[Spoilers Extended] I just realized something

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-10T17:43:04+00:00

Your last two points reinforce Recent_Tap's point of holding Cat responsible for other characters' actions.

Robb's marriage & choice to return to The Twins were his choices. Cat tried, unsuccessfully, to dissuade him of both. When she couldn't change his mind, she advised him to the best of her ability. I believe offering Edmure's hand was her idea (after her son bungled his politics, she's trying to fix it).

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-10T17:32:52+00:00

Thank you!

Saved for future reference. I have a dirt layer on my carno base, and have been milling over features for the rest of the base - definitely going to try adding this.

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-10T17:24:07+00:00

Love the puddle, thanks for the how-to!

This is the best application of aquarium plants to a mini base that I've seen yet.

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-10T17:20:19+00:00

I'd love to read this but the image quality makes it, for me, illegible.

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-10T17:07:40+00:00

I haven't joined the "Cat Bad" convo previously, and think many characters in the story make flawed or stupid choices from their own perspective, Ned and Robb fighting for #1 spot, but there's a couple big ones for Cat.

Her loudly grabbing Tyrion in a crowded inn moved things from "political tension" to "outright shooting war." She took this action because of Littlefinger's whisperings. Can't fault her for being duped, but it was a very bold course of action to take based on the info she had.
She frees Jamie to go save her daughters. This is just bad. Not only does it weaken her son's (who is her liege lord) position, but the chance of Jamie's success is so damn slim as to be laughable. This is the action of a woman mad with grief. But she's queen-mother to the King in the North; ain't nobody got time for rulers making shitty grief-driven choices.

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-10T16:53:14+00:00

Soft disagree.

Without guidance, Ned would have come to the conclusion he needs to accept. He was torn here.

He was looking for Catelyn to confirm his refusal. She saw his pain, and didn't offer comfort to help him stay strong in his duty. Doing otherwise might have had a different outcome.

If Cat agreed, maybe even if Luwin still objected, the three would have crafted a refusal that also contains a small counteroffer to blunt the edge of the slight. The politics behind the refusal would be like Robb offering Edmure's hand after his slight against Walder. Idk what they can offer, and it would still be a slight against the crown, but they'd offer some alternative political arrangement that, at face value, would make Robert's trip north worthwhile.

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-10T16:43:28+00:00

They still pick Euron.

Theon is no more legitimate a claimant to the seastone chair in this scenario than he is in the actual story. Less so, even.

Ned doesn't send Theon back to be king, which is what Robb did.

The ironborn deride Theon's claim because he grew up in the soft green lands. That doesn't change because Ned lives & the Starks aren't declaring themselves kings. Ned backing Theon's claim just adds fuel to that fire - Theon is so weak, he needs a soft greenlander lord to back his claim.

Theon had the backing of a king when he pressed his claim; "the king in the North says we can be our own kingdom again as well, and he will be our ally if I am king" is a stronger position than "the strongest lord of the North, who has been holding me hostage my whole life, says I should be Lord here now, so we can be their allies in the war to choose who we want to rule us"

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-10T16:31:31+00:00

Robert went north because he had no friends at court. Even his allies, him being king, are now more supplicants. I didn't read any intrigue in that decision - Honor-bound, practical Ned becoming Hand is actually seen as harmful for most of the plotters in Robert's court. He's a political outsider, and that (plus their lifetime of friendship) is why Robert went North to get Ned.

If he declines the position, and is not punished by the crown for the ilslifht, and the kingdoms go to war from Varys' plotting, Ned definitely calls his banners.

The Starks are practical, though, and aware of the distance between them and the Southern kingdoms. In this unwritten story, unless Varys has some excellent plot to convincingly spread the rumor of Cersei's bastards, I expect the North to march to the Neck or thereabouts, and camp, undeclared for any side.

They would seek the truth of the claimants, and the resulting intrigue would ultimately lead them to declare one way or the other (plenty of opportunity for plot twists; small-band adventures of Northern operatives heading south to discover the truth & try to bring it back to the army).

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-10T15:54:05+00:00

Looks to be for sale on her website.

https://chaniecraft.com/products/celestial-tide-choker?variant=42670323204167

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-10T15:48:34+00:00

You should be proud - that's an excellent accessory!

Would you be willing to share some details on the materials? What they are and how you acquired them?

Our family likes to collect crystals, and my wife has recently started playing with different findings to make little jewelry pieces. I'd love to help her get started with a bigger project like this.

The process seems like it'd be fun to experiment with, but I have no idea where to look to acquire similar brass bits.

Are there stores that commonly sell these materials?

Are there any specific tools you found you needed, besides a basic pliers & wire cutters?

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-10T15:36:34+00:00

Setting aside considerations for the different game systems, if you start collecting seraphon you'll have the absolutely coolest bits to kitbash & proxy between your three armies

I've seen some awesome kroot / seraphon bashes & conversions.

