tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54647129620387448252024-03-05T02:12:18.033-06:00Hidden in the WarpRandom mutterings, tactica, and gaming theory for Warhammer 40k, Star Trek: Attack Wing, Star Wars X-Wing, and Star Wars LCG.RayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-4938392233727336522013-02-12T11:18:00.002-06:002013-02-12T11:18:19.853-06:00Crusade of Fire: Emerging from the WarpTonight at The Foundry, we are starting a Crusade of Fire campaign with some customization. I will be playing the roll of GM and telling the origin story for my Dark Angels successor chapter (Currently going under "Angels of Darkness"). Things are a bit fluid right now with exactly how the special end-of-phase missions will play out as we are still planning those, but a lot of the elements from RayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-91545955042205560652013-01-30T19:35:00.001-06:002013-01-30T19:35:33.385-06:00Playing Dark Angels: Building a Better BattleforceOne of the hallmarks of the very best players in 40k is their ability to bring an army that looks like a random sample of units from a codex, and continually trounce upon opponents of all skill levels. I don't consider myself quite that good at the moment, but I'd like to think I'm approaching that direction, especially with my primary army: Dark Angels. This actually isn't something that every RayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-59957740940184766722013-01-23T10:26:00.000-06:002013-01-23T10:27:04.597-06:00Works in Progress: Ravenwing
I'm just showing off my latest work as I'm getting my Ravenwing ready for CAGE 2013. I've off to a good start, and though I'll be extremely busy for the next 2 weeks, I shouldn't have a problem getting these done in time. These are the test models for my Black Knights (left) and Ravenwing Attack Squadrons (right). Let me know what you think!RayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-64972978606057178692013-01-20T22:48:00.000-06:002013-01-20T22:48:36.386-06:00Playing Dark Angels: Emerging from the WarpI've been silent on the hubbub of Dark Angels tactics and strategies for a while as I absorb the codex, test some things out, and get myself to a point where I can give advice and have it mean something, rather than just spout stuff from having skimmed the book a few times.
Starting this week, my FLGS will be doing a Crusade of Fire campaign with modifications. I play a DA Successor Chapter, andRayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-86538299048146293742012-11-14T11:48:00.002-06:002012-11-14T11:48:48.973-06:00Space Marine Bikes revampedNot too long ago, I posted up a bike list with a tremendous amount of firepower. It was weak to fliers but otherwise extremely solid. I've tweaked the list a bit to cover that weakness, and here is the new, improved SM bike list
150 Captain
Power Axe
Bike
200 Bike Squad
2 Plasma Guns
Attack Bike
Power Sword
185 Bike Squad
2 Plasma Guns
Attack Bike
185 Bike Squad
2 Plasma Guns
Attack Bike
RayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-36838063918267954912012-11-13T13:15:00.001-06:002012-11-13T13:15:28.269-06:00CAGE List UpdateWe had our practice tournament this weekend for CAGE, and I went 2-1, losing out to Cron Air (Necron Air Force). Too much of my anti-flier tools were on AV11 platforms, which night scythes tend to shred very quickly. I've come up with the following changes, retaining my ability to deal with infantry and ground vehicles, and giving the acolytes a leg up in durability with sporty new rides. RayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-55975535908429838662012-11-01T12:11:00.002-05:002012-11-01T12:11:41.777-05:00Chaos Space Marines with Necron Allies @ 1850Another distraction on my path to finishing up that Dark Eldar series, this is an idea I had for Chaos Space Marines when another friend was curious about potential uses for allies and trying to figure out a list for CAGE. For this army, I would definitely try a counts-as approach, making all the Necron stuff similar to the new Daemonforged units.
