{"id":2949,"date":"2015-01-25T12:59:56","date_gmt":"2015-01-25T17:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/?p=2949"},"modified":"2017-05-14T19:42:10","modified_gmt":"2017-05-14T23:42:10","slug":"drop-on-solypsus-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/2015\/01\/drop-on-solypsus-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Drop on Solypsus 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/banner.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/banner.png\" alt=\"banner\" width=\"600\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/banner.png 600w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/banner-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/banner-60x16.png 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/tag\/solypsus-9\/\">Solypsus 9 campaign<\/a> kicked off yesterday. A massive horde of Tyranid including\u00a0some Orkoid biomorphs descended on the planet, with Space Marines and Imperial Guard arriving just in time to aid the colony.<\/p>\n<p>Eight players braved a small snowstorm, one even coming up from Virginia:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Forces of Order:<\/strong>\u00a0Swords of Dorn+Legion of the Damned, Kingbreakers, Blood Angels+Sentinels of Terra, and\u00a0Armoured Company<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spoiler Horde:<\/strong>\u00a0Living Artillery, Endless Swarm, Spore Cloud, and Ork Mob<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More photos are in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tjkopena\/sets\/72157650476206135\/\">day&#8217;s Flickr gallery<\/a>. Results and missions are on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pagegaming.com\/index.php?n=Warhammer40k.20150124Tournament\">event webpage<\/a>. Core campaign mechanics are in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/2015\/01\/the-campaign-for-solypsus-9\/\"><em>Solypsus 9<\/em> draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2951\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/flyrants-terminators.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2951\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/flyrants-terminators-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Kingbreakers rush headfirst into the oncoming wave of Hive Tyrants.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/flyrants-terminators-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/flyrants-terminators-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/flyrants-terminators-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/flyrants-terminators.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kingbreakers rush headfirst into the oncoming wave of Hive Tyrants.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Mechanics<\/h2>\n<p>The campaign mechanics seemed to work out really well in their debut. There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/2015\/01\/the-campaign-for-solypsus-9\/\">a lot of details<\/a>, especially to accommodate varying group size and composition.\u00a0The\u00a0basic idea though is that each alliance has a set of armies abstractly representing the major thrusts and conflicts of the campaign. Both teams secretly simultaneously place commands on those armies to Attack, Support, or Defend. They then alternate picking one of their\u00a0Attacks and\u00a0nominating an attacking player and target territory, with the opposing side(s)\u00a0responding with a defending player. Results and control of the targeted territories are based on victory points earned there\u00a0that round. Support and\u00a0Defend\u00a0commands\u00a0aid\u00a0in those contests, respectively contributing +5 to all adjacent territories and +10 to the territory itself assuming they aren&#8217;t wiped out or blocked.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pagegaming.com\/uploads\/Warhammer40k\/20150124-missionpack.pdf\">missions<\/a> themselves followed the\u00a0basic pattern we&#8217;ve been using: Each is worth up to 20 victory points, with 9 points available for a given primary objective based on markers or kill points, 6 points for a secondary objective chosen by each player from a list\u00a0with options such as assassinating characters or controlling terrain pieces, and up to 5 points for several tertiary objectives such as\u00a0claiming first blood or tagging superheavy vehicles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2953\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/map-turn3commands.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2953\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2953\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/map-turn3commands-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Battle commands going into round 3.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/map-turn3commands-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/map-turn3commands-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/map-turn3commands-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/map-turn3commands.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Battle commands going into round 3.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Battle<\/h2>\n<p>Action in the first\u00a0stretch of the campaign was concentrated around the Laboratory and the\u00a0open ground at the center of the colony.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 1:<\/strong> The Swords of Dorn\u00a0dropped successfully on the Laboratory, beating out\u00a0the Ork Mob harrying them. Blood Angels repulsed\u00a0the\u00a0Endless Swarm&#8217;s\u00a0attack on the Generator.\u00a0Both forces met on the colony&#8217;s central ground <em>en masse<\/em> with the Kingbreakers barely countering an advance by the\u00a0Living Artillery but the\u00a0Spore Cloud\u00a0overwhelming the Armoured Company to take the territory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 2:<\/strong> The Armoured Company was kept on the retreat\u00a0by the Ork Mob, losing the Hab Blocks to the invaders.\u00a0A\u00a0counter-attack by the Living Artillery on the Laboratory was blocked by the Blood Angels. Kingbreakers\u00a0tried to disrupt the swarm&#8217;s plans at the colony&#8217;s center but could not dislodge the Spore Cloud. At the Comms Tower\u00a0the Swords\u00a0of Dorn boltered away the Endless Swarm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 3:<\/strong>\u00a0Swords of Dorn and Blood Angels both\u00a0assaulted the Mine, with the Legion of the Damned tipping the odds against the Spore Cloud and Ork Mob.