Adepticon 2013: Almost Live Day 2

SeerK here once again bringing you images from Adepticon 2013.  I have some images from the 40K Friendly and the Gladiator today.  I am also happy to say our Codex is imminent.  Images have surfaced of a plastic Farseer and The Judge has just informed me of some codex rumors that have now been popping up.  The day of reckoning is upon us my friends.

First lets see some pictures.

This Big Guy gave the judge a whole heap of trouble in the Gladiator

The First Kevin I fought in the GT and his Necrons Taking another crack  at the Eldar

An awesome traitor guard army blessed by Grandfather Nurgle

Nice conversion work on the Titan.

The Vendettes were amazing

And of Course the plastic Farseer

This from Faeit as well

Eldar are indeed coming.

Path system has been revamped. Autarchs take paths that are now fixed in point cost (before they became more expensive the more you took) but do not make their aspect troops.

Instead it allows corresponding aspects to be taken as compulsory troops.

Ergo, the Path of the Striking Scorpions would allow you to take up to two striking scorpions as troops.

If you also took the path of Swooping Hawks you could take up to two Swooping Hawks as troops or one and one.

Guardians are a lot cheaper and have more options for special weapons.

New transport for dire avengers / weapon platform (with no transport capacity).

And lots of new goodies.


Well looks like we are in for some major treats this year.  Now if you will excuse me I have some more Adepticon to see.


Until next time....


Blood Runs, Anger Rises, Death Wakes, War Calls!!!!!!!!!

Adepticon 2013: Almost Live

SeerK here coming to you from the Excutive suite at the Westin in Lombard Illinois. Sorry for the first update a little late.  I played in the 40K Championships yesterday and it started late.  So late in fact I conceded my last game around 10pm.  It was a day full of Daemons and Chaos Marines with three of my opponents bearing the first name of Kevin, I kid you not all three named Kevin.

But here are some pictures from the from the front as it where.  Pardon the quality.  I was a bit drunk during the GT

The Craftworld Lansing Warhost Assembled for War.

My 2nd round opponent Kevin and His Nurgle Daemon Army.

Very nice Maulerfiend

Mechanicus Imp Guard Army Elements

My First opponents Soul Grinder.  Guess what His name was? That's right...Kevin

Kevin's Warlord

Dead Sexy Razorwing from a Dead Sexy DE army

Nice Saim Hann Army with Allies

So there are some Highlights from day one of Adepticon 2013.  I will be posting more throughout the weekend.


Until next time......



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Path of the Autarch: Mobility [Part One]

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In the grim dark future of the 41st millennium, there is only war. Accepting that there is no respite from this, how do you want to fight that war? This is a fundamental question that needs to be addressed. You have to be honest with yourself and figure out how you want to deliver bitter defeat to your enemy.

This article series will explore mobility as the chosen way of war.

The Eldar are still fast even though the codex is old, the units aren't modern compared to nearly all other codexes,  and you are going to pay a points premium on nearly everything which is sometimes referred to as the 4th Edition tax. Now that we have the normal drawbacks of the army identified, let us move on to why they do not mean that the battle is lost before it begins. 

Some things happened when the sun set on 5th edition, some excellent things for the Eldar actually. 

Let's list some of the major ones.

-Fast skimmers can move at Cruising speed and still fire two weapons at full Ballistic skill.

-Skimmers get a cover save just for moving.

-Glancing hits don't shut off a vehicle's weapons for a turn.

-Pre-measuring distances is legal, all the time.

-Eldar Jet Bikes are able to cover ridiculous distances in a single turn.

-Wounds are applied to squads from the direction the shooting has come from.

-Holofields are useless (this isn't joyous but it does make Eldar battle tanks 35 points cheaper)

-Spirit Stones aren't necessary anymore (same as Holofields but saves an extra 10 points per grav tank).

While 6th Edition isn't all roses for Eldar, in battle, very few things are ideal. The trick is to leverage your advantages against the enemy's disadvantages and with some luck and a series of sound decisions, hopefully you will steal victory from the opposition. 

What elements have you found to be a boon to fast, mobile units in 6th Edition? I know I didn't list everything.

Next Path of the Autarch, Weathering the Storm of Fire.

-Spellduckwrong

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A New Member of the Council Has Arrived...

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Hello All, SeerK had asked me to guest write on this blog from time to time and I accepted the invitation. So, I guess I should start with a small amount of my 40k background since I will be contributing to a 40k blog, after all. I'm not one for introductions so I'll try to be brief.

So here it goes. I bought my Eldar Battleforce box and my first Farseer model the week before the new 4th edition book came out. Having a new rules set meant that everyone had a learning curve ahead of them, so I wouldn't be so very far behind. I was stationed in Germany at this time during my enlistment with the U.S. Army. Europe was the first continent I played 40k on, North America the second and Asia was the third. 

During 5th edition, I was playing in Iraq, FLGS's in Kansas and when I left military active duty, I traveled to different events and tournaments in Michigan taking a sample of each local meta's flavor. I think that I have greatly benefited from my exposure to diverse gaming groups throughout the years.

Now here we are in 6th edition and I am still commanding my Craftworld's war host in the uphill battle against codex creep. I have stuck with Eldar through the years because they really mesh with how I play games in general. I like fast, semi-resilient things with devastating firepower.  Not surprisingly, I favor the faster elements available to the Eldar armies and most of my tactical doctrine involves targeted destruction and weaponized mobility. 

