tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69932563522577418042024-03-18T18:02:20.982-07:00Lead Capes - A Superhero Wargames BlogHat Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749036845629700735noreply@blogger.comBlogger808125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993256352257741804.post-46099837708245195462024-03-15T02:36:00.000-07:002024-03-15T02:36:32.534-07:00Miniatures Finished: EDF XIII<div><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I still have a little Kaiju stuff to work through, though without an event to run the game at anytime soon, I'm mostly just painting to break up other gaming projects. <br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBg5MPgb3OHGZ8d72-btZchkv7_GgNb3UD8TwWyzPM9ok_0fKD9qe6mtfBY0cGfMcwNpCmbxSAfchzujEJJhfsHPRBR2sHWNovRLGzgAM1gS2jLPDWPP-oF0d0OGkADs2zNeD6budpzoU/s3072/DSC05043.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="3072" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBg5MPgb3OHGZ8d72-btZchkv7_GgNb3UD8TwWyzPM9ok_0fKD9qe6mtfBY0cGfMcwNpCmbxSAfchzujEJJhfsHPRBR2sHWNovRLGzgAM1gS2jLPDWPP-oF0d0OGkADs2zNeD6budpzoU/w400-h225/DSC05043.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Baba Yaga's hut (Dreamblade) and Goemon (Ultraman). <br /></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfUvrYEngXNFl4MaB7Zlf52kb6q9JJXCdPI7Hzd8uRHsIFlj21yDz7zY5k8rcyTBUoU2xRgDwvhrvsIfbjXiWayb8eTyNfYWWuOAoasIU4_nfSasmEZgOiJ9huucOu_xyVbODy6I4A7o/s3072/DSC05044.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="3072" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfUvrYEngXNFl4MaB7Zlf52kb6q9JJXCdPI7Hzd8uRHsIFlj21yDz7zY5k8rcyTBUoU2xRgDwvhrvsIfbjXiWayb8eTyNfYWWuOAoasIU4_nfSasmEZgOiJ9huucOu_xyVbODy6I4A7o/w400-h225/DSC05044.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Detail on Goemon, sorry about the picture alignment, I forgot that I can't rotate them after uploading. These old Japanese kits have some great detail, even if they can be a little wonky. <br /></span></span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dDPd-W3Vy9moqonAkFd19UoT4goibnSOLON_LLb93Zh7Gt7zfwXhXMEofqztFhFAUjIk59or0CqPNt4RbCTOsCwFmoqXWIED4Pm46YNsLfgbthpkqP2Esls2LReIBybc3xG2P7Zk-d0/s3072/DSC05045.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="3072" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dDPd-W3Vy9moqonAkFd19UoT4goibnSOLON_LLb93Zh7Gt7zfwXhXMEofqztFhFAUjIk59or0CqPNt4RbCTOsCwFmoqXWIED4Pm46YNsLfgbthpkqP2Esls2LReIBybc3xG2P7Zk-d0/w400-h225/DSC05045.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">More terrain, this time Dropzone Commander pieces to represent the more technologically developed areas of the Earth. <br /></span></span><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGHPxDmXVmhVltdClWsjrLl7LijooCRHlSdmok2YWcg2U0lT3XVNmdxvSiNSjiWAoDSI1yKOeM7juCtVs0V0IbRqBzpm8u9S4td_bLBoX5WSvggdGajtxGclFkyHkjjWxCMfO0OFlL1c/s3072/DSC05046.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="3072" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGHPxDmXVmhVltdClWsjrLl7LijooCRHlSdmok2YWcg2U0lT3XVNmdxvSiNSjiWAoDSI1yKOeM7juCtVs0V0IbRqBzpm8u9S4td_bLBoX5WSvggdGajtxGclFkyHkjjWxCMfO0OFlL1c/w400-h225/DSC05046.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Baba Yaga represents the "Soviet" faction of my setting making dark pacts to keep the fight going. I'm not sure how that will play out in games, but I don't need to figure that out just yet. <br /></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyQaAUtMr8ilKKX6kfmM2ZxcoMZHU1elBBXyKRi6_WnDXNh0jTupxexgpMrFHTqblZgJrO1zhy2w-PAm9YtwPn2uAyFCPcYKQelQjBT1ZpQAxTDs8DYWQVNOG8m5jujjkgZnuL7GG9qo/s3072/DSC05047.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="3072" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyQaAUtMr8ilKKX6kfmM2ZxcoMZHU1elBBXyKRi6_WnDXNh0jTupxexgpMrFHTqblZgJrO1zhy2w-PAm9YtwPn2uAyFCPcYKQelQjBT1ZpQAxTDs8DYWQVNOG8m5jujjkgZnuL7GG9qo/w400-h225/DSC05047.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9PNuBSLK_hQBgJTvY-8oIaK0lJuCVJqkFDjO_X208JqXUb8YcBIUOXvF_15qC1f8kJUmx_a9Z-fgfwBbZl3rlHagRUpRnJLqF3cWeQBIeqebR_muJ26K1hsHiieATvWRskB8SraDy0E/s3072/DSC05048.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="3072" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9PNuBSLK_hQBgJTvY-8oIaK0lJuCVJqkFDjO_X208JqXUb8YcBIUOXvF_15qC1f8kJUmx_a9Z-fgfwBbZl3rlHagRUpRnJLqF3cWeQBIeqebR_muJ26K1hsHiieATvWRskB8SraDy0E/w400-h225/DSC05048.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In contrast, the advanced "Japanese" human faction has reverse-engineered alien technology to even up the fight. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This enables me to have giant robots and retro tanks fighting giant monsters, depending on where I set the game. </span></span><br /></div></div>Hat Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749036845629700735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993256352257741804.post-15773855949533632024-03-12T16:40:00.000-07:002024-03-12T16:40:13.309-07:00Superhero Media: X-Men Origins Wolverine<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Unlike <u>X-Men The Last Stand</u>, I really can't say very much positive about <u>X-Men Origins Wolverine</u>, other than it would bring us <u>Deadpool</u> eventually, but I remember when this film came out, and boy, is that a story. For those who don't remember, or just didn't care about superhero films at the time, <u>Origins Wolverine</u> was a massive hit, making a crazy amount of money and getting a follow-up announced before the theatre run was finished. Hell, a certain kind of Action Film buff, the kind that still won't shut up about <u>Avatar</u>, ate up <u>Origins Wolverine</u>, buying deluxe Blu-Rays and Special Editions in amazing quantities. Other than the aforementioned <u>Avatar</u>, the only films I can think of that are as bland as <u>Origins Wolverine</u> but sold as well are the Michael Bay <u>Transformers</u> outings. What does this have to do with the film as a piece of Superhero Media? Well, this is kind of barely a superhero film, and I think that's worth taking a look at. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Some in the (surprisingly large) Superhero Miniature Gaming "community" question why I consider things like Transformers, Dragon Ball and Kaiju as part of the superhero genre, when, strictly speaking, they're not. Well, it's because considering them as part of the genre makes for interesting thought fodder. Considering the destruction wrought by a superhero fight through the lens of <u>Shin Godzilla</u>, for example brings up different elements than only taking <u>Age of Ultron</u> into account will. Now let's flip that, and consider why <u>Origins Wolverine</u> is barely a superhero film in any way that counts. The film is a by-the-numbers b-grade action film more in the vein of <u>Commando</u> than anything else, with a handful of elements cribbed from the comics and mashed into place so that they bare little resemblance to their starting points. Hell, they let Will.i.am play John Wraith, who thought that would be a good idea? Basically, Wolverine, the only character most people cared about, murders his way through a list of celebrity death matches with a threadbare plot hanging off. It's not shocking that <u>Origins Wolverine</u> was bad, it's shocking that it was a massive hit in spite of how bad it was. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Probably the biggest problem I have personally with <u>Origins Wolverine</u> is that it received such a backlash from fans that the planned <u>Origins Magneto</u> was canceled and we got <u>First Class</u> instead, which chickened out on what would have been at least a conceptually interesting film. Look it's easy to say that Wolverine can't carry a whole film, but <u>Logan</u> proved that to not be true. It's easy to say that the opening credits sequence should have been the entire film, but that kind of thing is typically composited by contractors rather than the director or writers. What we're left with is a not very good film that made enough money for the studio that we ended up with another decade's worth of X-Men films, for good or ill. For all my Australian readers, you really should watch <u>Origins Wolverine</u> again, just to see, of all people, Asher Keddie as one of the Weapon X scientists in a few scenes, doing a passable American accent. It made re-watching this just about worth it for me and broke up the slog. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span>Hat Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749036845629700735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993256352257741804.post-65287331135341958912024-03-08T15:20:00.000-08:002024-03-08T15:20:24.779-08:00Drokk the Law!! - Part VII<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Friday night at the Nunawading Wargames Association means <u>Judge Dredd Miniatures Game</u>! For something that I wasn't really considering as having legs, we're starting to get a few games in a night and some favourite gangs are solidifying. I finally got to run my mate Andrew through a game (yes, there's two Andrews and they're both "Andrew W" so it's not helpful sorry) and let's just say it was a lot more dynamic than the teaching game last meeting. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkYXWmJCrPVcwWOl-mWJIekjQMgCiRBuGoAEW-FCq30ZK5TWIweEcXHCbQ5sxYVjmwwu2aBIGQpPW2cYnaMkji5UWOGMkWGdAggZ8owJbu6GeHXCjIC2g92kLsODRGP3wybXC6gEydTTZYDT8itVPYFsJRoII4Ojf5KOURBOfYzIks5JcZs8O0s3Mf_M/s4608/IMG_20240223_200846039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkYXWmJCrPVcwWOl-mWJIekjQMgCiRBuGoAEW-FCq30ZK5TWIweEcXHCbQ5sxYVjmwwu2aBIGQpPW2cYnaMkji5UWOGMkWGdAggZ8owJbu6GeHXCjIC2g92kLsODRGP3wybXC6gEydTTZYDT8itVPYFsJRoII4Ojf5KOURBOfYzIks5JcZs8O0s3Mf_M/w400-h300/IMG_20240223_200846039.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Andrew (the new player) chose my Street Gang to take on Sam's Apes in what turned out to be a real slog of a game. I don't mean that in a bad way, just that it was one of those games were some models seemed to have supernatural luck in not getting killed. The street gang dominated the early game thanks to lucky shots with the Missile Launcher taking out three of the four Gorillas in quick order; with only one ape with Spit Gun left, things looked bad for Sam. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGp_zgd0iAMZT2eCOMckHx248izFO-r342T1f-cTUKA_NkvNvG8rKBO12NOOfxayCyLmYdsyhyphenhyphen1KtUXNnw6jEwhlclSAhlkzO5ZkR2_C3_wODUTuaErBv7mP2xW13QhDOR3OEUrSx0IyGDiV1HBPoihItcpFeLQ1k78Kn9VsnMaqY_poz2EEGQ_kaYwZo/s4608/IMG_20240223_200859199.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGp_zgd0iAMZT2eCOMckHx248izFO-r342T1f-cTUKA_NkvNvG8rKBO12NOOfxayCyLmYdsyhyphenhyphen1KtUXNnw6jEwhlclSAhlkzO5ZkR2_C3_wODUTuaErBv7mP2xW13QhDOR3OEUrSx0IyGDiV1HBPoihItcpFeLQ1k78Kn9VsnMaqY_poz2EEGQ_kaYwZo/w400-h300/IMG_20240223_200859199.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-oMfE1C247ZdW7JUvRa5hscSqqUPxEGi4qH3yq9TuZa6myPfXIPT0HnIdiHqrSNUTaM0JlOBAMM1ScdYby8TU1e7kRtD2XyFbPyCP1sc1Mdb65cIP_p0A15CM7kTrfPb4HZsYNbGMeS8SdmImr59OpaKIJTv2P2h4Tv4BY1pFbpOlsT7vW0ZZ3tA5JJs/s4608/IMG_20240223_200915946_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-oMfE1C247ZdW7JUvRa5hscSqqUPxEGi4qH3yq9TuZa6myPfXIPT0HnIdiHqrSNUTaM0JlOBAMM1ScdYby8TU1e7kRtD2XyFbPyCP1sc1Mdb65cIP_p0A15CM7kTrfPb4HZsYNbGMeS8SdmImr59OpaKIJTv2P2h4Tv4BY1pFbpOlsT7vW0ZZ3tA5JJs/w400-h300/IMG_20240223_200915946_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIl-x-swOIWl3vsqvi4KjJ3NFZCOMUT9FHLDAGcfjIfJ1Nmsv3IA4_5ttdgy-L-vkw5I6HpLKSWMj2e-RKMriMF5dIddlrPl5MvhA4jLjxPBaapnxmLE3qqTYtXCIYOn6sPK07XQSJnZIW4CubibYr7GK6U1mewLNnEvEmUcnGsfy1ANFi8kgOz_LZ9o/s4608/IMG_20240223_201242328.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIl-x-swOIWl3vsqvi4KjJ3NFZCOMUT9FHLDAGcfjIfJ1Nmsv3IA4_5ttdgy-L-vkw5I6HpLKSWMj2e-RKMriMF5dIddlrPl5MvhA4jLjxPBaapnxmLE3qqTYtXCIYOn6sPK07XQSJnZIW4CubibYr7GK6U1mewLNnEvEmUcnGsfy1ANFi8kgOz_LZ9o/w300-h400/IMG_20240223_201242328.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSemBvYBJrykVxlBZWf7IIMILWgU-iBUVZF0B-TJDGyTw-MCT548Q_vvtwOaifRuw2FlOm1pDuO5RxFHp3X4QdJzf9ioLAT2DA6XZl97w-c6ZfmK8B3CHJS5eysFWcBn7C_czUNqTAknmeR0TDN1Ci7K8EN0Ao3vUSXxTodHAInihG6LPVWoXMZtCdQM/s4608/IMG_20240223_202348942.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSemBvYBJrykVxlBZWf7IIMILWgU-iBUVZF0B-TJDGyTw-MCT548Q_vvtwOaifRuw2FlOm1pDuO5RxFHp3X4QdJzf9ioLAT2DA6XZl97w-c6ZfmK8B3CHJS5eysFWcBn7C_czUNqTAknmeR0TDN1Ci7K8EN0Ao3vUSXxTodHAInihG6LPVWoXMZtCdQM/w400-h300/IMG_20240223_202348942.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Then, however, things turned. With his last ape on top of a building in the centre of the table, Sam started picking off some Punks with surprisingly accurate shooting, leaving Andrew the task of having to throw his gangers at the damn dirty ape for the remainder of the game. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAZv1Q6SMh5BgyIZxM2OVvP7DR1HV6QgaKZNhNjNF19sc_PB13BN95Gi7RAEK7Jq2q5iTB22ndDaB-QlRy8mklxxBqGnloHzPmiNkuLUDA3zxR5PX4656HVpiULC9ynqL7Kos6G3Ug3BJykTjAPkgCpD5XK6OGUtPWsSLr0E_N-D6DjR2I7Ukoi_S0f4/s4608/IMG_20240223_202923766.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAZv1Q6SMh5BgyIZxM2OVvP7DR1HV6QgaKZNhNjNF19sc_PB13BN95Gi7RAEK7Jq2q5iTB22ndDaB-QlRy8mklxxBqGnloHzPmiNkuLUDA3zxR5PX4656HVpiULC9ynqL7Kos6G3Ug3BJykTjAPkgCpD5XK6OGUtPWsSLr0E_N-D6DjR2I7Ukoi_S0f4/w400-h300/IMG_20240223_202923766.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The game ended at turn six (turn limits are something we're working on adding to missions and six seems like a good number) with the last Ape still on the table somehow, but the game clearly went to the Street Gang, even if they couldn't close the deal. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwwHjP-0f913QAAkSbblMzDv5ef9z5qAJqBOo6cWd7S5VhIuLkrYvvz5LZC9ZwSmDymgw1_dvWVOcsfAGVNNDmqUZV3F4se0oTRxoQiPBb32DMVxBNEtpqxrzwxjQu137Db8_0J3OOVNTyceYaAFWL6OAVZ7w2siFS8UED7X6fsfLfTl8huuSa9jlw6I/s4608/IMG_20240223_211446742_MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwwHjP-0f913QAAkSbblMzDv5ef9z5qAJqBOo6cWd7S5VhIuLkrYvvz5LZC9ZwSmDymgw1_dvWVOcsfAGVNNDmqUZV3F4se0oTRxoQiPBb32DMVxBNEtpqxrzwxjQu137Db8_0J3OOVNTyceYaAFWL6OAVZ7w2siFS8UED7X6fsfLfTl8huuSa9jlw6I/w400-h300/IMG_20240223_211446742_MP.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Next up, Sam and Andy decided to see how the Ape Gang fared against the Justice Department. As the Judges still best represent the idea of an "elite" gang in the game, with some of the best armour, weapons and mostly being made up of Heroes. I was playing <u>Dragon Ball Super Fusion World</u> with Andrew, so didn't catch much of the game, but I got filled in later. The Judges pulled out a win thanks to being able to arrest the Apes and having close combat weapons. In <u>Judge Dredd</u>, each model has access to the "Fists and Feet" close combat weapon if they're not equipped with anything else, which can deal damage, but actually boost your opponent's armour. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHTStfAPMhGLqlstFiQREmRuvqL_cBS9v6IjDisvC47p2n4nBxmxpiOC6ieIpQhBG6z25LGGjoIAj5OLIoodcTSnr2joA9VzSp-TnAqpqiIoc7Jz8cOmuh5uMYiHIAT33aUyL9O_FU1jjP0iZYiwsQGzERfvfjBe7d27w_WvPVCjxgxXqDoa1GuXQclw/s4608/IMG_20240223_211435854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHTStfAPMhGLqlstFiQREmRuvqL_cBS9v6IjDisvC47p2n4nBxmxpiOC6ieIpQhBG6z25LGGjoIAj5OLIoodcTSnr2joA9VzSp-TnAqpqiIoc7Jz8cOmuh5uMYiHIAT33aUyL9O_FU1jjP0iZYiwsQGzERfvfjBe7d27w_WvPVCjxgxXqDoa1GuXQclw/w400-h300/IMG_20240223_211435854.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unlike <u>Necromunda</u>, <u>Judge Dredd</u> lacks a cheap melee weapon option, so starting teams, like ones we've been playing with, can't tend to afford every piece of equipment you may want them to have. In an ongoing campaign, this seems like something players would remedy, especially as money cannot be kept between games, you have to spend or lose credits as they come in. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdYqft4GxNQoMo52E7ZbdDv-a52LGCUG3JmvbqCgq9jlG7Z7QlrO-RimmNEdeqjT5AYrrKQxvG4VkP53hUor28QNG6dd-6DDp5kFM1eFLdyUs-rzhjpB9n8VJnsVUrUOKIpLOYREDHEQFSLiZNvONOPfzltrWqA4QIj-8krZvNG40Ilrkfu3WZTf25-s/s4608/IMG_20240223_213900745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdYqft4GxNQoMo52E7ZbdDv-a52LGCUG3JmvbqCgq9jlG7Z7QlrO-RimmNEdeqjT5AYrrKQxvG4VkP53hUor28QNG6dd-6DDp5kFM1eFLdyUs-rzhjpB9n8VJnsVUrUOKIpLOYREDHEQFSLiZNvONOPfzltrWqA4QIj-8krZvNG40Ilrkfu3WZTf25-s/w400-h300/IMG_20240223_213900745.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUpJgBSD3pUUFan0VpxnmLkz1vvrhyphenhyphenlVwC9nI0gpDFGzokYRnJV9wXk70itLssv0SAokhKJx9UhTyjfDWoXYUUSEZGcxQjQLWbIUjzlLZHMZFhyphenhyphen8-JKet3P08OEG9ge1OB2YYCDkpYh8lkrMksj9YnJUb5jD8SMpJcnvuLL4QK4h5ZlqmEDUm3zbgk7c/s4608/IMG_20240223_213927673.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUpJgBSD3pUUFan0VpxnmLkz1vvrhyphenhyphenlVwC9nI0gpDFGzokYRnJV9wXk70itLssv0SAokhKJx9UhTyjfDWoXYUUSEZGcxQjQLWbIUjzlLZHMZFhyphenhyphen8-JKet3P08OEG9ge1OB2YYCDkpYh8lkrMksj9YnJUb5jD8SMpJcnvuLL4QK4h5ZlqmEDUm3zbgk7c/w400-h300/IMG_20240223_213927673.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The final game was between Andrew playing my Renegade Robots (now painted and with a few list tweaks) and me finally getting to try out my Mobster list, which has been built for a few months now. Andrew won as most of my plays didn't work out and I was lacking any real ability to punch through the armour of the robots, but the variety of the Gangsters is something I want to come back to as the possibilities for list building are pretty tempting. For now, I simply don't have much free time to write gangs, so we'll see how we go the next few meetings. </span></span><br /></p>Hat Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749036845629700735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993256352257741804.post-35504695468421287192024-03-05T16:05:00.000-08:002024-03-05T16:05:09.596-08:00Superhero Media: The Amazing Spider-Man 2<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Relax Rami and MCU fanboys, I'm not going to be defending this one too hard, as <u>The Amazing Spider-Man 2</u> is genuinely quite bad, though not because it's lazy or doesn't have anything going for it. In fact, there are a number of elements and choices in <u>The Amazing Spider-Man 2</u> that are pretty great, in of themselves. The whole thing still doesn't come together in any meaningful way, so it's probably a good thing that the series ended here, though a Sinister Six film may have been fun. In this version, Spider-Man has the whole superhero thing pretty much down, being popular with the people of New York and even having a good working relationship with the NYPD, the Daily Bugle "Wall-Crawling Menace" stuff is there in the background but not a focus. As much as I love some J Jonah Jameson, the Rami films did that very well, and a lot, so having a popular Spider-Man is a nice point of difference, and makes for some good scenes. When Peter puts on the suit again in the epilogue and takes over from the small child standing up to Rhino; that's a damn good scene. </span></span><br />
