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Friday, 26 October 2018
The Black Masked Redemption is here!
... COME ON....
.... NOT QUICK ENOUGH (fires his flame thrower).
My fifth, and final, Necromunda gang has been completed. The rather 'set-in-their-ways' (but quite miss-understood) 'Black Masked Redemption' are crusading in the depths of the Underhive once more.
And I do mean one more!
The Necromunda Redemptionist gang holds a lot of nostalgia for me as, probably around twenty years ago, you would have seen me running to my local Games Workshop store (with a massively over-sized bag and my shirt hanging out) to pull out my then Redemptionist gang, to set the Underhive alight (Literally). Sadly, at some point over the last twenty years, I must swapped my gang for a can of Virgin Coke, a bag of Sherbet Lemons and a sticker of David Seaman (so I could complete my football album) ... oh, how young and stupid I must have been. The Redemptionists are an absolute love of mine and, when a friend said that he was selling his un-painted gang of 16 models, I almost bit his hand off.
Painting the gang up has been a joy and, overall, not that difficult. Recently, I've been painting a lot of red (please see by Blood Bowl Dwarf Team) so I am finding it a lot of fun. When painting my 40k Death Guard army, I learnt how to 'edge highlight' a figure therefore, I brought this knowledge to this gang. The gang is made up of the traditional reds, yellows and blacks of old. My favorite two models have to be the arch-zealot special character and the novice with two autopistols (uzi's to normal folk).
Anyway; without further a-do, let me present my gang:
The Arch Zealot Special Character is a lovely model and, currently, is stepping in as my priest, as I can't justify spending 90 credits on a melta-gun when he is only BS4.
Like I said above, the actual Priest model is armed with a melta-gun. When my Arch Zealot increases his ballistic skill, I might swap him out for this guy ... but not yet!
Sadly, the gang only came with a single Deacon. I would have either liked two with flamers, or the one with the grenade launcher for variety. Still, I can't complain too much.
You can't have a Redemptionist gang without some crazed Zealots running around with over-sized combat weapons. My favourite has to be the guy with the eviscerator with an exterminator cartridge attached ... lovely!
The core of the gang has to be the brothers. These are your dependable troopers however, I wish more of the models had exterminator cartridges.
One of my favourite models - the guy with the 2 autopistols - is a Novice. I love the novices because their ballistic skill of 2 doesn't really matter ... not when all the models come posed with an exterminator cartridge ... burn!
All-in-all, your looking at a Redemptionist gang worth 1,925 credits! Not bad at all for a month's work!
Next up ... titans walk this land!
Monday, 1 October 2018
No update in 8 months ... and now two in two weeks. The Spryers have arrived
Monday, 5 September 2011
Necromunda Campaign
Above is my gang roster, which I'll update after every Tuesday nights gaming. I'll also be writing small passages about each game to try and build up a character for each of my gangers. So all that's left to say is that stay tuned and watch the victories roll in for The White Rose.
Tuesday 6th September
Total Kills: 4
Leaders: 1
Heavies: 0
Gangers: 1
Juves: 2
Everyone’s sat down now, drinking a well earned cup of ‘coco’. Lela seems to be full of thought; Even though she led her gang to two victories, she didn’t manage to score a single wound and she believes the others are queering her place as leader. Still, if others have been commenting, they’ve been doing it quietly … and for good reason too. With two attacks on her profile (three as she has two swords), weapon skill four and two parries she’s still the hardest combat member of the gang … maybe of the whole underhive!
Nafeesa, as usual, hasn’t said much about what went on. All the other gang members can work out, is that she shot a few enemies and has gained another wound. Once back at the camp Nafeesa spent a lot of time with Jaleela, and it seems that she knows how to ‘jump-back’ out of combat too.
Well that’s it for this report; let’s see how the gang does next time out.
At the end of the day Kaleema visited one of the gangs settlements to claim another recruit. Once again she returned with a juve looking very similar to the one who had just fallen. So Tali two has been born; however due to a lack of funds, she only has a Stub Gun and a knife to protect her. Alisha reckons she wont be around for long and has warned Aasera to stay away from her ... she can only bring trouble.
Thursday, 25 August 2011
The White Rose
History
Now it’s not unusual for rival gangs to distrust each other, however other Delaque gangs are particularly uneasy about the White Rose. Their blood-line originated from Lord Langley, who fell for a mysterious, yet beautiful, woman called Isha. She bewitched him and said that she brought power, and influence, from Spires in the east. For Langley, the combination of beauty and influence was too attractive; to him this would surely mean that he would be chosen as the next inline to rule the Underhive. However, he was no fool; even though he was falling in love with Isha he dispatched, quickly and quietly, three Delaque agents who soon discovered that Isha’s promises of influence had been lies. However, instead of reporting back to Lord Langley, the Delaque agents sold their information to another, higher bidder; Lord Barrington. Both men were next in line to rule the Underhive and this information was just what Barrington needed; it would allow him to secure both the Underhive and to rid him of Langley. Facing ruin Langley, and his pregnant wife, fled into the depths of the Spire.
For years the legend of Lord Langley’s demise flowed until it became myth; rival gangs would sometimes report, seeing a darkened female warrior flash between the bulkheads of the under wastes. Many reports flowed up and down the Spire, each one described a similar looking woman … but no report was ever the same. It wasn’t until many years later that Lord Barrington was awoken to the news that an imperial armoury had been broken into. Once arrived Barrington found the armoury cordoned off like a crime scene, and Adeptus Arbites had created a perimeter around the site. Barrington stormed into the empty building to find a single plant pot, with a white rose, in the middle of the floor. A note was part hanging out of the soil; Barrington quickly removed the note and read its message:
By order of The White Rose all Delaque gangs, and Lord Barrington, are to be exterminated. This is…
Barrington’s reading was cut short due to a ticking noise coming from plant pot; he tried to run but it was too late. If only the Delaque could be as easy…
Building the Gang
In the search of doing things a little different – and hopefully improving my painting style – I decided to paint the gang with Asian members. Previously, I’ve only ever done white skin (apart from with orks … obviously) and I felt that it was time to broaden my ‘skin painting’ range.
With the skin chosen I then moved onto other colours. Being Asian, I decided to keep their hair black; I also decided to paint most of their clothing white, to keep inline with the name ‘The White Rose’. The only thing left to decide was a supporting colour for the white, and I went with purple.
The Gang
Okay so below is my new gang called ‘The White Rose’:
Gang Leader: Lela,
Experience: 60+D6,
Weapons and armour: Two Swords, a Laspistol and a knife,
Interesting Fact: Likes Squash,
Total Cost: 155pts,
Lela is a combat fanatic; with such a ferocious reputation, Lela became the only candidate for the gang’s leadership, as no one else wanted to fight her for it. Often see accompanied with Farha and Kaleema for backup; they say it’s to make sure Lela doesn’t charge head long into a wall of bullets.
Gang Heavy: Sabiha,
Experience: 60+D6,
Weapons and armour: Heavy Stubber, a laspistol and a knife,
Interesting Fact: Lost her left eye in an argument,
Total Cost: 195pts,
Sabiha is the gangs heavy and, because of this, she doesn’t have many friends. Whereas the rest of the gang likes to get stuck in, Sabiha prefers to kill her enemies from as far away as possible. It was because of this ‘difference of opinion’ that Sabiha lost her eye to Kaleema. If it wasn’t for Jaleela, preventing Kaleema from getting closer to Sabhia, she may have even killed her. Due to this act of bravery – and the fact that Sabiha resents the rest of the gang for not helping her – Jaleela and Sabiha usually team up and, even though Sabhia won’t say it, she would protect her friend with her life.
Ganger: Kaleema,
Experience: 20+D6,
Weapons and armour: Autopistol, a sword, Frag grenades and a knife,
Interesting Fact: Is a magician in her spare time,
Total Cost: 105pts,
Kaleema always runs with Lela because she admires her fighting sprit. Secretly, if ever Lela dies, she feels as though she should lead The White Rose … but has never told a living sole. Also, whilst charging forward, she
keeps on eye on Sabiha … to make sure that she hasn’t got a clean shot.
Ganger: Farha,
Experience: 20+D6,
Weapons and armour: Shotgun (hot shot shells), a sword and a knife,
Interesting Fact: Buys and sells fabric as a profession,
Total Cost: 85pts,
Much more ‘down to earth’ than most of the other gang members, Farha prefers ‘short range’ fire fights to close combats. She likes her drink and is a bit of a flirt … which has resulted in her gang colleagues rescuing her from some very embarrassing situations.
Ganger: Jaleela,
Experience: 20+D6,
Weapons and armour: Lasgun, a laspistol and a knife,
Interesting Fact: Still lives at home,
Total Cost: 90pts,
The sniper of the gang, and Sabiha’s best friend, Jaleela prefers the ‘one-shot one kill’ approach compared to Sabiha’s ‘the more shots fired, he more chance of hitting’ motto. A home girl, Jaleela doesn’t usually get mad unless someone insults her family … and then even the other gang members daren’t stand in her way.
Ganger: Nafeesa,
Experience: 20+D6,
Weapons and armour: Autogun, a Stub Gun and a knife,
Interesting Fact: Enjoys reading,
Total Cost: 80pts,
Not much is known about Nafeesa. Born from a family on the ‘outer edges’ of the gang hierarchy, Nafeesa hardy ever speaks. Most gang members believe that she has a dark secret; she’s a good shot, which they believe has something to do with it, but try as they might they can’t get any information about her past.
Ganger: Alisha,
Experience: 20+D6,
Weapons and armour: Lasgun, a sword and a knife,
Interesting Fact: Will do anything to protect her little sister,
Total Cost: 80pts,
In front of the others, Alisha seems to despise her little sister Aasera. However the two always operate together; others believe it’s because, being related, they can read each others thoughts and moves however it’s because Alisha will do anything to protect her little sister.
Juve: Aasera,
Experience: 0,
Weapons and armour: Autopistol, a maul and a knife,
Interesting Fact: Has appeared on ‘That Spires got talent’,
Total Cost: 50pts,
Aasera is not independent at all; always looking up to her bigger sister, she acts on Alisha’s instructions. The other juves are fed up with Aasera going on about how great her sister is.
Juve: Tali,
Experience: 0,
Weapons and armour: Stub gun, a maul and a knife,
Interesting Fact: Set the record for the women’s 100m sprint in the ‘Spires Olympics’,
Total Cost: 40pts,
Tali has never respected authority and has often stated that she shall soon lead her own gang. The other gang members put up with her ridiculous comments as she seems to be skilled in medicine; which means that she’s a very useful person to have around.
Juve: Kate,
Experience: 0,
Weapons and armour: Stub gun, a sword and a knife,
Interesting Fact: As everyone knows, Kate is short for ‘bob’,
Total Cost: 40pts,
Kate’s a half-cast. Her mum became pregnant with a white male after falling in love with him. Kate feels as though she doesn’t belong with the group and tries ‘doublely-hard’ to earn her place. Due to this, Kate is respected and liked more than any other juve, though she doesn’t believe it. Lela had her doubts when Kate joined the gang, though Kate has been useful when trying to ambush ‘white member’ gangs. It also looks great on the Spires ‘equality and diversity’ policies.
Total credits spent: 920,
Total left: 80,
Total Experience: 220+7D6
Total Gang members: 10
Additional, future, members:
Ganger: Mira,
Experience: 20+D6,
Weapons and armour: Bolt gun, Plasma pistol, two swords and a knife,
Interesting Fact: An excellent cook,
Total Cost: 130pts,
Many gangers felt that Mira should have been gang leader; due to having rich parents, Mira is equipped like a leader and has substantial contacts. However, her family forbid her from contesting ‘The White Roses’ leadership as they believe she needs ‘ganger level’ experience before moving onto the next step. Mira is therefore seeing her time with ‘The White Rose’ as a sort of prison sentence; keep her head down, do her
time and soon she will be out to bigger and better things.
So what’s next?
Well I’ve painted the gang, given each member character, so I suppose it’s time to put them to the test by allowing them to battle within the harsh environment of the Underhive. Any of you lot ‘woman’ enough to take them on … are you?
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