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2959\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/swordsofdorn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2959\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/swordsofdorn-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The Swords of Dorn make landing on Solypsus 9.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/swordsofdorn-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/swordsofdorn-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/swordsofdorn-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/swordsofdorn.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Swords of Dorn make landing on Solypsus 9.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2960\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ork-horde.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2960\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ork-horde-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The Ork Mob surrounds the Blood Angels' landing site.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ork-horde-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ork-horde-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ork-horde-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ork-horde.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ork Mob surrounds the Blood Angels&#8217; landing site.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2982\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ork-ig.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2982\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2982\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ork-ig-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"While the Armoured Company as well is mobbed by the Orks.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ork-ig-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ork-ig-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ork-ig-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ork-ig.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2982\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">While the Armoured Company as well is mobbed by the Orks.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2981\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/centurions.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2981\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2981\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/centurions-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"But the Swords of Dorn stand strong throughout.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/centurions-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/centurions-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/centurions-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/centurions.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">But the Swords of Dorn stand strong throughout.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Outcome<\/h2>\n<p>The Forces of Order squeaked out a tactical win, with 123 victory points to the Spoilers&#8217; 110.\u00a0They also claimed\u00a0a lead in\u00a0campaign points for controlling installations at the end of the session, 5 to 1.\u00a0Most of the colony was successfully reinforced by the Imperium, with Order\u00a0armies establishing positions at the Laboratory, Mine, Starport, and Communication Tower. The Spoilers though\u00a0clawed their way into\u00a0the Hab Blocks and gouged out a safe beachhead at a central position among the settlement&#8217;s installations.<\/p>\n<p>Alex won the standings for Order\u00a0and overall with three straight wins and 91 points. Patrick took the Spoilers&#8217; lead\u00a0with 70\u00a0points. Best Painted was also voted for Alex for\u00a0his gorgeous Swords of Dorn and Legion of the Damned, with Michael P&#8217;s Tyranid big bugs in second then bumping up to take\u00a0the prize.\u00a0Michael also continued Jason&#8217;s tradition of his shirt matching his army, something we should all aspire to.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2950\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/map-final.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2950\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/map-final-1024x950.jpg\" alt=\"Status after the end of the first campaign session.\" width=\"530\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/map-final-1024x950.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/map-final-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/map-final-60x56.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/map-final.jpg 1272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Status after the end of the first campaign session.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Kingbreakers<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/kingbreakers-icon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-42\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/kingbreakers-icon.png\" alt=\"kingbreakers-icon\" width=\"81\" height=\"81\" \/><\/a>We had an odd number of players otherwise, so I wound up\u00a0joining in the action.\u00a0The Emperor&#8217;s greatest soldiers had a so-so day. As is typical, my all-around list\u00a0didn&#8217;t have a clear best opponent so\u00a0it was repeatedly put forward as an\u00a0attacker for the defenders to react against with their preferred army.<\/p>\n<p>In the first two rounds the Kingbreakers fought\u00a0Justin and Michael&#8217;s big bugs. Unfortunately both had a strong force of wing-equipped Hive Tyrants. Typically I try to muddle through ignoring flyers and flying monstrous creatures.\u00a0That&#8217;s been working\u00a0out ok against Daemons and Imperial armies because the former\u00a0have to land to\u00a0assault and the latter typically don&#8217;t do enough damage. These\u00a0flyrant flotillas though were\u00a0well equipped to\u00a0rip up my army, particularly the Knight.\u00a0I&#8217;d taken the latter despite our <em>Victory\u00a0Through Attrition<\/em>\u00a0tertiary objective making it a substantial handicap, yielding a victory point for each hull point lost. I knew that&#8217;d be a problem but it&#8217;s just a cool model, and I wanted to see how much of a disadvantage it&#8217;d be. Turns out it&#8217;s a big one! Either way though these FMCs\u00a0would have been a problem.