Primary Detachment
170 Chaos Lord
Mark of RayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-33691003093629139092012-10-31T15:22:00.002-05:002012-10-31T15:22:48.307-05:00Space Marine Bikes @ 1850Part 2 of the Dark Eldar article is on the way, I promise. I haven't had much time to type it all up yet. I did, however, respond to someone in the 3++ Chatterbox today to give an idea of where I'd start for a bike-based list under 6th Edition. Here's what I had to say:
160 Captain
Bike
Powerfist
200 Bike Squad
2 Plasma Guns
Attack Bike
Power Sword
200 Bike Squad
2 Plasma Guns
Attack BikeRayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-64811355465097823092012-10-26T12:14:00.000-05:002012-10-26T12:14:12.964-05:00Playing Dark Eldar in 6th (Part 1): HybridizationI've seen many people having trouble with Dark Eldar in 6th Edition, and for good reason. They are perhaps the most fragile army in the game. Orks have individual models that are more vulnerable, but their weight of numbers produces a durability all its own. So how do we go about utilizing this army to its fullest potential? Two things. First, we toss aside the full MSU lists we saw under 5th RayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-27717956496231728172012-10-25T11:15:00.000-05:002012-10-25T11:29:08.209-05:00Playing Dark Angels: Allies for NowWhen it comes to building a competitive list for 40k, there are many factors you have to plan for in your army list. Most of these boil down to 2 things: mission type and opponent's army composition. 6th Edition has added a new unit type that has become difficult for the Dark Angels to work around: Fliers. There is simply not a unit in the codex with the durability and firepower to handle them onRayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-61410857158298804262012-10-24T11:41:00.001-05:002012-10-24T11:42:44.988-05:00Chaos Space Marines @ 1850I'm helping my friend Alex work up a list for Chaos Space Marines so he can learn the game and get some solid tactics under his belt. He's already got a decent CSM collection, so the following list uses some of the stuff he likes and gets enough shots and bodies on the field to deal with the major problems he might face.
Primary Detachment
85 Sorcerer
Mastery Level 2
260 Chaos Space RayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-74149476721769908802012-10-23T12:29:00.001-05:002012-10-24T11:43:25.236-05:00Updating Grey Knights + IG @1850I've been doing a good bit of playtesting with the Grey Knight + IG list recently posted, and I've been trying out various combinations. The following is the current incarnation, and is pretty well set to be what I am using for the 2013 Alabama CAGE Match provided Dark Angels doesn't give me something more awesome to work with.
You can see the list and my thoughts on it after the break.
RayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-72027191609584782032012-10-10T15:18:00.001-05:002012-10-11T11:28:52.120-05:00Major News! First post for 6th EditionI know it's been a while since I've posted up anything, but with all the changes going on in the world of 40k, I really didn't have much to add that others weren't already saying. I've also been analyzing the meta with various lists I've seen people discussing. I ran a successful GT last month which utilized double FOC available. I feel I have a solid enough grasp on the game right now to make RayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-55112636773344007852012-02-15T14:31:00.001-06:002012-02-15T14:36:05.917-06:00Playing Dark Eldar: The Ulthwé Rapid Response Fleet (Revised)The basics behind the list haven't changed much in the past few months, but there are some substantial changes in the details that affect gameplay a good bit. I have a long way to go before I hit the ceiling with Dark Eldar, so I should see marked improvement each time out. Right now this is where the army sits at 2000 points based on playtesting and my current ability to utilize the army.
HQ:
RayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-66937014930229857952012-02-15T11:44:00.000-06:002012-02-15T11:44:22.805-06:00A new project for 2012: Playing Dark EldarHey look, only 4 months between updates! I've been doing a lot behind the scenes, and the end of 2011 was super busy for me. Didn't do much in the way of gaming at all, though I did take 2nd place in a local RTT with my Death Hammer Dark Angels in early December.
