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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aspects of Khaine 2.0 pt 2: Striking Scorpions

Call me crazy but it seems like every last Eldar player on the planet plays the army differently. When you try

a list made by another player its like its a foreign language. This is especially true when said list is in opposition of your style of play. Everybody has a favorite unit and pretty much every player I have ever talked to has a favorite Aspect Warrior. For our second part of the New Aspects Of Khaine I now visit upon my favorite Aspect. The children of Arhra, now the Disciples of Karandras. I speak of course about the Striking Scorpions.

6^th edition has been kind to my favorite hunters in the shadows. No longer are they really hampered by not being fleet. Granted the re roll is nice, but its not needed, especially when the Scorpions excel in assaulting dug in troops. With fortifications now in the game, having shock troops that can root out the units that occupy them is very handy indeed.

The scorpions have move through cover, as long as the Exarch takes the stalker power, so you can easily get within striking distance of units in cover. They of course have plasma grenades so you can cut down your opponents at normal initiative. The fleet is nice when assaulting through cover, but I can live without it for the moment. I am hoping with the new codex the Scorpions will gain fleet, much like their sinister cousins the Incubi did when the new Dark Eldar Codex came out.

In truth not a whole lot changed with the unit per say. They are still close assault specialists that can move swiftly across the battlefield. Its just they got even more specialized. At least for now, as I said they are great for getting units in cover, behind or in fortifications.

The Exarchs weapon choices did gain some flexibility. I use the power claw, but I tend to use the Biting Blade more, especially now that you can glance vehicles to death. Given that vehicles are easier to hit you can max out at strength 7 pretty easily with the Biting Blade. This is slightly better than the strength 6 power claw, at least versus vehicles. The often forgotten 3^rd weapon option for the Exarch may actually be semi useful now if the Exarch is geared towards taking out characters in challenges. With 6 attacks on the charge you have more of a chance to wound opponents.

Karandras, like all the Phoenix Lords, makes an excellent addition to a striking Scorpion squad, but using them in regular squads adds some nice tricks thanks to many universal special rules applying to the whole unit as long as one model posses it. In this case Karandras has Stealth. Although the Exarch powers only apply to the appropriate Aspect squad the 3^rd rule that many the Phoenix Lords have is usually just your basic universal special rule. As long as one model has the rule, like stealth, it applies to the whole unit. So Guardians with the Conceal power now have a 4+ cover save out in the open with Karandras in the unit or a 3+ behind a defense line.

I honestly wish I had more to talk about. I use to own 30 scorpions, but now I am down to 20. They are usually in my signature lists. Hell my blog Handle has had Karandras in it since 1993. Well we ar getting very close to Adepticon. I am prepping the Craftworlders to do battle. I couldn't make the Chaos Marines do what I wanted them to do. On the plus hand side I did hand them over to Lord Solar Steve. He has finally been corrupted!

Until Next time...

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

Test Of Khaine: Links And Other News

Well its been an eventful week. DFG is going back to its roots. Lord Solar Steve and Dread Beard, formerly Samsquatch Monster, have started a general gaming blog, I got demoted at work and I discovered I am two classes away from my Bachelors degree.

I am diligently working on our next Aspect of Khaine article. I hope to have it up this weekend. I wanted to post the Links to all the relevant rules and guidelines as well as missions for the Test Of Khaine which is coming up on April 13^th at Evolution Games in Lansing.

Adepticon FAQ

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

Adepticon Missions

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

Adepticon Event Rules

http://www.adepticon.org/13rules/201340Kchamp.pdf

Evolution games Address

6323 W Saginaw Hwy  Lansing, MI 48917
(517) 323-8600

Evolution games FB

https://www.facebook.com/evogames

I will be updating things over the next few weeks. I would like to point out I am using only 3 of the missions from the primer as the tournament is a 3 round tournament.

As a last shout out I would like to plug the Lord Solar and Dread Beards new blog “Gaming, Beer and Bullshit” Look for stuff from all over the place. 40K, Rifts, Firestorm Armada and basically anything our group plays or drinks for that matter.

I also want to wish Tj, the man formerly known as Old School Terminator, good luck as he heads out for a 2 day GT event at Drop zone Games in Glenn Burnie Maryland. Good Luck sir!

Until next time

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

The Test Of Khaine

  The Infinity Circuit is burning with Rage. The Avatar Stirs. The Test Of Khaine is upon us.....

Wow has it been 3 years already? Time flies. Well as I have done for the past two years we will be celebrating Craftworld Lansing’s 3^rd Birthday on April 13^th with our annual tournament “The Test Of Khaine.

This will be an Adepticon Rules 1850 point tournament. It will be 3 rounds. As always the Event will be hosted by Evolution Games in Lansing. I am starting registration at 10 am and Dice will roll at 11. I will be posting details and missions in the next two weeks. I will post links for those not familiar with the Adepticon format. I think it will be a good trial run for those going as this will be the first GT at Adepticon using the 6^th edition rules.

So prepare yourself and bring your warriors to battle. Mike Couchard aka “General Chaos” has proven his worth to Khaine for the past 2 years. DO you have the will, strength and cunning to overcome the odds and gain Khaines Favor?

Keep your eyes here and Dark Future Games for the Details over the next month.

Until next time..............

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