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Hat Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749036845629700735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993256352257741804.post-22364050048192652112024-03-01T16:13:00.000-08:002024-03-01T16:13:31.880-08:00Miniatures Finished: Cosmic Girls<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Strictly speaking, the title</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> should be "Cosmic Women", but I wanted to go for the song reference. You should know what I'm about by now. <br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBg1AmNM0wGzwKHqW6Tjndaoq_ruigUZLwguZskE2FKAw1AcsViX5JMu0dgm66oYWV-80skaF0LlYynB1D5OnkP9nKDaA7g3K6619LobKQWq7tdyjTQnW1R9Gg9ixL_0ts6cIQe4D74w/s3072/DSC05037.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="3072" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBg1AmNM0wGzwKHqW6Tjndaoq_ruigUZLwguZskE2FKAw1AcsViX5JMu0dgm66oYWV-80skaF0LlYynB1D5OnkP9nKDaA7g3K6619LobKQWq7tdyjTQnW1R9Gg9ixL_0ts6cIQe4D74w/w400-h225/DSC05037.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Monica Rambeau:</span></u><span style="font-family: verdana;"> AKA Photon, Captain Marvel and many other names, of course I had to do Monica in her Nextwave outfit. Monica Rambeau, leader of the Nextwave squad, lies all the time. Heroclix </span><br /><br /><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hawkgirl:</span></u><span style="font-family: verdana;"> As a fan of the <u>Justice League</u> animates series, I had to get around to painting a Hawkgirl at some stage, going for colours from that programme, of course. Heroclix <br /><br /></span><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ursa:</span></u><span style="font-family: verdana;"> One day, I'll get my hands on the Zod, Ursa and Non from <u>Superman II</u>, but until then, this version, reminiscent of <u>Last Son of Krypton</u>, will do nicely. 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The same progamme, the same episode, that features a wonderfully gross running gag about what a sex move called a "Rusty Venture" is, brings together the core cast in a way that would define the next few seasons, and is genuinely heartwarming as mutated fly-women vomit acid on everyone. The first episode of season four is a time-jumping soft reboot in which the cast are reshuffled into new roles whilst a group of Nazis are trying to get Doc to extract Hitler's DNA from a dog and clone them a baby Hitler. If any of that throws you off, then how did you even get this far? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Are you watching this series yet? Seriously, get on it, the DVDs are pretty affordable and it pops up on AppleTV every now and then. I'm starting to lose track of how many friends I've induced into <u>The Venture Bros.</u> fandom by slipping it on at the end of a Movie Night or as a party was winding down, even when I jumped in mid-season and spent the next hour explaining to drunk people why Captain Sunshine's butler was asking Hank to smear lube on his thighs and buttocks. In many ways, <u>The Venture Bros.</u> is the victim of timing, being a little too early for the streaming boom and too late for 1990s late-night cult animation. Trust me, if the programme was on Netflix and tagged in suggestions for people watching <u>Rick and Morty</u>, it would be huge. So until such time as <u>The Venture Bros.</u> gets the love it deserves, get those DVDs, block out a weekend and take a journey into the ever strange, sometimes repulsive, but always compelling world of Hank and Dean. There are no apologies for being what it is or how good it is, so it's only fitting that the last words of this season are "Fuck you!" </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span>Hat Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749036845629700735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993256352257741804.post-73994551638622250142024-02-23T15:58:00.000-08:002024-02-23T15:58:54.294-08:00Drokk the Law!! - Part VI<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Battles in the nightmare undercity continue! Wait, that's Necromunda, we're playing Judge Dredd, whoops. Apologies in advance about the number and quality of pictures in this entry (or lack thereof, rather), I very cleverly forgot my phone and had to rely on other people to take some shots. Speaking of other people, Andy and I finally got someone else playing, Pitor, who took the helm of my Street Gang against Andy's Street Gang. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN67kZJj0N3ZW7YjrKPlZxpLs0b-i3V6F1bEJ-WMPsvFFp6U7Jr61lxG1QQhilQy_pgdbplL8xUo08BFhvvvew8eJGjb_91eTkuYkRv0aO1KeY0YbAzH9c2fmNKC5eQlmGY1R_0PuwI_VAU2JxJg-_le_02JYrY9mWsItbuVvxl_WL8E03Cx4HgTh_Qpw/s2048/427107051_10218927026126723_7469986315223490995_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN67kZJj0N3ZW7YjrKPlZxpLs0b-i3V6F1bEJ-WMPsvFFp6U7Jr61lxG1QQhilQy_pgdbplL8xUo08BFhvvvew8eJGjb_91eTkuYkRv0aO1KeY0YbAzH9c2fmNKC5eQlmGY1R_0PuwI_VAU2JxJg-_le_02JYrY9mWsItbuVvxl_WL8E03Cx4HgTh_Qpw/w400-h300/427107051_10218927026126723_7469986315223490995_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">You know something I've come to notice happening a lot when I teach miniature wargames, skirmish games particularly? People learning the game seem really risk-adverse, hugging cover and popping off shots with a low likelihood of success, rather than pushing up the table and actually getting to grips with the rules. As an experienced and, if I may say so, pretty damn good, player of this kind of game, I can find this lack of willingness to really engage with the game pretty frustrating. Although the hobby is my livelihood and has been a lifeline more than once, I am well aware that wargaming just isn't important in the grand scheme of things. There is more to the hobby than many think, but it's nothing more or less important than any other hobby. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQX2iFGGCqYHlAvZeGDVy2DEjNyb5jZ4BnAi1JNcD-gZfmghkSLRgFFm3_aLymlMJaHjn4-XhnrhOkLA8eaweggD6AxkPw314wo_467GgGR9ZmpeLzDgOD3wxFbLBjTDBlfZF-s_mRmvyGAbIr0iNAdOyq2YAml55yISy0vwBh6rxxgfsep3ZpPLSU28/s960/IMG_20240211_121542.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQX2iFGGCqYHlAvZeGDVy2DEjNyb5jZ4BnAi1JNcD-gZfmghkSLRgFFm3_aLymlMJaHjn4-XhnrhOkLA8eaweggD6AxkPw314wo_467GgGR9ZmpeLzDgOD3wxFbLBjTDBlfZF-s_mRmvyGAbIr0iNAdOyq2YAml55yISy0vwBh6rxxgfsep3ZpPLSU28/w400-h300/IMG_20240211_121542.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Teaching games are really important to the hobby, they help us grow communities and share our favouite rules, and I have spent a lot of my life teaching games at various events and club meetings, as well as just at work. But it can be frustrating as people durdle around and drag things out longer than is probably necessary to get to grips with the rules. I remember a demo game of Necromunda taking all day because no one would risk breaking cover, so it was all 6+ shots than rarely did any damage. Anyway, I also finally got to play my Lone Vigilante! </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wouibYqpPHxCwnJiStE1wxeL9H2vtqAd5-LXKFv7GSmUgAd0lKOrjIOUul24Yn4I2J3TSoCKGKGyFcwvFvXMd4-edbDuPjgi8W1f3NWfBBMAOqw5dI82KzpIBWXkskY5eyxQPSF7WjItvmNcvFveO98GyDSGleVZTROu1v85eAZaytnREYoejElgWFI/s960/IMG_20240211_121546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wouibYqpPHxCwnJiStE1wxeL9H2vtqAd5-LXKFv7GSmUgAd0lKOrjIOUul24Yn4I2J3TSoCKGKGyFcwvFvXMd4-edbDuPjgi8W1f3NWfBBMAOqw5dI82KzpIBWXkskY5eyxQPSF7WjItvmNcvFveO98GyDSGleVZTROu1v85eAZaytnREYoejElgWFI/w400-h300/IMG_20240211_121546.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">In a quick game against the Apes (played by Sam), Bubba Feet dodged around the table and got a few shots off before he was surrounded and bought down with Spit Gun fire. The only major change I feel I need to make for Feet is giving him a melee weapon instead of Grenades, but otherwise it played basically exactly as I suspected. It's challenging having such a lack of activation priority, which is great for me as I'm pretty good at this style of game to begin with. In fact, I think this was the first game I actually lost since coming back to play <u>Judge Dredd</u> after so many years. </span></span><br /></p>Hat Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749036845629700735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993256352257741804.post-84417829393638616122024-02-20T14:43:00.000-08:002024-02-20T14:43:05.483-08:00Superhero Media: Dragon Ball Z - The Fall of Men<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Something I'm really big on eradicating in the educational settings in which I work is "assumed knowledge; basically anything that no one mentions because "everybody knows that". I've seen really good teachers and support staff leave students behind because they assumed that foundational knowledge would be universal across national, cultural and generational boundaries. I mention this because I see a lot of discussion around the <u>Dragon Ball Z</u> fan-film, <u>The Fall of Men</u> but almost none of it mentions something my education makes me painfully aware of; that being, this is a demo reel. You see, when you want to break into the film industry, one of the best ways to do it is to make your own short film and submit it to studios and production companies to show off what you can do. <u>The Fall of Men</u> is pretty much just a <u>DBZ</u> version of this phenomenon, and that's ok. </span></span><br />
