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I'm almost starting to regret going Khthones instead of Brythoniaid for sort-of-second kindred by now. Damn, those look good!

Ok serious question- how does anyone actually afford this game? I mean I am going in for one of the monstrous guys but heck that alone is costing me what would essentially be an entire faction in like Infinity, Malifaux or Dark Age. How does anyone build up an army to a playable size? (Not to say anything about the models- I love a lot of them, I just don't have several hundred+ dollars to drop on that).

The easiest way to get Darklands stuff (on the wallet at least) is over time.

I've been picking up Mierce figures since around the end of the first Kickstarter (spring of 13 I believe?) as sculpts started showing up in the updates, and over time I've got a pretty decent setup for three different kindreds.

I just picked up a figure or two a month, depending on their size.

I've got a pretty limited monthly hobby budget compared to what some of the other guys get to drop, but I do try and add a few extra figures to my orders prior to them shipping.

The metal kindreds were a pretty good value for what was offered too. A commander, a mainstay unit, and some sort of monster or monstrous infantry is all you actually *need* to get started.

I think most normal sized games aren't going to be consisting of multiple creatures on 120mm bases duking it out, but then again I could be wrong...

What Highlord mentioned, plus the occaisonal reckless spending spree.

Reckless spending...

Ah yes I know it well

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
The easiest way to get Darklands stuff (on the wallet at least) is over time.

That's tough for game adoption, though, as the best deals are always to be had in the KS bundles - which in the case of many campaigns have you bundling multiple factions together. I've seen this with a lot of Mierce addicts Miercenaries that they will continually be adding to their resin queue... but not settling on one force and building it to a playable size for the present (not counting possible future additions / things that are in the queue).

I don't really know how you guys have such patience, I tend to snap things up at retail (got quite a few Broga models, and Chaagmuth bits for my current project!) but it seems like it'd be nearly impossible to plan an actual army / hobby project / etc on the queues for a lot of the sculpts.

I think the Metal Age host deliveries may change this, and I'm very hopeful for that . But I think there should be a push for it in some way (any ideas, Dakka?) as right now a lot of Darklands armies only exist on paper while painters turn single monsters / units into beautiful creations. That's the next step to get more folks backing and really buying into factions!

Part of the problem is a Canadian is back to dealing with a currency worth a portion what it used to be. I got most of my stuff a few years back when 1£= around $1.50 Cdn. Nowadays it hovers around 1£= around $2 Cdn. It's unfortunate because we're completely at the mercy of nothing we can control.

 greywulf wrote:
Part of the problem is a Canadian is back to dealing with a currency worth a portion what it used to be. I got most of my stuff a few years back when 1£= around $1.50 Cdn. Nowadays it hovers around 1£= around $2 Cdn. It's unfortunate because we're completely at the mercy of nothing we can control.

Very much this. The dropping dollar has decimated my ability to go in on non-dollar KS recently. Well I suppose I will start with the snake people and spend the next 3 years gathering a force... the struggle begins.

The SH metal starters are still open to order, if you're starting Khthones you might want to look at the Savrar starter and the Savrar alternate unit to go with it. GBP 87, scheduled for delivery some time this year, two mainstay units and a bunch of fairly chunky fire-spewing salamanders to go with it. (of course adding a bunch of existing/new snakemen certainly won't hurt!)
That 87 quid is a decent starter force right there. Ask Rob for access to the SH PM part of the store, he's been fairly lenient about such things so far IIRC.

Yeah email Rob and see if you can get access to the previous KSs then for £60 you can get one of the metal starters which is enough to play the game at a small level. Most kindreds will work if you start with one starter then add another and then add a monster which is a relatively cheap way into the game and a smooth way to build up a legal force.
It's never going to be as cheap as infinity or malifaux Orr something but the quality and scale isn't the same as those games.

Only plesged a single pound this time to stay updated.

Except for one flrather boring Variant of the Chimera, which I already own, not a single ysian Model had been shown :(

RoninXiC wrote:
Only plesged a single pound this time to stay updated.

Except for one flrather boring Variant of the Chimera, which I already own, not a single ysian Model had been shown :(

Who knows? Maybe some Ysian monsters/characters will come in their next Kickstarter who starts this week?

So I will pledge more moneys on the next one

Is the metal SH not going to be avaliable when the KS has been completed?

overtyrant wrote:
Is the metal SH not going to be avaliable when the KS has been completed?

Just the opposite - the metals will be available to all once they've shipped to KS backers.

And they really are the best way to get into the game!

Consider the following host deal from METAL AGE:



For £60/$90 you get 13 30mm based miniatures and 2 60mm based miniatures.

Not 'bargain basement' pricing, but it is really good considering the quality of the sculpts and the casts!

And most things 40mm/50mm and below will be getting 'metal' options going forward, so that helps a lot too.

And:

Creator Mierce Miniatures about 4 hours ago

Okay - provisionally, Mighty Monsters Part Deux will end on May 31st. That suit everyone?

Ugh!

That's the host I'm waiting for! Was worried that they weren't going to do the metal hosts! I'm having a hard enough time convincing some of my gaming group to give it a go due to all the Malilstrom shenanigans let alone if they only did resin SH!

Understandable!

Mierce has a really goo track record when it comes to customer service, Kickstarter Deliveries, quality of sculpts and casts, and matching artwork to actual miniatures.

They are on the 'high end' of the price scale, but I think they're 'worth it' in terms of what you get for your money.

Now that the official rules are out in book form, I think the game will begin to gain some momentum as well.

Has anyone seen the drinking companions added to their orders on the website yet? I went for Boozing Rollo in Metal age and he isn't on my orders yet- I know he probably hasnt even started to be converted yet but all my other unsculpted/unconverted stuff is listed in my orders and he isn't.

I asked a while ago, Rob said he simply hasn't got around to adding the drinking companions to individual orders yet.

Given that most still haven't been started I can see how it would make sense not to prioritize what is apparently a dog of a job just yet.

Get ready!

Creator Mierce Miniatures 10 minutes ago

Mighty Monsters Part Deux submitted...

Hopefully everyone used this brief window to sell any superfluous organs.

I know, right?

I hope Rob is flexible when it comes to adding on MM2 stuff on to an existing MM1 pledge!

I got my rule book!

My rulebook and Monstrous Mounts are still Packing....argh.

New one up and funded!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mierceminiatures/darklands-mighty-monsters-part-deux/comments

MIGHTY MONSTERS PART DEUX is NOW LIVE!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mierceminiatures/darklands-mighty-monsters-part-deux



...and already at £4,321 of a £2,500 initial goal.

And, as a surprise to no one, I want all of the four units currently listed!!!

Well, 1$ for me atm


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Well, 1$ for me atm Will check in regularly though.

I went for the sentinels, and will see about getting in on one of the earlier ones for a infantry host.

Schyrós is unlocked - huzzah!

Well, didn't take long for the concepts to appear:

Eada, Jutboga Warrior: