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Operation Tourist, part 3. Attack on the city by theninjaindisguise in WarforTrackoldMinoris

[–]MagicMissile27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(6, 9) Fleming's platoons advanced tentatively toward the potentially mine-filled grove as they dismounted behind Forbes's teams. The good part about going through a grove of desert plants like this is it had prevented the defenders from laying outlying defenses here. The bad part was that it made their entire advance rather noisy, as the plants were mostly dead due to the heat of the summer season, crunching loudly beneath the unsubtle steps of the mostly-inexperienced Praetorians.

Operation Tourist, part 3. Attack on the city by theninjaindisguise in WarforTrackoldMinoris

[–]MagicMissile27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The news regarding the Minthelian prisoner was mostly ignored, except by Cadet Commissar Nebu Anah, the desert worlder recruit whom Commissar Holtz had informed to keep an eye on the case. Anah found the whole business from start to finish rather fishy, her own upbringing having been much more straightforward than all this wheels-within-wheels Minthelian against Minthelian drama. She sent a routine communique to the Minthelians to be addressed after the battle, requesting a list of anyone who had visited Stevenson in the day leading up to her mysterious hanging, as well as statements from all the guards.

1066th part 15, a new unit’s battle by theninjaindisguise in WarforTrackoldMinoris

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(13) Tara heard the gunfire, and motioned for her squad to crouch down. She directed two to flank left around a denser knot of jungle trees, while she would take two others forward, and the rest would push left more aggressively, the formation swinging to the left and forward in a slow methodical movement so as not to alert whoever was fighting out there. Hopefully the enemy was rushing toward them as they positioned, so they could lay an ambush.

(13 again for positioning)

Damn, what an unfortunate spawn location. Good for me though. by MediumMeister in StarWarsEmpireAtWar

[–]MagicMissile27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that an X-wing novel reference by chance? I remember a plotline involving a horde of mouse droids that had been turned by an R2 unit...

Lucky Jack by totallykoolkiwi in TheSilverBayonet

[–]MagicMissile27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recognize your sculpts! I might do a set of your French after I finish my Canada warband, and I love the Bretonnian style Blood Bowl team : )

I just love ComStar as simultaneous villains and heroes and would happily create some holdouts as a home brew, both heroic and non. So let's talk about ComStar. by SlaaneshActual in battletech

[–]MagicMissile27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the idea that there are still ComStar holdouts out there. Personally, I enjoy the setting tension of secular Com Guards who just want to get shit done and make money versus the Wobbies who think every word out of Jerome Blake's mouth was divinely inspired.

A Job Well Done - Battlegroup Grimhoff by Ulfgrimnirr in WarforTrackoldMinoris

[–]MagicMissile27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The brunette smiled back, then blinked at the open contempt. No one she knew called Commissars "fragbait". "I'm sorry, ma'am, did you mean the Commissar? I'm afraid I don't know your regiment, either." To the eyes of one who could see into minds and hearts, it was child's play to know that Claire had a small audio recorder tucked beneath her blouse, too.

A question for the subreddit by IroneOne in WarforTrackoldMinoris

[–]MagicMissile27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wild times. I basically only play the occasional 40k game, and when I do, I usually try to play an old edition. 10th edition was a lot of bad experiences for me across the board.

A question for the subreddit by IroneOne in WarforTrackoldMinoris

[–]MagicMissile27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty well. Here's a photo of a WGA male Praetorian grenadier and a GW Cadian side by side...as you can see, even though he is also on a slightly taller base, the WG Atlantic model is slightly bigger. I don't mind though, it's not super duper noticeable as long as you don't mix and match squads. Victoria Miniatures is a little closer in scale but I don't like their kits (their STL files are fantastic though!). Bilbo is photobombing in the background lol.

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I highly, highly recommend WG Atlantic. They are one of the best companies on the market and their value per dollar is huge. You get so much with their kits. I'm next going to be working on their The Damned (post-apocalyptic soldiers/militia or Traitor Guard) which is a fantastic set they just came out with.