Since then I have been painting up my Ulthwé themed Dark Eldar at a slow but steady pace, and I'm gonna be breaking out with it duringRayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-21344122400001391472011-10-19T10:53:00.000-05:002011-10-19T10:53:39.969-05:00Works in Progress: Ulthwé Skiff FleetI've updated the highlighting used in the paint scheme shown on the Razorwing, and have done a lot of work on several of the other vehicles in the fleet. Here is the fleet being used for my 1000 point list in the escalation league (minus the second venom that comes in this week). The Raiders and Ravagers aren't complete yet, but most of them are far enough along to show the overall look the army RayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-39157852372771124162011-10-11T23:58:00.000-05:002011-10-11T23:58:03.239-05:00Ulthwé RazorwingHere is the first completed vehicle for my new Dark Eldar army. This will be used at the 1000-1500 point level in our upcoming Escalation league. I have replaced the Splinter Cannon with a Shuriken Cannon and replaced the Dark Lances with Bright Lances. Still needs to be sealed and have the gems all glossed up, but otherwise is ready to go. The last step will come when it stops raining and dries RayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-22441323861920568462011-09-22T15:19:00.001-05:002011-09-23T13:36:49.566-05:00New Dark Eldar List
After going through lots of blogs and doing some research to make sure I understand the army properly, I've come up with a full 2000 point list ready for conversion. The force is going to be an Ulthwé rapid response unit, utilizing Dark Eldar rules. I won't bore you with the specifics on all the counts-as right now, but rest assured a lot of conversion is going into the force to make it work RayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-81014496530909650922011-09-14T10:52:00.000-05:002011-09-14T10:52:41.148-05:00Emerging from the darkness... and Embracing it!Yeah, I know it's been a while since I've posted anything up here. I kinda felt like everything I had to say was being said better by other people for a while, and I don't like re-posting my material across different places (I do a lot of posting on the DA Forums at Bolter & Chainsword). I've decided to start updating things here a little more often. Not a lot, as I've still got a ton of RayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-40498560951399478792011-05-02T12:26:00.000-05:002011-05-02T12:26:24.368-05:00Tornado Update: I have powerHuntsville, AL is one of the areas affected strongly by the super cell system that came through the region on Wednesday. Many of the areas around Huntsville received heavy damage from the multiple waves of tornadoes that came through. Overall the damage in Huntsville is light compared to the surrounding areas, but a lot of TVA's power infrastructure was crippled in the storm and most ofRayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-50067448922100692442011-04-12T10:02:00.000-05:002011-04-12T10:02:28.311-05:00Being Gamist: A Way of Life Primer
I have talked in the past about how I think of myself as a Win At All Costs (WAAC) player, and my opinion on Counts-As Armies. Today I am going to give a solid foundation to the Being Gamist column and set up a basic understanding that will basically be required reading for articles going forward.
I have been actively gaming in TCGs/CCGs, RPGs, and Miniatures for at least 14 years now. Prior RayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-24472989409930766592011-04-11T13:36:00.000-05:002011-04-11T13:36:55.260-05:00Website tweaks incommingI am in the process of planning out some new additions to the site that will hopefully encourage me to post a little more frequently. I will be definitely providing a section on army lists, primarily focused on Dark Angels, Grey Knights, and Eldar.
I intend to start working on a gallery of my completed minis as well as organize some of my more identifying pieces. I intend to turn Being Gamist RayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-53618039475025301362011-03-27T00:42:00.002-05:002011-04-12T15:46:53.072-05:00Grey Knights: Hybrid MSUIt seems like everyone on the blogosphere is putting GKs into list-building mode and spewing out their ideas. Some of it looks solid, some of it looks like crap. Today I'm gonna show off my version, and we'll see where it ends up. I'm looking for some serious analysis in the comments to let me know if I'm just not getting it, but so far this looks promising.
The list comes first, with my RayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-21549303343714430542011-03-09T15:12:00.001-06:002011-04-12T15:47:27.214-05:00Psyched up for Grey KnightsThere's no need for me to really show off pictures, as GW has done all the work for us there. Head over to the GW Website and take a look through the Grey Knights list. Lots of cool things there.
What I can tell you is what I plan on doing with them in reference to my current Space Marine army, which I currently use with most space marine codices from time to time (though I mostly stick to Dark RayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464712962038744825.post-36649971148492355472011-03-07T13:56:00.000-06:002011-03-07T13:56:03.521-06:00Works in Progress: Ravenwing BikersAs you are all likely aware from my recent post on Death Hammer, I am adding some Ravenwing Bikers to the list. About a year or so ago I stripped the paint off of all of my bikes when I decided to update them to my new painting style.
Now that I am actively using them in a list, I have serious incentive to get paint applied to the models. Tournament use is my number one motivator for getting RayJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238655993945940049noreply@blogger.com3