So unfortunately this past month was fairly hectic on the real life side of things. I did manage to get the Mother of Monsters crew box started on painting. I just have the dry brushing, details, and bases to go. I haven't actually decided how I'm going to base them yet, but I'll worry about that later.
I did manage to get in one game against a Rasputina crew. We were both running our respective crew boxes with a couple of upgrades. The Strategy was Turf War. I don't recall the full Scheme Pool, but I had Breakthrough and Murder Protege (I think), neither were revealed. The Turf Marker ended up being on top of a building, but there was enough space around it that the 6 inch ring included plenty of ground space.
So I am a learn-through-doing kind of person. I can read the cards repeatedly, but until I field them, it doesn't sink in. I knew Lilith's crew had the Black Blood thing going on, which means that if they are wounded, any non-Black Blood models within 1 inch take 1 damage. I also knew that the Terror Tots have the chance to grow with the proper upgrade and some good old fashioned slaughterings (and proper models available).
What I didn't realize is that Barbaros pushes his opponent away after damaging them...every time. It is not a trigger, it is part of his attack. This didn't make a whole lot of sense to me, until I realized that the Terror Tots have the Pounce ability, which allows them to deal damage out of Activation. It still seemed to make Barbaros charging a bit useless, since he pushes his foe out of his engagement zone. I also need to work on making sure the Tots are in good placement for taking advantage of this.
That being said, my opponent and I had a great time with some Ice Gamin vs. Terror Tots. It was two of each engaged with each other. Rasputina kept doing her long-range casting through the Gamin at the Tots, which damaged them, causing damage to the Gamin through Black Blood. Which led to the Gamins' demise, which caused them to explode, which killed the Tots.
Towards the end of the game, it was down to Lilith facing off against Rasputina, with the Wendigo running around dropping markers. Lilith very nearly took down Rasputina with her blade, but Rasputina managed to survive through the remaining turns. My opponent took the victory, 8-3.
I am looking forward to running my Lilith crew again soon. I really like her ability that allows you to draw and discard an additional card. Her upgrades are pretty sweet as well. My favorite is the one that extends her sword's reach an extra inch, which can be the difference between her opponent having 2 attacks or just 1 because they had to walk closer.
For this month's addition, I got a box of Nephilim, which comes with 2 Young Nephilim and 1 Mature, so that my Terror Tots have something to grow up into.
In closing, I am enjoying painting Lilith's box and am looking forward to continuing to learn how to field her.
I'll be back next month with more on Lilith!
-WenchWoman
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