Parabellum Conquest

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**auticus**

Cover art of the underspire global campaign hopefully released this fall.

**Carnikang**

Looking sweet there.

Just got my boxes of Avatara and my Highbourne today. The look pretty awesome. The arms and waists are on ball joints, so posability looks to be good for them.

Legs are not though, which I think is fine.

**Eldarain**

The Avatara are probably my favourite mini revealed so far.

**Shadow Walker**

Small update - decided to make a flail from combined Jotnar/Ugr parts.

**Eldarain**

That looks brilliant SW!

**Shadow Walker**

Eldarain wrote:
That looks brilliant SW!

Thanks!

**Theophony**

NIce work on the giant. Reminds me of one of the Zombicide (green horde or Black Plague) Kickstarter add on models. It was a half giant with the same arm missing and replaced with a flail.

Top row center. Terrible paint job, but the details were even more shallow than normal Zombicide figs.

**Eldarain**

When expanding beyond the Starter Set x2 what makes the most sense for each side?

Particularly in the spirit of balanced matchups between the two?

I've gathered the Crossbows need their character and the Spires archers are amazing (potentially add a mage to 100k to lessen their potency?)

Cheers.

**auticus**

So when it comes to Spires vs 100k, right now the big thing that will imbalance the game is the marksmen clones because they have such long range and 100k doesn't until they get their longbows.

That being said, the priest or the mage are both really good. Steel legion is a solid choice. Militia give you some cheap bows or spears. Right now 100k's main strength (with just what is released) is their cost and being cheap for what you get.

**Eldarain**

Would it be best to forego getting Marksmen for now? My primary goal right now is balanced matchups and showcasing the game in it's best light after the plague (I was happy to see they are taking steps to reign in the Eruption craziness)

**auticus**

I'd say they are fun to paint up and having a single unit is not game busting. Its when you go gunline with the vanguard clone infiltrators that things get out of control because 100k have no counters to that right now.

If you use proxies then your opponent can take militia bowmen and use them as longbowmen. Which makes things a little more fun for him.

**Shadow Walker**

Theophony wrote:
Reminds me of one of the Zombicide (green horde or Black Plague) Kickstarter add on models.

If my memory serves me well then they are from Black Plague add-on.

**VBS**

Even if Spires currently have better units than 100k, I'd say the humans have a few good tricks. The Mage with darts+kiss farewell can put a lot of damage from a distance (not 28" though). Drowning the table with militia seems viable too, many activations and battlefield control is good.

Unless you specifically go for the filthy stuff (dweghom double/triple/quadruple eruption; mass spires marksmen/infiltrators; particular character combos; etc), Conquest is generally balanced list-wise so most things you buy will have their place without getting out of hand.

**Shadow Walker**

Shameless plug, my second short story on the Underspire, this time from a Spires perspective. I tried to make it as alien as possible.
https://www.underspire.net/factions/spires/designation-0348/

**Eldarain**

Nicely done SW. Interesting challenge to write from such an odd perspective (I'd have been tempted to insert a Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV to the recog test section just because of NA politics of late lol)

**Shadow Walker**

Eldarain wrote:
Nicely done SW. Interesting challenge to write from such an odd perspective (I'd have been tempted to insert a Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV to the recog test section just because of NA politics of late lol)

The biggest challenge was to imagine how would the Spires view themselves. I came to the conclusion that the biggest factor is a selfhood = either you are recognized as a person or not. This is so deeply integrated into their society that it is unimaginable for them to even think otherwise. That is why the main protagonist is referred as ''it'' rather than ''he''.

**auticus**

https://www.underspire.net/painting-hobbying/underspire-summer-hobby-contest/

The underspire presents: its next global Conquest challenge. Last time we had a fiction writing contest, this time we are going to put those hobby blades, paints, and photography skills to work!

Details within the article, but TlDr (too long didn't read) - a battle scene containing two opposing factions that are made up of a regiment/cavalry box with one character PER side.

You will be judged on not only model painting but composition of the entire piece and general photography in laying it out.

Due date: Monday sept 21

Grand Prize: My vanguard voucher for an upcoming month.

Show us what the world of Ea looks like!

**Shadow Walker**

I made this Ugr conversion giving him a different (see previous pics) right arm, and combining spear and axe parts.