\u00a0Unfortunately I did not bring my usual bunker, which\u00a0would have been helpful here to safely squat on a home objective.<\/p>\n<p>In the final round two of the Spoilers had to leave so Lovell and I\u00a0fought it out. This was an\u00a0old\u00a0school-feeling battle, much like\u00a0facing 5th edition IG. His Armoured Company literally had no infantry models, and nothing but Leman Russ chassis except for a Sentinel and an Avenger flyer.\u00a0This was probably the\u00a0army\u00a0I was best equipped to fight, due to\u00a0lots of re-rolling melta. It was still an awful lot of tanks to go through though. Kingbreakers eventually won out in the kill points mission, but a lot of the killing was done by just a few units. Much of Lovell&#8217;s army that could really\u00a0threaten\u00a0the Knight was targeted and wrecked early, giving the Knight fairly free rein. Captain Angholan also did far more than his share, ruining a number of opponents with his\u00a0Vorpal Blade (S6). Meanwhile many\u00a0Tacticals and others stood around literally hoping Lovell\u00a0would forget about them with his battle cannons.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2979\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mawloc-meltagunner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2979\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2979\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mawloc-meltagunner-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Kingbreakers scour the ruins for Tyranid monsters, finding them all too often.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mawloc-meltagunner-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mawloc-meltagunner-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mawloc-meltagunner-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mawloc-meltagunner.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kingbreakers scour the ruins for Tyranid monsters, finding them all too often.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2977\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/horde-sternguard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2977\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2977\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/horde-sternguard-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Kingbreakers Ghosts snipe away at the brain bugs from the rooftops.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/horde-sternguard-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/horde-sternguard-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/horde-sternguard-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/horde-sternguard.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kingbreakers Ghosts snipe away at the brain bugs from the rooftops.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2978\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mawloc-terminator.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2978\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2978\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mawloc-terminator-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A pitched battle on a critical objective.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mawloc-terminator-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mawloc-terminator-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mawloc-terminator-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mawloc-terminator.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pitched battle on a critical objective.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>The Battle Continues<\/h2>\n<p>This was definitely a busy day on my end, trying to play\u00a0a fairly sizable army while also managing all the campaign and tournament logistics. It worked out to be another great day though. I was particularly pleased that the campaign mechanics seemed to work well, as\u00a0they&#8217;re\u00a0essentially an entire small boardgame unto themselves. The teams seemed to be making a number of real decisions about how to proceed on the map, and there was a definite evolution of the conflict across the board. I&#8217;m looking forward to how that\u00a0progresses in the future, as well as other surprises to be thrown into the mix.<\/p>\n<p>Again, photos are up in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tjkopena\/sets\/72157650476206135\/\">day&#8217;s Flickr gallery<\/a>, results and\u00a0missions on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pagegaming.com\/index.php?n=Warhammer40k.20150124Tournament\">event webpage<\/a>, and campaign mechanics in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/2015\/01\/the-campaign-for-solypsus-9\/\"><em>Solypsus 9<\/em> outline<\/a>. See y&#8217;all in February!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2961\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/knight.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2961\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2961\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/knight-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The Imperial Knight Greenheart walks among the horde.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/knight-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/knight-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/knight-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/knight.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Imperial Knight Greenheart walks among the horde.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Solypsus 9 campaign kicked off yesterday. A massive horde of Tyranid including\u00a0some Orkoid biomorphs descended on the planet, with Space Marines and Imperial Guard arriving just in time to aid the colony. Eight players braved a small snowstorm, one even coming up from Virginia: Forces of Order:\u00a0Swords of Dorn+Legion of the Damned, Kingbreakers, Blood &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/2015\/01\/drop-on-solypsus-9\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[411],"tags":[272,257,274,29,45,258],"class_list":["post-2949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campaigns","tag-40k","tag-featured","tag-miniatures","tag-page","tag-redcaps","tag-solypsus-9"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2949"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2987,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2949\/revisions\/2987"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}