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2015/10/24 22:53:08
Subject: Anyone playing Beta Empire of Dust, want to give me a hand?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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So the wife has been helping me pick models and such as upcoming birthday/Christmas gifts to help fill out my Empire of Dust army for Kings of War. I actually love, and own mountains of Mantic undead of all flavors, in addition to some Tomb Kings which I always wanted, and just needed an excuse to pick up.
Anyway, I have all kinds of fun models and proxies picked out, but I am stumbling with figuring out what an Idol of Shobik represents. Based on rules, I am thinking of making either it, or a Monolith out of a GW Casket of Souls. Mostly, I love the Casket and just want an good excuse to buy and paint one.
Any thoughts?
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2015/10/25 15:53:50
Subject: Anyone playing Beta Empire of Dust, want to give me a hand?
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One suggestion that I have seen for The Idol of Shobik pretty much sealed it for me -
For Soul Snares I am adding arks to my units.
The Auld Grump
*EDIT* Ark as in 'ark of the covenant' - a box with poles so that it can be carried on the shoulders of the units.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2015/10/25 15:55:10
Kilkrazy wrote:When I was a young boy all my wargames were narratively based because I played with my toy soldiers and vehicles without the use of any rules.
The reason I bought rules and became a real wargamer was because I wanted a properly thought out structure to govern the action instead of just making things up as I went along.
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2015/11/02 08:46:29
Subject: Anyone playing Beta Empire of Dust, want to give me a hand?
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Disguised Speculo
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Would recommend you scour ebay and the like for your models instead of buying them. Cheaper and doesn't give money to a terrible company that doesn't deserve it.
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2015/11/04 01:25:43
Subject: Anyone playing Beta Empire of Dust, want to give me a hand?
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 Dakkamite wrote:Would recommend you scour ebay and the like for your models instead of buying them. Cheaper and doesn't give money to a terrible company that doesn't deserve it.
Um... ok? I do love, and support Mantic, mind you. In the last year, between work I did for them (often for free out of respect), or purchases I have made outright, I probably personally account for about $1000 with them. I think I supported a deserving company enough to fill out my armies with at least a few of my favorite models, no?
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2015/11/04 04:11:23
Subject: Anyone playing Beta Empire of Dust, want to give me a hand?
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Hard-Wired Sentinel Pilot
Nr London
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NewTruthNeomaxim wrote: Dakkamite wrote:Would recommend you scour ebay and the like for your models instead of buying them. Cheaper and doesn't give money to a terrible company that doesn't deserve it.
Um... ok? I do love, and support Mantic, mind you. In the last year, between work I did for them (often for free out of respect), or purchases I have made outright, I probably personally account for about $1000 with them. I think I supported a deserving company enough to fill out my armies with at least a few of my favorite models, no?
I think he probably meant GW as the terrible company, ie buying their expensive models to use as proxies.
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2015/11/04 17:43:33
Subject: Anyone playing Beta Empire of Dust, want to give me a hand?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Oh, I gathered... I've also played GW games for a decade. It IS ok to like both companies/games/products. :-p
And yeah, I appreciate the irony of using expensive models as proxies for those is so much more accessible/affordable of a game... but if someone has some favorite models, its ok too. :-p
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2015/11/05 23:55:21
Subject: Anyone playing Beta Empire of Dust, want to give me a hand?
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NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:Oh, I gathered... I've also played GW games for a decade. It IS ok to like both companies/games/products. :-p
And yeah, I appreciate the irony of using expensive models as proxies for those is so much more accessible/affordable of a game... but if someone has some favorite models, its ok too. :-p
I think that the problem is just that GW is not coming across as either nice people nor as good game designers at this point.
*Shrug*
Looking online for Tomb King starter boxes might be a good idea in any even - right now fols are offloading a lot of GW stuff, and Tomb Kings... did not fare all that well in Warhammer 8th ed., either. (A shame - the base troops and characters are just fine - but GW saddled them with some of the silliest looking monsters in their catalog. That said... I want to get the serpent surfers* - while silly, I really like those models.) If I do, those will be my first GW models in three and a half years.
The Auld Grump
*Necropolis Knights
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Kilkrazy wrote:When I was a young boy all my wargames were narratively based because I played with my toy soldiers and vehicles without the use of any rules.
The reason I bought rules and became a real wargamer was because I wanted a properly thought out structure to govern the action instead of just making things up as I went along.
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2015/11/09 23:11:06
Subject: Re:Anyone playing Beta Empire of Dust, want to give me a hand?
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Hmmm, I suddenly realized that the question had already been answered for me - I was digging through my Reaper Bones II Kickstarter boxes, and ran into this, in Bonesium -
The Avatar of Sokar.
In a little while it will pop up in the Reaper store in an inexpensive Bones release, but I already have it from the Kickstarter.
In metal he runs $23 or thereabouts.
The Auld Grump
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Kilkrazy wrote:When I was a young boy all my wargames were narratively based because I played with my toy soldiers and vehicles without the use of any rules.
The reason I bought rules and became a real wargamer was because I wanted a properly thought out structure to govern the action instead of just making things up as I went along.
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2015/11/10 14:40:38
Subject: Anyone playing Beta Empire of Dust, want to give me a hand?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Dude... that model is terrific. I'm a big fan of a lot of Bones models which have found their way into my KoW armies. He shall be the next.
Thanks!
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2015/11/10 23:47:54
Subject: Anyone playing Beta Empire of Dust, want to give me a hand?
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NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:Dude... that model is terrific. I'm a big fan of a lot of Bones models which have found their way into my KoW armies. He shall be the next.
Thanks!
I just looked up what the retail price is going to be for the figure in Bones...
A whopping $4, less than $3.50 at The War Store or other discounters.
Dang! I think that figure may be finding its way into a whole lot of Empire of Dust armies....
A lot of my characters for the army are also in Bones.
The Auld Grump
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Kilkrazy wrote:When I was a young boy all my wargames were narratively based because I played with my toy soldiers and vehicles without the use of any rules.
The reason I bought rules and became a real wargamer was because I wanted a properly thought out structure to govern the action instead of just making things up as I went along.
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2015/11/11 16:00:22
Subject: Anyone playing Beta Empire of Dust, want to give me a hand?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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I don't know his name, but their is a Bonesium Skeleton King on throne looking guy that I bought just waiting for an excuse to add him to a KoW army.
Unless you demand the crispest detail, etc... Bonesium is one of the best things to happen to our hobby. Love that whole line.
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