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way to do… jinxing it PPE… :(

If I ever make it up to one … I can take you pax… just not sure I can make it to this one.

I believe that is correct… I'd have to go back and look at the book. Although the Wraithknight can also be the Warlord :D -d

Hmmm not that bad. And wife could meet up with her son in Seattle.... Probably not gunna happen this time but I'm holding out hope for on this year. - ;)

where is haus Flug anyhow?

well for inclusion sake - I have to get at least one wraith knight… I play apoc… and have taken more than one Revenant… same hit-an-miss goes on there. I have lost my revenant in the first turn - as about as much as I lasted into the mid game lol. I also plan to get a fighter as well… ( I saw a nice conversion on one to allow use of both flyer types with magnets). And on top of that I will be picking up a couple additional Wave Serpents. Lastly, I will probably pick up at least one box of the newer wraith guard for the scythe unit. as for as the defensive wall goes - how decent are they? I picked one modeled for "elder" off CMON a couple months back… I even have older Eldar Guardians to put behind it LOL. -d

so taking 2 wraithknights in a list isn't… Cheese? lol. I was thinking… "what is the smallest figure count I could get away with"… in my wraith list. A Wraithwall strike force. I thought of the jets - 2 wraith knights - wraith guard mounted in serpents. Jetbikes… something' - something' like that. Possibly OTT? or still funnish and mid range tourney? I am ok with insta-kill on my stuff - it happens all the time. I play for the fun - and wanting to be bringing a list that can at least compete. -d

Thanks fluger I will check out that thread….

wraith knight a joke… because its ineffective? or has a giant target on its back? or is just broken? I want to have one basically because of my collection of eldar will have to have at least one anyway -d

Ok, here is my semi annual Eldar list building post. But as it turns out I may be back with time to devote to the hobby in the spring. Currently I have some extra funds to devote to filling gaps or filling in needs. Anyhow, this is my best opportunity to get going is in my sights. So this leads to how? Ok my core list is wraithguard... Warwalkers... Wraithlords... And a few bikes. I am very short on wave serpents so they are on my purchase list. I'm looking to make purchases now — to make a list that should be a fun all comers affair. Looking to get at least one wraithknight (is two to much?). It's been awhile so now that a couple new books are out since the new Eldar codex. What now do I need to worry about. Is a wraith list viable in the current meta? What is considered a must have this year? My hope is to be playing regularly by spring ... And preferably with a list I could take to events and game nights alike -- fun and not overly worried about face stomping. -d

hmmm not sure i want to knock them that far down … remind me to be careful if your ever my DM lol. I like how you think lol.

my friend was thinking… why would we run? I figured … details…details… i will just fill that in on flashbacks lol. … this begs the next question that comes to mind… I had thought about reducing the party's hit points by maybe 10-15%… and ammo… to allow for some reasoning as to the running fights along the way. To me that seems logical - but as a player I may be annoyed lol. but then again the party has bandages and a healer lol. Not like I am taking charges away from their exotic or artifacts (if they have them). -d

yes… I have started a campaign with an in the middle of the action - but never done it 4-5 sessions in lol.

In my current RPG group I have been the DM for the current campaign (clockwork/steampunk 3.5 d&d)… Anyhow, after a short 3 session beginning story arc we launched into the start of the next and big story arc last session. My current thinking is to now leap forward into things… but after discussing this thought with one of the players (long time friend) he was uneasy about it being a railroad. I tend to agree to a point. But I really have a idea that I would like to try with the group to help curtail the 1+ hour at the start of each session of chit chat. In this case… in the last session we ended with the party on an "away mission" from their airship… they are on a clockwork floating city of sorts… its full of automaton workers and clockwork creatures. … they made their way to a door into the "inner" area of the city. At the last session the party was standing at this door - ready to go in - and that is where we decided to break. My thought is to run things forward … and start off with the party "running and tired" for the last 8 hours… being chased through the maze that is the clockwork city. I would not fill in the backstory - I would allow for player flashbacks - and fill in the gaps through playing those flashbacks out. Anyhow, its all very fluid (its generally the way I DM). My main point is to ratchet up the action - and stress the tension to kick off the session with a bang… and to get all the players into the session at the get go. I figured I would try it out for a session and see how it works out. My thought would be to have the en media res resolved by the end of the session just in case it is a disaster. --- back to my question - My friend (whom is sometimes grumpy and usually not speaking for the group) seemed to be put off by the idea. But I don't find him to be a good judge of the rest of the players opinions. That is backed up by things that have happened over the last year or so of gaming with this group lol. I was wondering if anyone else tried this - or if players had some opinions. As a player I can see his points - but I think if I allow the flashbacks to be basically player directed I think its ok. But I may have my blinders on lol. =-d

great thanks… I will give more thought to the D7000…. and see if I can get my hands on one to get a feel for it. -d

well - I do several things. I take photos of minis and things at events… I take shots of folks and things of family and kids - indoors and out. I hike and camp and always take the camera for that as well - mostly landscape - some wildlife if they happen to be there. Sunsets… mountains …lakes …etc. I also do work at times shooting products for print (catalogs and things). I don't do work as a "photographer" for portraits or anything like that… when I do work its supplementing catalog work and sometimes web work - but its all products under my tungsten lamps or some other set up. My current camera works for all these things to a degree or another - but its mostly auto control unless I cheat it. I miss the day when I had an older slr which was fully manual… sometimes its nice to grab the nobs and get where I want to be without a deep menu dive. I have read about the image crop and things when using older lenses - as the lenses are "free" I figured I would test them all out and see what works. My wife's father passed last fall - and among the many occupations he had…was a photographer in the later 50's and 60's… he kept it as a hobby into the 80's. So the lenses span that time. A couple are larger telephoto nikkor (sp) lenses - and many other mid range stuff. We figured we would see what works - and sell the rest…. depending on what we want to keep for our collection (including the 5-6 old cameras). Kind of what I like about the kit from costco on the d5200 (aside from the swivel LCD) is that it comes with 2 lenses - one is so-so normal lens and the other is a larger range one. I would have those two to lean on if anything. The old lenses would be bonus. But I read a bit further and was looking at the d7000 and being more of a PRO end camera allowed for a bit more use out of the older lenses (possibly)… so that got me thinking about going used. And now I am back to this question of the d5200 kit - or used higher end … or am I missing something?? -d

I'm looking to step up my dig. cam… currently my camera is just before a dslr - and I am ready to move up. I have inherited a huge amount of old lenses of various makes as well. So I have narrowed my search to a non-cannon dslr… mostly because the Nikon dslr's will allow me to utilize older lenses to a degree. (No auto focus or metering for the most part…etc.) Anyhow, I have spotted a nice set at Costco for the Nikon D5200 which includes a couple lenses and other extras…. all at 999$ My budget is 1000 so… I feel good about it. Pro's on the d5200 for me is the LCD that articulates making it easier to get odd angled shots of things (minis on tables … and things like that). So - ready to drop the $$ but I still like the bigger toys of the d7100 but don't want to drop that bigger price tag for it. After searching around I have found a few used d7000 (older model of the d7100)… fully manual possibilities along with AF which will allow me to use older lenses a bit more. But no LCD that will pop out. --- but all in all a very nice cam. I have seen these used for around 800-900 with a few extras. So my question is for those camera users / buffs out there - is the D5200 "good enough" to jump into or if I could get a D7000 for a slightly better price without the LCD worth it? I am used to older cameras with full manual modes - I like to take control of the shots most of the time. But I can also get snap-happy on Auto sometimes to get something as well. -d