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Ladies and Gents,

To keep this thread an open discussion for me personally I've renamed it. I will be posting pictures of my gangs,the fluff behind the characters and also my limited building ability in making my urban Necromunda terrain. Any and all posts are welcome and I will gladly accept any and all constructive comments and guidence. I am relatively new when it comes to Necromunda and my Escher gang are my true 'first' gang. Any tactics,advice,ideas,jokes,banter,pics are all welcome here provided they conform to the mighty ruling of Dakka.

This is my special place within Dakka

Also guys, when the floor is full please use the bin....

Bash

1) I think so
2) I think so again
3) I'd say low setting personally.

All of the above just my opinion, of course.

Your opinion is greatly appreciated. Though I'm going to wait for a few more answers before commiting it to gospel.

I could be way off here, since all my experience was before the new rulebook.

I think you alternate hits not wounds. So if you hit with #1 and 3 attacks they could be figured to wound with that weapon.
I thought the pistol counted as a generic hand weapon in cose combat. (maybe the first attack was a shot, but afterwards you would just be using it to bash the other guy's skull in.) I have to dig up all my old rule books.
So if you do get a shot off, then I would say you could choose your setting.

Sorry, I am not any help either, since these are my opinion based on a fading memory. MAN I miss Necromunda.

@boogeyman,

Any help is awesome. The new rulebook is the same as the old rulebook,except it's integrated with the sourcebook and the painting amd modelling guide. Also the new rulebook is riddled with spelling mistakes and typos so its handy to have a copy of the old rules. I wish I actually spent the time to play Necromunda properly when I was younger. It was the first game I played but my parents (WWAAAYY back in '95) convinced me to play 40K because there was more stuff in the boxset.

Oh how they were wrong,Necromunda is THE way forward.

But anway back OT, how we've been playing it at the moment is to use the 40k way of fighting which is to count pistols as an additional CCW. Only specific CCW (knives,swords,chainswords etc) will use their own characteristics and special rules in close combat.

But this why I'm asking you lot if there is a different way or if I'm missing/misinterpreting the rules.

After a little research, I realize I forgot how close combat worked. I forgot you compare scores and the difference is the amount of times you hit. So, yes the weapons would alternate. I think you are playing it right that they are considered as the extra hand weapon. Everywhere I see, it just says that they can be used in cc. However, they do say they can either be used to shoot in the shooting phase or be used to fight with in the close combat phase. I would think they would refer to it as shooting instead of fighting in cc. So if they are just being used as a hand weapon, I would use the model's strength for determining wounds.

I would say that you use your model's strength to figure out "to wounds" for all pistols.

boogeyman I'm glad we're on the same wavelength. So pistols can be either shot in the shooting phase or you declare a charge in the movement phase and benefit from the '+1' attack for having two CCW in CC. There it was that easy. I'm happy with this arrangement. I wouldn't want my Gang Leader dispatching dirty Orlocks or Delaques with a plasma pistol in CC anyway, she gets the chainsword on 'em

I'm going to keep this thread open to further my quest for knowledge in all things Necromunda. Anymore feedback about the whole CC issue, keep 'em coming.

Thanks Dreadnote and boogeyman,stay golden

Bash

The only thing I will add is that if your leader is also carrying a basic, special, or heavy (I know she can't, but I thought I should include it anyway) she can't get the +1 bonus to attack.

I can back you on killing the orlocks, but delaque were my first gang, then ratskins, and then almost all the others too. However if I were to start over again, then Escher would be number 2 or 3 for me. My delaque gang was the "Ghosts of Darkness" I pictured their graffiti marking their territory to be GoDs territory. My eschers will be the Twisted Angels, T&A for short.

I need to play again.

I had Delaque when I first played,even had the lascannon heavy. My mother sold them along with loads of my old 40k including my 'BloodBowl' boxset aswell in a car-boot sale because I kept forgetting to clear out the attic when I moved out.



