SilverDragonsGames
Sneak
58 Posts
    
 | | 01/10/2006 12:47 PM |
| (Gaze All Day)
(Medusa) 62.Points=Harbinger
(Troglodyte Captain) 53.Points Underdark
(Half-Elf Hexblade) 33.Points= Aberrations
(Grim Necromancer) 35.Points= Death Knell
(Troglodyte) 7.Points=Dragoneye
(Goblin Skirmisher) 3.Points=Dragoneye
(Goblin Skirmisher) 3.Points=Dragoneye
(Warrior Skeleton) 3.Points Archfiends
Summon undead
(Cursed Spirit) 11 Points Archfiends
(Skeletal Dwarf) 6 Points Death Knell
199 Points
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Orion72
Underboss
1917 Posts
| | 01/10/2006 12:53 PM |
| | I don't get it. What's to stop any good melee band from rolling right over these guys? | | | |
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Vrecknidj
Warlord
10301 Posts
United States
| | 01/10/2006 1:10 PM |
| The Medusa is very easy to counter with almost any decent melee band. Even if you can keep her safely tucked behind other pieces, she's rarely worth her 62 points.
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omikapsi
Sneak
77 Posts
| | 01/10/2006 7:16 PM |
| No offense, but this is a poor band. You are relying very heavily on failed saving throws on your opponents part, and any construct or undead are just going to ignore the medusa and pound the stuffing out of everything else.
Unfortunately, the medusa has not aged at all well, with a hideously low hit point to cost ratio, she morale checks after taking only 20 damage, and dies 15 points afterwards. There are a number of creatures who can afford to just walk (or fly) past your blockers and whack her in melee without having to make any save at all. Even if she passes her first morale, the only need to pass one gaze attack and she will be dead.
Even if you get your ideal situation set up, with the medus behind your trog captain, undead and hexblade, none of these blockers have the hit points to last very long. At best, you'll get two, perhaps three gaze attacks off. In all likelyhood, two of these might work. If they do, you've got a decent chance to win. If they don't, you're toast.
In particular, any ranged band with decent blockers will just take this right apart, with little chance that the medusa will have any effect at all, since her gaze has a range of 6.
I admire the fact that you are trying for something original, but unfortunately the medusa ia a dead end. | |
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azuretide
Sergeant
407 Posts
| | 01/10/2006 7:37 PM |
| | I would assume this band is purely for fun and not really intended to be competitive | |
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SilverDragonsGames
Sneak
58 Posts
| | 01/11/2006 12:33 AM |
| I have taken down some of the best figures in the game like
Mounted Paladin,Justice Archon,Battle Plate Marshal,Aspect of Kord,Rikka,Justicator,Artemis Entreri,Death Slaad,Large Deep Dragon,Medium Silver Dragon,Gold Champion,Thayan Knight,
They all have fallen under the Gaze from the Medusa
all I have to do is drop your saves and then you're all mine
I even have destroyed undead army's
this band might not look like much do not turn away | |
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SilverDragonsGames
Sneak
58 Posts
| | 01/11/2006 12:40 AM |
| Medusa warband record is 10 wins 3 losses in the last 13 games we have counted at Silver Dragon games in Tampa, Florida
the Medusa is very squishy but she works real well every opportunity I'll play this band against any army and its will do well I play for fun anybody who would like to challenge me come down to the store and play me you will see how good the Medusa band really is its a tear 2 warBand | |
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Zyla
Underboss
1187 Posts
| | 01/11/2006 1:13 AM |
| All they need is a figure with blindsight, cant be effected by gaze attacks.
And with that list of figures if any of them loose to a medusa they either had very poor warbands or didnt know what they where doing. | |
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Raging Maniac
Sneak
104 Posts
| | 01/11/2006 1:19 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Zyla
All they need is a figure with blindsight, cant be effected by gaze attacks.
And with that list of figures if any of them loose to a medusa they either had very poor warbands or didnt know what they where doing.
