Welcome To My Nightmare

The killings may have seemed random, but we've managed to tie up a few loose ends regarding the strands of fate, finishing off the second Guiding Fate agenda. 

                             

The less experienced Fire Prism took a battle scar this game. I'd like to move away from the Fire Prisms as an auto-take because they're actually a little on the boring side to play with. Anti-tank by way of close combat seems a little more fun, and hopefully the Shining Spears aren't too much of a slog to paint.

Infiltrating Guardian squads with the Ethereal Pathway is basically an auto-take for me now. Just being able to set them up where they need to be is so clutch, and is just one less thing I need to think about in the highest mental load parts of the game.

Warp spiders really did help with the scoring in turn 3. The final score was 74-49, and my breakout really happened in turn 4 when Andrew didn't get any kills. The game would have been a lot closer if the tank commander was able to shoot on death. Assuming that he would have killed the Warp Spiders the score would have been 32-48 on primaries, and if he killed the Guardians w/ Farseer as well, 36-44 on primaries.

Also, 17-22 on secondaries is just luck. If I hadn't drawn assassinate at turn 5 we would have tied on secondaries.

The nightmare world battlezone was particularly brutal with taking d3 extra wounds on two turns. The added damage to the psychic weapons was nice, but when you're looking at bright lances the bonus was a little overshadowed.

Autarch Kayvyn and his Storm Guardians are going to share the 3XP for MVP. Autarch Kayvyn keeps punching above his weight class, and killing Sly Marbo was important in keeping the secondaries competitive.

2 guiding fate agenda down, 1 to go.

Bookkeeping:

Now to the boring stuff...

Day 6

Battle Tally: 6

Victories: 2

Requisition points: 3RP

Supply used/Supply limit: 1545/1800

Order of Battle:

Autarch Kayvyn (Death Spinner /Star Glave//Breath of Vaul)                   XP:14                     85pts
    -    Natural Leader (Battle Trait)
Farseer Aleer Serenti ('glory to the setting sun')  (Singing Spear)            XP:6                       70pts
    -    Fallen Forseen (Battle Trait)
Farseer Gwyth The Fireheart  (Singing Spear/Etherial Pathway)             XP:7                       70pts
    -    Psy-prism (Battle Trait)
Farseer Skyrunner    (Singing Spear)                   XP:5                                                        80pts
Guardian Defenders Filalenor Militia   (Bright Lance)                 XP:7                                 100pts
   -   Battle Weary (scar)
   -   Desperate Protectors (Battle Trait)
Guardian Defenders Ulvalin Militia  (Bring Lance)                    XP:6                                  100pts
   -   Disgraced (scar)
   -   Desperate Protectors (Battle Trait)
Storm Guardians   (2x Power Sword/2x Fusion Gun, 2x Flamer)    XP:8                           110pts
  -   Fatigued (scar)
  -    Sombre Determination (Battle Trait)
10x Dire Avengers  (Dual avenger shuriken catapult)                XP:2                                 150 pts
Dark Reapers (Tempest Launcher)                                            XP: 1                                    90pts
Warp Spiders (Exarch Death Spinner)                                        XP:1                                   105 pts
Fire Prism    (Shuriken cannon)                                                  XP:6                                  150pts
  -    Crystalline Targeting Matrix (Battle Trait)
Fire Prism    (Shuriken cannon)                                                  XP:5                                  150pts
  -   Crippling Damage (scar)
Windriders    (3x Shuriken cannon)                                            XP:1                                   80pts
Shroud Runners                                                                          XP:4                                80pts
D-Cannon Platform                                                                    XP:0                                    125pts

Requisitions spent:

Guiding Fate:

Threat level: 7 (2-2=0)

Destined Device (dawning): COMPLETE

Be it a powerful and ancient relic or the most inconsequential component of a larger machine, a nexus offate whirls about this object. If it remains at large, it will one day become part of a terrible threat.

BURIED PROVENANCE: COMPLETE

If the device is never discovered, its perilous potential will never be realised.

Rising Nemesis (Waning): COMPLETE

A hidden foe has been revealed. Though they do not yet realise the peril they will present if left unmolested, will one day endanger the craftworld itself; this must be prevented by any means.

SEVER THE HEAD COMPLETE

The foe are unifying, so we must slay their leaders and create a power vacuum.

Cleanse the Corruption (Waning)

An alien cult, a ravenous swarm, a supernatural plague, a fanatical faith; whatever its nature, some insidious influence is spreading and will render swathes of space dangerous to the Aeldari if it is not halted and destroyed.:

FOLLOW THE TRAIL

The warning may have been lost, but it can still be traced back to its source.