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2018/03/19 20:56:20
Subject: The Zenobian 7th! - IG (Tallarn) vs Marines (Raven Guard) - 1000 pts/55 PL - Text + Pictures
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Rookie Pilot
Lotusland
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The Zenobian 7th in Action!
“How you like that heat,” asked Sr. Sgt. Penny to no one in particular.
“Hot and sticky, just like me mam’s home baking,” replied Sgt. Pound.
“Tell me more about your mother’s buns,” continued Penny. “I’ve always wondered about…”
The conversation was cut short by Capt. Penzance. “COMPANY HALT! The grave of the unknown marine has been located. Let’s dig the bastard up and get back ship-side. I’m already sick of this lump of dirt.”
A not insignificant part of the Zenobian 7th had been handed over to a Rogue Trader - rumour has it was the result of game of poker one night - and since then they’d been running all kinds of errands across the sector. This most recent jaunt to a backwater planet to recover the alleged remains of an alleged marine seemed like a fairly simple gopher job. The local population had regressed to primitive levels of technology. Given the lack of a planetary governor, the current expedition was likely the first Imperial contact the planet had seen in many centuries if not millenia.
“Nice and easy” reflected Capt. Penzance mere seconds before the comm link crackled “IN THE NAME OF THE EMPEROR! YOU ARE TRESPASSING! PREPARE TO BE EXTERMINATED!”
“What are you talking about,” the captain replied. “In the name of the EMPEROR and his exceedingly holy throne, this planet has been duly claimed by the rogue trader….” The rest of the sentence was drowned out by incoming fire. Mostly bolters it sounded like. Luckily only one found a target, blowing off Hieronymus’ knee and sending him to the ground.
Penzance spat out rapid-fire instructions, dispatching a couple of squads and the Hellhound to an outflanking manoeuvre and ordering the sentinels forward.
“Alright people, Jez ain’t picking us up if we don’t do our job so don’t mess up. And don’t let Hiero die. We can’t contact the ship without him.”
This is an Open War game between two mostly painted (though mainly in-progress painted rather than fully finished) 1000 pt/ 55 PL forces - a so far unnamed marine chapter fighting using Raven Guard tactics vs the Zenobian 7th, an Imperial Guard regiment using the Tallarn doctrine. Neither list is highly optimized, being built mostly around available models, and we’re definitely aiming to play in a friendly way rather than competitively. 6 CP each.
We’re fighting on a 6’ x 4’ table. The Open War cards came up with deploying 12” back from the centre line, each of us getting a short table edge. No morale checks are necessary as the Zenobian 7th know they have to prevail to avoid being marooned. Not sure why the marines are being stubborn, but it seems in character for them to be bloody minded. Finally, we are fighting over three objectives, with control in turn 5 being the crucial thing. In the centre of the table is the grave of an unnamed marine. In my deployment zone is the Astropath Hieronymous doing duty as an objective marker, while in the marine player has a razorback turret in his zone as his objective marker.
It’s going to be a slow game as we’re playing during lunch hour at work, hopefully twice a week, and there’s some rules learning going on as well. The first lunch saw set-up only as we forgot to bring dice. The marine player finished setting up first, so I’ll try to seize the initiative first thing when we meet again.
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Images from the Front!
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News from the Zenobian 7th!
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This message was edited 5 times. Last update was at 2018/03/22 03:37:57
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2018/03/19 21:47:42
Subject: The Zenobian 7th! - IG (Tallarn) vs Marines (Raven Guard) - 1000 pts/55 PL - Text + Pictures
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Rough Rider with Boomstick
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Nice syle!
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You shouldn't be worried about the one bullet with your name on it, Boldric. You should be worried about the ones labelled "to whom it may concern"-from Blackadder goes Forth!
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2018/03/19 23:50:58
Subject: The Zenobian 7th! - IG (Tallarn) vs Marines (Raven Guard) - 1000 pts/55 PL - Text + Pictures
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Rookie Pilot
Lotusland
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Thanks! Glad you like it
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2018/03/19 23:51:10
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2018/03/21 19:05:45
Subject: The Zenobian 7th! - IG (Tallarn) vs Marines (Raven Guard) - 1000 pts/55 PL - Text + Pictures
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Rookie Pilot
Lotusland
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More news from the Zenobian 7th!
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2018/03/21 19:05:59
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2018/03/22 01:07:47
Subject: The Zenobian 7th! - IG (Tallarn) vs Marines (Raven Guard) - 1000 pts/55 PL - Text + Pictures
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Rotting Sorcerer of Nurgle
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Love this! Keep up the great work
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2018/03/22 03:30:08
Subject: The Zenobian 7th! - IG (Tallarn) vs Marines (Raven Guard) - 1000 pts/55 PL - Text + Pictures
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Rookie Pilot
Lotusland
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2018/03/26 18:12:11
Subject: Re:The Zenobian 7th! - IG (Tallarn) vs Marines (Raven Guard) - 1000 pts/55 PL - Text + Pictures
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Posts with Authority
Boston-area [Watertown] Massachusetts
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This is glorious. Thanks for the effort in sharing!
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Falling down is the same as being hit by a planet — "I paint to the 20 foot rule, it saves a lot of time." -- Me
ddogwood wrote:People who feel the need to cheat at Warhammer deserve pity, not anger. I mean, how pathetic does your life have to be to make you feel like you need to cheat at your toy army soldiers game? |
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2018/03/26 20:54:16
Subject: Re:The Zenobian 7th! - IG (Tallarn) vs Marines (Raven Guard) - 1000 pts/55 PL - Text + Pictures
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Rookie Pilot
Lotusland
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Thanks, glad you like it!
