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14 pts | Cryx & Protectorate of Menoth | Convergence

This Fantasy game was played on 2010-07-20 at Matthias' place using Hordes/Warmachine-Rules (set in ' Iron Kingdoms ') and 28mm miniatures. This report was written by Matthias.

Briefing

SitRep

This was the return match of the last Convergence game, played immediately after the first.

Order of Battle
Cryx   Protectorate of Menoth
[ Bernd ]   [ Matthias ]
 
Battlegroup
Warwith Deneghra -5   High Exemplar Kreoss -5
Slayer 6   Crusader 6
Defiler 5   Repenter 4
Deathripper 4   Revenger 6
Deathripper 4    
 
Units
    Choir of Menoth 3

Execution

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Cryx deployment.

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Menoth Deployment.

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The battlefield.

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[Cryx/Protectorate Turn 1]

The Cryx 'jacks all got one focus and ran forward. The Menite 'jacks also got one focus each and ran toward the control zone, the Crusader was protected by the hymn of Shielding. Kreoss then dealt 13 damage with Immolation on the Deathripper on the right Cryxian flank through the Arc Node on the Revenger.

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[Cryx Turn 2]

Again, each Cryxian 'jack was allocated one Focus, and again each 'jack ran forward.

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[Cryx Turn 2]

The Deathrippers spread out on both flanks, while the Slayer entered the control zone.

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[Cryx Turn 2]

The Defiler advanced and used his boosted Sludge Cannon to cripple the Flamer on the Repenter. This hit also caused a continuous corosion effect. Deneghra moved away from the approaching Menite forces and channeled Venom through the Defiler to attack the Repenter again.

Cryx gained 1 Control Point.

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[Protectorate Turn 2]

The Repenter suffered one point of damage from the corosion continuous effect.

Kreoss allocated the Repenter one Focus and the rest himself.

The Choir advanced and sang the hymn of Shielding to protect the Repenter from harmful magick.

Kreoss then advanced and popped his feat. He then channeled Immolation through the Revenger on the knocked down Slayer and caused a continuous fire effect. He cast Immolation again and this time he crippled the movement system of the Slayer.

The Repenter advanced into the zone and engulfed the Slayer in flames for some more damage.

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[Protectorate Turn 2]

Although I did not manage to kill the Slayer to gain a control point, I badly damaged him.

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[Protectorate Turn 2]

At the end of the turn, I had three 'jacks in the control zone and Kreoss was shielded by the Choir. Looked good so far.

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[Cryx Turn 3]

The Slayer continued to burn, but DAM 17 against ARM 17 doesn't do much damage...

The Defiler and the Slayer each received 1 Focus.

The Defiler moved into position to attack Kreoss but missed.

Deneghra advanced and popped her feat, then she wanted to cast Parasite on the Repenter, but he was protected by Shielding. Instead, she cast parasite on the Choir.

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[Cryx Turn 3]

The Slayer stood up and attacked the Repenter with a Combo Attack, which crippled every system except the Cortex.

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[Protectorate Turn 3]

The Repenter suffered another point of corosion damage. The Crusader received 2 Focus, Kreoss kept the other 3.

To cancel the effect of Deneghra's feat, the Choir strenghtened the Crusader with the Battle hymn. Also, they spread out, to create a defensive circle around Kreoss as big as possible.

The Crusader then hit the Slayer twice and finished him off.

The Repenter moved towards Deneghra and shot flames at her but automatically missed (crippled flamer against her DEF 16 just cannot work, stupid me).

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[Protectorate Turn 3]

Finally, Kreoss moved into the protective circle of the Choir and casted a boosted Immolation on the Defiler. But rolling 1,1, and 2 did not help much.

Protectorate of Menoth gained a control point, 1:1 now.

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[Cryx Turn 4]

Deneghra kept 3 Focus, gave 1 to the Defiler and three to the Deathripper.

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[Cryx Turn 4]

The Defiler moved into position to open a gap in the Choir, to let the Deathripper charge Kreoss.

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[Cryx Turn 4]

The shot on the Choir member was boosted and hit, killing the poor singer, but failed to damage Kreoss.

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[Cryx Turn 4]

But now there was LOS from the Defiler to Kreoss. Deneghra channeled Crippling Grasp through the Defiler, but failed the roll by 1. She then moved into the control zone and lashed in fury at the Repenter, Shadow Binding him, but leaving him with one damage box left.

Then the Deathripper charged Kreoss. He boosted the first attack and hit, so the next two hit automatically due to the Mandible special rules. He dealt 10 damage in total, which left Kreoss with 7 health.

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[Protectorate Turn 4]

Corosion on the Repenter expired, thus saving him. The Revenger then charged Deneghra in the back, easily dispatching her.

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[Protectorate Turn 4]

Final shot of the battlefield.

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[Protectorate Turn 4]

Dead Deneghra.

Debriefing

  • Matthias (Protectorate of Menoth)

    The game really went tense with the last Cryxian round. The plan was solid, with a bit more luck rolling the dice the Cryxians could have won that game.

    In hindsight, I should not have moved the Repenter to flame Deneghra (with a bit common sense I could have figured out in advance that this was futile) but should have moved him backwards into the way of the Repenter and Defiler.

    Additionally, I should just have run Kreoss forward. The Deathripper on my left flank was out of Deneghra's control zone, and without Focus he would not have been able to reach Kreoss.

    But luck was with me and Bernd just rolled too low :-)