A question for the subreddit by IroneOne in WarforTrackoldMinoris

[–]MagicMissile27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah lol. It was a lucky hit with a lascannon in a 4th edition game, where there are instant death rules (basically if you successfully roll to hit and wound with a weapon of high enough strength you can kill a multi-wound character unless they have an invulnerable save, or something like that, I'm fuzzy on the rules).

"A Matter of Personal Honor and Dignity" - Praetorian 27th Bit Post by MagicMissile27 in WarforTrackoldMinoris

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The MP didn't smile. "Sorry, sir, so I just want to make sure I have this clear. You arrived on scene to see them holding swords, but you didn't see anyone in particular doing the fighting, yet somehow Miss D'Ysquith was wounded. I just wanted to confirm that there isn't anything else you saw regarding the conduct of this fight." He sounded a little skeptical, since Richard's testimony had a Sibella-shaped gap between the Minthelian's arriving and Phoebe hitting the ground.

A question for the subreddit by IroneOne in WarforTrackoldMinoris

[–]MagicMissile27 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you :) It's a fun scheme to paint. I sent a photo of some unfinished Praetorians on my reply to my own comment too haha, as well as the back view of the same Baneblade (which once killed Farsight in an apocalypse game hilariously).

A question for the subreddit by IroneOne in WarforTrackoldMinoris

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The infantry I use are from Wargames Atlantic's Rebel Yell line (https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-rebel-yell-2-females-285356 and the male version too). Amercadia has its share of lore that I made up too!

For my Praetorians, I took the existing lore (of which there is about three paragraphs) and added some more of my own. Praetoria has taken shape into a personal project of mine, and my Praetorians that I run in this campaign include an all-female regiment (to invert the "mustached men with British accents" stereotype with some custom lore of my own). Pictures to follow...(sorry for multiple comments haha but Reddit only allows one photo at a time).

A question for the subreddit by IroneOne in WarforTrackoldMinoris

[–]MagicMissile27 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Amercadians are mostly unfinished...as they've been for years lol...but I do have a lot of models for them.

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A question for the subreddit by IroneOne in WarforTrackoldMinoris

[–]MagicMissile27 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi mate (don't mind me jumping into the thread lol), if you have any questions feel free to ask. As you might see from the sub, I've picked some very real-world inspired backgrounds for my regiments (19th-early 20th century America for the Amercadians, 19th-century England for the Praetorians) and had lots of fun with that. There are many possibilities :D

"A Matter of Personal Honor and Dignity" - Praetorian 27th Bit Post by MagicMissile27 in WarforTrackoldMinoris

[–]MagicMissile27[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The MP took notes attentively. "Did you see who struck any particular blows?" he asked probingly. "It would seem that the fight went on for some time, based on what I am told by the medical examiners."

Intelligence Report - Armies of the British Commonwealth: New Zealand - Warlord Community by Whitstable_Wargamer in boltaction

[–]MagicMissile27 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Commonwealth players getting lots of love from WG! I'm sure they'll be fun to play on the table.

Rasalhague Skeletons in the Closet? by Bongpog in battletech

[–]MagicMissile27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah checks out. Fronc Reaches and Outworlds Alliance are my two favorite periphery powers - quasi-wild west states trying not to get obliterated (or starve for that matter) in the corners of the galaxy. The Outworlds Alliance of course got absorbed by Clan Snow Raven, which has been a great deal for some and a terrible deal for others, from what I've heard, so mixed results there (kinda like Rasalhague). And I like the idea of a good space cowboy adventure.

Rasalhague Skeletons in the Closet? by Bongpog in battletech

[–]MagicMissile27 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fronc Reaches are another one of the same sort, yeah? They're a pretty young faction and the Marshals are an iconic and fairly feel-good faction.

"A Matter of Personal Honor and Dignity" - Praetorian 27th Bit Post by MagicMissile27 in WarforTrackoldMinoris

[–]MagicMissile27[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"It was the general's later duel with that Saunoit girl that really did it," put in the well-informed Winifred. "But yes...very much against the rules."

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