forgot to mention. Earlier this year, I tried to committ suicide. The culmination of over-extending myself and being over-ambitious, while trusting the wrong people. Well, I failed, and have been medicated and under treatment since. Why am I saying this? Because my therapist has pretty much prescribed me a heavy dose of Homem Azul and 40K.
So, you know... playing games is healthy, apparently. The Emperor is kind.
Ok, just realised that the GTS is in a couple of months. Argh! We need to get to work! There is no such thing as an unpainted mini on the GTS, and all my armies are currently being refited.
Tomorrow we're going to Homem Azul, best gaming store in Portugal and an awesome hang-out place. We're lucky to be good friends with Paulo, the owner. He's a really cool guy, his only flaw being that he commands forces of the Ruinous Powers. So, yeah, we're going there tomorrow to just chill with Paulo and another friend of ours, we're all going to do a painting day, co-working and helping each other.
Oh, and something important I forgot to mention. Earlier this year, I tried to committ suicide. The culmination of over-extending myself and being over-ambitious, while trusting the wrong people. Well, I failed, and have been medicated and under treatment since. Why am I saying this? Because my therapist has pretty much prescribed me a heavy dose of Homem Azul and 40K.
So, you know... playing games is healthy, apparently. The Emperor is kind.
Getting to know you
So, in terms of the battlefield, what exactly do I lord over?
Well, I've got my loyal Blood Angels, who've been with me since the very first year of 2º edition, so it's an army of antiques that is currently my main project, as I'm bringing them up to date.
I've also got my Imperial Guard scratch regiment, an amalgamation of Cadians, old and new, Steel Legion, Vostroyans, and other assorted infantrymen and tankers of the 41st millennium.
And I've got those filthy xenos, the Orks. They're my newest army, and they're also kind of in the background right now, as the loyal forces of the Emperor take precedence over xenos filth.
I also have a Vampire Counts army for Warhammer fantasy, an Imperium fleet for Battlefleet Gothic, and other assorted gaming legions.
I'm also fortunate enough to live with my girlfriend Katharine, who has a sizable force of those devious xenos, the Eldar.
Right, that's it for the summary and whatnot.
Oh... I've also got a tattoo of an imperial Aquila on my back. And a huge Aquila banner over my bed. And a pendant. So yeah... loyal son of the Emperor, me.
Well, I've got my loyal Blood Angels, who've been with me since the very first year of 2º edition, so it's an army of antiques that is currently my main project, as I'm bringing them up to date.
I've also got my Imperial Guard scratch regiment, an amalgamation of Cadians, old and new, Steel Legion, Vostroyans, and other assorted infantrymen and tankers of the 41st millennium.
And I've got those filthy xenos, the Orks. They're my newest army, and they're also kind of in the background right now, as the loyal forces of the Emperor take precedence over xenos filth.
I also have a Vampire Counts army for Warhammer fantasy, an Imperium fleet for Battlefleet Gothic, and other assorted gaming legions.
I'm also fortunate enough to live with my girlfriend Katharine, who has a sizable force of those devious xenos, the Eldar.
Right, that's it for the summary and whatnot.
Oh... I've also got a tattoo of an imperial Aquila on my back. And a huge Aquila banner over my bed. And a pendant. So yeah... loyal son of the Emperor, me.
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