But I started afresh with Escher. I'm doing pretty well in our campaign. The other two play Delaque and Orlock (Both have gang members that have bitter emnity towards my gang members)hence the hostility.

Your idea behind your Delaque gang sounds awesome (GoDs territory). You've given me some ideas about the whole graffitti thing. As for the T&A...

Doh. I fortunately still have all my old stuff. I just need to find the time and the friends to play. I don't remember exactly how each ganger was equiped, but this is a rough estimate of my
Ghosts of Darkness
Leader (Boogeyman)
Boltgun, autopistol, chainsword = 195
Heavy (Wraith)
Heavy stubber, shotgun w/ manstoppers = 205
Heavy (Daemon)
Flamer, Autogun = 120
Ganger (Specter)
lasgun = 75
Ganger (Shadow)
Autogun = 70
Ganger (Spirit)
Lasgun = 75
Ganger (Phantom)
shotgun, manstopper = 75
Ganger (Shade)
Autogun = 70
Juve (Spook)
Auto pistol = 40
Juve (Haunt)
Auto pistol = 40
Total = 965
I never actually played with my TnA Eschers. I need to figure out names for them. Do you have any ideas for twisted angelic names?

Looks like a solid,shooty gang. Love the names,though I did look twice at 'Daemon',best not let the Arbitrator patrols hear that one

As for TnA names....hmmm.....I'd consider looking up strippers names to compliment such fine ladies. Or goth chicks have some pretty awesome names too.
This is my gang after a few encounters with Orlocks and Delaques..

The Butcher Barbies

'Bad Chick' Roxy Tyra
Plasma Pistol,Stubgun,Chainsword,Frags,Knife,Skullchip=240

Princess
Heavy Stubber,Autopistol,Knife=195

'Mad'Betty
Powerfist,Laspistol,Knife (Sometimes armed with a boltgun if I feel the need to)=175

Jessica 'Sniper-one'
Lasgun,Stubgun,Knife (She has WS4 and Marksman skill)=85

Lydia
Autogun,Stubgun,Sword,Knife=90

Miss J
Shotgun(Manstopper,Solid,Scatter)Stubgun,Knife=85

Sugar
Powersword,Autopistol,Knife=105

Sookie
Stubgun,Club,Knife=45

Tera
Laspistol,Club,Knife=50

Lara 'C'
Autopistol,Sword,Knife=75

Sookie and Tera started as Juves but have since grown up.I replaced them with new models,freeing up my old juve models so I can hire some more meat shields. I find my gang pretty good in CC. I do lack firepower but Princess and Jessica do a stirling job of protecting a flank while my lovely ladies do what they do best.

P.S. I forgot to put what position they are .Bad Chick Roxy Tyra is the Gang leader and Princess is my Heavy. The rest are all gangers.

Nice.

Lots of stubguns, I never wanted those, but can't remember why. Isn't there house specific starting weapons now or something like that?

Does Sookie date a vampire?

I think you need a Spice to go with Sugar. (maybe her younger sister)

I like the gang name. I almost went with something else like the Demented Dames or something like that, as long as it had double D's.

Thanks. Yeah the houses each have a 'default' weapons list. After your first battle (Providing the gang survives) you can send one ganger to the trading post to buy a weapon not on your house weapon list, but you have to give up your chance on the rare trade chart.

hehe you twigged at Sookie. I named my juves off 'True Blood' as it's awesome.

'Spice'...I like it....can definitely go with that. I guess my new juve is now named (just need to hire her now)

As for the DD's........ +1 on that

I'm going to post some pictures on here later tonight of my gang. I'll have to re-name the thread to appease the MODquisition.

I've decided to name Princess' heavy stubber 'Rampant Rabbit'.....

Bash the Bosh wrote:hehe you twigged at Sookie. I named my juves off 'True Blood' as it's awesome.

Heh. Don't mention that around my wife, she'll tear you a new one about how it's a heretical abortion because it doesn't resemble the book series at all and they changed all the characters(her biggest thing with this is how Tara is a successful business owner in the books, but an angry slut who can't hold a job in the show) to typical Hollywood fare to please the lowest common denominator.