Unfortunately my opponent have been off sick (we're playing at lunch), but hopefully he'll be back soon...
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2018/03/26 21:03:03
Subject: Re:The Zenobian 7th! - IG (Tallarn) vs Marines (Raven Guard) - 1000 pts/55 PL - Text + Pictures
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Posts with Authority
Boston-area [Watertown] Massachusetts
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I honestly wish you were closer. This is what 40K is meant to be.
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Falling down is the same as being hit by a planet — "I paint to the 20 foot rule, it saves a lot of time." -- Me
ddogwood wrote:People who feel the need to cheat at Warhammer deserve pity, not anger. I mean, how pathetic does your life have to be to make you feel like you need to cheat at your toy army soldiers game? |
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2018/03/29 06:37:39
Subject: Re:The Zenobian 7th! - IG (Tallarn) vs Marines (Raven Guard) - 1000 pts/55 PL - Text + Pictures
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Rookie Pilot
Lotusland
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2018/03/29 14:47:48
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2018/03/29 17:11:02
Subject: Re:The Zenobian 7th! - IG (Tallarn) vs Marines (Raven Guard) - 1000 pts/55 PL - Text + Pictures
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Hey, this is very cool. I enjoy reading properly photographed battles and this takes it yet one lever further. Good job and keep it up, here's hoping for more reports when you have time
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2018/03/29 21:25:29
Subject: Re:The Zenobian 7th! - IG (Tallarn) vs Marines (Raven Guard) - 1000 pts/55 PL - Text + Pictures
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Rookie Pilot
Lotusland
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Sherrypie wrote:Hey, this is very cool. I enjoy reading properly photographed battles and this takes it yet one lever further. Good job and keep it up, here's hoping for more reports when you have time
Thanks and glad you like it - I'm enjoying it very much myself as well ^_^
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2018/03/30 20:37:19
Subject: The Zenobian 7th! - IG (Tallarn) vs Marines (Raven Guard) - 1000 pts/55 PL - Text + Pictures
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Preacher of the Emperor
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Great stuff! Diverse forces on a sharp looking table, with amusing presentation and commentary... a nice combo.
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2018/03/31 02:36:40
Subject: Re:The Zenobian 7th! - IG (Tallarn) vs Marines (Raven Guard) - 1000 pts/55 PL - Text + Pictures
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Rookie Pilot
Lotusland
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2018/03/31 02:47:18
Subject: Re:The Zenobian 7th! - IG (Tallarn) vs Marines (Raven Guard) - 1000 pts/55 PL - Text + Pictures
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Posts with Authority
Boston-area [Watertown] Massachusetts
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Up the Guard! Wooooooooo!
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Falling down is the same as being hit by a planet — "I paint to the 20 foot rule, it saves a lot of time." -- Me
ddogwood wrote:People who feel the need to cheat at Warhammer deserve pity, not anger. I mean, how pathetic does your life have to be to make you feel like you need to cheat at your toy army soldiers game? |
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2018/03/31 03:47:58
Subject: The Zenobian 7th! - IG (Tallarn) vs Marines (Raven Guard) - 1000 pts/55 PL - Text + Pictures
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Rookie Pilot
Lotusland
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And the final notes...
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2018/03/31 04:14:38
Subject: Re:The Zenobian 7th! - IG (Tallarn) vs Marines (Raven Guard) - 1000 pts/55 PL - Text + Pictures
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Posts with Authority
Boston-area [Watertown] Massachusetts
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Out of curiosity, what are you using for your speech bubbles, etc?
Thanks!
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Falling down is the same as being hit by a planet — "I paint to the 20 foot rule, it saves a lot of time." -- Me
ddogwood wrote:People who feel the need to cheat at Warhammer deserve pity, not anger. I mean, how pathetic does your life have to be to make you feel like you need to cheat at your toy army soldiers game? |
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2018/03/31 04:44:14
Subject: Re:The Zenobian 7th! - IG (Tallarn) vs Marines (Raven Guard) - 1000 pts/55 PL - Text + Pictures
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Rookie Pilot
Lotusland
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Briancj wrote:Out of curiosity, what are you using for your speech bubbles, etc?
Thanks!
I'm doing everything in Powerpoint, simply because it's the least hassle for me. Put in a photo as the background, scale to fit. Drag and drop elements. Resize. Good to go. There's a bunch of stuff that can't be refined as much as I might like, but on the upside I'm not getting lost in functionality I don't know how to use (i.e. if I tried with photoshop) or the need to handmake basic elements. When I'm happy with a picture I export it as a .png (scaled down a bit), and it's done.
I reckon you can probably get a pretty similar effect with Visio, google slides, or google drawings. Automatically Appended Next Post: MacPhail wrote:Great stuff! Diverse forces on a sharp looking table, with amusing presentation and commentary... a nice combo.
Thank you for the kind words
Huzzah!
... until next time.
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2021/01/13 02:46:43
Subject: The Zenobian 7th! - IG (Tallarn) vs Marines (Raven Guard) - 1000 pts/55 PL - Text + Pictures
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Storm Trooper with Maglight
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Love this!
Great read, thank you brother! For the emperor!
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2021/01/13 17:39:46
Subject: The Zenobian 7th! - IG (Tallarn) vs Marines (Raven Guard) - 1000 pts/55 PL - Text + Pictures
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Rough Rider with Boomstick
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Go Guard! And then they retired to the tune of "I am the very model of a modern Major-General" right?
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You shouldn't be worried about the one bullet with your name on it, Boldric. You should be worried about the ones labelled "to whom it may concern"-from Blackadder goes Forth!
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