Amen to that!
Nothing screams "Helmed Horror" quite like this band.[:D]
For some reason, "canned luncheon meat" suddenly came to my mind...[)] | |
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Nixlord
Underboss
2464 Posts
Quezon City, Philippines
| | 01/11/2006 1:32 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by SilverDragonsGames
I have taken down some of the best figures in the game like
Mounted Paladin,Justice Archon,Battle Plate Marshal,Aspect of Kord,Rikka,Justicator,Artemis Entreri,Death Slaad,Large Deep Dragon,Medium Silver Dragon,Gold Champion,Thayan Knight,
They all have fallen under the Gaze from the Medusa
all I have to do is drop your saves and then you're all mine
Ok, this is possible. Unlikely, but possible...
quote:
Originally posted by SilverDragonsGames
I even have destroyed undead army's
... but this, unfortunately, cannot be true. The petrifying gaze attack of the medusa can only affect living creatures. Undead are obviously not living creatures. So are Constructs. So it will only really take a single Marut or a Helmed Horror to screw your band.
Still, your challenge is a shrewd way of attracting skirmishers to your store. [)]
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smilinIrish
Sergeant
908 Posts
| | 01/11/2006 1:45 AM |
| | You should really consider using punctuation in your posts, and on your website (especially your website). | |
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Newtoncain
Commander
2983 Posts
Land of 10,000 taxes
| | 01/11/2006 6:40 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by SilverDragonsGames
Medusa warband record is 10 wins 3 losses in the last 13 games we have counted at Silver Dragon games in Tampa, Florida
the Medusa is very squishy but she works real well every opportunity I'll play this band against any army and its will do well I play for fun anybody who would like to challenge me come down to the store and play me you will see how good the Medusa band really is its a tear 2 warBand
Let me guess. Doubtofbudda does not play there. Otherwise you would recieve a schooling. | |
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PatEllis15
Commander
4462 Posts
| | 01/11/2006 7:35 AM |
| Archmage would eat it up as well. At the very least, you'd need to include some more aggrssive hitter types to provide a real threat to a band that is going to hang back and plink at you.
Pat E
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ChristopherGroves
Warlord
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basic_aim
Sneak
172 Posts
London ON. Canada
| | 07/01/2007 8:59 PM |
| | this band is nothing but crap on a pike | |
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Wolfgang
Commander
3005 Posts
Milton, Ontario Canada
| | 07/01/2007 9:04 PM |
| this band is nothing but crap on a pike
LMAO | |
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3858 Posts
Adelaide
| | 07/01/2007 9:34 PM |
| | Holy threadmonacy - I thiught this thread had died, been buried and turned to stone. | |
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Zyla
Underboss
1187 Posts
| | 07/01/2007 9:40 PM |
| *looks at the date* Looks like your almost a year late on that response | |
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Vrecknidj
Warlord
10301 Posts
United States
| | 07/02/2007 5:30 AM |
| I was going to lock this, but, since there have probably been plenty of people who've joined since then and don't know the inside joke, I suppose we'll just leave it alone...
Dave | |
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vanrulzz
Underboss
2468 Posts
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| | 07/03/2007 8:14 AM |
| | wow... i agree with basic aim. crap on a pike. | | | |
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Teflon Jeff
Warlord
7146 Posts
Idaho. Yes, we have Gamers in Idaho.
| | 07/03/2007 9:44 AM |
| I thought someone had made a new GAD with the new basilisk. Talk about a blast from the Past. "Hang on, Marty, we're going... Back to the Future!" | |
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Thenameless
Warlord
9044 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 07/03/2007 10:55 PM |
| | This actually might work with the new Greater Basilisk. It's much better costed. | |
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Zyla
Underboss
1187 Posts
| | 07/04/2007 12:41 AM |
| | The Greater Basalisk requires either the Greenfang Druid or Heirophant of the seventh wind due to the ability the Basalisk has | |
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