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Hi there, its bin a while.

So have you bin good? I have and it got me the Conquest just finished painting it up all pritty like.

Now, wile running around on the interwebs, and looking in the tubes, i found that people really dont seam to cair about the new colossals. why?

for me i love the thing, its all Khador: big, stompy, and red.
i love it to death. so i started to look for ways to make it shine. so i started looking to the casters i have first and this is what i found:

the butcher: omfg the damage that can b done..... conquest+furry+full throttle+2 focus = pow 25 fist 3d6 to hit & 4d6 boosted damage..... yay

Vlad: um.....his feat makes him spd 8 yay flying conquest

shorcha:......um is a great distraction for her (just put her directly behind and people will forget it)

finally the hidden gem:

strakkov: oooo the shenanigans!! got this caster a long time back and after 6 failed games i tossed him to the side for the shiny vlad. but now he has come back with vengeance!!!
I really think he is our best castor for the conquest.
REASONS:
1. superiority - on the conquest makes him spd 6 mat 8 and def 9 (double 1s will actually miss now lol)
2. sentry - so on my turn i shoot my big boom gun killing lots, place the creeping barrage, and then on your turn i shoot you again if you move within my line of site?... yes please
3. feat iron fist - +4 charge and free charge if they are within control range so 11 inch normal 13 inch with superiority and dont forget the 2 inch reach ..... um so ya Vlad feat is rendered moot in comparison. tho a tad tricky to get off for free charging
4. the shenanigans with Overrun, let me explain
so you set it up so that the turn b4 you have superiority up and running, give conquest 3 focus and then activate Strakkov, cast overrun,pop feat, charge some mook with brutal charge you get 9 mat and pow str 15 so you can probably kill it. overrun then kicks in letting the conquest walk 6. then Strakkov gets sprint so he runs out of combat giggling. next conquest activates hopefully charges 4 free 13 inches with 2 inch reach (that's a 21 inch threat range with pow 22) into a caster (trample through if you have to lol) and just wail on them until they are just another coat of red.

sry a bit wordy. but do you see what im getting at? if you support your colossal it can be absolutely amazing.

but how do i support him more? what can i take to get him to new levels of cheez?
am i doing this wrong? help me out thx

 degree23 wrote:
I have and it got me the Conquest just finished painting it up all pritty like.

pics now.
...please

Now, wile running around on the interwebs, and looking in the tubes, i found that people really dont seam to cair about the new colossals. why?

can't speak for other cities, but here are pretty used. I know for sure (unless they change idea ofcourse ) that two friends of mine are bringing them on the next tournament (yes, one will field the lame Galleon list).

colossals cannot get out of activation moves, or I think non-regular moves period, I'd have to check on wording.

aaaa i see, i see. well thank you Grundz you are correct in that they can only move in their activation, but i can make him faster. so at least i can give him the 13 inch threat range lol. and im going to go and apologize to some friends.

working on the pics. going to have him all painted up for the 30th national table top games day. im demoing at a store.

n ya i live in a smaller town so Colossus are new hear lol. whats the galleon list? and how are they running theirs?
what can i take to support them?

I have a friend who runs Strakhov with the conquest, and it works pretty well- fast colossals are annoying.

you mean sexy