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At the very least, the passion and work that went into the project are something worth appreciating on their own merits. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span>Hat Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749036845629700735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993256352257741804.post-77221410955362329482024-02-16T01:11:00.000-08:002024-02-16T01:11:02.217-08:00800 Posts?! What am I doing with my life?<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Seriously though, I love doing this and am very grateful that people read it. I don't even care that not that many people read it, because I just enjoy writing it and having a place to get my thoughts down. 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Fleeing the apocalypse after having rescued Vanya, Klaus, Luther, Diego, Ben, Allison and Number Five find themselves in 1963 Dallas, days before the assassination of JFK. Spread out over a few years, Five has to get the family back together, prevent another potential apocalypse and find a way for them all to get back to 2019. The series opens with a full-blown World War III happening days after the assassination, 1960s era Soviet soldiers fight their way down a Dallas street until they hit the Umbrella Academy at full force, in one the the best soldiers vs superheroes sequences since the first <u>Captain America</u> film. The action is lighter on and more "low-rent" in the rest series until the finale, but this draw-in moment, plus a perfectly-executed engagement curve, shows just how much care and intelligence have gone into <u>The Umbrella Academy</u>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">There are problems with the series, like The Handler and The Commission not really being all that engaging a set of antagonists without Hazel and Cha-Cha to front them, though I do like the introduction of Lila and hope she plays a bigger role in future seasons. I've been watching the Fox <u>X-Men</u> films at around the same time I was working through this series, and it's amazing that ten episodes of <u>The Umbrella Academy</u> do more with their time-displaced setting than several whole feature films. Whilst in 1963, the Hargreeves family confront issues of systemic racism and segregation, engage with the free love movement and combat conservative attitudes against homosexuality. One of the best moments comes when Allison is trying to convince her husband to travel to 2019 with her and she has to confront how slow the march towards equality has been for African Americans. It's a humbling moment for anyone watching, which is too soon undercut by a drunken Klaus. Also, how good is it that Ellen Page gets to finally play a queer character? Been way too long. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">As I mentioned in my season one review, I couldn't get into <u>The Umbrella Academy</u> comics when they were handed to me by a friend years ago, and as much as I'm enjoying this series, I don't think I'll be picking them up anytime soon. For some reason, this version has resonated with me and I'll be sticking to it for a while, maybe I'll look at the comics again when the series is finished. If I wasn't snowed under with lots of films and programmes to watch, I'd be tempted to go back to the first season of <u>The Umbrella Academy</u> and see how I felt about it now, but that's unlikely to happen any time soon. At the time of writing (August 2020), Mantic is preparing a Kickstarter for a <u>The Umbrella Academy</u> board game, complete with 32mm miniatures, but as they're modeled on the comic version, I think I'll be giving them a miss for the moment. I'm not honestly sure that I need all of the Hargreeves siblings on my gaming table, as their powers aren't as interesting as the characters, but a version of the younger heroes in domino masks and school uniforms could be interesting. Great superhero roleplaying fodder in this series though. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span>Hat Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749036845629700735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993256352257741804.post-63230111575698631102024-02-09T14:14:00.000-08:002024-02-09T14:14:31.648-08:00Miniatures Finished: Centurions Reborn! (Part I)<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">For my Ultimate Alliance Annihilation game I ran years ago, I had a collection of "Centurions" to play as antagonists, but over the years many ended up being cannibalised for other projects. Looking down the barrel of actually being able to run my long-planned Annihilation campaign, I decided to get the idea going again. </span></span><br />
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Hat Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749036845629700735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993256352257741804.post-84294974507188014902024-02-06T14:31:00.000-08:002024-02-06T14:31:01.534-08:00Superhero Media: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">You are wrong about <u>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2</u> not being as good as the first one, it's actually better; better acted, better directed, better written and more meaningful, just better overall. However, because it isn't, and cannot be, as new and fresh of the first one, <u>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2</u> tends to get considered the lesser of the two, even when it is so clearly the better version of the allegory both are going for. Aside from being solid films that are fun to watch, pretty much every Marvel Cinematic Universe series is about something in a big way, at least so far as waves 1 to 3 go. Spider-Man is about the struggles of coming into adulthood in the modern world, Doctor Strange is about humility, Thor is about becoming your own person rather than taking the role chosen for you, etc. Obviously, almost to the point of bluntly, <u>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2</u> is about family, especially finding a surrogate family when you lose or leave your original family, either through death or abuse. In this, <u>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2</u> may well be the Queerest superhero film outing since <u>X-Men 2</u>. Strap in, folks, this is another politics one. </span></span><br />
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Hat Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749036845629700735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993256352257741804.post-5816105312683539842024-02-02T13:56:00.000-08:002024-02-02T13:56:20.385-08:00Drokk the Law!! - Part V<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This week looked like an exciting chance to get some new players to try out our modified version of the Mongoose Judge Dredd Miniatures Game, but real life intervened and it was left to myself, Andy and Sam playing a couple of games with new gang builds again. Oh well, hopefully that changes soon. Both Andy and myself have been busy building and painting more residents of Mega City 1, and digging up some existing models to proxy teams we want to play. For me, I had a Street Gang list I wanted to try out and a Demonic Cabal that was mostly part of one of my <u>Warpath Firefight</u> armies. Sam tried the Judges with a Lawmaster to get a handle (no pun intended) on the bike rules, and Andy got to put his fantastic Ape Gang on the board for the first time. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYd_OUQrzrKYcax80RkMQZgGObBntvQR_HocMvYk5Zbj2L31UO9mf3KDF3EHElYnZE4Pk3vZ2Mya-l-yb49Syed75Gj-7AcmWJPOBy4p3C96xh0bQBn9eKh49A1ttY9VOjDKc7tFrBM_YX5DJKn9_zxHYAGhkmcQhBQYGpv6X1AJGPuYa3YK8hDvK7j0/s4608/IMG_20240126_195032070_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYd_OUQrzrKYcax80RkMQZgGObBntvQR_HocMvYk5Zbj2L31UO9mf3KDF3EHElYnZE4Pk3vZ2Mya-l-yb49Syed75Gj-7AcmWJPOBy4p3C96xh0bQBn9eKh49A1ttY9VOjDKc7tFrBM_YX5DJKn9_zxHYAGhkmcQhBQYGpv6X1AJGPuYa3YK8hDvK7j0/w400-h300/IMG_20240126_195032070_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">As promised, Andy has been hard at work on his table, mostly Knights of Dice kits, for more of a Mega City look than the Sci-Fi habs we've been using from the club box. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRNugrwmp77j1Ajq2qJ1IubVcRMSGmVAQ6PUohJCvulscsSIJEffNwS-cr3iOhTLQQwzNrxi_cLSeUJPtcp9vMFbNd3c_wq-z-CntBzjBNAVPNNrFCBoYQjwxWpVSgmwHit8_2FOemeQB0qcopGKIX7DG24HyO_QqCx32eHv1on2UDsMLoBdhMef48qA/s4608/IMG_20240126_195140846_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRNugrwmp77j1Ajq2qJ1IubVcRMSGmVAQ6PUohJCvulscsSIJEffNwS-cr3iOhTLQQwzNrxi_cLSeUJPtcp9vMFbNd3c_wq-z-CntBzjBNAVPNNrFCBoYQjwxWpVSgmwHit8_2FOemeQB0qcopGKIX7DG24HyO_QqCx32eHv1on2UDsMLoBdhMef48qA/w300-h400/IMG_20240126_195140846_HDR.