The Nahvus Chronicles: Secure the Ebidonhtl

Mission: Relic
Points: 500

"Simple minded fool you can never know the secrets of the Ebidonhtl. Your presence taints this hallowed ground. The honor of my crest requires you die under my shadow or by the glint of your own blade. Make your decision now!" - Overlord Menes

 "I'll turn your slag over to Forge Master Firefall to create my next trophy, xenos filth!"  - Capatin Nahvus.



Necrons (Joel) 496
1x Overlord with Resurrection Orb (Warlord trait: Tenacity) How awesome could it be to have 15 warriors hold the objective with feel no pain and reanimation protocol? muh ha ha ha!
15x Warriors
8x Immortals with Tesla Carbines
3x Scarabs

Salmander Space Marines (Ethan) 500
1x Captain with Thunder Hammer (Warlord trait: coordinated assault)
10x Tac squad with flamer, ML, SGT Power sword
10x Tac squad with flamer, ML,SGT Power Sword

Highlights of the Battle:

Deployment:  Ethan identified the better side for deployment based on the cover and the mission objective which gave him a straight walk up to the objective.  I had to take the long way around to the objective.

Round 1: Ethan split the squads up into combat squads with ML and bolters in the back and the flamers and SGTs up front going for the objectives.  A little bit of shooting but nothing major.  1 model lost for each of us.

Round 2: Tesla Carbine add up the hits with a couple of sixes that count more hits than actually fired. Saves mostly passed by the Salamanders.  I hate space marines.  A few more casualites for both of us.

Round 3:  Ethan is doing a good job of overlapping fire and ringing up the wounds on the Immortals.  Ethan gains the Ebindohntl as Captain Nahvus in a combat squad reaches it first.  One squad gets tied up by the scarabs.  Ohm nom nom.... tasty power armor.... not much for the gooey insides. 

 

 

Round 4:  Lets get cooking!  Flamers roast up some scarabs.  Immortals go into hiding from one squad at least.  Warriors decimate Captain Nahvus squad except for Captain Nahvus. 

 

 

Round 5:  Ethan rolled great for his saves and his hits but horrible for his wounds.  Flamer hit like 8 warriors but only wounded 2.  Overlord Menes charged Captain Nahvus.  I hate Iron Halos, I hate thunder hammers, and I especially hate Space Marines captains.  We each deal a wound but no one dies.

 

Blessed are the painted!  They made at least 11 straight saves.

 

"My shadow palls, now you shall fall" - Overlord Menes













"The resonanant modulator is connected to rotating chronometer which is connected to the necrodermis molecular teleporter which is connected to this button here.  Simple minded... pfffft..." - Captain Nahvus

"NOOOOOoooooooooooo......" - Overlord Menes








 A 1 is rolled and stunningly the game ends. 

Victory Points:
Ethan: 3 (Possess the Relic)
Joel: 2 (First blood, linebreaker)

Overall, Ethan did a pretty good job of using cover, picking the better side, and making sure every combat squad was supported by another.  His list building was solid and could justify why he took things ("thunder hammer sounds awesome")   I would have had Plasma Cannons instead of ML but he said he didn't want to worry about Gets Hot. I guess I can't blame him gets hot screws me everytime I take plasma.

He needs to work on establishing purpose for his heavy weapons because his ML didn't do much but move and fire snap shots.  He could probably do better with target priority too.

The game was a way of motivating him to paint but I didn't expect him to win.  I told him we can play another game after he finishes another 5 man squad.  Sure enough  he went down the next day and started on another couple of guys.  At this rate we play again soon.

PS: I hate space marines.