@Platuan4th,
I didn't know there was a series of books....hmm, I may have to enquire Amazon for that. Apologies to
your good lady if she reads this.....hell hath no fury and all that

The author is Charlaine Harris (I think). I haven't actually read any of her stuff though just started catching the True Blood series on On Demand.

on the Rampant Rabbit.

I'm watching True Blood on channel FX at the moment but will have to dig up the books.

As for the Rampant Rabbit, I need a way of writing it on the stubber.....hmm...may need to dig in the bitz box for a suitable substitute.

You should have writing on her shirt that says "Welcome To My Hole" Nobody else may get it, but I would laugh.

Hehe you need to get your mind out of the gutter...but I like it

I was talking about the saying "Welcome To My Hell" and Alice following the rabbit down the hole. I'm not sure what you were thinking about.

I am looking forward to seeing your gang.

I get it....I guess I need to stop thinking in the gutter.

As for the pictures...I PROMISE to get them on today. Feel free to post pics of your gang on here. It's nice to see a bit of diversity.

Here is the mock up for my apartment blocks.

I'm planning on making three such towers. This will form part of the residential district of my Necromunda 'Council Estate'. I'm also making some public vending machines (such that you'd find on the London underground). Also here are the pictures of my gang. Apologies for the poor picture quality, I need to have a word with my cameraman...

I got my foam board just sitting under the bed.

Are you going to make the apartments/towers so that you can remove stories/floors? So you will be able to take the top two tiers off to move models on the first floor.

Nice looking gang. I would be ashamed to put mine up since I am not that good of a painter and those were my first ones. I will have to dig them out anyway and see what I can do.

Yeah I'm making them modular so that each floor will be accessable. Not sure how, I'm going to Google up some ideas. I know some companies do printable templates, but I don't want to spend £30 on a PDF when I can make my own on a much more simpler scale.

I'm upset that my camera is not doing as instructed. I need to get a new one anyway, my camera has had a hard short life.

See what you can do with your Delaque. I'm sure your painting skills have improved since you first painted them. My painting has come along massively since being on Dakka. My Escher would never have looked as good as they are 8 months ago. I stilll go on the P+M blogs and steal ideas all the time

Some of those aren't stock necromunda figs right? Mind posting where you got them?

No dramas Dreadnote...

Sookie is from 'Black Scorpion'.She is part of a bundle of 5 female wild west mini's called 'Tombstone'.£8 for the five

Tera is also from 'Black Scorpion'.She is a mini on her own called 'Cop Girl' £3.00

Lara 'C' I can't remember where I got her from. She's a mini called 'The Adventurer'. Based heavily on Lara Croft.Hence the name She was £7.00 IIRC

My gang leader is obviously 'Mad Donna Ulanti' but I'm hoping to replace the stock Escher with non-GW mini's through casualty replacements etc

Hope that helps

Thanks; I'd checked black scorpion before but missed that tombstone bundle. Might have to pick that up in future.

Nice looking gang though man. Maybe we could get together for a game sometime?

Bash the Bosh wrote:@Platuan4th,
I didn't know there was a series of books....hmm, I may have to enquire Amazon for that. Apologies to
your good lady if she reads this.....hell hath no fury and all that

Yep, Charlaine Harris has like 9-10 books in the series. I have a feeling the TV series will stop before Sookie breaks up with him and starts dating the were-tiger(I gak you not).

Platuan4th wrote:

Bash the Bosh wrote:@Platuan4th,
I didn't know there was a series of books....hmm, I may have to enquire Amazon for that. Apologies to
your good lady if she reads this.....hell hath no fury and all that

Yep, Charlaine Harris has like 9-10 books in the series. I have a feeling the TV series will stop before Sookie breaks up with him and starts dating the were-tiger(I gak you not).

Fething hell.....I think I will start reading the books. Thanks