**Shadow Walker**

I was not entirely happy with the last Ugr conversion, and also always wanted to do something with those spare ''prison bars'' from Jotnar kit. Here is the result (I think I can use him either as a regular Ugr grunt or as a standard bearer, where in a typical Ugr way a standard makes a double duty in smashing things

) :

**Shadow Walker**

When building my first Jotnar I had apparently made some mistake with gluing his legs, and as a result his left leg was a bit shorter, which required some small piece under it to help him stand. I decided to expand it and create a stone (he is a mountain giant after all) platform for his leg, simulating him crossing through rocky terrain. It was made from the leftovers from the Conquest sprues (after a lot of gluing of small pieces together and filing).

**Shadow Walker**

Small update: I decided that my standard bearer needs a snack (it comes from Ugr's kit).

**auticus**

https://www.underspire.net/questions-and-answers/official-qa-24-08-2020/

Today's Q&A session.

**VBS**

As usual, the Q&A is full with very interesting info!

Looks like the Nords will be very competitive as soon as their next wave of minis are out. Huscarls, Trolls, Fenr, Valkyries will make them really strong.
We know the 100k are getting Hunters, Rangers and Squires next, basically all their light units. Which is a bit odd, since 100k are fine in terms of lighter troops but rather lacking the heavier stuff (Orders!). Not sure what is their logic for release schedules.
Interesting to see them mention that whatever hunted the Spires out of their planet is coming to Ea to finish the job, and has a more radiant/glorious appearance compared to the dark and grittiness of regular Conquest.Maybe the 8th or 9th race?
Skirmish rule soon, Campaign book in the works and named characters with minis. Hype.

**auticus**

I think the releases are more faction oriented. 100k is getting the rest of its nobility stuff.

**Shadow Walker**

Lineage Highborne conversion made from Avatara kit (using normal Avatara model with parts added from standard, additional limb etc.). It still needs a bit of cleaning etc. but for now I consider it ready (time to put together some Stalkers).

**auticus**

https://www.underspire.net/questions-and-answers/lore-qa-session-08-sep-2020/

Today's Q&A lore session summarized by one of our vanguards, Judgewyrm.

**Shadow Walker**

auticus wrote:
https://www.underspire.net/questions-and-answers/lore-qa-session-08-sep-2020/

Today's Q&A lore session summarized by one of our vanguards, Judgewyrm.

Being able to vote which faction is coming next is an interesting idea. It looks like they already changed the order by which factions appear because City States are mentioned instead of ''undead''.

**VBS**

They seem to have so much interesting fluff ready. I'm hoping for a full background book, 300 pages of awesome stories and illustrations.

@Shadow Walker: That's a very cool looking avatara! I really like the kit's extra bits, might use the extra arms, legs, head for a custom looking highborne (need to greenstuff the torso...)

**Shadow Walker**

VBS wrote:
They seem to have so much interesting fluff ready. I'm hoping for a full background book, 300 pages of awesome stories and illustrations.

@Shadow Walker: That's a very cool looking avatara! I really like the kit's extra bits, might use the extra arms, legs, head for a custom looking highborne (need to greenstuff the torso...)

I would really like pure background book without rules/army lists (as they are constantly changed/improved).
As to Avatara, my original plan was to build 3 ''grunts'' first, and later standard bearer, leader, and Lineage conversion at the very end. It changed when I have discovered that there is an error on the sprues (2 shoulder pads are identical, right ones=you have only 5, and that is why there is a resin left shoulder pad added to each box), which forced me to make a conversion earlier (as I do not use resin). I am dissapointed that compared to Ugr there are so few different heads. Also whoever thought that carapace mounting on a mini's back with this cross like protrusion is a good idea should be turned into a Force-Grown Drone

**VBS**

Shadow Walker wrote:

I would really like pure background book without rules/army lists (as they are constantly changed/improved).

It changed when I have discovered that there is an error on the sprues (2 shoulder pads are identical, right ones=you have only 5, and that is why there is a resin left shoulder pad added to each box)

Absolutely about the book. Ever-changing rules should not be in physical format (still love the Companion!).

Wait, there is a sprue error? I never understood what was that extra resin shoulder pad, thought it was for the leader or something

I didn't assemble my avataras yet, only unsprued, that's why. Thanks for the info!

I think the bits per box varies a lot. Some barely have options, others have many. Not sure why. Don't mind, it's sort of like a surprise box