today mighty khador tried to expell my rust-o-ditry cryx off their land, and
fortunatelly - they didn't manage to do it once again!
FORCES
we decided to play 600pts game - just to field all painted (or dipped in
Deco's case
) models, and to train some combos a bit before pyrcon 2007 games (DiaCon, Przemosz and rest of poznan players - You may start being damn afraid 
)CRYX
unfortunatelly I don't have gorey's bodyguards painted so I tried to run a
mob without that caster - I suspected it can be stupid idea but had no choice
-asphyxious
-deathjack
-3x deathrippers
-8x machinethralls
-6x bile thralls (waste of points...
)-gorman (another waste of points today...
)-2x pistol wraiths
-2x machine wraiths
-necrotech (wasted points but didn't have any other unit I could field for
11 points)
KHADOR
-vlad
-devastator
-2x destroyers
-3x grey lords
-mortar crew
-eiryss
-alexia (I hate her more than eiryss from this day tbh - I've almost crapped my pants because of her!
)DEPLOYMENT
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Click to see full-sized imageDeco started deploying forces: mortar crew + grey lords hidden in the ruined building, vlad behind heavy jacks walking wall of steel, risen nn the front
I deploued my steam zombies as far as I could away from mortar's and
destroyers' shooting range, deathjack in front of the forces (advanced deployment rule); during last battles I realised there's no use of keeping that killing machine in the back...
ROUND #1
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Click to see full-sized imageDeco started game with shooting to deathjack and my infantry - it was
obvious there was no range but at least now we knew the distance to each other... and I knew how close can come without getting shot in the face
jacks advanced, same as risen + mecenaries; alexia turned one of the risen into thrall warrior;
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Click to see full-sized imagemy turn:
I actually only ran forward to take good positions and to avoid artillery
fire from mortar; deathjack moved and launched necro-cloud to block LoS but because I nad unused 3 FOC points I casted breath of corruption on one of mortar crewmen far away - I knew there was no range but I just wanted to place scattered cloud somewhere and to block visibility a bit more; the cloud scattered 4"... exactly on the eiryss!
we both couldn't believe it but she was dead, dead, DEAD!!! woo-hoo! it was nice to know there's no more distrupting bolt danger around... and Deco added another 
to his risen 
ROUND #2
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Click to see full-sized imagekhadorian junk advanced, mortar also moved a bit so there was no action now; risen moved forward to block DJ's path (or to keep it in the place so
artillery can get some targeting practice
), devastator came closer on my right flank - I knew that no matter what will happen, that way was blocked for my pity infantry 
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Click to see full-sized imageI mover my deaders away from devastator's exploding path but send one
machine wraith closer - I wanted to try machine melding a bit later...
deathjack moved 6", puked cloud spell (killing 2 risen), deathripper moved into CC but didn't manage to destroy anyone of alexia's boyfriends... 
ROUND #3
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Click to see full-sized imagewhat was hot round!
rised moved into melee with my deathripper, but even with boos from alexia the only thing they managed to do was crushing ripper's head!
in moments like that I was really grateful for DEF 15 but worst was still before me: Deco started shooting at my troops turning 5 mcthralls into mashed pulp!
moreover 2 scattering shells moved on my warcaster, fortunatelly thanks to FOC I left on lich (to increase armour value) nothing happened... I must say I had luck this time - my only casaulties were thralls, but not gorman or skarlock who were also very close to the explosion 
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Click to see full-sized imagemy turn
I ran one of rippers closer so I could get vlad in the next round, second ripper was still fighting against risen - but with no success (it lost the jaw afret all
),pistol wraith advanced, killed mortar crewman, and thanx to soul token he's just gotten - killed also the second one so there was one less nasty AoE weapon in khadorian arsenal now;skarlock casted scything touch on deathjack, my helljack charged on destroyer with 5 FOC on it
unfortunatelly I didn't manage to annihilate it with 2 boosted punches, but because destroued lost it's axe arm I casted breath of corruption on vlad - I hoped it'll scatter on alexia but nothing like that happened 
my infantry moved forward, everything was looking fine... TOO fine... ROUND #4
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Click to see full-sized imageI was pretty pleased 'till now - what Deco did almost made me crapper my pants
destroues slammed second one, knocking it down... and also KNOCKING DOWN DEATHJACK!
what's going on??? alexia moved close and attempted to take control over bile thralls: yep - 6 zombies ready to purge on my lich!
I failed CMD check...
Deco started moving possessed biles closer my warcaster...
but suddenly...
heeey... waaait a second!
is she immune to abomination? Deco checked - nope - he took a test... and failed it!
I was saved! OMG!!! I was still alive!
Click to see full-sized imagelast thing Deco did that turn was killing one of pistol wraiths with grey lords - mortar crew has been avenger
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Click to see full-sized imagethe final: machine wraith possessed destroyer which slammed second one last round, so deathripper could pass it very close avoiding freestrike; arc node ran 14 close to vlad... and puker 2x breath of corruption! not much left to say - khadorian caster was melted down and battle was over
I'll post conclusions when I get back home - it's hard to type a report at work...