This is just a post to say hello and introduce myself. The topics that I will be posting on in the future will probably be strategy based, at least my version of it anyway, seen through the Eldar lens of course. Hopefully, there will be some sincere discussions on these topics. I have noticed that many people have sentenced the Eldar to mediocrity and won't even try to find ways to succeed with them.

 I find this a pity because, true, the Eldar codex is no longer shiny or flashy, but just like that old trusty revolver your grandfather had left over from the war, it still does the job if you know how to use it.

Good luck at Adepticon, everyone.

-Spellduckwrong 

Blood Runs, Anger Rises, Death Wakes, War Calls!!!!!!!!!!!

The Test Of Khaine Results!

Well I thought I would finally post the winners of the Test Of Khaine from this past weekend.  We had 14
players this year and it was a very laid back and fun tournament all around.  so here we go

1st.   George Gasser (Eldar)

2nd.   Bill Kim (Daemons)

3rd.  Austin Proux (Chaos Marines/ Tau)

4th.  Jacob Dungy (Tyranids)


The Sportsmanship award went to Luke "The Judge" Slocum.


Well there you have it.  General Chaos and his mighty WAAAAAGH! had their 2 year winning streak broken. Me thinks this is for affect, and we will be seeing the Ancient enemy of the Eldar return under his command next year.  It was a scorcher for points this year as well.  George and Bill were only seperated  by 2 points in the standings.


I have also asked George to contribute to Craftworld Lansing.  So look for articles and musings fromm the mind of the other Seer on the Council in the coming months.


The Craftworld Lansing crew will be leaving for Adepticon tomorrow.  BigMek SkrapKlaw and I will be joining DFG and The Gaming, Beer and Bullshit crew for yet another year of 40K games and drunken shananigins.  I am currently doing the last of my laundry as I write this.  I am all packed up.  The army is painted packed and ready to roll.  My Display board did not turn out as I wanted so its kind of bad.  It will have to do though.  My Eldar themed defense line was also not going as planned so I am forced to use an Imperial one.  Oh well means I have a year to get a new board and line made.  Granted we will have a new codex by then.  I wont need a defense line......



Well for those of you going to Adepticon if you see one of us wearing a DFG, Gaming, Beer and Bullshit and of course a Craftworld Lansing Tshirt stop and say hi.  I know several of us will be looking for late night pick up games.  I have also been told by Inquisitor Vogrin that I am giving Warmachine/ Hordes a 3rd try.  I guess there are way more ladies playing in those rooms.  I swear the Inquisitor knows how to get my attention.



See you at Adepticon............




BLOOD RUNS, ANGER RISES, DEATH WAKES, WAR CALLS!

Happy Birthday To Us! And some Predepticon

Well less than a week from Adepticon and I am scrambling to get everything done.  I have the Army painted
and I am still trying to hash out an Eldar looking defense line so I don't have to go to plan b, which is a normal Imperial Aegis line.  I should have my very simple display board ready.  It is basic but will get the job done.

I am going to start making one for next year, but I think I may wait for the New Eldar stuff to really put the polish on it, especially if they release an actual Webway gate model.  Its just a rumor, but I hope they Craftworlders get a nice army specific piece of terrain.


Speaking of scrambling and pre Adepticon prep.  The 3rd annual Test Of Khaine Tournament is tomorrow at Evolution Games in Lansing.  I have their address and such up in previous posts.  Doors open at 10 and I want dice to fly at 11.  Entry is $10.

I would also like to wish the blog Happy Birthday!  We have been at this for about 3 years now and its been fun.  Things are going to start picking up around here, especially with the impending rumored release of a new Eldar Codex in June.


I would also like to announce that there will be a post battle party at Renos West on Saginaw Highway in Lansing.  The official bar of Craftworld Lansing.  Its traditional to have a pint when all the carnage has passed.  It is also my Birthday this weekend so come out and hoist a pint with old SeerK after the Tournament.


See you all tomorrow and hopefully some of you in Lombard at Adepticon next weekend.


Until then



Blood Runs, Anger Rises, Death Wakes, War Calls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Test Of Khaine Is A Week Away!!

Well we are a week away from the Test Of Khaine. I am excited for this year. It marks the 3^rd year of the

tournament. We already have some pre registered and the pre registration sheet is up at Evolution Games. So give the shop a call and save your spot.

Just to go over the detail again. We are starting registration at 10 am and I want to get started by 11 am. The entry fee is $10. it will be a 3 round tournament using the Adepticon Primer missions. And as promised the 3 missions are, mission 1, 3 and 5. So study well. Remember playing to the mission wins the day!

The updated FAQ is also now up on the Adepticon site. Here is the link.

http://www.adepticon.org/wpfiles/2013/40KAddendum.pdf

Well just wanted to post a reminder. I am going to be posting my next Aspect Of Khaine in the next few days. The Howling Banshee has gotten a nice boost and the traditional tricks and methods can be enhanced by the rule set changes. So The daughters of Morheg Hai are next up in the Aspects Of Khaine reboot.

I will also throw in my 2 cents on the new Tau codex. Mother of god...........Prepare yourselves. The Greater Good is going to come out of every dark corner its been hiding in. Tau players are back with a vengeance. I still cant get over kroot snipers......

Until next time......

Blood Runs, Anger Rises, Death Wakes, War Calls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!