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ePNaAPMZgvGbuj1Dp_1aH7a8JwPOqXC80lqzLsUPFgOYTzhyphenhyphenjHOwH7uy_jlR3LoIky_TUnRcjnhVr-KnmDSKioz1BBbrpyEBICLCj4VjGaV0x2iQNSUODpoAXsNR57ksqIxZRCI4r_hiEHqhdpeEgduwwJKfwSl-AOE8IKNDh19lNWShi32pNKIUiek/s4608/IMG_20240126_195151453_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ePNaAPMZgvGbuj1Dp_1aH7a8JwPOqXC80lqzLsUPFgOYTzhyphenhyphenjHOwH7uy_jlR3LoIky_TUnRcjnhVr-KnmDSKioz1BBbrpyEBICLCj4VjGaV0x2iQNSUODpoAXsNR57ksqIxZRCI4r_hiEHqhdpeEgduwwJKfwSl-AOE8IKNDh19lNWShi32pNKIUiek/w400-h300/IMG_20240126_195151453_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Andy is keen to populate the streets a little for our games, with some spare models from his collection and other <u>2000 AD</u> stuff he's working on. We tried some basic AI for the civilians in the first game (Street Gang Vs Judges), but it really didn't work terribly smoothly, so we may try the Mob rules from the Mongoose rules next time. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4rfNNQEaZYy9UrHhEMODLNGPC33aDSDcLBFM0lqy6Ol3SuKOY7EA35EecOtq3XR6o_MmIZH_T75CG7yxYGrC2Q1mdm1R5MaHGMeDbtQYBdmJ85PzIwWhWeOrxWCAXrYoGfVQ_hmF4sA7rdOIXVWcB6ANVCNAcA16vxXZjThhN5stusL3b4he880B29Q/s4608/IMG_20240126_195618245_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4rfNNQEaZYy9UrHhEMODLNGPC33aDSDcLBFM0lqy6Ol3SuKOY7EA35EecOtq3XR6o_MmIZH_T75CG7yxYGrC2Q1mdm1R5MaHGMeDbtQYBdmJ85PzIwWhWeOrxWCAXrYoGfVQ_hmF4sA7rdOIXVWcB6ANVCNAcA16vxXZjThhN5stusL3b4he880B29Q/w400-h300/IMG_20240126_195618245_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalb4u6tE-37M0Ka-kPL30lzj2NiLzX7b73cRAHwRLoXQ2drtbSwK-T449q96rE0R9Rq0O-uSnB6QhI2gx66RQZculJhfgYfAGWIFsrmmtD5cT2Kz-j2zFZ5IKusQtjjhJP0zEES1CR_BSHUu64cZvK49fbrBfXF_MsNZAhtOm36Yyy7SPzUzg3nJB9ek/s4608/IMG_20240126_195623182_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalb4u6tE-37M0Ka-kPL30lzj2NiLzX7b73cRAHwRLoXQ2drtbSwK-T449q96rE0R9Rq0O-uSnB6QhI2gx66RQZculJhfgYfAGWIFsrmmtD5cT2Kz-j2zFZ5IKusQtjjhJP0zEES1CR_BSHUu64cZvK49fbrBfXF_MsNZAhtOm36Yyy7SPzUzg3nJB9ek/w300-h400/IMG_20240126_195623182_HDR.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNeP45TlWOP_s63wTNMZp05vKzFq2HTNsGFkplb7dBvNBTo9a3u3oSDUMVb-yJsJcIMPo0FrTH6_x4arjkb-6tMM6OBX8I07QK1nxza7zegWa3QXzcHZesBgNKTIkRCtxtYgHt62iNHnbjLVGbEes66hDXcsc1s1oMvAeA8nsRGXO6KiE4YuqLnar064/s4608/IMG_20240126_201150449_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNeP45TlWOP_s63wTNMZp05vKzFq2HTNsGFkplb7dBvNBTo9a3u3oSDUMVb-yJsJcIMPo0FrTH6_x4arjkb-6tMM6OBX8I07QK1nxza7zegWa3QXzcHZesBgNKTIkRCtxtYgHt62iNHnbjLVGbEes66hDXcsc1s1oMvAeA8nsRGXO6KiE4YuqLnar064/w400-h300/IMG_20240126_201150449_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">In an attempt to try something different, my Street Gang is light on members, but most have decent armour, the "Sports Armour" that puts them, in terms of defense at least, on par with the Judges. The trade-off is that I have fewer members and I can't afford the best weapons on the Punks. But hey, I had these broken Blood Bowl figures from work and they turned out great when I gave them guns. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAEKDwIhvC-peKPjLP-NMR51HrzMZhSL97aaPAv1lBE8yZ92e_1azT7ZOS0SLEQWQA9VIcJGvc6CAv2p6CDjWow37j-643r9ynMKNar7n3C6ZE8MyWM_pzRGeCsYJgZ56HVLf_b-bJY59RpMr6KYlV9zFT9UeioyyOsI2OYmY7YJ6sjNL7DbuNFOmWlU/s4608/IMG_20240126_195642327.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAEKDwIhvC-peKPjLP-NMR51HrzMZhSL97aaPAv1lBE8yZ92e_1azT7ZOS0SLEQWQA9VIcJGvc6CAv2p6CDjWow37j-643r9ynMKNar7n3C6ZE8MyWM_pzRGeCsYJgZ56HVLf_b-bJY59RpMr6KYlV9zFT9UeioyyOsI2OYmY7YJ6sjNL7DbuNFOmWlU/w300-h400/IMG_20240126_195642327.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUQvVX7aGERMtm9Yqi0HcKQVTjiHYgp005tfpg4KjvlvyimdouJW3DvJwp75GzAR3w1HXtcFPF3H-y4kmiJUY_tQBWam8hYzywI9agl0BFbq2IeQ0kfx-d1a8yOGhZ3jDcGs-IniN9PtfDXCWA_Y7_m7AQ1eayruPaxtLc3yVsFiTLD52_NcXkQqRTro/s4608/IMG_20240126_195652923_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUQvVX7aGERMtm9Yqi0HcKQVTjiHYgp005tfpg4KjvlvyimdouJW3DvJwp75GzAR3w1HXtcFPF3H-y4kmiJUY_tQBWam8hYzywI9agl0BFbq2IeQ0kfx-d1a8yOGhZ3jDcGs-IniN9PtfDXCWA_Y7_m7AQ1eayruPaxtLc3yVsFiTLD52_NcXkQqRTro/w400-h300/IMG_20240126_195652923_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">After having seen the stats on the Lawmaster, both in terms of movement (up to 30" a turn) and the fearsome Bike Cannons, Sam wanted to try one out in a game. Thanks to vehicles in other skirmish games like <u>Necromunda</u> and <u>Empire of the Dead</u>, I'm honestly not keen on the idea of adding anything much bigger than a Powerboard or Jetpack to my infantry skirmish game. The rules on how many turns of how much of an angle make the Mongoose rules a bit tricky, but thankfully the bikes move more or less like faster infantry, so after one turn of fiddling about, it worked alright.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32EEZGwaoSBQYC-LZXT84LTVr7rhdPAFWk3w6n00mtJUnwsZkteQ5OXErwUNqP_pgynUGWOwb2sD0GC4L7S0ZI5iHKKM5z8CND7NxQwhd_MWWeIiqWp2iA6C3w_G69bjJOmBf3g2qOlqZghRYrhVVDNNYxzivgoJ4zk6F08YKmFoXREB4q2qX9CI4G48/s4608/IMG_20240126_203122744_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32EEZGwaoSBQYC-LZXT84LTVr7rhdPAFWk3w6n00mtJUnwsZkteQ5OXErwUNqP_pgynUGWOwb2sD0GC4L7S0ZI5iHKKM5z8CND7NxQwhd_MWWeIiqWp2iA6C3w_G69bjJOmBf3g2qOlqZghRYrhVVDNNYxzivgoJ4zk6F08YKmFoXREB4q2qX9CI4G48/w400-h300/IMG_20240126_203122744_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhC2mErhvRHtzwJxovYsDmp9Dp8QHseFoZn1kFV_TWJhXmX27x1InuaEnH5KYOh-gVBhKC2vE0eHKljlk3KUfwMvXYjk4KJzdIEGwP4kYmzczn1A9QGWzg365PaLNX34Nn79xQY81xVVbr9QDFXTvqKK2wx2xcm-Ioilz4se1FUcbTYugtQppb6UxjnTw/s4608/IMG_20240126_203445060_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhC2mErhvRHtzwJxovYsDmp9Dp8QHseFoZn1kFV_TWJhXmX27x1InuaEnH5KYOh-gVBhKC2vE0eHKljlk3KUfwMvXYjk4KJzdIEGwP4kYmzczn1A9QGWzg365PaLNX34Nn79xQY81xVVbr9QDFXTvqKK2wx2xcm-Ioilz4se1FUcbTYugtQppb6UxjnTw/w400-h300/IMG_20240126_203445060_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unfortunately, Sam has only been playing against my Renegade Robots so far, who being "Illegal" can be shot at without making an Arrest attempt, so when coming up against a Street Gang, he was on the back foot having to push up the board and not shoot anything. One of my Punks did get arrested, but I found I had the initiative in the firefight, so was able to pick off the Judges with some lucky rolls. Being able to target the Judge and not the bike in Melee was a huge advantage, and I'm not sure that the mobility and heavy weapon were really a good trade-off for another Senior Judge on the table. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxy95zy0obohZVtBcGx0GW1C_KERADwRpEisObzIhAOPjdpp0Sjn4-0TwMMSg9K-SxSI5xK3DxN6-vdcwhGNtlhYd1u_2f1G3foRITM-H1ElAbu-B6OPDh2DQpKhzEmRXPwBC_qzAGRXN78Lay2YR2IlNgMQNx7hBo_DriZv2qzJ5kGp-zHaUASgzYYA/s4608/IMG_20240126_205847812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxy95zy0obohZVtBcGx0GW1C_KERADwRpEisObzIhAOPjdpp0Sjn4-0TwMMSg9K-SxSI5xK3DxN6-vdcwhGNtlhYd1u_2f1G3foRITM-H1ElAbu-B6OPDh2DQpKhzEmRXPwBC_qzAGRXN78Lay2YR2IlNgMQNx7hBo_DriZv2qzJ5kGp-zHaUASgzYYA/w400-h300/IMG_20240126_205847812.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibB3iCCkcRPWvQAaVWVgL1ydE5GmbuSckHZnpiqloqcNoTdF9M-4BThYtmajCnkL7reGvbklVwWxQSG9I3bhCMSRaqfIir7TXcdszqqc60yb0fSit1MRUCBFVZ1GWGkHAOAV8SOPLe2cMp96JEqFPkd0FAP18iwWp0oe4H5Jsy8RSGHVWwIYZVQ2IJ6I0/s4608/IMG_20240126_205956870_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibB3iCCkcRPWvQAaVWVgL1ydE5GmbuSckHZnpiqloqcNoTdF9M-4BThYtmajCnkL7reGvbklVwWxQSG9I3bhCMSRaqfIir7TXcdszqqc60yb0fSit1MRUCBFVZ1GWGkHAOAV8SOPLe2cMp96JEqFPkd0FAP18iwWp0oe4H5Jsy8RSGHVWwIYZVQ2IJ6I0/w400-h300/IMG_20240126_205956870_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The second game was probably the most hilarious we've had so far. My Demonic Cabal was set up to summon their Class II Pact (the big winged guy) in the first or second turn, and then let it do the work, because the Cabalists are pretty rubbish in a straight fight. The Apes are probably the most mobile gang (except possibly Sky Surfers), able to move over vertical surfaces and across gaps without making jump checks. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWASDjX0b9FBsgO11UT5HH751S4tvDSOvlcr67ZlNc8raJpjo00-5Ao5oEDNFS6rnw6j-pNYqpWVDOjtXqJDl93owpIr-6-rqGGIJfPNqioAuTXkChCUEwK8G3bZkQUm6olNT-HCwA12fBbBYtzfO7jKntmRL2zN28KOstcrKdEGu9CNey3oJuL4s1hHs/s4608/IMG_20240126_210357711.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWASDjX0b9FBsgO11UT5HH751S4tvDSOvlcr67ZlNc8raJpjo00-5Ao5oEDNFS6rnw6j-pNYqpWVDOjtXqJDl93owpIr-6-rqGGIJfPNqioAuTXkChCUEwK8G3bZkQUm6olNT-HCwA12fBbBYtzfO7jKntmRL2zN28KOstcrKdEGu9CNey3oJuL4s1hHs/w400-h300/IMG_20240126_210357711.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Facing four fast apes with deadly Spit Guns, I decided to go for broke attempting the summoning ritual with my first turn. At first, I thought that the Ritual may need some serious re-working to function with the alternate activation we've been trialing, but the rules stipulate that a Cabalist must perform at least one Special Action in the same turn and be within 2" of the Grand Warlock to contribute, so it worked fine, really. I can see this being more interactive, with enemies trying to pick off the Cabalists that haven't added to the ritual yet during the turn. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlHuBkGYRLBRCF046O9wWQVoU3jPKL4ZLzjvpqHRxWeZUGmSrNCdCzRfNodNlikhoUfFCA1CBzK4VzwdgFyrb2Rny5-vWDEsJ7KbHGI_EZQfMCHILVmw9BqSGworCThKuFsUX6-82nOR6nymdmFQRdoqy_Co_EZkub_q0ozZoHpGHqd3ezJhVIIfDCwc/s4608/IMG_20240126_211104346_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlHuBkGYRLBRCF046O9wWQVoU3jPKL4ZLzjvpqHRxWeZUGmSrNCdCzRfNodNlikhoUfFCA1CBzK4VzwdgFyrb2Rny5-vWDEsJ7KbHGI_EZQfMCHILVmw9BqSGworCThKuFsUX6-82nOR6nymdmFQRdoqy_Co_EZkub_q0ozZoHpGHqd3ezJhVIIfDCwc/w300-h400/IMG_20240126_211104346_HDR.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The ritual itself, however, is really wild. You roll 1D10, add the Grand Warlock's Will and Level (+4), minus 2 for attempting a Class II Pact, then roll a D10 for for each Cabalist contributing, with them having a 50/50 chance of adding or subtracting 1 from the roll. There's a few options on the table, but basically you want a 14+ to get your demon and be able to control it yourself. My failed summoning, however, got a Minor Entity that would change sides based on a roll-off at the start of each turn. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliGg3Y3uvbOsypxu3AYh_m4TXjoRi2tcQq18hhrO7HUE72yFXR-qrS4RrpCW0fmM6V-Dpul80i5z62CG8cKksUzKkCARj8A2Pl5fQDe7jv3bsFBgUNEVsudy0iLEVH9MdSf01kEQkqZVBIk5mk-YvTuRFg_oHdFMVUjTBupy39b7VOL3fsm0G2sF2_wo/s4608/IMG_20240126_212131532_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliGg3Y3uvbOsypxu3AYh_m4TXjoRi2tcQq18hhrO7HUE72yFXR-qrS4RrpCW0fmM6V-Dpul80i5z62CG8cKksUzKkCARj8A2Pl5fQDe7jv3bsFBgUNEVsudy0iLEVH9MdSf01kEQkqZVBIk5mk-YvTuRFg_oHdFMVUjTBupy39b7VOL3fsm0G2sF2_wo/w400-h300/IMG_20240126_212131532_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">What followed was a perfect example of how silly the game can be when it wants to. I managed to win control of the Pact every turn for the rest of the game, making use of the fact it could move 10" and ignore terrain to charge each Ape in turn and pick them off with tooth and claw. Andy hadn't bought armour for his gang, so it was pretty quick work. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZBIRhx7qryBwkZdOe9fAhF1ERwdKq3LNZXJ3ObSgFX3tNaldC_S5c6p-ctrxzQYrY4T6Be_znVta9bSEP4n_URh2EWTTir9k9MCxZP2bD5Tl4TDTGMSx47dhqXwbs3XPWc15eBGQJw9kvAi2I44iXYTbgvEwkZsePOcxhz6qczXLZ7rXmnETaMjQGdk/s4608/IMG_20240126_212721031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZBIRhx7qryBwkZdOe9fAhF1ERwdKq3LNZXJ3ObSgFX3tNaldC_S5c6p-ctrxzQYrY4T6Be_znVta9bSEP4n_URh2EWTTir9k9MCxZP2bD5Tl4TDTGMSx47dhqXwbs3XPWc15eBGQJw9kvAi2I44iXYTbgvEwkZsePOcxhz6qczXLZ7rXmnETaMjQGdk/w300-h400/IMG_20240126_212721031.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I don't really feel that either the Cabal or the Apes got a good play-test this week, as the game just kind of went off the rails. It was really fun, but I'm hoping that both are a little more consistent in a proper campaign, and I'll need to make a Major Pact as it turns out you can accidentally summon that one too. I managed to get my hands on some Mongoose Judges of the World, but I'm not sure what to do with them just yet, so I'll keep plugging away at the Robots and other gangs for now. </span></span><br /></p>Hat Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749036845629700735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993256352257741804.post-38974677153168587252024-01-30T15:17:00.000-08:002024-01-30T15:17:45.741-08:00Superhero Media: Dragon Ball Z - Super Android 13<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Contrary to the opinions of many <u>Dragon Ball Z</u> fans, I don't enjoy <u>Super Android 13</u> all that much, probably for the exact same reasons that many do enjoy it, just to be contrary. Whilst on a shopping spree in what I'm assuming to be Central City, the Z Warriors are attacked by two new Androids and a fight ensues for the better part of an hour. For me, it's a problem of motivation, in that the Androids are simply programmed to destroy Goku and friends, and lack too much personality beyond that. It's not that I don't enjoy the action and fighting of the <u>DB</u> series, but i do like a little more context than "we're programmed to hate you"; Androids 13, 14 and 15 don't even have the rebellion against their creator that 17 and 18 did to give them more to be. So, basically, <u>Super Android 13</u> is one big fight, but at least it's an interesting one? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">So is there room for a David Dunn in my Ultimate Alliance games? Probably not, unless I find the perfect miniature already being made somewhere. Neither Dunn nor "Mister Glass" are great characters in their own rights, or particularly original, but it is those same broad strokes that help make <u>Unbreakable</u> so compelling. There is plenty of room in the genre for more grounded and sober takes on the idea of superheroes and super-powers, so long as not everything is as slow a burn as this version. On the rare occasion I do ask for more "adult" superhero fare, as the genre is primarily for children, it is work like <u>Unbreakable</u> of which I am thinking, contemplative, human-centered narratives that meditate on the idea of the superhero, not just the blood and sex fests of "adult" comic lines. It's kind of a shame that the follow-ons to this film were so poor, as it does drive the more casual viewers away, though, thankfully, the film nerd audience have gone back to reappraise this first outing for Dunn. Well worth a look if you're only usually watching the MCU or Arrowverse. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span>Hat Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749036845629700735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993256352257741804.post-15101350431610322812024-01-19T15:43:00.000-08:002024-01-19T15:43:03.487-08:00Drokk the Law!! - Part IV<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Back to the blocks as gaming resumes for 2023! No full campaign to start covering yet, but Andy, Sam and I are testing more teams from the Mongoose <u>Judge Dredd</u> rules that we've tweaked for fast and more even play. This week it was a Zombie Horde (played by me) versus City-Def (played by Andy) in a straight-up Street Brawl, with a six turn limit. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMZdDxN43UvoINU3GKRXm5fYwin4Kdj8C5JiDRtvxMp7qwamWCrN0-fPCM_RwF8Z4HjHOX7kmoUBZesC7jjZUeY6gfpefx0gs8JS6Juxivo9itlkNmjX4R_QdODr5mQDNspAJcEGujAT_5c8tEjMpUihK2Rj0wKjYPzgfL4w7jE7qjI2HTolDDGnPRQ4/s4608/IMG_20240112_195130204_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMZdDxN43UvoINU3GKRXm5fYwin4Kdj8C5JiDRtvxMp7qwamWCrN0-fPCM_RwF8Z4HjHOX7kmoUBZesC7jjZUeY6gfpefx0gs8JS6Juxivo9itlkNmjX4R_QdODr5mQDNspAJcEGujAT_5c8tEjMpUihK2Rj0wKjYPzgfL4w7jE7qjI2HTolDDGnPRQ4/w400-h300/IMG_20240112_195130204_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">City-Def are an interesting team, and one I played years ago when I was experimenting with <u>Judge Dredd</u> as a set of rules for generic Sci-Fi skirmish. They get decent equipment, but can get "Trigger Happy" and blast away at everything in sight, friend or foe. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFx_W_pWBbq5U1VZgkx30xlcl9rj05qMR4FeOwbFlWPPO4VdRNrPeGD6Kuntulvjz-pttBCIEY8u76TmbJEdV7IMIKxaq6YP8b6Q6D18ZeD4pgvKmFvhrb32vdjW5rfByBf_ub8QzFMQbz892RF0_31yrEUWulXRtygduSISHSAE2K0XOpfWiNhOXe8A/s4608/IMG_20240112_195258666.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFx_W_pWBbq5U1VZgkx30xlcl9rj05qMR4FeOwbFlWPPO4VdRNrPeGD6Kuntulvjz-pttBCIEY8u76TmbJEdV7IMIKxaq6YP8b6Q6D18ZeD4pgvKmFvhrb32vdjW5rfByBf_ub8QzFMQbz892RF0_31yrEUWulXRtygduSISHSAE2K0XOpfWiNhOXe8A/w300-h400/IMG_20240112_195258666.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">On the other hand, or rather, the other side of the table, the Zombie Master team is about bodies. Lots of shambling dead ones. With a psychically powerful, but physically weak Zombie Master/Mistress, a handful of "Super Zombies" and plenty of regular Zombies, I could put twenty models down to my opponent's four. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRvWqc8_Jcx3dY5a24Y-_z7NAGMXCy378CCcyhlLvutOFzo9X4jz3U7ZXA4gIb9-f3cS8EY5tX1X9e-bahFdYtZXBMKZrgYwd-kcEWbtXFk8Z4sZAOMOhPchlSwiq4gMHY6ugjsGgV4eZSVW2SoDpTDe5NFvRJJXV5P9IvU4a6hfd5X31g_dnhEIvq3M/s4608/IMG_20240112_195745585.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRvWqc8_Jcx3dY5a24Y-_z7NAGMXCy378CCcyhlLvutOFzo9X4jz3U7ZXA4gIb9-f3cS8EY5tX1X9e-bahFdYtZXBMKZrgYwd-kcEWbtXFk8Z4sZAOMOhPchlSwiq4gMHY6ugjsGgV4eZSVW2SoDpTDe5NFvRJJXV5P9IvU4a6hfd5X31g_dnhEIvq3M/w400-h300/IMG_20240112_195745585.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Once again we used the club Sci-Fi table, which is nice, but Andy is getting a more Mega City 1 style board together slowly, so we'll eventually be playing games on that instead. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKAdPArq-9u2MxtGWkcRDAATv0myl00WeEHK_KsQhxkD6rD_PhnEKUGfZvnPWq3_jSXmSrgn9DsnXwcvHkc_RlZzS5y9U8xzFRKDZUA-N-5eFpkTtqEJOn8nwOv4Gt3vI8sQvhOVtbB6Iq0WSp_CbNv-nVjmX07jzdVg7rj3LP-q2xh39UPbBPBP3v_8/s4608/IMG_20240112_210444294_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKAdPArq-9u2MxtGWkcRDAATv0myl00WeEHK_KsQhxkD6rD_PhnEKUGfZvnPWq3_jSXmSrgn9DsnXwcvHkc_RlZzS5y9U8xzFRKDZUA-N-5eFpkTtqEJOn8nwOv4Gt3vI8sQvhOVtbB6Iq0WSp_CbNv-nVjmX07jzdVg7rj3LP-q2xh39UPbBPBP3v_8/w300-h400/IMG_20240112_210444294_HDR.