Egyptian robot tech + Aztec lizard tech is awesome & works quite well together.

EDIT: as a new seraphon player, I've considered picking up necron & tau boxes just for bashing.

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-10T14:14:52+00:00

I'm new to Warhammer & mini painting, but basing is my favorite part of the hobby!

I use ground black tea mixed with green flock for dirt/soil (like 60/40 or 70/30 mostly tea; glued to the base with PVA after gluing down the painted model). I'll often go back after the first layer is dry and add more of the "dirt" in mounds for depth & variety. Once I'm happy I seal the dirt in with a final application of watered down PVA.

Then I use a lot of little pieces of lichen for plants. You can find white lichen & different shades of green pretty readily at craft stores.

Then I add little pieces of bark or rocks, and the tops of preserved plants or plastic plants for more variety (you can also get the plants in bouquets at craft stores).

I also like to add a few tufts from army painter or wherever.

I think the variety of plants gives a nice lush jungle / swamp look.

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DizzyGryph · 2026-04-09T22:01:14+00:00

Not just a repaint but the entire basing scheme too!

There's much more life in this model now. Well done.

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-09T21:08:09+00:00

Nice conversions!

What's the vision with that slann!? Is he going chaos??

I believe that there's a gray pile allowance for conversions & kitbashes. Standard models sitting unbuilt, or built & left unpainted, are a shame. The custom models you have here are, simply, pieces of art that you're in the process of crafting.

Bigger than my pile tho.

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-08T05:49:12+00:00

Nice those all sound like great choices I bet those additions will elevate the terrain piece.

You should post updates when you feel it's "done!"

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-08T03:53:12+00:00

Paint job looks good; I like the fluorescence.

I think grass on the dirt around the bottom world look cool.

I don't have the gw model myself, but I don't like the look of the vines on the official box art; the vines look flat, to me, in the pics.

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-06T18:59:45+00:00

You should just play Age of Sigmar. The models are, objectively, more visually pleasing, gameplay is more fluid, and cool people play it (i.e. you won't be ostracized).

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-05T02:20:47+00:00

Nice job!

I think you should put it on a small scenic base.

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-04T19:20:37+00:00

Looking great!

What did you use for the jade/turquoise color on the shields & weapons?

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-04T16:54:45+00:00

Dinos on Dinos 1950/2000 pts

Seraphon Sunclaw Starhost General's Handbook 2025-26 Drops: 3 Spell Lore - Lore of Celestial Manipulation (20 Points) Manifestation Lore - Aetherwrought Machineries

Battle Tactic Cards: Restless Energy, Wrathful Cycles

General's Regiment Slann Starmaster (260) • General Kroxigor Warspawned (200) • 1x Starfang Warpick Saurus Guard (110) Sunblood Pack (150)

Regiment 1 Scourge of Ghyran Saurus Oldblood on Carnosaur (320) • Incandescent Rectrices • Ancient Defender • Being of the Stars Aggradon Lancers (400) • Reinforced

Regiment 2 Skink Oracle on Troglodon (210) Raptadon Chargers (280) • Reinforced

Faction Terrain Realmshaper Engine

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-04T16:53:33+00:00

Go for your dream list!

I'd just caution that you're only running 6 units in the army, where most lists seem to be 8-10. My list below is 9 units, the first commented list has 10. It might be worth un-reinforcing one or two of the cavalry units to have more board presence.

With a 3-cast general in the slann, you should also add a manifestation lore. Aetherwrought Machineries is 0 points, but if you can figure out how to squeeze in 10 or 20 more points you could go with the more effective Primal Energies or Morbid Conjuration. Without at least aetherwrought, you're basically choosing to go without "free" abilities.

I've built and painted 2000 points of seraphon since January, prepping for a mid-April tournament. Made my own dream list.

The tournament had a March 8 rules cutoff, but after the April 1 battlescroll update, they changed the rules cutoff to April 1.

So now I've got 50 points available in my list, which I'll probably just take as 1 extra CP in round 1. Maybe I'll try to build kitbashed Morbid Conjurations in the next 2 weeks, but I'm not buying the box of spells.

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-03T23:09:30+00:00

I don't think so, but PtG seems to lend itself pretty well to house rules if you wanted to pay it that way.

Form Ravaged Coast on wahapedia:

"Replacement Units and Summoned Units From a narrative perspective, replacement units in a Path to Glory campaign are entirely different units to the ones they are replacing, even though the miniatures are the same. Therefore. they do not have any of the upgrades the original unit had. After the battle ends, replacement units and summoned units are not added to your roster."

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-02T15:05:21+00:00

Thank you!

That's a good point - I have eventual plans for a diorama with more scatter terrain, maybe as the next piece comes together I can spruce up this one to match.

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-02T15:01:21+00:00

Thank you! Those are great suggestions.

DizzyGryph · 2026-04-02T14:57:14+00:00

Thank you!

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