Open War 18

With quite short notice myself, Luke, Dave and Andy from the Hull area decided to buy tickets for Open War 18, due to take place this Saturday at Maelstrom Games, Mansfield.  The tournament is locked-in now and there are only 8 players, it appears that the team element has been cancelled so there is a very real prospect that the four of us will end up playing one another.  Since the field is so small I’m hoping that the event will be really good fun and perhaps more light hearted than a standard event.  It would be very cool if the four of us could face the four of them in a kind of challenge, but I'm not sure that would suit the organisers or all players.  Details of the event including rules pack can be found here.

List building

I decided to go with Kreoss1 and Feora2 for my two 35 point lists and try out Severius1 at 50 points.  As character restrictions are enforce across all three lists building a good balance is tricky.  Having finished the battle engine recently I felt that it should go in the Sevvy list; as per the last entry I’m undecided on its worth at 9 points (taking the place of a unit or ‘jack), but the thing is such a beautiful model I felt it deserved to take pride of place when the armies are placed for painting judging, additionally it fits better at 50+ points.  Feora2 also will get her first tournament debut: though I am hesitant on the list change.  Basically I dropped the bonded Templar in favour of a bonded Redeemer and Gorman Di Wulfe and switched the Vanquisher to a Reckoner – from previous play testing at 35 points.  The Kreoss list is a slimmed down version of the 50 point ETC list that I've been happy with of late.

The lists

List 1 (35 points)

Feora, Protector of the Flame
*Reckoner
*Redeemer (bonded)
Avatar of Menoth
(4) Choir of Menoth
(10) Holy Zealots
*Holy Zealots Monolith Bearer
Vassal Mechanic
Vassal Mechanic
Vassal of Menoth
Gorman Di Wulfe, Rogue Alchemist
List 1 Reinforcements
(6) Exemplar Errants
*Exemplar Errants UA

List 2 (35 points)
High Exemplar Kreoss
*Reckoner
*Reckoner
(4) Choir of Menoth
(10) Exemplar Errants
*Exemplar Errants UA
Visgoth Rhoven & Honour Guard
Vassal of Menoth
Vassal of Menoth
Covenant of Menoth
Rhupert Carvolo, Piper of Ord
List 2 Reinforcements
(3) Exemplar Vengers

List 3 (50 points)

 Grand Scrutator Severius
*Blessing of Vengeance
*Reckoner
*Vanquisher
Vessel of Judgement
(4) Choir of Menoth
(6) Temple Flameguard
* Temple Flameguard UA
(10) Exemplar Errants
*Exemplar Errants UA
Vassal Mechanic
Vassal Mechanic
Vassal of Menoth
Vassal of Menoth

*As I write this article I'm really unsure about list 1, whether to have a bonded Redeemer & Gorman or the bonded Templar.... hmmm decisions decisions!

Sylys Wishbone

Also this month the Breast Cancer Brawl event will be taking place in Leeds, Travelling Man and I promised to paint up Sylas Wyshnalyrr for Luke, so below are the fruits of my labours for a couple of nights painting – hope he does you proud mate :-)

Sylys Wyshnalyrr front

Sylys Wyshnalyrr back

Sylys Wyshnalyrr close-up