So Chad and I decided to get a Sunday game in and I had my camera ready.
I was meant to take Constance but decided to use my Storm Strider in the NQ eHaley Tier list.
Chads list:High Allegiant Amon Ad-Raza
* Reckoner
* Reckoner
* Hierophant
Choir of Menoth (Leader and 3 Grunts)
Idrian Skirmishers (Leader and 5 Grunts)
* Idrian Skirmishers Chieftain & Guide
Knights Exemplar (Leader and 5 Grunts)
Allegiant of the Order of the Fist
The Wrack (3 wracks)
Vassal of Menoth
Vassal of Menoth
My list:
Major Victoria Haley
* Stormclad
Arcane Tempest Gun Mages (Leader and 5 Grunts)
Field Mechaniks (Leader and 3 Grunts)
Storm Tower
Stormblade Infantry (Leader and 5 Grunts)
* Stormblade Infantry Officer & Standard
Storm Strider
(Had advance move for tier 1)Captain Arlan Strangewayes
Stormsmith Stormcaller
Stormsmith Stormcaller
(Free for tier 2)
So Terrain was set up with us rolling for the water and it was shallow. With the roll off to see who would decide sides Chad took the far side with the water.
Chad set up his force very close together with his Jack flanking his caster and the Idrians right in front of his force. I put my SS (Storm Strider) in the middle of the board not know where he would go and squeezed the Stormknights to the left and Gunmages to the right, knowing that they can protect the flank if something silly was to happen. The Idrian's called Prey on the Stormknights. And the SS took its advance move directly up the board.
Chads turn 1. He runs the Exemplars, Idrians, Reckoners. Hierophant gave Amon "Harmonious Exaltation". Amon cast Synergy on himself and charged the SS. The choir moved up and gave the Jack behind the wall some love so that he could not be shot at.
My turn 1. I activate Haley first and cast Deadeye and Temporal Acceleration on the SS and moved it two inches forward with Telekinesis. she then cast Telekinesis on herself and called her Feat catching everyone except the Hierophant and the Choir. The SS moved up and tried to use its Deadeye shot on Amon but missed so I put the other two into the Idrians and left the Guide alive but he failed his command check and was fleeing. Everyone else moved up with the Gunmages running in to cover any LOS the Reckoners would have to Haley.
Chads turn 2 (Known as Kelvin's Menoth turn). I thought that models outside the feat bubble could choose to activate before or after I started feat effected models. So Chad activated the Choir and gave the Jacks +2 to hit and damage rolls. And the Hierophant used "Harmonious Exaltation" again on Amon. Exemplars moved towards the SS. Idrian Rallied. The Allegiant went into shifting sand stance. First Vassal did ancillary attack on the one reckoner who shot the SS. 2nd Vassal did the same to the other Reckoner. The Amon activated and cast Convection on a Stormblade, killing him and giving one Reckoner an extra Focus. Both Reckoners shot at the SS. Leaving it on 4 hp and on fire.
My Turn 2 . I roll to see if the fire goes out on the SS and it didn't. So Chad rolled damage and a lucky roll (10+) would have killed it but he did not even roll past the armor. The Mechanic and his crew moved up and repaired the SS for 6 points. The Stormsmiths both moved up and disrupted both Jack just in case he wanted to call his feat. Haley activated and cast TA on the SS and Deadeye on the SS and Stormblades. The SS shot at Amon Boosting to hit and got it and boosted damage. Next shot I tried Amon again and boost but missed. The 3rd shot I put into the Jack. The whole time the electro leaping from these attacks were killing off the choir and anyone close by. The storm tower shot the black reckoner and the lightning bounce off killing an exemplar. The Storm blades called an assault on Amon and the Allegiant. Lucky for me I had Deadeye and hit the Aliegant but alas not one of the shots on Amon hit. So the gun mages moved up and shot the Black Reckoner pushing it back twice and the others took shots at the Exemplars only killing 1 more.
Chad Turn 3. The top Vassal moved up and gave the Reckoner a free shot at the SS. then the Reckoner moved up and Shot it again killing it. The Knights exemplar charged into the Mechanics and Gunmages and managed to kill the main Mechanic. Then Amon activated an charged the Stormknights and did a Thresher attack killing 5 and bought another attack killing the 6th. Luckily the Officer past his command check. The 2nd Reckoner moved forward. And the 2nd Vassal ran into btb with the Stormclad.
My Turn 3. I assigned 3 focus to the Stormclad. Haley activated and cast TA on the Stormclad. Arlan came up and gave the Stormclad immunity to free strikes. Then the Stormclad activated and walked over to Amon and it took 3 attacks but he did die.
It was a very good Sunday game. I do feel that Amon against Haley is a really unfair matchup and have promised Chad a rematch where he can use Sevvy.
Hope you enjoyed.
So until next time......