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The game itself was pretty dull, honestly. I don't know if it was a bad match-up or just not playing for an objective, but every turn involved my Zombies shambling forward and the City-Def popping off a few shots and then backing up. We called it at the close of six turns so I could get a quick game in with Sam, but it seems like the Zombies would have eventually won if we played it all out. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF41JshFOys38AMQe28mSPnqUcf5LKwm0pGq2yiP9Pb3oVgY10nksWdQKNK8eTv6XNtq3pc7ItDGgde40cdtsG8GGikbaq-2ZSFBKH_kAzDeoAsZWD2luly66tg-SeHXr94FZi26XP4rVCArC_8c9sQsjlrmNMkNQvoPKHmKB4xlePLR0DmJpTIwgyPzQ/s4608/IMG_20240112_203701095.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF41JshFOys38AMQe28mSPnqUcf5LKwm0pGq2yiP9Pb3oVgY10nksWdQKNK8eTv6XNtq3pc7ItDGgde40cdtsG8GGikbaq-2ZSFBKH_kAzDeoAsZWD2luly66tg-SeHXr94FZi26XP4rVCArC_8c9sQsjlrmNMkNQvoPKHmKB4xlePLR0DmJpTIwgyPzQ/w400-h300/IMG_20240112_203701095.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">For the upcoming campaign, I probably won't be playing a Zombie Horde, aside from having already put a lot of effort into my Renegade Robots, the Zombies aren't a lot of fun to play and I get the feeling that they'll struggle against certain gangs. The Zombies themselves are particularly vulnerable to explosive weapons, so Judges would mop them up quickly, and they can't do a lot of damage, so Robots and Fatties would be a struggle as well. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy49mWNDxBGM9hxs0wuL3ix0b0cC1Fy9onwPUEEkdMVi2rYpI3QvBM9z-WdEiM6a6B88xPKYE0WXu2Kbs3fin1Q614cOaC-UF8aoj7A85nHWm3tniUo8yYqEYBa2zXPx1N8MbSZaJJWuIh1o0N1H4BS5HZ3_WJK4SIjG_Bn0UWp7GMBTwuahSdfDvEzqg/s4608/IMG_20240112_204221649_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy49mWNDxBGM9hxs0wuL3ix0b0cC1Fy9onwPUEEkdMVi2rYpI3QvBM9z-WdEiM6a6B88xPKYE0WXu2Kbs3fin1Q614cOaC-UF8aoj7A85nHWm3tniUo8yYqEYBa2zXPx1N8MbSZaJJWuIh1o0N1H4BS5HZ3_WJK4SIjG_Bn0UWp7GMBTwuahSdfDvEzqg/w400-h300/IMG_20240112_204221649_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">City-Def are interesting, having good armour and guns, but mediocre stats, plus the chance to start shooting at each other if you're unlucky. I think they'll probably struggle in a campaign because they can't recruit new members too quickly and aren't as durable as other elite gangs like Robots and Judges. 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I'm almost finished my Renegade Robots and have a Street Gang under construction. Depending on how my upcoming move goes, I should also have a Lone Vigilante and maybe even a Demonic Cabal ready before too long. Andy has started painting his Apes, Fatties and Sky Surfers, so soon we could have a whole mess of gangs running around Mega City 1, causing trouble for those damn Judges. </span></span><br /></p>Hat Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749036845629700735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993256352257741804.post-69691020799390787472024-01-16T12:30:00.000-08:002024-01-16T12:30:03.936-08:00Superhero Media: Spider-Man Homecoming<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">I think I might be a tad spoiled by all the great Marvel Cinematic Universe films, as I somehow always forget just how amazing <u>Spider-Man: Homecoming</u> is. Every part of this film is brilliantly crafted, from a stunning young cast, supported by veteran actors, to the look of the costumes and technology, to the rapid-fire script and great character moments. I knew this was going to be great when the Marvel Studios logo was played over with a symphonic version of the classic Spider-Man cartoon theme, and whilst I'm still a little dark that it isn't used in the rest of the film, the following opening with the events of <u>Civil War</u> from Peter's perspective set the tone beautifully. Tom Holland is easily the best live action Peter Parker to grace the screen to date, the choice to hire a professional stage performer with dance experience was masterful, as Spider-Man moves like a gymnast, flowing from movement to movement. 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<br />Hat Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749036845629700735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993256352257741804.post-80831472488189607692024-01-09T14:44:00.000-08:002024-01-09T14:44:30.436-08:00Superhero Media: Infinity<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">I picked up this event comic from the cheap bins on the trip home from work one night, pretty much because it had Jonathan Hickman's name on the cover and it was only $10 for a softcover trade nearly and inch thick. When I finally slogged through <u>Infinity</u>, I found that it wasn't just the latest event from Marvel, but, in fact, was three or four events squished together in a, frankly, too-long epic that didn't change any status quo or introduce much that was all that new. An enigmatic and ancient race, "The Builders" have returned and are destroying intelligent life for some reason, whilst Captain Universe is being cryptic and trying to get The Avengers in space, also the multiverse is collapsing and the Illuminati can't stop it because Wakanda and Atlantis are at war, and Thanos is coming to Earth to murder his son he now has. As cool as a lot of that is, it's a bit much to follow at times, leaving <u>Infinity</u> a tad disjointed to read and not as much fun as it should be. Hickman is a master of high-concept, space fantasy, Von Danikenite storytelling, but here he probably needed an harsher editor. </span></span><br />
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Hat Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749036845629700735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993256352257741804.post-47394158230062313042024-01-02T15:39:00.000-08:002024-01-02T15:39:50.939-08:00Superhero Media: The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">In what seems to be a trend of me not wanting to make any friends with this blog; <u>The Amazing Spider-Man</u> is pretty decent, actually, and I like it more than the Sam Rami <u>Spider-Man</u>. Whereas the Rami films drawn upon an anachronistic version of Spider-Man conjured from half-remembered Silver Age reprints, <u>The Amazing Spider-Man</u> pulls from the 1990s animated series and the <u>Ultimate Spider-Man</u> comics. Having grown up with both of those versions being my main narrative knowledge of Spider-Man, outside of the occasional comic I could afford, I naturally feel much more at home with <u>The Amazing Spider-Man</u> than I did with the Gen-X infused Rami version. So that I don't lose too many of you, let's start with the problems the film has and what drags it down, because hating on <u>The Amazing Spider-Man</u> is a popular nerd hobby in of itself. Firstly, the film is a little long at over two hours, with too much time being spent on covering facts about Peter Parker and his life which everyone and their grandparents already know. The use of CGI is too heavy, with the design of the Lizard particularly being a disappointment. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">What <u>The Amazing Spider-Man</u> does have is one of the greatest Stan Lee cameos of all time, with his librarian remaining oblivious to the huge superhero fight going on behind him; if I ever get around to doing another "Top Ten Stan Lee Cameos" list, you can bet that will be on there. The cast of the film is really great too, with Sally Fields and Martin Sheen doing a great job as Aunt May and Uncle Ben and Rhys Ifans is really good as Kurt Conners, even if the Lizard sequences aren't the best. One great moment with the Lizard though, is when he finds Gwen hiding and just takes the device he needs from her, rather than hurting her, because he doesn't need to. Great way to make the villain menacing without too much outright murder. Again, I do prefer <u>The Amazing Spider-Man</u> over any pre-Marvel Cinematic Universe efforts, but mostly because it resembles a Spider-Man I'm familiar with from the comics and television of my youth. The film is far from perfect, but I could never reconcile the hate it got as something other than a function of nostalgia for the Rami films. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">If you're not caught up by now, the idea behind these infrequent pieces is to discuss ideas for bringing a superhero-inspired Miniature Wargames armies into existing games if your FLGS or local club isn't keen on the genre. Whilst I try to not keep the ideas focused on any specific game or set of rules, I do have a vague idea of something along the lines of <u>Warhammer 40,000</u> in mind, at least in terms of army size and variety of units. </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Concept: </b>Based on the representation of the "Brotherhood" army in <u>X-Men 3</u>, the entire concept of this force boils down to Magneto saying "In chess, the pawns go first". Despite probably being powerful enough to take Alcatraz by himself, Magneto doesn't want to run the risk of losing, so he brings an army of disposable minions to his side to do the dying for him. With his core group of more powerful mutants to back him up, Magneto is master and commander of a very dangerous rabble. The similar army Magneto builds in <u>Ultimate X-Men</u> is probably worth a look here as well. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Army Building:</b> This one seems pretty straightforward, with mobs of weaker mutants making up the bulk of the force and a small number of elite and powerful members to provide the real punch. As most of the "lesser" mutants don't need to have really specific powers, they could be grouped in "squads" that serve functions. For example, mutants with strength and claw mutations for close combat, chameleon and climbing mutants as scouts and psychics scattered here and there as "radio operators" mean you can fill out a decent sized army pretty easily. Juggernaut and Phoenix fit easily as Dreadnought like vehicles and "monster" infantry, and plenty of games allow for powerful solo characters like Pyro and Kid Omega. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Concept:</b> A mercenary army dedicated to conquering the world, Red Ribbon not only has troops, tanks and planes, but also robots, monsters and ninjas; what else could you want in a wargames army? Probably the only truly recurring villains in the <u>Dragon Ball</u> franchise, the Red Ribbon forces have brought everything from mercenary soldiers to Perfect Cell against Goku and friends over the years, giving plenty of scope for a fun and unique army build. Plus much of the naming scheme is colour-based, so you can have fun with naming things, like Colonel Taupe, Major Heliotrope or Sergeant Aqua. </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Army Building:</b> The spread of troop types and characters means you can never really run out of ideas on this one. You can have plenty of Red Ribbon soldiers, tanks and planes to fill out the rank and file, of course, but do you need an elite unit? How about robots, or maybe ninjas? An elite assassin? Tau Pi-Pi is ready to go. Hell, there's even the Androids and Cell if you need something of an otherworldly power scale. For this concept, I'd probably be working backwards, deciding on a game and army, then finding stuff in the Red Ribbon catalog to fit. </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Models:</b> There are plenty of Ninja models avaiable, which should fill out whatever you need in terms of "squads"; even the TMNT Heroclix Foot Clan Ninjas are pretty nice, though the weapons can be warped and often need replacing. Naturally, Heroclix have all of the characters you'll need, most are pretty affordable on the secondary market as well, but there is the IDW Board Game if you're one of those people who cannot abide Clix. Mantic does a great tunneling vehicle in the Warpath range too. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span>Hat Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749036845629700735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993256352257741804.post-67908513913891963702023-12-26T15:37:00.000-08:002023-12-26T15:37:19.039-08:00Superhero Media: X-Men The Last Stand<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">In an act of contrary thinking not seen since, let's be honest, probably only a month or two on this blog, I want to ask, is <u>X-Men The Last Stand</u> really all that bad? Yes, it's not as good as <u>X-Men 2</u>, but <u>The Last Stand</u> is still, what, the fourth or fifth rated film in the series, if you don't count the <u>Deadpool</u> films? The loss of Bryan Singer as director was a blow to the series, though we got <u>Superman Returns</u> out of it, and it turns out Singer is a massive creep, so maybe not the worst outcome. Following on directly from the previous film, Mystique has been captured by someone (the government? It's all pretty vague), Cyclops is falling apart from grief and Kelsey Grammer is playing Hank McCoy and that's awesome. The main issue with <u>The Last Stand</u> is the two conflicting plot-lines, being the "Mutant Cure" and Dark Phoenix, both of which are interesting and have good moments, but neither gets the time it deserves to develop. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">The Phoenix arc of the film is often highlighted as the major failing, and I cannot really disagree, as it feels rushed and lacks any real emotional depth. I feel that splitting "Dark Phoenix" into a fourth film, though starting it in <u>The Last Stand</u> still, would have given the story time to breathe, as Jean herself only really gets three scenes to do anything with everything else going on. Also, the choice of Jean's powers being represented as pulling things apart into ash/dust rather than burning away with "Phoenix Flames" just seems like a silly choice by the design team. Yes, the film is already too CGI heavy, but a last-minute drop of the full fire-bird Phoenix effect would have been as big a fanboy punch as the Fastball Special, Sentinel attack and Iceman "Icing Up" were; I remember cheering in the cinema when Bobby finally went full Iceman, and I wasn't the only one. <u>The Last Stand</u> was better than I remembered it being, when all is said and done, and I will probably go back to it again sooner than I may have because of that. If you're still convinced that this film "ruined the series", maybe give it another go and try not to be mad that it's not <u>X-Men 2</u> this time. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span>Hat Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749036845629700735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993256352257741804.post-18482310602626856002023-12-22T16:20:00.000-08:002023-12-22T16:20:38.772-08:00Ultimate Alliance: China - Part IV<div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">As tear gas canisters rained down into the rear of the pro-democracy protestor's lines, an all-too-familiar wave of panic began to ripple through the ranks. Even now hardened by months of protests and living off scraps in unpowered and unplumbed University Dorms, the unforgettable burning sensation of CS gas hitting mucus linings could give pause to the men and women fighting for their freedom. Inflexible doctrine meant that the gas would also be followed by a police surge, already the lookouts were reporting that a line of riot shields had formed and was preparing to advance; those protestors who could arm themselves with makeshift shields did so as the designated medics prepared for more casualties. The surge came, the police crossing the open ground of the forecourt with practiced quickness, closing in on the makeshift barricades that protected the dorms. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Inframan's answer was a roar from a nearby officer as several came at him with batons raised, he deflected the first into the second with his elbow just in time to be dog piled by a dozen more. Activating the rocket boosters in his feet, Inframan slowly rose, lifting a score of police officers as he left the ground, before tossing them into their comrades, scattering the crowd. Even in his battered state, the image of Inframan, hovering in the air in exactly the way humans could not set off a primitive response in many of the police, and even the hardened riot officers began to back away from the superman in front of them. Just as it appeared to the beleaguered pro-democracy protestors that the tide had turned, however, something impacted Inframan, and a moment later, he was thrown to the ground by a small explosion. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4ZXYlxP4AZeuJkgloZ1-9TOPM7De62JZUcT98KcSd1R9CDuQbK3m4U7zBef0olUxSkD4jbFbWit_6MksfLewWZv1UEqo9s2clzTKkCdtCAAP3cuvfdA8vIIKtuA9S2qSKHtRHD2ylRzzNeuynaqEUjatvTdy9O57sr59MCeA-cNI82Afqyd2xi4EeS0/s1920/8722_1920x1080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4ZXYlxP4AZeuJkgloZ1-9TOPM7De62JZUcT98KcSd1R9CDuQbK3m4U7zBef0olUxSkD4jbFbWit_6MksfLewWZv1UEqo9s2clzTKkCdtCAAP3cuvfdA8vIIKtuA9S2qSKHtRHD2ylRzzNeuynaqEUjatvTdy9O57sr59MCeA-cNI82Afqyd2xi4EeS0/w400-h225/8722_1920x1080.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div>
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Through the clearing crowd of police strode a black-clad figure, sporting the unmistakable leather suit of the Masked Warrior, a ripple of disbelief and anticipation moved through those around the two costumed heroes. The Masked Warrior stopped only a few feet from Inframan, who had picked himself up, and the two began to circle, gauging each other's movements in the manner of practiced martial artists. Growing up in Hong Kong, Hayama had head stories of the Masked Warrior, even seen some of the films they made, but was never sure that he was really real. Assuming that what Hayama knew was accurate, then he was confident he could win this fight easily. <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Engaging his rocket boots, Inframan leapt into the air, aiming a powerful kick straight at the Masked Warrior. </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span>
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